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Re: The 1914/1918 Ehrenkreuz
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danhashman
There are those little crossed swords on the ribbon. Is there something to tell about that? I often see Ehrenkreuze whose ribbons have no little swords attached to it, i guess the Schwerter of the Ehrenkreuz are pretty obvious already that the owner was a warrior.
The swords are a non-regulation addition.
Officially, the swords were only supposed to be worn on the ribbon bar [kleine Ordensschnalle or Feldspange], ribbon bow [Bandschleife] and ribbon roll [Bandrolle] to distinguish the Frontkämpfer class from the Kriegsteilnehmer class, as both classes shared the same ribbon and would otherwise have been indistinguishable.
The swords were not supposed be worn on the full-size medal bar [große Ordensschnalle] where they would have been redundant because of the presence of the original decoration. (It's the same principle as with, for example, the KVK with/without swords or the Ostvolk decorations for bravery/merit.)
I think the reason why they are present here has to do with the fact that this is a medal bar mounted in an old-fashioned style popular in the Imperial era. The crosses are not permanently attached to the bar, but suspended from open hooks. This allowed them to be removed and the medal bar to double as a a large-size ribbon bar.
(Example: http://portrait.kaar.at/Erster%20Wel...n_preussen.jpg )
Last edited by HPL2008; 07-30-2011 at 10:44 AM.
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07-30-2011 08:16 AM
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Re: The 1914/1918 Ehrenkreuz
Looking for the photo albums of Leutnant Emil Freitag, 3. / G.R. 377
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Re: The 1914/1918 Ehrenkreuz
Great collection, fascinating thread Andreas
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
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Re: The 1914/1918 Ehrenkreuz
such a nice collection of underrated medals thanks for sharing a vast wealth of knowledge hpl thank you
tom
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Re: The 1914/1918 Ehrenkreuz
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