General der Artillerie Franz Barckhausen

[Jaime]

Good morning, gentlemen!

My name is Jaime-Jesús Ruiz Díaz. It´s my first message. I would like to know the awards of this general.

Greetings,

Jaime.

[V. J. Kursietis]

Hi Jaime!


Welcome to the Forum! You'll find a list of GdA Franz Barckhausen's awards at the following site:

http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WE...-Heer_A-B.html

Regards,

VJK

[Rick Research]

Welcome!

You will find splendid color scans of General Barckhausen's uniform and awards right here on our website:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ht=Barckhausen

We have MANY topics in our "back pages" which can be found by using the "search" function.

[Langemark]

I will try to post some better close-ups of General der Artillerie Franz Barckhausen's uniform and awards.

M.

[Langemark]

General Franz Barckhausen

General Franz Barckhausen's worn awards are : the "Deutsches Kreuz in Silber", the "Orden des Sterns von Rumänien mit Schwertern im Grossoffiziersrange" (neck Order and breast star), the WWI Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse, the WWII Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse, the Schlesischer Adler I. Klasse, the ribbon bar (I will post a close-up of it later).<O</O

Mark

[Langemark]

Close-up on the ribbon bar and the Rumanian Star neck order.
<O</O

Jaime, if I may ask, do you possibly have any items belonging to General Franz Barckhausen ? Would be nice to share it on this Forum.<O</O

Mark

[Langemark]

Period picture (40-41) of General Franz Barckhausen. Most of his awards are displayed on his Waffenrock.

Mark

[David S]

That ribbon bar is stunning !

[Jaime]

In summary....

- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 31.08.1943 als General der Artillerie und Chef des Wehrwirtschafts-und Rüstungsstabes Frankreich
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwetern
- 1939 EK I –S-
- 1939 EK II –S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. und I. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange "Prager Burg"
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- Eichenlaub zum Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse (40. Dienstjahre)
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Ordens des Stern mit Schwertern


In the uniform it appears a Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Gold. According with my sources*, Barckhausen did not receive it. He was never wounded in the Great World. Some discrepancy?

By the way, what is the last award of the ribbon bar?


* BRADLEY, Dermot / HILDEBRAND, Karl-Friedrich / RÖVEKAMP, Markus:
Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945. Biblio Verlag, 1993

[Jaime]

I´m sorry, he was never awarded with the Spange to 1914 EK I und II Klasse.

Thank you very much for your help, Langemark.

[Langemark]

Hello Jaime,<O</O

No 'discrepancy' about the wound badge. You are absolutely right to state that General Barckhausen never received any WWI nor WWII wound badge. As you can notice, in the description of his worn awards, I never mentioned he did.
However, it is indeed my mistake to have pinned a wound badge on the uniform. The reason I did it is that, considering the loops for four badges present on the left side of his uniform, I just added a wound badge to 'fill' and for a better display in my collection. When I took the picture to be posted here I forgot to remove the incorrect wound badge, sorry.
This being said, I still wonder what the 'correct fourth badge' could have been ?

I can't answer your question about the last award on the ribbon bar. Help needed !

Mark

[Langemark]

I don't have many paper items about General Franz Barckhausen. However, here is the award document for his 40 Year Service Cross. I do not have the Cross itself but it is represented on Barckhausen's ribbon bar shown above.

Mark<O</O

[Langemark]

Orden des Sterns von Rumänien mit Schwertern im Grossoffiziersrange. (neck order)
Mark

[Langemark]

Orden des Sterns von Rumänien mit Schwertern im Grossoffiziersrange. (breast star)
Mark

[Langemark]

If I may ask again, Jaime, do you possibly also have any items belonging to General der Artillerie Franz Barckhausen ?
Would be nice to have a reply.
Mark