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.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T74841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iron Cross 2nd Class Context triple: [Erwin Rommel, awardReceived, Iron Cross 2nd Class]
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A.
Iron Cross 1st Class
The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
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B.
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was Nazi Germany's highest award for military valor during World War II, bestowed for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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C.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
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D.
Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
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E.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iron Cross 2nd Class Target entity description: 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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A.
Iron Cross 1st Class
The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
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B.
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was Nazi Germany's highest award for military valor during World War II, bestowed for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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C.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
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D.
Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
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E.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
bravery in battle
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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
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| designFeature |
central 1939 date on World War II version
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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
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surface form:
King Frederick William III of Prussia
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| lowerRank |
Iron Cross 2nd Class
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Iron Cross 2nd Class with clasp
|
| material |
iron core
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silver frame ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Adolf Hitler
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Erwin Rommel ⓘ Hermann Göring ⓘ |
| originalInstitutionDate | 1813 ⓘ |
| partOf | Iron Cross ⓘ |
| reinstatedIn |
1870
ⓘ
1914 ⓘ 1939 ⓘ |
| ribbonColors |
black
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red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| shape | cross pattée ⓘ |
| status | obsolete decoration ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
commissioned officers
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enlisted personnel ⓘ non-commissioned officers ⓘ |
| wornOn | uniform tunic buttonhole ⓘ |
| wornWith | ribbon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iron Cross 2nd Class Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (107)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class