PRE-WW2 HONOR CROSS of the WORLD WAR 1914/1918 MEDAL CERTIFICATE 1935. PICTURE OF THE MEDAL IN THIS LISTING IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE LISTING. The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (German: Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918), commonly referred to 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 WW1. 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 in 1934, the government of Germany declared the award as the only official service decoration of WW1 and further forbade the continued wearing of most German Free Corps awards on any military or paramilitary uniform of a state or their National Socialist organization. SIGNED AND OFFICIALLY STAMPED BY THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GERMAN TOWN OF MAYEN. DIMENSIONS: 5 3/4″ x 8 1/4″. CREAM COLOR BOND PAPER. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.
Lot of 8 World War II Commemorative Medals & Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medals. Combat Service Commemorative Medal. WW II Victory Commemorative Medal. American Defense Service Commemorative Medal. Sea Service Commemorative Medal. (2) Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medals. United States Navy Constitution Medal. Please see pictures showing item details and condition.
This is the REAL THING, My grandfather brought it home from the war where he served mostly in the Pacific with the Marine Corps. They do not come with the medal and ribbon. Tjis is truely invaluable and nobody will have the stories that go with it and the hardships he and my grandmother went through in WW2. Thank you all for respecting these items.
Three World War I German Military items. The three items belonged to a US World War I soldier and the three items came from the family of this World War I US soldier that served in France during WWI. There is a medal showing a German soldier with wording translated below. An enameled Iron Cross with crossed swords hanging badge, translated below and the back has the. Makers name in Hamburg, Germany. The third item is an enameled Iron Cross and crossed swords stick pin. The medal wording is below with the translation. ICH HATT EINEN KAMERADEN. I HAD A COMRADE, AT THE JEWELRY OF THE REST OF STAATTEN OUR BRAVE HALF WHO HELD THIS IRON SIGN. FLECK SOHN, HAMBURG 3. FLECK SON, HAMBURG 3. The stickpin has the following initials. All three items are in very nice condition with no cracks or chips to the enamel. The medal is 1 ΒΌ inches across in size. The badge is 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches. The stickpin is 2 11/16 inches in length.