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The Iron Cross & The Knight's Cross

The Iron Cross is probably one of the best known military symbols and medals in the World. It was first established in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars, it was re-established in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. In 1914 and 1939 it was re-established again for the World Wars. The 1939 included the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as well. In this video you will learn it's history, design features, criteria, uniform identification, positioning, numbers of awards and much much more. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » RallyPoint - https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/military-history-visualized » tumblr - http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ Military History Visualized provides a series of short narrative and visual presentations like documentaries based on academic literature or sometimes primary sources. Videos are intended as introduction to military history, but also contain a lot of details for history buffs. Since the aim is to keep the episodes short and comprehensive some details are often cut. » SOURCES « Heinemann, Winfried (Hrsg.): Das Eiserne Kreuz. Die Geschichte eines Symbols im Wandel der Zeit. amazon.de link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2o0D9GG Reibert, W.: Der Dienstunterricht im Heere. Ausgabe für den Schützen der Schützenkompanie. Jahrgang 1940. (Reprint N & M Press) amazon.de link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2o2UtLk amazon.com link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2CcZvtB Hettler, Eberhard: Uniformen der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939. Nebst Nachtrag 1939/1940 (Nachdruck Melchior) amazon.de link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2nZyIff Klietmann, Kurt-Gerhard: Deutsche Auszeichnungen. 2. Band: Deutsches Reich 1871-1945. Klietmann, Kurt-Gerhard: Deutsche Auszeichnungen. Eine Geschichte der Ehrenzeichen und Medaillen, Erinnerungs- und Verdienstabzeichen des Deutschen Reiches, der deutschen Staaten sowie staatlicher Dienststellen, Organisationen, Verbände, usw. Vom 18.-20. Jahrhundert Reichsgesetzblat, Berlin 2. September 1939, Nr. 159 Lexikon der Wehrmacht: Eisernes Kreuz http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Orden/ek12.html Heimatsammlung Essen: Das Eiserne Kreuz https://www.heimatsammlung-essen.de/deutsche-militaria/orden-ehrenzeichen/eisernes-kreuz/ U-Boot Archiv: Eisernes Kreuz http://www.ubootarchiv.de/ubootwiki/index.php/Eisernes_Kreuz Bianchi, Sebastián J.: Iron Cross Manufacturing http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/2nd_1st_class/manufacturing/manufacturing.htm Peterson, Jordan B.: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos amazon.com link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2CeDU3S amazon.de link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2nYZPqQ » DISCLAIMER « Amazon Associates Program: “Bernhard Kast is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.” Bernhard Kast ist Teilnehmer des Partnerprogramms von Amazon Europe S.à.r.l. und Partner des Werbeprogramms, das zur Bereitstellung eines Mediums für Websites konzipiert wurde, mittels dessen durch die Platzierung von Werbeanzeigen und Links zu amazon.de Werbekostenerstattung verdient werden können. » TOOL CHAIN « PowerPoint 2016, Word, Excel, Tile Mill, QGIS, Processing 3, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Rob for helping out with a question about the Civilian Version of the Iron Cross First Class