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War flag of Prussia (1816). The Black Cross (Schwarzes Kreuz) is the emblem used by the Prussian Army and Germany's army from 1871 to the present.It was designed on the occasion of the German Campaign of 1813, when Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia commissioned the Iron Cross as the first military decoration open to all ranks, including enlisted men.
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (22 February 1935) [10] German Olympic Decoration 1st Class (16 August 1936) [10] Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (14 July 1940) [10] Eastern Front Medal (26 July 1942) [11] War Merit Cross 1st and 2nd Class with Swords (1 September 1942) [11] German Cross in Silver (15 ...
Pages in category "Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939), 1st class" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total.
Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939), 2nd class (1 C, 93 P) Pages in category "Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
With the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939, Adolf Hitler in his role as commander in chief of the German armed forces decreed the renewal of the Iron Cross of 1939. [3] A new grade of the Iron Cross series was introduced, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, without distinction, was awarded to ...
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.
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds Walter Nowotny (7 December 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Austrian-born fighter ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II . He is credited with 258 aerial victories—that is, 258 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—in 442 combat missions.