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1914 Iron Cross. Emperor Wilhelm II reauthorized the Iron Cross on 5 August 1914, at the start of World War I. During these three periods, the Iron Cross was an award of the Kingdom of Prussia, although—given Prussia's pre-eminent place in the German Empire formed in 1871—it tended to be treated as a generic German decoration. The 1813 ...
Pages in category "Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 468 total.
The Friedrich-August-Kreuz is a black iron cross pattée with a laurel wreath between the arms. The obverse of the cross bears a circular central medallion with the initials FA. The crown of Oldenburg appears on the upper arm of the cross, with the lower arm bearing the date 1914. The reverse is plain. [1]
Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class (1 C, 257 P) Pages in category "Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Heidelberg: Iron Cross surmounted by a crown, 190 cm square, 14 cm thick, with an Iron Book as a record of donations, in aid of the Red Cross. Unveiled 26 June 1915; by July 1917, almost 28,500 marks had been donated (3,344 silver nails and 16,083 iron nails) by approximately 15,000 people, about one tenth of whom added a personal message when ...
1870 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. The Iron Cross was renewed on 19 July 1870, for the Franco-Prussian War. Nine men received the 1870 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross for service during that war. Seven Grand Crosses were awarded on 22 March 1871, to: Albert, Crown Prince of Saxony; August Karl von Goeben; Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds is based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 to reward those servicemen who had already been awarded the Oak Leaves with Swords to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Ultimately, it would be awarded to twenty-seven German soldiers, sailors and airmen, ranging ...
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class; 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class; War Commemorative Medal of 1870/71 in Steel on the Ribbon for Combatants (German Award) Centenary Medal; Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class [5] The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (German Award) Other German states. Anhalt: Friedrich Cross; Bremen: Hanseatic Cross; Brunswick ...