I don't know the answer to that questionGreat photo! I am no medals guy but....are we not seeing 3 officers with their newly awarded EK II 's?? Again, excuse my ignorance but I always thought officers got the EK 1st class, or did they have to earn the EK II and then get the 1st class later??
I stand to be corrected on this, but my understanding is that you were only allowed to wear the EKII for 24 hours after it was awarded. After that you wore the ribbon in the 2nd button hole. The EKI was allowed to be worn immediately after it being awarded.As for the EK, one received the EKII prior to the EKI. I think they may been instances of both being awarded the same time in WW1 but I know there were examples of both at the same time in WW2
I located another photo that I have in this series.Here is Prince Adalbert at the front wearing
the Feldgrau uniform of Grenadier Regt.4
He is most often seen in his Naval uniform.
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Thanks for I D and the information.Steve,
the regimental commander is to be seen in both photographs. In the first, the field officer with Iron Cross first class and Johanniter Order breast badge and of course in the second behind the Prince: Oberst Friedrich von Massow who commanded for pretty much the entire war before assuming a brigade command in August 1918. Charakter as a Generalmajor on 2 June 1919.
Regards
Glenn