The Frederickcross () was instituted in 1914 by the ruling Duke of Anhalt, Frederick II of Anhalt as a decoration not unlike the Iron Cross for merit in time of war.
There are three versions of the Frederickcross
A bronze cross on a green ribbon with red borders for combatants. A bronze cross on a green ribbon with white borders for non-combatants. A cross as a brooch (in German a "steckkreuz") that was worn without a ribbon.Nimmergut Katalog 2000, No. 81
This cross pattée bore a crown on the upper arm and the date "1914" on the lower arm. In the central medallion is the monogram of the duke, two intertwined "F"'s. The reverse is flat but the central medallion bears the text "Für Verdienst" (For Merit")
In 1918 the Anhalt monarchy fell and the decoration was abolished.
Recipients
Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt Prince Aribert of Anhalt Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Wilhelm II, German Emperor Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia Oswald Boelcke Felix Graf von Bothmer Franz Breithaupt Leopold Bürkner Gerhard Conrad Karl Dönitz Theodor Duesterberg Hans Heinrich XV, Prince of Pless Paul Hausser Hans Ritter von Hemmer Paul von Hindenburg Hans-Valentin Hube Max Immelmann Robert Kosch Georg von Küchler Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper Oswald Lutz Theo Osterkamp Friedrich von Rabenau Friedrich Sixt von Armin
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