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Orden des Eisernen Kreuzes

The King in Prussia, also then the German Emperor, re-instituted the Order of the Iron Cross on August 5th, 1914. The Order was before instituted in 1871.
The Order was intituted with two classes, 1.Klasse (1st Class) and 2. 2.Klasse (2nd Class) and a Grosskreuz (Grand Cross).

Subonderscheidingen

Grand Cross to the Iron Cross (1914)
Großkreuz zum Eisernen Kreuzes (1914)Grand Cross to the Iron Cross (1914)
In the database: 1
Issued:unknown
Iron Cross 1st Class (1914)
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)Iron Cross 1st Class (1914)
In the database: 1372
Issued:unknown
Iron Cross 2nd Class (1914)
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)Iron Cross 2nd Class (1914)
In the database: 1686
Issued:unknown
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1870)In the database: 5
Issued:unknown
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1870)In the database: 1
Issued:unknown

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