Awarded to Michael Wittmann on 30th January 1944 as SS-Untersturmführer and Tiger I/platoon Commander, 13. (schwere) Kompanie, SS Panzer Regiment 1, 1. SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, Eastern Front, for continued exceptional bravery in the face of the enemy and for achieving over one hundred enemy tank kills. The Oakleaves (or Eichenlaub), the … Continue reading Das Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub (The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves)