The award featured here is a German Cross in Gold. It was introduced on September 28th 1941. Opertation Barbarossa had stated a few short months beforehand. The German forces were achieving significant progress in the Eastern front. The assault on Moscow (Operation Typhoon) starts two days after the German Cross on Gold is instated. plenty of soldiers would have the opportunity to prove themselves in the face of adverse conditions in years to come.

The Iron Cross was first introduced in 1813 to reward Prussian troops who were engaged in combat with France and Napoleon. The actual documentation for the award was issued on March 20th 1813. The original intent was to make the cross a campaign award. It was supposed to replace other state awards such as the Pour le Merit.

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COLLECTING GERMAN CROSSES
Collecting Third Reich memorabilia is a field that has been growing since the days the GI's rummaged around Europe bringing back military souvenirs. German soldiers wore many of their awards on their uniforms when they went to battle. Once the soldier was killed or captured, the American soldiers would take the awards as war trophies. Eventually all these pieces came back to the United States where military history enthusiasts began to collect them.

"I am trying to figure out if I should get into collecting German Cross badges."

Determining which military badges to collect can be a challenging decision. The combination of availabiilty and cost will often set the pace of what can be collected. The adjacent table outlines some of the advantages and disadvantages of collecting the German Cross.

This award is currently being reproduced. It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this badge. Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of the badge.