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List of Knight's Cross recipients 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer

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Type
  
Neck order

Campaign(s)
  
World War II

Established
  
1 September 1939

Eligibility
  
Military personnel

Status
  
Obsolete

List of Knight's Cross recipients 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer

Awarded for
  
Awarded to holders of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership

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.

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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

    • Knight's Cross with Oakleaves

  • Joachim Rumohr, 01.02.1945 Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of Waffen-SS Commander 8th SS Cavalry Div

    • SS Cavalry Brigade

  • Hermann Fegelein, 02.03.1942 Standartenführer Commander SS Cavalry Brigade.

    • 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.

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • SS Reconnaissance Battalion 8 Florian Geyer

  • Walter Drexler, 11.12.1944 Sturmbannführer Commander 8th SS Rec Btn

    • References

    List of Knight's Cross recipients 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer Wikipedia
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