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Order of the Red Eagle

January 01, 1970

The Order of the Red Eagle (German: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful service to the kingdom, or other achievements. As with most German other European orders, the Order of the Red Eagle could be awarded only to commissioned officers or civilians of approximately equivalent status. However, there was a medal of the order, which could be awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted men, lower ranking civil servants and other civilians.

Order of the Red Eagle
Roter Adlerorden
Grand Cross breast star
Awarded by the Kingdom of Prussia
TypeState Order
Established12 June 1792 (in Prussia)
EligibilityCivilians and military, Prussian and foreign, with rank/status determining which grade one received
CriteriaMerit
StatusObsolete
SovereignGeorg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
Next (lower)Order of the Crown

Ribbon of the order

History edit

The predecessor to the Order of the Red Eagle was founded on 17 November 1705, by the Margrave Georg Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Bayreuth as the Ordre de la Sincerité. This soon fell into disuse but was revived in 1712 in Brandenburg-Bayreuth and again in 1734 in Brandenburg-Ansbach, where it first received the name of "Order of the Brandenburg Red Eagle". The statutes were changed in 1777 and the order named therein as the "Order of the Red Eagle". The order was conferred in one class, limited to fifty knights.[1]

The Kingdom of Prussia absorbed both Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Brandenburg-Ansbach in January 1792, and on 12 June 1792, King Frederick William II again revived the order as a Prussian royal order. After the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of the Red Eagle was the second highest order of the kingdom in order of precedence.[1] Every Knight of the Black Eagle now automatically became a member of the contemporary highest class of the Order of the Red Eagle.

In 1810, King Frederick William III revised the statutes of the order, expanding it into three classes. In 1830, a breast star was authorized for the Second Class and the First Class General Honor Decoration became the Fourth Class of the order.[1] The statutes were further revised in 1861, and a Grand Cross was established as the highest class of the order. By change to the statutes of the Order of the Black Eagle, every member of that order was automatically invested with the new Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, as well as with the Order of the Prussian Crown. By 1918, an affiliated soldier's medal had been made available to commoners and enlisted men.

Following the Kaiser's abdication at the close of the First World War, a new German constitution was signed into law on 11 August 1919, effectively putting a legal end to the monarchy. All orders and decorations formally conferred by the monarchy ceased to exist, but recipients of the Order of the Red Eagle continued to wear it with their other decorations during the eras of the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and the restored republic.

Classes edit

By the time of World War I, the order had evolved into four classes, two of them divided in two divisions each, and an affiliated medal:

  • 1st Class
    • Grand Cross – enameled Maltese cross badge worn on a collar (the Kette, or "chain") at ceremonial occasions or, at other formal occasions, on a sash on the right shoulder; plus a gilt, eight-pointed breast star worn on the left chest; typically awarded to male members of the royal family, to members of the Order of the Black Eagle, to noblemen, and to foreign royalty
    • 1st Class – oversized, enameled cross pattée badge worn on a sash on the right shoulder, plus a silver, eight-pointed breast star on the left chest; available to general officers, high nobility, and heads of foreign state
  • 2nd Class – enameled cross pattée badge worn on a neck ribbon, plus a silver, four-pointed breast star on the left chest; available to general officers and nobility
    • 2nd Class with star
    • 2nd Class
  • 3rd Class – enameled cross pattée badge worn on a ribbon on the left chest; available to (usually no lower than) field grade officers and minor nobility
  • 4th Class – non-enameled cross pattée badge worn on a ribbon on the left chest; available to company grade officers
  • Medal – round gilt medal worn on a ribbon on the left chest; available to enlisted men

Within these seven grades, however, were a bewildering array of variations. Among these were:

  • All classes but the Medal of the Red Eagle Order could be awarded with swords for distinction in wartime. The swords passed through the arms of the cross behind the center medallion.
  • All classes above the 4th Class could be awarded with "Swords on Ring", indicating that the recipient of that class without swords had earlier received a lower class of the order with swords. A pair of crossed swords were worn above the cross on the suspension ring or above the medallion on the upper arm of the breast star.
  • All classes could be awarded with or without crown as an added distinction.
  • The Grand Cross, 1st and 2nd Class could be awarded with oak leaves, indicating prior receipt of the next lower class of the order, and/or with diamonds, as a special distinction.
  • Royal family members (who were automatically awarded the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order, per statute of the Order of the Black Eagle) were awarded the Grand Cross "with crown." The Maltese cross badge was suspended from a miniature of the Prussian crown, which covered the usual suspension ring.
  • The Grand Cross was awarded at least once with crossed marshals' batons, as was awarded to Paul von Hindenburg. The crossed batons were worn above the Maltese cross badge of the Grand Cross, on its suspension ring.
  • The 3rd Class could be awarded with bow (Schleife), indicating prior receipt of the 4th Class.
  • Knights of Saint John who received the Order of the Red Eagle and who had cared for sick and wounded soldiers in the Second Schleswig War and the Austro-Prussian War received the order with a miniature of the Maltese cross.
  • For 50 years of service, a Red Eagle recipient received the "Jubilee Number" (Jubiläumszahl), a round medallion with the number "50" on it, affixed to the suspension ring or to the oak leaves or the ring of the bow, if applicable.

There were also a set of special versions, the Stars 1st through 4th Class, for non-Christians.

Insignia edit

The badge of the order for the Grand Cross was a gold (gilt after 1916) Maltese cross enameled in white, with red enameled eagles between the arms of the cross; the gold central disc bore the Royal monogram, surrounded by a blue enameled ring bearing the motto of the Order, Sincere et Constanter.

The badge for the 1st to 3rd classes was a gold (gilt after 1916) cross pattée, enameled in white; that for the 4th class was similar but with smooth, plain silver arms. After 1879 the silver arms of the 4th class cross were pebbled in texture and appearance. The central disc bore the red eagle on a white enamel background on the obverse, with the royal cipher of King Friedrich Wilhelm surmounted by the Prussian crown on the reverse. The enlisted man's medal was of a relatively simple, round design, topped with the Prussian crown, with a depiction of the regular badge in the center of the medal on the obverse, with the royal cipher of the reigning monarch on the reverse.

The breast star of the order was (for the Grand Cross) a golden eight-pointed star, (for 1st Class) a silver eight-pointed star, or (for 2nd Class) a silver four-pointed star with a white enameled cross pattée, all with straight rays. The central disc bore the red eagle on a white enamel background, surrounded by a ring (enameled blue for Grand Cross, white for the others) bearing the motto of the Order, Sincere et Constanter.

After September 16, 1848, awards of all classes (except the medal) bestowed for military merit had two golden swords crossed through the central medallion.

The traditional ribbon of the order was white with two orange stripes at the edges, but combat awards were frequently conferred with a black and white ribbon similar to that of the Iron Cross. Numerous variations of the ribbon existed, depending on the nature of the specific award.

Sovereigns (1705–1918) edit

 
Georg Wilhelm, Markgraf of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, who founded the Ordre de la Sincerité
  • George William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (11/16/1678 – 12/18/1726), Sovereign of the Ordre de la Sincerité, from November 17, 1705; and from 1712 to 12/18/1726.
  • Karl Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (5/12/1712 – 8/3/1757), revived the Order as its Sovereign, 1734 – August 3, 1757, renamed the order as the Order of the Red Eagle (Roter Adlerorden)
  • Karl Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth (2/24/1736 – 1/5/1806), Sovereign from August 3, 1757 to January 16, 1791, when the two territories were annexed by Prussia
  • Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia (9/25/1744 – 11/16/1797), revived the Order as its first Sovereign as a Prussian order, June 12, 1792 – 11/16/1797
  • Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia (8/3/1770 – 6/7/1840), Sovereign from 11/16/1797 – 6/7/1840; revised the statutes in 1810 to add 2nd and 3rd classes; added 2nd class breast star and a 4th class, 1830
  • Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia (10/15/1795 – 1/2/1861), Sovereign from 6/7/1840 to 1/2/1861
  • Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and German Emperor (3/22/1797 – 3/9/1888), Sovereign from 1/2/1861 to 3/9/1888; revised the statutes to add the Grand Cross, 1861
  • Friedrich III, King of Prussia and German Emperor (10/18/1831 – 6/15/1888), Sovereign from January to June 1888
  • Wilhelm II, King of Prussia & German Emperor (1859–1941), invested 1/27/1869; Sovereign from June 15, 1888 to November 28, 1918.

Recipients edit

List of notable recipients
Grand Crosses
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
Other or Unknown Classes

What follows are some additional details on a fair cross section of individuals who are known to have received the Order in any of its several classes, listed in order of precedence. The Order of the Red Eagle frequently was conferred upon foreign nationals, both royal and non-royal, to honor their individual positions or work and to further diplomatic relations with their nations, in much the same way that the Order of the Bath still is conferred by the British monarchy.

Grand Cross (1861–1918) edit

 
Großadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz, wearing his Order of the Red Eagle, Grand Cross

German / Prussian

Foreign

Knights 1st Class (1705–1918) edit

 
Karl August Fürst (Prince) von Hardenberg, ca 1822, by Friedrich Georg Weitsch. Hardenberg wears the badge of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class, above his other orders

German

  • Wilhelm Frhr von Humboldt (1767–1835) (Prussia), German language scholar and statesman
  • Karl August, Prince of Hardenburg (1750–1822), Chancellor of State (Prussia), 1804–1806; 1807; and 1810–1822
  • Ernst von Pfuel - Prussian general and Prime Minister of Prussia, awarded the 1st Class with Oak Leaves (1836) and Diamonds (1842). Previously awarded the 2nd Class with Oak Leaves (1830) and Star (1831); 3rd Class (1827)
  • Ludwig von Massow, awarded the 1st Class with Oak Leaves
  • Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806–1877), awarded the 1st Class with Swords
  • Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, awarded the Order, 1st Class, with Oak Leaves, on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II's birthday, January 27, 1900 (Source: The New York Times)
  • Dr. Studt, Minister of Public Instruction, awarded the Order, 1st Class, on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II's birthday, January 27, 1900
  • Count Hochberg, awarded the Order, 1st Class, on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II's birthday, January 27, 1900
  • Generalleutnant á la suite Viktor Adolph Theophil von Podbielski (1844–1916), hussar general, Prussian Minister of Agriculture, Postmaster General, and President of the German Olympic Committee; awarded 1st Class with oak leaves and crossed swords, on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II´s birthday January 27, 1902[2]
  • Theodor von Holleben, German Ambassador to the United States; awarded 1st Class with oak leaves after the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia to the US, March 1902.[5]
  • Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg, Prussian Consul to Calcutta, German Ambassador to the United States, awarded the 1st Class, Jan 5, 1903
  • Anton von Werner (1871–1914), awarded the Order, 1st Class, 1912; previously awarded the 2nd Class
  • GenObst Felix Graf von Bothmer of Bavaria (1852–1937), conferred with the Order, 1st Class, January 17, 1914
  • Gen-Lt Philipp von Hellingrath of Bavaria (1862–1939), awarded the 1st Class with Swords, Nov 14, 1918; previously awarded the 2nd Class (7 Jun 1914)
  • Henry William, Baron de Bülow awarded the Order 1st Class, Envoy Extraordinary & Minister Plenipotentiary to Her Majesty Queen Victoria
  • Eduard von Jachmann, Prussian Vice Admiral, awarded 1st Class with Swords

Foreign

 
Giustino Fortunato, Prime minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  • Prince Talleyrand of France, Envoy of Emperor Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) of the French, to Russia, 1807; conferred with both the Order of the Black Eagle and the Red Eagle, before 1807
  • Prince Alexander Borisovich Kourakin of Russia, Envoy of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, to France, 1807; conferred with both the Black Eagle Order and Red Eagle Order, before 1807
  • Prince Leopold of Belgium (future Leopold II), Duke of Brabant, awarded the Order, 1st Class
  • Count Maximilian van Lerchenfeld-Koefering, Chamberlain to the King of Bavaria, and envoy to the United States; conferred before 1845
  • Giustino Fortunato (1777–1862), prime minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, conferred with the Red Eagle Order in 1850
  • Lieutenant General Pierre-Dominique Bazaine (1786–1838) French mathematician and engineer
  • Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, awarded the Order, 1st Class (for non-Christians), 1851
  • Vicomte Vincent-Victor Henri de Vaublanc, Chamberlain to the King of Bavaria, October 21, 1856
  • Kemal Effendi, Turkish Ambassador to Berlin, awarded the Order, 1st Class (for non-Christians), July 2, 1857
  • Prince Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan (1850–1918), son of Naser al-Din Shah, King of Persia.
  • President Paul Kruger (1825–1904), President of the Transvaal (first award in 1884, elevated to First Class in 1896)
  • Marquis Saionji Kinmochi (1849–1940), Japanese minister to Berlin, October 15, 1891
  • Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon (1846-1914), Lord-in-Waiting, in connection with the visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to the United Kingdom in late 1899.[6]
  • Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Marshall, Colonel of the 1st Royal Dragoons, in connection with the visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to the United Kingdom in late 1899.[6]
  • Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny (1840–1914), Adjutant-general of the British Forces, invested in September 1902 when he visited Prussia for German Army maneuvers.[4]
  • Lieutenant-General Sir John French (1852–1925), invested in September 1902 when he visited Prussia for German Army maneuvers.[4]
  • Baron Saitō Makoto (1858–1936), Japanese Navy Minister, February 26, 1907
  • Liang Cheng (1864–1917), Chinese minister to Berlin, March 6, 1913

Knights 2nd Class (1810–1918) edit

 
Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class, badge & neck ribbon
 
ADM Curt von Prittwitz, wearing the badge & star of the 2nd Class

German

  • Mayer Carl Frhr von Rothschild (1820–1886), King's Court-Banker for Frankfurt, awarded the 2nd Class (for non-Christians), August 14, 1857
  • Dr. Albert Sigismund Jaspis (1809–1885), Generalsuperintendant of Pommern in Stettin, awarded the 2nd Class, with Bow, by Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1/18/1863
  • Anton von Werner (1871–1914), court painter to the Prussian royal family; awarded the Order 2nd Class, Jan 20, 1895, and awarded the breast star of the 2nd Class, Mar 30, 1902
  • Johann Heinrich Frhr von Bernstorff (1862–1939), Ambassador to the United States, conferred with the Order, 2nd Class, on December 24, 1909
  • Gen der INF Otto von Below (1857–1944), awarded the Order, 2nd Class, with oak leaves and with breast star, bef. 1914
  • Gen. der INF Karl Rttr von Fasbender of Bavaria (1852–1933), conferred with the Order, 2nd Class, with Crown, and with breast star
  • Gen der INF Paul Rttr von Kuenßl of Bavaria (1862–1928), awarded the 2nd Class with swords, 12 JUN 1915; previously awarded the 4th Class, pre-World War I
  • Gen-Lt Nikolaus Rttr von Endres of Bavaria (1862–1938), awarded the 2nd Class with swords24 AUG 1917; previously awarded the 3rd Class with swords, pre-World War I
  • Gen-Lt (later Gen der KAV) Alfred von Kühne (1853-1945); awarded the 2nd Class in 1912 when he first retired from the army.
  • Gen der Kav Ludwig Freiherr von Gebsattel of Bavaria (1857–1930), awarded the 2nd Class with breast star; previously awarded the 3rd Class with Crown
  • Gen-Lt (later Gen der KAV) Otto von Stetten of Bavaria (1862–1937); awarded the 2nd Class, prior to World War I
  • Gen-Lt ( and later Gen der ARTy) Hermann frhr von Stein (1859–1928); awarded the 2nd Class with swords & the 2nd Class breast star with swords, 20 JAN 1917; previously awarded the 3rd Class, prior to World War I
  • Gen-Maj ( later Gen-Lt) Ludwig Rttr von Tutschek of Bavaria (1864–1937); awarded the 2nd Class with Swords, 3 Feb 1917; previously awarded the 4th Class, prior to World War I
  • Gen-Lt (later Gen der INF) Hermann von Kuhl (1858–1956); awarded the 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and swords, and the 2nd Class breast star, 15 JAN 1916 & 12 JAN 1918
  • Gen-Lt Wilhelm Gröner of Württemberg (1867–1939), awarded the 2nd Class with Crown & Swords, and with breast star, 15 Jun 1918; previously awarded the 2nd Class w/o breast star (16 AUG 1917), 3rd Class (19 JUL 1913), 4th Class with Crown (17 Sep 1909); & 4th Class (11 SEP 1907)
  • Gen-Lt Constantin Wilhelm Albert Müller, awarded the breast star of the Order, 2nd Class, with Oak leaves and Swords, by Kaiser Wilhelm II, 10/23/1918; Previously awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords
  • Vice ADM Franz von Hipper (?), German hero of the Battle of the Jutland; awarded the Order, 2nd Class; previously awarded the 3rd Class with Bow and 4th Class with Crown
  • Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) and Admiral à la suite (honorary [full] Admiral) Bernhard Otto Curt von Prittwitz und Gaffron (1849–1922); veteran of the Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War, closely linked with Großadmiral (Grand Admiral) Prince Heinrich of Prussia, his frequent predecessor in various naval command stations.
  • Baron Guenther Heinrich von Berg (1765–1843) Statesman, Doctor of Law, Judge, Legislator. Invested 28 June 1820.
  • Bernard Hebeler (1794-1862) Prussian Consul-General awarded the Order 2nd Class, by Frederick William IV of Prussia, 1842

Foreign

  • Mustafa-ed-din Bey, Turkish First Dragoman, awarded the 2nd Class (for non-Christians), September 14, 1855
  • Mohammed Essad Safvet-Effendi, Turkish Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, awarded the 2nd Class (for non-Christians), September 14, 1855
  • Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe of Great Britain (1859–1935), awarded the Order, 2nd Class, with swords, for actions in China during the Boxer Rebellion, where he served as a captain.
  • Captain Edward Henry Bayly, Royal Navy, Captain of HMS Aurora, awarded the Order, 2nd class, with swords, for services in China during the Boxer Rebellion.[7]
  • Charles Thomas Jackson, American physician and scientist who was active in medicine, chemistry, mineralogy, and geology.
  • Frederick J.V. Skiff, Field Museum of Chicago, Paris Exhibition (1900) organizer, and Director of Exhibits, St. Louis Exhibition (1906), awarded 2nd Class, Jan 12, 1906, for work with the St. Louis World's Fair
  • J.P. Morgan (1837–1913), American Banker, honored after giving an original letter from Martin Luther to Emperor Charles V back to Germany, June 26, 1911
  • Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University, for building the exchange program between American and German professors, and winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize
  • Professor Hugo Münsterberg, Harvard Exchange Professor at Berlin, awarded the Order, 2nd Class, August 23, 1911
  • James Speyer, American banker and president of the banking house Speyer & Company, awarded the 2nd Class, Jan 20, 1912
  • His Princely Highness Pakubuwono X (1866–1939), the 10th Susuhunan, ruler of the past Surakarta (now in present Surakarta, Indonesia), awarded the Order, 2nd Class, with Star.
  • Wilhelm Freiherr Lenk von Wolfsberg (1809–1894), Austrian Feldzeugmeister, owner of the Corps Artillery Regiment No. 4 and scientist, awarded the 2nd Class in 1861[8]
  • Maj-Gen the Hon Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley CB, CMG, DSO, MVO (1857–1934) of Great Britain's King's Royal Rifle Corps.[9]
  • Dudley Marjoribanks, 3rd Baron Tweedmouth (1874–1935), invested in September 1902 when he visited Prussia for German Army maneuvers.[4]

Knights 3rd Class (1810–1918) edit

 
Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd Class, with Crown and Swords
  • Jan Willem Louis van Oordt (1808-1884), awarded the Knights Cross, 3rd Class, for services to the Imperial Navy, 1850
  • Major (later Field Marshal) Albrecht von Roon (1803–1879) – awarded the Knights Cross, 3rd Class for actions and service during the Baden insurrection, 1848
  • Oberst (Colonel) Louis Lust, commander of the Captain-Cadet School, awarded the Knight's Cross, 3rd Class, with Bow, by Kaiser Wilhelm I, 12/19/1878
  • Captain Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky (later Rear Admiral) – awarded the Knight's Cross, 3rd Class, with swords and ribbon, for actions while in command of the cruiser SMS Habicht.[citation needed]
  • Hermann von Wissmann, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords, September 3, 1894
  • Oberst Friedrich von Scholl, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords, 1895
  • Oberst Pavel, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in Cameroon, 1902
  • Hauptmann (army Captain) Franke, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords, for actions in South West Africa (Namibia), 1904
  • Käptain zur Sea (naval Captain) Pohl, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in East Asia, 1905
 
Admiral Sir William De Salis, R.N., awarded the Cross, second class, in 1904.
  • Oberst (future Generalleutnant) Constantin Wilhelm Albert von Müller, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in Cameroon, 1905
  • John Schroers, Chairman of Education and the Educational Congresses, and later Director of the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904–1906; awarded the 3rd Class, Feb 23, 1905, for work with the St. Louis World's Fair
  • Oberstleutnant von Estorff, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in South West Africa, 1905
  • Howard J. Rogers, Chief of the Department of Education & Social Economics, involved with St. Louis Exhibition (1906); awarded the 3rd Class, Jan. 12, 1906, for work with the St. Louis World's Fair
  • Oberst Constantin von Falkenhayn, commander of 5. Badisches Infantry-Regiment Nr 113, awarded the 3rd Class, with Bow, June 1913
  • Georg, Crown Prince of Greece (Later King George II of Greece), awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords, 1913
  • Gen der Art. Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen of Bavaria (1862–1953); Received the Order, 3rd Class, before World War I
  • Gen der Kav Ludwig Freiherr von Gebsattel, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown; later awarded the 2nd Class with breast star
  • Oberst (later Gen-Maj) Hans Rttr von Hemmer of Bavaria (1869–1931); awarded 3rd Class with swords, 15 MAY 1915; previously awarded the 4th Class, pre-World War I
  • R-Adm Franz von Hipper; awarded the 3rd Class with Crown, date unknown
  • Oberst (Colonel) Richard Franz Joseph Haegele, awarded the 3rd Class, with Bow and Swords (two times black, three white striped ribbon), 12/14/1916
  • Oberst Scmidt, awarded the 3rd Class, with Bow and Swords (2 x black, 3 x white), 12/22/1917
  • Rittmeister (cavalry Captain) Manfred Albrecht Frhr von Richthofen (1892–1918) also known as "The Red Baron", awarded the 3rd Class, with Crown & Swords, for earning an unprecedented 70th aerial victory as Germany's top fighter ace of the Great War, April 6, 1918. This was one of only two such awards during the Great War for someone of company grade rank.
  • Oberst Klehmet, awarded the 3rd Class, with Bow and Swords (2 x black, 3 x white), 5/25/1918
  • Oberstleutnant Maercker, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions during the Great War, November 16, 1918
  • Mathew Kiely, Chief of Police St. Louis, Missouri (1901–1906), received the Order 3rd Class for his department's commendable performance during the 1902 visit of Prince Henry
  • Lt.Col. E. H. Swayne, Somerset Light Infantry without swords
  • Lt.Col. George Limbrey Sclater-Booth, 2nd Baron Basing, 1st The Royal Dragoons without swords [10][11]
  • Vizeadmiral Alfred Meyer-Waldeck, date unknown[12]

Knights 4th Class (1830–1918) edit

 
Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class
  • Maj. E.D.Bally, Somerset Light Infantry
  • Sevki Bey, District Governor of Aclun (Northern Syria, Ottoman Empire), awarded the 4th Class
  • Dr. Ernst Freiherr von Bibra 1854 (1806 – 1878) was a German Naturalist (Natural history scientist) and author. Ernst was a botanist, zoologist, metallurgist, chemist, geographer, travel writer, novelist, duellist, art collector and trailblazer in ethnopsychopharmacology.
  • Hauptmann Curt von Brandenstein, 1879-1964, Pour le Me'rite 26.9.1918, HOH w/ Swords, Hessian Bravery medal, Leibregiment Grossherzogin (3. Grossherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.117
  • Captain von Dresky (later Rear Admiral) – awarded the 4th Class, with swords, for actions at Miang while in command of the cruiser SMS Habicht
  • Hauptmann (Captain) Constantin von Falkenhayn, awarded the 4th Class, for service in the Füsilier-Regiment Fürst Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern (Hohenzollernsches) Nr 40, January 1900
  • Rittmeister Richard Franz Joseph Haegele, awarded the 4th Class, 10/21/1901, for service as commander of the East Asian Field Bakery in the Prussian Army; Later awarded the 4th Class with Swords, for actions in South West Africa (modern day Namibia)
  • Heinrich Johannes Halke, awarded the 4th Class, 1/18/1886
  • Rittmeister (later Generalmajor) Arthur Hay, prior-enlisted cavalry officer, May 12, 1901
  • General Wilhelm Heye, awarded the 4th Class with swords
  • Leutnant Paul von Hindenburg (later GFM & Reichspräsident) – awarded the 4th Class, with swords, after actions against the Austrians at Königrätz, July 3, 1866
  • Charles John Hexamer (1862-1921), co-founded and first president of the National German-American Alliance, awarded in 1904
  • Tarleton Hoffman Bean (1846–1916), first Curator of Fishes at the Smithsonian Institution; Director of the Forestry and Fisheries exhibit at the Paris Exhibition, 1900; Chief of the Departments of Fish, Game and Forestry, St. Louis World's Fair, 1902–05; awarded the 4th Class, Jan 12, 1906, for work with the St. Louis World's Fair
  • First Lieutenant Carl Hermann Arthur Finster (1865-1929), Author and Diplomat, 1908[13]
  • Joseph Austin Holmes (1859–1915), geologist, and first director of the Bureau of Mines, credited with advances in mine safety, and for the slogan "Safety First"; Chief of Mines and Metallurgy at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904–1906; awarded the 4th Class, Jan 12, 1906, for work with the St. Louis World's Fair
  • F.D. Hirschberg, Chairman of Reception and Entertainment, St Louis World's Fair, 1904–1906; awarded the 4th Class, Jan 12, 1906, for work with the St. Louis World's Fair
  • Prof. Otto Jaekel (1863-1929), geologist and paleontologist, awarded April 3, 1913
  • Obst-Lt (later Gen der Artillerie) Friedrich Frhr. Kreß von Kressenstein of Bavaria (1870–1948); awarded the 4th Class prior to World War I
  • John H. McGibbons, Secretary of Awards for Division of Exhibitions, St. Louis World's Fair, 1904–1906; awarded the 4th Class, Jan 12, 1906, for work with the St. Louis World's Fair
  • Lt.Col. Hon. George Henry Morris, Irish Guards
  • Dr. Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, botanist and conchologist, 1875
  • Premierleutnant (First Lieutenant) Ernst von Prittwitz und Gaffron, awarded the 4th Class in 1864
  • Carl Friedrich Rohte, awarded the 4th Class, 8/22/1907, for service to the Crown
  • Hermann Aleksander Eduard von Salza, Russian Navy, 1910
  • Ernst Friederich Ludwig Scheyder, Amtsrat, presented with Red Eagle August 10, 1911, for dedicated service to the crown
  • Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856–1915), mechanical engineer; President of the American Society of mechanical Engineers, who is credited for innovations in management principles; awarded the 4th Class, Jan. 12, 1906, for work with St. Louis World's Fair
  • Adolf Werner (Artillery Officer), awarded the 4th Class, 1904
  • Lt.Col. L.E.C.Worthington-Wilmer, Somerset Light Infantry
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    Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, certificate given to Ernst Friedrich Ludwig Scheyder in 1911
  •  
    Ernst Friedrich Ludwig Scheyder

Medal for Enlisted Men edit

 
Order of the Red Eagle Medal (for enlisted men)
  • Musicmeister Jacob Peuppus, 2. Infanterie-Regiments Kronprinz; awarded November 16, 1900
  • Feldwebel August Keller, 2. Infanterie-Regiments Kronprinz; awarded November 16, 1900
  • Sergenten Maximilian Büchert, 2. Infanterie-Regiments Kronprinz; awarded November 16, 1900
  • Wachtmeister Otto Grieszing, 1. Schwerin Reiter-Regiment Prinz Karl von Bayern; awarded November 16, 1900
  • Matthias Kürmeher, 4. Infanterie-Regiments, König Wilhelm von Württemberg; awarded June 15, 1903
  • Karl Lemnitz, 2. Fuß-Artillerie-Regiments, Königliche von Preußen; awarded June 15, 1903
  • Fortunatus Klun, Hof-Saal-Kammerdiener, Saaldienst, Obersthofmeister Staab, Austria Hungary; awarded 1903
  • Adolf Zimmerman, Hof-Saal-Türhüter, Saaldienst, Obersthofmeister Staab, Austria Hungary; awarded 1903
  • Thomas Drozda, Hof-Saal-Türhüter, Saaldienst, Obersthofmeister Staab, Austria Hungary; awarded 1903
  • Franz Fahnier, Hof-Saal-Türhüter, Saaldienst, Obersthofmeister Staab, Austria Hungary; awarded 1903
  • Josef Kramlinger, Hof-Saal-Türhüter, Saaldienst, Obersthofmeister Staab, Austria Hungary; awarded 1903
  • Josef Blaha, Hof-Saal-Türhüter, Saaldienst, Obersthofmeister Staab, Austria Hungary; awarded 1903
  • Georg Schögl, Hof-Saal-Türhüter, Saaldienst, Obersthofmeister Staab, Austria Hungary; awarded 1903

