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 been nominated for the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.
Listed here are the 289 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Ka–Km". Scherzer has challenged the validity of four of these listings. This is the first of two lists of all 717 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last names start with "K". The recipients whose last names are in the range "Kn–Kz" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Kn–Kz). The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
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]
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. 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 289 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Ka–Km", 36 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, five the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 20 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 192 of the medals; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 62 to the Luftwaffe, and 20 to the Waffen-SS. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.
| Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit[5] | Date of award | Notes | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 670 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of U-Jäger UJ-116 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Jäger-Regiment 28 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1.(N)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Obersteuermann | 3rd watch officer and coxswain on | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See | Commander of Hilfskreuzer "Thor" (HSK 4) | Awarded 583rd Oak Leaves 15 September 1944 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 135 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 73 | Awarded 392nd Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 106th Swords 23 October 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves | Commander of the III.(gepanzerte)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie of the 11. Panzer-Division | Killed in action 25 January 1945 | ||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 19 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 156 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 | Died of wounds 23 August 1944 | ||||
| + | Heer | Major | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 105 | Awarded 401st Oak Leaves 21 February 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 14 | |||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 (Tiger) | Awarded 513th Oak Leaves 26 June 1944 | |||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 27 | Awarded 39th Oak Leaves 26 October 1941 | |||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 21 | Awarded 270th Oak Leaves 8 August 1943 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 30 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Observer in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 40 | |||||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 34 | Awarded 355th Oak Leaves 17 December 1943 | |||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 11./Jäger-Regiment 25 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 1./Gebirgs-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 44 | Killed in action 6 August 1941 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 39 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 77 (later Jagdgeschwader 1) | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the III.(gepanzerte)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Adjutant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 320 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 125 | Awarded 366th Oak Leaves 7 January 1944 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 13./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Zerstörergeschwader 76 | Awarded 70th Oak Leaves 9 February 1942 | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 283 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Volks-Werfer-Brigader 8 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 3 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 67 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Major | Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 24 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 10./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | Killed in action 12 August 1944 | ||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Commander of | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer | Leader of the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 137. Infanterie-Division | Killed in action 16 October 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 655 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" | |||||
| ? | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Ia (operations officer) of the Festungs-Division Kreta | ||||
| + | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Infanterie-Regiment 446 | Awarded 497th Oak Leaves 12 June 1944 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 4 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Generalmajor | Commander of the 1. Nachtjagd-Division | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille | Awarded 225th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943 | |||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | In the 14./Grenadier-Regiment z.b.V. 1. Panzer-Armee | |||||
| Heer | Stabsfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 506 | Killed in action 17 November 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 45 | Awarded (849th) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(Sturmgeschütz)/Führer-Grenadier-Brigade | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 46 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See | Commander of Schnellboot S-87 in the 4. Schnellbootflottille | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 9./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibsatndarte SS Adolf Hitler" | |||||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 162 | Awarded 767th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 399 | |||||
| Heer | Oberjäger | Leader of the bicycle platoon in the 17./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 263. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland" | |||||
| + | Heer | Unteroffizier | Gun commander in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49 | Awarded 397th Oak Leaves 16 February 1944 | |||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of Artillerie-Leichter AF-65 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 322 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 461 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 975 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 20 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 389 | |||||
| Heer | Oberjäger | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Jäger-Regiment 207 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 698 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | Awarded 505th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 2 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 256. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | In the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 184 | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 "Hermann von Salza" | Awarded (845th) Oak Leaves 23 April 1945? | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 156 | Killed in action 22 July 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Company chief in Feldersatz-Bataillon 267 | Killed in action 5 January 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 420 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 70 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer and Hauptmann of the Schutzpolizei | Leader of the 15.(Pionier)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 "Frundsberg" | Killed in action 11 July 1944 | ||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 272 | Awarded 794th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 | |||
| + | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 20 (motorized) | Awarded 805th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 18 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance troop leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 130 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 919 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Deputy leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 8 in the DAK | Killed in action 8 April 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Artillerie-Abteilung 62 (russisch) | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 62. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 124 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 326 | |||||
| Heer | Generaloberst | Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 120 | Killed in action 8 November 1943 | ||||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | |||||
| Luftwaffe | General der Flieger | Commanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 | Killed in flying accident 26 June 1941 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 72 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 24 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 78 | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Chief of the 3. Schnellbootflottille | Awarded 249th Oak Leaves 27 May 1943 | |||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 176 | Awarded 757th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945 | |||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 248 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54 | |||||
| + | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 6. Panzer-Division | Awarded 111th Oak Leaves 10 August 1942 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Pilot in the 14./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Group leader in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment (7. Flieger-Division) | |||||
| [6] | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 3 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Tasked with the leadership of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | Awarded 666th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 | |||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Assistant Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in 7./Artillerie-Regiment 227 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer | Commander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Der Führer" in the SS-Verfügungs-Division (later "Das Reich") | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer | Shock troops leader and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Der Führer" | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1.(Sturmgeschütz)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 198 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Transportgeschwader 3 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 44 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Panzer commander in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 8./Kampfgruppe "Bruhn" (II./SS-Panzerkorps) | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon "Kerutt" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 | |||||
| + | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 20. Panzer-Division | Awarded 611th Oak Leaves 16 October 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | General der Flieger | Chief of Luftflotte 1 | Awarded 78th Oak Leaves 25 February 1942 15th Swords 18 July 1942 14th Diamonds 19 July 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 61 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 192 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | Fliegerführer Atlantik | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Deputy leader of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 181 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 472 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Observer in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 15 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 438 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Schill" | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Assault gun leader in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1122 | |||||
| Heer | Assistenzarzt (assistant doctor—rank equivalent to Leutnant) | Battalion doctor of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 202 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Chief of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Commander of Stellungs-Kampfgruppe XII./2 (416. Infanterie-Division) | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Chief of the 3. Minensuchflottille | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the Kampfstaffel in the DAK Begleitkommando "Rommel" and leader of Kampfgruppe "Kiehl" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 55 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 1./Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba" | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | |||||
| Heer | General der Infanterie | Commanding general of the XVII. Armeekorps | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 27 | Awarded 527th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 | |||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 423 | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 313 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Vizeadmiral | Commanding Admiral Schwarzes Meer (Black Sea) | Killed in action 19 November 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 239 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | Awarded 619th Oak Leaves 18 October 1944 | |||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 768 | Awarded 321st Oak Leaves 7 November 1943 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 336 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Chief of the Lastensegler-Kommando in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm Abteilung "Koch" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 2./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Wach-Bataillon 591 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 102 | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Landwehr | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 554 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 119 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 102 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 2 | |||||
| ? | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of Waffen-Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 13 of the SS | ||||
| Heer | Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | In the Generalstab des Heeres | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the Pionier-Kompanie/Jäger-Regiment 49 | Killed in action 16 February 1945 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the Sonderstelle Libyen (special office Libya) and leader of the Italian Division "Brescia" | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 2./Füsilier-Bataillon 126 | Killed in action 14 July 1944 | ||||
| + | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division | Award 391st Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 127th Swords 26 January 1945 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Schützen-Regiment 113 | |||||
| Heer | Wachtmeister | Gun leader in Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 667 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer | Leader of Stabsschwadron/SS-Reiter-Regiment 16 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of Frontaufklärungs-Kommando 202 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 18 | Died of wounds 16 July 1941 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 161 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 658 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 82 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | Awarded 267th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943 | |||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 436 | Awarded 135th Oak Leaves 28 October 1942 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 410 | Killed in action 19 April 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Ersatz und Ausbildungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 683 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 439 | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 62. Volks-Grenadier-Division | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Combat commander of Lemberg | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Granatwerfertruppführer (grenade thrower troop leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 88 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54 | Awarded 449th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944 113th Swords 25 November 1944 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 361 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3.(I)/Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 1082 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized) | Awarded 254th Oak Leaves 8 June 1943 | |||
| Heer | Wachtmeister | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 122 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 446 | Awarded 745th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945 | |||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Chief of the 3. Räumbootsflottille | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138 | Awarded 686th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 200 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 340 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 333 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 227 | |||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 23 | Awarded 227th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943 | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 212 | Killed in action 9 February 1945 | ||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Leader of the assault platoon/Füsilier-Bataillon 126 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiments Gruppe 554 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of the 3. Schützen-Brigade | Awarded 304th Oak Leaves 16 September 1943 | |||
| Heer | Oberfähnrich | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 51 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 1. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon "Totenkopf" | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Brigade 388 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 426 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 11 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Leader of the 15./Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 15./Jäger-Regiment 204 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of the Waffenschule (weapons school) AOK 9 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel I./Kampfgeschwader 100 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 551 | Awarded 567th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 424 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 485 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 193 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 28 | Killed in action 11 October 1944 | ||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS | Commander of SS-Division "Das Reich" | Awarded (871st) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945? | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 118 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Company chief in the Aufklärungs-Abteilung 341 (motorized) | |||||
| + | Heer | General der Kavallerie | Commanding general of the XXII. Armeekorps (Panzer-Gruppe "von Kleist") | Awarded 72nd Oak Leaves 17 February 1942 60th Swords 30 March 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 161 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (motorized) | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 54 | |||||
| ? | Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Baillion II./Führer-Grenadier-Brigade | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves | Chief of the 6./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 4 | |||||
| ? | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 410 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän in the II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 5./Jäger-Regiment 56 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 1 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Radio operator in the 14.(Eisenbahnbekämpfungsstaffel)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 2./SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon 2 "Reich" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 15.(Radfahr)/Grenadier-Regiment 89 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 31 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Füssilier-Regiment 27 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Company leader in Grenadier-Regiment 120 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Sturm-Regiment 215 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 3.(Schützenpanzerwagen)/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 | Died of wounds 10 December 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of Jäger-Regiment 41 (L) | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Jäger-Regiment 28 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 240 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115 | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment "Hauf" in the fortress Breslau | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | Awarded 546th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 422 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 920 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 423 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 80 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Chief of the 5. Minensuchflottille | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 12 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of Schnellboot S-28 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille | Awarded 361st Oak Leaves 1 January 1944 | |||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 586 | |||||
| + | Heer | General der Artillerie | Commander-in-Chief of the 4. Armee | Awarded 181st Oak Leaves 18 January 1943 40th Swords 29 October 1943 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 292. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Technical officer in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Schützen-Regiment 4 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5 |
de:Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
. 2000 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . de . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.