- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Führer III. Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 418 / 123. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 11th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 15.01.1943) describes why Dargies was awarded the Knight’s Cross…
“Hauptmann Dargies ejected Soviet forces that had penetrated the lines southeast of Lake Ilmen and subsequently annihilated an enemy group.”