Germany - Iron Cross [Prussia]

Country:

Germany

Kingdom:

Prussia (Preußen)

Established:

The Iron Cross was originally established on 10 March 1813 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. It was reestablished in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war and again on 5 August 1914 by Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia.

Classes:

Three

Criteria:

Iron Cross, Second Class [Thanks to Carsten Kopke at Arrowsoft Verlag]

The 1914 Iron Cross was awarded without regard for nationality or social class to combatants and non-combatants for acts of heroism, bravery or leadership skills. Although the medals of each class were identical, the manner in which each was worn differed. Employing a pin or screw posts on the back of the medal, the Iron Cross First Class was worn on the left side of the recipient's uniform. The Grand Cross and the Iron Cross Second Class were suspended from different ribbons.

WWI Awards:

5 Grand Cross
218,000 First Class
5,200,000 Second Class

Recipients - World War I Aces

1		Adam, Hans Ritter von Married with two children, Ritter von Adam served in the infantry until he was badly wounded on 2 September 1914. Recovering from his wounds, he transferred to the Fliegertruppe and often flew as an observer for Eduard von Schleich while assigned to FA(A) 2b. Flying the Albatros D.III, he scored his first three victories with Jasta 34. In the summer of 1917, he joined Jasta 6, becoming Staffelführer on 30 August 1917. He was killed in action near Langemarck when his Albatros D.V was shot down, possibly by Kenneth Montgomery. His Knight's Cross with Swords of the Order of the House of Hohenzollern was awarded posthumously.
2		Allmenroeder (Allmenröder), Julius Karl
3		Altemeier, Friedrich
4		Althaus, Ernst Freiherr von
5		Anders, Fritz G.
6		Anslinger, Leopold
7		Arntzen, Heinrich
8		Auffarth (Auffahrt), Harald
9		Baeumer (Bäumer), Paul Wilhelm
10		Baldamus, Hartmuth

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