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Clasp to the Iron Cross

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  • Hans Schlemmer (1893 - 1973)
    Johann Schlemmer (18 January 1893 – 26 June 1973) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LXXV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leave...
  • Otto Ludwig Fretter-Pico (1893 - 1966)
    Otto Fretter-Pico (2 February 1893 – 30 July 1966) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.[1] A veteran of WWI and the younger brother of General Maximilian Fretter-Pico, he took p...
  • Maximilian Gustav Fretter-Pico (1892 - 1984)
    Maximilian Fretter-Pico (6 February 1892 – 4 April 1984) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
  • Hellmut von der Chevallerie (1896 - 1965)
    Hellmut von der Chevallerie (9 November 1896 – 1 June 1965) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during the World War II, who commanded the 13th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the K...
  • Kurt von der Chevallerie (1891 - 1945)
    Kurt von der Chevallerie (23 December 1891 – missing as of 18 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the German 1st Army. He was a recipient of the Knight...

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.

During the war, over 100,000 clasps were awarded.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clasp_to_the_Iron_Cross