List of Ritterkreuzträger - B (725 Recipients)

 

Hugo Broch (6 January 1922 – 31 May 2026)
Ritterkreuz on 12 March 1945 as Feldwebel and Flugzeugführer in 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) "Grünherz" / Luftflotte 1
Last rank : Leutnant

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_recipients_(Bn%E2%80%93Bz)

Battle of Courland Ritterkreuzträger

The Courland Pocket, or Kurland-Kessel, formed on the Courland Peninsula in Latvia on the Eastern Front of World War II from 9 October 1944 to 10 May 1945, when Army Group North of the Wehrmacht became isolated after the Soviet Baltic Offensive severed its land connection to East Prussia following the collapse of Army Group Centre in Operation Bagration and the subsequent Memel Offensive that saw the 1st Baltic Front reach the Baltic Sea near Memel. Commanded initially by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner and later by Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic and Generaloberst Carl Hilpert, the pocket—encompassing remnants of the 16th and 18th Armies along with units such as the 19. SS-Grenadier-Division, 12. Panzer-Division, VI. SS-Armeekorps under SS-Obergruppenführer Walter Krüger, and various infantry divisions—held a defensive perimeter from Tukums to Liepāja against vastly superior Soviet forces of the 1st and 2nd Baltic Fronts under commanders like Ivan Bagramyan and Leonid Govorov. Adolf Hitler refused repeated evacuation proposals despite urgings from Heinz Guderian, insisting the bridgehead protected vital U-boat bases and could serve as a springboard for future operations, leading to six major Soviet offensives between mid-October 1944 and early April 1945, including heavy fighting around Saldus in the so-called Christmas Battles where Latvian units on both sides clashed and German forces repeatedly repelled breakthroughs through determined counterattacks often earning awards like the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes. Despite being cut off, partial sea evacuations via ports like Libau removed several divisions including the 4th Panzer Division and elements of the 11. SS Division Nordland, while the defenders inflicted significant casualties amid brutal attritional warfare in forests and fortified positions; the pocket endured until the German Instrument of Surrender on 8 May 1945, with communications blackout delaying news until 10 May when Hilpert formally capitulated, resulting in approximately 189,112 German troops and around 14,000 Latvians entering Soviet captivity as one of the last major Wehrmacht formations to lay down arms in Europe.

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RITTERKREUZTRÄGER

Leutnant Hugo Broch (1922-2026), born on 6 January 1922 in Leichlingen, joined the Luftwaffe in 1940 and after completing fighter pilot training arrived on the Eastern Front in January 1943 with 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54, claiming his first confirmed victory on 13 March 1943 and steadily building his score through intense defensive operations over the Baltic region and later the Courland Pocket while flying the Bf 109 and Fw 190 against numerically superior Soviet fighters, bombers, and ground-attack aircraft such as Il-2s. He transferred to 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 in late 1944, continued scoring multiple victories in single sorties despite being wounded when his Fw 190 A-6 was shot down south of Libau in November 1944, and by early 1945 had reached 79 confirmed aerial victories in over 300 combat missions protecting retreating German ground forces amid the collapsing defenses in the East. For this sustained combat performance and leadership in the final desperate battles of the Courland Pocket he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 12 March 1945 as Feldwebel, one of the last such honors for a Luftwaffe pilot on the Eastern Front. Broch survived the war with a final total of 81 victories in 324 sorties, all achieved with Jagdgeschwader 54, later worked as an employee with Agfa, and become the last living recipient of the Ritterkreuz until his death on 31 May 2026 at the age of 104!

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courland_Pocket

List of Ritterkreuzträger - A (118 Recipients)

Joachim von Amsberg (18 December 1903 – 27 May 1981)
Ritterkreuz on 9 Mei 1945 as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 502 / 290.Infanterie-Division / I.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord (unconfirmed)
Last rank : Oberst



Wilhelm Heinrich Erwin Adolf Friedrich Martin von Apell (16 January 1892 – 7 March 1969)
Ritterkreuz on 14 May 1941 as Generalmajor dan Kommandeur 9.Schützen-Brigade / 9.Panzer-Division / XXXX.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 12.Armee
Last rank : Generalleutnant



Alexander Daniel Odo Thilo Kurt von Arentschildt (27 April 1911 – 22 June 1999)
Ritterkreuz on 5 August 1940 as Hauptmann and Chef 2.Kompanie / Panzer-Abteilung 67 / 8.Panzer-Division / XV.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Last rank : Oberstleutnant

Hans-Jürgen Bernhard Theodor von Arnim (4 April 1889 – 1 September 1962)
Ritterkreuz on 4 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 17.Panzer-Division / XXXXVII.Armeekorps / 2.Panzergruppe / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Generaloberst



Andreas Maria Karl von Aulock (23 March 1893 – 23 June 1968)
Ritterkreuz on 6 November 1943 as Oberst and Komandeur Grenadier-Regiment 226 / 79.Infanterie-Division / XXXXIV.Armee-Korps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #551 on 16 August 1944 as Oberst and Festungskommandant St. Malo / Oberbefehlshaber West 
Last rank : Oberst

Source :
https://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2009/03/daftar-lengkap-peraih-ritterkreuz.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_recipients_(A)
https://www.tracesofwar.com/awards/83/ritterkreuz-des-eisernen-kreuzes.htm

List of Ritterkreuzträger - S (1,060 Recipients)

 

Rudolf Schlee (10 November 1913 – 19 June 1979)
Ritterkreuz on 23 October 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in 6.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 / 4.Gebirgs-Division / XXXXIX.Gebirgskorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #222 on 6 April 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in 6.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 / 4.Gebirgs-Division / XXXXIX.Gebirgskorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Last rank : Hauptmann

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves_recipients_(1940%E2%80%931941)

Ritterkreuzträger of 8. Infanterie-Division / 8. leichte-Division / 8. Jäger-Division

The 8. Infanterie-Division, also known as the 8. leichte-Division and later the 8. Jäger-Division, was a versatile Wehrmacht unit with a long combat history on the Eastern Front. Formed in October 1934 in Oppeln, Silesia (hence its nickname "Schlesische Division"), it initially served as a standard infantry division during the invasions of Poland and France. In December 1941, after suffering heavy losses in the campaign against the Soviet Union with Army Group Center, it was reorganized in France as the 8th Light Infantry Division and redesignated as the 8th Jäger Division on 30 June 1942. Equipped as a lighter, more mobile mountain-capable force with two Jäger regiments, it returned to the Eastern Front in 1942, fighting with distinction in Army Group North around the Leningrad and Staraya Russa sectors before transferring south. The division continued to see intense combat through the defensive battles of 1943–1945, ultimately surrendering to Soviet forces in May 1945. Its evolution reflected the German Army's need for agile light infantry units suited to difficult terrain and prolonged attritional warfare.

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8. LEICHTE-DIVISION (December 1941 - June 1942)

Oberleutnant Karl Hausmann (1912-1997), born on 10 January 1912 in Neuweistritz-Habelschwerdt, Silesia, rose to prominence during the intense fighting on the Eastern Front. Serving initially with Infanterie-Regiment 28 of the 8. Infanterie-Division and later with Jäger-Regiment 28 of the 8. leichte-Division (redesignated as 8. Jäger-Division), he participated in campaigns in Poland, the West, and Operation Barbarossa before distinguishing himself in the brutal winter battles of 1942. As Oberfeldwebel and Führer of 3.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Jäger-Regiment 28, Hausmann earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 15 May 1942 for his outstanding bravery and decisive leadership during Operation Bruckenschlag, the relief effort to break through to the encircled German forces in the Demyansk Pocket. In extreme winter conditions with temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius, deep snow, and fierce Soviet resistance, he personally led his Jäger troops in repeated assaults on fortified enemy positions near the Lovat River and Ramushewo, overcoming machine-gun fire and counterattacks through hand-to-hand combat and determined advances that helped secure the vital corridor, turning a stalled attack into a successful link-up with the trapped troops.

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_J%C3%A4ger_Division_(Wehrmacht)

Battle of Demyansk Ritterkreuzträger

In the winter of 1942, during the Soviet counteroffensive following the Battle of Moscow, the Red Army launched a massive pincer attack against the German 16th Army in the Valdai Hills region, successfully encircling approximately 96,000 German troops in the Demyansk Pocket on February 8. Cut off from land supply routes, the trapped forces under General Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt were ordered by Hitler to hold their positions rather than attempt a breakout. For over two months, the Germans relied on a precarious Luftwaffe airlift that delivered thousands of tons of supplies and evacuated the wounded, though at a heavy cost in aircraft and crew. Fierce defensive fighting in freezing temperatures and deep snow saw the Germans repel repeated Soviet assaults, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers. The pocket was finally relieved on April 21, 1942, when elements of the II Army Corps linked up with the besieged forces after brutal forest and swamp fighting. Although the Germans managed to stabilize the line, the battle cost them over 110,000 casualties and proved to be a costly strategic victory, foreshadowing the even greater challenges of encirclement they would face later at Stalingrad.

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RITTERKREUZTRÄGER

Oberleutnant Karl Hausmann (1912-1997), born on 10 January 1912 in Neuweistritz-Habelschwerdt, Silesia, rose to prominence during the intense fighting on the Eastern Front. Serving initially with Infanterie-Regiment 28 of the 8. Infanterie-Division and later with Jäger-Regiment 28 of the 8. leichte-Division (redesignated as 8. Jäger-Division), he participated in campaigns in Poland, the West, and Operation Barbarossa before distinguishing himself in the brutal winter battles of 1942. As Oberfeldwebel and Führer of 3.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Jäger-Regiment 28, Hausmann earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 15 May 1942 for his outstanding bravery and decisive leadership during Operation Bruckenschlag, the relief effort to break through to the encircled German forces in the Demyansk Pocket. In extreme winter conditions with temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius, deep snow, and fierce Soviet resistance, he personally led his Jäger troops in repeated assaults on fortified enemy positions near the Lovat River and Ramushewo, overcoming machine-gun fire and counterattacks through hand-to-hand combat and determined advances that helped secure the vital corridor, turning a stalled attack into a successful link-up with the trapped troops.

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demyansk_Pocket
https://www.tracesofwar.com/awards/83/ritterkreuz-des-eisernen-kreuzes.htm

Ritterkreuzträger from Silesia

 GLATZ

Oberleutnant Karl Hausmann (1912-1997), born on 10 January 1912 in Neuweistritz-Habelschwerdt, Silesia, rose to prominence during the intense fighting on the Eastern Front. Serving initially with Infanterie-Regiment 28 of the 8. Infanterie-Division and later with Jäger-Regiment 28 of the 8. leichte-Division (redesignated as 8. Jäger-Division), he participated in campaigns in Poland, the West, and Operation Barbarossa before distinguishing himself in the brutal winter battles of 1942. As Oberfeldwebel and Führer of 3.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Jäger-Regiment 28, Hausmann earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 15 May 1942 for his outstanding bravery and decisive leadership during Operation Bruckenschlag, the relief effort to break through to the encircled German forces in the Demyansk Pocket. In extreme winter conditions with temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius, deep snow, and fierce Soviet resistance, he personally led his Jäger troops in repeated assaults on fortified enemy positions near the Lovat River and Ramushewo, overcoming machine-gun fire and counterattacks through hand-to-hand combat and determined advances that helped secure the vital corridor, turning a stalled attack into a successful link-up with the trapped troops.

