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- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking abstract "The 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" was a German Waffen SS division recruited from foreign volunteers. During the course of World War II, the division progressed from a motorised infantry, Regiment formation to a full-fledged Panzer division. It saw action on the Eastern Front during the war.After the success of the Waffen SS during the early war campaigns in Poland and the West, it was decided to expand the number of Waffen SS divisions. Due to the influx of foreign volunteers, particularly from Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway, a decision was made to form a volunteer division. This unit, originally organized as the Nordische Division (Nr.5), was to be made up of Nordic volunteers mixed with ethnic German Waffen-SS veterans. To this end, the Germania motorised infantry regiment from the SS-Division Verfügungstruppe was removed from the division in late 1940. In December, Germania was dissolved and the troops were used as a basis for the formation of a new SS motorised formation, now to be designated SS-Division (mot.) Germania. During its formative period, the division's name was changed again, to SS-Division (mot.) Wiking. in January 1941. The division was formed around three motorised infantry regiments: Germania, formed mostly from ethnic Germans; Westland, consisting mainly of Dutch and Flemish volunteers; and Nordland, composed mostly of Danes, Swedes and Norwegians. Command of the newly formed division was given to SS-Brigadeführer Felix Steiner, the former commander of the Verfügungstruppe Deutschland Regiment.The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of September 1, 1939 instituted the Iron Cross and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. As the war progressed some of the recipients distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of June 3, 1940. In 1941 two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of September 28, 1941 introduced the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. At the end of 1944 the last and final grade, the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of December 29, 1944 concluded the variants of the Knight's Cross.".
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- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking awardedBy Nazi_Germany.
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking campaign World_War_II.
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking caption "Divisional Emblem 5th SS Division Wiking".
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking caption "The ultimate expression of the award: the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, awarded only to Hans-Ulrich Rudel.".
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking eligibility "Military personnel".
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking established "1939-09-01".
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking firstAward "1939-09-30".
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking for "Awarded to holders of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership".
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- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking higher Grand_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross.
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- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking lower Iron_Cross.
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking name "Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross".
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking status "Obsolete".
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking type Neck_order.
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking subject Category:Lists_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients.
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking comment "The 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" was a German Waffen SS division recruited from foreign volunteers. During the course of World War II, the division progressed from a motorised infantry, Regiment formation to a full-fledged Panzer division. It saw action on the Eastern Front during the war.After the success of the Waffen SS during the early war campaigns in Poland and the West, it was decided to expand the number of Waffen SS divisions.".
- List_of_Knight's_Cross_recipients_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking label "List of Knight's Cross recipients 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking".
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