Gerhard Christoph von Krogh

Gerhard Christoph von Krogh (10 October 1785 – 12 April 1860) was a Danish nobleman and military officer.

He served as a General and was the Danish Supreme Commander during the First Schleswig War.

The battle's anniversary on the 25th of July, is the military flag day in Denmark.

He married Komtesse Siegfriede Victorine Knuth-Christiansdal on 6 February 1813 at the Citadels Church in Copenhagen.

[1] The memorial Isted Lion is partly dedicated to von Krogh.

Gerhard Christoph von Krogh
His gravestone in Flensburg , opposite the Flensburg Lion .