Tom Y Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Full of class. On 2 July 1850 the provisional government of Schleswig-Holstein instituted the Errinerungkreuz an die schleswig-holsteinische Armee, 1848-1849 It was wrought from the guns of the Danish line ship Christian VIII, captured (sunk?) at Eckernf?rde on 5 April 1849. I won't go into the Danish situation at this time, as not even Bismarck understood it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 Here's a better view of the obverse, showing the arms of Schleswig-Holstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 (edited) A nice cross with a lot of history behind it.An interesting detail:When the Danish provinces (backed by Prussia) started the rebellion against Denmark in 1848, many Danish soldiers stationed there joined the 'insurgents'. After the Prussian defeat in 1850, a general amnesty was granted to the Danish soldiers (NCOs and lower ranks and officers who had joined after March 1848) and they could continue their old army service in the Danish Army. But even more surprising: The time they had spent in the insurgent army also counted as service time (and thus counted with respect to salary, promotion etc.), although it did not count when calculating LSGC medal eligibility!/Mike Edited November 25, 2006 by Great Dane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Really, a very lovely piece of history. It isn't the "things", it is the history, after all!Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Another bit of Schleswig-Holstein history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Y Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Note that, while printed in German, it was issued under the aegis of ChristianVII of Denmark. Six pages in all. I'll post the rest if anyone's interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 WOW!!! You just have to LOVE the history behind these medals. Most interesting!!! Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Note that, while printed in German, it was issued under the aegis of ChristianVII of Denmark. Six pages in all. I'll post the rest if anyone's interested.Excellent stuff! More please.TIA David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom Y Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 And a Patent for the annual troop levy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David Gregory Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Tom,Great stuff! It is amazing to see how language evolves.The wording and idioms of the text are easy to understand, but nobody (except perhaps for a conservative lawyer or lawmaker) uses German like this today.Thanks for showing the rest.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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