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A depiction of Osnas winning the Cross of St. George
... that Russian Jewish medical student Leo Osnas won the first Cross of St. George of the First World War by saving his regiment's colours from capture (pictured)? Source: "A Jewish medical student of Vilna named Osnas received the military cross of St. George for saving the colors of his regiment in the last extremity during the terrible fighting in East Prussia." from: "Osnas the Hero". The Province (page 13). Newspapers.com. 4 September 1914. and "Osnas was not only the first Russian soldier to receive this high award during the First World War , he was also a Jew" from: Gilbert, Martin (2001). The Jews in the Twentieth Century: An Illustrated History. Schocken Books. p. 70. ISBN978-0-8052-4190-7.
Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:27, 10 December 2021 (UTC).