A few unknown ribbons!

[CRBeery]

This ribbon bar came from a show 2 weeks ago. I know #1 and maybe #8 but the position seems wrong to me. I can guess on three others but I would rather hear from someone who knows. It seems like a Saxon bar to me. I would love some help on this one.

Thanks,
Chet

[CRBeery]

The reverse.

[Rick Research]

Chet: this is an absolutely PERFECT example of 1920s "Field Marshal-wannabe" vanity veterans' self-purchased "awards."

All this guy really had was an EK2! Imagine the reaction veterans with REAL awards must have had to somebody like this!

Second one is Marinekorps Flandernkreuz (which did not mean he was in the navy), Next, from the "Deutscher Kriegerbund 1914-1918 eV" are

3) Landesverband Sachsen Kriegs-Ehrenkreuz 2. Klasse (I think--if the ?faded stripes are pale blue that's from LV Bayern )

4) Landesverband Württemberg Kriegs-Ehrenkreuz

and

6) Landesverband Baden Feld-Ehrenkreuz

The last one is the Austrian "Ehrenlegion" cross.

I'm sure guys will be able to post pix of the awards on most of these ribbons.

BTW, the "world record" for one of these that I've ever seen was THIRTEEN of these "decorations."

[CRBeery]

BUT - did it impress the girls?

#3 I think is the Saxon Landes-Krieger-Verein and I was way wrong on #8.

Thanks,
Chet

[Greeves]

Austrian Ehrenlegion

Here's an example I have of the last award, in a single court mount:

[Greeves]

The reverse...

Can anyone tell me for whom this medal was produced? I'm guessing not an official issue, but I'm having a hard time finding references to it anywhere!

[Rick Research]

Yup, that's it!

It's just as unofficial as any of the German ones.

[Greeves]

Austrian Ehrenlegion

Rick, was this a specific formation in the Austrian Army or does it refer to a veteran's association?
Thanks,
Geoff

[Rick Research]

There was a German "Ehrenlegion" medal too, just ripping off the victorious French award title. I doubt there was any "organization" beyond the cheerful seller of these!

[landsknechte]

BTW, the "world record" for one of these that I've ever seen was THIRTEEN of these "decorations."

How many legit ribbons were on that bar?

--Chris

[Rick Research]

One... an EK2!!!

[landsknechte]

One... an EK2!!!

I was half expecting a lone Ehrenkreuz..

--Chris

[CRBeery]

Thanks for all of the help on this one. I bought it because there were so many odd ribbons on it. I had seen a couple, but some were new to me. I would like to find one of these medal bars to add to the collection.
Imagine how this guy must have felt when he had to replace his cool 8 place bar with a tiny 2 place EK2/Honor cross combo.

Chet

[Rick Research]

Exactly! These things cost MONEY, which is why you will rarely find more than TWO, and most usually one of those is something that could be legitimately considered a "membership" medal when there was nothing official.

This one is a real keeper from a period where very few such groups would have been made up (or worn in public, anyway ) and many of those were simply discarded when everything "boiled down" to the Hindenburg Cross.

"Group padders" did have some "relief" though--

they could get OFFICIAL medals from Hungary, Austria, and Bulgaria just for the asking. (More frugal Tyrol actually required having served in their section of front for non-natives. )