knight, cross, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, remove. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Knight s Cross news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Knight s Cross German language Ritterkreuz refers to a distinguishing grade or level of various orders that often denotes bravery and leadership on the battlefield Most frequently the term Knight s Cross is used to refer to the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross a military decoration of Nazi Germany However numerous orders have a Knight s Cross grade Examples include the Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the Bundesverdienstkreuz the Chevalier Knight of the Legion d honneur a grade of the War Merit Cross the Knight s Cross of the Brandenburg Bailiwick of the Knights Order of the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem the Knight s Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph the Knight s Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa 1st class Knight of the Order of the Sun and the Knight s Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern The five classes wearing their respective insignia gentlemen of the Legion d honneur 1 Chevalier 2 Officier 3 Commandeur 4 Grand Officier 5 Grand Croix References edit nbsp This article related to orders decorations and medals is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knight 27s Cross amp oldid 1132530650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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