Word: ritterkreuz
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...bright boy, the grandson of a successful 19th century Bavarian painter, the son of a well-known sculptor. Before World War II he studied philosophy at a Jesuit college. Drafted into the Wehrmacht, he was released from service in 1945 as a major, wearing the coveted Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross). Then, at 31, Defregger decided to become a priest. He was or dained in 1949 and assigned to a small church in the Munich suburbs...
...Hitler's birthday, straight-backed Hans Hube journeyed to Berlin, stood at stiff attention while the Führer pinned oak leaves to the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) on his arched chest. Germany needed heroes; the Nazi press obediently hailed the 53-year-old general...
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