German WWI Hindenburg Honor Cross Grouping with Award Document, Police-Issued ID & Photograph | Max Manthey

Historically significant German award grouping centered around a World War I Hindenburg Honor Cross (Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer) awarded to Max Manthey, accompanied by its associated award documentation and period identification card bearing the recipient’s photograph. This compelling grouping offers a direct connection between Imperial German wartime service recognition and the evolving political structure of early National Socialist Germany.

Included is a bronze Hindenburg Honor Cross for Frontline Combatants (Frontkämpfer Ehrenkreuz), marked “0.6.”, awarded to veterans of World War I front-line service. Accompanying the medal is the named award document issued to Max Manthey, signed in Berlin, September 10, 1935, by the President of the Police of Spandau, Berlin. Also included is a period identity card featuring the award recipient’s photograph along with an official State Police stamp, significantly enhancing the personal and historical value of the grouping.

The date of issuance places this grouping within a particularly significant period of early Third Reich administrative consolidation. By September 1935, Spandau fell under the jurisdiction of the Berlin Police Presidency, then under the authority of Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, who had assumed the role of Berlin Police President in July of that year. A prominent SA-Obergruppenführer and longtime Nazi Party member, Helldorff played a major role in the restructuring and politicization of Berlin’s police apparatus during this period. Groupings tying identifiable individuals, official documentation, and early Third Reich police administration together remain highly compelling to collectors of German military and political history.

Highlights
• Named to Max Manthey
• Bronze Hindenburg Honor Cross (Frontkämpfer Ehrenkreuz) marked “0.6.”
• Award document dated Berlin, September 10, 1935
• Signed by the President of Police, Spandau, Berlin
• Identity card with recipient photograph and State Police stamp

Condition
The grouping displays expected age-related wear consistent with period paper materials, identification documents, and medal preservation. The medal retains its aged patina, while the accompanying documents show handling wear, aging, and storage-related wear consistent with their period.

A fascinating and highly personal historical grouping connecting World War I veteran recognition with the early administrative machinery of Nazi-era Germany.

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