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Knights Cross


Overview and history

What did one have to accomplish do receive this?
The 7 grades explained and some interesting points.

The Knights Cross winners

7318 of these were awarded during the war and 144 went to the U-boat service. On this page we list them all and all of them have their own biography page as well!

The Knights Cross with Oak Leaves

853 recipients in all services and 29 of them in the U-boats. On this page we list them all and each has his own biography page as well!

The Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

150 awarded and 5 of them went to the U-boat men.

The Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

27 of those were awarded and 2 of them to U-boat men.

German war decorations