Iron Cross

Iron Cross is the UK’s only magazine of German military history from the First World War to the end of the Second World War. Covering all aspects of German military history including the Imperial German forces of the Great War, the Weimar period and the Nazi period. Iron Cross prides itself on the highest quality production with stunning content in the unique and ground-breaking features, often revealing untold stories and publishing photographs that have never been seen before. Iron Cross features specially commissioned and innovative artwork in all issues.

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Iron Cross

Editorial

CONTRIBUTORS • Introducing you to some of our main contributors for this issue:-

Mephisto: The Last Survivor • When it was captured in July 1918, the A7V ‘Mephisto’ gave the Allies valuable insights into German tank technology. As Shane Casey explains, it is the sole surviving A7V and today the tank provides a retrospective view as to its capabilities and limitations.

A7V ‘MEPHISTO’ IN CLOSE-UP • In this unique photographic access, which has been provided specially for Iron Cross magazine, we look inside and outside the captured A7V ‘Mephisto’ preserved in Australia.

A7V ‘MEPHISTO’ IN CLOSE-UP • Not normally accessible to the public, and rarely photographed, is the interior of the A7V tank preserved in Australia. Its anatomy is laid bare in this set of unique images.

The Tiger I

Luftwaffe ‘Pest Control’ • Continuing with the second part of his feature on Luftwaffe night intruder operations over Britain in 1941, Chris Goss charts more of NJG 2’s claims and losses up until its transfer to North Africa towards the end of that year.

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The Flak 37 • The Wehrmacht’s 3.7 cm anti-aircraft gun was one of Germany’s most widely deployed and versatile weapons of the Second World War, as Mark Khan explains.

Die Glückliche Zeit – Kanada • In Canada’s St. Lawrence River and inland waters, emboldened U-boat commanders wreaked havoc on Allied shipping from 1942 onwards. Alex Bowers outlines the story of the Battle of the St. Lawrence.

Spies and Escapers

Murder at Kondomari • In our series examining war crimes committed by the German military, Constantine Karagiannis looks at a brutal reprisal against innocent civilians that took place in a small village on the island of Crete immediately after the German invasion.

Rommel’s Nightmare • When Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps fought its way across North Africa, it at first seemed to enjoy the upper hand in the gathering of intelligence. As Craig Moore explains, the tables were very soon turned on the German commander’s advantage.

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VILLERS BOCAGE: OPERATION ‘PERCH’ The Complete Account

U-BOAT COMMANDER OSKAR KUSCH Anatomy of a Nazi-Era betrayal and judicial murder

BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMBAT ARCHIVE: 12-15 SEPTEMBER 1940 Plus: BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY SUPPLEMENT

THE ARMOUR OF ROMMEL’S AFRIKA KORPS Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

SCREAMS OF THE DROWNING From the Eastern Front to the Sinking of the Gustloff

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The One That Got Away • The downing of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 E over England in September 1940 led to its pilot, Franz von Werra, later becoming world famous - his exploits explored through a best-selling book and feature film. Andy Saunders looks at the back story of the pilot and his aircraft.

Transcript of Franz Von Werra’s Radio Broadcast

The German Order • In his continuing series documenting the extensive and often ostentatious range of awards from the Third Reich, Dietrich...