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

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) 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 a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry.^[1] A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.^{[Note 1]} This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.^[3]

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.^[4] Scherzer wrote his book in cooperation with the German Federal Archives. The book was chosen by Prof. Dr. Franz W. Seidler for the library of the Bundeswehr University Munich and Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and is considered an accepted reference there.^[5][6] 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 280 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "F".^[7] Author and historian Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 12 of these listings.^[8] Georg-Wolfgang Feller, a 13th doubted recipient, is listed by the AKCR. However the AKCR themselves challenge his listing.^[2] 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 (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (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.^[9] 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 (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.^[10] 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 (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).^[11] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.^[12]

Recipients

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (F)

Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer	179	13
Kriegsmarine	17	0
Luftwaffe	65	7
Waffen-SS	19	1

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 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.^[13] Of the 280 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "F", 25 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and three the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 21 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 179 of the medals; 17 went to the Kriegsmarine, 65 to the Luftwaffe, and 19 to the Waffen-SS.^[7]

      This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
      This along with an * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
      This along with the ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.
      This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit[Note 2]	Date of award	Notes	Image
Faasch, HansHans Faasch	Heer	Oberstleutnant[14]	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 164[14][15]	18 November 1941[14]	—	—
Fabian, Heinz-OttoHeinz-Otto Fabian+	Heer	Oberleutnant[14]	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 534[14][15]	15 March 1943[14]	Awarded 522nd Oak Leaves 9 July 1944[14]	—
Fabich, MaximilianMaximilian Fabich?[Note 3]	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[15]	9 May 1945	—	—
Fabritius, AlbertAlbert Fabritius	Heer	Wachtmeister[14]	Company troop leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 404[14][15]	9 February 1945[14]	—	—
Fach, ErnstErnst Fach	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[14]	Staffelkapitän of the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[14][15]	3 September 1943*[14]	Killed in flying accident 15 May 1943[15]	—
Fackler, SiegfriedSiegfried Fackler	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[14]	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 521[17][Note 4]	2 November 1943[14]	—	—
Fahlbusch, WilhelmWilhelm Fahlbusch	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[14]	Chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)[14][17]	31 December 1941[14]	—	—
Fahrenberg, WolfgangWolfgang Fahrenberg	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[14]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 426[14][17]	17 September 1944[14]	—	—
Fahrenholz, AlfredAlfred Fahrenholz	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[14]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 240[14][17]	5 May 1943[14]	—	—
Fahrmbacher, WilhelmWilhelm Fahrmbacher	Heer	Generalleutnant[18]	Commander of the 5. Infanterie-Division[17][18]	24 June 1940[18]	—	—
Falck, WolfgangWolfgang Falck	Luftwaffe	Major[18]	Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[18][19]	1 October 1940[18]	—	—
Falk, ErnstErnst Falk	Heer	Obergefreiter[18]	Messenger in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 61[17][18]	30 September 1944[18]	—	—
Falkenhayn, Günter vonGünter von Falkenhayn	Heer	Leutnant[18]	Leader of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 75[17][18]	25 November 1942[18]	—	—
Falkenhorst, Nikolaus vonNikolaus von Falkenhorst	Heer	General der Infanterie[18]	Commander-in-chief of Gruppe XXI (Norway)[17][Note 5]	30 April 1940[18]	—
Falley, WilhelmWilhelm Falley	Heer	Oberstleutnant[18]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 4[17][18]	26 November 1941[18]	—	—
Famula, GüntherGünther Famula	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[18]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the V./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (Panzer-Kampfgruppe Graf Strachwitz)[17][Note 6]	4 May 1944*[18]	Died of wounds 22 April 1944[17]	—
Fanderl, GeorgGeorg Fanderl	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[18]	Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 51[17][Note 7]	24 January 1942[18]	—	—
Fangohr, FriedrichFriedrich Fangohr	Heer	Generalleutnant[18]	Chief of the Generalstab Panzer-AOK 4[17][18]	9 June 1944[18]	—	—
Fasel, WalterWalter Fasel	Heer	Feldwebel[18]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Füsilier-Regiment 26[17][Note 8]	31 August 1943[18]	—	—
Fassong, Horst-Günther vonHorst-Günther von Fassong	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[18]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 11[17][18]	27 July 1944[18]	—	—
Fath, FridolinFridolin Fath	Luftwaffe	Major[20]	Deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[17][20]	23 December 1942[20]	—	—
Faulhaber, KarlKarl Faulhaber	Heer	Oberst[20]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 282[17][20]	19 December 1943[20]	—	—
Faulhaber, MarkusMarkus Faulhaber	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[20]	Chief of the 3./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania"[19][Note 9]	25 December 1942[20]	—	—
Faulmüller, Dr. KlausDr. Klaus Faulmüller	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 10]	Leader of the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[17][20]	25 June 1943[20]	—	—
Faust, FritzFritz Faust	Heer	Obergefreiter[20]	In the 3./Füssilier-Regiment 26[17][Note 11]	20 August 1942[20]	—	—
Fechner, FritzFritz Fechner	Heer	Major[20]	Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 23[17][20]	6 October 1943[20]	—	—
Fechner, KonradKonrad Fechner	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[20]	Pilot in the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[21][Note 12]	4 May 1944[20]	—	—
Fecht, Karl-August von derKarl-August von der Fecht	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[20]	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[20][21]	30 December 1942[20]	—	—
Fegelein, HermannHermann Fegelein?[Note 13]	Waffen-SS	SS-Standartenführer	Commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Brigade[21]	2 March 1942	Awarded 157th Oak Leaves 21 December 1942 83rd Swords 30 July 1944
Fegelein, WaldemarWaldemar Fegelein	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[20]	Leader of SS-Reiter-Regiment 2[20][23]	16 December 1943[20]	—	—
Fehn, GustavGustav Fehn	Heer	Oberst[20]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 33[20][21]	5 August 1940[20]	—	—
Fehr, ErichErich Fehr	Heer	Hauptmann[24]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 504[21][24]	26 January 1944[24]	—	—
Fehre, SiegfriedSiegfried Fehre	Heer	Leutnant[24]	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 126[21][24]	13 December 1942[24]	—	—
Feiertag, PaulPaul Feiertag	Heer	Unteroffizier[24]	Group leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 96[23][24]	30 September 1944[24]	—	—
Feig, GeorgGeorg Feig	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[24]	Chief of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 113[21][24]	4 October 1941[24]	—	—
Felber, HansHans Felber	Heer	General der Infanterie[24]	Commanding general of the XIII. Armeekorps[21][24]	17 September 1941[24]	—	—
Felder, PaulPaul Felder	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[24]	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121[21][Note 14]	29 February 1944[24]	—	—
Felder, WendelinWendelin Felder	Heer	Oberleutnant[Note 15]	Battery chief in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 85[21][24]	23 February 1944*[24]	Missing in action 23 October 1943[21][Note 15]	—
Feldkamp, HeinrichHeinrich Feldkamp	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[24]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 341[21][Note 16]	14 April 1945[24]	—	—
Feldmann, AlfredAlfred Feldmann	Heer	Hauptmann[24]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 454[21][24]	20 August 1942[24]	—	—
Feldt, KlausKlaus Feldt+	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See[24]	Commander of Schnellboot S-30 in the 2. Schnellbootflottille[23][24]	25 April 1941[24]	Awarded 362nd Oak Leaves 1 January 1944[24]	—
Feldt, KurtKurt Feldt	Heer	Generalmajor[24]	Commander of the 1. Kavallerie-Division[23][24]	23 August 1941[24]	—	—
Felgenhauer, RudolfRudolf Felgenhauer	Heer	Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[24]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 385[21][24]	9 June 1944[24]	—	—
Felgenhauer, WaldemarWaldemar Felgenhauer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[Note 17]	Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123[21][Note 17]	14 January 1942[25]	—	—
Feller, FritzFritz Feller	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[25]	Leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5[21][25]	23 February 1944[25]	—	—
Feller, Georg-WolfgangGeorg-Wolfgang Feller![Note 18]	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves	Group leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille[21]	17 June 1945	—	—
Fellerer, LeopoldLeopold Fellerer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[25]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[21][25]	8 April 1944[25]	—	—
Fellgiebel, Walther-PeerWalther-Peer Fellgiebel	Heer	Oberleutnant[25]	Chief of the 2./leichtes Heeres Artillerie-Abteilung 935 (motorized)[21][25]	7 September 1943[25]	—	—
Fellmann, [Dr.] Erich[Dr.] Erich Fellmann[Note 19]	Heer	Hauptmann[25]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 409[25][27]	6 April 1943[25]	—	—
Fels, KonradKonrad Fels	Heer	Obergefreiter[25]	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 23[25][27]	23 October 1944[25]	—	—
Felten, PeterPeter Felten	Heer	Obergefreiter[25]	Messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 377[25][27]	12 August 1944[25]	—	—
Felzmann, MaximilianMaximilian Felzmann+	Heer	Generalmajor[25]	Commander of the 251. Infanterie-Division[25][27]	28 November 1943[25]	Awarded 643rd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944[25]	—
Fenet, Henri JosephHenri Joseph Fenet	Waffen-SS	Waffen-Hauptsturmführer[25]	Commander of the assault battalion in the 33. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne"[28][Note 20]	29 April 1945[25]	—	—
Fenn, Dr. rer.pol. PaulDr. rer.pol. Paul Fenn	Kriegsmarine	Kapitän zur See (M.A.)[25]	Commander of Marine-Flak-Regiment 9[25][27]	25 March 1945[25]	—	—
Fenski, GüntherGünther Fenski	Heer	Major[25]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 8[25][27]	31 December 1941*[25]	Died of wounds 23 November 1941[27]	—
Fenski, Horst-ArnoHorst-Arno Fenski	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See[29]	Commander of U-410[27][29]	26 November 1943[29]	—	—
Fernau, [Dr.] Hans[Dr.] Hans Fernau?[Note 19][Note 21]	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle"[27]	4 May 1945	—	—
Feßmann, FritzFritz Feßmann+	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[29]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7[27][29]	27 October 1941[29]	Awarded 170th Oak Leaves 4 January 1943 103rd Swords 23 October 1944[29]	—
Feuchtinger, EdgarEdgar Feuchtinger?[Note 22]	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 21. Panzer-Division[27]	6 August 1944	—
Feuerer, AloisAlois Feuerer	Heer	Oberleutnant[Note 23]	Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 351[27][29]	27 January 1942[29]	—	—
Feuker, GerhardGerhard Feuker	Heer	Major[29]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 53 (motorized)[27][29]	23 December 1942*[29]	Killed in action 30 November 1942[27]	—
Feurstein, ValentinValentin Feurstein	Heer	General der Gebirgstruppe[29]	Commanding general of the LI. Gebirgsarmeekorps[27][29]	12 August 1944[29]	—	—
Fey, WilliWilli Fey?[Note 24]	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberscharführer	Panzer commander in the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502[27]	29 April 1945	—	—
Feyerabend, GerhardGerhard Feyerabend	Heer	Generalleutnant[29]	Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[27][29]	5 April 1945[29]	—	—
Fick, ErnstErnst Fick	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[29]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[27][29]	19 September 1942*[29]	Killed in action 27 July 1942[27]	—
Fick, JacobJacob Fick	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[29]	Commander of the I./SS-Kradschützen-Regiment "Langemarck"[27][Note 25]	23 April 1943[29]	—	—
Fickel, HelmutHelmut Fickel	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[29]	Staffelführer of the Stabsstaffel of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[27][Note 26]	9 June 1944[29]	—	—
Fiebig, HeinzHeinz Fiebig?[Note 27]	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 84. Infanterie-Division[27]	8 May 1945	—
Fiebig, MartinMartin Fiebig+	Luftwaffe	Oberst[29]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[29][32]	8 May 1940[29]	Awarded 168th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942[29]	—
Fiederer, WilhelmWilhelm Fiederer	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[29]	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 164[29][32]	14 September 1942[29]	—	—
Fiedler, AlexAlex Fiedler	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[33]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[32][33]	16 October 1944[33]	—	—
Fiedler, HansHans Fiedler	Heer	Rittmeister[33]	Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 118[32][33]	26 December 1944[33]	—	—
Fiedler, HansHans Fiedler	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[33]	Company troop leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 309[32][33]	18 February 1945[33]	—	—
Fiedler, JohannJohann Fiedler	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer[33]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[32][33]	16 June 1944[33]	—	—
Fiedler, WalterWalter Fiedler	Heer	Gefreiter[33]	Telephone operator in the Stabsbatterie (staff battery) of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 219[32][33]	28 December 1944[33]	—	—
Filius, ErnstErnst Filius	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[33]	Radio operator in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[32][33]	4 May 1944[33]	—	—
Filzinger, FriedrichFriedrich Filzinger	Heer	Major[33]	Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 8[32][33]	5 June 1940[33]	—	—
Fimmen, KurtKurt Fimmen	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See[33]	Commander of Schnellboot S-26 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[32][33]	14 August 1940[33]	—	—
Findeisen, HerbertHerbert Findeisen	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[33]	Pilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 4[32][Note 28]	29 February 1944[33]	—	—
Finger, ArthurArthur Finger	Heer	Oberst[33]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 306[32][33]	16 November 1943[33]	—	—
Fink, GünterGünter Fink	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[33]	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54[32][33]	14 March 1943[33]	—	—
Fink, Dipl.-Ing. JohannesDipl.-Ing. Johannes Fink	Luftwaffe	Oberst[34]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2[32][34]	20 June 1940[34]	—	—
Fink, JosefJosef Fink	Heer	Gefreiter[34]	Group leader in Grenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle"[32][Note 29]	9 December 1944[34]	—	—
Fink, Karl-HeinrichKarl-Heinrich Fink	Heer	Leutnant[34]	Adjutant of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113[35][Note 30]	20 February 1943[34]	—	—
Finkbeiner, WilhelmWilhelm Finkbeiner	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[34]	Leader of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 147[32][34]	20 July 1944[34]	—	—
Finke, AndreasAndreas Finke	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[34]	Pilot in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[32][Note 31]	6 December 1944*[34]	Killed on active service 2 September 1944[34]	—
Finke, HeinzHeinz Finke	Heer	Hauptmann[34]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)[32][34]	4 May 1944[34]	—	—
Fischbach, AdolfAdolf Fischbach	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[34]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[32][34]	29 February 1944[34]	—	—
Fischer, AdolfAdolf Fischer	Heer	Oberst[34]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 459[34][35]	4 May 1944[34]	—	—
Fischer, AlfredAlfred Fischer?[Note 32]	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"[36]	11 May 1945	—	—
Fischer, ErichErich Fischer	Heer	Leutnant[34]	Leader of the 1./Sturm-Regiment 14[34][36]	31 March 1943[34]	—	—
Fischer, ErwinErwin Fischer+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[34]	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121[36][Note 33]	21 April 1941[Note 33]	Awarded 191st Oak Leaves 8 February 1943[34]	—
Fischer, FranzFranz Fischer	Heer	Feldwebel[34]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the Führer-Begleit-Division[36][Note 34]	30 April 1945[34]	—	—
Fischer, FriedrichFriedrich Fischer	Heer	Leutnant[37]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 278[36][37]	7 April 1944[37]	—	—
Fischer, GerhardGerhard Fischer	Heer	Oberleutnant[37]	Chief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 23[36][37]	28 December 1943[37]	—	—
Fischer, GerhardGerhard Fischer	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer[37]	Deputy Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"[36][Note 35]	4 May 1944[37]	—	—
Fischer, GotthardGotthard Fischer	Heer	Oberst[37]	Leader of the 126. Infanterie-Division[36][37]	7 February 1944[37]	—	—
Fischer, HansHans Fischer	Heer	Obergefreiter[37]	Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143[36][37]	9 December 1944[37]	—	—
Fischer, Hans-UlrichHans-Ulrich Fischer	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[37]	Leader of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 431[36][37]	23 October 1941[37]	—	—
Fischer, HeinzHeinz Fischer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[37]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[36][37]	25 November 1942*[37]	Killed in action 26 October 1942[36]	—
Fischer, HermannHermann Fischer	Heer	Oberst[37]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340[36][37]	9 May 1940[37]	—	—
Fischer, Hermann-GeorgHermann-Georg Fischer	Heer	Hauptmann[37]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1082[36][37]	10 February 1945[37]	—	—
Fischer, JosefJosef Fischer	Heer	Major[37]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 507[36][37]	6 August 1943[37]	—	—
Fischer, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Fischer	Kriegsmarine	Steuermannsmaat[37]	Coxswain on Vorpostenboot VP-711 in the 7. Vorpostenbootflottille[36][37]	3 May 1943[37]	—	—
Fischer, MichaelMichael Fischer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[Note 36]	Battery chief in the I./Flak-Regiment 14 (motorized)[36][Note 36]	8 April 1943[Note 36]	—	—
Fischer, OttoOtto Fischer	Heer	Oberstleutnant[38]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized)[36][38]	27 August 1943[38]	—	—
Fischer, RobertRobert Fischer	Heer	Feldwebel[38]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1257[36][38]	29 April 1945[Note 37]	—	—
Fischer, SiegfriedSiegfried Fischer	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[38]	Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1[36][38]	28 February 1945[38]	—	—
Fischer, Dr. phil. WaltherDr. phil. Walther Fischer	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[38]	Chief of the 13. Vorpostenflottille[36][38]	8 May 1943[38]	—	—
Fischer, WilhelmWilhelm Fischer	Heer	Leutnant[38]	Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 24[36][38]	28 March 1945[38]	—	—
Fischer, WolfgangWolfgang Fischer+	Heer	Oberst[38]	Commander of the 10. Schützen-Brigade[36][38]	3 June 1940[38]	Awarded 152nd Oak Leaves 9 December 1942[38]	—
Fischer von Weikersthal, WaltherWalther Fischer von Weikersthal	Heer	Generalleutnant[38]	Commander of the 35. Infanterie-Division[36][38]	6 August 1941[38]	—	—
Fitz, Josef-AugustJosef-August Fitz+	Heer	Hauptmann[38]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74[36][38]	11 December 1942[38]	Awarded 511th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[38]	—
Fitzek, JosefJosef Fitzek	Heer	Feldwebel[38]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 482[38][39]	16 June 1943[38]	—	—
Fitzner, KarlKarl Fitzner	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[38]	Staffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[38][39]	27 November 1942[38]	—	—
Flachs, BernhardBernhard Flachs+	Heer	Hauptmann[38]	Ia (German abbreviation for Eins-A or Erster Generalstabsoffizier—One-A; first officer of the general staff responsible for operations) in the Stab of Artillerie-Kommandant (Arko) 149[38][40]	30 October 1942[38]	Awarded 381st Oak Leaves 31 January 1944[38]	—
Flack, WernerWerner Flack	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[41]	Chief of the 12./Jäger-Regiment 49[39][41]	22 August 1943[41]	—	—
Flad, EugenEugen Flad	Heer	Gefreiter[41]	Machine gunner in the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 252[40][Note 38]	20 July 1944[41]	—	—
Flad, KurtKurt Flad	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[41]	Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 219[39][41]	20 December 1943[41]	—	—
Flebbe, RudolfRudolf Flebbe	Heer	Oberleutnant[41]	Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 218[39][41]	29 November 1944[41]	—	—
Flechner, WilliWilli Flechner	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[41]	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30[39][41]	13 August 1942[41]	—	—
Flechsig, GerhardGerhard Flechsig	Heer	Feldwebel[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[39][41]	18 November 1944[41]	—	—
Fleck, HermannHermann Fleck	Heer	Feldwebel[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 270[39][41]	9 January 1945[41]	—	—
Fleckenstein, HubertHubert Fleckenstein	Heer	Feldwebel[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 106[39][41]	31 January 1944[41]	—	—
Fleig, ErwinErwin Fleig	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[41]	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51[39][Note 39]	12 August 1941[41]	—	—
Fleige, KarlKarl Fleige	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See[41]	Commander of U-18[39][41]	18 July 1944[41]	—	—
Fleischer, HermannHermann Fleischer	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 517[39][41]	29 October 1942[41]	—	—
Fleischer, RudolfRudolf Fleischer?[Note 40]	Heer	Major	Commander of Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 314[39]	9 May 1945	—	—
Fleischmann, JosefJosef Fleischmann	Heer	Major[41]	Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99[39][41]	31 March 1942*[41]	Died of wounds 3 March 1942[39]	—
Fleischmann, LudwigLudwig Fleischmann	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[42]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Jäger-Regiment 207[40][42]	17 December 1943[42]	—	—
Flex, HermannHermann Flex	Heer	Unteroffizier[42]	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 337[39][42]	12 March 1943[42]	—	— —
Fliegel, FritzFritz Fliegel	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[42]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 40[39][42]	25 March 1941[42]	—
Fließbach, PeterPeter Fließbach	Heer	Oberleutnant[42]	Leader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 23[39][42]	20 December 1941[42]	—	— —
Flinzer, Dr.-Ing. RudolfDr.-Ing. Rudolf Flinzer+	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[42]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317[39][42]	6 April 1943[42]	Awarded 575th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944[42]	—
Flocke, PaulPaul Flocke?[Note 41]	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 915[39]	30 April 1945*	Killed in action 1 March 1945[31]	— —
Floegel, JosefJosef Flögel	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[42]	Pilot in the 3./Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 5[40][42]	19 February 1945[42]	—	— —
Floer, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Floer	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[42]	Chief of the 1.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[42][44]	5 March 1945[42]	—	— —
Floerke, HermannHermann Flörke+	Heer	Generalmajor[42]	Commander of the 14. Infanterie-Division[42][45]	15 December 1943[42]	Awarded 565th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[42]	—
Florin, GerhardGerhard Florin	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[42]	Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 111[42][45]	2 February 1942[42]	—	—
Florschütz, WilhelmWilhelm Florschütz?[Note 42]	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of Volks-Pionier-Brigade 47 (motorized)[45]	9 May 1945	—	—
Flotow, Jürgen vonJürgen von Flotow	Heer	Oberleutnant[42]	Leader of the 1./Schützen-Regiment 8[42][45]	25 August 1941*[42]	Died of wounds 20 August 1941[45]	—
Fluegel, HansHans Flügel	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[42]	Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"[45][Note 43]	16 October 1944[42]	—	—
Fluegel, OttoOtto Flügel	Kriegsmarine	Steuermannsmaat of the Reserves[42]	Coxswain on Vorpostenboot VP-1525 in the 15. Vorpostenflottille[42][45]	3 May 1943[42]	—	—
Fluhs, FriedrichFriedrich Fluhs	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[47]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 255[45][47]	4 November 1943[47]	—	—
Focke, Dr. phil. FritzDr. phil. Fritz Focke	Heer	Major of the Reserves[47]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 368[45][47]	28 March 1945[47]	—	—
Foelkersam, Adrian Baron vonAdrian Baron von Foelkersam	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[47]	Adjutant in the Stab of the I./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"[45][47]	14 September 1942[47]	—	—
Foennekold, OttoOtto Fönnekold	Luftwaffe	Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[47]	Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 52[44][47]	26 March 1944[47]	—	—
Foerderer, ErnstErnst Förderer	Heer	Hauptmann[Note 44]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1082[45][47]	11 March 1945[47]	—	—
Foerster, FriedrichFriedrich Förster	Heer	Hauptmann[47]	Leader of Kampfgruppe "Derrer"[45][Note 45]	24 December 1944[47]	—	—
Foerster, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Förster	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See[47]	Commander of U-480[45][47]	18 December 1944[47]	—	—
Foerster, HelmuthHelmuth Förster	Luftwaffe	General der Flieger[47]	Commanding general of the I. Fliegerkorps[45][47]	22 February 1942[47]	—	—
Foerster, Otto-HermannOtto-Hermann Förster	Heer	General der Pioniere[47]	Commanding general of the VI. Armeekorps[45][47]	23 August 1941[47]	—	—
Foerster, Otto-LutzOtto-Lutz Förster	Luftwaffe	Oberst[Note 46]	Luftwaffentransportführer (air transport leader) with Luftflotte 4[44][Note 46]	23 December 1942[47]	—	—
Foertsch, FriedrichFriedrich Foertsch	Heer	Generalmajor[47]	Chief of the Generalstab 18. Armee[45][47]	5 September 1944[47]	—
Foertsch, HermannHermann Foertsch	Heer	Generalleutnant[47]	Commander of the 21. Infanterie-Division[45][47]	27 August 1944[47]	—	—
Foezoe, JosefJosef Fözö	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[48]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 51[45][48]	2 July 1941[48]	—	—
Foldenauer, RichardRichard Foldenauer	Heer	Obergefreiter[48]	Company messenger in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 460[45][48]	12 November 1943[48]	—	—
Folkers, UlrichUlrich Folkers	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[48]	Commander of U-125[48][49]	27 March 1943[48]	—	—
Foltin, FerdinandFerdinand Foltin	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[48]	Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[48][49]	9 June 1944[48]	—
Fondermann, OttoOtto Fondermann	Heer	Hauptmann[48]	Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 79[48][49]	13 October 1941[48]	—	—
Forgatsch, HeinzHeinz Forgatsch	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[48]	Pilot in the Kampfgruppe 806[49][Note 47]	14 June 1941[48]	—	—
Forst, WernerWerner Forst+	Heer	Generalleutnant[48]	Commander of the 106. Infanterie-Division[48][49]	29 August 1943[48]	Awarded 407th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944[48]	—
Forstmann, GustavGustav Forstmann	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[48]	Chief of the 1. Räumbootflottille[48][49]	28 July 1941[48]	—	—
Forstner, RupertRupert Forstner	Heer	Feldwebel[48]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"[48][49]	3 November 1944[48]	—	—
Forstner, Siegfried Freiherr vonSiegfried Freiherr von Forstner	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[48]	Commander of U-402[48][49]	9 February 1943[48]	—	—
Fortun, HorstHorst Fortun	Heer	Hauptmann[48]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 25[48][49]	7 August 1943*[48]	Killed in action 6 July 1943[49][Note 48]	—
Forwerk, Hans-WernerHans-Werner Forwerk	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[48]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 187[48][49]	14 April 1945[48]	—	—
Frach, HansHans Frach	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[50]	Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 51[49][50]	29 October 1944[50]	—	—
Francois, EdmundEdmund Francois	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[50]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Brigade "von Werthern" in the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division "Herman Göring"[49][Note 49]	20 October 1944[50]	—	—
Francsi, GustavGustav Francsi	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[50]	Pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100[49][Note 50]	29 October 1944[50]	—	—
Franek, Dr. rer.pol. FriedrichDr. rer.pol. Friedrich Franek	Heer	Oberst[50]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 405[49][50]	4 November 1941[50]	—	—
Frank, Anton-OttoAnton-Otto Frank+	Heer	Hauptmann[50]	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung (SF) 15[51][Note 51]	26 June 1944[50]	Awarded 737th Oak Leaves 7 February 1945[50]	—
Frank, ErichErich Frank	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[50]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 116[49][50]	24 June 1944[50]	—	—
Frank, Hans-DieterHans-Dieter Frank+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[50]	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[49][50]	20 June 1943[50]	Awarded 417th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944[50]	—
Frank, HeinzHeinz Frank+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[50]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[49][50]	3 September 1942[50]	Awarded 172nd Oak Leaves 8 January 1943[50]	—
Frank, OttoOtto Frank	Heer	Major[50]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 278[49][50]	18 October 1943[50]	—	—
Frank, RobertRobert Frank	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[50]	Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20 "Hohenstaufen"[49][Note 52]	4 June 1944*[50]	Killed in action 13 April 1944[49]	—
Frank, RudolfRudolf Frank+	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[50]	Pilot in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3[49][50]	6 April 1944[50]	Awarded 531st Oak Leaves 20 July 1944[50]	—
Frank, WalterWalter Frank	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[50]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 666[52][Note 53]	7 February 1944[50]	—	—
Franke, AdolfAdolf Franke[Note 54]	Heer	Unteroffizier[53]	In the Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin[52][Note 54]	26 April 1945[53]	—	—
Franke, AlfredAlfred Franke	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[53]	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 53[52][53]	29 October 1942*[53]	Killed in action 9 September 1942[52]	—
Franke, HeinzHeinz Franke	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[53]	Commander of U-262[52][53]	30 November 1943[53]	—	—
Franke, HerbertHerbert Franke	Heer	Hauptmann[53]	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 162[52][53]	5 October 1943[53]	—	—
Franke, KurtKurt Franke	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer[53]	Shock troops leader in the 11./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[53][54]	3 October 1943[53]	—	—
Franken, WernerWerner Franken	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[53]	Pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 26[52][53]	24 March 1943[53]	—	—
Franken, WilhelmWilhelm Franken	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[53]	Commander of U-565[52][53]	30 April 1943[53]	—	—
Frankenfeld, ErwinErwin Frankenfeld	Heer	Leutnant[53]	Leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 49[52][53]	23 March 1945[53]	—	—
Frankewitz, BrunoBruno Frankewitz+	Heer	Generalleutnant[53]	Commander of the 215. Infanterie-Division[52][53]	29 February 1944[53]	Awarded 790th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[53]	—
Frantz, GotthardGotthard Frantz	Luftwaffe	Generalleutnant[53]	Commander of the 19. Flak-Division (motorized tropical) "Afrika"[52][53]	18 May 1943[53]	—	—
Frantz, PeterPeter Frantz+	Heer	Oberleutnant[53]	Assault gun commander in the 16./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (motorized)[52][Note 55]	4 June 1942[53]	Awarded 228th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943[53]	—
Frantzius, Botho vonBotho von Frantzius	Heer	Oberstleutnant[55]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 504[54][55]	4 November 1941[55]	—	—
Franz, EgonEgon Franz	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer[55]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[52][55]	16 October 1944[55]	—	—
Franz, GerhardGerhard Franz	Heer	Oberstleutnant im Generalstab[55]	Ia (oprations officer) of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[52][55]	24 July 1941[55]	—	—
Franz, LudwigLudwig Franz	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 35[52]	8 October 1943	—
Franzisket, [Prof. Dr.] Ludwig[Prof. Dr.] Ludwig Franzisket[Note 56]	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[55]	Adjutant of the I./Jagdgeschwader 27[52][55]	20 July 1941[Note 57]	—	—
Fraps, ErnstErnst Fraps	Heer	Obergefreiter[55]	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 28[52][55]	18 May 1942[55]	—	—
Frauenheim, FritzFritz Frauenheim	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[55]	Commander of U-101[55][56]	29 August 1940[55]	—	—
Frauscher, FranzFranz Frauscher	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer[55]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[56][Note 58]	31 December 1944	—	—
Frech, FerdinandFerdinand Frech	Heer	Oberleutnant[55]	Chief of the 1./Jäger-Bataillon 2[55][56]	5 December 1943[55]	—	—
Fredebold, Dipl.-Ing. ReinhardDipl.-Ing. Reinhard Fredebold	Heer	Major of the Reserves[55]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 191[55][56]	30 August 1942[55]	—	—
Freimanis, AndrejsAndrejs Freimanis	Waffen-SS	Waffen-Obersturmführer[55]	Leader of the 13./Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 44 (lett. Nr. 6)[55][56]	5 May 1945[55]	—	—
Freitag, BrunoBruno Freitag	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[57]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[56][57]	5 October 1941[57]	—	—
Freitag, FritzFritz Freitag	Waffen-SS	SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[57]	Commander of the 14. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS[56][Note 59]	30 September 1944[57]	—
Fremerey, MaxMax Fremerey	Heer	Generalmajor[57]	Commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[56][57]	28 July 1942[57]	—	—
Frenzel, GüntherGünther Frenzel	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[57]	Pilot in the 11./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[56][Note 60]	23 December 1942[57]	—	—
Frese, ErnstErnst Frese	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[57]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 869[56][57]	27 August 1944[57]	—	—
Fretter-Pico, MaximilianMaximilian Fretter-Pico+	Heer	Generalmajor[57]	Commander of the 97. leichte Infanterie-Division[57][58]	26 December 1941[57]	Awarded 368th Oak Leaves 16 January 1944[57]	—
Fretter-Pico, OttoOtto Fretter-Pico	Heer	Generalleutnant[57]	Commander of the 148. Infanterie-Division[56][57]	12 December 1944[57]	—
Freutsmiedl, SimonSimon Freutsmiedl	Heer	Feldwebel[57]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Jäger-Regiment 204[56][57]	26 August 1943[57]	—	—
Freuwörth, WilhelmWilhelm Freuwörth	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[57]	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52[56][57]	5 January 1943[57]	—	—
Frewer, KarlKarl Frewer	Heer	Major[57]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 167[56][57]	12 November 1943[57]	—	—
Frey, AlbertAlbert Frey+	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[57]	Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[57][58]	3 March 1943[57]	Awarded 359th Oak Leaves 20 December 1943[57]	—
Frey, [Prof. Dr.] Emil[Prof. Dr.] Emil Frey[Note 56]	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[57]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 220[56][57]	5 September 1944[57]	—	—
Frey, HarryHarry Frey	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[59]	Staffelführer of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 6[56][59]	5 December 1943*[59]	Missing in action 11 July 1943[56]	—
Frey, HugoHugo Frey	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[59]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 11[56][59]	4 May 1944*[59]	Killed in action 6 March 1944[56]	—
Freyer, SiegfriedSiegfried Freyer	Heer	Wachtmeister[59]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 24[56][59]	23 July 1942[59]	—	—
Freytag, SiegfriedSiegfried Freytag	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[59]	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77[56][Note 61]	3 July 1942[59]	—	—
Fricke, Ernst-AugustErnst-August Fricke+	Heer	Oberleutnant[59]	Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized)[56][59]	17 January 1942[59]	Awarded 341st Oak Leaves 30 November 1943[59]	—
Fricke, KurtKurt Fricke	Kriegsmarine	Admiral[59]	Chief-of-staff in the Seekriegsleitung in the Oberkommando der Marine[59][60]	1 October 1942[59]	—	—
Frieb, ErwinErwin Frieb	Heer	Leutnant[59]	Zugführer (platoon leader) and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 1558[60][Note 62]	19 February 1945[59]	—	—
Friebe, HelmutHelmut Friebe	Heer	Oberst[59]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 164[59][60]	13 August 1941[59]	—	—
Friebe, WernerWerner Friebe	Heer	Oberst[59]	Leader of an armoured unit of the 8. Panzer-Division[60][Note 63]	21 April 1944[59]	—	—
Friebel, HerbertHerbert Friebel	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[59]	Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[59][60]	24 January 1943[59]	—	—
Friedel, HerbertHerbert Friedel	Heer	Wachtmeister[59]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232[59][60]	23 August 1944[59]	—	—
Friedmann, FriedrichFriedrich Friedmann	Heer	Oberst[59]	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[59][60]	12 February 1943[59]	—	—
Friedmann, TheodorTheodor Friedmann	Heer	Hauptmann[61]	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 156[60][61]	15 August 1940[61]	—	—
Friedrich, ErichErich Friedrich	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[61]	Company troop leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[60][61]	2 September 1944[61]	—	—
Friedrich, GerhardGerhard Friedrich+	Heer	Hauptmann[61]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[60][61]	6 April 1943[61]	Awarded 642nd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944[61]	—
Friedrich, GerhardGerhard Friedrich	Luftwaffe	Major[61]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[60][61]	15 March 1945[61]	—	—
Friedrich, GustavGustav Friedrich	Heer	Rittmeister[61]	Chief of the 6./Reiter-Regiment 31[60][61]	3 November 1944[61]	—	—
Friedrich, KurtKurt Friedrich	Heer	Hauptmann[61]	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 525[60][61]	13 September 1943[61]	—	—
Friedrich, MaxMax Friedrich	Heer	Obergefreiter[61]	Deputy group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 558[60][61]	15 March 1944[61]	—	—
Friedrich, MaxMax Friedrich	Heer	Oberleutnant[61]	Chief of the pioneer company of Division Nr. 408 in Kampfgruppe Jollasse[60][61]	23 March 1945[61]	—	—
Friedrich, RudolfRudolf Friedrich	Heer	Obergefreiter[61]	Deputy group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorized)[60][61]	6 October 1944[61]	—	—
Friedrich, WernerWerner Friedrich	Heer	Major[61]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 503[60][61]	26 December 1943*[61]	Killed in action 23 December 1943[60]	—
Frielinghaus, GustavGustav Frielinghaus	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[Note 64]	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[60][Note 64]	5 February 1944[61]	—	—
Fries, AntonAnton Fries	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[62]	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1123[62][63]	28 February 1945*[62]	Killed in action 6 February 1945[60]	—
Fries, HerbertHerbert Fries	Luftwaffe	Gefreiter[62]	Gun leader in the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 1[60][62]	5 September 1944[62]	—	—
Fries, LeonhardLeonhard Fries	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[62]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1084[60][62]	14 February 1945[62]	—	—
Fries, WalterWalter Fries+	Heer	Oberst[62]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorized)[60][62]	14 December 1941[62]	Awarded 378th Oak Leaves 29 January 1944 87th Swords 11 August 1944[62]	—
Frießner, JohannesJohannes Frießner+	Heer	General der Infanterie[62]	Commanding general of the XXIII. Armeekorps[62][64]	23 July 1943[62]	Awarded 445th Oak Leaves 9 April 1944[62]
Friker, Dr. med. AugustDr. med. August Friker	Heer	Oberst[62]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 480[62][64]	4 September 1943[62]	—	—
Frink, HelmutHelmut Frink	Heer	Hauptmann[62]	Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 251[64][Note 65]	21 October 1943*[62]	Killed in action 28 August 1943[64][Note 65]	—
Fritsch, HeinzHeinz Fritsch	Heer	Unteroffizier[62]	In the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 37[62][64]	18 October 1941[62]	—	—
Fritsche, HansHans Fritsche+	Heer	Hauptmann[62]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 528[62][64]	10 March 1943[62]	Awarded 307th Oak Leaves 2 October 1943[62]	—
Fritz, [Dr.] Herbert[Dr.] Herbert Fritz[Note 19]	Heer	Hauptmann[62]	Chief of the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[62][64]	17 March 1944[62]	—	—
Fritzler, HeinzHeinz Fritzler	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[62]	Leader of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 110[62][64]	5 December 1943[62]	—	—
Fritzsche, ImmoImmo Fritzsche	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[65]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[64][65]	16 April 1943[65]	—	—
Froehlich, BrunoBruno Fröhlich	Heer	Feldwebel[65]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 430[64][65]	22 January 1943*[65]	Died of wounds 16 December 1942[64]	—
Froehlich, KarlKarl Fröhlich	Heer	Oberleutnant[65]	Chief of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18[64][65]	28 September 1943[65]	—	—
Froehlich, KurtKurt Fröhlich?[Note 66]	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[64]	6 May 1945	—	—
Froehlich, StefanStefan Fröhlich	Luftwaffe	Generalmajor[65]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76[64][65]	4 July 1940[65]	—	—
Froehlich, GottfriedGottfried Fröhlich	Heer	Oberst[65]	Leader of the 8. Panzer-Division[64][65]	20 December 1943[Note 67]	—	—
Froemming, ErnstErnst Frömming	Luftwaffe	Major[65]	Commander of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1[64][65]	18 November 1944[65]	—
Fromm, FriedrichFriedrich Fromm?[Note 68]	Heer	General der Artillerie	Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres[64]	6 July 1940	—
Fromm, WalterWalter Fromm	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[65]	Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 33 (motorized) im DAK[64][Note 69]	9 July 1941[Note 69]	—	—
Fromme, RolfRolf Fromme	Heer	Leutnant[Note 70]	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 1[64][65]	29 September 1941[65]	—	—
Fronhöfer, ErichErich Fronhöfer	Heer	Oberstleutnant[65]	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 10[64][65]	24 July 1941[65]	—	—
Frost, RupertRupert Frost	Luftwaffe	Major[65]	Gruppenkommandeur of Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 9[64][65]	25 November 1944[65]	—	—
Frost, WilliWilli Frost	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[65]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 15[64][65]	24 September 1943[65]	—	—
Frotscher, WernerWerner Frotscher	Heer	Oberst[65]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 422[64][65]	11 March 1945[65]	—	—
Frühauf, Carl-HeinzCarl-Heinz Frühauf	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[66]	Leader of the II./niederl. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"[67][Note 71]	4 June 1944[66]	—	—
Fuchs, AugustAugust Fuchs	Heer	Hauptmann[66]	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 299[66][67]	18 February 1945[66]	—	—
Fuchs, JakobJakob Fuchs	Heer	Unteroffizier[66]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 124[66][67]	23 October 1944[66]	—	—
Fuchs, Dipl.-Ing. RobertDipl.-Ing. Robert Fuchs	Luftwaffe	Oberst[66]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26[66][67]	6 April 1940[66]	—	—
Fuchs, RudolfRudolf Fuchs	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[66]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 42[66][67]	26 August 1943[66]	—	—
Fuchs, SiegfriedSiegfried Fuchs	Heer	Feldwebel[66]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Jäger-Regiment 75[66][67]	15 May 1944*[66]	Died of wounds 11 April 1944[67]	—
Fuellgrabe, HeinrichHeinrich Füllgrabe	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[66]	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[67][Note 72]	2 October 1942[66]	—	—
Fuerguth, BenediktBenedikt Fürguth	Heer	Wachtmeister[66]	Battery officer and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 7[66][67]	23 September 1943[66]	—	—
Fuerguth, HelmutHelmut Fürguth	Heer	Oberst[66]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 221[68][Note 73]	28 July 1942[66]	—	—
Fuetterer, BernhardBernhard Fütterer	Heer	Leutnant[66]	Deputy leader of a Kampfgruppe of Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 560[66][67]	26 December 1944[66]	—	—
Fuhrhop, HelmutHelmut Fuhrhop	Luftwaffe	Major[66]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 6[66][67]	22 November 1943[66]	—	—
Fuhrmann, GeorgGeorg Fuhrmann	Heer	Hauptmann[66]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 501[66][67]	13 July 1943[66]	—	—
Fulda, WilhelmWilhelm Fulda	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[69]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[67][Note 74]	14 June 1941[69]	—
Fullriede, FritzFritz Fullriede+	Heer	Oberstleutnant[69]	Commander of Kampfgruppe "Fullriede" in the Panzer-AOK 5[67][Note 75]	11 April 1943[69]	Awarded 803rd Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[69]	—
Funck, Hans Freiherr vonHans Freiherr von Funck+	Heer	Generalmajor[69]	Commander of the 7. Panzer-Division[67][69]	15 July 1941[69]	Awarded 278th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943[69]	—
Funk, AloisAlois Funk	Heer	Unteroffizier[69]	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 316[67][69]	15 April 1944[69]	—	—
Funk, HeinrichHeinrich Funk	Heer	Major[69]	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Berlin[67][69]	28 April 1945[69]	—	—
Furbach, HeinzHeinz Furbach	Heer	Oberst[69]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 58[67][69]	4 October 1942[69]	—	—
Fuss, HansHans Fuß	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[69]	Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[67][69]	23 August 1942[69]	—	—

Notes

1. Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.^[2]
2. 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.
3. Maximilian Fabich's nomination by the troop was submitted on 19 April 1945. There is no file card. The book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) contains an approval comment from Major Joachim Domaschk stating: "Knight's Cross yes". There are no further indications that the presentation was formally made. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) handled this case in 1973 and decided: "yes". The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date is an assumption of the AKCR. Fabich was a member of the AKCR.^[16]
4. According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 521.^[14]
5. According to Scherzer as commander-in-chief of Gruppe XXI.^[18]
6. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5.(Panzer-Kompanie)/V./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland".^[18]
7. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 51.^[18]
8. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Füsilier-Regiment 26.^[18]
9. According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Germania".^[20]
10. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.^[20]
11. According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 426.^[20]
12. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 77.^[20]
13. Hermann Fegelein was sentenced to death by Hitler and executed by SS General Johann Rattenhuber's Reichssicherheitsdienst on 28 April 1945 after a court-martial led by SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS Wilhelm Mohnke. The sentence was carried out the same day.^[22] The death sentence resulted in the loss of all orders and honorary signs.^[16]
14. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/122.^[24]
15. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and missing in action since 24 October 1943.^[24]
16. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 241.^[24]
17. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/123.^[25]
18. Großadmiral Karl Dönitz had ordered a cease of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945. Nevertheless a number of Knight's Crosses were awarded after this date and must therefore be considered "illegal" hand-outs. The Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine General-Admiral Walter Warzecha, successor of General-Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, without authorization presented Georg-Wolfgang Feller the Knight's Cross on 17 June 1945.^[2][26]
19. 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.
