General Honor Decoration (Hesse)

The General Honour Decoration (German: Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen) was a civil and military decoration of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Established 25 September 1843, the medal could be awarded to recognize several different accomplishments or merits. The reason for the award of the medal was determined by the inscription on the reverse of the medal, with the obverse bearing the effigy of the reigning Grand Duke of Hesse.^[1]

General Honour Decoration Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen
Obverse of the General Honour Decoration of Hesse
Type	Civil and military decoration
Presented by	the Grand Duchy of Hesse
Established	25 September 1843
Ribbon of the decoration

Recipients of the Hessian Bravery Medal (Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille)

• Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse^[2]
• Hauptmann Curt von Brandenstein, 1879-1964, Pour le Me'rite 26.9.1918 Leibregiment Grossherzogin (3. Grossherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.117

References

• Miller, Michael (2015). Leaders Of The Storm Troops Volume 1. England: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-909982-87-1.

Notes

1. "HESSE-DARMSTADT. General Honour Decoration, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, 'For Bravery', (HESSEN-DARMSTADT. Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen, Großherzog Ernst Ludwig, 'Für Tapferkeit'), 1894–1918 issue". Medal-medaille.com. 6 February 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
2. Miller 2015, p. 569.