Ordenkissen (Order Pillow) photos!

[Sepp45]

Generaloberst Ernst Udet

A rare sight in color of Udet's awards.

[Sepp45]

Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Marseille

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[gmu]

Maybe for display purposes on some museum or regiment?

Yes, they were used in his 1925 funeral, and later displayed in his home in Schweidnitz, Poland, where his mother opened a museum with Manfred's and Lothar's stuff.

All these disappeared in 1945 after the Russians got there.

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

I can't recall the edition or year.

This is not Richthofen's Ordenskissen.

This was the collection assembled by the late Neal W O'Connor, and displayed in his museum in Princeton, NJ. He donated this to the Technical Museum in Germany where the ordenskissen is now located.

Neal believed MvR earned the Bavarian Military Merit Order 3rd Class with crown and sword (shown in this medal bar)

We now know that Richthofen did nor receive this award. He only received the 4th class with Crown and Swords. Neal himself acknowledged this...

Furthermore, the swords clasp to the Duke Carl Edward Oval Medal are not the proper type.

[Sepp45]

This is not Richthofen's Ordenskissen.

This was the collection assembled by the late Neal W O'Connor, and displayed in his museum in Princeton, NJ. He donated this to the Technical Museum in Germany where the ordenskissen is now located.

Neal believed MvR earned the Bavarian Military Merit Order 3rd Class with crown and sword (shown in this medal bar)

We now know that Richthofen did nor receive this award. He only received the 4th class with Crown and Swords. Neal himself acknowledged this...

Furthermore, the swords clasp to the Duke Carl Edward Oval Medal are not the proper type.

Good information! Thanks a lot for this great piece of knowledge

[Sepp45]

Beerdigung König Friedrich August von Schsen, 1933.

He was also an honorary member of the NSDAP, holding the rank of SA-Landesinspekteur

[Sepp45]

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

A little better resolution of the same footage

[Sepp45]

A rare sight for the funeral of Großadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz

[Sepp45]

A huge find! The medals of Generalmajor Adelbert Schulz during his funeral in 1944. The diamonds are on the pillow!!

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[Tom B]

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Great photo !

[Sepp45]

Generalmajor Herzog Ernst August von Braunschweig

[luftkrieg]

Generalmajor Herzog Ernst August von Braunschweig

Brilliant!!

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Another view, König Friedrich August von Sachsen.

[Sepp45]

Another view, König Friedrich August von Sachsen.

Fantastic photo!

[Tom B]

Another view, König Friedrich August von Sachsen.

Great photo again Sepp ! Thanks, Tom