What Medal does this guy have on???

[Tyler Ramsey]

I know out of all you experts one of you can tell me the name of this very common medal in the center of this guys ribbon bar, i am just not sure what medal it is
Can anyone here tell me?
Thanks ALLOT!!!

[David S]

'Very common medal' is not true!

The Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

Seriously not common it is!

[Tyler Ramsey]

OH WOW ! I thought this was similar to the Bavarian cross of honor or something not The Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern. WOW Thanks ALLOT!!!
Could you tell me what this medal was awarded for? Thanks Again!!!

[Tyler Ramsey]

Never mind I found some info, Thanks ALLOT!!! I have seen this medal many times before and thought to myself "that is a BEAUTIFUL medal!" One day i will have this medal!!! And if anyone laughs at me, well I have a luger cause i wanted one and I have a RAD Hewer cause I wanted one, so Royal Hohenzollern House Order, here I come!!!



"Royal Hohenzollern House Order, as its name implies, was not so much a Prussian order as an order of the Prussian ruling family, the Hohenzollerns. Nonetheless, this order earned an important place in the heirarchy of Prussian military awards of the First World War. The knight's cross of this order became a bridge to the considerable gap between the Iron Cross, first class, and the Pour le Merite for recognizing heroism., while the Crown Order and Red Eagle (logical choices) remained fairly exclusive.
There was also a "member's cross" of the order which was available to non-commissioned officers, but was rarely awarded. When awarded for duty in a combat unit or for combat operations, the decoration had swords between the arms of the cross. There were over 8,000 awards made during World War I, the vast majority of them knight's crosses"