List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (L) explained

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, German: Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.

Listed here are the 386 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "L". Scherzer has challenged the validity of sixteen of these listings. The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, German: [[Reichsgesetzblatt]] I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.[1] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment German: Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.[2] In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment German: Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).[3] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment German: Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.[4]

Recipients

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and for the Waffen-SS (paramilitary of the Nazi Party). 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 386 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "L", 38 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, six the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 37 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 256 of the medals; 19 went to the Kriegsmarine, 90 to the Luftwaffe, and 21 to the Waffen-SS. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.

NameServiceRankRole and unit[5] Date of awardNotesImage
[6] Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 66
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 409
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 480
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 44Awarded (854th) Oak Leaves 29 April 1945?
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 366
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the Grenadier-Regiment 106Awarded (856th) Oak Leaves 30 April 1945
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 528
Waffen-SS09-WSS-OberscharführerZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer"
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the Grenadier-Regiment 858
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 88
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Heer17-HOberstDeputy leader of the 28. Jäger-Division
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader of the Pionierzug (pioneer platoon) of the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 105
Waffen-SS17-WSS-OberführerCommander of Panzer-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich"
Heer01-HGrenadierIn the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 587
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesDeputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 419
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 104Killed in action 23 October 1943
+Heer14-HHauptmannDeputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 76 (motorized)Awarded 532nd Oak Leaves 25 July 1944
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 121. Infanterie-DivisionKilled in action 3 July 1941
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 399
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 24
?Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 176. Infanterie-Division
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesCompany leader in the Grenadier-Regiment 423
[7] Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant (Ing.) of the ReserveChief engineer on
Heer17-HOberstCommander of the 4. Panzer-Brigade
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantFlakkampftruppführer (anti aircraft combat troop leader) in the I./Flak-Regiment 19 (motorized)
Waffen-SS15-WMajor of the SchupoCommander of the II./SS-Polizei-Regiment 14Killed in action 28 February 1945
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54Awarded 448th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"Awarded 148th Oak Leaves 21 November 1942
74th Swords 2 July 1944
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelObserver in the 11.(H)/12. (Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 15)
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 68
Hermann LangWaffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerMeldestaffelführer (messenger squad leader) in the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf"
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 481
Heer09-HFeldwebelShock troop leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 15
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 7
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Gebirgs-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 44
Waffen-SS10-WSS-StandartenoberjunkerZugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"Killed in action 25 November 1942
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesCompany chief in the Kampfgruppe of the Sonderkommando OKW-Abwehr II "Brandenburg"
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of Füsilier-Bataillon 299
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 698
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 35
?Waffen-SS03-WSS-SturmmannGroup leader in the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of Awarded (853rd) Oak Leaves 29 April 1945
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 13
+Heer16-HOberstleutnant of the ReservesCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 43Awarded 300th Oak Leaves 13 September 1943
Kriegsmarine19-MVizeadmiralCommanding Admiral Aegean Sea
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of Korpsabteilung C
Luftwaffe14-LStabsarzt of the Reserves (rank equivalent to Hauptmann)Commander of Fallschirm-Sanitäter-Lehr-Abteilung
Waffen-SS12-WSS-Untersturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the 5.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11 "Nordland"
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 28
Heer03-HGefreiterGroup leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of Füsilier-Kompanie 191
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
Heer17-HOberstStaff officer for anti tank combat in the Oberkommando of Heeresgruppe E
+Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)Awarded 75th Oak Leaves 17 February 1942
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 697
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 207Awarded 211th Oak Leaves 15 March 1943
Heer13-HOberleutnantSquadron chief of Radfahr-Abteilung 30
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 351
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77Killed in action 22 December 1942
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 20 (estn. Nr. 1)
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 36Awarded 348th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 396
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 44
+Heer17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)Chief of the Generalstab of the XVIII. ArmeekorpsAwarded 160th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Ski-Bataillon 82
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 190
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 129. Infanterie-Division
Heer06-HUnteroffizierPanzer commander in the 2./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 43Awarded 578th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944
Heer06-HFahnenjunker-OberjägerGroup leader in the 1./Jäger-Regiment 54 (L)
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 11
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 77Killed in action 8 October 1941
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 82Killed in action 26 January 1944
+Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of Awarded 208th Oak Leaves 7 March 1943
