52743: German Honour Medal

online resource

posted on 2024-02-23, 13:54 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

Editor's Comment:
'Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914-18' with ribbon, also known in English as the 'German Honour Medal' or 'Hindenburg Cross'. A general service medal issued to all German combatants. The crossed-swords indicate an award for front-line service.

History

Identifier

3604.jpg| GWA_1899_honour_medal_resize.jpg|

Subject

Unknown

Date

1934

Date Created

01/01/1934

Temporal Coverage

01/01/2008

Source

Artifact

Medium

Mixed

Type

Memorabilia

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Lewis Trickey

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford