Hello Gentlemen. I've been doing a bit of research on this recent pick-up and found no ID so far. So, is it now accepted by the group that the dark blue backing is, in fact, navy? Also, I can't find any data on the number of the Reuss order with Crown that were awarded, anyone know? I only have one Ranklist for the Navy. Any assistance is appreciated.
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Reverse. I got this from Tony Colson and he is still in ICU having several post-op problems. Need to keep him in our prayers and thoughts. -
Bobby...
... that's a great bar. But more importantly, our thoughts, prayers and hope are with Tony & his family.Comment
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I agree with stogie!
Great medal-bar. Especially the EKII is from the rarest type; the "EK with combatant ribbon for war merits at home" which was awarded only 6855 times!Comment
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am i missing something here? the EK ribbon looks to be standardOriginally posted by JensF.
combatant style. or is it because it is presented with these
specific medals?
thanks for 'splainin'!
joeComment
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I really haven't a clue, I agree it looks like a regular old EK2 for combatants, but isn't the War Merit Cross right beside it is for non-combatants? Is this why?Originally posted by joe campbell
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It is due the non-combatant Hindenburg Cross. There were three versions of the EKII 1914:
-On combatant ribbon
-Non combatant ribbon
-Combatant ribbon for war merits at home
The last one can only be identified by the presence of a certificate or on a medal-bar with the non-combatant Hindenburg Cross. Here we have the rarest of all three version!Comment
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Correct!
Rarely awarded, in essence a "Non-Combattant" EK2 on a "Combattant" ribbon....... and my colleague from Deutschland is quite correct. In the absence of the even rarer document, the only way you know for sure is when you see that combination of "combattant" EK2 & "Non-Combattant" Honor Cross. A rare pair in and of itself.... matched up with the SEHO & Reuss Cross, just fantastic!
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Ok guys, As usual I am looking to the left as the ball is coming from the right! I was focused on the orders and never thought about the EK. So, help me out here. What I now see is a non-combat EK on combat ribbon, A Reuss order (on war ribbon by the way) with crown, a SEHO 1st class and a 20 reserve LS. The Reuss w/Crown and the SEHO 1st indicate to me a more senior officer. I would think a Prussian Crown might have found it's way on there too. So what was this guy doing to receive such attention away from the front? Medical? Here I've been looking at navy, duh. Any ideas to help with the research is appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Bobby leeComment
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stogie and jens-
see... you CAN learn something new every day!!
my thanks for your responses.
and my best wishes to tony for a speedy recovery!
oh! and my drool moment of the week to bobby
for hooking up with such a notable medal bar!
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So my guess was correct!Originally posted by JensF.
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Does anyone know "WHAT" constituted war merits for home?Comment
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Hello Bobby,
very beautiful bar - especially the cross 3. class with crown from Reuss.
About the discussion of the EK2 with combatant ribbon and the Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer I have some examples....
At first the bar of Marineoberstabsarzt Janssen - Chef Marinelazarett Helgoland - he also have got the EK1.Comment
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...the next example belongs to a "Feuerwerker" named Menneking. He has got the Brunswick KVK on non-combatant ribbon and the Lippe-Detmold KVK on combatant ribbon...Comment
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