WWII Iron Cross 1st Class medal
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The WWII iron cross medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Marcia Colish.
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WWII Iron Cross 1st Class medal
1: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
2: Height: 1.900 inches (4.826 cm) | Width: 1.900 inches (4.826 cm) | Depth: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
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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 has a clasp. Clamshell cardboard box held together with metal staples. On top is stamped"Verwundelen-/Abzeichen/1939/Schwar" (Wounded/Badge/1939/Black)