Statement of fact: During WWII, "LDO" regulated the manufacture and marking of presumably -all- military awards within the Reich. If a recipient of a medal lost one, or it was damaged, he could get a replacement from an LDO outlet.
Here's the question: In the isntance of a PLM being lost, destroyed, or damaged, did the PLM fall under the LDO provisions, and if so, who made them for the Ordenskanzlerei/LDO, and how were they marked, or how would they have been marked? There might not be any known "LDO PLM's" but in theory, LDO was in the position to replace any that had been lost. Presumably, their catalogue would have listed/shown one (at least in "PRINZIP"..and I use that word knowing the impact it has on the German speaking mind/culture...<grin>). Also, wouldn't one expect at one example to be on the showroom floor in the main LDO outlet in Hauptstadt Berlin, in case Goering (prime buyer?) happened to want/need a new one?
Anyone on the Forum have an LDO catalogue, and is there a PLM in there?
Presumably if former General a.D. v. Etzel had forgotten to take everything out of his house before the bombs hit, and -nothing- was left, what would his options have been if he wanted to replace his medals during the LDO era? Would he have been required to get replcements through LDO, or...were "private" copies being made, and marked by jewelers who didn't follow LDO guide lines?
Steve, did you consider the aspect of LDO era "replacements" of the PLM, and how they'd have been marked?
Les
Here's the question: In the isntance of a PLM being lost, destroyed, or damaged, did the PLM fall under the LDO provisions, and if so, who made them for the Ordenskanzlerei/LDO, and how were they marked, or how would they have been marked? There might not be any known "LDO PLM's" but in theory, LDO was in the position to replace any that had been lost. Presumably, their catalogue would have listed/shown one (at least in "PRINZIP"..and I use that word knowing the impact it has on the German speaking mind/culture...<grin>). Also, wouldn't one expect at one example to be on the showroom floor in the main LDO outlet in Hauptstadt Berlin, in case Goering (prime buyer?) happened to want/need a new one?
Anyone on the Forum have an LDO catalogue, and is there a PLM in there?
Presumably if former General a.D. v. Etzel had forgotten to take everything out of his house before the bombs hit, and -nothing- was left, what would his options have been if he wanted to replace his medals during the LDO era? Would he have been required to get replcements through LDO, or...were "private" copies being made, and marked by jewelers who didn't follow LDO guide lines?
Steve, did you consider the aspect of LDO era "replacements" of the PLM, and how they'd have been marked?
Les
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