laurentius Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Dear fellow forumites, I was lucky today and I managed to buy a lovely photograph of a German Oberst (colonel) from 1940, I will post it in this thread once I'm able to make a proper picture. He is wearing a medalbar with a EK2, HE3x, FEK, and an unknown medal (for the moment, I will dive in to find out what it is). I was wondering how many Princely House Orders of Hohenzollern 3rd class with swords were awarded during the first world war, would anyone be able to help me with this? Kind regards, and thanks in advance, Laurentius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilnuke Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 (edited) Here is the reply I received for the same question. Quote Hi Nice crosses HE3Xm. Kr : 145 HE3X : 946 Regards Christophe Edited June 30, 2019 by lilnuke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentius Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Thanks for your help Lilnuke. Here is a picture of the Oberst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas7507 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hello, The last medal is the Commemorative Medal to Prince Carl Anton 1911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentius Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Thanks for your help Nicolas. Assuming he has received the silver version of the medal (due to his rank) he would be one of only 300 recipients. That's lovely news. I initially bought the picture because of the fact that he is a WW2 officer wearing a House Order from WW1, but this medal makes it even more interesting. Kind regards, Laurentius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1812 Overture Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 On 02/07/2019 at 01:20, Nicolas7507 said: Hello, The last medal is the Commemorative Medal to Prince Carl Anton 1911. Friend, I think you can show me the photo of Prince Carl Anton medal, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas7507 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Sure, here is one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1812 Overture Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 How much is this about, get the conditions, do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 06/07/2019 at 13:22, 1812 Overture said: How much is this about, get the conditions, do you know? It's just a commemorative medal instituted on the occasion of the 100th birthday of late Prince Karl Anton in three grades - gold [silver gilt], silver and bronze - by his grandson, Prince Wilhelm. You can find some additional information on this medal, unfortunately in German only, at Arco's site: https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/goldene-erinnerungsmedaille-an-furst-carl-anton.html https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/silberne-erinnerungsmedaille-an-furst-carl-anton.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1812 Overture Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 thank you, friend. My friend Chris once told me this website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 4 hours ago, 1812 Overture said: thank you, friend. My friend Chris once told me this website Always glad to help! While the mentioned site has many mistakes, it's very useful in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Great photo, and nice to see the Carl Anton medal in wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Krause Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Nice pic indeed with a quite rare medal in wear. Here is one from my collection: Best, Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komtur Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Another one on a medal bar. Edited August 18, 2019 by Komtur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMU Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) Here is the one I have. Edited August 23, 2019 by GMU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1812 Overture Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Deeply stimulated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATIK Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 23/08/2019 at 02:33, GMU said: Here is the one I have. Nice bar! Is this combination of awards uncommon? Could the recipient be identifiable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) Now that's a lovely bar, ATIK. Thanks for sharing it with us! 1 hour ago, ATIK said: Nice bar! Is this combination of awards uncommon? Could the recipient be identifiable? The combination hints to an officer in Füsilier-Regiment „Fürst Karl Anton von Hohenzollern“ (Hohenzollernsches) Nr. 40, whose honorary chief the Prince of Hohenzollern was. Despite being a non-Baden unit, it was part of the XIV. Armee-Korps and located in Rastatt, a Baden city. While the combination (and both Hohenzollern awards, on their own) are scarce, I'm sure there was a handful Leutnants and Oberleutnants with exactly this combination of awards. Edited August 26, 2019 by saschaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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