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Silesia
https://www.tracesofwar.com/awards/83/ritterkreuz-des-eisernen-kreuzes.htm

List of Ritterkreuzträger - P (324 Recipients)

Franz Pöschl (1 November 1917 – 25 January 2011)
Ritterkreuz on 23 February 1944 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 / 5.Gebirgs-Division / XIV.Panzerkorps / 10.Armee
Last rank : Oberstleutnant

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_recipients_(P)
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/inhaltsverzeichnis1.htm

Reserve Ritterkreuzträger

 

Oberleutnant der Reserve Joachim Hundert (1920-1944) was born on 22 January 1920 in Mayen, Rhine Province. He joined the Wehrmacht in November 1938 and rose through the ranks to become Leutnant der Reserve and later Oberleutnant der Reserve. He commanded the 5. Kompanie of Infanterie-Regiment 124, which was later redesignated as Grenadier-Regiment 124, participating in major campaigns including the Battle of France, the Siege of Sevastopol, and intense fighting on the Eastern Front. For his exceptional leadership and bravery in combat, particularly during defensive and offensive operations in the East, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 15 January 1943 as Führer of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 124. Hundert continued to serve until he was killed in action on 9 August 1944 near Glazow, Poland, at the age of 24, leaving behind a legacy of courage recognized by one of the highest honors in the German military.

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves_recipients_(1940%E2%80%931941)

List of Ritterkreuzträger - H (661 Recipients)

Karl Heinz Hausmann (10 January 1912 – 27 July 1997)
Ritterkreuz on 15 May 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and Führer 3.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Jäger-Regiment 28 / 8.leichte-Division / X.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank : Oberleutnant

Joachim Hundert (22 January 1920 – 9 August 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 15 January 1943 as Leutnant der Reserve and Führer 5.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 124 / 72.Infanterie-Division / XXVII.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Oberleutnant der Reserve

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves_recipients_(1940%E2%80%931941)
https://www.tracesofwar.com/awards/83/ritterkreuz-des-eisernen-kreuzes.htm

Battle of Rzhev Ritterkreuzträger

The Battles of Rzhev, fought from 8 January 1942 to 31 March 1943 on the Eastern Front of World War II, consisted of a series of brutal Soviet Red Army offensives against German forces of Army Group Center in the Rzhev salient, northwest of Moscow. Aimed at eliminating the German bulge threatening the Soviet capital and destroying the 9th Army, the campaign included multiple major operations involving the Kalinin and Western Fronts under commanders such as Ivan Konev and Georgy Zhukov. The fighting, characterized by intense winter conditions, repeated frontal assaults on heavily fortified positions, and close-quarters combat, earned the grim nickname "Rzhev Meat Grinder" due to the staggering casualties. Soviet losses are estimated between 1.1 and 2.3 million personnel killed, wounded, or missing, while German casualties reached around 668,000. Although the Red Army ultimately failed to achieve a decisive breakthrough, the prolonged pressure contributed to the German decision to withdraw from the salient in March 1943 during Operation Büffel, allowing the Soviets to liberate Rzhev and straighten the front line at enormous human cost.

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RITTERKREUZTRÄGER

Leutnant der Reserve Joachim Hundert (Führer 5.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 124 / 72.Infanterie-Division) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 15 January 1943 for leadership in taking over a company after the commander was wounded, continuing the attack and sealing a breakthrough. In late 1942 and early 1943, the 72. Infanterie-Division was engaged in heavy fighting on the Eastern Front, particularly in the central sector and around areas associated with the Rzhev salient and subsequent defensive operations. Elements of Grenadier-Regiment 124 faced intense Soviet assaults aimed at breaking through German lines. During one critical engagement, the commander of 5. Kompanie was severely wounded amid fierce combat. In this decisive moment, Leutnant der Reserve Joachim Hundert, acting with great personal courage and independent initiative, immediately assumed command of the leaderless company. Under heavy enemy fire and pressure from Soviet infantry and supporting arms, he rallied the men and continued the German attack without pause. His decisive leadership enabled the company to press forward, sealing off an enemy breakthrough and restoring the integrity of the German defensive line at that sector. The fighting was characterized by close-quarters combat in snow-covered or muddy terrain typical of the Russian winter and early spring, with soldiers advancing through artillery barrages, machine-gun fire, and hand-to-hand struggles. Hundert's calm resolve and bravery under extreme conditions inspired his troops to hold and counterattack, preventing a potentially disastrous penetration by Soviet forces that could have compromised the regiment's position.

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Rzhev

Ritterkreuzträger from Rhineland

LUDWIGSHAFEN

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.

 

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MAYEN-KOBLENZ

Oberleutnant der Reserve Joachim Hundert (1920-1944) was born on 22 January 1920 in Mayen, Rhine Province. He joined the Wehrmacht in November 1938 and rose through the ranks to become Leutnant der Reserve and later Oberleutnant der Reserve. He commanded the 5. Kompanie of Infanterie-Regiment 124, which was later redesignated as Grenadier-Regiment 124, participating in major campaigns including the Battle of France, the Siege of Sevastopol, and intense fighting on the Eastern Front. For his exceptional leadership and bravery in combat, particularly during defensive and offensive operations in the East, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 15 January 1943 as Führer of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 124. Hundert continued to serve until he was killed in action on 9 August 1944 near Glazow, Poland, at the age of 24, leaving behind a legacy of courage recognized by one of the highest honors in the German military.

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RHEINISCH-BERGISCHER


Leutnant Hugo Broch (1922-2026), born on 6 January 1922 in Leichlingen, Rheinisch-Bergischer (Rheinprovinz), joined the Luftwaffe in 1940 and after completing fighter pilot training arrived on the Eastern Front in January 1943 with 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54, claiming his first confirmed victory on 13 March 1943 and steadily building his score through intense defensive operations over the Baltic region and later the Courland Pocket while flying the Bf 109 and Fw 190 against numerically superior Soviet fighters, bombers, and ground-attack aircraft such as Il-2s. He transferred to 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 in late 1944, continued scoring multiple victories in single sorties despite being wounded when his Fw 190 A-6 was shot down south of Libau in November 1944, and by early 1945 had reached 79 confirmed aerial victories in over 300 combat missions protecting retreating German ground forces amid the collapsing defenses in the East. For this sustained combat performance and leadership in the final desperate battles of the Courland Pocket he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 12 March 1945 as Feldwebel, one of the last such honors for a Luftwaffe pilot on the Eastern Front. Broch survived the war with a final total of 81 victories in 324 sorties, all achieved with Jagdgeschwader 54, later worked as an employee with Agfa, and become the last living recipient of the Ritterkreuz until his death on 31 May 2026 at the age of 104!

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhine_Province
https://www.tracesofwar.com/awards/83/ritterkreuz-des-eisernen-kreuzes.htm

Ritterkreuzträger from Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops)

The German Gebirgsjäger, elite mountain infantry units of the Wehrmacht renowned for their expertise in high-altitude warfare, played a distinctive role throughout World War II, distinguished by their Edelweiss insignia and rigorous training in alpine tactics. Formed in the interwar period and expanded into divisions such as the 1. Gebirgs-Division, these troops excelled in challenging terrains, participating in the invasion of Norway in 1940 where they secured vital mountain passes, the rapid conquest of the Balkans in 1941 with daring assaults on fortified Greek positions, and grueling campaigns on the Eastern Front, including the Caucasus Mountains where they pushed toward the oil fields of Grozny under extreme conditions of snow and ice. Equipped with specialized gear like ice axes, crampons, and pack mules, the Gebirgsjäger demonstrated remarkable endurance, often operating independently in small Kampfgruppen. Many earned high decorations such as the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, and the Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen, reflecting their bravery in close-quarters combat and defensive stands against overwhelming Soviet forces. Despite their tactical prowess, the Gebirgsjäger also faced the brutal realities of attrition and war crimes allegations in occupied territories, ultimately fighting rearguard actions in the Alps and Italy until the final surrender in 1945, leaving a legacy as one of the most adaptable and resilient formations in the German army.

Generaloberst Eduard Dietl (1890-1944), the "Hero of Narvik," was a decorated German general whose military career epitomized the Wehrmacht's mountain warfare expertise during World War II. Born in 1890 in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Dietl rose through the ranks as a veteran of World War I and a committed Nazi supporter, earning command of the 3. Gebirgs-Division. His greatest fame came during the 1940 invasion of Norway, where he led a daring defense of Narvik against superior Allied forces despite isolation and harsh Arctic conditions; for these achievements, he received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 9 May 1940 as a Generalleutnant. Just two months later, on 19 July 1940, he became the very first German soldier awarded the Eichenlaub to the Ritterkreuz for his leadership in Poland and Norway, an honor that propelled him to promotion and national celebrity as one of Hitler's favored commanders. Dietl later commanded Gebirgskorps Norwegen and the 20. Gebirgsarmee in the Arctic theater. He received the Schwerter to his Ritterkreuz posthumously on 1 July 1944 as Generaloberst, shortly after his death in a plane crash on 23 June 1944 near Hochwedel, Austria—cementing his legacy as one of the elite recipients of the highest grades of Nazi Germany's premier military decoration.

Oberstleutnant Franz Pöschl (1917-2011), a highly decorated officer in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, earned his Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes through exceptional leadership and bravery while serving with Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 of the 5. Gebirgs-Division. Born in Munich in 1917, Pöschl had already distinguished himself in earlier campaigns, including the invasions of Poland, Greece, and Crete, as well as intense fighting on the Eastern Front where he received the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. His defining moment came during the Battle of Monte Cassino in January 1944, when, as Hauptmann and commander of I. Bataillon/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100, he personally led multiple counterattacks under heavy fire to repel assaults by Allied forces, including the French Expeditionary Corps, holding critical positions such as Monte Cifalco and preventing the outflanking of German lines despite sustaining serious wounds. For this extraordinary valor and decisive action that helped stabilize the Gustav Line defenses, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 23 February 1944. Later commanding Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143 in the Lapland War, Pöschl rose to the rank of Oberstleutnant before the war's end, his Ritterkreuz standing as a testament to his frontline heroism amid some of the conflict's most grueling mountain and defensive battles.

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.

Source :
https://www.tracesofwar.com/books/3246/Die-Ritterkreuztr%C3%A4ger-der-Deutschen-Wehrmacht-1939-1945.htm
https://www.weitze.com/militaria/08/Ritterkreuz_des_Eisernen_Kreuz_1939_Grosser_Nachlass_aus_dem_Besitz_von_Oberstleutnant_Franz_Poeschl_nbsp_Gebirgsjaeger_Regiment_100_nbsp_zuletzt_6_Gebirgs_Division__473608.html?token=95c4abc51f8aa5dcee437be951b10fdd&t=1778588629

Ritterkreuzträger from Bavaria

 MÜNICH


Oberstleutnant Franz Pöschl (1917-2011), a highly decorated officer in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, earned his Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes through exceptional leadership and bravery while serving with Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 of the 5. Gebirgs-Division. Born in Munich in 1917, Pöschl had already distinguished himself in earlier campaigns, including the invasions of Poland, Greece, and Crete, as well as intense fighting on the Eastern Front where he received the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. His defining moment came during the Battle of Monte Cassino in January 1944, when, as Hauptmann and commander of I. Bataillon/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100, he personally led multiple counterattacks under heavy fire to repel assaults by Allied forces, including the French Expeditionary Corps, holding critical positions such as Monte Cifalco and preventing the outflanking of German lines despite sustaining serious wounds. For this extraordinary valor and decisive action that helped stabilize the Gustav Line defenses, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 23 February 1944. Later commanding Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143 in the Lapland War, Pöschl rose to the rank of Oberstleutnant before the war's end, his Ritterkreuz standing as a testament to his frontline heroism amid some of the conflict's most grueling mountain and defensive battles.

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BAD AIBLING

Generaloberst Eduard Dietl (1890-1944). On 21 July 1890, in the picturesque Bavarian town of Bad Aibling within the Kingdom of Bavaria and the German Empire, Eduard Wohlrat Christian Dietl was born as the eldest son of a royal Bavarian finance official, entering a world that would later propel him to prominence as a distinguished mountain warfare specialist in the German Army. From these humble beginnings, the young Dietl would join the 5. Infanterie-Regiment "Großherzog Ernst Ludwig von Hessen" as a Fahnenjunker in 1909, laying the foundation for a military career that saw him rise to the rank of Generaloberst and earn the coveted Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern for his leadership, particularly during the Norwegian campaign where he became known as the Hero of Narvik. His early life in Bavaria instilled in him the resilience and alpine affinity that defined his command of Gebirgstruppen units throughout his service.

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_recipients

List of 159 Schwerterträger (Swords Recipients)

1941

 
1. Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 - 9 February 1996)
Ritterkreuz on 29 July 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" / Jagdfliegerführer 2 / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #3 on 24 September 1940 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" / Jagdfliegerführer 2 / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #1 on 21 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" / Jagdfliegerführer 2 / Luftflotte 2
Brillanten #2 on 28 January 1942 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" / Jagdfliegerführer 2 / Luftflotte 2
Last rank: Generalleutnant

2. Werner Franz Mölders (18 March 1913 - 22 November 1941)
Ritterkreuz on 29 May 1940 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) / V.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 3
Eichenlaub #2 on 21 September 1940 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) / Jagdfliegerführer 2 / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #2 on 22 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Brillanten #1 on 15 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Last rank: Oberst

3. Walter Oesau (28 June 1913 – 11 May 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 20 August 1940 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) / Jagdfliegerführer 2 (Jafü 2) / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #9 on 6 February 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) / Jagdfliegerführer 3 (Jafü 3) / Luftflotte 3
Schwerter #3 on 15 July 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) / V.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst

4. Günther Friedrich Lützow (4 September 1912 – 24 April 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 18 September 1940 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) / Jagdfliegerführer 2 / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #27 on 20 July 1941 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) / V.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #4 11 October 1941 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) / V.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst

5. Otto Wilhelm August Kretschmer (4 September 1912 – 24 April 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 4 August 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and commander U-99 / 7.Unterseebootsflottille / Führer der Unterseeboote (FdU)
Eichenlaub #6 on 4 November 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and commander U-99 / 7.Unterseebootsflottille / Führer der Unterseeboote (FdU)
Schwerter #5 on 26 December 1941 as Korvettenkapitän and commander U-99 / 7.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote (BdU)
Last rank: Fregattenkapitän

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1942


6. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 - 14 October 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 27 May 1940 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 7.Panzer-Division / XXXIX.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #10 on 20 March 1941 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 7.Panzer-Division / XV.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #6 on 20 January 1942 as General der Panzertruppe and Befehlshaber Panzergruppe Afrika
Brillanten #6 on 11 March 1943 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Afrika
Last rank:Generalfeldmarschall

7. Oskar-Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär (25 May 1913 – 28 April 1957)
Ritterkreuz on 2 July 1941 as a Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #31 on 14 August 1941 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #7 on 16 February 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Last rank: Oberstleutnant

8. Johannes "Hans" Fritz Philipp (17 March 1917 – 8 October 1943)
Ritterkreuz on 22 October 1940 Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 4.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / Jagdfliegerführer 2 (Jafü 2) / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #33 on 24 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 4.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Schwerter #8 on 12 March 1942 Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Last rank: Oberstleutnant

9. Herbert Ihlefeld (1 June 1914 – 8 August 1995)
Ritterkreuz on 13 September 1940 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in the I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) / Jagdfliegerführer 2 (Jafü 2) / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #16 on 27 June 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte IV
Schwerter #9 on 24 April 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte IV
Last rank: Oberst

10. Max-Hellmuth Ostermann (11 December 1917 – 9 August 1942)
Ritterkreuz on 4 September 1941 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Eichenlaub #81 on 12 March 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Schwerter #10 on 17 May 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Last rank: Oberleutnant



11. Hermann Anton Graf (24 October 1912 - 4 November 1988)
Ritterkreuz on 24 January 1942 as Leutnant der Reserve and Flugzeugführer in 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #93 on 17 May 1942 as Leutnant der Reserve and Flugzeugführer in 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #11 on 19 May 1942 as Leutnant der Reserve and Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Brillanten #5 on 16 September 1942 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst



12. Hans-Joachim Walter Rudolf Siegfried Marseille (13 December 1919 - 30 September 1942)
Ritterkreuz on 22 February 1942 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) / Fliegerführer Afrika / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #97 on 6 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) / Fliegerführer Afrika / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #12 on 18 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) / Fliegerführer Afrika / Luftflotte 2
Brillanten #4 on 3 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) / Fliegerführer Afrika / Luftflotte 2
Last rank: Hauptmann



13. Gordon Max Gollob (16 June 1912 - 7 September 1987)
Ritterkreuz on 18 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) / V.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #38 on 26 October 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) / V.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #13 on 23 June 1942 as Hauptmann and Geschwaderführer Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) "Herz As" / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Brillanten #3 on 30 August 1942 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) "Herz As" / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst

14. Leopold Steinbatz (25 October 1918 – 23 June 1942)
Ritterkreuz on 14 February 1942 as Feldwebel and Flugzeugführer in the 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #96 on 2 June 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer in the 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #14 on 23 June 1942 (posthumous) as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer in the 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Leutnant der Reserve (posthumous)



15. Albert Konrad Kesselring (30 November 1885 – 16 July 1960)
Ritterkreuz on 30 September 1939 as General der Flieger and Chef Luftflotte 1 
Eichenlaub #78 on 25 February 1942 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber Süd
Schwerter #15 on 18 July 1942 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber Süd
Brillanten #14 on 19 July 1944 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber Süd
Last rank: Generalfeldmarschall

16. Werner Baumbach (27 December 1916 – 20 October 1953)
Ritterkreuz on 8 May 1940 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 5.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 30 (KG 30) / X.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 5
Eichenlaub #20 on 14 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 30 (KG 30) / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #16 on 17 August 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 30 (KG 30) / Fliegerführer Nord / Luftflotte 5
Last rank: Oberst

17. Erich Topp (2 July 1914 – 26 December 2005)
Ritterkreuz on 20 June 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See and Kommandant U-552 / 7.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Eichenlaub #87 on 11 April 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-552 / 7.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Schwerter #17 on 17 August 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-552 / 7.Unterseebootsflottille / Führer der Unterseeboote West / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Last rank: Fregattenkapitän

18. Reinhard Johann Heinz Paul Anton "Teddy" Suhren (16 April 1916 – 25 August 1984)
Ritterkreuz on 3 November 1940 as Oberleutnant zur See and 1. Wachoffizier on U-48 / 7.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Eichenlaub #56 on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See and Kommandant U-564 / 1.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Schwerter #18 on 1 September 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-564 / 1.Unterseebootsflottille / Führer der Unterseeboote West / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Last rank: Fregattenkapitän

19. Joachim Müncheberg (31 December 1918 – 23 March 1943)
Ritterkreuz on 14 September 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #12 on 7 May 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" / Jagdfliegerführer 2 (Jafü 2) / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #19 on 9 September 1942 as Hauptmann and deputy Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) "Mölders" / Jagdfliegerführer 2 (Jafü 2) / Luftflotte 2
Last rank: Major

20. Joachim Helbig (10 September 1915 – 5 October 1985)
Ritterkreuz on 24 November 1940 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän 4.Staffel (Kampf) / II.Gruppe / Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #64 on 16 January 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe (Kampf) / Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1) / X.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #20 on 28 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe (Kampf) / Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1) / X.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Last rank: Oberst

21. Karl Franz Eibl (23 July 1891 – 21 January 1943)
Ritterkreuz on 15 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 131 / 44.Infanterie-Division / XXXX.Armeekorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #50 on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 132 / 44.Infanterie-Division / XXIX.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #21 on 19 December 1942 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 385.Infanterie-Division / XIII.Armeekorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank: General der Infanterie (posthumous)



22. Hans-Valentin Robert Friedrich Hube (29 October 1890 – 21 April 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 1 August 1941 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 16.Panzer-Division / XXXXVIII.Panzerkorps / Panzergruppe 1 / Heeresgruppe Süd 
Eichenlaub #62 on 16 January 1942 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 16.Panzer-Division / XIV.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / Panzergruppe 1 / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #22 on 21 December 1942 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XIV.Panzerkorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Don
Brillanten #13 on 20 April 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and Oberbefehlshaber 1. Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Generaloberst

23. Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke (11 March 1913 – 23 March 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 6 August 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #122 on 9 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) "Udet" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #23 on 23 December 1942 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) "Udet" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst

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1943

24. Alfred Druschel (4 February 1917 – missing in action 1 January 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 21 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 2.Staffel (Schlacht) / I.Gruppe / Lehrgeschwader 2 (LG 2) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #118 on 3 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Schlachtgeschwader 1 (SG 1) / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #24 on 19 February 1943 as Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Schlachtgeschwader 1 (SG 1) / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst



25. Georg Otto Hermann Balck (7 December 1893 – 29 November 1982)
Ritterkreuz on 3 June 1940 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 1 / 1.Panzer-Division / Panzergruppe Kleist / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #155 on 20 December 1942 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 11.Panzer-Division / Heeresgruppe Don
Schwerter #25 on 4 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 11.Panzer-Division / XXXXVIII.Armeekorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Brillanten #19 on 31 August 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and Stellvertretender Führer 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
Last rank: General der Panzertruppe



26. Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (28 May 1892 – 21 April 1966)
Ritterkreuz on 4 July 1940 as SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (motorisiert) / X.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #41 on 31 December 1941 as SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (motorisiert) / XXX.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #26 on 14 March 1943 as SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH) / SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Brillanten #16 on 6 August 1944 as SS-Oberstgruppenführer und Panzer-Generaloberst der Waffen-SS and Kommandierender General I.SS-Panzerkorps "Leibstandarte" / Panzergruppe West / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank: SS-Oberstgruppenführer und Panzer-Generaloberst der Waffen-SS



27. Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz (30 July 1893 - 25 April 1968)
Ritterkreuz on 25 August 1941 as Major der Reserve and Kommandeur I.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 2 / 16.Panzer-Division / XIV.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 1.Panzergruppe / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #144 on 13 November 1942 as Oberstleutnant der Reserve and Kommandeur I.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 2 / 16.Panzer-Division / III.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #27 on 28 March 1943 as Oberst der Reserve and Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland" / Infanterie-Division "Großdeutschland" (motorisiert) / Generalkommando z.b.V. Raus / Armeeabteilung Kempf / Heeresgruppe Süd
Brillanten #11 on 15 April 1944 as Oberst der Reserve and Kommandeur Panzerkampfgruppe "Strachwitz" / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank: Generalleutnant der Reserve



28. Otto Moritz Walter Model (24 January 1891 – 21 April 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 9 July 1941 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 3.Panzer-Division / XXIV.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / Panzergruppe 2 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #74 on 17 February 1942 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XXXXI.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #28 on 2 April 1943 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Brillanten #17 on 17 August 1944 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
Last rank: Generalfeldmarschall



29. Wolfgang August Eugen Lüth (15 October 1913 - 14 May 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 24 October 1940 as Oberleutnant zur See and Kommandant U-138 / 1.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Eichenlaub #142 on 13 November 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-181 / 12.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote West / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Schwerter #29 on 15 April 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-181 / 12.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote West / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Brillanten #7 on 9 August 1943 as Korvettenkapitän and Kommandant U-181 / 12.Unterseebootsflottille / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote West / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Last rank: Kapitän zur See

30. Walter Hugo Gorn (24 September 1898 – 10 July 1968)
Ritterkreuz on 20 April 1941 as Major and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Schützen-Regiment 10 / 9.Panzer-Division / XXXX.Armeekorps / 12.Amee
Eichenlaub #113 on 17 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Kradschützen-Bataillon 59 / 9.Panzer-Division / XXIV.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #30 on 8 June 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 / 9.Panzer-Division / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank: Generalmajor

31. Dietrich Peltz (9 June 1914 – 10 August 2001)
Ritterkreuz on 14 October 1940 as Oberleutnant and Stabsoffizier Kampfgeschwader 77 / Luftflotte 1
Eichenlaub #46 on 31 December 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 77 (KG 77) / Luftflotte 1
Schwerter #31 on 23 July 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab and Angriffsführer England / Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe
Last rank: Generalmajor



32. Helmut Johannes Siegfried Lent (13 June 1918 – 7 October 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 30 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 6.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) / 1.Nachtjagd-Division / XII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #98 on 6 June 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 (NJG 2) / 1.Jagd-Division / XII.Fliegerkorps / Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte
Schwerter #32 on 2 August 1943 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur IV.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) / 1.Jagd-Division / XII.Fliegerkorps / Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte
Brillanten #15 on 31 July 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 (NJG 3) / 2.Jagd-Division / I.Jagdkorps / Luftflotte Reich
Last rank: Oberst (posthumous)

33. Adelbert Schulz (20 December 1903 - 28 January 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 29 September 1940 as Hauptmann and Chef 1.Kompanie / I.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 25 / 7.Panzer-Division / XV.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #47 on 31 December 1941 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur I.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 25 / 7.Panzer-Division / LVI.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / Panzergruppe 3 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #33 on 6 August 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 25 / 7.Panzer-Division / III.Panzerkorps / Armee-Abteilung Kempf / Heeresgruppe Süd
Brillanten #9 on 14 December 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 25 / 7.Panzer-Division / XXIV.Panzerkorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Generalmajor

34. Günther Rall (10 March 1918 – 4 October 2009)
Ritterkreuz on 3 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52)
Eichenlaub #134 on 26 October 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52)
Schwerter #34 on 12 September 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52)
Last rank: Major

35. Johann Hermann Karl Max Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971)
Ritterkreuz on 27 October 1939 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General XV.Armeekorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #25 on 17 July 1941 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Panzergruppe 3 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #35 on 15 September 1943 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Generaloberst

36. Josef Harpe (21 September 1887 – 14 March 1968)
Ritterkreuz on 13 August 1941 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 12.Panzer-Division / XXXIX.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #55 on 31 December 1941 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 12.Panzer-Division / XXXIX.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #36 on 15 September 1943 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XXXXI.Panzerkorps / 2.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank: Generaloberst



37. Walter Karl Nowotny (7 December 1920 - 8 November 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 4 September 1942 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54)
Eichenlaub #293 on 4 September 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54)
Schwerter #37 on 22 September 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54)
Brillanten #8 on 19 October 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54)
Last rank: Major

38. Waldemar von Gazen genannt von Gaza (6 December 1917 – 13 January 2014)
Ritterkreuz on 18 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and Chef 2.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 / 13.Panzer-Division / LVII.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #182 on 18 January 1943 as Hauptmann and Führer of a Kampfgruppe (I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66) / 13.Panzer-Division / III.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #38 on 3 October 1943 as Major and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 / 13.Panzer-Division / XXIX.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Major im Generalstab

39. August Hinrich Dieckmann (29 May 1912 – 10 October 1943)
Ritterkreuz on 23 April 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / SS-Regiment "Germania" / SS-Division "Wiking" / XIV.Armeekorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #233 on 16 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania" / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking" / LVII.Armeekorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Don
Schwerter #39 on 10 October 1943 (posthumous) as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland" / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking" / III.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: SS-Standartenführer (posthumous)

40. Günther Adolf Ferdinand "Hans-Günther" von Kluge (30 October 1882 – 19 August 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 30 September 1939 and Oberbefehlshaber 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #181 on 18 January 1943 as Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #40 on 29 October 1943 as Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank: Generalfeldmarschall

41. Gerhard Helmut Detleff Graf von Schwerin (23 June 1899 – 29 October 1980)
Ritterkreuz on 17 January 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorisiert) / 20.Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) / XXXIX.Armeekorps (mot.) / Panzergruppe 3 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #240 on 17 May 1943 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 16.Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) / XXIX.Armeekorps / Arneeabteilung Hollidt / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #41 on 4 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 16.Panzergrenadier-Division / XVII.Armeekorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: General der Panzertruppe

42. Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2 July 1916 - 18 December 1982)
Ritterkreuz on 6 January 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) / VIII. Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #229 on 14 April 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #42 on 25 November 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenführer III.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Brillanten #10 on 29 March 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) "Immelmann" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Goldenem Eichenlaub #1 on 29 December 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) "Immelmann" / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst

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1944

43. Hans-Joachim "Hajo" Herrmann (1 August 1913 – 5 November 2010)
Ritterkreuz on 13 October 1940 as Oberleutnant and Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4) “General Wever” / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #269 on 2 August 1943 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 300 (JG 300) / Luftgaukommando Holland / Luftflotte Reich
Schwerter #43 on 23 January 1944 as Oberst and Inspekteur der deutschen Luftverteidigung / Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
Last rank: Oberst

44. Heinrich Alexander Ludwig Peter Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (14 August 1916 – 21 January 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 2 October 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 (NJG 2) / XII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #290 on 31 August 1943 and Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 (NJG 100) / Luftflotte 6
Schwerter #44 on 23 January 1944 (posthumous) as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 (NJG 2) / 3.Jagd-Division / Luftflotte Reich
Last rank: Major

45. Erich Bärenfänger (12 January 1915 – 2 May 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 7 August 1942 as Oberleutnant and Führer III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 123 / 50.Infanterie-Division / LIV.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #243 on 17 May 1943 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 123 / 50.Infanterie-Division / XXXXIX.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #45 on 23 January 1944 as Major and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 123 / 50.Infanterie-Division / XXXXIX.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Last rank: Generalmajor

46. Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Kasimir Dietrich von Saucken (16 May 1892 – 27 September 1980)
Ritterkreuz on 6 January 1942 as Generalmajor and Führer 4.Panzer-Division / LIII.Armeekorps / 2.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #281 on 22 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 4.Panzer-Division / XXXXVI.Panzerkorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #46 on 31 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 4.Panzer-Division / XXXXVI.Panzerkorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Brillanten #27 on 8 May 1945 as General der Panzertruppe and Oberbefehlshaber Armeeoberkommando Ostpreußen / Oberkommando des Heeres
Last rank: General der Panzertruppe



47. Herbert Otto Wilhelm Hermann Gille (8 March 1897 - 26 December 1966)
Ritterkreuz on 8 October 1942 as SS-Oberführer and Kommandeur SS-Artillerie Regiment 5 / SS-Division "Wiking" (motorisiert) / LVII.Panzerkorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #315 on 1 November 1943 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking" / III.Panzerkorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #47 on 20 February 1944 as SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" / XI.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Brillanten #12 on 19 April 1944 as SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" / LVI.Armeekorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank: SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS

48. Hermann Albert Breith (7 May 1892 – 3 September 1964)
Ritterkreuz on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and Kommandeur 5.Panzer-Brigade / 5.Panzer-Division / XV.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / Panzergruppe Von Kleist / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #69 on 31 January 1942 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 3.Panzer-Division / XXXXVIII.Armeekorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #48 on 21 February 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General III.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: General der Panzertruppe

49. Dr. med.dent. Franz Fritz August Bäke (28 February 1898 – 12 December 1978)
Ritterkreuz on 11 January 1943 as Major der Reserve and Kommandeur II.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 11 / 6.Panzer-Division / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Don
Eichenlaub #262 on 1 August 1943 as Major der Reserve and Kommandeur II.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 11 / 6.Panzer-Division / III.Panzerkorps / Armee-Abteilung Kempf / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #49 on 21 February 1944 as Oberstleutnant der Reserve and Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 11 / 6.Panzer-Division / XXXXVI.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Generalmajor



50. Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978)
Ritterkreuz on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 6 / 7.Panzer-Division / LVI.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / Panzergruppe 3 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #332 on 23 November 1943 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 7.Panzer-Division / LVII.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #50 on 22 February 1944 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 7.Panzer-Division / IV.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Brillanten #24 on 18 February 1945 as General der Panzertruppe and Oberbefehlshaber 5.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank: General der Panzertruppe

51. Egon Mayer (19 August 1917 – 2 March 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 1 August 1941 as Leutnant der Reserve and Staffelkapitän 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / Jagdfliegerführer 3 (Jafü 3) / Luftflotte 3
Eichenlaub #232 on 16 April 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / Jagdfliegerführer 3 (Jafü 3) / Luftflotte 3
Schwerter #51 on 2 March 1944 (posthumous) as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / Jagdfliegerführer 3 (Jafü 3) / Luftflotte 3
Last rank: Oberstleutnant

52. Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn (20 March 1919 – 11 January 1983)
Ritterkreuz on 23 August 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 4.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #175 on 11 January 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 4.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #52 on 2 March 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Major

53. Franz Friedrich Johann Griesbach (21 December 1892 – 24 September 1984)
Ritterkreuz on 14 March 1942 as Major and Kommandeur I.Battalion / Infanterie-Regiment 391 / 170.Infanterie-Division / XXXXII.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #242 on 17 May 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 399 / 170.Infanterie-Division / L.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #53 on 6 March 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 399 / 170.Infanterie-Division / L.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank: Generalmajor

54. Werner Streib (13 June 1911 – 15 June 1986)
Ritterkreuz on 6 October 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 2.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) / 1.Nachtjagd-Division / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #197 on 26 February 1943 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 / 1.Jagd-Division / XII.Fliegerkorps / Luftwaffen-Befehlshaber Mitte
Schwerter #54 on 11 March 1944 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) / 1.Jagd-Division / I.Jagdkorps / Luftflotte Reich
Last rank: Oberst

55. Hermann Richard Heidrich (27 July 1896 – 22 December 1947)
Ritterkreuz on 14 June 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 / 7.Flieger-Division / XI.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #382 on 5 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 1.Fallschirmjäger-Division / LXXVI.Armeekorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Schwerter #55 on 25 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 1.Fallschirmjäger-Division / XIV.Armeekorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Last rank: General der Fallschirmtruppe

56. Hinrich Rudolf Schuldt (14 January 1901 – 15 March 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 5 April 1942 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Infanterie-Regiment 4 "Reichsführer-SS" / 17.Infanterie-Division / XII.Armeekorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #220 on 2 April 1943 as SS-Standartenführer and Kommandeur SS-Brigade "Schuldt" / XXIX.Armeekorps / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #56 on 25 March 1944 (posthumous) as SS-Oberführer and Kommandeur 2.lettische SS-Freiwilligen-Brigade / XXXVIII.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank: SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS (posthumous)

57. Georg-Wilhelm Postel (25 April 1896 – 20 September 1953)
Ritterkreuz on 9 August 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 364 / 161.Infanterie-Division / XXVII.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #215 on 28 March 1943 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 320.Infanterie-Division / LXXXIV.Armeekorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe D
Schwerter #57 on 26 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 320.Infanterie-Division / XXXXVII.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Generalleutnant

58. Wend Hans Georg Herbert Egmond Carl von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975)
Ritterkreuz on 10 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 113 / 1.Panzer-Division / XXXXI.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 4 / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #176 on 12 January 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113 / 1.Panzer-Division / XXXXI.Panzerkorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #58 on 26 March 1944 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 11.Panzer-Division / XXXXVII.Panzerkorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Generalleutnant

59. Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski genannt von Manstein (24 November 1887 – 9 June 1973)
Ritterkreuz on 19 July 1940 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General XXXVIII.Armeekorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #209 on 14 March 1943 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #59 on 30 March 1944 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Generalfeldmarschall

60. Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954)
Ritterkreuz on 15 May 1940 as General der Kavallerie and Kommandierender General XXII.Armeekorps (Panzergruppe "Von Kleist") / 12.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #72 on 17 February 1942 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Panzergruppe 1 / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #60 on 30 March 1944 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe A
Last rank: Generalfeldmarschall

61. Alwin Boerst (20 October 1910 – 30 March 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 5 October 1941 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann"
Eichenlaub #149 on 17 February 1942 as 28 November 1942 Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann"
Schwerter #61 on 6 April 1944 (posthumous) as Major and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann"
Last rank: Major (posthumous)

62. Dr.jur. Ernst Kupfer (2 July 1907 – 6 November 1943)
Ritterkreuz on 23 November 1941 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #173 on 8 January 1943 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #62 on 11 April 1944 (posthumous) as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst (posthumous)

63. Hans Adolf Otto Hugo Kreysing (17 August 1890 – 14 April 1969)
Ritterkreuz on 29 May 1940 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 16 / 22.Infanterie-Division (Luftlande) / XI.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #183 on 20 January 1943 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 3.Gebirgs-Division / II.Luftwaffen-Feldkorps / LIX.Armeekorps / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #63 on 13 April 1944 as General der Gebirgstruppe and Kommandierender General XVII.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Last rank: General der Gebirgstruppe

64. Hans Gustav-Adolf Julius Ferdinand Jordan (27 December 1892 – 20 April 1975)
Ritterkreuz on 5 June 1940 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 49 / 28.Infanterie-Division / V.Armeekorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #59 on 16 January 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 49 / 28.Infanterie-Division / VIII.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #64 on 20 April 1944 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General VI.Armeekorps / 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank: General der Infanterie

65. Hermann August Fredrich Priess (24 May 1901 – 2 February 1985)
Ritterkreuz on 28 April 1943 as SS-Oberführer and Kommandeur SS-Artillerie-Regiment / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Totenkopf / SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #297 on 9 September 1943 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf" / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #65 on 24 April 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 3.SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf" / LVII.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS



66. Albrecht Brandi (20 June 1914 – 6 January 1966)
Ritterkreuz on 21 January 1943 as Käpitanleutnant and Kommandant U-617 / 29.Unterseebootsflottille / Führer der Unterseeboote Italien / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Eichenlaub #224 on 11 April 1943 as Käpitanleutnant and Kommandant U-617 / 29.Unterseebootsflottille / Führer der Unterseeboote Italien / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Schwerter #66 on 9 May 1944 as Käpitanleutnant and Kommandant U-380 / 29.Unterseebootsflottille / Führer der Unterseeboote Mittelmeer / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Brillanten #22 on 24 November 1944 as Korvettenkapitän and Kommandant U-967 / 29.Unterseebootsflottille / Führer der Unterseeboote Mittelmeer / Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
Last rank: Fregattenkapitän

67. Ludwig Sebastian Heilmann (9 August 1903 – 26 October 1959)
Ritterkreuz on 14 June 1941 as Major and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 / 7.Flieger-Division / XI.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #412 on 2 March 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 / 1.Fallschirmjäger-Division / XIV.Armeekorps / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #67 on 15 May 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 / 1.Fallschirmjäger-Division / XIV.Armeekorps / 10.Armee
Last rank: Generalmajor



68. Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1 March 1887 – 23 November 1963)
Ritterkreuz on 27 October 1939 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 4.Panzer-Division / XVI.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #73 on 17 February 1942 as General der Panzertruppe and Oberbefehlshaber Panzergruppe 3 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #68 on 26 May 1944 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank: Generaloberst

69. Horst Heinrich Niemack (10 March 1909 – 7 April 1992)

Ritterkreuz on 13 July 1940 as Rittmeister and Kommandeur Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 / 5.Infanterie-Division / VI.Armeekorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #30 on 10 August 1941 as Rittmeister and Kommandeur Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 / 5.Infanterie-Division / V.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #69 on 4 June 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzerfüsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" / Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" / LVII.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Generalmajor

70. Alfons König (29 December 1898 – 8 July 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 21 December 1940 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Chef 6.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 199 "List" / 57.Infanterie-Division / XXXXIII.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #194 on 21 February 1943 as Hauptmann der Reserve and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 217 / 57.Infanterie-Division / VII.Armeekorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #70 on 9 June 1944 as Oberstleutnant der Reserve and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List" / 57.Infanterie-Division / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: Oberst der Reserve (posthumous)

71. Michael Wittmann (22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 14 January 1944 as SS-Untersturmführer der Reserve and Zugführer in 13.Kompanie (schwere) / SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 / 1.SS-Panzer-Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler” / XXXXVIII.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #380 on 30 January 1944 as SS-Untersturmführer der Reserve and Zugführer in 13.Kompanie (schwere) / SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 / 1.SS-Panzer-Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler” / XXXXVIII.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #71 on 22 June 1944 as SS-Obersturmführer der Reserve and Führer 2.Kompanie / schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 / I.SS-Panzerkorps “Leibstandarte” / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank: SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve

72. Eduard Wohlrat Christian Dietl (21 July 1890 – 23 June 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 9 May 1940 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 3.Gebirgs-Division / XXI.Armeekorps
Eichenlaub #1 on 19 July 1940 as Generalleutnant and Kommandierender General Gebirgskorps Norwegen / Armeegruppe XXI
Schwerter #72 on 1 July 1944 (posthumous) as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber 20.Gebirgsarmee
Last rank: Generaloberst

73. Josef "Pips" Priller (27 June 1915 – 20 May 1961)
Ritterkreuz on 19 October 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 6.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51) / Jagdfliegerführer 2 (Jafü 2) / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #28 on 20 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" / Jagdfliegerführer 2 (Jafü 2) / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #73 on 2 July 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" / Jagdfliegerführer West / Luftflotte 3
Last rank: Oberst

74. Friedrich Lang (12 January 1915 – 29 December 2003)
Ritterkreuz on 23 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann" / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #148 on 21 November 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) "Immelmann" / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #74 on 2 July 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Schlachtgeschwader 1 (SG 1) / 4.Flieger-Division / Luftflotte 6
Last rank: Major

75. Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993)
Ritterkreuz on 29 October 1943 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #420 on 2 March 1944 as Leutnant and Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #75 on 2 July 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Brillanten #18 on 25 August 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Major

76. Smilo Walther Hinko Oskar Constantin Wilhelm Freiherr von Lüttwitz (23 December 1895 – 19 May 1975)
Ritterkreuz on 14 January 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 12 / 4.Panzer-Division / LIII.Armeekorps / 2.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #426 on 16 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 26.Panzer-Division / LXXVI.Panzerkorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Schwerter #76 on 4 July 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 26.Panzer-Division / 1.Fallschirmkorps / 14.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Last rank: General der Panzertruppe

77. Hans Dorr (7 April 1912 – 17 April 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 27 November 1942 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and Chef 4.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania" / SS-Division "Wiking" / LVII.Armeekorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #327 on 13 November 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania" / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking" / XXXX.Armeekorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #77 on 9 July 1944 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" / 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" / LVI.Armeekorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank: SS-Obersturmbannführer

78. Anton "Toni" Hackl (25 March 1915 – 10 July 1984)
Ritterkreuz on 25 May 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 5.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Lutflotte 4
Eichenlaub #109 on 9 August 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän 5.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #78 on 9 July 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 11 (JG 11) / Jagdabschnittführer 6 / Luftflotte 6
Last rank: Major

79. Rainer Joseph Karl August Stahel (15 January 1892 – 30 November 1955)
Ritterkreuz on 18 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 34 / 12.Flak-Division / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #169 on 4 January 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Luftwaffe-Kampfgruppe "Stahel" / LI.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Don
Schwerter #79 on 18 July 1944 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur Fester Platz Wilna / 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank: Generalleutnant

80. Theodor Tolsdorff (3 November 1909 - 25 May 1978)
Ritterkreuz on 4 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and Chef 14.Kompanie / III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 22 / 1.Infanterie-Division / I.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #302 on 15 September 1943 as Major and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Füsilier-Regiment 22 / 1.Infanterie-Division / XXVI.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #80 on 18 July 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 1067 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Brillanten #25 on 18 March 1945 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 340.Volksgrenadier-Division / LXXXI.Armeekorps / 5.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank: Generalleutnant

