Hanseatic Cross
The Hanseatic Cross , which was already on the flags and standards of the Hanseatic Legion during the wars of liberation , was donated during the First World War in 1915 by the three Hanseatic cities of Hamburg , Bremen and Lübeck as their award for merit in war.
Order decoration
The front of the crosses - with the exception of the respective city arms shown in a central medallion - are uniformly red enamelled paw crosses made of silver-plated copper. The reverse bears the inscription For Merit in the War of 1914 .
The ribbon of the Hamburg Hanseatic Cross shows two red stripes on a white background, the ribbon of the Bremen Hanseatic Cross has four red stripes on a white background, the ribbon of the Lübeck Hanseatic Cross is half red and half white.
Award
The medal could be awarded to the - also former - members of the Infantry Regiment "Bremen" (1st Hanseatic) No. 75 , the Infantry Regiment "Hamburg" (2nd Hanseatic) No. 76 , the Infantry Regiment "Lübeck “(3rd Hanseatic) No. 162 , the crews of the warships SMS Hamburg , SMS Bremen and SMS Lübeck as well as residents of the three cities who served in other units. The medal was also awarded to other highly deserved war participants. B. the famous fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen the cross of all three cities.
Shortly after the order was brought into being in three variants, the Lübeck Senate initiated a fourth variant of the Hanseatic Cross . This was justified by the fact that at that time the crosses were only awarded to front- line fighters who had proven themselves in front of the enemy . The Senate intended, however, to lend it to one of its consuls active in the stage . So a fourth variant would have been necessary for this possibility. However, after consultations between the Hamburg and Bremen Senates , this request was rejected.
In 1915, the Senate of the Hanseatic City of Bremen was the only one of the three Hanseatic cities to award the flags of its regiment with the Hanseatic Cross.
On the wrought-iron wings of the gate of the main portal as well as the portal to the burial ground of the Lübeck Cemetery of Honor , the centers of these were marked with a symbolic Hanseatic cross.
A Hanseatic cross that had been awarded could also be revoked. The Lübeck register of Hanseatic cross bearers shows a bearer who was subsequently noted that the cross was withdrawn from him in 1944. The porter had committed a criminal offense and was sentenced to two years in prison .
Well-known medal bearers
Bremen
Hamburg
Lübeck
Directories
- The bearers of the Lübeck Hanseatic Cross can be found in the Senate files in the Lübeck City Archives under the directory of the owners of the Lübeck Hanseatic Cross with the signature 1093 .
See also
Web links
- The different versions of the Hanseatic Cross ( Memento from October 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Senate files in the archive of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck.
- ^ Martin Lezius : flags and standards of the old Prussian army ; Franckh'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1935.