List of Knight's Cross recipients 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Nazi Germany | |
| Type | Neck order |
| Eligibility | Military personnel |
| Awarded for | Awarded to holders of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership |
| Campaign | World War II |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1 September 1939 |
| First awarded | 30 September 1939 |
| Last awarded | 11 May 1945 / 17 June 1945[a] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Next (lower) | Iron Cross 1st Class |
 Insignia of 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen | |
The 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, also known as SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 9, SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 9 Hohenstaufen or 9. SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen, was a German Waffen-SS armoured division which saw action on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II.
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 [1] of September 1, 1939 instituted the Iron Cross and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. As the war progressed some of the recipients distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 [2] of June 3, 1940.
In 1941 two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 [3] of September 28, 1941 introduced the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. At the end of 1944 the last and final grade, the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 [4] of December 29, 1944 concluded the variants of the Knight's Cross.
Prerequisites
To qualify for the Knight's Cross, a soldier had to already hold the 1939 Iron Cross First Class, though the Iron Cross I Class was awarded concurrently with the Knight's Cross in rare cases. Unit commanders could also be awarded the medal for exemplary conduct by the unit as a whole.
Grades
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was divided into five grades, excluding the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross:
- Knights Cross
- Knights Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and swords
- Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
- Knights Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Knight's Cross with Swords
- Sylvester Stadler, 06.05.1945 Oberführer Commander 9th SS Panzer Div Hohenstaufen [5]
Knight's Cross with Oakleaves
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock, 02.09.1944 Oberführer Commander 9th SS Panzer Div Hohenstaufen
- Otto Meyer, 30.09.1944 Obersturmbannführer Commander 9th SS Panzer Rgt [5]
Knight’s Cross
HQ Staff
- Walter Harzer, 21.09.1944 Obersturmbannführer Ia 9th SS Panzer Div Hohenstaufen [5]
SS Panzer Regiment 9
- Josef Holte, 27.08.1944 Oberscharführer platoon commander 2nd Company
- Otto Meyer, 04.06.1944 Obersturmbannführer Commander 9th SS Panzer Rgt
- Rudolf Rettberg, 06.05.1945 Sturmbannführer Commander II./9th SS Panzer Rgt
- Eberhard Telkamp, 23.08.1944 Sturmbannführer Commander II./9th SS Panzer Rgt [5]
SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 19
- Hermann Borchers, 16.10.1944 Hauptsturmführer Commander I./19th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt [5]
SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 20
- Hermann Alber, 16.12.1944 Sturmmann KpTruppmelder 9th Company, 20th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt
- Robert Frank, 04.06.1944 Sturmbannführer Commander II./20th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt [5]
SS Panzer Artillery Regiment 9
- Ludwig Spindler, 27.09.1944 Sturmbannführer Commander I./9th SS-Pz.Art.Rgt [5]
SS Panzerjäger Battalion 9
- Johann Sailer, 06.05.1945 Obersturmführer Commander, 3 Battery,9th SS Panzerjager Btn [5]
SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 9
- Viktor Eberhard Gräbner, 23.08.1944 Hauptsturmführer, Commander 9th SS-Pz.Rec Btn [5]
SS Flak Battalion 9
- Heinz Gropp, 06.05.1945 SS-Obersturmführer Commander 2nd Battery, 9th SS-Flak.Btn [5]
Footnotes
- ↑ @ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939
- ↑ @ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940
- ↑ @ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941
- ↑ @ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944
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References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Von Seemen, Gerhard (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7909-0051-4.