Mystery decoration on an Imperial/TR ribbon bar

[landsknechte]

Anyone have any clue what the decoration in last place is?



Thanks,
Chris

[JensF.]

Looks like the Baden "Kreuz für freiwillige Krankenhilfe" from WW1:

[landsknechte]

Thanks!

[luftkrieg]

Possibly a Spanish Decoration?

[Don D.]

Given the position at the end of the bar I would think foriegn award.

[Carl Christense]

My thoughts on this

Looking at the ribbon bar, the owner was obviously a combatant. If it is not a foreign award, I'm inclined to believe this might be the Baden Silver Merit Medal.

If so, I'm not sure why the Oldenburg War Merit Cross ribbon is so much higher (2nd from the left). From what I've learned, the mixing of older imperial awards and the third reich awards was often inconsistent.

Perhaps someone with more knowledge on the order of precendence could chime in?

Regards

Carl C

[Scott Powell]

I think the wrong ribbon was used,but i'd bet its for the Spanish Civil War medal

[landsknechte]

The more I look at this bar, the more I chalk it up to the last ribbon being a "close enough" replacement for a Spanish Civil War vet.

[PaulChep]

Are the eagles gold or silver?

[saschaw]

I'm inclined to believe this might be the Baden Silver Merit Medal.

That one had a very different ribbon. I think JensF. was right and it is Baden's "Kreuz für freiwillige Krankenhilfe" ribbon, still used for the named Spanish Civil War medal.

[landsknechte]

Are the eagles gold or silver?

One of each.

[paddywhack]

id say Spanish for sure! i bet as has been said its a "it will do cos its close enough" Spanish condor legion award before the tailer got the correct ribbon!!lovely bar though!!

[Carl Christense]

Color Goof

That one had a very different ribbon. I think JensF. was right and it is Baden's "Kreuz für freiwillige Krankenhilfe" ribbon, still used for the named Spanish Civil War medal.

I had the colors reversed on the ribbon. It is not the Baden Silver Merit Medal.

My opinion is that a career member of the army would not wear his decorations incorrectly and would not settle for the last ribbon on his ribbon bar to be the wrong color pattern. Having said that, the ribbon bar may have been made incorrectly and the incorrect bar was set aside turning up in collections years later.

I personally am leaning toward JensF suggestion of Baden's "Kreuz für freiwillige Krankenhilfe" ribbon.

The ribbon bar is a "resume" of the soldier's career. It is interesting to try to figure out what his career was like.

Regards

Carl C

[Don D.]

Would it not be in front of the LS medals and directly behind the Hindy Cross if it was a Baden award?

[Carl Christense]

Would it not be in front of the LS medals and directly behind the Hindy Cross if it was a Baden award?

Good point Don.

Regards

Carl C