Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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military decoration order of merit

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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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross canonical	151
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves	33
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords	29
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds	16
Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross	2
Iron Cross	1
Knight's Cross	1
Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves	1
Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords	1
Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds	1
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration ⓘ order of merit ⓘ
abolished	1945 ⓘ
associatedRegime	Nazi Germany ⓘ surface form: National Socialist German Reich
awardedFor	extreme battlefield bravery ⓘ successful military leadership ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Führer and Reich Chancellor ⓘ Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Nazi Germany ⓘ
eligibility	Kriegsmarine personnel ⓘ Luftwaffe personnel ⓘ Waffen-SS personnel ⓘ Wehrmacht personnel ⓘ foreign military personnel allied with Germany ⓘ
established	1939-09-01 ⓘ
establishedBy	Adolf Hitler ⓘ
firstAwarded	1939 ⓘ
GermanName	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
higherAward	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
languageOfName	German ⓘ
lastAwarded	1945 ⓘ
legalBasis	Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 ⓘ
lowerAward	Iron Cross 1st Class ⓘ
material	iron core ⓘ silver frame ⓘ
notableRecipient	Adolf Galland ⓘ Erwin Rommel ⓘ Hans-Ulrich Rudel ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ Michael Wittmann ⓘ
partOf	Iron Cross ⓘ
precededBy	Pour le Mérite ⓘ
relatedTo	Grand Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ
ribbonColors	black ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
shape	cross pattée ⓘ
status	obsolete ⓘ
symbol	oak leaves wreath ⓘ swastika ⓘ
usedByBranch	Heer ⓘ Kriegsmarine ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Waffen-SS ⓘ
wornAround	neck ⓘ

Referenced by (237)

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

Erwin Rommel → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Albert Kesselring → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Albert Kesselring → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Cross

Georg Stumme → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Gerd von Rundstedt → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → higherAward → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → higherAward → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → higherAward → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → GermanName → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Iron Cross 1st Class → lowerRankThan → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Ernst Busch → receivedAward → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hermann Hoth → receivedAward → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich Paulus → awarded → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Alexander Löhr → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Walter Model → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Model → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Model → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Wilhelm Bittrich → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erhard Milch → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Hugo Sperrle → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Karl Dönitz → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Hartmann → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Adolf Galland → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Adolf Galland → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Adolf Galland → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Adolf Galland → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Werner Mölders → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Hans-Ulrich Rudel → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Hans-Ulrich Rudel → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hans-Ulrich Rudel → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans-Ulrich Rudel → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) → higherAward → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Günther Rall → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Günther Rall → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

German Cross in Gold → lowerThan → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

Virtuti Militari → hasGrade → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross

Gotthard Heinrici → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans-Valentin Hube → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans-Valentin Hube → awardReceived → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords