Knight’s Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 1941–45, 1st Edition – FULL INSTANT DOWNLOAD | PDF DOCX EPUB

Name: Knight’s Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 1941–45
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN-13: 9781841766423
ISBN-10: 1841766429
Addition ISBN: 1472859596, 9781472859594
Author(s): Gordon Williamson, Publisher: Osprey Publishing
The remarkable early successes of the armed forces of the Third Reich prompted the decision that the supreme decoration for personal valour or outstanding leadership – the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross – was insufficient. To mark further acts of gallantry a new distinction was created in June 1940: the Oak-Leaves clasp. Further decorations in the form of the Swords and, finally, the Diamonds were added. This second title in our series describes and illustrates a selection of recipients of the Knight’s Cross and Oak-Leaves between 1941 and early 1944, when the Wehrmacht was engaged on all fronts, as well as at sea and in the air.