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Friedrich-August Cross Friedrich-August-Kreuz | |
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Type | Order |
Awarded for | outstanding service during the war |
Presented by | the Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
Eligibility | all persons of military or civilian status |
Established | 24 September 1914 |
Ribbon of the order (military division) |
The Friedrich-August Cross was a German decoration of the First World War. It was set up on 24 September 1914 by Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, with two classes, for (to quote its citation) "all persons of military or civilian status, who have shown outstanding service during the war itself".