Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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
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commemoration:
1914-1918
issue: 1934 July 13-1944
- Geography
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received:
Geissen (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin Harth and Rachel Harth
- Contributor
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Subject:
Meier Harth
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
- 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 (10.478 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."
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 1995 by Martin Harth, the son of Meier Harth.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-31 14:24:08
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9003
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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.
