Iron Cross meet the Honour Cross

When you think of a soldier wearing the Iron Cross, you may instinctively think of Nazis and World War II. Trying to reshape and redefine the Iron Cross, Germany is unveling a new Honour Cross which will be given to bravery on the battlefield. The Times has an interesting article giving more of a background into the medal and where it orginated. Few probably know that the medal orginally had an F.W. on it for Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia or later those intials were changed to W. for Kaiser Wilhelm.

Great article and always interesting to learn where military medals originated.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6661507.ece