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The Order of the Red Eagle German Roter Adlerorden was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians to recognize valor in combat excellence in military leadership long and faithful service to the kingdom or other achievements As with most German other European orders the Order of the Red Eagle could be awarded only to commissioned officers or civilians of approximately equivalent status However there was a medal of the order which could be awarded to non commissioned officers and enlisted men lower ranking civil servants and other civilians Order of the Red EagleRoter AdlerordenGrand Cross breast starAwarded by the Kingdom of PrussiaTypeState OrderEstablished12 June 1792 in Prussia EligibilityCivilians and military Prussian and foreign with rank status determining which grade one receivedCriteriaMeritStatusObsoleteSovereignGeorg Friedrich Prince of PrussiaPrecedenceNext higher Order of Merit of the Prussian CrownNext lower Order of the CrownRibbon of the order Contents 1 History 2 Classes 3 Insignia 4 Sovereigns 1705 1918 5 Recipients 5 1 Grand Cross 1861 1918 5 2 Knights 1st Class 1705 1918 5 3 Knights 2nd Class 1810 1918 5 4 Knights 3rd Class 1810 1918 5 5 Knights 4th Class 1830 1918 5 6 Medal for Enlisted Men 6 Sources 7 ReferencesHistory editThe predecessor to the Order of the Red Eagle was founded on 17 November 1705 by the Margrave Georg Wilhelm of Brandenburg Bayreuth as the Ordre de la Sincerite This soon fell into disuse but was revived in 1712 in Brandenburg Bayreuth and again in 1734 in Brandenburg Ansbach where it first received the name of Order of the Brandenburg Red Eagle The statutes were changed in 1777 and the order named therein as the Order of the Red Eagle The order was conferred in one class limited to fifty knights 1 The Kingdom of Prussia absorbed both Brandenburg Bayreuth and Brandenburg Ansbach in January 1792 and on 12 June 1792 King Frederick William II again revived the order as a Prussian royal order After the Order of the Black Eagle the Order of the Red Eagle was the second highest order of the kingdom in order of precedence 1 Every Knight of the Black Eagle now automatically became a member of the contemporary highest class of the Order of the Red Eagle In 1810 King Frederick William III revised the statutes of the order expanding it into three classes In 1830 a breast star was authorized for the Second Class and the First Class General Honor Decoration became the Fourth Class of the order 1 The statutes were further revised in 1861 and a Grand Cross was established as the highest class of the order By change to the statutes of the Order of the Black Eagle every member of that order was automatically invested with the new Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle as well as with the Order of the Prussian Crown By 1918 an affiliated soldier s medal had been made available to commoners and enlisted men Following the Kaiser s abdication at the close of the First World War a new German constitution was signed into law on 11 August 1919 effectively putting a legal end to the monarchy All orders and decorations formally conferred by the monarchy ceased to exist but recipients of the Order of the Red Eagle continued to wear it with their other decorations during the eras of the Weimar Republic the Third Reich and the restored republic Classes editBy the time of World War I the order had evolved into four classes two of them divided in two divisions each and an affiliated medal 1st Class Grand Cross enameled Maltese cross badge worn on a collar the Kette or chain at ceremonial occasions or at other formal occasions on a sash on the right shoulder plus a gilt eight pointed breast star worn on the left chest typically awarded to male members of the royal family to members of the Order of the Black Eagle to noblemen and to foreign royalty 1st Class oversized enameled cross pattee badge worn on a sash on the right shoulder plus a silver eight pointed breast star on the left chest available to general officers high nobility and heads of foreign state 2nd Class enameled cross pattee badge worn on a neck ribbon plus a silver four pointed breast star on the left chest available to general officers and nobility 2nd Class with star 2nd Class 3rd Class enameled cross pattee badge worn on a ribbon on the left chest available to usually no lower than field grade officers and minor nobility 4th Class non enameled cross pattee badge worn on a ribbon on the left chest available to company grade officers Medal round gilt medal worn on a ribbon on the left chest available to enlisted men Within these seven grades however were a bewildering array of variations Among these were All classes but the Medal of the Red Eagle Order could be awarded with swords for distinction in wartime The swords passed through the arms of the cross behind the center medallion All classes above the 4th Class could be awarded with Swords on Ring indicating that the recipient of that class without swords had earlier received a lower class of the order with swords A pair of crossed swords were worn above the cross on the suspension ring or above the medallion on the upper arm of the breast star All classes could be awarded with or without crown as an added distinction The Grand Cross 1st and 2nd Class could be awarded with oak leaves indicating prior receipt of the next lower class of the order and or with diamonds as a special distinction Royal family members who were automatically awarded the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order per statute of the Order of the Black Eagle were awarded the Grand Cross with crown The Maltese cross badge was suspended from a miniature of the Prussian crown which covered the usual suspension ring The Grand Cross was awarded at least once with crossed marshals batons as was awarded to Paul von Hindenburg The crossed batons were worn above the Maltese cross badge of the Grand Cross on its suspension ring The 3rd Class could be awarded with bow Schleife indicating prior receipt of the 4th Class Knights of Saint John who received the Order of the Red Eagle and who had cared for sick and wounded soldiers in the Second Schleswig War and the Austro Prussian War received the order with a miniature of the Maltese cross For 50 years of service a Red Eagle recipient received the Jubilee Number Jubilaumszahl a round medallion with the number 50 on it affixed to the suspension ring or to the oak leaves or the ring of the bow if applicable There were also a set of special versions the Stars 1st through 4th Class for non Christians Insignia editThe badge of the order for the Grand Cross was a gold gilt after 1916 Maltese cross enameled in white with red enameled eagles between the arms of the cross the gold central disc bore the Royal monogram surrounded by a blue enameled ring bearing the motto of the Order Sincere et Constanter The badge for the 1st to 3rd classes was a gold gilt after 1916 cross pattee enameled in white that for the 4th class was similar but with smooth plain silver arms After 1879 the silver arms of the 4th class cross were pebbled in texture and appearance The central disc bore the red eagle on a white enamel background on the obverse with the royal cipher of King Friedrich Wilhelm surmounted by the Prussian crown on the reverse The enlisted man s medal was of a relatively simple round design topped with the Prussian crown with a depiction of the regular badge in the center of the medal on the obverse with the royal cipher of the reigning monarch on the reverse The breast star of the order was for the Grand Cross a golden eight pointed star for 1st Class a silver eight pointed star or for 2nd Class a silver four pointed star with a white enameled cross pattee all with straight rays The central disc bore the red eagle on a white enamel background surrounded by a ring enameled blue for Grand Cross white for the others bearing the motto of the Order Sincere et Constanter After September 16 1848 awards of all classes except the medal bestowed for military merit had two golden swords crossed through the central medallion The traditional ribbon of the order was white with two orange stripes at the edges but combat awards were frequently conferred with a black and white ribbon similar to that of the Iron Cross Numerous variations of the ribbon existed depending on the nature of the specific award Sovereigns 1705 1918 edit nbsp Georg Wilhelm Markgraf of Brandenburg Bayreuth who founded the Ordre de la Sincerite George William Margrave of Brandenburg Bayreuth 11 16 1678 12 18 1726 Sovereign of the Ordre de la Sincerite from November 17 1705 and from 1712 to 12 18 1726 Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg Ansbach 5 12 1712 8 3 1757 revived the Order as its Sovereign 1734 August 3 1757 renamed the order as the Order of the Red Eagle Roter Adlerorden Karl Alexander Margrave of Brandenburg Ansbach and Brandenburg Bayreuth 2 24 1736 1 5 1806 Sovereign from August 3 1757 to January 16 1791 when the two territories were annexed by Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm II King of Prussia 9 25 1744 11 16 1797 revived the Order as its first Sovereign as a Prussian order June 12 1792 11 16 1797 Friedrich Wilhelm III King of Prussia 8 3 1770 6 7 1840 Sovereign from 11 16 1797 6 7 1840 revised the statutes in 1810 to add 2nd and 3rd classes added 2nd class breast star and a 4th class 1830 Friedrich Wilhelm IV King of Prussia 10 15 1795 1 2 1861 Sovereign from 6 7 1840 to 1 2 1861 Wilhelm I King of Prussia and German Emperor 3 22 1797 3 9 1888 Sovereign from 1 2 1861 to 3 9 1888 revised the statutes to add the Grand Cross 1861 Friedrich III King of Prussia and German Emperor 10 18 1831 6 15 1888 Sovereign from January to June 1888 Wilhelm II King of Prussia amp German Emperor 1859 1941 invested 1 27 1869 Sovereign from June 15 1888 to November 28 1918 Recipients editList of notable recipients Grand Crosses Abbas II of Egypt Abdelaziz of Morocco Prince Adalbert of Prussia 1811 1873 Prince Adalbert of Prussia 1884 1948 Adolphus Frederick VI Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Adolphus Frederick V Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Albert I of Belgium Prince Albert of Prussia 1809 1872 Prince Albert of Saxe Altenburg Prince Albert of Prussia 1837 1906 Albrecht Duke of Wurttemberg Alexander Frederick Landgrave of