The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim was taken prisoner by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1955. Iron Cross (1914) Wehrmachtbericht references Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 January 1915) 1st Class (19 April 1917) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (6 September 1937) Estonian Order of the Eagle Cross 3rd Class (30 October 1937) Officer"s Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (26 November 1937) Yugoslavian Order of the White Eagle (20 January 1938) Royal Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau with swords (19 February 1938) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 June 1940) 1st Class (10 April 1941) German Cross in Gold (8 November 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 97. Jäger-Division Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 21 February 1944.
