Award document

[J. Adam]

I have the opprotunity to purchases an award document for a Milit******228;r-Verdienstkreuz 3. Klasse. However the document states: "gefunden, dem Gefreiten der Reserve im Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. 19". I thought that this award was only for officers. Am I wrong or should I avoid this one thanks

[Christian L]

the cross was for enlisted and ncos but the order was for officers (the cross was attached to the order - looks in the style the same way, but the order was totaly enameld )
don't have an original or a scann at the moment - but gefunden sounds a little strange - might it be possible a reading mistake due to the writting?
at the moment i haven't seen a fake of this doc.
hope it helped a bit christian

[Wild Card]

Hello J. Adam,

I noticed that you describe the award as a Militar-Verdienstkreuz 3. Klasse without any mention of crown or swords. Now I do not know if crown and/swords were noted on these award documents; but such a cross without either, or both, is quite a rare bird.

Best wishes,

Wild Card

[J. Adam]

Thanks so much for the help. the document is for an MVK with swords but no crown

[Tom Y]

the cross was for enlisted and ncos but the order was for officers (the cross was attached to the order - looks in the style the same way, but the order was totaly enameld )
don't have an original or a scann at the moment - but gefunden sounds a little strange - might it be possible a reading mistake due to the writting?
at the moment i haven't seen a fake of this doc.
hope it helped a bit christian

Nope, it's gefunden.

[Christian L]

your right!
its "bewogen gefunden" - and totally different meaning!!!
but if i looks like this or similar (different document varieties exist - than it should be ok!)
christian

[Daniel Murphy]

Tom, I think yours is a great piece, especially since it was awarded to a stretcher bearer at a field hospital.
Dan Murphy

[J. Adam]

The one that I'm looking at is just like Tom's only it has a larger "Seine der Majestat der Konig" header with a crown on top. Is there any difference between the two or are they just different styles?

[Tom Y]

The one that I'm looking at is just like Tom's only it has a larger "Seine der Majestat der Konig" header with a crown on top. Is there any difference between the two or are they just different styles?

Like this? No, just different printings.

[J. Adam]

exactly like that one...thanks

[Chip M]

I think a Krankenwärter is not the same as a Krankenträger. The former being an medical orderly, normally only seen in hospitals. The Krankenwärter wore a dark blue cap band and shoulder straps with light blue pipings and the Krankenträger wore karmesinrot cap band and shoulder straps.

Chip

[barnstormer]

Different printing

I have one with a different printing. I assume (there is that TROUBLE word, again..) that this is because the one at top of the thread is from Munich, Germany, and this one is from Vienna, Austria? I'd be interested in any other comments or thoughts about this one. Any guess as to value or rarity? I could not fit it all on the scanner at same time, so here is top and bottom scans. I put the red "The Raceway Collection" on it, so someone doesn't copy it off the Internet and try to pass off a copy on Ebay..