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List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from successful military leadership to extreme battlefield bravery. 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.[2]
These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author and historian Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.[3] For many years Fellgiebel's book was considered the main reference work on this topic, and it has now been succeeded by Scherzer's work.
Listed here are the 357 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz".[4] Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of eight more of these listings.[5][6] This is the second of two lists of all 725 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "B". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm" is listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ba–Bm).[7] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
Background
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.[8] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.[9] In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).[10] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.[11]
Recipients
| Service | Number of presentations | Posthumous presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Heer | 246 | 14 |
| Kriegsmarine | 17 | 1 |
| Luftwaffe | 78 | 7 |
| Waffen-SS | 16 | 0 |
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 for the Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.[12] Of the 357 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz", 35 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, six the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 22 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 246 of the medals; 17 went to the Kriegsmarine, 78 to the Luftwaffe, and 16 to the Waffen-SS.[4] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[13]
This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
This along with the ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian 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-Ekkehard Bob | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[14] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54[14][15] | 7 March 1941[14] | — | — |
| Reinhold Bobbe | Heer | Hauptmann[16] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 870[16][17] | 23 March 1945[16] | — | — |
| Richard Bochentin | Heer | Major[16] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 405[16][17] | 12 February 1944[16] | — | — |
| Georg Bochmann+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[16] | Commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf"[17][Note 3] | 3 May 1942[16] | Awarded 246th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 140th Swords 26 March 1945[16] | |
| Helmut Bochnig | Heer | Major[16] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 228[16][17] | 9 June 1944[16] | — | — |
| Albert Bock | Luftwaffe | Stabsfeldwebel[16] | Observer in the Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[16][17] | 4 September 1941[16] | — | — |
| Fedor von Bock | Heer | Generaloberst[16] | Commander-in-Chief of Heeresgruppe Nord[16][17] | 30 September 1939[16] | — | |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo[16] | Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment 4[16][17] | 28 March 1943[16] | Awarded 570th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[16] | — |
| Hans Bock | Heer | Hauptmann[16] | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[16][17] | 5 February 1945[16] | — | — |
| Karl Bock | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[16] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 97[16][17] | 3 May 1942[16] | — | — |
| Engelbert Bockhoff | Heer | Hauptmann[16] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9[16][17] | 18 November 1943[16] | — | — |
| Oskar von Boddien+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[16] | Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22[18][Note 4] | 2 October 1941[16] | Awarded 58th Oak Leaves 8 January 1942[16] | — |
| Helmuth Bode | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[19] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[17][19] | 10 October 1941[19] | — | — |
| Kurt Bodendörfer | Heer | Major[19] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 689[17][19] | 14 February 1945[19] | — | — |
| Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen | Heer | Generalmajor[19] | Commander of the 12. Panzer-Division[17][19] | 17 December 1943[19] | — | — |
| Hermann Böbel | Heer | Obergefreiter[19] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 88[19][20] | 18 February 1944[19] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Böck | Heer | Oberst[19] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 176[17][19] | 20 January 1943[19] | — | — |
| Dr.-jur. Hermann Böckel | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[19] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 688[17][19] | 12 August 1944[19] | — | — |
| Heinrich Boecker | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[19] | Staffelkapitän of the 12.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[17][19] | 29 February 1944[19] | — | — |
| Hans Boeckh-Behrens | Heer | Generalleutnant[19] | Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division[17][19] | 9 December 1944[19] | — | — |
| Herbert von Böckmann | Heer | Generalleutnant[19] | Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[17][19] | 4 December 1941[19] | — | — |
| Dr. phil. Rudolf Boeckmann | Heer | Major of the Reserves[19] | Commander of schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 408[19][21] | 23 July 1942[19] | — | — |
| Heinz Bödicker | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[19] | Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209[17][19] | 9 January 1944[19] | — | — |
| Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege+ | Heer | Oberst[22] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7[22][23] | 22 December 1941[22] | Awarded 594th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944[22] | — |
| Hermann Bögel | Kriegsmarine | Leutnant zur See of the Reserves[22] | Commander of Minensucher M-4040[22][24] | 13 October 1942[22] | — | — |
| Rudolf Boehlein | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[22] | Chief of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[23][Note 5] | 30 November 1944[22] | — | — |
| Hellmuth Böhlke+ | Heer | Oberst[22] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 430[22][23] | 24 September 1942[22] | Awarded 716th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945[22] | — |
| Ernst Böhm | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[22] | Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 241 (motorized)[22][23] | 20 June 1943[22] | — | — |
| Fritz Böhm | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 26[22][23] | 23 August 1944[22] | — | — |
| Walter Böhm | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[22] | Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance patrol leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8[22][23] | 17 March 1945[22] | — | — |
| Franz Böhme | Heer | Generalleutnant[22] | Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division[22][23] | 29 June 1940[22] | — | |
| Friedrich Böhme | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[22] | Einsatzleiter der Kriegsmarine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich (Head of operations of the small naval forces in France)[23][Note 6] | 26 August 1944[22] | — | — |
| Herbert Böhme | Heer | Major[22] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 28[22][23] | 19 July 1940[22] | — | — |
| Hans Boehmer | Heer | Rittmeister[22] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 238[22][23] | 10 September 1943[22] | — | — |
| Kurt Böhmer | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[22] | Chef des Stabes Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Chief of Staff of the commander of the security of the North Sea)[22][23] | 6 October 1940[22] | — | — |
| Leopold Böhmer | Heer | Major[23][Note 7] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 270[23][25] | 13 July 1940[25] | — | — |
| Reinhold Böhmke | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[25] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(Infanteriegeschütz)/Grenadier-Regiment 162[23][Note 8] | 6 April 1944[25] | — | — |
| Rudolf Böhmler | Luftwaffe | Major[25] | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[23][25] | 26 March 1944[25] | — | — |
| Max Böhrendt | Heer | Oberleutnant[25] | Flugabwehr (anti-aircraft) Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[23][25] | 8 February 1943[25] | — | — |
| Dr.jur. Dr.rer.pol. Hans Boelsen | Heer | Oberst[25] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111[23][25] | 17 September 1943[25] | — | — |
| Johannes Bölter+ | Heer | Leutnant[25] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[23][25] | 16 April 1944[25] | Awarded 581st Oak Leaves 10 September 1944[25] | — |
| Georg Böhnk | Heer | Oberleutnant[25] | Leader of the II./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[23][25] | 18 February 1945[25] | — | — |
| Walter Boenicke | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant[25] | Commander of the 3. Flieger-Division[23][25] | 14 May 1944[25] | — | — |
| Georg Böning | Heer | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[25] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 412[26][Note 9] | 27 August 1944[25] | — | — |
| Johannes de Boer | Heer | Oberstleutnant[25] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 22[25][26] | 19 June 1940[25] | — | — |
| Ernst Börngen | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[25] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27[26][Note 10] | 3 August 1944[26][Note 10] | — | — |
| Alwin Boerst+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[27] | Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[26][27] | 5 October 1941[27] | Awarded 149th Oak Leaves 28 November 1942 61st Swords 6 April 1944[27] | — |
| Otto Bösel | Luftwaffe | Wachtmeister[27] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized)[28][Note 11] | 11 June 1944[27] | — | — |
| Georg Freiherr von Boeselager+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[27] | Chief of the 1.(reit)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6[28][Note 12] | 18 January 1941[27] | Awarded 53rd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 114th Swords 28 November 1944[27] | — |
| Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager | Heer | Major[27] | Commander of the I./Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte[26][27] | 20 July 1944[27] | — | — |
| Karl Böttcher | Heer | Generalmajor[27] | Commander of the 21. Panzer-Division[26][27] | 13 December 1941[27] | — | — |
| Kurt Boettcher | Heer | Major[27] | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 27 (motorized)[26][27] | 4 September 1941[27] | — | — |
| Kurt Böttcher | Heer | Major[27] | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 44[26][27] | 21 February 1943[27] | — | — |
| Paul Böttcher | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[27] | Squadron leader in the 2. Marschkompanie/Feldersatz-Abteilung 89[28][Note 13] | 30 September 1944[27] | — | — |
| Walther-Hans Böttcher | Heer | Oberleutnant[27] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 216[26][Note 14] | 8 February 1943[27] | — | — |
| Johannes Böwe | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[27] | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 397[26][Note 15] | 11 December 1943[27] | — | — |
| Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[27] | Staffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[26][Note 16] | 24 March 1943*[27] | Killed in action 11 February 1943[26] | — |
| Wilhelm Boffer | Heer | Major of the Reserves[29] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1039[26][29] | 16 October 1944[29] | — | — |
| Rudolf Bogatsch | Luftwaffe | General der Flieger[29] | General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres[26][Note 17] | 20 March 1942[29] | — | — |
| Bruno Bogert | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[29] | Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 670[26][29] | 21 April 1944[29] | — | — |
| Helmut Bohlens | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[29] | Pilot in the 5./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122[26][Note 18] | 21 June 1943*[26][Note 18] | Killed in action 19 April 1943[26] | — |
| Erwin Bohlken | Heer | Feldwebel[29] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 1[26][29] | 17 March 1945[29] | — | — |
| Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck | Heer | Oberst[29] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 111[26][29] | 8 August 1941[29] | — | — |
| Wolfgang Bohn | Heer | Hauptmann[29] | Commander of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8[26][29] | 9 December 1944[29] | — | — |
| Hans Bohnenkamp | Heer | Major of the Reserves[29] | Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 295[29][30] | 22 January 1943[29] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bohnstedt | Heer | Generalmajor[29] | Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division[29][30] | 13 October 1941[29] | — | — |
| Heinrich Boigk+ | Heer | Oberjäger[29] | Group leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 49[29][30] | 5 May 1943[29] | Awarded 370th Oak Leaves 18 January 1944[29] | |
| Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld | Heer | Oberst[29] | Commander of the 4. Schützen-Brigade[29][30] | 19 July 1940[29] | — | — |
| Arthur Boje | Heer | Oberst[29] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 134[29][30] | 5 February 1942[29] | — | — |
| Johannes Boje | Heer | Oberst[31] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 37[30][31] | 11 January 1944[31] | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Bolbrinker | Heer | Major[31] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 5[31][32] | 15 May 1941[31] | — | — |
| Gerhard Boldt | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[31] | Leader of the 3./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158[30][Note 19] | 18 April 1943[31] | — | — |
| Burghardt Bollmann | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[31] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1038[30][31] | 5 November 1944*[31] | Killed in action 21 October 1944[30] | — |
| Fred Bollmann | Luftwaffe | Major of the Reserves[31] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 55[30][31] | 29 October 1944[31] | — | — |
| Hermann-Ernst Bolm | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[31] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 434[30][31] | 20 April 1944[31] | — | — |
| Walter von Boltenstern | Heer | Generalmajor[31] | Commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[30][31] | 13 August 1941[31] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Hans Bonath[Note 20] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[31] | Staffelkapitän of the Wettererkundungsstaffel 27[30][31] | 26 March 1944[31] | — | — |
| Hans Bonertz | Heer | Hauptmann[31] | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 46[30][31] | 27 March 1942[31] | — | — |
| Dietrich-Siegwart von Bonin | Heer | Rittmeister of the Reserves[31] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[30][31] | 18 February 1945[31] | — | — |
| Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[31] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[30][31] | 5 February 1944[31] | — | — |
| Hubertus von Bonin | Luftwaffe | Major[31] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[30][31] | 21 December 1942[31] | — | — |
| Georg Bonk+ | Heer | Obergefreiter[33] | Machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 365[30][33] | 17 August 1943[33] | Awarded 492nd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[33] | — |
| Friedrich Bonnke | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[33] | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 42 (motorized)[30][33] | 6 December 1944[33] | — | — |
| Friedrich Bonte | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[33] | Führer der Zerstörer (leader of the destroyers) and of Kampfgruppe Narvik[30][33] | 17 October 1940*[33] | Killed in action 10 April 1940[30] | — |
| Wilhelm Book | Heer | Oberleutnant[33] | Leader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 6[30][33] | 26 November 1941[33] | — | — |
| Johann Boos | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[33] | Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 55[30][Note 21] | 9 October 1943[33] | — | — |
| Joachim Boosfeld | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[33] | Chief of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 "Florian Geyer"[30][Note 22] | 21 February 1945[33] | — | — |
| Alfred Bopp | Heer | Oberleutnant[33] | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 216[33][34] | 21 December 1940[33] | — | |
| Alhard Freiherr von der Borch | Heer | Rittmeister[33] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 115[33][34] | 19 August 1944[33] | — | — |
| Erich Borchardt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[33] | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 122[33][34] | 17 March 1944[33] | — | — |
| Helmut Borchardt+ | Heer | Unteroffizier[33] | Group leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 409[33][34] | 30 April 1943[33] | Awarded 828th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945[33] | — |
| Herbert Borchardt | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[33] | Shock troops leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 189[33][35] | 20 March 1944[33] | — | — |
| Robert Borchardt | Heer | Hauptmann[36] | Chief of the Panzerspäh-Kompanie/Aufklärungs-Abteilung (motorized) 341[34][36] | 23 August 1941[36] | — | — |
| Adolf Borchers | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[36] | Staffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[34][36] | 22 November 1943[36] | — | — |
| Hermann Borchers | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[36] | Leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 19 "Hohenstaufen"[34][Note 23] | 16 October 1944[36] | — | — |
| Walter Borchers | Luftwaffe | Major[36] | Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[34][Note 24] | 27 July 1944[34][Note 24] | — | — |
| Ernst Borchert | Heer | Oberleutnant[36] | Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized)[34][36] | 29 September 1941[36] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Borchert | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[36] | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 121[34][Note 25] | 11 March 1943[36] | — | |
| Hans-Georg Borck | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[36] | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209[34][36] | 23 December 1943[36] | — | — |
| Walter Bordellé | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[36] | Pilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 2[34][36] | 26 March 1944[36] | — | — |
| Eberhard von Boremski | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[36] | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[34][Note 26] | 3 May 1942[36] | — | — |
| Heinrich Borgmann+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[36] | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 46[35][36] | 19 July 1940[36] | Awarded 71st Oak Leaves 11 February 1942[36] | — |
| Max Bork?[Note 27] | Heer | Generalleutnant[34] | Commanding general of Korps "Bork"[34][Note 28] | 11 May 1945[34] | — | — |
| Dr.-Ing. Ernst Bormann+ | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[36] | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76[34][36] | 5 October 1941[36] | Awarded 119th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942[36] | — |
| Ernst Born | Heer | Feldwebel[36] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 2[34][36] | 21 April 1944*[36] | Killed in action 27 March 1944[34] | — |
| [Dr.] Heinrich Born[Note 20] | Heer | Oberleutnant[38] | Leader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104[34][38] | 14 April 1945[38] | — | — |
| Gerd von Born-Fallois | Heer | Major[38] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 130[34][38] | 2 January 1945[38] | — | |
| Ralf Bornemann | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[34][Note 29] | In the Stab I./Flaksturm-Regiment 5 (motorized)[34][Note 29] | 17 April 1945[38] | — | — |
| Rudolf Bornhof | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[38] | Leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 38[34][38] | 3 May 1942[38] | — | — |
| Walter Bornschein | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[38] | Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2[34][38] | 24 September 1942[38] | — | |
| Willibald Borowietz+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[38] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 10[34][38] | 24 July 1941[38] | Awarded 235th Oak Leaves 10 May 1943[38] | — |
| Hermann von Borries | Heer | Oberstleutnant[38] | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 46[38][39] | 3 May 1942[38] | — | — |
| Karl Borris | Luftwaffe | Major[38] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[38][39] | 25 November 1944[38] | — | — |
| Joachim Borrmann | Heer | Hauptmann[38] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 427[38][39] | 13 October 1943[38] | — | — |
| Georg Bose | Heer | Leutnant[38] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177[38][39] | 21 September 1944[38] | — | — |
| Jobst-Hilmar von Bose | Heer | Oberstleutnant[39][Note 30] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 289[38][39] | 4 December 1941[38] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Boska | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[38] | Adjutant of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[39][Note 31] | 16 December 1943[38] | — | — |
| Wolfgang von Bostell+ | Heer | Leutnant[40] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1023[39][Note 32] | 2 September 1944[40] | Awarded (859th) Oak Leaves 30 April 1945[40] | — |
| Kuno-Hans von Both | Heer | General der Infanterie[40] | Commanding general of the I. Armeekorps[39][40] | 9 July 1941[40] | — | |
| Paul Both | Heer | Feldwebel[40] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 411[39][40] | 23 December 1942[40] | — | — |
| Walter Botsch?[Note 33] | Heer | Generalleutnant[41] | Acting leader of the LVIII. Panzerkorps[41][Note 34] | 9 May 1945[41] | — | — |
| Alfred Bottler | Heer | Major[40] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[39][40] | 3 November 1944[40] | — | — |
| Albrecht von Boxberg | Heer | Major[40] | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 3[39][40] | 7 February 1944[40] | — | — |
| Günter Braake | Heer | Oberleutnant[40] | Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 422[39][40] | 27 August 1944[40] | — | — |
| Albert Brachat | Heer | Feldwebel[40] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 14[39][40] | 4 July 1940[40] | — | — |
| Dr.-agrar. Hermann Bracher | Heer | Oberst[40] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 460[39][40] | 23 August 1943[40] | — | — |
| Dr.-jur. Bruno Freiherr von Brackel | Heer | Oberleutnant[40] | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 15[39][40] | 23 August 1941*[40] | Killed in action 13 August 1941[39] | — |
| Ernst-Joachim Bradel | Heer | Oberstleutnant[40] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113[39][40] | 15 December 1943[40] | — | — |
| Walter Bradel | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[40] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 2[39][40] | 17 September 1941[40] | — | — |
| Kurt Brändle+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[42] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[39][42] | 1 July 1942[42] | Awarded 114th Oak Leaves 27 August 1942[42] | — |
| Bruno Bräuer | Luftwaffe | Oberst[42] | Commander of Fallschjäger-Regiment 1[39][42] | 24 May 1940[42] | — | — |
| Kai Bräundle-Schmidt | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[42] | Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 501[39][Note 35] | 26 March 1944[42] | — | — |
| Otto Brakat | Heer | Unteroffizier[42] | Group leader in the 2./Radfahr-Abteilung 1[39][42] | 27 July 1941[42] | — | — |
| Bernhard Brambrink | Heer | Oberleutnant[42] | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 97[39][42] | 1 September 1943[42] | — | — |
| Heinrich Bramesfeld | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[42] | Leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division[42][43] | 21 January 1943[42] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Brand | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[42] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[42][43] | 5 December 1943[42] | — | — |
| Erich Brandenberger+ | Heer | Generalmajor[42] | Commander of the 8. Panzer-Division[42][43] | 15 July 1941[42] | Awarded 324th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943[42] | — |
| Johannes Brandenburg | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[42] | Staffelführer of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[43][Note 36] | 18 September 1940[42] | — | — |
| Max Brandenburg | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[42] | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 101[42][43] | 11 June 1944[42] | — | — |
| Ernst Brandes | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[42] | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 9[42][43] | 5 March 1945[42] | — | — |
| Walter Brandes | Heer | Hauptmann[42] | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25[42][43] | 28 October 1944[42] | — | — |
| Albrecht Brandi+ | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[44] | Commander of U-617[43][44] | 21 January 1943[44] | Awarded 224th Oak Leaves 11 April 1943 66th Swords 9 May 1944 22nd Diamonds 24 November 1944[44] | |
| Josef Brandner+ | Heer | Hauptmann[44] | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912[45][Note 37] | 17 March 1943[44] | Awarded (846th) Oak Leaves 26 April 1945?[46][Note 38] | — |
| Kaspar Brandner | Heer | Oberjäger[44] | Group leader in the 8./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[43][44] | 28 October 1944[44] | — | — |
| Franz Brandt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[44] | Shock troops leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 953[43][44] | 30 September 1944[44] | — | — |
| Friedrich Brandt | Heer | Oberleutnant[44] | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39[43][44] | 20 August 1942[44] | — | — |
| Gerhard Brandt | Heer | Oberleutnant[44] | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202[43][44] | 12 December 1944[44] | — | — |
| Dr.-med. Günther Brandt | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[44] | Chief of the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille[43][44] | 23 December 1943[44] | — | — |
| Hans-Georg Brandt | Heer | Oberstleutnant[44] | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 577[43][44] | 22 January 1943*[44] | Killed in action 4 January 1943[43] | — |
| Hans-Otto Brandt | Heer | Leutnant[43][Note 39] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 67[43][44] | 21 August 1941[44] | — | — |
| Heinz Brandt | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[44] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 1124[43][44] | 5 March 1945*[44] | Killed in action 19 February 1945[43] | — |
| Heinz Brandt | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[44] | Company leader in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[43][Note 40] | 6 May 1945[44] | — | — |
| Paul Brandt | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[48] | Pilot in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54[43][48] | 5 September 1944[48] | — | — |
| Walter Brandt | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[48] | Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77[45][Note 41] | 24 March 1943[48] | — | — |
| Walter Brandt | Heer | Major[48] | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 130[48][49] | 18 July 1944[48] | — | |
| Günther Bransch | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[48] | Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 392 (kroatische)[50][Note 42] | 9 December 1944[48] | — | — |
| Paul Brasack | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[48] | Commander of U-737[48][49] | 30 October 1944[48] | — | |
| Rudi Brasche | Heer | Obergefreiter[48] | Group leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93[48][49] | 9 November 1942[48] | — | — |
| Karl Brassert | Heer | Oberst[48] | Kampfkommandant (combat commander) Marienburg[51][Note 43] | 10 February 1945[48] | — | — |
| Walther von Brauchitsch | Heer | Generaloberst[48] | Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres (Commander-in-Chief of the Army)[48][49] | 30 September 1939[48] | — | |
| Walter Brauer | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[48] | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507[49][Note 44] | 10 September 1944[48] | — | — |
| Alfred Braun | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[48] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 544[48][49] | 12 August 1944*[48] | Killed in action 15 July 1944[49] | — |
| Christian Braun+ | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[48] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 308[49][Note 45] | 15 July 1944[48] | Awarded 677th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944[48] | — |
| Rudolf Braun | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[48] | Staffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[48][49] | 14 June 1941[48] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Braun | Heer | Major[52] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 576[49][52] | 20 January 1943[52] | — | — |
| Willi Braun | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[52] | Observer in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55[49][52] | 9 June 1944[52] | — | — |
| Hans-Günther Braun von Stumm | Heer | Rittmeister[52] | Leader of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 100[49][Note 46] | 20 July 1942*[52] | Died in accident 15 September 1941[49] | — |
| [Dr.] Herward Braunegg[Note 20] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[52] | Pilot and observer in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 9[49][Note 47] | 28 March 1944[49][Note 47] | — | — |
| Erich Brauneis | Kriegsmarine | Fregattenkapitän[52] | Chief of the 24. Landungsflottille[49][52] | 28 December 1944[52] | — | — |
| Eugen Brecht | Heer | Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[52] | Ib (quartermaster general) of the 131. Infanterie-Division[49][52] | 3 October 1943[52] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bredemeier | Heer | Feldwebel[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[49][Note 48] | 9 November 1942[52] | — | — |
| Franz Bredemeyer | Heer | Feldwebel[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)[49][52] | 23 August 1943[52] | — | — |
| Hermann Breer | Heer | Unteroffizier[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 78[49][52] | 8 August 1944*[52] | Killed in action 19 July 1944[49] | — |
| Werner Breese | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[52] | Pilot in the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[49][Note 49] | 29 February 1944[52] | — | — |
| Josef Bregenzer+ | Heer | Hauptmann[52] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 245[49][52] | 20 April 1943[52] | Awarded 427th Oak Leaves 17 March 1944[52] | — |
| Claus Breger+ | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 27[49][52] | 4 September 1942[52] | Awarded 700th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945[52] | — |
| Gerhard Brehme | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[53] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 52[53][54] | 23 August 1943*[53] | Died of wounds 17 July 1943[54][Note 50] | — |
| Gustav Brehmer | Heer | Major of the Reserves[53] | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 271[53][54] | 9 December 1944[53] | — | — |
| Rudolf Brehmer | Heer | Oberstleutnant[53] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 347[53][54] | 22 February 1942[53] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Breidenbach | Heer | Major[53] | Leader of the Panzer-Brigade 101[53][54] | 30 September 1944[53] | — | — |
| Hermann Breith+ | Heer | Oberst[53] | Commander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade[53][54] | 3 June 1940[53] | Awarded 69th Oak Leaves 31 January 1942 48th Swords 21 February 1944[53] | |
| Fritz Breithaupt+ | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[53] | Chief of the 12. Minensuchflottille[53][54] | 3 August 1941[53] | Awarded 387th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944[53] | — |
| Gerhard Bremer+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[53] | Leader of the 1.(Kradschützen)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[53][55] | 30 October 1941[53] | Awarded 668th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944[53] | — |
| Oskar Bremermann?[Note 51] | Heer | Feldwebel[54] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 209[54] | 9 May 1945[54] | — | — |
| Josef Bremm+ | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[53] | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 426[53][55] | 18 February 1942[53] | Awarded 165th Oak Leaves 23 December 1943[53] (159th) Swords 9 May 1945?[56][Note 52] | |
| Albert Brendel | Heer | Oberst[53] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 274[53][54] | 20 January 1943[53] | — | — |
| Hans Brendel | Heer | Oberst[53] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 689[53][54] | 7 December 1942[53] | — | — |
| Joachim Brendel+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[53] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[53][54] | 22 November 1943[53] | Awarded 697th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945[53] | — |
| Peter Brenig | Heer | Unteroffizier[57] | Group leader in the Regiments-Pionier-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 669[54][57] | 15 June 1944*[57] | Killed in action 23 March 1944[54] | — |
| Kurt Brennecke | Heer | General der Infanterie[57] | Commanding general of the XXXXIII. Armeekorps[54][57] | 12 July 1942[57] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Brennecke | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[57] | Pilot in the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 55[54][57] | 26 March 1944[57] | — | — |
| Gerhard Brenner | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[57] | Pilot in the 2.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[54][57] | 5 July 1941[57] | — | — |
| Dr. Dr. Harro Brenner | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[57] | Leader of the Infanterie-Kompanie "De Kaste"[55][Note 53] | 16 April 1943[57] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinrich Brenner | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[54][Note 54] | Commander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord"[54][57] | 27 December 1944[57] | — | — |
| Gerhard Brentführer | Heer | Oberleutnant[54][Note 55] | Chief of the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 9[54][Note 55] | 4 October 1944[57] | — | — |
| Heinz Bretnütz | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[57] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53[54][57] | 21 October 1940[54][Note 56] | — | — |
| Heinz Bretschneider | Luftwaffe | Oberwachtmeister[57] | Battery officer in the I./Flak-Regiment 13 (motorized)[54][Note 57] | 3 February 1943[57] | — | — |
| Klaus Bretschneider | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[57] | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300[58][Note 58] | 18 November 1944[57] | — | — |
| Konrad Brettschneider | Heer | Oberleutnant[57] | Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904[57][58] | 1 February 1945[57] | — | — |
| Hans Bretz?[Note 59] | Heer | Oberfähnrich[58] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Vernichtungs-Brigade Oberschlesien[58] | 6 May 1945[58] | — | — |
| Peter-Paul Breu | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[60] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[58][60] | 2 October 1942[60] | — | — |
| Helmuth Breuker | Heer | Hauptmann[60] | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141[58][60] | 26 November 1944[60] | — | — |
| Hans Briegel | Luftwaffe | Major[58][Note 60] | Leader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[58][60] | 14 January 1945[60] | — | — |
| Georg Briel | Heer | Major[60] | Commander of Heeres-Flak-Bataillon 606[61][Note 61] | 23 July 1942[60] | — | — |
| Kurt von Briesen | Heer | Generalleutnant[60] | Commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division[58][60] | 27 October 1939[60] | — | — |
| Dr.-Ing. Karl-Friedrich Brill+ | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[60] | Commander of Minenschiff Cobra and leader of a mine laying group[58][Note 62] | 27 December 1941[60] | Awarded 330th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943[60] | — |
| Kurt Brill | Heer | Major[60] | Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 956[58][60] | 4 July 1944[60] | — | — |
| Friedrich Brinckmann | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[60] | Pilot in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[58][Note 63] | 30 December 1943[58][Note 63] | — | — |
| Hubert Brinkforth | Heer | Gefreiter[60] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 25[58][Note 64] | 7 March 1941[60] | — | — |
| Helmuth Brinkmann | Kriegsmarine | Vizeadmiral[60] | Kommadierender Admiral Schwarzes Meer (commanding admiral of the Black Sea)[58][60] | 17 May 1944[60] | — | — |
| Karl Britzelmayr | Heer | Oberstleutnant[60] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 217[58][60] | 2 February 1942[60] | — | — |
| Achim von Britzke | Heer | Hauptmann[58][Note 65] | Chief of Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1299[58][Note 65] | 23 October 1944[62] | — | — |
| Hugo Broch | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[62] | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54[58][62] | 12 March 1945[62] | — | — |
| Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff | Heer | Oberleutnant[62] | Regiment adjutant of Panzer-Regiment 15[58][Note 66] | 14 April 1945[62] | — | — |
| Ernst-Albrecht Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt | Heer | Rittmeister[62] | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22[58][62] | 26 December 1942[62] | — | — |
| Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt+ | Heer | General der Infanterie[62] | Commanding general of the II. Armeekorps[61][62] | 15 July 1941[62] | Awarded 103rd Oak Leaves 27 June 1942[62] | — |
| Jürgen Brocke | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[62] | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77[58][62] | 9 December 1942*[62] | Killed in action 15 September 1942[58] | |
| Dr. Karl Brocks | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[62] | Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 123[58][Note 67] | 30 September 1944[62] | — | — |
| Roland Brod | Heer | Hauptmann[62] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 467[58][62] | 23 February 1944*[62] | Died of wounds 5 January 1944[58] | — |
| Heinrich Brodowski | Heer | Obergefreiter[62] | Machine gunner in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 386[63][Note 68] | 18 December 1944[62] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bröckerhoff?[Note 69] | Heer | Major[63] | Leader of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Brandenburg"[63] | 8 May 1945[63] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Broeffel | Heer | Hauptmann[62] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 502[62][63] | 14 November 1943[62] | — | — |
| Jost Brökelmann | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[62] | Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille[62][63] | 14 June 1942[62] | — | — |
| Herbert Broennle | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[62] | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54[63][Note 70] | 14 March 1943[62] | — | — |
| Karl Brösamle | Heer | Unteroffizier[66] | Rifle leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 330[63][Note 71] | 26 June 1944[66] | — | — |
| Eduard Brogsitter | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[66] | Staffelführer in the II./Kampfgeschwader 76[63][66] | 24 March 1943[66] | — | — |
| Friedrich Freiherr von Broich | Heer | Oberst[66] | Commander of the 24. Panzergrenadier-Brigade[66][67] | 29 August 1942[66] | — | — |
| Peter Broich | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[66] | Pilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 2[63][66] | 24 September 1942[66] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bromen | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[63][Note 72] | Pilot and z.b.V. Offizier (officer for special deployment) in the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[63][Note 72] | 16 April 1943[66] | — | — |
| Karl Brommann | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[66] | Leader of the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503[63][66] | 29 April 1945[66] | — | — |
| Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff+ | Heer | Oberst[66] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[63][66] | 10 September 1943[66] | Awarded 394th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944[66] | — |
| Siegfried Brosow | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[66] | Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Das Reich"[63][Note 73] | 13 November 1943[66] | — | — |
| Paul Brucher | Heer | Leutnant[66] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 447[63][66] | 23 October 1941[66] | — | — |
| Gerhard Bruchmann | Heer | Unteroffizier[66] | Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12[63][66] | 6 August 1943[66] | — | — |
| Helmut Bruck+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[66] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[63][Note 74] | 4 September 1941[66] | Awarded 193rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943[66] | — |
| Victor Bruck | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[68] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 376[63][68] | 20 October 1944[68] | — | — |
| Johann Brucker | Heer | Oberstleutnant[68] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 959[63][68] | 5 April 1945[68] | — | — |
| Walter Brucker | Heer | Hauptmann[68] | Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 56[63][68] | 16 April 1943[68] | — | — |
| Heinrich Brücker | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[68] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[63][68] | 22 June 1941[63][Note 75] | — | — |
| Otto-Hermann Brücker | Heer | Generalmajor[68] | Commander of the 6. Volks-Grenadier-Division[63][68] | 14 April 1945[68] | — | — |
| Erich von Brückner | Heer | Oberst[68] | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"[63][68] | 11 March 1945[68] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Brückner | Heer | Unteroffizier[68] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 253[63][Note 76] | 5 October 1941[68] | — | — |
| Wolfgang Brückner | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[68] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[63][68] | 5 December 1943*[68] | Killed in action 14 July 1943[63] | — |
| Heinrich Brüggemann | Heer | Feldwebel[68] | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 178[63][68] | 5 April 1945[68] | — | — |
| Karl Brüggemann | Heer | Unteroffizier[68] | Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Infanterie-Regiment 5[68][69] | 28 November 1940[68] | — | — |
| Friedrich-August Graf von Brühl | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[68] | Chief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 2[68][70] | 3 November 1942[68] | — | — |
| Walter Brüning | Heer | Leutnant[69][Note 77] | Company chief in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 508[69][Note 77] | 12 January 1942[68] | — | — |
| Alfred Bruer | Heer | Oberst[71] | Commander of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155[70][71] | 30 July 1942[71] | — | — |
| Josef Bruetsch | Heer | Unteroffizier[71] | Group leader in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 305[69][71] | 17 March 1945[71] | — | — |
| Hans Bruhn | Heer | Oberleutnant[71] | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 90[70][71] | 29 December 1942[71] | — | — |
| Johannes Bruhn | Heer | Oberst[71] | Artilleriekommandeur 149[70][71] | 20 December 1943[71] | — | — |
| Derk-Elsko Bruins | Waffen-SS | SS-Rottenführer[71] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 54 "Nederland"[70][Note 78] | 23 August 1944[71] | — | — |
| Edgar Brunk | Heer | Oberleutnant[71] | Chief of the 2./Füsilier-Regiment 202[70][71] | 3 July 1944[71] | — | — |
| Albert Brunner | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[71] | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5[69][71] | 3 July 1943*[71] | Killed in action 7 May 1943[70] | — |
| Eduard Brunner+ | Heer | Hauptmann[71] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62[70][71] | 27 February 1944[71] | Awarded 638th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944[72][Note 79] | — |
| Arthur Bruns | Heer | Major[71] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 245[70][71] | 3 April 1943*[71] | Killed in action 4 February 1943[70] | — |
| Dr.-jur. Axel Bruns | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[71] | Leader of the 7./Artillerie-Regiment 241[70][71] | 29 August 1943[71] | — | — |
| Diedrich Bruns | Heer | Major of the Reserves[71] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 16[69][71] | 9 August 1942[71] | — | — |
| Gustav-Adolf Bruns | Heer | Oberstleutnant[71] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74[70][71] | 15 October 1942[71] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Brunsiek | Heer | Leutnant[70][Note 80] | Leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 43[70][73] | 5 April 1945[73] | — | — |
| Fritz Brutscher | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[73] | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 92[69][73] | 22 January 1943[73] | — | — |
| Albert Brux+ | Heer | Hauptmann[73] | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 66[70][73] | 12 September 1941[73] | Awarded 504th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[73] | — |
| Fritz Buchenau | Heer | Major[73] | Commander of Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 of the Artillerie-Schule II Groß-Born[70][Note 81] | 28 March 1945[73] | — | — |
| Hans Buchholz | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[73] | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 40[70][73] | 24 March 1941[73] | — | — |
| Helmut-Wolfgang Buchler | Heer | Hauptmann[73] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 204[70][73] | 6 January 1942*[73] | Killed in action 10 December 1941[70] | — |
| Franz Buchner | Heer | Oberleutnant[73] | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized)[70][73] | 2 October 1941[73] | — | — |
| Hermann Buchner | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[73] | Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf"[74][Note 82] | 16 June 1944[73] | — | — |
| Hermann Buchner | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[73] | Pilot in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[74][Note 83] | 20 July 1944[73] | — | — |
| Max Bucholz[Note 84] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[73] | Staffelkapitän in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3[74][Note 84] | 12 August 1941[73] | — | — |
| Ernst-Georg Buchterkirch+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[73] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 6[73][74] | 29 June 1940[73] | Awarded 44th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[73] | |
| Albert Buck | Heer | Oberst[73] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 305[73][75] | 17 July 1941[73] | — | — |
| Friedrich Buck | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer[76] | Leader of the 5./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"[74][Note 85] | 27 January 1945[76] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Buck | Heer | Oberstleutnant[76] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2[74][76] | 31 July 1943[76] | — | — |
| Karl Buckel | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[76] | Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277[74][76] | 15 July 1944[76] | — | — |
| Kurt Budäus | Heer | Oberleutnant[74][Note 86] | Machine gun Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 307[74][76] | 21 December 1940[76] | — | — |
| Georg Budahl | Heer | Leutnant[76] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 121[74][76] | 21 September 1944[76] | — | — |
| Franz Budka | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[76] | Leader of the 1./SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Besslein"[74][Note 87] | 19 April 1945[76] | — | — |
| Bruno Büchau | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[76] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 159[74][76] | 19 August 1944[76] | — | — |
| Hermann Büchting | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[76] | Commander of Schnellboot S-27 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[74][Note 88] | 22 April 1943[76] | — | — |
| Hermann Bühlbecker | Heer | Hauptmann[76] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 436[74][76] | 23 August 1944[76] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Bühler?[Note 89] | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer[75] | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[75] | 6 May 1945[75] | — | — |
| Kurt Bühligen+ | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[76] | Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[74][Note 90] | 4 September 1941[76] | Awarded 413th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 88th Swords 14 August 1944[76] | — |
| Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow | Heer | Oberst[76] | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 24[74][76] | 12 December 1944[76] | — | — |
| Otto von Bülow+ | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[78] | Commander of U-404[74][78] | 20 October 1942[78] | Awarded 234th Oak Leaves 26 April 1943[78] | — |
| Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[78] | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[74][78] | 22 August 1940[78] | — | — |
| Alfred Bülowius | Luftwaffe | Oberst[78] | Geschwaderkommodore of (K)Lehrgeschwader 1[74][Note 91] | 4 July 1940[78] | — | |
| Rudolf von Bünau+ | Heer | Oberst[78] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 133[78][79] | 15 August 1940[78] | Awarded 766th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945[78] | — |
| Rudolf von Bünau | Heer | Hauptmann[78] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9[78][79] | 8 August 1943[78] | — | — |
| Hans Büntemeyer | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[78] | Commander in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 399[78][79] | 18 February 1945[78] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bürgel | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[78] | Battery officer in the 5./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 8[78][79] | 29 February 1944[78] | — | — |
| Albert Bürger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[79][Note 92] | In the Stab 4. Flak-Division[78][79] | 17 April 1945[78] | — | — |
| Otto Bürger | Heer | Oberleutnant[78] | Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[78][79] | 14 April 1945[78] | — | — |
| Thomas Bürger | Heer | Hauptmann[80][Note 93] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 528[80][Note 93] | 4 March 1942[78] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bürgerhoff | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[78] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 166[78][79] | 5 May 1943[78] | — | — |
| Ulrich Bürker | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[78] | Ia (operations officer) of the 10. Panzer-Division[78][79] | 19 January 1943[78] | — | — |
| Dr. Nikolaus Büsen | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[81] | Staffelführer of the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122[79][Note 94] | 4 September 1942*[81] | Died of wounds 14 June 1942[79] | — |
| Otto Büsing | Heer | Oberstleutnant[81] | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 39[79][81] | 21 November 1942[81] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Büsing | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[81] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 280[79][81] | 28 February 1945[81] | Died 16 April 1945 | — |
| Arthur Büssecke | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[81] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 49 (motorized)[79][81] | 23 December 1942[81] | — | — |
| Hans Bütow | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[81] | Führer der Torpedoboote (leader of torpedo boats)[79][81] | 12 March 1941[81] | — | — |
| Franz Büttner | Heer | Obergefreiter[81] | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 67[79][81] | 18 December 1944[81] | — | — |
| Manfred Büttner?[Note 95] | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[79] | Leader of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26[79] | 29 April 1945[79] | — | |
| Ernst Buffa | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant[81] | Commander of the 12. Flak-Division (motorized)[79][81] | 5 September 1944[81] | — | — |
| Martin Buhr | Heer | Major[81] | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202[79][81] | 11 September 1943[81] | — | — |
| Rudolf de Buhr | Heer | Unteroffizier[81] | Group leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized)[79][81] | 2 October 1943[81] | — | — |
| Rudolf Buhse | Heer | Oberstleutnant[81] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 47[79][81] | 17 August 1942[81] | — | — |
| Hans Bujak | Heer | Feldwebel[81] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 7[79][81] | 27 August 1944[81] | — | — |
| Otto Bukatschek | Heer | Unteroffizier[81] | Group leader in the 10./Schützen-Regiment 52[79][81] | 24 July 1941[81] | — | — |
| Ludwig Bulla | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[85] | Commander of Flak-Regiment 164 (motorized)[79][85] | 11 June 1944[85] | — | — |
| Herbert Bullinger | Heer | Rittmeister[85] | Commander of the II./Kavallerie-Regiment 5 "Feldmarschall von Mackensen"[79][85] | 1 February 1945[85] | — | — |
| Karl Bulmahn | Heer | Hauptmann[85] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1126[85][86] | 31 January 1945[85] | — | — |
| Robert Bumen | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[85] | Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[86][Note 96] | 29 October 1944[85] | — | — |
| Walter Bund | Heer | Unteroffizier[85] | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 669[85][86] | 20 October 1944[85] | — | — |
| Heinz Bundesmann | Heer | Leutnant[86][Note 97] | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 88[85][86] | 14 January 1945[85] | — | — |
| Kurt Bundrock | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[85] | Radio/wireless operator in the Stab/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[86][Note 98] | 30 June 1944[86][Note 98] | — | — |
| Ernst Bunge | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[85] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 121[86][Note 99] | 16 November 1943[85] | — | — |
| Hellmut Bunge | Heer | Hauptmann[85] | Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"[85][86] | 1 February 1945[85] | — | — |
| Fritz Bunse | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[85] | Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Pionier-Bataillon 11 "Nordland"[86][Note 100] | 30 January 1944[85] | — | — |
| Johannes Bunzek | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[85] | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52[85][86] | 6 April 1944*[85] | Killed in action 11 December 1943[86] | — |
| Hans Bunzel | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[85] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 116[85][86] | 10 February 1943[85] | — | — |
| Willi Bunzel | Heer | Major[87] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 426[86][87] | 11 October 1941[87] | — | — |
| Hans Burbach | Heer | Unteroffizier[87] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 41[86][87] | 18 November 1943[87] | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Burchard![Note 101] | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant[86] | Commander of the 7. Flak-Division[86] | 31 October 1944[86] | — | — |
| Theodor Burchardi+ | Kriegsmarine | Vizeadmiral[87] | Commanding Admiral Ostland[86][87] | 29 September 1944[87] | Awarded 823rd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945[87] | |
| Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt[Note 102] | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[88] | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77[86][Note 102] | 15 October 1942[88] | — | — |
| Karl Burdach | Heer | Generalleutnant[87] | Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[86][87] | 23 February 1944[87] | — | — |
| Jörg Burg+ | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[87] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18[86][87] | 3 March 1943[87] | Awarded 604th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944[87] | — |
| Wilhelm Burgdorf | Heer | Oberst[87] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 529[86][87] | 29 September 1941[87] | — | — |
| Alfred Burgemeister?[Note 103] | Heer | Oberst[86] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 524[86] | 2 May 1945[86] | — | — |
| Georg Burgfeld | Heer | Hauptmann[87] | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Divisions-Gruppe 112[86][Note 104] | 21 February 1944[87] | — | — |
| Max Burghartswieser | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[87] | Shock troops leader in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[86][87] | 9 July 1941[87] | — | — |
| August Burgholte | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[87] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 102[87][90] | 9 December 1944[87] | — | — |
| Gert Burgmann | Heer | Hauptmann[87] | Chief of the 1./Sturm-Bataillon AOK 4[87][90] | 18 December 1944*[87] | Killed in action 26 October 1944[90] | — |
| Dr.-jur. Curt von Burgsdorff | Heer | Major of the Reserves[87] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 580[87][90] | 2 April 1943[87] | — | — |
| Ewald Burian | Heer | Oberst[87] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 980[87][90] | 4 October 1944[87] | — | — |
| Fritz Burkhardt | Heer | Oberleutnant[88] | Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 417[88][90] | 17 April 1945[88] | — | — |
| Arnold Burmeister | Heer | Generalmajor[88] | Leader of the 25. Panzergrenadier-Division[88][90] | 14 January 1945[88] | — | — |
| Hans-Jürgen Burmester | Heer | Hauptmann[88] | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509[88][90] | 2 September 1944[88] | — | — |
| Leonhard Burr | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[88] | Radio operator in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[90][Note 105] | 30 November 1944[88] | — | — |
| Gustav-Adolf Bursche | Heer | Leutnant[88] | Leader of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 90[88][90] | 13 October 1941[88] | — | — |
| Reinhard Burst | Heer | Major[88] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 111[88][90] | 12 August 1944[88] | — | — |
| Ernst Busch+ | Heer | General der Infanterie[88] | Commander-in-Chief of the 16. Armee[88][90] | 26 May 1940[88] | Awarded 274th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943[88] | |
| Hans Busch | Heer | Major[88] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 4[88][90] | 10 September 1944[88] | — | — |
| Rudolf Busch | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[88] | Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121[90][Note 106] | 9 June 1944[88] | — | — |
| Walter Busch | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[88] | Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 561[88][90] | 14 October 1943[88] | — | — |
| Walter Busch | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[88] | Chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 2 (motorized)[88][90] | 9 June 1944[88] | — | — |
| Karl Busche | Heer | Oberst[90][Note 107] | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 228[90][Note 107] | 28 February 1943[91] | — | — |
| Erich Buschenhagen+ | Heer | Generalleutnant[91] | Commander of the 15. Infanterie-Division[90][91] | 5 December 1943[91] | Awarded 521st Oak Leaves 4 July 1944[91] | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen | Heer | Major[91] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69[90][91] | 9 May 1943[90][Note 108] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Buss | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[91] | Panzer commander in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 31[90][91] | 9 December 1944[91] | — | — |
| Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst | Heer | Hauptmann[91] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 9[90][91] | 7 March 1944[91] | — | |
| Heinrich Busse+ | Heer | Major[91] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 328[90][91] | 26 March 1944[91] | Awarded 637th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944[91] | — |
| Theodor Busse | Heer | Generalleutnant[91] | Chief of the Generalstab of Heeresgruppe Süd[90][91] | 30 January 1944[91] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Busse | Heer | Major[91] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 82[90][91] | 12 March 1944[91] | — | — |
| Žanis Butkus | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Hauptsturmführer[91] | Leader of the 10./SS-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 19[92][Note 109] | 21 September 1944[91] | — | — |
| Pius Butz | Heer | Oberjäger[91] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 16.(Infanteriegeschütz)/Jäger-Regiment 228[93][Note 110] | 6 March 1944[91] | — | — |
| Werner Buxa | Heer | Hauptmann[91] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 44[91][93] | 23 March 1945[91] | — | — |
Notes
- ^ 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.[1]
- ^ 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 leader of SS "Totenkopf"-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung.[16]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22.[16]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a company leader in the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4.[22]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Kommandant der Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich (Commander of operations of the small naval forces in France).[22]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Major zur Verwendung (for disposition).[25]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 162.[25]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 412.[25]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer on 27 July 1944 as Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 27.[25]
- ^ According to Scherzer in the Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 43.[27]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6.[27]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a leader in the 2. Schwadron/Feldersatz-Abteilung 89.[27]
- ^ According to Scherzer with Grenadier-Regiment 167, assigned to Grenadier-Regiment 216 as a battalion leader (leader I. Bataillon).[27]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 397.[27]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".[27]
- ^ According to Scherzer as General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres und Inspekteur der Aufklärenden-Flieger im Reichsluftfahrtministerium (General of the Luftwaffe with the Supreme High Command of the German Army and Inspector of the Reconnaissance Flyers with the Ministry of Aviation).[29]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer on 9 October 1943 as a pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/122.[29]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158.[31]
- ^ 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 a pilot in the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 55.[33]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16.[33]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 19.[36]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer on 29 October 1944 as Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5.[36]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 121.[36]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[36]
- ^ Max Bork's nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 13 April 1945 via the Reichsführer-SS. Major Joachim Domaschk requested the explanatory statement from the Commander-in-Chief of AOK 1 via teleprinter message on 14 April 1945. He renewed his request on 5 May 1945. Domasck noted this in the book of "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses). In parallel the HPA received a second nomination by his unit, approved by all intermittent commanding officers, on 28 April 1945. This nomination apparently never made it to Major Domaschk. Both nominations by his unit fail to indicate further evidence that the nomination was processed or approved. The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Bork was a member of the AKCR.[37]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the 47. Volksgrenadier Division.[37]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and aide-de-camp in the Stab I./Flaksturm-Regiment 5.[38]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant (Ergänzungsoffizier—supplementary officer).[38]
- ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.[38]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) of the I. Zug/Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1023 in the Panzerjäger-Abteilung 23.[40]
- ^ Walter Botsch's nomination by his unit was already received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 27 October 1944, forwarded for approval on 3 November 1944 and apparently deferred. The file card notes in the field for the presentation: "see folder for further leadership reports". A second nomination by his unit, most likely related to a different act of bravery or leadership skills, according to the file card was received by the HPA on 5 April 1945. The book of "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) states "deferred" because Botsch was considered missing in action on 16 April 1945. A nomination of the HPA with number 5082 was created. 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.[37]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commanding general of the LIII. Armeekorps.[37]
- ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 501.[42]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2.[42]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Heeres-Sturmartillerie-Brigade 912.[44]
- ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Josef Brandner's own account he received the Oak Leaves from the commanding general of the XXXVIII. Armeekorps, General der Artillerie Kurt Herzog in the Courland Pocket. He did not mention a date for the presentation. Presumably pictures showing him with Oak Leaves exist. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) assumes a direct presentation from Berlin. The presentation date is also an assumption by the AKCR. A presentation of the Oak Leaves only four to five weeks after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross is very unlikely. The German Federal Archives holds numerous records of nominations which have been rejected on the grounds that a high-ranking military award had just been presented. Brandner was a member of the AKCR.[47]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[44]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a leader in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103.[44]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 77.[48]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 392 (kroatische).[48]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander Festung (fortress) Marienburg.[48]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 507.[48]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II. Zug/ 8./Grenadier-Regiment 308.[48]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 100.[52]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer on 26 March 1944 as a pilot and an observer in the Stab/Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 9.[52]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91.[52]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 5.(F)/122.[52]
- ^ According to Scherzer on 27 July 1943.[53]
- ^ Oskar Bremermann's nomination by his unit was received on 19 April 1945. The Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) did not create an internal nomination request. The existing file card in the German Archives is not contemporary! This card states: "nominated on 20 April 1945, forwarded by Major Joachim Domaschk on 28 April yes". The book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) states approval by Domaschk "Knight's Cross yes". No further evidence of the presentation can be found. 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. Bremermann was a member of the AKCR.[47]
- ^ Josef Bremm's nomination by his unit was rejected by Major Joachim Domaschk on 30 April 1945 and instead recommended for the German Cross in Gold. Just like all other nominations, which at this point in time were related to members of the 11. Armee, the nomination was not further processed since the 11. Armee had capitulated on 21 April 1945 and presentations to prisoners of war or missing in action were prohibited. In all other instances of similar circumstances a note on the nomination can be found stating: "postpone AOK 11" or "postpone according to AHA 44 Ziff. 572 (Allgemeines Heeresamt — General Army Office)". The entry date noted on the nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross is 28 April 1945. The list indicates a note "deferred". The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "159" was assigned by the AKCR. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel. Bremm was a member of the AKCR.[47]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the infantry company in the Kampfstaffel [Kasta] of the Heeresgruppe Afrika.[57]
- ^ According to Scherzer as SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police.[57]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 9.[57]
- ^ According to Scherzer on 22 October 1940.[57]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a battery officer in the 1./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 13.[57]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 5.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 300.[57]
- ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner in accordance with the enabling act of 3 May 1945, which is incorrect, because Schörner wrote to Hans Bretz on 27 June 1955 that "in the last days of the month April 1945 the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was presented." Scherzer argues that this seems to have been a favour to Bretz because there was no communication link into the Führerhauptquartier at the end of April. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1982. What evidence was analyzed and processed is unknown to Scherzer. Scherzer speculates that this was based on Schörner's favour to Bretz and the AKCR decided: Knight's Cross "yes on 27 April 1945". Apparently the AKCR later were unconvinced and changed the date to 6 May 1945. Scherzer posed the question if this was done in order to declare the bestowal as a Schörner presentation. Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Bretz had been a member of AKCR but left the AKCR.[59]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.[60]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Flak-Bataillon 606.[60]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Minenschiff Cobra.[60]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer on 31 December 1943 and pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 6.(F)/122/Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 1.[60]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 25.[60]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves and chief of Panzerjäger-Kompanie 1299.[62]
- ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant of Panzer-Regiment 15.[62]
- ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 123.[62]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a machine gunner in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 386.[62]
- ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Wilhelm Bröckerhoff's own account the presentation was noted in his pay book.[64] The files of the Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) indicate that the former divisional commander, General Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus, in 1961 remembered that he had nominated Bröckerhoff for the Knight's Cross sometime between the middle and end of March 1945. Also noted in the files of the AKCR is that Bröckerhoff's pay book was missing when Von Seemen had asked for Bröckerhoff for a copy. An additional intermittent commander, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Panzer-Korps "Großdeutschland" General Georg Jauer, stated in 1961 "that he cannot remember this case" and "that he doesn't know when the Knight's Cross was approved and when the presentation was made." Jauer also stated that "he has no doubt that after the nomination was made and submitted—as stated by Schulte-Heuthaus—that Major Bröckerhoff would have received the Knight's Cross." The nomination was definitely not received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office)—as stated by Von Seemen—nor rejected by the HPA. Karl Dönitz, who received Jauer's letter, accepted Jauer's assumption. Dönitz wrote to Bröckerhoff: "Everything is alright!" and testified on 18 April 1961 to have awarded Bröckerhoff "the Knight’s Cross on 8 May 1945". Bröckerhoff was a member of the AKCR.[65]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54.[62]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a rifle leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 330.[66]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant (war officer) and pilot in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[66]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2.[66]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.[66]
- ^ According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941.[68]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 253.[68]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and adjutant and leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 508.[68]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 54.[71]
- ^ According to Scherzer on 18 October 1944.[71]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[73]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 (Division "Märkisch-Friedland").[73]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Thule".[73]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[73]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer his name is spelled Max Buchholz who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as a pilot in the Stab I./Jagdgeschwader 3.[73]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 5./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15.[76]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[76]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./SS-Festungs-Regiment "Besslein"/Festung Breslau (fortress Breslau).[76]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Schnellboot S-27 respectively S-51 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille.[76]
- ^ No evidence of the award to Karl-Heinz Bühler can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was presumably awarded by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1977 and decided: Knight's Cross no, 1 May 1945. The case Bühler was again processed in the fall of 1983. Whether or not additional or new evidence materialized remains unknown. The Order Commission decided this time: Knight's Cross yes, 8 May 1945. Von Seemen lists him on 7 May 1945, Krätschmer states 1 May 1945. Fellgiebel later re-dated the award on 6 May 1945. It remains subject to speculation why this was done. Bühler was a member of the AKCR.[77]
- ^ According to Scherzer in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen".[76]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Geschwaderkommodore of Lehrgeschwader 1.[78]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[78]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 528.[78]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/122.[81]
- ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Gerhard von Seemen in his second edition of the Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 from 1976 quotes that Manfred Büttner is listed by Böhmler Fallschirmjäger, 1. Auflage.[82] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel states about Büttner in his book: "Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients exist, who do not have official evidence in the Federal Archives, but are members of the Bundeswehr and claimed to be Knight's Cross recipients. This claim in some cases was investigated by the Militärischer Abschirmdienst (MAD—Military Counterintelligence Service ) and accepted." Büttner was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[83][84]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a pilot in the Stab I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.[85]
- ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[85]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer on 24 June 1944 in the Stab/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 [for his achievements as a radio/wireless operator with Geschwaderkommodore Major Werner Streib].[85]
- ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 121.[85]
- ^ According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Pionier-Bataillon 11.[85]
- ^ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has struck Heinrich Burchard from the list of Knight's Cross recipients. He noted that Burchard never received the Knight's Cross but the German Cross in Gold on 15 March 1943 instead.[5]
- ^ a b According to Scherzer his name is Ludwig-Wilhelm Burkhardt who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as a pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77.[88]
- ^ In 1956 Mr. Steuer, formerly the chief of Heerespersonalamt/P 5 (HPA—Army Staff Office), found a machine written Knight's Cross presentation document dated 2 May 1945 from General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad (commanding general of the LXVIII. Armeekorps) on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of Heeresgruppe Süd, in the personal files at the Federal Ministry of Defence of Alfred Burgemeister. Steuer had sent a copy of this document to the department "III C5" at Federal Ministry of Defence, commenting that: "this documented is to be amended to the personal files of Oberst a.D. Burgemeister in which a presentation of the Knight's Cross is not noted." The presentation, according to this document, which was made on 2 May 1945 and "on behalf of" is therefore illegal. Burgemeister was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[89]
- ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Divisions-Gruppe 112.[87]
- ^ According to Scherzer as a radio operator in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.[88]
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Christian Braun redirects here For the American basketball player see Christian Braun basketball The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross German Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich during World War II The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks from successful military leadership to extreme battlefield bravery 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 2 These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther Peer Fellgiebel s book 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 Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR In 1996 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients Author and historian Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945 when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process 3 For many years Fellgiebel s book was considered the main reference work on this topic and it has now been succeeded by Scherzer s work Listed here are the 357 Knight s Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS whose last name is in the range Bn Bz 4 Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of eight more of these listings 5 6 This is the second of two lists of all 725 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with B The recipients whose last name is in the range Ba Bm is listed at List of Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients Ba Bm 7 The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name The rank listed is the recipient s rank at the time the Knight s Cross was awarded Contents 1 Background 2 Recipients 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditThe Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross Eisernes Kreuz the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes 8 As the war progressed some of the recipients of the Knight s Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub was instituted The Oak Leaves as they were commonly referred to were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 849 of 3 June 1940 9 In 1941 two higher grades of the Knight s Cross were instituted The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern and the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten 10 At the end of 1944 the final grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S 11 of 29 December 1944 became the final variant of the Knight s Cross authorized 11 Recipients EditKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Bn Bz Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer 246 14Kriegsmarine 17 1Luftwaffe 78 7Waffen SS 16 0The 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 for the Waffen SS Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight s Cross one list per grade 12 Of the 357 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range Bn Bz 35 were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves six the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds 22 presentations were made posthumously Heer members received 246 of the medals 17 went to the Kriegsmarine 78 to the Luftwaffe and 16 to the Waffen SS 4 The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR and are therefore denoted in parentheses 13 This along with the plus indicates that a higher grade of Knight s Cross was awarded as well This along with the asterisk indicates that the Knight s Cross was awarded posthumously This along with the exclamation mark indicates that author Walther Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing This along with the question mark indicates that historian 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 Ekkehard Bob Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 14 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Jagdgeschwader 54 14 15 7 March 1941 14 Reinhold Bobbe Heer 14 H Hauptmann 16 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 870 16 17 23 March 1945 16 Richard Bochentin Heer 15 H Major 16 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 405 16 17 12 February 1944 16 Georg Bochmann Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 16 Commander of SS Panzer Jager Abteilung Totenkopf 17 Note 3 3 May 1942 16 Awarded 246th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943140th Swords 26 March 1945 16 Helmut Bochnig Heer 15 H Major 16 Commander of Panzer Jager Abteilung 228 16 17 9 June 1944 16 Albert Bock Luftwaffe 11 L Stabsfeldwebel 16 Observer in the Stab Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 16 17 4 September 1941 16 Fedor von Bock Heer 21 H Generaloberst 16 Commander in Chief of Heeresgruppe Nord 16 17 30 September 1939 16 Friedrich Wilhelm Bock Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo 16 Commander of the II SS Polizei Artillerie Regiment 4 16 17 28 March 1943 16 Awarded 570th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944 16 Hans Bock Heer 14 H Hauptmann 16 Commander of schwere Panzer Abteilung Grossdeutschland 16 17 5 February 1945 16 Karl Bock Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 16 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 97 16 17 3 May 1942 16 Engelbert Bockhoff Heer 14 H Hauptmann 16 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 9 16 17 18 November 1943 16 Oskar von Boddien Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 16 Commander of Divisions Aufklarungs Abteilung 22 18 Note 4 2 October 1941 16 Awarded 58th Oak Leaves 8 January 1942 16 Helmuth Bode Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 19 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 17 19 10 October 1941 19 Kurt Bodendorfer Heer 15 H Major 19 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 689 17 19 14 February 1945 19 Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen Heer 18 H Generalmajor 19 Commander of the 12 Panzer Division 17 19 17 December 1943 19 Hermann Bobel Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 19 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 88 19 20 18 February 1944 19 Wilhelm Bock Heer 17 H Oberst 19 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 176 17 19 20 January 1943 19 Dr jur Hermann Bockel Heer 17 H Oberst of the Reserves 19 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 688 17 19 12 August 1944 19 Heinrich Boecker Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 19 Staffelkapitan of the 12 K Lehrgeschwader 1 17 19 29 February 1944 19 Hans Boeckh Behrens Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 19 Commander of the 32 Infanterie Division 17 19 9 December 1944 19 Herbert von Bockmann Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 19 Commander of the 11 Infanterie Division 17 19 4 December 1941 19 Dr phil Rudolf Boeckmann Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 19 Commander of schwere Artillerie Abteilung 408 19 21 23 July 1942 19 Heinz Bodicker Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 19 Leader of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 209 17 19 9 January 1944 19 Ehrenfried Oskar Boege Heer 17 H Oberst 22 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 7 22 23 22 December 1941 22 Awarded 594th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944 22 Hermann Bogel Kriegsmarine 12 M Leutnant zur See of the Reserves 22 Commander of Minensucher M 4040 22 24 13 October 1942 22 Rudolf Boehlein Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 22 Chief of the 2 Fallschirmjager Regiment 4 23 Note 5 30 November 1944 22 Hellmuth Bohlke Heer 17 H Oberst 22 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 430 22 23 24 September 1942 22 Awarded 716th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945 22 Ernst Bohm Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 22 Chief of the 2 Flak Regiment 241 motorized 22 23 20 June 1943 22 Fritz Bohm Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 22 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Panzer Regiment 26 22 23 23 August 1944 22 Walter Bohm Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 22 Spahtruppfuhrer reconnaissance patrol leader in the 1 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 8 22 23 17 March 1945 22 Franz Bohme Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 22 Commander of the 32 Infanterie Division 22 23 29 June 1940 22 Friedrich Bohme Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 22 Einsatzleiter der Kriegsmarine Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich Head of operations of the small naval forces in France 23 Note 6 26 August 1944 22 Herbert Bohme Heer 15 H Major 22 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 28 22 23 19 July 1940 22 Hans Boehmer Heer 14 H Rittmeister 22 Commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 238 22 23 10 September 1943 22 Kurt Bohmer Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 22 Chef des Stabes Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee Chief of Staff of the commander of the security of the North Sea 22 23 6 October 1940 22 Leopold Bohmer Heer 15 H Major 23 Note 7 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 270 23 25 13 July 1940 25 Reinhold Bohmke Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 25 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 Infanteriegeschutz Grenadier Regiment 162 23 Note 8 6 April 1944 25 Rudolf Bohmler Luftwaffe 15 L Major 25 Commander of the I Fallschirmjager Regiment 3 23 25 26 March 1944 25 Max Bohrendt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 25 Flugabwehr anti aircraft Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie Grenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland 23 25 8 February 1943 25 Dr jur Dr rer pol Hans Boelsen Heer 17 H Oberst 25 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 111 23 25 17 September 1943 25 Johannes Bolter Heer 12 H Leutnant 25 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 schwere Panzer Abteilung 502 23 25 16 April 1944 25 Awarded 581st Oak Leaves 10 September 1944 25 Georg Bohnk Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 25 Leader of the II Panzer Fusilier Regiment Grossdeutschland 23 25 18 February 1945 25 Walter Boenicke Luftwaffe 19 L Generalleutnant 25 Commander of the 3 Flieger Division 23 25 14 May 1944 25 Georg Boning Heer 10 H Fahnenjunker Oberfeldwebel 25 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 IG Grenadier Regiment 412 26 Note 9 27 August 1944 25 Johannes de Boer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 25 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 22 25 26 19 June 1940 25 Ernst Borngen Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 25 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Jagdgeschwader 27 26 Note 10 3 August 1944 26 Note 10 Alwin Boerst Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 27 Pilot in the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 26 27 5 October 1941 27 Awarded 149th Oak Leaves 28 November 194261st Swords 6 April 1944 27 Otto Bosel Luftwaffe 09 L Wachtmeister 27 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 2 Flak Regiment 43 motorized 28 Note 11 11 June 1944 27 Georg Freiherr von Boeselager Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 27 Chief of the 1 reit Divisions Aufklarungs Abteilung 6 28 Note 12 18 January 1941 27 Awarded 53rd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941114th Swords 28 November 1944 27 Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager Heer 15 H Major 27 Commander of the I Kavallerie Regiment Mitte 26 27 20 July 1944 27 Karl Bottcher Heer 18 H Generalmajor 27 Commander of the 21 Panzer Division 26 27 13 December 1941 27 Kurt Boettcher Heer 15 H Major 27 Commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 27 motorized 26 27 4 September 1941 27 Kurt Bottcher Heer 15 H Major 27 Commander of Pionier Bataillon 44 26 27 21 February 1943 27 Paul Bottcher Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 27 Squadron leader in the 2 Marschkompanie Feldersatz Abteilung 89 28 Note 13 30 September 1944 27 Walther Hans Bottcher Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 27 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 216 26 Note 14 8 February 1943 27 Johannes Bowe Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 27 Chief of the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 397 26 Note 15 11 December 1943 27 Wolfgang Bowing Treuding Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 27 Staffelfuhrer of the 10 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 26 Note 16 24 March 1943 27 Killed in action 11 February 1943 26 Wilhelm Boffer Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 29 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 1039 26 29 16 October 1944 29 Rudolf Bogatsch Luftwaffe 20 L General der Flieger 29 General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres 26 Note 17 20 March 1942 29 Bruno Bogert Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 29 Commander of Sicherungs Bataillon 670 26 29 21 April 1944 29 Helmut Bohlens Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 29 Pilot in the 5 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 122 26 Note 18 21 June 1943 26 Note 18 Killed in action 19 April 1943 26 Erwin Bohlken Heer 09 H Feldwebel 29 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzer Regiment 1 26 29 17 March 1945 29 Theodor Bohlmann Combrinck Heer 17 H Oberst 29 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 111 26 29 8 August 1941 29 Wolfgang Bohn Heer 14 H Hauptmann 29 Commander of the III Panzergrenadier Regiment 8 26 29 9 December 1944 29 Hans Bohnenkamp Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 29 Commander of the III Artillerie Regiment 295 29 30 22 January 1943 29 Wilhelm Bohnstedt Heer 18 H Generalmajor 29 Commander of the 32 Infanterie Division 29 30 13 October 1941 29 Heinrich Boigk Heer 06 H Oberjager 29 Group leader of the 2 Jager Regiment 49 29 30 5 May 1943 29 Awarded 370th Oak Leaves 18 January 1944 29 Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg Lengsfeld Heer 17 H Oberst 29 Commander of the 4 Schutzen Brigade 29 30 19 July 1940 29 Arthur Boje Heer 17 H Oberst 29 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 134 29 30 5 February 1942 29 Johannes Boje Heer 17 H Oberst 31 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 37 30 31 11 January 1944 31 Dipl Ing Ernst Bolbrinker Heer 15 H Major 31 Commander of the I Panzer Regiment 5 31 32 15 May 1941 31 Gerhard Boldt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 31 Leader of the 3 Divisions Aufklarungs Abteilung 158 30 Note 19 18 April 1943 31 Burghardt Bollmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 31 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 1038 30 31 5 November 1944 31 Killed in action 21 October 1944 30 Fred Bollmann Luftwaffe 15 L Major of the Reserves 31 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Kampfgeschwader 55 30 31 29 October 1944 31 Hermann Ernst Bolm Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 31 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 434 30 31 20 April 1944 31 Walter von Boltenstern Heer 18 H Generalmajor 31 Commander of the 29 Infanterie Division motorized 30 31 13 August 1941 31 Dr Hans Bonath Note 20 Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 31 Staffelkapitan of the Wettererkundungsstaffel 27 30 31 26 March 1944 31 Hans Bonertz Heer 14 H Hauptmann 31 Leader of the III Infanterie Regiment 46 30 31 27 March 1942 31 Dietrich Siegwart von Bonin Heer 14 H Rittmeister of the Reserves 31 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 21 30 31 18 February 1945 31 Eckart Wilhelm von Bonin Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 31 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 30 31 5 February 1944 31 Hubertus von Bonin Luftwaffe 15 L Major 31 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Jagdgeschwader 52 30 31 21 December 1942 31 Georg Bonk Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 33 Machine gunner in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 365 30 33 17 August 1943 33 Awarded 492nd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 33 Friedrich Bonnke Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 33 Chief of the 3 Flak Regiment 42 motorized 30 33 6 December 1944 33 Friedrich Bonte Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 33 Fuhrer der Zerstorer leader of the destroyers and of Kampfgruppe Narvik 30 33 17 October 1940 33 Killed in action 10 April 1940 30 Wilhelm Book Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 33 Leader of the 10 Infanterie Regiment 6 30 33 26 November 1941 33 Johann Boos Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 33 Pilot in the 9 Kampfgeschwader 55 30 Note 21 9 October 1943 33 Joachim Boosfeld Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 33 Chief of the 4 SS Kavallerie Regiment 16 Florian Geyer 30 Note 22 21 February 1945 33 Alfred Bopp Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 33 Chief of the 9 Infanterie Regiment 216 33 34 21 December 1940 33 Alhard Freiherr von der Borch Heer 14 H Rittmeister 33 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 115 33 34 19 August 1944 33 Erich Borchardt Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 33 Leader of the 1 Grenadier Regiment 122 33 34 17 March 1944 33 Helmut Borchardt Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 33 Group leader of the 2 Grenadier Regiment 409 33 34 30 April 1943 33 Awarded 828th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945 33 Herbert Borchardt Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 33 Shock troops leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 189 33 35 20 March 1944 33 Robert Borchardt Heer 14 H Hauptmann 36 Chief of the Panzerspah Kompanie Aufklarungs Abteilung motorized 341 34 36 23 August 1941 36 Adolf Borchers Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 36 Staffelkapitan of the 11 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 34 36 22 November 1943 36 Hermann Borchers Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 36 Leader of the I SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 19 Hohenstaufen 34 Note 23 16 October 1944 36 Walter Borchers Luftwaffe 15 L Major 36 Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 34 Note 24 27 July 1944 34 Note 24 Ernst Borchert Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 36 Chief of the 1 Infanterie Regiment 29 motorized 34 36 29 September 1941 36 Wilhelm Borchert Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 36 Leader of the III Grenadier Regiment 121 34 Note 25 11 March 1943 36 Hans Georg Borck Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 36 Chief of the 3 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 209 34 36 23 December 1943 36 Walter Bordelle Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 36 Pilot in the 5 Transportgeschwader 2 34 36 26 March 1944 36 Eberhard von Boremski Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 36 Pilot in the 7 Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 34 Note 26 3 May 1942 36 Heinrich Borgmann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 36 Chief of the 9 Infanterie Regiment 46 35 36 19 July 1940 36 Awarded 71st Oak Leaves 11 February 1942 36 Max Bork Note 27 Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 34 Commanding general of Korps Bork 34 Note 28 11 May 1945 34 Dr Ing Ernst Bormann Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 36 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76 34 36 5 October 1941 36 Awarded 119th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942 36 Ernst Born Heer 09 H Feldwebel 36 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 2 34 36 21 April 1944 36 Killed in action 27 March 1944 34 Dr Heinrich Born Note 20 Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 38 Leader of the 4 Panzergrenadier Regiment 104 34 38 14 April 1945 38 Gerd von Born Fallois Heer 15 H Major 38 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Lehr Abteilung 130 34 38 2 January 1945 38 Ralf Bornemann Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 34 Note 29 In the Stab I Flaksturm Regiment 5 motorized 34 Note 29 17 April 1945 38 Rudolf Bornhof Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 38 Leader of the 1 Jager Regiment 38 34 38 3 May 1942 38 Walter Bornschein Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 38 Pilot in the II Kampfgeschwader 2 34 38 24 September 1942 38 Willibald Borowietz Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 38 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 10 34 38 24 July 1941 38 Awarded 235th Oak Leaves 10 May 1943 38 Hermann von Borries Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 38 Leader of Infanterie Regiment 46 38 39 3 May 1942 38 Karl Borris Luftwaffe 15 L Major 38 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 38 39 25 November 1944 38 Joachim Borrmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 38 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 427 38 39 13 October 1943 38 Georg Bose Heer 12 H Leutnant 38 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 177 38 39 21 September 1944 38 Jobst Hilmar von Bose Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 39 Note 30 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 289 38 39 4 December 1941 38 Karl Heinz Boska Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 38 Adjutant of the II SS Panzer Regiment 2 Das Reich 39 Note 31 16 December 1943 38 Wolfgang von Bostell Heer 12 H Leutnant 40 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Panzerjager Sturmgeschutz Kompanie 1023 39 Note 32 2 September 1944 40 Awarded 859th Oak Leaves 30 April 1945 40 Kuno Hans von Both Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 40 Commanding general of the I Armeekorps 39 40 9 July 1941 40 Paul Both Heer 09 H Feldwebel 40 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 411 39 40 23 December 1942 40 Walter Botsch Note 33 Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 41 Acting leader of the LVIII Panzerkorps 41 Note 34 9 May 1945 41 Alfred Bottler Heer 15 H Major 40 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 200 motorized 39 40 3 November 1944 40 Albrecht von Boxberg Heer 15 H Major 40 Commander of the II Panzer Regiment 3 39 40 7 February 1944 40 Gunter Braake Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 40 Deputy leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 422 39 40 27 August 1944 40 Albert Brachat Heer 09 H Feldwebel 40 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Infanterie Regiment 14 39 40 4 July 1940 40 Dr agrar Hermann Bracher Heer 17 H Oberst 40 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 460 39 40 23 August 1943 40 Dr jur Bruno Freiherr von Brackel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 40 Leader of the 3 Panzer Regiment 15 39 40 23 August 1941 40 Killed in action 13 August 1941 39 Ernst Joachim Bradel Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 40 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 113 39 40 15 December 1943 40 Walter Bradel Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 40 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Kampfgeschwader 2 39 40 17 September 1941 40 Kurt Brandle Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 42 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 39 42 1 July 1942 42 Awarded 114th Oak Leaves 27 August 1942 42 Bruno Brauer Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 42 Commander of Fallschjager Regiment 1 39 42 24 May 1940 42 Kai Braundle Schmidt Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 42 Regiment adjutant of Grenadier Regiment 501 39 Note 35 26 March 1944 42 Otto Brakat Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 42 Group leader in the 2 Radfahr Abteilung 1 39 42 27 July 1941 42 Bernhard Brambrink Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 42 Leader of the 2 Pionier Bataillon 97 39 42 1 September 1943 42 Heinrich Bramesfeld Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 42 Leader of the 2 Sicherungs Division 42 43 21 January 1943 42 Hans Joachim Brand Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 42 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 42 43 5 December 1943 42 Erich Brandenberger Heer 18 H Generalmajor 42 Commander of the 8 Panzer Division 42 43 15 July 1941 42 Awarded 324th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943 42 Johannes Brandenburg Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 42 Staffelfuhrer of the 2 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 43 Note 36 18 September 1940 42 Max Brandenburg Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 42 Pilot in the 5 Kampfgeschwader 101 42 43 11 June 1944 42 Ernst Brandes Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 42 Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 9 42 43 5 March 1945 42 Walter Brandes Heer 14 H Hauptmann 42 Commander of the II Panzer Regiment 25 42 43 28 October 1944 42 Albrecht Brandi Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 44 Commander of U 617 43 44 21 January 1943 44 Awarded 224th Oak Leaves 11 April 194366th Swords 9 May 194422nd Diamonds 24 November 1944 44 Josef Brandner Heer 14 H Hauptmann 44 Commander of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 912 45 Note 37 17 March 1943 44 Awarded 846th Oak Leaves 26 April 1945 46 Note 38 Kaspar Brandner Heer 06 H Oberjager 44 Group leader in the 8 Gebirgsjager Regiment 91 43 44 28 October 1944 44 Franz Brandt Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 44 Shock troops leader in the II Grenadier Regiment 953 43 44 30 September 1944 44 Friedrich Brandt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 44 Chief of the 3 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 39 43 44 20 August 1942 44 Gerhard Brandt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 44 Chief of the 1 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 202 43 44 12 December 1944 44 Dr med Gunther Brandt Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves 44 Chief of the 21 U Jagd Flottille 43 44 23 December 1943 44 Hans Georg Brandt Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 44 Leader of Infanterie Regiment 577 43 44 22 January 1943 44 Killed in action 4 January 1943 43 Hans Otto Brandt Heer 12 H Leutnant 43 Note 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 10 Infanterie Regiment 67 43 44 21 August 1941 44 Heinz Brandt Heer 11 H Stabsfeldwebel 44 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Grenadier Regiment 1124 43 44 5 March 1945 44 Killed in action 19 February 1945 43 Heinz Brandt Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 44 Company leader in the Panzergrenadier Regiment 103 43 Note 40 6 May 1945 44 Paul Brandt Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 48 Pilot in the IV Jagdgeschwader 54 43 48 5 September 1944 48 Walter Brandt Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 48 Pilot in the I Jagdgeschwader 77 45 Note 41 24 March 1943 48 Walter Brandt Heer 15 H Major 48 Commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 130 48 49 18 July 1944 48 Gunther Bransch Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 48 Commander of Divisions Aufklarungs Abteilung 392 kroatische 50 Note 42 9 December 1944 48 Paul Brasack Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 48 Commander of U 737 48 49 30 October 1944 48 Rudi Brasche Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 48 Group leader in the 4 Panzergrenadier Regiment 93 48 49 9 November 1942 48 Karl Brassert Heer 17 H Oberst 48 Kampfkommandant combat commander Marienburg 51 Note 43 10 February 1945 48 Walther von Brauchitsch Heer 21 H Generaloberst 48 Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres Commander in Chief of the Army 48 49 30 September 1939 48 Walter Brauer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 48 Chief of the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 507 49 Note 44 10 September 1944 48 Alfred Braun Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 48 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 544 48 49 12 August 1944 48 Killed in action 15 July 1944 49 Christian Braun Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 48 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 MG Grenadier Regiment 308 49 Note 45 15 July 1944 48 Awarded 677th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944 48 Rudolf Braun Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 48 Staffelfuhrer of the 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 48 49 14 June 1941 48 Wilhelm Braun Heer 15 H Major 52 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 576 49 52 20 January 1943 52 Willi Braun Luftwaffe 09 L Fahnenjunker Feldwebel 52 Observer in the 4 Kampfgeschwader 55 49 52 9 June 1944 52 Hans Gunther Braun von Stumm Heer 14 H Rittmeister 52 Leader of Divisions Aufklarungs Abteilung 100 49 Note 46 20 July 1942 52 Died in accident 15 September 1941 49 Dr Herward Braunegg Note 20 Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 52 Pilot and observer in the Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 9 49 Note 47 28 March 1944 49 Note 47 Erich Brauneis Kriegsmarine 16 M Fregattenkapitan 52 Chief of the 24 Landungsflottille 49 52 28 December 1944 52 Eugen Brecht Heer 15 H Major im Generalstab in the General Staff 52 Ib quartermaster general of the 131 Infanterie Division 49 52 3 October 1943 52 Wilhelm Bredemeier Heer 09 H Feldwebel 52 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 MG Gebirgsjager Regiment 91 49 Note 48 9 November 1942 52 Franz Bredemeyer Heer 09 H Feldwebel 52 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Infanterie Regiment 156 motorized 49 52 23 August 1943 52 Hermann Breer Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 52 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 78 49 52 8 August 1944 52 Killed in action 19 July 1944 49 Werner Breese Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 52 Pilot in the 5 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 122 49 Note 49 29 February 1944 52 Josef Bregenzer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 52 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 245 49 52 20 April 1943 52 Awarded 427th Oak Leaves 17 March 1944 52 Claus Breger Heer 11 H Stabsfeldwebel 52 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Infanterie Regiment 27 49 52 4 September 1942 52 Awarded 700th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945 52 Gerhard Brehme Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzer Abteilung 52 53 54 23 August 1943 53 Died of wounds 17 July 1943 54 Note 50 Gustav Brehmer Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 53 Commander of Pionier Bataillon 271 53 54 9 December 1944 53 Rudolf Brehmer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 53 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 347 53 54 22 February 1942 53 Friedrich Wilhelm Breidenbach Heer 15 H Major 53 Leader of the Panzer Brigade 101 53 54 30 September 1944 53 Hermann Breith Heer 17 H Oberst 53 Commander of the 5 Panzer Brigade 53 54 3 June 1940 53 Awarded 69th Oak Leaves 31 January 194248th Swords 21 February 1944 53 Fritz Breithaupt Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves 53 Chief of the 12 Minensuchflottille 53 54 3 August 1941 53 Awarded 387th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944 53 Gerhard Bremer Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 53 Leader of the 1 Kradschutzen Aufklarungs Abteilung Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 53 55 30 October 1941 53 Awarded 668th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944 53 Oskar Bremermann Note 51 Heer 09 H Feldwebel 54 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 209 54 9 May 1945 54 Josef Bremm Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 53 Chief of the 5 Infanterie Regiment 426 53 55 18 February 1942 53 Awarded 165th Oak Leaves 23 December 1943 53 159th Swords 9 May 1945 56 Note 52 Albert Brendel Heer 17 H Oberst 53 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 274 53 54 20 January 1943 53 Hans Brendel Heer 17 H Oberst 53 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 689 53 54 7 December 1942 53 Joachim Brendel Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 53 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 53 54 22 November 1943 53 Awarded 697th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945 53 Peter Brenig Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 57 Group leader in the Regiments Pionier Zug Grenadier Regiment 669 54 57 15 June 1944 57 Killed in action 23 March 1944 54 Kurt Brennecke Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 57 Commanding general of the XXXXIII Armeekorps 54 57 12 July 1942 57 Wilhelm Brennecke Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 57 Pilot in the Stab II Kampfgeschwader 55 54 57 26 March 1944 57 Gerhard Brenner Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant of the Reserves 57 Pilot in the 2 K Lehrgeschwader 1 54 57 5 July 1941 57 Dr Dr Harro Brenner Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 57 Leader of the Infanterie Kompanie De Kaste 55 Note 53 16 April 1943 57 Karl Heinrich Brenner Waffen SS 19 W SS Gruppenfuhrer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen SS 54 Note 54 Commander of 6 SS Gebirgs Division Nord 54 57 27 December 1944 57 Gerhard Brentfuhrer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 54 Note 55 Chief of the 4 MG Grenadier Regiment 9 54 Note 55 4 October 1944 57 Heinz Bretnutz Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 57 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 53 54 57 21 October 1940 54 Note 56 Heinz Bretschneider Luftwaffe 10 L Oberwachtmeister 57 Battery officer in the I Flak Regiment 13 motorized 54 Note 57 3 February 1943 57 Klaus Bretschneider Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 57 Pilot in the 5 Jagdgeschwader 300 58 Note 58 18 November 1944 57 Konrad Brettschneider Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 57 Leader of the 1 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 904 57 58 1 February 1945 57 Hans Bretz Note 59 Heer 10 H Oberfahnrich 58 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Panzer Vernichtungs Brigade Oberschlesien 58 6 May 1945 58 Peter Paul Breu Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 60 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Kampfgeschwader 3 Lutzow 58 60 2 October 1942 60 Helmuth Breuker Heer 14 H Hauptmann 60 Commander of the I Gebirgsjager Regiment 141 58 60 26 November 1944 60 Hans Briegel Luftwaffe 15 L Major 58 Note 60 Leader of Fallschirm Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 Hermann Goring 58 60 14 January 1945 60 Georg Briel Heer 15 H Major 60 Commander of Heeres Flak Bataillon 606 61 Note 61 23 July 1942 60 Kurt von Briesen Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 60 Commander of the 30 Infanterie Division 58 60 27 October 1939 60 Dr Ing Karl Friedrich Brill Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves 60 Commander of Minenschiff Cobra and leader of a mine laying group 58 Note 62 27 December 1941 60 Awarded 330th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943 60 Kurt Brill Heer 15 H Major 60 Deputy leader of Grenadier Regiment 956 58 60 4 July 1944 60 Friedrich Brinckmann Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 60 Pilot in the 6 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 122 58 Note 63 30 December 1943 58 Note 63 Hubert Brinkforth Heer 03 H Gefreiter 60 Richtschutze gunner in the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment 25 58 Note 64 7 March 1941 60 Helmuth Brinkmann Kriegsmarine 19 M Vizeadmiral 60 Kommadierender Admiral Schwarzes Meer commanding admiral of the Black Sea 58 60 17 May 1944 60 Karl Britzelmayr Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 60 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 217 58 60 2 February 1942 60 Achim von Britzke Heer 14 H Hauptmann 58 Note 65 Chief of Panzerjager Sturmgeschutz Kompanie 1299 58 Note 65 23 October 1944 62 Hugo Broch Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 62 Pilot in the 8 Jagdgeschwader 54 58 62 12 March 1945 62 Cay Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 62 Regiment adjutant of Panzer