us-005578-irn85555-irn7282
type: RecordSet
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: 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.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1939-01-01
has end date: 1939-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
history: The WWII iron cross medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Ira Nestle.
identifier: irn7282
is or was included in: us-005578-irn85555
record resource extent: overall: Height: 1.610 inches (4.089 cm) | Width: 1.610 inches (4.089 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Taken from the body of a dead German soldier, presumably Heinz Werner Paul, by Ira Nestle.
title: WWII Iron Cross 2nd Class medal taken from the body of a dead German soldier by an American soldier