Riddle of a cache with 170 iron crosses from Romania
Alexander the greatNot so long ago, during a regular raid on the treasures of German soldiers in the Romanian mountains, a squad called «Romanian Military Archeology — RMA» stumbled upon one find from which everyone received an adrenaline rush.
All iron crosses were in one place, under the roots of a large tree at a depth of about 60 centimeters.
Photo: Romania Military Archeology
«We are tempted to say that this kind of discovery and situation itself, it’s once in a lifetime opportunity; especially here in Romania, where we don’t have a «Stalingrad» context with tons and tons of relics.»
Photo: Romania Military Archeology
Photo: Romania Military Archeology
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Total found :
- 180 EK2 German Iron crosses
- 100 German war merit crosses among other stuff
- Flak badges
- identification tags
Information from Wikipedia: «The Iron Cross that was awarded during World War II has a swastika in the center. The Iron Cross was normally a military decoration only, though there were instances of it being awarded to civilians for performing military functions.»