How do you understand this?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Normally a certificate given out at Armee/Division level has on it that the award has been made on behalf of the kaiser, and the word Verliehen is used.... in this one it says handed out, ... is it just unfortunate formulation? Am I reading it wrong?

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Normally a certificate given out at Armee/Division level has on it that the award has been made on behalf of the kaiser, and the word Verliehen is used.... in this one it says handed out, ... is it just unfortunate formulation? Am I reading it wrong?

Hello Chris.

In this context "ueberreichen" has a more formal meaning and conveys an official action following the awarding rather than "handing out" /here is yours .

Bernhard H. Holst

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

understood, but do you think it included approving or making the award?

It seems to be a grey area between making the award, and handing it out..... no "in the name of the Kaiser, I award you..." The "Im Auftrag" and Überreiche makes it seem as if they were handing out the award ON BEHALF of the kaiser. I think it is a strange formulierung....

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Chris.

I agree that this is indeed a strange wording. I do not recall ever seeing some such. It leaves some guessing as to the exact action intended here snd yet it seems to be a pre-printed form.

Bernhard H. Holst