Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross series
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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross series was Nazi Germany’s highest and most prestigious set of military valor decorations during World War II, awarded in progressively higher grades for exceptional battlefield bravery and leadership.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military award series
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order of merit ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
exceptional battlefield bravery
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exceptional military leadership ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Kriegsmarine
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Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| discontinuedAfter | 1945 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
all ranks
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military personnel only ⓘ |
| gradeCount | 5 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevelAbove | Iron Cross 1st Class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevelBelow | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (1939) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestAwardedFor | military valor ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | Nazi propaganda ⓘ |
| inception | 1939 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Reichsgesetzblatt 1939 I S. 1573 ⓘ |
| material |
iron core
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silver ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Heer
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Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipientClass |
U-boat commanders
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Waffen-SS officers GENERATED ⓘ army field commanders GENERATED ⓘ fighter aces GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iron Cross decorations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | black-white-red ⓘ |
| shape | Maltese cross ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| symbol |
oak leaves motif
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swastika ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Nazi era ⓘ |
| typeOfDecoration |
bravery decoration
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leadership decoration ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Diamonds to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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