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- King Frederick William III of Prussia established the Iron Cross award on 17 March 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars (EK 1813). The award was backdated to the birthday (10 March) of his late wife, Queen Louise, who was the first person to receive it (posthumously).
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The Iron Cross was awarded to soldiers during the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon. Before a soldier could be awarded with the Iron Cross 1st Class, he needed to have been decorated with the Iron Cross 2nd Class. It was first awarded to Karl August Ferdinand von Borcke on 21 April 1813.
Jan 3, 2016 · A German Medal. The Iron Cross, which could only be awarded during periods of war, was restored in 1870 for the Prussian invasion of France. The German monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II reinstated it again in the summer of 1914. Hitler ordered the medal’s return the very day his army’s invaded Poland in 1939.
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.
The Iron Cross was first awarded to soldiers during the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon. King Wilhelm I of Prussia authorized further awards in 1870, during the Franco-German War. Recipients of the 1870 Iron Cross who were still in service in 1895 were authorized to purchase a 25-year clasp consisting of the numerals "25" on three oak leaves.
The Iron Cross was established by King Frederick William III of Prussia on 17 March 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars. This award is commonly referred to as EK 1813 (from Eisernes Kreuz, Iron Cross in German). The medal was backdated to the birthday of the King’s late wife Queen Louise, on 10 March.
Jan 11, 2018 · The Iron Cross was awarded regardless of rank, i.e. from enlisted men up to officers; Having already Iron Cross 2nd class was required for being able to be awarded the Iron Cross 1st class; There were much less Iron Crosses 1st class awarded than Iron Cross 2nd class; The Iron Cross was awarded for bravery
It was first instituted on March 10, 1813 by King Frederick William III of Prussia, who was at then at war against the French under Napolean. Since then the Iron Cross has gone through many evolutions and on 1st September 1939, Adolf Hitler reinstituted it again in readiness for the Second World War.
