ixhs Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I have never seen such a piece hanging on a bar Ritterkreuz mit Schwertern auch als besondere Auszeichnungen mit goldenen Löwen, seit 1864 auch mit Krone (knight`s cross w. swords & golden lion) I know that for example Major Karl Hieronymus Kdr. of FAR 51 earned his "lions" on 14.6.1917 Wiki says: 80 recipients - what are the sources about it - Nimmergut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Newman Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Neal O'Conner's book gives a total swords and lions awarded of 72 between 1870 and 1907. This was based on Eric Ludvigsen's research (Eric was unable to find records between 1907 and 1914). He also shows a total of 53 for 1914-18 based on Kleitmann. There were also 29 with swords, crown and lions awarded between 1870 and 1889. This class was abolished in 1892. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixhs Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thank you very much. Did you ever see a bar with it? I have sources between 1914/18 - they only show a handfull recipients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I'm a bit confused, ixhs. What exact class are we talking about? Knight's crosses with lions and swords, with or without crown? I have proper, probably complete numbers on any of them, taken from Klein und Raff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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