Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918 [The Honor Cross of World War 1914/1918) awarded for serving in non-combat in the German Army during the First World War. The award was established by President Paul von Hindenburg, on July 13, 1934. This was the first official WWI service medal of the Third Reich, often referred to by an unofficial name, Hindenburg Cross. Hindenburg, Field Marshal of German forces during WWI, appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933, and soon a Nazi dictatorship ruled the country.
- Date
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commemoration:
1914-1918
issue: 1934 July 13-1944
- Geography
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issue:
Berlin (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marion Rosley
- Markings
- front, center, embossed : 1914 / 1918
reverse, bottom, stamped : D / W.D. [Bee within D: Wilhelm Deumer]
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, German (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a. Bronze colored cross pattee medal with a raised edge and a recessed field with embossed dates within an oak leaf wreath with a tied ribbon. On the flat reverse is a stamped maker's mark. At the top of the medal is a bail with a metal ring.
b. Striped grosgain ribbon with 7 stripes: narrow black, white, narrow black, red, narrow black, white, narrow black.
c. Light brown plastic box with red cloth lining. - Dimensions
- a: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Materials
- a : metal
b : ribbon
c : plastic, cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Marion Rosley.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:26:43
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The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ernst Meyer [Mejer], his wife Ilse Seidler, and their children, Marion and Werner, who fled Krefeld, Germany, for the United States in December 1938.
Meyer family papers
Document
Documents and photographs illustrating the experiences of Ernst Meyer, his wife Ilse Seidler, and their children Marion and Werner, and Ilse's mother, Marta Seidler, who were able to flee Krefeld, Germany to the United States in December 1938. Includes photograph album of Marion as child (1931-1937); loose photographs of family (28), circa 1930s; birth and marriage certificates; vaccination certificates; proof of Ernst's military service in World War I; US naturalization certificates; German passports; last wills and testaments of Meyer family members; and financial documents following immigration to United States.
