Germany Awards - 1914 Heroic Act Cross

This award was established simultaneously with the Military Merit Cross on December 8, 1914 by Prince Leopold IV. donated. He was awarded for special outstanding feats and individual feats, 1914-18 to death during the war. Infantry Regiment Battalion No. 55. Lippian subjects in other parts could also be awarded. Proposals with an accurate designation of the heroic act were sent to the Lippsky military cabinet. Possession of the Military Merit Cross or Iron Cross was not a prerequisite for award. nThe sole manufacturer of crosses was K. F. Zimmerman, Pforzheim. A distinctive feature of award products is a small plate under the needle hook. By 1921, 740 crosses had been awarded. Zimmerman's firm also made several examples of gilded silver, even with a screw disc. Crosses from other manufacturers are privately purchased items. Crosses were not refundable. Source: Rainer Schwark, order and badge of honor of the principality of Lippe Detmold 1778-1933, works of the Lipp Land Museum, vol. VI, 2005.

A slightly arched cross made of gilded bronze of the gun. Figured serrated cruciform arms with a raised smooth edge. Back side with vertical pin.

Front side:

In the
• center of the cross is a five-petalled lippian rose.
• At a greater distance, a laurel wreath is tied on the cruciform sleeves below.
• On cruciform sleeves: at the top - L - exceeded by the crown. bottom: - 1914 -
• left: - FOR - BRAVE - right: - HEROES - DEED -

Downside:

• Smooth and gilded with a vertical pin.