List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (P)

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 has now been succeeded by Scherzer's work.

Listed here are the 324 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "P".^[7] Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of five more of these listings.^[8][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 (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.^[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 (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), 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 (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).^[12] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.^[13]

Recipients

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (P)

Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer (incl. Volkssturm)	208	22
Kriegsmarine	15	0
Luftwaffe	77	9
Waffen-SS	24	1

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and 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 324 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "P", 32 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and six the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 32 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 208 of the medals, including one to the Volkssturm; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 77 to the Luftwaffe, and 24 to the Waffen-SS.^[7] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves 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 ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
  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
Pabst, KarlKarl Pabst	Heer	Hauptmann[16]	Commander of the III./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 112[16][17]	4 November 1943[16]	—	—
Pabst, KarlKarl Pabst	Heer	Hauptmann[16]	Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 296[16][17]	19 December 1943[16]	—	—
Pabst, KurtKurt Pabst[Note 3]	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[18]	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 81[17][Note 3]	13 April 1944*[18]	Missing in action 10 March 1944[18]	—
Pacher, AloisAlois Pacher	Heer	Oberstleutnant[16]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 222[16][17]	5 March 1945[16]	—	—
Pade, GerhardGerhard Pade?[Note 4]	Luftwaffe	Major	Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[17]	30 April 1945	—	—
Paege, ArnoArno Paege	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[16]	Chief of the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 461[20][Note 5]	27 July 1944[16]	—	—
Paegelow, OttoOtto Paegelow	Heer	Unteroffizier[16]	Group leader in the 2./Füsilier-Bataillon 719[17][Note 6]	8 February 1945[16]	—	—
Paepcke, HeinrichHeinrich Paepcke+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[16]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 30[16][17]	5 September 1940[16]	Awarded 154th Oak Leaves 19 December 1942[16]	—
Paetow, HeinzHeinz Paetow	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[16]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 132[16][17]	17 December 1942[16]	—	—
Paetsch, OttoOtto Paetsch+	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[16]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[17][Note 7]	23 August 1944[16]	Awarded 820th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945[16]	—
Paetz, ErichErich Pätz	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[16]	Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[16][17]	29 February 1944[16]	—	—
Pagel, GeorgGeorg Pagel	Heer	Oberleutnant[21]	Chief of schwere Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1558[17][21]	28 March 1945[21]	—	—
Pakebusch, KarlKarl Pakebusch[Note 8]	Volkssturm	Batallionsführer im Volkssturm (rank equivalent to Hauptmann)[Note 8]	Volkssturm Berlin-Wedding[17][Note 8]	27 April 1945[Note 8]	—	—
Paletta, HarryHarry Paletta	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[21]	Chief of the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 1007 "Prinz Eugen"[17][Note 9]	26 November 1944*[21]	Killed in action 17 November 1944[17]	—
Palmgreen, KarlKarl Palmgreen+	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[Note 10]	Commander of Sperrbrecher IX and I[17][21]	3 August 1941[21]	Awarded 523rd Oak Leaves 11 July 1944[21]	—
Pampus, FerdinandFerdinand Pampus	Heer	Oberleutnant[21]	Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 6[17][21]	16 February 1942*[21]	Killed in action 13 February 1942[17]	—
Pandel, AlfredAlfred Pandel	Heer	Hauptmann[Note 11]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 84[17][21]	19 December 1943*[21]	Killed in action 20 October 1943[17]	—
Panknin, HerbertHerbert Panknin	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)[21]	Chief engineer on U-106[17][21]	4 September 1943[21]	—	—
Pankow, GeorgGeorg Pankow	Heer	Obergefreiter[21]	Heavy machine gun leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 338[17][21]	31 March 1943[21]	—	—
Pankow, Dr. med. dent. WernerDr. med. dent. Werner Pankow	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[21]	Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 151[21][22]	20 September 1941[21]	—	—
Pannier, RudolfRudolf Pannier	Waffen-SS	Major of the Schupo[21]	Commander of the I./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2[23][Note 12]	11 May 1942[21]	—
Pannwitz, Helmuth vonHelmuth von Pannwitz+	Heer	Oberstleutnant[21]	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 45[21][22]	4 September 1941[21]	Awarded 167th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942[21]	—
Panse, WernerWerner Panse	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[24]	Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 1[22][24]	4 May 1944[24]	—	—
Pantel, KurtKurt Pantel	Heer	Hauptmann[24]	Chief of the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 96[22][Note 13]	7 August 1942*[24]	Died of wounds 23 May 1942[22]	—
Pantzlaff, Dr. jur. KarlDr. jur. Karl Pantzlaff	Heer	Major of the Reserves[24]	Commander of the III./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2[22][24]	8 August 1943[24]	—	—
Panusch, PeterPeter Panusch	Heer	Feldwebel[24]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 286[22][24]	26 February 1945[24]	—	—
Panzenhagen, AlbertAlbert Panzenhagen	Heer	Oberstleutnant[24]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 361[22][24]	2 October 1942[24]	—	—
Papas, FredFred Papas	Waffen-SS	SS-Untersturmführer[24]	Company leader in the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen"[22][Note 14]	27 December 1944[24]	—	—
Pape, GüntherGünther Pape+	Heer	Major[24]	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 3[22][24]	10 February 1942[24]	Awarded 301st Oak Leaves 15 September 1943[24]
Pape, Kurt-AlbertKurt-Albert Pape	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[24]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 5[22][24]	20 June 1943[24]	—	—
Pape, WalterWalter Pape	Heer	Unteroffizier[24]	Group leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 211[22][24]	7 March 1941[24]	—	—
Pape, WernerWerner Pape	Heer	Hauptmann[24]	Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 158[22][24]	5 March 1945[24]	—	—
Papesch, JosefJosef Papesch	Heer	Feldwebel[24]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of Radfahrzug (bicycle platoon) in Grenadier-Regiment 2[22][24]	7 March 1944[24]	—	—
Papst, GerhardGerhard Papst	Heer	Rittmeister[24]	Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 13[22][24]	15 January 1945[24]	—	—
Pardon, WilliWilli Pardon[Note 15]	Heer	Wachtmeister[18]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 15[22][Note 15]	9 December 1944[18]	—	—
Parisius, HeinrichHeinrich Parisius	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[18]	Pilot in the 12.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13[22][Note 16]	18 November 1944[18]	—	—
Paschke, WernerWerner Paschke	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 161[18][22]	19 August 1944[18]	—	—
Pasold, HeinrichHeinrich Pasold	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Chief of the 4./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[18][22]	10 September 1944[18]	—	—
Passegger, HansHans Passegger	Heer	Unteroffizier[18]	Telephone squad leader in the Nachrichtenstaffel (news or information squadron) II./Grenadier-Regiment 480[18][22]	27 August 1943[18]	—	—
Pasternack, EberhardEberhard Pasternack	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Leader of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 506[18][22]	22 September 1941[18]	—	—
Pasternak, ArthurArthur Pasternak	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 8 (motorized)[23][Note 17]	24 March 1943[18]	—	—
Patry, WalterWalter Patry	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[18]	Pilot in the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 22[22][Note 18]	28 February 1945*[18]	Missing in action January 1945[22]	—
Patuschka, Dr. HorstDr. Horst Patuschka	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[18]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[18][22]	10 May 1943*[18]	Killed in action 6 March 1943[22]	—
Paukner, ErnstErnst Paukner	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[18]	Tasked with the leadership of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 407[25][Note 19]	18 July 1944[18]	—	—
Paul, Friedrich-KarlFriedrich-Karl Paul	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[26]	Chief of the 2. Torpedobootflottille[25][26]	4 March 1945[26]	—	—
Paul, HugoHugo Paul	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[26]	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Paul[27][Note 20]	18 November 1944[26]	—	—
Paul, KarlKarl Paul	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[26]	Leader of I./Grenadier-Regiment 1073[25][26]	20 October 1944*[26]	Killed in action 3 September 1944[25]	—
Paul, WilhelmWilhelm Paul	Heer	Unteroffizier[26]	In the Kampfgruppe Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin[25][26]	25 April 1945[Note 21]	—	—
Pauls, [Dr.] Rolf[Dr.] Rolf Pauls[Note 22]	Heer	Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[26]	Ia (operation officer) of the 363. Volksgrenadier-Division[25][26]	18 November 1944[26]	—	—
Pauls, WernerWerner Pauls	Heer	Oberleutnant[Note 23]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 45[25][26]	23 November 1941[26]	—	—
Paulsen, Karl-AugustKarl-August Paulsen	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[26]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 30[25][26]	29 February 1944[26]	—	—
Paulus, FriedrichFriedrich Paulus+	Heer	General der Panzertruppe[26]	Commander-in-chief of the 6. Armee[25][26]	26 August 1942[26]	Awarded 178th Oak Leaves 15 January 1943[26]
Walter Paulus, Dr. rer. pol. WalterDr. rer. pol. Walter Walter Paulus	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[26]	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 263[25][26]	31 March 1942[26]	—	—
Paulussen, HeinzHeinz Paulussen	Heer	Hauptmann[26]	Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 18[25][26]	18 September 1943*[26]	Killed in action 7 September 1943[25]	—
Pausinger, JosephJoseph Pausinger	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[26]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 339[25][26]	16 February 1942[26]	—	—
Peek, WilhelmWilhelm Peek	Heer	Major[26]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 953[25][26]	4 October 1944[26]	—	—
Peichl, AdolfAdolf Peichl	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer[28]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"[25][Note 24]	16 October 1944[28]	—	—
Pein, FriedrichFriedrich Pein	Heer	Oberjäger[28]	Sniper in the 2./Jäger-Regiment 227[25][28]	28 February 1945[28]	—	—
Peiper, JoachimJoachim Peiper+	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[28]	Commander of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[25][Note 25]	9 March 1943[28]	Awarded 377th Oak Leaves 27 January 1944 119th Swords 11 January 1945[28]
Peitsch, HerbertHerbert Peitsch	Luftwaffe	Gefreiter[28]	Rifle grenade launcher in the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[25][Note 26]	29 October 1944*	Died of wounds 30 July 1944[28]	—
Peitsmeyer, WolfdietrichWolfdietrich Peitsmeyer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[28]	Staffelkapitän of the 6.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2[25][28]	21 July 1940[28]	—	—
Pekrun, DietrichDietrich Pekrun	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[28]	Pilot and adjutant in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[25][28]	22 June 1941[Note 27]	—	—
Pellengahr, RichardRichard Pellengahr	Heer	Generalleutnant[Note 28]	Commander of the 196. Infanterie-Division[25][28]	9 May 1940[28]	—	—
Peltz, DietrichDietrich Peltz+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[28]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[25][28]	14 October 1940[28]	Awarded 46th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 31st Swords 23 July 1943[28]	—
Pelz, ErichErich Pelz	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[28]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[28][29]	6 October 1944[28]	—	—
Pelzer, JakobJakob Pelzer	Heer	Gefreiter[28]	In the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 61[28][29]	15 January 1942[28]	—	—
Pemsel, Max-JosefMax-Josef Pemsel	Heer	Generalmajor[28]	Commander of the 6. Gebirgs-Division[28][29]	9 December 1944[28]	—	—
Penkert, OskarOskar Penkert	Heer	Feldwebel[30]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[29][30]	23 February 1944[30]	—	—
Penth, PaulPaul Penth	Heer	Major of the Reserves[30]	Commander of Pionier-Regiment-Stab 677[29][30]	14 May 1944[30]	—	—
Pentzien, HansHans Pentzien	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann of the Reserves[Note 29]	Staffelkapitän of the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124[29][Note 29]	2 February 1945[30]	—	—
Pergande, WernerWerner Pergande	Heer	Leutnant[30]	Company leader in Grenadier-Regiment 108[29][30]	22 November 1943[30]	—	—
Persson, JoachimJoachim Persson	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[30]	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 501[29][Note 30]	26 March 1944*[30]	Died of wounds 25 February 1944[29]	—
Pesch, ErwinErwin Pesch	Heer	Hauptmann[30]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 239[29][30]	30 July 1943[30]	—	—
Peschel, GeorgGeorg Peschel?[Note 31]	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Jäger-Regiment 49[32]	11 May 1945	—	—
Peschel, RudolfRudolf Peschel	Heer	Generalleutnant[30]	Commander of the 6. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division[29][Note 32]	20 January 1944[30]	—	—
Peschke, GustavGustav Peschke	Heer	Major[30]	Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394[29][30]	15 January 1944*[30]	Died of wounds 10 December 1943[29]	—
Peschke, OttoOtto Peschke	Heer	Unteroffizier[30]	Company troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 132[29][30]	5 March 1945[30]	—	—
Pestke, Hans-GotthardHans-Gotthard Pestke+	Heer	Oberleutnant[30]	Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 176[29][30]	15 November 1941[30]	Awarded 311th Oak Leaves 14 October 1943[30]	—
Pete-Nemeth, ErnstErnst Pete-Nemeth	Heer	Unteroffizier[30]	Messenger squadron leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 401[29][30]	17 March 1945[30]	—	—
Peteani, JosefJosef Peteani	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[30]	Pilot in the 7./Lehrgeschwader 2[29][Note 33]	21 October 1942*[30]	Killed in action 4 September 1942[29]	—
Peter, ErichErich Peter	Luftwaffe	Unteroffizier[33]	Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[33][34]	22 July 1943[33]	—	—
Peter, GerhardGerhard Peter	Heer	Oberleutnant[33]	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 16[29][33]	15 November 1941[33]	—	—
Peter, RudolfRudolf Peter	Heer	Obergefreiter[33]	Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 307[29][33]	16 November 1944[33]	—	—
Peter, Wilhelm Ritter und Edler vonWilhelm Ritter und Edler von Peter	Heer	Major[33]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 36[29][33]	15 July 1941[33]	—	—
Peterburs, HansHans Peterburs	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[33]	Pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 4[34][Note 34]	25 November 1942[33]	—	—
Petereit, Max-EugenMax-Eugen Petereit	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[33]	Leader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 240[33][35]	7 October 1942*[33]	Killed in action 29 September 1942[35]	—
Peterhänsel, Horst-EgonHorst-Egon Peterhänsel	Heer	Major[33]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 272[33][35]	6 April 1944[33]	—	—
Petermann, ErichErich Petermann	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[33]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Kradschützen-Bataillon 64[33][35]	17 August 1942[33]	—	—
Petermann, ViktorViktor Petermann	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[33]	Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[35][Note 35]	29 February 1944[33]	—	—
Peters, AlfredAlfred Peters	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[33]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 348[35][Note 36]	3 August 1944[33]	—	—
Peters, JosefJosef Peters	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[33]	Observer in the 12./Kampfgeschwader 26[35][Note 37]	6 April 1944[33]	—	—
Peters, KarlKarl Peters	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[33]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1[33][35]	April 1945[Note 38]	—	—
Peters, KurdKurd Peters	Luftwaffe	Major[36]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 300[35][Note 39]	29 October 1944[36]	—	—
Peters, ReinhardReinhard Peters	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[36]	Leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35[35][36]	29 February 1944[36]	—	—
Peters, WernerWerner Peters	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[36]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 587[35][36]	16 November 1943[36]	—	—
Petersdorff, Horst vonHorst von Petersdorff	Heer	Hauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition)[36]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 189[35][36]	29 June 1940[36]	—	—
Petersdorff, Manfred vonManfred von Petersdorff	Heer	Major[36]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 529[35][36]	9 January 1942[36]	—	—
Petersen, Carl-AugustCarl-August Petersen	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[36]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[35][36]	7 March 1942[36]	—	—
Petersen, EdgarEdgar Petersen	Luftwaffe	Major[36]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 40[35][36]	21 October 1940[36]	—
Petersen, FritzFritz Petersen+	Luftwaffe	Wachtmeister[36]	Gun leader in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized)[35][Note 40]	16 November 1942[36]	Awarded 438th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944[36]	—
