Original German WWII Award and Tinnie Grouping with Hindenburg Cross, Eastern Medal, and More - 14 Items

Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice collection of German WWI & WWII Awards and Tinnies with a Belt buckle, 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 nice WWI Iron Cross 1914 Second class, as well as awards and insignia from the WWII period.

This lovely set includes:

- One Pre-WWII German WWI Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (Hindenburg Cross) Medal with Swords (for Combat) and ribbon. This example is in very good condition, still a nice bronze color, and the ribbon has some great service wear. It is marked on the back with R.V.43. / PFORZHEIM.

- One Pre-WWII German WWI Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (Hindenburg Cross) Medal with Swords (for Combat) ribbon bar pin.

- One German WWII Eastern Front Medal (Ostmedaille). The medal has lost the top hanger ring and ribbon. It shows a lovely oxidized patina, looking to have lost almost all the original paint.

- One German WWII SA-Wehrmannschaft Defense Team Sports Training Badge in Gold Grade by Bonner Kunstabzeichen Bedarf Fabrik: Known in German as the sportabzeichen, these were awarded to members of the SA for athletic achievement during the annual sports festivals. These were all part of a larger SA-Wehrmannschaft program, intended to train members of the SA for local defense if needed. This example is marked on the back with issue number 99583.

There are also 9 Tinnie Event badges, including a 1.MAI 1939 May Day tinnie, a WHW Winter Help Work tinnie, and others, as well as a 1935/36 WHW stickpin. Definitely some great potential for identification and translation research!

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

"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.

More information on some of the awards in this set:

Hindenburg Cross with Crossed Swords (for combat):
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.

The Eastern Medal (Ostmedaille), officially the Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal (Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42), was a military award of the Wehrmacht which was created by ordinance of Adolf H on 26 May 1942.

The Eastern Medal was awarded to any member of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS "in recognition of experience in the struggle against the Bolshevik enemy and the Russian winter within the period from 15 November 1941 to 15 April 1942." It was also awarded posthumously to any service member who died in the line of duty within the Soviet Union. It was wryly called the Frozen Meat Medal or the "Order of the Frozen Flesh" (Gefrierfleischorden).