List of Knight's Cross recipients 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Nazi Germany | |
| Type | Neck order |
| 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 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Next (lower) | Iron Cross 1st Class |
The 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland was a German Waffen SS volunteer division comprising volunteers from Denmark. It saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II. It was formed in February 1945, by the expansion of the Nederland Panzer Grenadier Brigade into a SS Panzergrenadier Division, although its strength never reached more than a brigade.[1]
To qualify for the Knight's Cross, a soldier had to already hold the 1939 Iron Cross First Class, though the Iron Cross I Class was awarded concurrently with the Knight's Cross in rare cases. Unit commanders could also be awarded the medal for exemplary conduct by the unit as a whole.
Recipients
- Jurgen Wagner, Brigadeführer 4th SS-Panzergrenadier-Brigade Nederland, 11 December 1944
- Remi Schrijnen Sturmmann Antitank gunner 4th Company, SS-Freiwillige Leigon Nederland, 21 September 1944
- Wolfgang Joerchel Obersturmbannführer SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 48, 21 April 1944
- Siegfried Scheibe, Obersturmbannführer SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 48, 11 May 1945
- Hans Collani, Obersturmbannführer SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49, 19 August 1944
- Karl-Heinz Ertel, Hauptsturmführer, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49, 23 August 1944
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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