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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest military award in Nazi Germany. Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight's Cross. During World War II, 133 German soldiers and officers of the Fallschirmjäger ( Paratrooper) service, which was a part of the Luftwaffe ...
These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel 's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [ The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 ]. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was ...
Listed here are the 289 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Ka–Km". [5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of four of these listings. [6] This is the first of two lists of all 717 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last names start with "K".
A total of 7 awards were made in 1940; 50 in 1941; 111 in 1942; 192 in 1943; 328 in 1944, and 194 in 1945, giving a total of 882 recipients—excluding the 8 foreign recipients of the award . The number of 882 Oak Leaves recipients is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients ...
Pages in category "Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,088 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) A. Wilhelm Adam; Walter Adol ...
The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds is based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 to reward those servicemen who had already been awarded the Oak Leaves with Swords to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Ultimately, it would be awarded to twenty-seven German soldiers, sailors and airmen, ranging from young fighter pilots to field marshals. Two ...
Knight's Cross. Knight's Cross ( German language Ritterkreuz) refers to a distinguishing grade or level of various orders that often denotes bravery and leadership on the battlefield. Most frequently the term Knight's Cross is used to refer to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, a military decoration of Nazi Germany. However, numerous orders ...
