To: Lx; american_ranger
He said that it was a real Iron Cross, not like the ones given out by the Austrian Corporal.
I interpreted his meaning the Iron Crosses awarded in "The Great War" were untainted compared to those awarded in WW2 to those soldiers who no doubt ranked an such an honor but were done in association with horrible war crimes.
Either directly or indirectly.
It was the old Gent's way of distancing his generation from the following generation's medal earners...
At least that's my take....
18 posted on
08/08/2013 5:04:38 PM PDT by
RedMonqey
("Gun-free zones" equal "Target-rich environment.")
To: RedMonqey
“I interpreted his meaning the Iron Crosses awarded in “The Great War” were untainted compared to those awarded in WW2 to those soldiers who no doubt ranked an such an honor but were done in association with horrible war crimes.”
Hitler went so far as to exempt Jews who’d received the Iron Cross in WWI from persecution; while he thought they were foreigners, he respected that they felt and thought of themselves as Germans (and proved it in combat).
24 posted on
08/08/2013 5:53:27 PM PDT by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: RedMonqey
Hitler earned his iron crosses in WWI where by all accounts he was a brave soldier. Or nuts and not worried about the danger. I vote for nuts.
25 posted on
08/08/2013 6:27:26 PM PDT by
Lx
(Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
To: RedMonqey
You are exactly right.
He was saying his Iron Cross was won by his sacrifices for his country.
WWII’s Iron Crosses were given out for sacrifices for the NAZI party and Hitler.
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