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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 ...
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]
Pages in category "Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 468 total.
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
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Iron Cross. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Iron Cross .
In August 1914, he volunteered for military service in World War I as a Kriegsfreiwilliger and was assigned to the 1st (1st East Prussian) Grenadiers "Crown Prince" Regiment (Garrison: Königsberg). He served in this unit until 1916, when he volunteered for the Fliegertruppe and was assigned after training to Jagdstaffel 51 in Jagdgeschwader ...
The Brunswick War Merit Cross is a bronze cross pattée. At the center of the Cross on the obverse are the letters EA for Duke Ernest Augustus. On the horizontal arms of the cross are sprays of oak leaves. The top arm of the cross bears the Brunswick crown, with the date 1914 on the lower arm of the cross.
Iron Cross II Class (1914) Iron Cross I Class (1914) Pour le Mérite (14 January 1915) and Oakleaves (13 November 1915) [3] Order of the Crown; Order of the Zähringer Lion; Order of Albert the Bear; Hanseatic Cross Lübeck; Order of the Red Eagle; Bavarian Military Merit Order; Albert Order; Württemberg Order of the Crown; Friedrich Order