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    1866/70-71 veteran officer with many medals and orders


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    Good day,

     

    I just received this picture and would love to identify the man through his medals and orders, but I am not sure about the correct identification of some of these. Any help I would highly appreciate! I tried to write my own findings and guesses down below as detailed as possible. Regarding the uniform he seems to have held at the time of the making of the picture a rank from Major to Colonel.

     

    The picture was taken in Berlin at Carl Wigand presumably shortly after 1871 because of the medals of the man and the medals Wigand listed on the back of the picture (Medaille Berlin 1865, Silberne Medaille Paris 1867). But this ist, of course, just a guess.

     

    Greetings!

    ArHo

     

    On the Spange I see (left-right):

     

    EK2 1870/71

    RAO4X

    Hohenzollern House Order, knights cross

    Prussia War rememberance medal 1870/71

    Prussia war cross 1866

    ??? (Russian?)

    ???

    Order of the Zähringer Lion X + oak leaves

    ??? (Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military-Merit-Cross 2. class 1870?)

     

    The neck crosses (top-down) I would say, are:

     

    Austria Order of the Iron Crown

    ??? (Russian Order of St. Stanislaus?)

    Order of the crown of Italy

    Denmark, Danebrog-Order

    ??? (Saxony-Weimar White Falcon Order?)

     

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    I should think around 1874/75 as a Major. You correctly identify his neck orders. His Mecklenburg Crown is not visible in this portrait.

     

    The two Russian orders are a Wladimir 4th Class with Swords and a Saint Anne 3rd Class.

     

    Regards

    Glenn

     

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    @Glenn J brilliant, thank you - I do owe you a drink or two, though now my finely planned weekend research plans are somehow foiled.. No, just kidding: Thank you sir, again for I was not expecting this! 

    Cheers

    ArHo

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    On 17/07/2021 at 07:41, Glenn J said:

    I should think around 1874/75 as a Major. You correctly identify his neck orders. His Mecklenburg Crown is not visible in this portrait.

     

    The two Russian orders are a Wladimir 4th Class with Swords and a Saint Anne 3rd Class.

     

    Regards

    Glenn

     

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    Don't forget that St. Stanislaus, which has the added crown, up at his neck.

     

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