Heer17-HOberst zur Verwendung (for disposition)Leader of Kampfgruppe "Latz"Killed in action 6 December 1943
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 61
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 191
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) of the 8./Panzergrenader-Regiment 14
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 35Awarded 396th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 88
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 9./Panzergrenader-Regiment 76Killed in action 24 March 1945
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 103
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"
?Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 399
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 212
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 1091
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 126. Infanterie-DivisionAwarded 237th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of Radfahr-Abteilung 54
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 38
Heer10-HFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in Fahnenjunker-Grenadier-Regiment 1239Killed in action 15 March 1945
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"Killed in action 1 June 1943
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1007Killed in action 18 July 1944
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 266
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 212
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant (Ing.) of the ReservesChief engineer on Killed in action 27 August 1943
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 344
Heer21-HGeneraloberstCommander-in-chief of Heeresgruppe C
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 726Killed in action 6 June 1944
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur See of the ReservesCommander of
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantLeader of the Sturmkompanie of the Divisions-Kampfschule "Hermann Göring"
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantChief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 24 (motorized)
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves zur Verwendung (for disposition)Chief of the 42. Minensuchflottille
+Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerIa (operations officer) of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"Awarded (862nd) Oak Leaves 6 May 1945?
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 3
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of Awarded 51st Oak Leaves 31 December 1941
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelCombat observer in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelWireless/radio operator in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 6
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Panzer-Füsilier-Bataillon/Führer-Grenadier-Brigade
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 161
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 447
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenader-Regiment 27
Luftwaffe16-LOberstleutnantGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot and observer in the 2.(N)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 5
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77Awarded 631st Oak Leaves 24 October 1944
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the Stab of I./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 1
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 756Killed in action 20 October 1944
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 18
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Brandenburg"
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 132
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 220
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 89
+Heer20-HGeneral der PanzertruppeCommanding general of the XXXXVII. PanzerkorpsAwarded 294th Oak Leaves 7 September 1943
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 3
Heer09-HFeldwebelCompany troop leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 82
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"Awarded 338th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 27Awarded 525th Oak Leaves 11 July 1944
137th Swords 15 March 1945
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 75
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the I./Reiter-Regiment 1
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1076
?Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of Alarm-Bataillon Kolberg
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 6./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1Awarded 98th Oak Leaves 6 June 1942
32nd Swords 2 August 1943
15th Diamonds 31 July 1944
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 159
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 164
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I.(Schützenpanzerwagen)/Panzergrenader-Regiment 192
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"Killed in action 5 November 1943
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 207
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantLeader of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2
Heer17-HOberstArtilleriekommandeur 6 and leader of a Kampfgruppe
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 51
?Waffen-SS12-WSS-UntersturmführerLeader of the 1./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 69
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 537Killed in action 25 January 1943
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 11 (motorized)
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 49
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 15
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 2103
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 123
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the I.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of Pionier-Kompanie/Jäger-Regiment 83
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the III./Schützen-Regiment 25
+, called Erich von MansteinHeer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommanding general of the XXXVIII. ArmeekorpsAwarded 209th Oak Leaves 14 March 1943
59th Swords 30 March 1944
Waffen-SS14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the I./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"Died of wounds 7 July 1943
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 347
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 269. Infanterie-Division
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 51 (motorized)
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 123. Infanterie-Division
?Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerChief of the 5./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.)Chief engineer on
Luftwaffe17-LOberstCommander of Flak-Regiment 104 (motorized)
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantLeader of the XXXXII. ArmeekorpsAwarded 400th Oak Leaves 18 February 1944
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of Awarded 13th Oak Leaves 10 June 1941
Kriegsmarine16-MFregattenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 2. Landungsdivision and sea transportation chief of the Strait of Messina
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 164. leichte Division
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Sturm-Regiment 195
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesAbschnittskommandant (sector commander) in the fortress St. Malô
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 399
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelRadio/wireless operator in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103
Luftwaffe15-LMajorLeader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 23
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerSquadron chief in the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer"
Heer15-HMajorDeputy leader of Jäger-Regiment 228
?Waffen-SS16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer and Oberstleutnant of the SchupoCommander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 27 der SS
Heer10-HFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelIn the 6./Fahnenjunker-Regiment 1241Killed in action 11 March 1945
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 151Killed in action 8 February 1945
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 7./Panzergrenader-Regiment 10
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 93
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 33
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of Sturm-Bataillon AOK 6Awarded (869th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945?
Heer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 299
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 309
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"Missing in action 17 July 1942
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 508
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 731
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 54
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 439
Heer06-HUnteroffizierPak gun leader in the 1.(schwere)/Schnelle-Abteilung 290
Kriegsmarine12-LLeutnant zur See1st watch officer on
?Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 731
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelReconnaissance troop leader in the 1.(Panzerspäh)/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 410
Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeCommander of battleship BismarckKilled in action 27 May 1941
?Heer17-HOberstArtilleriekommandeur 138
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 36. Infanterie-DivisionAwarded 275th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 216Awarded 580th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzer-Regiment 29
Heer14-HRittmeister of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 48
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelTasked with the leadership of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1
?Heer16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)Chief of staff of the IX. SS-Gebirgskorps
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 5./Panzergrenader-Regiment 63
?Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Jäger-Regiment 750
Heer12-HLeutnantAdjutant in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 124
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) and aide-de-camp in the II./Jäger-Regiment 207
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III.(Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 17
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 89
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantHöherer Artilleriekommandeur 307
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 76
Heer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 12
Heer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 36
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 346. Infanterie-Division
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 6./Panzergrenader-Regiment 60
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 1055
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 741Killed in action 2 December 1944
Heer15-HMajorLeader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized)
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 65
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 44 (motorized)
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1Killed in parachute accident 14 May 1943
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 54
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelWireless/radio operator in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 5Killed in action 9 February 1945
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the ReservesStaffelführer of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52Awarded 837th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945
Waffen-SS13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the 1./SS-Flak-Abteilung 18
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannBattalion leader in Fallschirmjäger-Regiment "Hübner"Killed in action 11 September 1944
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in Fallschirm-Panzergrenader-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"Killed in action 16 January 1945
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 5./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2Awarded 263rd Oak Leaves 2 August 1943
?Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 371
?Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 8
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Panzer-Regiment 31
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 27
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 240
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 5./Sturm-Regiment 195
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesCompany leader in Feldersatz-Bataillon 94
Heer21-HGeneraloberstCommander-in-chief of the 14. Armee
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 53
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 8
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509
?Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerCommander of SS-Jäger-Panzer-Abteilung 561
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 17. Infanterie-Division
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 82
Luftwaffe16-LOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 133Killed in action 22 April 1943
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3.(schwere)/Schnelle-Abteilung 161
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 51
Heer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 487
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 460Killed in action 25 October 1943
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 57
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 70
+Luftwaffe20-LGeneral der FliegerChief of Luftflotte 4Awarded 705th Oak Leaves 20 January 1945
Heer17-HOberstDeputy leader of the 121. Infanterie-Division
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 10. Infanterie-Division (motorized)
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 311
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesAdjutant in the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 118
Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommanding general of the II. Fliegerkorps
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 1
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 90 (motorized)
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Füsilier-Regiment 230
Heer03-HGefreiterRifle leader in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 67
+Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 65Awarded 385th Oak Leaves 8 February 1944
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 11. Vorpostenflottille
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 272Awarded 247th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943
+Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the III./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 23 "Norge"Awarded (872nd) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 77
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 505
Heer03-HGefreiterCompany troop messenger in the 3./Panzergrenader-Regiment 41
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 34
Heer04-HObergefreiterRichtschütze (gunner) in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 33
Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerCommander of SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 152
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 130
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 300
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"Killed in action 19 August 1942
Heer09-HFeldwebelAide-de-camp of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 485
+Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 287Awarded 467th Oak Leaves 4 May 1944
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of 5./Grenadier-Regiment 586
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1Killed in action 17 July 1943
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 530
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland"Awarded 395th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 376
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 121
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 377
?Heer04-HObergefreiterIn the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 956
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 26
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 203
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantBattery chief in the I./Flak-Regiment 231 (motorized)
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantObserver in the 11.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 111
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerLeader of the 5./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 10 "Westland"Killed in action 13 October 1944
?Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment "Kahle" (Panzer-Truppen-Schule Bergen) in the Kampfgruppe "Grosan"
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 284
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
Kriegsmarine18-MKonteradmiralBefehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security of the North Sea)
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 336. Infanterie-DivisionAwarded 691st Oak Leaves 9 January 1945
Luftwaffe11-LStabsfeldwebelObserver in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 6
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 18
Luftwaffe04-LObergefreiterGun leader in the 3./Flak-Regiment 241 (motorized)
Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommander of the 2. Flak-Division (motorized)
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 290
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1346
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 74
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 83Awarded 163rd Oak Leaves 23 December 1942
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 2. Panzer-Division
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 25
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"Died of wounds 8 November 1943
+Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 502Awarded 469th Oak Leaves 7 May 1944
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 28
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"Killed in action 10 August 1944
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 56. Infanterie-Division
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 2./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 654
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 241
Heer10-HFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 502
Heer06-HUnteroffizierVorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in Artillerie-Regiment 389
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterBattery officer in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 225
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 196
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of Füsilier-Bataillon 7
Heer17-HOberst of the ReservesCommander of Artillerie-Regiment 126
Waffen-SS10-WSS-HauptscharführerDeputy leader of the 6./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 23 "Norge"
+Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of Awarded 142nd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942
29th Swords 15 April 1943
7th Diamonds 9 August 1943
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized)
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1Awarded 836th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945
Kriegsmarine19-MVizeadmiralBefehlshaber der Aufklärenden Streitkräfte (Commander-in-Chief of the reconnaissance forces)
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 2
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Schützen-Regiment 59Awarded 571st Oak Leaves 3 September 1944
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Schützen-Regiment 12Awarded 426th Oak Leaves 16 March 1944
76th Swords 4 July 1944
+Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 3Awarded 27th Oak Leaves 20 July 1941
4th Swords 11 October 1941
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 89Awarded 37th Oak Leaves 21 October 1941
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 667
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 151
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 1124Died of wounds 2 March 1945
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 76Awarded 620th Oak Leaves 10 October 1944
Heer04-HObergefreiterCompany messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 358
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 226
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of Divisions Stoßtrupp-Kompanie 302
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121Killed in action 4 September 1943
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the II./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie of the 116. Panzer-Division
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Zerstörergeschwader 1Killed in action 27 September 1940
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 245Killed in action 15 September 1942
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 64
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 169
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 316
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantOberserver in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Schützen-Regiment 110
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 850
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 50

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  1. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939 . German. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). 21 February 2008 . PDF . ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.
  2. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940. German. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). 21 February 2008 . PDF . ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek .
  3. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941. German. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). 21 February 2008 . PDF . ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek .
  4. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944. German. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). 21 February 2008 . PDF . ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek .
  5. For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
  6. The brackets around the professor and doctor title [Prof. Dr.] denote that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  7. The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denote that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.

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