Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

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military decoration grade order of merit grade

The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest and most prestigious grade of Germany’s Iron Cross military decoration, reserved for exceptional strategic or command achievements in wartime.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration grade ⓘ order of merit grade ⓘ
associatedWithRuler	Adolf Hitler ⓘ Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Frederick William III of Prussia William I, German Emperor ⓘ surface form: Wilhelm I, German Emperor Wilhelm II, German Emperor ⓘ
awardedBy	German Empire ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ
awardedFor	exceptional command achievements ⓘ exceptional strategic achievements ⓘ
awardingAuthority	German head of state ⓘ German military command ⓘ
conflict	Franco-Prussian War ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
designFeature	black iron core ⓘ cross pattée shape ⓘ silver frame ⓘ
eligibility	heads of state in wartime command roles ⓘ military personnel ⓘ senior commanders ⓘ
establishedBy	Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ⓘ surface form: King Frederick William III of Prussia
establishedInYear	1813 ⓘ
firstAwardedInYear	1813 ⓘ
gradeOfOrder	Iron Cross ⓘ
higherRankThan	Iron Cross 1st Class ⓘ Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ
historicalEra	19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ
lowerRankThan	Grand Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
notableRecipient	Adolf Hitler ⓘ Erich Ludendorff ⓘ Erich von Falkenhayn ⓘ Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
partOf	Iron Cross ⓘ
rarity	very rarely awarded ⓘ
relatedDecoration	Iron Cross 1st Class ⓘ Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Grand Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
status	no longer awarded ⓘ
symbolOf	highest level of strategic military merit in the Iron Cross system ⓘ
wearingStyle	worn at the neck ⓘ worn from a broad ribbon ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Iron Cross → hasHigherGrade → Grand Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

Grand Cross of the Iron Cross → lowerRankThan → Grand Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

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

Grand Cross of the Iron Cross → relatedDecoration → Grand Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → relatedTo → Grand Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