World War II Iron Cross
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
Archival History
The Iron Cross was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Christine Carnahan.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Christine D. Carnahan
Scope and Content
Iron Cross that may have been awarded to Franz Schneider, a policeman in the German auxiliary police force in the Reich Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in the former Czechoslovakia.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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.
Genre
- Awards
- Object