List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (L)


The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 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. 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 acceptance by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients. Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the German Army, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe —as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 foreign recipients of the award.
These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, 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, a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. The author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany 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 386 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "L". Scherzer has challenged the validity of sixteen of these listings. 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.

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 386 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "L", 38 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 two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 37 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 256 of the medals; 19 went to the Kriegsmarine, 90 to the Luftwaffe, and 21 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
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 6626 November 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 4099 April 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 48031 December 1941——
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 447 March 1944Awarded Oak Leaves 29 April 1945?—
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 36617 March 1945——
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the Grenadier-Regiment 10621 October 1943Awarded Oak Leaves 30 April 1945—
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"26 March 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 5283 November 1944——
Waffen-SS09-WSS-OberscharführerZugführer in the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer"8 October 1943——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the Grenadier-Regiment 85830 September 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 886 March 1944——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"14 May 1944——
Heer17-HOberstDeputy leader of the 28. Jäger-Division12 February 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader of the Pionierzug of the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 10513 January 1944——
Waffen-SS17-WSS-OberführerCommander of Panzer-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich"11 April 1944——
Heer01-HGrenadierIn the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 58714 April 1945——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesDeputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 41916 November 1943——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 10419 December 1943*Killed in action 23 October 1943—
+Heer14-HHauptmannDeputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 76 22 January 1943Awarded 532nd Oak Leaves 25 July 1944—
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 121. Infanterie-Division27 July 1941*Killed in action 3 July 1941—
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 39918 February 1945——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 2429 October 1942——
?Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 176. Infanterie-Division9 May 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesCompany leader in the Grenadier-Regiment 42321 September 1944——
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant of the ReserveChief engineer on 27 October 1943——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of the 4. Panzer-Brigade16 June 1940——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantFlakkampftruppführer in the I./Flak-Regiment 19 22 January 1943——
Waffen-SS15-WMajor of the SchupoCommander of the II./SS-Polizei-Regiment 1417 March 1945*Killed in action 28 February 1945—
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 5422 November 1943Awarded 448th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944—
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"23 November 1941Awarded 148th Oak Leaves 21 November 1942
74th Swords 2 July 1944		—
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelObserver in the 11./12. 20 December 1944——
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 6830 September 1944——
Hermann LangWaffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerMeldestaffelführer in the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf"23 October 1944——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 4814 September 1943——
Heer09-HFeldwebelShock troop leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 154 July 1940——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 76 October 1944——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Gebirgs-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 4423 August 1941——
Waffen-SS10-WSS-StandartenoberjunkerZugführer of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"27 August 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"24 March 1943*Killed in action 25 November 1942—
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesCompany chief in the Kampfgruppe of the Sonderkommando OKW-Abwehr II "Brandenburg"15 January 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of Füsilier-Bataillon 29928 October 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 6988 October 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 3528 March 1945——
?Waffen-SS03-WSS-SturmmannGroup leader in the 16./SS-Panzer-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"6 May 1945——
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 26 August 1944Awarded Oak Leaves 29 April 1945—
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"18 November 1944——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 137 September 1944——
+Heer16-HOberstleutnant of the ReservesCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 4310 February 1943Awarded 300th Oak Leaves 13 September 1943—
Kriegsmarine19-MVizeadmiralCommanding Admiral Aegean Sea28 October 1944——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of Korpsabteilung C14 May 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LStabsarzt of the Reserves Commander of Fallschirm-Sanitäter-Lehr-Abteilung18 November 1944——
Waffen-SS12-WSS-Untersturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the 5./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11 "Nordland"12 March 1944——
Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 249 June 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 5730 April 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 285 June 1940——
Heer03-HGefreiterGroup leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 51 7 April 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of Füsilier-Kompanie 1915 September 1944——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"20 April 1945——
Heer17-HOberstStaff officer for anti tank combat in the Oberkommando of Heeresgruppe E11 December 1944——
+Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 29. Infanterie-Division 15 August 1940Awarded 75th Oak Leaves 17 February 1942
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 6979 June 1944——
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 20710 August 1942Awarded 211th Oak Leaves 15 March 1943—
Heer13-HOberleutnantSquadron chief of Radfahr-Abteilung 3018 May 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 35131 March 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 7722 January 1943*Killed in action 22 December 1942—
