the cross pattée was a key component of the Iron Cross — a military medal awarded in the German Empire. In World War II, Adolf Hitler reintroduced the Iron Cross, and it has since taken on an ...

the Iron Cross used by the modern German army. This is not the case. That army's present cross, while equidistant and outlined by white marks, contains flared edges: Others suggested the cross was ...

May 17, 2010: The German Army has awarded fourteen American soldiers the revived Iron Cross medal, for risking their lives, on April 2nd, to save eleven German soldiers who had come under heavy fire ...

Dug out of attics and curio shops and freshly minted by the thousands, the German Iron Cross has become the newest surfer’s emblem and high school fad. Nobody, except parents, seems upset by the ...

Adolf Hitler presents Hanna Reitsch the Iron Cross Second Class for her service in the development of aircraft armament instruments. Corbis via Getty Images When German pilot Hanna Reitsch was ...

“The craziest part about all this hasn’t even been addressed yet, which is the sweater I wore,” PewDiePie continued, referencing claims in the media that he had worn a German Iron Cross in ...

“You realize that he is wearing a fantasy uniform – he has never been to war, while the soldier in the picture is the Jewish German who is proudly showing his Iron Cross. “The power is with ...

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