• description: Contains: - Side and cover drawings 1:500 of the armoured ships "Kronprinz", "Friedrich Carl", "Arminus", "Hansa" and "Sachsen", of the armoured gunboats "Wespe", "Viper", "Biene" and "Micke"; - newspaper pictures of German and foreign ships; - Eyewitness report in the press about the sinking of the gunboat "Iltis"; - Deck plans of the HAPAG double-screw fast steamer "Normannia"; - Deck plans of the HAPAG double-screw fast steamer "Augusta Victoria " 1896-1962, Bundesarchiv, BArch, N 255 Diederichs, Otto von Contains:<br />page and cover drawings 1:500 of the tankers "Kronprinz", "Friedrich Carl", "Arminus", "Hansa" and "Sachsen", of the tank gunboats "Wespe", "Viper", "Biene" and "Micke";<br />newspaper pictures of German and foreign ships;<br />Eyewitness report in the press about the sinking of the gunboat "Iltis";<br />Deck plans of the HAPAG double-screw fast steamer "Normannia";<br />Deck plans of the HAPAG double-screw fast steamer "Augusta Victoria"

• description: Contains: Memorial Medal of Kaiser Wilhelm I., 22. March 1893 China commemorative coin, 29. Sept. 1901 Red Eagle Order 4th Class with Swords, 21. Oct. 1901 St. Stanislaus Order 3rd Class, 1903 Crown to Red Eagle Order 4th Class with Swords, 3. Nov. 1904 Bavarian Military Order of Merit 4th Class, 29. May 1906 Crown Order 3rd Class with Swords, 16. Sept. 1906 Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württembergische, 9. Apr. 1908 (25-year-old) Service Award Cross, 4 June 1908 Commander's Cross 2nd Class of the Dukes of Saxony-Ernestine House Order, 19 July 1910 Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with the Crown, 19 Nov. 1910 Lions to the Knight's Cross of the Order of Württemberg Crown, 1 March 1913 Bavarian Merit Order of Saint Michael 3. Class, March 31, 1913 Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, July 28, 1915 Saxon Officer's Cross of the Albrecht Order with Swords, Oct 2, 1916 Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Military Cross of Merit 2nd Class, July 2, 1917 Hamburg Hanseatic Cross of Merit, Aug 1, 1917 Oldenburg Honorary Grand Commander's Cross of Merit with Swords and Laurel, Aug 1, 1918 Wounded Badge in Black, August 1, 1918 March 1919 Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz, March 19 1919 Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz, March 28 1919 Sächsisches Ritterkreuz vom Militärischen-Sankt-Heinrichsorden, Feb 20 1922 Österreichisches Militärisches Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse, Feb 17 1923 Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer, March 20 1935 Includes:<br />Rememembrance Medal of Kaiser Wilhelms I., 22. March 1893<br />China commemorative coin, 29. Sept. 1901<br />Red Eagle Order 4th Class with Swords, 21. Oct. 1901<br />St. Stanislaus Order 3rd Class, 1903<br />Crown to the Red Eagle Order 4th Class, 1903<br />Crown to the Red Eagle Order 3rd Class, 21. Oct. 1901<br />Crown to the Red Eagle Order 3rd Class, 22. Sept. 1901<br />Crown to the Red Eagle Order 3rd Class, 21. Oct. 1901<br />Crown to the Red Eagle Order 3rd Class, 22. Sept. 1901<br />Crown to the Red Eagle Order 3rd Class, 21. Oct. 1901<br />Crown to the Red Eagle Order 3rd Class, 22. Class with Swords, Nov. 3, 1904<br />Bavarian Order of Military Merit 4th Class, May 29, 1906<br />Crown Order 3rd Class with Swords, Sept. 16, 1906<br /> Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württembergische, 9th Class, Sept. 16, 1906<br />Bavarian Order of Military Merit 4th Class, May 29, 1906<br />Crown Order 3rd Class with Swords, Sept. 16, 1906<br /> Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württembergische, Sept. 9, 1906<br /> Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württembergische, Sept. 9 Apr. 1908<br />(25-year-old) Service Award Cross, June 4, 1908<br />Comtur Cross 2nd Class of the Dukes of Saxony-Ernestine House Order, July 19, 1910<br />Bavarian Military Merit Order 4. Class with the Crown, 19. Nov. 1910<br />Lions to the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1. March 1913<br />Bayerischer Verdienstorden vom heiligen Michael 3. Klasse, 31. March 1913<br />Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, 28 July 1915<br />Saxon Officer's Cross of the Albrecht Order with Swords, 2 Oct. 1916<br />Grossherzoglich mecklenburg Military Cross of Merit 2nd Class, 28 July 1915<br />Grossherzoglich mecklenburgisches Militär Verdienstkreuz 2. Class, 2. July 1917<br />Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz, 1. Aug. 1917<br />Oldenburgisches Ehren-Großkomturkreuz mit Schwertern und Lorbeer, 1. Aug. 1918<br />Worded badge in black, 1. Aug. 1917<br />Oldenburgisches Ehren-Großkomturkreuz mit Schwertern und Lorbeer, 1. Aug. 1918<br />Worded badge in black, 1. Aug. 1917<br />Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz, 1. Aug. 1917<br />Oldenburgisches Ehren-Großkomturkreuz with swords and laurel, 1. 1918<br />Worded badge in black, 1. March 1919<br /> Bremen Hanseatic Cross, 19 March 1919<br />Lübeck Hanseatic Cross, 28 March 1919<br /> Saxon Knight's Cross of the Military Saint Henry Order, 20 Feb. 1922<br />Austrian Military Cross of Merit 1st Class, 17 Feb 1923<br />Honour Cross for Front Fighters, 20 March 1935 1897-1935, Federal Archives, BArch N 103 Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von (Major General)

History of the inventor: History: 1892 sec.Lt. in the Inf.Regt. 95, Oblt. (16.11.99), 16.4.1905 kdrt. z. Ob.Kdo. d. Schtr., Hptm. (27.1.06), 27.1.1906 moved to Inf.Regt.167 and commanded to Ob.Kdo. d. Schtr, 18.2.1908 moved to Kdo. D. Schtr. i. Reichs-Kol.Amt, since 18.11.1909 Schtr. f. DOA, 30.5.-24.7.1912 kdrt. to inf.reg. 95); Staff (kdrt. to northern border); 23.8.1914 Fhr. North-Abt.; Major (5.9.14); 25.3.1915 z.b.V. Kdo.; 14.4.1915 Fhr. Abt. Taveta; 15.4.1916 Nord-Befhb.; 2.8.1916 Abt.Fhr.; March 1918 Kdo.Stab until the armistice on 14.11.1918; 31.3.1920 Farewell. char. Obstitol. Awards: Red Eagle Order 4th A.K.I., off-duty. Cross, Bayer. Mil Order of Merit 4th AI, Knight's Cross. 2nd Kl. d. Grand Duke Hess. Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous, Knight's Cross 2nd Class of the King of Saxony. Albrechts-Ordens, Knight's Cross 2nd KI. d. Sachsen-Ernestin. House Order, Knight's Cross of Bulgaria. Order of St. Alexander, Russian. St. Stanislaus Order 3rd Class (27.1.06), Ice Cross 2nd Class. (2.9.16) Method of citation: BArch, N 861/...

The collection includes the estate of Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxony. 0.35 m.