The Clasp to the Iron Cross (Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz) was a white metal medal clasp displayed on the uniforms of German Wehrmacht personnel who had been...
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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz), and its variants, were the...
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normally also awarded the German Cross in gold; with silver clasp recipients receiving the Iron Cross first class, both without the need for further justification...
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qualify for the German Cross in gold or silver, the recipient must be a holder of the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class or Clasp to the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class...
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the Air Force Honour Roll Clasp. For all three services, to qualify for the Honour Roll Clasp a recipient must have: already have received the Iron Cross...
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Nikolaus von Vormann (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern (18 June 1915) Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (20 October 1939) 1st Class (25 June 1940) German Cross in Gold...
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was the second highest class of the Iron Cross, following the Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded only twice. Along with the Iron...
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Gerhard Schmidhuber (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
the Battle of Budapest during an escape attempt at the end of the battle. Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 May 1915) &1st Class (7 December 1917) Clasp...
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Rudolf Veiel (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 September 1939) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (29 September 1939) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
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Erich Abraham (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
1917) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 December 1934) Wehrmacht Long Service Award 2nd Class (2 October 1936) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd...
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Walther von Hünersdorff (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant. Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 May 1940) & 1st Class (27 May 1940) German Cross in Gold on 26 January...
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Rudolf Holste (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
1st Class (16 November 1917) Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (14 October 1939) German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941...
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Erich Brandenberger (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
1916) Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (24 December 1939) & 1st Class (15 May 1940) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 15...
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Hermann Niehoff (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
1918) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 June 1940) & 1st Class (7 July 1941) Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (29 September 1941) German Cross in...
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Alfons Hitter (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
He was released in 1955. Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (2 September 1914) & 1st Class (5 February 1916) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 May...
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the 1939 Iron Cross. In such cases, a "1939 Clasp" (Spange) would be worn on the original 1914 Iron Cross. For the 1st Class award, the Spange appears...
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Otto Wagener (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
Chevron of the Old Guard, 1934 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 5 May 1945...
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Friedrich Fromm (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
Cross of Hamburg Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Anschluss Medal Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar Memel Medal Clasp to the Iron Cross...
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Maximilian von Weichs (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
West Germany at the age of 72. Iron Cross of 1914 2nd Class (20 September 1914) & 1st Class (12 November 1915) Clasp to the Iron Cross of 1939 2nd Class...
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Hans Krebs (Wehrmacht general) (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
Friedrich-August-Kreuz, 1st Class & 2nd Class Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 May 1940) & 1st Class (18 May 1940) German Cross in Gold on 26 January 1942 as...
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Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
4th–1st class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class Eastern Front Medal, mid 1942 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December...
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Helmuth Brinkmann (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
October 1937) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class (9 June 1941) High Seas Fleet Badge (5 April 1942) Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class...
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Alfred Keller (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
Honour Cross for Combatants Honourable Armed Forces Service IV. to II. Class Clasp to the Iron Cross II. and I. Class (see Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe)...
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Wilhelm Bittrich (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
Schell. Decorations Iron Cross of 1914, Second and First Class Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25...
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Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
August 1944 Awards Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) 1st Class (2 October 1939) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1942...
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Theodor Scherer (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
January 1920) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class (20 June 1940) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 20 February...
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Albrecht Schubert (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
Class Anschluss Medal Sudetenland Medal with the “Prague Castle” clasp Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class 2nd Class on 18 September...
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Theodor Krancke (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
1943 Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (May 1915) & 1st Class (27 September 1919) Sudetenland Medal 1939 High Seas Fleet Badge 1941 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)...
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Curt Haase (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
1914/1918 Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 June 1940 as General der Artillerie and commanding general of the III...
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Otto Lasch (category Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class)
as a Soviet prisoner of war. Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (5 October 1914) & 1st Class (2 July 1916) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September...
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