Germany is to reintroduce the Iron Cross for bravery which Hiter was awarded during WW1 - but it won't call it that. The Fatherland's answer to the Victoria Cross of Britain ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel presented German soldiers with medals for bravery that resemble the old iron cross, marking the first time since World War II that the nation has bestowed such a ...

Germany has awarded a revamped Iron Cross medal to four soldiers for exceptional bravery in Afghanistan, reviving an honour scrapped in 1945 as a symbol closely associated with the military ...

Plans to revive the Iron Cross for first time since World War II stir up debate. PASSAU, Germany, March 25, 2008 — -- An initiative by Germany's Secretary of Defense Franz Josef Jung to ...

After World War II, the government designed an Iron Cross for World War II veterans to wear, one that did not include a swastika (which has been illegal to display in Germany since World War II.) ...

Germany's Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has presented four soldiers with the country's new medal for bravery, the first to be awarded since World War II. The Cross of Honour for Bravery features a golden ...

Germany set to replace Iron Cross on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save. By Hugh Williamson in Potsdam. Published April 11 2008. Updated April 11 2008. Jump to comments section Print this page.

To their commander went the last German decoration of World War II: diamonds for the oak leaves (with swords) on his Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. The voice continued : ...