General-adjutant aiguillette

[ccj]

Hello friends-

I acquired this General’s aiguillette and decided to display on my General’s kleinerrock. I haven’t found a reference stating whether or not it’s proper to wear an aiguillette on this type Tunic. I’m certain a fellow member will know.

Without further ado, here it is…

 

[Kaisersammler]

Generals did not wear armpit cords with litevka. It was just a small, simplified service coat. Everything here was superfluous, so to speak. Except the necessary medals. This is my knowledge.

 

[Jvpi]

Charles,

Aiguillettes cannot be worn on Litewka since it was undress uniform. However, the most cases we see are officers wearing their medal bars on Litewka postwar.

 

[Glennj]

Aiguillettes cannot be worn on Litewka

Unless you are the boss

Seine Majestät with the later Generaloberst Hans von Seeckt photographed at the Tatarenpass (present day Ukraine) in the Carpathian Mountains in late September 1917.

Regards
Glenn

 

[Jvpi]

Unless you are the boss

Indeed, only that man! Thanks for reminding me of this picture lol.

 

[Glennj]

It gets worse! His Majesty was somewhat eccentric in his wear of orders.

Regards
Glenn

 

[ccj]

I had thought I had seen it worn on a Kleiner rock. Should have known it was probably him. I know Ive seen the EK and neck orders worn all too often on the Kleinerrock

 

[ccj]

Unless you are the boss

Seine Majestät with the later Generaloberst Hans von Seeckt photographed at the Tatarenpass (present day Ukraine) in the Carpathian Mountains in late September 1917.

Regards
Glenn

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I know the large order is the A-H MMC1 but what’s the other order to the left?

I’m taking the Aiguillettes off and will store it….. Thx all

 

[Glennj]

I know the large order is the A-H MMC1 but what’s the other order to the left?

Charles,

it is the Grand Cross of the Austro-Hungarian Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden.

Regards
Glenn

 

[KAGGR#1]

Unless you are the boss

Seine Majestät with the later Generaloberst Hans von Seeckt photographed at the Tatarenpass (present day Ukraine) in the Carpathian Mountains in late September 1917.

Regards
Glenn

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Glenn ;
Do you think that he wore it because he was an Adjutant to his Grandfather ??
all of Prussian shoulder straps carried his Grandfather's cypher
Steve

 

[ccj]

Charles,

it is the Grand Cross of the Austro-Hungarian Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden.

Regards
Glenn

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Yes, I can see it as such now that you present that decoration.

 

[Glennj]

Do you think that he wore it because he was an Adjutant to his Grandfather ??

Steve,

he was not an adjutant to his grandfather but on 3 December 1888, he took it upon himself to wear the cypher of his late grandfather and indeed the aiguillettes of a General-Adjutant. At the same time he also ordered that his grandfather's cypher would be worn by numerous Prussian Princes and the late Kaiser's General-Adjutants, Generals á la suite and Flügel-Adjutanten.

Regards
Glenn