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The first form of the Iron Crosses 1st Class were stitched in ribbon to the left uniform breast. By order of 1 June 1813, the 2nd form was created in cast iron with silver borders, and 8 loops on the reverse, to be fixed to the left uniform breast.
Learn about the highest award of the Nazi regime, the Iron Cross 1st Class, and its criteria, design, and makers. See photos of different types of crosses, such as screw-back, double marked, and shinkelform.
Guide of the German Iron Cross : Iron Cross from WW2 type, Iron Cross WW1, Grosskreuz details, first Iron Cross from 1813. A guide about all German Iron Cross types, classes and other details.
Hitler increased the award’s sizes exponentially by at least 2mm. Next he created a bridge for the common soldier between the Iron Cross First Class and the formerly unobtainable Grand Cross. At 48mm in width and height, the Knight’s Cross is the premier Iron Cross collectable.
On this page we will cover the basics of both WW1 and WW2 Iron Cross medals (Eiserne Kreuz or EK) in both 1st and 2nd class variations. Plus then we have a master list of the currently known manufacturer marks from all variations of the medals. This list can become very handy.
When the Iron Cross was introduced on 10 March 1813, it became the first Prussian decoration that would be awarded across the board to men of all ranks and social status for exceptional courage in the field. It was thus a symbol of popular uprising linked to an egalitarian practice.
6 paź 2017 · The Iron Cross 1st Class was worn on the left side of jacket. The first EK 1 awarded to the U-Boat-force by order of the CinC Kriegsmarine went to the commander of U-29 on 18 September 1939 (delivered when the boat arrived in port on 26 Sep).
