Pic of General Otto-Wilhelm Förster

[webr55]

Gentlemen,

ok, it is a TR pic, but I post it here because the awards are Imperial. I got this prewar photo on ebay - without a name. His medal bar, however, clearly identifies the general to the right as "Hitler's Chief Pioneer", the builder of the West Wall,

General der Pioniere Otto-Wilhelm Förster (1885-1966)

General 20.4.1938

KC 23.8.1941

Notice also the rare Wilhelm-Ernst-Kriegskreuz.

Chris

Edited November 11, 2017 by webr55

[webr55]

Close-up of his awards:

Edited November 11, 2017 by webr55

[Ulsterman]

wow! Nice one-rare medal.

[Guest Rick Research]

SUPERB photo! I assume the cord looping out of his pocket around his buttons there must be for a monocle?

I have never seen him before-- it is amazing how many VERY senior generals are not often photographed!

[webr55]

SUPERB photo! I assume the cord looping out of his pocket around his buttons there must be for a monocle?

Good idea, I hadn't thought of that!

Also, note how the two LS eagles on his bar are at different heights! Sloppiness?

BTW, I think I'll let this one go, as I don't collect photos.

[notned]

Excellent Photo!

And some rarely seen awards on a bar!

I think the reason the Long service eagles are at t different height...is because of the size..if they were at the same height, they would clash and overlap which would look even more odd...

thanks for showing..

Cheers

Paul

[Stogieman]

Nice Saxon-Weimar Rack and pin-back!

[Guest Rick Research]

Yes, that's it. They are mounted tightly one against the other to reduce the width of the medal bar and the eagles would have had to go on at a "dive bomber" / / angle to fit next to each other. If he had spread out the awards wider it wouldn't have been a problem.

[Claudio]

To illustrate what Rick said.

I feel a bit stupid to ask but what is the Second decoration after Iron Cross: a HHOX or a RAO3KrX? I can't really tell from the picture. The RAO would really strange and to me quite unlikely, since Gen. F?rster was during the war a mere junior officer.

Ciao,

Claudio

Edited June 3, 2006 by Claudio

[Wild Card]

To illustrate what Rick said.

I feel a bit stupid to ask but what is the Second decoration after Iron Cross: a HHOX or a RAO3KrX? I can't really tell from the picture. The RAO would really strange and to me quite unlikely, since Gen. F?rster was during the war a mere junior officer.

Ciao,

Claudio

Hi Claudio,

To my old eyes, the outer edges appear to be curved - I would bet on an HHOX.

Best wishes,

Wild Card

[Claudio]

Good eyes Wild Card Thank you!

Ciao,

Claudio

[webr55]

That's correct. The awards are:

EK2 1914, HHOX, Saxe-Weimar Order of the White Falcon 2nd classX, Saxe-Meiningen Merit Cross, Hamburg Hanseatic Cross, Hindenburg, LS 25+12

+ EK1 + Saxe-Weimar Wilhelm Ernst War Cross

[Blitz]

Great pic and thanks for sharing!