 Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient.The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.Of the 280 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "F", 25 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and three the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 21 presentations were made posthumously.