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Post by Victor » 20 Mar 2002, 18:38

I want to know how many Ritterkreuzes did the Axis allied nations received. I know that Romania got 16-17, but in rest nothing.

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Post by Erik E » 20 Mar 2002, 19:32

Here are some numbers for you:

Romania: 17
Hungary: 9
Italy: 8
Japan: 2
Finland: 2
Spain: 2
Slovakia: 2

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Post by Marcus » 20 Mar 2002, 19:54

Knight's Cross Holders of Germany's Allies:

Bulgaria
- None -

Croatia
- None -

Finland
Axel-Erich Heinrichs (5 Aug 1944)
Carl-Gustav Emil Mannerheim (18 Aug 1941, 8 Aug 1944) *

Hungary
Josef Vitez Heszlenyi (28 Oct 1944)
Nikolaus von Horthy und von Nagybanya (10 Sep 1941)
Mihaly von Ibranyi (26 Nov 1944)
Gustav Vitez Jany (31 Mar 1943)
Bela Vitez Miklos von Dalnoki (4 Dec 1941)
Geza Vitez Lakatos (24 May 1944)
Dezso Vitez Laszlo (3 Mar 1945)
Zoltan C. Vitez Szugyi (12 Jan 1945)

Italy
Ugo de Carolis (9 Feb 1942)
Carlo Conte Fecia di Cossato (19 Mar 1943)
Italo Gariboldi (1 Apr 1943)
Fedele di Giorgio (9 Jan 1942)
Ugo Graf Cavallero (14 Feb 1942)
Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia (26 May 1943)
Enzo Grossi (7 Oct 1942)
Giulio Martinat (3 Apr 1943)
Giovanni Messe (23 Jan 1942)

Japan
Yneichi Koga (12 May 1944 x 2) *
Isoroku Yamamoto (27 May 1943 x 3) **

Romania
Joan George Antonescu (6 Aug 1941)
Corneliu Dragalina (8 June 1942)
Joan Dumitraehe (21 Nov 1942)
Petre Dumitrescu (1 Sep 1942, 4 Apr 1944) *
Ermil Gheorghiu (4 Apr 1944)
Jon Hristea (28 Mar 1943)
Radu Korne (18 Dec 1942)
Mihail Lascar (18 Jan 1942, 22 Nov 1942) *
Emanoil Jonescu (10 May 1944)
Horia Macellariu (21 May 1944)
Gheorghe Manoliu (30 Aug 1942)
Leonhard Mociulschi (19 Dec 1943)
Joan Palaghita (7 Apr 1943)
Mihail Racovita (8 July 1944)
Edgar Radulescu (3 July 1944)
Gheorge Rascanescu (4 Dec 1942)
Nikolai Tataranu (17 Dec 1942)
Corneliu Teodorini (27 Aug 1943, 8 Dec 1943) *

Slovakia
Augustin Malar (23 Jan 1942)
Joseph Turancec (7 Aug 1942)

* - Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
** - Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

http://www.skalman.nu/third-reich/award ... r-axis.htm

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Post by Erik E » 20 Mar 2002, 20:16

Such numbers never match others..... May I know your sources Marcus?

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Post by Marcus » 20 Mar 2002, 20:37

Erik,

I'll look around and see if I can find the source somewhere in my files.

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Post by Erik E » 20 Mar 2002, 20:41

I also noticed that you don`t have the two guys from Spain.

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Post by Marcus » 20 Mar 2002, 21:45

Erik,

I don't regard Spain as an ally to Germany, the Spaniards fought as foreign volunteers in formations of the Heer and Waffen-SS.

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Post by Erik E » 21 Mar 2002, 00:19

Of course not, I just didn`t read the question good enough :oops:

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Post by Victor » 21 Mar 2002, 16:39

Thanks!
I would be interested in details about the non-Romanians Ritterkreuz recepeints. The military rank would be appreciated.

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Post by Erik E » 21 Mar 2002, 19:44

Some of the ranks are in German as they are hard to translate into English


Italy

De Carolis, Ugo
Division-General And commander italian. Div "Torino"

Graf Cavallero,
GenOberst And commander of the Italian army

Conte Fecia di Cassato, Carlo
Commander italian submarine "Enrico Tazzoli"

Gariboldi, Italo
GeneralOberst 8.italian. Armee

Gazzana-Priaroggia, Gianfranco
Commander italian Submarine"Archimedos

di Georgio, Fidele
General Lt italian Div "Savona" (in PzGrp Afrika)

Grossi, Enzo
Commander italian Submarine "Barbarigo"

Martinat, Giulio
Brigade General italian Alpini-Korps

Messe, Giovanni
General italian Expedition force on eastern front

Spain

Esteban-Infantes, Emilio
Geneal Lt and commander of 250th spanish InfDiv (In HeeresGr Nord)

Munos-Grande, Augustin
General lt and commander of spanish. "Blue Division"

Finland

Heinrichs, Axel-Erich
General and chief of staff

Mannerheim, Carl-Gustav Emil
President of Finland, Commander of the Finnish army

Hungary

Heszlenyi, Josef Vitez
Feldmarschall Hungarian 3. Armee

Horthy. Nagybanya, Nilolaus
Admiral, commander of the Hungarian army

Ibranyi, Mihaly
Feldmarschall Hungarian 1.CavalleryDiv

Jany, Gustav Vitez
Generaloberst Hungarian 2. Armee

Lakatos, Edler v. Csikszentsimon, Geza-Vitez
GeneralOberst Hungarian. 1.Armee

Laszlo, Dezö Vitez
GeneralOberst Hungarian 1.Armee b.

Miklos v. Dalnoki, Bela Vitez-
Feldmarschall Hungarian motorized Korps

Szugyi, Zoltan Vitez
Oberst 6.Hungarian PanserDiv "Szentlaszlo"

Slovakia

Malar, Augustin
GeneralMajor slovakian Motorized-Div

Turanec, Joseph
GeneralMajor Slovakian Motorized-Div

Japan

Koga, Yneichi
Admiral, commander of japanese fleet

Yamamoto, Isoroku
Admiral , Commander of japanese seaforces

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Post by Victor » 21 Mar 2002, 22:04

This is for you Marcus.
I have some corrections:
1). Ion Antonescu not Joan George Antonescu
2). Ion Dumitrache not Joan Dumitraehe
3). Ioan Hristea not Jon Hristea
4). Emanoil Ionescu not Emanoil Jonescu
5). Leonard Mociulschi not Leonhard Mociulschi
6). Ioan Palaghita not Joan Palaghita
7). Nicolae Tataranu not Nikolai Tataranu
7). Edgard Radulescu not Edgar Radulescu

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Post by Marcus » 21 Mar 2002, 22:22

Victor,

Thanks for the corrections.

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Thanks Erik

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Post by Victor » 22 Mar 2002, 23:43

Thanks Erik.
Can someone give me some details on the actions for which the three Italian submariners received their KCs? It seems they are the only lower ranks in the list. They should be more interesting...

I am surprised that the Finnish aces didn't get anything.

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Post by USAF1986 » 23 Mar 2002, 06:53

Check out this link to Italian subs in WWII. You can find the Italian Knight's Cross sub skippers under their respective boat in the "ocean going sub" section...war patrols, successes, etc.

http://www.subnetitalia.it/regiosom2.htm

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Post by Victor » 24 Mar 2002, 12:16

Thank you very much :!:

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