PLM AND KC - The best of both worlds

[webr55]

I have started to compile a list of those who won BOTH the PLM and the KC. Thanks all for your additions, this list now seems to be complete:

GFM Fedor von Bock
Gen. d. Inf. Kuno-Hans von Both
GFM Ernst Busch
RM Hermann Göring
GFM Ritter v. Greim
GL Siegfried Haenicke
GO Alfred Keller
GL Heinrich Kirchheim
GM Otto Lancelle
GO Bruno Loerzer
GL Theo Osterkamp
GL Johann von Ravenstein
GFM Erwin Rommel
GM (posth.) Karl Rothenburg
GM Siegfried Runge
GFM Ferdinand Schörner
GM Wolf v. Stutterheim
GO Ernst Udet
GM (posth.) Horst von Wolff

In some sense these could be regarded as the most highly decorated German soldiers of the 20th century.

Regards
Chris

[Michael Everett]

Blue MAX.

Chris,

My contribution:

Generalleutnant Heinrich Kirchheim

PLM: 13.10.1918
RK: 14.05.1941

MIKE

[Michael Everett]

Another one

Chris,

Just found another...

General Der Infanterie

Kuno-Hans von Both

PLM: 10.04.1918
RK: 09.07.1941

MIKE

[Chris Wainwrigh]

Generalleutnant Theo Osterkamp he was also a fighter ace in both world wars

[Brian S]

Anyone win the PlM w/oaksleaves and the RK?

[Chris Wainwrigh]

Ernst Udet was awarded the RK before his 1941 suicide.

[webr55]

Updated the list (I already had von Both)! Thanks for your contributions, keep'em coming!
Brian - good question. Haven't found one yet. It could not have been a WWI fighter ace, so probably only some already senior WWI general - unlikely to get the KC.

[FrankS]

Siegfried Haenicke
Otto Lancelle
Johann von Ravenstein
Karl Rothenburg
Siegfried Runge
Horst von Wolff

Now you have all 19 RK and PLM winner.

[webr55]

Thanks Frank! I suppose you have a complete list. I thought that someone must have done this work already, but I could not find any list.
Thanks again to you all.

Regards
Chris

[Mike Downey]

Frank.What about the men in the mud...did any Military Merit Cross winners from WW1 also get a Knights Cross in WW2....still as an enlisted soldier or NCO? Thanks .Mike

Thanks Frank! I suppose you have a complete list. I thought that someone must have done this work already, but I could not find any list.
Thanks again to you all.

Regards
Chris

[FrankS]

Frank.What about the men in the mud...did any Military Merit Cross winners from WW1 also get a Knights Cross in WW2....still as an enlisted soldier or NCO? Thanks .Mike

There are 6 Golden Militär Verdienstkreuz winner who were awarded the Ritterkreuz in WW II - among them an OL-Sword-Diamond winner

Wilhelm Hemmer
Richard Kotz
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
Fritz Stürtz
Gustav Wagner
Josef Welzel

[Mike Downey]

Frank.Thank you for that info.As you must have the RK statistics at you fingertips can you tell me how many fathers and sons both won the RK in WW2.
Thank you...Mike.

There are 6 Golden Militär Verdienstkreuz winner who were awarded the Ritterkreuz in WW II - among them an OL-Sword-Diamond winner

Wilhelm Hemmer
Richard Kotz
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
Fritz Stürtz
Gustav Wagner
Josef Welzel