Germany WWI Honour Cross
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914-1918, commonly referred to as the Hindenburg Cross or the German WWI Service Cross, was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Weimar Republic, in 1934, to commemorate service of the German people during the First World War. This was Germany's fi rst official service medal for soldiers of Imperial Germany who had taken part in the war, and where they had since died it was also awarded to their surviving next-of-kin. The bronze medal for combatants is in the form of a Maltese cross with a laurel wreath with the dates "1914 1918”, along with crossed swords between the arms. The reverse side is plain, except for the manufacturer's marks. The cross was worn suspended from a ribbon with black, white and red stripes.
