My latest not quite anonymous ribbon bar

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Barring any unforseen weirdness, this little beauty is on it's way from Germany:



I've been chatting with the "where did his umlaut go" half of the Atlantic coast Rick brotherhood, and he's got this narrowed down to three candidates. There is one likely candidate, as two of the recipients would have only had this ribbon bar for a few minutes before receiving other awards. I'll let him speak more on his findings.


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Fifth? I didn't even know we had a fourth.


Yipes.


Now, if I can only find a very clear photo of these men, and spot the distinctive s-hilt sword device on their ribbon - then I'll be in business!

Found a teensy bit more especially random information on Theophil Quayzin courtesy of Google and a unique name:

"(*1884), Architekt in Kattowitz, Militsch, Chemnitz und Ingolstadt"

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Lt dR (Mar-Inf) Teophil Quayzin (b. 29.6.84): had EK and WF3bX and lived in Hamburg like Brand, in 2nd Matrosen Regiment until disabled by severe wounds 12.3.16, so back home thereafter (16 months in hospital)

Update: I've had the luck to stumble onto Quayzin's more or less entire life story. Quite interesting, but he's out of the running. No Hanseatic Cross.

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No ID, but at least a first name. Maybe.

Dr. Otto, no other biographical, but a career army veterinarian who retired in 1929 as a veterinary Colonel, and came back for WW2 as General-Veterinär zV. he had the XXV Cross in 1920, which would limit this bar to actual wartime.

Generalveterinär z.V. Dr. med. vet. Wilhelm Otto (26.10.1888 - 31.01.1950),
Wehrkreis-Veterinär XX, Danzig-Westpreußen

Perhaps our man? There couldn't have been that many Generalveterinär Otto's running around.

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