List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz)


The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich 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 successful military leadership to extreme battlefield bravery. 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. Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe —as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst and the Volkssturm. 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, 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. Fellgiebel was 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 these original recipients. Author and historian Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of 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. For many years Fellgiebel's book was considered the main reference work on this topic, and it has now been succeeded by Scherzer's work.
Listed here are the 357 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz". Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of eight more of these listings. This is the second 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 "Ba–Bm" is listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients. The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes. 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, was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.

Recipients

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe 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 357 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz", 35 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, six the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 22 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 246 of the medals; 17 went to the Kriegsmarine, 78 to the Luftwaffe, and 16 to the Waffen-SS. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients and are therefore denoted in parentheses.






NameServiceRankRole and unitDate of awardNotesImage
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 547 March 1941——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 87023 March 1945——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 40512 February 1944——
+Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerCommander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf"3 May 1942Awarded 246th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943
140th Swords 26 March 1945
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 2289 June 1944——
Luftwaffe11-LStabsfeldwebelObserver in the Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"4 September 1941——
Heer21-HGeneraloberstCommander-in-Chief of Heeresgruppe Nord30 September 1939—
+Waffen-SS13-WSS-Obersturmführer and Oberstleutnant of the SchupoCommander of the II./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment 428 March 1943Awarded 570th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944—
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"5 February 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 973 May 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 918 November 1943——
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 222 October 1941Awarded 58th Oak Leaves 8 January 1942—
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 7710 October 1941——
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 68914 February 1945——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 12. Panzer-Division17 December 1943——
Heer04-HObergefreiterZugführer in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 8818 February 1944——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Artillerie-Regiment 17620 January 1943——
Heer17-HOberst of the ReservesCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 68812 August 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 12./Lehrgeschwader 129 February 1944——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 32. Infanterie-Division9 December 1944——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 11. Infanterie-Division4 December 1941——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 40823 July 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2099 January 1944——
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 722 December 1941Awarded 594th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944—
Kriegsmarine12-MLeutnant zur See of the ReservesCommander of Minensucher M-404013 October 1942——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantChief of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 430 November 1944——
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 43024 September 1942Awarded 716th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945—
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannChief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 241 20 June 1943——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 2623 August 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelSpähtruppführer in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 817 March 1945——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 32. Infanterie-Division29 June 1940—
Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeEinsatzleiter der Kriegsmarine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich 26 August 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 2819 July 1940——
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23810 September 1943——
Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeChef des Stabes Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee 6 October 1940——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 27013 July 1940——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 1626 April 1944——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorCommander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 326 March 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantFlugabwehr Zugführer in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"8 February 1943——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11117 September 1943——
+Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 50216 April 1944Awarded 581st Oak Leaves 10 September 1944—
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the II./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"18 February 1945——
Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommander of the 3. Flieger-Division14 May 1944——
Heer10-HFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelZugführer in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 41227 August 1944——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Artillerie-Regiment 2219 June 1940——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 273 August 1944——
+Heer13-HOberleutnantPilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"5 October 1941Awarded 149th Oak Leaves 28 November 1942
61st Swords 6 April 1944		—
Luftwaffe09-LWachtmeisterGeschützführer in the 2./Flak-Regiment 43 11 June 1944——
+Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 618 January 1941Awarded 53rd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941
114th Swords 28 November 1944		—
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte20 July 1944——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 21. Panzer-Division13 December 1941——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 27 4 September 1941——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Pionier-Bataillon 4421 February 1943——
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterSquadron leader in the 2. Marschkompanie/Feldersatz-Abteilung 8930 September 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2168 February 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 39711 December 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"24 March 1943*Killed in action 11 February 1943—
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 103916 October 1944——
Luftwaffe20-LGeneral der FliegerGeneral der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres20 March 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 67021 April 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 5./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 12221 June 1943*Killed in action 19 April 1943—
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 117 March 1945——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Schützen-Regiment 1118 August 1941——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 89 December 1944——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 29522 January 1943——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 32. Infanterie-Division13 October 1941——
+Heer06-HOberjägerGroup leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 495 May 1943Awarded 370th Oak Leaves 18 January 1944
Heer17-HOberstCommander of the 4. Schützen-Brigade19 July 1940——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 1345 February 1942——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 3711 January 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 515 May 1941——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 15818 April 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 10385 November 1944*Killed in action 21 October 1944—
Luftwaffe15-LMajor of the ReservesGruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 5529 October 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 43420 April 1944——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 29. Infanterie-Division 13 August 1941——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the Wettererkundungsstaffel 2726 March 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 4627 March 1942——
Heer14-HRittmeister of the ReservesCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2118 February 1945——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 15 February 1944——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 5221 December 1942——
+Heer04-HObergefreiterMachine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 36517 August 1943Awarded 492nd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantChief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 42 6 December 1944——
Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeFührer der Zerstörer and of Kampfgruppe Narvik17 October 1940*Killed in action 10 April 1940—
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 626 November 1941——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 559 October 1943——
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerChief of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 "Florian Geyer"21 February 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 21621 December 1940—
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11519 August 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 12217 March 1944——
+Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 40930 April 1943Awarded 828th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945—
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesShock troops leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 18920 March 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the Panzerspäh-Kompanie/Aufklärungs-Abteilung 34123 August 1941——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"22 November 1943——
Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerLeader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 19 "Hohenstaufen"16 October 1944——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 527 July 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 29 29 September 1941——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 12111 March 1943—
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 20923 December 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 226 March 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"3 May 1942——
+Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 4619 July 1940Awarded 71st Oak Leaves 11 February 1942—
?Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommanding general of Korps "Bork"11 May 1945——
+Luftwaffe16-LOberstleutnantGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 765 October 1941Awarded 119th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942—
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 221 April 1944*Killed in action 27 March 1944—
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10414 April 1945——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 1302 January 1945—
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantIn the Stab I./Flaksturm-Regiment 5 17 April 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 383 May 1942——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 224 September 1942—
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Schützen-Regiment 1024 July 1941Awarded 235th Oak Leaves 10 May 1943—
Heer16-HOberstleutnantLeader of Infanterie-Regiment 463 May 1942——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"25 November 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 42713 October 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 17721 September 1944——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 2894 December 1941——
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerAdjutant of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"16 December 1943——
+Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 10232 September 1944Awarded Oak Leaves 30 April 1945—
Heer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommanding general of the I. Armeekorps9 July 1941—
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 41123 December 1942——
?Heer19-HGeneralleutnantActing leader of the LVIII. Panzerkorps9 May 1945——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 200 3 November 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 37 February 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantDeputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 42227 August 1944——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 144 July 1940——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 46023 August 1943——
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 1523 August 1941*Killed in action 13 August 1941—
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11315 December 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 217 September 1941——
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"1 July 1942Awarded 114th Oak Leaves 27 August 1942—
Luftwaffe17-LOberstCommander of Fallschjäger-Regiment 124 May 1940——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesRegiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 50126 March 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 2./Radfahr-Abteilung 127 July 1941——
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 971 September 1943——
Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeLeader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division21 January 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 775 December 1943——
+Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 8. Panzer-Division15 July 1941Awarded 324th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"18 September 1940——
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 10111 June 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 95 March 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 2528 October 1944——
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 21 January 1943Awarded 224th Oak Leaves 11 April 1943
66th Swords 9 May 1944
22nd Diamonds 24 November 1944
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 91217 March 1943Awarded Oak Leaves 26 April 1945?—
Heer06-HOberjägerGroup leader in the 8./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 9128 October 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelShock troops leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 95330 September 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 3920 August 1942——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 20212 December 1944——
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille23 December 1943——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantLeader of Infanterie-Regiment 57722 January 1943*Killed in action 4 January 1943—
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 6721 August 1941——
Heer11-HStabsfeldwebelZugführer in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 11245 March 1945*Killed in action 19 February 1945—
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesCompany leader in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1036 May 1945——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 545 September 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 7724 March 1943——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13018 July 1944—
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 392 9 December 1944——
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 30 October 1944—
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 939 November 1942——
Heer17-HOberstKampfkommandant Marienburg10 February 1945——
Heer21-HGeneraloberstOberbefehlshaber des Heeres 30 September 1939—
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 50710 September 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 54412 August 1944*Killed in action 15 July 1944—
+Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 30815 July 1944Awarded 677th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944—
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 314 June 1941——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 57620 January 1943——
Luftwaffe09-LFahnenjunker-FeldwebelObserver in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 559 June 1944——
Heer14-HRittmeisterLeader of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 10020 July 1942*Died in accident 15 September 1941—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot and observer in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 928 March 1944——
Kriegsmarine16-MFregattenkapitänChief of the 24. Landungsflottille28 December 1944——