Regiment 15 58 Note 66 14 April 1945 62 Ernst Albrecht Graf von Brockdorff Ahlefeldt Heer 14 H Rittmeister 62 Commander of Kradschutzen Bataillon 22 58 62 26 December 1942 62 Walter Graf von Brockdorff Ahlefeldt Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 62 Commanding general of the II Armeekorps 61 62 15 July 1941 62 Awarded 103rd Oak Leaves 27 June 1942 62 Jurgen Brocke Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 62 Pilot in the 4 Jagdgeschwader 77 58 62 9 December 1942 62 Killed in action 15 September 1942 58 Dr Karl Brocks Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 62 Regiment adjutant of Grenadier Regiment 123 58 Note 67 30 September 1944 62 Roland Brod Heer 14 H Hauptmann 62 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 467 58 62 23 February 1944 62 Died of wounds 5 January 1944 58 Heinrich Brodowski Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 62 Machine gunner in the 8 MG Grenadier Regiment 386 63 Note 68 18 December 1944 62 Wilhelm Brockerhoff Note 69 Heer 15 H Major 63 Leader of Panzer Artillerie Regiment Brandenburg 63 8 May 1945 63 Wilhelm Broeffel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 62 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 502 62 63 14 November 1943 62 Jost Brokelmann Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 62 Chief of the 2 Raumbootflottille 62 63 14 June 1942 62 Herbert Broennle Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 62 Pilot in the 4 Jagdgeschwader 54 63 Note 70 14 March 1943 62 Karl Brosamle Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 66 Rifle leader in the 4 MG Grenadier Regiment 330 63 Note 71 26 June 1944 66 Eduard Brogsitter Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 66 Staffelfuhrer in the II Kampfgeschwader 76 63 66 24 March 1943 66 Friedrich Freiherr von Broich Heer 17 H Oberst 66 Commander of the 24 Panzergrenadier Brigade 66 67 29 August 1942 66 Peter Broich Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 66 Pilot in the 2 Kampfgeschwader 2 63 66 24 September 1942 66 Wilhelm Bromen Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant of the Reserves 63 Note 72 Pilot and z b V Offizier officer for special deployment in the 4 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 63 Note 72 16 April 1943 66 Karl Brommann Waffen SS 12 W SS Untersturmfuhrer 66 Leader of the 1 schwere SS Panzer Abteilung 503 63 66 29 April 1945 66 Heinrich Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff Heer 17 H Oberst 66 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 13 63 66 10 September 1943 66 Awarded 394th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 66 Siegfried Brosow Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 66 Chief of the 1 SS Panzer Pionier Bataillon Das Reich 63 Note 73 13 November 1943 66 Paul Brucher Heer 12 H Leutnant 66 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Infanterie Regiment 447 63 66 23 October 1941 66 Gerhard Bruchmann Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 66 Group leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 12 63 66 6 August 1943 66 Helmut Bruck Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 66 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 63 Note 74 4 September 1941 66 Awarded 193rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943 66 Victor Bruck Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 68 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 376 63 68 20 October 1944 68 Johann Brucker Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 68 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 959 63 68 5 April 1945 68 Walter Brucker Heer 14 H Hauptmann 68 Leader of the III Jager Regiment 56 63 68 16 April 1943 68 Heinrich Brucker Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 68 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 63 68 22 June 1941 63 Note 75 Otto Hermann Brucker Heer 18 H Generalmajor 68 Commander of the 6 Volks Grenadier Division 63 68 14 April 1945 68 Erich von Bruckner Heer 17 H Oberst 68 Commander of Jager Regiment 1 Brandenburg 63 68 11 March 1945 68 Wilhelm Bruckner Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 68 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment 253 63 Note 76 5 October 1941 68 Wolfgang Bruckner Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 68 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Kampfgeschwader 1 Hindenburg 63 68 5 December 1943 68 Killed in action 14 July 1943 63 Heinrich Bruggemann Heer 09 H Feldwebel 68 Kompanietruppfuhrer company headquarters leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 178 63 68 5 April 1945 68 Karl Bruggemann Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 68 Group leader in the Stabskompanie Infanterie Regiment 5 68 69 28 November 1940 68 Friedrich August Graf von Bruhl Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 68 Chief of the 8 Panzer Regiment 2 68 70 3 November 1942 68 Walter Bruning Heer 12 H Leutnant 69 Note 77 Company chief in the III Infanterie Regiment 508 69 Note 77 12 January 1942 68 Alfred Bruer Heer 17 H Oberst 71 Commander of Panzer Artillerie Regiment 155 70 71 30 July 1942 71 Josef Bruetsch Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 71 Group leader in the 1 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 305 69 71 17 March 1945 71 Hans Bruhn Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 71 Chief of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 90 70 71 29 December 1942 71 Johannes Bruhn Heer 17 H Oberst 71 Artilleriekommandeur 149 70 71 20 December 1943 71 Derk Elsko Bruins Waffen SS 04 W SS Rottenfuhrer 71 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 1 SS Panzer Jager Abteilung 54 Nederland 70 Note 78 23 August 1944 71 Edgar Brunk Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 71 Chief of the 2 Fusilier Regiment 202 70 71 3 July 1944 71 Albert Brunner Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 71 Pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 5 69 71 3 July 1943 71 Killed in action 7 May 1943 70 Eduard Brunner Heer 14 H Hauptmann 71 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 62 70 71 27 February 1944 71 Awarded 638th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944 72 Note 79 Arthur Bruns Heer 15 H Major 71 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 245 70 71 3 April 1943 71 Killed in action 4 February 1943 70 Dr jur Axel Bruns Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 71 Leader of the 7 Artillerie Regiment 241 70 71 29 August 1943 71 Diedrich Bruns Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 71 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 16 69 71 9 August 1942 71 Gustav Adolf Bruns Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 71 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 74 70 71 15 October 1942 71 Karl Heinz Brunsiek Heer 12 H Leutnant 70 Note 80 Leader of the 4 Grenadier Regiment 43 70 73 5 April 1945 73 Fritz Brutscher Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 73 Leader of the 3 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 92 69 73 22 January 1943 73 Albert Brux Heer 14 H Hauptmann 73 Commander of the I Schutzen Regiment 66 70 73 12 September 1941 73 Awarded 504th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 73 Fritz Buchenau Heer 15 H Major 73 Commander of Fahnenjunker Regiment 4 of the Artillerie Schule II Gross Born 70 Note 81 28 March 1945 73 Hans Buchholz Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant of the Reserves 73 Pilot in the 1 Kampfgeschwader 40 70 73 24 March 1941 73 Helmut Wolfgang Buchler Heer 14 H Hauptmann 73 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 204 70 73 6 January 1942 73 Killed in action 10 December 1941 70 Franz Buchner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 73 Chief of the 5 Infanterie Regiment 30 motorized 70 73 2 October 1941 73 Hermann Buchner Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 73 Commander of the III SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 5 Totenkopf 74 Note 82 16 June 1944 73 Hermann Buchner Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 73 Pilot in the 6 Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 74 Note 83 20 July 1944 73 Max Bucholz Note 84 Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 73 Staffelkapitan in the I Jagdgeschwader 3 74 Note 84 12 August 1941 73 Ernst Georg Buchterkirch Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 73 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Panzer Regiment 6 73 74 29 June 1940 73 Awarded 44th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 73 Albert Buck Heer 17 H Oberst 73 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 305 73 75 17 July 1941 73 Friedrich Buck Waffen SS 09 W SS Oberscharfuhrer 76 Leader of the 5 SS Kavallerie Regiment 15 Florian Geyer 74 Note 85 27 January 1945 76 Wilhelm Buck Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 76 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 74 76 31 July 1943 76 Karl Buckel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 76 Chief of the 3 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 277 74 76 15 July 1944 76 Kurt Budaus Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 74 Note 86 Machine gun Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the I Infanterie Regiment 307 74 76 21 December 1940 76 Georg Budahl Heer 12 H Leutnant 76 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzer Jager Abteilung 121 74 76 21 September 1944 76 Franz Budka Waffen SS 12 W SS Untersturmfuhrer 76 Leader of the 1 SS Festungs Regiment 1 Besslein 74 Note 87 19 April 1945 76 Bruno Buchau Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 76 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 159 74 76 19 August 1944 76 Hermann Buchting Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 76 Commander of Schnellboot S 27 in the 1 Schnellbootflottille 74 Note 88 22 April 1943 76 Hermann Buhlbecker Heer 14 H Hauptmann 76 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 436 74 76 23 August 1944 76 Karl Heinz Buhler Note 89 Waffen SS 16 W SS Obersturmbannfuhrer 75 Commander of SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 9 Germania 75 6 May 1945 75 Kurt Buhligen Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 76 Pilot in the II Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 74 Note 90 4 September 1941 76 Awarded 413th Oak Leaves 2 March 194488th Swords 14 August 1944 76 Karl August Freiherr von Bulow Heer 17 H Oberst 76 Commander of Panzer Regiment 24 74 76 12 December 1944 76 Otto von Bulow Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 78 Commander of U 404 74 78 20 October 1942 78 Awarded 234th Oak Leaves 26 April 1943 78 Harry von Bulow Bothkamp Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 78 Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 74 78 22 August 1940 78 Alfred Bulowius Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 78 Geschwaderkommodore of K Lehrgeschwader 1 74 Note 91 4 July 1940 78 Rudolf von Bunau Heer 17 H Oberst 78 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 133 78 79 15 August 1940 78 Awarded 766th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945 78 Rudolf von Bunau Heer 14 H Hauptmann 78 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 9 78 79 8 August 1943 78 Hans Buntemeyer Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 78 Commander in the II Grenadier Regiment 399 78 79 18 February 1945 78 Wilhelm Burgel Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 78 Battery officer in the 5 Gebirgs Artillerie Regiment 8 78 79 29 February 1944 78 Albert Burger Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 79 Note 92 In the Stab 4 Flak Division 78 79 17 April 1945 78 Otto Burger Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 78 Chief of the 1 Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 78 79 14 April 1945 78 Thomas Burger Heer 14 H Hauptmann 80 Note 93 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 528 80 Note 93 4 March 1942 78 Wilhelm Burgerhoff Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 78 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 166 78 79 5 May 1943 78 Ulrich Burker Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the General Staff 78 Ia operations officer of the 10 Panzer Division 78 79 19 January 1943 78 Dr Nikolaus Busen Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 81 Staffelfuhrer of the 1 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 122 79 Note 94 4 September 1942 81 Died of wounds 14 June 1942 79 Otto Busing Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 81 Commander of Panzer Regiment 39 79 81 21 November 1942 81 Wilhelm Busing Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 81 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 280 79 81 28 February 1945 81 Died 16 April 1945 Arthur Bussecke Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 81 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 2 Flak Regiment 49 motorized 79 81 23 December 1942 81 Hans Butow Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 81 Fuhrer der Torpedoboote leader of torpedo boats 79 81 12 March 1941 81 Franz Buttner Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 81 Group leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 67 79 81 18 December 1944 81 Manfred Buttner Note 95 Luftwaffe 09 L Fahnenjunker Feldwebel 79 Leader of the 2 Fallschirmjager Regiment 26 79 29 April 1945 79 Ernst Buffa Luftwaffe 19 L Generalleutnant 81 Commander of the 12 Flak Division motorized 79 81 5 September 1944 81 Martin Buhr Heer 15 H Major 81 Commander of Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 202 79 81 11 September 1943 81 Rudolf de Buhr Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 81 Group leader in the 5 Infanterie Regiment 76 motorized 79 81 2 October 1943 81 Rudolf Buhse Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 81 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 47 79 81 17 August 1942 81 Hans Bujak Heer 09 H Feldwebel 81 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 10 Grenadier Regiment 7 79 81 27 August 1944 81 Otto Bukatschek Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 81 Group leader in the 10 Schutzen Regiment 52 79 81 24 July 1941 81 Ludwig Bulla Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 85 Commander of Flak Regiment 164 motorized 79 85 11 June 1944 85 Herbert Bullinger Heer 14 H Rittmeister 85 Commander of the II Kavallerie Regiment 5 Feldmarschall von Mackensen 79 85 1 February 1945 85 Karl Bulmahn Heer 14 H Hauptmann 85 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 1126 85 86 31 January 1945 85 Robert Bumen Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 85 Pilot in the 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 86 Note 96 29 October 1944 85 Walter Bund Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 85 Group leader in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 669 85 86 20 October 1944 85 Heinz Bundesmann Heer 12 H Leutnant 86 Note 97 Leader of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 88 85 86 14 January 1945 85 Kurt Bundrock Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 85 Radio wireless operator in the Stab Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 86 Note 98 30 June 1944 86 Note 98 Ernst Bunge Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 85 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 121 86 Note 99 16 November 1943 85 Hellmut Bunge Heer 14 H Hauptmann 85 Leader of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment Feldherrnhalle 85 86 1 February 1945 85 Fritz Bunse Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 85 Commander of SS Freiwilligen Pionier Bataillon 11 Nordland 86 Note 100 30 January 1944 85 Johannes Bunzek Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 85 Pilot in the 7 Jagdgeschwader 52 85 86 6 April 1944 85 Killed in action 11 December 1943 86 Hans Bunzel Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 85 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Abteilung 116 85 86 10 February 1943 85 Willi Bunzel Heer 15 H Major 87 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 426 86 87 11 October 1941 87 Hans Burbach Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 87 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 2 Panzer Jager Abteilung 41 86 87 18 November 1943 87 Dipl Ing Heinrich Burchard Note 101 Luftwaffe 19 L Generalleutnant 86 Commander of the 7 Flak Division 86 31 October 1944 86 Theodor Burchardi Kriegsmarine 19 M Vizeadmiral 87 Commanding Admiral Ostland 86 87 29 September 1944 87 Awarded 823rd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945 87 Lutz Wilhelm Burckhardt Note 102 Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 88 Pilot in the 4 Jagdgeschwader 77 86 Note 102 15 October 1942 88 Karl Burdach Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 87 Commander of the 11 Infanterie Division 86 87 23 February 1944 87 Jorg Burg Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 87 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Panzer Abteilung 18 86 87 3 March 1943 87 Awarded 604th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944 87 Wilhelm Burgdorf Heer 17 H Oberst 87 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 529 86 87 29 September 1941 87 Alfred Burgemeister Note 103 Heer 17 H Oberst 86 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 524 86 2 May 1945 86 Georg Burgfeld Heer 14 H Hauptmann 87 Chief of the 14 Panzerjager Divisions Gruppe 112 86 Note 104 21 February 1944 87 Max Burghartswieser Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 87 Shock troops leader in the 7 Gebirgsjager Regiment 100 86 87 9 July 1941 87 August Burgholte Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 87 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Abteilung 102 87 90 9 December 1944 87 Gert Burgmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 87 Chief of the 1 Sturm Bataillon AOK 4 87 90 18 December 1944 87 Killed in action 26 October 1944 90 Dr jur Curt von Burgsdorff Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 87 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 580 87 90 2 April 1943 87 Ewald Burian Heer 17 H Oberst 87 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 980 87 90 4 October 1944 87 Fritz Burkhardt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 88 Chief of the 8 Grenadier Regiment 417 88 90 17 April 1945 88 Arnold Burmeister Heer 18 H Generalmajor 88 Leader of the 25 Panzergrenadier Division 88 90 14 January 1945 88 Hans Jurgen Burmester Heer 14 H Hauptmann 88 Commander of schwere Panzer Abteilung 509 88 90 2 September 1944 88 Leonhard Burr Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 88 Radio operator in the 7 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 90 Note 105 30 November 1944 88 Gustav Adolf Bursche Heer 12 H Leutnant 88 Leader of the 6 Infanterie Regiment 90 88 90 13 October 1941 88 Reinhard Burst Heer 15 H Major 88 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 111 88 90 12 August 1944 88 Ernst Busch Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 88 Commander in Chief of the 16 Armee 88 90 26 May 1940 88 Awarded 274th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943 88 Hans Busch Heer 15 H Major 88 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 4 88 90 10 September 1944 88 Rudolf Busch Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 88 Pilot in the 1 