Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941–45
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Military Science, History
| Author: | Gordon Williamson | ISBN: | 9781780969732 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | June 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gordon Williamson |
| ISBN: | 9781780969732 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | June 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
On 21 June 1941, as the Wehrmachtstormed forward across the frontiers of the Soviet Union, Hitler instituted a new higher grade of the Knight's Cross decoration for gallantry and leadership: the silver clasp of the Oak-Leaves with Swords. It would be awarded to only 159 men of the approximately 15 million who served in the German armed forces during World War II. This third in a sequence of four titles describes and illustrates a selection of the recipients: from much-wounded front line infantry officers, to Hitler's 'brother-in-law'; from a sergeant pilot fighter ace, to the commanding general of the greatest tank force ever gathered on the Russian Front.
On 21 June 1941, as the Wehrmachtstormed forward across the frontiers of the Soviet Union, Hitler instituted a new higher grade of the Knight's Cross decoration for gallantry and leadership: the silver clasp of the Oak-Leaves with Swords. It would be awarded to only 159 men of the approximately 15 million who served in the German armed forces during World War II. This third in a sequence of four titles describes and illustrates a selection of the recipients: from much-wounded front line infantry officers, to Hitler's 'brother-in-law'; from a sergeant pilot fighter ace, to the commanding general of the greatest tank force ever gathered on the Russian Front.
