Gordon Max Gollob was an Austrian-born German Ace and the first fighter pilot in aviation history to achieve 150 aerial victories. He rose to the rank of General der Jagdflieger and was one of only 27 to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.
Highly decorated Captain of the Spanish Condor Legion. Awards visible are EK2, EK1, Luftwaffe Close Combat Clasp in silver, Luftwaffe Pilot Observers badge, German Cross in gold, and the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.
Dr. Ernst Kupfer (2 July 1907 – 6 November 1943), Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Location unknown, circa 1943
Eugen Meindl was a Fallschirmjäger general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. He received his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment.
Did germany ever award a knights cross of the iron cross medal to enlisted soldiers in WWII?
I've done some searching and nearly every citation i can find was awarded to an officer, many of them high level colonels and the like, some are pilots but of course these are still officers. For example in the US forces regular soldiers can and do win the medal of honor regularly. Whats different in WWII germany?
Which fallschirmjäger became the highest decorated during the Nazi Regime? Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and Diamonds?? Only 27 knights have received this award and only one fallschirmjäger..
German Luftwaffe pilot Erbo Graf von Kageneck, holder of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, standing in front of his Messerschmitt Me 109E in Sicily, Italy, whilst being assisted by two ground crew personnel.
Major Dr. Peter Werfft (1903-1970), Austrian fighter ace with 26 victories and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Later in life he was a successful chemist in Austria
German Armored Train, Panzerzug 3 - Rudolf Zettler - Stug Btl 667 - Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross youtube.com/watch?v=nENIR…
SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Frederik von Schalburg (left) with his son Aleksander and SS-Unterscharführer Søren Kam, later recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. The photos were taken few months before von Schalburg fell near Demjansk on the 2nd of June 1942.
Gefreiter Robert Rahlenbeck (1923-2008), recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for destroying 18 Soviet tanks with his crew, Jäger-Regiment 38
German Luftwaffe pilot Erbo Graf von Kageneck, holder of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, standing in front of his Messerschmitt Me 109E in Sicily, Italy, whilst being assisted by two ground crew personnel.
Oberst Karl Lorenz, commander of the elite Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" with Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. USSR, 1944, colorized
German Armored Train, Panzerzug 3 - Rudolf Zettler - Stug Btl 667 - Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross youtube.com/watch?v=nENIR…
Christian Tychsen Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. (The original “No fear guy”)
German Armored Train, Panzerzug 3 - Rudolf Zettler - Stug Btl 667 - Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross v.redd.it/9fp645tsqxo61
StuG ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Hugo Primozic (1914-1996)
German Armored Train, Panzerzug 3 - Rudolf Zettler - Stug Btl 667 - Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
That footage was taken in 1944 in Yugoslavia and shows an armored train and specially trained grenadiers operating against partisans. A series of videos will be released that focuses on an important collection of originals containing material about Panzerzug Nr. 3 that had been unknown until now.
The first video in the series will be built around a translation of a combat report on operations in the polish campaign written by Panzerzug 3’s commander Rudoin Zettler. Then in follow up videos we’ll cover an in-depth report Zettler wrote in 1940 about the use of armored trains.
Here, as an introduction to this unique collection, we’ll focus on Zettler’s military resume and end the video with some more nice combat footage of an armored train in Russia from 1942.
Wing Commander of the Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" and fighter ace Egon Mayer with Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak leaves in front of a B-17F he shot down on July 14, 1943. France, Berengeville-la-Campagne, 1943, colorized by Richard James Molloy
2 Apr 1943: Robert von Greim was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knights Cross of the Iron Cross medal. ww2db.com/person_bio.php?…
Adolf Hitler with paratroopers who were involved in the capture of Eben Emael and who were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. May 1940. reddit.com/gallery/jcwlgo
German Armored Train, Panzerzug 3 - Rudolf Zettler - Stug Btl 667 - Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross youtube.com/watch?v=nENIR…
Major Richard Metzger (1912-1982), recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, captured in 1944 and spent 11+ years in Soviet Gulags
Major Walter Nowotny (1920-1944), flying ace with 258 victories, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
24 Feb 1942: Hans-Joachim Marseille was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross ww2db.com/person_bio.php?…
Commanding General of the II Fallschirm Korps Eugen Meindl at a medal ceremony, Behind the Invasion Front, 21 June 1944. During WWII 133 Fallschirmjäger received the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in Nazi Germany. In 1944 59 and 5 posthumous.
Hauptsturmführer Heinz Hämel with a ridiculously oversized replica of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross hanging around his neck. June 1944, Estonia. [475x766]
The main magazines of HMS Barnham exploding after being hit by 3 torpedoes from U-331. November 25th 1941. U-331's commander, Freiherr Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen, was promoted to Kapitänleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for the action.
The coffin of a Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross holder) laid over a Marder II Tank Destroyer being saluted by German Soldiers and Latvian civilians. Riga, 1944.
Oberst Karl Lorenz, commander of the elite Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" with Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. USSR, 1944, colorized
Oberst (later Generalmajor) Gerhard Schmidhuber with Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. USSR, January 1944 As commander of the 13. Panzer-Division in Hungary he prevented the liquidation of the Budapest Jewish ghetto. He died during an attempted breakout in Budapest on February 11th, 1945
A photo of Erich Hartmann (Bubi) after his 301th victory earning the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions shooting down 352 enemy planes. reddit.com/gallery/ipgmzc
Adolf Hitler with paratroopers who were involved in the capture of Eben Emael and who were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. May 1940. reddit.com/gallery/jcwlgo
It's been 8 years since the death of Apollyon. Holden Cross has sent you to reform and revive the Blackstone Legion. Together, Reformed Blackstones and Knights of the Iron Legion will join forces against a new Viking threat: A notorious warrior named Hulda who seeks to bring about Ragnarok.
Portrait of German Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant Werner Mölders, 27 Nov 1940; note Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves medal
Oberst (later Generalmajor) Gerhard Schmidhuber with Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. USSR, January 1944 As commander of the 13. Panzer-Division in Hungary he prevented the liquidation of the Budapest Jewish ghetto. He died during an attempted breakout in Budapest on February 11th, 1945
What does this logo on a pin that has an iron cross with the word "code" written with a knight's helmet on top belong too? reddit.com/gallery/p13bqk
What is Smith wearing in S3? Looks like a mix between a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and a Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords.
Commanding General of the II Fallschirm Korps Eugen Meindl at a medal ceremony, Behind the Invasion Front, 21 June 1944. During WWII 133 Fallschirmjäger received the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in Nazi Germany. In 1944 59 and 5 posthumous.
Christian Tychsen. Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen SS with the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, he was later awarded the Oak Leaves. August 1943. [467 x 664]
SS-Hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann, sitting on the barrel of his Tiger 1 - Knights Cross and Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross wearer, panzer ace, with 117 vehicles destroyed. Killed in Normandy when his tank was knocked out after the invasion in 1944. Somewhere in Normandy, 1944. Self-colored.
2 Apr 1943: Robert von Greim was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knights Cross of the Iron Cross medal. ww2db.com/person_bio.php?…
24 Feb 1942: Hans-Joachim Marseille was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross ww2db.com/person_bio.php?…
