The Lubeck Hanseatic League Cross in World War I For Sale

During World War I, members of the German Empire, Bremen, Hamburg, and L ü beck, three Hanseatic League city states, awarded the Hanseatenkreuz. Among them, the Bremen Hanseatic League Cross is one of them. This medal is a military decoration used to recognize achievements in World War I and can be awarded to civilians and military personnel. The design and reward standards are similar between different republics. The Hanseatic League Cross was considered equivalent in rank to the Prussian Iron Cross of the three cities at that time.