Knight's Cross With Oak Leaves and Swords
The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords is also based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 to reward those servicemen who had already been awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The list is initially sorted by the chronological number assigned to the recipient.
| Number | Name | Rank | Unit | Date of award | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kretschmer, OttoOtto Kretschmer | Korvettenkapitän | commander of U-99 | 01941-12-2626 December 1941 | |
| 17 | Topp, ErichErich Topp | Kapitänleutnant | commander of U-552 | 01942-08-1717 August 1942 | |
| 18 | Suhren, ReinhardReinhard Suhren | Kapitänleutnant | commander of U-564 | 01942-09-011 September 1942 | |
| 29 | Lüth, WolfgangWolfgang Lüth | Kapitänleutnant | commander of U-181 | 01943-04-2525 April 1943 | Awarded 7th Diamonds 9 August 1943 |
| 66 | Brandi, AlbrechtAlbrecht Brandi | Kapitänleutnant | commander of U-380 | 01944-05-099 May 1944 | Awarded 22nd Diamonds 24 November 1944 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Knight's Cross Of The Iron Cross Recipients Of The Kriegsmarine
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