IRON CROSS 1813

IRON CROSS 1813

Article by Heino Prunsvelt, a longtime collector and researcher of German orders and awards, more that 20-year member of DGO*. (Translation from Estonian CL) IRON CROSS 1813 This year marks the 210th anniversary since the founding of the Iron Cross, one of the most...
The “Pour le Mérite”

The “Pour le Mérite”

The Order “De la Générosité” In 1665, Charles Emil of House Hohenzollern (1655–74), a young prince from the Electorate of Brandenburg, founded a chivalric order – the Order of Generosity (Générosité). The founder entrusted the title of the Grand Master upon his...