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

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 foreign recipients of the award.[3]

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945The 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 received 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 280 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "F".[5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of 12 of these listings.[6] Georg-Wolfgang Feller, a 13th doubted recipient, is listed by the AKCR. However, the AKCR itself challenges his listing.[2] The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.[7] 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.[8] 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).[9] 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.[10]

Recipients

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (F)
Service   Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
Heer
179
13
Kriegsmarine
17
0
Luftwaffe
65
7
Waffen-SS
19
1

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and 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.[11] Of the 280 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "F", 25 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and three the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 21 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 179 of the medals; 17 went to the Kriegsmarine, 65 to the Luftwaffe, and 19 to the Waffen-SS.[5]

  This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
  This along with an * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
  This along with the ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.

Name Service Rank Role and unit[Note 2] Date of award Notes Image
Hans Faasch Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[12] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 164[12][13] 18 November 1941[12]
Heinz-Otto Fabian+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[12] Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 534[12][13] 15 March 1943[12] Awarded 522nd Oak Leaves 9 July 1944[12]
Maximilian Fabich?[Note 3] Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[13] 9 May 1945
Albert Fabritius Heer 09-HWachtmeister[12] Company troop leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 404[12][13] 9 February 1945[12]
Ernst Fach Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[12] Staffelkapitän of the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[12][13] 3 September 1943*[12] Killed in flying accident 15 May 1943[13]
Siegfried Fackler Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[12] Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 521[15][Note 4] 2 November 1943[12]
Wilhelm Fahlbusch Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[12] Chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)[12][15] 31 December 1941[12]
Wolfgang Fahrenberg Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[12] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 426[12][15] 17 September 1944[12]
Alfred Fahrenholz Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[12] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 240[12][15] 5 May 1943[12]
Wilhelm Fahrmbacher Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[16] Commander of the 5. Infanterie-Division[15][16] 24 June 1940[16]
Wolfgang Falck Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[16] Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[16][17] 1 October 1940[16]
Ernst Falk Heer 04-HObergefreiter[16] Messenger in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 61[15][16] 30 September 1944[16]
Günter von Falkenhayn Heer 12-HLeutnant[16] Leader of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 75[15][16] 25 November 1942[16]
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie[16] Commander-in-chief of Gruppe XXI (Norway)[15][Note 5] 30 April 1940[16]
 
Wilhelm Falley Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[16] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 4[15][16] 26 November 1941[16]
Günther Famula Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[16] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the V./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (Panzer-Kampfgruppe Graf Strachwitz)[15][Note 6] 4 May 1944*[16] Died of wounds 22 April 1944[15]
Georg Fanderl Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[16] Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 51[15][Note 7] 24 January 1942[16]
Friedrich Fangohr Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[16] Chief of the Generalstab Panzer-AOK 4[15][16] 9 June 1944[16]
Walter Fasel Heer 09-HFeldwebel[16] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Füsilier-Regiment 26[15][Note 8] 31 August 1943[16]
Horst-Günther von Fassong Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[16] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 11[15][16] 27 July 1944[16]
Fridolin Fath Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[18] Deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[15][18] 23 December 1942[18]
Karl Faulhaber Heer 17-HOberst[18] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 282[15][18] 19 December 1943[18]
Markus Faulhaber Waffen-SS 13-WSS-Obersturmführer[18] Chief of the 3./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania"[17][Note 9] 25 December 1942[18]
Dr. Klaus Faulmüller Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 10] Leader of the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[15][18] 25 June 1943[18]
Fritz Faust Heer 04-HObergefreiter[18] In the 3./Füssilier-Regiment 26[15][Note 11] 20 August 1942[18]
Fritz Fechner Heer 15-HMajor[18] Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 23[15][18] 6 October 1943[18]
Konrad Fechner Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[18] Pilot in the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[19][Note 12] 4 May 1944[18]
Karl-August von der Fecht Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[18] Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[18][19] 30 December 1942[18]
Hermann Fegelein?[Note 13] Waffen-SS 17-WSS-Standartenführer Commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Brigade[19] 2 March 1942 Awarded 157th Oak Leaves 21 December 1942
83rd Swords 30 July 1944
 
Waldemar Fegelein Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[18] Leader of SS-Reiter-Regiment 2[18][21] 16 December 1943[18]
Gustav Fehn Heer 17-HOberst[18] Commander of Schützen-Regiment 33[18][19] 5 August 1940[18]
 
Erich Fehr Heer 14-HHauptmann[22] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 504[19][22] 26 January 1944[22]
Siegfried Fehre Heer 12-HLeutnant[22] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 126[19][22] 13 December 1942[22]
Paul Feiertag Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[22] Group leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 96[21][22] 30 September 1944[22]
Georg Feig Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[22] Chief of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 113[19][22] 4 October 1941[22]
Hans Felber Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie[22] Commanding general of the XIII. Armeekorps[19][22] 17 September 1941[22]
 
Paul Felder Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[22] Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121[19][Note 14] 29 February 1944[22]
Wendelin Felder Heer 13-HOberleutnant[Note 15] Battery chief in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 85[19][22] 23 February 1944*[22] Missing in action 23 October 1943[19][Note 15]
Heinrich Feldkamp Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[22] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 341[19][Note 16] 14 April 1945[22]
Alfred Feldmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[22] Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 454[19][22] 20 August 1942[22]
Klaus Feldt+ Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[22] Commander of Schnellboot S-30 in the 2. Schnellbootflottille[21][22] 25 April 1941[22] Awarded 362nd Oak Leaves 1 January 1944[22]
Kurt Feldt Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[22] Commander of the 1. Kavallerie-Division[21][22] 23 August 1941[22]
Rudolf Felgenhauer Heer 09-HFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[22] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 385[19][22] 9 June 1944[22]
Waldemar Felgenhauer Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[Note 17] Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123[19][Note 17] 14 January 1942[23]
Fritz Feller Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[23] Leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5[19][23] 23 February 1944[23]
Georg-Wolfgang Feller![Note 18] Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Group leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille[19] 17 June 1945
Leopold Fellerer Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[23] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[19][23] 8 April 1944[23]
Walther-Peer Fellgiebel Heer 13-HOberleutnant[23] Chief of the 2./leichtes Heeres Artillerie-Abteilung 935 (motorized)[19][23] 7 September 1943[23]
[Dr.] Erich Fellmann[Note 19] Heer 14-HHauptmann[23] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 409[23][25] 6 April 1943[23]
Konrad Fels Heer 04-HObergefreiter[23] Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 23[23][25] 23 October 1944[23]
Peter Felten Heer 04-HObergefreiter[23] Messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 377[23][25] 12 August 1944[23]
Maximilian Felzmann+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[23] Commander of the 251. Infanterie-Division[23][25] 28 November 1943[23] Awarded 643rd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944[23]
Henri Joseph Fenet Waffen-SS 14-WWaffen-Hauptsturmführer[23] Commander of the assault battalion in the 33. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne"[26][Note 20] 29 April 1945[23]
Dr. rer.pol. Paul Fenn Kriegsmarine 17-MKapitän zur See (M.A.)[23] Commander of Marine-Flak-Regiment 9[23][25] 25 March 1945[23]
Günther Fenski Heer 15-HMajor[23] Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 8[23][25] 31 December 1941*[23] Died of wounds 23 November 1941[25]
Horst-Arno Fenski Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[27] Commander of U-410[25][27] 26 November 1943[27]
[Dr.] Hans Fernau?[Note 19][Note 21] Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle"[25] 4 May 1945
Fritz Feßmann+ Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[27] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7[25][27] 27 October 1941[27] Awarded 170th Oak Leaves 4 January 1943
103rd Swords 23 October 1944[27]
Edgar Feuchtinger?[Note 22] Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 21. Panzer-Division[25] 6 August 1944
 
Alois Feuerer Heer 13-HOberleutnant[Note 23] Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 351[25][27] 27 January 1942[27]
Gerhard Feuker Heer 15-HMajor[27] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 53 (motorized)[25][27] 23 December 1942*[27] Killed in action 30 November 1942[25]
Valentin Feurstein Heer 20-HGeneral der Gebirgstruppe[27] Commanding general of the LI. Gebirgsarmeekorps[25][27] 12 August 1944[27]
 
Willi Fey?[Note 24] Waffen-SS 09-WSS-Oberscharführer Panzer commander in the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502[25] 29 April 1945
Gerhard Feyerabend Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[27] Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[25][27] 5 April 1945[27]
Ernst Fick Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[27] Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[25][27] 19 September 1942*[27] Killed in action 27 July 1942[25]
Jacob Fick Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[27] Commander of the I./SS-Kradschützen-Regiment "Langemarck"[25][Note 25] 23 April 1943[27]
Helmut Fickel Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[27] Staffelführer of the Stabsstaffel of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[25][Note 26] 9 June 1944[27]
Heinz Fiebig?[Note 27] Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 84. Infanterie-Division[25] 8 May 1945
 
Martin Fiebig+ Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[27] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[27][30] 8 May 1940[27] Awarded 168th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942[27]
Wilhelm Fiederer Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[27] Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 164[27][30] 14 September 1942[27]
Alex Fiedler Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[31] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[30][31] 16 October 1944[31]
Hans Fiedler Heer 14-HRittmeister[31] Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 118[30][31] 26 December 1944[31]
Hans Fiedler Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[31] Company troop leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 309[30][31] 18 February 1945[31]
Johann Fiedler Waffen-SS 06-WSS-Unterscharführer[31] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[30][31] 16 June 1944[31]
Walter Fiedler Heer 03-HGefreiter[31] Telephone operator in the Stabsbatterie (staff battery) of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 219[30][31] 28 December 1944[31]
Ernst Filius Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[31] Radio operator in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[30][31] 4 May 1944[31]
Friedrich Filzinger Heer 15-HMajor[31] Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 8[30][31] 5 June 1940[31]
Kurt Fimmen Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[31] Commander of Schnellboot S-26 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[30][31] 14 August 1940[31]
Herbert Findeisen Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[31] Pilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 4[30][Note 28] 29 February 1944[31]
Arthur Finger Heer 17-HOberst[31] Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 306[30][31] 16 November 1943[31]
Günter Fink Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[31] Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54[30][31] 14 March 1943[31]
Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Fink Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[32] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2[30][32] 20 June 1940[32]
Josef Fink Heer 03-HGefreiter[32] Group leader in Grenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle"[30][Note 29] 9 December 1944[32]
Karl-Heinrich Fink Heer 12-HLeutnant[32] Adjutant of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113[33][Note 30] 20 February 1943[32]
Wilhelm Finkbeiner Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[32] Leader of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 147[30][32] 20 July 1944[32]
Andreas Finke Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[32] Pilot in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[30][Note 31] 6 December 1944*[32] Killed on active service 2 September 1944[32]
Heinz Finke Heer 14-HHauptmann[32] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)[30][32] 4 May 1944[32]
Adolf Fischbach Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[32] Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[30][32] 29 February 1944[32]
Adolf Fischer Heer 17-HOberst[32] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 459[32][33] 4 May 1944[32]
Alfred Fischer?[Note 32] Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"[34] 11 May 1945
Erich Fischer Heer 12-HLeutnant[32] Leader of the 1./Sturm-Regiment 14[32][34] 31 March 1943[32]
Erwin Fischer+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[32] Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121[34][Note 33] 21 April 1941[Note 33] Awarded 191st Oak Leaves 8 February 1943[32]
Franz Fischer Heer 09-HFeldwebel[32] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the Führer-Begleit-Division[34][Note 34] 30 April 1945[32]
Friedrich Fischer Heer 12-HLeutnant[35] Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 278[34][35] 7 April 1944[35]
Gerhard Fischer Heer 13-HOberleutnant[35] Chief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 23[34][35] 28 December 1943[35]
Gerhard Fischer Waffen-SS 06-WSS-Unterscharführer[35] Deputy Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"[34][Note 35] 4 May 1944[35]
Gotthard Fischer Heer 17-HOberst[35] Leader of the 126. Infanterie-Division[34][35] 7 February 1944[35]
Hans Fischer Heer 04-HObergefreiter[35] Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143[34][35] 9 December 1944[35]
Hans-Ulrich Fischer Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[35] Leader of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 431[34][35] 23 October 1941[35]
Heinz Fischer Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[35] Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[34][35] 25 November 1942*[35] Killed in action 26 October 1942[34]
Hermann Fischer Heer 17-HOberst[35] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340[34][35] 9 May 1940[35]
Hermann-Georg Fischer Heer 14-HHauptmann[35] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1082[34][35] 10 February 1945[35]
Josef Fischer Heer 15-HMajor[35] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 507[34][35] 6 August 1943[35]
Karl-Heinz Fischer Kriegsmarine 06-MSteuermannsmaat[35] Coxswain on Vorpostenboot VP-711 in the 7. Vorpostenbootflottille[34][35] 3 May 1943[35]
Michael Fischer Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[Note 36] Battery chief in the I./Flak-Regiment 14 (motorized)[34][Note 36] 8 April 1943[Note 36]
Otto Fischer Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[36] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized)[34][36] 27 August 1943[36]
Robert Fischer Heer 09-HFeldwebel[36] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1257[34][36] 29 April 1945[Note 37]
Siegfried Fischer Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[36] Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1[34][36] 28 February 1945[36]
Dr. phil. Walther Fischer Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves[36] Chief of the 13. Vorpostenflottille[34][36] 8 May 1943[36]
Wilhelm Fischer Heer 12-HLeutnant[36] Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 24[34][36] 28 March 1945[36]
Wolfgang Fischer+ Heer 17-HOberst[36] Commander of the 10. Schützen-Brigade[34][36] 3 June 1940[36] Awarded 152nd Oak Leaves 9 December 1942[36]  
Walther Fischer von Weikersthal Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[36] Commander of the 35. Infanterie-Division[34][36] 6 August 1941[36]
 
Josef-August Fitz+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[36] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74[34][36] 11 December 1942[36] Awarded 511th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[36]
Josef Fitzek Heer 09-HFeldwebel[36] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 482[36][37] 16 June 1943[36]
Karl Fitzner Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[36] Staffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[36][37] 27 November 1942[36]
Bernhard Flachs+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[36] Ia (German abbreviation for Eins-A or Erster Generalstabsoffizier—One-A; first officer of the general staff responsible for operations) in the Stab of Artillerie-Kommandant (Arko) 149[36][38] 30 October 1942[36] Awarded 381st Oak Leaves 31 January 1944[36]
Werner Flack Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[39] Chief of the 12./Jäger-Regiment 49[37][39] 22 August 1943[39]
Eugen Flad Heer 03-HGefreiter[39] Machine gunner in the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 252[38][Note 38] 20 July 1944[39]
Kurt Flad Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[39] Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 219[37][39] 20 December 1943[39]
Rudolf Flebbe Heer 13-HOberleutnant[39] Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 218[37][39] 29 November 1944[39]
Willi Flechner Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[39] Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30[37][39] 13 August 1942[39]
Gerhard Flechsig Heer 09-HFeldwebel[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[37][39] 18 November 1944[39]
Hermann Fleck Heer 09-HFeldwebel[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 270[37][39] 9 January 1945[39]
Hubert Fleckenstein Heer 09-HFeldwebel[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 106[37][39] 31 January 1944[39]
Erwin Fleig Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[39] Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51[37][Note 39] 12 August 1941[39]
Karl Fleige Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[39] Commander of U-18[37][39] 18 July 1944[39]
Hermann Fleischer Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 517[37][39] 29 October 1942[39]
Rudolf Fleischer?[Note 40] Heer 15-HMajor Commander of Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 314[37] 9 May 1945
Josef Fleischmann Heer 15-HMajor[39] Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99[37][39] 31 March 1942*[39] Died of wounds 3 March 1942[37]
Ludwig Fleischmann Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[40] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Jäger-Regiment 207[38][40] 17 December 1943[40]
Hermann Flex Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[40] Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 337[37][40] 12 March 1943[40]
Fritz Fliegel Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[40] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 40[37][40] 25 March 1941[40]
 
Peter Fließbach Heer 13-HOberleutnant[40] Leader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 23[37][40] 20 December 1941[40]
Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Flinzer+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[40] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317[37][40] 6 April 1943[40] Awarded 575th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944[40]
Paul Flocke?[Note 41] Heer 12-HLeutnant Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 915[37] 30 April 1945* Killed in action 1 March 1945[29]
Josef Flögel Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[40] Pilot in the 3./Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 5[38][40] 19 February 1945[40]
Hans-Joachim Floer Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[40] Chief of the 1.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[40][42] 5 March 1945[40]
Hermann Flörke+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[40] Commander of the 14. Infanterie-Division[40][43] 15 December 1943[40] Awarded 565th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[40]
Gerhard Florin Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[40] Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 111[40][43] 2 February 1942[40]
Wilhelm Florschütz?[Note 42] Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of Volks-Pionier-Brigade 47 (motorized)[43] 9 May 1945
Jürgen von Flotow Heer 13-HOberleutnant[40] Leader of the 1./Schützen-Regiment 8[40][43] 25 August 1941*[40] Died of wounds 20 August 1941[43]
Hans Flügel Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[40] Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"[43][Note 43] 16 October 1944[40]
Otto Flügel Kriegsmarine 06-MSteuermannsmaat of the Reserves[40] Coxswain on Vorpostenboot VP-1525 in the 15. Vorpostenflottille[40][43] 3 May 1943[40]
 
Friedrich Fluhs Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[45] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 255[43][45] 4 November 1943[45]
Dr. phil. Fritz Focke Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[45] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 368[43][45] 28 March 1945[45]
Adrian Baron von Foelkersam Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[45] Adjutant in the Stab of the I./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"[43][45] 14 September 1942[45]
 
Otto Fönnekold Luftwaffe 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[45] Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 52[42][45] 26 March 1944[45]
Ernst Förderer Heer 14-HHauptmann[Note 44] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1082[43][45] 11 March 1945[45]
Friedrich Förster Heer 14-HHauptmann[45] Leader of Kampfgruppe "Derrer"[43][Note 45] 24 December 1944[45]
Hans-Joachim Förster Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[45] Commander of U-480[43][45] 18 December 1944[45]
Helmuth Förster Luftwaffe 20-LGeneral der Flieger[45] Commanding general of the I. Fliegerkorps[43][45] 22 February 1942[45]
Otto-Hermann Förster Heer 20-HGeneral der Pioniere[45] Commanding general of the VI. Armeekorps[43][45] 23 August 1941[45]
Otto-Lutz Förster Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[Note 46] Luftwaffentransportführer (air transport leader) with Luftflotte 4[42][Note 46] 23 December 1942[45]
Friedrich Foertsch Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[45] Chief of the Generalstab 18. Armee[43][45] 5 September 1944[45]
 
Hermann Foertsch Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[45] Commander of the 21. Infanterie-Division[43][45] 27 August 1944[45]
 
Josef Fözö Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[46] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 51[43][46] 2 July 1941[46]
Richard Foldenauer Heer 04-HObergefreiter[46] Company messenger in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 460[43][46] 12 November 1943[46]
Ulrich Folkers Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[46] Commander of U-125[46][47] 27 March 1943[46]
Ferdinand Foltin Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[46] Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[46][47] 9 June 1944[46]
 
Otto Fondermann Heer 14-HHauptmann[46] Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 79[46][47] 13 October 1941[46]
Heinz Forgatsch Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[46] Pilot in the Kampfgruppe 806[47][Note 47] 14 June 1941[46]
Werner Forst+ Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[46] Commander of the 106. Infanterie-Division[46][47] 29 August 1943[46] Awarded 407th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944[46]
Gustav Forstmann Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[46] Chief of the 1. Räumbootflottille[46][47] 28 July 1941[46]
 
Rupert Forstner Heer 09-HFeldwebel[46] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"[46][47] 3 November 1944[46]
Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[46] Commander of U-402[46][47] 9 February 1943[46]
Horst Fortun Heer 14-HHauptmann[46] Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 25[46][47] 7 August 1943*[46] Killed in action 6 July 1943[47][Note 48]
Hans-Werner Forwerk Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[46] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 187[46][47] 14 April 1945[46]
Hans Frach Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[48] Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 51[47][48] 29 October 1944[48]
Edmund Francois Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[48] Commander of Panzergrenadier-Brigade "von Werthern" in the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division "Hermann Göring"[47][Note 49] 20 October 1944[48]
Gustav Francsi Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[48] Pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100[47][Note 50] 29 October 1944[48]
Dr. rer.pol. Friedrich Franek Heer 17-HOberst[48] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 405[47][48] 4 November 1941[48]
Anton-Otto Frank+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[48] Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung (SF) 15[49][Note 51] 26 June 1944[48] Awarded 737th Oak Leaves 7 February 1945[48]
Erich Frank Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[48] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 116[47][48] 24 June 1944[48]
Hans-Dieter Frank+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[48] Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[47][48] 20 June 1943[48] Awarded 417th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944[48]
Heinz Frank+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[48] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[47][48] 3 September 1942[48] Awarded 172nd Oak Leaves 8 January 1943[48]
Otto Frank Heer 15-HMajor[48] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 278[47][48] 18 October 1943[48]
Robert Frank Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[48] Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20 "Hohenstaufen"[47][Note 52] 4 June 1944*[48] Killed in action 13 April 1944[47]
Rudolf Frank+ Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[48] Pilot in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3[47][48] 6 April 1944[48] Awarded 531st Oak Leaves 20 July 1944[48]
Walter Frank Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[48] Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 666[50][Note 53] 7 February 1944[48]
Adolf Franke[Note 54] Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[51] In the Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin[50][Note 54] 26 April 1945[51]
Alfred Franke Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[51] Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 53[50][51] 29 October 1942*[51] Killed in action 9 September 1942[50]
Heinz Franke Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[51] Commander of U-262[50][51] 30 November 1943[51]
Herbert Franke Heer 14-HHauptmann[51] Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 162[50][51] 5 October 1943[51]
Kurt Franke Waffen-SS 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[51] Shock troops leader in the 11./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[51][52] 3 October 1943[51]
Werner Franken Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[51] Pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 26[50][51] 24 March 1943[51]
Wilhelm Franken Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[51] Commander of U-565[50][51] 30 April 1943[51]
Erwin Frankenfeld Heer 12-HLeutnant[51] Leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 49[50][51] 23 March 1945[51]
Bruno Frankewitz+ Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[51] Commander of the 215. Infanterie-Division[50][51] 29 February 1944[51] Awarded 790th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[51]
Gotthard Frantz Luftwaffe 19-LGeneralleutnant[51] Commander of the 19. Flak-Division (motorized tropical) "Afrika"[50][51] 18 May 1943[51]
Peter Frantz+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[51] Assault gun commander in the 16./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (motorized)[50][Note 55] 4 June 1942[51] Awarded 228th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943[51]
Botho von Frantzius Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[53] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 504[52][53] 4 November 1941[53]
Egon Franz Waffen-SS 06-WSS-Unterscharführer[53] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[50][53] 16 October 1944[53]
Gerhard Franz Heer 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab[53] Ia (operations officer) of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[50][53] 24 July 1941[53]
Ludwig Franz Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 35[50] 8 October 1943
 
[Prof. Dr.] Ludwig Franzisket[Note 56] Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[53] Adjutant of the I./Jagdgeschwader 27[50][53] 20 July 1941[Note 57]
Ernst Fraps Heer 04-HObergefreiter[53] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 28[50][53] 18 May 1942[53]
Fritz Frauenheim Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[53] Commander of U-101[53][54] 29 August 1940[53]
Franz Frauscher Waffen-SS 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[53] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[54][Note 58] 31 December 1944
Ferdinand Frech Heer 13-HOberleutnant[53] Chief of the 1./Jäger-Bataillon 2[53][54] 5 December 1943[53]
Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Fredebold Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[53] Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 191[53][54] 30 August 1942[53]
Andrejs Freimanis Waffen-SS 13-WWaffen-Obersturmführer[53] Leader of the 13./Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 44 (lett. Nr. 6)[53][54] 5 May 1945[53]
Bruno Freitag Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[55] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[54][55] 5 October 1941[55]
Fritz Freitag Waffen-SS 18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[55] Commander of the 14. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS[54][Note 59] 30 September 1944[55]
 
Max Fremerey Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[55] Commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[54][55] 28 July 1942[55]
Günther Frenzel Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[55] Pilot in the 11./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[54][Note 60] 23 December 1942[55]
Ernst Frese Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[55] Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 869[54][55] 27 August 1944[55]
Maximilian Fretter-Pico+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[55] Commander of the 97. leichte Infanterie-Division[55][56] 26 December 1941[55] Awarded 368th Oak Leaves 16 January 1944[55]
Otto Fretter-Pico Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[55] Commander of the 148. Infanterie-Division[54][55] 12 December 1944[55]
 
Simon Freutsmiedl Heer 09-HFeldwebel[55] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Jäger-Regiment 204[54][55] 26 August 1943[55]
Wilhelm Freuwörth Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[55] Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52[54][55] 5 January 1943[55]
Karl Frewer Heer 15-HMajor[55] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 167[54][55] 12 November 1943[55]
Albert Frey+ Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[55] Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[55][56] 3 March 1943[55] Awarded 359th Oak Leaves 20 December 1943[55]
[Prof. Dr.] Emil Frey[Note 56] Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[55] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 220[54][55] 5 September 1944[55]
Harry Frey Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[57] Staffelführer of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 6[54][57] 5 December 1943*[57] Missing in action 11 July 1943[54]
Hugo Frey Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[57] Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 11[54][57] 4 May 1944*[57] Killed in action 6 March 1944[54]
Siegfried Freyer Heer 09-HWachtmeister[57] Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 24[54][57] 23 July 1942[57]
Siegfried Freytag Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[57] Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77[54][Note 61] 3 July 1942[57]
Ernst-August Fricke+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[57] Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized)[54][57] 17 January 1942[57] Awarded 341st Oak Leaves 30 November 1943[57]
Kurt Fricke Kriegsmarine 20-MAdmiral[57] Chief-of-staff in the Seekriegsleitung in the Oberkommando der Marine[57][58] 1 October 1942[57]
Erwin Frieb Heer 12-HLeutnant[57] Zugführer (platoon leader) and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 1558[58][Note 62] 19 February 1945[57]
Helmut Friebe Heer 17-HOberst[57] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 164[57][58] 13 August 1941[57]
Werner Friebe Heer 17-HOberst[57] Leader of an armoured unit of the 8. Panzer-Division[58][Note 63] 21 April 1944[57]
Herbert Friebel Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[57] Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[57][58] 24 January 1943[57]
Herbert Friedel Heer 09-HWachtmeister[57] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232[57][58] 23 August 1944[57]
Friedrich Friedmann Heer 17-HOberst[57] Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[57][58] 12 February 1943[57]
Theodor Friedmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[59] Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 156[58][59] 15 August 1940[59]
Erich Friedrich Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[59] Company troop leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[58][59] 2 September 1944[59]
Gerhard Friedrich+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[59] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[58][59] 6 April 1943[59] Awarded 642nd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944[59]
Gerhard Friedrich Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[59] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[58][59] 15 March 1945[59]
Gustav Friedrich Heer 14-HRittmeister[59] Chief of the 6./Reiter-Regiment 31[58][59] 3 November 1944[59]
Kurt Friedrich Heer 14-HHauptmann[59] Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 525[58][59] 13 September 1943[59]
Max Friedrich Heer 04-HObergefreiter[59] Deputy group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 558[58][59] 15 March 1944[59]
Max Friedrich Heer 13-HOberleutnant[59] Chief of the pioneer company of Division Nr. 408 in Kampfgruppe Jollasse[58][59] 23 March 1945[59]
Rudolf Friedrich Heer 04-HObergefreiter[59] Deputy group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorized)[58][59] 6 October 1944[59]
Werner Friedrich Heer 15-HMajor[59] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 503[58][59] 26 December 1943*[59] Killed in action 23 December 1943[58]
Gustav Frielinghaus Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[Note 64] Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[58][Note 64] 5 February 1944[59]
Anton Fries Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[60] Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1123[60][61] 28 February 1945*[60] Killed in action 6 February 1945[58]
Herbert Fries Luftwaffe 03-LGefreiter[60] Gun leader in the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 1[58][60] 5 September 1944[60]
 
Leonhard Fries Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[60] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1084[58][60] 14 February 1945[60]
Walter Fries+ Heer 17-HOberst[60] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorized)[58][60] 14 December 1941[60] Awarded 378th Oak Leaves 29 January 1944
87th Swords 11 August 1944[60]
Johannes Frießner+ Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie[60] Commanding general of the XXIII. Armeekorps[60][62] 23 July 1943[60] Awarded 445th Oak Leaves 9 April 1944[60]  
Dr. med. August Friker Heer 17-HOberst[60] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 480[60][62] 4 September 1943[60]
Helmut Frink Heer 14-HHauptmann[60] Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 251[62][Note 65] 21 October 1943*[60] Killed in action 28 August 1943[62][Note 65]
Heinz Fritsch Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[60] In the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 37[60][62] 18 October 1941[60]
Hans Fritsche+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[60] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 528[60][62] 10 March 1943[60] Awarded 307th Oak Leaves 2 October 1943[60]
[Dr.] Herbert Fritz[Note 19] Heer 14-HHauptmann[60] Chief of the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[60][62] 17 March 1944[60]
Heinz Fritzler Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[60] Leader of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 110[60][62] 5 December 1943[60]
Immo Fritzsche Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[63] Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[62][63] 16 April 1943[63]
Bruno Fröhlich Heer 09-HFeldwebel[63] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 430[62][63] 22 January 1943*[63] Died of wounds 16 December 1942[62]
Karl Fröhlich Heer 13-HOberleutnant[63] Chief of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18[62][63] 28 September 1943[63]
Kurt Fröhlich?[Note 66] Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[62] 6 May 1945
Stefan Fröhlich Luftwaffe 18-LGeneralmajor[63] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76[62][63] 4 July 1940[63]
Gottfried Fröhlich Heer 17-HOberst[63] Leader of the 8. Panzer-Division[62][63] 20 December 1943[Note 67]
Ernst Frömming Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[63] Commander of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1[62][63] 18 November 1944[63]
 
Friedrich Fromm?[Note 68] Heer 20-HGeneral der Artillerie Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres[62] 6 July 1940
 
Walter Fromm Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[63] Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 33 (motorized) im DAK[62][Note 69] 9 July 1941[Note 69]
Rolf Fromme Heer 12-HLeutnant[Note 70] Leader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 1[62][63] 29 September 1941[63]
Erich Fronhöfer Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[63] Commander of Panzer-Regiment 10[62][63] 24 July 1941[63]
Rupert Frost Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[63] Gruppenkommandeur of Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 9[62][63] 25 November 1944[63]
Willi Frost Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[63] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 15[62][63] 24 September 1943[63]
Werner Frotscher Heer 17-HOberst[63] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 422[62][63] 11 March 1945[63]
Carl-Heinz Frühauf Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[64] Leader of the II./niederl. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"[65][Note 71] 4 June 1944[64]
August Fuchs Heer 14-HHauptmann[64] Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 299[64][65] 18 February 1945[64]
Jakob Fuchs Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[64] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 124[64][65] 23 October 1944[64]
Dipl.-Ing. Robert Fuchs Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[64] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26[64][65] 6 April 1940[64]
Rudolf Fuchs Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[64] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 42[64][65] 26 August 1943[64]
Siegfried Fuchs Heer 09-HFeldwebel[64] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Jäger-Regiment 75[64][65] 15 May 1944*[64] Died of wounds 11 April 1944[65]
Heinrich Füllgrabe Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[64] Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[65][Note 72] 2 October 1942[64]
Benedikt Fürguth Heer 09-HWachtmeister[64] Battery officer and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 7[64][65] 23 September 1943[64]
Helmut Fürguth Heer 17-HOberst[64] Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 221[66][Note 73] 28 July 1942[64]
Bernhard Fütterer Heer 12-HLeutnant[64] Deputy leader of a Kampfgruppe of Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 560[64][65] 26 December 1944[64]
Helmut Fuhrhop Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[64] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 6[64][65] 22 November 1943[64]
Georg Fuhrmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[64] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 501[64][65] 13 July 1943[64]
Wilhelm Fulda Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[67] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[65][Note 74] 14 June 1941[67]
 
Fritz Fullriede+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[67] Commander of Kampfgruppe "Fullriede" in the Panzer-AOK 5[65][Note 75] 11 April 1943[67] Awarded 803rd Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[67]  
Hans Freiherr von Funck+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[67] Commander of the 7. Panzer-Division[65][67] 15 July 1941[67] Awarded 278th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943[67]
Alois Funk Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[67] Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 316[65][67] 15 April 1944[67]
Heinrich Funk Heer 15-HMajor[67] Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Berlin[65][67] 28 April 1945[67]
Heinz Furbach Heer 17-HOberst[67] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 58[65][67] 4 October 1942[67]
Hans Fuß Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[67] Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[65][67] 23 August 1942[67]

Notes

  1. ^ Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.[2]
  2. ^ For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
  3. ^ Maximilian Fabich's nomination by the troop was submitted on 19 April 1945. There is no file card. The book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) contains an approval comment from Major Joachim Domaschk stating: "Knight's Cross yes". There are no further indications that the presentation was formally made. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) handled this case in 1973 and decided: "yes". The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date is an assumption of the AKCR. Fabich was a member of the AKCR.[14]
  4. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 521.[12]
  5. ^ According to Scherzer as commander-in-chief of Gruppe XXI.[16]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5.(Panzer-Kompanie)/V./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland".[16]
  7. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 51.[16]
  8. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Füsilier-Regiment 26.[16]
  9. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Germania".[18]
  10. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[18]
  11. ^ According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 426.[18]
  12. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 77.[18]
  13. ^ Hermann Fegelein was sentenced to death by Hitler and executed by SS General Johann Rattenhuber's Reichssicherheitsdienst on 28 April 1945 after a court-martial led by SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS Wilhelm Mohnke. The sentence was carried out the same day.[20] The death sentence resulted in the loss of all orders and honorary signs.[14]
  14. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/122.[22]
  15. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and missing in action since 24 October 1943.[22]
  16. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 241.[22]
  17. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/123.[23]
  18. ^ Großadmiral Karl Dönitz had ordered a cease of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945. Nevertheless a number of Knight's Crosses were awarded after this date and must therefore be considered "illegal" hand-outs. The Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine General-Admiral Walter Warzecha, successor of General-Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, without authorization presented Georg-Wolfgang Feller the Knight's Cross on 17 June 1945.[2][24]
  19. ^ a b c The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  20. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the assault battalion/33. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS "Charlemagne" (französische Nr. 1).[23]
  21. ^ The presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Hans-Georg Fernau was made on 10 June 1945 and backdated by the Oberbefehlshaber Süd (German Army Command in the South), General der Kavillerie Siegfried Westphal, to the 1 May 1945. The German Federal Archives holds a copy of the presentation documentation. This is unlawful! The presentation date was later changed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) to 4 May 1945. Fernau was a member of the AKCR.[24]
  22. ^ Generalmajor Edgar Feuchtinger was arrested on 5 January 1945 for his absence from his command in June and December 1944. He was demoted to Kanonier and sentenced to death in January 1945. Kanonier Feuchtinger was sent to the front with the 20. Panzergrenadier-Division for probation on 2 March 1945. He deserted, hid in Celle, and was captured and taken prisoner of war in Hamburg by British forces in May 1945. The death sentence resulted in the permanent loss of all orders and honorary signs.[24]
  23. ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[27]
  24. ^ A lawful presentation via the chain of command to the chief of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin submitted nomination is possible. Also possible is a direct presentation by Adolf Hitler. However no evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Walther-Peer Fellgiebel wrote in a letter dated 31 August 1976: "...He (Willhelm Fey) after joining the Bundeswehr has request a court of honor against himself. Chairman was our companion recipient of the Oak Leaves former Oberst XXXX (name was made anonymous). This court of honor has accepted him without evidence". The order commission of the AKCR accepted this. Fellgiebel wrote: "...we don't want to claim that we are smarter than the Bundeswehr." Willhelm Fey was a member of the AKCR.[28]
  25. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the I.(Kradschützen)/SS-Schützen-Regiment "Langemarck".[27]
  26. ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[27]
  27. ^ Heinz Fiebig's nomination by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) was ready for signature at the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date is an assumption of the AKCR.[29]
  28. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot and observer in the 2./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 4.[31]
  29. ^ According to Scherzer as group leader in Grenadier-Bataillon 2106.[32]
  30. ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40.[32]
  31. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 6.(F)/122.[32]
  32. ^ Alfred Fischer's nomination, according to a file card, was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 11 January 1945. The nomination, according to the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) and the note on the file card, had been rejected without specifying a date. A HPA nomination was not created. Fischer received the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army on 5 March 1945 which may have been a result of the rejected Knight's Cross nomination. The nomination by the troop is missing, which may be an indication that it had been forwarded to the Referat Vg (responsible for the Honour Roll Clasp listings). The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Krätschmer states the 9 May 1945.[29]
  33. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 25 April 1941 as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/121.[32]
  34. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1.[32]
  35. ^ According to Scherzer as deputy Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 5.[35]
  36. ^ a b c According to Scherzer on 7 April 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and battery chief in the 1./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 14.[35]
  37. ^ According to Scherzer on 30 April 1945.[36]
  38. ^ According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 252.[39]
  39. ^ According to Scherzer as I./Jagdgeschwader 51.[39]
  40. ^ Rudol Fleischer's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 28 March 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination but no Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV— Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was created and no further information was noted. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1983/1984 and decided "Knight's Cross yes, 13 April 1945". According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel later changed the presentation date to 9 May 1945. Fleischer was a member of the AKCR.[29]
  41. ^ Paul Flocke's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 28 March 1945. The next day it was forwarded to the Außenstelle (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) for decision by the Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. It remained undecided by the end of the war. Further missing are the opinions of the Heeresgruppe G and Reichsführer SS.[41]
  42. ^ Wilhelm Florschütz's nomination was received on 7 March 1945—according to the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) on 29 March 1945—by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office). Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination but decided "postponed!" noting Heeresgruppe B, so according to AHA Ziff. 275 (Allgemeines Heeresamt — General Army Office). A presentation was never made. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[44]
  43. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.[40]
  44. ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.[45]
  45. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of Kampfgruppe "Derrer" in the 6. Armee.[45]
  46. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberst of the Luftwaffentransportführer (air transport leader) II with Luftflotte 4.[45]
  47. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 2./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 806.[46]
  48. ^ According to Scherzer died of wounds on 17 July 1943.[46]
  49. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Panzergrenadier-Brigade "von Werthern" Kampfgruppe made up of parts from the Führer-Begleit-Bataillon and Führer-Flak-Abteilung (Luftwaffe).[48]
  50. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100.[48]
  51. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 15.[48]
  52. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20.[48]
  53. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 666.[48]
  54. ^ a b According to Scherzer correct name is Alois Albert Frankl who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in the 6./Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin.[51]
  55. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 16.(Sturmgeschütz)/Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Großdeutschland".[51]
  56. ^ a b The brackets around the professor and doctor title [Prof. Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  57. ^ According to Scherzer on 23 July 1941.[53]
  58. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.[53]
  59. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the 14. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (gal. Nr. 1).[55]
  60. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1.[55]
  61. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 77.[57]
  62. ^ According to Scherzer as Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 1558.[57]
  63. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 8. Panzer-Division.[57]
  64. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant in the Stab IV./Jagdgeschwader 3.[59]
  65. ^ a b According to Scherzer as chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 291 and killed in action on 30 August 1943.[60]
  66. ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Presumably the award was presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich which would make it an unlawful presentation. The date 6 May 1945 was assumed by Fellgiebel. Von Seemen states the 3 May 1945. Kurt Fröhlich is not mentioned in Krätschmer's book "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS" (Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS). The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law).[44]
  67. ^ According to Scherzer on 20 October 1943.[63]
  68. ^ Friedrich Fromm, in connection with the 20 July plot, the failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, was discharged from the Heer on 14 September 1944. The civilian Fromm was sentenced to death and considered unworthy for military duty by the Volksgerichtshof on 7 March 1945. The loss of his worthiness for military service led to an eternal loss of all honors, ranks and orders.[44]
  69. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 5 July 1941 as commander of the I./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 33.[63]
  70. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition).[63]
  71. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter".[64]
  72. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52.[64]
  73. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Artillerie-Regiment 221 (only staff) [since 5 April 1942 Stab/Afrika-Artillerie-Regiment 1].[64]
  74. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 (Gruppe Stein).[67]
  75. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Kampfgruppe "Fullriede" (Stab Panzergrenadier-Regiment 165) in the Panzer-AOK 5.[67]

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list, knight, cross, iron, cross, recipients, knight, cross, iron, cross, german, ritterkreuz, eisernen, kreuzes, variants, were, highest, awards, military, paramilitary, forces, nazi, germany, during, world, knight, cross, iron, cross, awarded, wide, range, r. The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross German Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry 1 A total of 7 321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945 Note 1 This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht the Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy and Luftwaffe Air Force as well as the Waffen SS the Reichsarbeitsdienst RAD Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm German national militia There were also 43 foreign recipients of the award 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 received 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 280 Knight s Cross recipients whose last name starts with F 5 Scherzer has challenged the validity of 12 of these listings 6 Georg Wolfgang Feller a 13th doubted recipient is listed by the AKCR However the AKCR itself challenges his listing 2 The recipients are 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 Recipients EditKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross F Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer 179 13Kriegsmarine 17 0Luftwaffe 65 7Waffen SS 19 1The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Supreme Command of the Armed Forces kept separate Knight s Cross lists one for each of the three military branches Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy Luftwaffe Air Force and 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 11 Of the 280 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with F 25 were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and three the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords 21 presentations were made posthumously Heer members received 179 of the medals 17 went to the Kriegsmarine 65 to the Luftwaffe and 19 to the Waffen SS 5 This along with the plus indicates that a higher grade of Knight s Cross was awarded as well This along with an asterisk indicates that the Knight s Cross was awarded posthumously This along with the exclamation mark indicates that author Walther Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing This along with the question mark indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing Name Service Rank Role and unit Note 2 Date of award Notes ImageHans Faasch Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 12 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 164 12 13 18 November 1941 12 Heinz Otto Fabian Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 12 Leader of the III Grenadier Regiment 534 12 13 15 March 1943 12 Awarded 522nd Oak Leaves 9 July 1944 12 Maximilian Fabich Note 3 Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant Commander of Panzer Fusilier Regiment Grossdeutschland 13 9 May 1945 Albert Fabritius Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 12 Company troop leader in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 404 12 13 9 February 1945 12 Ernst Fach Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 12 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Eis Kampfgeschwader 3 Lutzow 12 13 3 September 1943 12 Killed in flying accident 15 May 1943 13 Siegfried Fackler Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 12 Chief of the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 521 15 Note 4 2 November 1943 12 Wilhelm Fahlbusch Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 12 Chief of the 8 Flak Regiment 11 motorized 12 15 31 December 1941 12 Wolfgang Fahrenberg Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 12 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 426 12 15 17 September 1944 12 Alfred Fahrenholz Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 12 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Artillerie Regiment 240 12 15 5 May 1943 12 Wilhelm Fahrmbacher Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 16 Commander of the 5 Infanterie Division 15 16 24 June 1940 16 Wolfgang Falck Luftwaffe 15 L Major 16 Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 16 17 1 October 1940 16 Ernst Falk Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 16 Messenger in the 10 Grenadier Regiment 61 15 16 30 September 1944 16 Gunter von Falkenhayn Heer 12 H Leutnant 16 Leader of the 7 Jager Regiment 75 15 16 25 November 1942 16 Nikolaus von Falkenhorst Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 16 Commander in chief of Gruppe XXI Norway 15 Note 5 30 April 1940 16 Wilhelm Falley Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 16 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 4 15 16 26 November 1941 16 Gunther Famula Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 16 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the V Grenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland Panzer Kampfgruppe Graf Strachwitz 15 Note 6 4 May 1944 16 Died of wounds 22 April 1944 15 Georg Fanderl Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 16 Pilot in the 1 Kampfgeschwader 51 15 Note 7 24 January 1942 16 Friedrich Fangohr Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 16 Chief of the Generalstab Panzer AOK 4 15 16 9 June 1944 16 Walter Fasel Heer 09 H Feldwebel 16 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Fusilier Regiment 26 15 Note 8 31 August 1943 16 Horst Gunther von Fassong Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 16 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Jagdgeschwader 11 15 16 27 July 1944 16 Fridolin Fath Luftwaffe 15 L Major 18 Deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the IV Kampfgeschwader z b V 1 15 18 23 December 1942 18 Karl Faulhaber Heer 17 H Oberst 18 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 282 15 18 19 December 1943 18 Markus Faulhaber Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 18 Chief of the 3 SS Infanterie Regiment Germania 17 Note 9 25 December 1942 18 Dr Klaus Faulmuller Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves Note 10 Leader of the 7 Gebirgsjager Regiment 13 15 18 25 June 1943 18 Fritz Faust Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 18 In the 3 Fussilier Regiment 26 15 Note 11 20 August 1942 18 Fritz Fechner Heer 15 H Major 18 Commander of the III Panzer Regiment 23 15 18 6 October 1943 18 Konrad Fechner Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 18 Pilot in the 6 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 19 Note 12 4 May 1944 18 Karl August von der Fecht Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 18 Staffelkapitan of the 2 Kampfgeschwader 3 Lutzow 18 19 30 December 1942 18 Hermann Fegelein Note 13 Waffen SS 17 W SS Standartenfuhrer Commander of the SS Kavallerie Brigade 19 2 March 1942 Awarded 157th Oak Leaves 21 December 194283rd Swords 30 July 1944 Waldemar Fegelein Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 18 Leader of SS Reiter Regiment 2 18 21 16 December 1943 18 Gustav Fehn Heer 17 H Oberst 18 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 33 18 19 5 August 1940 18 Erich Fehr Heer 14 H Hauptmann 22 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 504 19 22 26 January 1944 22 Siegfried Fehre Heer 12 H Leutnant 22 Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 10 Artillerie Regiment 126 19 22 13 December 1942 22 Paul Feiertag Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 22 Group leader in the 3 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 96 21 22 30 September 1944 22 Georg Feig Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 22 Chief of the 3 Schutzen Regiment 113 19 22 4 October 1941 22 Hans Felber Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 22 Commanding general of the XIII Armeekorps 19 22 17 September 1941 22 Paul Felder Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 22 Pilot in the 1 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 121 19 Note 14 29 February 1944 22 Wendelin Felder Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Note 15 Battery chief in the IV Artillerie Regiment 85 19 22 23 February 1944 22 Missing in action 23 October 1943 19 Note 15 Heinrich Feldkamp Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 22 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Heeres Sturmgeschutz Brigade 341 19 Note 16 14 April 1945 22 Alfred Feldmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 22 Leader of the I Infanterie Regiment 454 19 22 20 August 1942 22 Klaus Feldt Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 22 Commander of Schnellboot S 30 in the 2 Schnellbootflottille 21 22 25 April 1941 22 Awarded 362nd Oak Leaves 1 January 1944 22 Kurt Feldt Heer 18 H Generalmajor 22 Commander of the 1 Kavallerie Division 21 22 23 August 1941 22 Rudolf Felgenhauer Heer 09 H Fahnenjunker Feldwebel 22 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment Gruppe 385 19 22 9 June 1944 22 Waldemar Felgenhauer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Note 17 Pilot in the 2 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 123 19 Note 17 14 January 1942 23 Fritz Feller Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 23 Leader of the 1 Panzergrenadier Regiment 5 19 23 23 February 1944 23 Georg Wolfgang Feller Note 18 Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Group leader in the 36 Minensuchflottille 19 17 June 1945 Leopold Fellerer Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 23 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 19 23 8 April 1944 23 Walther Peer Fellgiebel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 23 Chief of the 2 leichtes Heeres Artillerie Abteilung 935 motorized 19 23 7 September 1943 23 Dr Erich Fellmann Note 19 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 23 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 409 23 25 6 April 1943 23 Konrad Fels Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 23 Group leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 23 23 25 23 October 1944 23 Peter Felten Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 23 Messenger in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 377 23 25 12 August 1944 23 Maximilian Felzmann Heer 18 H Generalmajor 23 Commander of the 251 Infanterie Division 23 25 28 November 1943 23 Awarded 643rd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944 23 Henri Joseph Fenet Waffen SS 14 W Waffen Hauptsturmfuhrer 23 Commander of the assault battalion in the 33 SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division Charlemagne 26 Note 20 29 April 1945 23 Dr rer pol Paul Fenn Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See M A 23 Commander of Marine Flak Regiment 9 23 25 25 March 1945 23 Gunther Fenski Heer 15 H Major 23 Commander of the I Panzer Regiment 8 23 25 31 December 1941 23 Died of wounds 23 November 1941 25 Horst Arno Fenski Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 27 Commander of U 410 25 27 26 November 1943 27 Dr Hans Fernau Note 19 Note 21 Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment motorized Feldherrnhalle 25 4 May 1945 Fritz Fessmann Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 27 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 7 25 27 27 October 1941 27 Awarded 170th Oak Leaves 4 January 1943103rd Swords 23 October 1944 27 Edgar Feuchtinger Note 22 Heer 18 H Generalmajor Commander of the 21 Panzer Division 25 6 August 1944 Alois Feuerer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Note 23 Leader of the 2 Infanterie Regiment 351 25 27 27 January 1942 27 Gerhard Feuker Heer 15 H Major 27 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 53 motorized 25 27 23 December 1942 27 Killed in action 30 November 1942 25 Valentin Feurstein Heer 20 H General der Gebirgstruppe 27 Commanding general of the LI Gebirgsarmeekorps 25 27 12 August 1944 27 Willi Fey Note 24 Waffen SS 09 W SS Oberscharfuhrer Panzer commander in the schwere SS Panzer Abteilung 502 25 29 April 1945 Gerhard Feyerabend Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 27 Commander of the 11 Infanterie Division 25 27 5 April 1945 27 Ernst Fick Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 27 Staffelkapitan of the 6 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 25 27 19 September 1942 27 Killed in action 27 July 1942 25 Jacob Fick Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 27 Commander of the I SS Kradschutzen Regiment Langemarck 25 Note 25 23 April 1943 27 Helmut Fickel Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 27 Staffelfuhrer of the Stabsstaffel of the III Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 25 Note 26 9 June 1944 27 Heinz Fiebig Note 27 Heer 18 H Generalmajor Commander of the 84 Infanterie Division 25 8 May 1945 Martin Fiebig Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 27 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 General Wever 27 30 8 May 1940 27 Awarded 168th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 27 Wilhelm Fiederer Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 27 Chief of the 5 Infanterie Regiment 164 27 30 14 September 1942 27 Alex Fiedler Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 31 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 200 motorized 30 31 16 October 1944 31 Hans Fiedler Heer 14 H Rittmeister 31 Leader of Aufklarungs Abteilung 118 30 31 26 December 1944 31 Hans Fiedler Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 31 Company troop leader in the 9 Grenadier Regiment 309 30 31 18 February 1945 31 Johann Fiedler Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 31 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 6 Theodor Eicke 30 31 16 June 1944 31 Walter Fiedler Heer 03 H Gefreiter 31 Telephone operator in the Stabsbatterie staff battery of the II Artillerie Regiment 219 30 31 28 December 1944 31 Ernst Filius Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 31 Radio operator in the I Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 30 31 4 May 1944 31 Friedrich Filzinger Heer 15 H Major 31 Commander of the III Artillerie Regiment 8 30 31 5 June 1940 31 Kurt Fimmen Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 31 Commander of Schnellboot S 26 in the 1 Schnellbootflottille 30 31 14 August 1940 31 Herbert Findeisen Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 31 Pilot and observer in the 2 H Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 4 30 Note 28 29 February 1944 31 Arthur Finger Heer 17 H Oberst 31 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 306 30 31 16 November 1943 31 Gunter Fink Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 31 Pilot in the 8 Jagdgeschwader 54 30 31 14 March 1943 31 Dipl Ing Johannes Fink Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 32 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 30 32 20 June 1940 32 Josef Fink Heer 03 H Gefreiter 32 Group leader in Grenadier Bataillon 106 Feldherrnhalle 30 Note 29 9 December 1944 32 Karl Heinrich Fink Heer 12 H Leutnant 32 Adjutant of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 113 33 Note 30 20 February 1943 32 Wilhelm Finkbeiner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 32 Leader of the 14 Grenadier Regiment 147 30 32 20 July 1944 32 Andreas Finke Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 32 Pilot in the 6 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 122 30 Note 31 6 December 1944 32 Killed on active service 2 September 1944 32 Heinz Finke Heer 14 H Hauptmann 32 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 51 motorized 30 32 4 May 1944 32 Adolf Fischbach Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 32 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 30 32 29 February 1944 32 Adolf Fischer Heer 17 H Oberst 32 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 459 32 33 4 May 1944 32 Alfred Fischer Note 32 Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer Commander of the II SS Panzer Artillerie Regiment 11 Nordland 34 11 May 1945 Erich Fischer Heer 12 H Leutnant 32 Leader of the 1 Sturm Regiment 14 32 34 31 March 1943 32 Erwin Fischer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 32 Pilot in the 1 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 121 34 Note 33 21 April 1941 Note 33 Awarded 191st Oak Leaves 8 February 1943 32 Franz Fischer Heer 09 H Feldwebel 32 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Fuhrer Panzer Regiment 1 of the Fuhrer Begleit Division 34 Note 34 30 April 1945 32 Friedrich Fischer Heer 12 H Leutnant 35 Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 278 34 35 7 April 1944 35 Gerhard Fischer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 35 Chief of the 8 Panzer Regiment 23 34 35 28 December 1943 35 Gerhard Fischer Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 35 Deputy Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 SS Panzer Jagd Abteilung 5 Wiking 34 Note 35 4 May 1944 35 Gotthard Fischer Heer 17 H Oberst 35 Leader of the 126 Infanterie Division 34 35 7 February 1944 35 Hans Fischer Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 35 Group leader in the 6 Gebirgsjager Regiment 143 34 35 9 December 1944 35 Hans Ulrich Fischer Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 35 Leader of the 11 Infanterie Regiment 431 34 35 23 October 1941 35 Heinz Fischer Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 35 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 34 35 25 November 1942 35 Killed in action 26 October 1942 34 Hermann Fischer Heer 17 H Oberst 35 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 340 34 35 9 May 1940 35 Hermann Georg Fischer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 35 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 1082 34 35 10 February 1945 35 Josef Fischer Heer 15 H Major 35 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 507 34 35 6 August 1943 35 Karl Heinz Fischer Kriegsmarine 06 M Steuermannsmaat 35 Coxswain on Vorpostenboot VP 711 in the 7 Vorpostenbootflottille 34 35 3 May 1943 35 Michael Fischer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Note 36 Battery chief in the I Flak Regiment 14 motorized 34 Note 36 8 April 1943 Note 36 Otto Fischer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 36 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 156 motorized 34 36 27 August 1943 36 Robert Fischer Heer 09 H Feldwebel 36 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Jagdpanzer Kompanie 1257 34 36 29 April 1945 Note 37 Siegfried Fischer Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 36 Pilot in the 8 Schlachtgeschwader 1 34 36 28 February 1945 36 Dr phil Walther Fischer Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves 36 Chief of the 13 Vorpostenflottille 34 36 8 May 1943 36 Wilhelm Fischer Heer 12 H Leutnant 36 Leader of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 24 34 36 28 March 1945 36 Wolfgang Fischer Heer 17 H Oberst 36 Commander of the 10 Schutzen Brigade 34 36 3 June 1940 36 Awarded 152nd Oak Leaves 9 December 1942 36 Walther Fischer von Weikersthal Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 36 Commander of the 35 Infanterie Division 34 36 6 August 1941 36 Josef August Fitz Heer 14 H Hauptmann 36 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 74 34 36 11 December 1942 36 Awarded 511th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 36 Josef Fitzek Heer 09 H Feldwebel 36 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Grenadier Regiment 482 36 37 16 June 1943 36 Karl Fitzner Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 36 Staffelfuhrer of the 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 36 37 27 November 1942 36 Bernhard Flachs Heer 14 H Hauptmann 36 Ia German abbreviation for Eins A or Erster Generalstabsoffizier One A first officer of the general staff responsible for operations in the Stab of Artillerie Kommandant Arko 149 36 38 30 October 1942 36 Awarded 381st Oak Leaves 31 January 1944 36 Werner Flack Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 39 Chief of the 12 Jager Regiment 49 37 39 22 August 1943 39 Eugen Flad Heer 03 H Gefreiter 39 Machine gunner in the 2 Radfahr Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 252 38 Note 38 20 July 1944 39 Kurt Flad Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 39 Chief of the 6 Artillerie Regiment 219 37 39 20 December 1943 39 Rudolf Flebbe Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 39 Chief of the 9 Artillerie Regiment 218 37 39 29 November 1944 39 Willi Flechner Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 39 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Kampfgeschwader 30 37 39 13 August 1942 39 Gerhard Flechsig Heer 09 H Feldwebel 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie Panzergrenadier Regiment 12 37 39 18 November 1944 39 Hermann Fleck Heer 09 H Feldwebel 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 270 37 39 9 January 1945 39 Hubert Fleckenstein Heer 09 H Feldwebel 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie Grenadier Regiment 106 37 39 31 January 1944 39 Erwin Fleig Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 39 Pilot in the 2 Jagdgeschwader 51 37 Note 39 12 August 1941 39 Karl Fleige Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 39 Commander of U 18 37 39 18 July 1944 39 Hermann Fleischer Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Infanterie Regiment 517 37 39 29 October 1942 39 Rudolf Fleischer Note 40 Heer 15 H Major Commander of Heeres Flak Abteilung 314 37 9 May 1945 Josef Fleischmann Heer 15 H Major 39 Commander of the I Gebirgsjager Regiment 99 37 39 31 March 1942 39 Died of wounds 3 March 1942 37 Ludwig Fleischmann Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 40 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Jager Regiment 207 38 40 17 December 1943 40 Hermann Flex Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 40 Group leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 337 37 40 12 March 1943 40 Fritz Fliegel Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 40 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Kampfgeschwader 40 37 40 25 March 1941 40 Peter Fliessbach Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 40 Leader of the 4 Artillerie Regiment 23 37 40 20 December 1941 40 Dr Ing Rudolf Flinzer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 40 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 317 37 40 6 April 1943 40 Awarded 575th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944 40 Paul Flocke Note 41 Heer 12 H Leutnant Leader of the 5 Grenadier Regiment 915 37 30 April 1945 Killed in action 1 March 1945 29 Josef Flogel Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 40 Pilot in the 3 Nachtschlacht Gruppe 5 38 40 19 February 1945 40 Hans Joachim Floer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 40 Chief of the 1 gepanzert Panzergrenadier Regiment 25 40 42 5 March 1945 40 Hermann Florke Heer 18 H Generalmajor 40 Commander of the 14 Infanterie Division 40 43 15 December 1943 40 Awarded 565th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944 40 Gerhard Florin Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 40 Commander of the II Schutzen Regiment 111 40 43 2 February 1942 40 Wilhelm Florschutz Note 42 Heer 14 H Hauptmann Commander of Volks Pionier Brigade 47 motorized 43 9 May 1945 Jurgen von Flotow Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 40 Leader of the 1 Schutzen Regiment 8 40 43 25 August 1941 40 Died of wounds 20 August 1941 43 Hans Flugel Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer of the Reserves 40 Leader of the II SS Panzer Regiment 5 Wiking 43 Note 43 16 October 1944 40 Otto Flugel Kriegsmarine 06 M Steuermannsmaat of the Reserves 40 Coxswain on Vorpostenboot VP 1525 in the 15 Vorpostenflottille 40 43 3 May 1943 40 Friedrich Fluhs Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 45 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Grenadier Regiment 255 43 45 4 November 1943 45 Dr phil Fritz Focke Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 45 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 368 43 45 28 March 1945 45 Adrian Baron von Foelkersam Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 45 Adjutant in the Stab of the I Lehr Regiment z b V 800 Brandenburg 43 45 14 September 1942 45 Otto Fonnekold Luftwaffe 09 L Fahnenjunker Feldwebel 45 Pilot in the II Jagdgeschwader 52 42 45 26 March 1944 45 Ernst Forderer Heer 14 H Hauptmann Note 44 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 1082 43 45 11 March 1945 45 Friedrich Forster Heer 14 H Hauptmann 45 Leader of Kampfgruppe Derrer 43 Note 45 24 December 1944 45 Hans Joachim Forster Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 45 Commander of U 480 43 45 18 December 1944 45 Helmuth Forster Luftwaffe 20 L General der Flieger 45 Commanding general of the I Fliegerkorps 43 45 22 February 1942 45 Otto Hermann Forster Heer 20 H General der Pioniere 45 Commanding general of the VI Armeekorps 43 45 23 August 1941 45 Otto Lutz Forster Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst Note 46 Luftwaffentransportfuhrer air transport leader with Luftflotte 4 42 Note 46 23 December 1942 45 Friedrich Foertsch Heer 18 H Generalmajor 45 Chief of the Generalstab 18 Armee 43 45 5 September 1944 45 Hermann Foertsch Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 45 Commander of the 21 Infanterie Division 43 45 27 August 1944 45 Josef Fozo Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 46 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 51 43 46 2 July 1941 46 Richard Foldenauer Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 46 Company messenger in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 460 43 46 12 November 1943 46 Ulrich Folkers Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 46 Commander of U 125 46 47 27 March 1943 46 Ferdinand Foltin Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 46 Commander of the II Fallschirmjager Regiment 3 46 47 9 June 1944 46 Otto Fondermann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 46 Commander of the II Schutzen Regiment 79 46 47 13 October 1941 46 Heinz Forgatsch Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 46 Pilot in the Kampfgruppe 806 47 Note 47 14 June 1941 46 Werner Forst Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 46 Commander of the 106 Infanterie Division 46 47 29 August 1943 46 Awarded 407th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 46 Gustav Forstmann Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 46 Chief of the 1 Raumbootflottille 46 47 28 July 1941 46 Rupert Forstner Heer 09 H Feldwebel 46 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 19 List 46 47 3 November 1944 46 Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 46 Commander of U 402 46 47 9 February 1943 46 Horst Fortun Heer 14 H Hauptmann 46 Commander of the I Panzer Regiment 25 46 47 7 August 1943 46 Killed in action 6 July 1943 47 Note 48 Hans Werner Forwerk Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 46 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 187 46 47 14 April 1945 46 Hans Frach Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 48 Pilot in the 6 Kampfgeschwader 51 47 48 29 October 1944 48 Edmund Francois Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 48 Commander of Panzergrenadier Brigade von Werthern in the Fallschirm Panzer Division Hermann Goring 47 Note 49 20 October 1944 48 Gustav Francsi Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 48 Pilot in the I Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 47 Note 50 29 October 1944 48 Dr rer pol Friedrich Franek Heer 17 H Oberst 48 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 405 47 48 4 November 1941 48 Anton Otto Frank Heer 14 H Hauptmann 48 Chief of the 1 Panzer Jagd Abteilung SF 15 49 Note 51 26 June 1944 48 Awarded 737th Oak Leaves 7 February 1945 48 Erich Frank Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 48 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 116 47 48 24 June 1944 48 Hans Dieter Frank Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 48 Staffelkapitan of the 2 Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 47 48 20 June 1943 48 Awarded 417th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 48 Heinz Frank Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 48 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 47 48 3 September 1942 48 Awarded 172nd Oak Leaves 8 January 1943 48 Otto Frank Heer 15 H Major 48 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 278 47 48 18 October 1943 48 Robert Frank Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 48 Commander of the II SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 20 Hohenstaufen 47 Note 52 4 June 1944 48 Killed in action 13 April 1944 47 Rudolf Frank Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 48 Pilot in the 2 Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 47 48 6 April 1944 48 Awarded 531st Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 48 Walter Frank Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 48 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 2 schwere Panzer Jagd Abteilung 666 50 Note 53 7 February 1944 48 Adolf Franke Note 54 Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 51 In the Wach Regiment Grossdeutschland in the fortress Berlin 50 Note 54 26 April 1945 51 Alfred Franke Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 51 Pilot in the 2 Jagdgeschwader 53 50 51 29 October 1942 51 Killed in action 9 September 1942 50 Heinz Franke Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 51 Commander of U 262 50 51 30 November 1943 51 Herbert Franke Heer 14 H Hauptmann 51 Commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 162 50 51 5 October 1943 51 Kurt Franke Waffen SS 10 W SS Hauptscharfuhrer 51 Shock troops leader in the 11 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 6 Theodor Eicke 51 52 3 October 1943 51 Werner Franken Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 51 Pilot in the I Kampfgeschwader 26 50 51 24 March 1943 51 Wilhelm Franken Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 51 Commander of U 565 50 51 30 April 1943 51 Erwin Frankenfeld Heer 12 H Leutnant 51 Leader of the 1 Jager Regiment 49 50 51 23 March 1945 51 Bruno Frankewitz Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 51 Commander of the 215 Infanterie Division 50 51 29 February 1944 51 Awarded 790th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945 51 Gotthard Frantz Luftwaffe 19 L Generalleutnant 51 Commander of the 19 Flak Division motorized tropical Afrika 50 51 18 May 1943 51 Peter Frantz Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 51 Assault gun commander in the 16 Infanterie Regiment Grossdeutschland motorized 50 Note 55 4 June 1942 51 Awarded 228th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943 51 Botho von Frantzius Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 53 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 504 52 53 4 November 1941 53 Egon Franz Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 9 Germania 50 53 16 October 1944 53 Gerhard Franz Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant im Generalstab 53 Ia operations officer of the 29 Infanterie Division motorized 50 53 24 July 1941 53 Ludwig Franz Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 35 50 8 October 1943 Prof Dr Ludwig Franzisket Note 56 Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 53 Adjutant of the I Jagdgeschwader 27 50 53 20 July 1941 Note 57 Ernst Fraps Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 53 Richtschutze gunner in the 2 Panzer Jagd Abteilung 28 50 53 18 May 1942 53 Fritz Frauenheim Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 53 Commander of U 101 53 54 29 August 1940 53 Franz Frauscher Waffen SS 10 W SS Hauptscharfuhrer 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 SS Panzer Regiment 2 Das Reich 54 Note 58 31 December 1944 Ferdinand Frech Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 53 Chief of the 1 Jager Bataillon 2 53 54 5 December 1943 53 Dipl Ing Reinhard Fredebold Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 53 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 191 53 54 30 August 1942 53 Andrejs Freimanis Waffen SS 13 W Waffen Obersturmfuhrer 53 Leader of the 13 Waffen Grenadier Regiment der SS 44 lett Nr 6 53 54 5 May 1945 53 Bruno Freitag Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 55 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 54 55 5 October 1941 55 Fritz Freitag Waffen SS 18 W SS Brigadefuhrer and Generalmajor of the Waffen SS 55 Commander of the 14 Waffen Grenadier Division der SS 54 Note 59 30 September 1944 55 Max Fremerey Heer 18 H Generalmajor 55 Commander of the 29 Infanterie Division motorized 54 55 28 July 1942 55 Gunther Frenzel Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 55 Pilot in the 11 Kampfgeschwader z b V 1 54 Note 60 23 December 1942 55 Ernst Frese Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 55 Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 869 54 55 27 August 1944 55 Maximilian Fretter Pico Heer 18 H Generalmajor 55 Commander of the 97 leichte Infanterie Division 55 56 26 December 1941 55 Awarded 368th Oak Leaves 16 January 1944 55 Otto Fretter Pico Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 55 Commander of the 148 Infanterie Division 54 55 12 December 1944 55 Simon Freutsmiedl Heer 09 H Feldwebel 55 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 9 Jager Regiment 204 54 55 26 August 1943 55 Wilhelm Freuworth Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 55 Pilot in the 2 Jagdgeschwader 52 54 55 5 January 1943 55 Karl Frewer Heer 15 H Major 55 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 167 54 55 12 November 1943 55 Albert Frey Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 55 Commander of the I SS Panzergrenadier Regiment Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 55 56 3 March 1943 55 Awarded 359th Oak Leaves 20 December 1943 55 Prof Dr Emil Frey Note 56 Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 55 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 220 54 55 5 September 1944 55 Harry Frey Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 57 Staffelfuhrer of the 7 Kampfgeschwader 6 54 57 5 December 1943 57 Missing in action 11 July 1943 54 Hugo Frey Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 57 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Jagdgeschwader 11 54 57 4 May 1944 57 Killed in action 6 March 1944 54 Siegfried Freyer Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 57 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 4 Panzer Regiment 24 54 57 23 July 1942 57 Siegfried Freytag Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 57 Pilot in the I Jagdgeschwader 77 54 Note 61 3 July 1942 57 Ernst August Fricke Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 57 Chief of the 7 Infanterie Regiment 76 motorized 54 57 17 January 1942 57 Awarded 341st Oak Leaves 30 November 1943 57 Kurt Fricke Kriegsmarine 20 M Admiral 57 Chief of staff in the Seekriegsleitung in the Oberkommando der Marine 57 58 1 October 1942 57 Erwin Frieb Heer 12 H Leutnant 57 Zugfuhrer platoon leader and Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 1 Artillerie Regiment 1558 58 Note 62 19 February 1945 57 Helmut Friebe Heer 17 H Oberst 57 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 164 57 58 13 August 1941 57 Werner Friebe Heer 17 H Oberst 57 Leader of an armoured unit of the 8 Panzer Division 58 Note 63 21 April 1944 57 Herbert Friebel Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 57 Pilot in the 12 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 57 58 24 January 1943 57 Herbert Friedel Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 57 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 232 57 58 23 August 1944 57 Friedrich Friedmann Heer 17 H Oberst 57 Commander of Gebirgsjager Regiment 144 57 58 12 February 1943 57 Theodor Friedmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 59 Commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 156 58 59 15 August 1940 59 Erich Friedrich Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 59 Company troop leader in the 1 Panzergrenadier Regiment 33 58 59 2 September 1944 59 Gerhard Friedrich Heer 14 H Hauptmann 59 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 13 58 59 6 April 1943 59 Awarded 642nd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944 59 Gerhard Friedrich Luftwaffe 15 L Major 59 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 58 59 15 March 1945 59 Gustav Friedrich Heer 14 H Rittmeister 59 Chief of the 6 Reiter Regiment 31 58 59 3 November 1944 59 Kurt Friedrich Heer 14 H Hauptmann 59 Leader of the III Grenadier Regiment 525 58 59 13 September 1943 59 Max Friedrich Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 59 Deputy group leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 558 58 59 15 March 1944 59 Max Friedrich Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 59 Chief of the pioneer company of Division Nr 408 in Kampfgruppe Jollasse 58 59 23 March 1945 59 Rudolf Friedrich Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 59 Deputy group leader in the 9 Grenadier Regiment 361 motorized 58 59 6 October 1944 59 Werner Friedrich Heer 15 H Major 59 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 503 58 59 26 December 1943 59 Killed in action 23 December 1943 58 Gustav Frielinghaus Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann Note 64 Gruppenkommandeur of the IV Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 58 Note 64 5 February 1944 59 Anton Fries Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 60 Leader of the 1 Grenadier Regiment 1123 60 61 28 February 1945 60 Killed in action 6 February 1945 58 Herbert Fries Luftwaffe 03 L Gefreiter 60 Gun leader in the 2 Fallschirm Panzer Jagd Abteilung 1 58 60 5 September 1944 60 Leonhard Fries Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 60 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the II Grenadier Regiment 1084 58 60 14 February 1945 60 Walter Fries Heer 17 H Oberst 60 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 87 motorized 58 60 14 December 1941 60 Awarded 378th Oak Leaves 29 January 194487th Swords 11 August 1944 60 Johannes Friessner Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 60 Commanding general of the XXIII Armeekorps 60 62 23 July 1943 60 Awarded 445th Oak Leaves 9 April 1944 60 Dr med August Friker Heer 17 H Oberst 60 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 480 60 62 4 September 1943 60 Helmut Frink Heer 14 H Hauptmann 60 Chief of the 9 Artillerie Regiment 251 62 Note 65 21 October 1943 60 Killed in action 28 August 1943 62 Note 65 Heinz Fritsch Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 60 In the 2 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 37 60 62 18 October 1941 60 Hans Fritsche Heer 14 H Hauptmann 60 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 528 60 62 10 March 1943 60 Awarded 307th Oak Leaves 2 October 1943 60 Dr Herbert Fritz Note 19 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 60 Chief of the 16 Gebirgsjager Regiment 13 60 62 17 March 1944 60 Heinz Fritzler Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 60 Leader of the 1 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 110 60 62 5 December 1943 60 Immo Fritzsche Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 63 Staffelkapitan of the 8 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 62 63 16 April 1943 63 Bruno Frohlich Heer 09 H Feldwebel 63 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 430 62 63 22 January 1943 63 Died of wounds 16 December 1942 62 Karl Frohlich Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 63 Chief of the 2 Panzer Abteilung 18 62 63 28 September 1943 63 Kurt Frohlich Note 66 Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Leader of the II SS Panzer Regiment 9 Hohenstaufen 62 6 May 1945 Stefan Frohlich Luftwaffe 18 L Generalmajor 63 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76 62 63 4 July 1940 63 Gottfried Frohlich Heer 17 H Oberst 63 Leader of the 8 Panzer Division 62 63 20 December 1943 Note 67 Ernst Fromming Luftwaffe 15 L Major 63 Commander of Fallschirm Pionier Bataillon 1 62 63 18 November 1944 63 Friedrich Fromm Note 68 Heer 20 H General der Artillerie Chef der Heeresrustung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres 62 6 July 1940 Walter Fromm Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 63 Commander of the I Flak Regiment 33 motorized im DAK 62 Note 69 9 July 1941 Note 69 Rolf Fromme Heer 12 H Leutnant Note 70 Leader of the 3 Panzer Regiment 1 62 63 29 September 1941 63 Erich Fronhofer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 63 Commander of Panzer Regiment 10 62 63 24 July 1941 63 Rupert Frost Luftwaffe 15 L Major 63 Gruppenkommandeur of Nachtschlacht Gruppe 9 62 63 25 November 1944 63 Willi Frost Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 63 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Panzer Regiment 15 62 63 24 September 1943 63 Werner Frotscher Heer 17 H Oberst 63 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 422 62 63 11 March 1945 63 Carl Heinz Fruhauf Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer of the Reserves 64 Leader of the II niederl SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Regiment 49 De Ruyter 65 Note 71 4 June 1944 64 August Fuchs Heer 14 H Hauptmann 64 Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Feld Ersatz Bataillon 299 64 65 18 February 1945 64 Jakob Fuchs Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 64 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 124 64 65 23 October 1944 64 Dipl Ing Robert Fuchs Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 64 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26 64 65 6 April 1940 64 Rudolf Fuchs Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 64 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 42 64 65 26 August 1943 64 Siegfried Fuchs Heer 09 H Feldwebel 64 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 Jager Regiment 75 64 65 15 May 1944 64 Died of wounds 11 April 1944 65 Heinrich Fullgrabe Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 64 Pilot in the 9 Jagdgeschwader 52 65 Note 72 2 October 1942 64 Benedikt Furguth Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 64 Battery officer and Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 3 Artillerie Regiment 7 64 65 23 September 1943 64 Helmut Furguth Heer 17 H Oberst 64 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 221 66 Note 73 28 July 1942 64 Bernhard Futterer Heer 12 H Leutnant 64 Deputy leader of a Kampfgruppe of Infanterie Bataillon z b V 560 64 65 26 December 1944 64 Helmut Fuhrhop Luftwaffe 15 L Major 64 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Kampfgeschwader 6 64 65 22 November 1943 64 Georg Fuhrmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 64 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 501 64 65 13 July 1943 64 Wilhelm Fulda Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 67 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Fallschirmjager Regiment 2 65 Note 74 14 June 1941 67 Fritz Fullriede Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 67 Commander of Kampfgruppe Fullriede in the Panzer AOK 5 65 Note 75 11 April 1943 67 Awarded 803rd Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 67 Hans Freiherr von Funck Heer 18 H Generalmajor 67 Commander of the 7 Panzer Division 65 67 15 July 1941 67 Awarded 278th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943 67 Alois Funk Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 67 Group leader in the 5 Grenadier Regiment 316 65 67 15 April 1944 67 Heinrich Funk Heer 15 H Major 67 Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Berlin 65 67 28 April 1945 67 Heinz Furbach Heer 17 H Oberst 67 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 58 65 67 4 October 1942 67 Hans Fuss Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 67 Pilot in the II Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 65 67 23 August 1942 67 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 Maximilian Fabich s nomination by the troop was submitted on 19 April 1945 There is no file card The book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses contains an approval comment from Major Joachim Domaschk stating Knight s Cross yes There are no further indications that the presentation was formally made The order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR handled this case in 1973 and decided yes The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files which could help clarify the case of the AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz German Archive Law According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date is an assumption of the AKCR Fabich was a member of the AKCR 14 According to Scherzer as chief of the 14 Grenadier Regiment 521 12 According to Scherzer as commander in chief of Gruppe XXI 16 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Panzer Kompanie V Grenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland 16 According to Scherzer as pilot in the I Kampfgeschwader 51 16 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Fusilier Regiment 26 16 According to Scherzer as chief of the 3 SS Infanterie Regiment motorized Germania 18 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 18 According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 3 Infanterie Regiment 426 18 According to Scherzer as pilot in the I Schlachtgeschwader 77 18 Hermann Fegelein was sentenced to death by Hitler and executed by SS General Johann Rattenhuber s Reichssicherheitsdienst on 28 April 1945 after a court martial led by SS Brigadefuhrer and Generalmajor of the Waffen SS Wilhelm Mohnke The sentence was carried out the same day 20 The death sentence resulted in the loss of all orders and honorary signs 14 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 1 F 122 22 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and missing in action since 24 October 1943 22 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Heeres Sturmgeschutz Brigade 241 22 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 2 F 123 23 Grossadmiral Karl Donitz had ordered a cease of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 Nevertheless a number of Knight s Crosses were awarded after this date and must therefore be considered illegal hand outs The Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine General Admiral Walter Warzecha successor of General Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg without authorization presented Georg Wolfgang Feller the Knight s Cross on 17 June 1945 2 24 a b c The brackets around the doctor title Dr denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded According to Scherzer as commander of the assault battalion 33 Waffen Grenadier Division der SS Charlemagne franzosische Nr 1 23 The presentation of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross to Hans Georg Fernau was made on 10 June 1945 and backdated by the Oberbefehlshaber Sud German Army Command in the South General der Kavillerie Siegfried Westphal to the 1 May 1945 The German Federal Archives holds a copy of the presentation documentation This is unlawful The presentation date was later changed by the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR to 4 May 1945 Fernau was a member of the AKCR 24 Generalmajor Edgar Feuchtinger was arrested on 5 January 1945 for his absence from his command in June and December 1944 He was demoted to Kanonier and sentenced to death in January 1945 Kanonier Feuchtinger was sent to the front with the 20 Panzergrenadier Division for probation on 2 March 1945 He deserted hid in Celle and was captured and taken prisoner of war in Hamburg by British forces in May 1945 The death sentence resulted in the permanent loss of all orders and honorary signs 24 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves 27 A lawful presentation via the chain of command to the chief of the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin submitted nomination is possible Also possible is a direct presentation by Adolf Hitler However no evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files which could help clarify the case of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz German Archive Law Walther Peer Fellgiebel wrote in a letter dated 31 August 1976 He Willhelm Fey after joining the Bundeswehr has request a court of honor against himself Chairman was our companion recipient of the Oak Leaves former Oberst XXXX name was made anonymous This court of honor has accepted him without evidence The order commission of the AKCR accepted this Fellgiebel wrote we don t want to claim that we are smarter than the Bundeswehr Willhelm Fey was a member of the AKCR 28 According to Scherzer as commander of the I Kradschutzen SS Schutzen Regiment Langemarck 27 According to Scherzer as adjutant of the III Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 27 Heinz Fiebig s nomination by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office was ready for signature at the end of the war According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date is an assumption of the AKCR 29 According to Scherzer as pilot and observer in the 2 Nahaufklarungsgruppe 4 31 According to Scherzer as group leader in Grenadier Bataillon 2106 32 According to Scherzer as adjutant of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 40 32 According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 6 F 122 32 Alfred Fischer s nomination according to a file card was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 11 January 1945 The nomination according to the book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses and the note on the file card had been rejected without specifying a date A HPA nomination was not created Fischer received the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army on 5 March 1945 which may have been a result of the rejected Knight s Cross nomination The nomination by the troop is missing which may be an indication that it had been forwarded to the Referat Vg responsible for the Honour Roll Clasp listings The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR Kratschmer states the 9 May 1945 29 a b According to Scherzer on 25 April 1941 as pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 1 F 121 32 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Fuhrer Panzer Regiment 1 32 According to Scherzer as deputy Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 SS Panzer Jagd Abteilung 5 35 a b c According to Scherzer on 7 April 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and battery chief in the 1 Flak Regiment motorized 14 35 According to Scherzer on 30 April 1945 36 According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 2 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 252 39 According to Scherzer as I Jagdgeschwader 51 39 Rudol Fleischer s nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 28 March 1945 Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination but no Heerespersonalamt Verleihungsvorschlag HPA VV Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation was created and no further information was noted The order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR processed this case in 1983 1984 and decided Knight s Cross yes 13 April 1945 According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification Walther Peer Fellgiebel later changed the presentation date to 9 May 1945 Fleischer was a member of the AKCR 29 Paul Flocke s nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 28 March 1945 The next day it was forwarded to the Aussenstelle HPA A Branch of the Army Staff Office for decision by the Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht It remained undecided by the end of the war Further missing are the opinions of the Heeresgruppe G and Reichsfuhrer SS 41 Wilhelm Florschutz s nomination was received on 7 March 1945 according to the book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses on 29 March 1945 by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination but decided postponed noting Heeresgruppe B so according to AHA Ziff 275 Allgemeines Heeresamt General Army Office A presentation was never made According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented 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 Walther Peer Fellgiebel 44 According to Scherzer as leader of the II SS Panzer Regiment 5 40 According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves 45 According to Scherzer as leader of Kampfgruppe Derrer in the 6 Armee 45 a b According to Scherzer as Oberst of the Luftwaffentransportfuhrer air transport leader II with Luftflotte 4 45 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 2 Kustenflieger Gruppe 806 46 According to Scherzer died of wounds on 17 July 1943 46 According to Scherzer as commander of Panzergrenadier Brigade von Werthern Kampfgruppe made up of parts from the Fuhrer Begleit Bataillon and Fuhrer Flak Abteilung Luftwaffe 48 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1 Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 48 According to Scherzer as chief of the 1 Panzer Jagd Abteilung 15 48 According to Scherzer as commander of the II SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 20 48 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 2 schwere Heeres Panzer Jagd Abteilung 666 48 a b According to Scherzer correct name is Alois Albert Frankl who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross in the 6 Wach Regiment Grossdeutschland in the fortress Berlin 51 According to Scherzer as chief of the 16 Sturmgeschutz Infanterie Regiment motorized Grossdeutschland 51 a b The brackets around the professor and doctor title Prof Dr denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded According to Scherzer on 23 July 1941 53 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 SS Panzer Regiment 2 53 According to Scherzer as commander of the 14 Waffen Grenadier Division der SS gal Nr 1 55 According to Scherzer as pilot in the III Kampfgeschwader z b V 1 55 According to Scherzer as pilot in the II Jagdgeschwader 77 57 According to Scherzer as Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 1 Artillerie Regiment 1558 57 According to Scherzer as leader of the 8 Panzer Division 57 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant in the Stab IV Jagdgeschwader 3 59 a b According to Scherzer as chief of the 9 Artillerie Regiment 291 and killed in action on 30 August 1943 60 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives Presumably the award was presented by SS Oberstgruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich which would make it an unlawful presentation The date 6 May 1945 was assumed by Fellgiebel Von Seemen states the 3 May 1945 Kurt Frohlich is not mentioned in Kratschmer s book Die Ritterkreuztrager der Waffen SS Knight s Cross Bearers of the Waffen SS The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files which could help clarify the case of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz German Archive Law 44 According to Scherzer on 20 October 1943 63 Friedrich Fromm in connection with the 20 July plot the failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler was discharged from the Heer on 14 September 1944 The civilian Fromm was sentenced to death and considered unworthy for military duty by the Volksgerichtshof on 7 March 1945 The loss of his worthiness for military service led to an eternal loss of all honors ranks and orders 44 a b According to Scherzer on 5 July 1941 as commander of the I Flak Regiment motorized 33 63 According to Scherzer as Leutnant zur Verwendung for disposition 63 According to Scherzer as leader of the II SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Regiment 49 De Ruyter 64 According to Scherzer as pilot in the III Jagdgeschwader 52 64 According to Scherzer as commander of Artillerie Regiment 221 only staff since 5 April 1942 Stab Afrika Artillerie Regiment 1 64 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Fallschirmjager Regiment 2 Gruppe Stein 67 According to Scherzer as commander of Kampfgruppe Fullriede Stab Panzergrenadier Regiment 165 in the Panzer AOK 5 67 References EditCitations Edit Williamson amp Bujeiro 2004 pp 3 4 a b c 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 176 189 Scherzer 2007 pp 128 131 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 1573 1 September 1939 PDF ALEX Osterreichische 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