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Badges of WWI

Mateo Sanchez and Sam Ryan

Date 1

The Iron Cross

  • A military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and German Empire, Nazi Germany.

  • The first awardence was awarded to military or to civilians.

  • KIng Friedrich's late wife Queen Louise was the first person to receive this award.

The First Medal

How It's Awarded

  • Medal given to German soldiers for bravery during wartime.

  • Awarded during the Napoleonic Wars, the Franco-Prussian War, the First World War, and the Second World War

Classes

Three classes

  • second class

  • first class

  • and Grand Cross only being awarded 19 times through the end of World War I (1918).

The Purple Heart

  • Awarded to military members who were wounded or killed while in combat

  • First medal given to all ranks.

  • Oldest medal that is still given out today.

The Purple Heart

The Medal

Purple Heart During WW1

In WW1

  • First Purple Heart was given in 1932.

  • Around 320,000 Purple Hearts were given out during WW1.

  • Audie Murphy was the most famous solidier to recieve the Purple Heart.

Belgium Victory Medal

Belgium Victory Medal

  • The Victory Medal is the Belgian variant of the Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918

  • Established by the Royal Decree on July 15, 1919

  • Awarded to all members of the Belgian Armed Forces who served in WW1

The Medal

The Designer

Designer

  • Original design was made by the famous sculpter, Paul Du Bois.
  • Student of Eugène Simonis and Charles van der Stappen.
  • Studied from 1877 to 1883 at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts.

Pour Le Merite

  • First introduced in Germany in 1740 by the King of Prussia.

  • It was given out to both military and civil persons for extrordinary personal achievement.

  • Ernst Junger is the last living recipient of the military Pour Le Merite

The Award

Pour Le Merite During World War 1

In WW1

  • Known as the Blue Max during World War 1.

  • Only 687 Pour Le Merites were given during World War 1.

  • Went extinct in 1918 after the King of Prussia abdicated.

Croix De Guerre

Croix De Guerre

  • Given out by the French Government.

  • The Croix De Guerre was created in 1915.

  • The medal was awarded in WW1 and WW2.

  • Most commenly given to foreign military forces allied to France.

Medal

Croix De Guerre In WW1

In WW1

  • The French Croix de Guerre was awarded to French and allied soldiers, including 11,589 Americans.

  • Medal and ribbon that was awarded with degrees based on the actions of the soldier and his role.

References

References

  • https://www.uso.org/stories/2276-8-purple-heart-facts

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart#:~:text=In%202009%20National%20Geographic%20estimated,World%20War%20I%3A%20320%2C518

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pour_le_M%C3%A9rite

  • https://www.historynet.com/valor-last-blue-max/

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix_de_Guerre

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Medal_1914%E2%80%931918
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