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List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Hn–Hz)

August 29, 2023

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

Listed here are the 224 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Hn–Hz".[5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of 14 of these listings.[6] This is the second of two lists of all 661 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "H". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Ha–Hm" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ha–Hm).[7] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background Edit

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

Recipients Edit

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Hn–Hz)
Service   Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
Heer (incl. Volkssturm)
155
11
Kriegsmarine
7
0
Luftwaffe
55
4
Waffen-SS
7
1

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Waffen-SS and for each of the three military branches, the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), and Luftwaffe (Air Force). Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.[12] Of the 224 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Hn–Hz", 24 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, three the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 16 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members, including the Volkssturm, received 155 of the medals; 7 went to the Kriegsmarine, 55 to the Luftwaffe, and 7 to the Waffen-SS.[5]

  This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
  This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
  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
Cord von Hobe?[Note 3] Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[14] Commander of a Kampfgruppe of the XIII. SS-Armeekorps[14] 9 May 1945[14]
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Johann Hoch Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[15] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 1070[14][15] 17 September 1944[15]
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Friedrich Hochbaum+ Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[15] Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division[14][15] 22 August 1943[15] Awarded 486th Oak Leaves 4 June 1944[15]
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Günther Hochgartz Heer 14-HHauptmann[15] Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 187[14][15] 15 April 1944[15]
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Franz-Rainer Hocke Heer 04-HObergefreiter[15] Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[14][15] 5 November 1944*[15] Killed in action 20 October 1944[14]
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Fritz Hockenjos Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[15] Deputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 380[14][15] 2 September 1944[15]
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[Dr.] Herbert Hodurek[Note 4] Heer 14-HHauptmann[15] Leader of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[14][15] 15 April 1944[15]
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Hanskurt Höcker Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[15] Commander of the 258. Infanterie-Division[14][15] 14 April 1943[15]
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Walter Hoeckner Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[15] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 4[14][Note 5] 6 April 1944[15]
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Robert Hoefeld Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[15] Leader of 4./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5[14][Note 6] 18 May 1943[15]
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Heinrich Höfemeier Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[15] Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[14][15] 5 April 1942[15]
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Dirk Höfer Heer 14-HHauptmann[15] Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 256[14][15] 14 April 1945[15]
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Heinrich Höfer+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[16] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55[14][16] 3 September 1943[16] Awarded 656th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944[16]
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Hugo Höfl Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[16] Commander of the 206. Infanterie-Division[14][16] 4 December 1941[16]
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Karl Höflinger Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[16] Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 77[14][16] 7 March 1941[16]
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Franz-Josef Högl Heer 15-HMajor[16] Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 220[14][Note 7] 26 November 1944[16]
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Karl Höhle Heer 15-HMajor[14][Note 8] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 378[14][16] 11 March 1945[16]
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Friedrich Höhne+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[16] Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 204[14][16] 3 May 1942[16] Awarded 253rd Oak Leaves 8 June 1943[16]
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Georg Höhne Heer 15-HMajor[16] Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[14][16] 18 February 1945[16]
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Gustav Höhne+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[16] Commander of the 8. Infanterie-Division[16][17] 30 June 1941[16] Awarded 238th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943[16]
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Otto Höhne Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant[16] Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54[14][16] 5 September 1940[16]
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Helmut Höhno Heer 12-HLeutnant[16] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the schwere (heavy) Panzer-Abteilung 510[14][16] 9 December 1944[16]
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Stefan-Heinrich Höke Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[16] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 18[14][16] 28 July 1943[16]
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Hermann Hölter?[Note 9] Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[19] Chief of the general staff of the 20. Gebirgsarmee[19] 3 May 1945[19]
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Johannes Hölz Heer 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[20] Chief of the general staff of the LV. Armeekorps[19][20] 10 October 1944[20]
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Walter Hölz Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[19][20] 26 December 1944[20]
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Arnulf Hölzerkopf Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[20] Chief of the 8. Minensuchflottille[19][20] 15 May 1944[20]
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Hans Hölzl Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Commanded for general staff training to the VI. Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe[19][20] 23 February 1944*[20] Killed in action 26 December 1943[19]
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Karl-Friedrich Hoene Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[20] Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 755[19][20] 26 November 1944[20]
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Werner Höner Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[20] Group leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 245[19][20] 30 September 1944*[20] Killed in action 5 September 1944[19]
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Justin Hönig Heer 09-HFeldwebel[20] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 41[19][20] 18 February 1945[20]
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Theodor Hönniger?[Note 10] Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[19] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 25[19] 9 May 1945[19]
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Ignaz Graf von und zu Hoensbroech Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4[19][20] 4 June 1944[20]
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Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[20] Kriegsberichterstatter der Fallschirmtruppe[19][Note 11] 12 March 1945[19][Note 11]
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Ahrend Höper Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[20] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202[19][20] 26 November 1944[20]
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Erich Hoepner?[Note 12] Heer 20-HGeneral der Kavallerie[19] Commanding general of the XVI. Armeekorps[19] 27 October 1939[19]
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Johann Hoering Heer 13-HOberleutnant[20] Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277[19][20] 8 August 1944[20]
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Ludwig Hörl Heer 17-HOberst[20] Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[19][20] 6 April 1944[20]
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Willi Hörner Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[21] Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[19][Note 13] 10 May 1943[21]
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Werner Hörnicke Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves[21] Commander of the I./SS-Grenadier-Regiment 10 (motorized) in the 1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade (motorized)[19][Note 14] 1 December 1943[21]
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Reinhard Hörning Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[21] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 546[19][21] 22 August 1943*[21] Killed in action 17 October 1942[21]
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Walter Hörnlein+ Heer 17-HOberst[21] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 80[19][21] 30 July 1941[21] Awarded 213th Oak Leaves 15 March 1943[21]
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Johann Hörstermann Heer 15-HMajor[21] Commander of a Kampfgruppe in Grenadier-Regiment 473[21][22] 28 March 1945[21]
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Anton Hörwick Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[21] Pilot in the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[22][Note 15] 8 August 1944[21]
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Hartmut von Hößlin Heer 14-HHauptmann[21] Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 7[21][22] 17 April 1945[21]
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Roland von Hößlin?[Note 16] Heer 14-HHauptmann[22] Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 33[22] 23 July 1942[22]
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Hans-Lothar Hoeth Heer 14-HHauptmann[21] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 311[21][22] 6 April 1944[21]
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Franz Hofbauer Heer 09-HFeldwebel[21] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füslier-Bataillon 72[21][22] 20 January 1944[21]
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Karl Hofbauer Heer 14-HHauptmann[21] Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 154[21][22] 7 August 1942[21]
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Karl Hofer Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[21] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49[21][22] 26 October 1943[21]
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Lothar Hofer Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[22][Note 17] Commander of the III./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland"[22][Note 17] 5 April 1945[21]
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Carl Hoff?[Note 18] Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[22] Chief of the 1. Räumbootflottille[22] 9 May 1945[22]
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Jakob Hoffend Volkssturm (Heer) Volkssturmmann[22][Note 19] Feuerwerker und Bombenräumer in the Luftgau VI "Köln"[22][Note 19] 7 February 1945[25]
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Herbert von Hoffer[Note 20] Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[25] Staffelführer of the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 77[22][Note 20] 8 August 1944[25]
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Albert Hoffmann Heer 04-HObergefreiter[25] Machine gunner in the 4./Kradschützen-Bataillon 55[22][25] 3 April 1943[25]
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Ernst Hoffmann Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[25] Chief of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 698[22][25] 4 May 1944[25]
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Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann+ Heer 15-HMajor[25] Chief of the 1./Schützen-Regiment 12[22][25] 4 September 1940[25] Awarded 494th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[25]
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Gerhard Hoffmann Luftwaffe 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[25] Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52[22][Note 21] 14 May 1944[25]
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Heinrich Hoffmann+ Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[25] Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51[22][25] 12 August 1941[25] Awarded 36th Oak Leaves 19 October 1941[25]
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Heinrich Hoffmann+ Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[25] Chief of the 5. Torpedobootflottille[22][25] 7 June 1944[25] Awarded 524th Oak Leaves 11 July 1944[25]
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Heinz-Joachim Hoffmann Heer 15-HMajor[25] Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 44[22][25] 15 April 1942[25]
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Herbert Hoffmann Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[25] Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 426[22][25] 15 April 1944[25]
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Dipl.-Ing. Kuno Hoffmann Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[25] Gruppenkommandeur of the I.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[22][Note 22] 14 June 1941[25]
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Kurt Hoffmann Heer 09-HFeldwebel[26] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3.(motorized)/Pionier-Bataillon 28[22][26] 8 June 1940[26]
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Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann Kriegsmarine 17-MKapitän zur See[26] Commander of battleship Scharnhorst[22][26] 21 March 1942[26]
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Ludwig Hoffmann?[Note 23] Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[27] Leader of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"[27] 11 May 1945[27]
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Otto Hoffmann Heer 13-HOberleutnant[26] Leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 901[27][Note 24] 31 July 1942[26]
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Paul Hoffmann Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[26] Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 211[26][28] 2 March 1944[26]
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Reinhold Hoffmann Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[28][Note 25] Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54[28][Note 25] 28 January 1945*[26] Killed in flying accident 24 May 1944[28]
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Walter Hoffmann Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[26] Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1[26][28] 16 June 1944[26]
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Werner Hoffmann Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[26] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[26][28] 4 May 1944[26]
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Werner Hoffmann Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[26] Staffelkapitän of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 1[26][28] 8 August 1944[26]
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Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn+ Heer 15-HMajor[26] Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191[26][27] 14 May 1941[26] Awarded 49th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[26]
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Otto Hoffmann von Waldau Luftwaffe 19-LGeneralleutnant[26] Fliegerführer Afrika[26][28] 28 June 1942[26]
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Edmund Hoffmeister Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[26] Commander of the 383. Infanterie-Division[26][28] 6 October 1943[26]
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Heinrich Hoffmeister Heer 15-HMajor[26] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 915[26][28] 31 January 1945[26]
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Henning Hoffmeister Heer 15-HMajor[29] Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 6[28][29] 30 September 1944[29]
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Hans Hoffritz Heer 09-HFeldwebel[29] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 268[27][Note 26] 4 September 1941[29]
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Adolf Hofmann Heer 13-HOberleutnant[29] Chief of the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[28][29] 15 November 1941[29]
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Bernhard Hofmann Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[29] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 427[28][29] 26 September 1942[29]
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Horst Hofmann Kriegsmarine 10-MObersteuermann[29] Coxswain and watch officer on U-672[28][29] 20 May 1944[29]
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Karl-Joachim Hofmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[29] Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[28][29] 4 July 1944[29]
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Karl-Wilhelm Hofmann Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[29] Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[28][Note 27] 24 October 1944[29]
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Paul Hofmann?[Note 28] Heer 12-HLeutnant[28] Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 352[28] 9 May 1945[28]
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Rudolf Hofmann Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie[29] Chief of the General Staff Heeresgruppe Nord[28][Note 29] 7 May 1945[29]
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Willy Hofmann Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[29] Pilot in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5[28][29] 12 March 1945[29]
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Richard Hofsäss Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[29] Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 2[29][30] 9 January 1945[29]
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Hermann Hogeback+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[29] Staffelkapitän of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[30][Note 30] 8 September 1941[29] Awarded 192nd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943
125th Swords 26 January 1945[29]
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Heinrich Hogrebe+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[31] Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 422[30][31] 17 August 1942[31] Awarded 454th Oak Leaves 13 April 1944[31]
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Erich Hohagen Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[31] Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 51[30][Note 31] 5 October 1941[30][Note 31]
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Werner Hohen-Hinnebusch Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[31] Leader of the 3.(gemischte)/Flak-Abteilung 442[30][Note 32] 11 February 1945[31]
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Richard Hohenhausen Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[31] Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 184[30][Note 33] 11 May 1942[31]
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Oskar Freiherr von Hohenhausen?[Note 34] Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[30] Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9[30] 11 May 1945[30]
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Hans Hohmann Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[31] Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 31[30][Note 35] 5 March 1945*[31] Killed in action 21 January 1945[30]
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Heinrich Hohmeier?[Note 36] Heer 09-HFeldwebel[30] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 994[30] 9 May 1945[30]
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Walter Hohmuth Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[31] Leader of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6[30][31] 14 May 1944[31]
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Dr. rer. pol. Hermann Hohn+ Heer 17-HOberst[31] Deputy leader of the 72. Infanterie-Division[30][Note 37] 28 November 1943[31] Awarded 410th Oak Leaves 1 March 1944
109th Swords 31 October 1944[31]
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Alfred Hohoff Heer 14-HHauptmann[31] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1084[30][31] 10 February 1945[31]
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Alfred Hoinka Heer 14-HHauptmann[31] Leader of Panzer-Zerstörer-Abteilung 156[30][31] 11 March 1945*[31] Killed in action 26 January 1945[31]
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Walter Hollaender Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[31] Commander of Sturm-Regiment 195[30][31] 18 July 1943[31]
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Alexander Holle Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[31] Fliegerführer Nord[30][Note 38] 23 December 1942[30][Note 38]
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Georg Holle Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[33] Staffelführer of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 51[30][33] 3 April 1943*[33] Killed in action 27 February 1943[33]
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Josef Hollekamp Heer 04-HObergefreiter[33] Group leader in the 2.(Radfahr)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung 36[30][Note 39] 23 July 1943[33]
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Heinrich Hollenweger Heer 13-HOberleutnant[33] Chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[30][33] 1 November 1942[33]
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Alfred Holler Heer 15-HMajor[33] Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 426[30][33] 5 April 1944[33]
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Josef Hollermeier?[Note 40] Heer 15-HMajor[30] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1213[30] 9 May 1945[30]
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Karl-Adolf Hollidt+ Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[33] Commander of the 50. Infanterie-Division[30][33] 8 September 1941[33] Awarded 239th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943[33]
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Ernst Hollmann?[Note 41] Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[34] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1221[34] 9 May 1945[34]
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Max Holm Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[33] Assault gun commander in the II./Panzer-Regiment Führer-Begleit Division[33][34] 19 January 1945[33]
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Norbert Holm Heer 17-HOberst[33] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)[33][34] 20 December 1941[33]
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Waldemar Holst Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[33] Chief of the 4. Räumbootsflottille[33][34] 3 December 1942[33]
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Rudolf Holste+ Heer 17-HOberst[33] Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 73[33][34] 6 April 1942[33] Awarded 561st Oak Leaves 27 August 1944[33]
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Johann Holstein Heer 04-HObergefreiter[33] Messenger in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 698[33][34] 16 October 1944[33]
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Josef Holte Waffen-SS 09-WSS-Oberscharführer of the Reserves[34][Note 42] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[34][Note 42] 27 August 1944*[33] Killed in action 20 August 1944[33]
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August Holz Heer 09-HFeldwebel[35] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 16[34][35] 18 December 1944[35]
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Günther Holz Heer 14-HRittmeister of the Reserves[35] Chief of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 258[34][35] 6 April 1943[35]
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Hermann Holz Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[35] Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 9[34][35] 14 April 1945[35]
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Egon Holzapfel Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[35] Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 2[34][Note 43] 14 August 1943[35]
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Hans Holzapfel Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[35] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 316[34][35] 6 April 1944[35]
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Karl-Heinz Holzapfel Heer 14-HHauptmann[35] Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 29 (motorized)[34][35] 11 September 1943[35]
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Friedrich Holzer Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[35] Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[34][Note 44] 10 December 1943[35]
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Fritz Holzhäuer Heer 15-HMajor[35] Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 29[34][35] 6 August 1941[35]
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Anton Holzinger Heer 15-HMajor[35] Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[34][35] 11 January 1941[35]
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Franz Holzinger Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[35] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Gebirgs-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 95[34][35] 13 April 1944[35]
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Leopold Holzmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[35] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1059[34][35] 16 November 1944[35]
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Walter Hombitzer Heer 14-HHauptmann[35] Commander of the III./Volks-Artillerie-Korps 405[35][36] 30 April 1945[35]
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Heinrich Homburg Heer 14-HHauptmann[37] Leader of the II./Jäger-Regiment 83[34][37] 25 July 1944[37]
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Friedrich von Homeyer Heer 14-HRittmeister[34][Note 45] Leader of the gemischte Aufklärungs-Kompanie 580 in the 90. leichte Afrika-Division[34][Note 45] 6 July 1942*[37] Killed in action 3 July 1942[34]
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Gerhard Homuth Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[37] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 27[34][37] 14 June 1941[37]
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Günter Honnefeller Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[37] Staffelführer of the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 10[34][Note 46] 17 October 1944[37]
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Werner Honsberg Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[37] Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 77[34][37] 20 July 1944[37]
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Theodor Hopf Heer 13-HOberleutnant[37] Chief of the 1.(Radfahr)/Infanterie-Regiment 170[34][Note 47] 21 September 1941[37]
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Willi Hopfe Heer 04-HObergefreiter[37] Group leader in the 5./Schnelle Abteilung 123[37][38] 15 January 1943[37]
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Gerhard Hoppe Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[37] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 81[37][38] 4 July 1944[37]
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Gerhard Hoppe Heer 15-HMajor[37] Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 279[37][38] 29 November 1944*[37] Killed in action 18 October 1944[38]
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Hans Hoppe?[Note 48] Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[38] Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 46 (motorized)[38] 8 May 1945[38]
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Harry Hoppe+ Heer 17-HOberst[37] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 424[37][38] 12 September 1941[37] Awarded 682nd Oak Leaves 18 December 1944[37]
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Johannes Hoppe Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[37] Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[37][38] 26 October 1943[37]
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Wolf-Horst Hoppe Heer 15-HMajor[39] Commander of schwere (heavy) Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519[38][39] 15 July 1944[39]
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Erich Horak Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Füsilier-Regiment 68[38][39] 24 September 1943[39]
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Max Horlbeck Heer 15-HMajor[39] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 435[38][39] 12 August 1944[39]
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Hans Hormann Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[39] Observer in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100[38][39] 5 December 1943[39]
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Gerhard Horn Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 218[38][Note 49] 23 August 1944[39]
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Karl Horn Heer 12-HLeutnant[39] Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 587[38][39] 10 February 1944[39]
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Walter Hornung Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[39] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Transportgeschwader 2[38][39] 9 June 1944[39]
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Herbert Horten Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[39] Chief of the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 81[38][39] 2 September 1943[39]
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Kurt Hortian Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant[39] Commander of Flak-Regiment 133 (motorized)[38][Note 50] 18 November 1944[39]
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Siegfried Hortmeyer Heer 13-HOberleutnant[39] Company chief in Grenadier-Regiment 130[38][39] 14 February 1945[39]
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Friedrich Hoßbach+ Heer 17-HOberst[40] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 82[38][40] 7 October 1940[40] Awarded 298th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943[40]
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Hans Hoßfeld+ Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant (M.A.)[40] Commander of Marine-Artillerie Abteilung 531[38][40] 6 October 1944[40] Awarded 659th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[40]
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Hermann Hoth+ Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie[40] Commanding general of the XV. Armeekorps[38][40] 27 October 1939[40] Awarded 25th Oak Leaves 17 July 1941
35th Swords 15 September 1943[40]		  
Theodor Hotzy Heer 09-HWachtmeister[40] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 7[38][40] 9 June 1944[40]
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Rudolf von Houten Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[40] Leader of the 1./Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 1 (56. Infanterie-Division)[38][Note 51] 5 April 1945[40]
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Adolf Hoyer Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[40] Chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 120[38][40] 8 October 1943[40]
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Ludwig Hoyer Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[40] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 278[38][40] 23 February 1944[40]
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Paul-Werner Hozzel+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[40] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[40][41] 8 May 1940[40] Awarded 230th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943[40]
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Dietrich Hrabak+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[40] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 54[40][41] 21 October 1940[40] Awarded 337th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943[40]
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Franz Hrdlicka Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[40] Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 77[41][Note 52] 9 August 1944[41][Note 52]
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Martin Hrustak+ Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[42] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162[41][42] 11 December 1943[42] Awarded 473rd Oak Leaves 14 May 1944[42]
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Hans Hube+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[42] Commander of the 16. Panzer-Division[41][42] 1 August 1941[42] Awarded 62nd Oak Leaves 16 January 1942
22nd Swords 21 December 1942
13th Diamonds 20 April 1944[42]
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Gustav Huber Heer 14-HHauptmann[42] Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 115[41][42] 26 November 1944[42]
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Josef Huber Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[42] Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 77[41][42] 20 July 1944[42]
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Karl Huber Heer 09-HFeldwebel[42] Stoßtruppführer (shock troops leader) in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20 (motorized)[41][42] 30 July 1940[42]
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Siegfried Huber Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[42] Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[41][42] 3 April 1943*[42] Killed in action 19 January 1943[41]
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Dr. jur. Alfred Ritter von Hubicki Hubicki Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[42] Commander of the 9. Panzer-Division[41][42] 20 April 1941[42]
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Helmut Hudel+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[42] Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 7[41][42] 27 May 1942[42] Awarded 219th Oak Leaves 2 April 1943[42]  
Karl Hübbe Heer 14-HHauptmann[42] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 270[42][43] 31 March 1943[42]
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Alois Hübner Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[42] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129[41][42] 5 December 1943[42]
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Arnold Huebner Luftwaffe 03-LGefreiter[42] Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 33 (motorized) in the DAK[41][Note 53] 7 March 1942[42]
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Eduard Hübner Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[44] Commander of Sturm-Bataillon Fallschirm AOK 1[43][Note 54] 17 March 1945[44]
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Ekhard Hübner Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[44] Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[41][44] 3 May 1942*[44] Killed in action 28 March 1942[41]
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Ernst-August Hübner Heer 14-HHauptmann[41][Note 55] Chief of the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 122[41][Note 55] 9 December 1943*[44] Killed in action 7 November 1943[41]
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Herbert Hübner Heer 09-HFeldwebel[44] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 171[41][44] 28 October 1944[44]
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Dr. med.dent. Rudolf Hübner Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[41][Note 56] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 529[41][Note 56] 9 March 1945[44]
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Walter Hübner Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[44] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 28[44][45] 18 February 1945[44]
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Wilhelm Hübner Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[44] Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[44][45] 28 February 1945[44]
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Anton Hübsch Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[44] Pilot in the 2./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[45][Note 57] 8 August 1944[44]
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Erich Hübscher Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[44] Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 914[44][45] 23 August 1944[44]
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Ernst-Albrecht Hückel Heer 14-HHauptmann[44] Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland"[44][45] 27 September 1943[44]
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Hermann Hüfing Heer 09-HFeldwebel[44] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 1076[44][45] 23 October 1944[44]
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Werner Hühner Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[44] Commander of the 61. Infanterie-Division[44][45] 18 April 1943[44]
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Dr. med. Heinrich Hüls Heer 13-HOberarzt (rank equivalent to Oberleutnant)[46] Hilfsarzt (assistant doctor) in the II./Panzer-Regiment 11[45][46] 21 September 1944*[46] Killed in action 16 August 1944[46]
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Bernhard Hülsmann Luftwaffe 06-LUnteroffizier[46] Gun leader in the 8./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized)[45][46] 22 January 1943[46]
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Dr. rer. pol. Hans-Franz von Hülst Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[46] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 378[45][46] 9 February 1943[46]
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Willi Hümmerich Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[46] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 80[45][Note 58] 18 October 1941[46]
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Otto Hünemörder Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[46] Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 309[45][Note 59] 16 April 1943[46]
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Walther von Hünersdorff+ Heer 17-HOberst[46] Commander of Panzer-Regiment 11[45][46] 22 December 1942[46] Awarded 259th Oak Leaves 14 July 1943[46]  
Georg Hünger Heer 13-HOberleutnant[45][Note 60] Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[45][46] 6 October 1944*[46] Killed in action 26 August 1944[45]
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Hermann Hüttebräucker?[Note 61] Heer 14-HHauptmann[45] Teacher at the Panzertruppenschule Milowitz at Prague[45] 6 May 1945[45]
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[Dr.] Karl Hütten[Note 4] Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves[46] Staffelkapitän of the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[45][Note 62] 24 October 1944[46]
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Theodor Hütten Heer 13-HOberleutnant Leader of Divisions Versorgungs-Kolonne 349. Infanterie-Division[45] 14 April 1945
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Hans Hüttner Heer 17-HOberst[46] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 520[45][46] 4 September 1942[46]
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Hartmut Hüttner Heer 14-HHauptmann[46] Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 228[45][46] 15 March 1943[46]
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Leopold von Hütz Heer 14-HHauptmann[46] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 1054[45][46] 5 September 1944[46]
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Helmuth Hufenbach+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[49] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 667[45][49] 30 October 1943[49] Awarded 807th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945[49]
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Heinz Huffmann Heer 15-HMajor[49] Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201[45][49] 14 April 1943[49]
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Helmuth Huffmann Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[49] Commander of the 62. Infanterie-Division[45][49] 30 September 1943[49]
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Eduard Hug Heer 04-HObergefreiter[49] Machine gunner in the 1./Jäger-Regiment 75[49][50] 2 September 1944[49]
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Kurt Huhn Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[49] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 77[50][Note 63] 17 March 1943[49]
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Alois Hulha Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[49] Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[49][50] 17 March 1945[49]
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Otto Hulsch Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[49] Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1[50][Note 64] 5 February 1944[49]
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August Humke Heer 09-HWachtmeister[49] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 15[49][50] 4 May 1944[49]
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Fritz Hummel Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves[49] Commander of Jagdverband Leitstelle West (Frontaufklärungs-Verband II. West)[50][Note 65] 19 October 1944[49]
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Kurt Hummel Heer 17-HOberst[49] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 124[49][50] 15 May 1944[49]
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Willi Hund Waffen-SS 13-WSS-Obersturmführer[49] Leader of a Kampfgruppe z.b.V. of the 6. and 7./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"[51][Note 66] 11 May 1945[51][Note 66]
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Joachim Hundert Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[52] Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 124[50][52] 15 January 1943[52]
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[Dr.] Gerhard Hundertmark[Note 4] Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[52] Chief of the 1./gemischte Flak-Sturm-Abteilung 802 (deployable)[50][52] 22 December 1944[52]
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Gustav Hundt Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[52] Commander of the 1. Ski-Jäger-Division[50][52] 15 April 1945[52]
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Hans-Joachim Hunger Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[52] Battery officer in the schwere (heavy) Artillerie-Abteilung 526 (motorized)[50][52] 9 April 1944[52]
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Heinrich Hunger Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[52] Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 2[50][52] 5 July 1941[52]
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Richard Huntemüller Heer 13-HOberleutnant Chief of the 2./leichte Flak-Sturm-Abteilung 76 (motorized)[50] 5 September 1944
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Konrad Hupfer+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[52] Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 72[50][52] 21 September 1941[52] Awarded 136th Oak Leaves 28 October 1942[52]
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Helmut Huppert Heer 15-HMajor[52] Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1[50][52] 23 August 1944[52]
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Herbert Huppertz+ Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[52] Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51[50][52] 30 August 1941[52] Awarded 512th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[52]
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Georg Hurdelbrink Waffen-SS 13-WSS-Obersturmführer[52] Leader of the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend"[50][Note 67] 16 October 1944[52]
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August Hurlebaus Heer 04-HObergefreiter[52] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./schwere (heavy) Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 665[50][52] 23 February 1944[52]
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Wilhelm Hurrle Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[52] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 358[50][52] 17 March 1945[52]
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Werner Husemann Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[53] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3[50][53] 30 September 1944[53]
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Freimut Husenett Heer 13-HOberleutnant[53] Chief of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 7[53][54] 28 October 1944[53]
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Walter Huß Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[53] Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 240 (motorized)[54][Note 68] 21 September 1944[53]
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Joachim-Friedrich Huth Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant[53] Geschwaderkommodore of Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[53][54] 11 September 1940[53]
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Wolf-Dietrich Huy+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[53] Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 77[53][54] 5 July 1941[53] Awarded 83rd Oak Leaves 17 March 1942[53]
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Hans Huzel Heer 15-HMajor Leader of Sturm-Regiment 215[54] 18 February 1945
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Josef Hyza Heer 15-HMajor[53] Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 579[53][54] 9 June 1944[53]
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Notes Edit

  1. ^ Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.[2]
  2. ^ For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
  3. ^ Cord von Hobe was twice nominated for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The first nomination was submitted on 30 March 1945 for actions near Trier as commander of Grenadier-Regiment 226. This nomination was approved by Major Joachim Domaschk on 3 April. A Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 4970 was created and forwarded. Hitler rejected this nomination on 10 April. The HPA-VV and file card note the rejection-Nr. 3984. Both HPA-VV and file card still exist today. A second nomination, most likely a teleprinter message, for actions near Marktbreit does not exist anymore. No HPA-VV nor file card were created. Von Hobe was added to the 1st section of the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) by Major Domaschk with an entry Nr. 5102. This number was assigned twice since the 2nd section also starts with Nr. 5100. Why Major Domaschk listed Von Hobe in this section remains unanswered. However, this entry reveals that the nomination was received by the HPA on 9 May 1945, and forwarded on this day to General Ernst Maisel and presented the very same day. This presentation was noted and communicated both by radio message and in written format to the OB West. A second file card in the German Federal Archives, based on the information contained in the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze", was created by the Federal Ministry of Defence in the 60s. This presentation was illegal, first, because the presentation occurred after 8 May 1945, secondly, because neither General Maisel nor Major Domaschk were authorized at this time. Von Hobe was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[13]
  4. ^ a b c The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  5. ^ According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 1.[15]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of 4./Jäger-Regiment "Hermann Göring".[15]
  7. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 200.[16]
  8. ^ According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.[16]
  9. ^ No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Hermann Hölter can be found in the German Federal Archives. The presumed presentation to Hölter was discussed three times by the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). The chairman was Walther-Peer Fellgiebel and the ruling in 1976/76 was "no", in 1981/82 "yes 3 May 1945" and "no" again in 1983/84. Fellgiebel chose to list him in his 1986 published book. Apparently Hölter presented his pay book as evidence in 1981. This evidence had been accepted by Fellgiebel at the time. What motivated Fellgiebel to strike him from the list again two years later only to add him again remains unanswered.
    A presentation is questionable for two reasons. First, Hitler banned presentation for pure leadership reasons on 10 March 1945. As of this date, the Knight's Cross could only be presented for personal bravery. There was no noteworthy combat in Norway in 1945, and Hölter was a member of the general staff and not in command of any direct combatants. Scherzer states that the presentation date suggests that it is an assumption or manipulation. The presentation date is closely linked to the radio communication for the empowerment for autonomous presentations. Hölter was a member of the AKCR.[18]
  10. ^ Theodor Hönniger's nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 19 April 1945. There is no file card in the German Federal Archives. Major Joachim Domaschk approved and stated "Knight's Cross yes, 28 April". There is no evidence of the presentation. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[18]
  11. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 16 March 1945 as Kriegsberichter der Fallschirmtruppe.[20]
  12. ^ Erich Hoepner was deprived of all honours, ranks and orders and dishonourably discharged from the Heer on 8 January 1942. He was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof and executed on 8 August 1944 in connection with the 20 July plot, a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler.[13]
  13. ^ According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[21]
  14. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the I./SS-Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) 10.[21]
  15. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 7.[21]
  16. ^ Roland von Hößlin, in connection with the 20 July plot, a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, was deprived of all honours, ranks and orders and dishonourably discharged from the Heer on 14 September 1944. The civilian von Hößlin was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 13 October 1944 and executed the same day.[23]
  17. ^ a b According to Scherzer as SS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo and commander of the III./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54.[21]
  18. ^ There is no reference of the Knight's Cross awarded to Carl Hoff in the archives of the Kriegsmarine. His personal file contains a copy of a letter from 1955 by the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt), indicating that no proof of the award exists. Author Manfred Dörr states that Hoff received the Knight's Cross on 28 May 1945, thus after the capitulation. The date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[24]
  19. ^ a b According to Scherzer as NSDAP Ortsgruppenleiter (volunteering) in Cologne (for the defusing of bombs 1,892 without bomb disposal training).[25]
  20. ^ a b According to Scherzer full name is Herbert von Hoffer-Sulmthal who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Staffelführer in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 77.[25]
  21. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52.[25]
  22. ^ According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Lehrgeschwader 1.[25]
  23. ^ Mr Meentz of the German Federal Archives stated on 20 July 2004 that it cannot be verified that Ludwig Hoffmann received the Knight's Cross. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel. Ernst-Günther Krätschmer lists him on 9 May 1945. Hoffmann was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[24]
  24. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 201.[26]
  25. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 54.[26]
  26. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 268.[29]
  27. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the II./Jagdgeschwader 26.[29]
  28. ^ Paul Hofmann's nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 30 March 1945. Missing were the approvals of all intermediate commanding officers. An identical nomination, which had been approved by the Reichsführer SS, was received on 13 April. This nomination was approved by Major Joachim Domaschk on 30 April 1945. A Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was not created. There is no evidence of the presentation. Two file cards are in the German Federal Archives, a contemporary with an entry date 30 March 1945, and one created by the Federal Ministry of Defence in the 1960s for the 13 April 1945. Both file cards note "unfinished" in the presentation field. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[24]
  29. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the General Staff Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest.[29]
  30. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 8.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1.[29]
  31. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 6 October 1941 as leader of the II./Jagdgeschwader 51.[31]
  32. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 442 (deployable).[31]
  33. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 184.[31]
  34. ^ Oskar Freiherr von Hohenhausen und Hochhaus's nomination by his unit was sent to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 15 May 1945 as a teleprinter message. The HPA received the message on 16 May 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk noted: "not processed". The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Hohenhausen und Hochhaus was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[32]
  35. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 31.[31]
  36. ^ Heinrich Hohmeier's nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 28 April 1945 (the file card states an entry date of 10 April 1945, which is the creation date of his unit). His presentation is not listed in the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses). There is no evidence that the nomination was approved or further processed. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[32]
  37. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 72. Infanterie-Division.[31]
  38. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 30 December 1942 as Fliegerführer Nord and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26.[31]
  39. ^ According to Scherzer as group leader in the 2./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 36.[33]
  40. ^ Josef Hollermeier's Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was forwarded and approved by Adolf Hitler on 18 December 1944. The HPA received notice via the command chain shortly after 18 December that Hollermeier was missing in action. Subsequently the presentation, in accordance with regulation, was put on hold and it was to be ruled over again after the war. The presentation date was struck from the file card and a note was added indicating that Hollermeier was missing in action. He was also struck from the Knight's Cross recommendation book, which had listed him with entry number 4232. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[32]
  41. ^ Ernst Hollmann's nomination by the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) was ready for signature at the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[32]
  42. ^ a b According to Scherzer as SS-Oberscharführer and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9.[33]
  43. ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 2.[35]
  44. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.[35]
  45. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Rittmeister of the Reserves and chief of Aufklärungs-Kompanie 580.[37]
  46. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 10.[37]
  47. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 170.[37]
  48. ^ Hans Hoppe's nomination by his unit was processed by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/Auszeichnung und Disziplin (OKL/AuD—Air Force High Command/Award and Discipline) on 16 April 1945. This nomination, now recommending approval, was forwarded on 17 April with a Luftwaffenpersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (LPA-VV—Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 1578 to the adjutancy of Hermann Göring. The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war. A presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross cannot be verified. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[18]
  49. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 218.[39]
  50. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of Flak-Regiment (provisionally motorized) 133.[39]
  51. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 1.[40]
  52. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 18 October 1944 as Staffelkapitän in the II./Jagdgeschwader 77.[40]
  53. ^ According to Scherzer as Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 33.[42]
  54. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Sturm-Bataillon of the 1. Fallschirm-Armee.[44]
  55. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and chief of the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 122.[44]
  56. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant and leader of Grenadier-Regiment 529 [Actions near Orel 1942 or 1943].[44]
  57. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[44]
  58. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 80.[46]
  59. ^ According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 309.[46]
  60. ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[46]
  61. ^ No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Hermann Hüttebräucker can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner, who had been empowered on 3 May 1945 to do so. This reasoning was replicated by Von Seemen.[47] The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) files dating 1971 to 1984 do not mention to have processed Hüttebräucker's case. Author Veit Scherzer states that he has a photocopy of Hüttebräucker's paybook, which is in the possession of a private collector. The paybook contains two typewriter written sheets of paper, attached with a paperclip, indicating that the presentation was made on 18 March 1945. According to Scherzer these paper sheets are not authentic. Additionally the paybook contains further inconsistencies. A letter dated 18 March 1945, congratulating Hüttebräucker, written by the divisional commander General Remer, shows the insignia of a Commander-in-Chief of an Army Group, and not those of a divisional commander.[48]
  62. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 5.(F)/122.[46]
  63. ^ According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.[49]
  64. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1.[49]
  65. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Leitstelle für Frontaufklärung II West.[49]
  66. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 20 April 1945 as leader of 7./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (Norwegian Nr. 1) and leader of a Kampfgruppe from 6. and 7./23.[49]
  67. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12.[52]
  68. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 240.[53]

References Edit

Citations Edit

  1. ^ Williamson & Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
  4. ^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
  5. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 229–239.
  6. ^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 141–145.
  7. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 208–228.
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  13. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 141.
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  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007, p. 394.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007, p. 395.
  17. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 229, 492.
  18. ^ a b c Scherzer 2007, p. 144.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Fellgiebel 2000, p. 230.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 396.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Scherzer 2007, p. 397.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Fellgiebel 2000, p. 231.
  23. ^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 144–145.
  24. ^ a b c Scherzer 2007, p. 142.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 398.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007, p. 399.
  27. ^ a b c d e f Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 232, 493.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000, p. 232.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007, p. 400.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Fellgiebel 2000, p. 233.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007, p. 401.
  32. ^ a b c d Scherzer 2007, p. 143.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007, p. 402.
  34. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Fellgiebel 2000, p. 234.
  35. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007, p. 403.
  36. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 234, 493.
  37. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Scherzer 2007, p. 404.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Fellgiebel 2000, p. 235.
  39. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Scherzer 2007, p. 405.
  40. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007, p. 406.
  41. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Fellgiebel 2000, p. 236.
  42. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007, p. 407.
  43. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 236, 493.
  44. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007, p. 408.
  45. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Fellgiebel 2000, p. 237.
  46. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 409.
  47. ^ Von Seemen 1976, p. 175.
  48. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 145.
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  51. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 238, 493.
  52. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 411.
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External links Edit

  • . Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

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The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross German Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry 1 A total of 7 321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945 Note 1 This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht the Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy and Luftwaffe Air Force as well as the Waffen SS the Reichsarbeitsdienst RAD Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm German national militia There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich 3 These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther Peer Fellgiebel de fr ja pt ru uk s book Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR In 1996 the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945 when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process 4 Listed here are the 224 Knight s Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS whose last name is in the range Hn Hz 5 Scherzer has challenged the validity of 14 of these listings 6 This is the second of two lists of all 661 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with H The recipients whose last name is in the range Ha Hm are listed at List of Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients Ha Hm 7 The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name The rank listed is the recipient s rank at the time the Knight s Cross was awarded Contents 1 Background 2 Recipients 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksBackground EditThe Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross Eisernes Kreuz the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes 8 As the war progressed some of the recipients of the Knight s Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub was instituted The Oak Leaves as they were commonly referred to were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 849 of 3 June 1940 9 In 1941 two higher grades of the Knight s Cross were instituted The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern and the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten 10 At the end of 1944 the final grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S 11 of 29 December 1944 became the final variant of the Knight s Cross authorized 11 Recipients EditKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Hn Hz Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer incl Volkssturm 155 11Kriegsmarine 7 0Luftwaffe 55 4Waffen SS 7 1The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Supreme Command of the Armed Forces kept separate Knight s Cross lists for the Waffen SS and for each of the three military branches the Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy and Luftwaffe Air Force Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight s Cross one list per grade 12 Of the 224 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range Hn Hz 24 were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves three the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds 16 presentations were made posthumously Heer members including the Volkssturm received 155 of the medals 7 went to the Kriegsmarine 55 to the Luftwaffe and 7 to the Waffen SS 5 This along with the plus indicates that a higher grade of Knight s Cross was awarded as well This along with the asterisk indicates that the Knight s Cross was awarded posthumously 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 ImageCord von Hobe Note 3 Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 14 Commander of a Kampfgruppe of the XIII SS Armeekorps 14 9 May 1945 14 Johann Hoch Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 15 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 9 Grenadier Regiment 1070 14 15 17 September 1944 15 Friedrich Hochbaum Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 15 Commander of the 34 Infanterie Division 14 15 22 August 1943 15 Awarded 486th Oak Leaves 4 June 1944 15 Gunther Hochgartz Heer 14 H Hauptmann 15 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 187 14 15 15 April 1944 15 Franz Rainer Hocke Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 15 Group leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 200 motorized 14 15 5 November 1944 15 Killed in action 20 October 1944 14 Fritz Hockenjos Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 15 Deputy leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 380 14 15 2 September 1944 15 Dr Herbert Hodurek Note 4 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 15 Leader of the III Gebirgsjager Regiment 144 14 15 15 April 1944 15 Hanskurt Hocker Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 15 Commander of the 258 Infanterie Division 14 15 14 April 1943 15 Walter Hoeckner Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 15 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Jagdgeschwader 4 14 Note 5 6 April 1944 15 Robert Hoefeld Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 15 Leader of 4 Fallschirmjager Regiment 5 14 Note 6 18 May 1943 15 Heinrich Hofemeier Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 15 Pilot in the 1 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 14 15 5 April 1942 15 Dirk Hofer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 15 Commander of Pionier Bataillon 256 14 15 14 April 1945 15 Heinrich Hofer Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 16 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Kampfgeschwader 55 14 16 3 September 1943 16 Awarded 656th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944 16 Hugo Hofl Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 16 Commander of the 206 Infanterie Division 14 16 4 December 1941 16 Karl Hoflinger Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant of the Reserves 16 Pilot in the 9 Kampfgeschwader 77 14 16 7 March 1941 16 Franz Josef Hogl Heer 15 H Major 16 Commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 220 14 Note 7 26 November 1944 16 Karl Hohle Heer 15 H Major 14 Note 8 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 378 14 16 11 March 1945 16 Friedrich Hohne Heer 14 H Hauptmann 16 Commander of the III Jager Regiment 204 14 16 3 May 1942 16 Awarded 253rd Oak Leaves 8 June 1943 16 Georg Hohne Heer 15 H Major 16 Leader of Panzergrenadier Regiment 26 14 16 18 February 1945 16 Gustav Hohne Heer 18 H Generalmajor 16 Commander of the 8 Infanterie Division 16 17 30 June 1941 16 Awarded 238th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 16 Otto Hohne Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 16 Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54 14 16 5 September 1940 16 Helmut Hohno Heer 12 H Leutnant 16 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the schwere heavy Panzer Abteilung 510 14 16 9 December 1944 16 Stefan Heinrich Hoke Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 16 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 18 14 16 28 July 1943 16 Hermann Holter Note 9 Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 19 Chief of the general staff of the 20 Gebirgsarmee 19 3 May 1945 19 Johannes Holz Heer 17 H Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff 20 Chief of the general staff of the LV Armeekorps 19 20 10 October 1944 20 Walter Holz Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Commander of the III Gebirgsjager Regiment 98 19 20 26 December 1944 20 Arnulf Holzerkopf Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 20 Chief of the 8 Minensuchflottille 19 20 15 May 1944 20 Hans Holzl Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Commanded for general staff training to the VI Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe 19 20 23 February 1944 20 Killed in action 26 December 1943 19 Karl Friedrich Hoene Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 20 Leader of the 5 Grenadier Regiment 755 19 20 26 November 1944 20 Werner Honer Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 20 Group leader in the 2 Pionier Bataillon 245 19 20 30 September 1944 20 Killed in action 5 September 1944 19 Justin Honig Heer 09 H Feldwebel 20 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzergrenadier Regiment 41 19 20 18 February 1945 20 Theodor Honniger Note 10 Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 19 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Regiment 25 19 9 May 1945 19 Ignaz Graf von und zu Hoensbroech Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Commander of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 19 20 4 June 1944 20 Johannes Matthias Honscheid Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 20 Kriegsberichterstatter der Fallschirmtruppe 19 Note 11 12 March 1945 19 Note 11 Ahrend Hoper Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 20 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 202 19 20 26 November 1944 20 Erich Hoepner Note 12 Heer 20 H General der Kavallerie 19 Commanding general of the XVI Armeekorps 19 27 October 1939 19 Johann Hoering Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 20 Chief of the 2 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 277 19 20 8 August 1944 20 Ludwig Horl Heer 17 H Oberst 20 Commander of Gebirgsjager Regiment 91 19 20 6 April 1944 20 Willi Horner Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 21 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 19 Note 13 10 May 1943 21 Werner Hornicke Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer of the Reserves 21 Commander of the I SS Grenadier Regiment 10 motorized in the 1 SS Infanterie Brigade motorized 19 Note 14 1 December 1943 21 Reinhard Horning Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 21 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 546 19 21 22 August 1943 21 Killed in action 17 October 1942 21 Walter Hornlein Heer 17 H Oberst 21 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 80 19 21 30 July 1941 21 Awarded 213th Oak Leaves 15 March 1943 21 Johann Horstermann Heer 15 H Major 21 Commander of a Kampfgruppe in Grenadier Regiment 473 21 22 28 March 1945 21 Anton Horwick Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 21 Pilot in the 7 Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 22 Note 15 8 August 1944 21 Hartmut von Hosslin Heer 14 H Hauptmann 21 Commander of the II Artillerie Regiment 7 21 22 17 April 1945 21 Roland von Hosslin Note 16 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 22 Leader of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 33 22 23 July 1942 22 Hans Lothar Hoeth Heer 14 H Hauptmann 21 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 311 21 22 6 April 1944 21 Franz Hofbauer Heer 09 H Feldwebel 21 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Divisions Fuslier Bataillon 72 21 22 20 January 1944 21 Karl Hofbauer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 21 Leader of the I Infanterie Regiment 154 21 22 7 August 1942 21 Karl Hofer Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 21 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Jager Abteilung 49 21 22 26 October 1943 21 Lothar Hofer Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 22 Note 17 Commander of the III SS Artillerie Regiment 54 Nederland 22 Note 17 5 April 1945 21 Carl Hoff Note 18 Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 22 Chief of the 1 Raumbootflottille 22 9 May 1945 22 Jakob Hoffend Volkssturm Heer Volkssturmmann 22 Note 19 Feuerwerker und Bombenraumer in the Luftgau VI Koln 22 Note 19 7 February 1945 25 Herbert von Hoffer Note 20 Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 25 Staffelfuhrer of the 5 Schlachtgeschwader 77 22 Note 20 8 August 1944 25 Albert Hoffmann Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 25 Machine gunner in the 4 Kradschutzen Bataillon 55 22 25 3 April 1943 25 Ernst Hoffmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 25 Chief of the 2 Grenadier Regiment 698 22 25 4 May 1944 25 Ernst Wilhelm Hoffmann Heer 15 H Major 25 Chief of the 1 Schutzen Regiment 12 22 25 4 September 1940 25 Awarded 494th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 25 Gerhard Hoffmann Luftwaffe 09 L Fahnenjunker Feldwebel 25 Pilot in the 4 Jagdgeschwader 52 22 Note 21 14 May 1944 25 Heinrich Hoffmann Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 25 Pilot in the 12 Jagdgeschwader 51 22 25 12 August 1941 25 Awarded 36th Oak Leaves 19 October 1941 25 Heinrich Hoffmann Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 25 Chief of the 5 Torpedobootflottille 22 25 7 June 1944 25 Awarded 524th Oak Leaves 11 July 1944 25 Heinz Joachim Hoffmann Heer 15 H Major 25 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 44 22 25 15 April 1942 25 Herbert Hoffmann Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 25 Leader of the 7 Grenadier Regiment 426 22 25 15 April 1944 25 Dipl Ing Kuno Hoffmann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 25 Gruppenkommandeur of the I K Lehrgeschwader 1 22 Note 22 14 June 1941 25 Kurt Hoffmann Heer 09 H Feldwebel 26 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 motorized Pionier Bataillon 28 22 26 8 June 1940 26 Kurt Caesar Hoffmann Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 26 Commander of battleship Scharnhorst 22 26 21 March 1942 26 Ludwig Hoffmann Note 23 Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 27 Leader of the III SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 23 Norge 27 11 May 1945 27 Otto Hoffmann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 26 Leader of the 3 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 901 27 Note 24 31 July 1942 26 Paul Hoffmann Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 26 Pioneer Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie Grenadier Regiment 211 26 28 2 March 1944 26 Reinhold Hoffmann Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 28 Note 25 Pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 54 28 Note 25 28 January 1945 26 Killed in flying accident 24 May 1944 28 Walter Hoffmann Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 26 Pilot in the 8 Schlachtgeschwader 1 26 28 16 June 1944 26 Werner Hoffmann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 26 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 26 28 4 May 1944 26 Werner Hoffmann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 26 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Schlachtgeschwader 1 26 28 8 August 1944 26 Gunther Hoffmann Schonborn Heer 15 H Major 26 Commander of Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 191 26 27 14 May 1941 26 Awarded 49th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 26 Otto Hoffmann von Waldau Luftwaffe 19 L Generalleutnant 26 Fliegerfuhrer Afrika 26 28 28 June 1942 26 Edmund Hoffmeister Heer 18 H Generalmajor 26 Commander of the 383 Infanterie Division 26 28 6 October 1943 26 Heinrich Hoffmeister Heer 15 H Major 26 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 915 26 28 31 January 1945 26 Henning Hoffmeister Heer 15 H Major 29 Deputy leader of Grenadier Regiment 6 28 29 30 September 1944 29 Hans Hoffritz Heer 09 H Feldwebel 29 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment 268 27 Note 26 4 September 1941 29 Adolf Hofmann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 29 Chief of the 6 Gebirgsjager Regiment 100 28 29 15 November 1941 29 Bernhard Hofmann Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 29 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 427 28 29 26 September 1942 29 Horst Hofmann Kriegsmarine 10 M Obersteuermann 29 Coxswain and watch officer on U 672 28 29 20 May 1944 29 Karl Joachim Hofmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 29 Leader of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 108 28 29 4 July 1944 29 Karl Wilhelm Hofmann Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 29 Pilot in the 8 Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 28 Note 27 24 October 1944 29 Paul Hofmann Note 28 Heer 12 H Leutnant 28 Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 352 28 9 May 1945 28 Rudolf Hofmann Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 29 Chief of the General Staff Heeresgruppe Nord 28 Note 29 7 May 1945 29 Willy Hofmann Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 29 Pilot in the 2 Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 5 28 29 12 March 1945 29 Richard Hofsass Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 29 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 2 29 30 9 January 1945 29 Hermann Hogeback Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 29 Staffelkapitan of the 9 K Lehrgeschwader 1 30 Note 30 8 September 1941 29 Awarded 192nd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943125th Swords 26 January 1945 29 Heinrich Hogrebe Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 31 Chief of the 5 Infanterie Regiment 422 30 31 17 August 1942 31 Awarded 454th Oak Leaves 13 April 1944 31 Erich Hohagen Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 31 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Jagdgeschwader 51 30 Note 31 5 October 1941 30 Note 31 Werner Hohen Hinnebusch Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 31 Leader of the 3 gemischte Flak Abteilung 442 30 Note 32 11 February 1945 31 Richard Hohenhausen Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 31 Chief of the 2 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 184 30 Note 33 11 May 1942 31 Oskar Freiherr von Hohenhausen Note 34 Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 30 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 9 30 11 May 1945 30 Hans Hohmann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 31 Leader of the I Panzer Regiment 31 30 Note 35 5 March 1945 31 Killed in action 21 January 1945 30 Heinrich Hohmeier Note 36 Heer 09 H Feldwebel 30 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie Grenadier Regiment 994 30 9 May 1945 30 Walter Hohmuth Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 31 Leader of the 7 Panzergrenadier Regiment 6 30 31 14 May 1944 31 Dr rer pol Hermann Hohn Heer 17 H Oberst 31 Deputy leader