Medal Bars from the MAX Show

[Tom Yanacek]

Hi guys,

I found three, pretty nice medal bars at this weekend's MAX Show: two police bars and one Heer senior officer bar.

Thanks for looking and best regards,
Tom


Here is the first police bar. This guy would have been born no later than 1879 and was in the military by 1897. Looks like he was a career-oriented NCO but had most of his military service time prior to WW1. He was a "war participant" during WW1 but certainly in some rear-echelon/non-combatant role. And, of course, a long-serving policeman, almost certainly rating the 25-Year LS Cross immediately upon its institution date in 1938. The guy was in his sixties during WW2.

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is the second police bar. This guy was a WW1 combatant veteran and career policeman, also serving in some air-defense capacity.

[bytown]

First bar is outstanding.

Can't wait to see the others.

Wayne

[Tom Yanacek]

This is a bar to a senior-ranking Heer officer. He was probably a young Bavarian Leutnant in WW1 and definitely not in the military before 1911, since there is no Prinz Regent Luitpold Medal on the bar. But this young Leutnant remained in the military after WW1 and continued to serve during Weimar and the Third Reich. I see this as the bar of an Oberst, and he may have even made Generalmajor during WW2.

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is the "matching" Feldspange to the previous medal bar. The only difference is that this ribbon bar sports the 1939 KVK2X, which is absent from the medal bar. The medal bar probably dates from 1939 and was never upgraded during WW2. That was very typical for senior officers and NCOs. The ribbon bar is obviously wartime (WW2) since it sports the 1939 KVK2X. Ribbon bars were upgraded during wartime but medal bars not so much.

Best regards,
Tom

[bytown]

All are outstanding.

Wayne

[TPK]

Nice ones, nice to see in person, you really found some nice Police ones there. Great to see you at show. TPK

[luftkrieg]

Hi Tom,

Fantastic new additions. Good finds.

Best regards
Pierce

[Ian Hulley]

As the guys have said, wonderful. Glad you all seem to have had a good show.

Ian

[Spitfire]

Awesome looking bars Tom

Nice finds.

Al

[Erickn]

Hi Tom,

Congrats on the three fine Medal Bars. I especially like the Heer Officer with matching Feldspange.

Regards,
E.

[JasonA]

Dear Tom,

Every year you seem to return from the major shows with at least one or two superb bars. It's always a treat for me to see what you've come home with.

More greatness here. Thanks for sharing, as always.



J-

[Antonio Scapini]

Indeed some great pieces Tom, and in your hands all them "speak"!

[horwathj]

Great pieces Tom and I always love the explanations that you have to go with them.

Best Regards,

Jef

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you!

Thank you, Wayne, Tim, Pierce, Ian, Al, Erick, Jason, Antonio, and Jef. I appreciate all the nice comments.

Best regards,
Tom