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    The Silesian Eagle (German language: Schlesischer Adler) was a medal awarded to members of the German right-wing paramilitary group Freikorps Oberland...
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    Polish, Moravian, and Silesian coats of arms.[citation needed] By far the oldest and most common manner of depicting the eagle in heraldry is what would...
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    Coat of arms of Silesia (category Coats of arms with eagles)
    simultaneously of Silesia, shows a black eagle with silver crescent with cross in the middle on its chest (the emblem of Silesian Duke Henry the Bearded, Polish:...
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    Coat of arms of Wrocław (category Coats of arms with eagles)
    of Silesia in 1335. In the second (upper right) quarter there is the Silesian eagle which comes from the ruling Piast dynasty. The letter "W" in the third...
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    The Silesian Uprisings (Polish: Powstania śląskie; ‹See Tfd›German: Aufstände in Oberschlesien, Polenaufstände) were a series of three uprisings from August...
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  • (Lower Silesian language), a Germanic dialect Silesian Wars (1740–1763) Silesian Uprisings (1919–1921) Silesian Eagle Silesian Uprising Cross Silesian Offensive...
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    Military uniforms. Two notable exceptions were the Baltic Cross and Silesian Eagle. All other Freikorps awards were declared obsolete with World War I...
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    Bohemia, in the upper sinister the Moravian chequered eagle, in the lower dexter the black Silesian eagle. Lesser coat of arms of the Czech Republic include...
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    crown (Reuss) Wound Badge of 1918 in Black Prussian Service Award Cross Silesian Eagle, 2nd class Knight of Honour of the Order of Saint John Wehrmacht Long...
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    Silesian Voivodeship's name, most of the historic Silesia region lies outside the present Silesian Voivodeship – divided among Lubusz, Lower Silesian...
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    Soviet Republic, in the Ruhr area and Upper Silesia, and earning the Silesian Eagle, first class. He then studied political science in Munich, earning a...
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    Coat of arms of the Czech Republic (category Coats of arms with eagles)
    the 1310s. The Moravian Eagle was first documented on the seal of Ottokar's uncle, Margrave Přemysl (d. 1239). The Silesian Eagle stems from the ruling...
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    concerts. The monument was erected in 1928. The sculpture with the Silesian eagle was made of sandstone by the sculptor Ferdinand Malina of Orlová. The...
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    Merit, Commander's Cross (Bulgaria, 2 August 1918) Service Award (1920) Silesian Eagle, 1st and 2nd class (15 April 1921) Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 1st...
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    coat of arms, that serves as the symbol of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, features a yellow (golden) eagle on a blue background. The current version of...
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  • hated Jews and Poles, Baur received a number of medals, including the Silesian Eagle Order, the Blood order, the Silver Medal for Bravery, and the Baltic...
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  • out the instructions of the Allied Command". He was awarded the Upper-Silesian Eagle for his bravery. Edward Crozier Creasy was born in Ceylon in 1888, the...
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    against the Poles. For these services he received the Schlesischer Adler (Silesian Eagle) medal, Second and First Class with Oak Leaves and Swords. His younger...
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  • display by the law include: The Iron Cross (and its varying grades) The Silesian Eagle (an award from the Weimar Republic for the Freikorps) The Baltenkreuz...
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    rectangle with yellow eagle placed in its centre. It was designed by Barbara Widłak, and adopted on 11 June 2001. The civil flag of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland...
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    white eagle – a symbol later referred to as the Piast coat of arms or as the Piast Eagle. The Silesian Piasts in the 14th century used an eagle modified...
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    The coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, features a black eagle with a white (silver) crescent put across its chest and wings, with...
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    The flag of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, is a yellow (golden) rectangle with the left-faced black eagle, with a white (silver) crescent-shaped...
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    Silesia (category Articles containing Silesian-language text)
    culture, including architecture, costumes, cuisine, traditions, and the Silesian language (minority in Upper Silesia). The largest city of the region is...
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    World War 1914/1918 Wound Badge Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class Silesian Eagle, 1st and 2nd class Miller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2012). Gauleiter:...
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    (23 February 1918) Merit Cross for War Aid (Prussia, 4 November 1919) Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (1 September 1921) & 1st Class (30 September 1921) Honour...
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    Flag of Upper Silesia (category Culture of Silesian Voivodeship)
    a yellow eagle, adopted from the coat of arms of the voivodeship. Both flags were designed by Barbara Widłak. The civil flag of the Silesian Voivodeship...
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    Coat of arms of Głogów (category Coats of arms with eagles)
    even as early as 1326. 2nd: The black crownless eagle is the coat of arms of the Silesian Piasts. The eagle was a universal symbol and very popular, since...
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  • merit and to have represented the topographic background recognisably. Silesian Eagle 2nd and 1st Grade Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (9 July 1940) & 1st Class...
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    Class (17 December 1941) Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (5 September 1943) Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (10 October 1919) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918...
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