List of Knight's Cross recipients 7th SS Volunteer Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
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Awarded by Nazi Germany | |
Type | Neck order |
Eligibility | Military personnel |
Awarded for | Awarded to holders of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership |
Campaign | World War II |
Status | Obsolete |
Statistics | |
Established | 1 September 1939 |
First awarded | 30 September 1939 |
Last awarded | 11 May 1945 / 17 June 1945[a] |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross |
Next (lower) | Iron Cross 1st Class |
The 7th SS Volunteer Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen was a German volunteer Waffen-SS Mountain division. It saw action in the Balkans against Tito's Partisan Army and against the advancing Red Army. The division was named after the famous Austrian general Prince Eugene of Savoy who fought the Turks at Vienna, conquered Belgrade and expelled them from Hungary.
The Prinz Eugen was formed from Volksdeutsche personnel from Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Romania. Its initial composition was of an all-volunteer force until conscription began later in the war. It surrendered on 11 May 1945 to Bulgarian forces.[1]
Grades
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was divided into five grades, excluding the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross:
- Knights Cross
- Knights Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and swords
- Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
- Knights Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Knight's Cross with Swords
- Otto Kumm, 17.03.1945 SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der W-SS Commander 7th SS Volunteer Gebirgsjäger Division Prinz Eugen [2]
Knight’s Cross
HQ staff
- Artur Phleps, 04.07.1943 SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der W-SS, Commander SS Volunteer Gebirgsjäger Division Prinz Eugen [2]
Units
- Heinrich Petersen, 13.11.1943, SS-Obersturmbannführer, Commander 1st SS Geb Jäg Rgt Prinz Eugen [2]
- Bernhard Dietsche, 17.07.1943 SS-Sturmbannführer Commander II./2nd SS Geb Jäg Rgt [2]
- Franz Josef Krombholz, 28.03.1945 SS-Hauptsturmführer d.R. Commander III./14th SS Geb Jäg Rgt [2]
- Eggert Neumann, 03.11.1944 SS-Sturmbannführer d.R. Commander 7th SS-Geb Recce Btn Prinz Eugen [2]
- Harry Paletta, 26.11.1944 SS-Obersturmführer Commander 1007th SS Stug Btn Prinz Eugen [2]
Footnotes
References
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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