Knight Crosses today

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RK awarded to Major Christian Lotze
Chef 4./FlakRgt 231 (mot.)
Awarded on: February 4th, 1942

His preliminary award document

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RK formal award document to Fregattenkapitän Erich Topp
Kommandant U 552 / 7.Unterseebootflottille
Presented on: June 20th, 1941

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RK preliminary award document to Kapitän zur See Theodor Freiherr von Mauchenheim
Chef, 8. Zerstörerflottille, Kriegsmarine
Presented on: July 3rd, 1944

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Swords formal award document to General der Panzertruppen Hasso von Manteuffel
Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division / Panzer-Armee 4 / Heeresgruppe Süd
Presented on: February 22nd, 1944

His preliminary award document

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RK preliminary award document to Oberstleutnant Georg Briel
Unit: Kommandeur, Heeres-Flak-Bataillon 606
Presented on: July 23rd, 1942

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RK preliminary award document to Unteroffizier der Reserve Emil Berner
Richtkanonier, 3. Batterie, I. Abteilung, Flak-Regiment 18
Presented on: November 3rd, 1942

Berner was awarded the Knight’s Cross for destroying 42 enemy tanks during the Battle of El Alamein.

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His preliminary award document

He showed me this document when I visited him in 1975 at his home. Tom

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RK awarded to Hauptmann Franz Dörr
Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 5 "Eismeer"
Awarded on: August 19th, 1944

(Thanks to WAF member FrankS for sending me the pictures; they come from an old auction sale in 2003)

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RK awarded to Hauptmann Heinz Künnecke
Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 500
Awarded on: November 16th, 1943

(Thanks to WAF member FrankS for sending me the pictures; they come from an old auction sale in 2003)

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Oak Leaves preliminary award document to General der Gebirgstruppe Hubert Lanz
Kommandeur 1.Gebirgs-Division / XXXXI.Gebirgs-Korps / 17.Armee
Presented on: December 23rd, 1942

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RK awarded to Generaladmiral Alfred Saalwächter
Marine-Gruppenbefehlshaber Marinegruppe West
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: May 9th, 1940

His KC formal award document

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RK preliminary award document to General der Gebirgstruppe Karl von Le Suire
Kommandierender General XXXXIX.Gebirgskorps
Presented on: November 26th, 1944

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RK preliminary award document to Generalleutnant Hans Degen
Kommandeur 2.Gebirgs-Division
Presented on: March 11th, 1945

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RK preliminary award document to Korvettenkapitän Hermann Büchting
Kommandant S 27 / 1.Schnellbootsflottille
Presented on: April 22nd, 1943

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RK with Oak Leaves awarded to Korvettenkäpitan Bernd Klug
5.Schnellboot-Flotille
Awarded on: March 12th, 1941 / Oak Leaves: January 1st, 1944

Preliminary award documents