

The Knight's Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of military valour.

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross ( Ritterkreuz), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
