Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order

Military order of merit

Award

Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
Militär Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden

Badge of the grand cross

Awarded for| Outstanding military merit
Presented by| the
Grand Duchy of Baden
Status| No longer awarded
Established| 5 October 1805

Ribbon of the order

Precedence
Next (lower)| Order of Berthold the First
Star and Grand Cross of the order

The Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order (German: Militär Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden) was a military order of merit of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Established 5 October 1805 by Charles Frederick, Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden, the order recognized outstanding military merit amongst military officers. In 1807, medals associated with the order were added as the highest awards for bravery for non-commissioned and enlisted soldiers.[1]

## Classes

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* Grand Crosses
* Commanders
* Knights

## Recipients

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### Grand Crosses

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* Albert of Saxony
* Prince Charles of Prussia
* Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
* Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
* Frederick III, German Emperor
* Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885)
* François Joseph Lefebvre
* Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
* Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
* Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
* Nicholas I of Russia
* Albrecht von Roon
* Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
* August von Werder
* Wilhelm II, German Emperor
* Prince William of Baden
* William I, German Emperor
* Prince William of Baden (1829–1897)
* William, Prince of Hohenzollern
* Ferdinand von Wrangel
* Friedrich Graf von Wrangel

### Commanders

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* Prince Albert of Prussia (1837–1906)
* Gustav Friedrich von Beyer
* Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal
* Adolf von Glümer
* Karl von der Gröben
* Friedrich Karl von Tettenborn
* Heinrich Wilhelm von Hinckeldey

### Knights

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* Gustav von Alvensleben
* Georg von Bismarck
* Karl-Heinrich Brenner
* Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien
* Albert Dossenbach
* Hermann Frommherz
* Hermann Göring
* Wilhelm von Hahnke
* Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
* Bruno Loerzer
* Eduard von Pestel
* Otto Wagener
* Alfred von Waldersee

### Unclassified

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* Hermann Habich
* Emil Meinecke
* Karl Ritscherle

## References

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1. ^ "BADEN. Military Karl-Friedrich Order of Merit, Silver Medal, 8th version, reduction (Militär Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden, Silberne Medaille, 8. Modell, Reduktion), 1915-1918". Medal-medaille.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

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* Order of St. George
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