ccj Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Hello, I came across this interesting Kleiner Rock and thought I’d post. It have gray collar tabs, silver buttons, and Officer boards that have a blue background, not gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Prussian Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) Hello! Which ribbons do we see? Waldeck would be white-yellow-red-black Lippe-Detmold would be white-red-yellow Kleiner Rock: The colour of the collar tab should be the same colour as the base colour of the shoulder board! Verkehrstruppen (including aviators) had grey collar tabs. The shoulder straps of aviators had a grey base too! Fliegerbataillone additionally had a coloured piping: 1.Btl.: white 2.Btl.: red 3.Btl.: yellow 4.Btl.: light blue Other units: no edge trim So we have Flieger-Btl.4. But the collar tabs and the shoulder boards should have had the blue pipings for 4th bataillon! 4th Fliegerbataillon on Kleiner Rock: Edited May 30, 2020 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 I’ll look but think ribbon is Mecklenburg The shoulder board underlay color is near cornflower blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 If it´s grey, it fits! Mecklenburg had ribbons with blue, yellow or red in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 This forum is lacking participation in a bad way.... is it... a. Lack of interest b. Lack of good content c. Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, ccj said: This forum is lacking participation in a bad way.... is it... a. Lack of interest b. Lack of good content c. Me I am going to go out on a limb here and say it is you? ? But I will up that to d. Good question! No idea why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 I had a feeling it was me... confirmation is always helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Another interesting Kleiner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 4 hours ago, ccj said: Another interesting Kleiner That looks interesting! Is it general staff?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Mecklenburg Schwerin and Mecklenburg Sterlitz used the same color combination on their ribbon for their Military Merit crosses 2nd class. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Yes, General Staff correct, could be Mecklenburg Schwerin or Strelitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 7 hours ago, ccj said: Yes, General Staff correct, could be Mecklenburg Schwerin or Strelitz That is about as rare as rare can be.... how many General Staff officers could they have had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 That’s a good question... would be a great question had I known the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdC26 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Chris Boonzaier said: That is about as rare as rare can be.... how many General Staff officers could they have had? I think there's a mix up here - the GS kleiner Rock is not a Mecklenburg item. There are now two discussions here, one of a ribbon on another kleiner Rock, the other on hte GS kleiner Rock ...... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Correct... and not much opinions on the Aviation Kleiner Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 On the original post the Klienerrock has two ribbons in the button hole. the 1st ribbon is all Black. Is that the Prussian Order of St John, or is their another award that uses the same single black color ribbon? chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Hi Chuck, I’m pretty sure the first ribbon is/was an EKII that the white stripes have worn off or become dark. I’ve seen the white stripes wear harder than the black. Ribbon guys may know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Here’s the Kleiner Rock on a torso. camera in my phone not great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 A Mecklenburger leutnant serving in a Prussian Air Service Abteilung .By way of the Militarkonvention signed after the Franco Prussian War between Prussia and Mecklenburg . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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