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 324 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "P". Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of five more 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.
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 for the 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 324 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "P", 32 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and six the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 32 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 208 of the medals, including one to the Volkssturm; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 77 to the Luftwaffe, and 24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 112 | ||||||
| Hauptmann | Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 296 | ||||||
| Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 81 | Missing in action 10 March 1944 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 222 | |||||
| ? | Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 461 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 2./Füsilier-Bataillon 719 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 30 | Awarded 154th Oak Leaves 19 December 1942 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 132 | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg" | Awarded 820th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of schwere Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1558 | |||||
| Volkssturm | Batallionsführer im Volkssturm (rank equivalent to Hauptmann) | Volkssturm Berlin-Wedding | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Chief of the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 1007 "Prinz Eugen" | Killed in action 17 November 1944 | ||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Commander of Sperrbrecher IX and I | Awarded 523rd Oak Leaves 11 July 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 6 | Killed in action 13 February 1942 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 84 | Killed in action 20 October 1943 | ||||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) | Chief engineer on | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Heavy machine gun leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 338 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 151 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | Major of the Schupo | Commander of the I./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 45 | Awarded 167th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 96 | Died of wounds 23 May 1942 | ||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 286 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 361 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer | Company leader in the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen" | |||||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 3 | Awarded 301st Oak Leaves 15 September 1943 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 5 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 211 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 158 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) of Radfahrzug (bicycle platoon) in Grenadier-Regiment 2 | |||||
| Heer | Rittmeister | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 13 | |||||
| Heer | Wachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 15 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Pilot in the 12.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 161 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 4./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Telephone squad leader in the Nachrichtenstaffel (news or information squadron) II./Grenadier-Regiment 480 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 506 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 8 (motorized) | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Pilot in the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 22 | Missing in action January 1945 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | Killed in action 6 March 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Tasked with the leadership of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 407 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Chief of the 2. Torpedobootflottille | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Paul | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of I./Grenadier-Regiment 1073 | Killed in action 3 September 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | In the Kampfgruppe Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin | |||||
| [6] | Heer | Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operation officer) of the 363. Volksgrenadier-Division | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 45 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 30 | |||||
| + | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | Commander-in-chief of the 6. Armee | Awarded 178th Oak Leaves 15 January 1943 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 263 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 18 | Killed in action 7 September 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 339 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 953 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" | |||||
| Heer | Oberjäger | Sniper in the 2./Jäger-Regiment 227 | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | Awarded 377th Oak Leaves 27 January 1944 119th Swords 11 January 1945 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Gefreiter | Rifle grenade launcher in the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | Died of wounds 30 July 1944 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot and adjutant in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 196. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | Awarded 46th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 31st Swords 23 July 1943 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 | |||||
| Heer | Gefreiter | In the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 61 | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 6. Gebirgs-Division | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of Pionier-Regiment-Stab 677 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Staffelkapitän of the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Company leader in Grenadier-Regiment 108 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 501 | Died of wounds 25 February 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 239 | |||||
| ? | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Jäger-Regiment 49 | ||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 6. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394 | Died of wounds 10 December 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Company troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 132 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 176 | Awarded 311th Oak Leaves 14 October 1943 | |||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Messenger squadron leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 401 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the 7./Lehrgeschwader 2 | Killed in action 4 September 1942 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 16 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 307 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 36 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 4 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 240 | Killed in action 29 September 1942 | ||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 272 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 348 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Observer in the 12./Kampfgeschwader 26 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 300 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 587 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition) | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 189 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 529 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | ||||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Wachtmeister | Gun leader in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized) | Awarded 438th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944 | |||
| Kriegsmarine | Stabsobersteuermann | Watch officer and coxswain on | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 184 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1 "Prinz Eugen" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Chief of the 2. Schnellbootsflottille | Awarded 499th Oak Leaves 13 June 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 92 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of Artillerie-Abteilung 929 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 54 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 695 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 33 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 61 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 297. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS | Commanding general of the IX. SS-Gebirgskorps | Awarded 723rd Oak Leaves 1 February 1945 | |||
| + | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 185 | Awarded 574th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 15./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 94. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 97 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 671 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 755 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 12.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 435 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 80 | Killed in action 13 February 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 | |||||
| Heer | Rittmeister | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 332 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Shock troops leader in the 3./Schützen-Regiment 113 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 290 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 215 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 416. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of Mitau (Latvia) | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | Commanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps | Awarded 562nd Oak Leaves 27 August 1944 | |||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./SS-Regiment "Germania" | |||||
| Heer | Oberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244 | |||||
| Heer | Wachtmeister of the Reserves | Squadron troop leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 362 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 154 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 8. Jäger-Division | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1 | Awarded 599th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 | |||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54 | Awarded 33rd Oak Leaves 24 August 1941 8th Swords 12 March 1942 | |||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Chief of the 1. Küstensicherungsverband | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 535 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 207 | Killed in action 30 October 1941 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 3. Panzer-Division | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS | Commander of SS-Division "Prinz Eugen" | Awarded 670th Oak Leaves 24 November 1944 | |||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the II./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8 "Florian Geyer" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 78 | |||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 490 | Awarded 553rd Oak Leaves 19 August 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor | Commander of the 9. Flak-Division (motorized) | Awarded 489th Oak Leaves 5 June 1944 | |||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | In SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking" | |||||
| Heer | Gefreiter | Machine gunner in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 | |||||
| Heer | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | Deputy leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 464 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L) | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 208. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Deputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 89 (motorized) | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 161 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Grenadier-Regiment 230 | Killed in action 16 January 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Gun leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 19 | Died of wounds 7 September 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Sanitätsunteroffizier | In the Stabskompanie(Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 478 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 39 | |||||
| Heer | Oberwachtmeister of the Reserves | Nachrichtenstaffelführer (news or information squadron leader) in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 24 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 57 | Killed in action 19 March 1944 | ||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | Awarded 584th Oak Leaves 16 September 1944 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau" | Killed in action 17 June 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 158 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 511 | Awarded 493rd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 53 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 202 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Obergefreiter | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 520 | Killed in action 13 March 1943 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 10 | |||||
| ? | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Flak-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | ||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 111 (motorized) | Died of wounds 14 October 1941 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Observer in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 55 | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 161 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Gefreiter | Group leader in the 4./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) in the 5. Panzer-Division | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 309 | |||||
| ? | Heer | Major | Commander Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 89 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | Killed in flying accident 16 March 1942 | ||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 545 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Chief of the 1./"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (motorized) | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | Awarded 712th Oak Leaves 24 January 1945 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 6 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31 | |||||
| + | Heer | Rittmeister | Commander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4 | Awarded 730th Oak Leaves 5 February 1945 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 507 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 27 | Died of wounds 17 October 1941 | ||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor | Chief of the Generalstab Luftflotte 3 | Awarded (867th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945? | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | |||||
| Heer | Gefreiter | Machine gunner in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 268 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 29 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 349 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 551 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 32 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 33 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Company troop leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54 | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Oberfeldkommandantur 400 and commander of Wilna | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves | Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | Awarded 661st Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 | |||
| Heer | Wachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 446 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | |||||
| + | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | Awarded 759th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Radio operator in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | Awarded 783rd Oak Leaves 15 March 1945 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 134 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 220 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 712 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | General der Flieger | Commanding general of the Luftwaffe in Mittelitalien (central Italy) | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Führer-Begleit-Bataillon | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 29 (motorized) | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Nordland" | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Company troop leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 186 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Telephone operator in the Stab of I./Grenadier-Regiment 434 | Killed in action 1 April 1944 | ||||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 481 | Awarded 760th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945 | |||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Leutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of U-Jäger 2210 (22. U-Jagdflottille) | Awarded 461st Oak Leaves 25 April 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 110 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Deputy leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 479 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberwachtmeister | Gun squadron leader in Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 179 | Died of wounds 17 July 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of MG-Bataillon 8 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 358 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 74 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 216 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 7./Schützen-Regiment 4 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Leutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1806 (18. Vorpostenflottille) | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot and oberserver in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 2 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 266 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Shock troops leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 51 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Major | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 902 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 744 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 94 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 364 | Awarded 215th Oak Leaves 28 March 1943 57th Swords 26 March 1944 | |||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves | Commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schutzpolizei | Leader of the SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Obermaschinist | Lead machinist on | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 129. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 448 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 520 | Killed in action 30 September 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Oberjäger | Group leader in the 15./Jäger-Regiment 227 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 231 | Awarded (851st) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | Awarded 188th Oak Leaves 26 January 1943 | |||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 21 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 272 | |||||
| Heer | Stabsfeldwebel | Aide-de-camp in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 53 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 10.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 12 | Killed in action 9 April 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 501 | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | Awarded 5th Oak Leaves 20 October 1940 | |||
| ? | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the Stabskompanie in the 2. Panzer-Division | ||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf" | Awarded 297th Oak Leaves 9 September 1943 65th Swords 24 April 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized) | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51 | Awarded 28th Oak Leaves 20 July 1941 73rd Swords 2 July 1944 | |||
| + | Heer | Wachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667 | Awarded 185th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943 | |||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Höherer Artilleriekommandeur 311 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 164 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 586 | Killed in action 25 April 1944 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des Oberkommando der Luftwaffe | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 519 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 8./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg" | Killed in action 9 August 1942 | ||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 38 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Department leader in Werfer-Regiment 55 | |||||
| Heer | Rittmeister | Chief of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 39 (L) | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 290 | |||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63 | Awarded 715th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Observer in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 106 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Observer in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 22 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1.(Radfahr)/Infanterie-Regiment 84 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 62 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Group commander of the 33.SS Charlemagne division | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 2./Küstenfliegergruppe 606 | Killed in action 6 July 1942 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 105 | |||||
| + | Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized) | Awarded 796th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 | |||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 670 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Unterscharführer | Gun leader in the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf" | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 40 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 228 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 33 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Company leader in Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 753 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 430 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | Killed in action 3 February 1944 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 51 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121 |
de:Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
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