Prussia. A Ribbon Bar of Pour-le-Merite Recipient Major Fritz Wulf

(Deutsches Kaiserreich Ordensspange). A medal ribbon bar grouping of ten ribbons belonging to Major Fritz Wulf, consisting of, 1) An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class ribbon, 2) A Prussian House Order of Hohenzollern ribbon with miniature Swords and Crown, 3) A Prussian House Order of Hohenzollern Honour Cross ribbon with Swords, 4) A Baden Military Order of Frederick ribbon with miniature Oak Leaves, 5) A Baden order of the Zähringer Lion ribbon with miniature Oak Leaves and Swords, 6) An Austrian Military Merit Cross with miniature Oak Leaves, 7) A Prussian Military Long Service ribbon, 8) A Prussian House Order of Hohenzollern War Medal ribbon, 9) A Prussian Wilhelm Centennial Medal ribbon, 10) A Prussian Centennial Medal 1811-1911; metal core (magnetic); dual horizontal pinback assembly; measuring 153 mm (w) x 16 mm (h). Accompanied by a period original photograph of Major Fritz Wulf; measuring 127 mm (w) x 175 mm (h); very minimal soiling of the ribbons due to age; in overall near extremely fine condition.

Footnote: Fritz Wulf was born on August 23, 1874 in Herne (western Germany). He joined the local Füsilier Regiment 40 in 1893 as an Officer Cadet and became a Lieutenant in 1894. Promoted to Captain in 1911, Wulf would go on to command a battalion in the 170th Infantry Regiment after the beginning of the First War. His unit was stationed at the Western Front. After being wounded repeatedly, Wulf had to give up his command in order to recover. When he was fit for front duty again in the spring of 1917, Wulf was given command of the 111th Infantry Regiment, part of the 52nd Division. He received his promotion to Major on August 18, 1917. Wulf distinguished himself in the battle near Soissons and Reims in late May of 1918, and again during defensive battles between the Argonne Forest and the River Maas. For this he was awarded the Pour le Mérite on October 8, 1918. He was wounded a total of five times during the war, receiving the Wound Badge in Gold. After a short spell in the Reichswehr and the police force in the city of Essen, Wulf eventually became a merchant in the city of Kassel, where he died on November 3, 1934.