Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Saint Henry

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The Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Saint Henry was a prestigious Saxon military decoration awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration
order insignia
associatedWithDynasty House of Wettin
awardedBy Kingdom of Saxony
awardedFor exceptional bravery in combat
outstanding military leadership
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Saxony
eligibility officers
higherAward Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Saint Henry
Military Order of Saint Henry
surface form: Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint Henry
lowerAward Military Order of Saint Henry
surface form: Military Order of Saint Henry Medal
material metal
militaryBranch Saxon Army
namedAfter Saint Henry
notableRecipient Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
surface form: Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria

Max Immelmann
Rudolf Berthold
Rudolf von Brudermann
Rudolf von Bünau NERFINISHED
order Military Order of Saint Henry
orderOfWearWithinOrder lowest class of the order for officers
partOf Military Order of Saint Henry
prestigeLevel high
region Saxony
religionAssociated Roman Catholicism
ribbonColor light blue
yellow edge stripes
shape cross
status discontinued
timePeriod 19th century
early 20th century
usedInConflict Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
World War I

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Manfred von Richthofen awardReceived Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Saint Henry
Oswald Boelcke awardReceived Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Saint Henry
this entity surface form: Military Order of St. Henry
Oswald Boelcke awardReceived Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Saint Henry
this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry