German infantry advance in WW1 During WWI, the German government condemned a woman to death for spying on them. Fortunately for her, they commuted her sentence when they realized they had given her ...

View WWI and WWII German Iron Cross medals. WWI medal with some tarnishing on left edges. 1.75in. WWII medal with only light tarnishing in areas on edges. With double sword oak leaf medal. Cross: ...

He regarded his medal as the high mark of his life before he gained power as dictator of Nazi Germany." The old Iron Cross came in 1st and 2nd class levels, with officers usually getting the former.

Photo: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1993-136-11A / CC-BY-SA 3.0. For several generations, the Iron Cross was the most prestigious medal a German soldier could earn. During WWII, many received the Cross, ...

"This can be seen on the back of the medal which shows the 1813 date, the Crown of the Kingdom of Prussia, and the FW for the Prussian King, Wilhelm III which all versions of the Iron Cross had.

German Iron Cross, Second Class, unnamed as issued. A cross pattee in black iron edged with silver. Obverse: A 'W' in the centre with a crown on the top and '1914' on the lower arm. Reverse: Three oak ...

Herbert Sulzbach was a German Jew who served in the German Army during WW1 and was awarded the Iron Cross Second and First Class. During the 1930s he fled Nazi persecution and settled in England.

"This can be seen on the back of the medal which shows the 1813 date, the Crown of the Kingdom of Prussia, and the FW for the Prussian King, Wilhelm III which all versions of the Iron Cross had.

A leader of German military reservists has called for the reintroduction of the Iron Cross, a centuries-old soldier's honor marred by the Nazis. But some say the medal is too burdened by its own past.

The German president has backed a proposal to introduce a top bravery medal for German soldiers - but no return of the Iron Cross is planned. Horst Koehler said he would support a medal for ...

A medal which a fugitive German POW pressed into the hands of a one-year-old child during a failed escape in north Wales has been uncovered 100 years later. Lieutenant Commander Hermann Tholens ...

German Iron Cross, Second Class, unnamed as issued. A cross pattee in black iron edged with silver. The obverse features the letter, 'W' in the centre with a crown on the upper arm and '1914' on the ...