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The Cross of Honor, also known as the '''Honor Cross''' or, popularly, the '''Hindenburg Cross''', was a comemorative medal inaugurated on July 13 , 1934 by Reichspräsident Paul Von Hindenburg for those soldiers of Imperial Germany who fought in World War I . It came in three versions:
The Honor Cross for War Participants differed from the Honor Cross for Combatants by not having the crossed swords. The Honor Cross for Next-of-Kin also lacked swords, was lacquered in black, and had a different ribbon. After the annexation ( Anschluss ) of Austria in 1938, Austrian veterans of World War I were also eligible for the Cross of Honor. A total of 6,250,000 crosses were awarded to combatants, 1,200,000 were awarded to non-combatants and 720,000 medals were awarded to next-of-kin. |
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