Iron Cross 1st class
Eisernes Kreuz 1. 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.
The photo shows the 2nd class medal. |
| Commander | Date | Command |
| Kptlt. | Adam, Hans | 1 Jan 1916 | |
| Kptlt. | Arnauld de la Perière, Lothar von | 1 Jan 1916 | U 35 |
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| | Beitzen, Curt | 1915 | |
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| Oblt. | Canaris, Wilhelm | 1915 | |
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| Oblt. | Dönitz, Karl | 5 May 1916 | |
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| Kptlt. | Forstmann, Walter | 1 Jan 1916 | U 39 |
| Oblt. | Fürbringer, Werner | 1 Jan 1917 | UC 70 |
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| Oblt. | Georg, Carl-Siegfried Ritter von | 1 Feb 1915 | |
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| Kptlt. | Hartwig, Kurt | 1 Jan 1917 | U 32 |
| Oblt. | Heimburg, Heino von | 1 Jan 1917 | UC 22 |
| Kptlt. | Hersing, Otto | 1 Apr 1915 | U 21 |
| Oblt. | Howaldt, Hans | 1 Jan 1917 | UB 40 |
| | Hundius, Paul | 1 Jun 1917 | UC 47 |
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| KrvKpt. | Kophamel, Waldemar | 1 Jan 1917 | |
| | König, Paul | 1916 | |
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| Oblt. | Lohs, Johannes | 1 Jan 1918 | UC 75 |
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| Kptlt. | Marschall, Wilhelm | 1 Jan 1918 | |
| Kptlt. | Mellenthin, Hans von | 1 Jan 1917 | UB 43 |
| Kptlt. | Moraht, Robert | 1 Jan 1917 | U 64 |
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| Oblt. | Palmgren, Karl | Jun 1915 | |
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| Oblt. | Ramien, Kurt | | |
| Kptlt. | Rose, Hans | 1 Jan 1917 | U 53 |
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| Kptlt. | Saalwächter, Alfred | 14 Feb 1918 | U 94 |
| Oblt. | Saltzwedel, Reinhold | 1 Jan 1917 | UC 21 |
| Oblt. | Schrader, Otto von | 1 Aug 1916 | |
| | Schultze, Otto | 1 Jan 1918 | |
| Kptlt. | Schwieger, Walther | 1 Jan 1917 | U 88 |
| | Seyffertitz, Hugo von | | |
| Kptlt. | Sieß, Gustav | 1 Jan 1918 | U 33 |
| Oblt. | Steinbauer, Wolfgang | 1 Jan 1918 | UB 48 |
| Ltn. | Steinbrinck, Otto | 1 Jan 1916 | UB 10 |
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| Kptlt. | Valentiner, Max | 1 Jan 1916 | U 38 |
| Oblt. | Viebeg, Max | 1 Jan 1917 | UB 20 |
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| Kptlt. | Walther, Hans | 1 Jan 1916 | U 17 |
| | Waßner, Erwin | 1 Jan 1917 | UC 69 |
| Kptlt. | Weddigen, Otto | 24 Sep 1914 | U 9 |
| Kptlt. | Wegener, Bernd | Nov, 1914 | U 27 |
| Kptlt. | Weisbach, Raimund | 1 Jan 1917 | U 81 |
| | Wenninger, Ralph | 1 Jan 1917 | UC 17 |
| Kptlt. | Werner, Wilhelm | 1 Jan 1918 | U 55 |
| | Wünsche, Otto | 1 Jan 1917 | U 70 |
41 officers decorated with Iron Cross 1st class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse) located.
Note: This listing is still being compiled and some recipients might be missing.
