Riddle of a cache with 170 iron crosses from Romania

Not 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.”