Iron Cross

iron cross English thumb|The original 1813 version of the Iron Cross Noun Iron Cross en military (formerly) the second highest military decoration of Germany, under the military order of the Pour le Mérite, or the cross pattée shape of this decoration. en 2013 Gordon L. Rottman World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps Bloomsbury Publishing 9781849081764 56 Germans marked booby-trapped areas with black-and-white signs, bearing an Iron Cross symbol or a death's-head. Derived terms en Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross / Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross en Grand Cross to the Iron Cross / Grand Cross of the Iron Cross en Star of the Grand Cross to the Iron Cross / Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Translations military decoration Finnish: fi rautaristi German: de Eisernes Kreuz Greek: el σιδηρούς σταυρός m Russian: ru Желе́зный Крест m See also en Knight's Cross en Grand Cross en Blue Max en Medal of Honor en Victoria Cross en Crosses