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

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

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

Listed here are the 446 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "W".[5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of 11 of these listings.[6] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background edit

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.[7] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.[8] In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).[9] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.[10]

Recipients edit

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (W)
Service   Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
Heer
307
30
Kriegsmarine
22
2
Luftwaffe
92
7
Waffen-SS
25
2

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.[11] Of the 446 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "W", 46 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 11 the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 41 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 307 of the medals; 22 went to the Kriegsmarine, 92 to the Luftwaffe, and 25 to the Waffen-SS.[5] 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.[12]

  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 ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
Name Service Rank Role and unit[Note 2] Date of award Notes Image
Franz Wabro Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[13] Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 534[13][14] 4 July 1944[13]
Friedrich Wachowiak Luftwaffe 06-LUnteroffizier[13] Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[14][Note 3] 5 April 1942[13]
Hans Wack Heer 14-HHauptmann[13] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 485[13][14] 23 October 1941[13]
Rudolf Wätjen Heer 15-HMajor[13] Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[13][15] 14 April 1943[13]
Carl Wagener Heer 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[13] Chief of the general staff of the 1. Panzerarmee[13][15] 14 May 1944[13]
 
Dr. Otto Wagener?[Note 4] Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander Division Insel Rhodos[17] 5 May 1945
Ludwig Wagenfeld Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[13] Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[15][Note 5] 24 March 1943[13]
Edmund Wagner Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[18] Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51[15][18] 17 November 1941*[18] Killed in action 13 November 1941[15]
Erich Wagner Heer 04-HObergefreiter[18] Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 16./Jäger-Regiment 38[15][18] 23 August 1943[18]
Ferdinand Wagner Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[18] Rifle leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 32[15][18] 12 December 1944[18]
Gustav Wagner Heer 17-HOberst[18] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 44[15][18] 14 December 1941[18]
 
Hans Wagner Heer 17-HOberst[18] Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 5[15][18] 18 April 1943[18]
Hans-Joachim Wagner Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[18] Chief of the Stabsbatterie/Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 286[15][18] 25 January 1945[18]
Heinz Wagner Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[18] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Kradschützen-Bataillon 6[15][18] 24 January 1943[18]
Helmut Wagner Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[18] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[15][18] 24 January 1942[18]
Helmut Wagner Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[18] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 431[15][Note 6] 9 December 1944[18]
Herbert Wagner Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[18] Commander of the 132. Infanterie-Division[15][18] 23 October 1944[18]
Josef Wagner Heer 13-HOberleutnant[18] Chief of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 227[15][18] 18 February 1945[18]
Jürgen Wagner+ Waffen-SS 17-WSS-Oberführer[18] Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[15][Note 7] 24 July 1943[18] Awarded 680th Oak Leaves 11 December 1944[18]  
Klaus Wagner Heer 13-HOberleutnant[19] Leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[15][19] 4 September 1942[19]
Rudolf Wagner Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[19] Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[15][Note 8] 26 March 1944[19] Missing in action 11 December 1943[15]
Werner Wagner Heer 13-HOberleutnant[19] Chief of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Lehr-Abteilung 130[15][19] 14 April 1945[19]
Wilhelm Wagner Heer 15-HMajor[19] Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 158[15][19] 11 April 1944[19]
Willi Wagner Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[19] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Abteilung 789[15][19] 17 May 1943[19]
Dietmar Wahl Heer 15-HMajor[19] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 282[15][19] 29 August 1943*[Note 9] Died of wounds 13 August 1943[15]
Ernst Wahl Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[19] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 389[15][19] 17 September 1944[19]
Hans Wahl Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 10] Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 23[15][19] 26 March 1944[19]
Kurt Wahl+ Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[19] Leader of a Kampfgruppe in SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 38 "Götz von Berlichingen"[20][Note 11] 23 August 1944[19] Awarded 720th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945[19]
Wolfgang Wahl Heer 14-HHauptmann[19] Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 8[19][21] 6 January 1942[19]
Helmut Waldecker Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[19] Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 6[20][Note 12] 22 November 1943[19]
Bruno Walden Waffen-SS 15-WMajor of the Schupo[19] Commander of the III./SS-Polizei-Regiment 2[19][20] 18 January 1945[19]
Siegfried von Waldenburg Heer 17-HOberst[22] Leader of the 116. Panzer-Division[20][22] 9 December 1944[22]
 
Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels+ Heer 17-HOberst[Note 13] Commander of Schützen-Regiment 4[20][22] 11 October 1941[22] Awarded 476th Oak Leaves 14 May 1944[22]
Johann Waldhauser Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[Note 14] Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[20][22] 24 January 1942[22]
Hans Waldmann Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[22] Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52[20][22] 5 February 1944[22]
Hans Waldmüller Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[22] Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 "Hitlerjugend"[20][Note 15] 27 August 1944[22]
Franz Waldner Heer 04-HObergefreiter[22] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 655[21][22] 12 August 1944[22]
Hermann Waldow Heer 13-HOberleutnant[22] Chief of Panzerspäh-Kompanie 700[20][Note 16] 30 January 1943[22]
Gustav Walle?[Note 17] Heer 15-HMajor Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[20] 8 May 1945
[Prof. Dr.] Karl-Heinz Wallhäuser[Note 18] Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves[22] Leader of the 1./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Hermann Göring"[20][22] 30 November 1944[22]
Walther Wallowitz Heer 12-HLeutnant[22] Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 82[20][22] 14 November 1943*[22] Killed in action 20 October 1943[20]
Domenikus Walter Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[22] Pilot in the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[20][22] 24 December 1942[Note 19]
Gerhard Walter Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[22] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized)[20][Note 20] 1 January 1944[22]
Helmut Walter?[Note 21] Heer 14-HHauptmann Battalion leader in Feld-Unteroffizier-Schule Dahlhausen (2. Panzer-Division)[20] 9 May 1945
Karl Walter Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[22] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 131[20][22] 22 January 1943[22]
Kurt Walter+ Heer 15-HMajor[Note 22] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 32[21][25] 25 September 1942[25] Awarded 345th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943[25]  
Kurt Walter Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[25] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[20][25] 26 March 1943*[Note 23] Killed in action 26 October 1942[20]
Bernhard Walterbach Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[25] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 253[20][25] 22 September 1943[25]
Erich Walther+ Luftwaffe 17-LMajor[25] Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[25][26] 24 May 1940[25] Awarded 411th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944
131st Swords 1 February 1945[25]
Gerhard Walther Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[25] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 4[25][26] 26 March 1944[25]
Wilhelm Walther Heer 13-HOberleutnant[25] Shock troops leader in the 4./Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"[27][Note 24] 24 June 1940[25]
Hans Walz Heer 13-HOberleutnant[25] Chief of the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 103[25][26] 14 April 1945[25]
 
Friedrich-Wilhelm Wandel Heer 14-HHauptmann[25] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 347[25][26] 27 October 1943*[25] Died of wounds 26 October 1943[26]
Joachim Wandel Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[25] Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[25][26] 21 August 1942[Note 25]
Martin Wandel Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[25] Commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division[25][26] 23 November 1941[25]
Martin Wandersleb Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[25] Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 12[25][26] 31 July 1943[25]
Helmut Wandmaker Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[25] Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76[27] 5 April 1945[25]
Max Wandrey+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[28] Chief of the 11./Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"[27][28] 9 January 1944[28] Awarded 787th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[28]
Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[28] Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16 -Ost-[26][Note 26] 24 October 1944[28]
Günter Wanhöfer Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[Note 27] Commander of SS-Pionier-Bataillon 54 "Nederland"[27][Note 27] 27 August 1944[28]
Karl Wanka+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[28] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 446[26][28] 23 February 1944[28] Awarded 800th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[28]
Artur Wanke Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[28] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 680[26][28] 25 October 1943[28]
Erich Wapnitz Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[28] Group leader in the Stabskompanie (Radfahrzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 671[26][Note 28] 17 March 1945[28]
Fritz Warnecke Heer 15-HMajor[28] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 517[26][28] 22 January 1943[28]
Karl Warnhoff Heer 15-HMajor[28] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 587[26][28] 30 September 1943*[28] Killed in action 2 September 1943[26]
Wolfgang Warnkross Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[28] Fähnrichsvater (ensign father/mentor) in Lehrkompanie of Grenadier-Feldausbildungs-Regiment 640[26][Note 29] 12 August 1944[28]
Hinrich Warrelmann+ Heer 17-HOberst[28] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502[28][29] 16 April 1944[28] Awarded 555th Oak Leaves 19 August 1944[28]
Wilhelm Warrelmann Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[28] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 328[28][29] 15 March 1944*[28] Killed in action 13 February 1944[29][Note 30]
Horst Warschnauer+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[30] Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland" (motorized)[29][30] 12 December 1942[30] Awarded 753rd Oak Leaves 24 February 1945[30]
Guido von Wartenberg Heer 15-HMajor[30] Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111[29][30] 6 October 1943[30]
Friedrich-Karl Warwel Heer 11-HStabsfeldwebel[30] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 477[29][30] 13 September 1943[30]
Adolf Waßmann Heer 04-HObergefreiter[30] Machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 255[29][30] 16 March 1944[30]
Ernst Wawrok Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[30] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Jäger-Regiment 28[29][30] 9 February 1943[30]
Alfons Weber Heer 14-HHauptmann[30] Leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[29][30] 9 June 1944[30]
Alois Weber+ Heer 15-HMajor[30] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 19[30][31] 26 November 1941[30] Awarded 579th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944[30]
Alois Weber Waffen-SS 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[30] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"[31][Note 31] 30 July 1943[30]
Benno Weber Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[30] Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 467[29][30] 23 December 1943[30]
Franz Weber Heer 04-HObergefreiter[30] In the 8./Jäger-Regiment 28[29][30] 28 October 1944[30]
Friedrich Weber Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[30] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 481[29][30] 8 June 1940[30]
Gerhard Weber Heer 17-HOberst[30] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorized)[29][30] 26 October 1943[30]
Gottfried Weber+ Heer 15-HMajor[32] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 162[29][32] 13 October 1941[32] Awarded 490th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[32]
Hans-Joachim Weber Heer 14-HHauptmann[Note 32] Commander of the III./Füsilier-Regiment 27[29][32] 27 December 1944[32]
[Dr.] Horst Weber[Note 33][33] Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[Note 34] Commander of Schnellboot S-55 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille[29][Note 34] 5 July 1943[32]
Jakob Weber Heer 09-HFeldwebel[32] Demi Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 21[29][32] 16 August 1943[32]
Karl-Heinz Weber+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[32] Staffelführer of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[29][32] 12 November 1943[32] Awarded 529th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944[32]
Otto Weber Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[32] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 933[29][32] 31 October 1944*[32] Died of wounds 14 September 1944[29]
Paul Weber Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[32] Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 508[29][32] 25 July 1943[32]
Paul-Friedel Weber Heer 13-HOberleutnant[32] Chief of the 2./schwere Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 303[34][Note 35] 10 October 1942[32]
Rudolf Weber Heer 09-HFeldwebel[32] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 4[32][34] 14 February 1945[32]
Siegfried Weber Heer 13-HOberleutnant[32] Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 49[32][34] 30 October 1942[32]
Walter Weber Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[32] Company troop leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 211[32][35] 13 October 1941[32]
Wilhelm Weber Waffen-SS 13-WSS-Obersturmführer[36] Leader of the divisions combat school of the 33. (französisch) SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne"[34][Note 36] 29 April 1945[36]
Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[36] Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3[34][36] 13 April 1941[36]
Willi Wechsung Heer 13-HOberleutnant[36] Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 426[34][36] 1 October 1943[36]
Hans-Joachim Weck?[Note 37] Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant Leader of the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[34] 30 April 1945
Franz Wecker?[Note 38] Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Jäger-Regiment 734[34] 9 May 1945
Ernst Weddig Heer 12-HLeutnant[36] Leader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 101[34][36] 20 April 1943*[36] Killed in action 8 March 1943[34]
Busso von Wedel Heer 17-HOberst[36] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 89[34][36] 18 May 1943[36]
Hermann von Wedel Heer 17-HOberst[36] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 590[34][36] 8 June 1943[36]
Paul Wegener Heer 09-HWachtmeister[36] Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237[36][38] 18 October 1943[36]
Werner Wegener Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[36] Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 3 (motorized)[34][36] 24 December 1944[36]
Wilhelm Wegener+ Heer 17-HOberst[36] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94[34][36] 27 October 1941[36] Awarded 66th Oak Leaves 19 January 1942
97th Swords 17 September 1944[36]
Alois Weger Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[36] Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[34][36] 9 December 1944[36]
Ferdinand Wegerer+ Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[36] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[34][36] 8 October 1943[36] Awarded 483rd Oak Leaves 4 June 1944[36]
Friedrich Weglehner Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[39] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 390[34][39] 12 August 1944[39]
Wilhelm Wegner Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[34][39] 13 June 1943[39]
Anton Wehinger Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[39] Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 578[34][39] 9 January 1945[39]
Hermann Wehking Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[39] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 146 (motorized)[34][39] 15 January 1944[39]
Lothar Wehlitz Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[39] Chief of the 1./schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 845[34][39] 6 February 1944[39]
Alfred Wehmeyer Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[39] Staffelkapitän of the 7./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[34][39] 4 September 1942*[39] Killed in action 1 June 1942[34]
Gerhard Wehrmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[39] Leader of Panzer-Grenadier-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 3[34][Note 39] 3 November 1944[39]
Ernst Weible Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[39] Pilot in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 54[39][40] 6 April 1944*[39] Killed in action 25 March 1944[40]
Maximilian Freiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon+ Heer 20-HGeneral der Kavallerie[39] Commander-in-Chief of the 2. Armee[39][40] 29 June 1940[39] Awarded 731st Oak Leaves 5 February 1945[39]  
August Weichsel Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[39] Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 948[39][40] 30 April 1945[39]
Ernst Weichsel Heer 15-HMajor[39] Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[39][40] 5 May 1945[39]
Wilhelm Weidenbrück+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[41] Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 3[40][41] 16 September 1942[41] Awarded 649th Oak Leaves 16 November 1944[41]
Otto Weidhofer Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[41] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 162[40][41] 15 May 1944[41]
Otto Weidinger+ Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[41] Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich"[40][Note 40] 21 April 1944[41] Awarded 688th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944[41]
(150th) Swords 6 May 1945?[Note 41]
 
Helmuth Weidling+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[41] Commander of the 86. Infanterie Division[40][41] 15 January 1943[41] Awarded 408th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944
115th Swords 28 November 1944[41]
 
Hermann Weigel Heer 15-HMajor[41] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 328[41][43] 19 February 1945[41]
Rudolf Weigel Luftwaffe 11-LStabsfeldwebel[41] Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[40][41] 27 April 1942[41]
Werner Weihrauch Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[41] Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[40][41] 19 February 1943[41]
Hans Weik Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[41] Staffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[40][41] 27 July 1944[41]
[Dr.] August Weiler[Note 33] Heer 14-HHauptmann[41] Battalion leader in Regiment "von Stössel"[40][Note 42] 16 November 1944[41]
Bruno Weiler?[Note 43] Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Ski-Jäger-Regiment 1[40] 9 May 1945
Kilian Weimer+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[41] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 109[41][43] 31 August 1941[41] Awarded 478th Oak Leaves 14 May 1944[41]
Otto Weimer Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[41] Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 957[40][41] 24 December 1944[41]
Georg Weinbuch Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[44] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./schweres Artillerie-Regiment 46[40][Note 44] 28 July 1942*[44] Died of wounds 24 May 1942[40]
Johannes Weineck Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[44] Observer in the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[40][Note 45] 29 February 1944[44]
Rudolf Weinelt Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[44] Leader of the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19[40][44] 12 November 1943[44]
Friedrich-August Weinknecht Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[44] Commander of the 79. Infanterie-Division[40][44] 15 July 1944[44]
Werner Weinlig?[Note 46] Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant Commander of Torpedoboot T-23[45] 10 May 1945
Fritz Weinreich Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[44] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Reiter-Regiment 41[44][45] 17 March 1945*[44] Killed in action 1 February 1945[44]
Helmut Weinreich Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[44] Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader 30[44][45] 21 January 1943[Note 47]
Gustav Weippert Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[44] Pilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 4[45][Note 48] 30 September 1944[44]
Hubert Weise Luftwaffe 20-LGeneral der Flakartillerie[44] Commanding general of the I. Flak-Korps[44][45] 24 June 1940[44]
Karl Weisenberger Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[44] Commander of the 71. Infanterie-Division[44][45] 29 June 1940[44]
 
Hermann Weiser Waffen-SS 13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves[44] Leader of the 2.(Aufklärungs-Abteilung)/"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[46][Note 49] 28 March 1943[44]
Hans-Georg Weisleder Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[44] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 453[44][45] 21 September 1944[44]
Ernst Weismann Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[44] Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[44][45] 21 August 1942[44]
Adolf Weiß Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[47] Pilot in the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[45][47] 29 February 1944[47]
Christian Weiß Heer 14-HHauptmann[47] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 26[46][47] 10 April 1942[47]
Ernst Weiß Heer 17-HOberst[47] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 572[45][47] 24 June 1944[47]
Franz Weiß Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[47] Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 2[45][47] 11 March 1945[47]
Friedrich Weiß Luftwaffe 06-LUnteroffizier[47] Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Flak-Regiment 36 (motorized)[45][Note 50] 21 December 1942[47]
Georg Weiß Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[47] Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 521[45][47] 12 November 1943[47]
Hans Weiss Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[47] Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich"[45][Note 51] 6 April 1943[47]
 
Herbert Weiß Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[47] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 418[45][47] 7 January 1943[47]
Josef Weiß Heer 04-HObergefreiter[47] Company troop messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 24[45][Note 52] 23 March 1945*[47] Died of wounds 13 March 1945[47]
Otto Weiß+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[47] Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2[45][47] 18 May 1940[47] Awarded 52nd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[47]  
Paul Weiß Heer 04-HObergefreiter[47] Group leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 481[45][47] 16 September 1943[47]
Richard Weiß Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[47] Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 8[45][47] 30 April 1945[47]
Robert Weiß+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[48] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54[45][Note 53] 26 March 1944[48] Awarded 782nd Oak Leaves 12 March 1945[48]
Walter Weiß+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[48] Commander of the 26. Infanterie-Division[48][49] 12 September 1941[48] Awarded 646th Oak Leaves 5 November 1944[48]  
Wilhelm Weißberg Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[48] Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 25 (motorized)[49][Note 54] 24 October 1944[48]
Bruno Weisse Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[48] Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 430[48][49] 28 October 1944[48]
[Dr.] Horst Weissenberg[Note 33] Heer 15-HMajor[Note 55] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1[49][Note 55] 23 March 1945[48]
Theodor Weissenberger+ Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[48] Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5[48][49] 13 November 1942[48] Awarded 266th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943[48]  
Erich Weißflog Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[48] Information officer and wireless operator of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[49][Note 56] 24 June 1944[48]
Hans-Joachim Weißflog Heer 12-HLeutnant[48] Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 16[48][49] 5 March 1945[48]
[Prof. Dr.] Eginhard Weißmann[Note 18] Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[48] Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[48][49] 5 September 1944[48]
Ludwig Weißmüller Heer 14-HHauptmann[48] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 462[48][49] 11 October 1943*[48] Killed in action 18 August 1943[49]
Josef Weiter Heer 09-HFeldwebel[48] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 697[48][49] 24 June 1944[48]
Adolf Weitkunat+ Heer 14-HRittmeister of the Reserves[48] Chief of Aufklärungs-Schwadron 206[48][49] 4 November 1941[48] Awarded 346th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943[48]
Paul Weitkus Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant[50] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[49][50] 18 September 1941[50]
Adalbert Weitzel Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[50] Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6[49][50] 23 August 1944*[50] Killed in action 17 August 1944[49]
Martin Wekenmann Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[50] Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35[49][50] 5 February 1945[50]
Heinrich Welken Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[50] Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 231 (motorized)[49][50] 5 September 1944[50]
Franz Weller+ Heer 15-HMajor[50] Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 54[49][50] 4 September 1941[50] Awarded 626th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944[50]
Ernst Wellmann+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[50] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[49][50] 2 September 1942[50] Awarded 342nd Oak Leaves 30 November 1943[50]
Willi Welsch Heer 14-HHauptmann[50] Chief of the 2./Schützen-Regiment 110[49][50] 29 September 1941[50]
 
Heinrich Welskop Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[50] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[49][50] 21 August 1941[50]
Kurt Welter+ Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[50] Pilot in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 11[49][Note 57] 18 October 1944[50] Awarded 769th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945[50]
Franz-Josef Welzel Heer 15-HMajor[50] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 461[49][50] 19 July 1940[50]
Karl-Heinrich Welzel Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[50] Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 10[49][50] 5 September 1944[50]
Walther Wenck Heer 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[50] German chief of the general staff in the 3. Rumänische Armee[51][Note 58] 28 October 1942[50]
 
Gerhard Wendenburg Heer 15-HMajor[52] Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 67[51][52] 15 August 1940[52]
Heinrich Wendland Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[52] Chief of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304[51][52] 20 July 1944*[52] Killed in action 18 June 1944[51]
Siegfried Wendlandt Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[52] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 320[51][52] 16 January 1945[52]
Helmut Wendorff Waffen-SS 12-WSS-Untersturmführer[52] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[51][Note 59] 12 February 1944[52]
Gustáv Wendrinský Waffen-SS 09-WSS-Oberscharführer[52] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 8 "Florian Geyer"[51][Note 60] 27 January 1945[52]
Karl Wendt Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[52] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 412[51][52] 21 September 1944*[52] Killed in action 17 September 1944[51]
Manfred Wendt Heer 14-HHauptmann[52] Tasked with the leadership of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66[51][Note 61] 9 July 1944[52]
Rudi Wendt Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[52] Pilot in the Stab/Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[52][53] 17 April 1945[52]
Wilhelm Wendt Heer 10-HHauptfeldwebel[52] Kompaniefeldwebel (company sergeant) in the 5./Panzer-Regiment 5[52][53] 30 June 1941[52]
Wolf Wendt Heer 14-HHauptmann[52] Adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 88[51][52] 12 August 1944[52]
Leopold Wenger Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[52] Staffelkapitän of the 4./Schlachtgeschwader 10[51][Note 62] 14 January 1945[52]
 
Maximilian Wengler+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[52] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 366[51][52] 6 October 1942[52] Awarded 404th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944
123rd Swords 21 January 1945[52]
 
