Although this story is not directly related to the history of Orders and medals, it is an interesting story that is relevant to Bavarian military history. Towns in Bavaria have their own veteran’s organizations which are important social organizations for military veterans who live in these communities.
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Julius Veith was born on June 15, 1868 in Grötzingen in Baden. He later attended medical school and married his wife Edwig Veith nee von Valentini who was born on April 1, 1869. She was the daughter of Prussian General-Major Heinrich Simon Eduard von Valentini. To learn
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This award was founded by King Maximilian II on June 10, 1849 as a commemorative medal for “the soldiers, non-commissioned Officers, Officers, Staff Officers, Generals, and military officials of the Army Divisions in the Palatinate (Pfalz) in the Year 1849 for their loyalty to their duty which
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Walter Kinast Karlsfeld Gestiftet am 15. Dezember 1889 für alle Teilnehmer zur Erinnerung an das Hauptfest des Haus-Ritterordens vom heiligen Georg am 8. Dezember 1889, an welchem Tage der seit 1886 amtierende Ordens-Grossmeister-Stellvertreter Prinzregent Luitpold 50-jähriges Jubiläum seiner Aufnahme (8. Dezember 1839, Matrikel-Nr. 292) in den
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