Knight Crosses today

[Sepp45]

The last edition of the Magazine "Ritterkreuz Archiv" shows a small picture of the Knights Cross awarded to General der Infanterie Franz Halder, on October 27th, 1939.

The formal award document presented to Halder. I can't remember the original source (I know it's in the collection of author Bryan Rigg) and the only doubt that remains is the date...

He was awarded the KC on 27.10.1939, but the document is dated 30.09.1939...

[Sepp45]

And I wasn't sure about that document, until I saw the same one in a very old document about Hitler's Generals... It was in the family possession..

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Oberleutnant Karl-August Paulsen
Staffelkapitän 9. / Kampfgeschwader 30
Awarded on: February 29th, 1944

Paulsen's KC and Goblet, featured in the book: "Jahrbuch des Heimatvereins der Landschaft Angeln, 2006"

[Sepp45]

RK formal award document to Oberstleutnant Conrad Heuß
Führer II./InfRgt 109
Presented on: March 27th, 1942

(Photo credits to Andreas-Thies)

[Sepp45]

This display of SS-Brigadeführer Heinz Harmel is currently present at the Airborne Museum Hartenstein (Oosterbeek). That helmet and decorations were donated by Harmel himself... but I cannot tell if that is his wartime KC

If anyone knows more about that set, please share your knowledge here.

[Sepp45]

Closer look at the Knight's Cross...

The Museum description of the Harmel display can be read here: https://www.airbornemuseum.nl/nieuwsbericht/harmel

(Photo credits to Martin Vantomme)

[Thomas H]

That helmet and decorations were donated by Harmel himself....

Donated by his son, not by Heinz Harmel himself.

[Sepp45]

Donated by his son, not by Heinz Harmel himself.

Thanks for the info Thomas

[Ludwig]

Looks like a Juncker cross, but with these bad pictures impossible to determine originality.

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Oberstleutnant Albert Schneider
Kommandeur FeldAubAbt 178
Presented on: December 23rd, 1942

His Knight's Cross!

(Photo credits to Andreas-Thies)

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Oberfeldwebel Edwin Ebinger
Kompanietruppführer 12./GebJägRgt 13
Presented on: November 4th, 1943

(This document was recently on sale by WAF member vuoripiru; credits to him)

[Sepp45]

RK awarded to Oberstleutnant Berndt von Mitzlaff
Kommandeur Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 / 8.Panzer-Division
Awarded the Rittekreuz: December 20th, 1943

The funeral pillow of Mitzlaff, with a combination of wartime and postwar decorations. It seems the Knight's Cross is a 57er version...

(Photo credits to Andreas-Thies)

[Sepp45]

RK awarded to Leutnant Hans Limmer
1.(PzSpäh) / Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 27th, 1941

Limmer's grouping display at the Eyewitness Museum Beek (Netherlands)

[Sepp45]

RK formal award document to General der Infanterie Karl Wilhelm Specht
Kommandeur InfRgt 55
Presented on: September 8th, 1941

Currently display at the Eyewitness Museum Beek (Netherlands).

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Oberst Dr. rer. pol. Werner Matthis
Kommandeur GrenRgt 428
Presented on: January 22nd, 1944

(Photo credits to MFF Forum)