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 20 5 April 1945——
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 369 December 1942Awarded 348th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 7719 February 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 8529 February 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 3964 September 1940——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 449 January 1945——
+Heer17-HOberst im Generalstab Chief of the Generalstab of the XVIII. Armeekorps1 October 1940Awarded 160th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Ski-Bataillon 8214 August 1944——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 8./Infanterie-Regiment 19025 February 1942——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 129. Infanterie-Division26 December 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierPanzer commander in the 2./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"23 October 1944——
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 4317 July 1941Awarded 578th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944—
Heer06-HFahnenjunker-OberjägerGroup leader in the 1./Jäger-Regiment 54 15 April 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 1127 April 1945——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 773 May 1942*Killed in action 8 October 1941—
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 8212 March 1944*Killed in action 26 January 1944—
+Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of 10 August 1942Awarded 208th Oak Leaves 7 March 1943—
Heer17-HOberst zur Verwendung Leader of Kampfgruppe "Latz"30 December 1943*Killed in action 6 December 1943—
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 128 April 1945——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"10 May 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"6 April 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"22 June 1941——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer in the 5./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"9 December 1942——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 6122 November 1943——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 1914 October 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer of the 8./Panzergrenader-Regiment 145 May 1943——
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 358 September 1941Awarded 396th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944—
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 8814 December 1943——
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 9./Panzergrenader-Regiment 765 April 1945*Killed in action 24 March 1945—
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 10318 December 1941——
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"15 August 1943——
?Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 3999 May 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 21216 January 1945——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 10919 December 1944——
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 126. Infanterie-Division14 December 1941Awarded 237th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943—
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of Radfahr-Abteilung 545 November 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 3814 May 1944——
Heer10-HFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelZugführer in Fahnenjunker-Grenadier-Regiment 12395 April 1945*Killed in action 15 March 1945—
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"29 February 1944*Killed in action 1 June 1943—
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 100718 November 1944*Killed in action 18 July 1944—
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 26614 August 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1005 February 1944——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 21227 July 1944——
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant of the ReservesChief engineer on 4 September 1943*Killed in action 27 August 1943—
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 34430 April 1945——
Heer21-HGeneraloberstCommander-in-chief of Heeresgruppe C24 June 1940—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 5223 July 1941——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 7264 July 1944*Killed in action 6 June 1944—
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur See of the ReservesCommander of 11 May 1945——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantLeader of the Sturmkompanie of the Divisions-Kampfschule "Hermann Göring"10 October 1944—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"23 November 1941——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"19 February 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantChief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 24 5 April 1942——
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves zur Verwendung Chief of the 42. Minensuchflottille24 September 1944——
+Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerIa of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"23 February 1944Awarded Oak Leaves 6 May 1945?—
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 319 August 1944——
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 26 February 1941Awarded 51st Oak Leaves 31 December 1941—
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelCombat observer in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"22 May 1943——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 5./Panzergrenader-Regiment 4015 June 1943——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelWireless/radio operator in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 65 April 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Panzer-Füsilier-Bataillon/Führer-Grenadier-Brigade12 December 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 16110 September 1944——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 4473 April 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer in the 5./Panzergrenader-Regiment 272 September 1944——
Luftwaffe16-LOberstleutnantGeschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"29 October 1943—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot and observer in the 2./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 514 January 1945——
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 773 September 1942Awarded 631st Oak Leaves 24 October 1944—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the Stab of I./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"1 August 1941——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 117 March 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 75626 November 1944*Killed in action 20 October 1944—
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 15 February 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 185 February 1942——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer in Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Brandenburg"28 April 1945——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantZugführer in the 3./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"17 April 1945——
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 13224 December 1944——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 2205 March 1945——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 8912 January 1945——
+Heer20-HGeneral der PanzertruppeCommanding general of the XXXXVII. Panzerkorps27 July 1941Awarded 294th Oak Leaves 7 September 1943—
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 316 February 1944——
Heer09-HFeldwebelCompany troop leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 8228 April 1943——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1718 October 1941——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"14 June 1944—
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"12 September 1942Awarded 338th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943—
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 2714 April 1943Awarded 525th Oak Leaves 11 July 1944
137th Swords 15 March 1945
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 14 August 1940——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 7514 May 1944——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the I./Reiter-Regiment 131 August 1941——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 10763 November 1944——
?Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of Alarm-Bataillon Kolberg9 May 1945——
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 6./Nachtjagdgeschwader 130 August 1941Awarded 98th Oak Leaves 6 June 1942
32nd Swords 2 August 1943
15th Diamonds 31 July 1944
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 15926 December 1943——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 1649 February 1943——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 19225 January 1945——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"26 March 1944*Killed in action 5 November 1943—
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 20714 March 1942——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantLeader of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 28 August 1944——
Heer17-HOberstArtilleriekommandeur 6 and leader of a Kampfgruppe17 December 1942——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 5127 July 1941——
?Waffen-SS12-WSS-UntersturmführerLeader of the 1./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 6920 April 1945——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 53712 March 1943*Killed in action 25 January 1943—
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 11 4 November 1941——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 4919 August 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 1525 January 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 21039 December 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 12323 October 1941——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the I./Lehrgeschwader 122 January 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of Pionier-Kompanie/Jäger-Regiment 832 September 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the III./Schützen-Regiment 2527 October 1941——
+, called Erich von MansteinHeer20-HGeneral der InfanterieCommanding general of the XXXVIII. Armeekorps19 July 1940Awarded 209th Oak Leaves 14 March 1943
59th Swords 30 March 1944
Waffen-SS14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the I./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"10 December 1943——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"10 September 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"17 December 1943*Died of wounds 7 July 1943—
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 34711 April 1944——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 269. Infanterie-Division18 September 1941—
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 51 3 May 1942——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 123. Infanterie-Division18 September 1941——
?Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerChief of the 5./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"6 May 1945——
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant Chief engineer on 31 March 1945——
Luftwaffe17-LOberstCommander of Flak-Regiment 104 12 November 1941——
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantLeader of the XXXXII. Armeekorps7 February 1944Awarded 400th Oak Leaves 18 February 1944—
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 14 August 1940Awarded 13th Oak Leaves 10 June 1941—
Kriegsmarine16-MFregattenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 2. Landungsdivision and sea transportation chief of the Strait of Messina3 September 1943——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 164. leichte Division10 May 1943——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Sturm-Regiment 1957 April 1944——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesAbschnittskommandant in the fortress St. Malô11 August 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 39911 March 1945——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelRadio/wireless operator in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 427 July 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 3./Panzergrenader-Regiment 1039 December 1944——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorLeader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 232 February 1945——
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerSquadron chief in the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer"9 February 1945——
Heer15-HMajorDeputy leader of Jäger-Regiment 22818 November 1944——
?Waffen-SS16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer and Oberstleutnant of the SchupoCommander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 27 der SS3 May 1945——
Heer10-HFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelIn the 6./Fahnenjunker-Regiment 124115 March 1945*Killed in action 11 March 1945—
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 15118 February 1945*Killed in action 8 February 1945—
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 7./Panzergrenader-Regiment 1031 March 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 9311 December 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 339 May 1943——
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of Sturm-Bataillon AOK 63 November 1944Awarded Oak Leaves 8 May 1945?—
Heer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 29914 April 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 30916 April 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"4 September 1942*Missing in action 17 July 1942—
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 5082 September 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 7313 November 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 23726 October 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantGruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 545 November 1940——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 43914 August 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierPak gun leader in the 1./Schnelle-Abteilung 2902 April 1943——
Kriegsmarine12-LLeutnant zur See1st watch officer on 6 February 1945——
?Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 7313 May 1945——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelReconnaissance troop leader in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 727 October 1941——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 4108 May 1945——
Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeCommander of battleship Bismarck27 December 1941*Killed in action 27 May 1941
?Heer17-HOberstArtilleriekommandeur 1384 September 1941——
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 36. Infanterie-Division5 August 1940Awarded 275th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 21625 January 1943Awarded 580th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944—
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 5./Panzer-Regiment 2914 April 1945——
Heer14-HRittmeister of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 4811 March 1945——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelTasked with the leadership of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 117 March 1945——
