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Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal

Object | Accession Number: 1995.123.2
1995.123.2 front Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal Click to enlarge

Medal received by German veteran of First World War; Received by Meier Harth, who served in the German Army the First World War and was honored with this medal in Geissen, Germany, in March 1935.

Date
commemoration:  1914-1918
issue:  1934 July 13-1944
Geography
received: Geissen (Germany)
Classification
Military Insignia
Category
Medals
Object Type
Medals, German (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin Harth and Rachel Harth

About This Object

Physical Description
dark brown in a cross shape, imprinted "1914/1918" in center; attached to black, red and white striped ribbon
Dimensions
overall: Height: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
Materials
overall : metal, cloth
Inscription
"In the name of the Fuhrer and the Reichskaenzler, the Cross of Honor for War Participants was bestowed upon the Tailor Meier Harth in Giessen, according to the order on July 13, 1934 in memory of the World War 1914/1918, which was founded by the Reichs President Generalfeldmarschall von Hindenberg."
Contributor
Subject: Meier Harth

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Martin Harth, the son of Meier Harth.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:26:08
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9003

Also in This Collection

Brush imprinted with advertisement of German custom tailor shop

Brush imprinted with advertisement of German custom tailor shop

Object

Brush received by each customer that purchased a suit or coat from Meier Harth.

Martin Harth collection

Document

The Martin Harth collection consists of a certificate issued to Meier Harth, a German Jewish Veteran of World War I, in Giessen, Germany, on July 13, 1934. Written on the side, in pencil (translation): "The enclosed Ehren Kreuz (Honor Medal)/may have helped my father's release [from a concentration camp]." Also includes a photograph of Meier Harth, seated, with an open book in his lap.

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