Original Imperial German WWI Hamburg Veteran’s Honor Cross - “Hamburg Kreuz No Return British East Africa (1890)

British East Africa (1890)

General Smith was raised in Bethesda

brass with a now oxidized patina

The slightly curved blade is beautifully engraved and bears the Royal Cypher of a crown over V

The Marlin Spike

Original Imperial German WWI Hamburg Veteran’s Honor Cross - “Hamburg Kreuz No Return British East Africa (1890)Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of an item that is starting to become increasingly difficult to find. This is a Honor Cross for Hamburgs Veterans who served during the Great War. By the turn of the 20th century, the population of Hamburg had grown to 1 million. After the outbreak of the First World War, 230,000 inhabitants took part in the war mostly young men as soldiers in Prussian regiments, 35,000 of whom lost their