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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Knight&List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ...

    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 ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Knight&List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ...

    The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest military awards in Nazi Germany.During or shortly after World War II, 457 German servicemen of the Waffen-SS, including volunteers from Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, and Norway, received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

    Number
    Name
    Rank
    Unit
    26
    Josef Dietrich
    SS- Obergruppenführer
    SS-Panzergrenadier-Division ...
    39
    August Dieckmann
    SS- Obersturmbannführer
    SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10
    47
    Herbert-Otto Gille
    SS- Gruppenführer
    SS-Panzergrenadier Division "Wiking"
    56
    Hinrich Schuldt
    SS- Oberführer
    2. lett. SS-Freiwillige-Brigade

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  4. military-history.fandom.com › wiki › List_of_Knight&List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients ...

    Jul 6, 2015 · Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves []. The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. 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 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

  5. military-history.fandom.com › wiki › List_of_Knight&List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ...

    The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest award in the military of the Third Reich. Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight's Cross. During World War II, 453 German day and bomber destroyer (Zerstörer) pilots, 85 night fighter pilots, including 14 crew members, were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.[1 ...

  6. www.detailedpedia.com › wiki-List_of_Knight&List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ...

    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 ...

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Knight&List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ...

    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 ...