Friedrich-August-Kreuz

Friedrich-August Cross Friedrich-August-Kreuz
Insignia of the order
Awarded by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Type	Order
Eligibility	all persons of military or civilian status
Awarded for	outstanding service during the war
Statistics
Established	24 September 1914
Ribbon of the order (military division) Ribbon of the order (civil division)

The Friedrich-August Cross was a German decoration of the First World War. It was set up on 24 September 1914 by Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, with two classes, for (to quote its citation) "all persons of military or civilian status, who have shown outstanding service during the war itself".

Insignia

The Friedrich-August-Kreuz is a black iron cross pattée with a laurel wreath between the arms. The obverse of the cross bears a circular central medallion with the initials FA. The crown of Oldenburg crown appears on the upper arm of the cross, with the lower arm bearing the date 1914. The reverse is plain.^[1]

References

↑ "Oldenburg • Friedrich August Cross, II class, on combatant's ribbon (Friedrich August-Kreuz, 2. Klasse, am Kämpferband), 1914-1918". Medal-medaille.com. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

Bibliography

Friedhelm Beyreiß: Der Hausorden und die tragbaren Ehrenzeichen des Großherzogtum Oldenburg 1813-1918, Militair-Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 1997, ISBN 3-931533-31-X

Orders, decorations, and medals of Imperial Germany

Kingdom of Prussia	Order of the Black Eagle · Order of the Red Eagle · Order of the Crown · Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown · House Order of Hohenzollern · Pour le Mérite · Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg) · Order of Louise · Wilhelm-Orden :

Kingdom of Bavaria	Military Order of Max Joseph · Military Merit Order (Bavaria) · Order of Theresa · Order of Saint Elizabeth · Royal Order of Saint George · Order of St. Michael (Bavaria) · Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown · Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art · Order of Louis (Bavaria) · Medical military Order

Kingdom of Saxony	Order of the Rue Crown · Military Order of St. Henry · Albert Order · Civil Order of Saxony · Order of Sidonia · Order of Maria Anna

Kingdom of Württemberg	Order of the Crown (Württemberg) · Military Merit Order (Württemberg) · Friedrich Order · Order of Olga

Kingdom of Hanover	Order of St. George · Royal Guelphic Order · Order of Ernst August

Grand Duchy of Baden	Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order · Order of Berthold I · Order of the Zähringer Lion · House Order of Fidelity

Grand Duchy of Hesse	House Order of the Golden Lion · Ludwig Order · Order of Philip the Magnanimous · Order of the Star of Brabant · General Honor Decoration

Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel	House Order of the Golden Lion · Wilhelmsorden · Order of the Iron Helmet

Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt	Order of Philip the Magnanimous

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) · House Order of the Wendish Crown

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) · House Order of the Wendish Crown

Grand Duchy of Oldenburg	House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis · Friedrich-August Cross

Duchy of Saxe-Weimar	Order of the White Falcon

Duchy of Brunswick	Order of Henry the Lion

Duchy of Nassau	Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau · Order of Adolphe of Nassau

Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg	Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha	Saxe-Ernestine House Order (2006: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order)

Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen	Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Duchy of Anhalt	Order of Albert the Bear · Order of Merit for Science and Art

Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen	House Order of Hohenzollern

Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen	House Order of Hohenzollern

Principality of Lippe-Detmold	Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe) · Order of Leopold (Lippe) · Order of Berta · Order of the Rose of Lippe

Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe	Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)

Principality of Reuss	Order of the Cross of Honour (Reuss)

Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt	Order of the Cross of Honour (Schwarzburg)

Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen	Order of the Cross of Honour (Schwarzburg)

Free cities of the Hanseatic League, of Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck	Hanseatic Cross

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