List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves recipients (1944)

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. This military decoration was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, ranging from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) was introduced on 3 June 1940 to further distinguish those who had already received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and who continued to show merit in combat bravery or military success. A total of 7 awards were made in 1940, 50 in 1941, 111 in 1942, 192 in 1943, 328 in 1944, and 194 in 1945, giving a total of 882 recipients—excluding the 8 foreign recipients of the award.

The number of 882 Oak Leaves recipients is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).^[1] However author and historian Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 27 of these listings.^[2] With the exception of Hermann Fegelein, all 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. Hermann Fegelein received the Oak Leaves in 1942, but was sentenced to death by Adolf Hitler and executed by SS-Gruppenführer Johann Rattenhuber's Reichssicherheitsdienst (RSD) 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. The death sentence, according to German law, resulted in the loss of all orders and honorary signs.^[3]

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.^[4] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.^[5] 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).^[6] 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.^[7]

Recipients of 1944

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Year	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
1940	7	0
1941	50	3
1942	111	7
1943	192	17
1944	328	46
1945	194	19

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.^[8] Of the 328 awards made in 1944, 46 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 198 of the medals, 13 went to the Kriegsmarine, 90 to the Luftwaffe, and 27 to the Waffen-SS.^[9]

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to 46 of the 328 Oak Leaves recipients of 1944.^[1] Out of these 46 presentations, Veit Scherzer disputed eight of them for reasons associated to the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II.^[2] The sequential numbers greater than 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.^[10] The recipients are ordered and numbered chronologically. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was awarded.

      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 with Oak Leaves was awarded posthumously.
      This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing, and may be applicable to the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and/or one of its higher grades.

Number	Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit[Note 1]	Date of award	Notes	Image
361	Klug, BerndBernd Klug	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[11]	Chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille[11][12]	1 January 1944[11]	—	—
362	Feldt, KlausKlaus Feldt	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[13]	Chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille[12][13]	1 January 1944[13]	—	—
363	Krauß, WalterWalter Krauß	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[14]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[12][14]	3 January 1944*[14]	Killed in action 17 July 1943[12]	—
364	Hannig, HorstHorst Hannig	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[15]	Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[12][15]	3 January 1944*[15]	Killed in action 15 May 1943[12]	—
365	Stahlschmidt, Hans-ArnoldHans-Arnold Stahlschmidt	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[16]	Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 27[12][16]	3 January 1944*[16]	Missing in action 7 September 1942[12]	—
366	Kalbitz, HelmutHelmut Kalbitz	Heer	Hauptmann[17]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 31[12][17]	7 January 1944[17]	—	—
367	Mulzer, Dr. jur. Josef-GeorgDr. jur. Josef-Georg Mulzer[Note 2]	Heer	Major[18]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 195[12][18]	10 January 1944[18]	—	—
368	Fretter-Pico, MaximilianMaximilian Fretter-Pico	Heer	General der Artillerie[19]	Commanding general of the XXX. Armeekorps[12][19]	16 January 1944[19]	—	—
369	Schlemmer, Dipl.-Ing. HansDipl.-Ing. Hans Schlemmer[Note 3]	Heer	Generalleutnant[20]	Commander of 134. Infanterie-Division[12][20]	18 January 1944[20]	—	—
370	Boigk, HeinrichHeinrich Boigk	Heer	Feldwebel[21]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 49[21][22]	18 January 1944[21]	—	—
371	Schmidt, AugustAugust Schmidt	Heer	Generalleutnant[23]	Commander of 10. Panzergrenadier-Division[22][23]	23 January 1944[23]	—
372	Wiese, FriedrichFriedrich Wiese	Heer	General der Infanterie[24]	Commanding general of the XXXV. Armeekorps[22][24]	24 January 1944[24]	—	—
373	Kruger, WalterWalter Krüger	Heer	Generalleutnant[25]	Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division[22][25]	24 January 1944[25]	—	—
374	Koetz, KarlKarl Koetz	Heer	Oberstleutnant[26]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 185[22][26]	24 January 1944[26]	—	—
375	Kraas, HugoHugo Kraas	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[27]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[22][27]	24 January 1944[27]	—	—
376	Hauser, EduardEduard Hauser	Heer	Generalmajor[28]	Commander of the 13. Panzer-Division[22][28]	26 January 1944[28]	—	—
377	Peiper, JoachimJoachim Peiper+	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[29]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[22][29]	27 January 1944[29]	Awarded 119th Swords 11 January 1945[29]
378	Fries, WalterWalter Fries+	Heer	Generalleutnant[30]	Commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division[22][30]	29 January 1944[30]	Awarded 87th Swords 11 August 1944[30]	—
379	Sievers, WaltherWalther Sievers	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[31]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 415[22][31]	29 January 1944[31]	—	—
380	Wittmann, MichaelMichael Wittmann+	Waffen-SS	SS-Untersturmführer[Note 4]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[22][Note 4]	30 January 1944[32]	Awarded 71st Swords 22 June 1944[32]
381	Flachs, BernhardBernhard Flachs	Heer	Hauptmann[33]	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 277[22][33]	31 January 1944[33]	—	—
382	Heidrich, RichardRichard Heidrich+	Luftwaffe	Generalleutnant[34]	Commander of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division[22][34]	5 February 1944[34]	Awarded 55th Swords 25 March 1944[34]
383	Nehring, WaltherWalther Nehring+	Heer	General der Panzertruppe[35]	Commanding general of the XXIV. Panzerkorps[22][35]	8 February 1944[35]	Awarded 124th Swords 22 January 1945[35]
384	Kollberg, BothoBotho Kollberg	Heer	Oberst[36]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 23[22][36]	8 February 1944*[36]	Killed in action 24 January 1944[22]	—
385	Lowe, ErichErich Löwe	Heer	Major[37]	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501[22][37]	8 February 1944*[37]	Killed in action 24 December 1943[22]
386	Hilt, GüntherGünther Hilt	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[Note 5]	Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 56[22][38]	8 February 1944[38]	—	—
387	Breithaupt, FritzFritz Breithaupt	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[39]	Chief of the 24. Minensuchflottille[39][40]	10 February 1944[39]	—	—
388	Martinek, RobertRobert Martinek	Heer	General der Artillerie[41]	Commanding general of the XXXIX. Panzerkorps[40][41]	10 February 1944[41]	—	—
389	Schneider, JosefJosef Schneider	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 6]	Leader of the 13./Jäger-Regiment 207[40][42]	10 February 1944[42]	—	—
390	Moese, WalterWalter Möse	Heer	Feldwebel[43]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Jäger-Regiment 49[40][43]	10 February 1944[43]	—	—
391	Kirchner, FriedrichFriedrich Kirchner+	Heer	General der Panzertruppe[44]	Commanding general of the LVII. Panzerkorps[40][44]	12 February 1944[44]	Awarded 127th Swords 26 January 1945[44]
392	Kallner, HansHans Källner+	Heer	Generalmajor[45]	Commander of the 19. Panzer-Division[40][45]	12 February 1944[45]	Awarded 106th Swords 23 October 1944[45]	—
393	Wisch, TheodorTheodor Wisch+	Waffen-SS	SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[46]	Commander of the 1. SS Division Leibstandarte SS "Adolf Hitler"[40][46]	12 February 1944[46]	Awarded 94th Swords 30 August 1944[46]	—
394	Bronsart von Schellendorff, Heinrich-WalterHeinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff	Heer	Oberst[47]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[40][47]	12 February 1944[47]	—	—
395	Lorenz, KarlKarl Lorenz	Heer	Oberst[48]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[40][48]	12 February 1944[48]	—	—
396	Lauchert, Meinrad vonMeinrad von Lauchert	Heer	Oberst[49]	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 15[40][49]	12 February 1944[49]	—	—
397	Karl, JosefJosef Karl	Heer	Unteroffizier[50]	Gun commander in the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 49[40][50]	16 February 1944[50]	—
398	Schorner, FerdinandFerdinand Schörner+	Heer	General der Gebirgstruppe[51]	Commanding general of the XXXX. Panzerkorps[40][51]	17 February 1944[51]	Awarded 93rd Swords 28 August 1944 23rd Diamonds 1 January 1945[51]
399	Stemmermann, WilhelmWilhelm Stemmermann	Heer	General der Artillerie[52]	Commanding general of the XI. Armeekorps[40][52]	18 February 1944*[52]	Killed in action 18 February 1944[40]	—
400	Lieb, Theo-HelmutTheo-Helmut Lieb	Heer	Generalleutnant[53]	Commanding general of the XXXXII. Armeekorps[40][53]	18 February 1944[53]	—	—
401	Kaestner, RobertRobert Kaestner	Heer	Major[54]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 105[40][54]	21 February 1944[54]	—	—
402	Baade, Ernst-GüntherErnst-Günther Baade+	Heer	Oberst[55]	Leader of the 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division[40][55]	22 February 1944[55]	Awarded 111th Swords 16 November 1944[55]
403	Kolbeck, Dr. med. dent. RudolfDr. med. dent. Rudolf Kolbeck[Note 7]	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[56]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 316[56][57]	22 February 1944[56]	—	—
404	Wengler, MaximilianMaximilian Wengler+	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[58]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 366[57][Note 8]	22 February 1944	Awarded 123rd Swords 21 January 1945[58]
405	Mix, WalterWalter Mix	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[59]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 174[57][59]	22 February 1944[59]	—	—
406	Benzin, OttoOtto Benzin	Heer	Major[60]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 89[57][60]	22 February 1944[60]	—	—
407	Forst, WernerWerner Forst	Heer	Generalleutnant[61]	Commander of the 106. Infanterie-Division[57][61]	22 February 1944[61]	—	—
408	Weidling, HelmuthHelmuth Weidling+	Heer	General der Artillerie[62]	Commanding general of the XXXXI. Panzerkorps[57][62]	22 February 1944[62]	Awarded 115th Swords 28 November 1944[62]
409	Mieth, FriedrichFriedrich Mieth	Heer	General der Infanterie[63]	Commanding general of the IV. Armeekorps[57][63]	1 March 1944[63]	—	—
410	Hohn, Dr. rer. pol. HermannDr. rer. pol. Hermann Hohn+[Note 9]	Heer	Oberst[64]	Leader of the 72. Infanterie-Division[57][64]	1 March 1944[64]	Awarded 109th Swords 31 October 1944[64]	—
411	Walther, ErichErich Walther+	Luftwaffe	Oberst[65]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[57][65]	2 March 1944[65]	Awarded 131st Swords 1 February 1945[65]	—
412	Heilmann, LudwigLudwig Heilmann+	Luftwaffe	Oberst[66]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[57][Note 10]	2 March 1944[66]	Awarded 67th Swords 15 May 1944[66]
413	Buhligen, KurtKurt Bühligen+	Luftwaffe	Major[67]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[57][67]	2 March 1944[67]	Awarded 88th Swords 14 August 1944[67]	—
414	Ademeit, HorstHorst Ademeit	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[68]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 54[57][68]	2 March 1944[68]	—	—
415	Krupinski, WalterWalter Krupinski	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[25]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52[25][57]	2 March 1944[25]	—	—
416	Geiger, AugustAugust Geiger	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[69]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[57][69]	2 March 1944*[69]	Killed in action 29 September 1943[57]	—
417	Frank, Hans-DieterHans-Dieter Frank	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[70]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[57][70]	2 March 1944*[70]	Killed in action 27 September 1943[57]	—
418	Wiese, JohannesJohannes Wiese	Luftwaffe	Major[24]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 52[24][57]	2 March 1944[24]	—	—
419	Seiler, ReinhardReinhard Seiler	Luftwaffe	Major[71]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 54[57][71]	2 March 1944[71]	—	—
420	Hartmann, ErichErich Hartmann+	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[72]	Staffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[57][Note 11]	2 March 1944[72]	Awarded 75th Swords 2 July 1944 18th Diamonds 25 August 1944[72]	—
421	Behrend, Hermann-HeinrichHermann-Heinrich Behrend+	Heer	Oberst[73]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 154[57][73]	6 March 1944[73]	Awarded (148th) Swords 26 April 1945[73]	—
422	Stuhmer, GustavGustav Stühmer	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[74]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 399[74][75]	6 March 1944*[74]	Killed in action 16 February 1944[75]	—
423	Scholz Edler von Rarancze, Fritz vonFritz von Scholz Edler von Rarancze+	Waffen-SS	SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[51]	Commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland"[51][75]	12 March 1944[51]	Awarded 85th Swords 8 August 1944[51]	—
424	Thulke, WilliWilli Thulke	Heer	Hauptmann[76]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 501[75][76]	13 March 1944[76]	—	—
425	Rettemeier, JosefJosef Rettemeier	Heer	Hauptmann[77]	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 5[75][77]	13 March 1944[77]	—
426	Luttwitz, Smilo Freiherr vonSmilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz+	Heer	Generalleutnant[78]	Commander of the 26. Panzer-Division[75][78]	16 March 1944[78]	Awarded 76th Swords 4 July 1944[78]
427	Bregenzer, JosefJosef Bregenzer	Heer	Oberstleutnant[79]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 245[75][79]	17 March 1944[79]	—	—
428	Schulz, FriedrichFriedrich Schulz+	Heer	Generalleutnant[80]	Acting commander of the III. Panzerkorps[75][80]	20 March 1944[80]	Awarded 135th Swords 26 February 1945[80]	—
429	Mummert, WernerWerner Mummert+	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[18][75]	20 March 1944[18]	Awarded 107th Swords 23 October 1944[18]
430	Jabs, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Jabs	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[81]	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[75][81]	24 March 1944[81]	—
431	Jope, BernhardBernhard Jope	Luftwaffe	Major[82]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 100[75][82]	24 March 1944[82]	—
432	Schmitter, WilhelmWilhelm Schmitter	Luftwaffe	Major[83]	Staffelkapitän of the 15./Kampfgeschwader 2[75][83]	24 March 1944*[83]	Missing in action 8 November 1943[75]	—
433	Otte, Dr. jur. MaximilianDr. jur. Maximilian Otte[Note 2]	Luftwaffe	Major[84]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[75][84]	24 March 1944[84]	—	—
434	Baetcher, HansgeorgHansgeorg Bätcher	Luftwaffe	Major[85]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[75][85]	24 March 1944[85]	—	—
435	Kossmala, GeorgGeorg Koßmala	Heer	Oberst[27]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 6[27][75]	26 March 1944[27]	—	—
436	Gruner, GeorgGeorg Grüner	Heer	Hauptmann[86]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 2[75][86]	26 March 1944*[86]	Killed in action 11 March 1944[75]
437	Tratt, EduardEduard Tratt	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[87]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26[75][87]	26 March 1944*[87]	Killed in action 22 February 1944[87]	—
438	Petersen, FritzFritz Petersen	Luftwaffe	Wachtmeister[Note 12]	Gun commander in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4[75][88]	26 March 1944[88]	—	—
439	Senger und Etterlin, Fridolin vonFridolin von Senger und Etterlin	Heer	General der Panzertruppe[89]	Commanding general of the XIV. Panzerkorps[89][90]	5 April 1944[89]	—
440	Muller, LudwigLudwig Müller	Heer	Generalleutnant[91]	Deputy leader of the XXIX. Armeekorps[90][91]	6 April 1944[91]	—	—
441	Wittchow von Brese-Winiary, HeinzHeinz Wittchow von Brese-Winiary	Heer	Major[92]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[90][92]	6 April 1944[92]	—	—
442	Schwender, HerbertHerbert Schwender	Heer	Oberst[93]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 45[90][93]	6 April 1944[93]	—	—
443	Kroh, HansHans Kroh+	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[94]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[90][94]	6 April 1944[94]	Awarded 96th Swords 12 September 1944[94]
444	Radusch, GüntherGünther Radusch	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[Note 13]	Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[90][95]	6 April 1944[95]	—	—
445	Friessner, JohannesJohannes Frießner	Heer	General der Infanterie[30]	Army Detachment Narva[30][90]	9 April 1944[30]	—
446	Grislawski, AlfredAlfred Grislawski	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[96]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 1[90][96]	11 April 1944[96]	—	—
447	Rudorffer, ErichErich Rudorffer+	Luftwaffe	Major[Note 14]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 54[90][97]	11 April 1944[97]	Awarded 126th Swords 26 January 1945[97]
448	Lang, EmilEmil Lang	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[98]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54[90][98]	11 April 1944[98]	—	—
449	Kittel, OttoOtto Kittel+	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[99]	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54[90][99]	11 April 1944[99]	Awarded 113th Swords 25 November 1944[99]	—
450	Schoenert, RudolfRudolf Schoenert	Luftwaffe	Major of the Reserves[100]	Commander of Nachtjagdgruppe 10[90][100]	11 April 1944[100]	—	—
451	Herget, WilhelmWilhelm Herget	Luftwaffe	Major[Note 15]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4[90][101]	11 April 1944[101]	—	—
452	Hafner, AntonAnton Hafner	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[102]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[90][102]	11 April 1944[102]	—	—
453	Mayer, Dr. rer. pol. Dr.-Ing. JohannesDr. rer. pol. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Mayer+[Note 16]	Heer	Generalleutnant[103]	Commander of the 329. Infanterie-Division[90][103]	13 April 1944[103]	Awarded 89th Swords 23 August 1944[103]	—
454	Hogrebe, HeinrichHeinrich Hogrebe	Heer	Hauptmann[64]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 422[64][90]	13 April 1944[64]	—	—
455	Geisler, RudolfRudolf Geisler	Heer	Major[104]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 662[90][104]	13 April 1944*[104]	Died of wounds 13 April 1944[90]	—
456	Vietinghoff, Heinrich vonHeinrich von Vietinghoff called Scheel	Heer	Generaloberst[105]	Commander-in-chief of the 10. Armee[90][105]	16 April 1944[105]	—
457	Neindorff, Egon vonEgon von Neindorff	Heer	Generalmajor[106]	Combat commander of Tarnopol[106][107]	17 April 1944*[106]	Killed in action 15 April 1944[106]	—
458	Drewes, WilhelmWilhelm Drewes	Heer	Major[108]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[107][108]	20 April 1944[108]	—	—
459	Schulz, Karl-LotharKarl-Lothar Schulz+	Luftwaffe	Oberst[109]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[107][109]	20 April 1944[109]	Awarded 112th Swords 18 November 1944[109]
460	Schack, GüntherGünther Schack	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[110]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[107][110]	20 April 1944[110]	—	—
461	Pollmann, OttoOtto Pollmann	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[111]	Commander of U-Jäger 2210[107][111]	25 April 1944[111]	—	—
462	Stepp, Hans-KarlHans-Karl Stepp	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[112]	Geschwaderkommodore of Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[107][112]	27 April 1944[Note 17]	—	—
463	Mobius, MartinMartin Möbus	Luftwaffe	Major[113]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 5[107][113]	27 April 1944[Note 18]	—	—
464	Wolf, AlbinAlbin Wolf	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[114]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54[107][114]	27 April 1944*[Note 19]	Killed in action 2 April 1944[107]	—
465	Vinke, HeinzHeinz Vinke	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[105]	Pilot in the 11./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[105][107]	27 April 1944*[105]	Missing in action 26 February 1944[107]
466	Decker, KarlKarl Decker+	Heer	Generalmajor[115]	Commander of the 5. Panzer-Division[107][115]	4 May 1944[115]	Awarded (149th) Swords 26 April 1945?[Note 20]	—
467	Lorenz, ErichErich Lorenz	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[48]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 287[48][107]	4 May 1944[48]	—	—
468	Eggemann, WilhelmWilhelm Eggemann	Heer	Oberstleutnant[118]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 209[107][118]	4 May 1944[118]	—	—
469	Lucken, Theodor vonTheodor von Lücken	Heer	Hauptmann[119]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 686[107][119]	7 May 1944[119]	—	—
470	Dessloch, OttoOtto Deßloch	Luftwaffe	Generaloberst[120]	Commander-in-chief of the Luftflotte 4[107][120]	10 May 1944[120]	—	—
471	Munster, LeopoldLeopold Münster	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[121]	Staffelkapitän in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[107][Note 21]	12 May 1944*[121]	Killed in action 8 May 1944[107]	—
472	Sachsenheimer, MaxMax Sachsenheimer+	Heer	Major[122]	Leader of Jäger-Regiment 75[107][122]	14 May 1944[122]	Awarded 132nd Swords 6 February 1945[122]	—
473	Hrustak, MartinMartin Hrustak	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[123]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162[107][123]	14 May 1944[123]	—	—
474	Schwerdfeger, JohannJohann Schwerdfeger	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[93]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 228[93][107]	14 May 1944[93]	—	—
475	Vogel, EmilEmil Vogel	Heer	Generalleutnant[124]	Commander of the 101. Jäger-Division[107][124]	14 May 1944[124]	—	—
476	Waldenfels, Rudolf Freiherr vonRudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels	Heer	Generalmajor[125]	Commander of the 6. Panzer-Division[107][125]	14 May 1944[125]	—	—
477	Muller, FritzFritz Müller	Heer	Oberst[126]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 208[107][126]	14 May 1944[126]	—	—
478	Weimer, KilianKilian Weimer	Heer	Major[Note 22]	Commander of Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 25[62][107]	14 May 1944[62]	—	—
479	Schmidt, WalterWalter Schmidt	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[127]	Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Westland"[127][128]	14 May 1944[127]	—	—
480	Ullrich, KarlKarl Ullrich	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[129]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[128][129]	14 May 1944[129]	—	—
481	Henze, KarlKarl Henze	Luftwaffe	Major[35]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 77[35][128]	20 May 1944[35]	—	—
482	Marienfeld, WillyWilly Marienfeld	Heer	Major of the Reserves[Note 23]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 123[128][130]	25 May 1944[130]	—	—
483	Wegerer, FerdinandFerdinand Wegerer	Heer	Feldwebel[131]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[128][131]	4 June 1944[131]	—	—
484	Hagemann, WolfWolf Hagemann	Heer	Generalmajor[102]	Commander of the 336. Infanterie-Division[102][128]	4 June 1944[102]	—	—
485	Strippel, HansHans Strippel	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[132]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1[128][132]	4 June 1944[132]	—	—
486	Hochbaum, FriedrichFriedrich Hochbaum	Heer	Generalleutnant[133]	Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division[128][133]	4 June 1944[133]	—	—
487	Hell, Ernst-EberhardErnst-Eberhard Hell	Heer	General der Artillerie[134]	Commanding general of the VII. Armeekorps[128][134]	4 June 1944[134]	—	—
488	Hitter, AlfonsAlfons Hitter	Heer	Generalleutnant[135]	Commander of the 206. Infanterie-Division[128][135]	4 June 1944[135]	—	—
489	Pickert, WolfgangWolfgang Pickert	Luftwaffe	Generalleutnant[136]	Commanding general of the III. Flak-Korps[128][Note 24]	5 June 1944[136]	—	—
490	Weber, GottfriedGottfried Weber	Luftwaffe	Generalmajor[137]	Commander of the 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division[128][137]	9 June 1944[137]	—	—
491	Niederländer, HorstHorst Niederländer	Heer	Oberstleutnant[138]	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 336[128][138]	9 June 1944*[138]	Died of wounds 24 April 1944[128]	—
492	Bonk, GeorgGeorg Bonk	Heer	Feldwebel[139]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 365[128][139]	9 June 1944[139]	—	—
