Spange Iron Cross 1st class - Spange "1939" zum Eisernen Kreuz 1/2 klasse von 1914

Spange Iron Cross 1st class - Spange "1939" zum Eisernen Kreuz 1/2 klasse von 1914

RECONFIRMATION BAR FOR IRON CROSS I CL. -Spange "1939" zum Eisernen Kreuz 1/2 klasse von 1914-

The bar for the reconfirmation of the Iron Cross was established together with the cross on September 1, 1939 in order to decorate all those who had already received the decoration during the First World War and once again stood out for their courage on the battlefield. For the Iron Cross of II class the bar was affixed on the ribbon of the cross of 1914, for the first class the bar was applied up to the of the cross of 1914 on the pocket.

Award criteria 1st class:

• perform three times as much as necessary to obtain the second class Iron Cross.