German Knights Cross

The German Cross (Randow Cross) German Knight Grand Cross

The German Cross of the Cross (also known as the Randow Cross) was founded on April 12, 1919 by Captain Alfred von Randow, who after the First World War in the Baltic States, led a freikorps - the Detachment of Randow. As a distinction of a freikorps, the Deutschritter-Kreuz belongs to the non-state, private awards: Hauptmann von Randow himself said: "My thought was to achieve a certain comedic cohesion of the members of the Detachment through these remembrance signs for later times."

The four-armed, eight-pointed Maltese cross, which has been worn as a cross-hat, is black enamelled on the entire surface and has a silver-colored narrow edge. In its simple execution, all those who had served four months in the detachment of Randow received it. The same cross on a silver star was lent for six months of service.

In May 1919, a large cross was added, which was never given alone, and a second-class cross. The Grand Cross with star was only worn by Alfred von Randow himself.

All drafts of the awards came from Hauptmann von Randow. They were produced by Paul Meybauer (Berlin). The belonging property was signed by Alfred von Randow himself and provided with the seal of the detachment. Edit source text

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