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  1. 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.

  2. 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 ...

    Name
    Service
    Rank
    Role And Unit [note 2]
    Kurt Knaack
    13-H Oberleutnant of the Reserves [15]
    Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 410 ...
    Chief of the 8./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 ...
    Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 15 ...
    Konrad Knabe
    Leader of a Kette ("chain" or flight of ...
  3. 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.

    Name
    Service
    Rank
    Role And Unit [note 2]
    Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3.
    Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade ...
    Staffelkapitän of the 7./ Kampfgeschwader ...
    In the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 157 [13] ...
  4. The AKCR names 890 recipients of the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross, including the eight recipients who served in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich. The German Federal Archives do not substantiate 27 of these Oak Leaves recipients.

  5. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.

  6. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of ...

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  8. Jul 6, 2015 · 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. An exception is the...

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