{"product_id":"german-wwi-hindenburg-honor-cross-grouping-with-award-document-police-issued-id-photograph-max-manthey","title":"German WWI Hindenburg Honor Cross Grouping with Award Document, Police-Issued ID \u0026 Photograph | Max Manthey","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"569\"\u003eHistorically significant German award grouping centered around a \u003cstrong data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eWorld War I Hindenburg Honor Cross (Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer)\u003c\/strong\u003e awarded to \u003cstrong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"273\"\u003eMax Manthey\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"1124\"\u003eIncluded is a bronze \u003cstrong data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"669\"\u003eHindenburg Honor Cross for Frontline Combatants (Frontkämpfer Ehrenkreuz)\u003c\/strong\u003e, marked \u003cstrong data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"688\"\u003e“0.6.”\u003c\/strong\u003e, awarded to veterans of World War I front-line service. Accompanying the medal is the named award document issued to \u003cstrong data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"821\"\u003eMax Manthey\u003c\/strong\u003e, signed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"863\"\u003eBerlin, September 10, 1935\u003c\/strong\u003e, by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"918\"\u003ePresident of the Police of Spandau, Berlin\u003c\/strong\u003e. Also included is a period identity card featuring the award recipient’s photograph along with an official \u003cstrong data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eState Police stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e, significantly enhancing the personal and historical value of the grouping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1871\"\u003eThe 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 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003eWolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"2184\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"1887\"\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1890\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1916\"\u003eNamed to Max Manthey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1919\"\u003e• Bronze \u003cstrong data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1980\"\u003eHindenburg Honor Cross (Frontkämpfer Ehrenkreuz)\u003c\/strong\u003e marked \u003cstrong data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"1998\"\u003e“0.6.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2001\"\u003e• Award document dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2054\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBerlin, September 10, 1935\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2057\"\u003e• Signed by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2113\"\u003ePresident of Police, Spandau, Berlin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2116\"\u003e• Identity card with recipient photograph and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2162\" data-end=\"2184\"\u003eState Police stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2489\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2199\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2202\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2648\"\u003eA fascinating and highly personal historical grouping connecting World War I veteran recognition with the early administrative machinery of Nazi-era Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2650\" data-end=\"2800\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2650\" data-end=\"2673\"\u003e⚔️ Why Shop With Us\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"2676\"\u003e• Over 2,500 5-star reviews online\u003cbr data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"2713\"\u003e• Carefully researched and curated collectibles\u003cbr data-start=\"2760\" data-end=\"2763\"\u003e• Fast, secure, and reliable shipping\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collectors Crossroads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43588770758730,"sku":"WIG0221 + WIG0186","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/8519\/2778\/files\/German-WWI-Hindenburg-Honor-Cross-Grouping-with-Award-Document-Police-Issued-ID-Photograph-Max-Manthey.jpg?v=1778677675","url":"https:\/\/collectorscrossroads.com\/products\/german-wwi-hindenburg-honor-cross-grouping-with-award-document-police-issued-id-photograph-max-manthey","provider":"Collectors Crossroads ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}