493	Pilarski, HubertHubert Pilarski	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[140]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 948[128][140]	9 June 1944[140]	—	—
494	Hoffmann, Ernst-WilhelmErnst-Wilhelm Hoffmann	Heer	Oberstleutnant[141]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[128][141]	9 June 1944[141]	—	—
495	Zeller, KonradKonrad Zeller	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[142]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 380[128][142]	9 June 1944[142]	—	—
496	Domaschk, JoachimJoachim Domaschk	Heer	Major[143]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[128][143]	11 June 1944[143]	—	—
497	Kaminsky, EmilEmil Kaminsky	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[144]	Orderly officer of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 446[128][144]	12 June 1944[144]	—	—
498	Stolz, EdwinEdwin Stolz	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[145]	Leader of 14./Grenadier-Regiment 353[145][146]	12 June 1944*[145]	Died of wounds 17 May 1944[145]	—
499	Petersen, RudolfRudolf Petersen	Kriegsmarine	Kapitän zur See[147]	Leader of the Schnellboote[146][147]	13 June 1944[147]	—	—
500	Mirbach, Götz Freiherr vonGötz Freiherr von Mirbach	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[59]	Chief of the 9. Schnellbootflottille[59][146]	14 June 1944[59]	—	—
501	Diddens, DiddoDiddo Diddens	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[148]	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade "Großdeutschland"[146][148]	15 June 1944[148]	—	—
502	Sieler, ErnstErnst Sieler	Heer	Generalleutnant[31]	Commander of the 304. Infanterie-Division[31][146]	24 June 1944[31]	—	—
503	Marcks, ErichErich Marcks	Heer	General der Artillerie[149]	Commanding general of the LXXXIV. Armeekorps[146][149]	24 June 1944*[149]	Killed in action 12 June 1944[146]	—
504	Brux, AlbertAlbert Brux	Heer	Oberst[150]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40[146][150]	24 June 1944[150]	—	—
505	Kaubisch, HorstHorst Kaubisch	Luftwaffe	Major[151]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1[146][151]	24 June 1944[151]	—	—
506	Stahl, HendrikHendrik Stahl	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[16]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[16][146]	24 June 1944[16]	—	—
507	Schnaufer, Heinz-WolfgangHeinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[152]	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[146][152]	24 June 1944[152]	Awarded 84th Swords 30 July 1944 21st Diamonds 16 October 1944[Note 25]	—
508	Glunz, AdolfAdolf Glunz	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[153]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[146][153]	24 June 1944[153]	—	—
509	Skrzipek, EduardEduard Skrzipek	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[154]	Staffelkapitän of the 14.(Eis.)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[146][154]	24 June 1944[154]	—	—
510	Egger, ReinhardReinhard Egger	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[118]	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[118][146]	24 June 1944[118]	—
511	Fitz, Josef-AugustJosef-August Fitz	Heer	Major[33]	Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"[33][146]	24 June 1944[33]	—	—
512	Huppertz, HerbertHerbert Huppertz	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[155]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[146][155]	24 June 1944*[155]	Killed in action 8 June 1944[146]	—
513	Kageneck, Clemens-Heinrich Graf vonClemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck	Heer	Hauptmann[54]	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503[54][146]	26 June 1944[54]	—	—
514	Kolb, WernerWerner Kolb	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[56]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 36[56][146]	26 June 1944[56]	—	—
515	Unrein, MartinMartin Unrein	Heer	Generalmajor[156]	Commander of the 14. Panzer-Division[146][156]	26 June 1944[156]	—	—
516	Abraham, ErichErich Abraham	Heer	Generalleutnant[157]	Commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division[157][158]	26 June 1944[157]	—	—
517	Gräser, Fritz-HubertFritz-Hubert Gräser+	Heer	Generalleutnant[159]	Commander of the 3. Panzergrenadier-Division[158][159]	26 June 1944[159]	Awarded (154th) Swords 8 May 1945?[Note 26]	—
518	Dollmann, FriedrichFriedrich Dollmann	Heer	Generaloberst[143]	Commander-in-chief of the 7. Armee[143][158]	1 July 1944*[143]	Committed suicide 29 June 1944[158]
519	Rundstedt, Gerd vonGerd von Rundstedt+	Heer	Generalfeldmarschall[161]	Oberbefehlshaber West[158][161]	1 July 1944[161]	Awarded 133rd Swords 18 February 1945[161]
520	Wulf, HermannHermann Wulf	Heer	Major[162]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)[158][162]	3 July 1944[162]	—	—
521	Buschenhagen, ErichErich Buschenhagen	Heer	General der Infanterie[163]	Commanding general of the LII. Armeekorps[158][163]	4 July 1944[163]	—	—
522	Fabian, Heinz-OttoHeinz-Otto Fabian	Heer	Hauptmann[164]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorized)[158][164]	9 July 1944[164]	—	—
523	Palmgreen, KarlKarl Palmgreen	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän z.V.[165] (z.V.—zur Verfügung; for disposition)	Chief of the 38. Minensuchflottille[165][166]	11 July 1944[165]	—	—
524	Hoffmann, HeinrichHeinrich Hoffmann	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[141]	Chief of the 5. Torpedobootflottille[141][158]	11 July 1944[141]	—	—
525	Lemm, Heinz-GeorgHeinz-Georg Lemm+	Heer	Major[167]	Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 27[158][167]	11 July 1944[167]	Awarded 137th Swords 15 March 1945[167]	—
526	Batz, WilhelmWilhelm Batz+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[168]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[158][Note 27]	20 July 1944	Awarded (145th) Swords 21 April 1945[168]	—
527	Kientsch, WillyWilly Kientsch	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[169]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 27[158][169]	20 July 1944*[169]	Killed in action 29 January 1944[158]	—
528	Struning, HeinzHeinz Strüning	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann of the Reserves[Note 28]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[158][170]	20 July 1944[170]	—
529	Weber, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Weber	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[137]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[137][158]	20 July 1944*[137]	Missing in action 7 June 1944[137]	—
530	Wessling, OttoOtto Weßling	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[171]	Staffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[158][171]	20 July 1944*[171]	Killed in action 19 April 1944[158]	—
531	Frank, RudolfRudolf Frank	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[70]	Pilot in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3[70][158]	20 July 1944*[70]	Killed in action 26 April 1944[158]	—
532	Lamprecht, HerbertHerbert Lamprecht	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[Note 29]	Commander of the leichte Flak-Abteilung 76[158][172]	25 July 1944[172]	—	—
533	Salisch, Wilhelm vonWilhelm von Salisch	Heer	Major[122]	Leader of Jäger-Regiment 49[122][158]	27 July 1944[122]	—	—
534	Kruse, GerhardGerhard Kruse	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[25]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 48[25][173]	27 July 1944[25]	—	—
535	Carius, OttoOtto Carius	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[174]	Leader of the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[173][174]	27 July 1944[174]	—
536	Oppeln-Bronikowski, Hermann vonHermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski+	Heer	Oberst[175]	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 22[173][175]	28 July 1944[175]	Awarded 142nd Swords 17 April 1945[175]
537	Demme, RudolfRudolf Demme	Heer	Oberst[176]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59[173][176]	28 July 1944[176]	—	—
538	Schulze, PaulPaul Schulze	Heer	Major[177]	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 21[173][177]	28 July 1944[177]	—	—
539	Tippelskirch, Kurt vonKurt von Tippelskirch	Heer	General der Infanterie[178]	Deputy commander-in-chief of the 4. Armee[173][178]	30 July 1944[178]	—	—
540	Mickley, HubertHubert Mickley	Heer	Hauptmann[63]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 4[63][173]	4 August 1944[63]	—	—
