Austro–Hungarian Empire: Cross of Military Merit
III Class with Crossed Swords – War Decoration.
The medal comes with its diploma of issue, to the
German Officer and aristocrat Eugen Von Wulffen,
1st Lieutenant of the 97th Prussian Infantry
Regiment.
The diploma is numbered (No. 1341) and dated
1917.
The Von Wulffen family has a great military
tradition to show.
Among them:
- Eugen Joseph Nikolaus Konstantin von Wulffen
(1846 – 1925), Major General of the Prussian Army
- Alexander von Wulffen (1784–1861), Lt General
and Politician
- August Wilhelm von Wulffen (1787–1869), Officer,
Knight Pour le Mérite
- Friedrich August von Wulffen (1704–1757), Knight
Pour le Mérite
- Georg Ludolf von Wulffen (1719–1792), Major
General
- Georg Otto von Wulffen (1813–1889), Infantry
General and Knight Pour le Mérite
- Gustav von Wulffen (1878–1945), Major General
and former SS-Brigadier General.
The Order of Military Merit is an officer's award,
which was instituted in 1849, and was issued for
meritorious service and inspired leadership in
battle.
Kaiser Karl's reign
FULL SIZE
WW1 1914 - 1918
Item 100% original – ribbon, diploma original
Condition as on the photos : damages of the red
enamel on the left upper part of the central
obverse medallion.
The von Wulffen's family coat of Arms that is
presented in a photo is not part of the sale!!!
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