Hermann Recknagel was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords . The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Recknagel was shot onJanuary 1945 by partisans between Piotrkw Trybunalski and Tomaszw Mazowiecki.
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