List of Knight's Cross recipients 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
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 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer was a Waffen-SS cavalry division. In March 1944, it was named after Florian Geyer (1490–1525), a Franconian nobleman who led the Black Company during the German Peasants' War. The 8th Division was created in 1942 based on earlier Waffen-SS cavalry units. About 40% were ethnic Germans from Siebenbürgen and Banat.[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
- Hermann Fegelein, 30.07.1944 Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of Waffen-SS Commander 8th SS Cavalry Div [2]
Knight's Cross with Oakleaves
- Joachim Rumohr, 01.02.1945 Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of Waffen-SS Commander 8th SS Cavalry Div [2]
Knight’s Cross
SS Cavalry Brigade
- Hermann Fegelein, 02.03.1942 Standartenführer Commander SS Cavalry Brigade.[2]
HQ Staff
- Hans Diergarten, 16.01.1944 Sturmbannführer Ia 8th SS Cav Div
- Franz Liebisch, 09.02.1945 Obersturmführer and Oberleutnant of Schupo Commander 1st Squadron, 8th SS Cav Div.[2]
SS Cavalry Regiment 1 Florian Geyer
- Hans-Georg von Charpentier, 29.12.1942 Hauptsturmführer Commander 3rd Squadron
- Johannes Göhler, 17.09.1943 Obersturmführer Commander 4th Squadron
- Gustav Lombard, 10.03.1943 Obersturmbannführer Commander 1st SS Cav Rgt
- Alfred Nowak, 01.11.1943 Oberscharführer platoon commander, 3rd Squadron [2]
SS Cavalry Regiment 2
- Waldemar Fegelein, 16.12.1943 Sturmbannführer Commander 2nd SS Cav Rgt
- August Zehender, 10.03.1943 Obersturmbannführer Commander 2nd SS Cav Rgt [2]
SS Cavalry Regiment 15 Florian Geyer
- Friedrich Buck, 27.01.1945 Oberscharführer Commander 5th Squadron
- Albert Klett, 16.10.1944 Obersturmführer Commander 6th Squadron
- Oswald Krauss, 27.01.1945 Sturmbannführer Commander 15th SS Cav Rgt
- Hermann Maringgele, 21.02.1945 Hauptscharführer platoon commander 2nd Squadron [2]
SS Cavalry Regiment 16 Florian Geyer
- Joachim Boosfeld, 21.02.1945 Obersturmführer Commander 4th Squadron
- Otto Kirchner, 21.04.1944 Untersturmführer Commander HQ Squadron
- Erhard Mösslacher, 09.02.1945 Obersturmführer Commander 6th Squadron
SS Cavalry Regiment 18 Florian Geyer
- Siegfried Korth, 09.02.1945 Obersturmführer Commander 3rd Squadron [2]
SS Artillery Regiment 8 Florian Geyer
- Harry Phönix, 21.02.1945 Hauptsturmführer Commander II./8th SS-Art.Rgt
- Joachim Rumohr, 16.01.1944 Obersturmbannführer Commander 8th SS-Art.Rgt [2]
SS Panzerjäger Battalion 8 Florian Geyer
- Max Schachner, 14.05.1944 Obersturmführer Commander 2nd Battery
- Gustav Wendrinsky, 27.01.1945 Oberscharführer platoon commander 1st Battery [2]
SS Reconnaissance Battalion 8 Florian Geyer
- Walter Drexler, 11.12.1944 Sturmbannführer Commander 8th SS Rec Btn [2]
See also
8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
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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