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25 years of army service isn’t
automatically accompanied with lots and lots of orders
and medals, especially being in service in the early
times. Talking about the early 19th century, there was
only a limited number of orders and medals for
decorating soldiers.
The history of colonel Bernhard von
Linsingen took place between 1800 and 1893. At least
with the end of the 19th century the number of possible
awards raised. He at least inherited a medal bar with
three decorations, two orders and one medal.
Additionally to this he was awarded another order.
His on December 19, 1841, awarded
knights cross of the Order of Ludwig was placed on the
first position on his medal bar. A knight’s cross first
class of Brunswick House Order of Henry the Lion and the
Hanoverian Wilhelm Cross, a long service decoration for
officers, followed it.
The long service cross he must have
gotten after 1860 since it is a bronze gilt piece (these
crosses were made in real gold until 1860)
As commander of the corps of cadets
in Hanover he retired on June 17, 1866, and passed away
on March 28, 1893, bearing a military rang as an retired
colonel. For his retirement he possibly was awarded the
commanders cross 2nd class of the Hanoverian Guelphic
Order.
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