Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Auction Austria: War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918

Austria: War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 (bronze

I remember at the time that we considered ourselves fortunate to fall into the hands of Saxon troops if we had to be taken at all

POW/certificate of discharge

and as such escaped the post-war recognition bestowed upon those larger regiments suffering greater numbers of combined battlefield and health related deaths

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Auction Austria: War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). In blackened bronze, vaulted, 44. 8 mm, two holes at the end of each arm for uniform attachment, scattered paint chipping and contact marks, better than very fine.