List of Knight's Cross of The Iron Cross Recipients of The Kriegsmarine - Knight's Cross With Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Knight's Cross With Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds is based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 to reward those servicemen who had already been awarded the Oak Leaves with Swords to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. It was awarded to twenty-seven German soldiers, sailors and airmen, ranging from young fighter pilots to field marshals. Two recipients were members of the Kriegsmarine. The list is initially sorted by the chronological number assigned to the recipient.

Number	Name	Rank	Unit	Date of award	Notes
7	Lüth, WolfgangWolfgang Lüth	Korvettenkapitän	commander of U-181	01943-08-099 August 1943	killed on active service 13 May 1945
22	Brandi, AlbrechtAlbrecht Brandi	Korvettenkapitän	commander of U-967	01944-11-2424 November 1944

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