Heer15-HMajor im Generalstab Ib of the 131. Infanterie-Division3 October 1943——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 919 November 1942——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 156 23 August 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 788 August 1944*Killed in action 19 July 1944—
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannPilot in the 5./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12229 February 1944——
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 24520 April 1943Awarded 427th Oak Leaves 17 March 1944—
+Heer11-HStabsfeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 274 September 1942Awarded 700th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945—
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 5223 August 1943*Died of wounds 17 July 1943—
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of Pionier-Bataillon 2719 December 1944——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 34722 February 1942——
Heer15-HMajorLeader of the Panzer-Brigade 10130 September 1944——
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade3 June 1940Awarded 69th Oak Leaves 31 January 1942
48th Swords 21 February 1944
+Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 12. Minensuchflottille3 August 1941Awarded 387th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944—
+Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerLeader of the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"30 October 1941Awarded 668th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944—
?Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 2099 May 1945——
+Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesChief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 42618 February 1942Awarded 165th Oak Leaves 23 December 1943
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 27420 January 1943——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 6897 December 1942——
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"22 November 1943Awarded 697th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945—
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the Regiments-Pionier-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 66915 June 1944*Killed in action 23 March 1944—
Heer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommanding general of the XXXXIII. Armeekorps12 July 1942——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 5526 March 1944——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the ReservesPilot in the 2./Lehrgeschwader 15 July 1941——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the Infanterie-Kompanie "De Kaste"16 April 1943——
Waffen-SS19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SSCommander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord"27 December 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 94 October 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 5321 October 1940——
Luftwaffe10-LOberwachtmeisterBattery officer in the I./Flak-Regiment 13 3 February 1943——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 30018 November 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 9041 February 1945——
?Heer10-HOberfähnrichZugführer in the Panzer-Vernichtungs-Brigade Oberschlesien6 May 1945——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"2 October 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 14126 November 1944——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorLeader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"14 January 1945——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Heeres-Flak-Bataillon 60623 July 1942——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 30. Infanterie-Division27 October 1939——
+Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesCommander of Minenschiff Cobra and leader of a mine laying group27 December 1941Awarded 330th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943—
Heer15-HMajorDeputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 9564 July 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 6./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12230 December 1943——
Heer03-HGefreiterRichtschütze in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 257 March 1941——
Kriegsmarine19-MVizeadmiralKommadierender Admiral Schwarzes Meer 17 May 1944——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 2172 February 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 129923 October 1944——
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 5412 March 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnantRegiment adjutant of Panzer-Regiment 1514 April 1945——
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 2226 December 1942——
+Heer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommanding general of the II. Armeekorps15 July 1941Awarded 103rd Oak Leaves 27 June 1942—
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 779 December 1942*Killed in action 15 September 1942
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesRegiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 12330 September 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 46723 February 1944*Died of wounds 5 January 1944—
Heer04-HObergefreiterMachine gunner in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 38618 December 1944——
?Heer15-HMajorLeader of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Brandenburg"8 May 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 50214 November 1943——
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänChief of the 2. Räumbootflottille14 June 1942——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 5414 March 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierRifle leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 33026 June 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer in the II./Kampfgeschwader 7624 March 1943——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of the 24. Panzergrenadier-Brigade29 August 1942——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 224 September 1942——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the ReservesPilot and z.b.V. Offizier in the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"16 April 1943——
Waffen-SS12-WSS-UntersturmführerLeader of the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 50329 April 1945——
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1310 September 1943Awarded 394th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944—
Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerChief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Das Reich"13 November 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 44723 October 1941——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 126 August 1943——
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 774 September 1941Awarded 193rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943—
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 37620 October 1944——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 9595 April 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 5616 April 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"22 June 1941——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 6. Volks-Grenadier-Division14 April 1945——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"11 March 1945——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGeschützführer in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 2535 October 1941——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"5 December 1943*Killed in action 14 July 1943—
Heer09-HFeldwebelKompanietruppführer in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 1785 April 1945——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the Stabskompanie/Infanterie-Regiment 528 November 1940——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 23 November 1942——
Heer12-HLeutnantCompany chief in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 50812 January 1942——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 15530 July 1942——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 30517 March 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 9029 December 1942——
Heer17-HOberstArtilleriekommandeur 14920 December 1943——
Waffen-SS04-WSS-RottenführerGeschützführer in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 54 "Nederland"23 August 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Füsilier-Regiment 2023 July 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 53 July 1943*Killed in action 7 May 1943—
+Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 6227 February 1944Awarded 638th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944—
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 2453 April 1943*Killed in action 4 February 1943—
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 7./Artillerie-Regiment 24129 August 1943——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 169 August 1942——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7415 October 1942——
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 435 April 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 9222 January 1943——
