Prussia EK II/Hindy/Non Combatant TWM Ribbon Bar

[tan berk]

Talk about rare ribbon bars, how about this non combatant TWM ribbon bar with the miniature crescent. Hope you enjoy.

Tan

[Claudius]

non-combatant? However, I really like the ribbon bar with the crescent device.

Thank you for posting it.

[Dave Danner]

The Turkish War Medal should not come before the Honor Cross for Combatants. I can't tell because of the fading, but are you sure that's not another ribbon, to which the crescent device has been attached? Perhaps a Hessian General Honor Decoration for Bravery? I can't tell if it used to be light blue and faded - maybe a peek on the back under the felt backing. The red stripes appear to be too narrow for a Hamburg Hanseatic Cross, so if the main part is indeed white, perhaps a Red Eagle Order or Medal.

[tan berk]

Dave, it is a reversed color red and white TWM ribbon, just like the non combatant Iron Cross ribbon. Why it comes before the Honor Cross beats me.

[ixhs]

in my opinion the crescent was added later.

i prefer the hessian solution.

i have a parade mounted medal bar + ribbon bar with an ID`d name.

He got the Iron crecent on non combatant ribbon.

Oberzahlmeister Adolph Bulle

[tan berk]

Hessian has much wider red stripes.

[ixhs]

the bar doesn`t fit with the IC on combatant ribbon and the frontkämpferehrenkreuz.

I am studying recipients with IC on non combatant ribbon. I have ~ 3000 names.

All recipients i found with an iron crescent on non combatant ribbon served at the homefront.

Sometimes they got the IC on non combatant ribbon,too.