Another Imperial Beginner Question

[John F.]

Can anyone tell me would a Hamburg Hanseatenkreuz come before the Honor Cross w/ swords (Hindenburg Cross). I am trying to arrange the few pieces I have in order of precedence and I am stuck at this point.

Thanks

John

[Tom Y]

Yes, the Hanseatenkreuz comes before the Hindenburg. Here's a bar to illustrate the point. Note the DA Cross an Red Cross III follow it. The 12 year is inappropriate and just filler for the 3rd Reich DA

[John F.]

Tom: Thanks for the reply and the picture!

John

[John Harman]

John,

Please see the regulation lists in Rick L's ribbon bar section; it's chock full of info! It's found here: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/ribb...egulations.htm Scroll down and you will see links to both Prussian and Third Reich precedence regulations. The Hindenburg cross will only be included in the Thrid Reich lists because it was instituted in 1934. So "order of precedence" depends on the era, but typically bravery awards come before campaign/commemorative medals. Hope this helps!

[John F.]

John -

Thanks for the reply and the reference. I realize a lot of info can be found here, it is just knowing where to look. However, having a wife that complains every time I log-on to the Internet, I’m really not afforded the opportunity to explore/browse this site like I would want to.

John

[Rick Research]

Era is everything. Bars from the mid-1930s will often be found with awards from the WW1 German states mounted--incorrectly--after the Hindenburg Cross because of a brief confusion over "Reichs versus local level" regulations.

Sometimes they got things wrong, even back then.

[John F.]

That's Just Great!

Rick-

That’s just great news! If you can’t count on the people who created these awards to get their feces straight then whom can you count on?

John