List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (F) 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 280 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "F". Scherzer has challenged the validity of 12 of these listings. Georg-Wolfgang Feller, a 13th doubted recipient, is listed by the AKCR. However, the AKCR itself challenges his listing. 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 Waffen-SS. 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. Heer members received 179 of the medals; 17 went to the Kriegsmarine, 65 to the Luftwaffe, and 19 to the Waffen-SS.




NameServiceRankRole and unit[5] Date of awardNotesImage
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 164
+Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 534Awarded 522nd Oak Leaves 9 July 1944
?Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
Heer09-HWachtmeisterCompany troop leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 404
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"Killed in flying accident 15 May 1943
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 521
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantChief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 426
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 240
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 5. Infanterie-Division
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
Heer04-HObergefreiterMessenger in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 61
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 75
Heer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommander-in-chief of Gruppe XXI (Norway)
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 4
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the V./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (Panzer-Kampfgruppe Graf Strachwitz)Died of wounds 22 April 1944
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 51
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantChief of the Generalstab Panzer-AOK 4
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Füsilier-Regiment 26
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 11
Luftwaffe15-LMajorDeputy Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 282
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerChief of the 3./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania"
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13
Heer04-HObergefreiterIn the 3./Füssilier-Regiment 26
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 23
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"
?Waffen-SS17-WSS-StandartenführerCommander of the SS-Kavallerie-BrigadeAwarded 157th Oak Leaves 21 December 1942
83rd Swords 30 July 1944
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerLeader of SS-Reiter-Regiment 2
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Schützen-Regiment 33
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 504
Heer12-HLeutnantVorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 126
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 96
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 113
Heer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommanding general of the XIII. Armeekorps
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121
Heer13-HOberleutnantBattery chief in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 85Missing in action 23 October 1943
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 341
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 454
+Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of Schnellboot S-30 in the 2. SchnellbootflottilleAwarded 362nd Oak Leaves 1 January 1944
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 1. Kavallerie-Division
Heer09-HFahnenjunker-FeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 385
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur See of the ReservesGroup leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5
Walther-Peer FellgiebelHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./leichtes Heeres Artillerie-Abteilung 935 (motorized)
[6] Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 409
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 23
Heer04-HObergefreiterMessenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 377
+Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 251. Infanterie-DivisionAwarded 643rd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944
Waffen-SS14-WWaffen-HauptsturmführerCommander of the assault battalion in the 33. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne"
Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur See (M.A.)Commander of Marine-Flak-Regiment 9
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 8Died of wounds 23 November 1941
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of
?Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle"
+Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7Awarded 170th Oak Leaves 4 January 1943
103rd Swords 23 October 1944
?Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 21. Panzer-Division
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 351
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 53 (motorized)Killed in action 30 November 1942
Heer20-HGeneral der GebirgstruppeCommanding general of the LI. Gebirgsarmeekorps
?Waffen-SS09-WSS-OberscharführerPanzer commander in the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 11. Infanterie-Division
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"Killed in action 27 July 1942
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the I./SS-Kradschützen-Regiment "Langemarck"
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the Stabsstaffel of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
?Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 84. Infanterie-Division
+Luftwaffe17-LOberstGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"Awarded 168th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesChief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 164
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)
Heer14-HRittmeisterLeader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 118
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelCompany troop leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 309
Waffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"
Heer03-HGefreiterTelephone operator in the Stabsbatterie (staff battery) of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 219
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelRadio operator in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 8
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of Schnellboot S-26 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannPilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 4
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Artillerie-Regiment 306
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54
Luftwaffe17-LOberstGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2
Heer03-HGefreiterGroup leader in Grenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle"
Heer12-HLeutnantAdjutant of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 147
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122Killed on active service 2 September 1944
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 459
?Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 1./Sturm-Regiment 14
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121Awarded 191st Oak Leaves 8 February 1943
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the Führer-Begleit-Division
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 278
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 23
Waffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerDeputy Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"
Heer17-HOberstLeader of the 126. Infanterie-Division
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 431
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1Killed in action 26 October 1942
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 340
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1082
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 507
Kriegsmarine06-MSteuermannsmaatCoxswain on Vorpostenboot VP-711 in the 7. Vorpostenbootflottille
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantBattery chief in the I./Flak-Regiment 14 (motorized)
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized)
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1257
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 13. Vorpostenflottille
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 24
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of the 10. Schützen-BrigadeAwarded 152nd Oak Leaves 9 December 1942
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 35. Infanterie-Division
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74Awarded 511th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 482
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
+Heer14-HHauptmannIa (German abbreviation for Eins-A or Erster Generalstabsoffizier—One-A; first officer of the general staff responsible for operations) in the Stab of Artillerie-Kommandant (Arko) 149Awarded 381st Oak Leaves 31 January 1944
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 12./Jäger-Regiment 49
Heer03-HGefreiterMachine gunner in the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 252
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 219
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 218
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 270
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 106
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 517
?Heer15-HMajorCommander of Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 314
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99Died of wounds 3 March 1942
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Jäger-Regiment 207
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 337
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 40
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 23
+Heer16-HOberstleutnant of the ReservesCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 317Awarded 575th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944
?Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 915Killed in action 1 March 1945
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 3./Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 5
