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Friedrich-August Cross Friedrich-August-Kreuz |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Friedrich_August-Kreuz_Oldenburg_1914.jpg/200px-Friedrich_August-Kreuz_Oldenburg_1914.jpg) Insignia of the order |
Type | Order |
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Awarded for | outstanding service during the war |
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Presented by | the Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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Eligibility | all persons of military or civilian status |
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Established | 24 September 1914 |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Friedrich-August_Cross_-_civil_%28Oldenburg%29_-_ribbon_bar.png/100px-Friedrich-August_Cross_-_civil_%28Oldenburg%29_-_ribbon_bar.png) Ribbon of the order (civil division) |
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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".
Insignia
The Friedrich-August-Kreuz is a black iron cross pattée with a laurel wreath between the arms. The obverse of the cross bears a circular central medallion with the initials FA. The crown of Oldenburg appears on the upper arm of the cross, with the lower arm bearing the date 1914. The reverse is plain.[1]