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WW1 Medals Trio 1914 – 15 Star , British War & Victory Medal New British Repro. BRAND NEW FULL SIZE MEDALS! Get 3 Medals For The Price of 2! NEW Vi c t o r y M e d. The 191415 Star is a campaign medal of the British Empire which was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the First World War against the Central European Powers during 1914 and 1915. The medal was never awarded singly and recipients were also awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. The medal was initially not going to be awarded to soldiers who served in the Gallipoli Campaign. Those soldiers, mostly New Zealanders and Australians, were to be awarded the Gallipoli Star instead. The British War Medal is a campaign medal of the British Empire that was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces for service in World War I. Two versions of the medal were produced, most struck in silver and a small number struck in bronze. 6,500,000 silver. The Victory Medal (also called the Inter-Allied Victory Medal) is a First World War campaign medal of Britain and her then colonies and dominions e. Canada, Australia, New Zealand. The basic design and ribbon was also adopted by Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Romania, Siam, Union of South Africa and the USA in accordance with the decision of the Inter-Allied Peace Conference at Versailles (a’Winged Victory). A particular form of this historic Greek monument was chosen by each nation, except the nations in the Far East who issued the medal but with a different design. The dates of the war were in every case 1914 to 1918, except that of the British Empire, which gave the dates as illustrated (1914 to 1919). Anyone interested in history will love this amazing piece of art! It is ideal to wear instead of Your issue Medal or for Displaying on uniforms and collections. For anyone who loves WW1/WW2 era or for collectors. Please take a look at our other Military items & Medals Listed in our Shop! Please contact our Customer Service if you need any help. Bad feedback so that we may. Try to resolve any issues or concerns you have experienced. The item “WW1 Medals Trio 1914 15 Star, British War & Victory Medal British Repro” is in sale since Monday, November 5, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “goldbrothers13″ and is located in Okehampton, Devon. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
Full Elite German IRON CROSS Military Medal Collection 5x Awards WW1 / WW2 REPRO. Each medal in this set is full size reproduction medal with ribbon. The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. And its higher grades was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, including to a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle, or to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of. Recipients of the Knight’s Cross in the three military branches of the Wehrmacht, consisting of the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air force), the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) and the Volkssturm. The Knight’s Cross grade of the Iron Cross was worn at the neck and was slightly larger but similar in appearance to the 1813 Iron Cross. It was legally based on the 1 September 1939 renewal of the Iron Cross. The order could be presented to German soldiers of all ranks and to soldiers from other Axis countries. Its first presentation was made on 30 September 1939, following the German Invasion of Poland, which marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. As the war progressed, some of the recipients distinguished themselves further, and a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted in 1940. In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves were instituted. These were the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten). At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight’s Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), was created. The Golden Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross was verifiably awarded only once, to Hans-Ulrich Rudel on 29 December 1944. The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. Was a decoration intended for. Of the Prussian Army and its allies. (normally awarded) class of the Iron Cross. Along with the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, the Grand Cross was founded on March 10, 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. It was renewed in 1870 for the Franco-Prussian War and again in 1914 for World War I. In 1939, when Adolf Hitler renewed the Iron Cross as a German (rather than strictly Prussian) decoration, he also renewed the Grand Cross. The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was twice the size of the Iron Cross and was worn from a ribbon around the neck. There were five recipients of the 1914 Grand Cross in the First World War. Prince Leopold of Bavaria. German: About this sound Eisernes Kreuz is a cross symbol typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after 1219 when the. The right to combine the Teutonic Black Cross placed above a silver Cross of Jerusalem. The military decoration called the Iron Cross which existed in the. And later in the German Empire and Third Reich, was established by King. Prussia and first awarded on the 10th of March in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars. The recommissioned Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and World War II. The Iron Cross was normally a military decoration only, though there were instances of it being awarded to civilians for performing military functions. Two examples of this were civilian test pilots Hanna Reitsch who was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class and 1st Class and Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, who was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class, for their actions as pilots during World War II. Medals does NOT have the word copy written on it. It is ideal to wear instead of your issue medal. R for display in your collection. It is excellent gift for people interested in military, memorabilia or for collectors. Have a look on my other items, thank you! When you order is more than 3 items and outside UK, faster service with tracking will be used. If you are ordering more than 10 items or expensive product(s), international courier will be used. The item “FULL ELITE GERMAN IRON CROSS MILITARY MEDAL COLLECTION 5x AWARDS WW1 WW2 REPRO” is in sale since Friday, April 29, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “cibi8″ and is located in Exeter, Devon. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Era: 1914-1945
- Country// Organization: Germany