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Description: | obverse design : General Hermann von Kövess, bust, left profile, in uniform and képi
obverse text : "DER SIEGREICHE GENERAL von KÖVESS"
reverse design : soldiers, Austro-Hungarian infantrymen, advancing from left to right up a rocky incline
reverse text : "ERSTÜRMUNG DES LOVCEN DEN 11.JANUAR 1916"
First World War Austro-Hungarian large format portrait medal in iron by E Greir commemorating General Hermann von
Kövess (1854-1924). Specifically the piece pays tribute to his role (as commander of the Third Army) in the capture of Montenegrin fortress
of Lovchen (known as 'the Gibraltar of the Adriatic') on 11 January 1916. This fortress, overlooking the Bocche di Cattaro, one of the
Austrian flotilla bases on the Dalmatian coast, was surrendered after minimal resistance. The obverse text is translated as 'The victorious
General von Kövess', and the reverse text as 'Assault of Lovchen on 11 January 1916'. The fortress formally surrendered on 17 January 1916.
See also MED 345 and MED 532. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Eastern Front & Lovchen Hermann von Capture of & 11/1/1916 Koevess portrait / personification commemorative First World War AH.A | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Greier, E | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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