Medal Bar of Adolf Ludvig Knut Hamilton

Excellent medal bar with three Finnish 1918 Crosses of Liberty (2nd, 3rd and 4th classes) and 3rd class St. Stanislaus order made by Eduard workshop in gold.

Collection of Swedish Army Museum /Armémuseum/, Stockholm.

 

Adolf Ludvig Knut Hamilton (October 30, 1882 Stockholm; February 22, 1919 Stockholm) a captain in the Svea artillery regiment's reserve. In February 1918 he went over to Finland and became the leader of the Artillery School in Jakobstad . He was promoted to colonel in the Finnish Army. Hamilton is considered the creator of Finnish artillery.​

 

Looks like his photo was retouched and St. Stanislaus ribbon was turned into Iron Cross ribbon.

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