New German Iron Cross (sort of)

Indeed. Santa Kruska is VERY generous and i'm going to send him something hopefully of equal value in return-not that he's requiring it ;-))

PS, on the cross-I do not think that that cross shown above is one meant to replace the Iron Cross-ive seen this version in Bronze, Silver and Gold, and I THINK (course I may be sadly mistaken) but, I THINK it's called the Bundeswehr Cross and is not given for acts of bravery but for splended Military service. There was a great website around a few years ago that had all the Bundeswehr medals on it pictured as well as explanations on how they wrer awarded and such.