Hesse Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Alexander of Prussia Alexis Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal Barchfeld Alfred Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Alfred Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Alfred 2nd Prince of Montenuovo Aoki Shuzō Prince Arisugawa Takehito Prince Arisugawa Taruhito Arthur Arz von Straussenburg Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia Augusta Victoria of Schleswig Holstein Prince Axel of Denmark Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar Felix von Bendemann Prince Oscar Bernadotte Prince Bernhard of Saxe Weimar Eisenach 1792 1862 Hans Hartwig von Beseler Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust Otto von Bismarck Moritz von Bissing Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal Adolf von Bonin Julius von Bose Paul Bronsart von Schellendorff Walther Bronsart von Schellendorff Leo von Caprivi Prince Carl Duke of Vastergotland Charles XIV John Charles XV Charles Edward Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Charles Egon III Prince of Furstenberg Prince Charles of Prussia Chlodwig Prince of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst Chlodwig Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal Barchfeld Christian IX of Denmark Karl Ludwig d Elsa Porfirio Diaz Otto von Diederichs Edward VII Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar Hermann von Eichhorn Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia Otto von Emmich Prince Erik Duke of Vastmanland Ernest I Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Ernest II Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Ernest Augustus Duke of Brunswick Ernest Louis Grand Duke of Hesse Botho zu Eulenburg Max von Fabeck Maximilian Vogel von Falckenstein Ferdinand II of Portugal Hermann von Francois Eduard von Fransecky Franz Joseph I of Austria Frederik VIII of Denmark Frederik IX of Denmark Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse Frederick Francis II Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick Francis III Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick III German Emperor Frederick Prince of Hohenzollern Walthere Frere Orban Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia 1828 1885 Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu Prince Fushimi Sadanaru Max von Gallwitz George II of Greece George V Friedrich von Gerok officer Godefroi prince de La Tour d Auvergne Lauraguais Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz Heinrich von Gossler Guangxu Emperor Gustaf V Gustaf VI Adolf Prince Gustav of Denmark Haakon VII of Norway Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler Wilhelm von Hahnke Prince Harald of Denmark Max von Hausen Heinrich XXVII Prince Reuss Younger Line Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Henry of Prussia 1862 1929 Prince Hermann of Saxe Weimar Eisenach 1825 1901 Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld J B van Heutsz Higashifushimi Yorihito Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst Henning von Holtzendorff Dietrich von Hulsen Haeseler Isma il Pasha Prince Joachim of Prussia Prince Johann of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg Prince Julius of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg Hans von Kaltenborn Stachau Georg von Kameke Prince Kan in Kotohito Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern Karl Anton Prince of Hohenzollern Katsura Tarō Gustav von Kessel Mahboob Ali Khan Hans von Kirchbach Hugo von Kirchbach Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa Eduard von Knorr Robert Koch Hans von Koester Prince Komatsu Akihito Leopold I of Belgium Leopold II of Belgium Prince Leopold Duke of Albany Prince Leopold of Bavaria Rudolf von Leuthold Alexander von Linsingen Ewald von Lochow Walter von Loe Louis IV Grand Duke of Hesse Louis XVIII Louis Ferdinand Prince of Prussia Prince Louis of Battenberg Ludwig Wilhelm Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt Joseph Maximilian von Maillinger Albrecht Gustav von Manstein Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel Manuel II of Portugal Joseph Freiherr von Maroicic Georg von der Marwitz Klemens von Metternich Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Helmuth von Moltke the Younger Rudolf Montecuccoli Prince Moritz of Saxe Altenburg Georg Alexander von Muller Napoleon III Oscar II Prince Oskar of Prussia Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg Philipp Prince of Eulenburg Prince Philippe Count of Flanders Hans von Plessen Karl von Plettenberg Arthur von Posadowsky Wehner Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia Naser al Din Shah Qajar Georg Raeder Albrecht von Roon Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein Reinhard Scheer Sigismund von Schlichting Alfred von Schlieffen Emil von Schlitz Kurd von Schlozer Gustav von Senden Bibran Prince Sigismund of Prussia 1896 1978 Charles Spencer 6th Earl Spencer Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz Otto Graf zu Stolberg Wernigerode Vladimir Sukhomlinov Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann Rathsamhausen Karl Tersztyanszky von Nadas Alfred von Tirpitz Prince Valdemar of Denmark Victor I Duke of Ratibor Victor II Duke of Ratibor Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts Rhetz Prince Waldemar of Prussia 1889 1945 Alfred von Waldersee Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington August von Werder Wilhelm Karl Duke of Urach Wilhelm German Crown Prince Prince Wilhelm Duke of Sodermanland William I German Emperor Duke William of Wurttemberg William Prince of Hohenzollern William Prince of Wied Friedrich Graf von Wrangel Duke Eugen of Wurttemberg 1846 1877 Yamagata Aritomo Yamamoto Gonnohyōe Heinrich von Zastrow Nikola Zhekov 1st Class Prince Adalbert of Bavaria 1828 1875 Albert Prince Consort Alexander of Battenberg Alfred I Prince of Windisch Gratz August Gyldenstolpe Gustav Bachmann Alexander Barclay de Tolly Weymarn Friedrich von Bernhardi Hans Alexis von Biehler Herbert von Bismarck Day Bosanquet Felix Graf von Bothmer Adalbert von Bredow Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bulow Heinrich von Bulow diplomat Eduard von Capelle Ernest Cassel Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig Holstein Leopold Wilhelm von Dobschutz Ludvig Douglas Eduard Duke of Anhalt Carl August Ehrensvard 1858 1944 Ernst II Duke of Saxe Altenburg Archduke Franz Karl of Austria Archduke Friedrich Duke of Teschen August Neidhardt von Gneisenau Hans von Gronau Gustav Prince of Vasa Jakob von Hartmann Samu Hazai Frederick VI Landgrave of Hesse Homburg Friedrich von Ingenohl Archduke John of Austria Kalakaua Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria Algernon Keith Falconer 9th Earl of Kintore Kodama Gentarō Konstantin of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst Leopold IV Duke of Anhalt Charles Liedts Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria Duke Charles of Mecklenburg Christoph Johann von Medem Emmanuel von Mensdorff Pouilly Ivan Nabokov August Ludwig von Nostitz Jean Baptiste Nothomb Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov Prince Paul of Wurttemberg Ernst von Pfuel Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch Ernst von Plener Hugo von Pohl Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Antoni Wilhelm Radziwill Wilhelm Eugen Ludwig Ferdinand von Rohr Willem Rooseboom Saionji Kinmochi Saitō Makoto Friedrich von Scholtz Ludwig von Schroder Archduke Stephen of Austria Palatine of Hungary Rudolf Stoger Steiner von Steinstatten Hermann von Strantz Vladimir Sukhomlinov Julius von Verdy du Vernois Wilhelm Rene de l Homme de Courbiere William II Elector of Hesse Prince William of Baden 1829 1897 Prince William of Hesse Philippsthal Barchfeld Ludwig von Wolzogen Duke Eugen of Wurttemberg 1788 1857 Arthur Zimmermann 2nd Class Akiyama Yoshifuru Ilya I Alekseyev Duke Alexander of Wurttemberg 1771 1833 William Balck Martin Chales de Beaulieu Paul Behncke Konstantin von Benckendorff Wilhelm von Bismarck Friedrich Boedicker Paul von Bruns Hans von Bulow Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold Samsoe 1836 1908 Evgraf Davydov Hermann Deiters Karl von Einem Ludwig Elster Oskar Enqvist Friedrich Albrecht zu Eulenburg Ivan Fullon Georg Freiherr von Gayl Sidney Greville Wilhelm Groener Erich von Gundell Ernst August Hagen Friedrich von Hassel Franz von Hipper Eberhard von Hofacker Oskar von Hutier Paisi Kaysarov August von Kleist Konstantin Poltoratsky Hermann von Kuhl Julius Kuhn Alfred von Kuhne Karl Ledderhose Alexander Mikhailovich Lermontov Otto von Lossow Friedrich Graf von der Schulenburg Edward Montagu Stuart Wortley Curt von Morgen Otto von Moser Dmitry Neverovsky Georg Heinrich Ludwig Nicolovius Ferdinand von Quast Wilhelm von Ramming Hubert von Rebeur Paschwitz Nikolai Reitsenshtein Ludwig von Reuter Eduard Schensnovich Heinrich Scheuch Ehrhard Schmidt Leopold von Schrotter Carl Georg Schwing Arkady Skugarevsky Wilhelm Souchon Adolf von Trotha Nikita Volkonsky Oskar von Watter 3rd Class Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Nikolai Dimitrievich Dabic Gunther von Etzel Victor Franke Ivan Fullon Hasan bey Agalarov Ernst von Hoeppner Adolf Wild von Hohenborn Ferdinand Juhlke Karl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger theologian Wilhelm Lamey Leberecht Maass Hugo Meurer Jan Willem Louis van Oordt Ferdinand von Parseval Johann Heinrich Richartz Manfred von Richthofen Alfred Saalwachter Eberhard Graf von Schmettow Constantin von Tischendorf Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein Ferdinand Franz Wallraf Other or Unknown Classes Konrad Adenauer Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar Marcos Antonio de Araujo Viscount of Itajuba Augusta Victoria of Schleswig Holstein Theodor Avellan Karl Gustav von Baggovut Pyotr Bagration Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Jacob Friedrich Behrend Ernst von Bibra Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Karl August Ferdinand von Borcke Gustav Jacob Born Wladyslaw Grzegorz Branicki Adolf von Brudermann Rudolf von Brudermann Meno Burg Paul von Buri Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo Yefim Chaplits Charles Frederick Grand Duke of Baden Charles Louis Hereditary Prince of Baden Christian of the Palatinate Zweibrucken 1752 1817 Gustav Cohn John Edmund Commerell