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    Medal Bar Questions

    A friend of mine recently picked up an interesting 11 piece medal bar in an interesting configuration. A second class 1870 Iron Cross is on the left side and the other medals include (not in order) a Prussian Order of the Crown, Saxon Merit Award, a post-WWI Silesian Eagle, Red Eagle 4th Class, Weimar-era Flanders Cross, a WWI German Naval league bravery medal, 1870 Commemorative medal, Centenary Medal, and a 25 year service cross. If he received the 1870 Iron Cross by the time WWI started he would have been a bit on the older side, perhaps in his mid to late 50s. Would the likely scenario have been that he was a career service man who ultimately found his way into the Marine-Korps Flanders during the war or was the more likely scenario that he was a reservist who somehow served in a naval sea battalion? I know nothing of medal protocol as I'm a headgear guy. Any thoughts?

    Bored and looking for enlightenment.

    Dave
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    #2
    Hi Dave,

    Sounds interesting. How about a front and back pic?
    Best regards,
    Streptile

    Looking for ROUND BUTTON 1939 EK1 Spange cases (LDO or PKZ)

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      #3
      Not mine, so don't have access to photos. Sorry.

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        #4
        Perhaps a civil servant with the navy. Unless there are battle clasps on the Flanderen Jesus.
        pseudo-expert

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          #5
          Don, a most plausible explanation, and no, there is no clasp on the Flanders medal.

          Thanks for your insight.

          Dave

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            #6
            The lack of a clasp points to no frontline service and perhaps not even active service. Civil servant is looking plausible.
            pseudo-expert

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              #7
              Originally posted by Don D. View Post
              Perhaps a civil servant with the navy. Unless there are battle clasps on the Flanderen Jesus.
              Excuse my ignorance, but what is a Flanderen Jesus?
              Dale

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                #8
                ****ing auto spell- should say Kreuz.
                pseudo-expert

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                  #9
                  That's why I turned mine off!

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                    #10
                    I do not like the combination, a 1870 EK2 and Silesian Eagle? The Freikorps was a bunch of young turks. What would an old man be doing with them. I would have to see the bar for any further judgement.
                    Imperial German Medalbars and Ribbonbars

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                      #11
                      The SE was awarded for time served. Even an old fart can sit on his ass for 6 months.
                      pseudo-expert

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Don D. View Post
                        The SE was awarded for time served. Even an old fart can sit on his ass for 6 months.
                        100% True. I used to have a Silesian Eagle II cl. awarded to the wife of a Silesian factory manager in Breslau.

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                          #13
                          It would still be nice to actually see the bar in question.
                          pseudo-expert

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                            #14
                            I agree pics would definitely aid the telling if it is real or made up

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