Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
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The Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) was a Nazi Germany military decoration awarded to World War I Iron Cross holders for renewed acts of bravery or leadership during World War II.
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Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nazi Germany military award
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military decoration → |
| appliesTo |
holders of the 1914 Iron Cross
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| awardedFor |
renewed acts of bravery
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renewed military leadership → |
| awardedInTheatre |
European theatre of World War II
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North African theatre of World War II → |
| awardingAuthority |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfOrigin |
Nazi Germany
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| designFeature |
date 1939
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eagle with swastika → oak leaves motif → |
| discontinued |
1945
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| eligibility |
World War I Iron Cross recipients
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military personnel of Nazi Germany → |
| grade |
Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class
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Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class → |
| hasRankRestriction |
none (awarded across all ranks)
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| higherAward |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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| ideologicalAssociation |
Nazism
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| introduced |
1939
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| introducedBy |
Adolf Hitler
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| languageOfName |
German
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| legalBasis |
Wehrmacht decree of 1 September 1939
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| material |
silvered metal
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| nativeLabel |
Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1939
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| partOf |
Iron Cross (1939) award system
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| periodOfUse |
1939–1945
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| precondition |
prior award of the Iron Cross (1914)
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| relatedTo |
Iron Cross (1914)
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Iron Cross (1939) → |
| replaces |
need to re-award the 1914 Iron Cross
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| status |
obsolete
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| symbolOf |
service continuity between World War I and World War II
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| typeOfAward |
personal military decoration
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| usedBy |
Kriegsmarine
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Luftwaffe → Waffen-SS → Wehrmacht → |
| wornOn |
left breast pocket above the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class
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ribbon of the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class → |
Referenced by (32)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Eduard Dietl
("Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class")
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Eduard Dietl ("Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class") → Erhard Raus ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Erhard Raus ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Georg Stumme → Georg von Küchler ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Georg von Küchler ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Georg-Hans Reinhardt ("Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st Class") → Hugo Sperrle → Josef Harpe → Maximilian de Angelis ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Maximilian de Angelis ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Walther von Brauchitsch ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Walther von Brauchitsch ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Walther von Reichenau ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Walther von Reichenau ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Wilhelm Bittrich ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Wilhelm Bittrich ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Wilhelm List ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Wilhelm List ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma → |
awardReceived |
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Erich Dietl
("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class")
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Erich Dietl ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Ernst Busch ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Ernst Busch ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → Walther Nehring ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class") → Walther Nehring ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → |
receivedAward |
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Johannes Blaskowitz
("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class")
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Johannes Blaskowitz ("Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class") → |
awarded |
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Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
("Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class")
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Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) ("Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class") → |
grade |
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Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
("Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1939")
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nativeLabel |