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A beautiful original pre-WWII German Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (aka Hindenburg Cross) here, complete with original award document. This Hindenburg Cross was awarded to Uhrmacher (watchmaker) Karl Fehn in Speyer, Germany on January 17th, 1935. Cross is maker marked on the reverse "O&B"

 

The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (German: Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918), commonly known as the "Hindenburg Cross" or the German WWI Service Cross was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Weimar Republic, by an order dated 13 July 1934, to commemorate service of the German people during the First World War. This was Germany's first official service medal for soldiers of Imperial Germany who had taken part in the war, and where they had since died it was also awarded to their surviving next-of-kin. Shortly after its issuance, the government of Nazi Germany declared the award as the only official service decoration of the First World War and further forbade the continued wearing of German Free Corps awards on any military or paramilitary uniform of a state or Nazi Party organization.

WWI German "Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918" (w/ Award Document)

SKU: GER0225
$100.00Price

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