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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest German award for bravery in the Second World War. Among the approximately 7200 awarded were 381 native Saxons. From the first days of the campaign against Poland in September 1939 to the final battles on the outskirts of the Reich capital Berlin in April 1945, Saxon soldiers earned the Knight's Cross in all theatres of war. Using all available sources, they are presented in detail in pictures and text in this book, which is planned for 4 volumes.
For the first time, the exact reason for the award can be given almost without gaps for the complete group of persons. The majority of the almost 400 names are documented in detail for the first time in this work. Saxon Knight's Cross bearers were found in all Wehrmacht branches and rank groups. Volume 1 contains, among other things, the career of Heinz Bär. The fighter pilot received no further award after being awarded the Sword for another 100 aerial victories against Western Allied opponents. Private Heinz Berger, as gunner of an anti-tank gun, was able to stop a Soviet tank attack, for which he was the first crewman to receive the highest award for bravery in the war against the Soviet Union. Gottfried and Werner von Erdmannsdorff were one of the few pairs of brothers to be awarded the Knight's Cross. The oak leaf bearer Erwin Fischer was one of the most highly decorated reconnaissance pilots in the Luftwaffe, and Johannes Frießner, who was also decorated with the oak leaves for the Knight's Cross, was the only native Saxon to command an army group in the Second World War. In addition, there were many Saxon soldiers who were also highly decorated, but who were not in the public eye.
For the first time, the exact reason for the award can be given almost without gaps for the complete group of persons. The majority of the almost 400 names are documented in detail for the first time in this work. Saxon Knight's Cross bearers were found in all Wehrmacht branches and rank groups. Volume 1 contains, among other things, the career of Heinz Bär. The fighter pilot received no further award after being awarded the Sword for another 100 aerial victories against Western Allied opponents. Private Heinz Berger, as gunner of an anti-tank gun, was able to stop a Soviet tank attack, for which he was the first crewman to receive the highest award for bravery in the war against the Soviet Union. Gottfried and Werner von Erdmannsdorff were one of the few pairs of brothers to be awarded the Knight's Cross. The oak leaf bearer Erwin Fischer was one of the most highly decorated reconnaissance pilots in the Luftwaffe, and Johannes Frießner, who was also decorated with the oak leaves for the Knight's Cross, was the only native Saxon to command an army group in the Second World War. In addition, there were many Saxon soldiers who were also highly decorated, but who were not in the public eye.
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- Books (first-hand)
- Author
- Möbius, Ingo
- Title
- Die sächsischen Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945. Die Inhaber der höchsten deutschen Tapferkeitsauszeichnung, die gebürtige Sachsen waren. Band 1: Ahnert-Haude
- Details
- 710 previously unpublished photos and illustrations, large format. 548 pp.
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