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The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch, also known as the Annexation putsch (German: Anschlussputsch) was an unsuccessful coup d'état by the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (Volksdeutsche Bewegung in Liechtenstein or VDBL) on 24 March 1939 designed to provoke Liechtenstein's annexation by Nazi Germany.
The War Order of the German Cross (German: Der Kriegsorden Deutsches Kreuz), normally abbreviated to the German Cross or Deutsches Kreuz, was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: in gold for repeated acts of bravery or military leadership; and in silver for distinguished non-combat war service.
German Cross in Gold Kriegsorden des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold 28 September 1941 – 8 May 1945 For continuous bravery before the enemy or excellence in commanding troops (not justifying the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross but having already been awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class) 24,204 (24,190 German, 14 Axis allies) German Cross in Silver
Along with the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, the Grand Cross was founded on 10 March 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. It was renewed in 1870 for the Franco-Prussian War and again in 1914 for World War I. In 1939, when Adolf Hitler renewed the Iron Cross as a German (rather than strictly Prussian) decoration, he also renewed the Grand Cross.
The Grand Cross's sole award was made to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring in September 1939, [1] making the Knight's Cross (specifically, the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds grade) the de facto highest award among the decorations of Nazi Germany. The Knight's Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across ...
The German Federal Archives do not substantiate 27 of these Oak Leaves recipients. The Swords to the Knight's Cross were awarded 160 times according to the AKCR, among them the posthumous presentation to the Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, 13 of which cannot be supported by the German Federal Archives. The Diamonds to the Knight's Cross were ...
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 September 1939) & 1st Class (25 May 1940) [3] German Cross in Gold on 11 March 1943 as Oberst in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 [4] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Knight's Cross on 26 November 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment ...
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 September 1939) & 1st Class (23 September 1939) [1] German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 296. Infanterie-Division [2] Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Knight's Cross on 7 February 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of XI.