Dueling scars (German: Schmisse) have been seen as a "badge of honour" since as early as 1825. Known variously as "Mensur scars", "the bragging scar",...

World War II. The scar resulting from a hit is called a "smite" (German: Schmiss), and was seen as a badge of honour, especially in the second half of the...

Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2024. Bonk, Lennart (2 December 2023). "„Ich schmiss mein Studium und flog direkt nach Irland"" ["I dropped out of university...

became a member of the student fraternity (this was the origin of the "Schmiss" – German for "dueling scar" – on his left cheek). He graduated in 1927...

Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (11 October 1892 – 6 January 1946) was the head of the house of Saxe-Meiningen from 1941 until his death. He was born in...

wound that left a dramatic dueling scar—known in academic fencing as a Schmiss (German for "smite" or "hit")—on his cheek. In May 1932, Skorzeny joined...

and cranial wounds, which often result in a scar which is called Schmiss. The Schmiss was once regarded as the passport to a better future, because the...

Crouser in race to break the next world record World Athletics Für Gold schmiss der deutsche Held bei der Polizei hin Results of Tallinn European Junior...

Painted Photographs of Meiji Japan, with Elizabeth A. Burns (2017) Mensur & Schmiss: German Dueling Societies, A Photographic History, Elizabeth A. Burns (2014)...

and anvil are canting for the first syllable in the municipality’s name (Schmiß– comes from the base of Schmiede, meaning “smithy”). The following are listed...

Bravo auch unserm Colmarer «Elsässischen Theater», das mit Schwung und Schmiss eine sehr amüsante Komödie geschaffen, und ins Repertoire der elsässischen...

on the defensive each time. So he received the (at his time) desirable schmiss ("duelling scar"), but was also released from the Corps Suevia without...