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Very recently the Saxe-Weimar award
rolls for World War One were examined and evaluated. As
a result of this meritorious research I like to present
those numbers in conjunction with a few images of the
actual decorations.
From 1914-1919 the following numbers with Swords were
awarded, according to the Rolls:
| Class within Order
with Swords |
Number of pieces
awarded |
| Grand Cross |
28 |
| Commander 1st
Class |
19 |
| Commander 2nd
class |
65 |
| Knight 1st
Class |
141 |
| Knight 2nd
Class |
~1000 |
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Golden Merit Cross |
168 |
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Silver Merit Cross |
62 |
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General Medal in Gold |
464 |
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General Medal in Silver |
3888 |
|
Wilhelm Ernst War Cross |
366 |
Grand
Cross Star with Swords in Silver gilt
Commander
Set 1st Class in gold
Knight
1st class with swords in gold
Knight
2nd Class with Swords on WWI medal bar
Wilhelm
Ernst War Cross and unidentified Recipient
Special
thanks go to Rick L. and Daniel K. for hours of deciphering old German
script.
© A. Schulze Ising,
I/07
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