Germany - Order of Albert [Saxony]

Country:

Germany

Kingdom:

Saxony (Sachsen)

Established:

The Order of Albert (Albrechts Orden) was instituted on 31 December 1850 by King Friedrich August II to honor the memory of Duke Albrecht the Brave, founder of the Albertine Dynasty. The military variation of the decoration was established in 1866.

Classes:

Ten classes consisting of divisions for the Grand Cross, Commander's Cross, Officer's Cross and Knight's Cross. Officers serving in the Luftstreitkräfte only received the three lowest-ranking awards:
Knight, 1^st Class with Crown and Swords
Knight, 1^st Class with Swords
Knight, 2^nd Class with Swords

Criteria:

The Order of Albert was originally awarded to " all those who render useful service to the state, or who distinguish themselves through civil merit, science, art, etc., who have earned a claim to Our recognition." Beginning in 1866, the Order of Albert was bestowed upon military personnel for merit in the field and to indicate this, a pair of crossed swords were added to the medal. Very often, non-Saxons also received this award.

WWI Awards:

Knight, 1^st Class with Crown and Swords: 4 (incl. Wilhelm Siegert - Chef des Feldflugwesens)
Knight, 1^st Class with Swords: 31 (1 ace)
Knight, 2^nd Class with Swords: 167 (pilots and observers)

Recipients - World War I Aces

1		Baldamus, Hartmuth
2		Bernert, Otto
3		Boenigk, Oskar Freiherr von
4		Buechner (Büchner), Franz
5		Buelow-Bothkamp (Bülow-Bothkamp), Harry von
6		Creutzmann, Otto
7		Gilly, Hermann
8		Hahn, Erich
9		Immelmann, Max
10		Kissenberth, Otto

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