Knight Crosses today

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Merten's RK formal and preliminary award documents.

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RK awarded to Oberfeldwebel Richard Isczinski
Oberfeldwebel Zugführer i. d. 3./Div.Füs.Btl 102
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: March 17th, 1945

This grouping belongs to WAF member Sebastian Bianchi

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RK awarded to Major Helmut Frink
Chef 9. / Artillerie-Regiment 251
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 21st, 1943

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Major's Frink preliminary award document.

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RK awarded to General der Panzertruppe Gustav Fehn
Schützen-Regiment 33 / 4.Panzer-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: August 5th, 1940

The suitcase where Fehn’s uniform was found in, along with a pair of his tropical dark olive Generals long pants with bright red lampassen. The RK was inside of one of the pockets.

http://www.themarshalsbaton.com/Fehn.htm

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RK awarded to Major Rudolf Witzig
Führer Sturmgruppe "Granit"/ Fallschirm-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"/ 7.Flieger-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: May 10th, 1940

Kommandeur I./Fallschirm-Pionier-Regiment.21
Awarded the Oak Leaves: November 25th, 1944

My apologies for the bad photo.. but it's something.

Source: http://62.149.27.202/forum/search.php?searchid=9965479

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RK awarded to Leutnant Albert Fabritius
Kompanie Truppführer 8. / Grenadier-Regiment 404 / 246. Volksgrenadier-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: February 9th, 1945

This excelent grouping belongs to WAF member Albert

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Fabritius RK front and back.

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RK preliminary award document to Leutnant Fabritius.

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RK with OL, Swords and Diamonds awarded to Major Erich Hartmann
Staffelkapitän 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 29th, 1943

Staffelkapitän 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded the Oak Leaves: March 2nd, 1944

Staffelkapitän 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded awarded the Swords: July 4th, 1944

Staffelkapitän 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52 (Flying Officer)
Awarded the Diamonds: August 25th, 1944

All the photos credits go to Dietrich Maerz.

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Hartmann's diamonds and his preliminary award document.

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Hartmann's B-type Diamonds.

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Hartmann and his family, looking at some of his awards. On the right, his 1957 model of the RK.

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RK awarded to Oberfeldwebel Alexander Uhlig
Zugführer 16. / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 29th, 1944

Not the best picture, but I could see a very detailed sight of his war-period RK.

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Uhlig's as a paratrooper and a post war photo.