Karl Weniger Kriegsmarine 17-MKapitän zur See[54] Leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division[51][54] 15 November 1941*[54] Killed in action 1 October 1941[51]
Josef Wenigmann Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[54] Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[51][54] 5 July 1941[54]
Klaus Wenke Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[54] Commander of U-Jäger UJ-208[51][54] 5 November 1944[54]
Matthias Wensauer Heer 15-HMajor[Note 63] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 442[51][Note 63] 30 April 1945[54]
Fritz Wentzell Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[54] Chief of the general staff of the 10. Armee[51][54] 23 October 1944[54]
Alfred Wenz Heer 13-HOberleutnant[Note 64] Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 435[54][55] 21 September 1944*[54] Died of wounds 19 September 1944[54]
Bernhard Wenzel Heer 13-HOberleutnant[54] Chief of the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24[54][55] 12 August 1944[54]
Georg Wenzelburger Heer 14-HHauptmann[54] Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1098[54][55] 26 December 1944[54]
Richard von Werder Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[54] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 102[54][55] 4 September 1940[54]
Dr. chem. Peter Werfft Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[Note 65] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 27[54][55] 28 January 1945[54]
Wilhelm Werlin Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[54] Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[54][55] 30 December 1942[54]
Rudolf Wermter Heer 14-HHauptmann[54] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 415[54][55] 13 December 1942[54]
Ernst Werner Heer 14-HHauptmann[56] Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 516[55][56] 10 September 1942[56]
Ernst-August Werner Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[56] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 980[55][56] 19 August 1944[56]
Gerhard Werner+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[56] Chief of the 5./Jagd-Kommando 8[56][57] 23 February 1942[56] Awarded 793rd Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[56]
Heinz Werner Heer 15-HMajor[56] Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 240[55][56] 6 March 1944*[Note 66] Killed in action 26 January 1944[55]
Heinz Werner + Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[56] Leader of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"[55][Note 67] 23 August 1944[56] Awarded (864th) Oak Leaves 6 May 1945[Note 68]
Otto Werner Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[56] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 666[55][Note 69] 22 January 1944*[56] Killed in action 18 December 1943[55]
Paul-Hermann Werner Heer 17-HOberst[56] Commander of Panzer-Regiment 31[55][56] 3 June 1940[56]
Walter Werner Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[56] Group leader in the 1./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1[55][56] 9 June 1944[56]
Heinz Wernicke Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[56] Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54[55][Note 70] 30 September 1944[56]
Emil Wernig Heer 09-HFeldwebel[56] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 105[55][56] 25 June 1943[56]
Ulrich Wernitz Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[56] Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54[55][Note 71] 29 October 1944[56]
Franz Baron von Werra Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[58] Adjutant of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3[55][58] 14 December 1940[58]
Hellmuth Werther[Note 72] Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[58] Commander and group leader in the Küstenschutz-Flottille "Attika"[59][Note 72] 8 November 1944[58]
Thilo Freiherr von Werthern Heer 13-HOberleutnant[58] Chief of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 394[58][59] 8 September 1941[58]
Thilo Freiherr und Herr von Werthern-Beichlingen Heer 13-HOberleutnant[58] Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 27[58][59] 18 November 1941[58]
Willy Wesche+ Heer 15-HMajor[58] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 430[59][Note 73] 9 April 1943[58] Awarded 541st Oak Leaves 6 August 1944[58]
Rudolf Wessel Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[58] Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1076[58][59] 26 December 1944[58]
Walter Wessel+ Heer 17-HOberst[58] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 15 (motorized)[58][59] 15 August 1940[58] Awarded 76th Oak Leaves 17 February 1942[58]
Johann-Friedrich Wessels Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.)[58] Chief engineer on U-198[58][59] 9 March 1944[58]
Otto Weßling+ Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[58] Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[59][Note 74] 3 September 1942[Note 74] Awarded 530th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944[58]
Günter Westberg Heer 12-HLeutnant[Note 75] Leader of the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8[58][59] 31 January 1945*[58] Killed in action 16 December 1944[59]
Walter Westenberger Heer 14-HHauptmann[58] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 255[58][59] 12 November 1943[58]
Wilhelm Westermann Heer 12-HLeutnant[60] Leader of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 25[59][60] 15 September 1941[60]
Heinrich Westhofen Heer 13-HOberleutnant[60] Chief of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 73[59][60] 1 March 1942[60]
Franz Westhoven Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[60] Commander of the 3. Panzer-Division[59][60] 25 October 1943[60]
Siegfried Westphal Heer 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[60] Ia (operations officer) in the Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee[61][Note 76] 29 November 1942[60]
 
Otto Westphalen Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[60] Commander of U-968[59][60] 23 March 1945[60]
Heinrich Wetjen Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[60] Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 49[60][61] 28 March 1945[60]
Alfred Wettengel Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[60] Chief of the Stabsbatterie of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 60[59][60] 21 September 1944[60]
Karl Wettengel Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[60] Adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 559[59][60] 24 January 1944[60]
Friedrich Wetzel Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[60] Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 438[59][60] 19 August 1944[60]
Wilhelm Wetzel Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie[60] Commanding general of the V. Armeekorps[59][60] 7 August 1942[60]
Kurt Wevelsiep[Note 77] Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[60] Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 327[59][Note 77] 30 September 1944[60]
Walther Wever Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[60] Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[59][60] 28 January 1945[60]
Erich Weyel Heer 13-HOberleutnant[62] Leader of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 506[59][Note 78] 20 December 1941[62]
Kurt Weyher Kriegsmarine 16-MFregattenkapitän[62] Commander of auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1)[61][62] 21 August 1941[62]
Martin Weymann Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[62] Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[62][63] 10 February 1945[62]
Ernst von Weyrauch Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[62] Staffelkapitän of the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 14[63][Note 79] 31 December 1943[62]
Helmut Weyrauch Heer 12-HLeutnant[Note 80] Leader of the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 81[63][Note 80] 7 December 1943[62]
Willy Wichert Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[62] Chief of the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 291[62][63] 6 November 1943[62]
Helmut Wick+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[62] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[62][63] 27 August 1940[62] Awarded 4th Oak Leaves 6 October 1940[Note 81]  
Wolfhart Wicke Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 82] Chief of the 5./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[62][63] 8 February 1943[62]
Thomas-Emil von Wickede Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[62] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 4[62][63] 15 August 1940[62]
Paul Wickel Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[62] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 57[62][63] 4 June 1944[62]
Theo Wickmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[62] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 248[62][63] 23 March 1945[62]
Erwin Widmayer Heer 09-HFeldwebel[62] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 358[62][63] 12 August 1944[62]
Karl-Heinz Wiebe Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.)[64] Chief engineer on U-178[63][64] 22 May 1944[64]
Franz-Josef Wiechec Heer 15-HMajor[64] Leader of Fähnrichs-Regiment 3 (Division "Märkisch Friedland")[65][Note 83] 5 April 1945[64]
Josef Wiechoczek Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[64] Leader of the 5./Jäger-Regiment 28[63][64] 9 December 1944[64]
Friedrich-Wilhelm Wiede Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[64] Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 238[63][64] 7 February 1944[64]
Wolfgang Wiedemann Heer 14-HHauptmann[64] Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 125[63][64] 10 September 1943*[64] Killed in action 6 September 1943[63]
Karl Wiegand Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[64] Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 18 (motorized)[63][Note 84] 9 May 1942[64]
 
Kurt Wiegand Heer 04-HObergefreiter[64] Richtschütze (gunner) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 32[63][Note 85] 5 January 1944[64]
Friedrich Wieland Heer 14-HRittmeister of the Reserves[64] Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94[63][64] 16 October 1944[64]
Willy Wieland Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[64] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35[63][64] 25 January 1945[64]
Hans Wienke Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[64] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 196[63][64] 13 October 1943*[64] Killed in action 13 August 1943[63]
Walter Wienke Heer 14-HHauptmann[64] Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 426[64][65] 20 August 1942[64]
Arno Wienrich Heer 05-HStabsgefreiter[64] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) and radio operator in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 11[63][64] 5 May 1945[Note 86]
Helmuth Wierschin Heer 11-HStabsfeldwebel[66] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 18[66][67] 12 January 1942[66]
Erich Wiese Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[66] Observer in the 1.(F)/Nacht-Aufklärungs-Staffel[68][69][Note 87] 26 March 1944*[66] Killed on active duty 31 December 1943[67]
Friedrich Wiese+ Heer 17-HOberst[66] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 39[66][67] 14 February 1942[66] Awarded 372nd Oak Leaves 24 January 1944[66]
Heinrich Wiese Heer 14-HHauptmann[66] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorized)[66][67] 4 October 1944[66]
Hubert Wiese Heer 17-HOberst[66] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 552[66][67] 5 May 1945[66]
Johannes Wiese+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[66] Staffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52[66][67] 5 January 1943[66] Awarded 418th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944[66]
Helmut Wieselhuber Heer 12-HLeutnant[66] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./schweres Werfer-Regiment 1[67][Note 88] 14 May 1944[66]
Emil Wiesemann Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[66] Chief of the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[67][Note 89] 20 December 1943*[66] Killed in action 14 November 1943[67]
Otto Wiesemann Heer 09-HFeldwebel[66] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 1[66][67] 11 December 1944[66]
Hugo Wiesmann Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[66] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 11[66][67] 21 September 1944[66]
Herbert Wiesner Heer 13-HOberleutnant[66] Leader of the 3./Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 42[66][67] 21 September 1944[66]
Willi Wiesner Heer 15-HMajor[66] Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 257[66][67] 29 September 1941[66]
Xaver Wiest Heer 06-HOberjäger[70] Group leader in the 3./Skijäger-Regiment 1[67][70] 26 November 1944[70]
Gustav Anton von Wietersheim Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie[70] Commanding general of the XIV. Armeekorps[67][Note 90] 20 April 1941[70]
Walter von Wietersheim Heer 14-HHauptmann[70] Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[67][70] 15 May 1944[70]
Wend von Wietersheim+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[70] Commander of Schützen-Regiment 113[67][70] 10 February 1942[70] Awarded 176th Oak Leaves 12 January 1943
58th Swords 26 March 1944[70]
 
Franz Wieting Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[70] Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 30[67][70] 14 June 1940[Note 91]
Mauritz von Wiktorin Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[70] Commander of the 20. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[67][70] 15 August 1940[70]
Karl-Heinz Wilborn[Note 92] Heer 06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 92] Group leader in the 9./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[67][70] 6 May 1945[Note 92]
Dr. med. Horst Wilcke Heer 13-HOberarzt of the Reserves (rank equivalent to Oberleutnant)[70] Troop doctor in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized)[67][Note 93] 25 July 1942[70]
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[70] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 53[67][70] 6 August 1941[70] Awarded 122nd Oak Leaves 9 September 1942
23rd Swords 23 December 1942[70]
Philipp Wild Waffen-SS 09-WSS-Oberscharführer[70] Panzer commander in the 1./SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11[70][71] 21 March 1944[70]
Heinz Wilde Heer 14-HStabsintendant (rank equivalent to Hauptmann)[Note 94] Divisionsintendant (IV a—replenishment staff officer) in the 353. Infanterie-Division and leader of a Kampfgruppe[70][72] 21 September 1944[70]
Dr. jur. Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[70] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 272[70][72] 15 August 1940[70]
 
Anton Wildner Heer 04-HObergefreiter[73] Group leader in the 1./Regiments-Gruppe 482[71][73] 10 September 1944[73]
Waldemar Wildschütz Heer 14-HHauptmann[73] Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 419[72][73] 2 October 1942[73]
Günther Wilfling Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[73] Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 501[72][73] 5 May 1943[73]
Hans-Joachim Wilhelm Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[73] Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[72][73] 29 October 1944[73]
Karl-Heinz Wilhelm Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[73] Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 46[72][73] 31 March 1943[73]
Paul Wilhelm?[Note 95] Heer 10-HHauptfeldwebel Leader of Alarmkompanie (alarm company) in Marsch-Bataillon 469[72] 5 May 1945
Giselher Wilke Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[73] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1.(Jagdpanzer)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 19[72][Note 96] 14 April 1945[73]
Gustav Wilke Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant[73] Gruppenkommandeur of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 11[72][73] 24 May 1940[Note 97]
Heinrich Wilke Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[73] Radio/wireless operator in the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100[72][Note 98] 6 December 1944[Note 98]
[Dr.] Karl-Heinz Wilke[Note 33] Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[73] Pilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 4[72][Note 99] 25 November 1944[73]
Fritz Will Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[73] Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[72][73] 22 May 1943[73]
Karl Willig+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[73] Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized)[72][73] 25 July 1942[73] Awarded 179th Oak Leaves 18 January 1943[73]
Gerhard Willing Heer 15-HMajor[73] Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 33[72][73] 7 March 1943[73]
Karl Willius Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[75] Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[72][75] 9 June 1944*[75] Killed in action 8 April 1944[72]
Kurt Willms Heer 12-HLeutnant[75] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 36[72][75] 23 February 1944[75]
Alfred Wimmer Heer 13-HOberleutnant[75] Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment "Oberrhein"[72][Note 100] 16 January 1945*[75] Killed in action 9 January 1944[72]
Friedrich Wimmer Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[75] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 412[72][75] 30 September 1944[75]
Johann Wimmer Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[75] Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzer-Ausbildungs und Ersatz-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[76][Note 101] 28 January 1945[75]
Rainer Winckler Heer 14-HHauptmann[75] Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 57[75][76] 21 October 1943[75]
Anton Windbiel Heer 14-HHauptmann[75] Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 56[75][76] 21 November 1942[75]
Alois Windisch Heer 17-HOberst[75] Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139[75][76] 20 June 1940[75]
Johann Windisch Heer 04-HObergefreiter[75] Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 519[75][76] 18 November 1943[75]
Erich Windmann Heer 17-HOberst[75] Artilleriekommandeur 35[75][76] 6 November 1944[75]
Harald Windschügl Heer 15-HMajor[75] Division adjutant of the 227. Infanterie-Division[76][Note 102] 14 April 1945*[75] Killed in action 21 March 1945[76]
Peter Windschüttl Heer 06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 103] Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 72[76][Note 103] 22 July 1943[77]
Kurt Winkler Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[77] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 101[77][78] 17 March 1945[77]
Rudolf Winnerl Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[77] Pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[76][77] 18 April 1943[Note 104]
Friedrich Winter Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[77] Pilot in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 16[76][Note 105] 6 December 1944[Note 105]
Kurt Winter Heer 15-HMajor[77] Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 83[76][77] 2 September 1944[77]
Michael Winter Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[77] Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 168[76][Note 106] 9 June 1944[77]
Werner Winter Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[77] Commander of U-103[76][77] 5 June 1942[77]
Hild-Wilfried von Winterfeld Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[77] Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 24[76][77] 22 January 1943[77]
Alexander von Winterfeldt Luftwaffe 17-LMajor of the Reserves[77] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 77[76][77] 5 July 1941[77]
Karl Winterhoff Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[77] Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[76][77] 18 December 1944[77]
Eduard Wintershoff Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[77] Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 8[76][77] 25 August 1942[77]
Karl Winzen Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[77] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 289[76][77] 20 October 1944[77]
Willy Winzer Heer 17-HOberst[79] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 578[76][79] 3 November 1942*[79] Killed in action 17 October 1942[76]
Franz Wipfler Heer 09-HFeldwebel[79] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 56[76][79] 15 May 1942[79]
Max Wippermann Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[79] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized)[76][Note 107] 16 November 1942[79]
[Dr.] Maximilian Wirsching[Note 33] Heer 13-HOberleutnant[79] Chief of the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507[79][80] 7 February 1945[79]
Georg Wirth Heer 09-HFeldwebel[79] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 21[80][Note 108] 22 October 1943[79]
Theodor Wisch+ Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[79] Commander of the II./"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[79][81] 15 September 1941[79] Awarded 393rd Oak Leaves 12 February 1944
94th Swords 30 August 1944[79]
Dr. med. Werner Wischhusen Heer 16-HOberfeldarzt (rank equivalent to Oberstleutnant)[79] Division doctor in the 22. Infanterie-Division[81][Note 109] 26 May 1940[79]
Hermann Wischnewski Luftwaffe 10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[79] Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 300[79][80] 16 December 1944[79]
Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny+ Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[79] Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"[79][81] 30 July 1943[79] Awarded 687th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944[79]
(151st) Swords 6 May 1945?[Note 110]
 
Hans-Joachim Wissemann Heer 14-HHauptmann[79] Chief of the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 6[79][80] 8 February 1943*[79] Killed in action 30 December 1942[80]
Rudolf Witsch Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[79] Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 308[79][80] 3 September 1942[79]
Kurt Witschel+ Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[82] Leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 28[80][82] 4 January 1943[82] Awarded 773rd Oak Leaves 11 March 1945[82]
Fritz Witt+ Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[82] Commander of the I./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland"[80][Note 111] 4 September 1940[82] Awarded 200th Oak Leaves 1 March 1943[82]  
Hans Witt Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[82] Commander of U-129[80][82] 17 December 1942[82]
Heinrich Witt Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant (M.A.) of the Reserves[82] Chief of Battery "Sagorsch" in the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 259 (Marine-Flak-Regiment 9)[80][Note 112] 20 April 1945[82]
Heinz Witt Heer 09-HFeldwebel[82] Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 4[80][82] 5 September 1944[82]
Hellmuth Witt Heer 17-HOberst[82] Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 134[80][82] 27 July 1944[82]
Hermann Witt Kriegsmarine 16-MFregattenkapitän[82] Harbour commander of Cherbourg[80][82] 24 September 1944[82]
Otto Witt Heer 09-HFeldwebel[82] Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 43[80][82] 21 September 1944[82]
Heinz Wittchow von Brese-Winiary+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[82] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[80][82] 15 May 1943[82] Awarded 441st Oak Leaves 6 April 1944[82]
Albert Witte Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[82] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 394[80][Note 113] 11 March 1945[82]
Gerhard Witte Heer 15-HMajor[82] Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[80][82] 23 August 1944[82]
Heinrich Witte Luftwaffe 04-LObergefreiter[83] Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[80][83] 18 May 1943*[83] Killed in action 8 May 1943[83]
Helmut Witte Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[83] Commander of U-159[80][83] 22 October 1942[83]
 
Heinz-Willi Wittenstein Heer 14-HHauptmann[83] Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 146[80][83] 14 February 1945[83]
Hans Wittenzeller Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[83] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[83][84] 9 June 1944[83]
Leo-Volkhard Freiherr von Wittgenstein Heer 14-HHauptmann[83] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 410[83][84] 6 April 1943[83]
Joachim Witthöft Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[83] Commander of the 86. Infanterie-Division[83][84] 14 December 1941[83]
Karl-Friedrich Wittholz Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[83] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 36[83][85] 7 December 1942[83]
Hans-Karl Wittig Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[83] Leader of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[83][84] 5 February 1944[83]
Kaspar Wittkamp Heer 09-HFeldwebel[83] In the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 77[84][Note 114] 18 October 1943[83]
Heinrich Wittkopf Heer 17-HOberst[83] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 530[83][84] 29 September 1941[83]
Alfred Wittmann Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[83] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 546[83][84] 15 May 1944[83]
August Wittmann Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[83] Commander of Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95[83][84] 21 June 1941[83]
Herbert Wittmann+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[86] Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[84][86] 23 November 1941[86] Awarded 735th Oak Leaves 11 February 1945[86]
Michael Wittmann+ Waffen-SS 12-WSS-Untersturmführer[Note 115] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[85][Note 115] 14 January 1944[86] Awarded 380th Oak Leaves 30 January 1944
71st Swords 22 June 1944[86]
 
Heinrich Wittmer Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[86] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 55[84][86] 12 November 1941[86]
Josef Wittrock Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[86] Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 453[84][86] 10 September 1944[86]
Dietrich Witzel[Note 116]
See Dietrich Kirn
Kurt von Witzendorff Heer 13-HOberleutnant[86] Chief of the 13./Infanterie-Regiment 178[84][86] 30 August 1941[86]
Rudolf Witzig+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[86] Leader of Sturmgruppe "Granit" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"[84][86] 10 May 1940[86] Awarded 662nd Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[86]
Erwin von Witzleben?[Note 117] Heer 21-HGeneraloberst Commander-in-Chief of the 1. Armee[84] 24 June 1940
 
