Bestowal ceremony in the Reich Chancellery, 1942
For the first time in the Second World War, the Knight's Cross to the War Merit Cross has been awarded to the armor skilled worker Franz Hahne (center). A Gefreiter in the Wehrmacht, who has been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and which was given to him by Adolf Hitler on that day, hangs it round Hahne's neck. To the right is an SS-Head Storm Leader, who was also awarded the Knight's Cross
Picture No
10523072
Media ID
48152169
Size
2756px x 1726px
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Credit
Mary Evans / SZ Photo / Scherl
Date
1942