of the 72 Infanterie Division 30 Note 37 28 November 1943 31 Awarded 410th Oak Leaves 1 March 1944109th Swords 31 October 1944 31 Alfred Hohoff Heer 14 H Hauptmann 31 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 1084 30 31 10 February 1945 31 Alfred Hoinka Heer 14 H Hauptmann 31 Leader of Panzer Zerstorer Abteilung 156 30 31 11 March 1945 31 Killed in action 26 January 1945 31 Walter Hollaender Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 31 Commander of Sturm Regiment 195 30 31 18 July 1943 31 Alexander Holle Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 31 Fliegerfuhrer Nord 30 Note 38 23 December 1942 30 Note 38 Georg Holle Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 33 Staffelfuhrer of the 2 Kampfgeschwader 51 30 33 3 April 1943 33 Killed in action 27 February 1943 33 Josef Hollekamp Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 33 Group leader in the 2 Radfahr Aufklarungs Abteilung 36 30 Note 39 23 July 1943 33 Heinrich Hollenweger Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 33 Chief of the 8 Panzergrenadier Regiment 108 30 33 1 November 1942 33 Alfred Holler Heer 15 H Major 33 Deputy leader of Grenadier Regiment 426 30 33 5 April 1944 33 Josef Hollermeier Note 40 Heer 15 H Major 30 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 1213 30 9 May 1945 30 Karl Adolf Hollidt Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 33 Commander of the 50 Infanterie Division 30 33 8 September 1941 33 Awarded 239th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 33 Ernst Hollmann Note 41 Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 34 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 1221 34 9 May 1945 34 Max Holm Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 33 Assault gun commander in the II Panzer Regiment Fuhrer Begleit Division 33 34 19 January 1945 33 Norbert Holm Heer 17 H Oberst 33 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 156 motorized 33 34 20 December 1941 33 Waldemar Holst Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 33 Chief of the 4 Raumbootsflottille 33 34 3 December 1942 33 Rudolf Holste Heer 17 H Oberst 33 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 73 33 34 6 April 1942 33 Awarded 561st Oak Leaves 27 August 1944 33 Johann Holstein Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 33 Messenger in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 698 33 34 16 October 1944 33 Josef Holte Waffen SS 09 W SS Oberscharfuhrer of the Reserves 34 Note 42 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 SS Panzer Regiment 9 Hohenstaufen 34 Note 42 27 August 1944 33 Killed in action 20 August 1944 33 August Holz Heer 09 H Feldwebel 35 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 16 34 35 18 December 1944 35 Gunther Holz Heer 14 H Rittmeister of the Reserves 35 Chief of the 3 Panzer Jager Abteilung 258 34 35 6 April 1943 35 Hermann Holz Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 35 Leader of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 9 34 35 14 April 1945 35 Egon Holzapfel Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 35 Regiment adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 2 34 Note 43 14 August 1943 35 Hans Holzapfel Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 35 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 11 Grenadier Regiment 316 34 35 6 April 1944 35 Karl Heinz Holzapfel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 35 Commander of Pionier Bataillon 29 motorized 34 35 11 September 1943 35 Friedrich Holzer Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 35 Chief of the 1 SS Panzer Regiment 2 Das Reich 34 Note 44 10 December 1943 35 Fritz Holzhauer Heer 15 H Major 35 Commander of the III Panzer Regiment 29 34 35 6 August 1941 35 Anton Holzinger Heer 15 H Major 35 Commander of the I Gebirgsjager Regiment 138 34 35 11 January 1941 35 Franz Holzinger Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 35 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Gebirgs Panzer Jager Abteilung 95 34 35 13 April 1944 35 Leopold Holzmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 35 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 1059 34 35 16 November 1944 35 Walter Hombitzer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 35 Commander of the III Volks Artillerie Korps 405 35 36 30 April 1945 35 Heinrich Homburg Heer 14 H Hauptmann 37 Leader of the II Jager Regiment 83 34 37 25 July 1944 37 Friedrich von Homeyer Heer 14 H Rittmeister 34 Note 45 Leader of the gemischte Aufklarungs Kompanie 580 in the 90 leichte Afrika Division 34 Note 45 6 July 1942 37 Killed in action 3 July 1942 34 Gerhard Homuth Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 37 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Jagdgeschwader 27 34 37 14 June 1941 37 Gunter Honnefeller Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 37 Staffelfuhrer of the 7 Schlachtgeschwader 10 34 Note 46 17 October 1944 37 Werner Honsberg Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 37 Pilot in the 1 Schlachtgeschwader 77 34 37 20 July 1944 37 Theodor Hopf Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 37 Chief of the 1 Radfahr Infanterie Regiment 170 34 Note 47 21 September 1941 37 Willi Hopfe Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 37 Group leader in the 5 Schnelle Abteilung 123 37 38 15 January 1943 37 Gerhard Hoppe Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 37 Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 9 Artillerie Regiment 81 37 38 4 July 1944 37 Gerhard Hoppe Heer 15 H Major 37 Commander of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 279 37 38 29 November 1944 37 Killed in action 18 October 1944 38 Hans Hoppe Note 48 Luftwaffe 15 L Major 38 Commander of the II Flak Regiment 46 motorized 38 8 May 1945 38 Harry Hoppe Heer 17 H Oberst 37 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 424 37 38 12 September 1941 37 Awarded 682nd Oak Leaves 18 December 1944 37 Johannes Hoppe Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 37 Leader of Panzergrenadier Regiment 12 37 38 26 October 1943 37 Wolf Horst Hoppe Heer 15 H Major 39 Commander of schwere heavy Panzer Jager Abteilung 519 38 39 15 July 1944 39 Erich Horak Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Fusilier Regiment 68 38 39 24 September 1943 39 Max Horlbeck Heer 15 H Major 39 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 435 38 39 12 August 1944 39 Hans Hormann Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 39 Observer in the 1 Kampfgeschwader 100 38 39 5 December 1943 39 Gerhard Horn Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Radfahr Divisions Fusilier Bataillon A A 218 38 Note 49 23 August 1944 39 Karl Horn Heer 12 H Leutnant 39 Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 587 38 39 10 February 1944 39 Walter Hornung Luftwaffe 15 L Major 39 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Transportgeschwader 2 38 39 9 June 1944 39 Herbert Horten Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 39 Chief of the 12 Artillerie Regiment 81 38 39 2 September 1943 39 Kurt Hortian Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 39 Commander of Flak Regiment 133 motorized 38 Note 50 18 November 1944 39 Siegfried Hortmeyer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 39 Company chief in Grenadier Regiment 130 38 39 14 February 1945 39 Friedrich Hossbach Heer 17 H Oberst 40 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 82 38 40 7 October 1940 40 Awarded 298th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943 40 Hans Hossfeld Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant M A 40 Commander of Marine Artillerie Abteilung 531 38 40 6 October 1944 40 Awarded 659th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 40 Hermann Hoth Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 40 Commanding general of the XV Armeekorps 38 40 27 October 1939 40 Awarded 25th Oak Leaves 17 July 194135th Swords 15 September 1943 40 Theodor Hotzy Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 40 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon A A 7 38 40 9 June 1944 40 Rudolf von Houten Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 40 Leader of the 1 Feld Ersatz Bataillon 1 56 Infanterie Division 38 Note 51 5 April 1945 40 Adolf Hoyer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 40 Chief of the 4 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 120 38 40 8 October 1943 40 Ludwig Hoyer Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 40 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 278 38 40 23 February 1944 40 Paul Werner Hozzel Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 40 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 40 41 8 May 1940 40 Awarded 230th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943 40 Dietrich Hrabak Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 40 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 54 40 41 21 October 1940 40 Awarded 337th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943 40 Franz Hrdlicka Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 40 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Jagdgeschwader 77 41 Note 52 9 August 1944 41 Note 52 Martin Hrustak Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 42 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 162 41 42 11 December 1943 42 Awarded 473rd Oak Leaves 14 May 1944 42 Hans Hube Heer 18 H Generalmajor 42 Commander of the 16 Panzer Division 41 42 1 August 1941 42 Awarded 62nd Oak Leaves 16 January 194222nd Swords 21 December 194213th Diamonds 20 April 1944 42 Gustav Huber Heer 14 H Hauptmann 42 Commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 115 41 42 26 November 1944 42 Josef Huber Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 42 Pilot in the 8 Schlachtgeschwader 77 41 42 20 July 1944 42 Karl Huber Heer 09 H Feldwebel 42 Stosstruppfuhrer shock troops leader in Aufklarungs Abteilung 20 motorized 41 42 30 July 1940 42 Siegfried Huber Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 42 Pilot in the 7 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 41 42 3 April 1943 42 Killed in action 19 January 1943 41 Dr jur Alfred Ritter von Hubicki Hubicki Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 42 Commander of the 9 Panzer Division 41 42 20 April 1941 42 Helmut Hudel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 42 Chief of the 1 Panzer Regiment 7 41 42 27 May 1942 42 Awarded 219th