Hamburg Veteran’s Honour Cross (Hamburg Kreuz)

Hamburg Veteran’s Honour Cross (Hamburg Kreuz). A die-struck metal and enamel multiple piece constructed awarded to German Army veterans who served in the Great War. Stamped on reverse “Deutsches Feld-Ehrenzeichen” (German Field – Honour-award), stamped in middle maker marked “Ges. Gesch.” with “Hamburg 3” stamped underneath.German Field Honour Badge was instituted in 1923 by administration board of one of numerous post-war veterans’ associations, Hamburg-based “Deutsches Feld-Ehrenzeichen e.V. [eingetragener Verein]”. Like all the other numerous unofficial Weimar-era badges, Deutsches-Feld-Ehrenzeichen was not awarded in the true sense of the word and had to be privately purchased at former soldiers’ own expenses. Those who wanted to add that elegant badge to their decorations had to file an application in written form acknowledging their combat experience during the Great War. Upon verification they were subsequently issued