1870 ek-veteran with 1939 ek?

[Utgardloki]

I don't know if this was already discussed here, but were there any veterans who had the 1870 ek and the 1939 one?

[Chris Boonzaier]

I would bet my kids no.

I suppose there is a tiiiiiiny chance someone with an 1870 EK also had a KVM or KVK2 (Probably without swords)

[Utgardloki]

They should have given one to Mackensen... just to have one EK Triple...

[toot]

how about VON HINDENBERG

[saxcob]

He died in 1934...

[toot]

saxcob, thanks for the history lesson. his funeral pillow had a great many awards on it.

[saxcob]

No doubt about that. However, do not expect an iron cross 1939 to be among those ;-)

[saschaw]

On 12/05/2019 at 01:42, Chris Boonzaier said:

I suppose there is a tiiiiiiny chance someone with an 1870 EK also had a KVM or KVK2 (Probably without swords)

Chances are better if you leave the field of EKs: There were probably some few men who won an 1870 KDM and were still "active" in one or the other way to get, as you say, a KVK or a KVK medal.

Closest I have in my collection is a medal bar to a veteran of 1870 (no EK winner, though) who got a "Hindenburg cross" without swords in 1934/35 and had his awards newly mounted, in his mid-80s...

[ixhs]

I have a 66 veteran, which earned his IC non combatant in 1914. Thats my oldest guy. He also got the RAO 4 with "50".

I know a collector who has a bar with 1848/1864/1866/1870 medal, IC 1870 & China campaign and SWA (both for non combatants)

Unfortunately he won`t sell it

one of my favourite bars for non combatants:

A high decorated jewish guy with 3 (!) non combatant awards:

http://objekte.jmberlin.de/object/jmb-obj-516608;jsessionid=EA323D9B0A00F077B7E32D9F9A2AFB77

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2019 by ixhs

[Utgardloki]

38 minutes ago, ixhs said:

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one of my favourite bars for non combatants:

A high decorated jewish guy with 3 (!) non combatant awards:

http://objekte.jmberlin.de/object/jmb-obj-516608;jsessionid=EA323D9B0A00F077B7E32D9F9A2AFB77

You're right, that's an amazing bar

 

I would love to see pictures of some of the bars mentioned above

[saschaw]

1 hour ago, Utgardloki said:

I would love to see pictures of some of the bars mentioned above

Even mine, although it doesn't have an EK in it? Sorry I'm highjacking the thread... we're far from 1939 EKs now!

[ixhs]

Grandpa got his war aid cross for fighting on the homeland front.

I like those "reactivation" guys.

Edited August 12, 2019 by ixhs

[Ulsterman]

That is a very cool bar. There is a picture somewhere hereabouts of an elderly optometrist in Russia (1916?) wearing his EK2 non com in his button hole in the field who also won both the PWMK and the BMVOx4 in 1914-15.