Liman von Sanders' awards ...

[saschaw]

May it be possible to list all (or at least most) awards General der Kavallerie Otto Liman von Sanders had?

I do only know some from him wearing on photos, but he probably had more than two Iron Crosses and a Pour le Merit with Oakleaves ...

Maybe someone has also some pictures of him wearing more than just these awards?
Maybe with large medal bar?

[saschaw]

Nothing by now?

[Blitz]

I'm looking through my Preussisch ordens verleihung 1914-1918..
All I got was this:
RAO 1st cl. with X on 11.11.1917

I hope somebody else can fill in the blanks..

[saschaw]

I'm looking through my Preussisch ordens verleihung 1914-1918..
All I got was this:
RAO 1st cl. with X on 11.11.1917

I hope somebody else can fill in the blanks..

Hi Antti,
thanks for looking, I also think he might have had some more ...

I know he had (sorry, but no dates)
- Order pour le merite
- Oakleaves for the pour le merite
- Iron crosses Ist and IInd class
- Hessen bravery medal
- turkish silver War-Imtiaz medal
- Red Eagle order IInd class with crown and Oakleaves(?)

and probably many more ...

[Diesel]

Hi Saschaw

Army is not my area, I'm more in the navy. I found some dates for you, but I don't have from all the german states.

27.01.1914 Ernestinischer Hausorden Großkreuz, Sächsische Herzogtümer
02.07.1914 Medschidje-Orden I. Klasse, Türkei
24.04.1915 Osmanie-Orden I. Klasse, Türkei
17.06.1915 Imitazgefechtsmedaille in Gold, Türkei
17.06.1915 Imitazgefechtsmedaille in Silber, Türkei
15.07.1915 Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste im Kriege, Sachsen-Meiningen
15.07.1915 Ernestinischer Hausorden Schwerter zum Großkreuz, Sächsische Herzogtümer
04.09.1915 Militärverdienstorden I. Klasse mit Schwertern, Bayern
10.11.1917 Roter Adler-Orden, I. Klasse mit Schwertern, Preußen

Regards
Diesel

[saschaw]

Thanks Diesel, that helps ...

[Tim Tezer]

In regards to his Turkish medals, at least hypothetically by holding the silver and gold Imtiyaz medals, he also would have had the silver and gold Liyakat medals and the Turkish War Medal.

Tim

[saschaw]

In regards to his Turkish medals, at least hypothetically by holding the silver and gold Imtiyaz medals, he also would have had the silver and gold Liyakat medals and the Turkish War Medal.
Tim

Hello Tim,
sounds logical, thank you ...
Sascha

[saschaw]

I need more information ...
Please help me ...

[Tan Berk]

Hello Sascha

Did you find more information regarding Liman's medals?

Tan

[saschaw]

Sure, thanks. A German pre-war rank list cleared it up mostly, and Daniel Krause helped me the others.



This thread is almost nine years old... holy cow - how time goes by!

[Tan Berk]

Yes I did not notice how old this thread was! Glad that you have found information on him. Do you have any items or documents belong to him?
Two classes of his Iron Crosses is out for auction, I hope to get them for my small Liman von Sanders collection.
Tan

[saschaw]

Two classes of his Iron Crosses is out for auction, I hope to get them for my small Liman von Sanders collection.

Uhm, I used to have (this) two EKs... caught!

As I got them back then directely from an descendent, we can at least believe the "story".

Wish you good luck, hope you'll succeed!

[Tan Berk]

Dear Sascha,
Were these the EK's you had of Liman ?

[Tan Berk]

This is one of the few photos showing his both crosses. Hard to tell but the first class cross in the photo does not look curved as the offered cross or does it ?