Talk:Victor Valois

Latest comment: 7 months ago by 2003:DC:8F03:32CD:41CC:E121:830B:ACB8 in topic Awards

Mistakes

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He never wrote a book with the title Seekraft Seegeltung Seeherrschaft; Correct title: Seemacht, Seegeltung, Seeherrschaft – Kurze Betrachtungen über Seekriegsführung, 1899

Nieder mit England! Correct title: Nieder mit England! Betrachtungen und Erwägungen (Berlin 1915) 2003:DC:8F03:32CD:41CC:E121:830B:ACB8 (talk) 23:00, 19 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Awards

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He never had the "Order of Merit: Iron Cross"; Correct awards (chronologically):

  • War Commemorative Medal of 1864 (Kriegs-Denkmünze für 1864; KD64)
  • War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71)
  • Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, Knight's Cross (NO3)
    • later re-categorized as Knight's Cross 1st Class (NO3a)
  • Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)
  • Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class
  • Prussian Order of the Crown (Kronenorden), 3rd Class with Swords
  • Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow (mit der Schleife)
  • Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring
  • Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves
  • Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown 2nd Class with Swords on Ring
  • Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verdienstorden des Herzogs Peter *Friedrich Ludwig), Grand Cross of Honour (Ehren-Großkreuz; OV1)
  • Princely Waldeck Military Merit Cross, 1st Class (WV1)
  • Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves
  • Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)
  • Order of the Crown of Romania, Grand Cross (RumK1)
  • Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class with Swords on Ring 2003:DC:8F03:32CD:41CC:E121:830B:ACB8 (talk) 23:04, 19 March 2024 (UTC)Reply