Event
Ford receives the Grand Cross of the German Eagle
Presentation to Henry Ford in Dearborn, July 1938, of the highest German decoration for foreigners.
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- Jul 1938
- The Dearborn Independent20 scenes
- How are Ford receives the Grand Cross of the German Eagle and … connected?
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- Henry Ford recipient Scholarship & press 12
- Adolf Hitler awarded it Scholarship & press 1
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- Jul 1938 Ford receives the Grand Cross of the German Eagle
Proof 2 sources
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Antisemitism and Henry Ford’s “The International Jew”, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Scholarship & press
On Ford’s 75th birthday in 1938, Hitler sent him personal greetings. He awarded Ford the Grand Cross of the German Eagle.
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Henry Ford and the Jews: the story Dearborn didn’t want told, Bridge Michigan, 4 Feb 2019.
Scholarship & press
was presented to Ford in Ford Motors’ Dearborn offices by Fritz Haller, the German vice consul in Detroit.
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