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During or shortly after World War II, 457 servicemen of the Waffen-SS received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Along with its variants, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award in the military of the Third Reich. Of the 457 recipients, 411 presentations were formally made and evidence of the award is available in the German Federal Archives. One recipient, Hermann Fegelein, was court-martialed and executed on 29 April 1945. According to German law he was deprived of rank and all awards previously. Fegelein must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure recipient. A further 46 Knight's Cross, 8 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords recipients are either lacking the evidence to sustain their listings or received the award under questionable legal terms. However, all of them were accepted by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients as legitimate recipients. (Full list...)