According to historian Anna Menge: During World War I, the most celebrated tribute to Hindenburg was a 12 meter tall wooden likeness erected in Berlin. What admirers paid to drive in nails—ultimately 30 tons of them—went to war widows. Smaller versions were erected throughout Germany. The wooden images and his photographs invariably portray a resolute, indomitable warrior, wearing a stern likeness. The famed zeppelin Hindenburg that was destroyed by fire in 1937 was named in his honor, as was the Hindenburgdamm, a causeway joining the island of Sylt to mainland Schleswig-Holstein that was built during his time in office. The previously Upper Silesian town of Zabrze () was also renamed after him in 1915, as well as the SMS Hindenburg, a battlecruiser commissioned in the Imperial German Navy in 1917 and the last capital ship to enter service in the Imperial Navy. The Hindenburg Range in New Guinea, which includes perhaps one of the world's largest cliffs, the Hindenburg Wall, also bears his name. Historian Christopher Clark has criticized Hindenburg in his role as head of state for: Hindenburg is a controversial figure in German history. In recent years, numerous German local bodies have derecognized Hindenburg. In February 2020, Hindenburg's Berlin honorary citizenship had also been revoked. The decision was passed by Berlin's left-wing coalition of Social Democrats, the Left Party and Greens. Honours and arms Awards and decorations German honours Foreign honours : Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1914 Military Merit Cross, 1st Class, with War Decoration, 22 January 1917; in Diamonds, 5 November 1917 Gold Military Merit Medal ("Signum Laudis"), 5 August 1917 Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, 26 March 1918 : Grand Cross of St. Alexander, with Swords and Collar : Grand Cross of the Cross of Liberty, with Swords, 31 July 1918 : Grand Officer of Saints Maurice and Lazarus : Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class in Diamonds Order of Glory, with Swords Order of the Medjidie, 1st Class with Swords and Diamonds Gold Imtiyaz Medal Gallipolli Star : Grand Cross of Military Merit Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1931 Arms See also 1925 German presidential election 1932 German presidential election German Reichsmark, coin. Hindenburg light List of people on the cover of Time Magazine: 1920s − 22 March 1926 References Sources online free to borrow Eyck, Erich. A history of the Weimar Republic: v. 1. From the collapse of the Empire