Frederickscross
Sign in to saveThe Frederickcross () was instituted in 1914 by the ruling Duke of Anhalt, Frederick II of Anhalt as a decoration not unlike the Iron Cross for merit in time of war.
Key facts
- Military award.name
- Frederick-Cross(Friedrich-Kreuz)
- Military award.image
- Friedrich Kreuz Anhalt 1914.jpg
- Military award.image_size
- 200px
- Military award.presenter
- 25px Anhalt
- Military award.type
- Military decoration
- Military award.awarded_for
- War merit
- Military award.established
- 1914
- Military award.lastawarded
- 1918
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- award
- Country
- German Empire
- Image
- Friedrich Kreuz Anhalt 1914.jpg
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- inception
- 1914-00-00
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The Frederickcross () was instituted in 1914 by the ruling Duke of Anhalt, Frederick II of Anhalt as a decoration not unlike the Iron Cross for merit in time of war.
There are three versions of the Frederickcross A bronze cross on a green ribbon with red borders for combatants. A bronze cross on a green ribbon with white borders for non-combatants. A cross as a brooch (in German a "steckkreuz") that was worn without a ribbon.
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