WWI German *RARE* Saxon Fredrich August Bronze Medal & Hindenburg Cross Bar For Sale

Beautiful and extremely rareWorld War I (1) German Saxon Fredrich August medal in bronze and Hindenburg Cross together on a medal bar.
History:The Medal was instituted by King Friedrich August III of Saxony on 23 April 1905 and was awarded for exemplary service, military merit and also military bravery. The medal was awarded in two classes, bronze & silver (at the rank of Unteroffizier and above (NCOs) it was awarded in silver).Aug 31, 2014
The Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (German: Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918), commonly referred to as the Hindenburg Cross or the German WWI Service Cross, was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Weimar 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.
This medal is from the esteemed collection of Allan Zakrzewski, WWI historian, member of Cross and Cockade International and Orders and Medals Society of America. He was also a Charter member of The League of World War One Aviation Historians. In 2001, he became an editor for Over the Front quarterly magazine and while a member of the Gulf Cost Chapter of the League of WWI Aviation Historians, he earned the Thornton D. Hooper Award for Excellence for his article on "Monoplane Fighters of World War I." In 2007, he received his second Thornton D. Hooper Award for "An Evening with Rodney Williams, 17th Aero Squadron." Much of his collection is on display at the University of Texas at Dallas' Eugene McDermott Library.
Return Policy:Authenticity is guaranteed with a 30-day full return policy. Item must be returned in it's original condition upon purchase for full money-back return.

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