List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ba–Bm)

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry.^[1] A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.^{[Note 1]} This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.^[3]

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author and historian Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.^[4] Scherzer wrote his book in cooperation with the German Federal Archives. The book was chosen by Prof. Dr. Franz W. Seidler for the library of the Bundeswehr University Munich and Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and is considered an accepted reference there.^[5][6] For many years Fellgiebel's book was considered the main reference work on this topic, and it has now been superseded by Scherzer's work.

Listed here are the 368 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm".^[7] Author and historian Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 13 of these listings.^[8] This is the first of two lists of all 725 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "B". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz" is listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz).^[9] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.^[10] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.^[11] In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.^[12] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.^[13]

Recipients

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ba–Bm)

Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer	232	9
Kriegsmarine	15	0
Luftwaffe	100	9
Waffen-SS	21	1

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and for the Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.^[14] Of the 368 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm", 31 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, 12 the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 19 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 232 of the medals; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 100 to the Luftwaffe, and 21 to the Waffen-SS.^[7] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.^[15]

  This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
  This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit[Note 2]	Date of award	Notes	Image
Baacke, KarlKarl Baacke+	Heer	Hauptmann[16]	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124[16]	30 June 1941[16]	Awarded 352nd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943[16]	—
Baade, Ernst-GüntherErnst-Günther Baade+	Heer	Oberst[16]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 115[16]	27 June 1942[16]	Awarded 402nd Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 111th Swords 16 November 1944[16]
Baader, HeinzHeinz Baader	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[16]	In the Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5[16]	26 April 1945[16]	—	—
Baagoe, SophusSophus Baagoe	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[17]	Pilot in the 5./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[17][18]	14 June 1941*[17]	Killed in action 14 May 1941[17]	—
Baake, WernerWerner Baake	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[17]	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1'[17][Note 3]	27 July 1944[17]	—	—
Baasch, JohannesJohannes Baasch	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[17]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 410[17][18]	3 May 1942[17]	—	—
Baasner, HansHans Baasner	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[17]	Pilot and observer in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121[19][Note 4]	11 March 1943[19][Note 4]	—	—
Bach, WilhelmWilhelm Bach	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[17]	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 104[17][18]	9 July 1941[17]	—	—
Bach-Zelewski, Erich von demErich von dem Bach-Zelewski	Waffen-SS	SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police[17]	Commanding general of the Korpsgruppe "von dem Bach" in Warsaw[17]	30 September 1944[17]	—
Bachem, ErichErich Bachem	Heer	Leutnant[17]	artillery observer in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 262[17]	6 January 1942[17]	—	—
Bacherer, RudolfRudolf Bacherer+	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[17]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 234[17]	30 October 1943[17]	Awarded 550th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944[17]	—
Bachmaier, [Dr.] Friedrich[Dr.] Friedrich Bachmaier[Note 5]	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[17]	Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[17]	9 January 1945[17]	—	—
Bachmaier, LudwigLudwig Bachmaier	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[17]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 179[17]	26 December 1941[17]	—	—
Bachmann, ChristianChristian Bachmann	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[17]	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Thule"[17]	28 February 1945[17]	—	—
Bachmann, ErwinErwin Bachmann	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[19][Note 6]	Adjutant of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[19][17]	10 February 1945[17]	—	—
Bachmann, FritzFritz Bachmann	Heer	Obergefreiter[20]	In the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7[19][20]	5 April 1945[20]	—	—
Bachmeier, JosefJosef Bachmeier	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[20]	Leader of the II./Freiwilligen-SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"[19][Note 7]	23 August 1944[20]	—	—
Bachnick, HerbertHerbert Bachnick	Luftwaffe	Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[20]	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[20][21]	27 July 1944[20]	—	—
Bachor, WillyWilly Bachor?[Note 8]	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[19]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24[19]	11 May 1945[19]	—	—
Back, Hans-UlrichHans-Ulrich Back	Heer	Oberstleutnant[20]	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 2[20][21]	5 August 1940[20]	—	—
Backhauss, FritzFritz Backhauss	Heer	Hauptmann[20]	Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[20][21]	8 February 1944[20]	—	—
Bade, KurtKurt Bade	Heer	Unteroffizier[20]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Auklärungs-Abteilung 23[20][21]	26 August 1943[20]	—	—
Bader, EdwinEdwin Bader	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[20]	Observer in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 16[20][21]	26 March 1944[20]	—	—
Bader, FriedrichFriedrich Bader	Heer	Major[20]	Commander of Hochgebirgs-Jäger-Bataillon 3[20][21]	12 August 1944[20]	—	—
Bader, JosefJosef Bader	Heer	Hauptmann[20]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 95[20][21]	23 August 1943[20]	—	—
Badinski, CurtCurt Badinski	Heer	Oberst[20]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 489[20][21]	11 October 1941[20]	—	—
Badorrek, EmilEmil Badorrek+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[20]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 11[21][Note 9]	22 November 1943[20]	Awarded 652nd Oak Leaves 18 November 1944[20]	—
Badum, JohannJohann Badum	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[20]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77[20][21]	15 October 1942[20]	—	—
Badzong, AlfredAlfred Badzong	Heer	Gefreiter[23]	Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 273[23][24]	5 February 1945[23]	—	—
Baecker, RudolfRudolf Bäcker	Heer	Sanitäts-Feldwebel[23]	In the Stab of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 36[21][23]	18 September 1943[23]	—	—
Baeder, WilhelmWilhelm Bäder	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[23]	Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 958[23][24]	14 April 1945*[23]	Killed in action 22 March 1945[21]	—
Baeke, FranzDr. med. dent. Franz Bäke+	Heer	Major of the Reserves[23]	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 11[21][23]	11 January 1943[23]	Awarded 262nd Oak Leaves 1 August 1943 49th Swords 21 February 1944[23]
Baer, Bern vonBern von Baer+	Heer	Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[23]	Ia (operations officer) of the 16. Panzer-Division[21][23]	13 January 1944[23]	Awarded 761st Oak Leaves 28 February 1945[23]
Baer, HeinrichHeinrich (Heinz) Bär+	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[21][Note 10]	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51[21][23]	2 July 1941[23]	Awarded 31st Oak Leaves 14 August 1941 7th Swords 16 February 1942[23]	—
Baerenfänger, ErichErich Bärenfänger+	Heer	Oberleutnant[23]	Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 123[23][24]	7 August 1942[23]	Awarded 243rd Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 45th Swords 23 January 1944[23]	—
Baetcher, HansgeorgHansgeorg Bätcher+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[23]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100[21][23]	21 December 1942[23]	Awarded 434th Oak Leaves 24 March 1944[23]	—
Baetge, NielsNiels Bätge	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[23]	Chief of the 4. Schnellbootflottille[21][23]	4 January 1942[23]	—	—
Baeuchl, JohannJohann Bäuchl[Note 11]	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[25]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[21][25]	23 October 1944[25]	—	—
Baeuerle, EmilEmil Bäuerle	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[23]	Chief of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 56[21][23]	4 May 1944[23]	—	—
Baeumler, GottfriedGottfried Bäumler	Heer	Unteroffizier[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorized)[23][26]	14 May 1944[23]	—	—
Baeumler, HeinzHeinz Bäumler	Heer	Oberleutnant[25]	Leader of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 17[25][26]	11 June 1944[25]	—	—
Bahns, KurtKurt Bahns	Heer	Oberleutnant[25]	Chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 216[25][26][Note 12]	13 November 1942[25]	—	—
Bahr, ArturArtur Bahr	Heer	Oberleutnant[25]	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 44[25][26]	3 December 1944*[25]	Died of wounds 28 November 1944[25]	—
Bahr, GüntherGünther Bahr	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[25]	Pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[25][26]	28 March 1945[25]	—	—
Baier, JosephJoseph Baier?[Note 13]	Heer	Oberstleutnant[26]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 36[26]	9 May 1945[26]	—	—
Baier, KarlKarl Baier	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[25]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1036[25][26]	16 October 1944[25]	—	—
Baindner, HansHans Baindner	Heer	Gefreiter[25]	Machine gunner in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 228[25][26]	24 June 1944[25]	—	—
Bajorat, KurtKurt Bajorat	Heer	Obergefreiter[25]	Group leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[25][26]	15 May 1944[25]	—	—
Balck, HermannHermann Balck+	Heer	Oberstleutnant[25]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 1[25][26]	3 June 1940[25]	Awarded 155th Oak Leaves 20 December 1942 25th Swords 4 March 1943 19th Diamonds 31 August 1944[25]
Baldauf, HorstHorst Baldauf	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[25]	Observer in the 2./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 22[26][Note 14]	8 August 1944[25]	—	—
Baldauf, JohannJohann Baldauf	Heer	Feldwebel[25]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 91[25][26]	18 November 1944[25]	—	—
Baldes, JosefJosef Baldes?[Note 15]	Luftwaffe	Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[28][29]	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124[29][Note 16]	9 May 1945[29][Note 16]	—	—
Ball, GerhardGerhard Ball	Heer	Hauptmann[25]	Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 53 (motorized)[25][26]	23 November 1941*[25]	Killed in action 9 October 1941[26]	—
Ballasko, Otto Edler vonOtto Edler von Ballasko	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[30]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[26][30]	13 August 1942[30]	—
Balthasar, WilhelmWilhelm Balthasar+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[30]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 27[26][Note 17]	14 June 1940[30]	Awarded 17th Oak Leaves 2 July 1941[30]	—
Balzer, UdoUdo Balzer	Heer	Major[30]	Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba"[29][Note 18]	9 April 1944[30]	—	—
Banach, FriedrichFriedrich Banach	Heer	Feldwebel[30]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 36[26][30]	30 November 1942[30]	—	—
Banaski, HelmutHelmut Banaski	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[30]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 1077[26][30]	18 February 1945[30]	—	—
Banholzer, AlfredAlfred Banholzer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[30]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 55[26][30]	14 January 1945[30]	—	—
Bansen, ErichErich Bansen	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[30]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 519[26][30]	15 March 1944[30]	—	—
Banze, Karl-HeinrichKarl-Heinrich Banze	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[30]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244[29][30]	27 May 1942[30]	—	—
Barall, BennoBenno Barall	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[30]	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 227[30][31]	21 September 1944[30]	—	—
Baranek, EwaldEwald Baranek	Heer	Oberleutnant[30]	Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 58[30][31]	12 February 1943[30]	—	—
Barby, Hans-Levin vonHans-Levin von Barby	Heer	Oberstleutnant[30]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 361 and leader of a Kampfgruppe[32][Note 19]	13 December 1941[30]	—	—
Barde, KonradKonrad Barde	Heer	Oberst[33]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 104[31][33]	5 January 1943[33]	—	—
Barge, JohannesJohannes Barge?[Note 20]	Heer	Oberst[28][32]	Commander of Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment Kreta[28][32]	10 May 1945[28][32]	—	—
Bargen, Hans vonHans von Bargen	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[33]	Adjutant and technical officer of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[31][33]	19 September 1942[33]	—	—
Bargsten, KlausKlaus Bargsten	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[33]	Commander of U-521[31][33]	30 April 1943[33]	—	—
Barkhorn, GerhardGerhard Barkhorn+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[33]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52[32][33]	23 August 1942[33]	Awarded 175th Oak Leaves 11 January 1943 52nd Swords 2 March 1944[33]	—
Barkmann, ErnstErnst Barkmann	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer[33]	Panzer commander in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[31][Note 21]	27 August 1944[33]	—	—
Barmetler, JosefJosef Barmetler	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[31][Note 22]	Leader of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[31][Note 22]	9 July 1941[33]	Died of wounds 20 February 1945[31]
Barnbeck, HermannHermann Barnbeck	Heer	Oberst[33]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 211[31][33]	29 October 1942[33]	—	—
Bartel, EwaldEwald Bartel	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[33]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle"[31][Note 23]	31 December 1944[33]	—	—
Bartels, HansHans Bartels	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[33]	Commander of Minensucher M-1[31][33]	16 May 1940[33]	—
Bartels, Hans-WernerHans-Werner Bartels	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[33]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 399[31][33]	26 January 1944[33]	—	—
Bartels, HeinrichHeinrich Bartels	Luftwaffe	Unteroffizier[33]	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 5[31][33]	13 November 1942[33]	—	—
Bartels, HerbertHerbert Bartels	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[33]	Leader of the 3./Flak-Regiment 293 (motorized)[31][Note 24]	22 November 1943[33]	—	—
Barten, FranzFranz Barten	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[34]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53[31][Note 25]	29 October 1944*[31][Note 25]	Killed in action 4 August 1944[31]	—
Barth, Eitel-AlbertEitel-Albert Barth	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[34]	Staffelführer of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55[31][34]	24 March 1943[34]	—	—
Barth, JoachimJoachim Barth	Heer	Hauptmann[34]	Commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 13[34][35]	17 December 1942[34]	—	—
Barth, KarlKarl Barth	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[35][Note 26]	Pilot in the 3./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 506[34][35]	14 December 1940[34]	—	—
Barth, LudwigLudwig Barth	Heer	Stabsfeldwebel[34]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 14[35][Note 27]	20 August 1942[34]	—	—
Barth, OttoOtto Barth	Heer	Oberst[34]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 117[34][35]	8 May 1943[34]	—	—
Barth, OttoOtto Barth	Heer	Major[35][Note 28]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 688[34][35]	9 February 1945[34]	—	—
Barth, SiegfriedSiegfried Barth	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[34]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 51[34][35]	2 October 1942[34]	—	—
Barthle, HansHans Barthle	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[34]	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 119 (motorized)[34][35]	19 December 1943[34]	—	—
Barths, Karl-LudwigKarl-Ludwig Barths	Heer	Hauptmann[34]	Leader of the Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393[35][Note 29]	14 January 1945[34]	—	—
Bartkowiak, HansHans Bartkowiak	Heer	Leutnant[34]	Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompnie/Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)[34][35]	25 October 1943[34]	—	—
Bartl, LeopoldLeopold Bartl	Heer	Major[34]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 335[34][35]	6 November 1943[34]	—	—
Bartsch, GünterGünter Bartsch	Heer	Unteroffizier[36]	Group leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110[35][36]	12 November 1943[36]	—	—
Barz, HerbertHerbert Barz	Heer	Unteroffizier[36]	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519[35][36]	18 July 1944[36]	—	—
Basse, Hans-Dieter vonHans-Dieter von Basse	Heer	Major[36]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[35][36]	10 September 1944[36]	—	—
Bassewitz-Levetzow, Werner Graf vonWerner Graf von Bassewitz-Levetzow	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[36]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 96[35][36]	17 September 1944[36]	—	—
Bastian, HeinrichHeinrich Bastian?[Note 30]	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[35]	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"[35]	6 May 1945[35]	—	—
Bastian, HelmutHelmut Bastian	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[36]	Leader of a Sprengbootflottille (Kleinkampfverband)[35][Note 31]	3 November 1944[36]	—	—
Bastian, KarlKarl Bastian	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[36]	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[35][36]	23 August 1944*[36]	Killed in action 11 August 1944[36]	—
Batz, WilhelmWilhelm Batz+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[36]	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52[35][36]	26 March 1944[36]	Awarded 526th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 (145th) Swords 21 April 1945[36]	—
Bauer, ErhardErhard Bauer	Heer	Gefreiter[36]	Squad leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 102[35][36]	4 October 1944[36]	—	—
Bauer, ErnstErnst Bauer	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[36]	Commander of U-126[35][36]	16 March 1942[36]	—	—
Bauer, FriedrichFriedrich Bauer	Heer	Hauptmann[36]	Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33[35][36]	13 September 1943*[36]	Killed in action 10 July 1943[36]	—
Bauer, GerhardGerhard Bauer	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[36]	Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[35][36]	29 February 1944[36]	—	—
Bauer, HansHans Bauer	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[38]	Leader of the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506[38][39]	5 April 1945[38]	—	—
Bauer, Dr. jur. HeinzDr. jur. Heinz Bauer	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[38]	Regiment adjutant of the Grenadier-Regiment 585[39][Note 32]	12 June 1944[38]	—	—
Bauer, HelmutHelmut Bauer	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberscharführer[38]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"[40][Note 33]	12 September 1943[38]	—	—
Bauer, HerbertHerbert Bauer+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[38]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[38][39]	31 December 1943[38]	Awarded 618th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944[38]	—
Bauer, HermannHermann Bauer	Heer	Hauptmann[38]	Commander of Grenadier-Bataillon Belgard in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl[38][41]	14 February 1945[38]	—	—
Bauer, JoachimJoachim Bauer	Luftwaffe	Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[38]	Fliegerführer of Luftflottenkommando 4[38][39]	14 May 1944[38]	—	—
Bauer, JohannJohann Bauer	Heer	Oberjäger[38]	Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99[38][39]	27 June 1942[38]	—	—
Bauer, KonradKonrad Bauer	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[38]	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300[38][39]	31 October 1944[38]	—	—
Bauer, LudwigLudwig Bauer	Heer	Unteroffizier[38]	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 117[38][39]	23 October 1944[38]	—	—
Bauer, LudwigLudwig Bauer?[Note 34]	Heer	Leutnant[41]	Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33[41][Note 35]	29 April 1945[41]	—	—
Bauer, MichaelMichael Bauer	Heer	Major[38]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 499[38][39]	2 February 1942[38]	—	—
Bauer, OskarOskar Bauer	Luftwaffe	Major[38]	Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 4[38][39]	22 October 1941[38]	—
Bauer, RobertRobert Bauer	Heer	Major[38]	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 15. Infanterie-Division[38][39]	11 March 1945[38]	—	—
Bauer, ViktorViktor Bauer+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[43]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3[39][Note 36]	30 July 1941[43]	Awarded 107th Oak Leaves 26 July 1942[43]	—
Bauhaus, GerhardGerhard Bauhaus	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann of the Reserves[39][Note 37]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[39][43]	25 May 1942[43]	—	—
Baum, Dr. AdolfDr. Adolf Baum	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[43]	Battery leader in the Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized)[39][Note 38]	21 December 1942*[43]	Killed in action 4 December 1942[39]	—
Baum, AdolfAdolf Baum	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[43]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 197[39][43]	26 March 1944[43]	—	—
Baum, OttoOtto Baum+	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[43]	Commander of the III./SS-"Totenkopf"-Infanterie-Regiment 3[39][43]	8 May 1942[43]	Awarded 277th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943 95th Swords 2 September 1944[43]	—
Baumann, PaulPaul Baumann	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[43]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Radfahr-Kompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422[39][Note 39]	1 September 1943[43]	—	—
Baumann, WilliWilli Baumann	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[43]	Quartiermeister (quartermaster general) of the XI. SS-Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe[39][43]	27 January 1945[43]	—	—
Baumbach, WernerWerner Baumbach+	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[43]	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30[43][44]	8 May 1940[43]	Awarded 20th Oak Leaves 14 July 1941 16th Swords 17 August 1942[44][Note 40]	—
Baumgarten-Crusius, WernerWerner Baumgarten-Crusius+	Heer	Oberleutnant[43]	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)[43][44]	22 February 1942[43]	Awarded 199th Oak Leaves 27 February 1943[43]	—
Baumgartl, ErichErich Baumgartl	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[43]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55[43][44]	31 July 1943[43]	—	—
Baunach, GregorGregor Baunach	Heer	Major[43]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 173[43][44]	5 September 1944[43]	—	—
Baur, EugenEugen Baur	Heer	Major[45]	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 470[45][46]	2 February 1942[45]	—	—
Baurmann, HeinzHeinz Baurmann?[Note 41]	Heer	Hauptmann[44]	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (Feld)[44]	4 May 1945[44]	—	—
Bausch, Dr. jur. AlbertDr. jur. Albert Bausch	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[45]	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 286[44][45]	10 February 1944[45]	—	—
Bausch, FriedrichFriedrich Bausch	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[45]	Company leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5[44][Note 42]	12 March 1945[45]	—	—
Bausch, RichardRichard Bausch	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[45]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 57[44][45]	9 June 1944[45]	—	—
Baxmann, KarlKarl Baxmann	Heer	Oberleutnant[45]	Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73[45][46]	14 May 1944[45]	—	—
Bayer, AntonAnton Bayer	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[45]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 19[46][Note 43]	5 October 1943[45]	—	—
Bayer, FranzFranz Bayer?[Note 44]	Heer	Hauptmann[44]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 26[44]	9 May 1945[44]	—	—
Bayer, HansHans Bayer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[45]	Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 33[44][Note 45]	1 May 1945[45]	—	—
Bayer, HeinzHeinz Bayer	Heer	Oberstleutnant[45]	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22[44][45]	17 July 1941[45]	—	—
Bayer, RudolfRudolf Bayer	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[45]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 112[44][Note 46]	21 February 1944[45]	—	—
Bayerlein, FritzFritz Bayerlein+	Heer	Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[45]	Chief of the general staff Generalstab DAK[44][45]	26 December 1941[45]	Awarded 258th Oak Leaves 6 July 1943 81st Swords 20 July 1944[45]
Beaulieu-Marconnay, Sigurt-Horstmar Freiherr vonSigurt-Horstmar Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay	Heer	Oberst[45]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized)[44][45]	20 January 1943[45]	—	—
Becher, KarlKarl Becher	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[45]	Battery officer in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 125[44][45]	25 October 1943[45]	—	—
Bechler, HelmutHelmut Bechler	Heer	Oberst[49]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 504[44][49]	26 March 1943[49]	—	—
Beck, JosefJosef Beck	Heer	Feldwebel[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320[46][49]	11 March 1945[49]	—	—
Beck, KarlKarl Beck	Heer	Major[49]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 290[44][49]	2 April 1943[49]	—	—
Beck, WilhelmWilhelm Beck	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[46][Note 47]	Leader of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[46][Note 47]	28 March 1943[49]	—	—
Beck-Broichsitter, HelmutHelmut Beck-Broichsitter	Heer	Oberleutnant[49]	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[50][Note 48]	4 September 1940[49]	—	—
Becker, AntonAnton Becker	Heer	Hauptmann[50][Note 49]	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 77[49][50]	5 April 1945[49]	—	—
Becker, ArthurArthur Becker	Heer	Unteroffizier[49]	Group leader in the 7./Schützen-Regiment 394[49][50]	25 August 1941[49]	—	—
Becker, CarlCarl Becker+	Heer	Oberst[49]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 18[49][51]	29 October 1942[49]	Awarded 829th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945[49]	—
Becker, ErichErich Becker	Heer	Major[49]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425[50][Note 50]	21 September 1944[49]	—	—
Becker, FelixFelix Becker	Heer	Oberst[49]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 418[49][50]	25 January 1943[49]	—	—
Becker, FritzFritz Becker	Heer	Generalmajor[49]	Commander of the 370. Infanterie-Division[49][50]	6 April 1943[49]	—	—
Becker, GüntherGünther Becker	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[49]	Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122[49][50]	28 February 1945[49]	—	—
Becker, HannsHanns Becker	Heer	Major of the Reserves[52]	Commander of Ost-Bataillon 439[50][52]	23 August 1944[52]	—	—
Becker, HansHans Becker	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[52]	Chief of the 2./SS-Panzerzgrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[50][52]	28 March 1943[52]	—	—
Becker, HansHans Becker	Heer	Leutnant[52]	Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 116[51][52]	28 November 1940[52]	—	—
Becker, HeinrichHeinrich Becker	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[52]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 31[50][52]	15 March 1943[52]	—	—
Becker, HeinrichHeinrich Becker	Heer	Unteroffizier[52]	Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 529[50][52]	6 April 1944[52]	—	—
Becker, HellmuthHellmuth Becker+	Waffen-SS	SS-Standartenführer[52]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[50][Note 51]	7 September 1943[52]	Awarded 595th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944[52]	—
Becker, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Becker+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[52]	Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[50][52]	9 July 1941[52]	Awarded 780th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945[52]
Becker, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Becker	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[52]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 503[51][52]	27 January 1942[52]	—	—
Becker, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Becker	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[52]	Leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 228[50][52]	20 March 1944[52]	—	—
Becker, LudwigLudwig Becker+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[50][Note 52]	Staffelkapitän of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[50][Note 52]	1 July 1942[52]	Awarded 198th Oak Leaves 26 February 1943[52]	—
Becker, MartinMartin Becker+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[52]	Pilot in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[50][Note 53]	1 April 1944[52]	Awarded 792nd Oak Leaves 20 March 1945[52]	—
Becker, PaulPaul Becker	Heer	Obergefreiter[52]	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized)[50][52]	25 October 1942[52]	—	—
Becker, RudolfRudolf Becker	Heer	Oberleutnant[53]	Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66[50][53]	23 February 1944[53]	—	—
Becker, WilhelmWilhelm Becker	Luftwaffe	Unteroffizier[53]	Gun leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 43[50][53]	4 May 1944[53]	—	—
Becker, WilhelmWilhelm Becker	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[53]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1299[50][53]	18 February 1945[53]	—	—
Beckh, FriedrichFriedrich Beckh	Luftwaffe	Major[53]	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51[53][54]	18 September 1941[53]	—
Beckmann, JosefJosef Beckmann	Heer	Obergefreiter[53]	In the Stab III./Füsilier-Regiment 39[53][54]	7 September 1943[53]	—	—
Beckmann, Dr. JuliusDr. Julius Beckmann	Heer	Oberstleutnant[53]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 457[54][Note 54]	9 June 1944[53]	—	—
Beckmann, LudwigLudwig Beckmann	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[54][Note 55]	Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500 (Transportflieger)[54][Note 55]	14 March 1943[53]	—	—
Beckmann, LudwigLudwig Beckmann	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[53]	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27[53][54]	26 October 1943[53]	—	—
Beckmann, TheodorTheodor Beckmann	Luftwaffe	Oberst[53]	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[53][54]	23 December 1942[53]	—	—
Beeger, HorstHorst Beeger	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[53]	Staffelkapitän of the 3.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[53][54]	23 November 1941[53]	—	—
Beerenbrock, Franz-JosefFranz-Josef Beerenbrock+	Luftwaffe	Unteroffizier[53]	Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51[53][54]	6 October 1941[53]	Awarded 108th Oak Leaves 3 August 1942[53]	—
Begemann, FranzFranz Begemann	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[55]	Leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 21[54][Note 56]	19 December 1943[55]	—	—
Begemann, HermannHermann Begemann	Heer	Oberstleutnant[55]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 132[54][55]	18 December 1942[55]	—	—
Beginen, JosefJosef Beginen	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[55]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35[54][55]	23 February 1944[55]	—	—
Behlendorff, HansHans Behlendorff	Heer	Generalleutnant[55]	Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division[54][55]	11 October 1941[55]	—	—
Behler, KlemensKlemens Behler	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[55]	Chief of the 3./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland"[54][Note 57]	17 March 1945[55]	—	—
Behm, HerbertHerbert Behm	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[55]	Chief of the 4./Flak-Regiment 33[55][56]	1 April 1945[55]	—	—
Behne, FriedrichFriedrich Behne	Heer	Major of the Reserves[55]	Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 738[54][55]	26 March 1944[55]	—	—
Behnke, GerhardGerhard Behnke+	Heer	Hauptmann[55]	Leader of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 203[54][55]	8 February 1943[55]	Awarded 605th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944[55]	—
Behnke, HeinzHeinz Behnke	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[55]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 668[54][Note 58]	20 January 1944[55]	—	—
Behnken, HansHans Behnken	Heer	Hauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition)[55]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 161[54][55]	19 December 1942[55]	—	—
Behr, Heinrich Baron vonHeinrich Baron von Behr+	Heer	Oberst[55]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[54][55]	23 February 1944[55]	Awarded 689th Oak Leaves 9 January 1945[55]	—
Behr, PaulPaul Behr	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[55]	Chief of the 13./Füsilier-Regiment 39[54][55]	28 March 1945[55]	—	—
Behr, RudolfRudolf Behr	Heer	Hauptmann[57]	Company chief in the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 201[54][57]	25 January 1943[54][57]	—	—
Behr, WinrichWinrich Behr	Heer	Oberleutnant[57]	Chief of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 im DAK[54][Note 59]	15 May 1941[57]	—	—
Behre, FriedrichFriedrich Behre?[Note 60]	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[54]	Company leader in the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"[54]	9 May 1945[54]	—	—
Behrend, Hermann-HeinrichHermann-Heinrich Behrend+	Heer	Major[57]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 489[54][57]	15 July 1941[57]	Awarded 421st Oak Leaves 6 March 1944 (148th) Swords 26 April 1945[57]	—
Behrends, HeinrichHeinrich Behrends	Heer	Unteroffizier[57]	Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5[57][59]	24 December 1944[57]	—	—
Behrens, Heinz-GeorgHeinz-Georg Behrens	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[57]	Deputy leader of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 5[57][59]	12 March 1944[57]	—	—
Behrens, WilhelmWilhelm Behrens	Heer	Oberst[57]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 106[57][59]	27 March 1942[57]	—	—
Beier, GerhardGerhard Beier	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[57]	Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1193[57][59]	17 March 1945[57]	—	—
Beier, KarlKarl Beier	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[57]	Pilot, observer and Verbindungsoffizier (liaison officer) to the 5th Romanian Kampfgruppe[59][Note 61]	6 December 1944[57]	—	—
Beier, WilhelmWilhelm Beier	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[57]	Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[57][59]	10 October 1941[57]	—	—
Beigel, FritzFritz Beigel	Heer	Major[57]	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39[57][59]	9 July 1941[57]	—	—
Beilhack, XaverXaver Beilhack	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[57]	Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"[57][59]	5 November 1944[57]	—	—
Beine, ErichErich Beine	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[57]	Leader of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12[59][Note 62]	5 September 1944[59][Note 62]	—
Beisswenger, HansHans Beißwenger+	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[60]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54[59][60]	9 May 1942[60]	Awarded 130th Oak Leaves 30 September 1942[60]	—
Bellegarde, Franz Graf vonFranz Graf von Bellegarde	Heer	Hauptmann[60]	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4[59][60]	28 November 1940[60]	—	—
Bellinger, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Bellinger	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[59][Note 63]	Chief of the 9./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[59][60]	30 September 1944[60]	—	—
Bellof, LudwigLudwig Bellof	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[60]	Pilot in the 1./Nacht-Schlacht-Gruppe 3[60][61]	28 January 1945[60]	—	—
Below, Dr.-Ing. FritzDr.-Ing. Fritz Below	Heer	Oberstleutnant[60]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 669[59][60]	21 September 1944[60]	—	—
Below, Gerd-Paul vonGerd-Paul von Below	Heer	Oberst of the Reserves[60]	Commander of the augmented Grenadier-Regiment 374[59][60]	28 February 1943[60]	—	—
Belser, HelmutHelmut Belser	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[60]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53[59][Note 64]	6 September 1942[60]	—	—
Belz, BrunoBruno Belz	Heer	Oberleutnant[60]	Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[60][61]	30 April 1945[60]	—	—
Belz, JosefJosef Belz	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[Note 65]	Pilot in Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 500[59][Note 65]	23 December 1942[60]	—	—
Belzer, HansHans Belzer	Heer	Major of the Reserves[60]	Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 227[59][60]	4 October 1944[60]	—	—
Benack, GerhardGerhard Benack	Heer	Oberleutnant[60]	Chief of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 38[59][60]	13 August 1941[60]	—	—
Bender, Hans-WilhelmHans-Wilhelm Bender	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[60]	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3[59][60]	8 September 1941[60]	—	—
Bendert, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Bendert	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[62]	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27[59][Note 66]	30 December 1942[62]	—	—
Benedikt, JohannJohann Benedikt	Heer	Obergefreiter[62]	Kompanietruppmelder (company headquarters messenger) in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[59][62]	11 December 1943[62]	—	—
Benekamp, PeterPeter Benekamp	Heer	Feldwebel[62]	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546[62][63]	28 October 1944[62]	—	—
Benkendorff, HelmutHelmut Benkendorff	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[62]	Pilot in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[62][63]	26 March 1943[62]	—	—
Bennemann, HansHans Bennemann	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[62]	Pilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 55[62][63]	26 March 1944[62]	—	—
Bennemann, [Dr.] Helmut[Dr.] Helmut Bennemann[Note 5]	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[62]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 52[62][63]	2 October 1942[62]	—	—
Benner, HeinrichHeinrich Benner	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[62]	Commander of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 102[62][63]	27 October 1944[62]	—	—
Benning, [Dr.] Anton[Dr.] Anton Benning[Note 5]	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[62]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 301[62][63]	13 April 1945[62]	—	—
Benthack, Hans-GeorgHans-Georg Benthack?[Note 67]	Heer	Generalmajor[64]	Commander of Festungs-Division Kreta[64]	10 May 1945[64]	—	—
Bentin, KurtKurt Bentin	Heer	Oberleutnant[62]	Leader of Grenadier-Bataillon 8/9 "Feldherrnhalle" in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl[64][Note 68]	12 February 1945[62]	—	—
Benz, KurtKurt Benz	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[62]	Staffelführer of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500[62][64]	24 March 1943[62]	—	—
Benzin, OttoOtto Benzin+	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[62]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 89[62][64]	31 December 1941[62]	Awarded 406th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944[62]	—
Bercken, Werner vonWerner von Bercken	Heer	Generalleutnant[62]	Commander of the 102. Infanterie-Division[62][63]	23 October 1944[62]	—	—
Berg, AntonAnton Berg	Heer	Major[65]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 358[63][65]	16 October 1944[65]	—	—
Berg, Karl-ErichKarl-Erich Berg	Heer	Oberleutnant[65]	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191[63][65]	6 April 1944[65]	—	—
Berg, MartinMartin Berg	Heer	Oberst[65]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 166[63][65]	30 December 1943[65]	—	—
Berg, WilhelmWilhelm Berg	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[65]	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 361[63][65]	9 June 1944[65]	—	—
Bergelt, KarlKarl Bergelt	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[65]	Chief of the 1. Minensuchflottille[63][65]	3 August 1942[65]	—	—
Bergen, HansHans Bergen	Heer	Oberst[65]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187[63][65]	9 July 1941[65]	—	—
Berger, FranzFranz Berger	Heer	Feldwebel[65]	Shock troops leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130[63][65]	19 July 1940[65]	—	—
Berger, FritzFritz Berger	Kriegsmarine	Fregattenkapitän[65]	Chief of the 1. Zerstörerflottille[63][65]	4 August 1940[65]	—	—
Berger, HeinzHeinz Berger	Heer	Gefreiter[65]	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 187[63][Note 69]	17 September 1941[65]	—	—
Berger, HeinzHeinz Berger	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[65]	Battery leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 411 in the Flak-Regiment 151 (motorized)[63][Note 70]	3 April 1943[65]	—	—
Berger, HerbertHerbert Berger	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[65]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle"[63][65]	12 March 1944[65]	—	—
Berger, KarlKarl Berger	Luftwaffe	Leutnant of the Reserves[65]	Company leader in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15[63][65]	7 February 1945[65]	—	—
Berger, LotharLothar Berger+	Heer	Major[66]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 84[63][66]	5 August 1940[66]	Awarded 806th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945[66]	—
Berger, RobertRobert Berger	Heer	Major[66]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2[66][67]	7 March 1944[66]	—	—
Berger, RudolfRudolf Berger	Heer	Feldwebel[66]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 296[66][67]	14 April 1943[66]	—	—
Bergerhoff, Dr. jur. GüntherDr. jur. Günther Bergerhoff	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[66]	Adjutant of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 162[66][67]	15 April 1944[66]	—	—
Bergerhoff, KurtKurt Bergerhoff	Heer	Oberleutnant[67][Note 71]	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23[67]	27 August 1944*[66]	Killed in action 10 August 1944[67]	—
Bergmann, GustavGustav Bergmann	Heer	Obergefreiter[66]	Group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 696[66][67]	4 October 1942[66]	—	—
Bergmann, HeinzHeinz Bergmann	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[66]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 26[66][67]	26 November 1944[66]	—	—
Bergmann, HelmutHelmut Bergmann	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[66]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4[66][67]	9 June 1944[66]	—	—
Bering, RolfRolf Bering	Heer	Major[66]	Leader of the Fähnrichs-Regiment 1 of the Division "Märkisch Friedland"[67][Note 72]	11 March 1945[66]	—	—
Berkenbusch, WilhelmWilhelm Berkenbusch	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[66]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 914[66][68]	15 January 1945[66]	—	—
Berlin, WilhelmWilhelm Berlin	Heer	Generalleutnant[66]	Commander of the 227. Infanterie-Division[66][67]	6 March 1944[66]	—	—
Bermadinger, MatthiasMatthias Bermadinger	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[66]	Staffelkapitän of the 14./Kampfgeschwader 55[66][67]	5 April 1944*[66]	Killed in action 18 February 1944[67]	—
Berndl, AloisAlois Berndl	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[69]	Air gunner in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1[67][69]	16 June 1944[69]	—	—
Berneike, RudolfRudolf Berneike	Luftwaffe	Major[69]	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15[67][69]	15 March 1945[69]	—	—
Berner, EmilEmil Berner	Luftwaffe	Gefreiter[69]	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 18[67][69]	3 November 1942[69]	—	—
Berner, ErhardErhard Berner	Heer	Oberst[69]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 28[67][69]	18 January 1945[69]	—	—
Bernhard, [Dr.] Alfred[Dr.] Alfred Bernhard[Note 5]	Heer	Hauptmann[69]	Chief inspector at the Heeres-Unteroffiziers-Schule Jauer[67][Note 73]	14 February 1945[69]	—	—
Bernhard, HansHans Bernhard	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[69]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 165[67][69]	9 January 1945[69]	—	—
Bernuth, Julius vonJulius von Bernuth	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the general staff of the XV. Armeekorps[67]	5 August 1940	—	—
Berrer, HerbertHerbert Berrer	Kriegsmarine	Oberfernschreibmeister (rank equivalent to Oberfeldwebel)[69]	Einzelkämpfer (lone fighter) in a Kleinkampf Verband (small units detachment)[68][Note 74]	5 August 1944[69]	—	—
Berres, Heinz-EdgarHeinz-Edgar Berres	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[69]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 77[67][69]	19 September 1943*[69]	Killed in action 25 July 1943[67]	—
Berthold, GerhardGerhard Berthold	Heer	Generalmajor[69]	Commander of the 31. Infanterie-Division[67][69]	4 December 1941[69]	—	—
Bertram, Hans-WilhelmHans-Wilhelm Bertram	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[69]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 6[67][69]	14 January 1945[69]	—	—
Bertram, Karl-EricKarl-Eric Bertram	Luftwaffe	Oberst[69]	Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"[67][69]	26 March 1945[69]	—	—
Bertram, LudwigLudwig Bertram	Heer	Oberleutnant[70]	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 237[70][71]	12 August 1944[70]	—	—
Bertram, OttoOtto Bertram	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[70]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[70][71]	28 October 1940[70]	—	—
Berzen, AugustAugust Berzen?[Note 75]	Heer	Unteroffizier[73]	Festungs-Pak-Kompanie 13/X with the 180. Infanterie-Division[73]	9 May 1945[73]	—	—
Beschle, KarlKarl Beschle	Heer	Leutnant[70]	Leader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 114[70][71]	3 November 1944[70]	—	—
Beschnidt, WernerWerner Beschnidt	Heer	Oberleutnant[70]	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 103[70][71]	4 October 1944[70]	—	—
Beschwitz, Werner Freiherr vonWerner Freiherr von Beschwitz	Heer	Major[70]	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505[70][71]	27 July 1944[70]	—	—
Besler, ErwinErwin Besler	Heer	Rittmeister[70]	Commander of Schnelle Abteilung 123[70][71]	29 December 1942[70]	—	—
Besslein, Georg-RobertGeorg-Robert Beßlein	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[70]	Commander of SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Beßlein" in the Festung Breslau (fortress Breslau)[71][Note 76]	30 April 1945[70]	—	—
Bestmann, WalterWalter Bestmann	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[70]	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Totenkopf"[71][Note 77]	28 September 1941[70]	—	—
Bethke, Hans-GüntherHans-Günther Bethke	Heer	Oberleutnant[70]	Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 11[70][71]	4 September 1940[70]	—	—
Betke, SiegfriedSiegfried Betke	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[70]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 26[70][71]	8 August 1944[70]	—	—
Betz, Franz-EugenFranz-Eugen Betz[Note 78]	Heer	Unteroffizier[70]	Group leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized)[70][71]	30 August 1942*[70]	Killed in action 22 August 1942[71]	—
Betz, KarlKarl Betz	Heer	Hauptmann[70]	Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 2[70][71]	6 March 1942[70]	—	—
Betz, PaulPaul Betz	Heer	Oberst[74]	Leader of the 50. Infanterie-Division[71][74]	16 June 1944*[74]	Killed in action 9 May 1944[71]	—
Betzel, ClemensClemens Betzel+	Heer	Generalmajor[74]	Commander of the 4. Panzer-Division[71][74]	5 September 1944[74]	Awarded 774th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945[74]	—
Beukemann, HelmuthHelmuth Beukemann	Heer	Oberst[74]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382[71][74]	14 May 1941[74]	—	—
Beukemann, LotharLothar Beukemann	Heer	Major[74]	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79[71][74]	25 January 1945[74]	—	—
Beust, Hans-Henning Freiherr vonHans-Henning Freiherr von Beust+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[74]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[71][74]	17 September 1941[74]	Awarded 336th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943[74]	—
Beutelspacher, ErnstErnst Beutelspacher	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[74]	Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[71][74]	4 May 1944[74]	—	—
Beutler, HeinzHeinz Beutler	Heer	Oberleutnant[74]	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 2[71][74]	14 February 1945[74]	—	—
Beutler, WalterWalter Beutler	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[74]	Gun leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 245[74][75]	13 August 1943[74]	—	—
Beutner, ManfredManfred Beutner	Heer	Major[74]	Division adjutant of the 329. Infanterie-Division and commander of Schnelle Abteilung 329[71][Note 79]	30 September 1944[74]	—	—
Beuttel, WilhelmWilhelm Beuttel	Heer	Major of the Reserves[74]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45[71][74]	5 March 1945[74]	—	—
Bevernis, HeinzHeinz Bevernis	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[74]	Air gunner in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[74][76]	19 September 1942*[74]	Killed in action 19 July 1942[76]	—
Bey, ErichErich Bey	Kriegsmarine	Kapitän zur See[74]	Chief of the 4. Zerstörerflottille[74][76]	9 May 1940[74]	—
Beyer, FranzFranz Beyer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[77]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3[76][Note 80]	30 August 1941[77]	—	—
Beyer, FranzDr.-jur. Franz Beyer	Heer	Oberst[77]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131[76][77]	12 September 1941[77]	—	—
Beyer, HerbertHerbert Beyer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[77]	Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[76][77]	9 June 1944[77]	—	—
Beyer, ReinhardReinhard Beyer	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[77]	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 694[76][77]	17 October 1942[77]	—	—
Bialetzki, AlfonsAlfons Bialetzki	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[77]	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333[76][77]	17 September 1944[77]	—	—
Bibra, Ernst Freiherr vonErnst Freiherr von Bibra	Luftwaffe	Major[77]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 51[76][77]	23 December 1942[77]	—	—
Bickel, Rolf-GüntherRolf-Günther Bickel	Heer	Oberst[77]	Artilleriekommandeur 35[76][77]	8 August 1944[77]	—	—
Bieber, MartinMartin Bieber+	Heer	Oberst[77]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 184[76][77]	28 July 1943[77]	Awarded 566th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[77]	—
Biecker, AlbertAlbert Biecker	Heer	Hauptmann der Landwehr[77]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 386[76][77]	18 March 1942[77]	—	—
Bieg, KarlKarl Bieg	Heer	Hauptmann[77]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 868[76][77]	17 September 1943[77]	—	—
Biegeleben, Arnold Freiherr vonArnold Freiherr von Biegeleben	Heer	Generalleutnant[77]	Commander of the 6. Infanterie-Division[76][77]	5 August 1940[77]	—	—
Biegi, FritzFritz Biegi	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberscharführer[78]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[76][78]	16 June 1944[78]	—	—
Biehl, JohannJohann Biehl	Heer	Feldwebel[78]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124[76][78]	30 July 1942[78]	—	—
Biehler, ErnstErnst Biehler?[Note 81]	Heer	Generalmajor[76]	Festung (fortress) commander of Frankfurt/Oder[76]	9 May 1945[76]	—	—
Bieler, BrunoBruno Bieler	Heer	Generalleutnant[78]	Commander of the 73. Infanterie-Division[76][78]	26 October 1941[78]	—	—
Bielig, GerhardGerhard Bielig	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)[78]	Chief engineer on U-177[76][78]	10 February 1943[78]	—	—
Bielig, MartinMartin Bielig	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[78]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[76][78]	7 October 1944[78]	—	—
Bienek, FritzFritz Bienek	Heer	Oberleutnant[78]	Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 281[76][78]	14 April 1945[78]	—	—
Bierbrauer, GüntherGünther Bierbrauer	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[78]	Pilot in the 14./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[76][78]	17 April 1945[78]	—	—
Bierlin, OttoOtto Bierlin	Heer	Rittmeister[78]	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 35[76][Note 82]	26 November 1944[78]	—	—
Biermann, FritzFritz Biermann	Heer	Oberleutnant[78]	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6[78][80]	31 August 1943[78]	—	—
Biermeier, FritzFritz Biermeier+	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[78]	Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"[80][Note 83]	10 December 1943[78]	Awarded 685th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944[78]	—
Biesenbach, WilliWilli Biesenbach	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[78]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Unteroffizier-Schule Jülich[78][80]	11 December 1944*[78]	Killed in action 16 November 1944[80]	—
Bigalk, GerhardGerhard Bigalk	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[78]	Commander of U-751[78][80]	26 December 1941[78]	—
Biggemann, WernerWerner Biggemann	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[81]	Leader of the 3./Landungs-Pionier-Bataillon 86[80][81]	26 November 1944[81]	—	—
Bingemer, Dr. FritzDr. Fritz Bingemer	Heer	Oberst[81]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 442[80][81]	9 April 1943[81]	—	—
Binnig, OttoOtto Binnig	Heer	Obergefreiter[81]	Messenger in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 463[80][81]	5 October 1944[81]	—	—
Birckhahn, Eberhard vonEberhard von Birckhahn	Heer	Rittmeister[80][Note 84]	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 321[80][81]	10 February 1945[81]	—	—
Birk, WalterWalter Birk	Heer	Oberleutnant[81]	Chief of the 2./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 44[80][Note 85]	2 November 1941[81]	—	—
Birkner, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Birkner	Luftwaffe	Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[81]	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[80][Note 86]	27 July 1944[81]	—	—
Birnbacher, HeinzHeinz Birnbacher	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[81]	Chief of the 1. Schnellbootflottille[80][81]	17 June 1940[81]	—	—
Birnbaum, FritzFritz Birnbaum	Luftwaffe	Oberfähnrich[81]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[80][81]	19 October 1944[80][Note 87]	—	—
Birnkraut, PaulPaul Birnkraut	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[81]	Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121[80][Note 88]	10 May 1943[81]	—	—
Bischof, KurtKurt Bischof	Heer	Obergefreiter[81]	In the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 337[80][81]	14 April 1945[81]	—	—
Bischoff, AdolfAdolf Bischoff	Heer	Obergefreiter[81]	Group leader in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 112[80][81]	12 March 1944[81]	—	—
Bischoff, HansHans Bischoff	Heer	Major[81]	Leader of Panzergenadier-Regiment 5[80][81]	9 December 1944[81]	—	—
Bischoff, LeonhardLeonhard Bischoff	Heer	Leutnant[82]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 115[80][82]	30 April 1945[82]	—	—
Bischoff, OttoOtto Bischoff	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[82]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 77[80][82]	3 May 1942*[82]	Killed in action 2 April 1942[80]	—
Bischoffshausen, Lothar vonLothar von Bischoffshausen	Heer	Oberst[82]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2[80][82]	4 October 1942[82]	—	—
Bismarck, Georg vonGeorg von Bismarck	Heer	Oberst[82]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 7[80][82]	29 September 1940[82]	—	—
Bismarck, Klaus vonKlaus von Bismarck+	Heer	Oberleutnant[83][Note 89]	Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 4[82][83]	31 December 1941[82]	Awarded 669th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944[82]
Bisping, JosephJoseph Bisping	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[82]	Observer in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des OB der Luftwaffe[80][Note 90]	22 October 1941[82]	—	—
Bitsch, EmilEmil Bitsch	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[82]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[82][84]	29 August 1943[82]	—	—
Bittl, XaverXaver Bittl	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[82]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 423[82][84]	4 November 1943[82]	—	—
Bittlingmaier, GeorgGeorg Bittlingmaier	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[82]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 391[82][84]	25 July 1942*[82]	Died of wounds 30 June 1942[85]	—
Bittner, HerwigHerwig Bittner	Heer	Leutnant[84][Note 91]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 270[82][84]	18 January 1944[82]	—	—
Bittner, RudolfRudolf Bittner	Heer	Gefreiter[82]	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 561[82][84]	28 November 1942[82]	—	—
Bittorf, OttoOtto Bittorf	Heer	Leutnant[82]	Leader of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4[82][84]	18 November 1944[82]	—	—
Bittrich, WilhelmWilhelm Bittrich+	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberführer[86]	Commander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland"[84][86]	14 December 1941[86]	Awarded 563rd Oak Leaves 28 August 1944[86] (153rd) Swords 6 May 1945?[84][Note 92]
Bix, HermannHermann Bix	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[86]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 35[84][86]	22 March 1945[86]	—	—
Bladt, WilhelmWilhelm Bladt	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[86]	Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 30[84][86]	22 December 1942[86]	—	—
Blaich, AlbertAlbert Blaich	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[86]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 6[84][86]	24 July 1941[86]	—	—
Blanc, Adalbert vonAdalbert von Blanc+	Kriegsmarine	Fregattenkapitän[86]	Leader of the 9. Sicherungs-Division[86][87]	27 November 1944[86]	Awarded (866th) Oak Leaves 10 May 1945?[87][Note 93]	—
Blancbois, Gustav-AdolfGustav-Adolf Blancbois	Heer	Hauptmann[86]	Commander of the I.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[84][86]	20 July 1944[86]	—	—
Blasberg, KurtKurt Blasberg	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[86]	Group leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille[84][86]	7 September 1944	—	—
Blasig, ArnulfArnulf Blasig	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[86]	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1[84][86]	4 September 1941[86]	—	—
Blaskowitz, JohannesJohannes Blaskowitz+	Heer	General der Infanterie[86]	Commander-in-Chief of the 8. Armee[86][87]	30 September 1939[86]	Awarded 640th Oak Leaves 29 October 1944 (146th) Swords 25 April 1945[86]
Blauensteiner, ErnstErnst Blauensteiner	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[86]	Chief of the Generalstab II. Fallschirmkorps[84][86]	29 October 1944[86]	—	—
Blaurock, EdmundEdmund Blaurock+	Heer	Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[86]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 320[84][86]	27 July 1944[86]	Awarded 746th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945[86]	—
Blechschmidt, JoachimJoachim Blechschmidt	Luftwaffe	Major[86]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1[84][86]	17 March 1943[86]	—	—
Bleckl, KarlKarl Bleckl	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[88]	Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[84][Note 94]	3 November 1942[88]	—	—
Bleckmann, GüntherGünther Bleckmann	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann of the Reserves[84][Note 95]	Staffelkapitän of the 6. and leader of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[84][Note 95]	9 June 1944*[88]	Killed in action 4 June 1944[84]	—
Bleckwenn, WilhelmWilhelm Bleckwenn+	Heer	Oberst[88]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487[88][89]	6 April 1944[88]	Awarded 621st Oak Leaves 18 October 1944[88]	—
Bleher, GeorgGeorg Bleher	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[88]	Adjutant of the Stab I./Grenadier-Regiment 358[89][Note 96]	6 May 1945[88]	—	—
Bleichrodt, HeinrichHeinrich Bleichrodt+	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[88]	Commander of U-48[88][89]	24 October 1940[88]	Awarded 125th Oak Leaves 23 September 1942[88]
Bleyer, Eugen-HeinrichEugen-Heinrich Bleyer	Heer	Oberstleutnant[88]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 379[88][89]	14 December 1941[88]	—	—
Bleyer, WernerWerner Bleyer	Heer	Feldwebel[88]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 563[88][89]	24 February 1945[88]	—	—
Bliesener, FritzFritz Bliesener	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[88]	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55[88][89]	20 December 1941[88]	—	—
Bloch, JohannJohann Bloch	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[88]	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 44[88][89]	14 April 1945[88]	—	—
Block, JohannesJohannes Block+	Heer	Oberst[88]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 202[88][89]	22 December 1941[88]	Awarded 331st Oak Leaves 22 November 1943[88]	—
Block, JosefJosef Block	Heer	Unteroffizier[88]	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 2[88][89]	6 June 1943[88]	—	—
Bloedorn, ErichErich Bloedorn	Luftwaffe	Major[88]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[88][89]	13 October 1940[88]	—
Blond, FriedrichFriedrich Blond?[Note 97]	Waffen-SS	SS-Untersturmführer[89]	Leader of the 12./SS-Panzergrenadier Ausbildung und Ersatz Bataillon 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[89]	28 April 1945[89]	—	—
Bloos, LudwigLudwig Bloos	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[91]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11[89][91]	6 April 1944[91]	—	—
Blücher, Wolfgang Graf vonWolfgang Graf von Blücher(-Fincken)	Luftwaffe	Leutnant of the Reserves[91]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[89][91]	24 May 1940[91]	Killed in action 21 May 1941[91]
Bluemel, JosefJosef Blümel	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[91]	Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3[89][91]	28 January 1945*[91]	Killed after forced landing 19 September 1944[89]	—
Bluemke, FriedrichFriedrich Blümke	Heer	Oberst[91]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 347[89][91]	6 November 1943[91]	—	—
Blumm, OskarOskar Blümm	Heer	Generalleutnant[91]	Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division[89][91]	23 November 1941[91]	—	—
Blume, HermannHermann Blume	Heer	Rittmeister[91]	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24[89][91]	11 March 1945[91]	—	—
Blume, WernerWerner Blume	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[89][Note 98]	Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122[89][Note 98]	1 July 1942[91]	—	—
Blumenroth, WilliWilli Blumenroth	Heer	Unteroffizier[91]	Group leader in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 124[89][91]	23 October 1941[91]	—	—
Blumenthal, Carl-LudwigCarl-Ludwig Blumenthal	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[91]	Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[89][Note 99]	18 September 1942[91]	—	—
Blumentritt, GüntherGünther Blumentritt+	Heer	General der Infanterie[91]	Chief of the Generalstab Heeresruppe D[91][92]	13 September 1944[91]	Awarded 741st Oak Leaves 18 February 1945[91]	—

Notes

1. Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.^[2]
2. For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
3. According to Fellgiebel as Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.^[19]
4. According to Scherzer on 14 March 1943 as a pilot and observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/121.^[17]
5. The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
6. According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves.^[17]
7. According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (Norwegian Nr. 1).^[20]
8. Willy Bachor's nomination by his unit was not forwarded or may have been lost by the corps due to the military situation. A second nomination was submitted after the evacuation of East Prussia, after the German capitulation. This nomination was not processed. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1982 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 8 May 1945". The presentation date was later changed by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Bachor was a member of the AKCR.^[22]
9. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 4.(F)/11.^[20]
10. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.^[23]
11. According to Scherzer his name is Johann Baichl.^[25]
12. According to Thomas and Wegmann as chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 246 of the 88. Infanterie-Division.^[27]
13. Joseph Baier's nomination by his unit was received by 1st squadron of P5 via the field commando unit of Reichsführer-SS, because the division was a Volksgrenadier-Division, on 4 March 1945. Heinrich Himmler had approved the nomination. Major Joachim Domaschk contacted the 9th Volksgrenadier-Division by teleprinter message on 5 March the 7th Army because all the intermittent approvals were missing, requesting the 2nd and 3rd version of the nomination via the command chain. The division was annihilated shortly after this date in the vicinity of Lauterecken. The remains of the division retreated together with the 1st Army to the area south of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. The 9th Volksgrenadier-Division was already disbanded when Major Domaschk reminded the 1st Army again on 29 April: "The Knight's Cross nomination for Joseph Baier is to be expedited." A presentation was never made. A file card for approved or rejected presentation was not created. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.^[28]
14. According to Scherzer as an observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/22.^[25]
15. Josef Baldes's nomination by his unit was processed by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/Auszeichnung und Disziplin (OKL/AuD—Air Force High Command/Award and Discipline) on 16 April 1945. This nomination, now recommending approval, was forwarded on 17 April with a Luftwaffenpersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (LPA-VV—Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 1577 to the adjutancy of Hermann Göring. The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war. A presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross cannot be verified. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.^[28]
16. According to Scherzer on 8 May 1945 as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/124.^[28]
17. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 1.^[30]
18. According to Scherzer as commander of Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba" [commander Fester Platz Tarnopol].^[30]
19. According to Scherzer as commander of the re-inforced Afrika-Regiment 361.^[30]
20. Unlawful presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Johannes Barge by the Dönitz Government after 8 May 1945. This can be verified by the radio communication dated on 21 May 1945. The presentation date was backdated by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Barge was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients.^[28]
21. According to Scherzer as panzer commander in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.^[33]
22. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant (war officer) and chief of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.^[33]
23. According to Scherzer as commander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Feldherrnhalle" (106) [=Panzergrenadier-Batallion 2106 in the Panzer-Brigade 106].^[33]
24. According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./schwere Flak-Regiment 293 (deployable).^[33]
25. According to Scherzer on 24 October 1944 as Staffelkapitän in the III./Jagdgeschwader 53.^[34]
26. According to Scherzr as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[34]
27. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 14.^[34]
28. According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.^[34]
29. According to Scherzer as leader of the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393.^[34]
30. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. Bastian was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).^[37]
31. According to Scherzer as chief of the Kleinkampfflottille 211.^[36]
32. According to Scherzer as adjutant of the Grenadier-Regiment 585.^[38]
33. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.^[38]
34. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Von Seeman stated that the tradition club of the 9. Panzer-Division informed him of the presentation of the Knight's Cross to Ludwig Bauer in 1954.^[42] The I./Panzer-Regiment 33, to which the 1st company was subordinated, was destroyed on 17 April 1945 under the leadership of Hauptmann Simon in the Ruhr Pocket (Heeresgruppe B). The receipt of a nomination by his unit with the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) or the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) cannot be verified. A Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV— Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was definitely not created. Also, the responsible official at the time would have deferred the nomination from Heeresgruppe B after its capitulation after 17 April according to AHA 44 Ziff. 572. A presentation on 29 April via the HPA or the HPA/A is very unlikely. A statement provided by the first scribe of the 9. Panzer-Division from 1957 to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) is inconclusive, stating: "...I have to assume that this Knight's Cross was intended for ... Leutnant ... Bauer". Bauer is a member of the AKCR.^[37]
35. According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 33.^[37]
36. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3^[43]
37. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann.^[43]
38. According to Scherzer as chief of the 5./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 37.^[43]
39. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 422.^[43]
40. According to Scherzer 16th Swords on 16 August 1942.^[43]
41. No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Heinz Baurmann can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner in compliance with the empowerment for autonomous presentations dated 3 May 1945. Authors Thomas and Wegmann mention a teleprinter message from Schörner dated 4 May 1945, which presumably verifies the claim. However, Thomas and Wegmann fail to present a reference nor do they publish the message itself.^[47] Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Baurmann was a member of the AKCR.^[37]
42. According to Scherzer as leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5.^[45]
43. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 19.^[45]
44. Franz Bayer's nomination by the I./Panzer-Regiment 26 was written on 1 January 1945 and was approved by the III. Panzerkorps on 11 January 1945. The Division "Feldherrnhalle" had also submitted a nomination on 25 January 1945. Both nominations were sent to the 6th Army. Here they were left unattended, later consolidated, and approved by the commander-in-chief General Hermann Balck on 15 April 1945 and then forwarded to the Army Group. This nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) "Hauptbüro" (main office) on 28 April 1945, in this instance the 2nd squadron and not the 1st squadron. The Army Group South had made an error and wrongly addressed it to the HPA 2nd squadron. The Army Group, against regulation, had also not commented on the nomination and had explicitly mentioned this in the accompanying letter. The reason for this remains unknown. The entry dated of 25 January 1945 which is noted on the file card is not the entry date but the date on which the Division "Feldherrnhalle" had created their nomination. The book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) does not list Bayer. No further proof that the presentation was made can be found in the archives. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Bayer himself stated on 10 February 2005 that the I./Panzer-Regiment 26 had "lent" him to the Division "Feldherrnhalle" where he was deployed as a company commander. He also stated that the battalion commander had presented him a Knight's Cross in January 1945 after he had received a radio message approving the nomination.^[48]
45. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/33.^[45]
46. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 112.^[45]
47. According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves and leader of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".^[49]
48. According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland".^[49]
49. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[49]
50. According to Scherzer as commander of Regiments-Gruppe 425.^[49]
51. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Theodor Eicke".^[52]
52. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.^[52]
53. According to Scherzer as a pilot in the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6.^[52]
54. According to Scherzer as leader of Grenadier-Regiment 457.^[53]
55. According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500.^[53]
56. According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 21.^[55]
57. According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54.^[55]
58. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 668.^[55]
59. According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung (motorized) 3.^[57]
60. Friedrich Behre's Luftwaffenpersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (LPA-VV—Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 1573 was sent to the adjutancy of the Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring on 14 April 1945 for further processing. This recommendation was then forwarded to the adjutancy of the "Führer" on 18 April and never returned. The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war. A radio message dated on 12 May 1945 from the LPA to the Luftflotte Reich stated that Behre was awarded the Knight's Cross "on this day" and is therefore illegal.^[58]
61. According to Scherzer as a pilot and Verbindungsoffizier (liaison officer) to the 5th Romanian Kampfgruppe [Knight's Cross for his services as a pilot in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 3].^[57]
62. According to Scherzer Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944 as leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment (12).^[57]
63. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[60]
64. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 53.^[60]
65. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and pilot in Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500.^[60]
66. According to Scherzer as a pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 27.^[62]
67. Unlawful presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Hans-Georg Benthack by the Dönitz Government after 8 May 1945. This can be verified by the radio communication dated on 21 May 1945. The presentation date was backdated by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.^[58]
68. According to Scherzer as leader of Grenadier-Bataillon 8/IX in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl [Geneisenau-Einheit des Wehrkreis IX].^[62]
69. According to Scherzer as Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 187.^[65]
70. According to Scherzer as leader of the 2./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 411.^[65]
71. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[66]
72. According to Scherzer in Fähnrichs-Regiment 1 of the Division "Märkisch Friedland".^[66]
73. According to Scherzer as chief inspector at the Heeres-Unteroffiziers-Schule Jauer and commander of the Kampfgruppe "Steinau".^[69]
74. According to Scherzer as Einmanntorpedofahrer (one man torpedo driver) in the Kleinkampfflottille 361.^[69]
75. August Berzen's nomination of the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) was ready for signature at the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.^[72]
76. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Regiment "Besslein"/Festung Breslau (fortress Breslau).^[70]
77. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-"Totenkopf"-Aufklärungs-Abteilung (motorized).^[70]
78. According to Scherzer the recipient's name was Franz-Xaver Betz.^[70]
79. According to Scherzer as IIa (1st adjutant for the officer staff) 329. Infanterie-Division and leader of augmented Grenadier-Regiment 551.^[74]
80. According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3.^[77]
81. Ernst Biehler's nomination by his unit, without the mandatory explanatory statement, was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 20 April 1945 as a teleprinter messenger. On 21 April 1945 the nomination arrived at the time relocating 1. Squadron of the HPA. The teleprinter message indicated that the explanatory statement would follow later. This statement was either never sent, may have gotten stuck or lost, at least it does not exist anymore. Biehler was also not listed in the Knight's Cross nomination book nor was a file card created. A presentation cannot be verified in the German Federal Archives. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Biehler was a member of the AKCR.^[79]
82. According to Scherzer as commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (AA) 35.^[78]
83. According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3.^[78]
84. According to Scherzer as Rittmeister of the Reserves.^[81]
85. According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 44.^[81]
86. According to Scherzer as a pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52.^[81]
87. According to Scherzer on 18 October 1944.^[81]
88. According to Scherzer as a pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/121.^[81]
89. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[82]
90. According to Scherzer as an observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 4.(F)/OB der Luftwaffe.^[82]
91. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.^[82]
92. The German Federal Archives hold no records for the presentation of the Swords to Wilhelm Bittrich. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "153" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Bittrich was a member of the AKCR.^[79]
93. There is no reference of the Oak Leaves awarded to Adalbert von Blanc in the German Federal Archives. His personal file contains a letter from Admiral August Thiele indicating that von Blanc had been recommended for the Oak Leaves by Thiele. In a file of the German Minenräumdienst dated just after the capitulation is an entry "Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves" without indicating a date of the award. The sequential number "866" and date was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Von Blanc was member of the AKCR.^[79]
94. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1.^[88]
95. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann (war officer) and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".^[88]
96. According to Scherzer as adjutant of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 358.^[88]
97. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Krätschmer the award was presented together with the Oak Leaves to Matthias Kleinheisterkamp. Presumably the announcement was made via radio transmission on 28 April 1945 from the Führer Headquarters in Berlin to the 9. Armee (9th Army) in the Halbe pocket. The radio transmissions received by the AOK 9 (Armeeoberkommando 9 — high command of the 9th Army) in April 1945 were not retained. All communication to the Führerbunker in Berlin was out of order as of 5 am on 28 April. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1981 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 28 April 1945", Friedrich Blond was a member of the AKCR.^[90]
98. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/122.^[91]
99. According to Scherzer as chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" 1.^[91]

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• Von Seemen, Gerhard (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7909-0051-4.
• Williamson, Gordon; Bujeiro, Ramiro (2004). Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves Recipients 1939–40. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-641-6.

External links

• "Das Bundesarchiv". Military Archive - Freiburg im Breisgau. Retrieved 2 January 2011.