Iron Cross 2nd Class

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German military award military decoration

The Iron Cross 2nd Class was a German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or leadership in battle, particularly associated with both World Wars.

Aliases (8)

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class ×20
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class ×7
Iron Cross (1914) ×3
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1813 ×1
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1870 ×1
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 ×1
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 ×1
Iron Cross 2nd Class with clasp ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military award → military decoration →
awardedFor	bravery in battle → military leadership →
awardingAuthority	German military high command →
awardingCriteria	single act of bravery → sustained leadership in combat →
awardingState	German Empire → Kingdom of Prussia → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
campaign	Franco-Prussian War → World War I → World War II →
conflictAssociatedWith	World War I → World War II →
countryOfOrigin	German Empire → Nazi Germany →
designFeature	central 1939 date on World War II version → central W and date 1914 on World War I version → central crown and initials FW on 1813 version → central swastika on 1939 version →
eligibility	military personnel only →
gradeOf	Iron Cross →
hasVersion	Iron Cross 2nd Class 1813 → Iron Cross 2nd Class 1870 → Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 → Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 →
higherRank	Iron Cross 1st Class →
institutedBy	King Frederick William III of Prussia →
lowerRank	Iron Cross 2nd Class with clasp →
material	iron core → silver frame →
notableRecipient	Adolf Hitler → Erwin Rommel → Hermann Göring →
originalInstitutionDate	1813 →
partOf	Iron Cross →
reinstatedIn	1870 → 1914 → 1939 →
ribbonColors	black → red → white →
shape	cross pattée →
status	obsolete decoration →
typicalRecipients	commissioned officers → enlisted personnel → non-commissioned officers →
wornOn	uniform tunic buttonhole →
wornWith	ribbon →

Referenced by (66)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adolf Galland → Alexander Löhr ("Iron Cross (1914)") → Alfred Jodl → Dietrich Hrabak → Eduard Dietl → Erhard Milch → Erhard Raus ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Erich Ludendorff → Erich Raeder ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Erich von Manstein → Erwin Rommel → Fedor von Bock → Ferdinand Schörner → Franz von Hipper → Georg Stumme ("Iron Cross (1914)") → Georg von Küchler ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Georg-Hans Reinhardt ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Gerhard Barkhorn ("Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Gerhard Schöpfel → Gordon Gollob ("Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Günther Lütjens → Günther Rall ("Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Günther von Kluge ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Hans Langsdorff ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Hans Langsdorff ("Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Hans-Jürgen Stumpff → Hans-Ulrich Rudel → Heinz Ewald → Hermann Graf → Hermann Göring → Johannes Steinhoff ("Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Josef Priller → Julius Streicher → Karl Dönitz → Konstantin von Neurath ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Manfred von Richthofen → Max Immelmann → Maximilian de Angelis ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Maximilian von Weichs ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Michael Wittmann → Oswald Boelcke → Walter Krupinski ("Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Walther von Brauchitsch ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Walther von Reichenau ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Wilhelm Bittrich ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Wilhelm List ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma ("Iron Cross (1914)") → Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") →	awardReceived
Iron Cross 2nd Class ("Iron Cross 2nd Class 1813") → Iron Cross 2nd Class ("Iron Cross 2nd Class 1870") → Iron Cross 2nd Class ("Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914") → Iron Cross 2nd Class ("Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939") →	hasVersion
Erich Dietl ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Ernst Busch ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Walther Nehring ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") →	receivedAward
Friedrich Paulus ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") → Johannes Blaskowitz ("Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class") →	awarded
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross → Iron Cross 1st Class →	higherRankThan
Iron Cross →	hasClass
Iron Cross 2nd Class ("Iron Cross 2nd Class with clasp") →	lowerRank
Iron Cross 1st Class →	prerequisite
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross →	relatedDecoration
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →	relatedTo
Wilhelm Batz ("Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") →	wasAwarded