Heydrich's funeral pillow. Foreign awards

[Cartaphilus]

Greetings to all the members of this excellent forum. I need your wisdom to identify the breast-stars of Heydrich's funeral pillow. There are 7 stars, and it's difficult. The first seems Order of Saint Maurice and Lazarus of Italy, the second reminds me to the Orden of the Crown of Romania, and the third could be the Order of the Crown of Italy, but I'm not sure in any case. Can anyone identify them?











Here is, too, the ribbon bar:






Thaks for any help.

[Max Williams]

This has already been discussed at length on this forum. Try the search facility.
Max.

[Cartaphilus]

I have found "search" facility:

Michael Miller on 14 Nov 2007, 19:45

Decorations & Awards of Reinhard Heydrich:

09.06.1942 Deutscher Orden des Grossdeutschen Reiches, I. Klasse, Goldenes Kreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern (posthumously; In his address to the assembled mourners at Heydrich's memorial service, Hitler declared: "I have only a few words to say of the deceased. He was one of the best National Socialists, one of the strongest defenders of the concept of a German Reich, one of the greatest adversaries of all enemies of the Reich. As Führer of the Party and as Führer of the German Reich, I give you, my dear comrade Reinhard Heydrich, the second German after Party Comrade Todt, the highest decoration which I have to give: The Supreme Class of the German Order.")
00.07.1941 1939 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse
00.05.1940 1939 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
00.00.1941 Gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten (personally presented by
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring)
00.07.1941 Frontflugspange für Tagjäger in Silber
00.00.1941 Frontflugspange für Tagjäger in Bronze
00.00.19__ Flugzeugführerabzeichen (Luftwaffe)
09.06.1942 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Gold (posthumously)
00.00.1939 Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
00.00.19__ Spange "Prager Burg" zur Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
00.00.193_ Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
00.00.19__ Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
30.01.1939 Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP
09.06.1942 Blutorden der NSDAP (posthumously)
00.00.194_ Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Bronze
00.00.1939 SS-Dienstauszeichnung (8 Jahre)
00.00.1941 Polizei-Dienstauszeichnung 3. Stufe (8 Jahre)
00.00.1939 Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
00.00.193_ Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes I. Klasse
00.00.1936 Deutsche Olympia-Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse
00.00.19__ Leistungs- und Meisterschaftsabzeichen des Deutschen Reichsbundes für Leibesübungen
00.00.1939 Kreuz von Danzig I. Klasse
00.00.193_ Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen in Silber
00.00.193_ SA-Sportabzeichen in Gold
00.00.19__ Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Silber
00.00.193_ Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS
24.12.1933 Totenkopfring der SS
16.12.1935 Julleuchter der SS
00.02.1934 Ehrenwinkel für alte Kämpfer
18.10.1938 Grand Officer's Cross of the Order of "St. Mauritius and Lazarus" (Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e. Lazzaro) (Italy)
18.10.1938 Grand Cross with Sash of the Order of the Crown of Italy (Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell'Ordine della Corona d'Italia)
29.09.1937 Commander's Cross of the Order of "St. Mauritius and Lazarus" (Commendatore dell'Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e. Lazzaro) (Italy)
20.04.1937 Grand Officer's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine della Corona d'Italia)
00.00.193_ Grand Cross of the Order of the Military Order of Savoy with Star (Italy)
00.00.19__ Pilot's Badge of the Royal Air Force of Italy (Regia Aeronautica)
19.10.1937 Honor Dagger of the Fascist Militia (Italy)
18.10.1938 Royal Yugoslav St. Sava Order 1st Class (neck cross)

Only the awards marked in black have breast star, and in the images we can see seven foreign breast stars. Max Williams, could you telll me where in the forum this topic have been discussed?

Thanks.

[Panzermahn]

Just a short question, probably unrelated to the topic (sorry guys!)

The Stahlhelm worn by the Hauptsturmfuehrer seems to be tad rare I think. Is it pre-war liner?

[John G.]

Panzermahn & others...
The helmet appears to be a Civil M34 type which was favored by the SD and worn thru the war.....certianly rare in it's SS/SD form.....

While the pictures are very fuzzy.....I think I see among the breast Stars....Japanese Order of the Rising Sun 2nd Cl. (Breast Star w/8 pts., Red enamel center) & the Manchuokuan Order of the Auspicious Cloud Grand Cross Breast Star...
but as I said....hard to be sure with the blurry picture....

Certianly possible as both had diplomatic relations with the 3rd Reich at the time....
John G.

[Cartaphilus]

What is, in your opinion, the star of the Order of the Auspicious Clouds?

Maybe the identification could be as it:

- On the top: Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy)

- First line: Military Order of Savoy, Order of the Crown of Italy (Grand Cross), Order of Merit 2nd class (Hungary)

- Second line: Order of Saint Alexander (Bulgaria), Order of the Rising Sun (Second Class), Order of the Crown of Italy (Grand Officer)


Yes, it's quite difficult.

[John G.]

The 1st Order on the left, top row of three (actually 2nd row) looks like it might be the Order of the Auspicious Cloud......but could well be the Milit. Order d. Savoy.....

I have no idear if Heydrich got an O. d. Auspicious Cloud or not.....but the central design looks like it might be????
Anyway...
John G.

[Panzermahn]

Panzermahn & others...
The helmet appears to be a Civil M34 type which was favored by the SD and worn thru the war.....certianly rare in it's SS/SD form.....

Thanks Jon.G for the info. Much appreciated

[coburg22]

Hello,

Thank you for posting these photos, I have not seen them before.

Best,

James

[AlifRafikKhan]

What about his first Ordenskissen? I can only identified EK1, Frontflugspange, and Flugzeugführerabzeichen... :roll:

[John G.]

On the 1st pillow: Hitler is adding the "German Order", (top center).....but I see the LW flt. clasp, a Golden Party Pin, the LW Pilot's badge, Iron Cross 1st Cl., Olympic Neck Order, Danzig Cross 1st Cl., Wound Badge, Red Cross/Social Welfare neck Order, and his medal bar below......
John G.

[AlifRafikKhan]

Thank you John G...

[Requin Marteau]

Bonjour,

It seems to me that this decoration is similar to the breast star of the Japanese order of the rising sun.

Crdl
Thierry

[John G.]

Bonjour,

It seems to me that this decoration is similar to the breast star of the Japanese order of the rising sun.

Crdl
Thierry

I'm pretty sure it is a Japanese Order of the Rising Sun 1st Cl. Breast Star (awarded post-mortem)...
John G.

[Requin Marteau]

Bonjour,

Add THE ORDER OF THE CROWN OF ROMANIA GRAND CROSS (Civil class) - 23.09.1941.


Crdl
Thierry