Henning von Witzleben Heer 15-HMajor[86] Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 16[84][86] 6 February 1942[86]
Albert Wodrig Heer 20-HGeneral der Artillerie[86] Commanding general of the XXVI. Armeekorps[84][86] 19 July 1940[86]
Edmund Woehl?[Note 118] Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 30[88] 28 April 1945
Otto Wöhler+ Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie[86] Commanding general of the I. Armeekorps[84][86] 14 August 1943[86] Awarded 671st Oak Leaves 28 November 1944[86]  
Ulrich Wöhnert Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[86] Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[86][89] 6 December 1944[86]
Erich Woelfel Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[90] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 534[89][90] 28 January 1943[90]
Heinrich Wohlers Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[90] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[89][90] 31 December 1943[90]
Helmut Wohlfahrt Heer 17-HOberst[90] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 110[89][90] 29 August 1943[Note 119]
Herbert Wohlfarth Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[90] Commander of U-556[89][90] 15 May 1941[90]
Otto Wohlfeil Heer 14-HHauptmann[90] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 371[89][90] 5 September 1943[90]
Karl von Wohlgemuth Heer 15-HMajor[90] Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 1[91][Note 120] 30 September 1944[90]
Franz Woidich Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[Note 121] Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52[89][90] 11 June 1944[90]
Alfred Wojak Heer 13-HOberleutnant[90] Chief of the 11./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 73[89][90] 9 June 1944[90]
Bernhard Woldenga Luftwaffe 17-LMajor[90] Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 77[89][90] 5 July 1941[90]
Adolf Wolf Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant[90] Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 64 (motorized)[91][Note 122] 20 June 1940[90]
Adolf Wolf Heer 14-HHauptmann[90] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 431[89][90] 11 October 1941[90]
Albin Wolf+ Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[90] Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54[89][Note 123] 22 November 1943[90] Awarded 464th Oak Leaves 27 April 1944[Note 123]
Alfred Wolf Heer 15-HMajor[92] Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 23[89][92] 15 April 1944[92]
Alois Wolf Heer 14-HHauptmann[92] Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 161[89][92] 14 February 1945[92]
Cosmas Wolf Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[92] Company troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 279[89][92] 25 January 1945[92]
Eberhard Wolf[Note 124] Heer 14-HHauptmann[92] Commander of Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 505[89][92] 20 July 1944[92]
Hermann Wolf Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[92] Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 11[89][92] 24 April 1945[92]
Karl Wolf Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[92] Group leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 432[89][92] 28 February 1945[92]
Richard Wolf Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[92] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 208[89][92] 20 January 1943[92]
Richard Wolf Heer 12-HLeutnant[92] In the Kampfgruppe "Tenschert" in the fortress Breslau[91][92] 4 March 1945[92]
list, knight, cross, iron, cross, recipients, knight, cross, iron, cross, german, ritterkreuz, eisernen, kreuzes, variants, were, highest, awards, military, paramilitary, forces, nazi, germany, during, world, knight, cross, iron, cross, awarded, wide, range, r. The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross German Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry 1 A total of 7 321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945 Note 1 This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht the Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy and Luftwaffe Air Force as well as the Waffen SS the Reichsarbeitsdienst RAD Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm German national militia There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich 3 These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther Peer Fellgiebel s book Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR In 1996 the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings The majority of the disputed recipients had been nominated for the award in 1945 when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process 4 Listed here are the 446 Knight s Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS whose last name starts with W 5 Scherzer has challenged the validity of 11 of these listings 6 The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name The rank listed is the recipient s rank at the time the Knight s Cross was awarded Contents 1 Background 2 Recipients 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksBackground editThe Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross Eisernes Kreuz the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes 7 As the war progressed some of the recipients of the Knight s Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub was instituted The Oak Leaves as they were commonly referred to were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 849 of 3 June 1940 8 In 1941 two higher grades of the Knight s Cross were instituted The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern and the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten 9 At the end of 1944 the final grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S 11 of 29 December 1944 became the final variant of the Knight s Cross authorized 10 Recipients editKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross W Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer 307 30Kriegsmarine 22 2Luftwaffe 92 7Waffen SS 25 2The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Supreme Command of the Armed Forces kept separate Knight s Cross lists for the Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy Luftwaffe Air Force and Waffen SS Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight s Cross one list per grade 11 Of the 446 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with W 46 were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 11 the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords 41 presentations were made posthumously Heer members received 307 of the medals 22 went to the Kriegsmarine 92 to the Luftwaffe and 25 to the Waffen SS 5 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 12 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 question mark indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing Name Service Rank Role and unit Note 2 Date of award Notes ImageFranz Wabro Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 13 Group leader in the Stabskompanie Grenadier Regiment 534 13 14 4 July 1944 13 Friedrich Wachowiak Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 13 Pilot in the III Jagdgeschwader 52 14 Note 3 5 April 1942 13 Hans Wack Heer 14 H Hauptmann 13 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 485 13 14 23 October 1941 13 Rudolf Watjen Heer 15 H Major 13 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung Grossdeutschland 13 15 14 April 1943 13 Carl Wagener Heer 17 H Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff 13 Chief of the general staff of the 1 Panzerarmee 13 15 14 May 1944 13 nbsp Dr Otto Wagener Note 4 Heer 18 H Generalmajor Commander Division Insel Rhodos 17 5 May 1945 Ludwig Wagenfeld Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 13 Staffelkapitan of the 3 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 122 15 Note 5 24 March 1943 13 Edmund Wagner Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 18 Pilot in the 9 Jagdgeschwader 51 15 18 17 November 1941 18 Killed in action 13 November 1941 15 Erich Wagner Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 18 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 16 Jager Regiment 38 15 18 23 August 1943 18 Ferdinand Wagner Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 18 Rifle leader in the 4 Grenadier Regiment 32 15 18 12 December 1944 18 Gustav Wagner Heer 17 H Oberst 18 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 44 15 18 14 December 1941 18 nbsp Hans Wagner Heer 17 H Oberst 18 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 5 15 18 18 April 1943 18 Hans Joachim Wagner Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 18 Chief of the Stabsbatterie Sturmgeschutz Brigade 286 15 18 25 January 1945 18 Heinz Wagner Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 18 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Kradschutzen Bataillon 6 15 18 24 January 1943 18 Helmut Wagner Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 18 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 15 18 24 January 1942 18 Helmut Wagner Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 18 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 431 15 Note 6 9 December 1944 18 Herbert Wagner Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 18 Commander of the 132 Infanterie Division 15 18 23 October 1944 18 Josef Wagner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 18 Chief of the 1 Jager Regiment 227 15 18 18 February 1945 18 Jurgen Wagner Waffen SS 17 W SS Oberfuhrer 18 Commander of SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 9 Germania 15 Note 7 24 July 1943 18 Awarded 680th Oak Leaves 11 December 1944 18 nbsp Klaus Wagner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 19 Leader of the 3 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 667 15 19 4 September 1942 19 Rudolf Wagner Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 19 Pilot in the 12 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 15 Note 8 26 March 1944 19 Missing in action 11 December 1943 15 Werner Wagner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 19 Chief of the 3 Panzer Jager Lehr Abteilung 130 15 19 14 April 1945 19 Wilhelm Wagner Heer 15 H Major 19 Commander of the II Artillerie Regiment 158 15 19 11 April 1944 19 Willi Wagner Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 19 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Heeres Kusten Artillerie Abteilung 789 15 19 17 May 1943 19 Dietmar Wahl Heer 15 H Major 19 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 282 15 19 29 August 1943 Note 9 Died of wounds 13 August 1943 15 Ernst Wahl Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 19 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Pionier Bataillon 389 15 19 17 September 1944 19 Hans Wahl Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves Note 10 Leader of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 23 15 19 26 March 1944 19 Kurt Wahl Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 19 Leader of a Kampfgruppe in SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 38 Gotz von Berlichingen 20 Note 11 23 August 1944 19 Awarded 720th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945 19 Wolfgang Wahl Heer 14 H Hauptmann 19 Commander of the II Panzer Regiment 8 19 21 6 January 1942 19 Helmut Waldecker Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 19 Staffelkapitan in the I Kampfgeschwader 6 20 Note 12 22 November 1943 19 Bruno Walden Waffen SS 15 W Major of the Schupo 19 Commander of the III SS Polizei Regiment 2 19 20 18 January 1945 19 Siegfried von Waldenburg Heer 17 H Oberst 22 Leader of the 116 Panzer Division 20 22 9 December 1944 22 nbsp Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels Heer 17 H Oberst Note 13 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 4 20 22 11 October 1941 22 Awarded 476th Oak Leaves 14 May 1944 22 Johann Waldhauser Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Note 14 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 20 22 24 January 1942 22 Hans Waldmann Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 22 Pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 52 20 22 5 February 1944 22 Hans Waldmuller Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 22 Commander of the I SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 25 Hitlerjugend 20 Note 15 27 August 1944 22 Franz Waldner Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 22 Richtschutze gunner in the 2 schwere Panzer Jager Abteilung 655 21 22 12 August 1944 22 Hermann Waldow Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 22 Chief of Panzerspah Kompanie 700 20 Note 16 30 January 1943 22 Gustav Walle Note 17 Heer 15 H Major Commander of Panzer Jager Abteilung Grossdeutschland 20 8 May 1945 Prof Dr Karl Heinz Wallhauser Note 18 Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant of the Reserves 22 Leader of the 1 Fallschirm Panzer Jager Abteilung Hermann Goring 20 22 30 November 1944 22 Walther Wallowitz Heer 12 H Leutnant 22 Leader of the 5 Grenadier Regiment 82 20 22 14 November 1943 22 Killed in action 20 October 1943 20 Domenikus Walter Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 22 Pilot in the IV Kampfgeschwader z b V 1 20 22 24 December 1942 Note 19 Gerhard Walter Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 22 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 MG Grenadier Regiment 29 motorized 20 Note 20 1 January 1944 22 Helmut Walter Note 21 Heer 14 H Hauptmann Battalion leader in Feld Unteroffizier Schule Dahlhausen 2 Panzer Division 20 9 May 1945 Karl Walter Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 22 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 131 20 22 22 January 1943 22 Kurt Walter Heer 15 H Major Note 22 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 32 21 25 25 September 1942 25 Awarded 345th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943 25 nbsp Kurt Walter Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 25 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 20 25 26 March 1943 Note 23 Killed in action 26 October 1942 20 Bernhard Walterbach Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 25 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Pionier Bataillon 253 20 25 22 September 1943 25 Erich Walther Luftwaffe 17 L Major 25 Commander of the I Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 25 26 24 May 1940 25 Awarded 411th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944131st Swords 1 February 1945 25 Gerhard Walther Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 25 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Schlachtgeschwader 4 25 26 26 March 1944 25 Wilhelm Walther Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 25 Shock troops leader in the 4 Bau Lehr Bataillon z b V 800 Brandenburg 27 Note 24 24 June 1940 25 Hans Walz Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 25 Chief of the 1 Panzer Abteilung 103 25 26 14 April 1945 25 nbsp Friedrich Wilhelm Wandel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 25 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 347 25 26 27 October 1943 25 Died of wounds 26 October 1943 26 Joachim Wandel Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 25 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Jagdgeschwader 54 25 26 21 August 1942 Note 25 Martin Wandel Heer 18 H Generalmajor 25 Commander of the 121 Infanterie Division 25 26 23 November 1941 25 Martin Wandersleb Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 25 Chief of the 10 Grenadier Regiment 12 25 26 31 July 1943 25 Helmut Wandmaker Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 25 Commander of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 76 27 5 April 1945 25 Max Wandrey Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 28 Chief of the 11 Jager Regiment 1 Brandenburg 27 28 9 January 1944 28 Awarded 787th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945 28 Friedrich Wilhelm Wangerin Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 28 Commander of the III Fallschirmjager Regiment 16 Ost 26 Note 26 24 October 1944 28 Gunter Wanhofer Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Note 27 Commander of SS Pionier Bataillon 54 Nederland 27 Note 27 27 August 1944 28 Karl Wanka Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 28 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 446 26 28 23 February 1944 28 Awarded 800th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 28 Artur Wanke Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 28 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 680 26 28 25 