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  2. Military Merit Order (Württemberg) - Wikipedia

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    The order was one of the older military orders of the states of the German Empire. It was founded on 11 February 1759 by Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg as the Militär-Carls-Orden , and was renamed the Militärverdienstorden on 11 November 1806 by King Friedrich I .

  3. Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire

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    The German Empire consisted of 25 states: four kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies, seven principalities and three Hanseatic cities.In addition, the house order of the Hohenzollern principalities, although the states themselves had been annexed by Prussia, continued to be awarded in the imperial era.

  4. LZ 104 (L 59) - Wikipedia

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    Zeppelin LZ 104 (construction number, designated L 59 by the German Imperial Navy) and nicknamed Das Afrika-Schiff ("The Africa Ship"), was a World War I German dirigible. It is famous for having attempted a long-distance resupply mission to the beleaguered garrison of Germany's East Africa colony .

  5. Military awards and decorations - Wikipedia

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    Orders of merit; Bravery awards, in the form of a cross, star or medal on a ribbon; Distinguished service awards, in the form of a cross, star or medal on a ribbon; Campaign medals worn on a ribbon; Service medals worn on a ribbon; Awards for entire units, in the form of battle honours, campaign streamers, fourragères, or unit citations.

  6. Zeppelin LZ 59 - Wikipedia

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    The completed LZ 59. The LZ 59 (L 20) was a World War I German Navy Airship and was the first Q-Class zeppelin [4] with a then record length of 178.5 metres (585 ft 8 in). It was allocated the tactical numbering L 20 and carried out a total of 19 flights, including 2 raids on England and 10 reconnaissance missions.

  7. Zeppelin LZ 54 - Wikipedia

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    Zeppelin LZ 54, given the military tactical designation L 19, was a Zeppelin of the Imperial German Navy. While returning from her first bombing raid on the United Kingdom in early 1916, she came down in the North Sea .

  8. Orders, decorations, and medals of the Federal Republic of ...

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    737 Cross of Merit 1272 Cross of Merit on Ribbon (as of 2013) [5] Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia. Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. 11 March 1986 Extraordinary contributions to the people and state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate. Verdienstorden des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz. 2 October 1981

  9. Zeppelin - Wikipedia

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    A German zeppelin bombs Liège in WWI Crater of a Zeppelin bomb in Paris, 1916 During World War I, Germany’s airships were operated separately by the Army and the Navy. At the war’s outset, the Army assumed control of the three remaining DELAG airships, having already decommissioned three older Zeppelins, including Z I. Throughout the war ...