List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ka–Km)

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 289 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Ka–Km".^[7] Author and historian Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of four of these listings.^[8] This is the first of two lists of all 717 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last names start with "K". The recipients whose last names are in the range "Kn–Kz" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Kn–Kz).^[9] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (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.^[10] 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.^[11] 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).^[12] 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.^[13]

Recipients

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ka–Km)

Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer	192	15
Kriegsmarine	15	1
Luftwaffe	62	3
Waffen-SS	20	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 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.^[14] Of the 289 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Ka–Km", 36 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, five the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 20 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 192 of the medals; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 62 to the Luftwaffe, and 20 to the Waffen-SS.^[7] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.^[15]

      This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
      This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
      This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit[Note 2]	Date of award	Notes	Image
Kachel, GeorgGeorg Kachel	Heer	Hauptmann[16]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 670[16][17]	4 May 1944[16]	—	—
Kaden, WolfgangWolfgang Kaden	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Commander of U-Jäger UJ-116[17][18]	18 December 1940[18]	—	—
Kadenbach, HerbertHerbert Kadenbach	Heer	Feldwebel[18]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Jäger-Regiment 28[17][18]	16 September 1942[18]	—	—
Kaeber, HellmutHellmut Kaeber	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[18]	Staffelkapitän of the 1.(N)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13[17][Note 3]	28 January 1945[18]	—	—
Kaeding, WalterWalter Käding	Kriegsmarine	Obersteuermann[18]	3rd watch officer and coxswain on U-123[17][18]	15 May 1944[18]	—	—
Kaehler, OttoOtto Kähler+	Kriegsmarine	Kapitän zur See[18]	Commander of Hilfskreuzer "Thor" (HSK 4)[17][18]	22 December 1940[18]	Awarded 583rd Oak Leaves 15 September 1944[18]	—
Kaehne, Edgar-KarlEdgar-Karl Kaehne	Heer	Hauptmann[17][Note 4]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 135[17]	2 February 1942[18]	—	—
Kaellner, HansHans Källner+	Heer	Oberst[18]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 73[17][18]	3 May 1942[18]	Awarded 392nd Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 106th Swords 23 October 1944[18]	—
Kaemmerer, EdmundEdmund Kämmerer	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[18]	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76[17][18]	5 April 1945[18]	—	—
Kaempfe, HelmutHelmut Kämpfe	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves[18]	Commander of the III.(gepanzerte)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"[17][18]	10 December 1943[18]	—	—
Kaeppel, RudolfRudolf Kaeppel	Heer	Hauptmann[18]	Chief of the Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie of the 11. Panzer-Division[17][18]	1 February 1945*[18]	Killed in action 25 January 1945[17]	—
Kaes, JosefJosef Käs	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[18]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 19[18][19]	18 July 1943[18]	—	—
Kaeseberg, HerbertHerbert Käseberg	Heer	Leutnant[20]	Leader of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 156[19][20]	14 April 1945[20]	—	—
Kaessler, WernerWerner Kaessler	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[20]	Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[17][20]	27 August 1944*[20]	Died of wounds 23 August 1944[20]	—
Kaestner, RobertRobert Kaestner+	Heer	Major[20]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 105[17][20]	11 December 1943[20]	Awarded 401st Oak Leaves 21 February 1944[20]	—
Kaether, ErnstErnst Kaether	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[17][Note 5]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 14[17][20]	10 December 1942[20]	—	—
Kageneck, Clemens-Heinrich Graf vonClemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck+	Heer	Hauptmann[20]	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 (Tiger)[17][Note 6]	4 August 1943[20]	Awarded 513th Oak Leaves 26 June 1944[20]	—
Kageneck, Erbo Graf vonErbo Graf von Kageneck+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[20]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 27[20][21]	30 July 1941[20]	Awarded 39th Oak Leaves 26 October 1941[20]	—
Kahl, BrunoBruno Kahl+	Heer	Hauptmann[20]	Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 21[20][21]	8 February 1943[20]	Awarded 270th Oak Leaves 8 August 1943[20]	—
Kahl, KonradKonrad Kahl	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[20]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 30[20][21]	13 August 1942[20]	—	—
Kahle, HelmuthHelmuth Kahle	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[20]	Observer in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[20][21]	9 June 1944[20]	—	—
Kahle, RudolfRudolf Kahle	Heer	Hauptmann[20]	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 40[20][21]	2 September 1944[20]	—	—
Kahler, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Kahler+	Heer	Major[20]	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 34[20][21]	14 April 1943[20]	Awarded 355th Oak Leaves 17 December 1943[20]	—
Kahsnitz, ErichErich Kahsnitz	Heer	Oberst[22]	Commander of Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[21][22]	15 July 1943[22]	—	—
Kainz, KarlKarl Kainz	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[22]	Chief of the 11./Jäger-Regiment 25[21][22]	31 January 1945[22]	—	—
Kaiser, AlbertAlbert Kaiser	Heer	Hauptmann[22]	Chief of the 1./Gebirgs-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 44[21][22]	21 August 1941*[22]	Killed in action 6 August 1941[21]	—
Kaiser, ErichErich Kaiser	Heer	Oberleutnant[22]	Chief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 39[21][22]	26 February 1942[22]	—	—
Kaiser, HerbertHerbert Kaiser	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[22]	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 77 (later Jagdgeschwader 1)[21][Note 7]	14 March 1943[22]	—	—
Kaiser, VinzenzVinzenz Kaiser	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[22]	Leader of the III.(gepanzerte)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"[21][Note 8]	6 April 1943[22]	—	—
Kaiser, WilhelmWilhelm Kaiser	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[22]	Adjutant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[21][22]	4 February 1942[22]	—	—
Kalb, HansHans Kalb	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[22]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 320[21][22]	29 February 1944[22]	—	—
Kalbitz, HelmutHelmut Kalbitz+	Heer	Oberleutnant[22]	Chief of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 125[21][22]	23 August 1941[22]	Awarded 366th Oak Leaves 7 January 1944[22]	—
Kalden, PeterPeter Kalden	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[22]	Staffelführer of the 13./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[21][Note 9]	6 December 1944[22]	—	—
Kaldrack, RolfRolf Kaldrack+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[22]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Zerstörergeschwader 76[21][22]	2 November 1940[22]	Awarded 70th Oak Leaves 9 February 1942[22]	—
