Original German – Brunswick pre WW1 Peninsula Commemorative Medal (17th Totenkopf Hussar), NICE CONDITION, NEW RIBBON, GOOD DETAILED EXAMPLE – HARD TO FIND. Brunswick Peninsula Commemorative Medal, Deaths Head (17th) Hussars BRAUNSCHWEIG Peninsula Erinnerungsmedaille, Totenkopf 17. The medal was awarded by the Dukedom of Brunswick in 1909 to the descendants of the 17th Regiment (Deaths Head) Hussars who fought in the Napoleonic Peninsular wars of 1809. The Duchy of Brunswick was absorbed into the newly-created Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia in 1807 as a result of the Prussian defeat at Jena-Auerstedt on 14 October 1806. The Duke of Brunswick, leading the largest Prussian army, was wounded at the battle and died two days later, his son Friedrich Wilhelm, present at the battle as a major-general, inheriting the title. Initially, Friedrich Wilhelm fled to Baden but in 1809 he created the Black Brunswickers and fought with the Austrian Empire against Napoleonic France. Following Austrian defeat, he took his force of 2,300 men to England and subsequently to Spain and Portugal during the Peninsular War where they gained a reputation for brave, disciplined fighting. The image of Duke Friedrich Wilhelm is that used on the Brunswick Waterloo Medal, 1815. A rare, historic medal. The item “7946 German WW1 Brunswick Peninsula Commemorative Medal 17th Totenkopf Hussar” is in sale since Monday, July 2, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “a..anderson” and is located in Harrow, Middlesex. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
- Country/ Organization: Germany
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
- Era: 1914-1945
