Army cross for 1813/14
The Army Cross for 1813/14 , also known as the cannon cross , was donated on May 13, 1814 by Emperor Franz I of Austria and could be awarded to all soldiers who took part in the wars of liberation against Napoléon .
Appearance
The decoration is made of bronze of captured French guns manufactured Tatzenkreuz with a running between the cross arms laurel wreath . On the arms of the cross from top to bottom the inscription GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA FRANC · IMP · AUG · (In gratitude, ruler and fatherland, Emperor Franz). On the reverse EUROPAE LIBERTATE ASSERTA MDCCCXIII / MDCCCXIV · (Those who ensured Europe's freedom in 1813/1814).
The army cross was the first mass military award in the Habsburg Monarchy . During the First World War , the appearance of this decoration served as a model for the design of the newly created Karl-Troop Cross in December 1916 .
Carrying method
The award was worn on a yellow ribbon with a wide black border on the left side of the chest.
Awards
Field Marshal Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, as commander-in-chief of the allied troops, received the gold- made Great Army Cross for 1813/14 from the Kaiser on October 18, 1814 .
In total, the award was presented around 100,000 times.
See also
literature
- Johann Stolzer, Christian Steeb: Austria's order from the Middle Ages to the present. Academic Printing and Publishing House Graz, ISBN 3-201-01649-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Army History Museum (ed.): The Army History Museum in the Vienna Arsenal. Verlag Militaria, Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-902551-69-6 , p. 65.
