"Preußischer Landeskriegerverband" AND "Löwenorden" - Questions of Classes

[wschmidt]

Hello People,

I see some Weimar Awards (official and non-official), these Remember Great War Awards with 2 Classes of Medal, for exemple:

"Löwenorder" - 2 classes: bronze with ribbon and silver with pin

and

"Preußischer Landeskriegerverband" - 2 classes: silver with ribbon and gold with pin

If these awards are remember awards of the IWW, why have 2 classes???? May be officer or no officer????? I don't understand... Another medals these period have 2 classes as these 2 awards...

Regards,

William Schmidt

[Claudius]

Hello wschmidt;

It's my understanding that the so-called "Loewenorder", as an unofficial order/medal, came in two classes for combatant and non-combatant in Afrika.

However, as an unofficial award, it was possible to get BOTH awards The silver pin-backed 1st class and the bronze 2nd class to put on a medal bar. At least until it was outlawed in the mid-thirties and only the HK could be worn on the bar.

The Elephant order was the official order for ALL colonial troops and it remained "legit" to wear through the TR period. I think the veteran groups created the Lion order for their afrika service where they felt they "fought" harder than the Tsingtau/Pacific Ocean troops.