Chris Boonzaier Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 From his position at the Stellv Gen. Kdo III b.A.K. I am guessing it is a homefront EK2.... but what is the last medal on that bar??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentius Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I don't really recognize it Chris, although I assume something Thuringian perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxcob Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) Looks like the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Medal for Art and Science. Extremely rare. 21 awarded in Silver, 9 in Gold (previous type included). Edited December 4, 2020 by saxcob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 aaaaahhhh... yes, that's it! the 1911 version.... I wonder what Leutnant Schulz did to get one... Only 21 awards between 1905 and 1918 (Model 4+5 combined this being model 5) ! ... does that classify as rare? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 interesting, I have this version on file, perhaps a royal version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 10 hours ago, saxcob said: Extremely rare. 21 awarded in Silver, 9 in Gold (previous type included). Has the medal role survived? If so, should not be too difficult to find Lt Schulz. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Thanks to a tip on SDA I have found him.... Strangely in his records no EK2 is mentioned... it may be a postwar award..... Fritz Traugott Schulz... museum direktor and head curator of the Germanischen Nationalmuseum in Nürnberg. Interestingly enough he was arrested by the NAZIs on the 22 March 1933.. on the 2oth Himmler had announced the ipening of Dachau, on the 22nd the first 150 political prisonners arrived... seems to be a big coincidence... After his release he had been removed from his position at the Museum and forced to retire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 great photo! Would his “ arrest” file not be in the judiciary archives ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Good question... but I think the Germans only provide info to family.... I need to find someone named Schulz to request them! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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