541	Wesche, WillyWilly Wesche	Heer	Oberst[171]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 427[171][173]	6 August 1944*[171]	Killed in action 27 June 1944[173]	—
542	Hilpert, CarlCarl Hilpert	Heer	General der Infanterie[38]	Commanding general of the I. Armeekorps[38][173]	8 August 1944[38]	—	—
543	Nickel, HeinrichHeinrich Nickel	Heer	Generalmajor[138]	Commander of the 342. Infanterie-Division[138][173]	8 August 1944[138]	—	—
544	Schille, CurtCurt Schille	Heer	Major[179]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 24[173][179]	8 August 1944[179]	—	—
545	Strahammer, MartinMartin Strahammer	Heer	Oberst[180]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 146[173][180]	11 August 1944[180]	—	—
546	Kloskowski, KarlKarl Kloskowski	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[181]	Leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[173][181]	11 August 1944[181]	—
547	Simons, GerhardGerhard Simons	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[182]	Leader of Stabs-Batterie/Artillerie-Regiment 240 and Regiments-Nachrichtenoffizier[173][182]	11 August 1944[182]	—	—
548	Wunsche, MaxMax Wünsche	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[162]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend"[162][173]	11 August 1944[162]	—
549	Kraiss, DietrichDietrich Kraiß	Heer	Generalleutnant[183]	Commander of the 352. Infanterie-Division[173][183]	11 August 1944*[183]	Killed in action 2 August 1944[173]
550	Bacherer, RudolfRudolf Bacherer	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[184]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1049[173][184]	11 August 1944[184]	—	—
551	Aulock, Andreas vonAndreas von Aulock	Heer	Oberst[55]	Commander of the fortress "Saint-Malo"[55][173]	16 August 1944[55]	—	—
552	Siggel, HermannHermann Siggel	Heer	Oberstleutnant[185]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 172[173][185]	16 August 1944[185]	—	—
553	Pick, GerhardGerhard Pick	Heer	Major[136]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 577[136][186]	19 August 1944[136]	—	—
554	Macher, HeinzHeinz Macher	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[187]	Chief of the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"[186][187]	19 August 1944[187]	—	—
555	Warrelmann, HinrichHinrich Warrelmann	Heer	Oberst[188]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502[186][188]	19 August 1944[188]	—	—
556	Wulf, RudolfRudolf Wulf	Heer	Oberst[162]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 422[162][186]	19 August 1944[162]	—	—
557	Schulze, WernerWerner Schulze	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[189]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 551[186][189]	23 August 1944[189]	—	—
558	Melzer, WalterWalter Melzer	Heer	Generalleutnant[190]	Commander of the 252. Infanterie-Division[190][191]	23 August 1944[190]	—	—
559	Hinz, BrunoBruno Hinz	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[192]	Chief of the 2./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 38 "Götz von Berlichingen" and leader of a Kampfgruppe[186][192]	23 August 1944[192]	—	—
560	Mader, HellmuthHellmuth Mäder+	Heer	Oberst[193]	Leader of the Lehr-Brigade Nord of the Heeresgruppe Nord and combat commander of Schaulen[186][193]	27 August 1944[193]	Awarded 143rd Swords 18 April 1945[193]	—
561	Holste, RudolfRudolf Holste	Heer	Oberst[194]	Leader of the 4. Kavallerie-Brigade[186][194]	27 August 1944[194]	—	—
562	Pflugbeil, KurtKurt Pflugbeil	Luftwaffe	General der Flieger[195]	Commander-in-chief of Luftflotte 1[186][195]	27 August 1944[195]	—	—
563	Bittrich, WilhelmWilhelm Bittrich+	Waffen-SS	SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS[196]	Commanding general of the II. SS-Panzerkorps[186][196]	28 August 1944[196]	Awarded (153rd) Swords 6 May 1945?[Note 30]
564	Meindl, EugenEugen Meindl+	Luftwaffe	General der Fallschirmtruppe[198]	Commanding general of the II. Fallschirmkorps[186][198]	31 August 1944[198]	Awarded (155th) Swords 8 May 1945?[Note 31]
565	Florke, HermannHermann Flörke	Heer	Generalleutnant[200]	Commander of the 14. Infanterie-Division[186][200]	2 September 1944[200]	—	—
566	Bieber, MartinMartin Bieber	Heer	Oberst[201]	Leader of Divisiongruppe 86[186][201]	2 September 1944[201]	—	—
567	Klein, HermannHermann Klein	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[202]	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 551[186][202]	2 September 1944*[202]	Killed in action 18 August 1944[186]	—
568	Gansmeier, JakobJakob Gansmeier	Heer	Major of the Reserves[203]	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 212[186][203]	2 September 1944*[203]	Killed in action 8 August 1944[186]	—
569	Misera, WalterWalter Misera	Heer	Major[59]	Leader of Divisionsgruppe 95[59][186]	2 September 1944[59]	—	—
570	Bock, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Bock	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberführer[204]	Commander of the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen"[204][205]	2 September 1944[204]	—	—
571	Luttwitz, Heinrich Freiherr vonHeinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz+	Heer	Generalleutnant[78]	Commander of the 2. Panzer-Division[78][205]	3 September 1944[78]	Awarded (157th) Swords 9 May 1945?[Note 32]	—
572	Greiner, HeinzHeinz Greiner	Heer	Generalleutnant[207]	Commander of the 362. Infanterie-Division[205][207]	5 September 1944[207]	—	—
573	Sonntag, ChristianChristian Sonntag	Heer	Oberstleutnant[208]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 248[205][208]	5 September 1944[208]	—	—
574	Pfeifer, HellmuthHellmuth Pfeifer	Heer	Generalleutnant[209]	Commander of the 65. Infanterie-Division[205][209]	5 September 1944[209]	—	—
575	Flinzer, Dr.-Ing. RudolfDr.-Ing. Rudolf Flinzer[Note 33]	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[200]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317[200][205]	5 September 1944[200]	—	—
576	Neitzel, WalterWalter Neitzel	Heer	Major[106]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 409[106][205]	5 September 1944*[106]	Died of wounds 2 September 1944[205]	—
577	Seuss, RichardRichard Seuss	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant (Marine Artillerie—Naval artillery) of the Reserves[89]	Chief of the naval battery "Ile de Cécembre"/Marine-Artillery-Abteilung 608[89][210]	2 September 1944[89]	—	—
578	Lasch, OttoOtto Lasch	Heer	Generalleutnant[211]	Commander of the 349. Infanterie-Division[205][211]	10 September 1944[211]	—	—
579	Weber, AloisAlois Weber	Heer	Oberst[212]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 61[205][212]	10 September 1944[212]	—	—
580	Lindemann, GerhardGerhard Lindemann	Heer	Generalmajor[213]	Acting leader of the 361. Infanterie-Division[205][213]	10 September 1944[213]	—	—
581	Bolter, JohannesJohannes Bölter	Heer	Leutnant[214]	Leader of the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[205][214]	10 September 1944[214]	—	—
582	Reimar, GustavGustav Reimar	Heer	Hauptmann[215]	Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 76[205][215]	10 September 1944[215]	—	—
583	Kahler, OttoOtto Kähler	Kriegsmarine	Konteradmiral[45]	Sea commander Brittany and commander of the fortress Brest[45][205]	15 September 1944[45]	—	—
584	Pietzonka, ErichErich Pietzonka	Luftwaffe	Oberst[140]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[140][205]	16 September 1944[140]	—
585	Gericke, WalterWalter Gericke	Luftwaffe	Major[216]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 11[205][216]	17 September 1944[216]	—
586	Trettner, HeinrichHeinrich Trettner	Luftwaffe	Generalmajor[217]	Commander of the 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division[205][217]	17 September 1944[217]	—
587	Thurner, HansHans Thurner	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[76]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 6[76][205]	17 September 1944*[76]	Killed in action 11 June 1944[205]	—
588	Zorner, PaulPaul Zorner	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[218]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[205][218]	17 September 1944[218]	—	—
589	Mosel, Hans von derHans von der Mosel	Heer	Generalmajor[219]	Chief of staff of the fortress Brest (France)[205][219]	18 September 1944[219]	—	—
590	Haen, RudolfRudolf Haen	Heer	Major[220]	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 103[220][221]	21 September 1944[220]	—	—
591	Scholz, HelmutHelmut Scholz	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[51]	Leader of the II./SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" (niederl. Nr. 2)[51][221]	21 September 1944[51]	—	—
