Claim: The Kulm Cross initiated by Frederick William III of Prussia on December 1813 and worn on silver and NCOs was awarded to 12,066 people, with only 7,131 surviving soldiers to 1816 able to obtain the reward.
Evidence: It was created on 4 December 1813 by Frederick William III of Prussia after the battle of Kulm. Officers wore it in silver and NCOs and other ranks in metal. By awarding this cross 12,066 people were represented, but the reward could only be obtained by 7,131 soldiers who survived to 1816.