Armeekorps. The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ralph Graf von Oriola was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released in 1948. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class 1st Class Wound Badge (1914) in Black Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold (22 November 1941) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 299. Infanterie-Division Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on (28 December 1943).
