Portraits of Romanian Soldiers

1 week already since I posted the pics here and no one able to identify 1 decoration and 3-4 bars?

ok, np.

The article on the Coroana Romaniei Order has been posted for several years now on the website: http://www.worldwar2.ro/decoratii/?article=111, yet people hardly seem to use the information we work so hard to amass and post there.

I apreciate the work you made here, but about the info's from the link you mentioned, it helped me very little:

- as photo, Coroana Romaniei posted it's a pre ww2 decoration. In my photo is a 1938 Coroana, and being no specialist in this area, I cant made an opinion to myself.
- Coroana has at least 5 classes, I dont know what class it is the one I posted, so I need a specialist to identify exactly the class.
- in the photo from http://www.worldwar2.ro/decoratii/?language=ro&article=111 are 2 Coroana: one silver and one gold. I dont know what means this difference, and I'm interested to a corect identification of the Coroana from my post.
- also, no subject at all to be found about "barete" from the pic I posted.

I asked ppl from another forum to identify the decorations from the pic above.
The decoration and bars are:

- the decoration: Coroana Romaniei (1938 model) with war ribbon, Knight Class.
- the bar from the low right side it is Centenarul regelui Carol I.
- the bar from the upper side is probably Cruciada impotriva comunismului.
- the bar from the low left side was not identified yet by anyone...

Many thanks to boonicootza and leonard.florian

Hallo 21 inf.

My reading of the ribbons from top to bottom would be:

1. Cruciada impotriva comunismului.

2. Medalia "Peles" 1933.

3. Centenarul regelui Carol I.

Ordinul Coarana Romaniei (1881) Cavaler - militar 2 model (1938) metal argintat.


This is what the ribbon of the Crusade Against Communisum looks like when reduced from colour to Black & White:


Kevin in Deva.

Thank you very much, N. C. Ranger!!!!

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DIN TARA MOTILOR EU AM VENIT!

Due to the help offered by N.C. Ranger, I made further research and I found the info posted bellow.

This is how this ribbons looks in colours, in original:

1. Cruciada impotriva comunismului


2. Medalia Peles 1933


3. Centenarul regelui Carol I.


Orders and decorations awarded for war merit were always worn ahead of those for peacetime merit irrespective of their class.

source: medals.lava.pl

1. Cruciada impotriva comunismului.
Awarded from 1942.
Awarded to all military personnel, regardless the rank, who fought on eastern front or who esentially contributed to the succes of military operations on eastern front.
It was posible to be awarded with "barete" (ribbons?) on which were written the main areas of the battles.

2. Medalia comemorativa Peles 1933.
On 26th of September 1933, at Peles, after a liturgy, it was unveiled 2 statues: of Carol I (author: Oscar Han) and of queen Elisabeta (author: Oscar Spaethe).
It followed an official dinner in the front of the castle, in the honour of the 600 participants. The commemorative medal Peles (author: Ion Jalea) was given to each of 600 guests.

3. Medalia centenarul nasterii regelui Carol I.
Awarded at 9 may 1939.

This post has been edited by 21 inf on July 07, 2007 06:34 pm

Were i've seen something similar before?


Here?


The monument and the building, I mean

This post has been edited by 21 inf on July 12, 2007 07:38 pm

Hallo Denes

Just came across this thread,



In my opinion, having worn a uniform for 21 years, looking at the lengths of the sleeves and the trouser bottoms, and the jaunty angle of the cap, this is somebody dressing in the uniforn for a "fun" picture and not a real enlisted person.

Kevin in Deva

guys have you looked better....

the size of womans belly....i don't belive that a man would fit that....

as i was directed i'll post here pics with family members that went to war

first my syster in law is an half german, and this man was relative(brother or cosin) with her grandfather...name was weiss, from resita
don't know what happend to him, but grandmutter told us how bad was for "sasi" in pow camps(in romania?.....near oradea)



By rennsport, shot with <Digimax S700 / Kenox S700 / Digimax Cyber 730> at 2007-07-14

This post has been edited by seeker on May 26, 2008 06:17 am

Does the man in pic above wear the german "Infantry Assault Badge"?

What insignia is that small one with a swastika?

What rank he is? Sturmman?

Can anyone identify his unit, please?

here is a detailed pic....
hope to manage with indentification...


By rennsport at 2007-07-14

Hallo Seeker

The badge is: The Rumanian NSDAP Volksdeutsche Sports Badge



Image belongs to Mr. Robin Lumsden at GMIC Forum.

The soldier is a member of the s.s. so I imagine he had a very rough time as a P.O.W.

Kevin in Deva.

This post has been edited by New Connaught Ranger on July 16, 2007 08:58 am

My wife's grandfather who is still alive in Iasi.