Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Taken from the body of a dead German soldier, presumably Heinz Werner Paul, by Ira Nestle.
- Date
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commemoration:
1939
- Geography
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acquired:
Germany
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ira Nestle
- Markings
- front, bottom, embossed : 1939
reverse, bottom, embossed : 1813 - Contributor
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Subject:
Ira Nestle
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, German (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a. Black painted metal alloy cross pattee style medal with a silver colored reeded border on the front. The front is embossed with a swastika in the center, and the year the award was reinstituted, 1939, in the bottom arm. The reverse is embossed with the year of first issue, 1813, in the bottom arm. There is a loop on the top arm with a suspension ring.
b. The medal is attached to a bar pin composed of four grosgrain ribbons and three metal ornaments; 2 crossed swords, an eagle perched on a swastika, and an architectural scene. - Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.610 inches (4.089 cm) | Width: 1.610 inches (4.089 cm)
- Materials
- overall : iron, silver, paint, ribbon
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The WWII iron cross medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Ira Nestle.
- Record last modified:
- 2025-01-02 10:59:55
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/bookmarks/irn7282
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