Iron Cross

Summary

Iron Cross is an order^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of order entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,505 views/month, #1 of 645).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iron Cross is in the country of Kingdom of Prussia^[3].
• Iron Cross is in the country of German Reich^[4].
• Iron Cross's image is recorded as EK 1class-2.png^[5].
• Iron Cross's image is recorded as Decoration, military (AM 768518-4).jpg^[6].
• Iron Cross's instance of is recorded as order^[7].
• Iron Cross's instance of is recorded as courage award^[8].
• Iron Cross's founder is recorded as Frederick William III of Prussia^[9].
• Iron Cross's GND ID is recorded as 4201291-0^[10].
• Iron Cross's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85068183^[11].
• Iron Cross's subclass of is recorded as cross^[12].
• Iron Cross's Commons category is recorded as Iron Cross^[13].
• Iron Cross's has part is recorded as Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross^[14].
• Iron Cross's has part is recorded as Grand Cross of the Iron Cross^[15].
• Iron Cross's has part is recorded as Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross^[16].
• Iron Cross's has part is recorded as Iron Cross 1st Class^[17].
• Iron Cross's has part is recorded as Iron Cross 2nd Class^[18].
• Iron Cross's has part is recorded as Iron Cross on white ribbon^[19].
• Iron Cross's has part is recorded as Clasp to the Iron Cross^[20].
• Iron Cross's has part is recorded as Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds^[21].
• +1813-03-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Iron Cross^[22].
• Iron Cross's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pjfj^[23].
• Iron Cross's location of formation is recorded as Wrocław^[24].
• Iron Cross's has cause is recorded as German campaign of 1813^[25].
• Iron Cross's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iron Cross^[26].
• Iron Cross's Commons gallery is recorded as Iron Cross^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kingdom of Prussia^[3], a historical country^[28], in German Empire^[29], founded in 1701^[30], headquartered in German Empire^[31] and German Reich^[4], a nation state^[32], in German Reich^[33], founded in 1871^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include order^[7] and courage award^[8].

History and Context

+1813-03-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Iron Cross^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iron Cross include Cross of Iron^[35], a film^[36], directed by Sam Peckinpah^[37].

Why It Matters

Iron Cross ranks in the top 0.15% of order entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,505 views/month, #1 of 645).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Cross of Iron^[35], a film^[36], directed by Sam Peckinpah^[37].