List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves recipients (1945)
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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. This decoration 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. 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). However, author Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 27 of these listings. With the exception of Hermann Fegelein, all of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation during the final days of World War II in Germany left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process. 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.
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. 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. In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.
Recipients of 1945
| 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 for each of the three military branches—Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—and also for the Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade. Of the 194 awards made in 1945, 19 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 127 of the medals, 5 went to the Kriegsmarine, 37 to the Luftwaffe, and 25 to the Waffen-SS.
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to one of the 194 Oak Leaves recipients of 1945. However, Viet Scherzer has disputed the listing of General of the Infantry Hermann Niehoff on the basis of poor record keeping associated with the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses. 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 was awarded posthumously.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.
| Number | Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689 | Heinrich Baron von Behr | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 | 9 January 1945 | — | — |
| 690 | Kurt-Hermann Freiherr von Mühlen | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 559. Volksgrenadier-Division | 9 January 1945 | — | — |
| 691 | Walter Lucht | Heer | General der Artillerie | Commanding general of the LXVI. Armeekorps | 9 January 1945 | — | |
| 692 | Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30 | 9 January 1945* | Killed in flying accident 16 October 1944 | — |
| 693 | Kurt Gröschke | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 | 9 January 1945 | — | |
| 694 | Kurt Herzog | Heer | General der Artillerie | Commanding general of the XXXVIII. Armeekorps | 12 January 1945 | — | — |
| 695 | Alois Eisele | Heer | Major | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 61 | 12 January 1945 | — | — |
| 696 | Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54 (J) | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| 697 | Joachim Brendel | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| 698 | Wilhelm Hasse | Heer | General der Infanterie | Commanding general of the II. Armeekorps | 14 January 1945 | — | |
| 699 | Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen | Heer | Rittmeister of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Reiter-Regiment 31 | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| 700 | Claus Breger | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 27 | 14 January 1945* | Died of wounds on 17 December 1944 | — |
| 701 | Bruno Streckenbach | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS | Commander of the 19. Waffen-Grenadier Division der Waffen-SS (lett. Nr. 2) | 16 January 1945 | — | — |
| 702 | Max Reinwald | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List" | 18 January 1945 | — | — |
| 703 | Richard Henze | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 489 | 18 January 1945 | — | — |
| 704 | Walther Risse | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 225. Infanterie-Division | 18 January 1945 | — | — |
| 705 | Alexander Löhr | Luftwaffe | Generaloberst | Commander-in-chief of Heeresgruppe E | 20 January 1945 | — | |
| 706 | Gerhard Schmidhuber | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 13. Panzer-Division | 21 January 1945 | — | |
| 707 | Wilhelm Schöning | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 | 21 January 1945 | — | — |
| 708 | Herbert Kündiger | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Leader of Kampfgruppe of the 271. Volksgrenadier-Division in the fortress Budapest | 21 January 1945 | — | — |
| 709 | Albert Henze | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of Gruppe Henze (Feld-Division 21 (L)) | 21 January 1945 | — | — |
| 710 | Erich Reuter | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 46. Infanterie-Division | 21 January 1945 | — | |
| 711 | Kurt Dahlmann | Luftwaffe | Major | Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtschlachtgeschwader 20 | 24 January 1945 | — | — |
| 712 | Kurt Plenzat | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Pilot in the 2./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 24 January 1945 | — | — |
| 713 | Herbert Rollwage | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 24 January 1945 | — | — |
| 714 | Max Schäfer | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer | Corps pioneer leader of the III. SS-Panzerkorps | 25 January 1945 | — | — |
| 715 | Karl Pröll | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35 | 25 January 1945 | — | — |
| 716 | Hellmuth Böhlke | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 334. Infanterie-Division | 25 January 1945 | — | — |
| 717 | Walter Süß | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 273 | 25 January 1945 | — | — |
