| 单词 | iron cross |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIron Cross Iron Cross n. a Prussian (later German) military decoration awarded for distinguished service in war; cf. Ritterkreuz n.The decoration was founded by Frederick William III of Prussia in 1813 to reward those who served in the wars against Napoleon; it was subsequently revived in 1870, 1914, and 1939. [After German eisernes Kreuz (1813), so called with allusion to the age of iron in classical mythology (compare Iron Age n.1 1), with which the time of the Napoleonic Wars was compared.] ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders Order of St Michael1530 Legion of Honour1802 clasp1813 Iron Cross1813 medal1813 star1844 Victoria Cross1856 V.C.1859 Medal of Honour1861 bar1864 yellow jacket1864 V.D.1901 Croix de Guerre1915 Military Cross1915 C.G.M.1916 Military Medal1916 pip1917 M.M.1918 purple heart1918 Maconochie Cross1919 Maconochie Medal1919 wound-stripe1919 T.D.1924 rooty gong1925 Silver Star1932 Ritterkreuz1940 Africa Star1943 ruptured duck1945 Spam medal1945 screaming eagle1946 1813 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 353/2 His Majesty has instituted an order of merit, entitled, The Order of the Iron Cross, to commemorate the constancy displayed in the present great contest for liberty and independence. 1815 Times 11 Dec. 2/3 Their names will follow, beginning with those who were decorated with the iron cross. 1871 Monthly Packet July 24 The Crown Prince distributing the Iron Cross. 1914 Punch 11 Nov. 390/2 The Iron Cross. (For German looters.) 1944 V. G. Garvin tr. R. Gary Forest of Anger xxvi. 114 My Frieda would rather have me back with pox than dead with the Iron Cross! 2008 Daily Tel. 7 Mar. 19/1 The German government was yesterday forced to scrap plans to reintroduce the Iron Cross. < as lemmas |
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