Theodor, any opinions on this St. Alexander?
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I am sorry Jens, no idea! I am very ignorant about medals, mostly can say only what is written on a medal...Originally posted by JensF.
Sorry, no idea...
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The only thing that seems odd is that "swords-on-ring" means the same thing for Bulgarian awards as it does for certain German awards, to indicate a lower grade award with swords. But there is no grade of the St. Alexander lower than the silver merit cross.
The only thing I can think of is that, unlike most German awards, subsequent awards of the same class were permitted, so someone would have received a Silver Merit Cross with Swords, and subsequently a Silver Merit Cross without Swords, but with Swords on Ring. That doesn't make a lot of sense, though it would allow for both awards to be indicated by the same cross.
The award did exist though, and would likely be a junior NCO or lance corporal's award.Comment
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Thanks Dave! Maybe this guy did something very valourous and so he got directly the highest award of his rank and not the Bravery Cross which is not too rarely seen in german groups. But I never saw this one before and absolutely never on a german medal-bar. This guy got at least 4 gallantry awards (EKII, Hessen Bravery Medal, Austrian Bravery Medal Silver and St. Alexander), maybe also an EK1.Last edited by JensF.; 12-15-2003, 04:05 PM.Comment
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