Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice collection of German WWI - WWII Awards and other items, which was brought back from the European theater by a USGI after the war was concluded. Many solders traded these on the way back, and would end up with a pocket full of various different collectible items, and this set represents the typical "haul" one might have come back with. It includes a very nice Hindenburg cross, as well as a large number of tinnie event badges.

This lovely set includes:

- One Pre-WWII German WWI Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (Hindenburg Cross) Medal with ribbon. There are no swords on the medal, indicating it is for actions not directly related to combat. This example is in very good condition, still a nice bronze color, and is marked on the back with W.&L. / M.. The ribbon is in great shape, showing some fraying at the end, and is pinned together in the back.

- One German WWII NSKOV War Victims Care Visor Cap Eagle Insignia. In good condition with all three attachment pins present.

There are also 23 Tinnie Event badges and similar, including a 1935 SEEFAHRT IST NOT (Seafaring is necessary) tinnie, a 10 JAHRE GAU BERLIN 1926-1936 (10th Anniversary of the Berlin District) tinnie, a 1934 REICHSPARTEITAG Nuremberg Rally tinnie, and many other items. Definitely some great potential for identification and translation research! Please consult the high resolution pictures for details on what is included.

A wonderful totally genuine grouping perfect for the German Medal and Insignia collector. Ready to research and display!

More information on some of the awards in this set:

"Tinnies" (Veranstaltungsabzeichen - Event Badges) are small commemorative pins or medals, acquired when one attended a specific event held in Germany. They were often made of thin stamped metal, bakelite, or even pressed paper. Many of these were given out as part of the WHW (Winterhilfswerk - Winter Help Work) Organization, which often involved Germans traveling quite a bit to help out the war effort. Many others were given for the annual Reichsparteitag (Reich Party Congress), otherwise known as the Nuremberg Rallies.

Hindenburg Cross:
The Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (German: Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914/1918), commonly, but incorrectly, known as the Hindenburg Cross was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Republic, by an order dated 13 July 1934, to commemorate the distinguished deeds of the German people during the First World War. This was Germany's first 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. Shortly after its issuance, the government of NSDAP Germany declared the award as the only official service decoration of the First World War and further forbid the continued wearing of German Free Corps awards on any military or paramilitary uniform of a state or NSDAP Party organization.