GL Ernst von Trotha

[Deutschritter]

Gentlemen, this is what I have on Ernst Otto von Trotha (24 June 1819 – 29 January 1903), thanks to 03fahnen for the great documents. Any corrections or additions (maybe exact dates), as always, very welcome:

 

11.1.1837 Jäger

24.3.1837 Oberjäger

20.6.1837 Portepeefähnrich (Officer Cadet)

19.9.1838 Sekondelieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)

14.7.1853 Premierlieutenant (1st Lieutenant)

14.6.1856 Rittmeister

25.6.1864 Major

22.3.1868 Oberstlieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel)

26.7.1870 Oberst (Colonel)

27.10.1874 Generalmajor (Major General)

16.8.1895 Charakter als Generallieutenant (Honorary Lieutenant General)

 

Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden

Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 4th Class

Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)

Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class with Swords (PRAO4⚔/PrA4⚔)

Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)

Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis, Commanders Cross of Honour (Ehren-Komturkreuz) with Swords (OV2b⚔) on 17 January 1870

Iron Cross (1870), 2nd and 1st Class

... 2nd Class for the Battle of Vionville (Mars-la-Tour)

... 1st Class on 8 August 1871

War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71)

Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow and Swords on Ring

Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis, Grand Commanders Cross of Honour (Ehren-Großkomturkreuz) with Swords on Ring (OV2a⚔a.R)

Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on Ring on 28 October 1875

Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Star

Knight of Justice (Rechtsritter) of the Johanniter-Orden

Anniversary Oak Leaves (Jubiläums-Eichenlaub „25“ 1870/1895) to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class

Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)

Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verdienstorden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig), Grand Cross of Honour (Ehren-Großkreuz) with Swords on Ring (OV1⚔a.R/OldV1⚔aR) on 16 June 1899

 

Edited June 12 by Deutschritter