Louise was the first person to receive this decoration (posthumously). It was established by King Frederick William III of Prussia in March 1813 backdated to the birthday of his late wife Queen Louise on 10 March 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars (EK 1813). info), abbreviated EK) is a former military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945).Standard, most basic form of the Iron Cross Prussia, the Iron Cross 1st Class of the Napoleonic Wars, in its original form of 1 June 1813, obverse side Reverse side of the above cross showing eight metal loops for stitching the award to the left side of the uniform breast Various iterations from 1813 to 1870The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz (help From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other uses, see Iron Cross (disambiguation).
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