First Knight's Cross

[Nicholas Link]

Not that the fate of Western Civilization hangs on me getting the answer to this question, but I am curious. Does anyone know who was awarded the first Knight's Cross? I'd hate to have to thumb through all 7,000 plus names in Fellgieble's book. Thank you for your time.

Best Regards,

Nick Link

[Dietrich Maerz]

The first Ritterkreuze of the 1939 issue were awarded on 30th September 1939:
von Bock, Raeder, von Brauchitsch, von Reichenau, G******246;ring, List, Keitel, von Rundstedt, Blaskowitz, Kesselring, von Kluge, von K******252;chler and L******246;hr

Followed on 27th of October 1939 by: von Briesen, Halder, Hoepner, Stolz, K******252;bler, Reinhardt, Schmidt, Steinhardt, Guderian, Olbricht, Hoth, Strau******223; and Jeschonnek

Before that date, Prien got his cross on the 18th of October 1939.

Dietrich

[Nicholas Link]

First Knight's Cross

Thanks a lot for the information. Judging by the names on the lists, it looks as though Prien was the first one to get his honestly.

[Pieter Verbruggen]

..here is one of the first....
Pieter.

[rkdek]

Super Mappe Pieter!

[johannes post]

pieter, pieter

you surprise me every time again

geweldig man wat heb jij wel niet in huis ?


mvg johan

[Robin Lumsden]

Thanks a lot for the information. Judging by the names on the lists, it looks as though Prien was the first one to get his honestly.

Holy cow Batman! You mean......the fat man didn't earn all his gongs the hard way???

Robin.

[Pieter Verbruggen]

pieter, pieter

you surprise me every time again

geweldig man wat heb jij wel niet in huis ?


mvg johan

...een vrouw...

[Robin Lumsden]

The first Ritterkreuze of the 1939 issue were awarded on 30th September 1939:
von Bock, Raeder, von Brauchitsch, von Reichenau, Göring, List, Keitel, von Rundstedt, Blaskowitz, Kesselring, von Kluge, von Küchler and Löhr

Dietrich

Since these guys were basically the high command of the wehrmacht.....did they......well...... recommend themselves for the RK ??

Sort of like........give me some dosh and I'll get you a seat in the Lords!

[johannes post]

and she pays everything
you know what they say when you are poor when you are born it is not your problem but when you are married and you are then still poor than you must have married another woman.

nice done pieter

groeten johan

...een vrouw...

[johannes post]

p.s.

i married the wrong woman but i am also happy

groeten johan

[rkdek]

Ik krijg wat ik wil van m'n vrouw ... zolang dat het maar niks te doen heeft met militaria!

[upbeek]

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Ik krijg wat ik wil van m'n vrouw ... zolang dat het maar niks te doen heeft met militaria
????????

[rkdek]

Upbeek,

Ignore my post. It was a reaction on Pieter's post about women.

[brutuss]

[IMG]rk 002[/IMG]THE NUMBER ONE!!!;-)

Best regards