WWI Hindenburg Cross medal with attached red, white, and black ribbon
Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Gela Jane Benton
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
- German World War I military medal
- Dimensions
- Height: 8.270 inches (21.006 cm) | Width: 11.420 inches (29.007 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal
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 1993 by the Estate of Gela Jane Benton, via Glen R. Bernfield.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:16
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7216
Also in Gela Jane Benton collection
Gela Jane Benton message
Document
Gela Jane Benton, wife of Erich Benton, received this coded message in the USA from her father in Germany. Erich and Gela Benton emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. Mrs. Benton and her father had prearranged that this message would be sent if he was in danger. Mrs. Benton's father presumably perished during the Holocaust. Handwritten message reads (in translation): "The doll's father Peter said [words in shorthand] We are going far away. Greetings, Father."
