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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 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 324 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "P".[5] Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of five 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
| 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.[12] 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.[5] 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.[13]
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 author 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Pabst | Heer | Hauptmann[14] | Commander of the III./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 112[14][15] | 4 November 1943[14] | — | — |
| Karl Pabst | Heer | Hauptmann[14] | Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 296[14][15] | 19 December 1943[14] | — | — |
| Kurt Pabst[Note 3] | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[16] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 81[15][Note 3] | 13 April 1944*[16] | Missing in action 10 March 1944[16] | — |
| Alois Pacher | Heer | Oberstleutnant[14] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 222[14][15] | 5 March 1945[14] | — | — |
| Gerhard Pade?[Note 4] | Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[15] | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Arno Paege | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[14] | Chief of the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 461[18][Note 5] | 27 July 1944[14] | — | — |
| Otto Paegelow | Heer | Unteroffizier[14] | Group leader in the 2./Füsilier-Bataillon 719[15][Note 6] | 8 February 1945[14] | — | — |
| Heinrich Paepcke+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[14] | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 30[14][15] | 5 September 1940[14] | Awarded 154th Oak Leaves 19 December 1942[14] | — |
| Heinz Paetow | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[14] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 132[14][15] | 17 December 1942[14] | — | — |
| Otto Paetsch+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer[14] | Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[15][Note 7] | 23 August 1944[14] | Awarded 820th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945[14] | |
| Erich Pätz | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[14] | Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[14][15] | 29 February 1944[14] | — | — |
| Georg Pagel | Heer | Oberleutnant[19] | Chief of schwere Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1558[15][19] | 28 March 1945[19] | — | — |
| Karl Pakebusch[Note 8] | Volkssturm | Batallionsführer im Volkssturm (rank equivalent to Hauptmann)[Note 8] | Volkssturm Berlin-Wedding[15][Note 8] | 27 April 1945[Note 8] | — | — |
| Harry Paletta | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[19] | Chief of the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 1007 "Prinz Eugen"[15][Note 9] | 26 November 1944*[19] | Killed in action 17 November 1944[15] | — |
| Karl Palmgreen+ | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[Note 10] | Commander of Sperrbrecher IX and I[15][19] | 3 August 1941[19] | Awarded 523rd Oak Leaves 11 July 1944[19] | — |
| Ferdinand Pampus | Heer | Oberleutnant[19] | Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 6[15][19] | 16 February 1942*[19] | Killed in action 13 February 1942[15] | — |
| Alfred Pandel | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 11] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 84[15][19] | 19 December 1943*[19] | Killed in action 20 October 1943[15] | — |
| Herbert Panknin | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)[19] | Chief engineer on U-106[15][19] | 4 September 1943[19] | — | — |
| Georg Pankow | Heer | Obergefreiter[19] | Heavy machine gun leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 338[15][19] | 31 March 1943[19] | — | — |
| Dr. med. dent. Werner Pankow | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[19] | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 151[19][20] | 20 September 1941[19] | — | — |
| Rudolf Pannier | Waffen-SS | Major of the Schupo[19] | Commander of the I./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2[21][Note 12] | 11 May 1942[19] | — | |
| Helmuth von Pannwitz+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[19] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 45[19][20] | 4 September 1941[19] | Awarded 167th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942[19] | |
| Werner Panse | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[22] | Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 1[20][22] | 4 May 1944[22] | — | — |
| Kurt Pantel | Heer | Hauptmann[22] | Chief of the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 96[20][Note 13] | 7 August 1942*[22] | Died of wounds 23 May 1942[20] | — |
| Dr. jur. Karl Pantzlaff | Heer | Major of the Reserves[22] | Commander of the III./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2[20][22] | 8 August 1943[22] | — | — |
| Peter Panusch | Heer | Feldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 286[20][22] | 26 February 1945[22] | — | — |
| Albert Panzenhagen | Heer | Oberstleutnant[22] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 361[20][22] | 2 October 1942[22] | — | — |
| Fred Papas | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[22] | Company leader in the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen"[20][Note 14] | 27 December 1944[22] | — | — |
| Günther Pape+ | Heer | Major[22] | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 3[20][22] | 10 February 1942[22] | Awarded 301st Oak Leaves 15 September 1943[22] | |
| Kurt-Albert Pape | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[22] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 5[20][22] | 20 June 1943[22] | — | — |
| Walter Pape | Heer | Unteroffizier[22] | Group leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 211[20][22] | 7 March 1941[22] | — | — |
| Werner Pape | Heer | Hauptmann[22] | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 158[20][22] | 5 March 1945[22] | — | — |
| Josef Papesch | Heer | Feldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of Radfahrzug (bicycle platoon) in Grenadier-Regiment 2[20][22] | 7 March 1944[22] | — | — |
| Gerhard Papst | Heer | Rittmeister[22] | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 13[20][22] | 15 January 1945[22] | — | — |
| Willi Pardon[Note 15] | Heer | Wachtmeister[16] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 15[20][Note 15] | 9 December 1944[16] | — | — |
| Heinrich Parisius | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[16] | Pilot in the 12.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13[20][Note 16] | 18 November 1944[16] | — | — |
| Werner Paschke | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[16] | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 161[16][20] | 19 August 1944[16] | — | — |
| Heinrich Pasold | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[16] | Chief of the 4./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[16][20] | 10 September 1944[16] | — | — |
| Hans Passegger | Heer | Unteroffizier[16] | Telephone squad leader in the Nachrichtenstaffel (news or information squadron) II./Grenadier-Regiment 480[16][20] | 27 August 1943[16] | — | — |
| Eberhard Pasternack | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[16] | Leader of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 506[16][20] | 22 September 1941[16] | — | — |
| Arthur Pasternak | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[16] | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 8 (motorized)[21][Note 17] | 24 March 1943[16] | — | — |
| Walter Patry | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[16] | Pilot in the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 22[20][Note 18] | 28 February 1945*[16] | Missing in action January 1945[20] | — |
| Dr. Horst Patuschka | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[16] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[16][20] | 10 May 1943*[16] | Killed in action 6 March 1943[20] | — |
| Ernst Paukner | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[16] | Tasked with the leadership of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 407[23][Note 19] | 18 July 1944[16] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Karl Paul | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[24] | Chief of the 2. Torpedobootflottille[23][24] | 4 March 1945[24] | — | — |
| Hugo Paul | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[24] | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Paul[25][Note 20] | 18 November 1944[24] | — | — |
| Karl Paul | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[24] | Leader of I./Grenadier-Regiment 1073[23][24] | 20 October 1944*[24] | Killed in action 3 September 1944[23] | — |
| Wilhelm Paul | Heer | Unteroffizier[24] | In the Kampfgruppe Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin[23][24] | 25 April 1945[Note 21] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Rolf Pauls[Note 22] | Heer | Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[24] | Ia (operation officer) of the 363. Volksgrenadier-Division[23][24] | 18 November 1944[24] | — | |
| Werner Pauls | Heer | Oberleutnant[Note 23] | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 45[23][24] | 23 November 1941[24] | — | — |
| Karl-August Paulsen | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[24] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 30[23][24] | 29 February 1944[24] | — | — |
| Friedrich Paulus+ | Heer | General der Panzertruppe[24] | Commander-in-chief of the 6. Armee[23][24] | 26 August 1942[24] | Awarded 178th Oak Leaves 15 January 1943[24] | |
| Dr. rer. pol. Walter Walter Paulus | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[24] | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 263[23][24] | 31 March 1942[24] | — | — |
| Heinz Paulussen | Heer | Hauptmann[24] | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 18[23][24] | 18 September 1943*[24] | Killed in action 7 September 1943[23] | — |
| Joseph Pausinger | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[24] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 339[23][24] | 16 February 1942[24] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Peek | Heer | Major[24] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 953[23][24] | 4 October 1944[24] | — | — |
| Adolf Peichl | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer[26] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"[23][Note 24] | 16 October 1944[26] | — | — |
| Friedrich Pein | Heer | Oberjäger[26] | Sniper in the 2./Jäger-Regiment 227[23][26] | 28 February 1945[26] | — | — |
| Joachim Peiper+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[26] | Commander of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[23][Note 25] | 9 March 1943[26] | Awarded 377th Oak Leaves 27 January 1944 119th Swords 11 January 1945[26] | |
| Herbert Peitsch | Luftwaffe | Gefreiter[26] | Rifle grenade launcher in the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[23][Note 26] | 29 October 1944* | Died of wounds 30 July 1944[26] | — |
| Wolfdietrich Peitsmeyer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[26] | Staffelkapitän of the 6.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2[23][26] | 21 July 1940[26] | — | — |
| Dietrich Pekrun | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[26] | Pilot and adjutant in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[23][26] | 22 June 1941[Note 27] | — | — |
| Richard Pellengahr | Heer | Generalleutnant[Note 28] | Commander of the 196. Infanterie-Division[23][26] | 9 May 1940[26] | — | — |
| Dietrich Peltz+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[26] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[23][26] | 14 October 1940[26] | Awarded 46th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 31st Swords 23 July 1943[26] | — |
| Erich Pelz | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[26] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[26][27] | 6 October 1944[26] | — | — |
| Jakob Pelzer | Heer | Gefreiter[26] | In the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 61[26][27] | 15 January 1942[26] | — | — |
| Max-Josef Pemsel | Heer | Generalmajor[26] | Commander of the 6. Gebirgs-Division[26][27] | 9 December 1944[26] | — | |
| Oskar Penkert | Heer | Feldwebel[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[27][28] | 23 February 1944[28] | — | — |
| Paul Penth | Heer | Major of the Reserves[28] | Commander of Pionier-Regiment-Stab 677[27][28] | 14 May 1944[28] | — | — |
| Hans Pentzien | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann of the Reserves[Note 29] | Staffelkapitän of the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124[27][Note 29] | 2 February 1945[28] | — | — |
| Werner Pergande | Heer | Leutnant[28] | Company leader in Grenadier-Regiment 108[27][28] | 22 November 1943[28] | — | — |
| Joachim Persson | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[28] | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 501[27][Note 30] | 26 March 1944*[28] | Died of wounds 25 February 1944[27] | — |
| Erwin Pesch | Heer | Hauptmann[28] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 239[27][28] | 30 July 1943[28] | — | — |
| Georg Peschel?[Note 31] | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Jäger-Regiment 49[30] | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
| Rudolf Peschel | Heer | Generalleutnant[28] | Commander of the 6. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division[27][Note 32] | 20 January 1944[28] | — | — |
| Gustav Peschke | Heer | Major[28] | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394[27][28] | 15 January 1944*[28] | Died of wounds 10 December 1943[27] | — |
| Otto Peschke | Heer | Unteroffizier[28] | Company troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 132[27][28] | 5 March 1945[28] | — | — |
| Hans-Gotthard Pestke+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[28] | Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 176[27][28] | 15 November 1941[28] | Awarded 311th Oak Leaves 14 October 1943[28] | — |
| Ernst Pete-Nemeth | Heer | Unteroffizier[28] | Messenger squadron leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 401[27][28] | 17 March 1945[28] | — | — |
| Josef Peteani | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[28] | Pilot in the 7./Lehrgeschwader 2[27][Note 33] | 21 October 1942*[28] | Killed in action 4 September 1942[27] | — |
| Erich Peter | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[31] | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[31][32] | 22 July 1943[31] | — | — |
| Gerhard Peter | Heer | Oberleutnant[31] | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 16[27][31] | 15 November 1941[31] | — | — |
| Rudolf Peter | Heer | Obergefreiter[31] | Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 307[27][31] | 16 November 1944[31] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Ritter und Edler von Peter | Heer | Major[31] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 36[27][31] | 15 July 1941[31] | — | — |
| Hans Peterburs | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[31] | Pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 4[32][Note 34] | 25 November 1942[31] | — | — |
| Max-Eugen Petereit | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[31] | Leader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 240[31][33] | 7 October 1942*[31] | Killed in action 29 September 1942[33] | — |
| Horst-Egon Peterhänsel | Heer | Major[31] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 272[31][33] | 6 April 1944[31] | — | — |
| Erich Petermann | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[31] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Kradschützen-Bataillon 64[31][33] | 17 August 1942[31] | — | — |
| Viktor Petermann | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[31] | Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[33][Note 35] | 29 February 1944[31] | — | — |
| Alfred Peters | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[31] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 348[33][Note 36] | 3 August 1944[31] | — | — |
| Josef Peters | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[31] | Observer in the 12./Kampfgeschwader 26[33][Note 37] | 6 April 1944[31] | — | — |
| Karl Peters | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[31] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1[31][33] | April 1945[Note 38] | — | — |
| Kurd Peters | Luftwaffe | Major[34] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 300[33][Note 39] | 29 October 1944[34] | — | — |
| Reinhard Peters | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[34] | Leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35[33][34] | 29 February 1944[34] | — | — |
| Werner Peters | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[34] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 587[33][34] | 16 November 1943[34] | — | — |
| Horst von Petersdorff | Heer | Hauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition)[34] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 189[33][34] | 29 June 1940[34] | — | — |
| Manfred von Petersdorff | Heer | Major[34] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 529[33][34] | 9 January 1942[34] | — | — |
| Carl-August Petersen | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[34] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[33][34] | 7 March 1942[34] | — | — |
| Edgar Petersen | Luftwaffe | Major[34] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 40[33][34] | 21 October 1940[34] | — | |
| Fritz Petersen+ | Luftwaffe | Wachtmeister[34] | Gun leader in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized)[33][Note 40] | 16 November 1942[34] | Awarded 438th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944[34] | — |
| Heinrich Petersen | Kriegsmarine | Stabsobersteuermann[34] | Watch officer and coxswain on U-99[33][34] | 5 November 1940[34] | — | — |
| Heinrich Petersen | Heer | Hauptmann[34] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 184[33][34] | 6 February 1942[34] | — | — |
| Heinrich Petersen | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer[34] | Commander of SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1 "Prinz Eugen"[33][34] | 13 November 1943[34] | — | — |
| Otto Petersen | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[35] | Commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"[33][Note 41] | 11 December 1944[35] | — | — |
| Rudolf Petersen+ | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[35] | Chief of the 2. Schnellbootsflottille[35][36] | 4 August 1940[35] | Awarded 499th Oak Leaves 13 June 1944[35] | — |
| Rudolf Petershagen | Heer | Oberstleutnant[35] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 92 (motorized)[33][35] | 20 July 1942[35] | — | — |
| Georg Peterson | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[35] | Leader of Artillerie-Abteilung 929[33][Note 42] | 27 August 1944[35] | — | — |
| Ernst Petzold | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[35] | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 54[35][37] | 17 September 1941[35] | — | — |
| Joachim Petzold | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[35] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[35][37] | 18 May 1943[35] | — | — |
| Armin Pfaffendorf | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[35] | Pilot in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13[37][Note 43] | 22 May 1942[35] | — | — |
| Oskar Pfalzgraf | Heer | Unteroffizier[35] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 695[35][37] | 7 October 1942[35] | — | — |
| Karl Pfannkuche | Heer | Major[35] | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 33[35][37] | 17 March 1945[35] | — | — |
| Josef Pfattischer | Heer | Unteroffizier[35] | Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 61[35][37] | 4 October 1944[35] | — | — |
| Otto Pfau | Heer | Hauptmann[35] | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[35][37] | 23 March 1945[35] | — | — |
| Max Pfeffer | Heer | Generalleutnant[38] | Commander of the 297. Infanterie-Division[37][38] | 4 December 1941[38] | — | — |
| Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS[Note 44] | Commanding general of the IX. SS-Gebirgskorps[37][Note 44] | 11 January 1945[38] | Awarded 723rd Oak Leaves 1 February 1945[38] | |
| Hellmuth Pfeifer+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[38] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 185[38][39] | 26 November 1941[38] | Awarded 574th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944[38] | — |
| Franz Pfeiffer | Heer | Hauptmann[38] | Chief of the 15./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[37][38] | 13 June 1941[38] | — | — |
| Dr. Georg Pfeiffer | Heer | Generalleutnant[38] | Commander of the 94. Infanterie-Division[37][38] | 15 January 1943[38] | — | |
| Hans Pfeiffer | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[38] | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 97[37][38] | 26 January 1942[38] | — | — |
| Hellmut Pfeiffer | Heer | Hauptmann[38] | Commander in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 671[37][38] | 19 September 1942[38] | — | — |
| Horst Pfeiffer | Heer | Oberleutnant[38] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 755[37][38] | 12 January 1945[38] | — | — |
| Johannes Pfeiffer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[38] | Staffelkapitän of the 12.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1[37][38] | 10 October 1941[38] | — | |
| Karl Pfeiffer | Heer | Oberleutnant[38] | Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 435[37][Note 45] | 15 March 1944[38] | — | — |
| Johann Pfeil | Heer | Hauptmann[38] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 80[37][38] | 29 February 1944*[38] | Killed in action 13 February 1944[37] | — |
| Herbert Pfenning | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[38] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[37][38] | 21 September 1944[38] | — | — |
| Arno Pfeuffer | Heer | Rittmeister[40] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 332[37][40] | 7 August 1943[40] | — | — |
| Werner Pfitzer | Heer | Leutnant[40] | Shock troops leader in the 3./Schützen-Regiment 113[37][40] | 19 July 1941[40] | — | — |
| Heinz Pfitzner | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[40] | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 290[37][40] | 15 January 1943[40] | — | — |
| Paul Pfizenmayer | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[40] | Chief of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 215[37][40] | 3 November 1944[40] | — | — |
| Rudolf Pflanz | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[40] | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[41][Note 46] | 1 August 1941[40] | — | — |
| Kurt Pflieger | Heer | Generalleutnant[40] | Commander of the 416. Infanterie-Division[40][41] | 10 February 1945[40] | — | — |
| Johann Pflugbeil | Heer | Generalleutnant[40] | Commander of Mitau (Latvia)[41][Note 47] | 12 August 1944[40] | — | — |
| Kurt Pflugbeil+ | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant[40] | Commanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps[40][41] | 5 October 1941[40] | Awarded 562nd Oak Leaves 27 August 1944[40] | — |
| Helmut Pförtner | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves[40] | Leader of the 6./SS-Regiment "Germania"[42][Note 48] | 18 January 1942[40] | — | — |
| Karl Pfreudtner | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[40] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244[40][41] | 10 September 1942[40] | — | — |
| Heinz Pfühl | Heer | Wachtmeister of the Reserves[Note 49] | Squadron troop leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 362[41][Note 49] | 5 February 1945[40] | — | — |
| Alexander von Pfuhlstein | Heer | Oberst[40] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 154[40][41] | 17 August 1942[40] | — | — |
| Christian Philipp | Heer | Generalleutnant[43] | Commander of the 8. Jäger-Division[41][43] | 11 March 1945[43] | — | |
| Ernst Philipp+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[43] | Chief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1[41][43] | 28 November 1940[43] | Awarded 599th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944[43] | — |
| Hans Philipp+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[43] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54[41][43] | 22 October 1940[43] | Awarded 33rd Oak Leaves 24 August 1941 8th Swords 12 March 1942[43] | — |
| Hans-Otto Philipp | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[43] | Chief of the 1. Küstensicherungsverband[41][43] | 31 December 1944[43] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Philipp | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[43] | Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54[41][Note 50] | 26 March 1944[43] | — | — |
| Alfred Philippi | Heer | Oberst[43] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 535[41][43] | 14 May 1944[43] | — | — |
| Karl Philippi | Heer | Oberst[43] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 207[41][43] | 2 November 1941*[43] | Killed in action 30 October 1941[41] | — |
| Karl Philipps | Heer | Oberleutnant[43] | Chief of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901[41][43] | 7 April 1944[43] | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Philipps | Heer | Generalleutnant[43] | Commander of the 3. Panzer-Division[41][43] | 5 March 1945[43] | — | — |
| Arthur Phleps+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[43] | Commander of SS-Division "Prinz Eugen"[42][Note 51] | 4 July 1943[43] | Awarded 670th Oak Leaves 24 November 1944[43] | |
| Harry Phönix | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[43] | Commander of the II./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8 "Florian Geyer"[41][Note 52] | 21 February 1945[43] | — | — |
| Johann Pichler | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[Note 53] | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 77[42][Note 53] | 19 August 1944[44] | — | — |
| Alfred Picht | Heer | Major of the Reserves[44] | Commander of the III./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 78[44][45] | 9 December 1944[44] | — | — |
| Gerhard Pick+ | Heer | Hauptmann[44] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 490[45][Note 54] | 2 November 1941[44] | Awarded 553rd Oak Leaves 19 August 1944[44] | — |
| Egbert Picker | Heer | Oberst[44] | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[44][45] | 18 November 1941[44] | — | — |
| Wolfgang Pickert+ | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor[44] | Commander of the 9. Flak-Division (motorized)[45][Note 55] | 11 January 1943[44] | Awarded 489th Oak Leaves 5 June 1944[44] | — |
| Karl Picus | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[Note 56] | In SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"[45][Note 56] | 17 April 1945[44] | — | — |
| Alois Piechulla | Heer | Gefreiter[44] | Machine gunner in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[44][45] | 11 April 1943[Note 57] | — | — |
| Friedrich Piefer | Heer | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[44] | Deputy leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 464[45][Note 58] | 2 September 1944[44] | — | — |
| Franz Piehler | Heer | Hauptmann[44] | Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)[44][45] | 6 October 1944[44] | — | — |
| Heinz Piekenbrock | Heer | Generalmajor[44] | Commander of the 208. Infanterie-Division[44][45] | 4 May 1944[44] | — | — |
| Hans Pielmeier | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[44] | Deputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 89 (motorized)[45][Note 59] | 20 July 1944[44] | — | — |
| Adolf Piening | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[44] | Commander of U-155[44][45] | 13 August 1942[44] | — | — |
| Claus Pieper | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[46] | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 161[45][46] | 24 February 1945[46] | — | — |
| Heinz Pieper | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[46] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Grenadier-Regiment 230[45][46] | 20 January 1943*[46] | Killed in action 16 January 1943[45] | — |
| Heinz Pieper | Heer | Unteroffizier[46] | Gun leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 19[45][Note 60] | 17 September 1943*[46] | Died of wounds 7 September 1943[45] | — |
| Willi Pieper | Heer | Sanitätsunteroffizier[46] | In the Stabskompanie(Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 478[45][Note 61] | 8 April 1943[46] | — | — |
| Werner Pietsch | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[46] | Chief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 39[45][46] | 16 November 1943[46] | — | — |
| August Pietschmann | Heer | Oberwachtmeister of the Reserves[Note 62] | Nachrichtenstaffelführer (news or information squadron leader) in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 24[45][46] | 20 October 1944[46] | — | — |
| Karl Pietschmann[Note 63] | Heer | Feldwebel[47] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 57[45][Note 63] | 9 June 1944*[47] | Killed in action 19 March 1944[45] | — |
| Erich Pietzonka+ | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[46] | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[45][46] | 5 September 1944[46] | Awarded 584th Oak Leaves 16 September 1944[46] | |
| Anton-Rudolf Piffer | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[Note 64] | Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau"[45][Note 64] | 20 October 1944*[46] | Killed in action 17 June 1944[45] | — |
| Hans Pikrot | Heer | Leutnant[46] | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 158[45][46] | 2 September 1944[46] | — | — |
| Hubert Pilarski+ | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[46] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 511[45][Note 65] | 4 August 1943[46] | Awarded 493rd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[46] | — |
| Karl Pilat | Heer | Major[46] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 53[45][Note 66] | 14 November 1943[46] | — | — |
| Walter Pilz | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[47] | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55[45][47] | 24 March 1943[47] | — | — |
| Rolf Pingel | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[47] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[47][48] | 14 September 1940[47] | — | — |
| Georg Pinkepank | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[47] | Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille[47][48] | 12 August 1944[47] | — | — |
| Johannes Pintschovius | Heer | Hauptmann[47] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 202[47][48] | 5 May 1942[47] | — | — |
| Artur Pipan | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[47] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[48][Note 67] | 6 April 1944[47] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Pirch | Heer | Hauptmann[47] | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11[47][48] | 13 September 1943[47] | — | — |
| Ernst Pirhofer | Luftwaffe | Obergefreiter[47] | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized)[48][Note 68] | 4 May 1944[47] | — | — |
| Karl Pirner | Heer | Feldwebel[47] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 520[47][48] | 21 May 1943*[47] | Killed in action 13 March 1943[48] | — |
| [Dr.] Herbert Piske[Note 22] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[47] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 10[47][48] | 15 March 1945[47] | — | — |
| Walter Pitsch?[Note 69] | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Flak-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[48] | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Adolf Pittschellis | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[47] | Commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[48][Note 70] | 23 August 1944[47] | — | — |
| Josef Pizala | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[47] | Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 111 (motorized)[48][Note 71] | 17 October 1941*[47] | Died of wounds 14 October 1941[47] | — |
| Franz Placzek | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[49] | Observer in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 55[48][49] | 3 April 1943[49] | — | — |