?Heer16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab Chief of staff of the IX. SS-Gebirgskorps10 February 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 5./Panzergrenader-Regiment 6330 January 1943——
?Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Jäger-Regiment 7503 May 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnantAdjutant in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 12421 September 1941——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer and aide-de-camp in the II./Jäger-Regiment 20719 June 1943——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 1724 December 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 8923 February 1944——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantHöherer Artilleriekommandeur 30727 July 1944——
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"9 December 1942——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 7621 July 1940——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 1218 January 1945——
Heer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 3617 March 1944——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"8 April 1944——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 346. Infanterie-Division5 May 1945——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 6./Panzergrenader-Regiment 6028 July 1943——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 10559 December 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 74121 January 1945*Killed in action 2 December 1944—
Heer15-HMajorLeader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 60 19 March 1942——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 6524 June 1940——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 44 1 March 1945——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 119 September 1943*Killed in parachute accident 14 May 1943—
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 5417 September 1941——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelWireless/radio operator in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"16 December 1944——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 512 March 1945*Killed in action 9 February 1945—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 14 June 1942——
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the ReservesStaffelführer of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 525 April 1944Awarded 837th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945—
Waffen-SS13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the 1./SS-Flak-Abteilung 182 January 1945——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannBattalion leader in Fallschirmjäger-Regiment "Hübner"31 October 1944*Killed in action 11 September 1944—
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 5516 November 1942——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantZugführer in Fallschirm-Panzergrenader-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"26 March 1945*Killed in action 16 January 1945—
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 5./Nachtjagdgeschwader 216 April 1942Awarded 263rd Oak Leaves 2 August 1943
?Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 3719 May 1945——
?Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 88 May 1945——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Panzer-Regiment 319 June 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 2724 September 1940——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 2404 March 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 5./Sturm-Regiment 19530 April 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1443 March 1943——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesCompany leader in Feldersatz-Bataillon 9426 December 1944——
Heer21-HGeneraloberstCommander-in-chief of the 14. Armee30 September 1939—
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 5321 June 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 817 April 1945——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 50920 October 1944——
?Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerCommander of SS-Jäger-Panzer-Abteilung 56128 April 1945——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 17. Infanterie-Division16 June 1940——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 8227 September 1943——
Luftwaffe16-LOberstleutnant im Generalstab Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3029 July 1940——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 13330 April 1943*Killed in action 22 April 1943—
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Schnelle-Abteilung 1615 July 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 5119 September 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 48720 April 1943——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 46012 November 1943*Killed in action 25 October 1943—
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 577 October 1942—
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 7014 September 1942——
+Luftwaffe20-LGeneral der FliegerChief of Luftflotte 430 September 1939Awarded 705th Oak Leaves 20 January 1945
Heer17-HOberstDeputy leader of the 121. Infanterie-Division12 August 1944——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 10. Infanterie-Division 29 September 1941——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 31126 December 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesAdjutant in the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1187 April 1944——
Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommanding general of the II. Fliegerkorps29 May 1940——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 114 May 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 90 8 February 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Füsilier-Regiment 23020 January 1943——
Heer03-HGefreiterRifle leader in the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 6729 February 1944——
+Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 654 September 1940Awarded 385th Oak Leaves 8 February 1944
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 11. Vorpostenflottille24 June 1944——
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 2725 August 1940Awarded 247th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943—
+Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the III./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 23 "Norge"12 March 1944Awarded Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?—
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 776 October 1944——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 50515 July 1941——
Heer03-HGefreiterCompany troop messenger in the 3./Panzergrenader-Regiment 4111 March 1945——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 3428 July 1944——
Heer04-HObergefreiterRichtschütze in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 339 June 1944——
Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerCommander of SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 110 March 1943—
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 15223 November 1941——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantStaffelführer of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 545 February 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 13031 March 1943——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 30020 April 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 76 21 April 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGun leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 5074 November 1943—
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1444 June 1944——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"5 January 1943*Killed in action 19 August 1942—
Heer09-HFeldwebelAide-de-camp of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 4854 October 1944——
+Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 28714 November 1943Awarded 467th Oak Leaves 4 May 1944—
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of 5./Grenadier-Regiment 5864 May 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 131 July 1943*Killed in action 17 July 1943—
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 5304 May 1944——
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland"17 December 1942Awarded 395th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944—
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 37628 December 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1213 April 1943——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 3779 December 1944——
?Heer04-HObergefreiterIn the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 9569 May 1945——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"28 April 1945——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 2617 October 1941—
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 20325 July 1942——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantBattery chief in the I./Flak-Regiment 231 4 February 1942——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantObserver in the 11./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 1228 January 1945——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 11114 October 1943——
Waffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerLeader of the 5./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 10 "Westland"1 February 1945*Killed in action 13 October 1944—
?Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment "Kahle" in the Kampfgruppe "Grosan"9 May 1945——
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 28427 July 1944——
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"19 September 1942——
Kriegsmarine18-MKonteradmiralBefehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee 17 January 1945——
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 336. Infanterie-Division30 January 1943Awarded 691st Oak Leaves 9 January 1945
Luftwaffe11-LStabsfeldwebelObserver in the 2./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 66 December 1944——
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1258 August 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 1831 August 1941——
Luftwaffe04-LObergefreiterGun leader in the 3./Flak-Regiment 241 21 December 1942——
Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommander of the 2. Flak-Division 9 June 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 7726 March 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 29023 October 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 134624 June 1944——
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 10./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"8 August 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 7420 February 1943——
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 8315 July 1941Awarded 163rd Oak Leaves 23 December 1942—
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 2. Panzer-Division17 August 1943——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 257 January 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"6 April 1944*Died of wounds 8 November 1943—
+Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 5022 March 1942Awarded 469th Oak Leaves 7 May 1944—
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 289 February 1943——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"18 November 1944*Killed in action 10 August 1944—
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 11 February 1944——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 56. Infanterie-Division8 August 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 2./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 65430 September 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 2415 September 1944——
Heer10-HFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 50215 May 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierVorgeschobener Beobachter in Artillerie-Regiment 38928 October 1944——
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterBattery officer in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 22510 February 1945——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"24 October 1944——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 19616 November 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of Füsilier-Bataillon 728 October 1944——
Heer17-HOberst of the ReservesCommander of Artillerie-Regiment 1265 September 1944——
Waffen-SS10-WSS-HauptscharführerDeputy leader of the 6./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 23 "Norge"16 November 1944——
+Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of 24 October 1940Awarded 142nd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942
29th Swords 15 April 1943
7th Diamonds 9 August 1943		—
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 76 18 October 1941——
+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 June 1943Awarded 836th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945
Kriegsmarine19-MVizeadmiralBefehlshaber der Aufklärenden Streitkräfte 14 June 1940—
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 216 January 1945——
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Schützen-Regiment 5927 May 1942Awarded 571st Oak Leaves 3 September 1944
—
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Schützen-Regiment 1214 January 1942Awarded 426th Oak Leaves 16 March 1944
76th Swords 4 July 1944
+Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 318 September 1940Awarded 27th Oak Leaves 20 July 1941
4th Swords 11 October 1941
+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 8915 August 1940Awarded 37th Oak Leaves 21 October 1941—
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 6674 November 1941——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 7729 February 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 1513 September 1943——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 112417 March 1945*Died of wounds 2 March 1945—
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 7620 December 1941Awarded 620th Oak Leaves 10 October 1944—
Heer04-HObergefreiterCompany messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 33316 October 1944——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 35818 January 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 22618 July 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of Divisions Stoßtrupp-Kompanie 30231 July 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 1./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12119 September 1943*Killed in action 4 September 1943—
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the II./Schnellkampfgeschwader 2105 October 1941——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie of the 116. Panzer-Division9 December 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 1./Zerstörergeschwader 11 October 1940*Killed in action 27 September 1940—
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 2452 October 1942*Killed in action 15 September 1942—
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 642 October 1942——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 16924 July 1941—
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 31610 July 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantOberserver in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 553 April 1943——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Schützen-Regiment 11015 November 1941——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 85023 August 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 509 October 1942——

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