LIVING Knight's Cross Recipients

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LIVING Knight's Cross Recipients

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Post by dmsdbo » 24 Jul 2003, 14:42

Could anyone here give me the names/ranks of Knight's Cross Recipients that are still alive, from any branch of the service?

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living ritterkreuzträgers

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Post by PK » 24 Jul 2003, 22:59

Two of the most famous still living Ritterkreuzträgers are:

SS-Obersturmfuhrer Otto Kum and
SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Heinrich Springer

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living Ritterkreuzträger

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Post by Ken McCanliss » 25 Jul 2003, 00:53

The number of living Ritterkreuzträger run to several hundred. Many were quite young when they received the award, and would "only" be in their 80s now.
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