Admiral Felix von Bendemann

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These are the decorations I have for Felix Eduard Robert Emil von Bendemann, I would be grateful for any additions, corrections or exact dates:

 

Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class

War Commemorative Medal of 1870-1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71)[9] on 20 May 1871

Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) on 7 June 1884 (years outside of the Reich or during war counted double)

Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class on 18 January 1885

Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class with Swords on 5 May 1885

Friedrichs-Orden, Commander's Cross (Kommenturkreuz), 2nd Class with Swords (WF2b⚔) on 18 July 1885

Orden „Der strahlende Stern“, 2nd Class, 2nd Grade / Grand Officer (ZstSt2b/ZStII2/ZSt2) on 16 April 1887

Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd Class with the Bow on 5 May 1888

Russian Order of Saint Anna, II. Class (RA2) on 19 November 1889

Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, Commander II. Class (NO2b) on 15 August 1890

Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring on 10 September 1890

Knight of the Austrian-Hungarian Order of the Iron Crown, 2nd Class (ÖEK2) on 18 November 1890

Anniversary Oak Leaves "25" 1870/1895 to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class

Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves on 19 January 1896

Prussian Centenary Medal (Zentenarmedaille) on 22 March 1897

Order of Leopold (Belgium), Grand Officer (BL2a) on 18 August 1897

Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring on 16 January 1898

Star with Swords to his Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves on 3 September 1900

China Medal in Bronze (China-Denkmünze) with the clasp "TAKU"

Saxon Albrechts-Orden, Grand Cross with Swords (SA1⚔) on 10 June 1901

... as of Rangliste 1906 declared Grand Cross with the War Decoration (SA1.KD)

Russian Order of Saint Anna, I. Class with Swords (RA1⚔) on 15 April 1902

... he automatically also received the Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st Class with Swords, which was subordinated to the Order of Saint Anna.

British Order of St Michael and St George, Grand Cross (GM1) on 13 July 1902

Knight of the Austrian-Hungarian Order of the Iron Crown, 1st Class with the War Decoration (ÖEK1.KD) on 13 July 1902

Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class with Swords on Ring on 27 January 1903

Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on Ring on 22 January 1905

Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verdienstorden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Ehren-Großkreuz (OV1) on 5 May 1906

Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (JVAS1/JV1) on 11 October 1906

Order of the Red Eagle, Grand Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords on Ring on 20 January 1907

Kolonial-Denkmünze mit der Spange (with the clasp) "Kamerun 1884" on 13 June 1912

 

 

Promotions:

9 June 1864 Kadett of the Crew of 1864

??? Seekadett

??.??.1868 Unterleutnant zur See (2nd Lieutenant at Sea)

18 April 1871 Leutnant zur See without patent (ernannt), later receiving a patent with effect from 1870 (???)

17 February 1874 Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant Captain)

15 April 1880 Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)

22 October 1887 Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea)

27 January 1895 Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral)

5 December 1899 Vize-Admiral (Vice Admiral)

14 November 1903 Admiral

Edited March 19, 2023 by Deutschritter

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His brother was Arnold Gottfried Bendemann, Knight of the Pour le Mérite on 7 June 1864 (on the occasion of the storming of the Düppeler Schanzen on 18 April 1864 as second lieutenant). He died 42 yeras old as Major and member of the Study Commission of the Vereinigte Artillerie- und Ingenieur-Schule in Berlin on 8 June 1882. Does anyone know why? Health reasons or maybe an accident? I would be grateful for any information about him. Maybe even a picture? 

 

Edited March 19, 2023 by Deutschritter