592	Schury, OttoOtto Schury	Heer	Oberst[222]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 229[221][222]	21 September 1944[222]	—	—
593	Marcks, WernerWerner Marcks	Heer	Generalmajor[130]	Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division[130][221]	21 September 1944[130]	—	—
594	Boege, Ehrenfried-OskarEhrenfried-Oskar Boege	Heer	General der Infanterie[223]	Commanding general of the XXXXIII. Armeekorps[221][223]	21 September 1944[223]	—	—
595	Becker, HellmuthHellmuth Becker	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberführer[224]	Commander of the 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf"[221][224]	21 September 1944[224]	—	—
596	Muhlenkamp, Johannes-RudolfJohannes Mühlenkamp	Waffen-SS	SS-Standartenführer[225]	division leader of the 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking"[221][225]	21 September 1944[225]	—	—
597	Schack, Friedrich-AugustFriedrich-August Schack	Heer	Generalleutnant[110]	Commander of the 272. Infanterie-Division[110][221]	21 September 1944[110]	—
598	Konig, ErnstErnst König	Heer	Oberst[226]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 12[221][226]	21 September 1944[226]	—	—
599	Philipp, ErnstErnst Philipp	Heer	Major[227]	Panzer officer of the Stab AOK 8 (8. Armee)[221][227]	30 September 1944[227]	—	—
600	Kretzschmar, WolfgangWolfgang Kretzschmar+	Heer	Oberstleutnant[228]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 24 (L)[221][228]	30 September 1944[228]	Awarded 121st Swords 12 January 1945[228]	—
601	Meyer, OttoOtto Meyer	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[229]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[221][Note 34]	30 September 1944*[229]	Killed in action 24 August 1944[221]
602	Scharnagel, HermannHermann Scharnagel	Heer	Major[230]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 173[221][230]	30 September 1944*[230]	Killed in action 8 April 1944[221]	—
603	Sauer, KonradKonrad Sauer	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[231]	Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393[231][232]	30 September 1944[231]	—	—
604	Burg, JörgJörg Burg	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[233]	Chief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[221][233]	4 October 1944*[233]	Died of wounds 21 August 1944[221]	—
605	Behnke, GerhardGerhard Behnke	Heer	Major[234]	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 322[221][234]	4 October 1944[234]	—	—
606	Kunert, GerhardGerhard Kunert	Heer	Unteroffizier[235]	Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[235][236]	4 October 1944*[235]	Killed in action 31 August 1944[236]	—
607	Kohler, WilhelmWilhelm Kohler	Heer	Hauptmann[237]	Orderly officer and leader of a Kampfgruppe of the 9. Panzer-Division[236][237]	4 October 1944[237]	—	—
608	Reinefarth, HeinzHeinz Reinefarth	Waffen-SS	SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police[238]	Commander of a Kampfgruppe in the Korpsgruppe von dem Bach[236][238]	30 September 1944[238]	—
609	Straube, ErichErich Straube	Heer	General der Infanterie[239]	Commanding general of the LXXIV. Armeekorps[236][239]	30 September 1944[239]	—	—
610	Rittberg, Georg Graf vonGeorg Graf von Rittberg	Heer	Generalmajor[240]	Commander of the 88. Infanterie-Division[236][240]	10 October 1944[240]	—	—
611	Kessel, Mortimer vonMortimer von Kessel	Heer	Generalleutnant[241]	Commander of the 20. Panzer-Division[236][241]	16 October 1944[241]	—	—
612	Koch, WilliWilli Koch	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[242]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 32[236][242]	16 October 1944[242]	—
613	Strohm, FriedrichFriedrich Strohm	Heer	Oberstleutnant[132]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 470[132][236]	18 October 1944*[132]	Died of wounds 24 September 1944[236]	—
614	Krancke, TheodorTheodor Krancke	Kriegsmarine	Admiral[183]	Commander-in-chief of Navy Group Command West[183][236]	18 October 1944[183]	—	—
615	Jakob, GeorgGeorg Jakob	Luftwaffe	Major[243]	Geschwaderkommodore of Schlachtgeschwader 10[236][243]	30 September 1944[243]	—	—
616	Schuck, WalterWalter Schuck	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[244]	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 5[236][244]	30 September 1944[244]	—	—
617	Heydte, Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich-August Freiherr von derDr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich-August Freiherr von der Heydte[Note 35]	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[245]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[236][245]	30 September 1944[245]	—
618	Bauer, HerbertHerbert Bauer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[246]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[236][Note 36]	30 September 1944[246]	—	—
619	Kieslich, FranzFranz Kieslich	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[169]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 77[236][Note 37]	10 October 1944[Note 37]	—	—
620	Lukesch, DietherDiether Lukesch	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[78]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 76[78][236]	10 October 1944[78]	—	—
621	Bleckwenn, WilhelmWilhelm Bleckwenn	Heer	Oberst[247]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487[236][247]	18 October 1944[247]	—	—
622	Juttner, ArthurArthur Jüttner+	Heer	Oberst[248]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 532[236][248]	18 October 1944[248]	Awarded 141st Swords 5 April 1945[248]	—
623	Richert, Johann-GeorgJohann-Georg Richert	Heer	Generalleutnant[249]	Commander of the 35. Infanterie-Division[236][249]	18 October 1944[249]	—	—
624	Gust, WernerWerner Gust	Heer	Major[250]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 405[236][250]	18 October 1944[250]	—	—
625	Kreuzinger, OthmarOthmar Kreuzinger	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[251]	Chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 19[251][252]	18 October 1944*[251]	Killed in action 3 September 1944[251]	—
626	Weller, FranzFranz Weller	Heer	Oberst[253]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 54[252][253]	23 October 1944[253]	—	—
627	Thieme, KarlKarl Thieme+	Heer	Major[254]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111[254][255]	23 October 1944[254]	Awarded (156th) Swords 9 May 1945?[Note 38]	—
628	Stock, Hans-ChristianHans-Christian Stock	Heer	Hauptmann[257]	Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 152[252][257]	23 October 1944[257]	—	—
629	Schubert, GustavGustav Schubert	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[244]	Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 1[244][252]	24 October 1944[244]	—	—
630	Schalanda, JohannJohann Schalanda	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[258]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 1[252][258]	24 October 1944[258]	—	—
631	Leicht, HelmutHelmut Leicht	Luftwaffe	Major[259]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 10[252][259]	24 October 1944*[259]	Killed in action 26 June 1944[252]	—
632	Tonne, GüntherGünther Tonne	Luftwaffe	Major[260]	Geschwaderkommodore of Schnellkampfgeschwader 10[252][260]	24 October 1944*[260]	Killed in flying accident 15 July 1943[252]	—
633	Reuter, BennoBenno Reuter	Heer	Stabsfeldwebel[261]	Leader of the 6./Jäger-Regiment 49[252][261]	28 October 1944[261]	—	—
634	Ecker, PaulPaul Ecker	Heer	Major[262]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9[252][262]	28 October 1944[262]	—	—
635	Hauser, Paul Freiherr vonPaul Freiherr von Hauser	Heer	Oberstleutnant[28]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901[28][252]	28 October 1944[28]	—	—
636	Schultz, Fritz-RudolfFritz-Rudolf Schultz	Heer	Major of the Reserves[263]	Leader of Panzer-Regiment 35[252][263]	28 October 1944[263]	—	—
637	Busse, HeinrichHeinrich Busse	Heer	Oberstleutnant[163]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 203[163][252]	28 October 1944[163]	—	—
638	Brunner, EduardEduard Brunner	Heer	Hauptmann[264]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62[252][264]	28 October 1944[Note 39]	—	—
639	Simon, MaxMax Simon	Waffen-SS	SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[185]	Commander of 16. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Reichsführer-SS"[185][252]	28 October 1944[185]	—
640	Blaskowitz, JohannesJohannes Blaskowitz+	Heer	Generaloberst[196]	Commander-in-chief of Heeresgruppe G[196][252]	29 October 1944[196]	Awarded (146th) Swords 25 April 1945[196]
