Germany Prussia Alsen Cross 2nd Schleswig War 1864

Imperial Germany - Prussia: "Alsen Cross" - 
for Combatants
Military medal, awarded to combatants that 
took part in the assault on Alsen, an island 
in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Schleswig 
during the Prussian War with Denmark over 
Schleswig Holstein. 
The assault on Alsen was the last battle
of the war with Denmark.
During the operation  2,500 Prussians, under 
the command of General Karl Eberhard 
Herwarth von Bittenfeld,  crossed the 
Alssund in small boats and broke the lines 
of the Danish who had retreated on the 
island. 
Following the result of the battle, Denmark 
had to renounce its right to Schleswig-
Holstein in favor of Prussia and Austria.
The Cross was instituted in 1864 by King 
Wilhelm. 
It was designed by  the Prussian court 
medalist Friedrich Wilhelm Kullrich  

FULL SIZE

1864 Prussian - Danish War

Item 100% original – correct replaced ribbon 
for combatants.

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