Carl Emanuel Conrad Dmitry Bagration Imeretinsky Fleetwood Edwards Karl Friedrich Eichhorn Howard Craufurd Elphinstone Friedrich August Elsasser Grigori Engelhardt William Fane De Salis admiral Walther Forstmann Frederick William III Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Beck Frederick Charles Louis Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Beck Annibale de Gasparis Friedrich von Georgi Jean Leon Gerome Dmitry Golitsyn James Grierson Wilhelm Heinrich von Grolman Ian Hamilton British Army officer Carl Jacob Hammarskold Eduard Heis William Hespeler Philip Landgrave of Hesse Homburg Paul von Hindenburg Dietrich Hogemann Heinrich Jacobi archaeologist John Jellicoe 1st Earl Jellicoe Rudolf Jordan painter Archduke Joseph August of Austria Karl Prince of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Thomas Kelly Kenny Colin Richard Keppel Pyotr Kikin Franz Korte Semyon Kozak Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe Ingelfingen Ignacy Krasicki Charles Vane 3rd Marquess of Londonderry Louis I Grand Duke of Baden Gari Melchers Aleksey Melissino Edward Montagu Stuart Wortley Krzysztof Celestyn Mrongovius George Murray British Army officer Charles Napier Royal Navy officer Vladimir Nemirovich Danchenko Daniel Nordlander Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten Sacken Charles Sprague Pearce Karl von Plettenberg Kazimierz Porebski George Edward Post Dighton Probyn Antoni Radziwill Pablo Riccheri Julius Roeting Carl Ludwig Sahl John Francis Charles 7th Count de Salis Soglio Peter 5th Count de Salis Soglio Max Sandreczky Aleksei Scherbatov Ernst Christian Julius Schering Albert Schulz Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze Mikhail Skobelev Pavlo Skoropadskyi Thomas Smith Dorrien Smith Charles Spencer 6th Earl Spencer Konstantin Stanislavski Wolfgang Strassmann Ludwig August von Stutterheim Wilhelm Ternite Otto Tschirch Diedrich Uhlhorn Antonio Aguilar y Correa Marquis of Vega de Armijo Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst Baldwin Wake Walker Ricardo Wall Friedrich Wilhelm Weber Friedrich Wigger Wilhelm II German Emperor Sir James Wylie 1st Baronet Oskar von Xylander Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov Mass oud Mirza Zell e Soltan What follows are some additional details on a fair cross section of individuals who are known to have received the Order in any of its several classes listed in order of precedence The Order of the Red Eagle frequently was conferred upon foreign nationals both royal and non royal to honor their individual positions or work and to further diplomatic relations with their nations in much the same way that the Order of the Bath still is conferred by the British monarchy Grand Cross 1861 1918 edit nbsp Grossadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz wearing his Order of the Red Eagle Grand Cross German Prussian Empress Augusta 1811 1890 wife and empress consort of Kaiser Wilhelm I GFM Albrecht Theodore Emil Graf von Roon 1803 1879 previous 3rd Class Knight automatically awarded the Grand Cross in conjunction with being awarded with the Order of the Black Eagle ca 1866 for service during the war with Austria immediately after his success at the battle of Nikolsburg Otto Theodor Freiherr von Manteuffel 1805 1882 Prussian Minister of the Interior Prime Minister 1848 awarded the Grand Cross with Scepter and Crown by Friedrich Wilhelm IV Prince Heinrich of Prussia second son of Friedrich III and brother of Wilhelm II Empress Augusta Viktoria 1858 1921 wife and empress consort of Kaiser Wilhelm II Otto von Bismarck 1815 1898 German statesman Prussian chancellor and prime minister of the German Empire Max von Fabeck 1854 1916 with oakleaves Prussian General Gen Lt Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin 1838 1917 aviator inventor of the airship and founder of Zeppelin Airship Company GFM later Reichsprasident Paul von Hindenburg 1847 1934 invested with the Grand Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Gustav von Senden Bibran 1847 1909 with oak leaves and swords was an admiral of the German Imperial Navy GFM Helmuth von Moltke the Elder 1800 1891 Chief of the German General Staff Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia Crown Prince of the German Empire 1882 1951 invested c his 10th birthday 1892 Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia 1883 1942 second son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Prince Adalbert of Prussia 1884 1948 third son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia 1887 1949 fourth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Prince Oskar of Prussia 1888 1958 fifth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Bernhard Freiherr von Bulow 1849 1929 Minister of Foreign Affairs conferred January 6 1898 for his successes in advancing relations with China Prince Joachim of Prussia 1890 1920 sixth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Dr Karl Heinrich Schonstedt Prussian Minister of Justice invested with the Grand Cross of the Order on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II s birthday January 27 1900 Ernst Frhr von Hammerstein Loxten 1827 1914 Prussian Minister of Agriculture conferred on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II s birthday January 27 1900 Arthur Count von Posadowsky Wehner 1845 1932 Prussian Minister of the Interior and Vice Chancellor conferred on the occasion of Kairser Wilhelm II s birthday January 27 1902 2 Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia 1891 1927 nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II pilot during the Great War invested with the Grand Cross with Crown Paul von Breitenbach 1850 1930 German Statesman invested with the Grand Cross of the Order 1913 by statute of the Order of the Black Eagle Grossadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz 1849 1930 conferred with the Order of the Red Eagle Grand Cross with Crown also conferred with the Order of the Black Eagle Korvettenkapitan Gerhard Stubenrauch b 1880 previously awarded the Knight s Cross 4th Class Stubenrauch was the commander of all naval aviation in the Kaiserlich Marine Foreign George IV King of Great Britain 1762 1830 invested 6 9 1814 William IV King of Great Britain 1765 1837 invested 6 9 1814 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord Prince Talleyrand France Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich Prince Metternich Winnebourg Ochsenhausen German Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Furst von Metternich Winneburg zu Beilstein Austrian Foreign Minister 1809 1848 Prince Andreas Rasoumoffsky 1752 1836 PC Russia Gustavus Count de Stackelberg PC Russia Karl Count of Nesselrode 1780 1862 Privy Councilor Russia Prince Alfred Duke of Edinburgh amp Saxe Coburg Gotha 1844 1900 GB invested 5 7 1864 Alexander III Tsar of Russia 1845 1894 Gen Sir Dighton Probyn 1833 1924 VC GCB invested at GC 1st Class India GB Gen Sir Thomas Kelly Kenny 1840 1914 GB Edward VII King of Great Britain 1841 1910 invested 1 17 1869 Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1850 1942 GB invested 1873 Prince Leopold Duke of Albany 1853 1884 GB invested 3 31 1879 Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883 1938 GB invested 1 13 1883 Milan I King of Serbia 1868 1889 invested 1886 Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa 1847 1895 Japanese imperial family and soldier invested December 1889 Marquis Itō Hirobumi 1841 1909 Prime Minister of Japan received the GC 12 22 1886 later received the GC in brilliants 12 14 1901 3 Marquis Yamagata Aritomo 1838 1922 Prime Minister of Japan invested June 1899 Viscount Aoki Shuzō 1844 1914 Japanese minister to Berlin received the GC 1 26 1895 later received the GC in brilliants 6 18 1897 The Guangxu Emperor 1871 1908 11th Qing Emperor of China invested 1898 First Class Marquis Suyi Li Hongzhang 1823 1901 Chinese politician and diplomat invested 6 14 1896 Yuan Shikai 1859 1916 Chinese politician and general Nikolay Karlovich Giers 1820 1895 Russian Foreign Minister and architect of the Franco Russian Alliance Grand Cross by statute of the Order of the Black Eagle July 23 1888 Prince Alfred of Edinburgh 1874 1899 GB invested June 1889 George V King of Great Britain 1865 1936 invested 7 3 1890 Alexander Duke of Fife 1849 1912 GB invested 1892 Gen Lt Constantin von Alvensleben 1809 1892 invested with the Grand Cross 1892 by statute of the Order of the Black Eagle FM Archduke Friedrich of Austria Hungary 1856 1936 GC 1st Class also held the Ord of the Black Eagle from October 22 1892 invested c 1895 Porfirio Diaz President of Mexico 1876 1880 1884 1911 St John Brodrick British Secretary of State for War 1856 1942 invested in September 1902 when he visited Prussia for German Army maneuvers 4 Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge formerly Prince Adolphus Duke of Teck 1868 1927 GB invested 1903 Count Katsura Tarō 1848 1913 Japanese politician and soldier October 4 1906 Haakon VII King of Norway 1872 1957 invested 5 27 1907 Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI Nizam sovereign prince of Hyderabad a principality in India honorary British and Indian lieutenant general invested 1911 Albert I King of the Belgians 1875 1934 LTG Rt Hon Charles William Stewart Lord Stewart GB British soldier politician and nobleman great grandfather of Winston Churchill MG Carl Lowenhielm Count of Lowenhielm Sweden Norway Franz Josef I Emperor of Austria Hungary 1830 1916 Ludwig IV Grand Duke of Hesse amp by Rhine 1837 1892 son in law of Queen Victoria brother in law of Friedrich III uncle of Wilhelm II Gen der INF Otto von Bulow Nov 15 1917 by statute regarding conferral of the Order of the Black Eagle citation needed Ernst Ludwig Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 1868 1937 grandson of Queen Victoria husband of Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm II invested with the Grand Cross or the 1st Class General der Infanterie Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin 1851 1936 awarded the Grand Cross by statute of the Order of the Black Eagle conferred 1917 Prince Leopold of Bavaria 1846 1930 Awarded the Grand Cross with Swords also a member of the Order of the Black Eagle Prince Franz of Bavaria 1875 1957 awarded the Grand Cross by statute of the Order of Black Eagle Naser al Din Shah 1831 1896 Shah of Persia 1848 1896 Mozaffar al Din Shah 