641	Hilgemann, Dr. med. vet. KlausDr. med. vet. Klaus Hilgemann[Note 40]	Heer	Major[265]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 426[252][265]	29 October 1944[265]	—	—
642	Friedrich, GerhardGerhard Friedrich	Heer	Oberstleutnant[266]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[252][266]	3 November 1944[266]	—	—
643	Felzmann, MaximilianMaximilian Felzmann	Heer	Generalleutnant[267]	Commander of Korpsabteilung E[252][267]	3 November 1944[267]	—	—
644	Eckhardt, Johann-HeinrichJohann-Heinrich Eckhardt	Heer	Generalleutnant[268]	Commander of the 211. Infanterie-Division[252][268]	3 November 1944[268]	—	—
645	Hartmann, WernerWerner Hartmann	Kriegsmarine	Kapitän zur See[269]	Leader of the U-Boote in the Mediterranean Sea,[269] before commander of U-198[270]	5 November 1944[269]	—	—
646	Weiss, WalterWalter Weiß	Heer	Generaloberst[271]	Commander-in-chief of the 2. Armee[270][271]	5 November 1944[271]	—
647	Zangen, Gustav-Adolf vonGustav-Adolf von Zangen	Heer	General der Infanterie[272]	Acting commander-in-chief of the 15. Armee[270][272]	5 November 1944[272]	—
648	Ruge, GerdGerd Ruge	Heer	Major[161]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128[161][270]	16 November 1944[161]	—	—
649	Weidenbrück, WilhelmWilhelm Weidenbrück	Heer	Major[62]	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung of Panzer-Brigade 104[273][Note 41]	16 November 1944[62]	—	—
650	Dorner, HelmutHelmut Dörner+	Waffen-SS	SS-Standartenführer[274]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8[270][274]	16 November 1944[274]	Awarded 129th Swords 1 February 1945[274]	—
651	Krugel, AlbrechtAlbrecht Krügel	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[275]	Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 24 "Danmark"[270][275]	16 November 1944[275]	—	—
652	Badorrek, EmilEmil Badorrek	Luftwaffe	Major[276]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 11[270][Note 42]	18 November 1944[276]	—	—
653	Mietusch, KlausKlaus Mietusch	Luftwaffe	Major[63]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[63][270]	18 November 1944*[63]	Killed in action 17 September 1944[270]
654	Meyer, HeinzHeinz Meyer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann of the Reserves[Note 43]	Leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15[273][277]	18 November 1944[277]	—
655	Antrup, WilhelmWilhelm Antrup	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[278]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55[270][278]	18 November 1944[278]	—	—
656	Hofer, HeinrichHeinrich Höfer	Luftwaffe	Major[279]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55[270][279]	18 November 1944[279]	—	—
657	Schirmer, GerhartGerhart Schirmer	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[280]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16[270][280]	18 November 1944[280]	—	—
658	Seidemann, HansHans Seidemann	Luftwaffe	Generalleutnant[281]	Commanding general of the VIII. Fliegerkorps[270][281]	18 November 1944[281]	—	—
659	Hossfeld, HansHans Hoßfeld	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän (Marine Artillerie—Naval artillery)[Note 44]	Commander of Marine-Artillerie Abteilung 531[270][282]	25 November 1944*[282]	Killed in action 19 November 1944[270]	—
660	Dornbrack, WernerWerner Dörnbrack	Luftwaffe	Major[274]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 4[270][274]	25 November 1944[274]	—	—
661	Polz, HubertHubert Pölz	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[283]	Acting Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 151[270][283]	25 November 1944[283]	—	—
662	Witzig, RudolfRudolf Witzig	Luftwaffe	Major[32]	Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Pionier-Regiment 21[32][270]	25 November 1944[32]	—	—
663	Eder, Georg-PeterGeorg-Peter Eder	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[118]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 1[118][270]	25 November 1944[118]	—	—
664	Rennecke, RudolfRudolf Rennecke	Luftwaffe	Major[284]	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[270][284]	25 November 1944[284]	—	—
665	Dommeratzky, OttoOtto Dommeratzky	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[285]	Staffelführer in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[270][285]	25 November 1944*[285]	Killed in action 13 October 1944[270]	—
666	Kennel, KarlKarl Kennel	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[286]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[286][287]	25 November 1944[286]	—	—
667	Michalski, GerhardGerhard Michalski	Luftwaffe	Major[288]	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 4[287][288]	25 November 1944[288]	—	—
668	Bremer, GerhardGerhard Bremer	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[39]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend"[39][287]	26 November 1944[39]	—	—
669	Bismarck, Klaus vonKlaus von Bismarck	Heer	Major[Note 45]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 4[287][289]	26 November 1944[289]	—
670	Phleps, ArturArtur Phleps	Waffen-SS	SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS[227]	Commanding general of the V. SS-Gebirgs-Armeekorps and Higher SS and Police leader as well as commander-in-chief in Siebenbürgen[227][287]	24 November 1944*	Killed in action 21 September 1944[227]	—
671	Wohler, OttoOtto Wöhler	Heer	General der Infanterie[32]	Commander-in-chief of the 8. Armee[32][287]	28 November 1944[32]	—
672	Reymann, HelmuthHelmuth Reymann	Heer	Generalleutnant[249]	Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[249][287]	28 November 1944[249]	—	—
673	Ehle, CurtCurt Ehle	Heer	Major of the Reserves[290]	Leader of Panzer-Brigade 102[287][290]	29 November 1944[290]	—	—
674	Maier, KurtKurt Maier	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[291]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[287][Note 46]	6 December 1944[291]	—	—
675	Sattler, GeorgGeorg Sattler	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[292]	Staffelkapitän of the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[287][292]	6 December 1944*[292]	Killed in flying accident 30 August 1944[287]	—
676	Hahm, WaltherWalther Hahm	Heer	Generalleutnant[293]	Commander of the 389. Infanterie-Division[287][293]	9 December 1944[293]	—	—
677	Braun, ChristianChristian Braun	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[294]	Machine gun Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 308[287][Note 47]	9 December 1944[294]	—	—
678	Arndt, FritzFritz Arndt	Heer	Feldwebel[295]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 32[287][295]	9 December 1944[295]	—	—
679	Engel, GerhardGerhard Engel	Heer	Generalmajor[296]	Commander of the 12. Volksgrenadier-Division[287][296]	11 December 1944[296]	—
680	Wagner, JürgenJürgen Wagner	Waffen-SS	SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[297]	Commander of the 4. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Brigade "Nederland"[287][297]	11 December 1944[297]	—	—
681	Jakob, FriedrichFriedrich Jakob	Heer	Major[243]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1149[243][287]	18 December 1944[243]	—	—
682	Hoppe, HarryHarry Hoppe	Heer	Generalleutnant[298]	Commander of the 278. Infanterie-Division[287][298]	18 December 1944[298]	—	—
683	Crasemann, EduardEduard Crasemann	Heer	Generalmajor[299]	Commander of the 26. Panzer-Division[287][299]	18 December 1944[299]	—	—
684	Kuffner, AndreasAndreas Kuffner	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[300]	Staffelkapitän of the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3[287][300]	20 December 1944[300]	—	—
685	Biermeier, FritzFritz Biermeier	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[301]	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"[301][302]	26 December 1944*[301]	Killed in action 11 October 1944[301]	—
686	Klatt, PaulPaul Klatt	Heer	Generalleutnant[99]	Commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division[99][302]	26 December 1944[99]	—
687	Wisliceny, Günther-EberhardtGünther-Eberhardt Wisliceny+	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[46]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"[46][302]	26 December 1944[46]	Awarded (151st) Swords 6 May 1945?[Note 48]
688	Weidinger, OttoOtto Weidinger+	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[62]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"[62][302]	26 December 1944[62]	Awarded (150th) Swords 6 May 1945?[Note 49]

Notes

1. 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.
