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While Nazi era awards were initially banned by the
Federal Republic of Germany, in 1957 many World War II military decorations, including the Iron Cross, were re-authorised for wear by qualifying veterans. With display of the swastika banned, the clasp to the Iron Cross was re-designed as a silver
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of the 1914 Iron Cross, either on a ribbon bar, or when the ribbon was worn through a tunic button hole. For the First Class, a larger differently proportioned clasp was pinned directly on the upper breast pocket above the Iron Cross 1st class (1914) of the wearer. This pin-back clasp was usually
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A holder of the 1914 Iron Cross could qualify for the same grade of the 1939 Iron Cross. To permit the two awards to be worn together, a "1939 Clasp" (
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rectangular bar bearing the date '1939', with a miniature Iron Cross in the centre of the bar.
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1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class mounted on the 1914 ribbon
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46:1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class
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338:The Iron Cross: A History, 1813-1957
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475:Driver Proficiency Badge
470:Condor Legion Tank Badge
392:Maerz, Dietrich (2020).
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465:Clasp to the Iron Cross
375:The Iron Cross 1. Class
259:German Federal law 1957
113:Clasp to the Iron Cross
29:Clasp to the Iron Cross
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660:Tank Destruction Badge
640:Infantry Assault Badge
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771:Blockade Runner Badge
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635:General Assault Badge
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748:Radio Operator Badge
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460:Bandit-warfare Badge
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806:U-boat Front Clasp
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62:Presented by
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151:Description
138:World War I
123:medal clasp
102:Established
84:Campaign(s)
72:Eligibility
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512:Iron Cross
309:0912138149
292:References
134:Iron Cross
77:Iron Cross
18:Iron Cross
670:Luftwaffe
605:Waffen-SS
601:Wehrmacht
165:trapezoid
130:Wehrmacht
163:above a
161:swastika
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