October 1943 28 Erich Wapnitz Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 28 Group leader in the Stabskompanie Radfahrzug Grenadier Regiment 671 26 Note 28 17 March 1945 28 Fritz Warnecke Heer 15 H Major 28 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 517 26 28 22 January 1943 28 Karl Warnhoff Heer 15 H Major 28 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 587 26 28 30 September 1943 28 Killed in action 2 September 1943 26 Wolfgang Warnkross Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 28 Fahnrichsvater ensign father mentor in Lehrkompanie of Grenadier Feldausbildungs Regiment 640 26 Note 29 12 August 1944 28 Hinrich Warrelmann Heer 17 H Oberst 28 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 502 28 29 16 April 1944 28 Awarded 555th Oak Leaves 19 August 1944 28 Wilhelm Warrelmann Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 28 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 328 28 29 15 March 1944 28 Killed in action 13 February 1944 29 Note 30 Horst Warschnauer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 30 Chief of the 2 Pionier Bataillon Grossdeutschland motorized 29 30 12 December 1942 30 Awarded 753rd Oak Leaves 24 February 1945 30 Guido von Wartenberg Heer 15 H Major 30 Leader of Panzergrenadier Regiment 111 29 30 6 October 1943 30 Friedrich Karl Warwel Heer 11 H Stabsfeldwebel 30 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Grenadier Regiment 477 29 30 13 September 1943 30 Adolf Wassmann Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 30 Machine gunner in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 255 29 30 16 March 1944 30 Ernst Wawrok Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 30 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 Jager Regiment 28 29 30 9 February 1943 30 Alfons Weber Heer 14 H Hauptmann 30 Leader of the II Gebirgsjager Regiment 91 29 30 9 June 1944 30 Alois Weber Heer 15 H Major 30 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 19 30 31 26 November 1941 30 Awarded 579th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944 30 Alois Weber Waffen SS 10 W SS Hauptscharfuhrer 30 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 16 Pi SS Panzergrenadier Regiment Deutschland 31 Note 31 30 July 1943 30 Benno Weber Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 30 Group leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 467 29 30 23 December 1943 30 Franz Weber Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 30 In the 8 Jager Regiment 28 29 30 28 October 1944 30 Friedrich Weber Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 30 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 481 29 30 8 June 1940 30 Gerhard Weber Heer 17 H Oberst 30 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 41 motorized 29 30 26 October 1943 30 Gottfried Weber Heer 15 H Major 32 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 162 29 32 13 October 1941 32 Awarded 490th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 32 Hans Joachim Weber Heer 14 H Hauptmann Note 32 Commander of the III Fusilier Regiment 27 29 32 27 December 1944 32 Dr Horst Weber Note 33 33 Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Note 34 Commander of Schnellboot S 55 in the 3 Schnellbootflottille 29 Note 34 5 July 1943 32 Jakob Weber Heer 09 H Feldwebel 32 Demi Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Panzer Abteilung 21 29 32 16 August 1943 32 Karl Heinz Weber Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 32 Staffelfuhrer of the 7 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 29 32 12 November 1943 32 Awarded 529th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 32 Otto Weber Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 32 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 933 29 32 31 October 1944 32 Died of wounds 14 September 1944 29 Paul Weber Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 32 Leader of the 9 Grenadier Regiment 508 29 32 25 July 1943 32 Paul Friedel Weber Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 32 Chief of the 2 schwere Heeres Flak Abteilung 303 34 Note 35 10 October 1942 32 Rudolf Weber Heer 09 H Feldwebel 32 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 9 Panzer Regiment 4 32 34 14 February 1945 32 Siegfried Weber Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 32 Leader of the III Jager Regiment 49 32 34 30 October 1942 32 Walter Weber Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 32 Company troop leader in the 7 Infanterie Regiment 211 32 35 13 October 1941 32 Wilhelm Weber Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 36 Leader of the divisions combat school of the 33 franzosisch SS Freiwilligen Grenadier Division Charlemagne 34 Note 36 29 April 1945 36 Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 36 Commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 3 34 36 13 April 1941 36 Willi Wechsung Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 36 Chief of the 1 Grenadier Regiment 426 34 36 1 October 1943 36 Hans Joachim Weck Note 37 Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant Leader of the 3 Fallschirmjager Regiment 4 34 30 April 1945 Franz Wecker Note 38 Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant Commander of Jager Regiment 734 34 9 May 1945 Ernst Weddig Heer 12 H Leutnant 36 Leader of the 4 Panzergrenadier Regiment 101 34 36 20 April 1943 36 Killed in action 8 March 1943 34 Busso von Wedel Heer 17 H Oberst 36 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 89 34 36 18 May 1943 36 Hermann von Wedel Heer 17 H Oberst 36 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 590 34 36 8 June 1943 36 Paul Wegener Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 36 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 237 36 38 18 October 1943 36 Werner Wegener Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 36 Commander of Pionier Bataillon 3 motorized 34 36 24 December 1944 36 Wilhelm Wegener Heer 17 H Oberst 36 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 94 34 36 27 October 1941 36 Awarded 66th Oak Leaves 19 January 194297th Swords 17 September 1944 36 Alois Weger Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 36 Chief of the 3 Panzergrenadier Regiment 33 34 36 9 December 1944 36 Ferdinand Wegerer Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 36 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzergrenadier Regiment 10 34 36 8 October 1943 36 Awarded 483rd Oak Leaves 4 June 1944 36 Friedrich Weglehner Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 39 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 390 34 39 12 August 1944 39 Wilhelm Wegner Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung Grossdeutschland 34 39 13 June 1943 39 Anton Wehinger Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 39 Chief of the 1 Grenadier Regiment 578 34 39 9 January 1945 39 Hermann Wehking Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 39 Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 1 Artillerie Regiment 146 motorized 34 39 15 January 1944 39 Lothar Wehlitz Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 39 Chief of the 1 schwere Artillerie Abteilung 845 34 39 6 February 1944 39 Alfred Wehmeyer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 39 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Zerstorergeschwader 26 Horst Wessel 34 39 4 September 1942 39 Killed in action 1 June 1942 34 Gerhard Wehrmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 39 Leader of Panzer Grenadier Feld Ersatz Bataillon 3 34 Note 39 3 November 1944 39 Ernst Weible Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 39 Pilot in the 3 Kampfgeschwader 54 39 40 6 April 1944 39 Killed in action 25 March 1944 40 Maximilian Freiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon Heer 20 H General der Kavallerie 39 Commander in Chief of the 2 Armee 39 40 29 June 1940 39 Awarded 731st Oak Leaves 5 February 1945 39 nbsp August Weichsel Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 39 Group leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 948 39 40 30 April 1945 39 Ernst Weichsel Heer 15 H Major 39 Commander of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 115 39 40 5 May 1945 39 Wilhelm Weidenbruck Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 41 Chief of the 5 Panzer Regiment 3 40 41 16 September 1942 41 Awarded 649th Oak Leaves 16 November 1944 41 Otto Weidhofer Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 41 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 162 40 41 15 May 1944 41 Otto Weidinger Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 41 Commander of SS Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 2 Das Reich 40 Note 40 21 April 1944 41 Awarded 688th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944 41 150th Swords 6 May 1945 Note 41 nbsp Helmuth Weidling Heer 18 H Generalmajor 41 Commander of the 86 Infanterie Division 40 41 15 January 1943 41 Awarded 408th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944115th Swords 28 November 1944 41 nbsp Hermann Weigel Heer 15 H Major 41 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 328 41 43 19 February 1945 41 Rudolf Weigel Luftwaffe 11 L Stabsfeldwebel 41 Pilot in the 7 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 40 41 27 April 1942 41 Werner Weihrauch Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 41 Pilot in the 2 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 40 41 19 February 1943 41 Hans Weik Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 41 Staffelfuhrer of the 10 Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 40 41 27 July 1944 41 Dr August Weiler Note 33 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 41 Battalion leader in Regiment von Stossel 40 Note 42 16 November 1944 41 Bruno Weiler Note 43 Heer 17 H Oberst Commander of Ski Jager Regiment 1 40 9 May 1945 Kilian Weimer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 41 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 109 41 43 31 August 1941 41 Awarded 478th Oak Leaves 14 May 1944 41 Otto Weimer Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 41 Leader of the 2 Grenadier Regiment 957 40 41 24 December 1944 41 Georg Weinbuch Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 44 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 schweres Artillerie Regiment 46 40 Note 44 28 July 1942 44 Died of wounds 24 May 1942 40 Johannes Weineck Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 44 Observer in the 5 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 122 40 Note 45 29 February 1944 44 Rudolf Weinelt Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 44 Leader of the 2 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 19 40 44 12 November 1943 44 Friedrich August Weinknecht Heer 18 H Generalmajor 44 Commander of the 79 Infanterie Division 40 44 15 July 1944 44 Werner Weinlig Note 46 Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant Commander of Torpedoboot T 23 45 10 May 1945 Fritz Weinreich Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 44 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Reiter Regiment 41 44 45 17 March 1945 44 Killed in action 1 February 1945 44 Helmut Weinreich Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 44 Staffelkapitan in the III Kampfgeschwader 30 44 45 21 January 1943 Note 47 Gustav Weippert Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 44 Pilot and observer in the 2 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 4 45 Note 48 30 September 1944 44 Hubert Weise Luftwaffe 20 L General der Flakartillerie 44 Commanding general of the I Flak Korps 44 45 24 June 1940 44 Karl Weisenberger Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 44 Commander of the 71 Infanterie Division 44 45 29 June 1940 44 nbsp Hermann Weiser Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer of the Reserves 44 Leader of the 2 Aufklarungs Abteilung Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 46 Note 49 28 March 1943 44 Hans Georg Weisleder Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 44 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 453 44 45 21 September 1944 44 Ernst Weismann Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 44 Pilot in the 12 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 44 45 21 August 1942 44 Adolf Weiss Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 47 Pilot in the 4 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 45 47 29 February 1944 47 Christian Weiss Heer 14 H Hauptmann 47 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 26 46 47 10 April 1942 47 Ernst Weiss Heer 17 H Oberst 47 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 572 45 47 24 June 1944 47 Franz Weiss Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 47 Commander of the III Panzer Regiment 2 45 47 11 March 1945 47 Friedrich Weiss Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 47 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 1 Flak Regiment 36 motorized 45 Note 50 21 December 1942 47 Georg Weiss Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 47 Group leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 521 45 47 12 November 1943 47 Hans Weiss Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 47 Commander of SS Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 2 Das Reich 45 Note 51 6 April 1943 47 nbsp Herbert Weiss Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 47 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 418 45 47 7 January 1943 47 Josef Weiss Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 47 Company troop messenger in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 24 45 Note 52 23 March 1945 47 Died of wounds 13 March 1945 47 Otto Weiss Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 47 Gruppenkommandeur of the II S Lehrgeschwader 2 45 47 18 May 1940 47 Awarded 52nd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 47 nbsp Paul Weiss Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 47 Group leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 481 45 47 16 September 1943 47 Richard Weiss Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 47 Commander of Panzer Abteilung 8 45 47 30 April 1945 47 Robert Weiss Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 48 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Jagdgeschwader 54 45 Note 53 26 March 1944 48 Awarded 782nd Oak Leaves 12 March 1945 48 Walter Weiss Heer 18 H Generalmajor 48 Commander of the 26 Infanterie Division 48 49 12 September 1941 48 Awarded 646th Oak Leaves 5 November 1944 48 nbsp Wilhelm Weissberg Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 48 Commander of the I Flak Regiment 25 motorized 49 Note 54 24 October 1944 48 Bruno Weisse Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 48 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 430 48 49 28 October 1944 48 Dr Horst Weissenberg Note 33 Heer 15 H Major Note 55 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 1 49 Note 55 23 March 1945 48 Theodor Weissenberger Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 48 Pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 5 48 49 13 November 1942 48 Awarded 266th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943 48 nbsp Erich Weissflog Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 48 Information officer and wireless operator of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 49 Note 56 24 June 1944 48 Hans Joachim Weissflog Heer 12 H Leutnant 48 Leader of the 2 Panzer Regiment 16 48 49 5 March 1945 48 Prof Dr Eginhard Weissmann Note 18 Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 48 Pilot in the 1 Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 48 49 5 September 1944 48 Ludwig Weissmuller Heer 14 H Hauptmann 48 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 462 48 49 11 October 1943 48 Killed in action 18 August 1943 49 Josef Weiter Heer 09 H Feldwebel 48 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 697 48 49 24 June 1944 48 Adolf Weitkunat Heer 14 H Rittmeister of the Reserves 48 Chief of Aufklarungs Schwadron 206 48 49 4 November 1941 48 Awarded 346th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943 48 Paul Weitkus Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 50 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor 49 50 18 September 1941 50 Adalbert Weitzel Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 50 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 6 49 50 23 August 1944 50 Killed in action 17 August 1944 49 Martin Wekenmann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 50 Leader of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 35 49 50 5 February 1945 50 Heinrich Welken Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 50 Chief of the 2 Flak Regiment 231 motorized 49 50 5 September 1944 50 Franz Weller Heer 15 H Major 50 Leader of Infanterie Regiment 54 49 50 4 September 1941 50 Awarded 626th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944 50 Ernst Wellmann Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 50 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 49 50 2 September 1942 50 Awarded 342nd Oak Leaves 30 November 1943 50 Willi Welsch Heer 14 H Hauptmann 50 Chief of the 2 Schutzen Regiment 110 49 50 29 September 1941 50 nbsp Heinrich Welskop Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 50 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 11 Fallschirmjager Regiment 3 49 50 21 August 1941 50 Kurt Welter Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 50 Pilot in the 2 Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 49 Note 57 18 October 1944 50 Awarded 769th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945 50 Franz Josef Welzel Heer 15 H Major 50 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 461 49 50 19 July 1940 50 Karl Heinrich Welzel Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 50 Pilot in the 7 Schlachtgeschwader 10 49 50 5 September 1944 50 Walther Wenck Heer 17 H Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff 50 German chief of the general staff in the 3 Rumanische Armee 51 Note 58 28 October 1942 50 nbsp Gerhard Wendenburg Heer 15 H Major 52 Commander of Panzer Abteilung 67 51 52 15 August 1940 52 Heinrich Wendland Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 52 Chief of the 5 Panzergrenadier Regiment 304 51 52 20 July 1944 52 Killed in action 18 June 1944 51 Siegfried Wendlandt Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 52 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 320 51 52 16 January 1945 52 Helmut Wendorff Waffen SS 12 W SS Untersturmfuhrer 52 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 schwere SS Panzer Regiment 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 51 Note 59 12 February 1944 52 Gustav Wendrinsky Waffen SS 09 W SS Oberscharfuhrer 52 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 SS Panzer Jager Abteilung 8 Florian Geyer 51 Note 60 27 January 1945 52 Karl Wendt Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 52 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 412 51 52 21 September 1944 52 Killed in action 17 September 1944 51 Manfred Wendt Heer 14 H Hauptmann 52 Tasked with the leadership of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 66 51 Note 61 9 July 1944 52 Rudi Wendt Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 52 Pilot in the Stab Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 52 53 17 April 1945 52 Wilhelm Wendt Heer 10 H Hauptfeldwebel 52 Kompaniefeldwebel company sergeant in the 5 Panzer Regiment 5 52 53 30 June 1941 52 Wolf Wendt Heer 14 H Hauptmann 52 Adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 88 51 52 12 August 1944 52 Leopold Wenger Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 52 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Schlachtgeschwader 10 51 Note 62 14 January 1945 52 nbsp Maximilian Wengler Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 52 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 366 51 52 6 October 1942 52 Awarded 404th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944123rd Swords 21 January 1945 52 nbsp Karl Weniger Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 54 Leader of the 2 Sicherungs Division 51 54 15 November 1941 54 Killed in action 1 October 1941 51 Josef Wenigmann Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 54 Pilot in the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 51 54 5 July 1941 54 Klaus Wenke Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves 54 Commander of U Jager UJ 208 51 54 5 November 1944 54 Matthias Wensauer Heer 15 H Major Note 63 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 442 51 Note 63 30 April 1945 54 Fritz Wentzell Heer 18 H Generalmajor 54 Chief of the general staff of the 10 Armee 51 54 23 October 1944 54 Alfred Wenz Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Note 64 Chief of the 7 Grenadier Regiment 435 54 55 21 September 1944 54 Died of wounds 19 September 1944 54 Bernhard Wenzel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 54 Chief of the 12 Panzer Regiment 24 54 55 12 August 1944 54 Georg Wenzelburger Heer 14 H Hauptmann 54 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 1098 54 55 26 December 1944 54 Richard von Werder Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 54 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 102 54 55 4 September 1940 54 Dr chem Peter Werfft Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann Note 65 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Jagdgeschwader 27 54 55 28 January 1945 54 Wilhelm Werlin Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 54 Staffelkapitan in the I Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 54 55 30 December 1942 54 Rudolf Wermter Heer 14 H Hauptmann 54 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 415 54 55 13 December 1942 54 Ernst Werner Heer 14 H Hauptmann 56 Leader of the III Infanterie Regiment 516 55 56 10 September 1942 56 Ernst August Werner Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 56 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 980 55 56 19 August 1944 56 Gerhard Werner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 56 Chief of the 5 Jagd Kommando 8 56 57 23 February 1942 56 Awarded 793rd Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 56 Heinz Werner Heer 15 H Major 56 Commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 240 55 56 6 March 1944 Note 66 Killed in action 26 January 1944 55 Heinz Werner Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 56 Leader of the III gepanzert SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 Der Fuhrer 55 Note 67 23 August 1944 56 Awarded 864th Oak Leaves 6 May 1945 Note 68 Otto Werner Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 56 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 schwere Panzer Jager Abteilung 666 55 Note 69 22 January 1944 56 Killed in action 18 December 1943 55 Paul Hermann Werner Heer 17 H Oberst 56 Commander of Panzer Regiment 31 55 56 3 June 1940 56 Walter Werner Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 56 Group leader in the 1 Fallschirm Pionier Bataillon 1 55 56 9 June 1944 56 Heinz Wernicke Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 56 Pilot in the 1 Jagdgeschwader 54 55 Note 70 30 September 1944 56 Emil Wernig Heer 09 H Feldwebel 56 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Grenadier Regiment 105 55 56 25 June 1943 56 Ulrich Wernitz Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 56 Pilot in the 4 Jagdgeschwader 54 55 Note 71 29 October 1944 56 Franz Baron von Werra Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 58 Adjutant of the II Jagdgeschwader 3 55 58 14 December 1940 58 Hellmuth Werther Note 72 Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves 58 Commander and group leader in the Kustenschutz Flottille Attika 59 Note 72 8 November 1944 58 Thilo Freiherr von Werthern Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 58 Chief of the 3 Schutzen Regiment 394 58 59 8 September 1941 58 Thilo Freiherr und Herr von Werthern Beichlingen Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 58 Chief of the 1 Panzer Regiment 27 58 59 18 November 1941 58 Willy Wesche Heer 15 H Major 58 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 430 59 Note 73 9 April 1943 58 Awarded 541st Oak Leaves 6 August 1944 58 Rudolf Wessel Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 58 Group leader in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 1076 58 59 26 December 1944 58 Walter Wessel Heer 17 H Oberst 58 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 15 motorized 58 59 15 August 1940 58 Awarded 76th Oak Leaves 17 February 1942 58 Johann Friedrich Wessels Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant Ing 58 Chief engineer on U 198 58 59 9 March 1944 58 Otto Wessling Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 58 Pilot in the 9 Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 59 Note 74 3 September 1942 Note 74 Awarded 530th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 58 Gunter Westberg Heer 12 H Leutnant Note 75 Leader of the 1 Aufklarungs Abteilung 8 58 59 31 January 1945 58 Killed in action 16 December 1944 59 Walter Westenberger Heer 14 H Hauptmann 58 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 255 58 59 12 November 1943 58 Wilhelm Westermann Heer 12 H Leutnant 60 Leader of the 1 Kradschutzen Bataillon 25 59 60 15 September 1941 60 Heinrich Westhofen Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 60 Chief of the 3 Schutzen Regiment 73 59 60 1 March 1942 60 Franz Westhoven Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 60 Commander of the 3 Panzer Division 59 60 25 October 1943 60 Siegfried Westphal Heer 17 H Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff 60 Ia operations officer in the Deutsch Italienische Panzerarmee 61 Note 76 29 November 1942 60 nbsp Otto Westphalen Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 60 Commander of U 968 59 60 23 March 1945 60 Heinrich Wetjen Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 60 Commander of the I Jager Regiment 49 60 61 28 March 1945 60 Alfred Wettengel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 60 Chief of the Stabsbatterie of the I Artillerie Regiment 60 59 60 21 September 1944 60 Karl Wettengel Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 60 Adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 559 59 60 24 January 1944 60 Friedrich Wetzel Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 60 Group leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 438 59 60 19 August 1944 60 Wilhelm Wetzel Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 60 Commanding general of the V Armeekorps 59 60 7 August 1942 60 Kurt Wevelsiep Note 77 Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 60 Chief of the 2 Pionier Bataillon 327 59 Note 77 30 September 1944 60 Walther Wever Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 60 Pilot in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 59 60 28 January 1945 60 Erich Weyel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 62 Leader of the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment 506 59 Note 78 20 December 1941 62 Kurt Weyher Kriegsmarine 16 M Fregattenkapitan 62 Commander of auxiliary cruiser Orion HSK 1 61 62 21 August 1941 62 Martin Weymann Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 62 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 62 63 10 February 1945 62 Ernst von Weyrauch Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 62 Staffelkapitan of the 2 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 14 63 Note 79 31 December 1943 62 Helmut Weyrauch Heer 12 H Leutnant Note 80 Leader of the 4 MG Grenadier Regiment 81 63 Note 80 7 December 1943 62 Willy Wichert Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 62 Chief of the 3 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 291 62 63 6 November 1943 62 Helmut Wick Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 62 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 62 63 27 August 1940 62 Awarded 4th Oak Leaves 6 October 1940 Note 81 nbsp Wolfhart Wicke Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves Note 82 Chief of the 5 Gebirgsjager Regiment 144 62 63 8 February 1943 62 Thomas Emil von Wickede Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 62 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 4 62 63 15 August 1940 62 Paul Wickel Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 62 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 57 62 63 4 June 1944 62 Theo Wickmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 62 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 248 62 63 23 March 1945 62 Erwin Widmayer Heer 09 H Feldwebel 62 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 11 Grenadier Regiment 358 62 63 12 August 1944 62 Karl Heinz Wiebe Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant Ing 64 Chief engineer on U 178 63 64 22 May 1944 64 Franz Josef Wiechec Heer 15 H Major 64 Leader of Fahnrichs Regiment 3 Division Markisch Friedland 65 Note 83 5 April 1945 64 Josef Wiechoczek Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 64 Leader of the 5 Jager Regiment 28 63 64 9 December 1944 64 Friedrich Wilhelm Wiede Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 64 Chief of the 9 Artillerie Regiment 238 63 64 7 February 1944 64 Wolfgang Wiedemann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 64 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 125 63 64 10 September 1943 64 Killed in action 6 September 1943 63 Karl Wiegand Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 64 Chief of the 2 Flak Regiment 18 motorized 63 Note 84 9 May 1942 64 nbsp Kurt Wiegand Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 64 Richtschutze gunner in the Panzer Jager Abteilung 32 63 Note 85 5 January 1944 64 Friedrich Wieland Heer 14 H Rittmeister of the Reserves 64 Commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 94 63 64 16 October 1944 64 Willy Wieland Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 64 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 11 Panzergrenadier Regiment 35 63 64 25 January 1945 64 Hans Wienke Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 64 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 196 63 64 13 October 1943 64 Killed in action 13 August 1943 63 Walter Wienke Heer 14 H Hauptmann 64 Leader of the II Infanterie Regiment 426 64 65 20 August 1942 64 Arno Wienrich Heer 05 H Stabsgefreiter 64 Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer and radio operator in the 2 Artillerie Regiment 11 63 64 5 May 1945 Note 86 Helmuth Wierschin Heer 11 H Stabsfeldwebel 66 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Panzer Regiment 18 66 67 12 January 1942 66 Erich Wiese Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 66 Observer in the 1 F Nacht Aufklarungs Staffel 68 69 Note 87 26 March 1944 66 Killed on active duty 31 December 1943 67 Friedrich Wiese Heer 17 H Oberst 66 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 39 66 67 14 February 1942 66 Awarded 372nd Oak Leaves 24 January 1944 66 Heinrich Wiese Heer 14 H Hauptmann 66 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 361 motorized 66 67 4 October 1944 66 Hubert Wiese Heer 17 H Oberst 66 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 552 66 67 5 May 1945 66 Johannes Wiese Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 66 Staffelkapitan of the 2 Jagdgeschwader 52 66 67 5 January 1943 66 Awarded 418th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 66 Helmut Wieselhuber Heer 12 H Leutnant 66 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the I schweres Werfer Regiment 1 67 Note 88 14 May 1944 66 Emil Wiesemann Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer of the Reserves 66 Chief of the 2 SS Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 67 Note 89 20 December 1943 66 Killed in action 14 November 1943 67 Otto Wiesemann Heer 09 H Feldwebel 66 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzer Regiment 1 66 67 11 December 1944 66 Hugo Wiesmann Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 66 Richtschutze gunner in the 1 Panzer Regiment 11 66 67 21 September 1944 66 Herbert Wiesner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 66 Leader of the 3 Heeres Pionier Bataillon 42 66 67 21 September 1944 66 Willi Wiesner Heer 15 H Major 66 Commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 257 66 67 29 September 1941 66 Xaver Wiest Heer 06 H Oberjager 70 Group leader in the 3 Skijager Regiment 1 67 70 26 November 1944 70 Gustav Anton von Wietersheim Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 70 Commanding general of the XIV Armeekorps 67 Note 90 20 April 1941 70 Walter von Wietersheim Heer 14 H Hauptmann 70 Commander of the II Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland 67 70 15 May 1944 70 Wend von Wietersheim Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 70 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 113 67 70 10 February 1942 70 Awarded 176th Oak Leaves 12 January 194358th Swords 26 March 1944 70 nbsp Franz Wieting Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 