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| Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 / Recipients 1944 (not complete) |
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you can find the the recipients for the Knightscross to the Order of
the Iron Cross, awarded in the year 1944. The list is not yet complete.
Additions are always welcome. Any addition should be accompanied with
sufficient proof.
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| Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 |
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Soyka, Heinz
Neustadt (Germany), February 4th, 1918 -
June 23rd, 1998)
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January 13th, 1944; Oberleutnant, Chef 2. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 96
(Image: Willi Schumacher collection)
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Zauner, Franz
(September 4th, 1916, Hallein, Austria -
July 29th, 2008 Munich, Germany)
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February 5th, 1944; Major, Kommandeur III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 54
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Finke, Heinz
(Alt-Jauer (Germany), February 8th, 1920 -
Munich (Germany), December 7th, 1996)
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May 4th, 1944; Hauptmann, Kommandeur I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorisiert)
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Pirhofer, Ernst
(Meran (Austria), January 12th, 1922 -
Rabland (Italy), February 18th, 1991
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May 4th, 1944; Obergefreiter, Richtkanonier 7. Batterie, II. Abteilung, Flak-Regiment 43 (motorisiert)
(Image: Willi Schumacher collection)
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Käding, Walter
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May 15th, 1944; Obersteuermann,
III.Wachoffizier/Steuermann U 123
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Wittmann, Alfred
(Meiningen/Thuringia/Germany, May 20th, 1906 -
Frankfurt am Main/Hesse/Germany, July 26th, 1960)
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May 15th, 1944; Oberstleutnant, Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 546
(Image Source: Willi Schumacher collection)
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Becker, Erich
(Angermünde/Brandenburg, April 8th, 1911 -
Hanover/Lower Saxony, June 16th, 1993) |
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September 21st, 1944; Major, Kommandeur Regimentsgruppe 425
(Image: Willi Schumacher Collection)
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Knöchlein, Fritz
(Munich/Bavaria, May 17th, 1911 -
Hamelin/Lowersaxony, January 28th, 1949)
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November 16th, 1944; SS-Obersturmbannführer, Kommandeur SS-Freiwillige-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"
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Winterhoff, Karl
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December 18th, 1944; Leutnant der Reserve, Zugführer, 3. Kompanie, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115
(Image: Willi Schumacher Collection) |
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Text:
Wilco Vermeer
Images: Wilco Vermeer (except mentioned otherwise)
Sources:
- WW2Awards
- Fellgiebel, W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The Recipients of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 - 45, Helion & Company, 2003,
ISBN 1874622469
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