20. According to Scherzer as commander of the assault battalion/33. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS "Charlemagne" (französische Nr. 1).^[25]
21. The presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Hans-Georg Fernau was made on 10 June 1945 and backdated by the Oberbefehlshaber Süd (German Army Command in the South), General der Kavillerie Siegfried Westphal, to the 1 May 1945. The German Federal Archives holds a copy of the presentation documentation. This is unlawful! The presentation date was later changed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) to 4 May 1945. Fernau was a member of the AKCR.^[26]
22. Generalmajor Edgar Feuchtinger was arrested on 5 January 1945 for his absence from his command in June and December 1944. He was demoted to Kanonier and sentenced to death in January 1945. Kanonier Feuchtinger was sent to the front with the 20. Panzergrenadier-Division for probation on 2 March 1945. He deserted, hid in Celle, and was captured and taken prisoner of war in Hamburg by British forces in May 1945. The death sentence resulted in the permanent loss of all orders and honorary signs.^[26]
23. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[29]
24. A lawful presentation via the chain of command to the chief of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin submitted nomination is possible. Also possible is a direct presentation by Adolf Hitler. However no evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Walther-Peer Fellgiebel wrote in a letter dated 31 August 1976: "...He (Willhelm Fey) after joining the Bundeswehr has request a court of honor against himself. Chairman was our companion recipient of the Oak Leaves former Oberst XXXX (name was made anonymous). This court of honor has accepted him without evidence". The order commission of the AKCR accepted this. Fellgiebel wrote: "...we don't want to claim that we are smarter than the Bundeswehr." Willhelm Fey was a member of the AKCR.^[30]
25. According to Scherzer as commander of the I.(Kradschützen)/SS-Schützen-Regiment "Langemarck".^[29]
26. According to Scherzer as adjutant of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".^[29]
27. Heinz Fiebig's nomination by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) was ready for signature at the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date is an assumption of the AKCR.^[31]
28. According to Scherzer as pilot and observer in the 2./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 4.^[33]
29. According to Scherzer as group leader in Grenadier-Bataillon 2106.^[34]
30. According to Scherzer as adjutant of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40.^[34]
31. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 6.(F)/122.^[34]
32. Alfred Fischer's nomination, according to a file card, was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 11 January 1945. The nomination, according to the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) and the note on the file card, had been rejected without specifying a date. A HPA nomination was not created. Fischer received the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army on 5 March 1945 which may have been a result of the rejected Knight's Cross nomination. The nomination by the troop is missing, which may be an indication that it had been forwarded to the Referat Vg (responsible for the Honour Roll Clasp listings). The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Krätschmer states the 9 May 1945.^[31]
33. According to Scherzer on 25 April 1941 as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/121.^[34]
34. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1.^[34]
35. According to Scherzer as deputy Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 5.^[37]
36. According to Scherzer on 7 April 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and battery chief in the 1./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 14.^[37]
37. According to Scherzer on 30 April 1945.^[38]
38. According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 252.^[41]
39. According to Scherzer as I./Jagdgeschwader 51.^[41]
40. Rudol Fleischer's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 28 March 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination but no Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV— Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was created and no further information was noted. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1983/1984 and decided "Knight's Cross yes, 13 April 1945". According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel later changed the presentation date to 9 May 1945. Fleischer was a member of the AKCR.^[31]
41. Paul Flocke's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 28 March 1945. The next day it was forwarded to the Außenstelle (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) for decision by the Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. It remained undecided by the end of the war. Further missing are the opinions of the Heeresgruppe G and Reichsführer SS.^[43]
42. Wilhelm Florschütz's nomination was received on 7 March 1945—according to the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) on 29 March 1945—by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office). Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination but decided "postponed!" noting Heeresgruppe B, so according to AHA Ziff. 275 (Allgemeines Heeresamt — General Army Office). A presentation was never made. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.^[46]
43. According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.^[42]
44. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[47]
45. According to Scherzer as leader of Kampfgruppe "Derrer" in the 6. Armee.^[47]
46. According to Scherzer as Oberst of the and Luftwaffentransportführer (air transport leader) II with Luftflotte 4.^[47]
47. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 2./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 806.^[48]
48. According to Scherzer died of wounds on 17 July 1943.^[48]
49. According to Scherzer as commander of Panzergrenadier-Brigade "von Werthern" Kampfgruppe made up of parts from the Führer-Begleit-Bataillon and Führer-Flak-Abteilung (Luftwaffe)].^[50]
50. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100.^[50]
51. According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 15.^[50]
52. According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20.^[50]
53. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 666.^[50]
54. According to Scherzer correct name is Alois Albert Frankl who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in the 6./Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin.^[53]
55. According to Scherzer as chief of the 16.(Sturmgeschütz)/Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Großdeutschland".^[53]
56. The brackets around the professor and doctor title [Prof. Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
57. According to Scherzer on 23 July 1941.^[55]
58. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.^[55]
59. According to Scherzer as commander of the 14. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (gal. Nr. 1).^[57]
60. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1.^[57]
61. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 77.^[59]
62. According to Scherzer as Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 1558.^[59]
63. According to Scherzer as leader of the 8. Panzer-Division.^[59]
64. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant in the Stab IV./Jagdgeschwader 3.^[61]
65. According to Scherzer as chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 291 and killed in action on 30 August 1943.^[62]
66. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Presumably the award was presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich which would make it an unlawful presentation. The date 6 May 1945 was assumed by Fellgiebel. Von Seemen states the 3 May 1945. Kurt Fröhlich is not mentioned in Krätschmer's book "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS" (Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS). The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law).^[46]
67. According to Scherzer on 20 October 1943.^[65]
68. Friedrich Fromm, in connection with the 20 July plot, the failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, was discharged from the Heer on 14 September 1944. The civilian Fromm was sentenced to death and considered unworthy for military duty by the Volksgerichtshof on 7 March 1945. The loss of his worthiness for military service led to an eternal loss of all honors, ranks and orders.^[46]
69. According to Scherzer on 5 July 1941 as commander of the I./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 33.^[65]
70. According to Scherzer as Leutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition).^[65]
71. According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter".^[66]
72. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52.^[66]
73. According to Scherzer as commander of Artillerie-Regiment 221 (only staff) [since 5 April 1942 Stab/Afrika-Artillerie-Regiment 1].^[66]
74. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 (Gruppe Stein).^[69]
75. According to Scherzer as commander of Kampfgruppe "Fullriede" (Stab Panzergrenadier-Regiment 165) in the Panzer-AOK 5.^[69]

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66. Scherzer 2007, p. 323.
67. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 189.
68. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 189, 491.
69. Scherzer 2007, p. 324.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Further reading

• Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
• Fraschka, Günther (1994). Knights of the Reich. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military/Aviation History. ISBN 978-0-88740-580-8.
• Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS]. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.

External links

• "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2011.
• "Das Bundesarchiv". Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. Retrieved 2 January 2011.