Crossing of the Danube Cross

Crossing of the Danube Cross; Crucea Trecerea Dunării
Awarded by King of Romania
Type	Chivalric state Decoration
Religious affiliation	Romanian Orthodox
Ribbon	Bright Red and Black.
Eligibility	Civil, Military
Awarded for	Outstanding leadership and contributions in the Romanian War of Independence
Status	Abolished in 1947
Sovereign	King Michael I of Romania
Grades	Knight; Member
Precedence
Next (higher)	Decoration of the Cross of Sanitary Merit
	; Civil; ; Military; The Ribbons of the Decoration

The Crossing of the Danube Cross (Romanian: Crucea Trecerea Dunării) was a Decoration established by Prince Carol I of Romania by Royal Decree 617 on 23 March 1878 to award individuals for outstanding leadership and contributions in the Romanian War of Independence.

The crossing of the Danube was one of the key events in the campaign, and it was one of the six events selected by Prince Carol to be immortalised in the six paintings commissioned from Johann Nepomuk Schönberg, and Austrian artist and war-correspondent.[1]

The Decoration was later awarded to very few individuals who were deemed to have proven great leadership.

Russian forces crossing of the Danube, June 1877, painting by Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky, 1883. The crossing was only possible because the Russians and Romanians had destroyed all the Turkish craft and then mined the river.

The Decoration was named after the Danube River where the Romanian Army fought the Ottoman Imperial Army.[2]

The Decoration was abolished during the abolishment of the Romanian Monarchy in 1947 and wasn't reinstated as a Dynastic Decoration of the Decorations of the Romanian Royal House by Former King Michael I.

References

Ionescu, Adrian-Silvan (1999). "Picturi Puţin Cunoscute Cu Subiecte Din Războiul De Independenţă Datorate Lui Johann Nepomuk Schônberg (Little Known Paintings With Subjects From The War of Independence by Johann Nepomuk Schönberg)". Muzeul Naţional (National Museum). XI: 85–105.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2020-01-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[Romania-1] Ionescu, Adrian-Silvan (1999). "Picturi Puţin Cunoscute Cu Subiecte Din Războiul De Independenţă Datorate Lui Johann Nepomuk Schônberg (Little Known Paintings With Subjects From The War of Independence by Johann Nepomuk Schönberg)". Muzeul Naţional (National Museum). XI: 85–105.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2020-01-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)