Near The End Of War Nominations

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Were there any known recommendations for the Knight's Cross or Oak Leaves for the Kriegsmarine officers and lower ranking men near the end of WWII but didn't receive their high awards because of end of the War? I knew their were many of these Knight's Cross or Oak Leaves recommendations that were made for the Heer,Waffen-SS,and Luftwaffe men near the end of the War but didn't receive their awards.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Not Known Yet?

Gentlemen,

Nobody knows for sure? I know I have read so many German Military history books about Wehrmacht servicemen and their high awards. Seems that there aren't many Kriegsmarine recommandations for the Knight's Cross or Oak Leaves that made into the reading books or websites.

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Helmut Dross

Gentlemen,

I found on a German World War II forum of a few last names of Wehrmacht personnal that were recommanded for the Knight's Cross near the end of World War II but were not officially presented to them. One of the last names was Dross . I think it was Kaplt. Helmut Dross who was awarded the German Cross In Gold as Kommandant of S-187 fast boat.

Sincerely,


Edward L. Hsiao

[John Toner]

According to Scherzer these awards were made but are not recognised:

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[Edward L. Hsiao]

What I Meant.

Dear Sir,

Thank you kindly for your answer. What I mean was for instance like Kriegsmarine ground troops had individual tank kills by panzerfaust during the last desprate weeks of fighting in Germany. Some of them may have been recommended for the Knight's Cross but we don't know who the names were.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao