Ordenkissen (Order Pillow) photos!

[Sepp45]

Ordnungspolizisten beerdigung, 1937.

(Photo credits to Weitze.net)

[Tom B]

Ordnungspolizisten beerdigung, 1937.

(Photo credits to Weitze.net)

Rare & unusual !! Very nice !! Tom

[luftkrieg]

Generalleutnant a.D. August von Cramon
(7.4.1861 - 19.10.1940)

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Generaloberst Eduard Dietl

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Not a great view, but the funeral pillows of Generaloberst Werner von Fritsch.

[Tom B]

Great photos anyway as these are hard to find ! Tom

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A rare shot I found of one of the two funeral pillows of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

[gmu]

Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen, 1925 State Funeral.

[Tom B]

Super pic !!!

[Sepp45]

Funeral pillow for a Luftwaffe pilot.

(Photo credits to "New Images of Nazi Germany: a Photographic Collection Compiled and with Captions" by Paul Garson)

[Sepp45]

Another one of Manfred von Richthofen.

[luftkrieg]

Another one of Manfred von Richthofen.

That's an interesting photo. The pillow appears to be in some sort of glass case.

[Sepp45]

That's an interesting photo. The pillow appears to be in some sort of glass case.

Maybe for display purposes on some museum or regiment?

[Sepp45]

This picture of von Richthofen's grouping appeared on the Internationales-Militaria Magazin.. credits to them.

I can't recall the edition or year.

[luftkrieg]

Maybe for display purposes on some museum or regiment?

Yes, quite possible the awards were put on display in a museum after his funeral in 1925.