State Flag (Landesflagge), 1892-1918

Kingdom of Prussia

Königreich Preußen
Royal Standard (Königsstandarte), 1871-1918

Orders Decorations Links

Orders

Order "Pour le Mérite" (the "Blue Max")
Orden "Pour le Mérite" (der "Blaue Max")

Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves awarded to Generalleutnant Gunther von Etzel


Photo credit: Brian S.

Pour le Mérite awarded to Hauptmann Rudolf Teichmann

Reverse of the above
Photo credit: Hermann-Historica oHG, Munich/Germany

Pour le Mérite awarded to Major Engelbert von Morsbach, with miniature

Photo credit: Hermann-Historica oHG, Munich/Germany

Order of the Red Eagle

Roter-Adler-Orden

2nd Class with Oakleaves and Swords
2. Klasse mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern

Photo credit: Hermann-Historica oHG, Munich/Germany

3rd Class with Crown and Swords
3. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern

3rd Class with Bow (2nd type, 1830-45)
3. Klasse mit der Schleife (2. Modell, 1830-45)

3rd Class
3. Klasse
Reverse of the above
Photo credit: Andreas Schulze Ising
Reverse of the above
Photo credit: UBS
Reverse of the above
Photo credit: UBS

4th Class with Crown and Swords
4. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern

Reverse of the above
Photo credit: Andreas Schulze Ising

4th Class with Swords
4. Klasse mit Schwertern

Photo credit: Hermann-Historica oHG, Munich/Germany

4th Class
4. Klasse

Reverse of the above

Order of the Crown

Kronen-Orden

2nd Class with Swords
2. Klasse mit Schwertern

Photo credit: Hermann-Historica oHG, Munich/Germany

3rd Class with Swords and Swords on Ring
3. Klasse mit Schwertern und Schwertern am Ringe

Reverse
Photo credit: Andreas Schulze Ising

3rd Class with Swords
3. Klasse mit Schwertern

Reverse
Photo credit: Hermann-Historica oHG, Munich/Germany

3rd Class
3. Klasse

Reverse
Photo credit: eMedals

4th Class with Swords
4. Klasse mit Schwertern

Reverse
Photo credit: Andreas Schulze Ising

4th Class
4. Klasse

Reverse

Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern

Commander's Cross with Swords
Komturkreuz mit Schwertern

Photo credit: Hermann-Historica oHG, Munich/Germany

Knight's Cross with Swords
Kreuz der Ritter mit Schwertern

Photo credit: Hermann-Historica oHG, Munich/Germany
Reverse of the above

Member's Cross with Swords
Kreuz der Inhaber mit Schwertern

Photo credit: eMedals

Member's Cross
Kreuz der Inhaber

Photo credit: UBS

Decorations

1914 Iron Cross, First Class
1914 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse


1870

Reverse
Photo credit: eMedals

1914

Reverse

Iron Cross, Second Class
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse


1870

Reverse

1870 with 25-year Oakleaves

Reverse
Photo credit: UBS

1914

Reverse

 

Military Merit Cross (so-called "Pour le Mérite for NCOs and enlisted men")
Militär-Verdienstkreuz (sogenannter "Orden Pour le Mérite für Unteroffiziere und Mannschaften")


Reverse of the above
Photo credit: Charles Caudle

 

Military Decoration 1st Class
Militär-Ehrenzeichen 1. Klasse

Reverse of the above
Photo credit: "Stogieman"

Military Decoration 2nd Class
Militär-Ehrenzeichen 2. Klasse

Reverse of the above
Photo credit: JF

 

Warrior Merit Medal
Krieger-Verdienstmedaille


Reverse of the above
Photo credit: Stan K.

 

Merit Cross for War Aid
Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe


Reverse of the above

 

Links

  A site dedicated to the Pour le Mérite

Several articles on various Prussian decorations may be found at Andreas Schulze Ising's website.


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