Non-combatant medalbar to stir debate....

[Tiger 1]

That's a pretty good synopsis Greg. Covers quite a few bases. Makes sense too.

[PaulR]

Thank you!!! Great explanation. It is still hard to believe that there are only 13,000 of the white ribbon versions.

[römischIX]

A big part of the recipients were officials, some kind of medics, Firmenbesitzer,
members of the Red cross/Krankenpflege, bankers, managers, scientists and others.

The most of the 13.ooo EK2w were awarded after 1918 till the mid of the 1920s.

I have worked on a list - it has nearly 3.000 names.

[PaulR]

A big part of the recipients were officials, some kind of medics, Firmenbesitzer,
members of the Red cross/Krankenpflege, bankers, managers, scientists and others.

The most of the 13.ooo EK2w were awarded after 1918 till the mid of the 1920s.

I have worked on a list - it has nearly 3.000 names.

That is very interesting! How are you coming up with these names?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi guys...
Another weirdie for us to kick around. Are we having fun yet?
Here's a non-combatant medalbar with abandoned black/white ribbon instead of the regulation white /black for non combatants.
The give away is the Hindenburg Cross without swords.
As always....Comments or brick bats welcome.
Enjoy!

Tony

Hi,

This would have been a soldier who served the whole war in Germany and merited the black ribboned cross, and of course did not get the swords on his Hindie as he was not a combattant. Usually they were pretty stingy with the homefront black ribboned cross and I have not yet seen an example to a non officer.

A medic in the front lines would have had a Hindie with swords.

Best
Chris