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Civil Merit Medal

By on March 31, 2021   /   Austro-Hungarian   /   2 Comments

  Introduction: In this blog I am going to discuss the Civil Merit Medal (Zivil-Verdienstmedaille) which was established by Emperor Karl I on April 30, 1918 to recognize extraordinary service in time of war or outstanding service in peace time by civil servants of all ranks or

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Merit Medal for Military Physicians and Surgeons 1824 – 1835

By on February 18, 2021   /   Austro-Hungarian   /   Leave a comment

Introduction: In this blog I am going to continue my discussion of the Merit Medal for Military Physicians and Surgeons 1824 – 1835 (Verdienstmedaille-für-Militärärzte-und-Chirurgen-1824-1835). This Medal was established by Emperor Franz I As a reward for meritorious service by military physicians and regimental surgeons who had distinguished

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Wound Medal, Part II

By on February 2, 2021   /   Austro-Hungarian   /   4 Comments

Introduction: In this blog I am going to continue my discussion of the Wound Medal (Verwundtenmedaillen) . This medal was created by emperor and King Karl to recognize those who became ill or were wounded as a consequence of their military service in World War I. Date

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Wound Medal Part I

By on January 20, 2021   /   Austro-Hungarian   /   4 Comments

Introduction: In this blog I am going to discuss the Wound Medal (Verwundtenmedaillen). This medal was created by emperor and King Karl to recognize those who became ill or were wounded as a consequence of their military service in World War I. Date Issued: August 12, 1918

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Military Service Decoration for Non-Commissioned Officers and Troops Third Class, 1913-1918

By on December 17, 2020   /   Austro-Hungarian   /   Leave a comment

Introduction: With this blog I am going to complete the discussion of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian service crosses for troops and non-commissioned officers. In this series of blogs I have discussed the full range of service crosses awarded to enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officers issued from 1849

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Military Service Decoration for Non-Commissioned Officers and Troops Second Class, 1913-1918

By on November 18, 2020   /   Austro-Hungarian   /   Leave a comment

Introduction: With this blog I am continuing a discussion of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian service crosses for troops and non-commissioned officers. In this series of blogs I will be discussing the full range of service crosses awarded to enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officers issued from 1849 –

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