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-Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (EK2)

-Honor Cross 1914-1918 with swords (Ehrenkreuz / “Hindenburg Cross”)

-“Für Verdienst im Kriegervereinswesen” cross merit award for veterans association service (Kyffhäuserbund, Weimar era)

-Small unidentified cross, possibly a state veterans merit order — anyone recognize it?

-Miniature ribbon bar combining the ribbons of both upper crosses

Just wanted to share this relic-condition German M35 Stahlhelm. Despite the heavy pitting from being buried, the battle damage tells a brutal, firsthand story of its final moments.
The ballistics here are striking when you compare both sides.
Given the trajectory,this was undoubtedly a fatal hit.A sobering, heavy piece of combat history.

Can anyone give me some information about this WW1 coin/medal?
Is this an official military award, a commemorative table medal or a personalized tribute piece gifted to General Arbanère? Thanks

1. German Seitengewehr M1871 (S71)
   A single-edged brass-hilted sword bayonet with a straight blade, designed for the Mauser Model 1871 rifle. Probably used in Franco-Prussian war.
2. French Mle 1874 Gras
   A T-backed sword bayonet with a distinctive hooked quillon and wooden hilt,designed for the Gras rifle.
3. German Seitengewehr 98/05 ("Butcher Blade")
   A prominent German bayonet with a characteristic widened, cleaver-shaped ("butcher") blade tip and a steel crossguard,heavily used in WWI.
4. French Mle 1886 Lebel with cover
   A long, slender spike bayonet featuring a cruciform (fours-sided) blade and a metallic hilt, famously nicknamed "Rosalie."
5. French Mle 1866 Chassepot (Yatagan)
   A classic French sword bayonet featuring a curved, S-shaped "yataghan" blade and a ribbed brass hilt, designed for the Chassepot needle rifle

Based on the ribbon bar shown in the first image, do you believe this represents a single, continuous ribbon setup corresponding to a combination of an Iron Cross and a Hindenburg Cross (a double ribbon bar on a single backing), or do you view them as two entirely separate single ribbon bars mounted individually?