Imperial German States EK2 Equivalents for Junior Officers: 2-Place Medal Bar Sets

[ww1czechlegion]

Hello,

I have not been very active on here for the past year or so, since I began working a new job.

I have, however, been busy assembling a set of 2-Place medal bars with the EK2 and the German State EK2 Equivalents for Junior Officers. 2017 was a very good year for me in my search, as I found 11-different 2-place medal bars for this collection. Actually I found 10-different 2-place medal bars, and a Hohenzollern 4-place medal bar with Hindenburg Cross, since the possibility of finding the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, Honor Cross 3rd Class with Swords in a 2-Place Medal Bar with an EK2 on it anytime soon is not a very high probability, needless to say.

Three of these 2-place sets I have not seen available on the market for several years. These 2-place sets are often times very difficult to find, as compared to their larger and later cousins assembled with the Hindenburg Cross and with either more Imperial State awards, and/or 3rd Reich awards.

The Lippe Detmold example is simply a single War Merit Cross that someone had removed from a medal bar, and it is displayed next to a single mount EK2. For now it is a "filler", until I can find a real 2-place medal bar for Lippe Detmold.

I also have a nicer Meckelenburg-Schwerin 2-place mount coming in the mail on Tuesday, that is far better than what I have currently shown in the collection photos.

I would still like to find the following in 2-Place Medal Bars, each with the EK2:

7. Lippe-Detmold: War Merit Cross
18. Schaumburg Lippe: Cross for Loyal Service
19. Schwarzburg: Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross 3rd Class with Swords
20. Waldeck: Princely Waldeck Merit Cross 4th Class with Swords



Here's a list of the EK2 Equivalents of the German States for Junior Officers:

1. Anhalt: Friedrich Cross
2. Baden: Order of the Zähringen Lion, Knight 2nd class with Swords
3. Bavaria: Military Merit Order, 3rd Class with Swords
4. Brunswick: War Merit Cross 2nd Class
5. Hesse: General Honor Decoration "For Bravery"
6. Hohenzollern: Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, Honor Cross 3rd
Class with Swords
7. Lippe-Detmold: War Merit Cross
8. Mecklenburg-Schwerin: the Military Merit Cross 2nd Class
9. Mecklenburg-Strelitz: the Cross for Distinction in War, "Brave and Loyal"
10. Oldenburg: Friedrich August Cross 2nd Class
11. Prussia: Iron Cross 2nd Class
12. Reuss: Princely Reuss Honor Cross 3rd Class with Swords
13. Saxony: Albrecht Order, Knight 2nd class with Swords
14. Saxe-Altenburg: Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Knight 2nd class with
Swords
15. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Knight 2nd class
with Swords
16. Saxe-Meiningen: Honor Cross for Merit in War
17. Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: House Order of Vigilance or the White Falcon,
Knight 2nd class with Swords
18. Schaumburg Lippe: Cross for Loyal Service
19. Schwarzburg: Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross 3rd Class with Swords
20. Waldeck: Princely Waldeck Merit Cross 4th Class with Swords
21. Württemberg: Friedrich Order, Knight 2nd class with Swords (or the
Golden Military Merit Medal, but that's much harder to find as it was made
of gold throughout the war)
22. Bremen: Hanseatic Cross
23. Hamburg: Hanseatic Cross
24. Lübeck: Hanseatic Cross

Best Regards,

Alan

[ww1czechlegion]

Photos #3 & #4, of 5-total for now.

[ww1czechlegion]

Last photo for now.

[Reichsword]

Great collection Alan, thanks for sharing.

[gregM]

That's a really nice collection

[Alan Wilson]

Fantastic collection Alan. Well done!
Mike

[Dansson]

Fantastic collection Alan. Well done!
Mike

I second that.

[ww1czechlegion]

Thanks for your very nice comments gentlemen, I appreciate it!

Best Regards,

Alan