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World War II Iron Cross

Object | Accession Number: 2011.455.1
2011.455.1 front World War II Iron Cross Click to enlarge 2011.455.1 back World War II Iron Cross Click to enlarge

Iron Cross that may have been awarded to Franz Schneider, a policeman in the German auxiliary police force in the Reich Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in the former Czechoslovakia.

Date
commemoration:  1939-1945
Classification
Awards
Category
Medals
Object Type
Medals, German (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Christine D. Carnahan

About This Object

Physical Description
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.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
Materials
overall : metal

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Iron Cross was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Christine Carnahan.
Additional Accession Number
2011.454.1

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-06-22 13:34:59
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