 Analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) indicates that up to 7,321 awards may have been made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, ["The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945"].Fellgiebel was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and was also the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR.