MILITARIA PRICE GUIDE / Germany 1918 - 1945 / Medals & Decorations / Military Honor Decorations / The Iron Cross
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NAME
Grand Cross of the Order of the Iron Cross
DATE OF INSTITUTION
1. September 1939 as the highest grade of the re-instituted Order of the Iron Cross
AWARD CRITERIA
The Grand Cross was awarded for outstanding deeds which influence the course of the war in a decisive way. Only Adolf Hitler could award the Grand Cross.
MANUFACTURERS
The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was produced solely by C. E. Juncker in the versions “800” and “800 L/12”.
AWARD NUMBERS
The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded only once to Hermann Göring. Several unissued examples were found in Schloss Klessheim.
AWARD DOCUMENTS
The awardee received a formal document.
WEARING METHOD
The Grand Cross was worn around the neck on a wider red white and black ribbon which came within a red award case together with a wider ribbon.
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