81. Fritz Hermann Michael Bayerlein (14 January 1899 – 30 January 1970)
Ritterkreuz on 26 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab and Chef des Generalstabes Deutsches Afrikakorps / Panzergruppe Afrika
Eichenlaub #258 on 6 July 1943 as Generalmajor and Deutscher Chef des Stabes 1.italienischen Armee / Heeresgruppe Afrika
Schwerter #81 on 20 July 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur Panzerlehr-Division / LXXXIV.Armeekorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank: Generalleutnant

82. Johannes Steinhoff (15 September 1913 – 21 February 1994)
Ritterkreuz on 30 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 4.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #115 on 2 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #82 on 28 July 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Last rank: Oberst

83. Hans Otto Georg Hermann Fegelein (30 October 1906 – 28 April 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 2 March 1942 as SS-Standartenführer der Reserve and Kommandeur SS-Kavallerie-Brigade / XXIII.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #157 on 22 December 1942 as SS-Oberführer and Kommandeur Kampfgruppe "Fegelein" / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #83 on 30 July 1944 as SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 8.SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer" / XXXXII.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank: SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS



84. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (16 February 1922 – 15 July 1950)
Ritterkreuz on 31 December 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelführer 12.Staffel / IV.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) / 3.Jagd-Division / I.Jagdkorps / Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte
Eichenlaub #507 on 24 June 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur IV.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) / 3.Jagd-Division / I.Jagdkorps / Luftflotte Reich
Schwerter #84 on 30 July 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur IV.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) / 3.Jagd-Division / I.Jagdkorps / Luftflotte Reich
Brillanten #21 on 16 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur IV.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1) / 3.Jagd-Division / I.Jagdkorps / Luftflotte Reich
Last rank: Major

85. Friedrich "Fritz" Max Karl von Scholz Edler von Rarancze (9 December 1896 – 28 July 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 18 January 1942 as SS-Oberführer and Kommandeur SS-Regiment "Nordland" / SS-Regiment "Wiking" / XIV.Armeekorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #423 on 12 March 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 11.SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland" / LIV.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #85 on 8 August 1944 (posthumous) as SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 11.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland" / III.SS-Panzerkorps / Armeeabteilung Narwa / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank: SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS

86. Felix Martin Julius Steiner (23 May 1896 – 12 May 1966)
Ritterkreuz on 15 August 1940 as SS-Oberführer and Kommandeur SS-Standarte "Deutschland" / SS-Verfügungstruppe-Division / XXVI.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #159 on 23 December 1942 as SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking" / III.Armeekorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #86 on 10 August 1944 as SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS and Kommandierender General III.SS-Panzerkorps / Armee-Abteilung Narwa / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank: SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS

87. Walter Gustav Fries (22 April 1894 – 6 August 1982)
Ritterkreuz on 14 December 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorisiert) / 36.Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) / XXXXI.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 4 / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #378 on 29 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 29.Panzergrenadier-Division / XIV.Armeekorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Schwerter #87 on 11 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 29.Panzergrenadier-Division / XIV.Armeekorps / 14.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Last rank: General der Panzertruppe

88. Kurt Bühligen (13 December 1917 – 11 August 1985)
Ritterkreuz on 4 September 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer in II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / Jagdfliegerführer 3 / Luftflotte 3
Eichenlaub #413 on 2 March 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / II.Jagdkorps / Luftflotte 3
Schwerter #88 on 14 August 1944 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / II.Jagdkorps / Luftflotte 3
Last rank: Oberstleutnant

89. Dr.rer.pol. Dr.-Ing. Johannes"Hans" Theodor Mayer (6 September 1893 – 7 August 1963)
Ritterkreuz on 13 September 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 501 / 290. Infanterie-Division / LVI.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 4 / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #453 on 13 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 329. Infanterie-Division / VIII.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #89 on 23 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 329. Infanterie-Division / X.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank: General der Infanterie

90. Georg Carl Paul Hausser (7 October 1880 – 21 December 1972)
Ritterkreuz on 8 August 1941 as SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Division "Reich" (motorisiert) / XXXXVI.Armeekorps / 2.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #261 on 28 July 1943 as SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS and Kommandierender General II.SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #90 on 26 August 1944 as SS-Oberstgruppenführer und Generaloberst der Waffen-SS and Oberbefehlshaber 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank: SS-Oberstgruppenführer und Generaloberst der Waffen-SS

91. Kurt Adolph Wilhelm Meyer (23 December 1910 – 23 December 1961)
Ritterkreuz on 18 May 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung / Infanterie-Regiment "Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler" (motorisiert) / XXXX.Armeekorps / 12.Armee
Eichenlaub #195 on 23 February 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1 / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" / SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #91 on 27 August 1944 as SS-Standartenführer and Kommandeur 12.SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend" / LXXXVI.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe West / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank: SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

92. Robert Ritter von Greim (22 June 1892 – 24 May 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 24 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and Kommandierender General V.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 3
Eichenlaub #216 on 2 April 1943 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Luftflottenkommando Ost (Luftflotte 6)
Schwerter #92 on 28 August 1944 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Luftflotte 6
Last rank: Generalfeldmarschall



93. Johann Ferdinand Schörner (12 June 1892 – 2 July 1973)
Ritterkreuz on 20 April 1941 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 6.Gebirgs-Division / XVIII.Armeekorps / 12.Armee
Eichenlaub #398 on 17 February 1944 as General der Gebirgstruppe and Kommandierender General XXXX.Panzerkorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #93 on 28 August 1944 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord
Brillanten #23 on 1 January 1945 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank: Generalfeldmarschall

94. Theodor "Teddi" Peter Johann Wisch (13 December 1907 – 11 January 1995)
Ritterkreuz on 15 September 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur II.Bataillon / Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler / Panzergruppe 1 / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #393 on 12 February 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" / XXXXVIII.Armeekorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #94 on 30 August 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" / I.SS-Panzerkorps / Panzergruppe West / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank : SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

95. Otto Baum (15 November 1911 – 18 June 1998)
Ritterkreuz on 15 September 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur II.Bataillon / Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler / Panzergruppe 1 / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #393 on 12 February 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" / XXXXVIII.Armeekorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #95 on 30 August 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" / I.SS-Panzerkorps / Panzergruppe West / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank : SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

96. Hans Kroh (13 May 1907 – 18 July 1967)
Ritterkreuz on 21 August 1941 as Major and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 / 7.Flieger-Division / XI.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #443 on 6 April 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 / 2.Fallschirmjäger-Division / LII.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #96 on 12 September 1944 as Oberst and Führer 2.Fallschirmjäger-Division / XVII.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Südukraine
Last rank : Generalmajor

97. Wilhelm Wegener (29 April 1895 – 24 September 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 27 October 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 94 / 32.Infanterie-Division / II.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #66 on 19 January 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 94 / 32.Infanterie-Division / II.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #97 on 17 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General L. Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank : General der Infanterie

98. Theodor Nordmann (18 December 1918 – 19 January 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 17 September 1941 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (StG 1) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #214 on 17 March 1943 as Oberleutnant and Gruppenführer III.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (StG 1) / 1.Flieger-Division / Luftflotte 1
Schwerter #98 on 17 September 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Schlachtgeschwader 3 (SG 3) / 4.Flieger-Division / Luftflotte 1
Last rank : Major



99. Hermann-Bernhard Gerhard Ramcke (24 January 1889 – 4 July 1968)
Ritterkreuz on 21 August 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 / XI.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #145 on 13 November 1942 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Brigade "Ramcke" / Italian X Army Corps / Panzerarmee "Afrika"
Schwerter #99 on 19 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandant Festung Brest / Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Brillanten #20 on 19 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandant Festung Brest / Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Last rank: General der Fallschirmtruppe

100. Heinrich Otto Ernst von Knobelsdorff (31 March 1886 – 21 October 1966)
Ritterkreuz on 17 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 19.Panzer-Division / LVII.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 3 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #322 on 12 November 1943 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XXXXVIII.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #100 on 21 September 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XXXX.Panzerkorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank : General der Panzertruppe

101. Dr.med.dent. Emil Karl Hans Mauss (17 May 1898 – 9 February 1959)
Ritterkreuz on 26 November 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur II.Bataillon / Schützen-Regiment 69 / 10.Panzer-Division / XXXXVI.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 2 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #335 on 24 November 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 / 4.Panzer-Division / LVI.Panzerkorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #101 on 23 October 1944 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 7.Panzer-Division / XXVIII.Armeekorps / 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Brillanten #26 on 15 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 7.Panzer-Division / VII.Armeekorps / 3.Armee / Heeresgruppe Weichsel
Last rank: Generalleutnant

102. Werner Ziegler (30 April 1916 – 15 April 2001)
Ritterkreuz on 31 December 1941 as Leutnant and Führer 2.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 186 / 73.Infanterie-Division / LIV.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #121 on 8 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and Führer 2.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 186 / 73.Infanterie-Division / V.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #102 on 23 October 1944 as Major and Führer Grenadier-Regiment 186 / 73.Infanterie-Division / V.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Südukraine
Last rank : Oberstleutnant

103. Fritz Fessmann (25 December 1913 - 11 October 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 27 October 1941 as Leutnant der Reserve and Zugführer in 1.Kompanie / Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7 / 4.Panzer-Division / XXIV.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 2 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #170 on 4 January 1943 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Chef 1.Kompanie / Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 / 14.Panzer-Division / LI.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Schwerter #103 on 23 October 1944 (posthumous) as Hauptmann der Reserve and Kommandeur Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 / 5.Panzer-Division / XXXX.Panzerkorps / 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Major (posthumous)

104. Hermann Recknagel (18 July 1892 – 23 January 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 54 / 18.Infanterie-Division / X.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #319 on 6 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 111.Infanterie-Division / XXIX.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #104 on 23 October 1944 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General XXXXII.Armeekorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
Last rank : General der Infanterie

105. Konstanz Johann Georg Maximilian Axel Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim (6 July 1897 – 26 April 1994)
Ritterkreuz on 30 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Radfahr-Abteilung 1 / 1.Kavallerie-Division / XII.Armeekorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #162 on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 / 24.Panzer-Division / XXIV.Panzerkorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Schwerter #105 on 23 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 24.Panzer-Division / LIX.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
Last rank : General der Panzertruppe

106. Hans Gottfried Alfons Källner (9 October 1898 – 18 April 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 3 May 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 73 / 19.Panzer-Division / XXXX.Panzerkorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #392 on 14 February 1944 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 19.Panzer-Division / XXXXVIII.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #106 on 23 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 19.Panzer-Division / IV.SS-Panzerkorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Generalleutnant

107. Karl Julius Reingard Werner Mummert (31 March 1897 – 28 January 1950)
Ritterkreuz on 17 August 1942 as Major der Reserve and Kommandeur Aufklärungs-Abteilung 256 / 256.Infanterie-Division / VI.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #429 on 20 March 1944 as Oberstleutnant der Reserve and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103 / 14.Panzer-Division / XXXXVII.Panzerkorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #107 on 23 October 1944 as Oberst der Reserve and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103 / 14.Panzer-Division / X.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank : Generalmajor der Reserve

108. Josef Wurmheller (4 May 1917 – 22 June 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 4 September 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer in 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / Jagdfliegerführer 3 (Jafü 3) / Luftflotte 3
Eichenlaub #146 on 13 November 1942 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / Jagdfliegerführer 3 (Jafü 3) / Luftflotte 3
Schwerter #108 on 24 October 1944 (posthumous) as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / 5.Jagd-Division / II.Jagdkorps / Luftflotte 3
Last rank : Major (posthumous)

109. Dr.rer.pol. Hermann Hyronimus Theodor Hohn (11 October 1897 – 13 November 1968)
Ritterkreuz on 28 November 1943 as Oberst and stellvertretender Führer 72.Infanterie-Division / III.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #410 on 1 March 1944 as Oberst and Führer 72.Infanterie-Division / XI.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #109 on 31 October 1944 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 72.Infanterie Division / XXXXII.Armeekorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
Last rank : Generalleutnant

110. Erich Günter Hans von Obstfelder (6 September 1886 – 20 December 1976)
Ritterkreuz on 27 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General XXIX.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #251 on 7 June 1943 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General XXIX.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #110 on 9 November 1944 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General LXXXVI.Armeekorps / Oberbefehlshaber West
Last rank : General der Infanterie

111. Ernst-Günther Baade (20 August 1897 – 8 May 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 27 June 1942 as Oberst und Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 115 / 15.Panzer-Division / Deutsches Afrikakorps / Panzerarmee Afrika
Eichenlaub #402 on 22 February 1944 as Oberst and Führer 90.Panzergrenadier-Division / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Schwerter #111 on 16 November 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 90.Panzergrenadier-Division / LXXVI.Armeekorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Last rank : Generalleutnant

112. Karl-Lothar Schulz (30 April 1907 – 26 September 1972)
Ritterkreuz on 24 May 1940 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 / 7.Flieger-Division / Luftlandekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #459 on 20 April 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 / 1.Fallschirmjäger-Division / XIV.Armeekorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Schwerter #112 on 18 November 1944 as Oberst and Führer 1.Fallschirmjäger-Division / LXXVI.Panzerkorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Last rank : Generalmajor

113. Otto Eduard Kittel (21 February 1917 – 14 or 16 February 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 29 October 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer in 2.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Eichenlaub #449 on 11 April 1944 as Leutnant and Staffelführer 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Schwerter #113 on 25 November 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 2.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Last rank : Oberleutnant

114. Georg Dietrich Albert Alexander Freiherr von Boeselager (25 August 1915 – 27 August 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 18 January 1941 as Oberleutnant and Chef 1.Schwadron / Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 / 6.Infanterie-Division / XXXVIII.Armeekorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Eichenlaub #53 on 31 December 1941 as Rittmeister and Chef 1.Schwadron / Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 / 6.Infanterie-Division / XXXXI.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 3 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #114 on  28 November 1944 (posthumous) as Oberstleutnant and Führer 3.Kavallerie-Brigade / Kavalleriekorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Oberst (posthumous)

115. Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling (2 November 1891 – 17 November 1955)
Ritterkreuz on 15 January 1943 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 86.Infanterie-Division / XXXXI.Panzerkorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #408 on 22 February 1944 as General der Artillerie and Kommandierender General XXXXI.Panzerkorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #115 on 28 November 1944 as General der Artillerie and Kommandierender General XXXXI.Panzerkorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : General der Artillerie

116. Artur Heinrich "Heinz" Harmel (29 June 1906 – 2 September 2000)
Ritterkreuz on 31 March 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment "Deutschland" / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich" / SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #296 on 7 September 1943 as SS-Standartenführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment "Deutschland" / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich" / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #116 on 15 December 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 10.SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg" / II.SS-Panzerkorps / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank : SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

117. Traugott Johannes Gustav Otto Herr (16 September 1890 – 13 April 1976)
Ritterkreuz on 2 October 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur 13.Schützen-Brigade / 13.Panzer-Division / III.Armeekorps (motorisiert) / Panzergruppe 1 / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #110 on 9 August 1942 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 13.Panzer-Division / LVII.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #117 on 18 December 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General LXXVI. Panzerkorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Last rank : General der Panzertruppe

118. Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt (15 November 1897 – 15 January 1973)
Ritterkreuz on 4 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 421 / 125.Infanterie-Division / XI.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #306 on 28 September 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 421 / 125.Infanterie-Division / XXXXIX.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Schwerter #118 on 24 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 98. Infanterie-Division / LI.Armeekorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Last rank : Generalleutnant

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1945

119. Joachim Sigismund Albrecht Klaus Arved Detlev Peiper (30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976)
Ritterkreuz on 9 March 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur III.Bataillon (gepanzerte) / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler” / SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #377 on 27 January 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 / 1.SS-Panzer-Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler” / XXXXVIII.Armeekorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #119 on 11 January 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 / 1.SS-Panzer-Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler” / I.SS-Panzerkorps / 6.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank : SS-Standartenführer

120. Walter Krüger (27 February 1890 – 22 May 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 13 December 1941 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Polizei-Division / L.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #286 on 31 August 1943 as SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich" / II.SS-Panzerkorps 
Schwerter #120 on 11 January 1945 as SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS and Kommandierender General VI.SS-Freiwilligen-Armeekorps
Last rank : SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS

121. Wolfgang Hans Kretzschmar (2 July 1907 – 27 December 1944)
Ritterkreuz on 15 May 1943 as Major and Kommandeur Grenadier-Bataillon 540 z.b.V / XXVI.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #600 on 30 September 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Jäger-Regiment 24 (L) / 12.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division / XXVIII.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #121 on 12 January 1945 (posthumous) as Oberst and Kommandeur Jäger-Regiment 24 (L) / 12.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division / L.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank : Oberst

122. Dr.jur. Lothar Franz Maria Rendulic (23 October 1887 – 17 January 1971)
Ritterkreuz on 6 March 1942 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 52. Infanterie-Division / XIII.Armeekorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #271 on 15 August 1943 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General XXXV.Armeekorps / 2.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #122 on 18 January 1945 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber 20. Gebirgsarmee
Last rank : Generaloberst

123. Paul Moritz Maximilian Wengler (14 January 1890 – 25 April 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 6 October 1942 as Oberstleutnant der Reserve and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 366 / 227.Infanterie-Division / XXVI.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #404 on 22 February 1944 as Oberst der Reserve and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 366 / 227.Infanterie-Division / Gruppe Sponheimer / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #123 on 21 January 1945 as Generalmajor der Reserve and Kommandeur 227.Infanterie-Division / XVI.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Last rank : Generalmajor der Reserve

124. Walther Kurt Josef Nehring (15 August 1892 – 20 April 1983)
Ritterkreuz on 24 July 1941 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 18.Panzer-Division / XXXXVII.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 2 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #383 on 8 February 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XXIV.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #124 on 22 January 1945 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XXIV.Panzerkorps / Heeresgruppe A
Last rank : General der Panzertruppe

125. Hermann Hogeback (25 August 1914 – 15 February 2004)
Ritterkreuz on 8 September 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel (Kampf) / III.Gruppe / Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1) / Fliegerführer Afrika
Eichenlaub #192 on 19 February 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1) / X.Fliegerkorps / Luftwaffenkommando Südost
Schwerter #125 on 26 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore Kampfgeschwader 6 (KG 6) / IX.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 10
Last rank : Oberstleutnant

126. Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016)
Ritterkreuz on 1 May 1941 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in 6.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" / Jagdfliegerführer 3 / Luftflotte 3
Eichenlaub #447 on 11 April 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) "Grünherz" / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 1
Schwerter #126 on 26 January 1945 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) "Grünherz" / Luftwaffenkommando Kurland
Last rank : Major

127. Woldemar Friedrich Kirchner (26 March 1885 – 6 April 1960)
Ritterkreuz on 20 May 1940 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 1.Panzer-Division / XIX.Armeekorps (Gruppe Guderian) / 12.Armee / Heeresgruppe A 
Eichenlaub #391 on 12 February 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General LVII.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #127 on 26 January 1945 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General LVII.Panzerkorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank : General der Panzertruppe

128. Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller (29 August 1897 – 20 May 1947)
Ritterkreuz on 22 September 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 105 / 72.Infanterie-Division / LIV.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #86 on 8 April 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 105 / 72.Infanterie-Division / XXX.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #128 on 27 January 1945 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General LXVIII.Armeekorps / 2.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe F
Last rank : General der Infanterie

129. Helmut Dörner (26 June 1909 – 11 February 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 15 May 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur II.Bataillon / SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2 / SS-Polizei-Division / I.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #650 on 16 November 1944 as SS-Standartenführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8 / 4.SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division / LVII.Armeekorps / 3.Ungarische Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #129 on 1 February 1945 as SS-Oberführer and Führer a Kampfgruppe in 4.SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division / IX.Waffen-Gebirgs-Armeekorps der SS / IV.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Last rank : SS-Oberführer

130. Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert (2 February 1919 – 5 September 2007)
Ritterkreuz on 1 July 1942 as Unteroffizier and Flugzeugführer in 4.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #131 on 7 October 1942 as Feldwebel and Flugzeugführer in 4.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) / VIII.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #130 on 1 February 1945 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 12.Staffel / IV.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) / Luftflotte Reich
Last rank : Hauptmann

131. Friedrich Erich Walther (5 August 1903 – 26 December 1948)
Ritterkreuz on 24 May 1940 as Major and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 / 7.Flieger-Division / X.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 5
Eichenlaub #411 on 2 March 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 / 1.Fallschirmjäger-Division / XIV.Armeekorps / 10.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Schwerter #131 on 1 February 1945 as Oberst and Führer Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring" / Fallschirm-Panzerkorps "Hermann Göring" / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Generalmajor

132. Maximilian Heinrich "Max" Sachsenheimer (5 December 1909 – 2 June 1973)
Ritterkreuz on 5 April 1942 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur II.Bataillon / Jäger-Regiment 75 / 5.leichte Infanterie-Division / X.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #472 on 14 May 1944 as Major and Führer Jäger-Regiment 75 / 5.Jäger-Division / LVI.Panzerkorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte 
Schwerter #132 on 6 February 1945 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 17.Infanterie-Division / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Last rank : Generalmajor

133. Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953)
Ritterkreuz on 30 September 1939 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #519 on 1 July 1944 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber West
Schwerter #133 on 18 February 1945 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber West
Last rank : Generalfeldmarschall

134. Dietrich Ernst-August von Müller (16 September 1891 – 3 January 1961)
Ritterkreuz on 3 May 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 5 / 12.Panzer-Division / XXVIII.Armeekorps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #272 on 16 August 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 / 12.Panzer-Division / 2.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #134 on 20 February 1945 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 16.Panzer-Division / XXIV.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Generalleutnant

135. Karl Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Schulz (15 October 1897 – 30 November 1976)
Ritterkreuz on 29 March 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab and Chef des Generalstabes XXXXIII.Armeekorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #428 on 20 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandierender General (mit der Führung beauftragt) III.Panzerkorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #135 on 26 February 1945 as General der Infanterie and Oberbefehlshaber 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : General der Infanterie

136. Feodor August Gotthard Heinrici (25 December 1886 – 10 December 1971)
Ritterkreuz on 18 September 1941 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General XLIII.Armeekorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #333 on 24 November 1943 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #136 on 3 March 1945 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Generaloberst

137. Heinz-Georg Lemm (1 June 1919 – 17 November 1994)
Ritterkreuz on 14 April 1943 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Füsilier-Regiment 27 / 12.Infanterie-Division / II.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #525 on 11 July 1944 as Major and Kommandeur Füsilier‑Regiment 27 / 12.Infanterie-Division / XXXIX.Panzerkorps / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #137 on 15 March 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Füsilier-Regiment 27 / 12.Volksgrenadier-Division / LVII.Armeekorps / 15.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank : Oberst

138. Manfred Otto Kumm (1 October 1909 – 23 March 2004)
Ritterkreuz on 16 February 1942 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Regiment (motorisiert) “Der Führer” / SS-Division (motorisiert) “Reich” / VI.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #221 on 6 April 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer" / SS-Panergrenadier-Division "Das Reich" / SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd 
Schwerter #138 on 17 March 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 7.SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen" / XXXIV.Armeekorps / Heeresgruppe E 
Last rank : SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

139. Walter Hartmann (23 July 1891 – 11 March 1977)
Ritterkreuz on 10 August 1941 as Oberst and Artillerie-Kommandeur 140 (Arko 140) / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #340 on 30 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 87.Infanterie-Division / VI.Armeekorps / 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #139 on 18 March 1945 as General der Artillerie and Kommandierender General VIII.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : General der Artillerie

140. Georg Heinz Bochmann (18 September 1913 – 8 June 1973)
Ritterkreuz on 3 May 1942 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf" / SS-Totenkopf-Division / II.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #246 on 17 May 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur II.Abteilung / SS-Kradschützen-Regiment “Thule” / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf" / SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #140 on 26 March 1945 as SS-Standartenführer and Führer 18.SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Horst Wessel" / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : SS-Oberführer

141. Arthur Jüttner (18 August 1908 - 1 December 2003)
Ritterkreuz on 14 December 1941 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 38 / 8.Infanterie-Division / VIII.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #622 on 18 October 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 532 / 383.Infanterie-Division / XXXV.Armeekorps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #141 on 5 April 1945 as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 164 / 62.Volksgrenadier-Division / LXVI.Armeekorps / 5.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe B
Last rank : Oberst

142. Hermann Leopold August von Oppeln-Bronikowski (2 January 1899 – 19 September 1966)
Ritterkreuz on 1 January 1943 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 204 / 22.Panzer-Division / XXXXVIII.Panzerkorps / Armeegruppe Hollidt / Heeresgruppe Don
Eichenlaub #536 on 28 July 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 22 / 21.Panzer-Division / I.SS-Panzerkorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Schwerter #142 on 17 April 1945 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 20.Panzer-Division / XVII.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Generalmajor

143. Hellmuth Oskar Walter Mäder (5 July 1908 – 12 May 1984)
Ritterkreuz on 3 April 1942 as Major and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 522 / 297.Infanterie-Division / LI.Armeekorps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #560 on 27 August 1944 as Oberst and Infanterie-Lehrbrigade der Heeresgruppen-Waffenschule Nord und Kampfkommandant Stadt Schaulen / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #143 on 18 April 1945 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur Führer-Grenadier-Division / XXXIX.Armeekorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Last rank : Generalmajor

144. Werner Schröer (12 February 1918 – 10 February 1985)
Ritterkreuz on 20 October 1942 as Leutnant and Staffelkapitän 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Eichenlaub #268 on 2 August 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) / II.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 2
Schwerter #144 on 19 April 1945 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) "Udet" / Luftflotte Reich
Last rank : Major

145. Wilhelm Batz (21 May 1916 – 11 September 1988)
Ritterkreuz on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 5.Staffel / II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #526 on 20 July 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / I.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Schwerter #145 on 21 April 1945 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) / Luftflotte 4
Last rank : Major

146. Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz (10 July 1883 – 5 February 1948)
Ritterkreuz on 30 September 1939 as General der Infanterie and Oberbefehlshaber 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #640 on 29 October 1944 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe G
Schwerter #146 on 25 April 1945 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Niederlande
Last rank : Generaloberst

147. Hermann Heinrich Johann Niehoff (3 April 1897 – 5 November 1980)
Ritterkreuz on 15 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 371.Infanterie-Division / XXIV.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
Eichenlaub #764 on 5 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 371.Infanterie-Division / XI.Armeekorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #147 on 26 April 1945 as General der Infanterie and Kommandant Festung Breslau / Heeresgruppe Mitte (unconfirmed)
Last rank : General der Infanterie

148. Hermann-Heinrich Behrend (25 August 1898 – 19 June 1987)
Ritterkreuz on 15 July 1941 as Major and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 489 / 269.Infanterie-Division / XXXXI.Armeekorps / Panzergruppe 4 / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #421 on 6 March 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 154 / 58.Infanterie-Division / I.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #148 on 26 April 1945 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 490.Infanterie-Division / LXXXVI.Armeekorps / 1.Fallschirmarmee / Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest
Last rank : Generalmajor

149. Karl Gustav Adolf Decker (30 November 1897 – 21 April 1945)
Ritterkreuz on 13 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur I.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 3 / 2.Panzer-Division / XVIII.Armeekorps / 12.Armee
Eichenlaub #466 on 4 May 1944 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 5.Panzer-Division / LVI.Panzerkorps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Schwerter #149 on 26 April 1945 (posthumous) as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XXXIX.Panzerkorps / 12.Armee / Heeresgruppe Weichsel (unconfirmed)
Last rank : General der Panzertruppe

150. Otto Weidinger (27 May 1914 – 10 January 1990)
Ritterkreuz on 21 April 1944 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 / 2.SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich" / XXIV.Armeekorps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #688 on 26 December 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" / 2.SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich” / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Schwerter #150 on 6 May 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" / 2.SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich” / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 6.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Ostmark (unconfirmed)
Last rank : SS-Obersturmbannführer

151. Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny (5 September 1912 – 25 August 1985)
Ritterkreuz on 30 July 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur III.Bataillon / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 “Deutschland” / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Das Reich” / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #687 on 26 December 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 “Deutschland” / 2.SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich” / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B 
Schwerter #151 on 6 May 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 “Deutschland” / 2.SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich” / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 6.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Ostmark (unconfirmed)
Last rank : SS-Standartenführer

152. Sylvester Stadler (30 December 1910 – 23 August 1995)
Ritterkreuz on 6 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur II.Bataillon / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Der Führer” / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Das Reich” / SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #303 on 16 September 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Der Führer“ / 2.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Das Reich"  / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #152 on 6 May 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and Kommandeur 9.SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen“ / II.SS-Panzerkorps / 6.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe B (unconfirmed)
Last rank : SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

153. Wilhelm Bittrich (26 February 1894 – 19 April 1979)
Ritterkreuz on 14 December 1941 as SS-Oberführer and Kommandeur SS-Infanterie-Regiment “Deutschland” / SS-Division “Reich” / XXXX.Panzerkorps / Panzergruppe 4 / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #563 on 28 August 1944 as SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS and Kommandierender General II.SS-Panzerkorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Schwerter #153 on 6 May 1945 as SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS and Kommandierender General II.SS-Panzerkorps / 6.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe B (unconfirmed)
Last rank : SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS

154. Fritz-Hubert Gräser (3 January 1888 – 4 November 1960)
Ritterkreuz on 19 July 1940 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 29 / 3.Infanterie-Division / III.Armeekorps / 12.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
Eichenlaub #517 on 26 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 3.Panzergrenadier-Division / LXXVI.Armeekorps / 14.Armee / Heeresgruppe C
Schwerter #154 on 8 May 1945 as General der Panzertruppe and Oberbefehlshaber 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte (unconfirmed)
Last rank : General der Panzertruppe

155. Eugen Albert Max Meindl (16 July 1892 – 24 January 1951)
Ritterkreuz on 14 June 1941 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment / XI.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 4
Eichenlaub #564 on 31 August 1944 as General der Fallschirmtruppe and Kommandierender General II.Fallschirmkorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Schwerter #155 on 8 May 1945 as General der Fallschirmtruppe and Kommandierender General II.Fallschirmkorps / 1.Fallschirmarmee / Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest (unconfirmed)
Last rank : General der Fallschirmtruppe

156. Karl Alfred Thieme (28 May 1914 – 6 June 2004)
Ritterkreuz on 30 October 1943 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110 / 11.Panzer-Division / XXXXVIII.Panzerkorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #627 on 23 October 1944 as Major and Führer Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 / 11.Panzer-Division / LXXXV.Armeekorps / 19.Armee / Heeresgruppe G
Schwerter #156 on 9 May 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 / 11.Panzer-Division / LXXXV.Armeekorps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe G (unconfirmed)
Last rank : Oberstleutnant

157. Heinrich Diepold Georg Freiherr von Lüttwitz (6 December 1896 – 9 October 1969)
Ritterkreuz on 27 May 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 59 / 20.Panzer-Division / XX.Armeekorps / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Eichenlaub #571 on 3 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and Kommandeur 2.Panzer-Division / XXXXVII. Panzerkorps / Panzergruppe West / Heeresgruppe B
Schwerter #157 on 9 May 1945 as General der Panzertruppe and Kommandierender General XXXXVII.Panzerkorps / 5.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe B (unconfirmed)
Last rank : General der Panzertruppe

158. Otto Maximilian Hitzfeld (7 May 1898 – 6 December 1990)
Ritterkreuz on 30 October 1941 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 213 / 73.Infanterie-Division / XXXXII.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Eichenlaub #65 on 17 January 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 213 / 73.Infanterie-Division / XI.Armeekorps / 1.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Süd
Schwerter #158 on 9 May 1945 as General der Infanterie and Kommandierender General LXVII.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe D (unconfirmed)
Last rank : General der Infanterie

159. Josef Benedikt Bremm (3 May 1914 – 21 October 1998)
Ritterkreuz on 18 February 1942 as Leutnant der Reserve and Chef 5.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 426 / 126.Infanterie-Division / XXXVIII.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Eichenlaub #165 on 23 December 1942 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Chef 5.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 426 / 126.Infanterie-Division / II.Armeekorps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
Schwerter #159 on 9 May 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 990 / 326.Volksgrenadier-Division / LXVII.Armeekorps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe West (unconfirmed)
Last rank : Oberstleutnant

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https://www.ww2.dk/lwoffz.html
https://forum.axishistory.com/
https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=units
https://grokipedia.com/
https://www.tracesofwar.com/awards/570/Ritterkreuz-mit-Eichenlaub-und-Schwertern.htm
https://www.walter-frentz-collection.de/fotoarchiv/personenarchiv-a-z/personen-n-r/
https://web.archive.org/web/20091027052912fw_/http://geocities.com/orion47.geo/index2.html