List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (O)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross () and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.|group="Note"}} This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, — ''The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945''. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.
Listed here are the 82 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "O". Scherzer has challenged the validity of two of these listings. The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Benedetto Daniele Giaimo, Teresa Robert-Finestra, Franz Oswald, Joost Gribnau, Tilman BorggrefeGet full text
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8by Lisa Frankenreiter, Bernd M. Gahr, Hannes Schmid, Mirjam Zimmermann, Sebastian Deichsel, Philipp Hoffmeister, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Tilman Borggrefe, Franz Oswald, Anja C. NagelGet full text
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10by Domonkos Pap, Apor Veres-Székely, Beáta Szebeni, Réka Rokonay, Anna Ónody, Rita Lippai, István Márton Takács, András Tislér, Magdolna Kardos, Franz Oswald, Andrea Fekete, Attila J. Szabó, Ádám VannayGet full text
Published 2020-04-01
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11by Heidrun Hirner, Cagatay Günes, Joachim Bischof, Sonja Wolff, Arnhild Grothey, Marion Kühl, Franz Oswald, Florian Wegwitz, Michael R Bösl, Anna Trauzold, Doris Henne-Bruns, Christian Peifer, Frank Leithäuser, Wolfgang Deppert, Uwe KnippschildGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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12by Umesh Tharehalli, Michael Svinarenko, Johann M. Kraus, Silke D. Kühlwein, Robin Szekely, Ute Kiesle, Annika Scheffold, Thomas F.E. Barth, Alexander Kleger, Reinhold Schirmbeck, Hans A. Kestler, Thomas Seufferlein, Franz Oswald, Sarah-Fee Katz, André LechelGet full text
Published 2018-11-01
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13by Naidu M. Vegi, Josef Klappacher, Franz Oswald, Medhanie A. Mulaw, Amit Mandoli, Verena N. Thiel, Shiva Bamezai, Kristin Feder, Joost H.A. Martens, Vijay P.S. Rawat, Tamoghna Mandal, Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez, Karsten Spiekermann, Wolfgang Hiddemann, Konstanze Döhner, Hartmut Döhner, Hendrik G. Stunnenberg, Michaela Feuring-Buske, Christian BuskeGet full text
Published 2016-07-01
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