Order of the Iron Helmet

The Order of the Iron Helmet ( German: Orden vom Eisernen Helm ) is a Hessian-Kassel military order established by Elector Wilhelm on March 18, 1814 in memory of the war for liberation from Napoleonic troops.

Order of the Iron Helmet
him. Orden vom Eisernen Helm
A country	Hesse-Kassel
Type of	order
To whom is awarded	all categories of military personnel
Award Basis	in memory of the war for liberation from Napoleonic troops
Status	not awarded
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Established	March 18, 1814

The insignia was a black silver-edged cast-iron Brabant cross , with an open helmet in the middle, on the sides of which stood the letters "W." and "K.", and under the helmet - "1814".

The statute of the order provided for a large cross and crosses of knights ( German: Ritter ) of the first and second classes. Knights wore crosses on a red ribbon with white edges in a buttonhole. Knights of the first class, in addition to the cross in the buttonhole, wore a cross on their left chest, and the owners of a large cross also wore a cross on their neck.