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===Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross===
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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (''{{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}'', often simply ''{{lang|de|Ritterkreuz}}'') recognized military valour or successful leadership. The Knight's Cross was divided into five degrees:
*Knight's Cross (''{{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}'')
*Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves (''{{lang|de|mit Eichenlaub}}'')
*Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (''{{lang|de|mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern}}'')
*Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (''{{lang|de|mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten}}'')
*Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (''{{lang|de|mit Goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten}}'')

In total, 7,313 awards of the Knight's Cross were made. Only 883 received the Oak Leaves; 160 both the Oak Leaves and Swords (including [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese]] Admiral [[Isoroku Yamamoto]] (posthumously)); 27 with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; and one with the Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (''{{lang|de|[[Oberst]]}}'' [[Hans-Ulrich Rudel]]).