World War I Iron Cross 2nd Class with ribbon awarded to a German Jewish soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2014.101.2 a-b

Date: 1914-1918 (commemoration)
Geography: issue : Germany
Classification: Military Insignia
Category: Medals
Object Type: Medals, German (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Karen Goldmeier Green

Physical Description: a. Black painted silver colored metal cross pattee medal with a raised, silver colored reeded border around a recessed field. The front is embossed with an imperial crown on the top arm, a W in the center, and 1914 on the bottom arm. The reverse is embossed with a crowned FW on the top arm, a cluster of 3 oak leaves in the center, and 1813 on the bottom arm. At the top is a circular bail attached to a suspension ring with an EW maker's mark threaded with a ribbon (b).
b. Grosgrain ribbon with 5 vertical stripes: narrow black, white, wide black, white, narrow black, with frayed ends. The 12 inch ribbon is threaded through the suspension ring, but not sewn together.
Dimensions: a : 2.375 x 1.750 in. (6.032 x 4.445 cm.)
b : 6.250 in. (15.875 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal, paint, ribbon
Markings: front, center, embossed : W [Wilhelm]
front, bottom, embossed : 1914
reverse, top, embossed : FW [Friedrich Wilhelm]
reverse, bottom, embossed : 1813 [year of 1st issue]
suspension ring, maker’s mark, stamped : EW
Topical Term: Jewish refugees--Great Britian--Biography.
Jews--Persecution--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--Biography.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Jewish.
World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Germany--Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Great Britain--Personal narratives, Jewish.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The Iron Cross medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Karen Goldmeier Green.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:24:18
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Also in John Goldmeier collection

The collection consists of a World War I medal, documents, and photograph albums relating to the experiences of Hans Goldmeier (later John) and his family before and during the war in Germany and during and after the war in England where Hans was sent on a Kindertransport, as well as audio interviews and documents relating to the Kronthal, Friedlander (Fried) and Nakler families, the extended families of the Goldmeiers and of John's wife, Dorothy Fried Goldmeier.

Date: 1900-2002

John and Dorothy Fried Goldmeier papers

Document

Consists of pre-war, wartime, and post-war documents, photographs, passports, identity documentation, school notebooks, day planners, and photograph albums belonging to Hans Goldmeier (later John). The collection documents Hans' emigration from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to England as part of the Kindertransport, his schooling at the Stoatley Rough boarding school with other refugee children, his post-war life as a social worker, and reunions with other refugees. Includes family tree information, photographs and documents related to the Kronthal, Friedlander (Fried) and Nakler families, the extended families of the Goldmeiers and of John's wife, Dorothy Fried Goldmeier. Please see also 2006.18, the Goldmeier family records, for related family material.