| Clasp to the Iron Cross Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz | |
|---|---|
 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class | |
| Type | Clasp |
| Presented by | Nazi Germany |
| Eligibility | Military personnel who had already received the Iron Cross (1914). |
| Campaign(s) | World War II |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Established | 1 September 1939 |
The Clasp to the Iron Cross (Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz) was a white metal medal clasp displayed on the uniforms of German Wehrmacht personnel who had been awarded the Iron Cross in World War I, and who again qualified for the decoration in World War II.[1]
During the war, over 100,000 clasps were awarded.[2]
- ^ Angolia 1987, p. 341.
- ^ Littlejohn & Dodkins 1968, p. 120.