Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 193940 by Gordon Williamson

Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 193940 by Gordon Williamson

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Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 193940 by Gordon Williamson

On 1st September 1939, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was created by Hitler. It was the highest Third Reich award and could be distributed to all ranks within any branch of the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS or the auxiliary services. This is the first of four books looking at the winners of the Knight's Cross, from 1939-1940.

Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and currently works for the Scottish Land Register. He spent seven years with the Military Police TA and has published a number of books and articles on the decorations of the Third Reich and their winners. He is the author of a large number of World War II titles for Osprey, with a particular interest in the Kriegsmarine and the U-boat flotillas.

Ramiro Bujeiro
has become a frequent and popular contributor to Osprey books. He is an experienced commercial artist who lives and works in his native city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His professional background includes many commissions as a figure illustrator and strip cartoonist for clients all over Europe and the Americas, including many years' work for IPC Magazines in Great Britain. His main interests are the political and military history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

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ISBN 13 9781841766416
ISBN 10 1841766410
Title Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 193940
Author Gordon Williamson
Series Elite
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2004-07-30
Number of pages 64
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.