EK 1939 Living Knight Cross Recipients

[Daniel Cole]

Does anyone know the count of still living RK recipients? I'm sure it is getting down there.

[Daniel Cole]

Does anyone know the count of still living RK recipients? I'm sure it is getting down there.

Found it.

[W McSwiggan]

Would you consider sharing?

Found it.

[Daniel Cole]

I found it on Wikipedia.

Heres the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_living_Knight%E2%80%99s_Cross_recipients

Summary:

Golden Oaks Swords Diamonds: 0 (last and only Rudel)

Oaks Swords Diamonds: 0 (Last was Galland)

Oaks Swords: 3

Oaks: 24

KC: 43 (list may be incomplete

[Paul C]

I looked at the list and was very surprised to find this story:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Boosfeld

about a Waffen-SS officer who went into the Bundeswehr in 1956.

[W McSwiggan]

Thanks - guess I could have done that - huh?

Must be getting old...

Good (interesting) information.

I found it on Wikipedia.

Heres the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_living_Knight%E2%80%99s_Cross_recipients

Summary:

Golden Oaks Swords Diamonds: 0 (last and only Rudel)

Oaks Swords Diamonds: 0 (Last was Galland)

Oaks Swords: 3

Oaks: 24

KC: 43 (list may be incomplete

[peter monahan]

Interesting that two of the surviving recipients were foreign volunteers - a Dane and an Estonian - and even more intersting that each is listed as living in his native country. Wonder what the neighbours think! :o

[Harrier]

There is a running thread on WAF (http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263920&highlight=living+knights+cross)

keeping tabs on who is still alive and who has passed away.