Wehrpaß award help needed to understand it

**Halo1981** · 11-24-2018, 10:26 PM

hello

could someone tell me what award this is please as i cannot understand what it says thank you.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 11-24-2018 10:26 PM

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**hucks216** · 11-25-2018, 10:33 AM

I think the second one is the Honour Cross (AKA Hindenburg Cross) - Ehrenkreuz für frontkämpfer.
No idea what the 1919 dated one is though - maybe a Service Award III Class (Dienstauszeichnung III Klasse).

**Rik.S** · 11-25-2018, 11:01 AM

I think you are right about both awards Hucks.

**HPL2008** · 11-25-2018, 11:24 AM

Yes, that's right.

"22.12.19 Dienstausz. III. Kl." [= Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse]
"Frontk. Ehrenz." [= Frontkämpfer-Ehrenzeichen, although "Ehrenkreuz" would be more correct.]"

The service award 3rd class is (obviously) an Imperial-era one. Which one exactly depends on the troop contingent he served with, as the various states (Prussia, Bavaria, Wurtttemberg, Saxony, Hesse etc.) all had their own long service awards. However, unless I am much mistaken all of these 3rd class service awards were for 9 years.