Very recently the Saxe-Weimar award
rolls for World War One were examined and evaluated. As
a result of this meritorious research I like to present
those numbers in conjunction with a few images of the
actual decorations.
From 1914-1919 the following numbers with Swords were
awarded, according to the Rolls:
Class within Order
with Swords
Number of pieces
awarded
Grand Cross
28
Commander 1st
Class
19
Commander 2nd
class
65
Knight 1st
Class
141
Knight 2nd
Class
~1000
Golden Merit Cross
168
Silver Merit Cross
62
General Medal in Gold
464
General Medal in Silver
3888
Wilhelm Ernst War Cross
366
Grand
Cross Star with Swords in Silver gilt
Commander
Set 1st Class in gold
Knight
1st class with swords in gold
Knight
2nd Class with Swords on WWI medal bar
Wilhelm
Ernst War Cross and unidentified Recipient
Special
thanks go to Rick L. and Daniel K. for hours of deciphering old German
script.
