▁The ▁same ▁number ing ▁parad ig m ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁gr ades ▁of ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross , ▁one ▁list ▁per ▁grade . ▁The ▁sequ ential ▁numbers ▁greater ▁than ▁ 8 4 3 ▁for ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁and ▁ 1 4 3 ▁for ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁and ▁S words ▁are ▁uno fficial ▁and ▁were ▁assigned ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁Re cip ients ▁( AK CR ) ▁and ▁are ▁therefore ▁denoted ▁in ▁parentheses . ▁ ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves , ▁S words ▁and ▁Diam onds ▁The ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves , ▁S words ▁and ▁Diam onds ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁en act ment ▁Reichs ges etz blatt ▁I ▁S . ▁ 6 1 3 ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁reward ▁those ▁serv ic emen ▁who ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁with ▁S words ▁to ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross . ▁Ult imately , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁awarded ▁to ▁twenty - se ven ▁German ▁soldiers , ▁sail ors ▁and ▁air men , ▁r anging ▁from ▁young ▁f ighter ▁pil ots ▁to ▁field ▁mar sh als . ▁One ▁recip ient ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fall sch irm j äger . ▁ ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁and ▁S words ▁The ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross