Iron Cross 2nd class
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
| The Iron Cross was established in 1813 in Breslau and given to soldiers in the wars against Napolean. The Iron Cross was reauthorized in 1914 by Emperor Wilhelm II when the First World War started.
Over 4 million 2nd class Iron Crosses were issued during World War one and about 145,000 of the 1st class medal.
The Icon Cross was again restored in 1939 - see our WWII medal page. |
| Commander | Date | Command |
| Kptlt. | Adam, Hans | 1 Jan 1915 | |
| Kptlt. | Arnauld de la Perière, Lothar von | 1 Jan 1915 | |
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| | Canaris, Wilhelm | 1 Jan 1915 | |
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| | Dönitz, Karl | 7 Nov 1914 | |
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| Kptlt. | Forstmann, Walter | 1 Jan 1915 | U 12 |
| Oblt. | Fürbringer, Werner | 1 Jan 1916 | UB 2 |
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| Oblt. | Georg, Carl-Siegfried Ritter von | 1 Jan 1915 | |
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| Oblt. | Hartwig, Kurt | 1 Jan 1916 | |
| Oblt. | Heimburg, Heino von | 1 Jan 1916 | |
| Kptlt. | Hersing, Otto | 1 Jan 1915 | U 21 |
| | Hertwig, Wolf Hans | | |
| Oblt. | Howaldt, Hans | 1 Jan 1916 | |
| | Hundius, Paul | 1 Jan 1917 | UC 47 |
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| KrvKpt. | Kophamel, Waldemar | 1 Jan 1916 | |
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| Oblt. | Lohs, Johannes | 1 Jan 1917 | |
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| Oblt. | Marschall, Wilhelm | 1 Jan 1917 | UC 74 |
| | Mellenthin, Hans von | 1 Jan 1916 | |
| Kptlt. | Moraht, Robert | 1 Jan 1916 | |
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| Oblt. | Neureuther, Karl | | |
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| Oblt. | Ramien, Kurt | | |
| Kptlt. | Rose, Hans | 1 Jan 1916 | |
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| Kptlt. | Saalwächter, Alfred | 1 Aug 1916 | |
| Oblt. | Saltzwedel, Reinhold | 1 Jan 1916 | |
| Oblt. | Schrader, Otto von | 1914 | |
| | Schultze, Otto | 1 Jan 1917 | U 63 |
| Kptlt. | Schwieger, Walther | 1 Jan 1916 | U 20 |
| Kptlt. | Sieß, Gustav | 1 Jan 1917 | U 73 |
| Ltn. | Slevogt, Kurt | | |
| Oblt. | Steinbauer, Wolfgang | 1 Jan 1917 | UB 47 |
| Ltn. | Steinbrinck, Otto | 1 Jan 1915 | |
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| Kptlt. | Valentiner, Max | 1 Jan 1915 | U 38 |
| Oblt. | Viebeg, Max | 1 Jan 1916 | |
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| Kptlt. | Walther, Hans | 1 Jan 1915 | |
| | Waßner, Erwin | 1 Jan 1916 | UC 3 |
| Kptlt. | Weddigen, Otto | 24 Sep 1914 | U 9 |
| Kptlt. | Weisbach, Raimund | 1 Jun 1916 | U 19 |
| | Wenninger, Ralph | 1 Jan 1916 | UB 17 |
| Kptlt. | Werner, Wilhelm | 1 Jan 1917 | U 55 |
| | Wünsche, Otto | 1 Jan 1916 | U 70 |
39 officers decorated with Iron Cross 2nd class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse) located.
Note: This listing is still being compiled and some recipients might be missing.
