Ribbon Bar In Reference Book Wear: Generalmajor Hahn

[Rick Research]

We lost the earlier thread with image hosting site issues, so here we have again, Generalmajor Johannes Hahn (15 November 1889 Oberlößnitz-- 14 March 1970 Bad Hersfeld), rank as of 1 April 1943, former commander of Sicherungs-Regiment 602 in Russia, and as a General, Feldkommandant in Lyon August 1943-March 1944, "Military Commandant 1016" March to May 1944, then Feldkommandant Pau May to September 1944.

This is an enlargement by Glenn from Hahn's © Biblio Verlag biography, those goldmines of general/admiral information--

[Rick Research]

And now for the "incestuous" Good Part, since so many of We Few, We Band of Ribbon Bar Collectors ALL owned this, before it came to live at my house forever:

Notice that THIS is the EXACT ribbon bar being worn in the photo above. Not just "his awards," THAT ribbon bar. Check out the size, positioning of the swords, etc... as well as the BIZARRE precedence this native Saxon wore his WW1 awards in!

[Rick Research]

reverse. This is backed in German army (officer?!!) uniform material. The pin and lighter gauge catch are brass-- quite unusual for an original wartime ribbon bar.

I suspect that Generalmajor Hahn had this made "in the field."

[Daniel Krause]

HAHAHA! Dont tell me it is now Yours! Then You are the 3rd one on that Forum who owned it!

Best regards

Daniel

[Rick Research]

Because this is from a printed book photograph and not an original, much detail is lost with the "dots" used in printing, but note the position of the swords on the three WW1 Orders in 4th, 5th, and 6th position, noticably off-centered on each ribbon to the left as viewed, and the Wehrmacht 12 years eagle in last place, just a teensy bit higher than the 25 before it-- since the prongs on back were soldered on close to the devices' centers, but not in a precisely identical spot. I barely "finger pressure" rolled the EK ribbon straight for the scan above, but it has returned to its slightly inward-curled sewn down shape, as shown here-- exposing the steel backing plate edge.

[Rick Research]

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