List Of Knight's Cross Of The Iron Cross Recipients (R)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest award in the military of the Third Reich during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. The following is the complete list of all 448 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "R".
The number of 448 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "R" is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR), who name 447 of the recipients, plus one additional recipient, Siegfried Rieger, who was identified as a legitimate recipient by author and historian Veit Scherzer. The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
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