The Iron Cross medal was first established in March 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars and later was issued for bravery to German soldiers in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) and the First World War ...

The primary claim, in this regard, was that the cross displayed was not a Nazi symbol but was, instead, the Iron Cross used by the modern German army. This is not the case.

For the Jews who fought for Hitler, discomfort still — despite rejecting Nazi Iron Cross for saving German lives When his commander told Major Leo Skurnik he had been approved for the award, he ...