German Cross of Honor or \"Hindenburg Cross\" for WW 1 Combatants and Next-of-Kin For Sale

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German Cross of Honor or \"Hindenburg Cross\" for WW 1 Combatants and Next-of-Kin:
$85.00

German Hindenburg Cross for WW 1

The Hindenburg Cross or “Cross of Honor” (\'Ehrenkreuz desWeltkrieges 1914-1918\') was established in 1934 by Reichspräsident Paul vonHindenburg to recognize and commemorate service during the First World War. Individuals had to apply to the government to receive the medal. Here I am offering two versions of the cross, one for combatants (with swords) and one for next-of-kin for widows and parents (black medal with no swords). The combatant version has the letters “WD 1 on the back, the medal for next of kin has a figure accompanied by “11” on its reverse. I have enjoyed having them in my collection for many years and the time has come to pass them on to another collector.

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Titles of Distinction

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Hero of Socialist Labor
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of USSR
• Dist. Military Pilot USSR
• Dist. Military Navigator USSR
• Dist. Test Pilot USSR
• Dist. Test Navigator USSR
• Distinguished Pilot USSR
• Dist. Navigator USSR

Orders of Distinction

• Order of Lenin
• Order of October Revolution
• Order of the Red Banner
• Order of Suvorov
• Order of Ushakov
• Order of Kutuzov
• Order of Nakhimov
• Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
• Order of Alexander Nevsky
• Order of the Patriotic War
• Order of Red Banner of Labor
• Order of Friendship
• Order of the Red Star
• Order Service to Motherland
• Order of the Badge of Honor
• Order of Honor
• Order of Personal Courage
• Order of Glory
• Order of Labor Glory
• Order of Mother Heroine
• Order of Maternal Glory