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 1.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25
+Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 14. Infanterie-DivisionAwarded 565th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 111
?Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Volks-Pionier-Brigade 47 (motorized)
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 1./Schützen-Regiment 8Died of wounds 20 August 1941
Waffen-SS14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"
Kriegsmarine06-MSteuermannsmaat of the ReservesCoxswain on Vorpostenboot VP-1525 in the 15. Vorpostenflottille
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 255
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 368
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesAdjutant in the Stab of the I./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"
Luftwaffe09-LFahnenjunker-FeldwebelPilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 52
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1082
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of Kampfgruppe "Derrer"
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of
Luftwaffe20-LGeneral der FliegerCommanding general of the I. Fliegerkorps
Heer20-HGeneral der PioniereCommanding general of the VI. Armeekorps
Luftwaffe17-LOberstLuftwaffentransportführer (air transport leader) with Luftflotte 4
Heer18-HGeneralmajorChief of the Generalstab 18. Armee
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 21. Infanterie-Division
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 51
Heer04-HObergefreiterCompany messenger in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 460
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannCommander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 79
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the Kampfgruppe 806
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 106. Infanterie-DivisionAwarded 407th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänChief of the 1. Räumbootflottille
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 25Killed in action 6 July 1943
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 187
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 51
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannCommander of Panzergrenadier-Brigade "von Werthern" in the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division "Hermann Göring"
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 405
+Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung (SF) 15Awarded 737th Oak Leaves 7 February 1945
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 116
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1Awarded 417th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1Awarded 172nd Oak Leaves 8 January 1943
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 278
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20 "Hohenstaufen"Killed in action 13 April 1944
+Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3Awarded 531st Oak Leaves 20 July 1944
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 666
Heer06-HUnteroffizierIn the Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 53Killed in action 9 September 1942
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 162
Waffen-SS10-WSS-HauptscharführerShock troops leader in the 11./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 26
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 49
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 215. Infanterie-DivisionAwarded 790th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945
Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommander of the 19. Flak-Division (motorized tropical) "Afrika"
+Heer13-HOberleutnantAssault gun commander in the 16./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (motorized)Awarded 228th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 504
Waffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"
Heer16-HOberstleutnant im GeneralstabIa (operations officer) of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 35
[7] Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantAdjutant of the I./Jagdgeschwader 27
Heer04-HObergefreiterRichtschütze (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 28
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of
Waffen-SS10-WSS-HauptscharführerZugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Jäger-Bataillon 2
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 191
Waffen-SS13-WWaffen-ObersturmführerLeader of the 13./Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 44 (lett. Nr. 6)
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Waffen-SS18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SSCommander of the 14. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 11./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 869
+Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 97. leichte Infanterie-DivisionAwarded 368th Oak Leaves 16 January 1944
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 148. Infanterie-Division
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Jäger-Regiment 204
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 167
+Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"Awarded 359th Oak Leaves 20 December 1943
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 220
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 6Missing in action 11 July 1943
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 11Killed in action 6 March 1944
Heer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 24
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77
+Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized)Awarded 341st Oak Leaves 30 November 1943
Kriegsmarine20-MAdmiralChief-of-staff in the Seekriegsleitung in the Oberkommando der Marine
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 1558
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 164
Heer17-HOberstLeader of an armoured unit of the 8. Panzer-Division
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Heer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 156
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelCompany troop leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13Awarded 642nd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
Heer14-HRittmeisterChief of the 6./Reiter-Regiment 31
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 525
Heer04-HObergefreiterDeputy group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 558
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the pioneer company of Division Nr. 408 in Kampfgruppe Jollasse
Heer04-HObergefreiterDeputy group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorized)
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 503Killed in action 23 December 1943
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1123Killed in action 6 February 1945
Luftwaffe03-LGefreiterGun leader in the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 1
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1084
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorized)Awarded 378th Oak Leaves 29 January 1944
87th Swords 11 August 1944
+Heer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommanding general of the XXIII. ArmeekorpsAwarded 445th Oak Leaves 9 April 1944
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 480
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 251Killed in action 28 August 1943
Heer06-HUnteroffizierIn the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 37
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 528Awarded 307th Oak Leaves 2 October 1943
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 110
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 430Died of wounds 16 December 1942
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18
?Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerLeader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"
Luftwaffe18-LGeneralmajorGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76
Heer17-HOberstLeader of the 8. Panzer-Division
Luftwaffe15-LMajorCommander of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1
?Heer20-HGeneral der ArtillerieChef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannCommander of the I./Flak-Regiment 33 (motorized) im DAK
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 1
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Panzer-Regiment 10
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 9
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 15
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 422
Waffen-SS14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the II./niederl. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of a Kampfgruppe in Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 299
Heer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 124
Luftwaffe17-LOberstGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 42
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Jäger-Regiment 75Died of wounds 11 April 1944
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52
Heer09-HWachtmeisterBattery officer and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 7
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Artillerie-Regiment 221
Heer12-HLeutnantDeputy leader of a Kampfgruppe of Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 560
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 6
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 501
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Kampfgruppe "Fullriede" in the Panzer-AOK 5Awarded 803rd Oak Leaves 23 March 1945
+Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 7. Panzer-DivisionAwarded 278th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 316
Heer15-HMajorLeader of a Kampfgruppe in Berlin
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 58
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"

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  1. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939 . de. 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. de. 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. de. 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. de. 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 doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  7. The brackets around the professor and doctor title [Prof. Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.

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