By Gordon Williamson, Ramiro Bujeiro
ISBN-10: 1841766445
ISBN-13: 9781841766447
On 28 September 1941, Hitler instituted a brand new, ideally suited type of the Knight's move ornament for gallantry and management: the Oak-Leaves with Swords and Diamonds. This award will be offered to simply 28 squaddies, sailors and airmen, out of the nearly 15 million who served within the German military. This identify describes and illustrates all 28 of these males from fighter aces and U-boat commanders, to the youngest generals within the Wehrmacht, and box marshals in charge of military teams – and together with one officer for whom Hitler needed to invent a actually targeted award that set him aside even one of the 'Diamond-bearers'.
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