need expert advice on wwi German (Prussia) and Austrio-hugary awards and orders

Paul.Saenger · 03-19-08, 12:35 PM

Okay, this will be the semi-final post about orders and decorations of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Here is what I think you should do:
- do not focus on the different classes of the orders, since that would clutter the board too much. Instead sacrifice historical accuracy for the sake of gameplay and just tell them apart from the distinctions.

Here's Is a very simplified order of precedende, from the lowest to the highest order.

uboot-war badge
Iron cross 2nd class
Iron cross 1st class
Autographed photograph of the Kaiser
Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern
Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords
Komtur's cross of the House of Hohenzollern
Komtur's cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords
Großkomtur's cross of the House of Hoenzollern
Großkomtur's cross of the House of Hoenzollern with swords
Order of the crown
Order of the crown with swords
Order of the crown with swords and oak leaves
Order of the crown with star
Order of the crown with star and swords
Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves
Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star
Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star and swords
Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves
handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser
Order of the red eagle
Order of the red eagle with swords
Order of the red eagle with breast star
Order of the red eagle with breast star and swords
Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star
Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star and swords
Pour le mérite
Pour le mérite with oak leaves
Order of the black eagle (badge/cross with breast star)

Now, this might be a bit too much to script and to draw. Furthermore, many people may get confused with this, since there is a bewildering amount of variations.

So, this is a simplified version of the simplified version, with only the most common /highest medals present:

uboot-war badge
Iron cross 2nd class
Iron cross 1st class
Autographed photograph of the Kaiser
Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern
Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords
Order of the crown
Order of the crown with swords
Order of the crown with swords and oak leaves
Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves
Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves
handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser
Order of the red eagle
Order of the red eagle with swords
Order of the red eagle with breast star
Order of the red eagle with breast star and swords
Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star
Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star and swords
Pour le mérite
Pour le mérite with oak leaves
Order of the black eagle (badge/cross with breast star)

And finally, the most simplified version of them all:

uboot-war badge
Iron cross 2nd class
Iron cross 1st class
Autographed photograph of the Kaiser
Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords
Order of the crown with swords
Order of the crown with star and swords
Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves
handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser
Order of the red eagle
Order of the red eagle with swords
Order of the red eagle with breast star
Order of the red eagle with breast star and swords
Pour le mérite
Pour le mérite with oak leaves
Order of the black eagle (badge/cross with breast star)

If you disregard the various orders of chivalry and purely rely on military decorations, you could just use:

uboot-war badge
Iron cross 2nd class
Iron cross 1st class
Autographed photograph of the Kaiser
Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords
handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser
Pour le mérite
Pour le mérite with oak leaves

Still, if you have the time and want to go for historical accuracy, I would definitely use this:

uboot-war badge
Iron cross 2nd class
Iron cross 1st class
Autographed photograph of the Kaiser
Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern
Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords
Komtur's cross of the House of Hohenzollern
Komtur's cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords
Großkomtur's cross of the House of Hoenzollern
Großkomtur's cross of the House of Hoenzollern with swords
Order of the crown
Order of the crown with swords
Order of the crown with swords and oak leaves
Order of the crown with star
Order of the crown with star and swords
Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves
Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star
Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star and swords
Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves
handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser
Order of the red eagle
Order of the red eagle with swords
Order of the red eagle with breast star
Order of the red eagle with breast star and swords
Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star
Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star and swords
Pour le mérite
Pour le mérite with oak leaves
Order of the black eagle (badge/cross with breast star)

03-19-08, 12:35 PM	#7
Paul.Saenger Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 97 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Okay, this will be the semi-final post about orders and decorations of the Kingdom of Prussia. Here is what I think you should do: - do not focus on the different classes of the orders, since that would clutter the board too much. Instead sacrifice historical accuracy for the sake of gameplay and just tell them apart from the distinctions. Here's Is a very simplified order of precedende, from the lowest to the highest order. uboot-war badge Iron cross 2nd class Iron cross 1st class Autographed photograph of the Kaiser Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords Komtur's cross of the House of Hohenzollern Komtur's cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords Großkomtur's cross of the House of Hoenzollern Großkomtur's cross of the House of Hoenzollern with swords Order of the crown Order of the crown with swords Order of the crown with swords and oak leaves Order of the crown with star Order of the crown with star and swords Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star and swords Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser Order of the red eagle Order of the red eagle with swords Order of the red eagle with breast star Order of the red eagle with breast star and swords Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star and swords Pour le mérite Pour le mérite with oak leaves Order of the black eagle (badge/cross with breast star) Now, this might be a bit too much to script and to draw. Furthermore, many people may get confused with this, since there is a bewildering amount of variations. So, this is a simplified version of the simplified version, with only the most common /highest medals present: uboot-war badge Iron cross 2nd class Iron cross 1st class Autographed photograph of the Kaiser Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords Order of the crown Order of the crown with swords Order of the crown with swords and oak leaves Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser Order of the red eagle Order of the red eagle with swords Order of the red eagle with breast star Order of the red eagle with breast star and swords Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star and swords Pour le mérite Pour le mérite with oak leaves Order of the black eagle (badge/cross with breast star) And finally, the most simplified version of them all: uboot-war badge Iron cross 2nd class Iron cross 1st class Autographed photograph of the Kaiser Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords Order of the crown with swords Order of the crown with star and swords Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser Order of the red eagle Order of the red eagle with swords Order of the red eagle with breast star Order of the red eagle with breast star and swords Pour le mérite Pour le mérite with oak leaves Order of the black eagle (badge/cross with breast star) If you disregard the various orders of chivalry and purely rely on military decorations, you could just use: uboot-war badge Iron cross 2nd class Iron cross 1st class Autographed photograph of the Kaiser Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser Pour le mérite Pour le mérite with oak leaves Still, if you have the time and want to go for historical accuracy, I would definitely use this: uboot-war badge Iron cross 2nd class Iron cross 1st class Autographed photograph of the Kaiser Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern Knights cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords Komtur's cross of the House of Hohenzollern Komtur's cross of the House of Hohenzollern with swords Großkomtur's cross of the House of Hoenzollern Großkomtur's cross of the House of Hoenzollern with swords Order of the crown Order of the crown with swords Order of the crown with swords and oak leaves Order of the crown with star Order of the crown with star and swords Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star and swords Grand Cross of the Order of the crown with star, swords and oak leaves handwritten letter of commendation of the Kaiser Order of the red eagle Order of the red eagle with swords Order of the red eagle with breast star Order of the red eagle with breast star and swords Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star Grand cross of the order of the red eagle with brest star and swords Pour le mérite Pour le mérite with oak leaves Order of the black eagle (badge/cross with breast star)