Heer Ritterkreuzträger in Color

GENERALFELDMARSCHALL


Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model (24 January 1891 – 21 April 1945).



Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 - 14 October 1944).



Generalfeldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner (12 June 1892 - 2 July 1973).



Generalfeldmarschall Maximilian von Weichs (12 November 1881 – 27 September 1954).

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GENERALOBERST

Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz (10 July 1883 – 5 February 1948).

Generaloberst Eduard Dietl (21 July 1890 – 23 June 1944).



Generaloberst Hans-Valentin Hube (29 October 1890 – 21 April 1944).



Generaloberst Hans von Salmuth (11 November 1888 – 1 January 1962).

Generaloberst Eugen Ritter von Schobert (13 March 1883 – 12 September 1941).



Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (6 December 1887 - 23 February 1952).

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GENERAL DER ARTILLERIE


General der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico (6 February 1892 - 4 April 1986).



General der Artillerie Erich Marcks (6 June 1891 – 12 June 1944).



General der Artillerie Max Pfeffer (7 June 1883 – 31 December 1955).



General der Artillerie Johann Sinnhuber (27 March 1887 – 23 October 1979).



General der Artillerie Albert Wodrig (16 July 1883 - 31 October 1972).

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GENERAL DER GEBIRGSTRUPPE


General der Gebirgstruppe Julius Ringel (16 November 1889 – 11 February 1967).

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GENERAL DER INFANTERIE


General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf (15 February 1895 - 1 May 1945).



General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz (9 November 1894 - 5 November 1966).



General der Infanterie Werner Kienitz (3 June 1885 – 31 December 1959).



General der Infanterie Friedrich Materna (21 June 1885 – 11 November 1946).



General der Infanterie Georg-Wilhelm Postel (25 April 1896 - 20 September 1953.



General der Infanterie z.V. Hans Schmidt (28 April 1877 - 5 June 1948).



General der Infanterie Albrecht Schubert (23 June 1886 – 26 November 1966).



General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz (15 October 1897 - 30 November 1976).



General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger (29 September 1890 – 28 March 1952).

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GENERAL DER KAVALLERIE


General der Kavallerie Siegfried Westphal (18 March 1902 - 2 July 1982).

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GENERAL DER PANZERTRUPPE


General der Panzertruppe Hermann Balck (7 December 1893 – 29 November 1982).



General der Panzertruppe Ludwig Crüwell (20 March 1892 – 25 September 1958).



General der Panzertruppe Traugott Herr (16 September 1890 – 13 April 1976).



General der Panzertruppe Alfred Ritter von Hubicki (5 February 1887 – 14 July 1971).



General der Panzertruppe Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz (23 December 1895 – 19 May 1975).

General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 - 24 September 1978).



General der Panzertruppe Walther Nehring (15 August 1892 - 20 April 1983).



General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken (16 May 1892 - 27 September 1980).



General der Panzertruppe Rudolf Veiel (10 December 1883 – 19 March 1956).

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GENERALLEUTNANT


Generalleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade (20 August 1897 - 8 May 1945).



Generalleutnant Friedrich-Carl Cranz (14 November 1886 – 24 March 1941).



Generalleutnant Hermann Flörke (23 October 1893 - 19 August 1979).



Generalleutnant Hermann Hohn (11 October 1897 – 13 November 1968).



Generalleutnant Richard John (21 June 1896 – 19 February 1965).



Generalleutnant Sigfrid Macholz (20 September 1890 - 25 May 1975).



Generalleutnant Dr.med.dent. Karl Mauss (17 May 1898 – 9 February 1959).



Generalleutnant Curt Siewert (5 April 1899 – 13 June 1983).

Generalleutnant Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche (30 July 1893 - 25 April 1968).

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GENERALMAJOR

Generalmajor Dr.med.dent. Franz Bäke (28 February 1898 – 12 December 1978).



Generalmajor Franz Griesbach (21 December 1892 - 24 September 1984).



Generalmajor Maximilian Jais (4 March 1891 - 24 January 1957).



Generalmajor Karl Koetz (8 February 1908 – 11 June 1977).



Generalmajor Willy Langkeit (2 June 1907 - 27 October 1969).

Generalmajor Meinrad von Lauchert (29 August 1905 - 4 December 1987).



Generalmajor Hanns-Horst von Necker (28 August 1903 – 27 February 1979).



Generalmajor Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski (2 January 1899 - 19 September 1966).



Generalmajor Adelbert Schulz (20 December 1903 - 28 January 1944).

Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius (18 August 1896 - 29 April 1945).

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OBERST


Oberst Karl Baacke (15 May 1907 - 2 April 1944).



Oberst Heinz Wittchow von Brese-Winiary (13 January 1914 - 3 December 1995).



Oberst der Reserve Dr.Ing. Rudolf Flinzer (9 November 1889 - 17 June 1976).



Oberst Johannes Kümmel (21 July 1909 - 26 February 1944).



Oberst Ernst-Hasse von Langenn-Steinkeller (7 December 1916 - 5 September 2004).



Oberst Josef Rettemeier (17 September 1914 - 19 December 1997).



Oberst Herbert Schwender (22 December 1912 - 22 September 1944).



Oberst Ludwig Stautner (4 May 1895 - 5 January 1983).



Oberst Ernst Wellmann (14 January 1904 - 17 July 1970).

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OBERSTLEUTNANT


Oberstleutnant der Reserve Wilhelm Bach (5 November 1892 - 22 December 1942).



Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Drewes (26 May 1907 - 14 July 1982).



Oberstleutnant Günter Goebel (14 November 1917 - 4 September 1993).



Oberstleutnant Heinrich Hogrebe (22 June 1913 - 25 June 1998).



Oberstleutnant Bruno Kahl (23 November 1914 - 28 February 1999).



Oberstleutnant Franz-Josef Kohout (16 August 1908 - 21 November 1980).



Oberstleutnant im Generalstab Ekkehard Kylling-Schmidt (21 June 1918 - 28 August 2000).



Oberstleutnant Bernhard Sauvant (25 March 1910 - 15 April 1967).



Oberstleutnant der Reserve Wilhelm Schöning (8 June 1908 - 2 November 1987).



Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Walther (27 January 1910 - 25 November 2010).

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MAJOR


Major Winrich Behr (22 January 1918 - 25 April 2011).



Major im Generalstab Peter Frantz (24 July 1917 - 11 March 2001).



Major Helmut Hudel (4 July 1915 – 11 March 1985).



Major Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck (17 October 1913 – 18 March 2005).



Major der Reserve Gerhard Konopka (27 March 1911 - 29 January 1997).



Major der Reserve Josef Stigler (30 May 1899 - 10 February 1982).

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HAUPTMANN

Hauptmann Erich Geppert (31 December 1912 - 8 February 1966).

Hauptmann Rudolf Krüger (4 November 1911 - 28 October 1972).

Hauptmann Rudolf Schlee (1913-1979), a highly decorated soldier of the Wehrmacht who was born on 10 November 1913 in Ludwigshafen, Rheinland Provinz (German Empire), served as a platoon leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 during World War II and demonstrated exceptional bravery in various campaigns. He earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 23 October 1941 as Oberfeldwebel for his leadership and courage during intense combat operations, particularly in the mountain warfare contexts following the campaigns in the Balkans and the advance into the Soviet Union. His repeated acts of valor continued to stand out in the harsh fighting in the Caucasus region, where he led his Jäger platoon with outstanding initiative and determination, ultimately leading to the award of the Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes as the 222nd recipient on 6 April 1943. Schlee later rose to the rank of Hauptmann and survived the war, becoming one of the notable recipients of these prestigious German decorations for his frontline service.



Hauptmann Bodo Spranz (1 January 1920 - 1 September 2007).

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OBERLEUTNANT


Oberleutnant Hugo Primozic (16 February 1914 - 18 March 1996).

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LEUTNANT

Leutnant der Reserve Herbert Berger (24 November 1912 - 16 December 2000).



Leutnant Josef Dörfel (2 March 1915 - 3 April 2002).

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OBERFELDWEBEL


Oberfeldwebel Heinz-Georg Haase (16 April 1914 - 25 November 1943).



Oberfeldwebel Helmuth Harth (15 May 1917 - 27 January 1992).



Oberfeldwebel Alfred Hartmann (11 March 1914 - 19 September 1943).



Oberfeldwebel Martin Hrustak (17 October 1913 - 18 August 1944).

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FELDWEBEL / WACHTMEISTER


Feldwebel Rudolf Bittner (18 December 1921 - 21 January 1945).

Wachtmeister Siegfried Freyer (11 February 1917 - 10 May 2014).

Feldwebel Walter Pape (20 November 1914 - 27 June 1989).

Unteroffizier Hubert Brinkforth (15 April 1916 - 5 June 1942).

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