The Iron Cross
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Published 2024-02-16
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Movies/Video Games Featured:
Dumb Patrol 1964
Cross of Iron 1977
Kingdon of Heaven 2005
1864 (2014)
All Quiet on the Western Front 1979
Downfall 2004
Battle for Sevastopol 2015
Das Boot 1981
The Red Baron 2008
Stalingrad 1993
The Bunker 1981
The Blue Max 1966
All Quiet on the Western Front 2022
Ace of Aces 1982
Battle of Britain 1969
Valkyrie 2008
Waterloo 1970
Herr Meets Hare 1945
Hitler: The Rise of Evil 2003
Schindler’s List 1993
Conspiracy 2001
Gramps Is in the Resistance 1983
Rommel 2012
Inglourious Basterds 2009
The Dick Cavett Show
#history #ww2 #army
All Comments (21)
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It's interesting how so many items are considered iconic Nazi items. And yet, the Iron Cross, much like the P08 Luger, were developed long before the rise of the Nazi Party.
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Take a shot everytime Johnny says Iron Cross.
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At the end of the war Rudel did not want to be captured by the Russians so he flew his Stuka an American airfield near Prague. As his aircraft came to a halt at the airfield he had the canopy open but slammed it shut when a young American climbed aboard his aircraft with the intension of stealing his Knight's Cross. He refused to open the canopy until he could do so safely.
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“And That’s How I Won The Iron Cross” - Grandpa Simpson (Also Please Cover The Obrez Pistol)
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Another famous person associated with the Iron Cross was Siegfried Müller, better known under his nickname "Kongo-Müller" for his involvement in the Simba-Rebellion in the 1960s as a mercenary. He wore the Cross on his uniform in combat and unproven rumors are that he kept a second one on his pyjama
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David Niven was always the absolute gentleman and a brilliant guy. Sadly missed.
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We used to joke that the basic Army Marksmanship badge looked an awful lot like the Iron Cross. In the 80’s and 90’s, most in my unit would use liquid Brasso to remove the black from them. The Expert Marksman badges looked especially awesome all in high luster silver. We’d even do the clasps (rifle, M203, grenade, etc.) the same way.
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Omg I remember the looney toons cartoon I used to watch then with my grandma back when I was a kid I rember that specific episode being one of my favorites
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One notable Iron Cross recipient missing from this video, Surgeon-General William Manley VC CB. He was awarded the VC in 1864 during the Maori Wars in New Zealand, and Iron Cross (second class) in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian Wars. He also collected a bunch of other tinware from the Crimea to Egypt/Sudan and Afghanistan.
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Its crazy that Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (King Charles John lll) was a French born Marshal of the Empire, a Crown Prince, a King, whos bloodline is still on the throne to this day, and a Generalissimo of Sweden got one of the higher awards of the Prussian Iron Cross. Idk i just love the fact that he has one of these medals that are pretty rare.
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its pretty wild to see how much history can be behind something as simple as a medal, great vid!
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I've got a War Merit Cross with Swords. It's nice you brought it up as it is often overshadowed by the Iron Cross.
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the modern german military did not abolish the iron cross as an award. it is just unused because the Iron Cross is a strictly "war time" awarard and since 1945 despite taking part in certain military operations like afghanistan, germany has not been "at war" offically with anyone
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Goering was also awarded the Pour le Mérite during WW-I for personal valour. That beat all of the Iron Cross classes at the time. He also got the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross in WWII. Personally, I think the Pour le Mérite for bravery beats the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross awarded for leadership - despite them being in different wars
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Take a shot every time Johnny say "Cross"
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My great-grandfather and his brother were both awarded the Knight's Cross Generalleutnant Ludwig Stamer and Fregattenkapitän Heinz Stamer. Im luck enough to still have about 90% of their war time items as when my dad pasted away my brothers and sister wanted nothing to do with that stuff
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My goodness is that the Burgermeister Meisterburger?
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Ironically I've just ordered an Iron cross first class in used beautiful condition about an hour before seeing your excellent video. Very iconic and collectable still after all these years. Getting rare and expensive.
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Thanks, Johnny, for another great and very informative post. I also learned something I'd never been aware of: in "Inglorious Basterds" when I saw Landa's gold RK of the KVK, I thought, "Now why did they do THAT?" I never knew that such a version had been approved but never issued, just like the Diamonds to the DKiG. Thanks again!
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Many, dare I say, thousands of war and other feature films, series and war documentaries in which this award appears. But the one in "Sahara" from 1995 when Tambul takes it from the disabled Luftwaffe hero is what I remember most in war film history. And by the way, Steiner 2 a.k.a. 1979's Breakthrough was a worthy sequel to Cross of Iron. Very good video quality John. Here your medal:🏅🧛♂💂♀💂♀💂♀💂♀💂♀💂♀:pillow-turquoise-hot-chocolate:
