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Knights Cross
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In September of 1939, the Knights
Cross to the Iron Cross was created by Hitler to bridge
the sizable gap that had existed between the Iron Cross 1st
Class and the Grand Cross. An unprecedented grade
of the Iron Cross, the Knights Cross could be distributed
more than a handful of times, yet recipients would remain
part of an exclusive and elite group. As the war went
into its second year new grades, each increasingly more
distinguished, began to be introduced. At the time
all grades had enormous propaganda power and as the
highest award the Third Reich had to offer its armed
forces, it has become a sensation among collectors.
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