President von Hindenburg of Germany today instructed the German consul-general here to present the German cross of honor to Kalman Froelich, Jewish hotel proprietor, who fought heroically as a Hungarian non-commissioned officer with the German army during the World War. The Hungarian press regards this belated act of recognition of Froelich as a rare honor.
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