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Description: | small faint characters SILBER 890
obverse design : General von Lochow, bust, full face, in uniform and cap
obverse text : "GENERAL D.INF.VON LOCHOW"
reverse design : soldier, German infantryman, wearing pickelhaube, full kit, rolled blanket over left shoulder, and armed with rifle and
bayonet, advancing from left to right. In the background a rural landscape
reverse text : "DRAUF UND DURCH" (upper edge)
exergue : "1914-1916"
First World War portrait medal by Fritz Eue, commemorating Infantry General von Lochow (1855-1942), one in a series of
patriotic medallic tributes to senior German military commanders produced by the artist during the war. In 1916 von Lochow commanded the
German III Army Corps during the early stages of the Battle of Verdun. On 1 December 1916 he was appointed commander of the 5th Army, a
position he retained until 17 December 1917. The reverse text is translated as 'At it and through'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Weapons DE.A Lochow portrait / personification Western Front & 1914 = 1916 First World War Ewald von | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Lauer, L Christian (Nuernberg) | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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