The Iron Cross medal ceased to exist between 1945 and last year. But popular demand caused the German government to create an "Honor Cross for Bravery" which is, to all appearances, a continuation of ...

A German conservative MP said Thursday the Iron Cross should be reintroduced as a military honour, but the Defence Ministry swiftly slapped down the call.

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: ...

1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – John C. Wirick is awarded the German Silver Cross of Honor of the Bundeswehr by German military attache Col. Klaus Finck, at the Pentagon, Jan. 30, 2014.

The soldiers -- Staff Sgt. Markus Geist, 28, and Master Sgts. Jan Berges, 29, Alexander Dietzen, 33, and Henry Lukacz 28 -- were half a kilometer (mile) from a German ambulance struck by a suicide ...

The Iron Cross was established originally as a Prussian military honour by King Frederick Wilhelm III in 1813. The medal was later awarded as a top honour to German servicemen during both world wars.

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.

"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.

"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.

July 9, 2009: The German army has awarded the first Iron Cross medals, for bravery in a combat zone, since 1945. From 1813 to 1945, nearly five million Iron Cross medals were awarded to German ...