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

December 15, 2023

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany 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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945]. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had been nominated for the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.[4]

Listed here are the 118 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "A".[5] Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of three more of these listings.[6][7] 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 edit

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.[8] 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.[9] 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).[10] 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.[11]

Recipients edit

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (A)
Service   Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
Heer
79
5
Kriegsmarine
2
0
Luftwaffe
26
4
Waffen-SS
11
2

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.[12] Of the 118 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "A", nine were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 11 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 79 of the medals, two went to the Kriegsmarine, 26 to the Luftwaffe, and 11 to the Waffen-SS.[5]

  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 or formal correctness of the listing.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.

Name Service Rank Role and unit[Note 2] Date of award Notes Image
Adolf Abel Heer 15-HMajor[13] Commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 364[13][14] 23 September 1943[13]
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Josef Abel Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[13] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 217[13][14] 23 November 1941[13]
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Arnulf Abele Heer 14-HHauptmann[13] Commander of the I./Reichsgrenadier-Regiment "Hoch und Deutschmeister"[13][15] 12 February 1944[13]
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Erich Abraham+ Heer 17-HOberst[13] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 230[13][14] 13 November 1942[13] Awarded 516th Oak Leaves 26 June 1944[13]
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Erich Abraham Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[13] Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[13][14] 20 January 1944*[13] Killed in action 8 December 1943[13]
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Herbert Abratis Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[13] Leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[13][14] 24 October 1944[13]
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Albrecht Achilles Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[13] Commander of U-161[13][14] 16 January 1943[13]
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Georg Ackermann Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[Note 3] Staffelkapitän and technical officer in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[14][Note 3] 28 February 1945[13]
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Helmut Adam Heer 13-HOberleutnant[13] Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 192[13][14] 21 November 1941[13]
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Paul Adam Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[13] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 158[13][14] 18 April 1943[13]
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Wilhelm Adam Heer 17-HOberst[16] Adjutant of Armeeoberkommando 6 (Supreme Command of the 6th Army)[14][16] 17 December 1942[16]
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Felix Adamowitsch Heer 14-HHauptmann[16] Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904[14][16] 20 October 1944[16]
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Miervaldis Ādamsons Waffen-SS 12-WSS-Untersturmführer[16] Chief of the 6./Waffen Grenadier-Regiment 44 (lettische Nr. 6) der SS[14][16] 25 January 1945[16]
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Horst Ademeit+ Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[16] Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54[14][16] 16 April 1943[16] Awarded 414th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944[16]
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Paul Adolff Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves[16] Leader of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1[14][16] 26 March 1944*[16] Killed in action 17 July 1943[14]
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Walter Adolph Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[16] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[16][17] 13 November 1940[16]
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Friedrich Adrario Heer 14-HHauptmann[16] Leader of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 272[16][17] 26 December 1944[16]
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Josef-Hubert Adrian Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[16] Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 24[16][17] 28 March 1945[16]
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Fritz Aechtner Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[16] Pilot and observer in the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5[17][Note 4] 20 December 1944[16]
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Eckart Afheldt Heer 13-HOberleutnant[16] Leader of the II./Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg"[16][17] 17 March 1945[16]
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Egon Aghta+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant (W) of the Reserves[16][Note 5] Leader of a bomb disposal commando in the Luftgaukommando III Berlin[16][17] 3 February 1945[16] Awarded 778th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945[16]
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Heinrich-Wilhelm Ahnert Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[16] Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 52 [19][Note 6] 23 August 1942*[16] Killed in action 23 August 1942[16]
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Albert Ahrens Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[20] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 31[17][20] 25 July 1943[20]
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Hinrich Ahrens Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[20] Gun commander in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 1141[17][20] 9 January 1945[20]
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Wilhelm Ahrens Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Commander of the III.(Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 17[17][20] 4 May 1944[20]
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Reinhard Aigen Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[20] Board mechanic in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 4[17][20] 9 June 1944*[20] Killed in action 19 September 1943[17][20]
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Hermann Alber Waffen-SS 03-WSS-Sturmmann[20] Company messenger in the 9./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20 "Hohenstaufen"[17][20] 16 December 1944*[20] Killed in action 2 August 1944[17][20]
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Robert Alber Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[20] Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 201 [19][20] 7 September 1943[20]
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Hans-Wilhelm Albers Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 1 "Afrika"[17][20] 10 May 1943[20]
