IRON CROSS 2nd CLASS, WITH AWARD CARD

This iron cross is in VGC. The ribbon is missing, possibly lost on the wearer. If you can read German you could tell who was awarded this medal.

Here is some history to the battle and to the iron cross.

Camp des Romains had capitulated in three hours at the cost of twenty-three killed and seventy-four wounded,taken by a combined arms brigade consisting of Bavarian infantry and Prussian Pioniere,supported by Austrian 305mm mobile howitzers.The bombardment had been short and intensive...perhaps the key to the quick capitulation was the use by the Pioniere of incendiary devices that prefigured a new weapon,the flamethrower.

Iron Cross.

• Originally created in 1813 by King Fredrick III during Prussia's period of 'blood and iron' - their struggle for survival against Napoleon. 
• It was intended to replace other traditional awards during times of war, such as the Order of the Red Eagle or the Pour le Mèrite (known as the Blue Max during WW1). 
• In practice, all other medals were issued as well as the Iron Cross.
• All 1813 medals had the upper central letters "FW" for Frederick III (Friedrich Wilhelm)
• The Iron Cross was re-issued during the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71).
• All 1870/71 medals have the central letter "W" for Wilhelm I
• It was revived for the 1914-18 war 
• all 1914/18 medals have the central letter "W" for Wilhelm II
• Hitler (who had been awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class in WW1) reintroduced it in WW2
• All 1939/45 medals have the swastika in the central position.
• In 1957 the banned "nazi" Iron Crosses were re-issued in a de-nazified version.

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