List of Knight's Cross recipients 4th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Division
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Next (lower) | Iron Cross 1st Class |
The SS Polizei Division was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded as part of the Waffen-SS during World War II.
Background
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.
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was instituted on of September 1, 1939. As the war progressed, a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was instituted on June 3, 1940. In 1941 two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted: the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.The last and final grade, the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds was introduced on December 29, 1944.
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Helmut Dörner SS-Oberführer 4th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Division 1 February 1945.
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
- Alfred Wünnenberg SS-Brigadeführer SS Polizei Division 23 April 1942
- Helmut Dörner SS-Standartenführer 8th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 16 November 1944.
Knight's Cross
HQ Staff
- Walter Krüger SS-Brigadeführer SS Polizei Division 13 December 1941
1st SS Polizei Schutzen Regiment
- Karl Schümers, Sturmbannführer II./1st SS Polizei Schützen Regiment 30 September 1942
- Otto Gieseke, Standartenführer und Oberst der Schupo, commander 1st SS Polezei Schutzen Regiment
- Wilhelm Dietrich SS-Hauptsturmführer I./1st SS Polizei Schützen Regiment 15 October 1944
2nd SS Polizei Schutzen Regiment
- Hans Christian Schulze SS-Standartenführer 2nd SS Polizei Schützen Regiment 11 September 1941
- Rudolf Pannier Major I./2nd SS Polizei Schützen Regiment 11 May 1942
3rd SS Polizei Schutzen Regiment
- Alfred Wünnenberg SS-Standartenführer 3rd SS Polizei Schützen Regiment 1 November 1941
2nd SS Polizei Regiment
- Günther Anhalt Standartenführer 2nd SS Polizei Regiment 12 August 1944
- Helmut Dörner Sturmbannführer und Major der Schupo II./2nd SS Polizei Regiment 15 May 1942
- Bruno Walden Major der Schupo III./2nd SS Polizei Regiment 18 January 1945
3rd SS Polizei Panzergrenadier-Regiment
- Hans Traupe, Sturmbannführer und Major der Schupo, commander I./3rd SS Pol Gren.Rgt 23 February 1944
SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Regiment 7
- Otto Prager SS-Sturmbannführer 7th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Regiment 9 December 1944
SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Regiment 8
- Karl Auer Hauptsturmführer I./8th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Regiment 31 October 1944
- Martin Tappe, Obersturmbannführer Commander, 8th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Regiment 28 March 1945
SS Panzer Battalion 4
- Alois Etthöfer SS-Sturmbannführer 4th SS Panzer Battalion 17 March 1945
- Richard Utgenannt SS-Hauptsturmführer 3rd Company, 4th SS Polizei Panzer Battalion 10 November 1944
SS Polizei Artillery Regiment 4
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bock SS-Obersturmführer und Oberstleutnant der Schupo II./4th SS Polizei Artillery Regiment 28 March 1943
SS Polizei Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 4
- Johannes Scherg SS-Obersturmführer 1st Company, 4th SS Polizei Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 23 October 1944
SS Polizei Panzerjager Battalion 4
- Rudolf Seitz SS-Unterscharführer 1st Company, 4th SS Polizei, Panzerjager Battalion 21 October 1942
See also
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.