The Schwartzistan Herald · 27 February 1880
Ottmar Fenn of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for keeping the lanterns lit through the fog
The Reed Line, 27 February 1880
From the War Ministry. Ottmar Fenn of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for keeping the lanterns lit through the fog. The decoration was gazetted in the customary form and will be presented at the depot.
The front line is at the Reed Line. No change. The War Ministry's roll for the week is printed in the usual place and the Ministry asks that enquiries from next of kin be addressed to the Records Office and not to this journal.
Those concerned: Ottmar Fenn (recipient).
The Grand Chancellor, Fedor Hallin, received the report at the Chancellery without comment.
Elsewhere in this issue: Hagenkirchen Trading House is founded at Hagenkirchen by Lorenz…
The affair is much discussed in the town, and not only there.
Read the full issue of 27 February 1880. The Evening Courier's version.