German WWII Tinnie

[MObushwhacker]

This medal was brought back from Germany at the end of WWII with a bunch of Nazi stuff. Any help in ID it will be greatly appreciated. In case you cannot make out the writting on it,,, EHRENBURGER DER MARCHENSTADE LILIPUT and the picture of a walled town

 

[whynot]

Ehrenbürger means "honorary citizen"
Marchen means "fairy tale"
Stade is a city in Germany near Hamburg
Liliput refers to many possibilities that I could find:
Lilliput (two lls) is of course the Gulliver's Travels reference
Liliput pistol, a tiny 4.25 mm pistol or its cartridge.
Liliput (model trains), an Austrian company (now Bachmann).

Looks like an honorary citizen award for a fictional ( toy model) town, possibly in Stade, Germany...
Just a guess...
-whynot

 

[DCMatt]

I'm having a little trouble with the German, but I think Marchenstadt Liliput was a circus of "little people" from Berlin before WWII.

Your item would be a novelty souvenir from the circus. Could be quite valuable.

DCMatt

 

[whynot]

DCMatt - Looks like the right track to me... See the double-posted tent in the "village" and the reared horse? Honorary circus member or dance team member? Nice pic!

-whynot

 

[DCMatt]

Search on Schaefer's Liliput Revue. Here's another postcard circa 1920's:

Imagine the uproar about a show like this today.

DCMatt

 

[stphaniesuer]

Honor castle of THE MARCHENSTADE LILIPUT is the translation.

 

[ABruce]

It's the honor badge of Hitler's personal midget bodyguards: das Dinken Truppen!