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Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

9Records
1939–1944Date range
7Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1939

Albrecht Kesselring1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross for the invasion of Poland

1940

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel27 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, 1st divisional commander so honoured

1942

Otto Moritz Walter Model28 February 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Oak Leaf to the Knights Cross

Friedrich von PaulusMay 1942

Kharkov · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Knights Cross after the siege of Kharkhov

Willi Langkeit9 December 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross

1943

Otto Moritz Walter Model3 April 1943

Rhzev · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Swords to the Oak Leaf for the withdrawal from Rhzev

1944

Walter Kurt Josef Nehring8 February 1944

River Dneiper · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Oak Leaf to the Knights Cross for sealing Battle lines around the Dneiper

Otto Moritz Walter Model16 August 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded Diamonds to the Knights Cross

Michael Wittman1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Knights Cross with Oakleaves

Names involved

Albrecht KesselringErwin Johannes Eugen RommelFriedrich von PaulusMichael WittmanOtto Moritz Walter ModelWalter Kurt Josef NehringWilli Langkeit

Provenance

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