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 6612 September 1941Awarded 504th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944—
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 of the Artillerie-Schule II Groß-Born28 March 1945——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnant of the ReservesPilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 4024 March 1941——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 2046 January 1942*Killed in action 10 December 1941—
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 30 2 October 1941——
Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerCommander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf"16 June 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"20 July 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän in the I./Jagdgeschwader 312 August 1941——
+Heer13-HOberleutnantZugführer in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 629 June 1940Awarded 44th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 30517 July 1941——
Waffen-SS09-WSS-OberscharführerLeader of the 5./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"27 January 1945——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 231 July 1943——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 27715 July 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantMachine gun Zugführer in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 30721 December 1940——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12121 September 1944——
Waffen-SS12-WSS-UntersturmführerLeader of the 1./SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Besslein"19 April 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 15919 August 1944——
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of Schnellboot S-27 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille22 April 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 43623 August 1944——
?Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerCommander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"6 May 1945——
+Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"4 September 1941Awarded 413th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944
88th Swords 14 August 1944		—
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Panzer-Regiment 2412 December 1944——
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 20 October 1942Awarded 234th Oak Leaves 26 April 1943—
Luftwaffe16-LOberstleutnant of the ReservesGeschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"22 August 1940——
Luftwaffe17-LOberstGeschwaderkommodore of Lehrgeschwader 14 July 1940—
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 13315 August 1940Awarded 766th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945—
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 98 August 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 39918 February 1945——
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterBattery officer in the 5./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 829 February 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantIn the Stab 4. Flak-Division17 April 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 314 April 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 5284 March 1942——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 1665 May 1943——
Heer16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab Ia of the 10. Panzer-Division19 January 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelführer of the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 1224 September 1942*Died of wounds 14 June 1942—
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Panzer-Regiment 3921 November 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 28028 February 1945Died 16 April 1945—
Luftwaffe06-LUnteroffizierGeschützführer in the 2./Flak-Regiment 49 23 December 1942——
Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeFührer der Torpedoboote 12 March 1941——
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 6718 December 1944——
?Luftwaffe09-LFahnenjunker-FeldwebelLeader of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2629 April 1945—
Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommander of the 12. Flak-Division 5 September 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 20211 September 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 76 2 October 1943——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 4717 August 1942——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 727 August 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 10./Schützen-Regiment 5224 July 1941——
Luftwaffe16-LOberstleutnantCommander of Flak-Regiment 164 11 June 1944——
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of the II./Kavallerie-Regiment 5 "Feldmarschall von Mackensen"1 February 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 112631 January 1945——
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 7729 October 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 66920 October 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 8814 January 1945——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelRadio/wireless operator in the Stab/Nachtjagdgeschwader 130 June 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 12116 November 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"1 February 1945——
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of SS-Freiwilligen-Pionier-Bataillon 11 "Nordland"30 January 1944——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 526 April 1944*Killed in action 11 December 1943—
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 11610 February 1943——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 42611 October 1941——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGeschützführer in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 4118 November 1943——
!Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommander of the 7. Flak-Division31 October 1944——
+Kriegsmarine19-MVizeadmiralCommanding Admiral Ostland29 September 1944Awarded 823rd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 7715 October 1942——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 11. Infanterie-Division23 February 1944——
+Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 183 March 1943Awarded 604th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944—
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 52929 September 1941——
?Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 5242 May 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 14./Divisions-Gruppe 11221 February 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelShock troops leader in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1009 July 1941——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 1029 December 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 1./Sturm-Bataillon AOK 418 December 1944*Killed in action 26 October 1944—
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 5802 April 1943——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 9804 October 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 41717 April 1945——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorLeader of the 25. Panzergrenadier-Division14 January 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 5092 September 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelRadio operator in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 7730 November 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 9013 October 1941——
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 11112 August 1944——
+Heer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommander-in-Chief of the 16. Armee26 May 1940Awarded 274th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 410 September 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 1219 June 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 56114 October 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannChief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 2 9 June 1944——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Jäger-Regiment 22828 February 1943——
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 15. Infanterie-Division5 December 1943Awarded 521st Oak Leaves 4 July 1944—
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 699 May 1943——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelPanzer commander in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 319 December 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 97 March 1944—
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 32826 March 1944Awarded 637th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944—
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantChief of the Generalstab of Heeresgruppe Süd30 January 1944——
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 8212 March 1944——
Waffen-SS14-WWaffen-HauptsturmführerLeader of the 10./SS-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 1921 September 1944——
Heer06-HOberjägerGeschützführer in the 16./Jäger-Regiment 2286 March 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 4423 March 1945——