1853 1907 Shah of Persia 1896 1907 Pavlo Skoropadskyi hetman of the Ukrainian State Granted in 1918 Marcos Antonio de Araujo Viscount of Itajuba Ambassador of Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil to the King of Hanover and King of Prussia Knights 1st Class 1705 1918 edit nbsp Karl August Furst Prince von Hardenberg ca 1822 by Friedrich Georg Weitsch Hardenberg wears the badge of the Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class above his other orders German Wilhelm Frhr von Humboldt 1767 1835 Prussia German language scholar and statesman Karl August Prince of Hardenburg 1750 1822 Chancellor of State Prussia 1804 1806 1807 and 1810 1822 Ernst von Pfuel Prussian general and Prime Minister of Prussia awarded the 1st Class with Oak Leaves 1836 and Diamonds 1842 Previously awarded the 2nd Class with Oak Leaves 1830 and Star 1831 3rd Class 1827 Ludwig von Massow awarded the 1st Class with Oak Leaves Louis III Grand Duke of Hesse 1806 1877 awarded the 1st Class with Swords Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz awarded the Order 1st Class with Oak Leaves on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II s birthday January 27 1900 Source The New York Times Dr Studt Minister of Public Instruction awarded the Order 1st Class on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II s birthday January 27 1900 Count Hochberg awarded the Order 1st Class on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II s birthday January 27 1900 Generalleutnant a la suite Viktor Adolph Theophil von Podbielski 1844 1916 hussar general Prussian Minister of Agriculture Postmaster General and President of the German Olympic Committee awarded 1st Class with oak leaves and crossed swords on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II s birthday January 27 1902 2 Theodor von Holleben German Ambassador to the United States awarded 1st Class with oak leaves after the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia to the US March 1902 5 Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg Prussian Consul to Calcutta German Ambassador to the United States awarded the 1st Class Jan 5 1903 Anton von Werner 1871 1914 awarded the Order 1st Class 1912 previously awarded the 2nd Class GenObst Felix Graf von Bothmer of Bavaria 1852 1937 conferred with the Order 1st Class January 17 1914 Gen Lt Philipp von Hellingrath of Bavaria 1862 1939 awarded the 1st Class with Swords Nov 14 1918 previously awarded the 2nd Class 7 Jun 1914 Henry William Baron de Bulow awarded the Order 1st Class Envoy Extraordinary amp Minister Plenipotentiary to Her Majesty Queen Victoria Eduard von Jachmann Prussian Vice Admiral awarded 1st Class with Swords Foreign nbsp Giustino Fortunato Prime minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Prince Talleyrand of France Envoy of Emperor Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte of the French to Russia 1807 conferred with both the Order of the Black Eagle and the Red Eagle before 1807 Prince Alexander Borisovich Kourakin of Russia Envoy of Tsar Alexander I of Russia to France 1807 conferred with both the Black Eagle Order and Red Eagle Order before 1807 Prince Leopold of Belgium future Leopold II Duke of Brabant awarded the Order 1st Class Count Maximilian van Lerchenfeld Koefering Chamberlain to the King of Bavaria and envoy to the United States conferred before 1845 Giustino Fortunato 1777 1862 prime minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies conferred with the Red Eagle Order in 1850 Lieutenant General Pierre Dominique Bazaine 1786 1838 French mathematician and engineer Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs awarded the Order 1st Class for non Christians 1851 Vicomte Vincent Victor Henri de Vaublanc Chamberlain to the King of Bavaria October 21 1856 Kemal Effendi Turkish Ambassador to Berlin awarded the Order 1st Class for non Christians July 2 1857 Prince Mass oud Mirza Zell e Soltan 1850 1918 son of Naser al Din Shah King of Persia President Paul Kruger 1825 1904 President of the Transvaal first award in 1884 elevated to First Class in 1896 Marquis Saionji Kinmochi 1849 1940 Japanese minister to Berlin October 15 1891 Edward Villiers 5th Earl of Clarendon 1846 1914 Lord in Waiting in connection with the visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to the United Kingdom in late 1899 6 Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Marshall Colonel of the 1st Royal Dragoons in connection with the visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to the United Kingdom in late 1899 6 Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Kelly Kenny 1840 1914 Adjutant general of the British Forces invested in September 1902 when he visited Prussia for German Army maneuvers 4 Lieutenant General Sir John French 1852 1925 invested in September 1902 when he visited Prussia for German Army maneuvers 4 Baron Saitō Makoto 1858 1936 Japanese Navy Minister February 26 1907 Liang Cheng 1864 1917 Chinese minister to Berlin March 6 1913 Knights 2nd Class 1810 1918 edit nbsp Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class badge amp neck ribbon nbsp ADM Curt von Prittwitz wearing the badge amp star of the 2nd Class German Mayer Carl Frhr von Rothschild 1820 1886 King s Court Banker for Frankfurt awarded the 2nd Class for non Christians August 14 1857 Dr Albert Sigismund Jaspis 1809 1885 Generalsuperintendant of Pommern in Stettin awarded the 2nd Class with Bow by Kaiser Wilhelm I 1 18 1863 Anton von Werner 1871 1914 court painter to the Prussian royal family awarded the Order 2nd Class Jan 20 1895 and awarded the breast star of the 2nd Class Mar 30 1902 Johann Heinrich Frhr von Bernstorff 1862 1939 Ambassador to the United States conferred with the Order 2nd Class on December 24 1909 Gen der INF Otto von Below 1857 1944 awarded the Order 2nd Class with oak leaves and with breast star bef 1914 Gen der INF Karl Rttr von Fasbender of Bavaria 1852 1933 conferred with the Order 2nd Class with Crown and with breast star Gen der INF Paul Rttr von Kuenssl of Bavaria 1862 1928 awarded the 2nd Class with swords 12 JUN 1915 previously awarded the 4th Class pre World War I Gen Lt Nikolaus Rttr von Endres of Bavaria 1862 1938 awarded the 2nd Class with swords24 AUG 1917 previously awarded the 3rd Class with swords pre World War I Gen Lt later Gen der KAV Alfred von Kuhne 1853 1945 awarded the 2nd Class in 1912 when he first retired from the army Gen der Kav Ludwig Freiherr von Gebsattel of Bavaria 1857 1930 awarded the 2nd Class with breast star previously awarded the 3rd Class with Crown Gen Lt later Gen der KAV Otto von Stetten of Bavaria 1862 1937 awarded the 2nd Class prior to World War I Gen Lt and later Gen der ARTy Hermann frhr von Stein 1859 1928 awarded the 2nd Class with swords amp the 2nd Class breast star with swords 20 JAN 1917 previously awarded the 3rd Class prior to World War I Gen Maj later Gen Lt Ludwig Rttr von Tutschek of Bavaria 1864 1937 awarded the 2nd Class with Swords 3 Feb 1917 previously awarded the 4th Class prior to World War I Gen Lt later Gen der INF Hermann von Kuhl 1858 1956 awarded the 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and swords and the 2nd Class breast star 15 JAN 1916 amp 12 JAN 1918 Gen Lt Wilhelm Groner of Wurttemberg 1867 1939 awarded the 2nd Class with Crown amp Swords and with breast star 15 Jun 1918 previously awarded the 2nd Class w o breast star 16 AUG 1917 3rd Class 19 JUL 1913 4th Class with Crown 17 Sep 1909 amp 4th Class 11 SEP 1907 Gen Lt Constantin Wilhelm Albert Muller awarded the breast star of the Order 2nd Class with Oak leaves and Swords by Kaiser Wilhelm II 10 23 1918 Previously awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords Vice ADM Franz von Hipper German hero of the Battle of the Jutland awarded the Order 2nd Class previously awarded the 3rd Class with Bow and 4th Class with Crown Vizeadmiral Vice Admiral and Admiral a la suite honorary full Admiral Bernhard Otto Curt von Prittwitz und Gaffron 1849 1922 veteran of the Austro Prussian War and Franco Prussian War closely linked with Grossadmiral Grand Admiral Prince Heinrich of Prussia his frequent predecessor in various naval command stations Baron Guenther Heinrich von Berg 1765 1843 Statesman Doctor of Law Judge Legislator Invested 28 June 1820 Bernard Hebeler 1794 1862 Prussian Consul General awarded the Order 2nd Class by Frederick William IV of Prussia 1842 Foreign Mustafa ed din Bey Turkish First Dragoman awarded the 2nd Class for non Christians September 14 1855 Mohammed Essad Safvet Effendi Turkish Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded the 2nd Class for non Christians September 14 1855 Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Jellicoe 1st Earl Jellicoe of Great Britain 1859 1935 awarded the Order 2nd Class with swords for actions in China during the Boxer Rebellion where he served as a captain Captain Edward Henry Bayly Royal Navy Captain of HMS Aurora awarded the Order 2nd class with swords for services in China during the Boxer Rebellion 7 Charles Thomas Jackson American physician and scientist who was active in medicine chemistry mineralogy and geology Frederick J V Skiff Field Museum of Chicago Paris Exhibition 1900 organizer and Director of Exhibits St Louis Exhibition 1906 awarded 2nd Class Jan 12 1906 for work with the St Louis World s Fair J P Morgan 1837 1913 American Banker honored after giving an original letter from Martin Luther to Emperor Charles V back to Germany June 26 1911 Nicholas Murray Butler President of Columbia University for building the exchange program between American and German professors and winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize Professor Hugo Munsterberg Harvard Exchange Professor at Berlin awarded the Order 2nd Class August 23 1911 James Speyer American banker and president of the banking house Speyer amp Company awarded the 2nd Class Jan 20 1912 His Princely Highness Pakubuwono X 1866 1939 the 10th Susuhunan ruler of the past Surakarta now in present Surakarta Indonesia awarded the Order 2nd Class with Star Wilhelm Freiherr Lenk von Wolfsberg 1809 1894 Austrian Feldzeugmeister owner of the Corps Artillery Regiment No 4 and scientist awarded the 2nd Class in 1861 8 Maj Gen the Hon Edward James Montagu Stuart Wortley CB CMG DSO MVO 1857 1934 of Great Britain s King s Royal Rifle Corps 9 Dudley Marjoribanks 3rd Baron Tweedmouth 