Brigadegeneral ribbon bar

[Arthur Spooner]

I want to show you my new ribbon bar.

It belongs to Bundeswehr Brigadegeneral Gerhard Langguth.

He was part of the "Unternehmen Eiche" , the rescue of
Benito Mussolini in 1943. Langguth was responsible for the flighing operation.
Therefore he was awarded with the Deutschen Kreuz in Gold!
The operation is very interesting, and you can find a lot on the internet.

After the war he served from 1958 - 1972 in the Bundeswehr.
Unfortunately I can't find anything about the Bundeswehr, so if anybody
have a picture of him there please post.
Langguth died in 2008.

The ribbon bar is not the earliest. It was sewn on the tunic. It is in a wonderful
condition and has honest wear. The "Doppelabzeichen" is not often to find
on bars. It would be interesting, when he got the Bundesverdienstkreuz
1. Klasse, then we exactly know the date of production.

Hope you like it.

[Arthur Spooner]

... here are two pictures of the awarding of the DKiG after the operation...

[Seewolf]

Very very nice

Nice looking bar and i always told that i like combinations TR and BRD on one bar.

What was or is the provenance that you can be sure?

Such named bars are always great and this here has a fantastic history...Gran Sasso raid

Outstanding bar for you, Matthias

[Nigel N]

Great bar and more importantly, to a quite famous man!!
I read that Langguth did a lot of the planning for the raid, after several recon flights!!
I have'nt seen any pics of him in his Bundeswehr years unfortunately.
Great Catch!!!!!!!!
-Nigel

[LuckyLuudje]

Very nice ribbon bar of a high awarded person.
A name behind it makes the history alive!

Maybe not the earliest like you mention.
But IMO not too late either. Early/mid sixties?

Was it possible to have a BvK 1st class and not a 2nd class?

[Arthur Spooner]

Thank you guys.

Luud, yes it is possible to get the 1. Klasse first.
It is not necassary to get each class one by one.
It is also possible to get as well higher classes.

The seller told me, that he sold a uniform with
ribbon bar too. He told me the name. And I am
sure that it is right.

I hope I will find someday a picture of the BW.

[Mike Yokum]

Excellent ribbon with some fantastic history Matthias!

I like the mix of awards from WWII and BW service. Nice that his rank grew all the way to Brigadegeneral! A solid soldier!

Not only a Gran Sasso participant, but a planner as well? Then, he worked closely with the FJ's on the raid! Very exciting!
The man awarding your man the DK is none other than General Kurt Student, the father of Parachute Troops and the creator of paratroop tactics!

I'll keep an eye out for a BW era photo. Perhaps we can get a more modern face to put with this fine bar!

Congrats my friend!

[Mike Yokum]

While not a photo from his BW days, I did find this photo of him from his later years.

[luftkrieg]

What a great ribbon bar and to such a high ranking officer too!

I like it, I like it a lot!

Best regards
Pierce

[Arthur Spooner]

Many thanks Mike.

I have found this one too, on this page there is something written about his
Bundeswehr career (1958-1972).

There is also written, that his wife got the massage that he is dead.
It must be a great day when she got the massage that he is still alive!

P.S. Langguth was one of ~250 Generals of the Bundeswear who were
awarded with the DKiG.

[Mike Yokum]

What a great ribbon bar and to such a high ranking officer too!

I like it, I like it a lot!

Best regards
Pierce

I thought you might Pierce! You of all would have an appreciation for this fine bar!

Many thanks Mike.

I have found this one too, on this page there is something written about his
Bundeswehr career (1958-1972).

There is also written, that his wife got the massage that he is dead.
It must be a great day when she got the massage that he is still alive!

P.S. Langguth was one of ~250 Generals of the Bundeswear who were
awarded with the DKiG.

Happy to help Matthias!

Imagine a loved one coming back from the dead! I'm sure she was ecstatic!

I didn't about the 250 DK, BW Generals! Very interesting!

Do you happen to know how many total soldiers from the TR era went on to serve in the BW?

[Arthur Spooner]

....Do you happen to know how many total soldiers from the TR era went on to serve in the BW?

I have read, that from 18.000.000 Wehrmacht soldiers 40.000 went on to serve in the Bundeswehr.
So there are many ribbon bars out there.

[Seewolf]

I have read, that from 18.000.000 Wehrmacht soldiers 40.000 went on to serve in the Bundeswehr.
So there are many ribbon bars out there.

And most of them had more than one bar

So the market is full of them....but where are the KM bars?

[Frontalschaden]

Hello

Old, but very nice thread.


Here is a (bad Quality) Bundeswehr (west german army) Picture of Langguth.



<a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/GFNYpkQ/Langguth-BW.png" alt="Langguth-BW" border="0"></a>



Best regards, Björn

[Brig]

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