Kaletsch, GeorgGeorg Kaletsch	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[23]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 283[21][23]	26 March 1944[23]	—	—
Kalinowsky, Herbert vonHerbert von Kalinowsky	Heer	Oberst[23]	Commander of Volks-Werfer-Brigader 8[21][23]	30 April 1945[23]	—	—
Kalkgruber, DavidDavid Kalkgruber	Heer	Unteroffizier[23]	Group leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 3[21][23]	19 August 1944[23]	—	—
Kalkhoff, WalterWalter Kalkhoff	Heer	Unteroffizier[23]	Group leader of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 67 (motorized)[24][Note 10]	26 May 1940[23]	—	—
Kalm, Hennig-Tile vonHennig-Tile von Kalm	Heer	Major[23]	Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 24[23][24]	17 September 1944[23]	—	—
Kalow, SiegfriedSiegfried Kalow	Luftwaffe	Unteroffizier[23]	Group leader in the 10./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[23][24]	29 October 1944*[23]	Killed in action 12 August 1944[24]	—
Kals, ErnstErnst Kals	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[23]	Commander of U-130[23][24]	1 September 1942[23]	—	—
Kalss, AloisAlois Kalss	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[23]	Leader of the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502[23][24]	23 August 1944[23]	—	—
Kam, SørenSøren Kam	Waffen-SS	SS-Untersturmführer[23]	Leader of the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[23][24]	7 February 1945[23]	—	—
Kamecke, HansHans Kamecke	Heer	Generalleutnant[23]	Commander of the 137. Infanterie-Division[23][24]	27 October 1943*[23]	Killed in action 16 October 1943[24]	—
Kaminski, AugustAugust Kaminski	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 655[23][24]	6 October 1944[23]	—	—
Kaminski, HerbertHerbert Kaminski	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[23]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[23][24]	6 August 1941[23]	—	—
Kaminski, WernerWerner Kaminski?[Note 11]	Heer	Oberstleutnant[24]	Ia (operations officer) of the Festungs-Division Kreta[24]	6 May 1945[24]	—	—
Kaminsky, EmilEmil Kaminsky+	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[26]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Infanterie-Regiment 446[24][Note 12]	15 October 1942[26]	Awarded 497th Oak Leaves 12 June 1944[26]	—
Kamischke, WernerWerner Kamischke	Heer	Hauptmann[26]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 4[24][26]	9 January 1945[26]	—	—
Kammhuber, JosefJosef Kammhuber	Luftwaffe	Generalmajor[26]	Commander of the 1. Nachtjagd-Division[24][26]	9 July 1941[26]	—
Kamptz, Gerhard vonGerhard von Kamptz+	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[26]	Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille[24][26]	6 October 1940[26]	Awarded 225th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943[26]	—
Kamski, JohannJohann Kamski	Heer	Obergefreiter[26]	In the 14./Grenadier-Regiment z.b.V. 1. Panzer-Armee[24][Note 13]	30 April 1945[26]	—	—
Kannenberg, KurtKurt Kannenberg	Heer	Stabsfeldwebel[26]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 506[24][26]	9 December 1944*[26]	Killed in action 17 November 1944[24]	—
Kapp, WolfgangWolfgang Kapp	Heer	Major[26]	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920[24][26]	3 March 1945[26]	—	—
Kappis, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Kappis+	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[26]	Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 45[24][26]	18 February 1945[26]	Awarded (849th) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945[26]	—
Kapsreiter, FranzFranz Kapsreiter	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[26]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(Sturmgeschütz)/Führer-Grenadier-Brigade[24][26]	14 January 1945[26]	—	—
Karau, AugustAugust Karau	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[26]	Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 46[24][26]	12 January 1945[26]	—	—
Karbe, AdalbertAdalbert Karbe	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[26]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55[24][26]	12 November 1941[26]	—	—
Karch, FritzFritz Karch	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[27]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[24][27]	17 April 1945[27]	—	—
Karcher, Karl-EhrhartKarl-Ehrhart Karcher	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See[27]	Commander of Schnellboot S-87 in the 4. Schnellbootflottille[27][28]	12 August 1943[27]	—	—
Karck, GeorgGeorg Karck	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[28][Note 14]	Leader of the 9./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibsatndarte SS Adolf Hitler"[28][Note 14]	3 August 1943[27]	—	—
Karczewski, BrunoBruno Karczewski+	Heer	Major[27]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 162[27][28]	12 March 1944[27]	Awarded 767th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945[27]	—
Kardel, HenneckeHennecke Kardel	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[27]	Adjutant in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 399[27][28]	23 February 1944[27]	—	—
Karg, UlrichUlrich Karg	Heer	Oberjäger[27]	Leader of the bicycle platoon in the 17./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[27][28]	5 July 1943[27]	—	—
Karl, FranzFranz Karl	Heer	Generalleutnant[27]	Commander of the 263. Infanterie-Division[27][28]	5 August 1940[27]	—	—
Karl, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Karl	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[27]	Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"[28][Note 15]	26 December 1944[27]	—	—
Karl, JosefJosef Karl+	Heer	Unteroffizier[27]	Gun commander in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49[27][28]	26 August 1943[27]	Awarded 397th Oak Leaves 16 February 1944[27]
Karl, OttoOtto Karl	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[27]	Commander of Artillerie-Leichter AF-65[28][Note 16]	21 March 1945[27]	—	—
Karow, GustavGustav Karow	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[27]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 322[27][28]	19 August 1944[27]	—	—
Karrenberg, AlbertAlbert Karrenberg	Heer	Oberleutnant[29]	Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9[28][29]	11 December 1944[29]	—	—
Karst, FriedrichFriedrich Karst	Heer	Oberst[29]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 461[28][29]	28 August 1942[29]	—	—
Kassner, HelmutHelmut Kassner	Heer	Oberst[28][Note 17]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 975[28][29]	14 April 1945[29]	—	—
Kastl, AndreasAndreas Kastl	Heer	Feldwebel[29]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 20 (motorized)[28][29]	14 May 1944[29]	—	—
Kastner, GustavGustav Kastner	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[29]	Leader of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 389[28][29]	12 December 1944[29]	—	—
Kastner, JosefJosef Kastner	Heer	Oberjäger[29]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Jäger-Regiment 207[28][29]	2 June 1943[29]	—	—
Katzenmeier, HansHans Katzenmeier	Heer	Unteroffizier[29]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 698[28][29]	9 June 1944[29]	—	—
Kaubisch, HorstHorst Kaubisch+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[29]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[28][29]	16 November 1942[29]	Awarded 505th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[29]	—
Kauermann, HelmutHelmut Kauermann	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[29]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 2[28][29]	20 March 1944[29]	—	—
Kauffmann, GerhardGerhard Kauffmann	Heer	Generalleutnant[29]	Commander of the 256. Infanterie-Division[28][29]	9 July 1941[29]	—	—
Kaup, HeinrichHeinrich Kaup	Heer	Obergefreiter[29]	In the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 184[28][29]	19 September 1943[29]	—	—
Kausch, Paul-AlbertPaul-Albert Kausch+	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[30]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 "Hermann von Salza"[28][30]	23 August 1944[30]	Awarded (845th) Oak Leaves 23 April 1945?[31][Note 18]	—
Kautz, OskarOskar Kautz	Heer	Oberleutnant[30]	Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 156[32][Note 19]	28 July 1943*[30]	Killed in action 22 July 1943[28]	—
Kayß, AlfredAlfred Kayß	Heer	Oberleutnant[30]	Company chief in Feldersatz-Bataillon 267[30][33]	18 January 1944*[30]	Killed in action 5 January 1944[33]	—
Kazmeier, PaulPaul Kazmeier[Note 20]	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[30]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 420[30][33]	26 October 1943[30]	—	—
Kecht, FranzFranz Kecht	Heer	Oberleutnant[30]	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 70[30][33]	18 October 1943[30]	—	—
Keck, JohannesJohannes Keck	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[30]	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23[30][33]	18 February 1945[30]	—	—
Keck, KarlKarl Keck	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer and Hauptmann of the Schutzpolizei[30]	Leader of the 15.(Pionier)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 "Frundsberg"[33][Note 21]	23 August 1944*[30]	Killed in action 11 July 1944[33]	—
Kedzia, Ernst-GeorgErnst-Georg Kedzia+	Heer	Hauptmann[30]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 272[30][33]	26 November 1944[30]	Awarded 794th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[30]	—
Keese, HeinrichHeinrich Keese+	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[30]	Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 20 (motorized)[30][33]	20 October 1944[30]	Awarded 805th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945[30]	—
Kegel, Karl-LudwigKarl-Ludwig Kegel	Heer	Leutnant[30]	Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 18[30][33]	25 August 1941[30]	—	—
Keichel, OttoOtto Keichel	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[30]	Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance troop leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 130[30][33]	18 January 1945[30]	—	—
Keil, AntonAnton Keil	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[30]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[30][33]	19 August 1940[30]	—	—
Keil, GüntherGünther Keil	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[34]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 919[33][34]	27 July 1944[34]	—	—
Keil, MaxMax Keil	Heer	Oberleutnant[34]	Deputy leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 8 in the DAK[33][Note 22]	20 April 1943*[34]	Killed in action 8 April 1943[33]	—
Keiling, SiegfriedSiegfried Keiling	Heer	Hauptmann[34]	Commander of Artillerie-Abteilung 62 (russisch)[35][Note 23]	4 October 1944[34]	—	—
Keiner, WalterWalter Keiner	Heer	Generalleutnant[34]	Commander of the 62. Infanterie-Division[33][34]	17 July 1941[34]	—	—
Keipp, WillyWilly Keipp	Heer	Feldwebel[34]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 124[33][34]	30 October 1943[34]	—	—
Keiser, PaulPaul Keiser	Heer	Oberst[34]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 326[33][34]	6 November 1943[34]	—	—
Keitel, WilhelmWilhelm Keitel	Heer	Generaloberst[34]	Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht[33][34]	30 September 1939[34]	—
Kelbch, AlbertAlbert Kelbch	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[34]	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 120[33][Note 24]	12 November 1943*[34]	Killed in action 8 November 1943[33]	—
Kelbling, GerdGerd Kelbling	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[34]	Commander of U-593[33][34]	18 August 1943[34]	—	—
Keller, AlfredAlfred Keller	Luftwaffe	General der Flieger[34]	Commanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps[33][34]	24 June 1940[34]	—	—
Keller, LotharLothar Keller	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[34]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3[33][34]	9 July 1941*[34]	Killed in flying accident 26 June 1941[33]	—
Kellermann, OrtwinOrtwin Kellermann	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[34]	Chief of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 72[36][Note 25]	30 September 1944[34]	—	—
Kellner, WolfgangWolfgang Kellner	Heer	Oberleutnant[37]	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 24[36][37]	14 April 1945[37]	—	—
Kemethmüller, HeinzHeinz Kemethmüller	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[37]	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[36][Note 26]	2 October 1942[37]	—	—
Kemler, HeinrichHeinrich Kemler	Heer	Hauptmann[37]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 78[36][37]	14 April 1945[37]	—	—
Kemnade, FriedrichFriedrich Kemnade+	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[37]	Chief of the 3. Schnellbootflottille[36][37]	23 July 1942[37]	Awarded 249th Oak Leaves 27 May 1943[37]	—
Kempas, TraugottTraugott Kempas+	Heer	Hauptmann[37]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 176[36][37]	9 December 1944[37]	Awarded 757th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945[37]	—
Kempe, WalterWalter Kempe	Heer	Feldwebel[37]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 248[36][37]	14 May 1944[37]	—	—
Kempf, KarlKarl Kempf	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[37]	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54[36][37]	4 February 1942[37]	—	—
Kempf, WernerWerner Kempf+	Heer	Generalleutnant[37]	Commander of the 6. Panzer-Division[36][37]	3 June 1940[37]	Awarded 111th Oak Leaves 10 August 1942[37]	—
Kempin, GüntherGünther Kempin	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[37]	Pilot in the 14./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[36][37]	17 April 1945[37]	—	—
Kempke, WilhelmWilhelm Kempke	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[37]	Group leader in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment (7. Flieger-Division)[36][Note 27]	21 August 1941[37]	—	—
Kempken, [Dr.] Heinrich[Dr.] Heinrich Kempken[Note 28]	Luftwaffe	Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[37]	Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 3[36][37]	29 October 1944[37]	—	—
Kendler, RudolfRudolf Kendler	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[37]	Tasked with the leadership of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4[36][Note 29]	2 September 1944[37]	—	—
Kennel, KarlKarl Kennel+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[36][Note 30]	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 1[36][38]	19 September 1943[38]	Awarded 666th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[38]	—
Kentrat, Eitel-FriedrichEitel-Friedrich Kentrat	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[38]	Commander of U-74[36][38]	31 December 1941[38]	—	—
Keppel, WilhelmWilhelm Keppel	Heer	Unteroffizier[38]	Assistant Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in 7./Artillerie-Regiment 227[36][38]	9 June 1944[38]	—	—
Keppler, GeorgGeorg Keppler	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberführer[38]	Commander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Der Führer" in the SS-Verfügungs-Division (later "Das Reich")[36][Note 31]	15 August 1940[38]	—	—
Keppler, HansHans Keppler	Luftwaffe	Major[38]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[36][38]	20 August 1942[38]	—	—
Kepplinger, LudwigLudwig Kepplinger	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer[38]	Shock troops leader and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Der Führer"[36][38]	4 September 1940[38]	—	—
Kercher, FritzFritz Kercher	Heer	Leutnant[38]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1.(Sturmgeschütz)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5[36][Note 32]	6 March 1944[38]	—	—
Kerfin, HorstHorst Kerfin	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[38]	Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[36][Note 33]	24 May 1940[38]	—	—
Kern, FriedrichFriedrich Kern	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[38]	Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 198[38][39]	30 December 1943[38]	—	—
Kern, KarlKarl Kern	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[38]	Pilot in the 6./Transportgeschwader 3[39][Note 34]	9 June 1944[38]	—	—
Kern, WilhelmWilhelm Kern	Heer	Oberleutnant[38]	Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 44[38][39]	5 April 1944[38]	—	—
Kerscher, AlbertAlbert Kerscher	Heer	Feldwebel[38]	Panzer commander in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[38][39]	23 October 1944[38]	—	—
Kertz, WolframWolfram Kertz	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[40]	Leader of the 8./Kampfgruppe "Bruhn" (II./SS-Panzerkorps)[39][Note 35]	4 October 1944[40]	—	—
Kerutt, HellmutHellmut Kerutt	Luftwaffe	Major[40]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon "Kerutt"[39][Note 36]	2 February 1945[40]	—	—
Kessel, KarlKarl Kessel	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[40]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2[39][40]	23 January 1944[39][Note 37]	—	—
Kessel, Mortimer vonMortimer von Kessel+	Heer	Generalmajor[40]	Commander of the 20. Panzer-Division[39][40]	28 December 1943[40]	Awarded 611th Oak Leaves 16 October 1944[40]	—
Kessel, WilhelmWilhelm Kessel	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[40]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[39][40]	23 February 1944[40]	—	—
Kesselring, AlbertAlbert Kesselring+	Luftwaffe	General der Flieger[40]	Chief of Luftflotte 1[39][Note 38]	30 September 1939[40]	Awarded 78th Oak Leaves 25 February 1942 15th Swords 18 July 1942 14th Diamonds 19 July 1944[40]
Kessler, ArnoldArnold Kessler	Heer	Major[40]	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 61[39][40]	4 October 1944[40]	—	—
Kessler, HermannHermann Keßler	Heer	Oberst[40]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 192[39][40]	17 September 1943[40]	—	—
Kessler, UlrichUlrich Kessler	Luftwaffe	Generalleutnant[40]	Fliegerführer Atlantik[39][40]	8 April 1944[40]	—	—
Kessler, WolfgangWolfgang Kessler	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[40]	Deputy leader of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 181[39][40]	16 April 1944[40]	—	—
Kesten, DieterDieter Kesten	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[40]	Leader of the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[39][Note 39]	12 November 1943[40]	—	—
Ketelhodt, Gerd Freiherr vonGerd Freiherr von Ketelhodt	Heer	Oberleutnant[41]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 472[39][41]	13 July 1940[41]	—	—
Ketscher, HansHans Ketscher	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[41]	Observer in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121[39][Note 40]	24 November 1944[39][Note 40]	—	—
Ketterer, KarlKarl Ketterer	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 15[39][41]	24 March 1943[41]	—	—
Ketterl, FranzFranz Ketterl	Heer	Oberleutnant[39][Note 41]	Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 438[39][41]	12 January 1942[41]	—	—
Kettgen, HansHans Kettgen	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[41]	Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Schill"[39][Note 42]	14 February 1945[41]	—	—
Kettmann, RudolfRudolf Kettmann	Heer	Unteroffizier[41]	Assault gun leader in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1122[39][41]	17 April 1945[41]	—	—
Keup, Dr. med. WalterDr. med. Walter Keup	Heer	Assistenzarzt (assistant doctor—rank equivalent to Leutnant)[39][Note 43]	Battalion doctor of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 202[39][41]	21 March 1944[41]	—	—
Keußler, Friedrich vonFriedrich von Keußler	Heer	Oberst[41]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1[39][41]	23 February 1944[41]	—	—
Kiefer, EduardEduard Kiefer[Note 44]	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[42]	Chief of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Hermann Göring"[39][42]	18 May 1943[42]	—	—
Kiefer, HermannHermann Kiefer	Heer	Oberleutnant[41]	Commander of Stellungs-Kampfgruppe XII./2 (416. Infanterie-Division)[43][Note 45]	5 April 1945[41]	—	—
Kiefer, MartinMartin Kiefer	Heer	Unteroffizier[41]	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320[41][43]	12 August 1944[41]	—	—
Kieffer, Dr. phil. EmilDr. phil. Emil Kieffer	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[41]	Chief of the 3. Minensuchflottille[41][43]	3 December 1944[41]	—	—
Kiehl, RudolfRudolf Kiehl	Heer	Hauptmann[44]	Leader of the Kampfstaffel in the DAK Begleitkommando "Rommel" and leader of Kampfgruppe "Kiehl"[43][Note 46]	6 July 1942[44]	—	—
Kiel, JohannesJohannes Kiel	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[44]	Pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[43][44]	18 March 1942[44]	—	—
Kiel, RudolfRudolf Kiel	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[44]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 55[43][44]	20 December 1941[44]	—	—
Kienast, FritzFritz Kienast	Heer	Oberleutnant[44]	Leader of the 1./Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba"[45][Note 47]	9 April 1944[44]	—	—
Kiene, AugustAugust Kiene	Heer	Leutnant[44]	Leader of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[43][44]	4 May 1944[44]	—	—
Kienitz, WernerWerner Kienitz	Heer	General der Infanterie[44]	Commanding general of the XVII. Armeekorps[43][44]	31 August 1941[44]	—	—
Kientsch, WillyWilly Kientsch+	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[44]	Staffelführer of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 27[43][Note 48]	22 November 1943[44]	Awarded 527th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944[44]	—
Kiermeier, HeinrichHeinrich Kiermeier	Heer	Unteroffizier[44]	Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 423[43][44]	23 August 1944[44]	—	—
Kieser, WilhelmWilhelm Kieser	Heer	Major of the Reserves[44]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 313[43][44]	16 September 1943[44]	—	—
Kieseritzky, GustavGustav Kieseritzky	Kriegsmarine	Vizeadmiral[44]	Commanding Admiral Schwarzes Meer (Black Sea)[43][44]	20 November 1943*[44]	Killed in action 19 November 1943[43]	—
Kiesgen, PeterPeter Kiesgen	Heer	Leutnant[44]	Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 239[43][44]	5 October 1941[44]	—	—
Kieslich, FranzFranz Kieslich+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[44]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[43][44]	5 January 1943[44]	Awarded 619th Oak Leaves 18 October 1944[44]	—
Kiesling, HeinrichHeinrich Kiesling+	Heer	Major[46]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 768[43][46]	10 June 1943[46]	Awarded 321st Oak Leaves 7 November 1943[46]	—
Kiesling, HelmutHelmut Kiesling	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[46]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 336[43][46]	1 September 1943[46]	—	—
Kiess, [Dr.] Walter[Dr.] Walter Kiess[Note 28]	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[46]	Chief of the Lastensegler-Kommando in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm Abteilung "Koch"[43][Note 49]	12 May 1940[46]	—	—
Kilian, [Dr.] Gunter[Dr.] Gunter Kilian[Note 28]	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[46]	Staffelführer of the 2./Schlachtgeschwader 77[43][46]	2 April 1945[46]	—	—
Kilian, GustavGustav Kilian	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[46]	Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Wach-Bataillon 591[43][Note 50]	15 May 1942[46]	—	—
Kilian, WilhelmWilhelm Kilian	Heer	Major[46]	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 102[47][Note 51]	8 February 1945[46]	—	—
Kimmich, FriedrichFriedrich Kimmich	Heer	Major of the Landwehr[46]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 554[46][47]	11 December 1942[46]	—	—
Kimmich, Hans-JörgHans-Jörg Kimmich	Heer	Hauptmann[46]	Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 119 (motorized)[47][Note 52]	25 January 1945[46]	—	—
Kinder, GeorgGeorg Kinder	Heer	Hauptmann[46]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 102[46][47]	8 February 1944[46]	—	—
Kindler, [Dr.] Alfred[Dr.] Alfred Kindler[Note 28]	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[46]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 2[46][47]	24 September 1942[46]	—	—
Kinz, HelmutHelmut Kinz?[Note 53]	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[47]	Commander of Waffen-Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 13 of the SS[47]	3 May 1945[47]	—	—
Kinzel, EberhardEberhard Kinzel	Heer	Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[46]	In the Generalstab des Heeres[47][Note 54]	23 December 1942[47][Note 54]	—
Kinzinger, RudiRudi Kinzinger	Heer	Oberleutnant[51]	Chief of the Pionier-Kompanie/Jäger-Regiment 49[47][51]	18 February 1945*[51]	Killed in action 16 February 1945[47]	—
Kipfmüller, WalterWalter Kipfmüller	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[51]	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 77[47][51]	29 October 1943[51]	—	—
Kirchheim, HeinrichHeinrich Kirchheim	Heer	Generalmajor[51]	Commander of the Sonderstelle Libyen (special office Libya) and leader of the Italian Division "Brescia"[47][Note 55]	14 May 1941[51]	—	—
Kirchlehner, ErnstErnst Kirchlehner	Heer	Unteroffizier[51]	Group leader in the 2./Füsilier-Bataillon 126[52][Note 56]	23 October 1944*[51]	Killed in action 14 July 1944[47]	—
Kirchner, FriedrichFriedrich Kirchner+	Heer	Generalleutnant[51]	Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division[47][51]	20 May 1940[51]	Award 391st Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 127th Swords 26 January 1945[51]
Kirchner, HeinzHeinz Kirchner	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[51]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Schützen-Regiment 113[47][51]	29 September 1941[51]	—	—
Kirchner, KurtKurt Kirchner	Heer	Wachtmeister[51]	Gun leader in Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 667[47][51]	20 February 1942[51]	—	—
Kirchner, OttoOtto Kirchner	Waffen-SS	SS-Untersturmführer[51]	Leader of Stabsschwadron/SS-Reiter-Regiment 16[51][52]	21 April 1944[51]	—	—
Kirn, DietrichDietrich Kirn[Note 57]	Heer	Hauptmann[53]	Leader of Frontaufklärungs-Kommando 202[52][53]	12 December 1944[53]	—	—
Kirn, HansHans Kirn	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[51]	Pilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6[47][51]	29 February 1944[51]	—	—
Kirn, JuliusJulius Kirn	Heer	Hauptmann[51]	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 18[47][51]	17 July 1941*[51]	Died of wounds 16 July 1941[51]	—
Kirsch, WalterWalter Kirsch	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[51]	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 161[51][52]	6 March 1944[51]	—	—
Kirsche, HeinzHeinz Kirsche	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[54]	Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 658[54][55]	13 January 1942[54]	—	—
Kirschenmann, WilhelmWilhelm Kirschenmann	Heer	Unteroffizier[54]	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 82[54][55]	12 March 1943[54]	—	—
Kirschner, JoachimJoachim Kirschner+	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[54]	Staffelführer of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[54][55]	23 December 1942[54]	Awarded 267th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943[54]	—
Kirschner, LudwigLudwig Kirschner+	Heer	Major[54]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 436[54][56]	18 January 1942[54]	Awarded 135th Oak Leaves 28 October 1942[54]	—
Kirsten, ErnstErnst Kirsten	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[54]	Leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 410[54][55]	15 May 1944*[54]	Killed in action 19 April 1944[55]	—
Kirsten, RudiRudi Kirsten	Heer	Hauptmann[54]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Ersatz und Ausbildungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[54][55]	28 March 1945[54]	—	—
Kissel, HansHans Kissel	Heer	Oberst[54]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 683[54][55]	17 March 1944[54]	—	—
Kitta, PaulPaul Kitta	Heer	Feldwebel[54]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 439[54][55]	23 February 1944[54]	—	—
Kittel, Dipl.-Ing. FriedrichDipl.-Ing. Friedrich Kittel	Heer	Generalmajor[54]	Commander of the 62. Volks-Grenadier-Division[54][55]	9 January 1945[54]	—	—
Kittel, HeinrichHeinrich Kittel	Heer	Generalmajor[54]	Combat commander of Lemberg[54][55]	12 August 1944[54]	—
Kittel, KurtKurt Kittel	Heer	Obergefreiter[57]	Granatwerfertruppführer (grenade thrower troop leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 88[55][57]	29 November 1944[57]	—	—
Kittel, OttoOtto Kittel+	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[57]	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54[55][Note 58]	29 October 1943[57]	Awarded 449th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944 113th Swords 25 November 1944[57]	—
Klaermann, HansHans Klärmann	Heer	Hauptmann[57]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 361[55][57]	9 September 1942[57]	—	—
Klaiber, HansHans Klaiber	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[57]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3.(I)/Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)[55][Note 59]	26 July 1942[57]	—	—
Klammeck, HansHans Klammeck	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[57]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 1082[55][Note 60]	10 February 1945[57]	—	—
Klappich, GünterGünter Klappich+	Heer	Oberleutnant[57]	Chief of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized)[55][57]	31 July 1942[57]	Awarded 254th Oak Leaves 8 June 1943[57]	—
Klar, EdmundEdmund Klar	Heer	Wachtmeister[57]	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 122[55][57]	17 June 1943[57]	—	—
Klasing, FritzFritz Klasing+	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[57]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 446[55][57]	12 August 1944[57]	Awarded 745th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945[57]	—
Klassmann, HelmutHelmut Klassmann	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[57]	Chief of the 3. Räumbootsflottille[55][57]	22 December 1943[57]	—	—
Klatt, PaulPaul Klatt+	Heer	Oberst[57]	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[55][57]	4 January 1943[57]	Awarded 686th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944[57]
Klaucke, WernerWerner Klaucke	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[58]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 200[55][58]	4 July 1944[58]	—	—
Klaus, Johann-AlfredJohann-Alfred Klaus	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[58]	Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 1[55][58]	26 March 1944[58]	—	—
Klaus, LudwigLudwig Klaus	Heer	Major[58]	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 340[58][59]	7 October 1944[58]	—	—
Klaus, OttoOtto Klaus	Heer	Hauptmann[58]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 333[58][59]	17 September 1944[58]	—	—
Klausgraber, FranzFranz Klausgraber	Heer	Hauptmann[58]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 227[58][59]	13 March 1942[58]	—	—
Klawe, ErichErich Klawe+	Heer	Hauptmann[58]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 23[58][59]	12 July 1942[58]	Awarded 227th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943[58]	—
Kleber, LudwigLudwig Kleber	Heer	Oberleutnant[59][Note 61]	Chief of the 1./Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 212[58][59]	5 April 1945*[58]	Killed in action 9 February 1945[58]	—
Klee, FriedrichFriedrich Klee	Heer	Unteroffizier[58]	Leader of the assault platoon/Füsilier-Bataillon 126[58][59]	21 January 1945[58]	—	—
Kleeberger, KarlKarl Kleeberger	Heer	Unteroffizier[58]	Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiments Gruppe 554[58][59]	9 June 1944[58]	—	—
Kleemann, UlrichUlrich Kleemann+	Heer	Oberst[58]	Commander of the 3. Schützen-Brigade[58][59]	13 October 1941[58]	Awarded 304th Oak Leaves 16 September 1943[58]	—
Kleemann, WillyWilly Kleemann	Heer	Oberfähnrich[58]	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 51[58][59]	11 January 1945[58]	—	—
Kleffel, Paul-GeorgPaul-Georg Kleffel	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[60]	Chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3[59][60]	14 May 1944[60]	—	—
Kleffel, PhilippPhilipp Kleffel	Heer	Generalleutnant[60]	Commander of the 1. Infanterie-Division[59][60]	17 February 1942[60]	—	—
Kleffner, FranzFranz Kleffner	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[60]	Commander of SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon "Totenkopf"[59][Note 62]	19 February 1942[60]	—	—
Kleim, FritzFritz Kleim	Heer	Unteroffizier[60]	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Brigade 388[59][60]	3 November 1944[60]	—	—
Kleimann, HansHans Kleimann[Note 63]	Heer	Unteroffizier[61]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 426[59][Note 63]	5 April 1945[61]	—	—
Klein, AlfonsAlfons Klein	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[60]	Staffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 11[59][60]	27 April 1945[60]	—	—
Klein, [Dr.] Armin[Dr.] Armin Klein[Note 28]	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[60]	Leader of the 15./Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[59][60]	12 March 1945[60]	—	—
Klein, GeorgGeorg Klein	Heer	Feldwebel[60]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 15./Jäger-Regiment 204[59][60]	27 August 1943[60]	—	—
Klein, GerhardGerhard Klein	Heer	Oberstleutnant[60]	Commander of the Waffenschule (weapons school) AOK 9[59][Note 64]	30 December 1943[60]	—	—
Klein, HeinrichHeinrich Klein	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[60]	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[59][60]	10 June 1943[60]	—	—
Klein, Dr. HerbertDr. Herbert Klein	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[60]	Pilot in the Stabsstaffel I./Kampfgeschwader 100[59][60]	29 February 1944[60]	—	—
Klein, HermannHermann Klein+	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[60]	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 551[59][Note 65]	15 April 1944[60]	Awarded 567th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[60]	—
Klein, KurtKurt Klein	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[60]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 424[59][Note 66]	16 April 1944[60]	—	—
Klein, MaxMax Klein	Heer	Feldwebel[61]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 485[59][61]	9 April 1944[61]	—	—
Klein, WalterWalter Klein	Heer	Major[61]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 193[61][62]	9 May 1940[61]	—	—
Kleindienst, ErhardErhard Kleindienst	Heer	Leutnant[62][Note 67]	Leader of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 28[61][62]	18 December 1944*[61]	Killed in action 11 October 1944[61]	—
Kleinheisterkamp, MatthiasMatthias Kleinheisterkamp+	Waffen-SS	SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS	Commander of SS-Division "Das Reich"[62]	31 March 1942	Awarded (871st) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?[63][Note 68]	—
Kleinmann, AlfonsAlfons Kleinmann	Heer	Hauptmann[61]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 118[61][62]	14 August 1943[61]	—	—
Kleinschmidt, ErnstErnst Kleinschmidt	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[61]	Adjutant in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111[62][Note 69]	30 September 1943[61]	—	—
Kleinschmidt, WernerWerner Kleinschmidt	Heer	Hauptmann[61]	Company chief in the Aufklärungs-Abteilung 341 (motorized)[61][62]	14 December 1941[61]	—	—
Kleist, Paul Ludwig Ewald vonPaul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist+	Heer	General der Kavallerie[61]	Commanding general of the XXII. Armeekorps (Panzer-Gruppe "von Kleist")[61][62]	15 May 1940[61]	Awarded 72nd Oak Leaves 17 February 1942 60th Swords 30 March 1944[61]
Kleist-Retzow, Jarislaff vonJarislaff von Kleist-Retzow	Heer	Major[61]	Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 161[61][62]	14 February 1945[61]	—	—
Klemann, HelmutHelmut Klemann	Heer	Oberleutnant[61]	Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59[61][62]	28 October 1944[61]	—	—
Klemm, HansHans Klemm	Heer	Unteroffizier[61]	Group leader in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (motorized)[61][62]	10 December 1942[61]	—	—
Klemm, RudolfRudolf Klemm	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[65]	Staffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 54[62][Note 70]	18 November 1944[65]	—	—
Klemt, HeinrichHeinrich Klemt?[Note 71]	Heer	Hauptmann[62]	Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Baillion II./Führer-Grenadier-Brigade[62]	2 May 1945[62]	—	—
Klemz, BernhardBernhard Klemz	Heer	Hauptmann[65]	Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[62][65]	4 June 1944[65]	—	—
Kless, FriedrichFriedrich Kless	Luftwaffe	Major[65]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55[62][65]	14 October 1940[65]	—	—
Klett, AlbertAlbert Klett	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves[65]	Chief of the 6./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"[62][Note 72]	16 October 1944[65]	—
Klette, Hans-DietrichHans-Dietrich Klette	Luftwaffe	Major[65]	Gruppenkommandeur of the Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 4[62][65]	5 April 1944[65]	—	—
Kliemann, NikodemusNikodemus Kliemann?[Note 73]	Heer	Oberst[62]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 410[62]	9 May 1945[62]	—	—
Klien, HeinzHeinz Klien	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[65]	Staffelkapitän in the II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[62][65]	12 November 1941[65]	—	—
Klier, ErichErich Klier	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[65]	Chief of the 5./Jäger-Regiment 56[62][65]	4 May 1944[65]	—	—
Klima, RobertRobert Klima	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[65]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 1[62][65]	10 August 1943[65]	—	—
Klimek, HelmutHelmut Klimek	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[65]	Radio operator in the 14.(Eisenbahnbekämpfungsstaffel)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[62][Note 74]	9 June 1944[65]	—	—
Kling, HeinrichHeinrich Kling	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[65]	Chief of the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[65][67]	23 February 1944[65]	—	—
Klingenberg, FritzFritz Klingenberg	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[65]	Chief of the 2./SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon 2 "Reich"[67][Note 75]	14 May 1941[65]	—
Klinger, KurtKurt Klinger	Heer	Oberleutnant[65]	Chief of the 15.(Radfahr)/Grenadier-Regiment 89[65][67]	19 January 1943[65]	—	—
Klinke, WalterWalter Klinke	Heer	Major[68]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 31[67][68]	30 September 1944[68]	—	—
Klischat, FriedrichFriedrich Klischat	Heer	Feldwebel[68]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Füssilier-Regiment 27[67][68]	12 March 1944[68]	—	—
Klitsch, FranzFranz Klitsch	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[68]	Company leader in Grenadier-Regiment 120 (motorized)[67][Note 76]	22 January 1943[68]	—	—
Klocke, WalterWalter Klocke	Heer	Oberstleutnant[68]	Commander of Sturm-Regiment 215[67][68]	20 April 1944[68]	—	—
Kloepper, HeinrichHeinrich Klöpper	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[68]	Pilot in the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[67][68]	4 September 1942[68]	—	—
Kloepping, WilhelmWilhelm Klöpping	Heer	Obergefreiter[68]	Machine gunner in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4[67][68]	15 May 1943[68]	—	—
Kloos, HermannHermann Kloos	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[68]	Chief of the 3.(Schützenpanzerwagen)/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8[67][68]	13 December 1943*[68]	Died of wounds 10 December 1943	—
Klos, OttoOtto Klos	Heer	Hauptmann[68]	Leader of Jäger-Regiment 41 (L)[67][68]	9 December 1944[68]	—	—
Klose, ErwinErwin Klose	Heer	Hauptmann[68]	Leader of the II./Jäger-Regiment 28[67][68]	9 January 1945[68]	—	—
Klose, FriedrichFriedrich Klose	Heer	Unteroffizier[68]	Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 240[67][Note 77]	20 August 1942[68]	—	—
Klose, HelmutHelmut Klose	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[68]	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[67][68]	16 November 1944[68]	—	—
Klose, PaulPaul Klose	Heer	Major of the Reserves[68]	Commander of the I./Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment "Hauf" in the fortress Breslau[67][68]	30 April 1945[68]	—	—
Klosinski, WernerWerner Klosinski	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[69]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[67][69]	9 June 1944[69]	—	—
Kloskowski, KarlKarl Kloskowski+	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer[69]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[67][Note 78]	11 July 1943[69]	Awarded 546th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944[69]
Kloss, MaxMax Kloß	Heer	Major[69]	Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[67][69]	26 November 1944[69]	—	—
Klossek, ErnstErnst Klossek	Heer	Oberleutnant[69]	Chief of the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 422[69][70]	23 February 1942[69]	—	—
Klosterkemper, BernhardBernhard Klosterkemper	Heer	Oberst[69]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 920[69][70]	4 July 1944[69]	—	—
Klotz, LudwigLudwig Klotz	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[69]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 423[69][70]	4 July 1940[69]	—	—
Klotzsche, HansHans Klotzsche	Heer	Major[69]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 80[69][70]	28 December 1943[69]	—	—
Klueber, WilhelmWilhelm Klüber	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[69]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[69][70]	16 April 1943[69]	—	—
Kluemper, WernerWerner Klümper	Luftwaffe	Major[69]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26[69][70]	29 August 1943[69]	—	—
Kluender, ErichErich Klünder	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[69]	Chief of the 5. Minensuchflottille[69][70]	12 August 1944[69]	—	—
Klueser, EwaldEwald Klüser	Heer	Hauptmann[69]	Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 12[69][70]	10 February 1945[69]	—	—
Kluever, Max[Dr.] Max Klüver[Note 28]	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[71]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40[70][71]	12 October 1943[71]	—	—
Klug, BerndBernd Klug+	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[71]	Commander of Schnellboot S-28 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[70][71]	12 March 1941[71]	Awarded 361st Oak Leaves 1 January 1944[71]	—
Kluge, ErnstErnst Kluge	Heer	Feldwebel[71]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[70][71]	7 October 1944[71]	—	—
Kluge, GerhardGerhard Kluge	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[71]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 586[70][71]	9 June 1944[71]	—
Kluge, Günther vonGünther von Kluge+	Heer	General der Artillerie[71]	Commander-in-Chief of the 4. Armee[70][71]	30 September 1939[71]	Awarded 181st Oak Leaves 18 January 1943 40th Swords 29 October 1943[71]
Kluge, WaldemarWaldemar Kluge	Luftwaffe	Major[71]	Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[71][72]	2 August 1943[71]	—	—
Kluge, Wolfgang vonWolfgang von Kluge	Heer	Generalleutnant[71]	Commander of the 292. Infanterie-Division[70][71]	29 August 1943[71]	—	—
Klußmann, Hans-JürgenHans-Jürgen Klußmann	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[71]	Technical officer in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1[70][71]	9 November 1944[71]	—	—
Kluth, BernhardBernhard Kluth	Heer	Feldwebel[71]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Schützen-Regiment 4[70][71]	28 November 1940[71]	—	—
Kmitta, LotharLothar Kmitta	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[71]	Pilot in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5[70][Note 79]	18 November 1944[71]	—	—

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. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 1./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 13.^[18]
4. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[18]
5. According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant.^[20]
6. According to Scherzer as commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503.^[20]
7. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 77.^[22]
8. According to Scherzer as leader of the III.(gepanzerte)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer".^[22]
9. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 13./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".^[22]
10. According to Scherzer as group leader of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 67.^[23]
11. Unlawful presentation to Werner Kaminski by the Dönitz Government (Regierung Dönitz) after 8 May 1945, which can be verified by radio communication dated on 21 May 1945. The presentation date was backdated by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.^[25]
12. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 446.^[26]
13. According to Scherzer in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment z.b.V. Panzer-AOK 1.^[26]
14. According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves and leader of the 9./2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibsatndarte SS Adolf Hitler".^[27]
15. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Artillerie-Regiment 11.^[27]
16. According to Scherzer as commander of Artillerie-Leichter AF-65 in the 6. Artillerieträger-Flottille.^[27]
17. According to Scherzer as Oberst of the Reserves.^[29]
18. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel claimed that Paul-Albert Kausch, at the time wounded in the Reich Chancellery, had received news that according to a radio message received from Panzer AOK 11 had been awarded the Oak Leaves on 23 April 1945 from SS-Brigadeführer Joachim Ziegler. Ziegler, the Division commander of Kausch, was killed in action on 1 May 1945. Krätschmer however indicated that Kausch was wounded 25 April, therefore he couldn’t have received the news on 25 April. The 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland was only subordinated to the 11th Panzer Armee in February 1945. The Stab of the 11th Panzer Army then relocated to the Western Front where it surrendered on 21 April. Krätschmer claimed that the award was presented for the actions during the middle of April east of Berlin. Mr. J.S. Fischer, who was verifying the Oak Leaves presentation on behalf of Fellgiebel is not aware of a radio message received from the Panzer AOK 11. Fischer indicated that he only referenced the information presented by Kausch, which is already stated in Krätschmer. According to information by Fischer on 14 October 2004, Fellgiebel had made the note about the Panzer AOK 11. The sequential number "845" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR), according to Krätschmer the number is "846", the date was accepted by the AKCR. Kausch was member of the AKCR.^[25]
19. According to Scherzer as chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment (motorized) 156.^[30]
20. Name may also be spelled Paul Kazmaier.
21. According to Scherzer as leader of the 15./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21.^[30]
22. According to Scherzer as deputy leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 8.^[34]
23. According to Scherzer as commander of Artillerie-Abteilung 621 (russisch).^[34]
24. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/122.^[34]
25. According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 72.^[34]
26. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".^[37]
27. According to Scherzer as group leader in the 1./Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1.^[37]
28. 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.
29. According to Scherzer as leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4.^[37]
30. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant.^[38]
31. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Standarte "Der Führer".^[38]
32. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5.^[38]
33. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1.^[38]
34. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 3.^[38]
35. According to Scherzer as leader of the 8./Kampfgruppe "Bruhn" [emergency unit with the II SS Panzer Corps, area Arnhem, Netherlands].^[40]
36. According to Scherzer as commander of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon "Kerutt" [augmented I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 18 (alt—old)].^[40]
37. According to Scherzer on 24 January 1944.^[40]
38. According to Scherzer as chief of Luftflotte 1 and commander-in-chief east.^[40]
39. According to Scherzer as leader of the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.^[40]
40. According to Scherzer on 24 October 1944 as observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/121.^[41]
41. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[41]
42. According to Scherzer as commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Schill" [emergency unit from SS-Panzergrenadier-Schule Kienschlag and SS-Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz_Bataillon 10].^[41]
43. According to Scherzer as Assistenzarzt of the Reserves.^[41]
44. Scherzer provides three possible name variants, Eduard-Heinrich Kiefer, Till Kiwe and Eduard-Heinrich Kiver.^[42]
45. According to Scherzer as commander of Stellungs-Kampfgruppe XII./2 ["Gneisenau-Einheit" of Wehrkreis XII, subordinated to the 416. Infanterie-Division].^[41]
46. According to Scherzer as leader of the Kampfstaffel Panzer AOK Afrika (Begleitkommando "Rommel").^[44]
47. According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba" [commander of Fester Platz Tarnopol].^[44]
48. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 27.^[44]
49. According to Scherzer as chief of the Lastensegler-Kommando in the Luftlande-Sturm Abteilung "Koch".^[46]
50. According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./Wach-Bataillon 591.^[46]
51. According to Scherzer as commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 102.^[46]
52. According to Scherzer as adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 119.^[46]
53. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Also was never processed by the Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Von Semen, it was presumably presented by General Maximilian de Angelis on the basis of the Dönitz-decree.^[48] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel noted in his book: "A justification for the presentation was not given".^[49][50]
54. According to Scherzer on 21 December 1942 as chief department GZ [Zentralabteilung—central department] with the chief of the Generalstab des Heeres [until November 1942 chief of the General Staff XXIX Armeekorps].^[46]
55. According to Scherzer as commander of the Sonderstelle Libyen (special office Libya) of the Oberkommando des Heeres and leader of the Italian Division "Brescia".^[51]
56. According to Scherzer as group leader in the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 126.^[51]
57. Dietrich Kirn is a cover name used while serving in the Abwehr (military intelligence). His real name is Dietrich Witzel.^[53]
58. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54.^[57]
59. According to Scherzer as Meß- und Erkundungsoffizier (measuring and reconnaissance officer) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 9.^[57]
60. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 1082.^[57]
61. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[58]
62. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-"Totenkopf"-Kradschützen-Bataillon.^[60]
63. According to Scherzer his name is spelled Hans Kleinmann who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as a Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 426.^[61]
64. According to Scherzer as commander of the Armee-Waffen-Schule (army weapons school) AOK 9.^[60]
65. According to Scherzer as adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 551.^[60]
66. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 424.^[60]
67. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.^[61]
68. Historian Veit Scherzer expressed doubt about the veracity of the presentation of the Oak Leaves to Matthias Kleinheisterkamp. According to Scherzer, Fellgiebel claims that the nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) via teleprinter from the commander-in-chief of the 9. Armee, General Theodor Busse, on 21 April 1945. Busse had nominated SS-Obergruppenführer Kleinheisterkamp for the Oak Leaves. The claim is that the teleprinter message contained a note that the formal procedure for immediate approval should be waited for (Dienstwegvorschlag bzgl. Sofortverleihung abwarten). This teleprinter message cannot be found in the German Nation Archives (Bestand RH 7). Busse had also nominated by teleprinter message Generalmajor Joachim von Siegroth on the 21 April. This teleprinter message can be found in the Nation Archives (Bundesarchiv RH 7/300). According to Fellgiebel the same note can be found on von Siegroth's nomination. This means that a formal nomination, in this instance via the Army Group Vistula, followed. Both announced "formal nominations" never followed and were never received by the HPA. The teleprinter message nomination of von Siegroth is listed in the book of "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) with an entry date of 21 April but Kleinheisterkamp's nomination isn't. The reason for this may be that the liaison officer of the Waffen-SS at the HPA/P5a may have forwarded the nomination to the Reichsführer-SS for approval. From here it should have been returned to the HPA, which it wasn't. The distribution list of von Siegroth's nomination indicates that general Busse had informed the Army Group Vistula and the chief of the HPA general Wilhelm Burgdorf. It is very likely that Kleinheisterkamp's nomination had the same distribution list as von Siegroth's, because the same principles applied. Burgdorf therefore should have been informed of the formal procedure regarding Kleinheisterkamp's nomination. The question remains unanswered whether the Führer Headquarter or Adolf Hitler has approved the direct nomination of Kleinheisterkamp on 28 April or not. Scherzer claims that this is very unlikely because Burgdorf would not have done two things. First, submit a nomination to the Führer without having assessed the situation himself, which only would have been possible if he had studied the formal paperwork. Secondly he would not have bypassed the formal procedure which was already initiated. Additionally the radio connection to the Führerbunker was down since 5:00 on 28 April 1945. The sequential number "871" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and the date is assumed.^[64]
69. According to Scherzer as battalion adjutant in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111.^[61]
70. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54.^[65]
71. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, just like Gerhard von Seemen, assumed a presentation via the chief of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) Wilhelm Burgdorf to be very unlikely. The Führer-Grenadier-Division had been deployed in Silesia and the Ostmark (Austria) in March 1945 and not in the vicinity of Berlin. 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). Heinrich Klemt was listed for the first time in the second edition of Von Seemen's book Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45—The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–45 with a footnote: "No evidence in the German Federal Archives, presentation from the combat area Berlin". This information was later published in 1984 by Helmuth Spaeter, author of Die Geschichte des Panzerkorps Großdeutschland—The History of the Panzer Corps Großdeutschland and in 1986 by Fellgiebel.^[66]
72. According to Scherzer as chief of the 6./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15.^[65]
73. Nikodemus Kliemann's nomination of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) was ready for signature but the process was never completed. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the presentation was 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.^[66]
74. According to Scherzer as radio operator in the 14.(Eisenbahnbekämpfungsstaffel/Nachtkampftauglich)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke".^[65]
75. According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon of the SS-Division "Reich".^[65]
76. According to Scherzer as leader of Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) 120.^[68]
77. According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 240.^[68]
78. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.^[69]
79. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5.^[71]

References

Citations

1. Williamson and Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
4. Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
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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.

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.