Knight Crosses today

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RK awarded to Major Walter Knöspel
Kompaniechef Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorisiert)
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: January 17th, 1942

Thanks to Bob Lyons for sending me this photos.

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RK awarded to Hauptmann Karl Bulmahn
Kommandeur II./GrenRgt 1126
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: January 31th, 1945.

Thanks again for the photo to Bob Lyons, from WAF.

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RK awarded to Generalmajor Georg Benthack
Festungs-Division Kreta
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: May 22nd, 1945

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Benthack's RK and preliminary award document.

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RK with OL awarded to Major Alois Eisele
Kommandeur III. / Grenadier-Regiment 61 / 7.Infanterie-Division / XXXXVI.Panzer-Korps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: December 15th, 1943

Kommandeur III. / Grenadier-Regiment 61 / 7.Infanterie-Division / XX.Armee-Korps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: January 12th, 1945

The photos of this RK comes from the book "The Face of Courage", by Florian Berger. I only did the compilation.

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OL and Swords formal award documents to Generaloberst der Waffen-SS Sepp Dietrich
Kommandeur SS-Division (motorisiert) "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
Awarded the Oak Leafs: December 31st, 1941

SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
Awarded the Swords: March 14th, 1943

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Dietrich's RK ribbon. Recently put for sale on H. Historica

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Oak Leaves awarded to Generalmajor Gerhard Graf von Schwerin
Kommandeur 16. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) / XXIX.Armee-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Awarded the Oak Leaves: May 17th, 1943

Source: "Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 1941-45", Gordon Williamson and Ramiro Bujerio - Osprey Publishing.

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RK awarded to Sturmbannführer Hermann Buchner
Bataillonskommandeur III. / SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf" / 3.SS-Panzer-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: June 16th, 1944

Currently in the collection of Robin Ludmsen

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Buchner's RK, DKiG and Ribbon bar in the middle, among Ludmsen's collection.

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RK with OL awarded to Major Hans Gunther Stotten
Führer 1. / Panzer-Regiment 3 / 2.Panzer-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: July 4th, 1940

Kommandeur I. / Panzer-Regiment 8 / Heeresgruppe Afrika
Awarded the Oak Leaves: May 10th, 1943

Source: "German Uniforms of the 20th Century-Volume 1, Uniforms of the Panzer Troops 1917-to the present", Jörg M. Hormann

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RK awarded to Hauptmann Rudolf Sigmund
Staffelkapitän 11./NJG 1
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: August 2th, 1943

Source: "The Iron Cross: a History 1813 - 1957", by Gordon Williamson

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Sigmund's RK preliminary award document and grouping.

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Diamonds formal award document to Oberst Adelbert Schulz
Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 25 / 7.Panzer-Division / / XXXXVIII.Armee-Korps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Presented on: December 14th, 1943

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Oak Leaves Preliminary award document to General Hasso von Manteuffel
Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division / 4. Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Presented on: November 23rd, 1943