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May 18, 2024 · The Knight's Cross was the highest award made by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership. Hitler reserved the right to personally authorize bestowal of the Knight’s Cross and all ranks were eligible for the award. In total it is estimated that roughly 7360 Knight’s Crosses were awarded during ...
May 3, 2024 · Axis History Forum. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjerne’s Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day.
May 18, 2024 · The Knight's Cross was the highest award made by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership. Hitler reserved the right to personally authorize bestowal of the Knight’s Cross and all ranks were eligible for the award. In total it is estimated that roughly 7360 Knight’s Crosses were awarded during ...
6 days ago · Set cemetery. Walther Dahl (27 March 1916 – 25 November 1985) was a German OberstLuftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to ...
5 days ago · On 1 September 1939 Adolf Hitler reinstituted the Iron Cross series of awards in the First, Second and Grand Cross Classes and established the new Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross was the highest award made by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership.
18 hours ago · The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. For more lists of centenarians, see lists of centenarians. For living people known just for their longevity, see List of oldest living people.
May 18, 2024 · Comes with the "Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis" for Major Kopp, Kdr. Pionier Bataillon 5, dated 11 May 1944, with the official seal of the OKH and facsimile signature of Field Marshal Keitel. Please read the description of the Knight's Cross awarded to Major Walter Kopp. 1933: Ensign. 1 July 1938: First Lieutenant. 1 July 1943: Major.