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 121 90 Note 106 9 June 1944 88 Walter Busch Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 88 Leader of the 1 Infanterie Bataillon z b V 561 88 90 14 October 1943 88 Walter Busch Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 88 Chief of the 1 Flak Regiment 2 motorized 88 90 9 June 1944 88 Karl Busche Heer 17 H Oberst 90 Note 107 Commander of Jager Regiment 228 90 Note 107 28 February 1943 91 Erich Buschenhagen Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 91 Commander of the 15 Infanterie Division 90 91 5 December 1943 91 Awarded 521st Oak Leaves 4 July 1944 91 Friedrich Wilhelm Buschhausen Heer 15 H Major 91 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 69 90 91 9 May 1943 90 Note 108 Wilhelm Buss Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 91 Panzer commander in the 1 Panzer Regiment 31 90 91 9 December 1944 91 Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche Streithorst Heer 14 H Hauptmann 91 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 9 90 91 7 March 1944 91 Heinrich Busse Heer 15 H Major 91 Commander of Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 328 90 91 26 March 1944 91 Awarded 637th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944 91 Theodor Busse Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 91 Chief of the Generalstab of Heeresgruppe Sud 90 91 30 January 1944 91 Wilhelm Busse Heer 15 H Major 91 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 82 90 91 12 March 1944 91 Zanis Butkus Waffen SS 14 W Waffen Hauptsturmfuhrer 91 Leader of the 10 SS Feld Ersatz Bataillon 19 92 Note 109 21 September 1944 91 Pius Butz Heer 06 H Oberjager 91 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 16 Infanteriegeschutz Jager Regiment 228 93 Note 110 6 March 1944 91 Werner Buxa Heer 14 H Hauptmann 91 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 44 91 93 23 March 1945 91 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 1 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 leader of SS Totenkopf Panzer Jager Abteilung 16 According to Scherzer as commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 22 16 According to Scherzer as a company leader in the I Fallschirmjager Regiment 4 22 According to Scherzer as Kommandant der Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich Commander of operations of the small naval forces in France 22 According to Scherzer as Major zur Verwendung for disposition 25 According to Scherzer as a Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 Grenadier Regiment 162 25 According to Scherzer as a Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 Grenadier Regiment 412 25 a b According to Scherzer on 27 July 1944 as Gruppenkommandeur of the I Jagdgeschwader 27 25 According to Scherzer in the Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 2 Flak Regiment 43 27 According to Scherzer as chief of the 1 Divisions Aufklarungs Abteilung 6 27 According to Scherzer as a leader in the 2 Schwadron Feldersatz Abteilung 89 27 According to Scherzer with Grenadier Regiment 167 assigned to Grenadier Regiment 216 as a battalion leader leader I Bataillon 27 According to Scherzer as chief of the 14 Grenadier Regiment 397 27 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the 10 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 27 According to Scherzer as General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres und Inspekteur der Aufklarenden Flieger im Reichsluftfahrtministerium General of the Luftwaffe with the Supreme High Command of the German Army and Inspector of the Reconnaissance Flyers with the Ministry of Aviation 29 a b According to Scherzer on 9 October 1943 as a pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 1 F 122 29 According to Scherzer as leader of the 3 Aufklarungs Abteilung 158 31 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 a pilot in the 9 Eis Kampfgeschwader 55 33 According to Scherzer as chief of the 4 SS Kavallerie Regiment 16 33 According to Scherzer as leader of the I SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 19 36 a b According to Scherzer on 29 October 1944 as Gruppenkommandeur of the III Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 36 According to Scherzer as leader of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 121 36 According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 9 Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 36 Max Bork s nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 13 April 1945 via the Reichsfuhrer SS Major Joachim Domaschk requested the explanatory statement from the Commander in Chief of AOK 1 via teleprinter message on 14 April 1945 He renewed his request on 5 May 1945 Domasck noted this in the book of Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses In parallel the HPA received a second nomination by his unit approved by all intermittent commanding officers on 28 April 1945 This nomination apparently never made it to Major Domaschk Both nominations by his unit fail to indicate further evidence that the nomination was processed or approved The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR Bork was a member of the AKCR 37 According to Scherzer as commander of the 47 Volksgrenadier Division 37 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and aide de camp in the Stab I Flaksturm Regiment 5 38 According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant Erganzungsoffizier supplementary officer 38 According to Scherzer as adjutant of the II SS Panzer Regiment 2 38 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the I Zug Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 1023 in the Panzerjager Abteilung 23 40 Walter Botsch s nomination by his unit was already received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 27 October 1944 forwarded for approval on 3 November 1944 and apparently deferred The file card notes in the field for the presentation see folder for further leadership reports A second nomination by his unit most likely related to a different act of bravery or leadership skills according to the file card was received by the HPA on 5 April 1945 The book of Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses states deferred because Botsch was considered missing in action on 16 April 1945 A nomination of the HPA with number 5082 was created 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 37 According to Scherzer as commanding general of the LIII Armeekorps 37 According to Scherzer as adjutant of Grenadier Regiment 501 42 According to Scherzer as Staffelfuhrer of the 2 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 42 According to Scherzer as commander of Heeres Sturmartillerie Brigade 912 44 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives According to Josef Brandner s own account he received the Oak Leaves from the commanding general of the XXXVIII Armeekorps General der Artillerie Kurt Herzog in the Courland Pocket He did not mention a date for the presentation Presumably pictures showing him with Oak Leaves exist The Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR assumes a direct presentation from Berlin The presentation date is also an assumption by the AKCR A presentation of the Oak Leaves only four to five weeks after the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross is very unlikely The German Federal Archives holds numerous records of nominations which have been rejected on the grounds that a high ranking military award had just been presented Brandner was a member of the AKCR 47 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 44 According to Scherzer as a leader in the 7 Panzergrenadier Regiment 103 44 According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 2 Jagdgeschwader 77 48 According to Scherzer as commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 392 kroatische 48 According to Scherzer as commander Festung fortress Marienburg 48 According to Scherzer as chief of the 14 Grenadier Regiment 507 48 According to Scherzer as leader of the II Zug 8 Grenadier Regiment 308 48 According to Scherzer as leader of Aufklarungs Abteilung 100 52 a b According to Scherzer on 26 March 1944 as a pilot and an observer in the Stab Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 9 52 According to Scherzer as a Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 Gebirgsjager Regiment 91 52 According to Scherzer as a pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 5 F 122 52 According to Scherzer on 27 July 1943 53 Oskar Bremermann s nomination by his unit was received on 19 April 1945 The Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office did not create an internal nomination request The existing file card in the German Archives is not contemporary This card states nominated on 20 April 1945 forwarded by Major Joachim Domaschk on 28 April yes The book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses states approval by Domaschk Knight s Cross yes No further evidence of the presentation can be found 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 Bremermann was a member of the AKCR 47 Josef Bremm s nomination by his unit was rejected by Major Joachim Domaschk on 30 April 1945 and instead recommended for the German Cross in Gold Just like all other nominations which at this point in time were related to members of the 11 Armee the nomination was not further processed since the 11 Armee had capitulated on 21 April 1945 and presentations to prisoners of war or missing in action were prohibited In all other instances of similar circumstances a note on the nomination can be found stating postpone AOK 11 or postpone according to AHA 44 Ziff 572 Allgemeines Heeresamt General Army Office The entry date noted on the nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross is 28 April 1945 The list indicates a note deferred The Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The sequential number 159 was assigned by the AKCR The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel Bremm was a member of the AKCR 47 According to Scherzer as leader of the infantry company in the Kampfstaffel Kasta of the Heeresgruppe Afrika 57 According to Scherzer as SS Gruppenfuhrer and Generalleutnant of the Police 57 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 4 Grenadier Regiment 9 57 According to Scherzer on 22 October 1940 57 According to Scherzer as a battery officer in the 1 Flak Regiment motorized 13 57 According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 5 Sturm Jagdgeschwader 300 57 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives According to Walther Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schorner in accordance with the enabling act of 3 May 1945 which is incorrect because Schorner wrote to Hans Bretz on 27 June 1955 that in the last days of the month April 1945 the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was presented Scherzer argues that this seems to have been a favour to Bretz because there was no communication link into the Fuhrerhauptquartier at the end of April The Order Commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR processed this case in 1982 What evidence was analyzed and processed is unknown to Scherzer Scherzer speculates that this was based on Schorner s favour to Bretz and the AKCR decided Knight s Cross yes on 27 April 1945 Apparently the AKCR later were unconvinced and changed the date to 6 May 1945 Scherzer posed the question if this was done in order to declare the bestowal as a Schorner presentation Scherzer was denied access to files which could help clarify the case of the AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz German Archive Law Bretz had been a member of AKCR but left the AKCR 59 According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves 60 According to Scherzer as commander of Flak Bataillon 606 60 According to Scherzer as commander of Minenschiff Cobra 60 a b According to Scherzer on 31 December 1943 and pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 6 F 122 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 1 60 According to Scherzer as a Richtschutze gunner in the 14 Infanterie Regiment 25 60 a b According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves and chief of Panzerjager Kompanie 1299 62 According to Scherzer as adjutant of Panzer Regiment 15 62 According to Scherzer as adjutant of Grenadier Regiment 123 62 According to Scherzer as a machine gunner in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 386 62 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives According to Wilhelm Brockerhoff s own account the presentation was noted in his pay book 64 The files of the Order Commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR indicate that the former divisional commander General Hermann Schulte Heuthaus in 1961 remembered that he had nominated Brockerhoff for the Knight s Cross sometime between the middle and end of March 1945 Also noted in the files of the AKCR is that Brockerhoff s pay book was missing when Von Seemen had asked for Brockerhoff for a copy An additional intermittent commander the former Commander in Chief of the Panzer Korps Grossdeutschland General Georg Jauer stated in 1961 that he cannot remember this case and that he doesn t know when the Knight s Cross was approved and when the presentation was made Jauer also stated that he has no doubt that after the nomination was made and submitted as stated by Schulte Heuthaus that Major Brockerhoff would have received the Knight s Cross The nomination was definitely not received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office as stated by Von Seemen nor rejected by the HPA Karl Donitz who received Jauer s letter accepted Jauer s assumption Donitz wrote to Brockerhoff Everything is alright and testified on 18 April 1961 to have awarded Brockerhoff the Knight s Cross on 8 May 1945 Brockerhoff was a member of the AKCR 65 According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 2 Jagdgeschwader 54 62 According to Scherzer as a rifle leader in the 4 Grenadier Regiment 330 66 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant war officer and pilot in the I Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 66 According to Scherzer as chief of the 1 SS Panzer Pionier Bataillon 2 66 According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the I Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 66 According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941 68 According to Scherzer as a Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 14 Infanterie Regiment 253 68 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and adjutant and leader of the III Infanterie Regiment 508 68 According to Scherzer as a Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 1 SS Panzer Jager Abteilung 54 71 According to Scherzer on 18 October 1944 71 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 73 According to Scherzer as commander of Fahnenjunker Regiment 4 Division Markisch Friedland 73 According to Scherzer as commander of the III SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 5 Thule 73 According to Scherzer as a pilot in the II Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 73 a b According to Scherzer his name is spelled Max Buchholz who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as a pilot in the Stab I Jagdgeschwader 3 73 According to Scherzer as leader of the 5 SS Kavallerie Regiment 15 76 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves 76 According to Scherzer as leader of the 1 SS Festungs Regiment Besslein Festung Breslau fortress Breslau 76 According to Scherzer as commander of Schnellboot S 27 respectively S 51 in the 1 Schnellbootflottille 76 No evidence of the award to Karl Heinz Buhler can be found in the German Federal Archives The award was presumably awarded by SS Oberstgruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich which would make it an unlawful presentation The Order Commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR processed this case in 1977 and decided Knight s Cross no 1 May 1945 The case Buhler was again processed in the fall of 1983 Whether or not additional or new evidence materialized remains unknown The Order Commission decided this time Knight s Cross yes 8 May 1945 Von Seemen lists him on 7 May 1945 Kratschmer states 1 May 1945 Fellgiebel later re dated the award on 6 May 1945 It remains subject to speculation why this was done Buhler was a member of the AKCR 77 According to Scherzer in the 4 Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 76 According to Scherzer as Geschwaderkommodore of Lehrgeschwader 1 78 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves 78 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and leader of the III Infanterie Regiment 528 78 According to Scherzer as Staffelfuhrer of the Aufklarungsstaffel 1 F 122 81 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives Gerhard von Seemen in his second edition of the Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 from 1976 quotes that Manfred Buttner is listed by Bohmler Fallschirmjager 1 Auflage 82 Walther Peer Fellgiebel states about Buttner in his book Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients exist who do not have official evidence in the Federal Archives but are members of the Bundeswehr and claimed to be Knight s Cross recipients This claim in some cases was investigated by the Militarischer Abschirmdienst MAD Military Counterintelligence Service and accepted Buttner was a member of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR 83 84 According to Scherzer as a pilot in the Stab I Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 85 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 85 a b According to Scherzer on 24 June 1944 in the Stab Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 for his achievements as a radio wireless operator with Geschwaderkommodore Major Werner Streib 85 According to Scherzer as leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 121 85 According to Scherzer as commander of SS Pionier Bataillon 11 85 Walther Peer Fellgiebel has struck Heinrich Burchard from the list of Knight s Cross recipients He noted that Burchard never received the Knight s Cross but the German Cross in Gold on 15 March 1943 instead 5 a b According to Scherzer his name is Ludwig Wilhelm Burkhardt who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as a pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 77 88 In 1956 Mr Steuer formerly the chief of Heerespersonalamt P 5 HPA Army Staff Office found a machine written Knight s Cross presentation document dated 2 May 1945 from General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad commanding general of the LXVIII Armeekorps on behalf of the Commander in Chief of Heeresgruppe Sud in the personal files at the Federal Ministry of Defence of Alfred Burgemeister Steuer had sent a copy of this document to the department III C5 at Federal Ministry of Defence commenting that this documented is to be amended to the personal files of Oberst a D Burgemeister in which a presentation of the Knight s Cross is not noted The presentation according to this document which was made on 2 May 1945 and on behalf of is therefore illegal Burgemeister was a member of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR 89 According to Scherzer as chief of the 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