German Army Oberleutnant Wilhelm Knauth receiving the Knight's Cross award in front of a Tiger I heavy tank, Russia, 17 Nov 1943

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Caption     German Army Oberleutnant Wilhelm Knauth receiving the Knight's Cross award in front of a Tiger I heavy tank, Russia, 17 Nov 1943 ww2dbase
Date 17 Nov 1943
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 101I-278-0873-05
 
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Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

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Photo Size 800 x 569 pixels



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1. Anonymous says:
19 Nov 2014 02:04:47 AM

Every Soldiers are doing there Job in WWII! Also every German Soldier! That should Never forget also! And not all German Soldiers are criminals. There swere do defent there Land and family and follow The orders, wich they get. Like every Soldier also do! We have also our Heros in that Time, like every other State have theres. And there will also Never forget!

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