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

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards given to 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 achievements and across all ranks, ranging 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 238 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "D". Scherzer has challenged the validity of six of these listings. 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.

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 238 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "D", 20 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 one, Josef Dietrich, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 24 presentations were made posthumously. One hundred and forty-nine Heer members received the medal, seven went to the Kriegsmarine, 57 to the Luftwaffe, and 25 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
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 12./Jagdgeschwader 11 (previously 2./Jagdgeschwader 52)
+Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"Awarded 724th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945
Waffen-SS09-WSS-OberscharführerCompany troop leader in the 3./1. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
+Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the I./Schnellkampfgeschwader 10Awarded 711th Oak Leaves 24 January 1945
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 286
Waffen-SS12-WSS-UntersturmführerRegiment adjutant of SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 53 "Florian Geyer"
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1183
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannDeputy commander of gemischte (joint) Flak-Abteilung 5 (L) (motorized)
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77Killed in action 9 July 1940
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 273
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 216Killed in action 16 July 1943
Kriegsmarine11-MStabsobermaschinistChief mechanic on
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52
Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerCommander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 "Hitlerjugend"
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 427
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 391Awarded (857th) Oak Leaves 30 April 1945
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 376. Infanterie-Division
Heer14-HRittmeisterLeader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 10./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111Died of wounds 10 October 1944
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57Killed in action 20 June 1940
Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerLeader of SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesBattalion leader in Grenadier-Regiment 418
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Abteilung 21
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 1
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 277
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 40
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Divions-Füsilier-Bataillon 12
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"Killed in action 25 August 1944
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 286
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 426
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Jäger-Regiment 737
Waffen-SS09-WSS-OberscharführerZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
Heer04-HObergefreiterMachine gunner in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 118Killed in action 11 August 1943
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterBattery officer in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 253Killed in action 9 October 1944
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 44. Infanterie-Division
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerDeputy leader of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantObserver in the 1.(H)/Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 12
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 3Awarded 466th Oak Leaves 4 May 1944
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 409
Heer16-HOberstleutnant im GeneralstabLeader of Jäger-Regiment 49Killed in action 31 July 1943
Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerLeader of the I./SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 11 "Reinhard Heydrich"
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 2. Gebirgs-Division
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 62
+Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerLeader of SS-Freiwilligen-Brigade "Wallonien"(no number) Oak Leaves 27 August 1944
Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerDeputy leader of SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 106. Infanterie-Division
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3
Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommanding general of the II. Fliegerkorps
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 16
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of a Kampfgruppe in the 3. SS-"Totenkopf"-Division
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantDeputy leader of Sturmgruppe "Granit" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"
Heer15-HMajorIa (operations officer) with the fortress commander Abschnitt 44 (section 44) general Matterstock
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 1./Füssilier-Regiment 22Killed in action 21 February 1945
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59Awarded 537th Oak Leaves 28 July 1944
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelMessenger squadron leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 24
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 166Killed in action 16 March 1944
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the Stab II./Jagdgeschwader 52Killed in action 13 February 1943
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74
Heer17-HOberstDeputy leader of the 19. Panzer-Division
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 11 and regiment leaderAwarded (870th) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 439
Heer17-HOberstCommander of the regiment Stab Artillerie-Regiment 553 z.b.V.
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 58
+Luftwaffe18-LGeneralmajorCommanding general of the II. FlakkorpsAwarded 470th Oak Leaves 10 May 1944
Heer17-HOberst im GeneralstabChief of the Generalstab of the XXXIX. Panzerkorps
Kriegsmarine16-MFregattenkapitänCommander of auxiliary cruiser Kormoran (HSK-8)
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 852Died of wounds 12 September 1944
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 55
?Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of a Kampfgruppe
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 328
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 463
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 31
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 101
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesAdjutant of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 3Killed in action 26 January 1943
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52Awarded 94th Oak Leaves 19 May 1942
+Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 185Awarded 501st Oak Leaves 15 June 1944
+Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the I./SS-Regiment "Germania"Awarded 233rd Oak Leaves 16 April 1943
39th Swords 10 October 1943
Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerCommander of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 434
Heer09-HWachtmeisterGun leader in the 3.(schwere)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9Killed in action 8 August 1943
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 45
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized)
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 77
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerIa (operartions officer) of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer"
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 42
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Zerstörergeschwader 1
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 346. Infanterie-Division
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 3. Gebirgs-DivisionAwarded 1st Oak Leaves 19 July 1940
72nd Swords 1 July 1944
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 54
Luftwaffe09-LFahnenjunker-FeldwebelPilot in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 55
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannChief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 49 (motorized)
+Waffen-SS20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SSCommander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"Awarded 41st Oak Leaves 31 December 1941
26th Swords 14 March 1943
16th Diamonds 6 August 1944
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3
Waffen-SS14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer and Hauptmann of the SchupoLeader of the III./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 1
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 2
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Schützen-Regiment 11
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 204
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the Armee-Waffenschule Panzer AOK 3Killed in action 27 June 1944
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"Awarded 174th Oak Leaves 8 January 1943
