The Iron Cross, which had fallen out of favor in 1918, was revived by the Nazis in 1939, albeit with a Nazi swastika embossed in the center of the medal's original simple black-and-silver design.

German-language newspapers Volksblatt and Freie Presse shared the highs and lows of the German-American experience in Cincinnati. ... along with rings and pins marked with an iron cross, ...

Dug out of attics and curio shops and freshly minted by the thousands, the German Iron Cross has become the newest surfer’s emblem and high school fad. Nobody, except parents, seems upset by the ...

May 17, 2010: The German Army has awarded fourteen American soldiers the revived Iron Cross medal, for risking their lives, on April 2nd, to save eleven German soldiers who had come under heavy fire ...

To their commander went the last German decoration of World War II: diamonds for the oak leaves (with swords) on his Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. The voice continued : ...

Joel Davidson works at Cumbria's Museum of Military Life and explained more about the medal and its historical significance. He said: "The history of the Iron Cross is that it was established as a ...