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The Friedrich-August Cross was a German decoration of the First World War. It was set up on 24 September 1914 by Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, with two classes, for (to quote its citation) "all persons of military or civilian status, who have shown outstanding service during the war itself".
| Friedrich-August Cross Friedrich-August-Kreuz | |
|---|---|
 Insignia of the order | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | outstanding service during the war |
| Presented by | the Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
| Eligibility | all persons of military or civilian status |
| Established | 24 September 1914 |
 Ribbon of the order (military division)  Ribbon of the order (civil division) | |
Insignia
editThe Friedrich-August-Kreuz is a black iron cross pattée with a laurel wreath between the arms. The obverse of the cross bears a circular central medallion with the initials FA. The crown of Oldenburg appears on the upper arm of the cross, with the lower arm bearing the date 1914. The reverse is plain.[1]
Recipients
editFirst Class
edit- Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)
- Conrad Albrecht
- Joachim von Amsberg (general)
- Hermann Bauer
- Paul Behncke
- Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
- Johannes Blaskowitz
- Werner von Blomberg
- Friedrich Boedicker
- Walter Böning
- Walter Braemer
- Karl-Heinrich Brenner
- Eduard von Capelle
- Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
- Archduke Eugen of Austria
- Alexander von Falkenhausen
- Kurt Fricke
- Hermann Geyer
- Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
- Hermann von Hanneken (soldier)
- Heino von Heimburg
- Wilhelm Heye
- Paul von Hindenburg
- Franz von Hipper
- Henning von Holtzendorff
- Gerhard Kauffmann
- Wilhelm Keitel
- Werner Kempf
- Gustav Kieseritzky
- Philipp Kleffel
- Gustav Leffers
- Felix von Luckner
- Günther Lütjens
- Georg Alexander von Müller
- Karl August Nerger
- Erich Raeder
- Ludwig von Reuter
- Ehrhard Schmidt
- Hubert Schmundt
- Otto Schniewind
- Otto Schultze
- Hans von Seeckt
- Otto von Stülpnagel
- Karl Topp
- Adolf von Trotha
- Walter Warzecha
- Wilhelm II, German Emperor
- Karl Witzell
- Eberhard Wolfram
Second Class
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oldenburg • Friedrich August Cross, II class, on combatant's ribbon (Friedrich August-Kreuz, 2. Klasse, am Kämpferband), 1914-1918". Medal-medaille.com. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
Bibliography
edit- Friedhelm Beyreiß: Der Hausorden und die tragbaren Ehrenzeichen des Großherzogtum Oldenburg 1813-1918, Militair-Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 1997, ISBN 3-931533-31-X