Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:award gptkb:Knight's_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkb:Waffen-SS
Luftwaffe
gptkbp:awardedFor extreme battlefield bravery
successful military leadership
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Wilhelm_Ernst_Peekhaus
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:established 1939
gptkbp:firstAwarded 30 September 1939
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
gptkbp:lastAwarded 17 June 1945
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Iron_Cross_1st_Class
gptkbp:material iron
silver
gptkbp:notableRecipient gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:Adolf_Galland
gptkb:Hans-Ulrich_Rudel
gptkb:Michael_Wittmann
gptkb:Heinz_Guderian
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkbp:relatedAward gptkb:Grand_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves,_Swords_and_Diamonds
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves,_Swords_and_Golden_Diamonds
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves_and_Swords
gptkbp:ribbonColor black-white-red
gptkbp:shape gptkb:cross_pattée
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:totalRecipients over 7,000
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Knight's_Cross
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4