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Description: | Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy' by 'U 9', 1914. Obverse: Winged Victory carrying a flaming sword in her right and a wreath in her left hand. Legend: 'GOTT SEGNETE UNSERE TAPFEREN HEERE'. Reverse: Inscription, 'DURCH UNTERSEEBOOT 9 BEI HOEK VAN HOLLAND 3 ENG. PANZERKREUZ. VERNICHTET D.22. SEPT. 1914.' (Off Hook of Holland three English armoured cruisers destroyed on 22 Sept 1914.) Fitted with a loop and ring.
caption: Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy' by 'U 9', 1914; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy' by 'U 9', 1914; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Cressy 1899 (HMS) U9 fl.1914 (German) medals H. Hogue 1900 (HMS) Ziegler Aboukir (1900) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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