Prussia. Three Ribbon Bars of Lieutenant General Kurt Schreiber

(Deutsches Kaiserreich Ordensspange). A grouping of three extensive medal ribbon bars, the longest consisting of 1) An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class ribbon,2) A Prussian Crown Order ribbon, 3) A Prussian Long Service ribbon, 4) A Prussian Wilhelm Centennial Medal ribbon, 5) A Hesse Bravery Medal ribbon, 6) A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross ribbon, 7) A Hindenburg Cross ribbon with miniature Swords, 8) A Saxe-Hernestein House Order ribbon, 9) An Anhalt 25 Year Jubilee Medal ribbon, 10) A Schaumburg-Lippe House Order ribbon, 11) A Persian Order of the Lion and the Sun ribbon, 12) A Siamese Order of the White Elephant ribbon, 13) A Russian Order of St. Anne ribbon; the other two being variants of this medal ribbon bar; very minimal soiling of the ribbons due to age; in overall near extremely fine condition. Previously sold at Wehrmacht-Awards.com, and attributed to Kurt Schreiber.

Footnote: Kurt Schreiber was born on April 1, 1875 in Langenschwalbach (present-day Bad Schwalbach, western Germany). He joined the Prussian army in 1894 and was promoted to Second Lieutenant the next year. In 1902 Schreiber became an educator to officer cadets. He was promoted to Senior Lieutenant in 1905. With his promotion to Captain in 1911, Schreiber was appointed Company Leader in the 5th Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 168. During the early months of the First War he advanced to Leader of the 1st Battalion of the Regiment. Schreiber was promoted to Major in early 1917. During the First War he received both classes of the Iron Cross, as well as a Wound Badge in Black. After the war Schreiber was taken over into the Reichswehr and received his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in 1922. He went on to be appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Army Personnel Department 2 in the rank of Colonel in 1927. Schreiber was promoted again, to Major General, in 1929. The next year he was appointed Commander of Berlin, a post he remained in until his retirement in early 1931. However, Schreiber was reactivated in 1939 to become Commander of the Division z. b. V. (for special use) 430. In July of 1940 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the military administrative district of Northwest France. In 1941 Schreiber was promoted for the final time, to Lieutenant General. Later that year he became Commander of the city of Hanover. Schreiber was finally retired. He survived the war and died on May 27, 1964.