Rob Bulloch Posted 27 September , 2011 Share Posted 27 September , 2011 Hello to the forum. The gentleman in the photograph is as far as I know a Prussian Officer. I wonder if one of our learned members could tell me what is his rank, and what medals is he wearing. TIA for any information...Aye Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 27 September , 2011 Share Posted 27 September , 2011 Without a closeup I can only tell you he was Infantry and got the EKII (I think). Any chance of a close up of his medals and the collar and the Schulterklappen? Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted 27 September , 2011 Share Posted 27 September , 2011 Rob, I would disagree with Daniel regarding him being an infantry officer (square peaked Pickelhaube rules out Prussian infantry). My first impression is that he is an "Unterinspektor" (in the rank of Feldwebel)of one of the branches of the military administration. The shoulder boards appear to be of the "Offizierstellvertreter" variety as worn by the Unterzahlmeister/Unterinspektor etc. The collar patch is a litte irregular in that it is piped on all four sides and in any case would not be regulation wear for an Unterinspektor. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted 27 September , 2011 Share Posted 27 September , 2011 My friend Andreas from Feldgrau-forum has the same impression as Glenn. He means it could be a deputy official (Beamtenstellvertreter). There were common soldiers in positions of officials in the military administration. They had a 16mm wide shoulder straps with lace. The helmets had no official badge (mini-eagle) but the normal measure of an army-eagle. Furthermore, they wore the uniform of the sub-inspectors ( Infantry officer sword and a shiny mirror collar). So Andreas. Very mysterious this uniform regulations. Kind regards Fritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bulloch Posted 27 September , 2011 Author Share Posted 27 September , 2011 Fritz, Glenn and Daniel.Thank you all for your input. Here is a close up of the medals collar and shoulderboards. I cant get it any closer as it starts to blur. What are the decorations he is wearing. Thanks for your help Aye Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted 27 September , 2011 Share Posted 27 September , 2011 Hi, the first medal as Daniel said and there is no doubt the EK II. I can´t identify the others. One of it may be Militärverdienstkreuz or Militärehrenzeichen. http://www.preussenweb.de/prorden.htm Kind regards Fritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 27 September , 2011 Share Posted 27 September , 2011 Rob, I would disagree with Daniel regarding him being an infantry officer (square peaked Pickelhaube rules out Prussian infantry). My first impression is that he is an "Unterinspektor" (in the rank of Feldwebel)of one of the branches of the military administration. The shoulder boards appear to be of the "Offizierstellvertreter" variety as worn by the Unterzahlmeister/Unterinspektor etc. The collar patch is a litte irregular in that it is piped on all four sides and in any case would not be regulation wear for an Unterinspektor. Regards Glenn I just learned something new! Sorry for the red herring! -Daniel PS the humble pie is delicious, especially with a dollop of ice cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bulloch Posted 28 September , 2011 Author Share Posted 28 September , 2011 Glenn, Daniel and Fritz..Thank you all for your help. Once again, I amazed at the expertise on this forum. Regards Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted 7 October , 2011 Share Posted 7 October , 2011 The third medal / cross is more than likely a: Prussian Dienstauszeichnungen 1913-1920 1 Klasse für den Soldatenstand nach 15 Dienstjahren, Kreuz. Prussian Military service cross:- Other Ranks Service Cross, I Class, for 15 years service on a cornflower blue ribbon. Is it possible to scan the entire picture at high resolution and send to me by email, so I can attempt to id the other awards? Connaught Stranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now