Petersen, HeinrichHeinrich Petersen	Kriegsmarine	Stabsobersteuermann[36]	Watch officer and coxswain on U-99[35][36]	5 November 1940[36]	—	—
Petersen, HeinrichHeinrich Petersen	Heer	Hauptmann[36]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 184[35][36]	6 February 1942[36]	—	—
Petersen, HeinrichHeinrich Petersen	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer[36]	Commander of SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1 "Prinz Eugen"[35][36]	13 November 1943[36]	—	—
Petersen, OttoOtto Petersen	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[37]	Commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"[35][Note 41]	11 December 1944[37]	—	—
Petersen, RudolfRudolf Petersen+	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[37]	Chief of the 2. Schnellbootsflottille[37][38]	4 August 1940[37]	Awarded 499th Oak Leaves 13 June 1944[37]	—
Petershagen, RudolfRudolf Petershagen	Heer	Oberstleutnant[37]	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 92 (motorized)[35][37]	20 July 1942[37]	—	—
Peterson, GeorgGeorg Peterson	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[37]	Leader of Artillerie-Abteilung 929[35][Note 42]	27 August 1944[37]	—	—
Petzold, ErnstErnst Petzold	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[37]	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 54[37][39]	17 September 1941[37]	—	—
Petzold, JoachimJoachim Petzold	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[37]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[37][39]	18 May 1943[37]	—	—
Pfaffendorf, ArminArmin Pfaffendorf	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[37]	Pilot in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13[39][Note 43]	22 May 1942[37]	—	—
Pfalzgraf, OskarOskar Pfalzgraf	Heer	Unteroffizier[37]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 695[37][39]	7 October 1942[37]	—	—
Pfannkuche, KarlKarl Pfannkuche	Heer	Major[37]	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 33[37][39]	17 March 1945[37]	—	—
Pfattischer, JosefJosef Pfattischer	Heer	Unteroffizier[37]	Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 61[37][39]	4 October 1944[37]	—	—
Pfau, OttoOtto Pfau	Heer	Hauptmann[37]	Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[37][39]	23 March 1945[37]	—	—
Pfeffer, MaxMax Pfeffer	Heer	Generalleutnant[40]	Commander of the 297. Infanterie-Division[39][40]	4 December 1941[40]	—	—
Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, KarlKarl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch+	Waffen-SS	SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS[Note 44]	Commanding general of the IX. SS-Gebirgskorps[39][Note 44]	11 January 1945[40]	Awarded 723rd Oak Leaves 1 February 1945[40]
Pfeifer, HellmuthHellmuth Pfeifer+	Heer	Oberstleutnant[40]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 185[40][41]	26 November 1941[40]	Awarded 574th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944[40]	—
Pfeiffer, FranzFranz Pfeiffer	Heer	Hauptmann[40]	Chief of the 15./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[39][40]	13 June 1941[40]	—	—
Pfeiffer, Dr. GeorgDr. Georg Pfeiffer	Heer	Generalleutnant[40]	Commander of the 94. Infanterie-Division[39][40]	15 January 1943[40]	—	—
Pfeiffer, HansHans Pfeiffer	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[40]	Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 97[39][40]	26 January 1942[40]	—	—
Pfeiffer, HellmutHellmut Pfeiffer	Heer	Hauptmann[40]	Commander in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 671[39][40]	19 September 1942[40]	—	—
Pfeiffer, HorstHorst Pfeiffer	Heer	Oberleutnant[40]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 755[39][40]	12 January 1945[40]	—	—
Pfeiffer, JohannesJohannes Pfeiffer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[40]	Staffelkapitän of the 12.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1[39][40]	10 October 1941[40]	—
Pfeiffer, KarlKarl Pfeiffer	Heer	Oberleutnant[40]	Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 435[39][Note 45]	15 March 1944[40]	—	—
Pfeil, JohannJohann Pfeil	Heer	Hauptmann[40]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 80[39][40]	29 February 1944*[40]	Killed in action 13 February 1944[39]	—
Pfenning, HerbertHerbert Pfenning	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[40]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[39][40]	21 September 1944[40]	—	—
Pfeuffer, ArnoArno Pfeuffer	Heer	Rittmeister[42]	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 332[39][42]	7 August 1943[42]	—	—
Pfitzer, WernerWerner Pfitzer	Heer	Leutnant[42]	Shock troops leader in the 3./Schützen-Regiment 113[39][42]	19 July 1941[42]	—	—
Pfitzner, HeinzHeinz Pfitzner	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[42]	Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 290[39][42]	15 January 1943[42]	—	—
Pfizenmayer, PaulPaul Pfizenmayer	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[42]	Chief of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 215[39][42]	3 November 1944[42]	—	—
Pflanz, RudolfRudolf Pflanz	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[42]	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[43][Note 46]	1 August 1941[42]	—	—
Pflieger, KurtKurt Pflieger	Heer	Generalleutnant[42]	Commander of the 416. Infanterie-Division[42][43]	10 February 1945[42]	—	—
Pflugbeil, JohannJohann Pflugbeil	Heer	Generalleutnant[42]	Commander of Mitau (Latvia)[43][Note 47]	12 August 1944[42]	—	—
Pflugbeil, KurtKurt Pflugbeil+	Luftwaffe	Generalleutnant[42]	Commanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps[42][43]	5 October 1941[42]	Awarded 562nd Oak Leaves 27 August 1944[42]	—
Pförtner, HelmutHelmut Pförtner	Waffen-SS	SS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves[42]	Leader of the 6./SS-Regiment "Germania"[44][Note 48]	18 January 1942[42]	—	—
Pfreudtner, KarlKarl Pfreudtner	Heer	Oberwachtmeister[42]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244[42][43]	10 September 1942[42]	—	—
Pfuehl, HeinzHeinz Pfühl	Heer	Wachtmeister of the Reserves[Note 49]	Squadron troop leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 362[43][Note 49]	5 February 1945[42]	—	—
Pfuhlstein, Alexander vonAlexander von Pfuhlstein	Heer	Oberst[42]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 154[42][43]	17 August 1942[42]	—	—
Philipp, ChristianChristian Philipp	Heer	Generalleutnant[45]	Commander of the 8. Jäger-Division[43][45]	11 March 1945[45]	—
Philipp, ErnstErnst Philipp+	Heer	Oberleutnant[45]	Chief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1[43][45]	28 November 1940[45]	Awarded 599th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944[45]	—
Philipp, HansHans Philipp+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[45]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54[43][45]	22 October 1940[45]	Awarded 33rd Oak Leaves 24 August 1941 8th Swords 12 March 1942[45]	—
Philipp, Hans-OttoHans-Otto Philipp	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[45]	Chief of the 1. Küstensicherungsverband[43][45]	31 December 1944[45]	—	—
Philipp, WilhelmWilhelm Philipp	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[45]	Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54[43][Note 50]	26 March 1944[45]	—	—
Philippi, AlfredAlfred Philippi	Heer	Oberst[45]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 535[43][45]	14 May 1944[45]	—	—
Philippi, KarlKarl Philippi	Heer	Oberst[45]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 207[43][45]	2 November 1941*[45]	Killed in action 30 October 1941[43]	—
Philipps, KarlKarl Philipps	Heer	Oberleutnant[45]	Chief of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901[43][45]	7 April 1944[45]	—	—
Philipps, Dipl.-Ing. WilhelmDipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Philipps	Heer	Generalleutnant[45]	Commander of the 3. Panzer-Division[43][45]	5 March 1945[45]	—	—
Phleps, ArthurArthur Phleps+	Waffen-SS	SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[45]	Commander of SS-Division "Prinz Eugen"[44][Note 51]	4 July 1943[45]	Awarded 670th Oak Leaves 24 November 1944[45]	—
Phönix, HarryHarry Phönix	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[45]	Commander of the II./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8 "Florian Geyer"[43][Note 52]	21 February 1945[45]	—	—
Pichler, JohannJohann Pichler	Luftwaffe	Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[Note 53]	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 77[44][Note 53]	19 August 1944[46]	—	—
Picht, AlfredAlfred Picht	Heer	Major of the Reserves[46]	Commander of the III./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 78[46][47]	9 December 1944[46]	—	—
Pick, GerhardGerhard Pick+	Heer	Hauptmann[46]	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 490[47][Note 54]	2 November 1941[46]	Awarded 553rd Oak Leaves 19 August 1944[46]	—
Picker, EgbertEgbert Picker	Heer	Oberst[46]	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[46][47]	18 November 1941[46]	—	—
Pickert, WolfgangWolfgang Pickert+	Luftwaffe	Generalmajor[46]	Commander of the 9. Flak-Division (motorized)[47][Note 55]	11 January 1943[46]	Awarded 489th Oak Leaves 5 June 1944[46]	—
Picus, KarlKarl Picus	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[Note 56]	In SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"[47][Note 56]	17 April 1945[46]	—	—
Piechulla, AloisAlois Piechulla	Heer	Gefreiter[46]	Machine gunner in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[46][47]	11 April 1943[Note 57]	—	—
Piefer, FriedrichFriedrich Piefer	Heer	Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[46]	Deputy leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 464[47][Note 58]	2 September 1944[46]	—	—
Piehler, FranzFranz Piehler	Heer	Hauptmann[46]	Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)[46][47]	6 October 1944[46]	—	—
Piekenbrock, HeinzHeinz Piekenbrock	Heer	Generalmajor[46]	Commander of the 208. Infanterie-Division[46][47]	4 May 1944[46]	—	—
Pielmeier, HansHans Pielmeier	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[46]	Deputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 89 (motorized)[47][Note 59]	20 July 1944[46]	—	—
Piening, AdolfAdolf Piening	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[46]	Commander of U-155[46][47]	13 August 1942[46]	—	—
Pieper, ClausClaus Pieper	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[48]	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 161[47][48]	24 February 1945[48]	—	—
Pieper, HeinzHeinz Pieper	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[48]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Grenadier-Regiment 230[47][48]	20 January 1943*[48]	Killed in action 16 January 1943[47]	—
Pieper, HeinzHeinz Pieper	Heer	Unteroffizier[48]	Gun leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 19[47][Note 60]	17 September 1943*[48]	Died of wounds 7 September 1943[47]	—
Pieper, WilliWilli Pieper	Heer	Sanitätsunteroffizier[48]	In the Stabskompanie(Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 478[47][Note 61]	8 April 1943[48]	—	—
Pietsch, WernerWerner Pietsch	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[48]	Chief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 39[47][48]	16 November 1943[48]	—	—
Pietschmann, AugustAugust Pietschmann	Heer	Oberwachtmeister of the Reserves[Note 62]	Nachrichtenstaffelführer (news or information squadron leader) in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 24[47][48]	20 October 1944[48]	—	—
Pietschmann, KarlKarl Pietschmann[Note 63]	Heer	Feldwebel[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 57[47][Note 63]	9 June 1944*[49]	Killed in action 19 March 1944[47]	—
Pietzonka, ErichErich Pietzonka+	Luftwaffe	Oberstleutnant[48]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[47][48]	5 September 1944[48]	Awarded 584th Oak Leaves 16 September 1944[48]
Piffer, Anton-RudolfAnton-Rudolf Piffer	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[Note 64]	Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau"[47][Note 64]	20 October 1944*[48]	Killed in action 17 June 1944[47]	—
Pikrot, HansHans Pikrot	Heer	Leutnant[48]	Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 158[47][48]	2 September 1944[48]	—	—
Pilarski, HubertHubert Pilarski+	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[48]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 511[47][Note 65]	4 August 1943[48]	Awarded 493rd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[48]	—
Pilat, KarlKarl Pilat	Heer	Major[48]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 53[47][Note 66]	14 November 1943[48]	—	—
Pilz, WalterWalter Pilz	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel[49]	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55[47][49]	24 March 1943[49]	—	—
Pingel, RolfRolf Pingel	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[49]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[49][50]	14 September 1940[49]	—	—
Pinkepank, GeorgGeorg Pinkepank	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[49]	Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille[49][50]	12 August 1944[49]	—	—
Pintschovius, JohannesJohannes Pintschovius	Heer	Hauptmann[49]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 202[49][50]	5 May 1942[49]	—	—
Pipan, ArturArtur Pipan	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[49]	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[50][Note 67]	6 April 1944[49]	—	—
Pirch, WilhelmWilhelm Pirch	Heer	Hauptmann[49]	Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11[49][50]	13 September 1943[49]	—	—
Pirhofer, ErnstErnst Pirhofer	Luftwaffe	Obergefreiter[49]	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized)[50][Note 68]	4 May 1944[49]	—	—
Pirner, KarlKarl Pirner	Heer	Feldwebel[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 520[49][50]	21 May 1943*[49]	Killed in action 13 March 1943[50]	—
Piske, [Dr.] Herbert[Dr.] Herbert Piske[Note 22]	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[49]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 10[49][50]	15 March 1945[49]	—	—
Pitsch, WalterWalter Pitsch?[Note 69]	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Flak-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[50]	6 May 1945	—	—
Pittschellis, AdolfAdolf Pittschellis	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[49]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[50][Note 70]	23 August 1944[49]	—	—
Pizala, JosefJosef Pizala	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[49]	Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 111 (motorized)[50][Note 71]	17 October 1941*[49]	Died of wounds 14 October 1941[49]	—
Placzek, FranzFranz Placzek	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[52]	Observer in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 55[50][52]	3 April 1943[52]	—	—
Planitz, Max Edler von derMax Edler von der Planitz	Heer	Major of the Reserves[52]	Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 161[52][53]	14 February 1945[52]	—	—
Plapper, AlbertAlbert Plapper	Luftwaffe	Gefreiter[52]	Group leader in the 4./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[50][52]	30 November 1944[52]	—	—
Plato, Anton-Detlev vonAnton-Detlev von Plato	Heer	Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[52]	Ia (operations officer) in the 5. Panzer-Division[50][52]	19 August 1944[52]	—	—
Platta, ReinholdReinhold Platta	Heer	Obergefreiter[52]	Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 309[50][52]	12 December 1944[52]	—	—
Platz, HubertHubert Platz?[Note 72]	Heer	Major	Commander Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 89[53]	11 May 1945	—	—
Platzer, FriedrichFriedrich Platzer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[52]	Staffelführer of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[50][Note 73]	5 April 1942*[52]	Killed in flying accident 16 March 1942[52]	—
Plein, JosefJosef Plein	Heer	Obergefreiter[52]	Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 545[50][52]	14 April 1945[52]	—	—
Pleiss, GerhardGerhard Pleiss	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[52]	Chief of the 1./"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (motorized)[50][52]	20 April 1941[52]	—
Plenzat, KurtKurt Plenzat+	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[52]	Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[50][52]	19 September 1943[52]	Awarded 712th Oak Leaves 24 January 1945[52]	—
Plesch, HansHans Plesch	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[52]	Leader of the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 6[50][52]	21 March 1942[52]	—	—
Pleß, HelmutHelmut Pleß	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[52]	Pilot in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31[55][Note 74]	9 June 1944[52]	—	—
Plettenberg, Georg Graf vonGeorg Graf von Plettenberg+	Heer	Rittmeister[52]	Commander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4[52][55]	12 August 1944[52]	Awarded 730th Oak Leaves 5 February 1945[52]	—
Plettner, ErichErich Plettner	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[56]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 507[55][56]	1 January 1944[56]	—
Plewig, WaldemarWaldemar Plewig	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[56]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[55][56]	14 December 1940[56]	—	—
Plickat, FritzFritz Plickat	Heer	Feldwebel[56]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[55][56]	9 December 1944[56]	—	—
Plinzner, Peter-PaulPeter-Paul Plinzner	Heer	Oberleutnant[56]	Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 27[55][56]	20 October 1941*[56]	Died of wounds 17 October 1941[55]	—
Pliska, FritzFritz Pliska	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[56]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19[55][56]	26 March 1944[56]	—
Plocher, HermannHermann Plocher+	Luftwaffe	Generalmajor[56]	Chief of the Generalstab Luftflotte 3[55][Note 75]	22 November 1943[56]	Awarded (867th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945?[Note 76]	—
Plöger, Karl-HeinrichKarl-Heinrich Plöger	Heer	Oberleutnant[56]	Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[55][56]	23 March 1945[56]	—	—
Plöntzke, WernerWerner Plöntzke	Heer	Gefreiter[56]	Machine gunner in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[55][56]	4 July 1944[56]	—	—
Plümer, Friedrich-HansFriedrich-Hans Plümer	Heer	Hauptmann[Note 77]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 268[55][56]	28 January 1943[56]	—	—
Pochat, Karl-AugustKarl-August Pochat	Heer	Oberstleutnant[56]	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 29[57][Note 78]	5 August 1940[56]	—	—
Podehl, ErichErich Podehl	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[56]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 349[55][56]	5 April 1945[56]	—	—
Podrasa, ReinholdReinhold Podrasa	Heer	Unteroffizier[56]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 551[55][Note 79]	31 January 1945[56]	—	—
Poehler, HeinzHeinz Pöhler	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[58]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 32[55][58]	2 September 1944[58]	—	—
Poehlmann, HermannHermann Poehlmann	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[58]	Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 33[55][58]	11 February 1945[58]	—	—
Poehner, GeorgGeorg Pöhner	Heer	Unteroffizier[58]	Company troop leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[55][58]	21 September 1944[58]	—	—
Poehs, JosefJosef Pöhs	Luftwaffe	Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 80]	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[55][Note 80]	6 August 1941[58]	—	—
Poel, GerhardGerhard Poel	Heer	Generalmajor[58]	Oberfeldkommandantur 400 and commander of Wilna[55][58]	16 October 1944[58]	—	—
Poel, GustavGustav Poel	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[58]	Commander of U-413[55][58]	21 March 1944[58]	—	—
Poellath, KonradKonrad Pöllath	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[58]	Pilot in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12[55][Note 81]	14 January 1945[58]	—	—
Poelz, HubertHubert Pölz+	Luftwaffe	Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 82]	Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[55][58]	5 February 1944[58]	Awarded 661st Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[58]	—
Poeppel, JuliusJulius Pöppel	Heer	Wachtmeister[58]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[55][58]	31 December 1944[58]	—	—
Poerschke, FritzFritz Poerschke	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[58]	Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 446[58][59]	26 August 1942[58]	—	—
Poerschmann, JohannesJohannes Pörschmann	Heer	Hauptmann[58]	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13[58][59]	11 March 1945[58]	—	—
Poeschl, FranzFranz Pöschl	Heer	Hauptmann[58]	Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[58][59]	23 February 1944[58]	—	—
Poessinger, MichaelMichael Pössinger+	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[60]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[59][60]	19 July 1940[60]	Awarded 759th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945[60]	—
Poessl, WalterWalter Pössl	Heer	Major[60]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[59][60]	20 April 1943[60]	—
Poethig, GeorgGeorg Pöthig	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[60]	Radio operator in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[59][60]	5 September 1944[60]	—	—
Poetschke, WernerWerner Pötschke+	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer[60]	Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[59][60]	4 June 1944[60]	Awarded 783rd Oak Leaves 15 March 1945[60]	—
Poetter, JoachimJoachim Pötter	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[60]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 77[59][60]	16 April 1942[60]	—	—
Pohl, EberhardEberhard Pohl	Heer	Major[60]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 134[59][60]	17 December 1942[60]	—	—
Pohl, FranzFranz Pohl	Heer	Unteroffizier[60]	Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 220[59][Note 83]	10 September 1944[60]	—	—
Pohl, GüntherGünther Pohl	Heer	Hauptmann[Note 84]	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 712[59][60]	24 February 1945[60]	—	—
Pohl, Maximilian Ritter vonMaximilian Ritter von Pohl	Luftwaffe	General der Flieger[60]	Commanding general of the Luftwaffe in Mittelitalien (central Italy)[59][Note 85]	15 June 1944[60]	—	—
Pohlmann, WilhelmWilhelm Pohlmann	Heer	Hauptmann[60]	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Führer-Begleit-Bataillon[59][60]	14 March 1943[60]	—	—
Pohris, [Dr.] Heinrich[Dr.] Heinrich Pohris[Note 22][Note 86]	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[60]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[59][60]	15 April 1944[60]	—	—
Polack, Dr. rer. pol. FritzDr. rer. pol. Fritz Polack	Heer	Oberst[60]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 29 (motorized)[59][60]	27 August 1943[60]	—	—
Polewacz, HarryHarry Polewacz	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[61]	Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Nordland"[59][61]	23 December 1942[61]	—	—
Poll, MatthiasMatthias Poll	Heer	Obergefreiter[61]	Company troop leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 186[59][61]	8 August 1943[61]	—	—
Pollak, JohannJohann Pollak	Heer	Obergefreiter[61]	Telephone operator in the Stab of I./Grenadier-Regiment 434[59][61]	4 May 1944*[61]	Killed in action 1 April 1944[59]	—
Pollmann, [Dr.] Othmar[Dr.] Othmar Pollmann+[Note 22]	Heer	Major[61]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 481[59][61]	27 August 1943[61]	Awarded 760th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945[61]	—
Pollmann, OttoOtto Pollmann+	Kriegsmarine	Leutnant zur See of the Reserves[61]	Commander of U-Jäger 2210 (22. U-Jagdflottille)[59][Note 87]	19 May 1943[61]	Awarded 461st Oak Leaves 25 April 1944[61]	—
Pollner, GeorgGeorg Pollner	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[61]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 110[59][61]	3 November 1944[61]	—	—
Pollow, Dr. jur. HerbertDr. jur. Herbert Pollow	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[61]	Deputy leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 479[59][Note 88]	1 August 1942[61]	—	—
Polz, HeinzHeinz Polz	Luftwaffe	Oberwachtmeister	Gun squadron leader in Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241 (motorized)[62]	1 December 1944	—	—
Pommer, HellmutHellmut Pommer	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 89]	Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 179[61][62]	25 July 1943*[61]	Died of wounds 17 July 1943[61]	—
Ponath, GustavGustav Ponath	Heer	Oberstleutnant[61]	Commander of MG-Bataillon 8[61][63]	13 April 1941[61]	—	—
Poncet, Hans vonHans von Poncet	Heer	Oberst[61]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 358[61][63]	8 August 1944[61]	—	—
Pongratz, JohannJohann Pongratz	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[61]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 74[61][62]	4 September 1940[61]	—	—
Poppe, HermannHermann Poppe	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[64]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 216[62][64]	23 March 1945[64]	—	—
Poppinga, HinrichHinrich Poppinga	Heer	Oberstleutnant[64]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131[62][64]	5 February 1942[64]	—	—
Populo, TheodorTheodor Populo	Heer	Leutnant[Note 90]	Leader of the 7./Schützen-Regiment 4[62][64]	27 July 1941[64]	—	—
Porath, RudolfRudolf Porath	Kriegsmarine	Leutnant zur See of the Reserves[64]	Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1806 (18. Vorpostenflottille)[62][Note 91]	8 October 1941[64]	—	—
Porsch, GüntherGünther Porsch	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel[64]	Pilot and oberserver in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 2[62][Note 92]	20 July 1944[64]	—	—
Port, JohannJohann Port	Heer	Feldwebel[64]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 266[62][Note 93]	25 August 1942[64]	—	—
Portsteffen, JosefJosef Portsteffen	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[64]	Shock troops leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 51 (motorized)[62][64]	21 May 1940[64]	—	—
Poschinger, Joachim Ritter vonJoachim Ritter von Poschinger	Heer	Major[64]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 902[62][64]	25 January 1945[64]	—	—
Poschusta, LeopoldLeopold Poschusta	Heer	Unteroffizier[64]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[62][64]	12 November 1943[64]	—	—
Poske, FritzFritz Poske	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän[64]	Commander of U-504[62][64]	6 November 1942[64]	—	—
Post, EduardEduard Post	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[64]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 744[62][64]	28 February 1945[64]	—	—
Post, MartinMartin Post	Heer	Feldwebel[64]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[62][64]	21 September 1944[64]	—	—
Post, OttoOtto Post	Heer	Oberleutnant[65]	Chief of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 94[63][65]	29 February 1944[65]	—	—
Postel, Georg-WilhelmGeorg-Wilhelm Postel+	Heer	Oberst[65]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 364[62][65]	9 August 1942[65]	Awarded 215th Oak Leaves 28 March 1943 57th Swords 26 March 1944[65]	—
Potschka, HermannHermann Potschka	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves[65]	Commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"[62][Note 94]	26 December 1944[65]	—	—
Prager, FritzFritz Prager	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[65]	Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[62][65]	24 May 1940[65]	—	—
Prager, OttoOtto Prager	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schutzpolizei[65]	Leader of the SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7[66][Note 95]	9 December 1944[65]	—	—
Prassdorf, HeinrichHeinrich Praßdorf	Kriegsmarine	Obermaschinist[65]	Lead machinist on U-1203[65][66]	21 April 1945[65]	—	—
Praun, AlbertAlbert Praun	Heer	Generalleutnant[65]	Commander of the 129. Infanterie-Division[65][66]	27 October 1943[65]	—	—
Prchal, JohannJohann Prchal	Heer	Unteroffizier[65]	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 448[65][66]	12 November 1943[65]	—	—
Preinfalk, AlexanderAlexander Preinfalk	Luftwaffe	Unteroffizier[65]	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 77[65][66]	14 October 1942[65]	—	—
Preiss, ArminArmin Preiss	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves[65]	Chief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 520[65][66]	2 November 1943*[65]	Killed in action 30 September 1943[66]	—
Preiss, JosefJosef Preiß	Heer	Oberjäger[65]	Group leader in the 15./Jäger-Regiment 227[65][66]	20 April 1945[65]	—	—
Prentl, JosefJosef Prentl+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[65]	Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 231[65][67]	21 October 1942[65]	Awarded (851st) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945[65]	—
Press, HeinrichHeinrich Press	Heer	Hauptmann[68]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105[66][68]	16 October 1944[68]	—	—
Pressler, GustavGustav Preßler+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[68]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[67][68]	4 February 1942[68]	Awarded 188th Oak Leaves 26 January 1943[68]	—
Preu, TheodorTheodor Preu	Heer	Oberst[68]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 21[66][68]	9 January 1944[68]	—	—
Preuss, CarlCarl Preuß	Heer	Oberleutnant[68]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 272[66][68]	14 February 1945[68]	—	—
Preuss, ErnstErnst Preuß	Heer	Stabsfeldwebel[68]	Aide-de-camp in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 53[66][68]	17 December 1943[68]	—	—
Preuss, GeorgGeorg Preuß	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer[68]	Leader of the 10.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[66][68]	5 February 1945[68]	—	—
Preussler, WilhelmWilhelm Preussler	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[68]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 12[66][68]	9 June 1944*[68]	Killed in action 9 April 1944[66]	—
Priem, OttoOtto Priem	Heer	Oberleutnant[68]	Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 501[66][68]	16 April 1943[68]	—	—
Prien, GüntherGünther Prien+	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant[68]	Commander of U-47[66][68]	18 October 1939[68]	Awarded 5th Oak Leaves 20 October 1940[68]
Prien, PeterPeter Prien?[Note 96]	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the Stabskompanie in the 2. Panzer-Division[66]	9 May 1945	—	—
Priess, HelmuthHelmuth Prieß	Heer	Generalleutnant[68]	Commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division[66][68]	7 March 1944[68]	—	—
Priess, HermannHermann Prieß+	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberführer[68]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf"[67][Note 97]	28 April 1943[68]	Awarded 297th Oak Leaves 9 September 1943 65th Swords 24 April 1944[68]
Prill, GünterGünter Prill	Heer	Oberleutnant[68]	Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)[68][70]	18 January 1944[68]	—	—
Priller, JosefJosef Priller+	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[71]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51[70][71]	19 October 1940[71]	Awarded 28th Oak Leaves 20 July 1941 73rd Swords 2 July 1944[71]	—
Primozic, HugoHugo Primozic+	Heer	Wachtmeister[71]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[71][72]	19 September 1942[71]	Awarded 185th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943[71]	—
Prinner, JosefJosef Prinner	Heer	Generalleutnant[71]	Höherer Artilleriekommandeur 311[70][71]	11 January 1945[71]	—	—
Prinz, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Prinz	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer[71]	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend"[70][Note 98]	11 July 1944[71]	—	—
Prinz, KurtKurt Prinz	Heer	Oberleutnant[71]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 164[70][71]	14 April 1945[71]	—	—
Prittwitz und Gaffron, Bernhard vonBernhard von Prittwitz und Gaffron	Heer	Oberstleutnant[71]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 586[70][71]	24 June 1944*[71]	Killed in action 25 April 1944[70]	—
Pritzel, KlausKlaus Pritzel	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[71]	Staffelkapitän of the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des Oberkommando der Luftwaffe[70][Note 99]	15 October 1942[71]	—	—
Probst, HeinzHeinz Probst	Luftwaffe	Unteroffizier[71]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"[70][Note 100]	26 March 1945[71]	—	—
Probst, TheodorTheodor Probst[Note 101]	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[73]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 519[70][Note 101]	20 April 1943[73]	—	—
Prochaska, ErnstErnst Prochaska	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[71]	Leader of the 8./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"[71][72]	16 September 1942*[71]	Killed in action 9 August 1942[70]	—
Prochazka, AloisAlois Prochazka	Heer	Leutnant[71]	Leader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 38[70][71]	24 June 1940[71]	—	—
Prochazka, Robert Freiherr vonRobert Freiherr von Prochazka	Heer	Hauptmann[71]	Department leader in Werfer-Regiment 55[70][Note 102]	19 December 1943[71]	—	—
Proehl, GeorgGeorg Proehl	Heer	Rittmeister[73]	Chief of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 39 (L)[70][73]	9 December 1944[73]	—	—
Proehl, GüntherGünther Pröhl	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves[73]	Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 290[70][73]	10 January 1942[73]	—	—
Proell, KarlKarl Pröll+	Heer	Hauptmann[73]	Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63[70][73]	30 January 1943[73]	Awarded 715th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945[73]	—
Proessl, ErwinErwin Prössl	Luftwaffe	Leutnant[73]	Pilot in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31[70][Note 103]	29 February 1944[73]	—	—
Proetzel, BodoBodo Proetzel	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[73]	Observer in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11[70][Note 104]	4 August 1944[73]	—	—
Proll, HerbertHerbert Proll	Heer	Hauptmann[73]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 106[70][73]	9 June 1944[73]	—	—
Promesberger, LudwigLudwig Promesberger	Heer	Obergefreiter[73]	Machine gunner in the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[70][73]	14 May 1944[73]	—	—
Prominski, HansHans Prominski	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[Note 105]	Observer in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 22[70][Note 105]	8 August 1944[73]	—	—
Proske, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Proske	Heer	Oberleutnant[73]	Chief of the 1.(Radfahr)/Infanterie-Regiment 84[70][Note 106]	12 April 1942[73]	—	—
Pross, EmilEmil Pross	Heer	Hauptmann[73]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 62[73][74]	30 September 1944[73]	—	—
Prueger, WalterWalter Prüger	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[73]	Staffelführer of the 2./Küstenfliegergruppe 606[73][74]	5 January 1943*[73]	Killed in action 6 July 1942[74]	—
Pruemm, KarlKarl Prümm	Heer	Oberleutnant[Note 107]	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 105[74][75]	21 May 1943[75]	—	—
Pruess, WalterWalter Prüß+	Heer	Leutnant[75]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)[74][75]	10 September 1944[75]	Awarded 796th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[75]	—
Pruß, WilliWilli Pruß	Heer	Oberst[75]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 670[74][75]	5 February 1945[75]	—	—
Przedwojewski, FelixFelix Przedwojewski	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer[75]	Gun leader in the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[74][Note 108]	16 December 1943[75]	—	—
Przyklenk, KurtKurt Przyklenk	Heer	Oberfeldwebel[75]	Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 40[75][76]	1 August 1941[75]	—	—
Puchinger, RudolfRudolf Puchinger	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[75]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6[74][75]	24 January 1943[75]	—	—
Puechler, CarlCarl Püchler	Heer	Oberst[75]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 228[75][76]	20 December 1941[75]	—	—
Pueltz, TheodorTheodor Pültz	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[75]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9[74][75]	10 August 1943[75]	—	—
Pueschel, MartinDr. Martin Püschel	Heer	Major[75]	Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 33[74][75]	8 August 1941[75]	—	—
Puettcher, HeinrichHeinrich Püttcher	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves[75]	Company leader in Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86[74][75]	14 April 1945[75]	—	—
Pulst, GüntherGünther Pulst	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See[75]	Commander of U-978[74][75]	21 December 1944[75]	—	—
Punkt, PaulPaul Punkt	Heer	Oberleutnant[Note 109]	Chief of the 3./Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 753[74][75]	11 March 1945[75]	—	—
Purklis, NikolausNikolaus Purklis[Note 110]	Heer	Unteroffizier[77]	Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 430[74][77]	28 October 1944[77]	—	—
Pusch, EmilEmil Pusch![Note 111]	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[74]	9 November 1944	—	—
Puschmann, HerbertHerbert Puschmann	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[77]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[74][77]	5 April 1944*[77]	Killed in action 3 February 1944[74]	—
Puttfarken, DietrichDietrich Puttfarken	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[77]	Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 51[74][77]	7 October 1942[77]	—	—
Putz, HelmutHelmut Putz	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant[77]	Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[74][77]	19 September 1942[77]	—	—
Putzka, ErichErich Putzka	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann[77]	Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121[74][Note 112]	9 December 1942[77]	—	—

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 Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and Scherzer name is Kurt Papst who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 81.^[18]
4. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Unlawful presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Gerhard Pade by the commanding general of the I Parachute Corps General der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich.^[19]
5. According to Scherzer as chief of the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 461.^[16]
6. According to Scherzer as group leader in the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 719.^[16]
7. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 10.^[16]
8. According to Scherzer name is spelled Karl Packebusch who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 April or 25 April 1945 as leader of Volkssturm-Batallion 3-617 in Berlin-Wedding.^[16]
9. According to Scherzer as chief of the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 1007.^[21]
10. According to Scherzer as Korvettenkapitän zur Verwendung (for disposition).^[21]
11. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[21]
12. According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2.^[21]
13. According to Scherzer as chief of the 8./Infanterie-Regiment 96.^[24]
14. According to Scherzer as company leader in the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17.
15. According to Scherzer name is spelled Wilhelm Pardon who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Ersatz-Abteilung 15 [Walküre-Einheit of Wehrkreis VI in the Division-Nr. 176].^[18]
16. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 12.(H)/13.^[18]
17. According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 8.^[18]
18. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/22.^[18]
19. According to Scherzer as leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 407.^[18]
20. According to Scherzer as leader of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Paul (under control of the 334. Infanterie-Division).^[26]
21. Scherzer assumes that the presentation was made on 24 April 1945.^[26]
22. The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denote that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
23. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[26]
24. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4.^[28]
25. According to Scherzer as commander of the III.(gepanzert)/2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".^[28]
26. According to Scherzer as shooter in the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6.^[28]
27. According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941.^[28]
28. According to Scherzer as Generalleutnant (chargiert—brevet).^[28]
29. According to Scherzre as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/124.^[30]
30. According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 501.^[30]
31. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Georg Peschel is listed in the first and second edition of Gerhard von Seemen's "Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945—The Knight's Cross Bearers", however with a presentation date 15 March 1945. The 2nd edition explicitly states that there is no evidence in the German Federal Archives.^[31] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel comments about Peschel in his book: "Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients exist, who do not have official evidence in the National Archives, but are members of the Bundeswehr and claimed to be Knight's Cross recipients. This claim in some cases was investigated by the Militärischer Abschirmdienst (MAD—Military Counterintelligence Service ) and accepted." Nothing can be found in the files of the Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) regarding Peschel. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel.^[19]
32. According to Scherzer as commander of the 6. Feld-Division (L).^[30]
33. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7.(H)/Lehrgeschwader 2.^[30]
34. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 1.^[33]
35. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52.^[33]
36. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 348.^[33]
37. According to Scherzer as observer in the III./Kampfgeschwader 26.^[33]
38. According to Scherzer on 30 April 1945.^[33]
39. According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 300.^[36]
40. Accordind to Scherzer as gun leader in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4.^[36]
41. According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruiter" (niederl. Nr. 2).^[37]
42. According to Scherzer as eader of schwere Artillerie-Abteilung (partially improvised motorized) 929.^[37]
43. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(H)/13.^[37]
44. According to Scherzer as SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police and Waffen-SS and commanding general of the IX. Waffen-Gebirgs-Armeekorps of the SS.^[40]
45. According to Scherzer as leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 435.^[40]
46. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen".^[42]
47. According to Scherzer as commander of the Feld-Ausbildungs-Division Nord and combat commander of Mitau.^[42]
48. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Regiment "Germania".^[42]
49. According to Scherzer as Wachtmeister and squadron troop leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 362.^[42]
50. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54.^[45]
51. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen".^[45]
52. According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8.^[45]
53. According to Scherzer as Oberfeldwebel who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 77.^[46]
54. According to Scherzer as leader of II./Infanterie-Regiment 490.^[46]
55. According to Scherzer as commander of the 9. Flak-Division.^[46]
56. According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.^[46]
57. According to Scherzer on 14 April 1944.^[46]
58. According to Scherzer as leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 464.^[46]
59. According to Scherzer as leader of leichte Flak-Abteilung (motorized) 89.^[46]
60. According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 1.(self motorized)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 19.^[48]
61. According to Scherzer in the Regiments-Pionierzug/Grenadier-Regiment 478.^[48]
62. According to Scherzer as Oberwachtmeister.^[48]
63. According to Scherzer name is spelled Karl Pitschmann who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as leader of the regimental pioneer platoon in Greandier-Regiment 57.^[49]
64. According to Scherzer as Leutnant (war officer) who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Staffelführer of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau".^[48]
65. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 511.^[48]
66. According to Scherzer as commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 53.^[48]
67. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1.^[49]
68. According to Scherzer as Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment 43.^[49]
69. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the award was presumably awarded by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it unlawful. Fellgiebel names Hermann Buch, the former IIa (personnel administration) of the 2. SS-Division "Das Reich", and Wilhelm Kment, the adjutant of Heinrich Himmler and liaison officer to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office), as sources. Buch stated on 25 June 2006 that he has nothing to do with this presentation. Walter Pitsch is mentioned the first in Ernst-Günther Krätschmer 2nd edition of "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS—The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS". The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) initially did not accept Pitsch as a recipient since he was not listed in Gerhard von Seemen's 2nd edition of "Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945—The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945". The order commission of the AKCR processed the case in 1977 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 3 May 1945". The presentation date was later changed by Fellgiebel to 6 May 1945. Krätschmer who does not present a source for Pritsch’s listing also states 6 May 1945. Unfortunately Pritsch, a member of the AKCR, did not help clarify the situation. He twice, on 24 July 2004 and 22 July 2004, did not respond to a request from the president of the AKCR.^[51]
70. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3.^[49]
71. According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 111.^[49]
72. Hubert Platz's nomination for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by his corps was never forwarded or was lost due to the military situation. A second nomination was made after the evacuation of East Prussia, after the German capitulation. This nomination was never processed. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1982 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 9 May 1945". The presentation date was later changed by Fellgiebel to 11 May 1945.^[54]
73. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".^[52]
74. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 4.(H)/31.^[52]
75. According to Scherzer as commander of the 4. Flieger Division.^[56]
76. Hermann Plocher's nomination had been finalized by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) and was ready for signature by the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was present 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 Fellgiebel. Plocher was a member of the AKCR.^[54]
77. Scherzer does not state a rank.^[56]
78. According to Scherzer as commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung (motorized) 29.^[56]
79. According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 551.^[56]
80. According to Scherzer as Leutnant (war officer) and pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 54.^[58]
81. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 2./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12.^[58]
82. According to Scherzer as Leutnant (war officer).^[58]
83. According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 220.^[60]
84. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[60]
85. According to Scherzer as commanding general of the German Luftwaffe in Mittelitalien (central Italy) and commander of the Nahkampf-Korps (close quarters combat corps) of Luftflotte 2.^[60]
86. According to Fellgiebel name is Heinrich Pohrig.^[59]
87. According to Scherzer as commander of U-Jäger 2210.^[61]
88. According to Scherzer as leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 479.^[61]
89. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant des Beurlaubtenstandes (of the reserve status)^[61]
90. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.^[64]
91. According to Scherzer as commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1806.^[64]
92. According to Scherzer as pilot and oberserver in the 1./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2.^[64]
93. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Infanterie-Regiment 266.^[64]
94. According to Scherzer as commander of the III./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11.^[65]
95. According to Scherzer as leader of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7.^[65]
96. Peter Prien was nominated twice for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The first nomination was made for actions before end of March 1945, while a second nomination was submitted on 9 May 1945, presumably for a different deed. A contemporary file card for the first nomination still exists, which was created by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) for a nomination received on 28 March 1945. This nomination did not prevail. A Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was not created. He was also not listed in the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) for his first nomination. The first nomination was either left unfinished by the end of the war, or it was rejected. An argument supporting the rejection thesis is the fact that the nomination paperwork completed by Prien's unit is no longer available. On the other hand, there is no rejection number or note on the file card.
    The second nomination, presumably a teleprinter message, is also no longer available. Again no HPA-VV was created nor a file card. Major Joachim Domaschk noted this nomination in the first section of the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" with an entry Nr. 5101. This number was assigned twice, the second section of this book starts with Nr. 5100. Why Domaschk listed him there cannot be determined anymore. This entry states that the nomination by Prien's unit was received by the HPA on 9 May 1945 and was forwarded (Scherzer assumes to General Ernst Maisel) and awarded the very same day. The presentation was unlawfully made, first because it is dated after 8 May 1945, secondly because neither General Maisel nor Major Domaschk had been authorized to do so. Prien was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).^[69]
97. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Artillerie-Regiment "Totenkopf".^[68]
98. According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12.^[71]
99. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/Oberkommando der Luftwaffe.^[71]
100. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in 1./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring".^[71]
101. According to Scherzer and the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) his name is Theodor Prost who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 519.^[73]
102. According to Scherzer as commander of the III./Werfer-Regiment 55.^[71]
103. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 4.(H)/31.^[73]
104. According to Scherzer as observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/11.^[73]
105. According to Scherzer as Leutnant and observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/22.^[73]
106. According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 84.^[73]
107. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[75]
108. According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3.^[75]
109. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.^[75]
110. According to Scherzer name is spelled Nikolaus Purlis.^[77]
111. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel lists Emil Pusch as a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 November 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in Nachtjagdgeschwader 2.^[74] He is delisted again by Fellgiebel in the year 2000 without stating a reason.^[8]
112. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/121.^[77]

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Citations

1. Williamson and Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
4. Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
5. "Stimmen zum Buch "Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945" von Veit Scherzer" (PDF). Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2012.
6. Scherzer 2007, cover.
7. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 332–346, 499.
8. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 5.
9. Scherzer 2007, p. 162–163
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14. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
15. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 102–111.
16. Scherzer 2007, p. 581.
17. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 332.
18. Scherzer 2007, p. 584.
19. Scherzer 2007, p. 162.
20. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 332, 499.
21. Scherzer 2007, p. 582.
22. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 333.
23. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 333, 499.
24. Scherzer 2007, p. 583.
25. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 334.
26. Scherzer 2007, p. 585.
27. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 334, 499
28. Scherzer 2007, p. 586.
29. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 335.
30. Scherzer 2007, p. 587.
31. Von Seemen 1976, p. 261.
32. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 499.
33. Scherzer 2007, p. 588.
34. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 335, 499.
35. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 336.
36. Scherzer 2007, p. 589.
37. Scherzer 2007, p. 590.
38. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 336, 499.
39. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 337.
40. Scherzer 2007, p. 591.
41. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 337, 499.
42. Scherzer 2007, p. 592.
43. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 338.
44. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 338, 499.
45. Scherzer 2007, p. 593.
46. Scherzer 2007, p. 594.
47. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 339.
48. Scherzer 2007, p. 595.
49. Scherzer 2007, p. 596.
50. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 340.
51. Scherzer 2007, pp. 162–163.
52. Scherzer 2007, p. 597.
53. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 340, 500.
54. Scherzer 2007, p. 163.
55. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 341.
56. Scherzer 2007, p. 598.
57. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 341, 500.
58. Scherzer 2007, p. 599.
59. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 342.
60. Scherzer 2007, p. 600.
61. Scherzer 2007, p. 601.
62. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 343.
63. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 343, 500.
64. Scherzer 2007, p. 602.
65. Scherzer 2007, p. 603.
66. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 344.
67. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 344, 500.
68. Scherzer 2007, p. 604.
69. Scherzer 2007, pp. 163–164.
70. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 345.
71. Scherzer 2007, p. 605.
72. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 345, 500.
73. Scherzer 2007, p. 606.
74. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 346.
75. Scherzer 2007, p. 607.
76. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 346, 500.
77. Scherzer 2007, p. 608.

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External links

• "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2011.
• "Das Bundesarchiv". Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. Retrieved 2 January 2011.