| 718 | Wilhelm Spindler | Heer | Major | Leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99 | 31 January 1945 | At the same time promoted to Oberstleutnant | — |
| 719 | Karl Arndt | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 359. Infanterie-Division | 1 February 1945 | — | — |
| 720 | Kurt Wahl | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen" | 1 February 1945 | — | — |
| 721 | Joachim Rumohr | Waffen-SS | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS | Commander of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer" | 1 February 1945 | — | |
| 722 | August Zehender | Waffen-SS | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS | Commander of the 22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division "Maria Theresia" | 1 February 1945 | — | |
| 723 | Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police and Waffen-SS | Commanding general of the IX. SS-Gebirgskorps | 1 February 1945 | — | |
| 724 | Walther Dahl | Luftwaffe | Major | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 300 | 1 February 1945 | At the same time promoted to Oberstleutnant | — |
| 725 | Karl Roßmann | Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" | 1 February 1945 | — | |
| 726 | Ernst Jansa | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Commander of Flak-Sturm-Regiment 12 | 1 February 1945 | — | — |
| 727 | Jürgen Harder | Luftwaffe | Major | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 11 | 1 February 1945 | — | — |
| 728 | Otto Vincon | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 460 | 5 February 1945 | — | — |
| 729 | Joachim Sander | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 31 | 5 February 1945* | Killed in action 3 November 1944 | — |
| 730 | Georg Graf von Plettenberg | Heer | Rittmeister | Commander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4 | 5 February 1945 | — | — |
| 731 | Maximilian von Weichs | Heer | Generalfeldmarschall | OB Südost (Commander-in-chief Heeresgruppe F) | 5 February 1945 | — | |
| 732 | Wilhelm Osterhold | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 48 | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| 733 | Georg Jauer | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 20. Panzergrenadier-Division | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| 734 | Karl-Heinz Oesterwitz | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg" | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| 735 | Herbert Wittmann | Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 11 February 1945 | — | — |
| 736 | Herbert Schramm | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27 | 11 February 1945* | Killed in action 1 December 1943 | — |
| 737 | Anton-Otto Frank | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 743 | 7 February 1945 | — | — |
| 738 | Anton Müller | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 503 | 14 February 1945 | — | — |
| 739 | Eduard Zorn | Heer | Oberst im Generalstab (in the general staff) | Leader of the 189. Infanterie-Division | 16 February 1945* | Killed in action 4 February 1945 | — |
| 740 | Willi Schülke | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the III./Ski-Jäger-Regiment 1 | 16 February 1945 | — | — |
| 741 | Günther Blumentritt | Heer | General der Infanterie | Acting commander (leader) of the 25. Armee | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
| 742 | Josef Heichele | Heer | Major | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 129 | 17 February 1945 | — | — |
| 743 | Georg Gebhardt | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Sturm-Regiment 195 | 19 February 1945 | — | — |
| 744 | Ernst Knebel | Heer | Oberst | Commander of the Armee-Waffenschule 3. Panzerarmee (AOK 3) | 19 February 1945 | — | — |
| 745 | Fritz Klasing | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 232 | 19 February 1945 | — | — |
| 746 | Edmund Blaurock | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 56. Infanterie-Division | 19 February 1945 | — | — |
| 747 | Ludwig Schulz | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor | Commander of a Kampfgruppe in the Luftkriegsschule 5 | 19 February 1945 | — | — |
| 748 | Rolf Hermichen | Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 11 | 19 February 1945 | — | — |
| 749 | Hans Krebs | Heer | General der Infanterie | Chief of the Generalstab of Heeresgruppe B | 20 February 1945 | — | |
| 750 | Heinz-Martin Ewert | Heer | Major | Abschnitts-Kommandant (sector commander) West/Festung Posen | 22 February 1945 | — | — |
| 751 | Fritz-Georg von Rappard | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 7. Infanterie-Division | 24 February 1945 | — | — |
| 752 | Josef Jakwert | Heer | Leutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1562 | 24 February 1945 | — | — |
| 753 | Horst Warschnauer | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland" | 24 February 1945 | — | — |
| 754 | Hans-Babo von Rohr | Heer | Leutnant | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 25 | 24 February 1945* | Died of wounds 15 February 1945 | |
| 755 | Ernst-August Krag | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich" | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| 756 | Heinrich Schmelzer | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2 "Das Reich" | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| 757 | Traugott Kempas | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 176 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| 758 | Arthur Kullmer | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 558. Volksgrenadier-Division | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| 759 | Michael Pössinger | Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1123 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| 760 | Othmar Pollmann | Heer | Major | Adjutant of the 45. Infanterie-Division | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| 761 | Bern von Baer | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab | Chief of Stab/Fallschirmjäger-Panzerkorps "Hermann Göring" | 28 February 1945 | — | |
| 762 | Hans Reichardt | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Kampfgruppe "Steinau" in the 408. Infanterie-Division | 5 March 1945* | Killed in action 2 February 1945 | — |
| 763 | Werner Ebeling | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 154 | 5 March 1945 | — | — |
| 764 | Hermann Niehoff+ | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 371. Infanterie-Division | 5 March 1945 | Awarded (147th) Swords 26 April 1945? | — |
| 765 | Heinrich Götz | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 21. Infanterie-Division | 5 March 1945 | — | — |
| 766 | Rudolf von Bünau | Heer | General der Infanterie | Commanding general of the XI. Armeekorps | 5 March 1945 | — | — |
| 767 | Bruno Karczewski | Heer | Major | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 176 | 5 March 1945 | — | — |
| 768 | Dipl.-Ing. Erich Schneider | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 14. Infanterie-Division | 6 March 1945 | — | — |
| 769 | Kurt Welter | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 10./Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 770 | Helmut Renschler | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 5 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 771 | Dr. jur. Wolfgang Rust | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 11 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 772 | Friedrich Sixt | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 5. Jäger-Division | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 773 | Kurt Witschel | Heer | Oberleutnant | Leader of the 9./Jäger-Regiment 28 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 774 | Clemens Betzel | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 4. Panzer-Division | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 775 | Franz Rogalski | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 776 | Johannes Grimminger | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 777 | Ernst Kutschkau | Heer | Oberfeldwebel of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 3 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| 778 | Egon Aghta | Heer | Hauptmann (W) of the Reserves | Leader of a bomb disposal commando in the Luftgaukommando III Berlin | 12 March 1945 | — | — |
| 779 | Wilhelm Schröder | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Kampfgruppe Schröder of the 408. Infanterie-Division | 13 March 1945 | — | — |
| 780 | Karl-Heinz Becker | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 | 12 March 1945 | — | |
| 781 | Heinz Rökker | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | 12 March 1945 | — | — |
| 782 | Robert Weiß | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 12 March 1945* | Killed in action 29 December 1944 | — |
| 783 | Werner Pötschke | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 15 March 1945 | — | — |
| 784 | Alfred Matern | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Füsilier-Regiment 22 | 16 March 1945 | — | — |
| 785 | Fritz Vogt | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (norw. Nr. 1) | 16 March 1945 | — | — |
| 786 | Karl-Heinz Jaeger | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 448 | 16 March 1945 | — | — |
| 787 | Max Wandrey | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg" | 16 March 1945* | Died of wounds on 21 February 1945 | — |
| 788 | Hans Engelien | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 | 16 March 1945 | — | — |
| 789 | Heinrich Ruhl | Heer | Major | Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 122 | 16 March 1945 | — | — |
| 790 | Bruno Frankewitz | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 215. Infanterie-Division | 16 March 1945 | — | — |
| 791 | Paul Scheuerpflug | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 68. Infanterie-Division | 16 March 1945 | — | — |
| 792 | Martin Becker | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 | 20 March 1945 | — | — |
| 793 | Gerhard Werner | Heer | Major | Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 734 | 23 March 1945* | Killed in action 8 September 1944 | — |
| 794 | Ernst-Georg Kedzia | Heer | Major | Combat commander of Fürstenberg an der Oder and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 98 (391. Sicherungs-Division) | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| 795 | Kuno von Meyer | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Panzer-Regiment "Coburg" in the Panzer-Brigade 103 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| 796 | Walter Prüß | Heer | Oberleutnant | Chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| 797 | Günther Konopacki | Heer | Rittmeister | Commander of the I./Radfahr-Jäger-Brigade 10 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| 798 | Hans-Georg Herzog | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| 799 | Rudolf Trittel | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 9 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| 800 | Karl Wanka | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 53 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| 801 | Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 9. Panzer-Division | 23 March 1945* | Killed in action 6 March 1945 | — |
| 802 | Friedrich Jeckeln | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS | Commanding general of the V. SS-Gebirgskorps | 8 March 1945 | — | |
| 803 | Fritz Fullriede | Heer | Oberst | Fortress commander of Kolberg | 23 March 1945 | — | |
| 804 | Johannes Spielmann | Heer | Major | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 805 | Heinrich Keese | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 20 (mot.) | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 806 | Lothar Berger | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Brigade z.b.V. 100 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 807 | Helmuth Hufenbach | Heer | Oberst | Leader of the 562. Volksgrenadier-Division | 28 March 1945* | Killed in action 27 March 1945 | — |
| 808 | Erich Schroedter | Heer | Rittmeister | Commander of Panzer-Augklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 809 | Horst von Usedom | Heer | Oberst | Leader of Panzer-Brigade "Kurland" | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 810 | Günther Josten | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 811 | Alexander Gläser | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 812 | Wilhelm Stähler | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 813 | Gerhard Stüdemann | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| 814 | Walter Girg | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of special detachment of the SS-Jagdverband Mitte | 1 April 1945 | — | — |
| 815 | Horst von Mellenthin | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 205. Infanterie-Division | 4 April 1945 | — | — |
| 816 | Martin Steglich | Heer | Major | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1221 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| 817 | Rudolf Neubert | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 31 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| 818 | Friedrich Richter | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1222 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| 819 | Ernst Kuppinger | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon 246 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| 820 | Otto Paetsch | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg" | 5 April 1945* | Killed in action 16 March 1945 | |
| 821 | Hans von Tettau | Heer | Generalleutnant | Leader of Korpsgruppe "von Tettau" | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| 822 | Gerhard Thyben | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 8 April 1945 | — | |
| 823 | Theodor Burchardi | Kriegsmarine | Admiral | Commanding Admiral östliche Ostsee (Eastern Baltic Sea) | 8 April 1945 | — | |
| 824 | August Thiele | Kriegsmarine | Vizeadmiral | Commander of Kampfgruppe "Thiele" | 8 April 1945 | — | |
| 825 | Bruno Richter | Heer | Rittmeister | Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 24 | 8 April 1945 | — | — |
| 826 | Dipl.-Ing. Otto Skorzeny | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer of the Reserves | Commander of the SS-Jagd-Verbände and combat commander of Schwedt an der Oder | 9 April 1945 | — | |
| 827 | Ernst-Anton von Krosigk | Heer | General der Infanterie | Commanding of the XVI. Armeekorps | 12 April 1945* | Killed in action 16 March 1945 | — |
| 828 | Helmut Borchardt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Leader of the company "Borchardt" of the regiment "Kohlmann" in the 402. Infanterie-Division | 14 April 1945* | Killed in action 15–18 March 1945 | |
| 829 | Carl Becker | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 253. Infanterie-Division | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| 830 | Kurt Röpke | Heer | General der Infanterie | Commanding general of the XXIX. Armeekorps | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| 831 | Friedrich Rögelein | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 109 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| 832 | Alfred Simm | Heer | Hauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 31 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| 833 | Gerhard Raht | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | 15 April 1945 | — | — |
| 834 | Hans-Arno Ostermeier | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Leader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Hermann Göring" | 15 April 1945 | — | — |
| 835 | Max Hansen | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 17 April 1945 | — | |
| 836 | Herbert Lütje | Luftwaffe | Major | Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 | 17 April 1945 | — | |
| 837 | Helmut Lipfert | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| 838 | Josef Kraft | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| 839 | Martin Drewes | Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 17 April 1945 | — | |
| 840 | Hermann Greiner | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| 841 | Paul Semrau | Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | 17 April 1945* | Killed in action 8 February 1945 | |
| 842 | Adolf Raegener | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of Verteidigungsbereich Magdeburg (defensive sector of Magdeburg) | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| 843 | Hans-Peter Knaust | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Regiment "Knaust" in the 490. Infanterie-Division | 17 April 1945 | — | |
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| (844) | Franz Hack? | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland" | 18 April 1945 | — | — |
| (845) | Paul-Albert Kausch? | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 11 | 23 April 1945 | — | — |
