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3 unusual facts about Black Eagle


Hans Albrecht von Barfus

He was, also, in 1701 granted the Black Eagle, the highest Prussian military award at the time.

Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode

Count Henry was canon of the cathedral in Halberstadt, Knight of the Prussian Royal Order of the Black Eagle and a member of the Order of Saint John.

South Charleston High School

The School mascot is the Black Eagle and the enrollment is approximately 1,200 students.


Battle of Chotusitz

Friedrich Leopold von Gessler who led 20 squadrons of cuirassiers in the charge of Buddenbrock's cavalry was promoted to lieutenant general and received the order of the Black Eagle for his achievement at Chotusitz.


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Grunwald Swords

According to Jan Długosz's chronicle, they bore the coats of arms of their respective masters: a black eagle in a golden field of King Sigismund of the Romans, and a red griffin in a silver field of Duke Casimir V of Pomerania.

Hanoch Levin

For example, "A Hardened Ballad of a Soldier Man and Woman" from June 1966 was revised as "Black Eagle on a Red Roof" and published after the 1982 Lebanon War.

Raftery

The Raftery "Coat of Arms" or "Family Crest" is a Black Eagle with wings spread, emblazoned on a white Ermine spotted pelt with a gold Fess (Warrior belt) emblazoned with two red fish.

Reichsadler

The black eagle was later adopted when the Teutonic State was transformed into the Duchy of Prussia in 1525.