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Description: | obverse design : Prince Leopold of Bavaria, bust, full face, slightly turned to left, in uniform and pickelhaube. Design
enclosed by a narrow, ornamental, laurel wreath border
obverse text : "PRINZ LEOPOLD von BAYERN"
reverse design : warrior, naked except for loincloth, three-quarter length figure, his right hand resting on the hilt of his sword, his
left on his left hip. In the background a view of the Vistula and buildings of distant Warsaw. Around the edge a narrow, ornamental, laurel
wreath
reverse text : "DER EROBERER VON WARSCHAU" (embossed around upper edge) & "5.8." (indented left of warrior's head) & "1915" (indented right
of head)
German First World War portrait medal by Fritz Eue commemorating Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846-1930), one in a large
series of patriotic medallic tributes to senior German military and naval commanders produced by the artist during the war. The medal
specifically acknowledges Leopold's part in the German occupation of Warsaw on 4/5 August 1915, during the Central Powers' 'Triple
Offensive'. The reverse text is translated as 'The conqueror of Warsaw'. Leopold had been recalled from retirement in April 1915 to command
the German 9th Army. Following the capture of Warsaw he was given overall control of the Austro-German forces in the central sector of the
Eastern Front ('Army Group Leopold'). He remained on the Eastern Front until his retirement following the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March
1918. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Prince of Bavaria DE.A & Army Group Prince Leopold portrait / personification Capture of & 5/8/1915 commemorative Eastern Front & Warsaw Leopold | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | GrĂ¼nthal | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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