Knight Crosses today

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Cover and another page of the document.

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RK formal award document to Hauptmann Walter Sievers
Kommandeur III./InfRgt 415
Presented on: December 19th, 1942

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RK formal award document to Hauptmann Rudolf Kiel
Gruppenkommandeur I./Kampfgeschwader 55 'Greif'
Presented on: December 20th, 1941

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RK preliminary award to Oberleutnant Wilhelm Cirener
Chef 3./PiBtl 33
Presented on: July 13th, 1940.

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RK preliminary award to Leutnant Albert Gielnik
Kompanieführer Grenadier Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 318
Presented on: February 24th, 1945

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RK formal award document to Großadmiral Erich Raeder
Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine
Presented on: September 30th, 1939

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Swords formal award document to Generalleutant Hans Hube
Kommandierender General XIV.Panzer-Korps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Don
Presented on: December 21st, 1942

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Front and back, Hube's cassette.

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Oberleutnant Anton Hafner
6./Jagdgeschwader 51
Awarded the DKiG: May 22nd, 1942

When I saw these pictures and wanted them here. Although there's no RK, it's interesting to see Hafner's Pilot's badge and DKiG, presented by his brother. It was for an article of LIFE magazine.

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Alfons Hafner, brother of the Luftwaffe ace pilot, showing the awards.

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Swords formal award document to Generalmajor Horst Niemack
Kommandeur Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Grossdeutschland" / Panzer-Grenadier-Division „Großdeutschland“ / LVII.Armee-Korps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Presented on: June 4th, 1944

The photo on the right is Niemack's display at Münster Museum.

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Niemack's Swords cassette.

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RK with OL awarded to Gen. Heinz Guderian
Kommandierender General XIX.Armee-Korps
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 27th, 1939

Befehlshaber Panzergruppe 2
Awarded the Oak Leaves: July 17th, 1941

Not the best quality photos, but it's a reference we can use. They appear at Thomas M. Johnson's book "German War booty".

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RK awarded to Oberstleutnant Reinhard Burst
Führer Grenadier-Regiment 111 / 35.Infanterie-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: August 12th, 1944

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Burst's RK front and markings.