Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
What does that have to do with the claim that they were given out like candy? Bravery and excellence in a wartime situation comes in more than one form.
Actually the exchange went something along the following who can piss higher:

Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio
Germans spun out awards as fast as Russians made tanks.
Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
You're kidding right?
Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio
No I'm not kidding. I don't think Russia had 1 tank for every 6 soldiers now did it?
Then

Quote Originally Posted by Redleg
If you want to check out the number of Iron Crosses awarded to say the Bronze Star medal - you might indeed find out that the Germans handed out medals like Candy during the war. Germany used several different levels in awarding the Knights Cross - so to compare to only one level for the Congressional Medal of Honor and if I remember it correctly there is only one level for the Victoria Cross also, is indeed a weak comparsion.
Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
You are basing that on the assumption that both sides had relatively equal numbers of heroic soldiers. Thats the falacy of your claim.

Germany handed out more medals because more Germans earned them. Your attempt to find some relativity between the number of brave German soldiers and the number of brave Americans does not hold water.
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