@milford: It has actually been the symbol of the German army since 1871. During the world war years it was switched to the straight lined Greek cross version. Then as you said in 1956 the standard iron cross was re-adopted.
@milford: The Iron Cross has been in use by the German armed forces in one form or another long before 1956, easily into the early 1800's if not earlier.
@E.E.Woulfe:
I was wondering why I remember the Red Baron having a different Iron Cross than that of the WWII generation, and why the Iron Cross in that picture looked like the Red Baron's...
Thanks for the brief history lesson. XD
I actually never realized that the German army re-adopted the old Iron Cross again.
@AOClaus: You and E.E.Woulfe are right. I probably should have expressed myself more clearly. I was of course referring to the use of the Symbol by the Bundeswehr.
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I was wondering why I remember the Red Baron having a different Iron Cross than that of the WWII generation, and why the Iron Cross in that picture looked like the Red Baron's...
Thanks for the brief history lesson. XD
I actually never realized that the German army re-adopted the old Iron Cross again.
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