While I'm familiar with the range of denazified awards available to former members of the Wehrmacht serving in the Bundeswehr, I'm a little confused about what they could and could not wear.
Most prior service BW uniforms have ribbons denoting former TR awards. In the post on naval uniforms, there is a photo of a Bundesmarine Admiral wearing what appears to be court-mounted medals -- one of which appears to be the EK2. There's possibly an EK1 worn on the lower left breast.
My question is this: when were these full sized medals okay to wear? For example, I've not seen a photo of anyone wearing the 1957 EK1 on their service uniform. Certainly not many wearing Knights Crosses on a daily basis.
In the below photo, would one expect to see Colonel Bauer wearing these medals during normal duty - i.e. not a formal portrait? If the court-mounted EK2 and Ostfront medal were replaced by their respective ribbons (or ribbons attached via the second button hole), this arrangement would be the same as worn by the Wehrmacht.
Most prior service BW uniforms have ribbons denoting former TR awards. In the post on naval uniforms, there is a photo of a Bundesmarine Admiral wearing what appears to be court-mounted medals -- one of which appears to be the EK2. There's possibly an EK1 worn on the lower left breast.
My question is this: when were these full sized medals okay to wear? For example, I've not seen a photo of anyone wearing the 1957 EK1 on their service uniform. Certainly not many wearing Knights Crosses on a daily basis.
In the below photo, would one expect to see Colonel Bauer wearing these medals during normal duty - i.e. not a formal portrait? If the court-mounted EK2 and Ostfront medal were replaced by their respective ribbons (or ribbons attached via the second button hole), this arrangement would be the same as worn by the Wehrmacht.
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