Iron Cross

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military decoration military medal

The Iron Cross is a historic German military decoration, originating in Prussia and later used by the German Empire and Nazi Germany, awarded for bravery in battle and distinguished military service.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Iron Cross canonical	41
Iron Cross (1914)	11
Iron Cross (1939)	2
Iron Cross (World War I)	2
1813 Iron Cross series	1
1870 Iron Cross series	1
1914 Iron Cross series	1
1939 Iron Cross series	1
Iron Cross (1870)	1
Iron Cross (1939) award system	1
Iron Cross (Franco-Prussian War)	1
Iron Cross (Germany)	1
Iron Cross decorations	1
iron cross	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration ⓘ military medal ⓘ
abolishedAsStateDecorationInWestGermany	1945 ⓘ
awardedFor	bravery in battle ⓘ distinguished military service ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Führer and Reich Chancellor ⓘ surface form: Führer of Nazi Germany German Emperor ⓘ King of Prussia ⓘ
borderColor	silver ⓘ
category	German military award ⓘ
color	black ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
designFeature	royal cypher or swastika on upper arm ⓘ
firstAwarded	1813 ⓘ
foundedBy	Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Frederick William III of Prussia
hasClass	Iron Cross 1st Class ⓘ Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ
hasHigherGrade	Grand Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Grand Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ surface form: Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
hasVariant	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds ⓘ surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
inception	1813 ⓘ
influenced	modern German military insignia ⓘ
inscriptionFeature	year of institution on lower arm ⓘ
material	iron core ⓘ silver frame ⓘ
notableRecipient	Adolf Hitler ⓘ Erwin Rommel ⓘ Manfred von Richthofen ⓘ Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
reestablished	1870 ⓘ 1914 ⓘ 1939 ⓘ
relatedTo	Balkenkreuz ⓘ
ribbonColor	black with white stripes ⓘ
shape	cross pattée ⓘ
symbol	black cross ⓘ
usedBy	German Empire ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ
usedInConflict	Franco-Prussian War ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → partOf → Iron Cross ⓘ

Iron Cross 1st Class → partOf → Iron Cross ⓘ

Iron Cross 1st Class → introducedClass → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1813 Iron Cross series

Iron Cross 1st Class → introducedClass → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1870 Iron Cross series

Iron Cross 1st Class → introducedClass → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1914 Iron Cross series

Iron Cross 1st Class → introducedClass → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1939 Iron Cross series

Iron Cross 2nd Class → partOf → Iron Cross ⓘ

Iron Cross 2nd Class → gradeOf → Iron Cross ⓘ

Joachim von Ribbentrop → decoratedWith → Iron Cross ⓘ

Alexander Löhr → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1939)

Hugo Sperrle → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Paul von Hindenburg → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Erich Hartmann → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Werner Mölders → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) → partOf → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1939) award system

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) → relatedTo → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) → relatedTo → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1939)

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Imperial German Navy → emblem → Iron Cross ⓘ

Grand Cross of the Iron Cross → partOf → Iron Cross ⓘ

Grand Cross of the Iron Cross → gradeOfOrder → Iron Cross ⓘ

Otto Dietrich → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds → basedOn → Iron Cross ⓘ

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds → symbolIncludes → Iron Cross ⓘ

Max Immelmann → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Josef Harpe → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Bubi → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Erich Hartmann

Fritz von Below → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1870)

Spanish Blue Division → notableAwardToMembers → Iron Cross ⓘ

Wilhelm Groener → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Hermann Balck → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Ugo Cavallero → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (Germany)

Field Marshal Alfred von Waldersee → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred von Waldersee

Hasso von Manteuffel → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Dietrich von Saucken → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Hans von Seeckt → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Franz von Papen → hasHonor → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (World War I)

Georg von Küchler → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Alexander von Kluck → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Maximilian von Prittwitz → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (Franco-Prussian War)

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Balkenkreuz → relatedTo → Iron Cross ⓘ

Herbert Loch → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Christian Hansen → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Albrecht von Roon → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Hermann Köhl → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

Franz Böhme → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross (1914)

Alfred von Tirpitz → awardReceived → Iron Cross ⓘ