Osprey's survey of the recipients of the Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves and Swords awards during World War II (1939-1945). 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.
| Published | Sep 10 2005 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781841766430 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 55 b/w; 8 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | Elite |
| Short code | ELI 133 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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