Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 is a cross or campaign medal.
Also recorded as Hindenburg Cross.
Overview
Award for participants and surviving dependants of participants in the First World War in Nazi Germany in three versions: with swords for front-line fighters and two forms without swords (1934-1945).
In detail
Recorded constituent parts are Cross of Honour for Combatants, with Swords, Cross of Honour for war participants without Swords and Cross of Honour for next of kin, without Swords.
It is associated with German Reich. The record gives 1934 as its date of establishment or first appearance.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
“Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q120758: Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
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