Originally the Iron Cross was introduced in three grades with a Grand Cross intended for award to Senior Commanders for successfully leading troops in combat and the First and Second classes for award to all ranks for bravery or merit in action
On 4 May she returned to Manus Island where Rear Admiral Felix Stump relieved Admiral Davidson as Commander
he was ordered to Sir Peter Parker's flagship HMS Bristol in North America
The German Wehrmacht seemed content with not developing any larger HEAT grenades for their Schiessbecher
Original Finnish WWII Rare Inert Bakelite v Rasia-Ansa M42 Antipersonnel “Box-Trap” Mine Spanish Ordnance Originally the Iron Cross wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a rather rare WWII Finnish Ant Personnel mine, just one of the less than 20,000 ever made! This is the Finnish M42, a High Explosive Blast (HE Blast), plastic bodied, pressure actuated, Anti Personnel (AP), blast landmine called the Rasia Ansa M42 (Box trap M42). Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF approved manner