List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ba–Bm) explained

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military 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.^[1] 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 Nazi Germany.^[2]

There is currently no official German Government list of KC recipients. Analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) indicates that up to 7,321 awards may have been made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. 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 a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and was also the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of the recipients.

In 2007, Veit Scherzer published his German: Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [''The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945'']. Scherzer's book was compiled from documents held by the German Federal Archives, and cast doubt on 193 of the listings in Fellgiebel's 1996 book. The majority of the disputed recipients were listed as having received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.^[3]

Listed here are the 368 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm".^[4] Scherzer has challenged the validity of 13 of these listings.^[5] This is the first of two lists of all 725 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "B". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz).^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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).^[9] 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.^[10]

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 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.^[11] Of the 368 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm", 31 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, 12 the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 19 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 232 of the medals; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 100 to the Luftwaffe, and 21 to the Waffen-SS.^[4] 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.^[12] 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.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit^[13]	Date of award	Notes	Image
+	Heer	14-HHauptmann^[14]	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124		Awarded 352nd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943
+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 115		Awarded 402nd Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 111th Swords 16 November 1944
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	In the Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant^[15]	Pilot in the 5./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"^[16]		Killed in action 14 May 1941
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1^[17]
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 410
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot and observer in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 104
	Waffen-SS	20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police	Commanding general of the Korpsgruppe "von dem Bach" in Warsaw
	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Artillery observer in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 262
+	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 234		Awarded 550th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944
^[18]	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 179
	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Thule"
	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Adjutant of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter^[19]	In the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7
	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./Freiwilligen-SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"
	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52^[20]
?	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24
	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 2
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Auklärungs-Abteilung 23
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Observer in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 16
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Hochgebirgs-Jäger-Bataillon 3
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 95
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 489
+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 11		Awarded 652nd Oak Leaves 18 November 1944
	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77
	Heer	03-HGefreiter^[21]	Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 273^[22]
	Heer	09-HSanitäts-Feldwebel	In the Stab of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 36
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 958		Killed in action 22 March 1945
+	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 11		Awarded 262nd Oak Leaves 1 August 1943 49th Swords 21 February 1944
+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Ia (operations officer) of the 16. Panzer-Division		Awarded 761st Oak Leaves 28 February 1945
+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51		Awarded 31st Oak Leaves 14 August 1941 7th Swords 16 February 1942
+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 123		Awarded 243rd Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 45th Swords 23 January 1944
+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100		Awarded 434th Oak Leaves 24 March 1944
	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Chief of the 4. Schnellbootflottille
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel^[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 56
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorized)^[24]
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 17
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 216
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 44		Died of wounds 28 November 1944
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
?	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 36
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1036
	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Machine gunner in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 228
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13
+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 1		Awarded 155th Oak Leaves 20 December 1942 25th Swords 4 March 1943 19th Diamonds 31 August 1944
	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Observer in the 2./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 22
	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 91
?	Luftwaffe	10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel^[25]	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 53 (motorized)		Killed in action 9 October 1941
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant^[26]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 27		Awarded 17th Oak Leaves 2 July 1941
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba"
	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 36
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 1077
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 55
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 519
	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 227^[27]
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 58
	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 361 and leader of a Kampfgruppe^[28]
	Heer	17-HOberst^[29]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 104
?	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment Kreta
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Adjutant and technical officer of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3
	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of
+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52		Awarded 175th Oak Leaves 11 January 1943 52nd Swords 2 March 1944
	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer	Panzer commander in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment		Died of wounds 20 February 1945
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 211
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle"
	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of Minensucher M-1
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 399
	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 5
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Leader of the 3./Flak-Regiment 293 (motorized)
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant^[30]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53		Killed in action 4 August 1944
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 13^[31]
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 3./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 506
	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 14
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 117
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 688
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 51
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 119 (motorized)
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393
	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompnie/Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 335
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier^[32]	Group leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 96
?	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"
	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Leader of a Sprengbootflottille (Kleinkampfverband)
	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21		Killed in action 11 August 1944
+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52		Awarded 526th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 (145th) Swords 21 April 1945
	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Squad leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 102
	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33		Killed in action 10 July 1943
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer^[33]	Leader of the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506^[34]
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Regiment adjutant of the Grenadier-Regiment 585
	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"^[35]
+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"		Awarded 618th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Grenadier-Bataillon Belgard in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl^[36]
	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Fliegerführer of Luftflottenkommando 4
	Heer	06-HOberjäger	Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99
	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 117
?	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 499
	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 4
	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 15. Infanterie-Division
+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant^[37]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3		Awarded 107th Oak Leaves 26 July 1942
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Battery leader in the Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized)		Killed in action 4 December 1942
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 197
+	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the III./SS-"Totenkopf"-Infanterie-Regiment 3		Awarded 277th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943 95th Swords 2 September 1944
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Radfahr-Kompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422
	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Quartiermeister (quartermaster general) of the XI. SS-Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe
+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30^[38]		Awarded 20th Oak Leaves 14 July 1941 16th Swords 17 August 1942
+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)		Awarded 199th Oak Leaves 27 February 1943
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 173
	Heer	15-HMajor^[39]	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 470^[40]
?	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (Feld)
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 286
	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Company leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 57
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 19
?	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 26
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 33
	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 112
+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Chief of the general staff Generalstab DAK		Awarded 258th Oak Leaves 6 July 1943 81st Swords 20 July 1944
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized)
	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Battery officer in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 125
	Heer	17-HOberst^[41]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 504
	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 290
	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"^[42]
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 77
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 7./Schützen-Regiment 394
+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 18^[43]		Awarded 829th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 418
	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 370. Infanterie-Division
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122
	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves^[44]	Commander of Ost-Bataillon 439
	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Chief of the 2./SS-Panzerzgrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 116
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 31
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 529
+	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Standartenführer	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"		Awarded 595th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944
+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1		Awarded 780th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 503
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 228
+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1		Awarded 198th Oak Leaves 26 February 1943
+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6		Awarded 792nd Oak Leaves 20 March 1945
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized)
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant^[45]	Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66
	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Gun leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 43
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1299
	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51^[46]
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	In the Stab III./Füsilier-Regiment 39
	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 457
	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500 (Transportflieger)
	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27
	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1
+	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51		Awarded 108th Oak Leaves 3 August 1942
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves^[47]	Leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 21
	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 132
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35
	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division
	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 3./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland"
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 4./Flak-Regiment 33^[48]
	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 738
+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 203		Awarded 605th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 668
	Heer	14-HHauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition)	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 161
+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)		Awarded 689th Oak Leaves 9 January 1945
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 13./Füsilier-Regiment 39
	Heer	14-HHauptmann^[49]	Company chief in the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 201
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 im DAK
?	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Company leader in the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"
+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 489		Awarded 421st Oak Leaves 6 March 1944 (148th) Swords 26 April 1945
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5^[50]
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Deputy leader of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 5
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 106
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1193
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot, observer and Verbindungsoffizier (liaison officer) to the 5th Romanian Kampfgruppe
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Leader of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12
+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant^[51]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54		Awarded 130th Oak Leaves 30 September 1942
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Chief of the 9./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 1./Nacht-Schlacht-Gruppe 3^[52]
	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 669
	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves	Commander of the augmented Grenadier-Regiment 374
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 500
	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 227
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 38
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel^[53]	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Kompanietruppmelder (company headquarters messenger) in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138
	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546^[54]
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 55
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 52
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 102
	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 301
?	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor^[55]	Commander of Festungs-Division Kreta
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of Grenadier-Bataillon 8/9 "Feldherrnhalle" in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelführer of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500
+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 89		Awarded 406th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944
	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 102. Infanterie-Division
	Heer	15-HMajor^[56]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 358
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 166
	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 361
	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän	Chief of the 1. Minensuchflottille
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187
	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Shock troops leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130
	Kriegsmarine	16-MFregattenkapitän	Chief of the 1. Zerstörerflottille
	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 187
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Battery leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 411 in the Flak-Regiment 151 (motorized)
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle"
	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Company leader in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15
+	Heer	15-HMajor^[57]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 84		Awarded 806th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2^[58]
	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 296
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Adjutant of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 162
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23		Killed in action 10 August 1944
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 696
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 26
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of the Fähnrichs-Regiment 1 of the Division "Märkisch Friedland"
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 914^[59]
	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 227. Infanterie-Division
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 14./Kampfgeschwader 55		Killed in action 18 February 1944
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel^[60]	Air gunner in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1
	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15
	Luftwaffe	03-LGefreiter	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 18
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 28
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief inspector at the Heeres-Unteroffiziers-Schule Jauer
	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 165
	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the general staff of the XV. Armeekorps
	Kriegsmarine	10-MOberfernschreibmeister (rank equivalent to Oberfeldwebel)	Einzelkämpfer (lone fighter) in a Kleinkampf Verband (small units detachment)
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 77		Killed in action 25 July 1943
	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 31. Infanterie-Division
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 6
	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant^[61]	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 237^[62]
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
?	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier^[63]	Festungs-Pak-Kompanie 13/X with the 180. Infanterie-Division
	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 114
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 103
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505
	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Schnelle Abteilung 123
	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Beßlein" in the Festung Breslau (fortress Breslau)
	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Totenkopf"
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 11
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 26
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized)		Killed in action 22 August 1942
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 2
	Heer	17-HOberst^[64]	Leader of the 50. Infanterie-Division		Killed in action 9 May 1944
+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 4. Panzer-Division		Awarded 774th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382
	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79
+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"		Awarded 336th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 2
	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Gun leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 245^[65]
	Heer	15-HMajor	Division adjutant of the 329. Infanterie-Division and commander of Schnelle Abteilung 329
	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Air gunner in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1^[66]		Killed in action 19 July 1942
	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Chief of the 4. Zerstörerflottille
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant^[67]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 694
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333
	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 51
	Heer	17-HOberst	Artilleriekommandeur 35
+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 184		Awarded 566th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944
	Heer	14-HHauptmann der Landwehr	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 386
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 868
	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 6. Infanterie-Division
	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer^[68]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"
	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124
?	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Festung (fortress) commander of Frankfurt/Oder
	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 73. Infanterie-Division
	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.)	Chief engineer on
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 281
	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 14./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"
	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 35
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6^[69]
+	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"		Awarded 685th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Unteroffizier-Schule Jülich		Killed in action 16 November 1944
	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of
	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves^[70]	Leader of the 3./Landungs-Pionier-Bataillon 86
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 442
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Messenger in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 463
	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 321
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 44
	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52
	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Chief of the 1. Schnellbootflottille
	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfähnrich	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	In the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 337
	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 112
	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Panzergenadier-Regiment 5
	Heer	12-HLeutnant^[71]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 115
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 77		Killed in action 2 April 1942
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 7
+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant^[72]	Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 4		Awarded 669th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Observer in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des OB der Luftwaffe
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"^[73]
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 423
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 391		Died of wounds 30 June 1942^[74]
	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 270
	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 561
	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4
+	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Oberführer^[75]	Commander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland"		Awarded 563rd Oak Leaves 28 August 1944
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 35
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 30
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 6
+	Kriegsmarine	16-MFregattenkapitän	Leader of the 9. Sicherungs-Division^[76]		Awarded (866th) Oak Leaves 10 May 1945?
	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25
	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves	Group leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1
+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commander-in-Chief of the 8. Armee		Awarded 640th Oak Leaves 29 October 1944 (146th) Swords 25 April 1945
	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Chief of the Generalstab II. Fallschirmkorps
+	Heer	17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 320		Awarded 746th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945
	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1
	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant^[77]	Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves	Staffelkapitän of the 6. and leader of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"		Killed in action 4 June 1944
+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487^[78]		Awarded 621st Oak Leaves 18 October 1944
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Adjutant of the Stab I./Grenadier-Regiment 358
+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of		Awarded 125th Oak Leaves 23 September 1942
	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 379
	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 563
	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 44
+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 202		Awarded 331st Oak Leaves 22 November 1943
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 2
	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
?	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Leader of the 12./SS-Panzergrenadier Ausbildung und Ersatz Bataillon 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel^[79]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11
(-Fincken)	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1		Killed in action 21 May 1941
	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3		Killed after forced landing 19 September 1944
	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 347
	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division
	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24
	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122
	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 124
	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Chief of the Generalstab Heeresruppe D^[80]		Awarded 741st Oak Leaves 18 February 1945

Notes

Discrepancies in sources

References

Bibliography

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• Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . de . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Book: Thomas . Franz . Wegmann . Günter . 1985 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Armed Forces 1939–1945 Volume I: Assault Artillery . de . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1447-2.
• Book: Thomas . Franz . Wegmann . Günter . 1987 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be . de . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1153-2.
• Book: Von Seemen , Gerhard . 1976 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements . de . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Verlag . 978-3-7909-0051-4.
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External links

• Web site: Das Bundesarchiv. Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. 2 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101229195453/http://www.bundesarchiv.de/bundesarchiv/dienstorte/freiburg/index.html.en. 29 December 2010.

Notes and References

1. Williamson & Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
3. Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 119–135, 485–486.
5. Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–122.
6. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 135–152, 487.
7. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939. de. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). 21 February 2008. PDF. ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. 31 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061438/http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19390007&zoom=2&seite=00001573&ues=on&x=21&y=6. live.
8. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940. de. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). 21 February 2008. PDF. ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. 31 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061438/http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19400007&zoom=2&seite=00000849&ues=on&x=22&y=10. live.
9. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941. de. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). 21 February 2008. PDF. ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. 31 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061438/http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19410007&zoom=2&seite=00000613&ues=on&x=14&y=9. live.
10. Web site: Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944. de. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). 21 February 2008. PDF. ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. 31 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061438/http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19450007&zoom=2&seite=00000011&ues=on&x=14&y=10. live.
11. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
12. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 49–51, 102–111.
13. 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.
14. Scherzer 2007, p. 196.
15. Scherzer 2007, p. 197.
16. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 119, 484.
17. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 119.
18. 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.
19. Scherzer 2007, p. 198.
20. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.
21. Scherzer 2007, p. 199.
22. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 120, 484.
23. Scherzer 2007, p. 200.
24. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 121.
25. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 121, 484.
26. Scherzer 2007, p. 201.
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