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

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).^[1] However, author 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 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.^[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 Germany 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.

Legend:

  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 author 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	Bernd Klug	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[11]	Chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille[11][12]	1 January 1944[11]	—
362	Klaus Feldt	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[13]	Chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille[12][13]	1 January 1944[13]	—	—
363	Walter Krauß	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[14]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[12][14]	3 January 1944*[14]	Killed in action 17 July 1943[12]	—
364	Horst Hannig	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[15]	Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[12][15]	3 January 1944*[15]	Killed in action 15 May 1943[12]	—
365	Hans-Arnold Stahlschmidt	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[16]	Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 27[12][16]	3 January 1944*[16]	Missing in action 7 September 1942[12]	—
366	Helmut Kalbitz	Heer	14-HHauptmann[17]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 31[12][17]	7 January 1944[17]	—	—
367	Dr. jur. Josef-Georg Mulzer[Note 2]	Heer	15-HMajor[18]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 195[12][18]	10 January 1944[18]	—	—
368	Maximilian Fretter-Pico	Heer	20-HGeneral der Artillerie[19]	Commanding general of the XXX. Armeekorps[12][19]	16 January 1944[19]	—	—
369	Dipl.-Ing. Hans Schlemmer[Note 3]	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[20]	Commander of 134. Infanterie-Division[12][20]	18 January 1944[20]	—
370	Heinrich Boigk	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[21]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 49[21][22]	18 January 1944[21]	—	—
371	August Schmidt	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[23]	Commander of 10. Panzergrenadier-Division[22][23]	23 January 1944[23]	—
372	Friedrich Wiese	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[24]	Commanding general of the XXXV. Armeekorps[22][24]	24 January 1944[24]	—	—
373	Walter Krüger	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[25]	Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division[22][25]	24 January 1944[25]	—	—
374	Karl Koetz	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[26]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 185[22][26]	24 January 1944[26]	—	—
375	Hugo Kraas	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[27]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[22][27]	24 January 1944[27]	—	—
376	Eduard Hauser	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[28]	Commander of the 13. Panzer-Division[22][28]	26 January 1944[28]	—	—
377	Joachim Peiper+	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-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	Walter Fries+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[30]	Commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division[22][30]	29 January 1944[30]	Awarded 87th Swords 11 August 1944[30]	—
379	Walther Sievers	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[31]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 415[22][31]	29 January 1944[31]	—	—
380	Michael Wittmann+	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-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	Bernhard Flachs	Heer	14-HHauptmann[33]	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 277[22][33]	31 January 1944[33]	—	—
382	Richard Heidrich+	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant[34]	Commander of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division[22][34]	5 February 1944[34]	Awarded 55th Swords 25 March 1944[34]
383	Walther Nehring+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe[35]	Commanding general of the XXIV. Panzerkorps[22][35]	8 February 1944[35]	Awarded 124th Swords 22 January 1945[35]
384	Botho Kollberg	Heer	17-HOberst[36]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 23[22][36]	8 February 1944*[36]	Killed in action 24 January 1944[22]	—
385	Erich Löwe	Heer	15-HMajor[37]	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501[22][37]	8 February 1944*[37]	Killed in action 24 December 1943[22]
386	Günther Hilt	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[Note 5]	Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 56[22][38]	8 February 1944[38]	—	—
387	Fritz Breithaupt	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves[39]	Chief of the 24. Minensuchflottille[39][40]	10 February 1944[39]	—	—
388	Robert Martinek	Heer	20-HGeneral der Artillerie[41]	Commanding general of the XXXIX. Panzerkorps[40][41]	10 February 1944[41]	—	—
389	Josef Schneider	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[Note 6]	Leader of the 13./Jäger-Regiment 207[40][42]	10 February 1944[42]	—	—
390	Walter Möse	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[43]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Jäger-Regiment 49[40][43]	10 February 1944[43]	—	—
391	Friedrich Kirchner+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe[44]	Commanding general of the LVII. Panzerkorps[40][44]	12 February 1944[44]	Awarded 127th Swords 26 January 1945[44]
392	Hans Källner+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[45]	Commander of the 19. Panzer-Division[40][45]	12 February 1944[45]	Awarded 106th Swords 23 October 1944[45]	—
393	Theodor Wisch+	Waffen-SS	18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[46]	Commander of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[40][46]	12 February 1944[46]	Awarded 94th Swords 30 August 1944[46]	—
394	Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff	Heer	17-HOberst[47]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[40][47]	12 February 1944[47]	—	—
395	Karl Lorenz	Heer	17-HOberst[48]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[40][48]	12 February 1944[48]	—	—
396	Meinrad von Lauchert	Heer	17-HOberst[49]	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 15[40][49]	12 February 1944[49]	—	—
397	Josef Karl	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[50]	Gun commander in the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 49[40][50]	16 February 1944[50]	—
398	Ferdinand Schörner+	Heer	20-HGeneral 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	Wilhelm Stemmermann	Heer	20-HGeneral der Artillerie[52]	Commanding general of the XI. Armeekorps[40][52]	18 February 1944*[52]	Killed in action 18 February 1944[40]	—
400	Theo-Helmut Lieb	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[53]	Commanding general of the XXXXII. Armeekorps[40][53]	18 February 1944[53]	—	—
401	Robert Kaestner	Heer	15-HMajor[54]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 105[40][54]	21 February 1944[54]	—	—
402	Ernst-Günther Baade+	Heer	17-HOberst[55]	Leader of the 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division[40][55]	22 February 1944[55]	Awarded 111th Swords 16 November 1944[55]
403	Dr. med. dent. Rudolf Kolbeck[Note 7]	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[56]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 316[56][57]	22 February 1944[56]	—	—
404	Maximilian Wengler+	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[58]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 366[57][Note 8]	22 February 1944	Awarded 123rd Swords 21 January 1945[58]
405	Walter Mix	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[59]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 174[57][59]	22 February 1944[59]	—	—
406	Otto Benzin	Heer	15-HMajor[60]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 89[57][60]	22 February 1944[60]	—	—
407	Werner Forst	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[61]	Commander of the 106. Infanterie-Division[57][61]	22 February 1944[61]	—	—
408	Helmuth Weidling+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Artillerie[62]	Commanding general of the XXXXI. Panzerkorps[57][62]	22 February 1944[62]	Awarded 115th Swords 28 November 1944[62]
409	Friedrich Mieth	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[63]	Commanding general of the IV. Armeekorps[57][63]	1 March 1944[63]	—	—
410	Dr. rer. pol. Hermann Hohn+[Note 9]	Heer	17-HOberst[64]	Leader of the 72. Infanterie-Division[57][64]	1 March 1944[64]	Awarded 109th Swords 31 October 1944[64]	—
411	Erich Walther+	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst[65]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[57][65]	2 March 1944[65]	Awarded 131st Swords 1 February 1945[65]
412	Ludwig Heilmann+	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst[66]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[57][Note 10]	2 March 1944[66]	Awarded 67th Swords 15 May 1944[66]
413	Kurt Bühligen+	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[67]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[57][67]	2 March 1944[67]	Awarded 88th Swords 14 August 1944[67]	—
414	Horst Ademeit	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[68]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 54[57][68]	2 March 1944[68]	—	—
415	Walter Krupinski	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[25]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52[25][57]	2 March 1944[25]	—
416	August Geiger	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[69]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[57][69]	2 March 1944*[69]	Killed in action 29 September 1943[57]	—
417	Hans-Dieter Frank	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[70]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[57][70]	2 March 1944*[70]	Killed in action 27 September 1943[57]	—
418	Johannes Wiese	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[24]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 52[24][57]	2 March 1944[24]	—	—
419	Reinhard Seiler	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[71]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 54[57][71]	2 March 1944[71]	—	—
420	Erich Hartmann+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[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	Hermann-Heinrich Behrend+	Heer	17-HOberst[73]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 154[57][73]	6 March 1944[73]	Awarded (148th) Swords 26 April 1945[73]	—
422	Gustav Stühmer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[74]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 399[74][75]	6 March 1944*[74]	Killed in action 16 February 1944[75]	—
423	Fritz von Scholz Edler von Rarancze+	Waffen-SS	18-WSS-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	Willi Thulke	Heer	14-HHauptmann[76]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 501[75][76]	13 March 1944[76]	—	—
425	Josef Rettemeier	Heer	14-HHauptmann[77]	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 5[75][77]	13 March 1944[77]	—
426	Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[78]	Commander of the 26. Panzer-Division[75][78]	16 March 1944[78]	Awarded 76th Swords 4 July 1944[78]
427	Josef Bregenzer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[79]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 245[75][79]	17 March 1944[79]	—	—
428	Friedrich Schulz+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[80]	Acting commander of the III. Panzerkorps[75][80]	20 March 1944[80]	Awarded 135th Swords 26 February 1945[80]	—
429	Werner Mummert+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[18][75]	20 March 1944[18]	Awarded 107th Swords 23 October 1944[18]
430	Hans-Joachim Jabs	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[81]	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[75][81]	24 March 1944[81]	—
431	Bernhard Jope	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[82]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 100[75][82]	24 March 1944[82]	—
432	Wilhelm Schmitter	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[83]	Staffelkapitän of the 15./Kampfgeschwader 2[75][83]	24 March 1944*[83]	Missing in action 8 November 1943[75]	—
433	Dr. jur. Maximilian Otte[Note 2]	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[84]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[75][84]	24 March 1944[84]	—	—
434	Hansgeorg Bätcher	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[85]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[75][85]	24 March 1944[85]	—	—
435	Georg Koßmala	Heer	17-HOberst[27]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 6[27][75]	26 March 1944[27]	—	—
436	Georg Grüner	Heer	14-HHauptmann[86]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 2[75][86]	26 March 1944*[86]	Killed in action 11 March 1944[75]
437	Eduard Tratt	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[87]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26[75][87]	26 March 1944*[87]	Killed in action 22 February 1944[87]	—
438	Fritz Petersen	Luftwaffe	09-LWachtmeister[Note 12]	Gun commander in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4[75][88]	26 March 1944[88]	—	—
439	Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin	Heer	20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe[89]	Commanding general of the XIV. Panzerkorps[89][90]	5 April 1944[89]	—
440	Ludwig Müller	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[91]	Deputy leader of the XXIX. Armeekorps[90][91]	6 April 1944[91]	—	—
441	Heinz Wittchow von Brese-Winiary	Heer	15-HMajor[92]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[90][92]	6 April 1944[92]	—	—
442	Herbert Schwender	Heer	17-HOberst[93]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 45[90][93]	6 April 1944[93]	—	—
443	Hans Kroh+	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[94]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[90][94]	6 April 1944[94]	Awarded 96th Swords 12 September 1944[94]
444	Günther Radusch	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[Note 13]	Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[90][95]	6 April 1944[95]	—	—
445	Johannes Frießner	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[30]	Army Detachment Narva[30][90]	9 April 1944[30]	—
446	Alfred Grislawski	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[96]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 1[90][96]	11 April 1944[96]	—	—
447	Erich Rudorffer+	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[Note 14]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 54[90][97]	11 April 1944[97]	Awarded 126th Swords 26 January 1945[97]
448	Emil Lang	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[98]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54[90][98]	11 April 1944[98]	—	—
449	Otto Kittel+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[99]	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54[90][99]	11 April 1944[99]	Awarded 113th Swords 25 November 1944[99]	—
450	Rudolf Schoenert	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor of the Reserves[100]	Commander of Nachtjagdgruppe 10[90][100]	11 April 1944[100]	—	—
451	Wilhelm Herget	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[Note 15]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4[90][101]	11 April 1944[101]	—	—
452	Anton Hafner	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[102]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[90][102]	11 April 1944[102]	—	—
453	Dr. rer. pol. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Mayer+[Note 16]	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[103]	Commander of the 329. Infanterie-Division[90][103]	13 April 1944[103]	Awarded 89th Swords 23 August 1944[103]	—
454	Heinrich Hogrebe	Heer	14-HHauptmann[64]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 422[64][90]	13 April 1944[64]	—	—
455	Rudolf Geisler	Heer	15-HMajor[104]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 662[90][104]	13 April 1944*[104]	Died of wounds 13 April 1944[90]	—
456	Heinrich von Vietinghoff called Scheel	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst[105]	Commander-in-chief of the 10. Armee[90][105]	16 April 1944[105]	—
457	Egon von Neindorff	Heer	18-MGeneralmajor[106]	Combat commander of Tarnopol[106][107]	17 April 1944*[106]	Killed in action 15 April 1944[106]	—
458	Wilhelm Drewes	Heer	15-HMajor[108]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[107][108]	20 April 1944[108]	—	—
459	Karl-Lothar Schulz+	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst[109]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[107][109]	20 April 1944[109]	Awarded 112th Swords 18 November 1944[109]
460	Günther Schack	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[110]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[107][110]	20 April 1944[110]	—	—
461	Otto Pollmann	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[111]	Commander of U-Jäger 2210[107][111]	25 April 1944[111]	—	—
462	Hans-Karl Stepp	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[112]	Geschwaderkommodore of Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[107][112]	27 April 1944[Note 17]	—	—
463	Martin Möbus	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[113]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 5[107][113]	27 April 1944[Note 18]	—	—
464	Albin Wolf	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[114]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54[107][114]	27 April 1944*[Note 19]	Killed in action 2 April 1944[107]	—
465	Heinz Vinke	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[105]	Pilot in the 11./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[105][107]	27 April 1944*[105]	Missing in action 26 February 1944[107]
466	Karl Decker+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[115]	Commander of the 5. Panzer-Division[107][115]	4 May 1944[115]	Awarded (149th) Swords 26 April 1945?[Note 20]	—
467	Erich Lorenz	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[48]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 287[48][107]	4 May 1944[48]	—	—
468	Wilhelm Eggemann	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[118]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 209[107][118]	4 May 1944[118]	—	—
469	Theodor von Lücken	Heer	14-HHauptmann[119]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 686[107][119]	7 May 1944[119]	—	—
470	Otto Deßloch	Luftwaffe	21-LGeneraloberst[120]	Commander-in-chief of the Luftflotte 4[107][120]	10 May 1944[120]	—
471	Leopold Münster	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[121]	Staffelkapitän in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[107][Note 21]	12 May 1944*[121]	Killed in action 8 May 1944[107]	—
472	Max Sachsenheimer+	Heer	15-HMajor[122]	Leader of Jäger-Regiment 75[107][122]	14 May 1944[122]	Awarded 132nd Swords 6 February 1945[122]	—
473	Martin Hrustak	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[123]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162[107][123]	14 May 1944[123]	—	—
474	Johann Schwerdfeger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[93]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 228[93][107]	14 May 1944[93]	—	—
475	Emil Vogel	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[124]	Commander of the 101. Jäger-Division[107][124]	14 May 1944[124]	—	—
476	Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[125]	Commander of the 6. Panzer-Division[107][125]	14 May 1944[125]	—	—
477	Fritz Müller	Heer	17-HOberst[126]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 208[107][126]	14 May 1944[126]	—	—
478	Kilian Weimer	Heer	15-HMajor[Note 22]	Commander of Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 25[62][107]	14 May 1944[62]	—	—
479	Walter Schmidt	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[127]	Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Westland"[127][128]	14 May 1944[127]	—	—
480	Karl Ullrich	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[129]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[128][129]	14 May 1944[129]	—	—
481	Karl Henze	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[35]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 77[35][128]	20 May 1944[35]	—	—
482	Willy Marienfeld	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[Note 23]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 123[128][130]	25 May 1944[130]	—	—
483	Ferdinand Wegerer	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[131]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[128][131]	4 June 1944[131]	—	—
484	Wolf Hagemann	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[102]	Commander of the 336. Infanterie-Division[102][128]	4 June 1944[102]	—	—
485	Hans Strippel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[132]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1[128][132]	4 June 1944[132]	—	—
486	Friedrich Hochbaum	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[133]	Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division[128][133]	4 June 1944[133]	—	—
487	Ernst-Eberhard Hell	Heer	20-HGeneral der Artillerie[134]	Commanding general of the VII. Armeekorps[128][134]	4 June 1944[134]	—
488	Alfons Hitter	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[135]	Commander of the 206. Infanterie-Division[128][135]	4 June 1944[135]	—	—
489	Wolfgang Pickert	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant[136]	Commanding general of the III. Flak-Korps[128][Note 24]	5 June 1944[136]	—	—
490	Gottfried Weber	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor[137]	Commander of the 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division[128][137]	9 June 1944[137]	—	—
491	Horst Niederländer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[138]	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 336[128][138]	9 June 1944*[138]	Died of wounds 24 April 1944[128]	—
492	Georg Bonk	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[139]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 365[128][139]	9 June 1944[139]	—	—
493	Hubert Pilarski	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[140]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 948[128][140]	9 June 1944[140]	—	—
494	Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[141]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[128][141]	9 June 1944[141]	—	—
495	Konrad Zeller	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[142]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 380[128][142]	9 June 1944[142]	—	—
496	Joachim Domaschk	Heer	15-HMajor[143]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[128][143]	11 June 1944[143]	—	—
497	Emil Kaminsky	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[144]	Orderly officer of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 446[128][144]	12 June 1944[144]	—	—
498	Edwin Stolz	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[145]	Leader of 14./Grenadier-Regiment 353[145][146]	12 June 1944*[145]	Died of wounds 17 May 1944[145]	—
499	Rudolf Petersen	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[147]	Leader of the Schnellboote[146][147]	13 June 1944[147]	—	—
500	Götz Freiherr von Mirbach	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[59]	Chief of the 9. Schnellbootflottille[59][146]	14 June 1944[59]	—	—
501	Diddo Diddens	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[148]	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade "Großdeutschland"[146][148]	15 June 1944[148]	—	—
502	Ernst Sieler	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[31]	Commander of the 304. Infanterie-Division[31][146]	24 June 1944[31]	—	—
503	Erich Marcks	Heer	20-HGeneral der Artillerie[149]	Commanding general of the LXXXIV. Armeekorps[146][149]	24 June 1944*[149]	Killed in action 12 June 1944[146]
504	Albert Brux	Heer	17-HOberst[150]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40[146][150]	24 June 1944[150]	—	—
505	Horst Kaubisch	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[151]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1[146][151]	24 June 1944[151]	—	—
506	Hendrik Stahl	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[16]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[16][146]	24 June 1944[16]	—	—
507	Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[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	Adolf Glunz	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[153]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[146][153]	24 June 1944[153]	—
509	Eduard Skrzipek	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[154]	Staffelkapitän of the 14.(Eis.)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[146][154]	24 June 1944[154]	—	—
510	Reinhard Egger	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[118]	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[118][146]	24 June 1944[118]	—
511	Josef-August Fitz	Heer	15-HMajor[33]	Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"[33][146]	24 June 1944[33]	—	—
512	Herbert Huppertz	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[155]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[146][155]	24 June 1944*[155]	Killed in action 8 June 1944[146]
513	Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck	Heer	14-HHauptmann[54]	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503[54][146]	26 June 1944[54]	—	—
514	Werner Kolb	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[56]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 36[56][146]	26 June 1944[56]	—	—
515	Martin Unrein	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[156]	Commander of the 14. Panzer-Division[146][156]	26 June 1944[156]	—	—
516	Erich Abraham	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[157]	Commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division[157][158]	26 June 1944[157]	—	—
517	Fritz-Hubert Gräser+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[159]	Commander of the 3. Panzergrenadier-Division[158][159]	26 June 1944[159]	Awarded (154th) Swords 8 May 1945?[Note 26]	—
518	Friedrich Dollmann	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst[143]	Commander-in-chief of the 7. Armee[143][158]	1 July 1944*[143]	Committed suicide 29 June 1944[158]
519	Gerd von Rundstedt+	Heer	22-HGeneralfeldmarschall[161]	Oberbefehlshaber West[158][161]	1 July 1944[161]	Awarded 133rd Swords 18 February 1945[161]
520	Hermann Wulf	Heer	15-HMajor[162]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)[158][162]	3 July 1944[162]	—	—
521	Erich Buschenhagen	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[163]	Commanding general of the LII. Armeekorps[158][163]	4 July 1944[163]	—
522	Heinz-Otto Fabian	Heer	14-HHauptmann[164]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorized)[158][164]	9 July 1944[164]	—	—
523	Karl Palmgreen	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän z.V.[165] (z.V.—zur Verfügung; for disposition)	Chief of the 38. Minensuchflottille[165][166]	11 July 1944[165]	—	—
524	Heinrich Hoffmann	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[141]	Chief of the 5. Torpedobootflottille[141][158]	11 July 1944[141]	—	—
525	Heinz-Georg Lemm+	Heer	15-HMajor[167]	Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 27[158][167]	11 July 1944[167]	Awarded 137th Swords 15 March 1945[167]
526	Wilhelm Batz+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[168]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[158][Note 27]	20 July 1944	Awarded (145th) Swords 21 April 1945[168]	—
527	Willy Kientsch	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[169]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 27[158][169]	20 July 1944*[169]	Killed in action 29 January 1944[158]	—
528	Heinz Strüning	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves[Note 28]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[158][170]	20 July 1944[170]	—
529	Karl-Heinz Weber	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[137]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[137][158]	20 July 1944*[137]	Missing in action 7 June 1944[137]	—
530	Otto Weßling	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[171]	Staffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[158][171]	20 July 1944*[171]	Killed in action 19 April 1944[158]	—
531	Rudolf Frank	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[70]	Pilot in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3[70][158]	20 July 1944*[70]	Killed in action 26 April 1944[158]	—
532	Herbert Lamprecht	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[Note 29]	Commander of the leichte Flak-Abteilung 76[158][172]	25 July 1944[172]	—	—
533	Wilhelm von Salisch	Heer	15-HMajor[122]	Leader of Jäger-Regiment 49[122][158]	27 July 1944[122]	—	—
534	Gerhard Kruse	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[25]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 48[25][173]	27 July 1944[25]	—	—
535	Otto Carius	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[174]	Leader of the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[173][174]	27 July 1944[174]	—
536	Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski+	Heer	17-HOberst[175]	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 22[173][175]	28 July 1944[175]	Awarded 142nd Swords 17 April 1945[175]
537	Rudolf Demme	Heer	17-HOberst[176]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59[173][176]	28 July 1944[176]	—	—
538	Paul Schulze	Heer	15-HMajor[177]	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 21[173][177]	28 July 1944[177]	—	—
539	Kurt von Tippelskirch	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[178]	Deputy commander-in-chief of the 4. Armee[173][178]	30 July 1944[178]	—	—
540	Hubert Mickley	Heer	14-HHauptmann[63]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 4[63][173]	4 August 1944[63]	—	—
541	Willy Wesche	Heer	17-HOberst[171]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 427[171][173]	6 August 1944*[171]	Killed in action 27 June 1944[173]	—
542	Carl Hilpert	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[38]	Commanding general of the I. Armeekorps[38][173]	8 August 1944[38]	—
543	Heinrich Nickel	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[138]	Commander of the 342. Infanterie-Division[138][173]	8 August 1944[138]	—	—
544	Curt Schille	Heer	15-HMajor[179]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 24[173][179]	8 August 1944[179]	—	—
545	Martin Strahammer	Heer	17-HOberst[180]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 146[173][180]	11 August 1944[180]	—	—
546	Karl Kloskowski	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[181]	Leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[173][181]	11 August 1944[181]	—
547	Gerhard Simons	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[182]	Leader of Stabs-Batterie/Artillerie-Regiment 240 and Regiments-Nachrichtenoffizier[173][182]	11 August 1944[182]	—	—
548	Max Wünsche	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[162]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend"[162][173]	11 August 1944[162]	—
549	Dietrich Kraiß	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[183]	Commander of the 352. Infanterie-Division[173][183]	11 August 1944*[183]	Killed in action 2 August 1944[173]
550	Rudolf Bacherer	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[184]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1049[173][184]	11 August 1944[184]	—	—
551	Andreas von Aulock	Heer	17-HOberst[55]	Commander of the fortress "Saint-Malo"[55][173]	16 August 1944[55]	—	—
552	Hermann Siggel	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[185]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 172[173][185]	16 August 1944[185]	—	—
553	Gerhard Pick	Heer	15-HMajor[136]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 577[136][186]	19 August 1944[136]	—	—
554	Heinz Macher	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[187]	Chief of the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"[186][187]	19 August 1944[187]	—	—
555	Hinrich Warrelmann	Heer	17-HOberst[188]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502[186][188]	19 August 1944[188]	—	—
556	Rudolf Wulf	Heer	17-HOberst[162]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 422[162][186]	19 August 1944[162]	—	—
557	Werner Schulze	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[189]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 551[186][189]	23 August 1944[189]	—	—
558	Walter Melzer	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[190]	Commander of the 252. Infanterie-Division[190][191]	23 August 1944[190]	—	—
559	Bruno Hinz	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-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	Hellmuth Mäder+	Heer	17-HOberst[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	Rudolf Holste	Heer	17-HOberst[194]	Leader of the 4. Kavallerie-Brigade[186][194]	27 August 1944[194]	—	—
562	Kurt Pflugbeil	Luftwaffe	20-LGeneral der Flieger[195]	Commander-in-chief of Luftflotte 1[186][195]	27 August 1944[195]	—	—
563	Wilhelm Bittrich+	Waffen-SS	20-WSS-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	Eugen Meindl+	Luftwaffe	20-LGeneral der Fallschirmtruppe[198]	Commanding general of the II. Fallschirmkorps[186][198]	31 August 1944[198]	Awarded (155th) Swords 8 May 1945?[Note 31]
565	Hermann Flörke	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[200]	Commander of the 14. Infanterie-Division[186][200]	2 September 1944[200]	—	—
566	Martin Bieber	Heer	17-HOberst[201]	Leader of Divisiongruppe 86[186][201]	2 September 1944[201]	—	—
567	Hermann Klein	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[202]	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 551[186][202]	2 September 1944*[202]	Killed in action 18 August 1944[186]	—
568	Jakob Gansmeier	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[203]	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 212[186][203]	2 September 1944*[203]	Killed in action 8 August 1944[186]	—
569	Walter Misera	Heer	15-HMajor[59]	Leader of Divisionsgruppe 95[59][186]	2 September 1944[59]	—	—
570	Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Oberführer[204]	Commander of the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen"[204][205]	2 September 1944[204]	—	—
571	Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[78]	Commander of the 2. Panzer-Division[78][205]	3 September 1944[78]	Awarded (157th) Swords 9 May 1945?[Note 32]	—
572	Heinz Greiner	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[207]	Commander of the 362. Infanterie-Division[205][207]	5 September 1944[207]	—	—
573	Christian Sonntag	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[208]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 248[205][208]	5 September 1944[208]	—	—
574	Hellmuth Pfeifer	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[209]	Commander of the 65. Infanterie-Division[205][209]	5 September 1944[209]	—	—
575	Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Flinzer[Note 33]	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[200]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317[200][205]	5 September 1944[200]	—	—
576	Walter Neitzel	Heer	15-HMajor[106]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 409[106][205]	5 September 1944*[106]	Died of wounds 2 September 1944[205]	—
577	Richard Seuss	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant (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	Otto Lasch	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[211]	Commander of the 349. Infanterie-Division[205][211]	10 September 1944[211]	—	—
579	Alois Weber	Heer	17-HOberst[212]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 61[205][212]	10 September 1944[212]	—	—
580	Gerhard Lindemann	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[213]	Acting leader of the 361. Infanterie-Division[205][213]	10 September 1944[213]	—	—
581	Johannes Bölter	Heer	12-HLeutnant[214]	Leader of the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[205][214]	10 September 1944[214]	—	—
582	Gustav Reimar	Heer	14-HHauptmann[215]	Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 76[205][215]	10 September 1944[215]	—	—
583	Otto Kähler	Kriegsmarine	18-MKonteradmiral[45]	Sea commander Brittany and commander of the fortress Brest[45][205]	15 September 1944[45]	—
584	Erich Pietzonka	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst[140]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[140][205]	16 September 1944[140]	—
585	Walter Gericke	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[216]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 11[205][216]	17 September 1944[216]	—
586	Heinrich Trettner	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor[217]	Commander of the 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division[205][217]	17 September 1944[217]	—
587	Hans Thurner	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[76]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 6[76][205]	17 September 1944*[76]	Killed in action 11 June 1944[205]	—
588	Paul Zorner	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[218]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[205][218]	17 September 1944[218]	—	—
589	Hans von der Mosel	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[219]	Chief of staff of the fortress Brest (France)[205][219]	18 September 1944[219]	—	—
590	Rudolf Haen	Heer	15-HMajor[220]	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 103[220][221]	21 September 1944[220]	—	—
591	Helmut Scholz	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[51]	Leader of the II./SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" (niederl. Nr. 2)[51][221]	21 September 1944[51]	—	—
592	Otto Schury	Heer	17-HOberst[222]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 229[221][222]	21 September 1944[222]	—	—
593	Werner Marcks	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[130]	Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division[130][221]	21 September 1944[130]	—	—
594	Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[223]	Commanding general of the XXXXIII. Armeekorps[221][223]	21 September 1944[223]	—
595	Hellmuth Becker	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Oberführer[224]	Commander of the 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf"[221][224]	21 September 1944[224]	—
596	Johannes Mühlenkamp	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Standartenführer[225]	division leader of the 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking"[221][225]	21 September 1944[225]	—	—
597	Friedrich-August Schack	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[110]	Commander of the 272. Infanterie-Division[110][221]	21 September 1944[110]	—
598	Ernst König	Heer	17-HOberst[226]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 12[221][226]	21 September 1944[226]	—	—
599	Ernst Philipp	Heer	15-HMajor[227]	Panzer officer of the Stab AOK 8 (8. Armee)[221][227]	30 September 1944[227]	—	—
600	Wolfgang Kretzschmar+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[228]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 24 (L)[221][228]	30 September 1944[228]	Awarded 121st Swords 12 January 1945[228]	—
601	Otto Meyer	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[229]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[221][Note 34]	30 September 1944*[229]	Killed in action 24 August 1944[221]
602	Hermann Scharnagel	Heer	15-HMajor[230]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 173[221][230]	30 September 1944*[230]	Killed in action 8 April 1944[221]	—
603	Konrad Sauer	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[231]	Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393[231][232]	30 September 1944[231]	—	—
604	Jörg Burg	Heer	13-HOberleutnant 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	Gerhard Behnke	Heer	15-HMajor[234]	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 322[221][234]	4 October 1944[234]	—	—
606	Gerhard Kunert	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[235]	Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[235][236]	4 October 1944*[235]	Killed in action 31 August 1944[236]	—
607	Wilhelm Kohler	Heer	14-HHauptmann[237]	Orderly officer and leader of a Kampfgruppe of the 9. Panzer-Division[236][237]	4 October 1944[237]	—	—
608	Heinz Reinefarth	Waffen-SS	19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police[238]	Commander of a Kampfgruppe in the Korpsgruppe von dem Bach[236][238]	30 September 1944[238]	—
609	Erich Straube	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[239]	Commanding general of the LXXIV. Armeekorps[236][239]	30 September 1944[239]	—	—
610	Georg Graf von Rittberg	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[240]	Commander of the 88. Infanterie-Division[236][240]	10 October 1944[240]	—	—
611	Mortimer von Kessel	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[241]	Commander of the 20. Panzer-Division[236][241]	16 October 1944[241]	—
612	Willi Koch	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[242]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 32[236][242]	16 October 1944[242]	—
613	Friedrich Strohm	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[132]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 470[132][236]	18 October 1944*[132]	Died of wounds 24 September 1944[236]	—
614	Theodor Krancke	Kriegsmarine	20-MAdmiral[183]	Commander-in-chief of Navy Group Command West[183][236]	18 October 1944[183]	—	—
615	Georg Jakob	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[243]	Geschwaderkommodore of Schlachtgeschwader 10[236][243]	30 September 1944[243]	—	—
616	Walter Schuck	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[244]	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 5[236][244]	30 September 1944[244]	—	—
617	Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich-August Freiherr von der Heydte[Note 35]	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[245]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[236][245]	30 September 1944[245]	—
618	Herbert Bauer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[246]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[236][Note 36]	30 September 1944[246]	—	—
619	Franz Kieslich	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[169]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 77[236][Note 37]	10 October 1944[Note 37]	—	—
620	Diether Lukesch	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[78]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 76[78][236]	10 October 1944[78]	—	—
621	Wilhelm Bleckwenn	Heer	17-HOberst[247]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487[236][247]	18 October 1944[247]	—	—
622	Arthur Jüttner+	Heer	17-HOberst[248]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 532[236][248]	18 October 1944[248]	Awarded 141st Swords 5 April 1945[248]	—
623	Johann-Georg Richert	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[249]	Commander of the 35. Infanterie-Division[236][249]	18 October 1944[249]	—	—
624	Werner Gust	Heer	15-HMajor[250]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 405[236][250]	18 October 1944[250]	—	—
625	Othmar Kreuzinger	Heer	13-HOberleutnant 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	Franz Weller	Heer	17-HOberst[253]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 54[252][253]	23 October 1944[253]	—	—
627	Karl Thieme+	Heer	15-HMajor[254]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111[254][255]	23 October 1944[254]	Awarded (156th) Swords 9 May 1945?[Note 38]	—
628	Hans-Christian Stock	Heer	14-HHauptmann[257]	Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 152[252][257]	23 October 1944[257]	—	—
629	Gustav Schubert	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[244]	Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 1[244][252]	24 October 1944[244]	—	—
630	Johann Schalanda	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[258]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 1[252][258]	24 October 1944[258]	—	—
631	Helmut Leicht	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[259]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 10[252][259]	24 October 1944*[259]	Killed in action 26 June 1944[252]	—
632	Günther Tonne	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[260]	Geschwaderkommodore of Schnellkampfgeschwader 10[252][260]	24 October 1944*[260]	Killed in flying accident 15 July 1943[252]	—
633	Benno Reuter	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel[261]	Leader of the 6./Jäger-Regiment 49[252][261]	28 October 1944[261]	—	—
634	Paul Ecker	Heer	15-HMajor[262]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9[252][262]	28 October 1944[262]	—	—
635	Paul Freiherr von Hauser	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[28]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901[28][252]	28 October 1944[28]	—	—
636	Fritz-Rudolf Schultz	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[263]	Leader of Panzer-Regiment 35[252][263]	28 October 1944[263]	—	—
637	Heinrich Busse	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[163]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 203[163][252]	28 October 1944[163]	—	—
638	Eduard Brunner	Heer	14-HHauptmann[264]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62[252][264]	28 October 1944[Note 39]	—	—
639	Max Simon	Waffen-SS	19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[185]	Commander of 16. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Reichsführer-SS"[185][252]	28 October 1944[185]	—
640	Johannes Blaskowitz+	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst[196]	Commander-in-chief of Heeresgruppe G[196][252]	29 October 1944[196]	Awarded (146th) Swords 25 April 1945[196]
641	Dr. med. vet. Klaus Hilgemann[Note 40]	Heer	15-HMajor[265]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 426[252][265]	29 October 1944[265]	—	—
642	Gerhard Friedrich	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[266]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[252][266]	3 November 1944[266]	—	—
643	Maximilian Felzmann	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[267]	Commander of Korpsabteilung E[252][267]	3 November 1944[267]	—	—
644	Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[268]	Commander of the 211. Infanterie-Division[252][268]	3 November 1944[268]	—	—
645	Werner Hartmann	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[269]	Leader of the U-Boote in the Mediterranean Sea,[269] before commander of U-198[270]	5 November 1944[269]	—	—
646	Walter Weiß	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst[271]	Commander-in-chief of the 2. Armee[270][271]	5 November 1944[271]	—
647	Gustav-Adolf von Zangen	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[272]	Acting commander-in-chief of the 15. Armee[270][272]	5 November 1944[272]	—
648	Gerd Ruge	Heer	15-HMajor[161]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128[161][270]	16 November 1944[161]	—	—
649	Wilhelm Weidenbrück	Heer	15-HMajor[62]	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung of Panzer-Brigade 104[273][Note 41]	16 November 1944[62]	—	—
650	Helmut Dörner+	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Standartenführer[274]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8[270][274]	16 November 1944[274]	Awarded 129th Swords 1 February 1945[274]	—
651	Albrecht Krügel	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[275]	Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 24 "Danmark"[270][275]	16 November 1944[275]	—	—
652	Emil Badorrek	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[276]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 11[270][Note 42]	18 November 1944[276]	—	—
653	Klaus Mietusch	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[63]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[63][270]	18 November 1944*[63]	Killed in action 17 September 1944[270]
654	Heinz Meyer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves[Note 43]	Leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15[273][277]	18 November 1944[277]	—
655	Wilhelm Antrup	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[278]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55[270][278]	18 November 1944[278]	—	—
656	Heinrich Höfer	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[279]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55[270][279]	18 November 1944[279]	—	—
657	Gerhart Schirmer	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[280]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16[270][280]	18 November 1944[280]	—	—
658	Hans Seidemann	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant[281]	Commanding general of the VIII. Fliegerkorps[270][281]	18 November 1944[281]	—
659	Hans Hoßfeld	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän (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	Werner Dörnbrack	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[274]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 4[270][274]	25 November 1944[274]	—	—
661	Hubert Pölz	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[283]	Acting Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 151[270][283]	25 November 1944[283]	—	—
662	Rudolf Witzig	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[32]	Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Pionier-Regiment 21[32][270]	25 November 1944[32]	—	—
663	Georg-Peter Eder	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[118]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 1[118][270]	25 November 1944[118]	—	—
664	Rudolf Rennecke	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[284]	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[270][284]	25 November 1944[284]	—	—
665	Otto Dommeratzky	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[285]	Staffelführer in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[270][285]	25 November 1944*[285]	Killed in action 13 October 1944[270]	—
666	Karl Kennel	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[286]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[286][287]	25 November 1944[286]	—	—
667	Gerhard Michalski	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[288]	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 4[287][288]	25 November 1944[288]	—	—
668	Gerhard Bremer	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[39]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend"[39][287]	26 November 1944[39]	—	—
669	Klaus von Bismarck	Heer	15-HMajor[Note 45]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 4[287][289]	26 November 1944[289]	—
670	Artur Phleps	Waffen-SS	20-WSS-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	Otto Wöhler	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[32]	Commander-in-chief of the 8. Armee[32][287]	28 November 1944[32]	—
672	Helmuth Reymann	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[249]	Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[249][287]	28 November 1944[249]	—
673	Curt Ehle	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[290]	Leader of Panzer-Brigade 102[287][290]	29 November 1944[290]	—	—
674	Kurt Maier	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[291]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[287][Note 46]	6 December 1944[291]	—	—
675	Georg Sattler	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[292]	Staffelkapitän of the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[287][292]	6 December 1944*[292]	Killed in flying accident 30 August 1944[287]	—
676	Walther Hahm	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[293]	Commander of the 389. Infanterie-Division[287][293]	9 December 1944[293]	—	—
677	Christian Braun	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[294]	Machine gun Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 308[287][Note 47]	9 December 1944[294]	—	—
678	Fritz Arndt	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[295]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 32[287][295]	9 December 1944[295]	—	—
679	Gerhard Engel	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[296]	Commander of the 12. Volksgrenadier-Division[287][296]	11 December 1944[296]	—
680	Jürgen Wagner	Waffen-SS	18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[297]	Commander of the 4. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Brigade "Nederland"[287][297]	11 December 1944[297]	—
681	Friedrich Jakob	Heer	15-HMajor[243]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1149[243][287]	18 December 1944[243]	—	—
682	Harry Hoppe	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[298]	Commander of the 278. Infanterie-Division[287][298]	18 December 1944[298]	—	—
683	Eduard Crasemann	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[299]	Commander of the 26. Panzer-Division[287][299]	18 December 1944[299]	—	—
684	Andreas Kuffner	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[300]	Staffelkapitän of the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3[287][300]	20 December 1944[300]	—	—
685	Fritz Biermeier	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-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	Paul Klatt	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[99]	Commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division[99][302]	26 December 1944[99]	—
687	Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny+	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[46]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"[46][302]	26 December 1944[46]	Awarded (151st) Swords 6 May 1945?[Note 48]
688	Otto Weidinger+	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-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 Oberkommando der Wehrmacht/Wehrmacht-Führungsstab (OKW/WFSt—Oberkommando der Wehrmacht/Wehrmacht-Führungsstab—leadership staff of the Army High Command).^[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]