{"product_id":"9781841766430","title":"Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941–45","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eKnight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941–45\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gordon Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOsprey's survey of the recipients of the Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves and Swords awards during World War II (1939-1945). On 21 June 1941, as the Wehrmachtstormed forward across the frontiers of the Soviet Union, Hitler instituted a new higher grade of the Knight's Cross decoration for gallantry and leadership: the silver clasp of the Oak-Leaves with Swords. It would be awarded to only 159 men of the approximately 15 million who served in the German armed forces during World War II. This third in a sequence of four titles describes and illustrates a selection of the recipients: from much-wounded front line infantry officers, to Hitler's 'brother-in-law'; from a sergeant pilot fighter ace, to the commanding general of the greatest tank force ever gathered on the Russian Front.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781841766430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595914490062,"sku":"9781841766430","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c27c0915-c976-48de-9bcc-226c0cc9d583.jpg?v=1637844311","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781841766430","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}