Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941 45

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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.

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  • ISBN13 9781780969732
  • Pages 64
  • Released 2012
  • Publisher Osprey Publishing
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Edition 1
  • Language English