Iron Cross 2nd Class
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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.
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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
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
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
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1813
Iron Cross 2nd Class self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1870
Iron Cross 2nd Class self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914
Iron Cross 2nd Class self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939
|
| higherRank | Iron Cross 1st Class ⓘ |
| institutedBy |
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
King Frederick William III of Prussia
|
| lowerRank |
Iron Cross 2nd Class
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
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Iron Cross (1914)
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Iron Cross (1914)
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Iron Cross 2nd Class with clasp
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Iron Cross 2nd Class 1813
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Iron Cross 2nd Class 1870
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Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914
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Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914)
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class