2. In German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. (Doctor iuris) or Dr. jur. (Doctor juris)
3. In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)
4. According to Scherzer as SS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1.^[32]
5. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann and not as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[38]
6. According to Scherzer as Leutnant and not as Leutnant of the Reserves.^[42]
7. In German a Doctor of Medical Dentistry is abbreviated as Dr. med. dent. (Doctor medicinae dentariae).
8. According to Scherzer as commander of Infanterie-Regiment 366.^[58]
9. In German a Doctorate of Economics is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor rerum politicarum).
10. According to Scherzer as commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3.^[66]
11. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52.^[72]
12. According to Scherzer as Oberwachtmeister and not Wachtmeister.^[88]
13. According to Scherzer as Major and not Oberstleutnant.^[95]
14. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann and not as Major.^[97]
15. According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.^[101]
16. In German a Doctorate of Economics is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor rerum politicarum) and a Doctorate in engineering is abbreviated as Dr.-Ing. (Doctor-Ingenieur).
17. According to Scherzer on 25 April 1944.^[112]
18. According to Scherzer on 25 April 1944.^[113]
19. According to Scherzer on 25 April 1944.^[114]
20. The German Federal Archives hold no records for the presentation of the Swords. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) assumes that the presentation fell into the timeframe 20 April 1945 to 29 April 1945. It is assumed that the nomination was approved on 26 April 1945.^[116] Scherzer states that the assumption is based on a statement from Decker's widow. She claimed that she had been informed that her husband had received the award. The date and sequential number "149" were assigned by the AKCR.^[117]
21. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".^[121]
22. According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant.^[62]
23. According to Scherzer as Major and not as Major of the Reserves.^[130]
24. According to Scherzer as commander of the 9. Flak-Division.^[136]
25. According to Scherzer the Swords to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves were awarded on 3 August 1944.^[152]
26. Fritz-Hubert Gräser's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) on 29 April 1945. General Ernst Maisel noted: "I approve the nomination! 30 April". The nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross only notes the nomination entry date as 29 April 1945. There is no indication that the award was granted. The paperwork was not finalized by the end of the war. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "154" and presentation date were assigned by the AKCR.^[160]
27. According to Scherzer as leader of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52.^[168]
28. According to Scherzer as 'Hauptmann' (war officer).^[170]
29. According to Scherzer as Major.^[172]
30. No evidence of the presentation of the award to Wilhelm Bittrich can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "153" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Bittrich was member of the AKCR.^[197]
31. Eugen Meindl's nomination was approved by each of his commanding officers. However the nomination contains no final remark on the proceedings. Oberst Nicolaus von Below, Hitler's Luftwaffe adjutant, had sent a teleprinter message to the commanding general of the Fallschirmarmee Generaloberst Kurt Student, requesting a statement for this nomination. The copy of the teleprinter message contains a note: resubmission "23 April 1945". It seems that the statement was never returned. The paperwork was not finalized by the end of the war. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "155" was assigned by the AKCR. Fellgiebel assigned the presentation date. Meindl is mentioned on a list of the Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest for "Nominations and Bestowal of War Awards" from May 1945. This list, which was intended to be presented to Karl Dönitz, contained twelve names of pending nominations which had been submitted via the chain of command. Dönitz never signed this list and it is believed that he never saw it. The responsible personnel offices awarded or declined eight nominations from this list by the end of the war by, two remained unprocessed by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) and Luftwaffenpersonalamt (LPA—Luftwaffe Personnel Office) and two further were left ready for signing at the OKW/WFSt.^[199]
32. Heinrich von Lüttwitz's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) on 28 April 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk decided on 30 April: "Heeresgruppe B, postpone!" General Von Lüttwiz together with the remaining forces of the Heeresgruppe B was either taken prisoner of war or missing in action in the Ruhr Pocket on 15 April. The nomination was thus not further processed in accordance with AHA 44 Ziff. 572. The nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross also contains a note from 28 April 1945: "postponed". A bestowal thus did not occur. The sequential number "157" and presentation date were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).^[206]
33. In German a Doctorate in engineering is abbreviated as Dr.-Ing. (Doctor-Ingenieur).
34. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 9.^[229]
35. In German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. (Doctor iuris) or Dr. jur. (Doctor juris) and a Doctorate of Economics is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor rerum politicarum).
36. According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 103.^[246]
37. According to Scherzer on 18 October 1944 as leader of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 77.^[169]
38. Karl Thieme's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) on 10 April 1945 via teleprinter message. Major Joachim Domaschk noted "By no means sufficient! Requesting statement from OB West", which was requested on 13 April. OB West responded on 24 April (entry date at the Heerespersonalamt on 28 April): "Statement from OB West not possible, since nomination was not made via OB West". Major Domaschk then decided on 28 April: "Heeresgruppe B, postpone!" In this instance the nomination was not processed due to AHA 44 Ziff. 572 but also because statements from his commanding officers could not be obtained anymore due to the capitulation. The nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross also contains a note from 10 April 1945: postponed. A bestowal thus did not occur. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "156" was assigned by the AKCR. Fellgiebel assigned the presentation date.^[256]
39. According to Scherzer on 18 October 1944.^[264]
40. In German a Doctorate in Veterinary medicine is abbreviated as Dr. med. vet. (Doctor medicinae veterinariae).
41. According to Scherzer as commander of Panzer-Abteilung 2104.^[62]
42. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 4.(F)/11.^[276]
43. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann (War Officer).^[277]
44. According to Scherzer as Kapitänleutnant (Marine Artillerie M.A.—Naval artillery) and not Korvettenkapitän (M.A.). Hans Hoßfeld was promoted to Korvettenkapitän (M.A.) posthumously.^[282]
45. According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.^[289]
46. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg".^[291]
47. According to Scherzer as leader of the II. Zug/ 8./Grenadier-Regiment 308.^[294]
48. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "151" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Wisliceny was member of the AKCR.^[303]
49. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "150" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Weidinger was member of the AKCR.^[304]

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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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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.