Iron Cross recipient in Sablino, September 1942
Sablino, a proud recipient of the Iron Cross, Second Class. Since Adolf Hitler had received this decoration during the First World War, it was highly coveted in the Third Reich. Background: The award was instituted in the 19th century to commemorate the Napoleonic Wars. At that time, many distinguished ladies and gentlemen donated their expensive jewelry to help finance the war, exchanging it for pieces made of iron. These often bore the inscription: "I gave gold for iron".
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