Order of the Iron Helmet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The two editions of the cross. The one on the right is from 1815
The two editions of the cross. The one on the right is from 1815

On 18 March, 1814 Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse-Kassel founded an "Order of the Iron Helmet".

Maximilian Gritzner describes the model and the statutes of the order as "influenced by the example of the Iron Cross".

[edit] References

  • Maximilian Gritzner, Handbuch der Ritter- und Verdienstorden aller Kulturstaaten der Welt innerhalb des XIX. Jahrhunderts. Auf Grund amtlicher und anderer zuverlässiger Quellen zusammengestellt. (Leipzig, 1893)
Germany military stub This German military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.