| (846) | Josef Brandner? | Heer | Major | Commander of Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 | 26 April 1945 | — | — |
| (847) | Eberhard Rodt | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 15. Panzergrenadier-Division | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| (848) | Joachim Ziegler | Waffen-SS | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS | Commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland" | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| (849) | Hans-Joachim Kappis | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45 | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| (850) | Karl Schrepfer | Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| (851) | Josef Prentl | Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of Flak-Regiment 116 | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| (852) | Rolf Thomsen | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of U-1202 | 29 April 1945 | — | — |
| (853) | Hans-Günther Lange | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of U-711 | 29 April 1945 | — | — |
| (854) | Heinz-Oskar Laebe? | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 44 | 29 April 1945 | — | — |
| (855) | Heinrich Hax | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 8. Panzer-Division | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| (856) | Hanns Laengenfelder | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 15. Infanterie-Division | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| (857) | Richard Daniel | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 45. Volksgrenadier-Division | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| (858) | Wolfgang von Obstfelder | Heer | Major | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 346 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| (859) | Wolfgang von Bostell | Heer | Leutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzerjäger-Abteilung 205 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| (860) | Gerhard Mokros | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 423 | 5 May 1945 | — | — |
| (861) | Werner Ostendorff? | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS | Commander of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich" | 6 May 1945* | Died of wounds 1 May 1945 | |
| (862) | Rudolf Lehmann? | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer | Leader of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich" | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| (863) | Karl Kreutz? | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| (864) | Heinz Werner (Waffen-SS)? | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| (865) | Alfred Jodl? | Heer | Generaloberst | Chef des Wehrmachtführungsstabes im OKW and deputy chief of the OKW | 10 May 1945 | — | |
| (866) | Adalbert von Blanc? | Kriegsmarine | Fregattenkapitän | Leader of the 9. Marine-Sicherungs-Division | 10 May 1945 | — | |
| (867) | Hermann Plocher? | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| (868) | Franz Graßmel? | Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 20 | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| (869) | Friedrich Lier? | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of a Kampfgruppe in the 490. Infanterie-Division | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| (870) | Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt? | Heer | Major | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1143 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (871) | Matthias Kleinheisterkamp? | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS | Commanding general of the XI. SS-Panzerkorps | 9 May 1945* | Killed in action 29 April 1945 | |
| (872) | Hanns-Heinrich Lohmann? | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Leader of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (873) | Alfred Montag? | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 341 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (874) | Hans Meier? | Heer | Hauptmann | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (875) | Alfons Rebane? | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der Waffen-SS 46 (estnische Nr. 2) | 9 May 1945 | — | |
| (876) | Walter Schlags-Koch? | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Sturm-Regiment AOK 2 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (877) | Erich Schmidt? | Heer | Major | Leader of the Panzer-Regiment of the Führer-Grenadier-Division | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (878) | Joachim von Siegroth? | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander of the 712. Infanterie-Division | 9 May 1945* | Killed in action 2 May 1945 | |
| (879) | Dr. jur. Paul Stahl? | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (880) | Georg Störck? | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment Führer-Begleit-Division | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (881) | Franz Sensfuß? | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 212. Infanterie-Division | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| (882) | Joseph von Radowitz? | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of 23. Panzer-Division | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
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References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (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.
- Von Seemen, Gerhard (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7909-0051-4.
External links
- "Das Bundesarchiv". Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.