WW1 Veteran Westwall Ribbon Bar

[RonR]

He worked on the Wall after his WW1 service....


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[Ian Hulley]

Very nice as always Ron.


Cheers, Ian.

[Stepdale]

That is a nice one, thanks for sharing.
Dale

[benniged]

hello Ron,

i know some medals on this medal bar (ek2-bavarianmilitarvierdenst-?-hindenburgkreuz-schutzwall)
but i don't know third one, i think this is a bavarian medal but which one?

thanks for answer

Ben

[HPL2008]

i know some medals on this medal bar (ek2-bavarianmilitarvierdenst-?-hindenburgkreuz-schutzwall)
but i don't know third one, i think this is a bavarian medal but which one?

Allow me to answer: It's the König-Ludwig-Kreuz [King Ludwig Cross], instituted by King Ludwig III. of Bavaria on 7th January 1916. Created to fulfil the need for a decoration that could be awarded to persons who had rendered domestic services for the war effort and who were not eligible for any other military or civilian decoration, it was awarded for meritorious wartime volunteer work rendered in the homeland in the interest of the Bavarian Army or state. As such, the cross was the Bavarian equivalent of the Prussian Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfsdienst [Merit Cross for Work in Support of the War Effort] which would be instituted by Emperor and King Wilhelm II later that year on 5th December 1916.

[Ian Hulley]

Very nice HPL

Ian

[benniged]

Allow me to answer: It's the König-Ludwig-Kreuz [King Ludwig Cross], instituted by King Ludwig III. of Bavaria on 7th January 1916. Created to fulfil the need for a decoration that could be awarded to persons who had rendered domestic services for the war effort and who were not eligible for any other military or civilian decoration, it was awarded for meritorious wartime volunteer work rendered in the homeland in the interest of the Bavarian Army or state. As such, the cross was the Bavarian equivalent of the Prussian Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfsdienst [Merit Cross for Work in Support of the War Effort] which would be instituted by Emperor and King Wilhelm II later that year on 5th December 1916.

thanks a lot HPL,

i learn something today