▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁and ▁S words ▁is ▁also ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁en act ment ▁( Re ich s 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 ▁to ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross . ▁The ▁list ▁is ▁initially ▁sorted ▁by ▁the ▁chron ological ▁number ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁recip ient . ▁ ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁The ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁en act ment ▁Reichs ges etz blatt ▁I ▁S . ▁ 8 4 9 ▁of ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁The ▁last ▁officially ▁announced ▁number ▁for ▁the ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁was ▁ 8 4 3 . ▁ ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁ ▁The ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁en act ment ▁Reichs ges etz blatt ▁I ▁S . ▁ 1 5 7 3 ▁of ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Ver ordnung ▁über ▁die ▁Er ne uer ung ▁des ▁E is ern en ▁Kreuz es ▁( Reg ulation ▁of ▁the ▁renew ing ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ). ▁The ▁distribution ▁of ▁present ations ▁made ▁to ▁Fall sch irm j äger ▁is ▁closely ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁engag ements ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁fought . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁France ▁(