The Iron Cross

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:award gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Prussia
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:awardedFor gptkb:military_officer
bravery in battle
gptkbp:awardYear gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:category German military awards
Orders, decorations, and medals of Prussia
gptkbp:class gptkb:Knight's_Cross
First Class
Grand Cross
Second Class
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Karl_Friedrich_Schinkel
gptkbp:designInfluence gptkb:Teutonic_Order_cross
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:King_Frederick_William_III_of_Prussia
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1813
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Iron Cross
gptkbp:inscription 1813 (original), 1870, 1914, 1939 (depending on era)
gptkbp:lastAwarded 1945
gptkbp:locationOfFirstAward gptkb:Breslau,_Prussia
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:War_Merit_Cross
gptkbp:material iron
silver
gptkbp:modernUse Bundeswehr emblem (without swastika)
gptkbp:notableEvent revived in 1870, 1914, and 1939 for new wars
gptkbp:notableRecipient gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkb:Paul_von_Hindenburg
gptkb:Manfred_von_Richthofen
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
Hermann Göring
gptkbp:prohibitedDisplay modern Germany (with Nazi symbols)
gptkbp:relatedAward gptkb:Pour_le_Mérite
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves
gptkb:War_Merit_Cross
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves,_Swords_and_Diamonds
gptkb:German_Cross
gptkb: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
gptkbp:reverseInscription FW (Frederick William) or swastika (1939 version)
gptkbp:ribbonColor black and white
gptkbp:shape gptkb:cross_pattée
gptkbp:status no longer awarded
gptkbp:symbolizes German military valor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leo_Kessler
gptkb:Avengers/Invaders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8