Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 combatant veteran service medal awarded to a German Jewish soldier
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The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Lotte and David Zinner, Otto and Erna Stein’s daughter and grandson, in 2000.
1934 July 13-1944
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Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 combatant veteran service medal awarded to a German Jewish soldier
Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918 [The Honor Cross of World War 1914/1918) awarded for serving in combat in the German Army during the First World War. The award was established by President Paul von Hindenburg, on July 13, 1934. This was the first official WWI service medal of the Third Reich, often referred to by an unofficial name, Hindenburg Cross. Hindenburg, Field Marshal of German forces during WWI, appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933, and soon a Nazi dictatorship ruled the country.
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Medal in the shape of a cross with two crossing swords. Embossed in the center of cross is wreath of leaves with"1914/1918"