Bonjour a tous,

In other area of this forum (your medals under the topic placards) there is a photo of decorations of sous-lieutenant Mader.

Can anyone be kind enough and identify and prepare a list of them as I didn't know all of them, especially the ones in third row.

Is there any web site having more info about s/l Mader's military career?

Regards, Harri

Hello Harri,

Here is the photograph.



So, the medals of the lieutenant Mader are (downward and from the left to the right) :

- Russian Cross of St. George, 1st class ;
- National Order of the Légion d'honneur, rank of Commander (IIIrd Republic model) ;

- National Order of the Légion d'honneur, rank of Officer (IIIrd Republic model) ;
- National Order of the Légion d'honneur, rank of Knight (IIIrd Republic model) ;
- Military Medal (1914-1951 model of the Mint) ;
- War Cross 1914-1918 with 9 citations ;

- Fighter's Cross ;
- Colonial Medal with 4 campaign clasps ;
- Medal of the Morocco's campaign (1907-1912) with 2 clasps ;
- Wounded medal (unofficial) ;

- Verdun medal (unofficial) ;
- Saint-Mihiel medal (unofficial) ;
- Victory medal (unofficial Charles model) ;
- Great War medal ;
- ?
- Social assurances bronze medal ;

- Romanian Order of the Star, rank of officer, civilian peacetime division ;
- Tunisian Nichan Iftikhar, rank of 1st Knight (Ali Bey model, 1882-1902) ;
- Moroccan Order of Ouissam Alaouite, rank of Knight (1913-1926 model) ;
- Serbian Order of the Star of Karageorge, golden cross with swords.

Best regards,

Laurent.

Thanks to Crabe-Tambour for his quick answer.

My nex t question linked to the answer is, how come S/L Mader was awarded Social assurances bronze medal, which seems to be an civilian medal by name?

All the best, Harri.

Thank You again Laurent,

Now I got the picture. I first thought this last mentioned medal was awarded to him while on service. Thanks for clarifying this matter.

Cordialement, Harri.

Bonjour a tous again.

One more question about Mader's decorations.

Does anyone know the serial number of his Russian Cross of St. George, 1st class ?

Best Regards, Harri.