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  1. List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords or Diamonds recipients of the Luftwaffe fighter force. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest military award in Nazi Germany. Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight's Cross.

  2. Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. The last officially announced number for the Oak Leaves was 843. Higher numbers are unofficial and therefore denoted in brackets.

  3. The Knight’s Cross with Golden Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds was the highest single grade of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded only once during WWII – an exception to the rule for this award which was only to be awarded 12 times once WWII ended.

  4. The Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds was worn in the same manner as the Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves and Swords, the only difference being the addition of a set inlaid diamonds in the oak leave and sword cluster above the Knight’s Cross itself.

    Number Of Holder
    Rank
    Name
    Position At Time Of Award
    1.
    Oberst
    Werner Mölders
    General der Jagdflieger
    2.
    Generalleutnant
    Adolf Galland
    General der Jagdflieger
    3.
    Oberst
    Gordon M Gollob
    General der Jagdflieger
    4.
    Hauptmann
    Hans-Joachim Marseille
    Staffelkapitän 3./Jagdgeschwader 27
  5. The Gold Oak Leaves & Swords with Diamonds were introduced 1 January 1945. These were all handmade of multi-piece construction. Otto Klein produced 6 sets of the award (A piece) and everyday wear (B piece) clasps. The awards were made of four pieces assembled using three rivets.

  6. The Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves and Swords was the next higher grade of the Knight’s Cross above the Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, and as such, was an even more highly regarded award than all those previous.