70 Staffelkapitan of the 6 Kampfgeschwader 30 67 70 14 June 1940 Note 91 Mauritz von Wiktorin Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 70 Commander of the 20 Infanterie Division motorized 67 70 15 August 1940 70 Karl Heinz Wilborn Note 92 Heer 06 H Unteroffizier of the Reserves Note 92 Group leader in the 9 Panzergrenadier Regiment 25 67 70 6 May 1945 Note 92 Dr med Horst Wilcke Heer 13 H Oberarzt of the Reserves rank equivalent to Oberleutnant 70 Troop doctor in the III Infanterie Regiment 120 motorized 67 Note 93 25 July 1942 70 Wolf Dietrich Wilcke Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 70 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Jagdgeschwader 53 67 70 6 August 1941 70 Awarded 122nd Oak Leaves 9 September 194223rd Swords 23 December 1942 70 Philipp Wild Waffen SS 09 W SS Oberscharfuhrer 70 Panzer commander in the 1 SS Panzer Abteilung 11 70 71 21 March 1944 70 Heinz Wilde Heer 14 H Stabsintendant rank equivalent to Hauptmann Note 94 Divisionsintendant IV a replenishment staff officer in the 353 Infanterie Division and leader of a Kampfgruppe 70 72 21 September 1944 70 Dr jur Hermann Eberhard Wildermuth Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 70 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 272 70 72 15 August 1940 70 nbsp Anton Wildner Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 73 Group leader in the 1 Regiments Gruppe 482 71 73 10 September 1944 73 Waldemar Wildschutz Heer 14 H Hauptmann 73 Leader of the I Infanterie Regiment 419 72 73 2 October 1942 73 Gunther Wilfling Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 73 Leader of the 11 Grenadier Regiment 501 72 73 5 May 1943 73 Hans Joachim Wilhelm Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 73 Pilot in the 9 Kampfgeschwader 1 Hindenburg 72 73 29 October 1944 73 Karl Heinz Wilhelm Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 73 Chief of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 46 72 73 31 March 1943 73 Paul Wilhelm Note 95 Heer 10 H Hauptfeldwebel Leader of Alarmkompanie alarm company in Marsch Bataillon 469 72 5 May 1945 Giselher Wilke Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 73 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Jagdpanzer Panzer Jager Abteilung 19 72 Note 96 14 April 1945 73 Gustav Wilke Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 73 Gruppenkommandeur of Kampfgruppe z b V 11 72 73 24 May 1940 Note 97 Heinrich Wilke Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 73 Radio wireless operator in the II Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 72 Note 98 6 December 1944 Note 98 Dr Karl Heinz Wilke Note 33 Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 73 Pilot and observer in the 2 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 4 72 Note 99 25 November 1944 73 Fritz Will Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 73 Pilot in the 6 Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor 72 73 22 May 1943 73 Karl Willig Heer 14 H Hauptmann 73 Leader of the II Infanterie Regiment 120 motorized 72 73 25 July 1942 73 Awarded 179th Oak Leaves 18 January 1943 73 Gerhard Willing Heer 15 H Major 73 Commander of the III Panzer Regiment 33 72 73 7 March 1943 73 Karl Willius Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 75 Staffelfuhrer of the 2 Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 72 75 9 June 1944 75 Killed in action 8 April 1944 72 Kurt Willms Heer 12 H Leutnant 75 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Pionier Bataillon 36 72 75 23 February 1944 75 Alfred Wimmer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 75 Leader of the III Grenadier Regiment Oberrhein 72 Note 100 16 January 1945 75 Killed in action 9 January 1944 72 Friedrich Wimmer Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 75 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 412 72 75 30 September 1944 75 Johann Wimmer Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 75 Commander of the I Fallschirm Panzer Ausbildungs und Ersatz Regiment Hermann Goring 76 Note 101 28 January 1945 75 Rainer Winckler Heer 14 H Hauptmann 75 Leader of the III Grenadier Regiment 57 75 76 21 October 1943 75 Anton Windbiel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 75 Commander of the III Jager Regiment 56 75 76 21 November 1942 75 Alois Windisch Heer 17 H Oberst 75 Commander of Gebirgsjager Regiment 139 75 76 20 June 1940 75 Johann Windisch Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 75 Group leader in the 5 Grenadier Regiment 519 75 76 18 November 1943 75 Erich Windmann Heer 17 H Oberst 75 Artilleriekommandeur 35 75 76 6 November 1944 75 Harald Windschugl Heer 15 H Major 75 Division adjutant of the 227 Infanterie Division 76 Note 102 14 April 1945 75 Killed in action 21 March 1945 76 Peter Windschuttl Heer 06 H Unteroffizier of the Reserves Note 103 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 72 76 Note 103 22 July 1943 77 Kurt Winkler Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 77 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 101 77 78 17 March 1945 77 Rudolf Winnerl Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 77 Pilot in the 4 Kampfgeschwader 1 Hindenburg 76 77 18 April 1943 Note 104 Friedrich Winter Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 77 Pilot in the 2 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 16 76 Note 105 6 December 1944 Note 105 Kurt Winter Heer 15 H Major 77 Commander of the III Jager Regiment 83 76 77 2 September 1944 77 Michael Winter Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 77 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 168 76 Note 106 9 June 1944 77 Werner Winter Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 77 Commander of U 103 76 77 5 June 1942 77 Hild Wilfried von Winterfeld Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 77 Commander of the I Panzer Regiment 24 76 77 22 January 1943 77 Alexander von Winterfeldt Luftwaffe 17 L Major of the Reserves 77 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Jagdgeschwader 77 76 77 5 July 1941 77 Karl Winterhoff Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 77 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 3 Panzergrenadier Regiment 115 76 77 18 December 1944 77 Eduard Wintershoff Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 77 Geschutzfuhrer gun layer in the 2 Panzer Jager Abteilung 8 76 77 25 August 1942 77 Karl Winzen Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 77 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 289 76 77 20 October 1944 77 Willy Winzer Heer 17 H Oberst 79 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 578 76 79 3 November 1942 79 Killed in action 17 October 1942 76 Franz Wipfler Heer 09 H Feldwebel 79 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 11 Jager Regiment 56 76 79 15 May 1942 79 Max Wippermann Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 79 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Flak Regiment 4 motorized 76 Note 107 16 November 1942 79 Dr Maximilian Wirsching Note 33 Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 79 Chief of the 2 schwere Panzer Abteilung 507 79 80 7 February 1945 79 Georg Wirth Heer 09 H Feldwebel 79 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 21 80 Note 108 22 October 1943 79 Theodor Wisch Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 79 Commander of the II Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 79 81 15 September 1941 79 Awarded 393rd Oak Leaves 12 February 194494th Swords 30 August 1944 79 Dr med Werner Wischhusen Heer 16 H Oberfeldarzt rank equivalent to Oberstleutnant 79 Division doctor in the 22 Infanterie Division 81 Note 109 26 May 1940 79 Hermann Wischnewski Luftwaffe 10 L Fahnenjunker Oberfeldwebel 79 Pilot in the 2 Jagdgeschwader 300 79 80 16 December 1944 79 Gunther Eberhardt Wisliceny Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 79 Commander of the III SS Panzergrenadier Regiment Deutschland 79 81 30 July 1943 79 Awarded 687th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944 79 151st Swords 6 May 1945 Note 110 nbsp Hans Joachim Wissemann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 79 Chief of the 2 Kradschutzen Bataillon 6 79 80 8 February 1943 79 Killed in action 30 December 1942 80 Rudolf Witsch Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 79 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 7 Grenadier Regiment 308 79 80 3 September 1942 79 Kurt Witschel Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 82 Leader of the 2 Jager Regiment 28 80 82 4 January 1943 82 Awarded 773rd Oak Leaves 11 March 1945 82 Fritz Witt Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 82 Commander of the I SS Infanterie Regiment Deutschland 80 Note 111 4 September 1940 82 Awarded 200th Oak Leaves 1 March 1943 82 nbsp Hans Witt Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 82 Commander of U 129 80 82 17 December 1942 82 Heinrich Witt Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant M A of the Reserves 82 Chief of Battery Sagorsch in the Marine Flak Abteilung 259 Marine Flak Regiment 9 80 Note 112 20 April 1945 82 Heinz Witt Heer 09 H Feldwebel 82 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 2 Grenadier Regiment 4 80 82 5 September 1944 82 Hellmuth Witt Heer 17 H Oberst 82 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 134 80 82 27 July 1944 82 Hermann Witt Kriegsmarine 16 M Fregattenkapitan 82 Harbour commander of Cherbourg 80 82 24 September 1944 82 Otto Witt Heer 09 H Feldwebel 82 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 8 Grenadier Regiment 43 80 82 21 September 1944 82 Heinz Wittchow von Brese Winiary Heer 14 H Hauptmann 82 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 108 80 82 15 May 1943 82 Awarded 441st Oak Leaves 6 April 1944 82 Albert Witte Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 82 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 394 80 Note 113 11 March 1945 82 Gerhard Witte Heer 15 H Major 82 Commander of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 25 80 82 23 August 1944 82 Heinrich Witte Luftwaffe 04 L Obergefreiter 83 Richtkanonier gunner in the 7 Flak Regiment Hermann Goring 80 83 18 May 1943 83 Killed in action 8 May 1943 83 Helmut Witte Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 83 Commander of U 159 80 83 22 October 1942 83 nbsp Heinz Willi Wittenstein Heer 14 H Hauptmann 83 Commander of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 146 80 83 14 February 1945 83 Hans Wittenzeller Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 83 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Gebirgsjager Regiment 144 83 84 9 June 1944 83 Leo Volkhard Freiherr von Wittgenstein Heer 14 H Hauptmann 83 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 410 83 84 6 April 1943 83 Joachim Witthoft Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 83 Commander of the 86 Infanterie Division 83 84 14 December 1941 83 Karl Friedrich Wittholz Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 83 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Panzer Regiment 36 83 85 7 December 1942 83 Hans Karl Wittig Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 83 Leader of the 11 Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 83 84 5 February 1944 83 Kaspar Wittkamp Heer 09 H Feldwebel 83 In the 4 MG Grenadier Regiment 77 84 Note 114 18 October 1943 83 Heinrich Wittkopf Heer 17 H Oberst 83 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 530 83 84 29 September 1941 83 Alfred Wittmann Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 83 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 546 83 84 15 May 1944 83 August Wittmann Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 83 Commander of Gebirgs Artillerie Regiment 95 83 84 21 June 1941 83 Herbert Wittmann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 86 Staffelkapitan of the Stabsstaffel Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor 84 86 23 November 1941 86 Awarded 735th Oak Leaves 11 February 1945 86 Michael Wittmann Waffen SS 12 W SS Untersturmfuhrer Note 115 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 schwere SS Panzer Regiment 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 85 Note 115 14 January 1944 86 Awarded 380th Oak Leaves 30 January 194471st Swords 22 June 1944 86 nbsp Heinrich Wittmer Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 86 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Kampfgeschwader 55 84 86 12 November 1941 86 Josef Wittrock Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 86 Leader of the 1 Grenadier Regiment 453 84 86 10 September 1944 86 Dietrich Witzel Note 116 See Dietrich Kirn Kurt von Witzendorff Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 86 Chief of the 13 Infanterie Regiment 178 84 86 30 August 1941 86 Rudolf Witzig Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 86 Leader of Sturmgruppe Granit in the Fallschirmjager Sturm Abteilung Koch 84 86 10 May 1940 86 Awarded 662nd Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 86 Erwin von Witzleben Note 117 Heer 21 H Generaloberst Commander in Chief of the 1 Armee 84 24 June 1940 nbsp Henning von Witzleben Heer 15 H Major 86 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 16 84 86 6 February 1942 86 Albert Wodrig Heer 20 H General der Artillerie 86 Commanding general of the XXVI Armeekorps 84 86 19 July 1940 86 Edmund Woehl Note 118 Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 30 88 28 April 1945 Otto Wohler Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 86 Commanding general of the I Armeekorps 84 86 14 August 1943 86 Awarded 671st Oak Leaves 28 November 1944 86 nbsp Ulrich Wohnert Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 86 Pilot in the 5 Jagdgeschwader 54 86 89 6 December 1944 86 Erich Woelfel Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 90 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 534 89 90 28 January 1943 90 Heinrich Wohlers Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 90 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 89 90 31 December 1943 90 Helmut Wohlfahrt Heer 17 H Oberst 90 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 110 89 90 29 August 1943 Note 119 Herbert Wohlfarth Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 90 Commander of U 556 89 90 15 May 1941 90 Otto Wohlfeil Heer 14 H Hauptmann 90 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 371 89 90 5 September 1943 90 Karl von Wohlgemuth Heer 15 H Major 90 Commander of Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 1 91 Note 120 30 September 1944 90 Franz Woidich Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant of the Reserves Note 121 Pilot in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 52 89 90 11 June 1944 90 Alfred Wojak Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 90 Chief of the 11 Panzer Artillerie Regiment 73 89 90 9 June 1944 90 Bernhard Woldenga Luftwaffe 17 L Major 90 Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 77 89 90 5 July 1941 90 Adolf Wolf Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 90 Commander of the I Flak Regiment 64 motorized 91 Note 122 20 June 1940 90 Adolf Wolf Heer 14 H Hauptmann 90 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 431 89 90 11 October 1941 90 Albin Wolf Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 90 Pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 54 89 Note 123 22 November 1943 90 Awarded 464th Oak Leaves 27 April 1944 Note 123 Alfred Wolf Heer 15 H Major 92 Commander of the I Panzer Regiment 23 89 92 15 April 1944 92 Alois Wolf Heer 14 H Hauptmann 92 Chief of the 3 Pionier Bataillon 161 89 92 14 February 1945 92 Cosmas Wolf Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 92 Company troop leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 279 89 92 25 January 1945 92 Eberhard Wolf Note 124 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 92 Commander of Heeres Pionier Bataillon 505 89 92 20 July 1944 92 Hermann Wolf Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 92 Pilot in the 9 Jagdgeschwader 11 89 92 24 April 1945 92 Karl Wolf Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 92 Group leader in the II Grenadier Regiment 432 89 92 28 February 1945 92 Richard Wolf Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 92 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 208 89 92 20 January 1943 92 Richard Wolf Heer 12 H Leutnant 92 In the Kampfgruppe Tenschert in the fortress Breslau 91 92 4 March 1945 92 div, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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