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  1. Listed here are the 26 Knight's Cross recipients whose last names start with "I", ordered alphabetically. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

  2. Jul 6, 2015 · [4] This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously. This indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. Contents. 1 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. 2 Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

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  4. Bibliography. External links. List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (A) 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.

    Name
    Service
    Rank
    Role 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] ...
  5. 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.

    • Military valour or outstanding leadership
    • Neck decoration
  6. The recipients whose last name is in the range "Hn–Hz" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Hn–Hz). 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.

    Name
    Service
    Rank
    Role And Unit [note 2]
    Commander of Schnellboot S-60 in the 3.
    Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment ...
    Staffelführer of the 5./ Jagdgeschwader ...
    Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 485 [15] ...
  7. 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

  8. 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.