 Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient.The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.Of the 457 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Sa–Schr", 47 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, four the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and three the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 28 presentations were made posthumously.