Ribbon ID: Non-Combatant Ehrenkreuz, Baltenkreuz, & ??

[landsknechte]

Any guesses what the ribbon in last place might be? (I know the photo's upside down - I'm referring to the one that isn't a Hindenburg Cross or a Baltic Cross.)



Thanks,
--Chris

[Rick Research]

right side up

Fire Department Merit Cross of 1936+ -- the one with the boldly enamelled flames on white arms, with black swastika in the center.

[landsknechte]

Fire Department Merit Cross of 1936+ -- the one with the boldly enamelled flames on white arms, with black swastika in the center.

Thanks!

I can't imagine that the non-combatant / freikorps combinations are all that common. Any guesses as to what sort of soldier this might have been?

--Chris

[Rick Research]

No, that is actually quite common... many a young soldier who "missed" the war decided to Seek Adventure in the Freikorps. The older veterans had often had quite enough (understandably) and wanted to get HOME.

[landsknechte]

No, that is actually quite common... many a young soldier who "missed" the war decided to Seek Adventure in the Freikorps. The older veterans had often had quite enough (understandably) and wanted to get HOME.

That makes sense... I wasn't thinking about the non-combatant's ribbon for soldiers that didn't actually make it to the frontlines.

Thanks,
--Chris