Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914-1918 Great War "OTAGES" "DE LA" "GRANDE GUERRE" (English: "Deported Civilian Prisoners and Hostages of the Great War") over two closed flowers and surrounded by the circular relief image of a chain along the medal's circumference. The medal hung by a ribbon passing through a ring itself passing through the medal's ball shaped suspension loop. The 32 mm wide red silk moiré ribbon had a 5 mm wide central blue stripe bordered on each side by 2 mm wide white stripes, 1 mm green stripes ran along the ribbon edges. Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914-1918 Great War The
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 The Honour Cross of the World War 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 service 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 Nazi Germany declared