Their Honor Was Loyalty!
Subtitle: an illustrated and documentary history of the Knight's Cross Holders of the Waffen-SS and police, 1940-1945
Edition: Second Edition
Publisher: Bender (R.James) Publishing,US
Published: December 31, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780912138510
Subjects: Warfare & Defence; Second World War, 1939-1945
Description: The book is a good quick reference guide as to the 459 men of the Waffen-SS (Armed-SS) and Police units in World War II who earned the coveted military combat decoration: the Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) a/k/a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The book has short bios of each man, giving the reader an overview of them and the actions which earned them the award. Photos of the men are also included on the bio pages. The book is detailed and written from a non-political viewpoint.