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Divisions-Gruppe 112
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 53
Heer17-LOberstCommander of Artillerie-Regiment 36 (motorized)
+Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"Awarded 21st Oak Leaves 14 July 1941
Luftwaffe10-LFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelObserver in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 6
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 208
Waffen-SS17-WSS-Oberführer of the ReservesCommander of SS-Brigade "Dirlewanger"
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelCompany troop leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 466
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 422
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 4./leichtes Artillerie-Regiment 46
Heer09-HFeldwebelCompany troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 510
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 229
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 284
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantChief of the 5. Räumbootflottille
[6] Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeCommander of
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54Killed in action 11 November 1943
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5
?Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9Killed in action 29 April 1945
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 30
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 71 (motorized)Killed in action 1 July 1944
+Kriegsmarine18-MKonteradmiralBefehlshaber der U-Boote (B.d.U.)Awarded 223rd Oak Leaves 6 April 1943
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 439
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 5.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2Awarded 231st Oak Leaves 14 April 1943
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesDeputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 332
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of Pionier-Bataillon 225
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 6
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 10./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 79
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 329
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelMessenger squadron leader in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 958
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantObserver in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"
Luftwaffe17-LOberstCommander of Flak-Regiment 101 (motorized)
Heer14-HHauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition)Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 528
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 1542
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 4.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2Awarded 660th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 16
+Waffen-SS15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the SchupoCommander of the II./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2Awarded 650th Oak Leaves 16 November 1944
129th Swords 1 February 1945
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 5
Luftwaffe10-LFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelObserver in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 87
Heer03-HGefreiterGroup leader of the 10./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 317
+Heer20-HGeneral der ArtillerieCommander-in-chief of the 7. ArmeeAwarded 518th Oak Leaves 1 July 1944
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 485
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103
+Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108Awarded 496th Oak Leaves 11 June 1944
?Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Sicherungs-Regiment 360
Kriegsmarine16-MFregattenkapitänChief of the 9. Torpedobootflottille
+Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1Awarded 665th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 519
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 501
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelLeader of the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 170
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 355
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 7
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 514
+Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerChief of the 4./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania"Awarded 327th Oak Leaves 13 November 1943
77th Swords 9 July 1944
Heer09-HFeldwebelCompany troop leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 544
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Heer06-HOberjägerZugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Jäger-Regiment 75
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 215
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 428
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 184
?Waffen-SS10-WSS-HauptscharführerPlatoon leander in the Stabskompanie/SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 523
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 14
Heer03-HGefreiterRichtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 552
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"
?Waffen-SS14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the ReservesCommander of SS-Flak-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich"
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 252. Infanterie-Division
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the Stabskompanie/Jäger-Regiment 24 (L)
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 267. Infanterie-Division
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 326
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 160
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 10
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1Awarded 839th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945
+Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13Awarded 458th Oak Leaves 20 April 1944
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerDeputy leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Westland"
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGun leader of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 408
Heer17-HOberst of the ReservesCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 436
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 232
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 129
?Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerCommander of the SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend"
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 "Florian Geyer"
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 1053
Heer03-HGefreiterMachine gunner in the 4./Infanterie-Regiment 415
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 187
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 41 (self-motorized)
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 698
Heer16-HOberstleutnantLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 1050
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 102
Heer12-HLeutnantShock troops leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 124
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 294
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 519Awarded 343rd Oak Leaves 30 November 1943
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 2.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2Awarded 118th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942
24th Swords 19 February 1943
Heer06-HUnteroffizierVorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 1./Werfer-Regiment 14
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 131
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Transportgeschwader 2
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 19
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 27
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannPilot in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe "Tannenberg"
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 336Died of wounds 29 December 1941
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantChief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 38 (motorized)Died of wounds 14 August 1943
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 8.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1
Waffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerGun leader in the 4.(schweres)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 "Hitlerjugend"Killed in action 27 June 1944
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 10.(schweres)/Jäger-Regiment 83
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 295
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 13. Panzer-Division
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 283Killed in action 28 January 1944
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 423
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 158
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1542Died of wounds 20 February 1945
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 544Killed in action 17 August 1942
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 2
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 183
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115

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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 doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.

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