Iron Cross 2nd Class

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German military award military decoration

The Iron Cross 2nd Class was a German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or leadership in battle, particularly associated with both World Wars.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Iron Cross 2nd Class canonical	87
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class	55
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class	12
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd class	4
Iron Cross (1914)	3
Iron Cross, 2nd class	3
Iron Cross (1870) 2nd Class	1
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1813	1
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1870	1
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914	1
Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939	1
Iron Cross 2nd Class with clasp	1
Iron Cross, 2nd Class	1
Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T74841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Iron Cross 2nd Class
Context triple: [Erwin Rommel, awardReceived, Iron Cross 2nd Class]

A. Iron Cross 1st Class
The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
B. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was Nazi Germany's highest award for military valor during World War II, bestowed for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
C. Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
D. Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
E. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Iron Cross 2nd Class
Target entity description: The Iron Cross 2nd Class was a German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or leadership in battle, particularly associated with both World Wars.

A. Iron Cross 1st Class
The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
B. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was Nazi Germany's highest award for military valor during World War II, bestowed for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
C. Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
D. Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
E. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military award ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
awardedFor	bravery in battle ⓘ military leadership ⓘ
awardingAuthority	German military high command ⓘ
awardingCriteria	single act of bravery ⓘ sustained leadership in combat ⓘ
awardingState	German Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Prussia Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ
campaign	Franco-Prussian War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
conflictAssociatedWith	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	German Empire ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ
designFeature	central 1939 date on World War II version ⓘ central W and date 1914 on World War I version ⓘ central crown and initials FW on 1813 version ⓘ central swastika on 1939 version ⓘ
eligibility	military personnel only ⓘ
gradeOf	Iron Cross ⓘ
hasVersion	Iron Cross 2nd Class 1813 ⓘ linked to: Iron Cross 2nd Class Iron Cross 2nd Class 1870 ⓘ linked to: Iron Cross 2nd Class Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 ⓘ linked to: Iron Cross 2nd Class Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 ⓘ linked to: Iron Cross 2nd Class
higherRank	Iron Cross 1st Class ⓘ
institutedBy	King Frederick William III of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
lowerRank	Iron Cross 2nd Class with clasp ⓘ linked to: Iron Cross 2nd Class
material	iron core ⓘ silver frame ⓘ
notableRecipient	Adolf Hitler ⓘ Erwin Rommel ⓘ Hermann Göring ⓘ
originalInstitutionDate	1813 ⓘ
partOf	Iron Cross ⓘ
reinstatedIn	1870 ⓘ 1914 ⓘ 1939 ⓘ
ribbonColors	black ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
shape	cross pattée ⓘ
status	obsolete decoration ⓘ
typicalRecipients	commissioned officers ⓘ enlisted personnel ⓘ non-commissioned officers ⓘ
wornOn	uniform tunic buttonhole ⓘ
wornWith	ribbon ⓘ

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