Iron Cross

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iron_Cross

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:awardedBy	gptkb:German_Empire gptkb:Kingdom_of_Prussia gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:military civilians (in rare cases)
gptkbp:awardedFor	gptkb:military_officer bravery combat merit
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Military_awards_and_decorations_of_World_War_I gptkb:Military_awards_and_decorations_of_Nazi_Germany gptkb:Military_awards_and_decorations_of_Prussia gptkb:Military_awards_and_decorations_of_World_War_II gptkb:Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Germany
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Karl_Friedrich_Schinkel
gptkbp:discontinued	yes
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:King_Frederick_William_III_of_Prussia
gptkbp:firstAwarded	1813
gptkbp:grades	First Class Second Class
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Iron Cross
gptkbp:inscription	1813 (original), 1870, 1914, 1939 (depending on issue)
gptkbp:lastAwarded	1945
gptkbp:material	iron silver
gptkbp:notableRecipient	gptkb:Adolf_Hitler gptkb:Paul_von_Hindenburg gptkb:Manfred_von_Richthofen gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:notAwardedIn	gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Germany
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross gptkb:Grand_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Pour_le_Mérite gptkb:War_Merit_Cross gptkb:German_Cross
gptkbp:revival	gptkb:German_Empire gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:ribbonColor	black and white
gptkbp:shape	gptkb:center gptkb:cross_pattée
gptkbp:status	obsolete
gptkbp:symbolizes	gptkb:Prussian_eagle oak leaves
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:wornBy	gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Erich_Ludendorff gptkb:Erwin_Planck gptkb:Paul_von_Hindenburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4