Postwar Signature of Knight’s Cross Holder Otto Weidinger. Weidinger earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (German Cross in Gold) and Ritterkreuz (Knight’s Cross) with SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung “Das Reich”, the Eichenlaub (Oakleaves) and Schwertern (Swords) as Kommandeur of SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 4 “Der Führer”!