The cross at issue in the viral video is neither a modern-era German Iron Cross nor the simple cross used as an indicator by the Ukrainian army.

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 : ...

During the Third Reich era, the German military actually employed the Balkenkreuz (Bar Cross), while the modern German Bundeswehr (Armed Forces) now uses the Iron Cross again on its tanks and ...

Although Jewish officers and Iron Cross recipients were rare, Weiss was both. Running the Kripo, or Criminal Police, at the dawn of Weimar was no easy job.

A German conservative MP said Thursday the Iron Cross should be reintroduced as a military honour, but the Defence Ministry swiftly slapped down the call.

BERLIN -- Chancellor Angela Merkel presented German soldiers with medals for bravery that resemble the old iron cross on Monday, marking the first time since World War II that the nation has ...

The decoration, awarded for the first time yesterday, follows an anguished debate over demands that the old Iron Cross be re-introduced. The German left remains suspicious of the new medal.

Plans to revive the Iron Cross for first time since World War II stir up debate.

Germany has launched an anguished and widening debate over proposals to reintroduce the Iron Cross – virtually in its original form – as a military decoration that could be awarded throughout ...

Germany's Central Council of Jews is opposed to plans to reintroduce the Iron Cross as a new bravery medal for German solidiers. The decoration, they say, is tied too closely with World War II.