WWI Medals on women-bow - Rarities of common awards!

[JensF.]

So you like my new scanner? OK! Here is the Women-Bow posting I promised some weeks ago:

The most common is the Prussian Red Cross Medal 3. class. This one is a late prodution made of zinc.

EKII 1914 on a COMBATANT-women-bow !!! Maybe for a brave nurse who rescued or cared for wounded under fire?

Braunschweig War Merit Cross on non-combatant women-bow.

Oldenburg Friedrich-August Cross on non-combatant women-bow.

Both are very rare, especially the Braunschweig cross with about 7000 - 8000 awards at all (com.+non-com.) But how much went to women? Who knows...

[Daniel Krause]

Hi Jens,

I think Your new scanner is really busy at his first working day!

Decorations on womens-bows are everytime rare! Nice ones!!!

EK 2 on womens bow? I dont know if the EK was given also to women. I know that in WW2 a handfull got it but in WW1?

Best regards

Daniel

[JensF.]

Yes, they awarded them to women too in WWI. In the book "Das Eiserne Kreuz 1813-1957" from Harald Geißler they write about nurses who got the cross, even for combat-service. For example there was a nurse who assisted her doctor during surgery in a church which was under heavy french artillery fire. There were also nurses who rescued wounded solderis under enemy fire and got the Iron Cross 1914.

[Daniel Krause]

Aha! I didnt know that.

Best regards

Daniel

[Tom Y]

Apparently the bow wasn't just reserved for women. Somewhere I have a wedding photo with the groom wearing his EK on a bow.

[Frank Heukemes]

Yes, yes, yes, I know, it is not Imperial but nevertheless a women´s bow:

Cheers, Frank H.

[Frank Heukemes]

reverse

[JensF.]

Tom, usually they folded the ribbon to something like a bow in the buttonhole for such pictures (I know the pic, it was from me). But this bow with a pinback should be for a woman.

[Tom Y]

Thanks, Jens. So that's why I couldn't find the photo:o Another senior moment.

[stogieman]

Hmmm..

I'll take a cruise through my archives, I know I have some photos of these somewhere.

[stogieman]

Brunswick Ladies' Award

In the packet of issue, of course!

[JensF.]

The Braunschweig KVK for women you have there is very rare and beautiful! Nice item stogie!!!