Alsen Cross

Alsen Cross
*Alsenkreuz*
Alsen Cross; Alsenkreuz
	Obverse and reverse of the Alsen Cross
Type	Military medal
Awarded for	Service in the Battle of Alsen during the Second Schleswig War
Presented by	the Kingdom of Prussia
Clasps	None
Established	7 December 1864
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Duppel Storm Cross
Next (lower)	War Commemorative Medal of 1813/15

The Alsen Cross (German: Alsenkreuz) was a military medal of the Kingdom of Prussia. Established 7 December 1864, the medal commemorates the Prussian victory on 29 June 1864 during the Battle of Alsen. The medal was initially awarded with two different suspension ribbons, for combatants and noncombatants. It was subsequently extended to those troops held in reserve at the battle and members of the Johanniter Orden who participated in the battle.

References

^ ^a ^b von Witzleben, August (1875). Heerwesen und Infanterie Dienst des deutsches Reichsheeres. A. Bath. p. 458. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

External links

"Alsen-Kreuz Alsen Cross". Antique Photos. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[1871oow-1] von Witzleben, August (1875). Heerwesen und Infanterie Dienst des deutsches Reichsheeres. A. Bath. p. 458. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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