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 457 recipients whose last name is in the range "Sa–Schr". Scherzer has challenged the validity of 11 of these listings. This is the first of two lists of all 1,060 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last names start with "S". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Schu–Sz" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Schu–Sz). The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
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 457 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Sa–Schr", 47 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, four the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and three the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 28 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members, including the Volkssturm, received 294 of the medals; 23 went to the Kriegsmarine, 109 to the Luftwaffe, and 31 to the Waffen-SS and Allgemeine 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11 "Nordland" | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | General Admiral | Marine-Gruppenbefehlshaber Marinegruppe West | |||||
| Heer | Stabsfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 1 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 160 | |||||
| Heer | Rittmeister | Chief of Radfahr-Schwadron 219 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 456 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Generalmajor | Commander of the 18. Flak-Division | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Group leader in the 5./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52 | |||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 75 | Awarded 472nd Oak Leaves 14 May 1944 132nd Swords 6 February 1945 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 445 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 1352 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf" | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 176 | Killed in action 6 February 1945 | ||||
| ? | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 3./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 9 "Hohenstaufen" | ||||
| Heer | Stabsarzt of the Reserves (rank equivalent to Hauptmann) | Battalions doctor of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Flak-Sturm-Abteilung 802 (deployable) | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 65 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 457 | |||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 49 | Awarded 533rd Oak Leaves 27 July 1944 | |||
| Heer | Rittmeister | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 123 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Chief of the General Staff of Heeresgruppe B | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Commander of destroyer Z24 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Aide-de-camp in the Stab Infanterie-Regiment 270 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 502 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 121 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Schützen-Regiment 79 | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 170. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 23 | Awarded 729th Oak Leaves 5 February 1945 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5 | |||||
| Heer | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 370 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 278 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 102 | |||||
| Heer | Oberjäger | Group leader in the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of the III./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Major | Leader of Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 8 | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 100. leichte Jäger-Division | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant (M.A.) of the Reserves | Chief of the battery "Lausitz" in the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 259 in Marine-Flak-Regiment 9 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Observer in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 51 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 277 | |||||
| [6] | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | ||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 13 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | Awarded 675th Oak Leaves 6 December 1944 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 520 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Leader of SS-Regiment "Sattler" | |||||
| + | Heer | Generalmajor | Leader of the 4. Panzer-Division | Awarded 281st Oak Leaves 22 August 1943 46th Swords 31 January 1944 27th Diamonds 8 May 1945 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 4.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment "Sauer" in the fortress Breslau | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93 | |||||
| + | Heer | Wachtmeister of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 209 | Awarded 603rd Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Füsilier-Regiment 230 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 405 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ib (Quartermaster general) of the 14. Panzer-Division and leader of Kampfgruppe "Sauerbruch" | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 337 | Died of wounds 27 February 1943 | ||||
| ? | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Regiment "Theodor Körner" | ||||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 36 | Awarded 260th Oak Leaves 28 July 1943 | |||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 3 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 505 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 21 | Killed in action 15 August 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Kavallerie-Regiment Süd | Killed in action 22 November 1943 | ||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | Awarded 290th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943 44th Swords 23 January 1944 | |||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 10. Panzer-Division | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See | Commander of | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier | In the III./Flak-Regiment 40 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 22 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Unterscharführer | Ammunitions squadron leader in the 5./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 8 "Florian Geyer" | Killed in action 19 October 1943 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Leader Sturmgruppe "Beton" (assault group concrete) in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturmabteilung "Koch" | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 158 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 392 | Awarded 597th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944 | |||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | Awarded 460th Oak Leaves 20 April 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Leader of SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 "Florian Geyer" | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Company leader in Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 92 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Leader Sturmgruppe "Eisen" (assault group iron) in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturmabteilung "Koch" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 514 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Machine gunner in 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Commando leader in the Royal Hungarian combat squadron (Kampfstaffel) in the III./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 72 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1115 | Died of wounds 6 February 1945 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Ski-Jäger-Regiment 2 | Killed in action 26 January 1945 | ||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the III./SS-Infanterie-Regiment 10 (motorized) | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 200 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 1 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of a Kampfgruppe der Schule für Fahnenjunker der Infanterie VI. | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 54 (motorized) | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Jäger-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| ? | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 14.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 55 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Battalion commander in Grenadier-Regiment 516 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 5 "Wiking" | Awarded 714th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945 | |||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer | Leader of the 3./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503 | |||||
| Heer | Gefreiter | Group leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1082 | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 380 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | In the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 61 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | Awarded 630th Oak Leaves 24 October 1944 | |||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Gun leader in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 340 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer in the I./Jagdgeschwader 52 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 289 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Heer | Major | Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 3 | Killed in action 20 September 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 24 | |||||
| Heer | Wachtmeister | Gun leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202 | |||||
| Heer | Gefreiter | In the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 | Killed in action 14 May 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 61 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 109 | |||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 173 | Awarded 602nd Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | |||||
| ? | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 1 | ||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 977 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Squadron leader in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 320 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 2 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1131 | Killed in action 28 January 1945 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Machine gunner and messenger in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 405 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 191 | Awarded 217th Oak Leaves 2 April 1943 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 1./Zerstörergeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 24 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Bordfunker (radio/wireless operator) in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | |||||
| ? | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 48 "General Seyffardt" | ||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 174 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 127 | Awarded 43rd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Schützen-Regiment 66 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 39 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 9. Panzer-Division | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Battery officer in the 6./Werfer-Regiment 52 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of the SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Langemark" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 | Awarded 139th Oak Leaves 30 October 1942 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 547 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | Awarded 7th Oak Leaves 1 December 1940 | |||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 532 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 236 | |||||
| + | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 281. Sicherungs-Division | Awarded 92nd Oak Leaves 5 May 1942 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 103 | Killed in action 29 May 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Chief of the 1./SS-Polizei-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4 | |||||
| ? | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Sicherungs-Regiment 36 | ||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 15 (motorized) | Killed in action 22 January 1944 | ||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 31 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 116 | Awarded 791st Oak Leaves 16 March 1945 | |||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Panzer commander and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment "Führer Begleit Brigade" | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 272 | Awarded 202nd Oak Leaves 6 March 1943 | |||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1028 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 36 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 305 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 87 (motorized) | |||||
| ? | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 346 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 49 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Bordfunker (radio/wireless operator) in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 53 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Pak-Schütze (anti tank gunner) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 107 | |||||
| + | Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 3.(motorized)/Pionier-Bataillon 24 | Awarded 544th Oak Leaves 8 August 1944 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 131 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major Horst Schiller was shot down on September 12th 1943, him and 9 comrades were taken hostage. 2 managed to escape but upon returning with a German regiment they were unable to find them. He was killed in the Ukraine June 02 1943. He was also awarded the Deutsche Kreuz in gold on Jan 02, 1942. Posthumously he was promoted to sgt. | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 16 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 540 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 17. Panzer-Division | Killed in action 21 July 1943 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 408 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14./Füsilier-Regiment 34 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 15 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division | |||||
| Heer | Oberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 171 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 106 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Vizeadmiral | Commander of fortress La Rochelle | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 32 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | Awarded 657th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 389 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Gefreiter | Geschützkanonier (gunner) in the 19./Flak-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 6 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Messenger in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 988 | |||||
| + | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 365 | Awarded (876th) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945? | |||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Leader of the III./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking" | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung z.b.V. 2 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Sturm-Regiment 195 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 338 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 | Awarded 222nd Oak Leaves 6 April 1943 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 222 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 9. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Luftwaffe | General der Fallschirmtruppe | Commanding general of the I. Fallschirmkorps | |||||
| + | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 134. Infanterie-Division | Awarded 369th Oak Leaves 18 January 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 168 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 26 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1 | |||||
| Heer | Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 27 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Brigade Stab. z.b.V. 4 and leader of the 208. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Brigade 1132 and leader of the 73. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 45. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 4 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 286 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 112 | |||||
| Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | ||||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 5 | Awarded 161st Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Pilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 40 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 456 | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 168 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 368 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo | Leader of SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenoberjunker | Leader of the 1./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Bordfunker (radio/wireless operator) in the 4.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 6 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1102 | |||||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 11 | Awarded 358th Oak Leaves 23 December 1943 | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 419 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 | Killed in action 6 June 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Kampfgruppen leader in der Division Deneke | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the 16./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Das Reich" | Awarded 756th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945 | |||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Rifle leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 544 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 100 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 17./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Kampfgruppen leader in the 286. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 3./Schnelle Abteilung 306 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant in the II./Jäger-Regiment 229 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 850 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Generalmajor | In the Stab of Panzer-Division "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 14.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 390 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304 | Awarded 706th Oak Leaves 21 January 1945 | |||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Chief of the General Staff of the 6. Armee | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 20 | Awarded 371st Oak Leaves 23 January 1944 | |||
| Luftwaffe | General der Flakartillerie | Commanding general and commander-in-chief of Luftgau VI (Münster) | |||||
| Heer | Major | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 411 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 53 | |||||
| + | Heer | Major | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 | Awarded (877th) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945? | |||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 679 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of Divisions-Sturm-Kompanie 353 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader 55 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 437 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Adjutant in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 15 (motorized) | Killed in action 20 October 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Jäger-Regiment 56 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 173 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 74 | Awarded 203rd Oak Leaves 6 March 1943 | |||
| + | Heer | Generalleutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition) | Commander of the 260. Infanterie-Division | Awarded 334th Oak Leaves 24 November 1943 | |||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 275. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Major of the Reserves | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 546 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52 | Awarded 124th Oak Leaves 16 September 1942 | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 994 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 10 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 3 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 81 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 66 | |||||
| Heer | Oberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 209 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 280 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 62 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 27 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List" | Killed in action 28 January 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 159 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) in the 337. Infanterie-Division | Died of wounds 16 February 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of Festungs-Infanterie-Bataillon XIV./999 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See | Commander of Schnellboot S-54 in the 10. Schnellbootflottille | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 42 | Killed in action 21 July 1943 | ||||
| ? | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Battalion leader in the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Observer in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 15 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 473 | |||||
| + | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commanding general of the XXXIX. Panzerkorps | Awarded 19th Oak Leaves 10 July 1941 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 76 | Killed in action 5 September 1942 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 26 | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland" | Awarded 479th Oak Leaves 14 May 1944 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of Fallschirm-MG-Bataillon 1 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 55 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 323 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 168. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 35 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Leader of Panzer-Regiment 6 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1.(F)Nacht-Aufklärungs-Staffel | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 31 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Group leader in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 198 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 8./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 36 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 992 | |||||
| Heer | Generalmajor | 556th Army Rear Area Commander and leader of a Kampfgruppe | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 118 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 485 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 10 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2 | Awarded 432nd Oak Leaves 24 March 1944 | |||
| Heer | Sanitäts-Unteroffizier | Group leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 279 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 10./Transportgeschwader 2 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 6 | |||||
| Heer | Oberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Radfahr-Abteilung 68 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Aide-de-camp in Grenadier-Regiment 217 | |||||
| ? | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 732 | ||||
| Heer | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | In the 6./Fahnenjunker-Regiment 1241 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Konteradmiral | Befehlshaber der Aufklärungs-Streitkräfte und Führer der Kampfgruppe Bergen—commander of the reconnaissance forces and leader of the battle group Bergen | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 9./Jäger-Regiment 204 | |||||
| Heer | Major | Commander of Panzer-Regiment "Führer-Begleit-Division" | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 366 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 3./Flak-Regiment 25 (motorized) | Killed in action 19 September 1942 | ||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Unterscharführer | Gun leader in the 3./SS-Flak-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | Awarded 507th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 84th Swords 30 July 1944 21st Diamonds 16 October 1944 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 698 | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 125. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See | Commander of | Awarded 105th Oak Leaves 15 July 1942 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized) | Killed in action 15 June 1940 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the Nachtjagdschwarm of Luftflottenkommando 6 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | 1st artillery officer on battleship Bismarck | |||||
| < | --- not the the American architect nor the American botanist, who both died in the 1920s ---> | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Feld-Ausbau-Bataillon 178 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 9./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 206 | Killed in action 3 June 1942 | ||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 6./Füsilier-Regiment 202 | |||||
| + | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 4. Panzer-Division | Awarded 768th Oak Leaves 6 March 1945 | |||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 9 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Battalion leader in Grenadier-Regiment 418 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See | Chief of the 8. Artillerie-Trägerflottille | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 211 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 59 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 669 | Killed in action 31 July 1944 | ||||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Wachtmeister | Flak combat troop leader in the 6./Flak-Regiment 49 (motorized) | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 207 | Awarded 389th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Leader of the assault platoon in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 521 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./Artillerie-Regiment 129 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking" | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of Pionierkompanie/Jäger-Regiment 54 | Died of wounds 16 October 1944 | ||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 959 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 342 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Chief of the 25. Minensuchflottille | |||||
| Heer | Wachtmeister | Shock troops leader in Stabsschwadron of the II./Reiter-Regiment 32 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 6 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Rottenführer | Anti tank rifle troop leader in the 8./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Group leader in the Radfahrkompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 192 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 423 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | Awarded 18th Oak Leaves 9 July 1941 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant | Company leader in schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 654 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Vizeadmiral | Chef des Stabes der Seekriegsleitung im OKM | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 18 | |||||
| ? | Heer | Hauptmann | Battalion commander in Grenadier-Regiment 317 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves | Staffelführer of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 7 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Pilot in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 76 | |||||
| Heer | General der Infanterie | Commanding general of the VII. Armeekorps | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 11.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 9 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 51 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Jäger-Regiment 28 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 8 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Leader of Divisions-Gruppe 262 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | Killed in action 20 November 1944 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 31 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 1059 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Fahnenjunker-Grenadier-Regiment 1242 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) in the 20. Panzer-Division | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | Awarded 450th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944 | |||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 949 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 40 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20 (motorized) | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 10 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the Stabstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Ia (operations officer) of the 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" | |||||
| + | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle" | Awarded 707th Oak Leaves 21 January 1945 | |||
| Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 53 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Combat commander of Elbing | |||||
| + | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 6. Gebirgs-Division | Awarded 398th Oak Leaves 17 February 1944 93rd Swords 28 August 1944 23rd Diamonds 1 January 1945 | |||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 666 | |||||
| Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | |||||
| + | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | Awarded 123rd Oak Leaves 10 September 1942 | |||
| Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of Kampfgruppe "Scholz" | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer | Commander of SS-Regiment "Nordland" | Awarded 423rd Oak Leaves 12 March 1944 85th Swords 8 August 1944 | |||
| Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 423 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 317 | |||||
| + | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer | Leader of the 7./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" | Awarded 591st Oak Leaves 21 September 1944 | |||
| ? | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 4 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100 | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 279 | |||||
| Heer | Oberst | Commander of Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the I.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 81. Infanterie-Division | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Group leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74 | Killed in action 16 October 1944 | ||||
| Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6 | Killed in action 10 October 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1077 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 49 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 16 | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Flak-Regiment 104 | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Admiral | Kommadierender Admiral norwegische Westküste—Commanding Admiral of the Norwegian west coast | |||||
| Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 17 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 53 | Awarded 736th Oak Leaves 11 February 1945 | |||
| Heer | Oberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 80 | Killed in action 14 September 1943 | ||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 | |||||
| Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 365 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer | Commander of SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 12 "Michael Gaißmair" | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer | Deputy leader of the 7./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 4./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 10./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland" | |||||
| + | Heer | Feldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Sturm-Regiment 14 | Awarded 309th Oak Leaves 5 October 1943 | |||
| Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 16 | |||||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | Awarded (850th) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945 | |||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 168 | |||||
| Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmmann | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade 6 "Langemarck" | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Chief of the 3./Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 287 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 1124 | |||||
| Heer | Unteroffizier | Gun leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 20 | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 260 | |||||
| Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 74 | |||||
| + | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 580 | Awarded 779th Oak Leaves 13 March 1945 | |||
| + | Heer | Rittmeister | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" | Awarded 808th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945 | |||
| Heer | Obergefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 111 | |||||
| + | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelführer of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 27 | Awarded 268th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943 (144th) Swords 19 April 1945 | |||
| Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 126 | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized) | |||||
| Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | |||||
| Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See | Commander of | |||||
| Heer | General der Infanterie | Commanding general of the XII. Armeekorps | |||||
| Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 1176 |
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.