The "Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen" was instituted on September 25th, 1843 by Grand Duke Ludwig III in Hesse, as a common decoration.
With the institution the decoration could be awarded for:
Bravery;
War Merit;
Merit;
Loyal service;
Long standing loyal service;
Five years loyal service;
Saving a persons life;
Repeatedly saving a persons life;
Loyal labour.
In 1894 the rulings were changed and the decoration could only be awarded for bravery.
The decoration is in the form of a silver medal with on the front the image of Ludwig III looking to the left. The back shows a laurel on the left and an oak leaf on the right enclosing the text "FÜR TAPFERKEIT". As from 1917 the medal was only made in silver plating.
Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Awards | |
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Schenck, Karl-Adolf (Gebirgs-Art.Reg.94) | 07-10-1896 | more | ||
Schmidt-Brücken, Gerhard Arthur | 09-03-1896 | more | ||
Schniewindt, Rudolf | 25-12-1875 | 16-07-1954 | more | |
Schwedler, von, Viktor | 18-01-1885 | 30-10-1954 | more | |
Sievers, Karl Albert Hermann | 02-01-1892 | 09-09-1961 | more | |
Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Prinz zu, Ferdinand | 25-05-1886 | 01-09-1918 | more | |
Spang, Karl | 22-01-1886 | 29-08-1979 | more | |
Stumpff, von, Karl-Leberecht, Ottomar Wilhelm | 16-01-1896 | 27-01-1943 | more | |
Stülpnagel, von, Carl-Heinrich | 02-01-1886 | 30-08-1944 | more |