How many RK were awarded in 1945?

[RichW.]

I've always thought it amazing that soldiers were still fighting so ferociously when everything was clearly lost. And that awards were still being processed through regular channels. Or were they?

[GRB]

RichW,
Hope this helps:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...cipients_(1945)

[GRB]

RichW,
Sorry wrong link previously sent, try this: -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...oss_recipients

Scroll down and it has a table of the numbers for each year.

Regards,
GRB

[Leroy]

I wrote a very brief article (in Volume 4, Number 4 of the International Militaria Collector) called "Until the bitter end....", and showed a couple of pieces of paperwork (from mid-April, 1945, including one from the bunker under the Reichskanzlei on April 15) which demonstrated that the official award process was still very much in operation even at those late dates.

There are, of course, also disputed very late awards made by commanders, without "legal" authority, and these have not been recognized by several researchers and authors as legitimate (even though they may certainly have been richly deserved). I have seen, but was unable to acquire, a very nice document trail from Kesselring in which he wanted sanction for his local award of RK's and higher grades, but was denied.

[RichW.]

1945

Thanks for the info.

[StefanK.]

does anybody of you have an excel list of all recipients where you can filter data, such as ranks and units?


greetings, Stefan