About the symbolism of the 3 oak leaves

Sandmann

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Dear fellow Forum members,
it's a while ago, but I finally published a new blog entry on my website “Historien-Kabinet.net”. It's about the symbolism behind the oak leaves which decorate many Prussian medals. Fortunately, the originator of the “3 oak leaves”, King Friedrich-Wilhelm III of Prussia, wrote down the symbolism in great detail which gives us a very personal insight into his feelings:
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Symbolism of the „three oak leaves“

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Once again, a happy new year 2025 🎊🎏🎊
 
Hi Sandy,
interesting story - you wrote about the source in your blog:
"... Fortunately, he wrote down the meaning and it was kept in the Prussian Secret State Archives, at least until the Second World War (Fig. 2). Unfortunately, I don't know whether it survived the war, because my information comes from an old book from 1941. ..."
Please can you name the title of the book!? And is there a reference in the book?
I wish also a happy new year!
;) Thanks and regards Jens
 
Thank you all for your interest 🙏:)🙏

@ Jens: The book is called „Marschallstab und Kesselpauke“, written by „Hauptmann Dr. Karl von Seeger“. It is a very interesting book with many anecdotes about various military symbols. A handwritten document from King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia is listed as a reference, which was stored in the “Geheimes Staatsarchiv (Secret State Archives)” and which the author found there. Unfortunately, I cannot answer if this document survived the WW2, as I haven't checked it.
 
Hi Sandy,
thank you for the information - I'll try to find out more.
I'll let you know as soon as I know more.
;) Best regards, Jens

Addition: here are the pages from the source.
 

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