1874 1935 invested in September 1902 when he visited Prussia for German Army maneuvers 4 Knights 3rd Class 1810 1918 edit nbsp Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class with Crown and Swords Jan Willem Louis van Oordt 1808 1884 awarded the Knights Cross 3rd Class for services to the Imperial Navy 1850 Major later Field Marshal Albrecht von Roon 1803 1879 awarded the Knights Cross 3rd Class for actions and service during the Baden insurrection 1848 Oberst Colonel Louis Lust commander of the Captain Cadet School awarded the Knight s Cross 3rd Class with Bow by Kaiser Wilhelm I 12 19 1878 Captain Hans Wilhelm von Dresky later Rear Admiral awarded the Knight s Cross 3rd Class with swords and ribbon for actions while in command of the cruiser SMS Habicht citation needed Hermann von Wissmann awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords September 3 1894 Oberst Friedrich von Scholl awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords 1895 Oberst Pavel awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in Cameroon 1902 Hauptmann army Captain Franke awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in South West Africa Namibia 1904 Kaptain zur Sea naval Captain Pohl awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in East Asia 1905 nbsp Admiral Sir William De Salis R N awarded the Cross second class in 1904 Oberst future Generalleutnant Constantin Wilhelm Albert von Muller awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in Cameroon 1905 John Schroers Chairman of Education and the Educational Congresses and later Director of the St Louis World s Fair 1904 1906 awarded the 3rd Class Feb 23 1905 for work with the St Louis World s Fair Oberstleutnant von Estorff awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in South West Africa 1905 Howard J Rogers Chief of the Department of Education amp Social Economics involved with St Louis Exhibition 1906 awarded the 3rd Class Jan 12 1906 for work with the St Louis World s Fair Oberst Constantin von Falkenhayn commander of 5 Badisches Infantry Regiment Nr 113 awarded the 3rd Class with Bow June 1913 Georg Crown Prince of Greece Later King George II of Greece awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords 1913 Gen der Art Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen of Bavaria 1862 1953 Received the Order 3rd Class before World War I Gen der Kav Ludwig Freiherr von Gebsattel awarded the 3rd Class with Crown later awarded the 2nd Class with breast star Oberst later Gen Maj Hans Rttr von Hemmer of Bavaria 1869 1931 awarded 3rd Class with swords 15 MAY 1915 previously awarded the 4th Class pre World War I R Adm Franz von Hipper awarded the 3rd Class with Crown date unknown Oberst Colonel Richard Franz Joseph Haegele awarded the 3rd Class with Bow and Swords two times black three white striped ribbon 12 14 1916 Oberst Scmidt awarded the 3rd Class with Bow and Swords 2 x black 3 x white 12 22 1917 Rittmeister cavalry Captain Manfred Albrecht Frhr von Richthofen 1892 1918 also known as The Red Baron awarded the 3rd Class with Crown amp Swords for earning an unprecedented 70th aerial victory as Germany s top fighter ace of the Great War April 6 1918 This was one of only two such awards during the Great War for someone of company grade rank Oberst Klehmet awarded the 3rd Class with Bow and Swords 2 x black 3 x white 5 25 1918 Oberstleutnant Maercker awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions during the Great War November 16 1918 Mathew Kiely Chief of Police St Louis Missouri 1901 1906 received the Order 3rd Class for his department s commendable performance during the 1902 visit of Prince Henry Lt Col E H Swayne Somerset Light Infantry without swords Lt Col George Limbrey Sclater Booth 2nd Baron Basing 1st The Royal Dragoons without swords 10 11 Vizeadmiral Alfred Meyer Waldeck date unknown 12 Knights 4th Class 1830 1918 edit nbsp Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class Maj E D Bally Somerset Light Infantry Sevki Bey District Governor of Aclun Northern Syria Ottoman Empire awarded the 4th Class Dr Ernst Freiherr von Bibra 1854 1806 1878 was a German Naturalist Natural history scientist and author Ernst was a botanist zoologist metallurgist chemist geographer travel writer novelist duellist art collector and trailblazer in ethnopsychopharmacology Hauptmann Curt von Brandenstein 1879 1964 Pour le Me rite 26 9 1918 HOH w Swords Hessian Bravery medal Leibregiment Grossherzogin 3 Grossherzoglich Hessisches Nr 117 Captain von Dresky later Rear Admiral awarded the 4th Class with swords for actions at Miang while in command of the cruiser SMS Habicht Hauptmann Captain Constantin von Falkenhayn awarded the 4th Class for service in the Fusilier Regiment Furst Karl Anton von Hohenzollern Hohenzollernsches Nr 40 January 1900 Rittmeister Richard Franz Joseph Haegele awarded the 4th Class 10 21 1901 for service as commander of the East Asian Field Bakery in the Prussian Army Later awarded the 4th Class with Swords for actions in South West Africa modern day Namibia Heinrich Johannes Halke awarded the 4th Class 1 18 1886 Rittmeister later Generalmajor Arthur Hay prior enlisted cavalry officer May 12 1901 General Wilhelm Heye awarded the 4th Class with swords Leutnant Paul von Hindenburg later GFM amp Reichsprasident awarded the 4th Class with swords after actions against the Austrians at Konigratz July 3 1866 Charles John Hexamer 1862 1921 co founded and first president of the National German American Alliance awarded in 1904 Tarleton Hoffman Bean 1846 1916 first Curator of Fishes at the Smithsonian Institution Director of the Forestry and Fisheries exhibit at the Paris Exhibition 1900 Chief of the Departments of Fish Game and Forestry St Louis World s Fair 1902 05 awarded the 4th Class Jan 12 1906 for work with the St Louis World s Fair First Lieutenant Carl Hermann Arthur Finster 1865 1929 Author and Diplomat 1908 13 Joseph Austin Holmes 1859 1915 geologist and first director of the Bureau of Mines credited with advances in mine safety and for the slogan Safety First Chief of Mines and Metallurgy at the St Louis World s Fair 1904 1906 awarded the 4th Class Jan 12 1906 for work with the St Louis World s Fair F D Hirschberg Chairman of Reception and Entertainment St Louis World s Fair 1904 1906 awarded the 4th Class Jan 12 1906 for work with the St Louis World s Fair Prof Otto Jaekel 1863 1929 geologist and paleontologist awarded April 3 1913 Obst Lt later Gen der Artillerie Friedrich Frhr Kress von Kressenstein of Bavaria 1870 1948 awarded the 4th Class prior to World War I John H McGibbons Secretary of Awards for Division of Exhibitions St Louis World s Fair 1904 1906 awarded the 4th Class Jan 12 1906 for work with the St Louis World s Fair Lt Col Hon George Henry Morris Irish Guards Dr Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer botanist and conchologist 1875 Premierleutnant First Lieutenant Ernst von Prittwitz und Gaffron awarded the 4th Class in 1864 Carl Friedrich Rohte awarded the 4th Class 8 22 1907 for service to the Crown Hermann Aleksander Eduard von Salza Russian Navy 1910 Ernst Friederich Ludwig Scheyder Amtsrat presented with Red Eagle August 10 1911 for dedicated service to the crown Frederick Winslow Taylor 1856 1915 mechanical engineer President of the American Society of mechanical Engineers who is credited for innovations in management principles awarded the 4th Class Jan 12 1906 for work with St Louis World s Fair Adolf Werner Artillery Officer awarded the 4th Class 1904 Lt Col L E C Worthington Wilmer Somerset Light Infantry nbsp Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class certificate given to Ernst Friedrich Ludwig Scheyder in 1911 nbsp Ernst Friedrich Ludwig Scheyder Medal for Enlisted Men edit nbsp Order of the Red Eagle Medal for enlisted men Musicmeister Jacob Peuppus 2 Infanterie Regiments Kronprinz awarded November 16 1900 Feldwebel August Keller 2 Infanterie Regiments Kronprinz awarded November 16 1900 Sergenten Maximilian Buchert 2 Infanterie Regiments Kronprinz awarded November 16 1900 Wachtmeister Otto Grieszing 1 Schwerin Reiter Regiment Prinz Karl von Bayern awarded November 16 1900 Matthias Kurmeher 4 Infanterie Regiments Konig Wilhelm von Wurttemberg awarded June 15 1903 Karl Lemnitz 2 Fuss Artillerie Regiments Konigliche von Preussen awarded June 15 1903 Fortunatus Klun Hof Saal Kammerdiener Saaldienst Obersthofmeister Staab Austria Hungary awarded 1903 Adolf Zimmerman Hof Saal Turhuter Saaldienst Obersthofmeister Staab Austria Hungary awarded 1903 Thomas Drozda Hof Saal Turhuter Saaldienst Obersthofmeister Staab Austria Hungary awarded 1903 Franz Fahnier Hof Saal Turhuter Saaldienst Obersthofmeister Staab Austria Hungary awarded 1903 Josef Kramlinger Hof Saal Turhuter Saaldienst Obersthofmeister Staab Austria Hungary awarded 1903 Josef Blaha Hof Saal Turhuter Saaldienst Obersthofmeister Staab Austria Hungary awarded 1903 Georg Schogl Hof Saal Turhuter Saaldienst Obersthofmeister Staab Austria Hungary awarded 1903Sources editAtlantic Daily News October 31 1906 New York Hamburg American Line Available on the Internet https earlyradiohistory us 1906hamb htm Danner David Recipients of the Military Max Josef Order in World War I available on the Internet https web archive org web 20090524233821 http home att net 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Times January 8 1898 January 28 1900 December 25 1909 August 24 1911 Available on the Internet https query nytimes com search query frow 0 amp n 10 amp srcht s amp daterange period amp query Red Eagle Order amp srchst p amp hdlquery amp bylquery amp mon1 09 amp day1 18 amp year1 1851 amp mon2 12 amp day2 31 amp year2 1980 amp submit x 0 amp submit y 0 Schulze Ising Andreas M Imperial German Orders Medals and Decorations Martinsville Virginia Available on the Internet http www medalnet net Red Eagle Order 3rd crown swords htm Treaty between France and Russia Tilsit July 7 1807 Verordnungsblatt des Koniglich bayerischen Kriegsministeriums Munich Kingdom of Bavaria 1900 Verordnungsblatt des Koniglich bayerischen Kriegsministeriums Munich Kingdom of Bavaria 1903References edit a b c Burke Bernard 1858 The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations London Hurst and Blackett pp 200 202 a b The German Emperor s birthday The Times No 36676 London 28 January 1902 p 3 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