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Wilhelm Albert Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[20] Company chief in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 35[17][20] 14 February 1945[20]
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Otto Alberts Heer 17-HOberst of the Reserves[20] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 501[17][20] 10 December 1943[20] Died of wounds 10 December 1943[17]
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Egon Albrecht[Note 7] Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant Staffelführer of the 9./Zerstörergeschwader 76[17][Note 8] 22 May 1943[21]
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Fritz Albrecht Heer 17-HOberst[20] Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the defensive sector of Magdeburg[17][20] 19 April 1945[20]
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Kurt Albrecht Heer 17-HOberst[20] Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 172[17][20] 3 November 1944[20]
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Kurt Albrecht Heer 17-HOberst of the Reserves[20] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 948[17][20] 28 February 1945[20]
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Oskar Albrecht Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[21] Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Jäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 15 [19][21] 24 July 1941[21]
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Willy Albrecht?[Note 9] Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves [7] Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 734 [7][17] 9 May 1945[7]
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Rudolf Albust Heer 04-HObergefreiter[21] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 129[21][22] 19 December 1943[21]
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Ernst Alex Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[21] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 243[21][22] 1 August 1941[21]
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Heinz Allersmeier Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[21] Leader of the Feldersatz-Bataillon 181[22][Note 10] 9 December 1944[21]
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Friedrich Allmacher Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[21] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 366[21][22] 7 March 1944[21]
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Karl Allmendinger+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[21] Commander of the 5. Infanterie-Division[21][23] 17 July 1941[21] Awarded 153rd Oak Leaves 13 December 1942[21]
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Karl Alm Heer 14-HHauptmann[21] Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 353[21][22] 12 August 1944[21]
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Friedrich Alpers Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[Note 11] Commander of Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 4[21][22] 14 October 1942[21]
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Eduard Altacher Heer 14-HHauptmann[21] Leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143[21][22] 18 November 1944[21]
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Karl-Heinz Altermann Heer 13-HOberleutnant[21] Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[21][22] 4 October 1944[21]
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Gustav Altmann Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[21] Leader of Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm Abteilung "Koch"[21][22] 12 May 1940[21]
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Rudolf Altstadt Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[24] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 380[22][24] 14 May 1944[24]
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Gustav Alvermann Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[24] Chief of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 47[22][24] 26 May 1940[24]
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Herbert Amann Heer 13-HOberleutnant[24] Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 905[22][24] 10 February 1944*[24] Died of wounds 12 January 1944[22]
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Paul Amann[Note 12] Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[24] Observer in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[23][Note 12] 12 March 1945[24]
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Dr. Lothar Ambrosius Heer 17-HOberst[24] Leader of Divisions-Kampfgruppe 268 [23][24] 24 January 1944[24]
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Anton Ameiser Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves[24] Leader of SS Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Regiment 52 "Ungarn"[22][24] 1 November 1944[24]
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Günter Amelung Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[24] Leader of the 5./Schnelle Abteilung 123[22][24] 15 January 1943[24]
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Heinz-Günter Amelung Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[24] Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[22][24] 15 July 1942[24]
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Siegfried Amerkamp Heer 04-HObergefreiter[24] Machine gunner and deputy group leader in the Sturmkompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 459[22][24] 22 November 1943[Note 13]
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Fritz Amling Heer 09-HWachtmeister[24] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202[24][25] 11 December 1942[24]
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Franz Ammann Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[24] Leader of 5./Grenadier-Regiment 256[24][26] 23 August 1943[24]
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Hermann Ammer Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[24] Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 62[24][26] 12 October 1943[24]
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Joachim von Amsberg?[Note 14] Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502[25] 9 May 1945
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Roberts Ancāns Waffen-SS 12-WWaffen-Untersturmführer[27] Leader of Waffen Feld Ersatz-Bataillon der SS Nr. 19[25][Note 15] 25 January 1945[27]
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Carl Anders Heer 17-HOberst[27] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 484[25][27] 4 May 1944[27]
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Friedrich Anders Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[27] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2[25][27] 14 August 1943[27]
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Richard Anders Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[27] Pilot in the 11.(H)/Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 12[25][Note 16] 27 July 1944[27]
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Kurt Andersen Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[27] Commander of Flak-Regiment 153[25][27] 23 December 1942[Note 17]
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Friedrich Anding Heer 12-HLeutnant[27] Adjudant of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[25][27] 8 May 1945[27]
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Anton Andorfer Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[27] Staffelführer of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[25][Note 18] 26 March 1944[27]
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Wolf Andreae Heer 17-HOberst[27] Commander of Werfer-Regiment 71[25][27] 24 June 1944[27]
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Harry Andree Heer 15-HMajor[27] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 504[25][27] 4 May 1944[27]
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Ernst Andres Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[27] Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 2[25][27] 20 April 1944[27]
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Hans Andres Heer 04-HObergefreiter[27] 1st machine gunner in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128[25][27] 4 May 1944*[27] Died of wounds 25 March 1944[27]
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Otto Angel Heer 06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 19] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 6[25][27] 15 March 1945[27]
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Maximilian de Angelis+ Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[28] Commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division[25][28] 9 February 1942[28] Awarded 323rd Oak Leaves 12 November 1943[28]
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Heinz Angelmaier Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[28] Leader of the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 279[25][28] 18 February 1945[28]
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Günther Angern Heer 17-HOberst[28] Commander of the 11. Schützen-Brigade[25][28] 5 August 1940[28]
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Karl Angerstein Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[28] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[25][28] 2 November 1940[28]
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Günther Anhalt Waffen-SS 17-WSS-Standartenführer and Oberst of the Schupo[28] Commander of SS-Polizei-Regiment 2[25][28] 12 August 1944[28]
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Wilhelm Anhalt Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[28] Chief of the 4. Räumbootflottille[25][28] 3 July 1944[28]
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Udo Anneken Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[28] Leader of the 1./Füsilier-Bataillon 83[25][28] 9 June 1944[28]
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Žanis Ansons Waffen-SS 10-WWaffen-Hauptscharführer[28] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Waffen Grenadier-Regiment 44 der SS [29][Note 20] 16 January 1945[28]
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Werner Anton Luftwaffe 18-LGeneralmajor[28] Commander of the 6. Flak-Division (motorized)[28][29] 11 June 1944[Note 21]
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Wilhelm Antrup+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[28] Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55[28][29] 13 November 1942[28] Awarded 655th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944[28]
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Wilhelm von Apell Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[28] Commander of the 9. Schützen-Brigade[28][29] 14 May 1941[28]
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Fedor Apelt Heer 17-HOberst[30] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 102[29][30] 8 February 1944[30]
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Kārlis Aperāts Waffen-SS 16-WWaffen-Obersturmbannführer[30] Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 32 (lettische Nr. 1) der SS[30][31] 21 September 1944[30]
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Willy Apitz Heer 04-HObergefreiter[30] Radio/wireless operator in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 81[29][30] 1 January 1944[30]
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Karl-Arthur Apitzsch Heer 13-HOberleutnant[30] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized)[29][30] 4 November 1943*[30] Died in a Soviet POW camp in 1943[30]
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Kurt Arendt Heer 14-HHauptmann[30] Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 5[29][30] 24 February 1945*[30] Killed in action 9 January 1945[29]
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Velten Arendt Heer 14-HHauptmann[Note 22] Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 36[29][30] 28 March 1945[30]
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Peter Arent![Note 23] Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5[29] 4 December 1942* Killed in action 3 December 1942[29]  
Alexander von Arentschildt Heer 14-HHauptmann[30] Chief of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 67[29][30] 5 August 1940[30]
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Josef Armberger Waffen-SS 13-WSS-Obersturmführer[30] Chief of the 8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[23][30] 31 October 1944*[30] Killed in action 20 August 1944[30]
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Fritz Arndt+ Heer 04-HObergefreiter[30] Machine gunner in the Stabskompanie/Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 32[29][30] 31 March 1943[30] Awarded 678th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944[30]
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Johannes Arndt Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[30] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 391[29][30] 23 February 1944[30]
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Karl Arndt+ Heer 17-HOberst[30] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 511 [23][30] 23 January 1942[30] Awarded 719th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945[30]
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Hans-Jürgen von Arnim Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[30] Commander of the 17. Panzer-Division[29][30] 4 September 1941[30]
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Karl Arning Heer 17-HOberst[32] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 24[29][32] 11 October 1943[32]
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Friedrich Arnold Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[32] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 237[29][32] 16 November 1943[32]
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Helmut Arpke Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[32] Member of Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm Abteilung "Koch"[29][32] 13 May 1940[32]
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Dietrich Ascher Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[32] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 259[29][32] 28 February 1945[32]
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Willi Ascherfeld Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[32] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 926[29][32] 14 February 1945[32]
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Alois Assmann Heer 04-HObergefreiter[32] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 61[32][33] 18 September 1942[32]
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Dr. med.dent. Walter Assmann Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[32] Commander of the 101. Jäger-Division[32][33] 10 February 1945[32]
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Franz-Xaver Attenberger Heer 05-HStabsgefreiter[32] Driver in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 114[32][34] 21 January 1945[32]
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Georg Audenrieth Heer 05-HStabsgefreiter[32] Group leader in the 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99[32][33] 10 February 1945[32]
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Paul Audorff Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[32] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 754[32][33] 13 May 1943[32]
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Karl Auer Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[32] Leader of the I./SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8[32][33] 31 October 1944[32]
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Heinz Auert Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[32] Leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116[32][33] 28 February 1945[32]
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Hans-Heinz Augenstein Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[35] Staffelführer of the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[33][35] 9 June 1944[35]
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Franz Augsberger Waffen-SS 18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[35] Commander of the 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische Nr. 1)[33][35] 8 March 1945[35]
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Andreas von Aulock+ Heer 17-HOberst[35] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 226[33][35] 6 November 1943[35] Awarded 551st Oak Leaves 16 August 1944[35]
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Hans Austen Heer 14-HHauptmann[35] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 487[33][35] 5 December 1943[35]
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Johannes Austermann Heer 15-HMajor[35] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1146[33][35] 10 February 1945[35]
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Adolf Ax?[Note 24] Waffen-SS 17-WSS-Oberführer Leader of the 15. Waffen Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr. 1)[33] 9 May 1945
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Erich Axthammer Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[35] Pilot in the Stab/Schlachtgeschwader 10[33][35] 28 April 1945[35]
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Walther von Axthelm Luftwaffe 18-LGeneralmajor[35] Commanding general of the I. Flak-Korps[33][35] 4 September 1941[35]
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Fritz Axtmann Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[35] Company troop leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 20 (motorized)[33][35] 25 August 1941[35]
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Notes edit

  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. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and Staffelkapitän and technical officer of the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor".[13]
  4. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot and observer in the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 3.[16]
  5. ^ The suffix W in brackets after the rank denotes a Feuerwerker (pyrotechnician). [18]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52.[16]
  7. ^ According to Scherzer last name is Albrecht-Lemke.[21]
  8. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 6./Zerstörergeschwader 1.[21]
  9. ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Willy Albrecht's case was never processed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). It is incomprehensible what evidence exists and who accepted him as a Knight's Cross recipient.[7]
  10. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the Feldersatz-Bataillon 81.[21]
  11. ^ According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.[21]
  12. ^ a b According to Scherzer name is Paul Ammann who had received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Oberfeldwebel and pilot and oberserver in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever".[24]
  13. ^ According to Scherzer on 24 November 1943.[24]
  14. ^ The nomination by the troop was rejected on 9 May 1945 by the commanding officer of the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office)—Oberst Goecke—because the intermittent commanding officers of Joachim von Amsberg had not approved the nomination. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1981 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 6 May 1945". The presentation date was later changed again by Fellgiebel to 9 May 1945. Von Amsberg was a member of the AKCR.[7]
  15. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the Divisionskampfschule (divisions combat school) of the 19. Waffen-Grenadier-Division of the SS (lettische Nr. 2).[27]
  16. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungs-Staffel 11.(H)/12.[27]
  17. ^ According to Scherzer on 21 December 1942.[27]
  18. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.[27]
  19. ^ According to Scherzer as Unteroffizier and not as Unteroffizier of the Reserves.[27]
  20. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Waffen Grenadier-Regiment 44 der SS (lettische Nr. 6).[28]
  21. ^ According to Scherzer on 9 June 1944.[28]
  22. ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.[30]
  23. ^ According to Fellgiebel Peter Arent is delisted without reason.[6]
  24. ^ Adolf Ax's nomination shows no indication that the request had been processed or granted, not even an entry date is noted. The nomination list indicates that the request was filed on 28 April 1945. A Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) nomination with the number 5092 had been created. The nomination, according to the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses), was forwarded to the HPA on 25 April 1945. No proof exists that the Knight's Cross was awarded. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1981 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 9 May 1945". Ax was member of the AKCR.[7]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Williamson & 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. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–118.
  6. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 483.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Scherzer 2007, p. 117.
  8. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939". ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  9. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940". ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  10. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941". ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  11. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944". ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  12. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Scherzer 2007, p. 187.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.
  15. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113, 492.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Scherzer 2007, p. 188.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.
  18. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 29.
  19. ^ a b c Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 114, 482.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Scherzer 2007, p. 189.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Scherzer 2007, p. 190.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.
  23. ^ a b c d e Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 115, 483.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007, p. 191.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.
  26. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 116, 483.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Scherzer 2007, p. 192.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 193.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Scherzer 2007, p. 194.
  31. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 117, 483.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007, p. 195.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Fellgiebel 2000, p. 118.
  34. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 118, 483.
  35. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Scherzer 2007, p. 196.

Bibliography edit

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000) [1986]. 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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • 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 edit

  • "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  • . Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

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list, knight, cross, iron, cross, recipients, knight, cross, iron, cross, german, ritterkreuz, eisernen, kreuzes, variants, were, highest, awards, military, paramilitary, forces, nazi, germany, during, world, knight, cross, iron, cross, awarded, wide, range, r. The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross German Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany 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 Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR In 1996 the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings The majority of the disputed recipients had been nominated for the award in 1945 when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process 4 Listed here are the 118 Knight s Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS whose last name starts with A 5 Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of three more of these listings 6 7 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 Contents 1 Background 2 Recipients 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksBackground editThe 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 Recipients editKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross A Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer 79 5Kriegsmarine 2 0Luftwaffe 26 4Waffen SS 11 2The 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 12 Of the 118 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with A nine were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 11 presentations were made posthumously Heer members received 79 of the medals two went to the Kriegsmarine 26 to the Luftwaffe and 11 to the Waffen SS 5 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 or formal correctness of the listing This along with the question mark indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing Name Service Rank Role and unit Note 2 Date of award Notes ImageAdolf Abel Heer 15 H Major 13 Commander of I Grenadier Regiment 364 13 14 23 September 1943 13 Josef Abel Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 13 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Infanterie Regiment 217 13 14 23 November 1941 13 Arnulf Abele Heer 14 H Hauptmann 13 Commander of the I Reichsgrenadier Regiment Hoch und Deutschmeister 13 15 12 February 1944 13 Erich Abraham Heer 17 H Oberst 13 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 230 13 14 13 November 1942 13 Awarded 516th Oak Leaves 26 June 1944 13 Erich Abraham Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 13 Leader of the 2 Panzergrenadier Regiment 13 13 14 20 January 1944 13 Killed in action 8 December 1943 13 Herbert Abratis Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 13 Leader of the II Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 13 14 24 October 1944 13 nbsp Albrecht Achilles Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 13 Commander of U 161 13 14 16 January 1943 13 Georg Ackermann Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant Note 3 Staffelkapitan and technical officer in the 5 Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor 14 Note 3 28 February 1945 13 Helmut Adam Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 13 Chief of the 3 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 192 13 14 21 November 1941 13 Paul Adam Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 13 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 158 13 14 18 April 1943 13 Wilhelm Adam Heer 17 H Oberst 16 Adjutant of Armeeoberkommando 6 Supreme Command of the 6th Army 14 16 17 December 1942 16 nbsp Felix Adamowitsch Heer 14 H Hauptmann 16 Chief of the 3 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 904 14 16 20 October 1944 16 Miervaldis Adamsons Waffen SS 12 W SS Untersturmfuhrer 16 Chief of the 6 Waffen Grenadier Regiment 44 lettische Nr 6 der SS 14 16 25 January 1945 16 Horst Ademeit Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 16 Pilot in the I Jagdgeschwader 54 14 16 16 April 1943 16 Awarded 414th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 16 Paul Adolff Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann of the Reserves 16 Leader of Fallschirm Pionier Bataillon 1 14 16 26 March 1944 16 Killed in action 17 July 1943 14 Walter Adolph Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 16 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 16 17 13 November 1940 16 Friedrich Adrario Heer 14 H Hauptmann 16 Leader of the Panzer Jager Abteilung 272 16 17 26 December 1944 16 Josef Hubert Adrian Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 16 Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 24 16 17 28 March 1945 16 Fritz Aechtner Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 16 Pilot and observer in the 1 Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 5 17 Note 4 20 December 1944 16 Eckart Afheldt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 16 Leader of the II Jager Regiment 2 Brandenburg 16 17 17 March 1945 16 Egon Aghta Heer 13 H Oberleutnant W of the Reserves 16 Note 5 Leader of a bomb disposal commando in the Luftgaukommando III Berlin 16 17 3 February 1945 16 Awarded 778th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945 16 Heinrich Wilhelm Ahnert Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 16 Pilot in the I Jagdgeschwader 52 19 Note 6 23 August 1942 16 Killed in action 23 August 1942 16 Albert Ahrens Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 20 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Jager Abteilung 31 17 20 25 July 1943 20 Hinrich Ahrens Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 20 Gun commander in the 13 Grenadier Regiment 1141 17 20 9 January 1945 20 Wilhelm Ahrens Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Commander of the III Jager Grenadier Regiment 17 17 20 4 May 1944 20 Reinhard Aigen Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 20 Board mechanic in the 7 Kampfgeschwader 4 17 20 9 June 1944 20 Killed in action 19 September 1943 17 20 Hermann Alber Waffen SS 03 W SS Sturmmann 20 Company messenger in the 9 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 20 Hohenstaufen 17 20 16 December 1944 20 Killed in action 2 August 1944 17 20 Robert Alber Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 20 Leader of the I Panzer Regiment 201 19 20 7 September 1943 20 Hans Wilhelm Albers Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 1 Afrika 17 20 10 May 1943 20 Wilhelm Albert Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 20 Company chief in the Panzer Jager Abteilung 35 17 20 14 February 1945 20 Otto Alberts Heer 17 H Oberst of the Reserves 20 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 501 17 20 10 December 1943 20 Died of wounds 10 December 1943 17 Egon Albrecht Note 7 Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Staffelfuhrer of the 9 Zerstorergeschwader 76 17 Note 8 22 May 1943 21 nbsp Fritz Albrecht Heer 17 H Oberst 20 Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the defensive sector of Magdeburg 17 20 19 April 1945 20 Kurt Albrecht Heer 17 H Oberst 20 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 172 17 20 3 November 1944 20 Kurt Albrecht Heer 17 H Oberst of the Reserves 20 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 948 17 20 28 February 1945 20 Oskar Albrecht Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 21 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 14 Jager Infanterie Regiment 15 19 21 24 July 1941 21 Willy Albrecht Note 9 Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 7 Commander of the I Jager Regiment 734 7 17 9 May 1945 7 Rudolf Albust Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 21 Richtschutze gunner in the 2 Panzer Jager Abteilung 129 21 22 19 December 1943 21 Ernst Alex Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 21 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 243 21 22 1 August 1941 21 Heinz Allersmeier Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 21 Leader of the Feldersatz Bataillon 181 22 Note 10 9 December 1944 21 Friedrich Allmacher Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 21 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 366 21 22 7 March 1944 21 Karl Allmendinger Heer 18 H Generalmajor 21 Commander of the 5 Infanterie Division 21 23 17 July 1941 21 Awarded 153rd Oak Leaves 13 December 1942 21 Karl Alm Heer 14 H Hauptmann 21 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 353 21 22 12 August 1944 21 Friedrich Alpers Luftwaffe 15 L Major Note 11 Commander of Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 4 21 22 14 October 1942 21 Eduard Altacher Heer 14 H Hauptmann 21 Leader of the II Gebirgsjager Regiment 143 21 22 18 November 1944 21 Karl Heinz Altermann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 21 Chief of the 1 Panzergrenadier Regiment 25 21 22 4 October 1944 21 Gustav Altmann Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 21 Leader of Sturmgruppe Stahl in the Fallschirmjager Sturm Abteilung Koch 21 22 12 May 1940 21 Rudolf Altstadt Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 24 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 380 22 24 14 May 1944 24 Gustav Alvermann Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 24 Chief of the 10 Infanterie Regiment 47 22 24 26 May 1940 24 Herbert Amann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 24 Chief of the 1 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 905 22 24 10 February 1944 24 Died of wounds 12 January 1944 22 Paul Amann Note 12 Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 24 Observer in the 3 Kampfgeschwader 4 General Wever 23 Note 12 12 March 1945 24 Dr Lothar Ambrosius Heer 17 H Oberst 24 Leader of Divisions Kampfgruppe 268 23 24 24 January 1944 24 Anton Ameiser Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer of the Reserves 24 Leader of SS Freiwilligen Kavallerie Regiment 52 Ungarn 22 24 1 November 1944 24 Gunter Amelung Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 24 Leader of the 5 Schnelle Abteilung 123 22 24 15 January 1943 24 Heinz Gunter Amelung Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 24 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 22 24 15 July 1942 24 Siegfried Amerkamp Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 24 Machine gunner and deputy group leader in the Sturmkompanie Grenadier Regiment 459 22 24 22 November 1943 Note 13 Fritz Amling Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 24 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 202 24 25 11 December 1942 24 Franz Ammann Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 24 Leader of 5 Grenadier Regiment 256 24 26 23 August 1943 24 Hermann Ammer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 24 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 62 24 26 12 October 1943 24 Joachim von Amsberg Note 14 Heer 17 H Oberst Commander of Grenadier Regiment 502 25 9 May 1945 Roberts Ancans Waffen SS 12 W Waffen Untersturmfuhrer 27 Leader of Waffen Feld Ersatz Bataillon der SS Nr 19 25 Note 15 25 January 1945 27 Carl Anders Heer 17 H Oberst 27 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 484 25 27 4 May 1944 27 Friedrich Anders Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 27 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 2 25 27 14 August 1943 27 Richard Anders Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 27 Pilot in the 11 H Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 12 25 Note 16 27 July 1944 27 Kurt Andersen Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 27 Commander of Flak Regiment 153 25 27 23 December 1942 Note 17 Friedrich Anding Heer 12 H Leutnant 27 Adjudant of Panzer Jager Abteilung Grossdeutschland 25 27 8 May 1945 27 Anton Andorfer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 27 Staffelfuhrer of the 2 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 25 Note 18 26 March 1944 27 Wolf Andreae Heer 17 H Oberst 27 Commander of Werfer Regiment 71 25 27 24 June 1944 27 Harry Andree Heer 15 H Major 27 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 504 25 27 4 May 1944 27 Ernst Andres Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 27 Pilot in the Stabsstaffel Kampfgeschwader 2 25 27 20 April 1944 27 Hans Andres Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 27 1st machine gunner in the 2 Panzergrenadier Regiment 128 25 27 4 May 1944 27 Died of wounds 25 March 1944 27 Otto Angel Heer 06 H Unteroffizier of the Reserves Note 19 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Panzer Jager Abteilung 6 25 27 15 March 1945 27 Maximilian de Angelis Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 28 Commander of the 76 Infanterie Division 25 28 9 February 1942 28 Awarded 323rd Oak Leaves 12 November 1943 28 Heinz Angelmaier Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 28 Leader of the Sturmgeschutz Brigade 279 25 28 18 February 1945 28 Gunther Angern Heer 17 H Oberst 28 Commander of the 11 Schutzen Brigade 25 28 5 August 1940 28 nbsp Karl Angerstein Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 28 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 Hindenburg 25 28 2 November 1940 28 Gunther Anhalt Waffen SS 17 W SS Standartenfuhrer and Oberst of the Schupo 28 Commander of SS Polizei Regiment 2 25 28 12 August 1944 28 Wilhelm Anhalt Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 28 Chief of the 4 Raumbootflottille 25 28 3 July 1944 28 Udo Anneken Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 28 Leader of the 1 Fusilier Bataillon 83 25 28 9 June 1944 28 Zanis Ansons Waffen SS 10 W Waffen Hauptscharfuhrer 28 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Waffen Grenadier Regiment 44 der SS 29 Note 20 16 January 1945 28 nbsp Werner Anton Luftwaffe 18 L Generalmajor 28 Commander of the 6 Flak Division motorized 28 29 11 June 1944 Note 21 Wilhelm Antrup Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 28 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Kampfgeschwader 55 28 29 13 November 1942 28 Awarded 655th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944 28 Wilhelm von Apell Heer 18 H Generalmajor 28 Commander of the 9 Schutzen Brigade 28 29 14 May 1941 28 Fedor Apelt Heer 17 H Oberst 30 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 102 29 30 8 February 1944 30 Karlis Aperats Waffen SS 16 W Waffen Obersturmbannfuhrer 30 Commander of Waffen Grenadier Regiment 32 lettische Nr 1 der SS 30 31 21 September 1944 30 nbsp Willy Apitz Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 30 Radio wireless operator in the 10 Artillerie Regiment 81 29 30 1 January 1944 30 Karl Arthur Apitzsch Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 30 Vorgeschobener Beobachter artillery observer in the 4 Artillerie Regiment 3 motorized 29 30 4 November 1943 30 Died in a Soviet POW camp in 1943 30 Kurt Arendt Heer 14 H Hauptmann 30 Commander of Panzer Abteilung 5 29 30 24 February 1945 30 Killed in action 9 January 1945 29 Velten Arendt Heer 14 H Hauptmann Note 22 Leader of the I Panzer Regiment 36 29 30 28 March 1945 30 Peter Arent Note 23 Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel Pioneer Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie Fallschirmjager Regiment 5 29 4 December 1942 Killed in action 3 December 1942 29 nbsp Alexander von Arentschildt Heer 14 H Hauptmann 30 Chief of the 2 Panzer Abteilung 67 29 30 5 August 1940 30 Josef Armberger Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 30 Chief of the 8 SS Panzer Regiment 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 23 30 31 October 1944 30 Killed in action 20 August 1944 30 Fritz Arndt Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 30 Machine gunner in the Stabskompanie Panzer Pionier Bataillon 32 29 30 31 March 1943 30 Awarded 678th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944 30 Johannes Arndt Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 30 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 391 29 30 23 February 1944 30 Karl Arndt Heer 17 H Oberst 30 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 511 23 30 23 January 1942 30 Awarded 719th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945 30 Hans Jurgen von Arnim Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 30 Commander of the 17 Panzer Division 29 30 4 September 1941 30 nbsp Karl Arning Heer 17 H Oberst 32 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 24 29 32 11 October 1943 32 Friedrich Arnold Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 32 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 237 29 32 16 November 1943 32 Helmut Arpke Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 32 Member of Sturmgruppe Stahl in the Fallschirmjager Sturm Abteilung Koch 29 32 13 May 1940 32 nbsp Dietrich Ascher Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 32 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 259 29 32 28 February 1945 32 Willi Ascherfeld Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 32 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 926 29 32 14 February 1945 32 Alois Assmann Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 32 Richtschutze gunner in the 1 Panzer Jager Abteilung 61 32 33 18 September 1942 32 Dr med dent Walter Assmann Heer 18 H Generalmajor 32 Commander of the 101 Jager Division 32 33 10 February 1945 32 nbsp Franz Xaver Attenberger Heer 05 H Stabsgefreiter 32 Driver in the 3 Artillerie Regiment 114 32 34 21 January 1945 32 Georg Audenrieth Heer 05 H Stabsgefreiter 32 Group leader in the 3 Gebirgsjager Regiment 99 32 33 10 February 1945 32 Paul Audorff Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 32 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 754 32 33 13 May 1943 32 Karl Auer Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 32 Leader of the I SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Regiment 8 32 33 31 October 1944 32 Heinz Auert Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 32 Leader of the 2 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 116 32 33 28 February 1945 32 Hans Heinz Augenstein Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 35 Staffelfuhrer of the 7 Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 33 35 9 June 1944 35 Franz Augsberger Waffen SS 18 W SS Brigadefuhrer and Generalmajor of the Waffen SS 35 Commander of the 20 Waffen Grenadier Division der SS estnische Nr 1 33 35 8 March 1945 35 nbsp Andreas von Aulock Heer 17 H Oberst 35 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 226 33 35 6 November 1943 35 Awarded 551st Oak Leaves 16 August 1944 35 Hans Austen Heer 14 H Hauptmann 35 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 487 33 35 5 December 1943 35 Johannes Austermann Heer 15 H Major 35 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 1146 33 35 10 February 1945 35 Adolf Ax Note 24 Waffen SS 17 W SS Oberfuhrer Leader of the 15 Waffen Grenadier Division der SS lettische Nr 1 33 9 May 1945 Erich Axthammer Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 35 Pilot in the Stab Schlachtgeschwader 10 33 35 28 April 1945 35 Walther von Axthelm Luftwaffe 18 L Generalmajor 35 Commanding general of the I Flak Korps 33 35 4 September 1941 35 nbsp Fritz Axtmann Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 35 Company troop leader in the 7 Infanterie Regiment 20 motorized 33 35 25 August 1941 35 Notes edit Grossadmiral and President of Germany Karl Donitz 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 Donitz 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 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 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and Staffelkapitan and technical officer of the Stab II Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor 13 According to Scherzer as pilot and observer in the 1 Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 3 16 The suffix W in brackets after the rank denotes a Feuerwerker pyrotechnician 18 According to Scherzer in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 52 16 According to Scherzer last name is Albrecht Lemke 21 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the 6 Zerstorergeschwader 1 21 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives Willy Albrecht s case was never processed by the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR It is incomprehensible what evidence exists and who accepted him as a Knight s Cross recipient 7 According to Scherzer as leader of the Feldersatz Bataillon 81 21 According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves 21 a b According to Scherzer name is Paul Ammann who had received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as Oberfeldwebel and pilot and oberserver in the 3 Kampfgeschwader 4 General Wever 24 According to Scherzer on 24 November 1943 24 The nomination by the troop was rejected on 9 May 1945 by the commanding officer of the Aussenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt HPA A Branch of the Army Staff Office Oberst Goecke because the intermittent commanding officers of Joachim von Amsberg had not approved the nomination The Order Commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR processed the case in 1981 and decided Knight s Cross yes 6 May 1945 The presentation date was later changed again by Fellgiebel to 9 May 1945 Von Amsberg was a member of the AKCR 7 According to Scherzer as leader of the Divisionskampfschule divisions combat school of the 19 Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS lettische Nr 2 27 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklarungs Staffel 11 H 12 27 According to Scherzer on 21 December 1942 27 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the 8 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 27 According to Scherzer as Unteroffizier and not as Unteroffizier of the Reserves 27 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Waffen Grenadier Regiment 44 der SS lettische Nr 6 28 According to Scherzer on 9 June 1944 28 According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves 30 According to Fellgiebel Peter Arent is delisted without reason 6 Adolf Ax s nomination shows no indication that the request had been processed or granted not even an entry date is noted The nomination list indicates that the request was filed on 28 April 1945 A Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office nomination with the number 5092 had been created The nomination according to the book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses was forwarded to the HPA on 25 April 1945 No proof exists that the Knight s Cross was awarded The Order Commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR processed this case in 1981 and decided Knight s Cross yes 9 May 1945 Ax was member of the AKCR 7 References editCitations edit Williamson amp Bujeiro 2004 pp 3 4 Fellgiebel 2000 p 4 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 113 460 483 485 487 492 494 498 499 501 503 509 Scherzer 2007 pp 117 186 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 113 118 a b Fellgiebel 2000 p 483 a b c d e f g Scherzer 2007 p 117 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 1573 1 September 1939 ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 849 3 June 1940 ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 613 28 September 1941 ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S 11 29 December 1944 ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Fellgiebel 2000 p 112 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Scherzer 2007 p 187 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Fellgiebel 2000 p 113 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 113 492 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Scherzer 2007 p 188 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Fellgiebel 2000 p 114 Fellgiebel 2000 p 29 a b c Fellgiebel 2000 pp 114 482 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Scherzer 2007 p 189 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Scherzer 2007 p 190 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Fellgiebel 2000 p 115 a b c d e Fellgiebel 2000 pp 115 483 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007 p 191 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000 p 116 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 116 483 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Scherzer 2007 p 192 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 193 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000 p 117 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Scherzer 2007 p 194 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 117 483 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007 p 195 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Fellgiebel 2000 p 118 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 118 483 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Scherzer 2007 p 196 Bibliography edit Fellgiebel Walther Peer in German 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten 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 in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Militaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 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 edit Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes Lexikon der Wehrmacht in German Retrieved 2 January 2011 Das Bundesarchiv Military Archive Freiburg im Breisgau Archived from the original on 29 December 2010 Retrieved 2 January 2011 Portals nbsp Military of Germany nbsp World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Knight 27s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients A amp oldid 1179442197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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