Hesse Hesse Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen - "Für Tapferkeit"

[IrishGunner]

One more common medal in the ribbon bar threads, but without it's own thread. Show your singles.

This is my kind of "schumtzig" example...

Edited November 9, 2013 by IrishGunner

[Dave Danner]

My own example:

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[dond]

Don't have a single but I like the porn mustache that he sports. Its so 70's.

[rujab]

Ein Paar von mir

Rudi

[Hugh]

und auch einander

H

Edited November 9, 2013 by Hugh

[Valter]

Very nice medals, and rujabs box is excellent, not often seen! What's the meaning of the plain bar on the ribbon?

[rujab]

I do not Know

[Hugh]

Would the bar not be a wiederholungspange to show a second award?

Hugh

[rujab]

something did not Exit in hesse

[pinpon590]

Here is mine :

[rujab]

sehr schön

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello :

Ref.# 10

Thanks for showing the decoration with its case which makes the appearance very precious.

Bernhard H. Holst

[IrishGunner]

Hello :

Ref.# 10

Thanks for showing the decoration with its case which makes the appearance very precious.

Bernhard H. Holst

Agreed. Great piece.

Thanks everyone for extending the thread...

[Chris Boonzaier]

I have never seen one of those boxes before! Are they private purchase, or did higher ranks get them in a box, and lower ranks in a packet?

[Hugh]

Would the bar not be a wiederholungspange to show a second award?

Hugh

Here's a look at the wiederholungspange on the Austro-Hungarian Tapferkeitsmedaille. I'm not trying to insist that this is the same as the one shown on the Hesse medal; just that they look alike in two German-speaking countries. I hope someone can offer a definitive answer. Who is our wiederholungspange expert?

Best,

Hugh

Edited November 17, 2013 by Hugh

[IrishGunner]

Hugh, I also immediately thought of the similarity to the Wiederholungspange on the Austro-Hungarian Tapferkeitsmedaille, but also have no verifying reference.

[Valter]

I was also thinking about wiederholung spange, but never seen one before, neither on other German awards. Was that medal even possible to be awarded twice or more times? I've seen a picture of a bar with two Hessen medals (Niemann's catalog, I think), but never "in real" or on ribbon bar.

[rujab]

I only know this badge on hessian orden for bravery

[rujab]

Oberstabsarzt Dr.Wolff

Für Tapferkeit

Gruss

Rudi

[saschaw]

That's such a great Feldspange with this ultra-rare, but inofficial clasp, Rudi!

 

On 17/11/2013 at 18:17, Hugh said:

Here's a look at the wiederholungspange on the Austro-Hungarian Tapferkeitsmedaille. I'm not trying to insist that this is the same as the one shown on the Hesse medal; just that they look alike in two German-speaking countries. I hope someone can offer a definitive answer. Who is our wiederholungspange expert?

Trust me, there is really no need for a Wiederholungsspange expert, when our Hessen experts - and all books on the topic! - are clear in this point: The Hessen bravery medal could not be awarded twice. Thus, no need for a Spange. Other than many Austrian-Hungarian "Great War" awards, it was unusual, to say the least, to award the very same award several times in the German states.

 

On 17/11/2013 at 06:29, Chris Boonzaier said:

Are they private purchase, or did higher ranks get them in a box, and lower ranks in a packet?

These beautiful cases for Hessen awards were official. From my understanding, it wasn't about rank. The cases are pre- and early war, and later, when resources got narrow, they switched to envelopes. It was most similar with Baden, where even the lower classes of the Zähringer Löwen order were awarded in sealed envelopes...

Edited September 8, 2019 by saschaw