us-005578-irn43886-irn44447
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archival history: The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ron Lenneberg, the son of Carl Werner Lenneberg.
biographical history: Carl Werner Lenneberg (1899-1989) was born on November 5, 1899 in Remscheid, Germany and had an older brother Georg (b. 1898). Their father, and later Carl and his family, owned a store in Remscheid. Carl was a soldier in the 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Reserve Battalion, XVI Army Corps, German Army, during the First World War. He was awarded several medals for his combat service. Carl’s fiancé, Hildegarde Hilb (Hilde, b. 1912 in Ulm) immigrated to the United States in May 1937. Carl and Georg were arrested during Kristallnacht in November 1938 and sent to Dachau concentration camp. They were released in December. Carl, Georg, and Fritz Hilb (b.1919 in Ulm), Hilde’s brother, booked passage on the MS St. Louis and left for Havana, Cuba, on May 13, 1939, with 937 passengers. During the voyage, Carl wrote nearly daily letters to Hilde as well as others in Germany and kept a diary. After the ship was denied entry in Cuba and returned to Europe they disembarked in Antwerp, Belgium and got an apartment in Brussels along with another shipmate, Fritz Buff. Carl and Georg used this time to continue learning English. Fritz Hilb left for England and, in February 1940, sailed from Liverpool on the MS Scythia. On April 11, 1940, Carl and Georg left on the SS Westernland from Antwerp, arriving in New York on April 25. On April 27, 1940 Carl married Hilde. They settled in New York City and had a son.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: a. Wide grosgrain medal ribbon folded to form a diamond with 5 vertical stripes: white, red, wide white with alternating vertical green stripes, red, white. At one end, a narrow, silver colored metal hook with a rounded end is sewn into the tip of the diamond. At the opposite end, a silver colored metal grommet is attached to the underside. When in use, the diamond is folded in half and the hook is inserted into the grommet to form an equilateral triangular ribbon for a medal. b. Wide grosgrain medal ribbon folded to form a diamond with 5 vertical stripes: white, red, wide white with alternating vertical green stripes, red, white. At one end, a narrow, silver colored metal hook with a rounded end is sewn into the tip of the diamond. At the opposite end, a silver colored metal grommet is attached to the underside. When in use, the diamond is folded in half and the hook is inserted into the grommet to form an equilateral triangular ribbon for a medal.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1914-01-01
has end date: 1918-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: lat
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn44447
is or was included in: us-005578-irn43886
record resource extent: a: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) b: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Wrapped ribbon of the Haborús Emlékérem kardokkal és sisakkal [Commemorative Medal for World War I], awarded to Carl Werner Lenneberg, a soldier in the 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Battalion, XVI Army Corps, German Army, during the First World War. The medal was established in 1929 by the Kingdom of Hungary to acknowledge those who participated in the Great War (1914-1918.) The crossed swords and helmet mark this as the version presented to combatants. In January 1933, Hitler and the Nazi regime took power. Anti-Jewish policies put increasingly harsh restrictions on Jewish life. Werner and his brother Georg were arrested during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938, and sent to Dachau concentration camp. After release, they left Germany on the ill-fated voyage of the MS St. Louis to Havana, Cuba, May 13-June 17, 1939. Upon the ship's forced return to Europe, Carl and George were in the group given asylum in Belgium. In April 1940, they sailed from Antwerp to New York.
title: Commemorative Medal for World War I wrapped ribbon awarded to a Jewish German soldier