ccj Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I never seen such an award as this on the general's uniform. Can ampnyone ID the award and the man? I see he is a Badener... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Charles, Which is the one that you have not seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stahlhut Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 wow, i've never seen that one before, either! my best guess is that it could very well be a weimar-era military vet's organization award, and this picture was taken during the very early, initial stages of the third reich. only thing missing on this character is his monocle! here's a link to something similar, but absolutely not the same as the above cross that charles is curious about, which could have enameled arms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 It's pre-war service cross 1914-1918 too. The General has a wonderful look about him and I love his medal bar and his Ernestine higher order. We're referring to the breast badge to the left of the EK1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 can you make a good closeup scan of this cross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 We're referring to the breast badge to the left of the EK1. Best I can do. Looks like a horse but may also be a dragon. Idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I really can`t see it very good....but as he clearly is a Badener it could be of course a Greif , the crest animal of Baden , that would look similar to a dragon....but I have never seen this cross before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Thanks, I wonder if it's enameled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIR Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 8 hours ago, ccj said: We're referring to the breast badge to the left of the EK1. Best I can do. Looks like a horse but may also be a dragon. Idk Hi, the "Deutsches Reiterkreuz" (since 1969) makes no sence. http://www.die-deutschen-orden.de/ordensuebersicht/bundeslander/bundesauszeichnungen/deutsches-reiterkreuz-der-reiterlichen-vereinigung-gold/ I have no idea. Best regards, Jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Hi, can´t say anything about the general, but the photographer seems to have been Louis Held, a nationally renkown photographer from Weimar. The first word in 2nd line is, I think, either "Gau" or "Bau" GreyC Edited April 30, 2017 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 The gentleman is Generalleutnant Eginard Eschborn, long-time commander in WW1 of Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 21. I don't immediately recognise the cross but here is a close up. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 8 hours ago, KIR said: Hi, the "Deutsches Reiterkreuz" (since 1969) makes no sence. http://www.die-deutschen-orden.de/ordensuebersicht/bundeslander/bundesauszeichnungen/deutsches-reiterkreuz-der-reiterlichen-vereinigung-gold/ I have no idea. Best regards, Jens It looks almost just like the award you reference. I wonder if there was a Weimar version. It certainly appears to be extremely similar. Thanks Glenn. I'm going to research the man to see if his bio or ww1 photos are on line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Good evening gentlemen, the photo was taken between 1930 the earliest and prior to Aug 1939 but at that time still recent, as the General mailed a copy of it to the State Archiv then. The Generalleutnant a.D. was first listed a citizen of Weimar in 1931, however there is no address-book of 1930. So theoretically he could have lived there from late 1929/1930 onwards. See: https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/NPJFZIAVBVJSUZERB64TU22YYVAEATHJ GreyC Edited April 30, 2017 by GreyC addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Hi there seems to have been a commemorative medal with the profil of his in 1917 and 1918: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=922&lot=32119 and https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?similar=1304766 and he seems to hae been promoted to SA Brigadeführer in 1942 (or someone with the same name). http://www.linkfang.de/wiki/Liste_der_SA-Brigadeführer GreyC Edited April 30, 2017 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolewts58 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) As far as I know this is a Weimar Era Deutsches Reiter-Verdienstkreuz and differs from the 1969 version as the arms were pebbled and followed the familiar pattern of the iron cross as seen in the close-up and also had the letter 'R' at the base of the wreath. As with the post-45 Reiterabzeichen, the 'R' was omitted on the 1969 cross. The only one I have ever had in-hand was silver and made by Steinhauer u. Luck. But, they came in bronze, silver and gold. If you look at post 138 and 139 in this link, you'll see what appears to be a gold version of the cross. http://gmic.co.uk/topic/15277-post-your-r-reiterabzeichen-and-r-fahrerabzeichen/?page=6 Edited May 1, 2017 by bolewts58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Super! That's the badge and I must say I've never seen one. I've learned a lot about them from the thread you referenced. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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