Talk:Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

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"...and is believed to have been intended for award Reich Marshal Hermann Göring."

Believed by who and with what evidence? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.107.187.235 (talk) 04:55, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article reads Five men received the 1813 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross for actions during the Napoleonic Wars, except the German Wikipedia states that Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf won the Großkreuz for the Battle of Leipzig (see Friedrich von Kleist § Ehrungen). Someone should probably check this. — OwenBlacker (Talk) 23:34, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

“1939 Grand Cross by S&L” — who or what is S&L? JDAWiseman (talk) 12:24, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]