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Hey can you do a video of the placement of the medals? And the different versions of each medals like the Iron Cross 1st Class (I think) the ribbons etc.
7:20 is not correct, the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds has been awarded 27 times. Only the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds has been awarded a single time.
Ok, the "Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds" was awarded to 27 german Soldiers of very different Ranks. The Version only awarded once to LtC. Rudel was with golden Oak Leaves. The "Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross" was awarded twice: 1815 to Field Marshal Blücher and 1918 to Field Marshal Hindenburg. Napoleon never received a Decoration wich was originally created to honor Soldiers who fought against him. Also the shown "Knights Crosses of the War Merit Cross" are simple "War Merit Crosses" as all german "Knight Crosses" have been worn around the Neck.
@@Richard-gh4xf Well, what you're describing is the Way the EKII was worn in daily Service. When presented to the Recipient it's also the same Cross like the EKI, but with a Ribbon. The Decoration of the EKI is just the Cross wich was worn at the left Pocket of the Uniform. But i was speaking about the Knights Crosses of the Iron Cross wich have been worn around the Neck.
@@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823 Yes, of course there has to be a Difference because of the Way they're worn. I just wanted to say that the EKII also contains a Metal Cross amd isn't just a Ribbon.
Ive got 2 Iron crosses, a kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern, a Auszeichnung zur Winterschlacht im Osten and a deutschen Mutterorden, all left from my ancestors.
Did you know that it is possible to trace who owned your Iron Crosses if they are real. They are serialized. I learned that from a German dealer in 1964. He had a book telling the story of Iron Cross recipients. It even had 2nd class recipients and how they received it.
Rudel was awarded a Knight Cross with Gold Oak Leafs swords and diamonds. Swords and Diamonds were awarded several times not just once. Do some more research before making videos.
You are correct about rudel the only person to be awarded knight's cross with gold oak leaves swords and diamonds the oak leaves swords and diamonds was only awarded to 27 people in ww2
The Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, was created for field marshal Blücher for the incredible leadership in the liberation of Prussia and his final victory over Napoleon in 1815. Hence it was also known as the Star of Blücher. It was never given to Napoleon.
Great video as always premiere, medals that's my second favorite series on this channel. So thank you so much for making these and saving me time going through contradictory Wikipedia articles.
7:32 wrong. This is a Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. The Großkreuz had no additions. 7:47 no. Göring had several of the Großkreuz, one very precious, others less. The last he has worn when arrested by the Americans was stolen with different others from him and was finally lost in a fire decades later. 8:10 surely not! Blücher got one, Hindeburg got one. The 1939 version is in West Point. Maybe you have another look over this video.
I have the luxury of having a WWII Museum in my small ass town (1200). World famous actually. I'm friends with the Director (Veterans) and I get to see a lot of stuff other people don't appreciate.
The Star of the Grand Cross was awarded to Blücher not Napolion in 1815 for the victory at Waterloo ande Görings Grand Cross was never destroyed in an air raid
I feel like you missed a few, unless you’re strictly speaking of the war and campaign medals then that’s fairly accurate but not so the whole Nazi era because Along with an iron cross from both the second and First World Wars I also have a Great War commemorative medal with swords representing the recipient was a veteran of the war and I also have a medal that was awarded for long term civil service
Hans Ulrich Rudel got a Knights Cross with Oakleafes, Swords and Diamonds. What made it special was that he got the only one ever that was in gold. So he got a Knights Cross with Oakleafes, Swords and Diamonds in Gold
I have a friend who's father was an Intel officer after ww2. He had a cigar box full of iron crosses, badges and party pins. He said his Pa was given them by high ranking officers and party officials after the war.
Hello. I am trying to find information about WW2 medals both German and American. I found a wooden box with all kinds of medals. My dad was in Austria towards the end of the war. He had 5 brothers also in the war. Some of these medals have swastikas on them. 1 I found is a German mother's medal. Another has a swastika in a circle of points it looks like. How can I find out what they are?? Any suggestions?
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There’s another pretty cool medal not listed here. Well, as cool as nazi memorabilia can be I suppose. The Order of the Pour le Mérite, aka The Blue Max. It also only had one recipient, Herman Goering. This medal was supposed to be the highest honor awarded to luftwaffe pilots and rather than the traditional way of being given a medal, the Blue Max had to be applied for. Goering was accepted on his second application, both of which were submitted by someone else. I forget his name, but a pilot had to have a minimum of 25 plane kills. At least I think it was 25 I can’t remember. Goering was a few short while a few other pilots had more kills. There was additional criteria to be meet for the medal to be awarded. Goering being the only recipient of that medal during WW1 basically landed him a position as Hitlers second in command because Hitler believed that it brought a much needed sense of class to the nazi party. And I just answered my own question as to why it wasn’t in this video, it being a WW1 medal. I had already typed all this out and wasn’t about to waste the time I put into it so here it shall stay :)
Who told you this rubbish? First, the Blue Max has nothing to do with Nazis except that some recipients later sympathized with them or became one of them. Second, ever heard of the Red Baron? He was one of the other recipients of the Blue Max.
@@eyman67 In WWI. It was created as the premium Prussian valor award by Frederick the Great in the 18th century. If you were really cool you could get it with oakleaves like Hindenburg and Ludendorf.
Are you really sure with this? Von Richthofen and Rommel have been also awarded with this medal. The last living recipient was Captain Ernst Jünger, who died in the 1980s. This Order was created around 1740 and was awarded about 2000 Times till the end of monarchy in 1918. Göring was the only recipient of the WW2 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross.
