Iron Cross

See also: iron cross

English

The original 1813 version of the Iron Cross

Proper noun

Iron Cross (plural Iron Crosses)

(military) (formerly) the second highest military decoration of Germany, under the military order of the Pour le Mérite

Derived terms

Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross / Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Grand Cross to the Iron Cross / Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
Star of the Grand Cross to the Iron Cross / Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

Translations

military decoration

Finnish: rautaristi (fi)
German: Eisernes Kreuz (de)

Greek: σιδηρούς σταυρός m (sidiroús stavrós)

See also

Knight's Cross
Grand Cross
Blue Max

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