***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***
A Medal Bar …. A bit earlier as the WW1.
I will be showing today a Medal Bar, that I had in my collection… It is nothing to do with the First World War, but I am sure, that we can find a bit of room in this blog for it.
It has the following Decorations:
– Kriegsdenkmünze für Kämpfer 1870/1871 with the following clasps: Gravelotte-St. Privat, Sedan, Paris.
– Erinnerungskreuz 1866 Königgrätz.
– KriegsDenkmünze fürKämpfer 1864
– Zentenarmedaille 1897.
– Landwehr-Dienstauszeichnung 2. Klasse.
Previously I have shown here a Medal Bar and a “Miniaturkette” from that period too. You can find some Info here:
As well as in the search option, if you type: “A veteran of 3 wars.”
What we have here is a person who fought 3 wars. The first one in 1864 against Denmark. Prussia was in that moment an allied of Austria to fight Denmark. One important medal is missing, the Düppeler Sturmkreuz or the Cross given for fighting in the most known battle of the whole conflict: the Battle of Dybbøl. So this person wasn’t there. That doesn’t mean, that he didn’t have a tough time.
A couple of years later, in 1866, he would be fighting his “friends” in 1864, Austria, during the “Bruderkrieg” of 1866, when Prussia and the Northern States defeated Austria and the Southern states. He took part in the most famous battle of the whole conflict: Königgrätz.
His enemies in 1866, were now their “friends” in 1870, when all of the German States fought together against the common “natural” enemy: France.
Having a look at his clasps, he didn’t miss a thing during the war. He took part in the more than famous battle of Gravelotte-St. Privat, then moved to the siege of Sedan and rushed until exhaustion to Paris to, also, take part in the siege of that city. Something that lasted for a couple of months.
By the way, our Admin, Mr. Joe Robinson wrote a few days ago about Gravelotte-St. Privat here:
Continuing with the Medal Bar, affter the war and his military life, at some point, he came back on business for the army, receiving his beautiful Landwehr- Dienstauszeichnung.
Finally, in 1897, he received the “Zentenarmedaille” for taking part in one of the Wars with Prussia. The point is… should he have received 3 Medals instead of 1?
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