Braunschweig Officer's Medal Bar

[Tom Yanacek]

Hi guys,

I bought this five-placer yesterday at the OVMS Show. Since the Braunschweig Ernst August Cross could be awarded to both enlisted men and commissioned officers, the only way we know this bar belonged to a commissioned officer is by the presence of the Austrian Military Merit Cross 3. Class. I would suspect that this bar was assembled in early 1938, soon after the Faithful Service Decoration was instituted. By 1939, the precedence of the Austrian Military Merit Cross would have been elevated and placed after the Ernst August Cross and before the Hindenburg Cross.

Best regards,
Tom

[Priedel78]

Lovely ! Your bars are always in fantastic shape!

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you, Nicolas.

Best regards,
Tom

[Sevrin]

Lovely ! Your bars are always in fantastic shape!

+1

Another great bar Tom!

And nice that it's "all crosses" as well.

[Tom Yanacek]

And nice that it's "all crosses" as well.

Thank you, James.

By the way, is that cross nickel or SILVER?

Best regards,
Tom

[luftkrieg]

Tom,

A lovely little officer bar.

Kind regards
Pierce

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you, Pierce.

Best regards,
Tom

[Stepdale]

You need to quit posting these or you're going to make me start collecting medal bars. I already have enough distractions from my Gablonz focus!

Just kidding, keep posting these works of art.
Dale

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you!

Thanks for the comments, Dale. I'll save a few bars for you just in case you decide to start collecting them.

Best regards,
Tom

[Rommel1933]

Tom,

Definitely no gongs on this one! Great looking bar!

Thank you, Scott

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you!

Thank you, Scott.

Best regards,
Tom