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Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941–45
Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941–45
Description
On 21 June 1941, as the Wehrmacht stormed 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.
Table of Contents
Description
Awards
Distribution of the Awards
Recipients
Glossary
Colour Plate Commentary
Index
Product details
| Published | Jun 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781780969732 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 55 b/w; 8 col |
| Series | Elite |
| Short code | ELI 133 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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