| Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
- Grand Cross of the Iron Cross |
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| Rank:
generalfeldmarschall |
| Date
of Award: 1871 |
| Cross
Class: Grand Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Branch
of Service: Army |
| Description
of Action: Led Army of the South and defeated the french army of the eastt under the command of Nicolas Bourbaki. |
Mini
Biography: 1809–85, Prussian field marshal. He served in the Danish War (1864) and was appointed Prussian governor in conquered Schleswig. In the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 he commanded brilliantly, and in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) he distinguished himself. Manteuffel commanded (1871–73) the German army of occupation in France and from 1879 until his death was governor of Alsace-Lorraine.
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