Friedrich Cross
On December 12, 1914, Duke Friedrich II of Anhalt donated the Friedrich Cross , which was similar to the Iron Cross and made of dark bronze.
There are verifiably three types:
- A bronze cross on a green ribbon with red side stripes for fighters
- A bronze cross on a green ribbon with white side stripes for non-combatants
- A cross connector (probably not officially donated)
The bronze cross has the shape of a paw cross . In the upper cross arm there is a crown , in the lower arm the year 1914 . An oak wreath loops around the medallion with the monogram of the donor F, leaving the upper and lower beams free. The reverse side is smooth, but the medallion says FOR MERIT IN WAR .
The ribbon is green with red side stripes. Non-combatants received the green ribbon with white side stripes.
In November 1918, the regent Prince Aribert von Anhalt abdicated for Duke Joachim Ernst von Anhalt, who was still underage . The medal was not awarded afterwards.
The Friedrich-Kreuz was u. a. worn by Kaiser Wilhelm II and Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg as well as Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz .
literature
- Gerd Scharfenberg: The medals and decorations of the Anhalt states. 1811-1935. PHV Phaleristischer Verlag Autengruber. Offenbach 1999. ISBN 3-932543-56-4 . ( Phaleristic Monographs 3).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jörg Nimmergut : Catalog 2000. No. 81