I need detail about knight cross!!?

Question

whr is this symbol come from ..? who one use it for first time ...?who design it ..?why it named knight cross ?

Answer 1

There are a number of "knights crosses". I am aware of about 15, and have been awarded 8 of them.

A diagram would help even more than a source country.


To rik: The Teutonic Knights did fight in the Baltic states, but also against orthodox christians as well as pagans. TK-Utrecht(protestant) still operates, and have awarded me a cross, the other branch of the TK has been dissolved.

Answer 2

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a highly prized medal recognizing extreme acts of valor within the German armed forces. Originally instituted in 1813, the Knight’s Cross of the Second World War had 1939 imprinted in the center, which was the year of its reintroduction. The appearance closely resembled the Iron Cross, but was easily identified by the position it was worn on the uniform. The Knight’s Cross was worn on the neck with a striped black, white and red ribbon attached.

Few awards captured the respect and admiration of the German public as the Knight’s Cross. To the U-boat force, the Knight’s Cross was the greatest recognition one could achieve. Captains would often joke about having an “itchy neck” which could only be cured by the red, white and black ribbon of the Knight’s Cross. U-boat crews were very proud if their commander had been awarded a Knight’s Cross and usually painted it on the conning tower or incorporated it into the boat’s insignia.

Throughout the Second World War, a total of 7,318 awards of the Knight’s Cross were presented to all organizations of the armed forces. The U-boat force received 144 of those, of which the majority were U-boat captains

hope that helps

Answer 3

You've got already a lot of information by the others but why they call it the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross ?
I think it refers to the German crusader "the Teutonic Knights" which the German Army still uses as a national symbol on their army tanks or airplanes.
The Teutonic Knights can be compaired to the Knight Templar but they operated against the non-Christians in Letland, ... (seems to be easier to fight with than with the Saracens but the Poles defeated them in Tannenberg)

Answer 4

knight cross was create by the Nazi's in replacement of " pour le merite " ( see Rommel who won one in the WWI I ) a prussic decoration. It closed the gap between the eisernen cross 1 class and the great cross off eisernen cross.
It started at knight cross of the eisernen cross and went up to the knight cross of eisernen cross whit gold eichenlauf and diamonds and brilliants

Answer 5

Ryan S,bearstirring,tanks and efw are on track..but don't forget earlier Knight's Crosses: the Crusaders and the Templar Knights in particular. Lots of online info is available in any case.
I do wish you had given us a bit more background in your ? so we could help more....

Answer 6

Symbol of the Crusaders. knights that fight in the Crusades
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/history/crusades.htm

Answer 7

RYAN S has it nailed - - - The Knight's Cross was one of the few medals that retain its exclusivity -- -- --

Answer 8

if a knight falls over he gets cross if he falls over twice he gets very cross

Answer 9

it might have something to do with the knights of the templar, you know the round table. i believe it is like a sheild.

Answer 10

This is a good site for the information you need: