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

April 10, 2024

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

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.[4]

Listed here are the 82 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "C".[5] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background edit

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.[6] 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.[7] 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).[8] 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.[9]

Recipients edit

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (C)
Service   Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
Heer
51
3
Kriegsmarine
5
0
Luftwaffe
22
1
Waffen-SS
4
1

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.[10] Of the 82 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "C", ten were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and five presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 51 of the medals, five went to the Kriegsmarine, 22 to the Luftwaffe, and four to the Waffen-SS.[5]

  This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
  This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.

Name Service Rank Role and unit[Note 2] Date of award Notes Image
Werner Canders Heer 15-HMajor[11] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 408[11][12] 6 April 1944[11]
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Ulrich Freiherr von Canstein Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[11] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 220[11][12] 12 February 1944[11]
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Kurt Capesius Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[11] Deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 66[11][12] 30 November 1944[11]
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Wilhelm Cappel Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[11] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 424[11][12] 23 February 1944[11]
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Horst Carganico Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[11] Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5[12][Note 3] 25 September 1941[11]
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Otto Carius+ Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[11] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[11][12] 4 May 1944[11] Awarded 535th Oak Leaves 27 July 1944[11]  
Friedrich Carl Heer 13-HOberleutnant[11] Leader of the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 269[11][12] 9 May 1942[11]
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Rolf Carls Kriegsmarine 20-MAdmiral[11] Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost (Naval Group Commander East)[12][Note 4] 14 June 1940[11]
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Alfredo Carpaneto Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[11] Panzer commander in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[11][12] 28 March 1945*[11] Killed in action 26 January 1945[12]
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Carl Casper Heer 17-HOberst[13] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 118 (motorized)[12][13] 22 September 1941[13]
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Prosper Graf zu Castell-Castell Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[13] Leader of the 9./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[12][13] 23 February 1944[13]
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Horst Castka[Note 5] Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[14] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (Artillery observer) in the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 1562[12][14] 11 March 1945[14]
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Albert Celerin Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[13] Pilot and observer in the Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 4[12][13] 10 October 1944[13]
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Wolfgang von Chamier-Glisczinski Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[13] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3[13][15] 6 October 1940[13]
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Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[13] Commander of the 15. Infanterie-Division[13][15] 15 August 1940[13]
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Hans-Georg von Charpentier Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[16][Note 6] Chief of the 3./SS-Reiter-Regiment 1[13][16] 29 October 1942[13]
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Hellmut von der Chevallerie Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[13] Commander of the 13. Panzer-Division[13][15] 30 April 1943[13]
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Kurt von der Chevallerie+ Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[13] Commander of the 99. leichte Division[13][15] 23 October 1941[13] Awarded 357th Oak Leaves 19 December 1943[13]
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Botho von La Chevallerie Heer 15-HMajor[13] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 408[13][15] 24 July 1941[15][Note 7]
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Kurt Chill Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[13] Commander of the 122. Infanterie-Division[13][15] 25 October 1943[13]
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Max Chmel Heer 04-HObergefreiter[17] Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[15][17] 18 November 1944[17]
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Dietrich von Choltitz Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[17] Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 16 (LL)[15][Note 8] 18 May 1940[15][Note 8]
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Otto Chowanetz Heer 09-HFeldwebel[17] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 17[15][17] 8 August 1943[17]
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Torsten Christ Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant im Generalstab[17] Chief of the general staff of the VIII. Fliegerkorps[15][Note 9] 21 October 1942[17]
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Kurt Christel Heer 14-HHauptmann[15][Note 10] Company chief in Bau-Bataillon 132[15][Note 10] 4 March 1942*[17] Killed in action 3 March 1942[15]
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Fritz Christen Waffen-SS 03-WSS-Sturmmann[17] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[15][Note 11] 20 October 1941[17]
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Hans Christern Heer 15-HMajor[17] Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 31[15][17] 31 January 1941[17]
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Georg Christiansen+ Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[17] Commander of Schnellboot S-101 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[15][17] 8 May 1941[17] Awarded 326th Oak Leaves 13 November 1943[17]
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Georg Christl Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[17] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[15][17] 18 March 1942[17]
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Karl Christmann Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[17] Observer in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[15][17] 5 April 1944[17]
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Kurt Christofzik Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[17] Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 530[15][17] 22 August 1943[17]
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Egon Christophersen Waffen-SS 06-WSS-Unterscharführer[18] Group leader in the 7./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 24 "Danmark"[15][Note 12] 11 July 1944[18]
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Bruno Chrobek Heer 15-HMajor[18] Commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 54[18][19] 4 July 1940[18]
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Günter Chrzonsz Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[18] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 277[18][19] 12 November 1943[18]
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Walter Cierpka Heer 15-HMajor[18] Commander of Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 774[19][Note 13] 5 April 1945[18]
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Otto Ciliax Kriegsmarine 19-MVizeadmiral[18] Befehlshaber der Schlachtschiffe[18][19] 21 March 1942[18]
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Oskar Cipa Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[18] Group leader in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 305[18][19] 13 November 1942[18]
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Wilhelm Cirener Heer 13-HOberleutnant[18] Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 33[18][19] 13 July 1940[18]
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Paul Claas Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[18] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 100[18][19] 14 March 1943[18] Killed in action 20 June 1943[18]
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Richard Claassen Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[18] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 517[18][19] 29 January 1943[18]
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Theo Claassen Heer 12-HLeutnant[19][Note 14] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 899[18][19] 27 August 1944[18]
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Erwin Clausen+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[18] Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77[19][Note 15] 19 May 1942[19][Note 15] Awarded 106th Oak Leaves 23 July 1942[18]  
Karl-Ulrich Clausen Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Chief of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 30[19][20] 16 April 1944[20]
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Nicolai Clausen Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[20] Commander of U-129[19][20] 13 March 1942[20]
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Ernst Clemente Heer 04-HObergefreiter[20] PAK (anti tank) gunner in the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[19][20] 30 September 1944[20]
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Dieter-Hans Clemm von Hohenberg Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[20] Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[19][20] 18 November 1944*[20] Killed in action 29 June 1944[20]
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Rudolf Cleve Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[20] Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized)[19][20] 4 May 1944[20]
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Erich Clößner Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[20] Commander of the 25. Infanterie-Division[19][20] 29 September 1940[20]
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Hans Clüver Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[20] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 266[19][20] 22 January 1944[20]
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Joachim Coeler Luftwaffe 18-LGeneralmajor[20] Commander of the 9. Flieger-Division[19][20] 12 July 1940[20]
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Erwin Cohrs Heer 15-HMajor[20] Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 67[19][20] 9 December 1944[20]
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Hans Collani Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[20] Commander of the SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" (niederländische Nr. 2)[19][20] 19 August 1944*[20] Killed in action 29 July 1944[20]
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Robert Colli Heer 17-HOberst[20] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 547[19][20] 19 February 1944[20]
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Johann Condné Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6[20][21] 5 April 1945[20]
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Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Conrad Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[22] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 2[22][23] 24 May 1940[22]
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Hermann Conrad Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[22] Shock troop leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 330[21][22] 9 July 1941[22]
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Alexander Conrady+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[22] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 118 (motorized)[21][22] 17 October 1942[22] Awarded 279th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943[22]
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Paul Conrath+ Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[22] Commander of Flak-Regiment (motorized) "General Göring"[21][22] 4 September 1941[22] Awarded 276th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943[21][Note 16]
 
Klaus Coracino Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[22] Chief of Sturmgeschütz-Begleitkompanie 254 in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 431[21][Note 17] 2 September 1944[22]
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Udo Cordes Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[22] Pilot in the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[21][22] 12 June 1943[21][Note 18]
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[Prof. Dr.] Günter Corßen[Note 19] Heer 14-HHauptmann[22] Department leader of Panzer-Regiment 39[21][22] 8 February 1943[22]
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Helmut Corts Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[21][Note 20] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 64 (motorized)[21][Note 20] 20 June 1940[22]
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Hans-Detloff von Cossel+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[22] Leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 35[21][22] 8 September 1941[22] Awarded 285th Oak Leaves 29 August 1943[22]
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Georg le Coutre Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[22] Leader of the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[21][22] 7 February 1945[22]
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Hans Cramer Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[22] Commander of Panzer-Regiment 8 im DAK[21][22] 27 June 1941[22]
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Heinz Cramer Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[24] Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[21][24] 18 September 1940[24]
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Wilhelm-Ernst Freiherr von Cramm Heer 15-HMajor[24] Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Abteilung 58[24][25] 11 April 1944[24]
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Friedrich Crantz Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[24] Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 416[21][24] 3 March 1943[24]
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Friedrich-Carl Cranz Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[24] Commander of the 18. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[24][25] 29 June 1940[24]
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Eduard Crasemann+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[24] Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 33 (motorized)[24][25] 26 December 1941[24] Awarded 683rd Oak Leaves 18 December 1944[24]  
Peter-Erich Cremer Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[24] Commander of U-333[21][24] 5 June 1942[24]
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Wilhelm Crinius+ Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[24] Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53[21][24] 23 September 1942[24] Awarded 127th Oak Leaves 23 September 1942[24]
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Wilhelm Crisolli Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[24] Commander of Schützen-Regiment 8[21][24] 15 July 1941[24]
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Arved Crüger Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[24] Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30[21][Note 21] 14 June 1940[21][Note 21]
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Ludwig Crüwell+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[24] Commander of the 11. Panzer-Division[24][26] 14 May 1941[24] Awarded 34th Oak Leaves 1 September 1941[24]  
Heinz Crusius Heer 13-HOberleutnant[24] Chief of the 4./Infanterie-Regiment 453[24][26] 3 May 1942[24]
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Kurt Cullmann Heer 10-HOberfähnrich[27] Deputy leader of the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 260[26][27] 9 June 1944*[27] Killed in action 29 March 1944[26]
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Kurt Cuno Heer 17-HOberst[27] Commander of Panzer-Regiment 39[26][27] 18 January 1942[27]
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Leo Cygan Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[27] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 102[26][27] 5 January 1944[27]
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Richard Czekay Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[26][Note 22] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" and adjutant of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2[26][Note 22] 30 December 1942[27]
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Gerhard Czernik Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[27] Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 2[26][27] 16 May 1941[27]
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Wilhelm Czorny Heer 03-HGefreiter[27] Machine gun leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[26][Note 23] 4 October 1944[27]
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Notes edit

  1. ^ Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.[2]
  2. ^ For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
  3. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 77.[11]
  4. ^ According to Scherzer a commander-in-chief of Marinegruppenkommando Ost (Naval Group Commando East).[11]
  5. ^ According to Scherzer last name is spelled Kastka.[14]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer as SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves.[13]
  7. ^ According to Scherzer on 25 July 1941.[13]
  8. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 29 May 1940 as commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 16.[17]
  9. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the general staff of the IV. Fliegerkorps.[17]
  10. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves zur Verwendung (for disposition) and chief of the 1./Bau-Bataillon 132.[17]
  11. ^ According to Scherzer as a Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung of the SS-"Totenkopf"-Division.[17]
  12. ^ According to Scherzer as a group leader in the 7./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 24 "Danmark".[18]
  13. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung (22 cm-Mörser, bodenständig) 774.[18]
  14. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[18]
  15. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 22 May 1942 as a pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 77[18]
  16. ^ According to Scherzer on 22 August 1943.[22]
  17. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of Sturmgeschütz-Begleitkompanie 254 in the 254. Infanterie-Division.[22]
  18. ^ According to Scherzer on 25 May 1943.[22]
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant and a battery officer in the 2./Flak-Regiment 64 (motorized).[22]
  21. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 19 June 1940 as Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 30.[24]
  22. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and adjutant of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[27]
  23. ^ According to Scherzer in the 2.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland".[27]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Williamson & Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
  4. ^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
  5. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 152–156, 488.
  6. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  7. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  8. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  9. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  10. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Scherzer 2007, p. 257.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Scherzer 2007, p. 258.
  14. ^ a b c d Scherzer 2007, p. 433.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Fellgiebel 2000, p. 153.
  16. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 153, 488.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Scherzer 2007, p. 259.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007, p. 260.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Fellgiebel 2000, p. 154.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Scherzer 2007, p. 261.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000, p. 155.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 262.
  23. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 155, 488.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 263.
  25. ^ a b c Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 155, 489.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fellgiebel 2000, p. 156.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Scherzer 2007, p. 264.

Bibliography edit

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Williamson, Gordon; Bujeiro, Ramiro (2004). Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves Recipients 1939–40. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-641-6.

External links edit

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The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross German Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry 1 A total of 7 321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945 Note 1 This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht the Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy and Luftwaffe Air Force as well as the Waffen SS the Reichsarbeitsdienst RAD Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm German national militia There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich 3 These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther Peer Fellgiebel s book Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR In 1996 the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945 when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process 4 Listed here are the 82 Knight s Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS whose last name starts with C 5 The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name The rank listed is the recipient s rank at the time the Knight s Cross was awarded Contents 1 Background 2 Recipients 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksBackground editThe Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross Eisernes Kreuz the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 Recipients editKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross C Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer 51 3Kriegsmarine 5 0Luftwaffe 22 1Waffen SS 4 1The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Supreme Command of the Armed Forces kept separate Knight s Cross lists for the Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy Luftwaffe Air Force and Waffen SS Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight s Cross one list per grade 10 Of the 82 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with C ten were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and five presentations were made posthumously Heer members received 51 of the medals five went to the Kriegsmarine 22 to the Luftwaffe and four to the Waffen SS 5 This along with the plus indicates that a higher grade of Knight s Cross was awarded as well This along with the asterisk indicates that the Knight s Cross was awarded posthumously Name Service Rank Role and unit Note 2 Date of award Notes ImageWerner Canders Heer 15 H Major 11 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 408 11 12 6 April 1944 11 Ulrich Freiherr von Canstein Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 11 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 220 11 12 12 February 1944 11 Kurt Capesius Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 11 Deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the III Kampfgeschwader 66 11 12 30 November 1944 11 Wilhelm Cappel Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 11 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 424 11 12 23 February 1944 11 Horst Carganico Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 11 Staffelkapitan of the 6 Jagdgeschwader 5 12 Note 3 25 September 1941 11 Otto Carius Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 11 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 schwere Panzer Abteilung 502 11 12 4 May 1944 11 Awarded 535th Oak Leaves 27 July 1944 11 nbsp Friedrich Carl Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 11 Leader of the 11 Artillerie Regiment 269 11 12 9 May 1942 11 Rolf Carls Kriegsmarine 20 M Admiral 11 Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost Naval Group Commander East 12 Note 4 14 June 1940 11 nbsp Alfredo Carpaneto Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 11 Panzer commander in the 2 schwere Panzer Abteilung 502 11 12 28 March 1945 11 Killed in action 26 January 1945 12 Carl Casper Heer 17 H Oberst 13 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 118 motorized 12 13 22 September 1941 13 Prosper Graf zu Castell Castell Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 13 Leader of the 9 Panzergrenadier Regiment 14 12 13 23 February 1944 13 Horst Castka Note 5 Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 14 Vorgeschobener Beobachter Artillery observer in the 11 Artillerie Regiment 1562 12 14 11 March 1945 14 Albert Celerin Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 13 Pilot and observer in the Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 4 12 13 10 October 1944 13 Wolfgang von Chamier Glisczinski Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 13 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3 13 15 6 October 1940 13 Friedrich Wilhelm von Chappuis Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 13 Commander of the 15 Infanterie Division 13 15 15 August 1940 13 Hans Georg von Charpentier Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 16 Note 6 Chief of the 3 SS Reiter Regiment 1 13 16 29 October 1942 13 nbsp Hellmut von der Chevallerie Heer 18 H Generalmajor 13 Commander of the 13 Panzer Division 13 15 30 April 1943 13 Kurt von der Chevallerie Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 13 Commander of the 99 leichte Division 13 15 23 October 1941 13 Awarded 357th Oak Leaves 19 December 1943 13 Botho von La Chevallerie Heer 15 H Major 13 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 408 13 15 24 July 1941 15 Note 7 Kurt Chill Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 13 Commander of the 122 Infanterie Division 13 15 25 October 1943 13 Max Chmel Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 17 Group leader in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 200 motorized 15 17 18 November 1944 17 Dietrich von Choltitz Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 17 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 16 LL 15 Note 8 18 May 1940 15 Note 8 nbsp Otto Chowanetz Heer 09 H Feldwebel 17 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 17 15 17 8 August 1943 17 Torsten Christ Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant im Generalstab 17 Chief of the general staff of the VIII Fliegerkorps 15 Note 9 21 October 1942 17 Kurt Christel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 15 Note 10 Company chief in Bau Bataillon 132 15 Note 10 4 March 1942 17 Killed in action 3 March 1942 15 Fritz Christen Waffen SS 03 W SS Sturmmann 17 Richtschutze gunner in the 2 SS Panzer Jagd Abteilung 3 Totenkopf 15 Note 11 20 October 1941 17 Hans Christern Heer 15 H Major 17 Commander of the II Panzer Regiment 31 15 17 31 January 1941 17 Georg Christiansen Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 17 Commander of Schnellboot S 101 in the 1 Schnellbootflottille 15 17 8 May 1941 17 Awarded 326th Oak Leaves 13 November 1943 17 Georg Christl Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 17 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Zerstorergeschwader 26 Horst Wessel 15 17 18 March 1942 17 Karl Christmann Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 17 Observer in the 6 Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor 15 17 5 April 1944 17 Kurt Christofzik Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 17 Chief of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 530 15 17 22 August 1943 17 Egon Christophersen Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 18 Group leader in the 7 SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Regiment 24 Danmark 15 Note 12 11 July 1944 18 Bruno Chrobek Heer 15 H Major 18 Commander of I Infanterie Regiment 54 18 19 4 July 1940 18 Gunter Chrzonsz Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 18 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 277 18 19 12 November 1943 18 Walter Cierpka Heer 15 H Major 18 Commander of Heeres Artillerie Abteilung 774 19 Note 13 5 April 1945 18 Otto Ciliax Kriegsmarine 19 M Vizeadmiral 18 Befehlshaber der Schlachtschiffe 18 19 21 March 1942 18 nbsp Oskar Cipa Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 18 Group leader in the 1 Infanterie Regiment 305 18 19 13 November 1942 18 Wilhelm Cirener Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 18 Chief of the 3 Pionier Bataillon 33 18 19 13 July 1940 18 Paul Claas Luftwaffe 15 L Major 18 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Kampfgeschwader 100 18 19 14 March 1943 18 Killed in action 20 June 1943 18 Richard Claassen Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 18 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 517 18 19 29 January 1943 18 Theo Claassen Heer 12 H Leutnant 19 Note 14 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 899 18 19 27 August 1944 18 Erwin Clausen Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 18 Staffelkapitan of the 6 Jagdgeschwader 77 19 Note 15 19 May 1942 19 Note 15 Awarded 106th Oak Leaves 23 July 1942 18 nbsp Karl Ulrich Clausen Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Chief of the 2 Artillerie Regiment 30 19 20 16 April 1944 20 Nicolai Clausen Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 20 Commander of U 129 19 20 13 March 1942 20 nbsp Ernst Clemente Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 20 PAK anti tank gunner in the 16 Gebirgsjager Regiment 13 19 20 30 September 1944 20 Dieter Hans Clemm von Hohenberg Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 20 Gruppenkommandeur of the II K Lehrgeschwader 1 19 20 18 November 1944 20 Killed in action 29 June 1944 20 Rudolf Cleve Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 20 Chief of the 3 Flak Regiment 4 motorized 19 20 4 May 1944 20 Erich Clossner Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 20 Commander of the 25 Infanterie Division 19 20 29 September 1940 20 Hans Cluver Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 20 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 266 19 20 22 January 1944 20 Joachim Coeler Luftwaffe 18 L Generalmajor 20 Commander of the 9 Flieger Division 19 20 12 July 1940 20 Erwin Cohrs Heer 15 H Major 20 Commander of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 67 19 20 9 December 1944 20 Hans Collani Waffen SS 16 W SS Obersturmbannfuhrer 20 Commander of the SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Regiment 49 De Ruyter niederlandische Nr 2 19 20 19 August 1944 20 Killed in action 29 July 1944 20 Robert Colli Heer 17 H Oberst 20 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 547 19 20 19 February 1944 20 Johann Condne Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Leader of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 6 20 21 5 April 1945 20 Dipl Ing Gerhard Conrad Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 22 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader z b V 2 22 23 24 May 1940 22 Hermann Conrad Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 22 Shock troop leader in the 7 Infanterie Regiment 330 21 22 9 July 1941 22 Alexander Conrady Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 22 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 118 motorized 21 22 17 October 1942 22 Awarded 279th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943 22 Paul Conrath Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 22 Commander of Flak Regiment motorized General Goring 21 22 4 September 1941 22 Awarded 276th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943 21 Note 16 nbsp Klaus Coracino Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 22 Chief of Sturmgeschutz Begleitkompanie 254 in the I Grenadier Regiment 431 21 Note 17 2 September 1944 22 Udo Cordes Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 22 Pilot in the 9 Eis Kampfgeschwader 3 Lutzow 21 22 12 June 1943 21 Note 18 Prof Dr Gunter Corssen Note 19 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 22 Department leader of Panzer Regiment 39 21 22 8 February 1943 22 Helmut Corts Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 21 Note 20 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Flak Regiment 64 motorized 21 Note 20 20 June 1940 22 Hans Detloff von Cossel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 22 Leader of the 1 Panzer Regiment 35 21 22 8 September 1941 22 Awarded 285th Oak Leaves 29 August 1943 22 Georg le Coutre Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 22 Leader of the 10 Fallschirmjager Regiment 6 21 22 7 February 1945 22 Hans Cramer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 22 Commander of Panzer Regiment 8 im DAK 21 22 27 June 1941 22 nbsp Heinz Cramer Luftwaffe 15 L Major 24 Gruppenkommandeur of the II K Lehrgeschwader 1 21 24 18 September 1940 24 Wilhelm Ernst Freiherr von Cramm Heer 15 H Major 24 Commander of Divisions Fusilier Abteilung 58 24 25 11 April 1944 24 Friedrich Crantz Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 24 Chief of the 10 Grenadier Regiment 416 21 24 3 March 1943 24 Friedrich Carl Cranz Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 24 Commander of the 18 Infanterie Division motorized 24 25 29 June 1940 24 Eduard Crasemann Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 24 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 33 motorized 24 25 26 December 1941 24 Awarded 683rd Oak Leaves 18 December 1944 24 nbsp Peter Erich Cremer Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 24 Commander of U 333 21 24 5 June 1942 24 Wilhelm Crinius Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 24 Pilot in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 53 21 24 23 September 1942 24 Awarded 127th Oak Leaves 23 September 1942 24 Wilhelm Crisolli Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 24 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 8 21 24 15 July 1941 24 Arved Cruger Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 24 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Kampfgeschwader 30 21 Note 21 14 June 1940 21 Note 21 Ludwig Cruwell Heer 18 H Generalmajor 24 Commander of the 11 Panzer Division 24 26 14 May 1941 24 Awarded 34th Oak Leaves 1 September 1941 24 nbsp Heinz Crusius Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 24 Chief of the 4 Infanterie Regiment 453 24 26 3 May 1942 24 Kurt Cullmann Heer 10 H Oberfahnrich 27 Deputy leader of the 2 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 260 26 27 9 June 1944 27 Killed in action 29 March 1944 26 Kurt Cuno Heer 17 H Oberst 27 Commander of Panzer Regiment 39 26 27 18 January 1942 27 Leo Cygan Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 27 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Pionier Bataillon 102 26 27 5 January 1944 27 Richard Czekay Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 26 Note 22 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann and adjutant of the I Schlachtgeschwader 2 26 Note 22 30 December 1942 27 Gerhard Czernik Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 27 Staffelkapitan of the 6 Kampfgeschwader 2 26 27 16 May 1941 27 Wilhelm Czorny Heer 03 H Gefreiter 27 Machine gun leader in the 2 Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland 26 Note 23 4 October 1944 27 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 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the 1 Jagdgeschwader 77 11 According to Scherzer a commander in chief of Marinegruppenkommando Ost Naval Group Commando East 11 According to Scherzer last name is spelled Kastka 14 According to Scherzer as SS Hauptsturmfuhrer of the Reserves 13 According to Scherzer on 25 July 1941 13 a b According to Scherzer on 29 May 1940 as commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 16 17 According to Scherzer as chief of the general staff of the IV Fliegerkorps 17 a b According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves zur Verwendung for disposition and chief of the 1 Bau Bataillon 132 17 According to Scherzer as a Richtschutze gunner in the 2 SS Panzer Jagd Abteilung of the SS Totenkopf Division 17 According to Scherzer as a group leader in the 7 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 24 Danmark 18 According to Scherzer as commander of Heeres Artillerie Abteilung 22 cm Morser bodenstandig 774 18 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 18 a b According to Scherzer on 22 May 1942 as a pilot in the 1 Jagdgeschwader 77 18 According to Scherzer on 22 August 1943 22 According to Scherzer as chief of Sturmgeschutz Begleitkompanie 254 in the 254 Infanterie Division 22 According to Scherzer on 25 May 1943 22 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 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant and a battery officer in the 2 Flak Regiment 64 motorized 22 a b According to Scherzer on 19 June 1940 as Staffelkapitan of the 3 Kampfgeschwader 30 24 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and adjutant of the I Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 27 According to Scherzer in the 2 gepanzert Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland 27 References editCitations edit Williamson amp Bujeiro 2004 pp 3 4 Fellgiebel 2000 p 4 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 113 460 483 485 487 492 494 498 499 501 503 509 Scherzer 2007 pp 117 186 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 152 156 488 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 1573 1 September 1939 PDF ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 849 3 June 1940 PDF ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 613 28 September 1941 PDF ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S 11 29 December 1944 PDF ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Fellgiebel 2000 p 112 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Scherzer 2007 p 257 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Fellgiebel 2000 p 152 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Scherzer 2007 p 258 a b c d Scherzer 2007 p 433 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Fellgiebel 2000 p 153 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 153 488 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Scherzer 2007 p 259 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007 p 260 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Fellgiebel 2000 p 154 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Scherzer 2007 p 261 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000 p 155 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 262 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 155 488 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 263 a b c Fellgiebel 2000 pp 155 489 a b c d e f g h i j Fellgiebel 2000 p 156 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Scherzer 2007 p 264 Bibliography edit Fellgiebel Walther Peer in German 2000 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Militaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Williamson Gordon Bujeiro Ramiro 2004 Knight s Cross and Oak Leaves Recipients 1939 40 Oxford UK Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1 84176 641 6 External links edit Das Bundesarchiv Military Archive Freiburg im Breisgau Archived from the original on 29 December 2010 Retrieved 2 January 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Knight 27s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients C amp oldid 1204644364, wikipedia, 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