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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Listed here are the 188 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "E". Scherzer has challenged the validity of three of these listings. The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
NameServiceRankRole And Unit [note 2]Group leader of the Stabskompanie ...Staffelkapitän of the 3./ Kampfgeschwader ...Staffelkapitän of the 9./ Jagdgeschwader ...Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment ...Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of three more of these listings. [6] [7] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
NameServiceRankRole And Unit [note 2]Commander of I./ Grenadier-Regiment 364 ...Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./ ...Commander of the I./ ...Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 230 [13] ...1. The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer ( Army ), Kriegsmarine ( Navy ), Luftwaffe ( Air Force) and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient.
NameServiceRankRole And Unit [note 2]Commander of the III.Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 296 ...14-H Hauptmann of the Reserves [16]Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon ...Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 222 [14] ...List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (L) List of foreign recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Luftwaffe fighter force; List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords or Diamonds recipients of the Luftwaffe fighter force
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich. Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight's Cross. During or shortly after World War II, 318 German sailors and servicemen of the Kriegsmarine received the Knight's Cross of the Iron ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich. Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight's Cross. Within each grade the recipients are ordered chronologically.
