Editing Knight's Cross

{{Short description|Grade of various military orders}}
'''Knight's Cross''' ([[German language]] ''Ritterkreuz'') refers to a distinguishing grade or level of various [[order (distinction)|orders]] that often denotes bravery and leadership on the battlefield.

Most frequently the term Knight's Cross is used to refer to the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]], a [[List of military decorations of Nazi Germany|military decoration of Nazi Germany]].<ref name="o050">{{cite book | last=Williamson | first=Gordon | title=The Iron Cross of 1939 | publisher=R James Bender Pub | publication-place=San Jose, CA | date=2002 | isbn=978-0-912138-86-2}}</ref> However, numerous orders have a Knight's Cross grade. Examples include the Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the [[Bundesverdienstkreuz]], the French ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the [[Légion d'honneur]],<ref name="g908">{{cite web | title=Légion d'honneur | website=Service-Public.fr | date=2024-09-26 | url=https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F16879 | language=fr | access-date=2025-05-11}}</ref> a grade of the [[War Merit Cross]], the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)|Brandenburg Bailiwick of the Knights' Order of the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem]], the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of Franz Joseph]], the Knight's Cross of the [[Military Order of Maria Theresa]], 1st class (Knight) of the [[Order of the Sun (Peru)|Order of the Sun]], and the Knight's Cross of the [[House Order of Hohenzollern]].

[[Image:Wearing of the insignia of the Légion d'honneur (gentlemens).svg|thumb|700px|center|The five classes wearing their respective insignia (gentlemen) of the Légion d'honneur:<br />1 - ''Chevalier''; 2 - ''Officier''; 3 - ''Commandeur''; 4 - ''Grand Officier''; 5 - ''Grand Croix''.]]

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