| Max Edler von der Planitz | Heer | Major of the Reserves[49] | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 161[49][50] | 14 February 1945[49] | — | — |
| Albert Plapper | Luftwaffe | Gefreiter[49] | Group leader in the 4./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[48][49] | 30 November 1944[49] | — | — |
| Anton-Detlev von Plato | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[49] | Ia (operations officer) in the 5. Panzer-Division[48][49] | 19 August 1944[49] | — | — |
| Reinhold Platta | Heer | Obergefreiter[49] | Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 309[48][49] | 12 December 1944[49] | — | — |
| Hubert Platz?[Note 72] | Heer | Major | Commander Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 89[50] | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
| Friedrich Platzer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[49] | Staffelführer of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[48][Note 73] | 5 April 1942*[49] | Killed in flying accident 16 March 1942[49] | — |
| Josef Plein | Heer | Obergefreiter[49] | Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 545[48][49] | 14 April 1945[49] | — | — |
| Gerhard Pleiss | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[49] | Chief of the 1./"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (motorized)[48][49] | 20 April 1941[49] | — | |
| Kurt Plenzat+ | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[49] | Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[48][49] | 19 September 1943[49] | Awarded 712th Oak Leaves 24 January 1945[49] | — |
| Hans Plesch | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[49] | Leader of the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 6[48][49] | 21 March 1942[49] | — | — |
| Helmut Pleß | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[49] | Pilot in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31[52][Note 74] | 9 June 1944[49] | — | — |
| Georg Graf von Plettenberg+ | Heer | Rittmeister[49] | Commander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4[49][52] | 12 August 1944[49] | Awarded 730th Oak Leaves 5 February 1945[49] | — |
| Erich Plettner | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[53] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 507[52][53] | 1 January 1944[53] | — | |
| Waldemar Plewig | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[53] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[52][53] | 14 December 1940[53] | — | — |
| Fritz Plickat | Heer | Feldwebel[53] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[52][53] | 9 December 1944[53] | — | — |
| Peter-Paul Plinzner | Heer | Oberleutnant[53] | Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 27[52][53] | 20 October 1941*[53] | Died of wounds 17 October 1941[52] | — |
| Fritz Pliska | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[53] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19[52][53] | 26 March 1944[53] | — | |
| Hermann Plocher+ | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor[53] | Chief of the Generalstab Luftflotte 3[52][Note 75] | 22 November 1943[53] | Awarded (867th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945?[Note 76] | — |
| Karl-Heinrich Plöger | Heer | Oberleutnant[53] | Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[52][53] | 23 March 1945[53] | — | — |
| Werner Plöntzke | Heer | Gefreiter[53] | Machine gunner in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[52][53] | 4 July 1944[53] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Hans Plümer | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 77] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 268[52][53] | 28 January 1943[53] | — | — |
| Karl-August Pochat | Heer | Oberstleutnant[53] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 29[54][Note 78] | 5 August 1940[53] | — | — |
| Erich Podehl | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[53] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 349[52][53] | 5 April 1945[53] | — | — |
| Reinhold Podrasa | Heer | Unteroffizier[53] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 551[52][Note 79] | 31 January 1945[53] | — | — |
| Heinz Pöhler | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[55] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 32[52][55] | 2 September 1944[55] | — | — |
| Hermann Poehlmann | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[55] | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 33[52][55] | 11 February 1945[55] | — | — |
| Georg Pöhner | Heer | Unteroffizier[55] | Company troop leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[52][55] | 21 September 1944[55] | — | — |
| Josef Pöhs | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 80] | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[52][Note 80] | 6 August 1941[55] | — | — |
| Gerhard Poel | Heer | Generalmajor[55] | Oberfeldkommandantur 400 and commander of Wilna[52][55] | 16 October 1944[55] | — | — |
| Gustav Poel | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[55] | Commander of U-413[52][55] | 21 March 1944[55] | — | — |
| Konrad Pöllath | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[55] | Pilot in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12[52][Note 81] | 14 January 1945[55] | — | — |
| Hubert Pölz+ | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 82] | Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[52][55] | 5 February 1944[55] | Awarded 661st Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[55] | — |
| Julius Pöppel | Heer | Wachtmeister[55] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[52][55] | 31 December 1944[55] | — | — |
| Fritz Poerschke | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[55] | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 446[55][56] | 26 August 1942[55] | — | — |
| Johannes Pörschmann | Heer | Hauptmann[55] | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13[55][56] | 11 March 1945[55] | — | — |
| Franz Pöschl | Heer | Hauptmann[55] | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[55][56] | 23 February 1944[55] | — | — |
| Michael Pössinger+ | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[57] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[56][57] | 19 July 1940[57] | Awarded 759th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945[57] | — |
| Walter Pössl | Heer | Major[57] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[56][57] | 20 April 1943[57] | — | |
| Georg Pöthig | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[57] | Radio operator in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[56][57] | 5 September 1944[57] | — | — |
| Werner Pötschke+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[57] | Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[56][57] | 4 June 1944[57] | Awarded 783rd Oak Leaves 15 March 1945[57] | — |
| Joachim Pötter | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[57] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 77[56][57] | 16 April 1942[57] | — | — |
| Eberhard Pohl | Heer | Major[57] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 134[56][57] | 17 December 1942[57] | — | — |
| Franz Pohl | Heer | Unteroffizier[57] | Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 220[56][Note 83] | 10 September 1944[57] | — | — |
| Günther Pohl | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 84] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 712[56][57] | 24 February 1945[57] | — | — |
| Maximilian Ritter von Pohl | Luftwaffe | General der Flieger[57] | Commanding general of the Luftwaffe in Mittelitalien (central Italy)[56][Note 85] | 15 June 1944[57] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Pohlmann | Heer | Hauptmann[57] | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Führer-Begleit-Bataillon[56][57] | 14 March 1943[57] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Heinrich Pohris[Note 22][Note 86] | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[57] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[56][57] | 15 April 1944[57] | — | — |
| Dr. rer. pol. Fritz Polack | Heer | Oberst[57] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 29 (motorized)[56][57] | 27 August 1943[57] | — | — |
| Harry Polewacz | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[58] | Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Nordland"[56][58] | 23 December 1942[58] | — | — |
| Matthias Poll | Heer | Obergefreiter[58] | Company troop leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 186[56][58] | 8 August 1943[58] | — | — |
| Johann Pollak | Heer | Obergefreiter[58] | Telephone operator in the Stab of I./Grenadier-Regiment 434[56][58] | 4 May 1944*[58] | Killed in action 1 April 1944[56] | — |
| [Dr.] Othmar Pollmann+[Note 22] | Heer | Major[58] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 481[56][58] | 27 August 1943[58] | Awarded 760th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945[58] | — |
| Otto Pollmann+ | Kriegsmarine | Leutnant zur See of the Reserves[58] | Commander of U-Jäger 2210 (22. U-Jagdflottille)[56][Note 87] | 19 May 1943[58] | Awarded 461st Oak Leaves 25 April 1944[58] | — |
| Georg Pollner | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[58] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 110[56][58] | 3 November 1944[58] | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Herbert Pollow | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[58] | Deputy leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 479[56][Note 88] | 1 August 1942[58] | — | — |
| Heinz Polz | Luftwaffe | Oberwachtmeister | Gun squadron leader in Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241 (motorized)[59] | 1 December 1944 | — | — |
| Hellmut Pommer | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 89] | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 179[58][59] | 25 July 1943*[58] | Died of wounds 17 July 1943[58] | — |
| Gustav Ponath | Heer | Oberstleutnant[58] | Commander of MG-Bataillon 8[58][60] | 13 April 1941[58] | — | — |
| Hans von Poncet | Heer | Oberst[58] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 358[58][60] | 8 August 1944[58] | — | — |
| Johann Pongratz | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[58] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 74[58][59] | 4 September 1940[58] | — | — |
| Hermann Poppe | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[61] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 216[59][61] | 23 March 1945[61] | — | — |
| Hinrich Poppinga | Heer | Oberstleutnant[61] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131[59][61] | 5 February 1942[61] | — | — |
| Theodor Populo | Heer | Leutnant[Note 90] | Leader of the 7./Schützen-Regiment 4[59][61] | 27 July 1941[61] | — | — |
| Rudolf Porath | Kriegsmarine | Leutnant zur See of the Reserves[61] | Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1806 (18. Vorpostenflottille)[59][Note 91] | 8 October 1941[61] | — | — |
| Günther Porsch | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[61] | Pilot and oberserver in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 2[59][Note 92] | 20 July 1944[61] | — | — |
| Johann Port | Heer | Feldwebel[61] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 266[59][Note 93] | 25 August 1942[61] | — | — |
| Josef Portsteffen | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[61] | Shock troops leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 51 (motorized)[59][61] | 21 May 1940[61] | — | — |
| Joachim Ritter von Poschinger | Heer | Major[61] | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 902[59][61] | 25 January 1945[61] | — | — |
| Leopold Poschusta | Heer | Unteroffizier[61] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[59][61] | 12 November 1943[61] | — | — |
| Fritz Poske | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[61] | Commander of U-504[59][61] | 6 November 1942[61] | — | — |
| Eduard Post | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[61] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 744[59][61] | 28 February 1945[61] | — | — |
| Martin Post | Heer | Feldwebel[61] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[59][61] | 21 September 1944[61] | — | — |
| Otto Post | Heer | Oberleutnant[62] | Chief of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 94[60][62] | 29 February 1944[62] | — | — |
| Georg-Wilhelm Postel+ | Heer | Oberst[62] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 364[59][62] | 9 August 1942[62] | Awarded 215th Oak Leaves 28 March 1943 57th Swords 26 March 1944[62] | — |
| Hermann Potschka | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves[62] | Commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"[59][Note 94] | 26 December 1944[62] | — | — |
| Fritz Prager | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[62] | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[59][62] | 24 May 1940[62] | — | — |
| Otto Prager | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schutzpolizei[62] | Leader of the SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7[63][Note 95] | 9 December 1944[62] | — | — |
| Heinrich Praßdorf | Kriegsmarine | Obermaschinist[62] | Lead machinist on U-1203[62][63] | 21 April 1945[62] | — | — |
| Albert Praun | Heer | Generalleutnant[62] | Commander of the 129. Infanterie-Division[62][63] | 27 October 1943[62] | — | — |
| Johann Prchal | Heer | Unteroffizier[62] | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 448[62][63] | 12 November 1943[62] | — | — |
| Alexander Preinfalk | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[62] | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 77[62][63] | 14 October 1942[62] | — | — |
| Armin Preiss | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[62] | Chief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 520[62][63] | 2 November 1943*[62] | Killed in action 30 September 1943[63] | — |
| Josef Preiß | Heer | Oberjäger[62] | Group leader in the 15./Jäger-Regiment 227[62][63] | 20 April 1945[62] | — | — |
| Josef Prentl+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[62] | Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 231[62][64] | 21 October 1942[62] | Awarded (851st) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945[62] | — |
| Heinrich Press | Heer | Hauptmann[65] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105[63][65] | 16 October 1944[65] | — | — |
| Gustav Preßler+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[65] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[64][65] | 4 February 1942[65] | Awarded 188th Oak Leaves 26 January 1943[65] | — |
| Theodor Preu | Heer | Oberst[65] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 21[63][65] | 9 January 1944[65] | — | — |
| Carl Preuß | Heer | Oberleutnant[65] | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 272[63][65] | 14 February 1945[65] | — | — |
| Ernst Preuß | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[65] | Aide-de-camp in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 53[63][65] | 17 December 1943[65] | — | — |
| Georg Preuß | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[65] | Leader of the 10.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[63][65] | 5 February 1945[65] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Preussler | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[65] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 12[63][65] | 9 June 1944*[65] | Killed in action 9 April 1944[63] | — |
| Otto Priem | Heer | Oberleutnant[65] | Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 501[63][65] | 16 April 1943[65] | — | — |
| Günther Prien+ | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[65] | Commander of U-47[63][65] | 18 October 1939[65] | Awarded 5th Oak Leaves 20 October 1940[65] | |
| Peter Prien?[Note 96] | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the Stabskompanie in the 2. Panzer-Division[63] | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Helmuth Prieß | Heer | Generalleutnant[65] | Commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division[63][65] | 7 March 1944[65] | — | |
| Hermann Prieß+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer[65] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf"[64][Note 97] | 28 April 1943[65] | Awarded 297th Oak Leaves 9 September 1943 65th Swords 24 April 1944[65] | |
| Günter Prill | Heer | Oberleutnant[65] | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)[65][67] | 18 January 1944[65] | — | — |
| Josef Priller+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[68] | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51[67][68] | 19 October 1940[68] | Awarded 28th Oak Leaves 20 July 1941 73rd Swords 2 July 1944[68] | — |
| Hugo Primozic+ | Heer | Wachtmeister[68] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[68][69] | 19 September 1942[68] | Awarded 185th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943[68] | — |
| Josef Prinner | Heer | Generalleutnant[68] | Höherer Artilleriekommandeur 311[67][68] | 11 January 1945[68] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Prinz | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[68] | Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend"[67][Note 98] | 11 July 1944[68] | — | — |
| Kurt Prinz | Heer | Oberleutnant[68] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 164[67][68] | 14 April 1945[68] | — | — |
| Bernhard von Prittwitz und Gaffron | Heer | Oberstleutnant[68] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 586[67][68] | 24 June 1944*[68] | Killed in action 25 April 1944[67] | — |
| Klaus Pritzel | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[68] | Staffelkapitän of the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des Oberkommando der Luftwaffe[67][Note 99] | 15 October 1942[68] | — | — |
| Heinz Probst | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[68] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"[67][Note 100] | 26 March 1945[68] | — | — |
| Theodor Probst[Note 101] | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[70] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 519[67][Note 101] | 20 April 1943[70] | — | — |
| Ernst Prochaska | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[68] | Leader of the 8./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"[68][69] | 16 September 1942*[68] | Killed in action 9 August 1942[67] | — |
| Alois Prochazka | Heer | Leutnant[68] | Leader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 38[67][68] | 24 June 1940[68] | — | — |
| Robert Freiherr von Prochazka | Heer | Hauptmann[68] | Department leader in Werfer-Regiment 55[67][Note 102] | 19 December 1943[68] | — | — |
| Georg Proehl | Heer | Rittmeister[70] | Chief of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 39 (L)[67][70] | 9 December 1944[70] | — | — |
| Günther Pröhl | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[70] | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 290[67][70] | 10 January 1942[70] | — | — |
| Karl Pröll+ | Heer | Hauptmann[70] | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63[67][70] | 30 January 1943[70] | Awarded 715th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945[70] | — |
| Erwin Prössl | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[70] | Pilot in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31[67][Note 103] | 29 February 1944[70] | — | — |
| Bodo Proetzel | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[70] | Observer in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11[67][Note 104] | 4 August 1944[70] | — | — |
| Herbert Proll | Heer | Hauptmann[70] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 106[67][70] | 9 June 1944[70] | — | — |
| Ludwig Promesberger | Heer | Obergefreiter[70] | Machine gunner in the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[67][70] | 14 May 1944[70] | — | — |
| Hans Prominski | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[Note 105] | Observer in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 22[67][Note 105] | 8 August 1944[70] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Proske | Heer | Oberleutnant[70] | Chief of the 1.(Radfahr)/Infanterie-Regiment 84[67][Note 106] | 12 April 1942[70] | — | — |
| Emil Pross | Heer | Hauptmann[70] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 62[70][71] | 30 September 1944[70] | — | — |
| Sergey Protopopoff | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[70] | Group commander of the 33.SS Charlemagne division[67][Note 107] | 27 April 1945[68] | — | — |
| Walter Prüger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[70] | Staffelführer of the 2./Küstenfliegergruppe 606[70][71] | 5 January 1943*[70] | Killed in action 6 July 1942[71] | — |
| Karl Prümm | Heer | Oberleutnant[Note 108] | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 105[71][72] | 21 May 1943[72] | — | — |
| Walter Prüß+ | Heer | Leutnant[72] | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)[71][72] | 10 September 1944[72] | Awarded 796th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[72] | — |
| Willi Pruß | Heer | Oberst[72] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 670[71][72] | 5 February 1945[72] | — | — |
| Felix Przedwojewski | Waffen-SS | SS-Unterscharführer[72] | Gun leader in the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[71][Note 109] | 16 December 1943[72] | — | — |
| Kurt Przyklenk | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[72] | Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 40[72][73] | 1 August 1941[72] | — | — |
| Rudolf Puchinger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[72] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6[71][72] | 24 January 1943[72] | — | — |
| Carl Püchler | Heer | Oberst[72] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 228[72][73] | 20 December 1941[72] | — | — |
| Theodor Pültz | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[72] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9[71][72] | 10 August 1943[72] | — | — |
| Dr. Martin Püschel | Heer | Major[72] | Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 33[71][72] | 8 August 1941[72] | — | — |
| Heinrich Püttcher | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[72] | Company leader in Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86[71][72] | 14 April 1945[72] | — | — |
| Günther Pulst | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See[72] | Commander of U-978[71][72] | 21 December 1944[72] | — | — |
| Paul Punkt | Heer | Oberleutnant[Note 110] | Chief of the 3./Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 753[71][72] | 11 March 1945[72] | — | — |
| Nikolaus Purklis[Note 111] | Heer | Unteroffizier[74] | Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 430[71][74] | 28 October 1944[74] | — | — |
| Emil Pusch![Note 112] | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[71] | 9 November 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert Puschmann | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[74] | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[71][74] | 5 April 1944*[74] | Killed in action 3 February 1944[71] | — |
| Dietrich Puttfarken | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[74] | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 51[71][74] | 7 October 1942[74] | — | — |
| Helmut Putz | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[74] | Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[71][74] | 19 September 1942[74] | — | — |
| Erich Putzka | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[74] | Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121[71][Note 113] | 9 December 1942[74] | — | — |
Notes edit
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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 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.[16]
- ^ 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.[17]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 461.[14]
- ^ According to Scherzer as group leader in the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 719.[14]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 10.[14]
- ^ a b c d 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.[14]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 1007.[19]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Korvettenkapitän zur Verwendung (for disposition).[19]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.[19]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2.[19]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 8./Infanterie-Regiment 96.[22]
- ^ According to Scherzer as company leader in the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17.
- ^ a b 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].[16]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 12.(H)/13.[16]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 8.[16]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/22.[16]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 407.[16]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Paul (under control of the 334. Infanterie-Division).[24]
- ^ Scherzer assumes that the presentation was made on 24 April 1945.[24]
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[24]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4.[26]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the III.(gepanzert)/2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".[26]
- ^ According to Scherzer as shooter in the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6.[26]
- ^ According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941.[26]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Generalleutnant (chargiert—brevet).[26]
- ^ a b According to Scherzre as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/124.[28]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 501.[28]
- ^ 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.[29] 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.[17]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the 6. Feld-Division (L).[28]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7.(H)/Lehrgeschwader 2.[28]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 1.[31]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52.[31]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 348.[31]
- ^ According to Scherzer as observer in the III./Kampfgeschwader 26.[31]
- ^ According to Scherzer on 30 April 1945.[31]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 300.[34]
- ^ According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4.[34]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruiter" (niederl. Nr. 2).[35]
- ^ According to Scherzer as eader of schwere Artillerie-Abteilung (partially improvised motorized) 929.[35]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(H)/13.[35]
- ^ a b 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.[38]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 435.[38]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen".[40]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the Feld-Ausbildungs-Division Nord and combat commander of Mitau.[40]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Regiment "Germania".[40]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Wachtmeister and squadron troop leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 362.[40]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54.[43]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen".[43]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8.[43]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberfeldwebel who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 77.[44]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of II./Infanterie-Regiment 490.[44]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the 9. Flak-Division.[44]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.[44]
- ^ According to Scherzer on 14 April 1944.[44]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 464.[44]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of leichte Flak-Abteilung (motorized) 89.[44]
- ^ According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 1.(self motorized)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 19.[46]
- ^ According to Scherzer in the Regiments-Pionierzug/Grenadier-Regiment 478.[46]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Oberwachtmeister.[46]
- ^ a b 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 Grenadier-Regiment 57.[47]
- ^ a b 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".[46]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 511.[46]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 53.[46]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1.[47]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment 43.[47]
- ^ 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's 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.[7]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3.[47]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 111.[47]
- ^ 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.[51]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[49]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 4.(H)/31.[49]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the 4. Flieger Division.[53]
- ^ 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.[51]
- ^ Scherzer does not state a rank.[53]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung (motorized) 29.[53]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 551.[53]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant (war officer) and pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 54.[55]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 2./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12.[55]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant (war officer).[55]
- ^ According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 220.[57]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.[57]
- ^ 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.[57]
- ^ According to Fellgiebel name is Heinrich Pohrig.[56]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of U-Jäger 2210.[58]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 479.[58]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant des Beurlaubtenstandes (of the reserve status)[58]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[61]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1806.[61]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot and oberserver in the 1./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2.[61]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Infanterie-Regiment 266.[61]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the III./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11.[62]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7.[62]
- ^ 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).[66] - ^ According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Artillerie-Regiment "Totenkopf".[65]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12.[68]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/Oberkommando der Luftwaffe.[68]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in 1./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring".[68]
- ^ a b 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.[70]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the III./Werfer-Regiment 55.[68]
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 4.(H)/31.[70]
- ^ According to Scherzer as observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/11.[70]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant and observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/22.[70]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 84.[70]
- ^ According to Scherzer as group commander of the 33.SS Charlemagne division[68]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[72]
- ^ According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3.[72]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[72]
- ^ According to Scherzer name is spelled Nikolaus Purlis.[74]
- ^ 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.[71] He is delisted again by Fellgiebel in the year 2000 without stating a reason.[6]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/121.[74]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Williamson & 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. 332–346, 499.
- ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 5.
- ^ a b Scherzer 2007, pp. 162–163.
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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 324 Knight s Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS whose last name starts with P 5 Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of five 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 P Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer incl Volkssturm 208 22Kriegsmarine 15 0Luftwaffe 77 9Waffen SS 24 1The 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 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 5 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 13 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 author 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 ImageKarl Pabst Heer 14 H Hauptmann 14 Commander of the III Gebirgs Artillerie Regiment 112 14 15 4 November 1943 14 Karl Pabst Heer 14 H Hauptmann 14 Chief of the 3 Pionier Bataillon 296 14 15 19 December 1943 14 Kurt Pabst Note 3 Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 16 Commander of Divisions Fusilier Bataillon A A 81 15 Note 3 13 April 1944 16 Missing in action 10 March 1944 16 Alois Pacher Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 14 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 222 14 15 5 March 1945 14 Gerhard Pade Note 4 Luftwaffe 15 L Major Commander of the I Fallschirmjager Regiment 4 15 30 April 1945 Arno Paege Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 14 Chief of the 13 IG Grenadier Regiment 461 18 Note 5 27 July 1944 14 Otto Paegelow Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 14 Group leader in the 2 Fusilier Bataillon 719 15 Note 6 8 February 1945 14 Heinrich Paepcke Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 14 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Kampfgeschwader 30 14 15 5 September 1940 14 Awarded 154th Oak Leaves 19 December 1942 14 Heinz Paetow Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 14 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 132 14 15 17 December 1942 14 Otto Paetsch Waffen SS 16 W SS Obersturmbannfuhrer 14 Commander of SS Panzer Regiment 10 Frundsberg 15 Note 7 23 August 1944 14 Awarded 820th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945 14 nbsp Erich Patz Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 14 Pilot in the 7 Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 14 15 29 February 1944 14 Georg Pagel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 19 Chief of schwere Panzer Jager Kompanie 1558 15 19 28 March 1945 19 Karl Pakebusch Note 8 Volkssturm 14 H Batallionsfuhrer im Volkssturm rank equivalent to Hauptmann Note 8 Volkssturm Berlin Wedding 15 Note 8 27 April 1945 Note 8 Harry Paletta Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 19 Chief of the SS Sturmgeschutz Batterie 1007 Prinz Eugen 15 Note 9 26 November 1944 19 Killed in action 17 November 1944 15 Karl Palmgreen Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves Note 10 Commander of Sperrbrecher IX and I 15 19 3 August 1941 19 Awarded 523rd Oak Leaves 11 July 1944 19 Ferdinand Pampus Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 19 Chief of the 14 Infanterie Regiment 6 15 19 16 February 1942 19 Killed in action 13 February 1942 15 Alfred Pandel Heer 14 H Hauptmann Note 11 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 84 15 19 19 December 1943 19 Killed in action 20 October 1943 15 Herbert Panknin Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant Ing 19 Chief engineer on U 106 15 19 4 September 1943 19 Georg Pankow Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 19 Heavy machine gun leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 338 15 19 31 March 1943 19 Dr med dent Werner Pankow Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 19 Leader of the II Infanterie Regiment 151 19 20 20 September 1941 19 Rudolf Pannier Waffen SS 15 W Major of the Schupo 19 Commander of the I SS Polizei Schutzen Regiment 2 21 Note 12 11 May 1942 19 nbsp Helmuth von Pannwitz Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 19 Commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 45 19 20 4 September 1941 19 Awarded 167th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 19 nbsp Werner Panse Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 22 Staffelfuhrer of the 9 Schlachtgeschwader 1 20 22 4 May 1944 22 Kurt Pantel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 22 Chief of the 8 MG Infanterie Regiment 96 20 Note 13 7 August 1942 22 Died of wounds 23 May 1942 20 Dr jur Karl Pantzlaff Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 22 Commander of the III Panzer Artillerie Regiment 2 20 22 8 August 1943 22 Peter Panusch Heer 09 H Feldwebel 22 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 286 20 22 26 February 1945 22 Albert Panzenhagen Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 22 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 361 20 22 2 October 1942 22 Fred Papas Waffen SS 12 W SS Untersturmfuhrer 22 Company leader in the SS Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 17 Gotz von Berlichingen 20 Note 14 27 December 1944 22 Gunther Pape Heer 15 H Major 22 Commander of Kradschutzen Bataillon 3 20 22 10 February 1942 22 Awarded 301st Oak Leaves 15 September 1943 22 nbsp Kurt Albert Pape Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 22 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 5 20 22 20 June 1943 22 Walter Pape Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 22 Group leader in the 5 Infanterie Regiment 211 20 22 7 March 1941 22 Werner Pape Heer 14 H Hauptmann 22 Commander of Feldersatz Bataillon 158 20 22 5 March 1945 22 Josef Papesch Heer 09 H Feldwebel 22 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of Radfahrzug bicycle platoon in Grenadier Regiment 2 20 22 7 March 1944 22 Gerhard Papst Heer 14 H Rittmeister 22 Leader of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 13 20 22 15 January 1945 22 Willi Pardon Note 15 Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 16 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Aufklarungs Abteilung 15 20 Note 15 9 December 1944 16 Heinrich Parisius Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 16 Pilot in the 12 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 13 20 Note 16 18 November 1944 16 Werner Paschke Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 16 Chief of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 161 16 20 19 August 1944 16 Heinrich Pasold Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 16 Chief of the 4 Gebirgsjager Regiment 13 16 20 10 September 1944 16 Hans Passegger Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 16 Telephone squad leader in the Nachrichtenstaffel news or information squadron II Grenadier Regiment 480 16 20 27 August 1943 16 Eberhard Pasternack Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 16 Leader of the 7 Infanterie Regiment 506 16 20 22 September 1941 16 Arthur Pasternak Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 16 Chief of the 2 Pionier Bataillon 8 motorized 21 Note 17 24 March 1943 16 Walter Patry Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 16 Pilot in the 3 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 22 20 Note 18 28 February 1945 16 Missing in action January 1945 20 Dr Horst Patuschka Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 16 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 16 20 10 May 1943 16 Killed in action 6 March 1943 20 Ernst Paukner Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 16 Tasked with the leadership of the II Grenadier Regiment 407 23 Note 19 18 July 1944 16 Friedrich Karl Paul Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 24 Chief of the 2 Torpedobootflottille 23 24 4 March 1945 24 Hugo Paul Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 24 Leader of Fallschirmjager Bataillon Paul 25 Note 20 18 November 1944 24 Karl Paul Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 24 Leader of I Grenadier Regiment 1073 23 24 20 October 1944 24 Killed in action 3 September 1944 23 Wilhelm Paul Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 24 In the Kampfgruppe Wach Regiment Grossdeutschland in the fortress Berlin 23 24 25 April 1945 Note 21 Dr Rolf Pauls Note 22 Heer 15 H Major im Generalstab in the General Staff 24 Ia operation officer of the 363 Volksgrenadier Division 23 24 18 November 1944 24 nbsp Werner Pauls Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Note 23 Chief of the 9 Infanterie Regiment 45 23 24 23 November 1941 24 Karl August Paulsen Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 24 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Kampfgeschwader 30 23 24 29 February 1944 24 Friedrich Paulus Heer 20 H General der Panzertruppe 24 Commander in chief of the 6 Armee 23 24 26 August 1942 24 Awarded 178th Oak Leaves 15 January 1943 24 nbsp Dr rer pol Walter Walter Paulus Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 24 Leader of the 3 Panzer Jager Abteilung 263 23 24 31 March 1942 24 Heinz Paulussen Heer 14 H Hauptmann 24 Leader of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 18 23 24 18 September 1943 24 Killed in action 7 September 1943 23 Joseph Pausinger Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 24 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 339 23 24 16 February 1942 24 Wilhelm Peek Heer 15 H Major 24 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 953 23 24 4 October 1944 24 Adolf Peichl Waffen SS 10 W SS Hauptscharfuhrer 26 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 gepanzert SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 Der Fuhrer 23 Note 24 16 October 1944 26 Friedrich Pein Heer 06 H Oberjager 26 Sniper in the 2 Jager Regiment 227 23 26 28 February 1945 26 Joachim Peiper Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 26 Commander of the III gepanzert SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 23 Note 25 9 March 1943 26 Awarded 377th Oak Leaves 27 January 1944119th Swords 11 January 1945 26 nbsp Herbert Peitsch Luftwaffe 03 L Gefreiter 26 Rifle grenade launcher in the 7 Fallschirmjager Regiment 6 23 Note 26 29 October 1944 Died of wounds 30 July 1944 26 Wolfdietrich Peitsmeyer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 26 Staffelkapitan of the 6 S Lehrgeschwader 2 23 26 21 July 1940 26 Dietrich Pekrun Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 26 Pilot and adjutant in the I Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 23 26 22 June 1941 Note 27 Richard Pellengahr Heer 19 H Generalleutnant Note 28 Commander of the 196 Infanterie Division 23 26 9 May 1940 26 Dietrich Peltz Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 26 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 23 26 14 October 1940 26 Awarded 46th Oak Leaves 31 December 194131st Swords 23 July 1943 26 Erich Pelz Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 26 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Panzergrenadier Regiment 10 26 27 6 October 1944 26 Jakob Pelzer Heer 03 H Gefreiter 26 In the 1 Infanterie Regiment 61 26 27 15 January 1942 26 Max Josef Pemsel Heer 18 H Generalmajor 26 Commander of the 6 Gebirgs Division 26 27 9 December 1944 26 nbsp Oskar Penkert Heer 09 H Feldwebel 28 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzergrenadier Regiment 108 27 28 23 February 1944 28 Paul Penth Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 28 Commander of Pionier Regiment Stab 677 27 28 14 May 1944 28 Hans Pentzien Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann of the Reserves Note 29 Staffelkapitan of the 1 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 124 27 Note 29 2 February 1945 28 Werner Pergande Heer 12 H Leutnant 28 Company leader in Grenadier Regiment 108 27 28 22 November 1943 28 Joachim Persson Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 28 Chief of the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 501 27 Note 30 26 March 1944 28 Died of wounds 25 February 1944 27 Erwin Pesch Heer 14 H Hauptmann 28 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 239 27 28 30 July 1943 28 Georg Peschel Note 31 Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 10 Jager Regiment 49 30 11 May 1945 Rudolf Peschel Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 28 Commander of the 6 Luftwaffen Feld Division 27 Note 32 20 January 1944 28 Gustav Peschke Heer 15 H Major 28 Commander of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 394 27 28 15 January 1944 28 Died of wounds 10 December 1943 27 Otto Peschke Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 28 Company troop leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 132 27 28 5 March 1945 28 Hans Gotthard Pestke Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 28 Chief of the 3 Infanterie Regiment 176 27 28 15 November 1941 28 Awarded 311th Oak Leaves 14 October 1943 28 Ernst Pete Nemeth Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 28 Messenger squadron leader in the II Grenadier Regiment 401 27 28 17 March 1945 28 Josef Peteani Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 28 Pilot in the 7 Lehrgeschwader 2 27 Note 33 21 October 1942 28 Killed in action 4 September 1942 27 Erich Peter Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 31 Pilot in the Stabsstaffel Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 31 32 22 July 1943 31 Gerhard Peter Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 31 Chief of the 3 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 16 27 31 15 November 1941 31 Rudolf Peter Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 31 Group leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 307 27 31 16 November 1944 31 Wilhelm Ritter und Edler von Peter Heer 15 H Major 31 Commander of the I Panzer Regiment 36 27 31 15 July 1941 31 Hans Peterburs Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 31 Pilot in the II Schlachtgeschwader 4 32 Note 34 25 November 1942 31 Max Eugen Petereit Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 31 Leader of the 3 Artillerie Regiment 240 31 33 7 October 1942 31 Killed in action 29 September 1942 33 Horst Egon Peterhansel Heer 15 H Major 31 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 272 31 33 6 April 1944 31 Erich Petermann Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 31 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Kradschutzen Bataillon 64 31 33 17 August 1942 31 Viktor Petermann Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 31 Pilot in the III Jagdgeschwader 52 33 Note 35 29 February 1944 31 Alfred Peters Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 31 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 348 33 Note 36 3 August 1944 31 Josef Peters Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 31 Observer in the 12 Kampfgeschwader 26 33 Note 37 6 April 1944 31 Karl Peters Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 31 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Kampf Lehrgeschwader 1 31 33 April 1945 Note 38 Kurd Peters Luftwaffe 15 L Major 34 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Sturm Jagdgeschwader 300 33 Note 39 29 October 1944 34 Reinhard Peters Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 34 Leader of the 4 Panzer Regiment 35 33 34 29 February 1944 34 Werner Peters Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 34 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 587 33 34 16 November 1943 34 Horst von Petersdorff Heer 14 H Hauptmann zur Verwendung for disposition 34 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 189 33 34 29 June 1940 34 Manfred von Petersdorff Heer 15 H Major 34 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 529 33 34 9 January 1942 34 Carl August Petersen Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 34 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 33 34 7 March 1942 34 Edgar Petersen Luftwaffe 15 L Major 34 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Kampfgeschwader 40 33 34 21 October 1940 34 nbsp Fritz Petersen Luftwaffe 09 L Wachtmeister 34 Gun leader in the 6 Flak Regiment 4 motorized 33 Note 40 16 November 1942 34 Awarded 438th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944 34 Heinrich Petersen Kriegsmarine 11 M Stabsobersteuermann 34 Watch officer and coxswain on U 99 33 34 5 November 1940 34 Heinrich Petersen Heer 14 H Hauptmann 34 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 184 33 34 6 February 1942 34 Heinrich Petersen Waffen SS 16 W SS Obersturmbannfuhrer 34 Commander of SS Gebirgsjager Regiment 1 Prinz Eugen 33 34 13 November 1943 34 Otto Petersen Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 35 Commander of the II SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Regiment 49 De Ruyter 33 Note 41 11 December 1944 35 Rudolf Petersen Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 35 Chief of the 2 Schnellbootsflottille 35 36 4 August 1940 35 Awarded 499th Oak Leaves 13 June 1944 35 Rudolf Petershagen Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 35 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 92 motorized 33 35 20 July 1942 35 Georg Peterson Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 35 Leader of Artillerie Abteilung 929 33 Note 42 27 August 1944 35 Ernst Petzold Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 35 Pilot in the 5 Kampfgeschwader 54 35 37 17 September 1941 35 Joachim Petzold Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 35 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 35 37 18 May 1943 35 Armin Pfaffendorf Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 35 Pilot in the 1 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 13 37 Note 43 22 May 1942 35 Oskar Pfalzgraf Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 35 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Infanterie Regiment 695 35 37 7 October 1942 35 Karl Pfannkuche Heer 15 H Major 35 Commander of the II Panzer Regiment 33 35 37 17 March 1945 35 Josef Pfattischer Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 35 Group leader in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 61 35 37 4 October 1944 35 Otto Pfau Heer 14 H Hauptmann 35 Leader of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland 35 37 23 March 1945 35 Max Pfeffer Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 38 Commander of the 297 Infanterie Division 37 38 4 December 1941 38 Karl Pfeffer Wildenbruch Waffen SS 20 W SS Obergruppenfuhrer and General of the Waffen SS Note 44 Commanding general of the IX SS Gebirgskorps 37 Note 44 11 January 1945 38 Awarded 723rd Oak Leaves 1 February 1945 38 nbsp Hellmuth Pfeifer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 38 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 185 38 39 26 November 1941 38 Awarded 574th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944 38 Franz Pfeiffer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 38 Chief of the 15 Gebirgsjager Regiment 100 37 38 13 June 1941 38 Dr Georg Pfeiffer Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 38 Commander of the 94 Infanterie Division 37 38 15 January 1943 38 nbsp Hans Pfeiffer Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 38 Leader of the 2 Pionier Bataillon 97 37 38 26 January 1942 38 Hellmut Pfeiffer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 38 Commander in the II Infanterie Regiment 671 37 38 19 September 1942 38 Horst Pfeiffer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 38 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 755 37 38 12 January 1945 38 Johannes Pfeiffer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 38 Staffelkapitan of the 12 Stuka Lehrgeschwader 1 37 38 10 October 1941 38 nbsp Karl Pfeiffer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 38 Deputy leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 435 37 Note 45 15 March 1944 38 Johann Pfeil Heer 14 H Hauptmann 38 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 80 37 38 29 February 1944 38 Killed in action 13 February 1944 37 Herbert Pfenning Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 38 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Panzergrenadier Regiment 25 37 38 21 September 1944 38 Arno Pfeuffer Heer 14 H Rittmeister 40 Commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 332 37 40 7 August 1943 40 Werner Pfitzer Heer 12 H Leutnant 40 Shock troops leader in the 3 Schutzen Regiment 113 37 40 19 July 1941 40 Heinz Pfitzner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 40 Chief of the 2 Pionier Bataillon 290 37 40 15 January 1943 40 Paul Pfizenmayer Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 40 Chief of the 3 Artillerie Regiment 215 37 40 3 November 1944 40 Rudolf Pflanz Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 40 Pilot in the 1 Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 41 Note 46 1 August 1941 40 Kurt Pflieger Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 40 Commander of the 416 Infanterie Division 40 41 10 February 1945 40 Johann Pflugbeil Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 40 Commander of Mitau Latvia 41 Note 47 12 August 1944 40 Kurt Pflugbeil Luftwaffe 19 L Generalleutnant 40 Commanding general of the IV Fliegerkorps 40 41 5 October 1941 40 Awarded 562nd Oak Leaves 27 August 1944 40 Helmut Pfortner Waffen SS 12 W SS Untersturmfuhrer of the Reserves 40 Leader of the 6 SS Regiment Germania 42 Note 48 18 January 1942 40 Karl Pfreudtner Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 40 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 244 40 41 10 September 1942 40 Heinz Pfuhl Heer 09 H Wachtmeister of the Reserves Note 49 Squadron troop leader in the 3 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 362 41 Note 49 5 February 1945 40 Alexander von Pfuhlstein Heer 17 H Oberst 40 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 154 40 41 17 August 1942 40 Christian Philipp Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 43 Commander of the 8 Jager Division 41 43 11 March 1945 43 nbsp Ernst Philipp Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 43 Chief of the 4 Panzer Regiment 1 41 43 28 November 1940 43 Awarded 599th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 43 Hans Philipp Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 43 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Jagdgeschwader 54 41 43 22 October 1940 43 Awarded 33rd Oak Leaves 24 August 19418th Swords 12 March 1942 43 Hans Otto Philipp Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves 43 Chief of the 1 Kustensicherungsverband 41 43 31 December 1944 43 Wilhelm Philipp Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 43 Pilot in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 54 41 Note 50 26 March 1944 43 Alfred Philippi Heer 17 H Oberst 43 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 535 41 43 14 May 1944 43 Karl Philippi Heer 17 H Oberst 43 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 207 41 43 2 November 1941 43 Killed in action 30 October 1941 41 Karl Philipps Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 43 Chief of the 5 Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment 901 41 43 7 April 1944 43 Dipl Ing Wilhelm Philipps Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 43 Commander of the 3 Panzer Division 41 43 5 March 1945 43 Arthur Phleps Waffen SS 19 W SS Gruppenfuhrer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen SS 43 Commander of SS Division Prinz Eugen 42 Note 51 4 July 1943 43 Awarded 670th Oak Leaves 24 November 1944 43 nbsp Harry Phonix Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 43 Commander of the II SS Artillerie Regiment 8 Florian Geyer 41 Note 52 21 February 1945 43 Johann Pichler Luftwaffe 10 L Fahnenjunker Oberfeldwebel Note 53 Pilot in the 7 Jagdgeschwader 77 42 Note 53 19 August 1944 44 Alfred Picht Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 44 Commander of the III Panzer Artillerie Regiment 78 44 45 9 December 1944 44 Gerhard Pick Heer 14 H Hauptmann 44 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 490 45 Note 54 2 November 1941 44 Awarded 553rd Oak Leaves 19 August 1944 44 Egbert Picker Heer 17 H Oberst 44 Commander of Gebirgsjager Regiment 98 44 45 18 November 1941 44 Wolfgang Pickert Luftwaffe 18 L Generalmajor 44 Commander of the 9 Flak Division motorized 45 Note 55 11 January 1943 44 Awarded 489th Oak Leaves 5 June 1944 44 Karl Picus Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer Note 56 In SS Panzer Regiment 5 Wiking 45 Note 56 17 April 1945 44 Alois Piechulla Heer 03 H Gefreiter 44 Machine gunner in the 2 Panzergrenadier Regiment 33 44 45 11 April 1943 Note 57 Friedrich Piefer Heer 10 H Fahnenjunker Oberfeldwebel 44 Deputy leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 464 45 Note 58 2 September 1944 44 Franz Piehler Heer 14 H Hauptmann 44 Commander of the I Jager Regiment 25 L 44 45 6 October 1944 44 Heinz Piekenbrock Heer 18 H Generalmajor 44 Commander of the 208 Infanterie Division 44 45 4 May 1944 44 Hans Pielmeier Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 44 Deputy commander of leichte Flak Abteilung 89 motorized 45 Note 59 20 July 1944 44 Adolf Piening Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 44 Commander of U 155 44 45 13 August 1942 44 Claus Pieper Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 46 Leader of the 2 Panzer Jager Abteilung 161 45 46 24 February 1945 46 Heinz Pieper Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 46 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Grenadier Regiment 230 45 46 20 January 1943 46 Killed in action 16 January 1943 45 Heinz Pieper Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 46 Gun leader in the 1 Panzer Jager Abteilung 19 45 Note 60 17 September 1943 46 Died of wounds 7 September 1943 45 Willi Pieper Heer 06 H Sanitatsunteroffizier 46 In the Stabskompanie Pionierzug Grenadier Regiment 478 45 Note 61 8 April 1943 46 Werner Pietsch Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 46 Chief of the 6 Panzer Regiment 39 45 46 16 November 1943 46 August Pietschmann Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister of the Reserves Note 62 Nachrichtenstaffelfuhrer news or information squadron leader in the 8 Artillerie Regiment 24 45 46 20 October 1944 46 Karl Pietschmann Note 63 Heer 09 H Feldwebel 47 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie Grenadier Regiment 57 45 Note 63 9 June 1944 47 Killed in action 19 March 1944 45 Erich Pietzonka Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 46 Commander of Fallschirmjager Regiment 7 45 46 5 September 1944 46 Awarded 584th Oak Leaves 16 September 1944 46 nbsp Anton Rudolf Piffer Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel Note 64 Staffelfuhrer of the 2 Jagdgeschwader 1 Oesau 45 Note 64 20 October 1944 46 Killed in action 17 June 1944 45 Hans Pikrot Heer 12 H Leutnant 46 Leader of the 2 Pionier Bataillon 158 45 46 2 September 1944 46 Hubert Pilarski Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 46 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 MG Grenadier Regiment 511 45 Note 65 4 August 1943 46 Awarded 493rd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 46 Karl Pilat Heer 15 H Major 46 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 53 45 Note 66 14 November 1943 46 Walter Pilz Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 47 Pilot in the 5 Kampfgeschwader 55 45 47 24 March 1943 47 Rolf Pingel Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 47 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 47 48 14 September 1940 47 Georg Pinkepank Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 47 Chief of the 2 Raumbootflottille 47 48 12 August 1944 47 Johannes Pintschovius Heer 14 H Hauptmann 47 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 202 47 48 5 May 1942 47 Artur Pipan Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 47 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 48 Note 67 6 April 1944 47 Wilhelm Pirch Heer 14 H Hauptmann 47 Leader of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 11 47 48 13 September 1943 47 Ernst Pirhofer Luftwaffe 04 L Obergefreiter 47 Richtkanonier gunner in the 7 Flak Regiment 43 motorized 48 Note 68 4 May 1944 47 Karl Pirner Heer 09 H Feldwebel 47 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 10 Grenadier Regiment 520 47 48 21 May 1943 47 Killed in action 13 March 1943 48 Dr Herbert Piske Note 22 Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 47 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Schlachtgeschwader 10 47 48 15 March 1945 47 Walter Pitsch Note 69 Waffen SS 10 W SS Hauptscharfuhrer Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 SS Flak Abteilung 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 48 6 May 1945 Adolf Pittschellis Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 47 Commander of SS Panzer Jager Abteilung 3 Totenkopf 48 Note 70 23 August 1944 47 Josef Pizala Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 47 Chief of the 2 Flak Regiment 111 motorized 48 Note 71 17 October 1941 47 Died of wounds 14 October 1941 47 Franz Placzek Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 49 Observer in the 2 Kampfgeschwader 55 48 49 3 April 1943 49 Max Edler von der Planitz Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 49 Leader of Panzer Jager Abteilung 161 49 50 14 February 1945 49 Albert Plapper Luftwaffe 03 L Gefreiter 49 Group leader in the 4 Fallschirm Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 Hermann Goring 48 49 30 November 1944 49 Anton Detlev von Plato Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the General Staff 49 Ia operations officer in the 5 Panzer Division 48 49 19 August 1944 49 Reinhold Platta Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 49 Machine gunner in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 309 48 49 12 December 1944 49 Hubert Platz Note 72 Heer 15 H Major Commander Panzer Artillerie Regiment 89 50 11 May 1945 Friedrich Platzer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 49 Staffelfuhrer of the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 48 Note 73 5 April 1942 49 Killed in flying accident 16 March 1942 49 Josef Plein Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 49 Group leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 545 48 49 14 April 1945 49 Gerhard Pleiss Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 49 Chief of the 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler motorized 48 49 20 April 1941 49 nbsp Kurt Plenzat Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 49 Pilot in the 2 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 48 49 19 September 1943 49 Awarded 712th Oak Leaves 24 January 1945 49 Hans Plesch Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 49 Leader of the 12 Infanterie Regiment 6 48 49 21 March 1942 49 Helmut Pless Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 49 Pilot in the 4 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 31 52 Note 74 9 June 1944 49 Georg Graf von Plettenberg Heer 14 H Rittmeister 49 Commander of schwere Kavallerie Abteilung 4 49 52 12 August 1944 49 Awarded 730th Oak Leaves 5 February 1945 49 Erich Plettner Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 53 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 507 52 53 1 January 1944 53 nbsp Waldemar Plewig Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 53 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 52 53 14 December 1940 53 Fritz Plickat Heer 09 H Feldwebel 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland 52 53 9 December 1944 53 Peter Paul Plinzner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 53 Chief of the 5 Panzer Regiment 27 52 53 20 October 1941 53 Died of wounds 17 October 1941 52 Fritz Pliska Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 19 52 53 26 March 1944 53 nbsp Hermann Plocher Luftwaffe 18 L Generalmajor 53 Chief of the Generalstab Luftflotte 3 52 Note 75 22 November 1943 53 Awarded 867th Oak Leaves 8 May 1945 Note 76 Karl Heinrich Ploger Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 53 Chief of the 6 Panzergrenadier Regiment 14 52 53 23 March 1945 53 Werner Plontzke Heer 03 H Gefreiter 53 Machine gunner in the 5 Panzergrenadier Regiment 103 52 53 4 July 1944 53 Friedrich Hans Plumer Heer 14 H Hauptmann Note 77 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 268 52 53 28 January 1943 53 Karl August Pochat Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 53 Commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 29 54 Note 78 5 August 1940 53 Erich Podehl Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Panzer Jager Abteilung 349 52 53 5 April 1945 53 Reinhold Podrasa Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 551 52 Note 79 31 January 1945 53 Heinz Pohler Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 55 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 32 52 55 2 September 1944 55 Hermann Poehlmann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 55 Commander of the I Flak Regiment 33 52 55 11 February 1945 55 Georg Pohner Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 55 Company troop leader in the 6 Panzergrenadier Regiment 33 52 55 21 September 1944 55 Josef Pohs Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant of the Reserves Note 80 Pilot in the 5 Jagdgeschwader 54 52 Note 80 6 August 1941 55 Gerhard Poel Heer 18 H Generalmajor 55 Oberfeldkommandantur 400 and commander of Wilna 52 55 16 October 1944 55 Gustav Poel Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 55 Commander of U 413 52 55 21 March 1944 55 Konrad Pollath Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 55 Pilot in the 2 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 12 52 Note 81 14 January 1945 55 Hubert Polz Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant of the Reserves Note 82 Staffelfuhrer of the 7 Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 52 55 5 February 1944 55 Awarded 661st Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 55 Julius Poppel Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 55 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Panzergrenadier Regiment 26 52 55 31 December 1944 55 Fritz Poerschke Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 55 Leader of the III Infanterie Regiment 446 55 56 26 August 1942 55 Johannes Porschmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 55 Commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 13 55 56 11 March 1945 55 Franz Poschl Heer 14 H Hauptmann 55 Commander of the I Gebirgsjager Regiment 100 55 56 23 February 1944 55 Michael Possinger Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 57 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 16 Gebirgsjager Regiment 98 56 57 19 July 1940 57 Awarded 759th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945 57 Walter Possl Heer 15 H Major 57 Commander of the I Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland 56 57 20 April 1943 57 nbsp Georg Pothig Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 57 Radio operator in the 8 Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 56 57 5 September 1944 57 Werner Potschke Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 57 Chief of the 1 SS Panzer Regiment 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 56 57 4 June 1944 57 Awarded 783rd Oak Leaves 15 March 1945 57 Joachim Potter Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 57 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Kampfgeschwader 77 56 57 16 April 1942 57 Eberhard Pohl Heer 15 H Major 57 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 134 56 57 17 December 1942 57 Franz Pohl Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 57 Gun leader in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 220 56 Note 83 10 September 1944 57 Gunther Pohl Heer 14 H Hauptmann Note 84 Commander of Panzer Jager Abteilung 712 56 57 24 February 1945 57 Maximilian Ritter von Pohl Luftwaffe 20 L General der Flieger 57 Commanding general of the Luftwaffe in Mittelitalien central Italy 56 Note 85 15 June 1944 57 Wilhelm Pohlmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 57 Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Fuhrer Begleit Bataillon 56 57 14 March 1943 57 Dr Heinrich Pohris Note 22 Note 86 Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 57 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzergrenadier Regiment 12 56 57 15 April 1944 57 Dr rer pol Fritz Polack Heer 17 H Oberst 57 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 29 motorized 56 57 27 August 1943 57 Harry Polewacz Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 58 Commander of the III SS Panzergrenadier Regiment Nordland 56 58 23 December 1942 58 Matthias Poll Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 58 Company troop leader in the 2 Pionier Bataillon 186 56 58 8 August 1943 58 Johann Pollak Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 58 Telephone operator in the Stab of I Grenadier Regiment 434 56 58 4 May 1944 58 Killed in action 1 April 1944 56 Dr Othmar Pollmann Note 22 Heer 15 H Major 58 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 481 56 58 27 August 1943 58 Awarded 760th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945 58 Otto Pollmann Kriegsmarine 12 M Leutnant zur See of the Reserves 58 Commander of U Jager 2210 22 U Jagdflottille 56 Note 87 19 May 1943 58 Awarded 461st Oak Leaves 25 April 1944 58 Georg Pollner Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 58 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 110 56 58 3 November 1944 58 Dr jur Herbert Pollow Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 58 Deputy leader of the II Infanterie Regiment 479 56 Note 88 1 August 1942 58 Heinz Polz Luftwaffe 10 L Oberwachtmeister Gun squadron leader in Flak Sturm Regiment 241 motorized 59 1 December 1944 Hellmut Pommer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves Note 89 Chief of the 1 Grenadier Regiment 179 58 59 25 July 1943 58 Died of wounds 17 July 1943 58 Gustav Ponath Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 58 Commander of MG Bataillon 8 58 60 13 April 1941 58 Hans von Poncet Heer 17 H Oberst 58 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 358 58 60 8 August 1944 58 Johann Pongratz Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 58 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Infanterie Regiment 74 58 59 4 September 1940 58 Hermann Poppe Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 61 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 Grenadier Regiment 216 59 61 23 March 1945 61 Hinrich Poppinga Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 61 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 131 59 61 5 February 1942 61 Theodor Populo Heer 12 H Leutnant Note 90 Leader of the 7 Schutzen Regiment 4 59 61 27 July 1941 61 Rudolf Porath Kriegsmarine 12 M Leutnant zur See of the Reserves 61 Commander of Vorpostenboot VP 1806 18 Vorpostenflottille 59 Note 91 8 October 1941 61 Gunther Porsch Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 61 Pilot and oberserver in the 1 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 2 59 Note 92 20 July 1944 61 Johann Port Heer 09 H Feldwebel 61 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 MG Infanterie Regiment 266 59 Note 93 25 August 1942 61 Josef Portsteffen Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 61 Shock troops leader in the 1 Pionier Bataillon 51 motorized 59 61 21 May 1940 61 Joachim Ritter von Poschinger Heer 15 H Major 61 Leader of Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment 902 59 61 25 January 1945 61 Leopold Poschusta Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 61 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Panzer Fusilier Regiment Grossdeutschland 59 61 12 November 1943 61 Fritz Poske Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 61 Commander of U 504 59 61 6 November 1942 61 Eduard Post Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 61 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 744 59 61 28 February 1945 61 Martin Post Heer 09 H Feldwebel 61 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Panzergrenadier Regiment 12 59 61 21 September 1944 61 Otto Post Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 62 Chief of the 1 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 94 60 62 29 February 1944 62 Georg Wilhelm Postel Heer 17 H Oberst 62 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 364 59 62 9 August 1942 62 Awarded 215th Oak Leaves 28 March 194357th Swords 26 March 1944 62 Hermann Potschka Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer of the Reserves 62 Commander of the II SS Freiwilligen Panzer Artillerie Regiment 11 Nordland 59 Note 94 26 December 1944 62 Fritz Prager Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 62 Commander of the II Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 59 62 24 May 1940 62 Otto Prager Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer and Major of the Schutzpolizei 62 Leader of the SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Regiment 7 63 Note 95 9 December 1944 62 Heinrich Prassdorf Kriegsmarine 09 M Obermaschinist 62 Lead machinist on U 1203 62 63 21 April 1945 62 Albert Praun Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 62 Commander of the 129 Infanterie Division 62 63 27 October 1943 62 Johann Prchal Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 62 Group leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 448 62 63 12 November 1943 62 Alexander Preinfalk Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 62 Pilot in the 5 Jagdgeschwader 77 62 63 14 October 1942 62 Armin Preiss Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 62 Chief of the 9 Grenadier Regiment 520 62 63 2 November 1943 62 Killed in action 30 September 1943 63 Josef Preiss Heer 06 H Oberjager 62 Group leader in the 15 Jager Regiment 227 62 63 20 April 1945 62 Josef Prentl Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 62 Chief of the 2 Flak Regiment 231 62 64 21 October 1942 62 Awarded 851st Oak Leaves 28 April 1945 62 Heinrich Press Heer 14 H Hauptmann 65 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 105 63 65 16 October 1944 65 Gustav Pressler Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 65 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 64 65 4 February 1942 65 Awarded 188th Oak Leaves 26 January 1943 65 Theodor Preu Heer 17 H Oberst 65 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 21 63 65 9 January 1944 65 Carl Preuss Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 65 Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 272 63 65 14 February 1945 65 Ernst Preuss Heer 09 H Stabsfeldwebel 65 Aide de camp in the III Grenadier Regiment 53 63 65 17 December 1943 65 Georg Preuss Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 65 Leader of the 10 gepanzert SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 63 65 5 February 1945 65 Wilhelm Preussler Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 65 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 Grenadier Regiment 12 63 65 9 June 1944 65 Killed in action 9 April 1944 63 Otto Priem Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 65 Chief of the 10 Grenadier Regiment 501 63 65 16 April 1943 65 Gunther Prien Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 65 Commander of U 47 63 65 18 October 1939 65 Awarded 5th Oak Leaves 20 October 1940 65 nbsp Peter Prien Note 96 Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves Leader of the Stabskompanie in the 2 Panzer Division 63 9 May 1945 Helmuth Priess Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 65 Commander of the 121 Infanterie Division 63 65 7 March 1944 65 nbsp Hermann Priess Waffen SS 17 W SS Oberfuhrer 65 Commander of Artillerie Regiment of the SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf 64 Note 97 28 April 1943 65 Awarded 297th Oak Leaves 9 September 194365th Swords 24 April 1944 65 nbsp Gunter Prill Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 65 Chief of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 51 motorized 65 67 18 January 1944 65 Josef Priller Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 68 Staffelkapitan of the 6 Jagdgeschwader 51 67 68 19 October 1940 68 Awarded 28th Oak Leaves 20 July 194173rd Swords 2 July 1944 68 Hugo Primozic Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 68 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 667 68 69 19 September 1942 68 Awarded 185th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943 68 Josef Prinner Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 68 Hoherer Artilleriekommandeur 311 67 68 11 January 1945 68 Karl Heinz Prinz Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 68 Commander of the II SS Panzer Regiment 12 Hitlerjugend 67 Note 98 11 July 1944 68 Kurt Prinz Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 68 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 164 67 68 14 April 1945 68 Bernhard von Prittwitz und Gaffron Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 68 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 586 67 68 24 June 1944 68 Killed in action 25 April 1944 67 Klaus Pritzel Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 68 Staffelkapitan of the 2 F Aufklarungs Gruppe des Oberkommando der Luftwaffe 67 Note 99 15 October 1942 68 Heinz Probst Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 68 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in Fallschirm Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 Hermann Goring 67 Note 100 26 March 1945 68 Theodor Probst Note 101 Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 70 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 MG Grenadier Regiment 519 67 Note 101 20 April 1943 70 Ernst Prochaska Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 68 Leader of the 8 Lehr Regiment z b V 800 Brandenburg 68 69 16 September 1942 68 Killed in action 9 August 1942 67 Alois Prochazka Heer 12 H Leutnant 68 Leader of the 10 Infanterie Regiment 38 67 68 24 June 1940 68 Robert Freiherr von Prochazka Heer 14 H Hauptmann 68 Department leader in Werfer Regiment 55 67 Note 102 19 December 1943 68 Georg Proehl Heer 14 H Rittmeister 70 Chief of the 2 Jager Regiment 39 L 67 70 9 December 1944 70 Gunther Prohl Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 70 Leader of Panzer Jager Abteilung 290 67 70 10 January 1942 70 Karl Proll Heer 14 H Hauptmann 70 Commander of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 63 67 70 30 January 1943 70 Awarded 715th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945 70 Erwin Prossl Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 70 Pilot in the 4 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 31 67 Note 103 29 February 1944 70 Bodo Proetzel Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 70 Observer in the 2 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 11 67 Note 104 4 August 1944 70 Herbert Proll Heer 14 H Hauptmann 70 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 106 67 70 9 June 1944 70 Ludwig Promesberger Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 70 Machine gunner in the 8 Panzergrenadier Regiment 103 67 70 14 May 1944 70 Hans Prominski Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Note 105 Observer in the 2 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 22 67 Note 105 8 August 1944 70 Friedrich Wilhelm Proske Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 70 Chief of the 1 Radfahr Infanterie Regiment 84 67 Note 106 12 April 1942 70 Emil Pross Heer 14 H Hauptmann 70 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 62 70 71 30 September 1944 70 Sergey Protopopoff Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 70 Group commander of the 33 SS Charlemagne division 67 Note 107 27 April 1945 68 Walter Pruger Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 70 Staffelfuhrer of the 2 Kustenfliegergruppe 606 70 71 5 January 1943 70 Killed in action 6 July 1942 71 Karl Prumm Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Note 108 Chief of the 7 Grenadier Regiment 105 71 72 21 May 1943 72 Walter Pruss Heer 12 H Leutnant 72 Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 76 motorized 71 72 10 September 1944 72 Awarded 796th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 72 Willi Pruss Heer 17 H Oberst 72 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 670 71 72 5 February 1945 72 Felix Przedwojewski Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 72 Gun leader in the 2 SS Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 3 Totenkopf 71 Note 109 16 December 1943 72 Kurt Przyklenk Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 72 Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 40 72 73 1 August 1941 72 Rudolf Puchinger Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 72 Staffelkapitan of the 8 Kampfgeschwader 6 71 72 24 January 1943 72 Carl Puchler Heer 17 H Oberst 72 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 228 72 73 20 December 1941 72 Theodor Pultz Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 72 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 9 71 72 10 August 1943 72 Dr Martin Puschel Heer 15 H Major 72 Commander of the II Schutzen Regiment 33 71 72 8 August 1941 72 Heinrich Puttcher Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 72 Company leader in Panzer Pionier Bataillon 86 71 72 14 April 1945 72 Gunther Pulst Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 72 Commander of U 978 71 72 21 December 1944 72 Paul Punkt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Note 110 Chief of the 3 Heeres Pionier Bataillon 753 71 72 11 March 1945 72 Nikolaus Purklis Note 111 Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 74 Group leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 430 71 74 28 October 1944 74 Emil Pusch Note 112 Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel Pilot in Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 71 9 November 1944 Herbert Puschmann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 74 Staffelkapitan of the 6 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 71 74 5 April 1944 74 Killed in action 3 February 1944 71 Dietrich Puttfarken Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 74 Pilot in the 1 Kampfgeschwader 51 71 74 7 October 1942 74 Helmut Putz Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 74 Pilot in the II Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 71 74 19 September 1942 74 Erich Putzka Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 74 Staffelkapitan of the 3 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 121 71 Note 113 9 December 1942 74 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 Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and Scherzer name is Kurt Papst who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as commander of Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 81 16 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 17 According to Scherzer as chief of the 13 Grenadier Regiment 461 14 According to Scherzer as group leader in the 2 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 719 14 According to Scherzer as commander of SS Panzer Regiment 10 14 a b c d 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 14 According to Scherzer as chief of the SS Sturmgeschutz Batterie 1007 19 According to Scherzer as Korvettenkapitan zur Verwendung for disposition 19 According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves 19 According to Scherzer as commander of the I Polizei Schutzen Regiment 2 19 According to Scherzer as chief of the 8 Infanterie Regiment 96 22 According to Scherzer as company leader in the SS Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 17 a b According to Scherzer name is spelled Wilhelm Pardon who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Aufklarungs Ersatz Abteilung 15 Walkure Einheit of Wehrkreis VI in the Division Nr 176 16 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklarungsstaffel 12 H 13 16 According to Scherzer as chief of the 2 Pionier Bataillon 8 16 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 3 F 22 16 According to Scherzer as leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 407 16 According to Scherzer as leader of Fallschirmjager Bataillon Paul under control of the 334 Infanterie Division 24 Scherzer assumes that the presentation was made on 24 April 1945 24 a b c d 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 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves 24 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 gepanzert SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 26 According to Scherzer as commander of the III gepanzert 2 Panzergrenadier Regiment Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 26 According to Scherzer as shooter in the 7 Fallschirmjager Regiment 6 26 According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941 26 According to Scherzer as Generalleutnant chargiert brevet 26 a b According to Scherzre as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the Aufklarungsstaffel 1 F 124 28 According to Scherzer as chief of the 14 Grenadier Regiment 501 28 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 Ritterkreuztrager 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 29 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 Militarischer 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 17 According to Scherzer as commander of the 6 Feld Division L 28 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7 H Lehrgeschwader 2 28 According to Scherzer as pilot in the II Zerstorergeschwader 1 31 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 52 31 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Grenadier Regiment 348 31 According to Scherzer as observer in the III Kampfgeschwader 26 31 According to Scherzer on 30 April 1945 31 According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 300 34 According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 6 Flak Regiment 4 34 According to Scherzer as commander of the II SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Regiment 49 De Ruiter niederl Nr 2 35 According to Scherzer as eader of schwere Artillerie Abteilung partially improvised motorized 929 35 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 1 H 13 35 a b According to Scherzer as SS Obergruppenfuhrer and General of the Police and Waffen SS and commanding general of the IX Waffen Gebirgs Armeekorps of the SS 38 According to Scherzer as leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 435 38 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 40 According to Scherzer as commander of the Feld Ausbildungs Division Nord and combat commander of Mitau 40 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 SS Regiment Germania 40 a b According to Scherzer as Wachtmeister and squadron troop leader in the 3 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon A A 362 40 According to Scherzer as pilot in the I Jagdgeschwader 54 43 According to Scherzer as commander of SS Freiwilligen Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen 43 According to Scherzer as commander of the II SS Artillerie Regiment 8 43 a b According to Scherzer as Oberfeldwebel who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as pilot in the III Jagdgeschwader 77 44 According to Scherzer as leader of II Infanterie Regiment 490 44 According to Scherzer as commander of the 9 Flak Division 44 a b According to Scherzer as SS Obersturmfuhrer of the Reserves who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross in SS Panzer Regiment 5 44 According to Scherzer on 14 April 1944 44 According to Scherzer as leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 464 44 According to Scherzer as leader of leichte Flak Abteilung motorized 89 44 According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 1 self motorized Panzer Jager Abteilung 19 46 According to Scherzer in the Regiments Pionierzug Grenadier Regiment 478 46 According to Scherzer as Oberwachtmeister 46 a b 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 Grenadier Regiment 57 47 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant war officer who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as Staffelfuhrer of the 1 Jagdgeschwader 1 Oesau 46 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 511 46 According to Scherzer as commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 53 46 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan in the II Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 47 According to Scherzer as Richtkanonier gunner in the 7 Flak Regiment 43 47 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 Oberstgruppenfuhrer 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 Gunther Kratschmer s 2nd edition of Die Ritterkreuztrager 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 Ritterkreuztrager 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 Kratschmer 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 7 According to Scherzer as commander of SS Panzer Jager Abteilung 3 47 According to Scherzer as chief of the 2 Flak Regiment 111 47 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 51 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 49 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklarungsstaffel 4 H 31 49 According to Scherzer as commander of the 4 Flieger Division 53 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 Donitz 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 51 Scherzer does not state a rank 53 According to Scherzer as commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung motorized 29 53 According to Scherzer as leader of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 551 53 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant war officer and pilot in the II Jagdgeschwader 54 55 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 2 Nahaufklarungsgruppe 12 55 According to Scherzer as Leutnant war officer 55 According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 14 Grenadier Regiment 220 57 According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves 57 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 57 According to Fellgiebel name is Heinrich Pohrig 56 According to Scherzer as commander of U Jager 2210 58 According to Scherzer as leader of the II Infanterie Regiment 479 58 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant des Beurlaubtenstandes of the reserve status 58 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 61 According to Scherzer as commander of Vorpostenboot VP 1806 61 According to Scherzer as pilot and oberserver in the 1 Nahaufklarungsgruppe 2 61 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Infanterie Regiment 266 61 According to Scherzer as commander of the III SS Panzer Artillerie Regiment 11 62 According to Scherzer as leader of the SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 7 62 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 66 According to Scherzer as commander of SS Artillerie Regiment Totenkopf 65 According to Scherzer as commander of the II SS Panzer Regiment 12 68 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the Aufklarungsstaffel 2 F Oberkommando der Luftwaffe 68 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in 1 Fallschirm Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 Hermann Goring 68 a b According to Scherzer and the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt his name is Theodor Prost who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 Grenadier Regiment 519 70 According to Scherzer as commander of the III Werfer Regiment 55 68 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklarungsstaffel 4 H 31 70 According to Scherzer as observer in the Aufklarungsstaffel 2 F 11 70 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant and observer in the Aufklarungsstaffel 2 F 22 70 According to Scherzer as chief of the 1 Infanterie Regiment 84 70 According to Scherzer as group commander of the 33 SS Charlemagne division 68 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves 72 According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 2 SS Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 3 72 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves 72 According to Scherzer name is spelled Nikolaus Purlis 74 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 71 He is delisted again by Fellgiebel in the year 2000 without stating a reason 6 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the Aufklarungsstaffel 3 F 121 74 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 332 346 499 a b Fellgiebel 2000 p 5 a b Scherzer 2007 pp 162 163 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,