Oak Leaves 2 April 1943 42 Karl Hubbe Heer 14 H Hauptmann 42 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 270 42 43 31 March 1943 42 Alois Hubner Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 42 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 129 41 42 5 December 1943 42 Arnold Huebner Luftwaffe 03 L Gefreiter 42 Richtkanonier gunner in the 3 Flak Regiment 33 motorized in the DAK 41 Note 53 7 March 1942 42 Eduard Hubner Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 44 Commander of Sturm Bataillon Fallschirm AOK 1 43 Note 54 17 March 1945 44 Ekhard Hubner Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 44 Pilot in the III Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 41 44 3 May 1942 44 Killed in action 28 March 1942 41 Ernst August Hubner Heer 14 H Hauptmann 41 Note 55 Chief of the 12 MG Grenadier Regiment 122 41 Note 55 9 December 1943 44 Killed in action 7 November 1943 41 Herbert Hubner Heer 09 H Feldwebel 44 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzer Jager Abteilung 171 41 44 28 October 1944 44 Dr med dent Rudolf Hubner Heer 18 H Generalmajor 41 Note 56 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 529 41 Note 56 9 March 1945 44 Walter Hubner Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 44 Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 3 Artillerie Regiment 28 44 45 18 February 1945 44 Wilhelm Hubner Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 44 Pilot in the Stabsstaffel Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 44 45 28 February 1945 44 Anton Hubsch Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 44 Pilot in the 2 Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 45 Note 57 8 August 1944 44 Erich Hubscher Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 44 Group leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 914 44 45 23 August 1944 44 Ernst Albrecht Huckel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 44 Commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon Grossdeutschland 44 45 27 September 1943 44 Hermann Hufing Heer 09 H Feldwebel 44 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 1076 44 45 23 October 1944 44 Werner Huhner Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 44 Commander of the 61 Infanterie Division 44 45 18 April 1943 44 Dr med Heinrich Huls Heer 13 H Oberarzt rank equivalent to Oberleutnant 46 Hilfsarzt assistant doctor in the II Panzer Regiment 11 45 46 21 September 1944 46 Killed in action 16 August 1944 46 Bernhard Hulsmann Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 46 Gun leader in the 8 Flak Regiment 4 motorized 45 46 22 January 1943 46 Dr rer pol Hans Franz von Hulst Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 46 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 378 45 46 9 February 1943 46 Willi Hummerich Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 46 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment 80 45 Note 58 18 October 1941 46 Otto Hunemorder Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 46 Gun leader in the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment 309 45 Note 59 16 April 1943 46 Walther von Hunersdorff Heer 17 H Oberst 46 Commander of Panzer Regiment 11 45 46 22 December 1942 46 Awarded 259th Oak Leaves 14 July 1943 46 Georg Hunger Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 45 Note 60 Leader of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 26 45 46 6 October 1944 46 Killed in action 26 August 1944 45 Hermann Huttebraucker Note 61 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 45 Teacher at the Panzertruppenschule Milowitz at Prague 45 6 May 1945 45 Dr Karl Hutten Note 4 Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann of the Reserves 46 Staffelkapitan of the 5 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 122 45 Note 62 24 October 1944 46 Theodor Hutten Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Leader of Divisions Versorgungs Kolonne 349 Infanterie Division 45 14 April 1945 Hans Huttner Heer 17 H Oberst 46 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 520 45 46 4 September 1942 46 Hartmut Huttner Heer 14 H Hauptmann 46 Commander of the III Jager Regiment 228 45 46 15 March 1943 46 Leopold von Hutz Heer 14 H Hauptmann 46 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 1054 45 46 5 September 1944 46 Helmuth Hufenbach Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 49 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 667 45 49 30 October 1943 49 Awarded 807th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945 49 Heinz Huffmann Heer 15 H Major 49 Commander of Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 201 45 49 14 April 1943 49 Helmuth Huffmann Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 49 Commander of the 62 Infanterie Division 45 49 30 September 1943 49 Eduard Hug Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 49 Machine gunner in the 1 Jager Regiment 75 49 50 2 September 1944 49 Kurt Huhn Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 49 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Schlachtgeschwader 77 50 Note 63 17 March 1943 49 Alois Hulha Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 49 Pilot in the 6 Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor 49 50 17 March 1945 49 Otto Hulsch Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 49 Pilot in the 8 Schlachtgeschwader 1 50 Note 64 5 February 1944 49 August Humke Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 49 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon A A 15 49 50 4 May 1944 49 Fritz Hummel Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann of the Reserves 49 Commander of Jagdverband Leitstelle West Frontaufklarungs Verband II West 50 Note 65 19 October 1944 49 Kurt Hummel Heer 17 H Oberst 49 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 124 49 50 15 May 1944 49 Willi Hund Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 49 Leader of a Kampfgruppe z b V of the 6 and 7 SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Regiment 23 Norge 51 Note 66 11 May 1945 51 Note 66 Joachim Hundert Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 52 Leader of the 5 Grenadier Regiment 124 50 52 15 January 1943 52 Dr Gerhard Hundertmark Note 4 Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 52 Chief of the 1 gemischte Flak Sturm Abteilung 802 deployable 50 52 22 December 1944 52 Gustav Hundt Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 52 Commander of the 1 Ski Jager Division 50 52 15 April 1945 52 Hans Joachim Hunger Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 52 Battery officer in the schwere heavy Artillerie Abteilung 526 motorized 50 52 9 April 1944 52 Heinrich Hunger Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 52 Pilot in the Stabsstaffel Kampfgeschwader 2 50 52 5 July 1941 52 Richard Huntemuller Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Chief of the 2 leichte Flak Sturm Abteilung 76 motorized 50 5 September 1944 Konrad Hupfer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 52 Chief of the 14 Infanterie Regiment 72 50 52 21 September 1941 52 Awarded 136th Oak Leaves 28 October 1942 52 Helmut Huppert Heer 15 H Major 52 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 1 50 52 23 August 1944 52 Herbert Huppertz Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 52 Pilot in the 12 Jagdgeschwader 51 50 52 30 August 1941 52 Awarded 512th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 52 Georg Hurdelbrink Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 52 Leader of the 1 SS Panzer Jager Abteilung 12 Hitlerjugend 50 Note 67 16 October 1944 52 August Hurlebaus Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 52 Richtschutze gunner in the 2 schwere heavy Panzer Jager Abteilung 665 50 52 23 February 1944 52 Wilhelm Hurrle Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 52 Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 13 Grenadier Regiment 358 50 52 17 March 1945 52 Werner Husemann Luftwaffe 15 L Major 53 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 50 53 30 September 1944 53 Freimut Husenett Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 53 Chief of the 2 Grenadier Regiment 7 53 54 28 October 1944 53 Walter Huss Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 53 Commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 240 motorized 54 Note 68 21 September 1944 53 Joachim Friedrich Huth Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 53 Geschwaderkommodore of Zerstorergeschwader 26 Horst Wessel 53 54 11 September 1940 53 Wolf Dietrich Huy Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 53 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Jagdgeschwader 77 53 54 5 July 1941 53 Awarded 83rd Oak Leaves 17 March 1942 53 Hans Huzel Heer 15 H Major Leader of Sturm Regiment 215 54 18 February 1945 Josef Hyza Heer 15 H Major 53 Deputy leader of Grenadier Regiment 579 53 54 9 June 1944 53 Notes Edit Grossadmiral and President of Germany Karl Donitz Hitler s successor as Head of State Staatsoberhaupt and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 Donitz decree Consequently the last Knight s Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand out 2 For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe Heer Kriegsmarine and Waffen SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS Cord von Hobe was twice nominated for the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross The first nomination was submitted on 30 March 1945 for actions near Trier as commander of Grenadier Regiment 226 This nomination was approved by Major Joachim Domaschk on 3 April A Heerespersonalamt Verleihungsvorschlag HPA VV Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation Nr 4970 was created and forwarded Hitler rejected this nomination on 10 April The HPA VV and file card note the rejection Nr 3984 Both HPA VV and file card still exist today A second nomination most likely a teleprinter message for actions near Marktbreit does not exist anymore No HPA VV nor file card were created Von Hobe was added to the 1st section of the book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses by Major Domaschk with an entry Nr 5102 This number was assigned twice since the 2nd section also starts with Nr 5100 Why Major Domaschk listed Von Hobe in this section remains unanswered However this entry reveals that the nomination was received by the HPA on 9 May 1945 and forwarded on this day to General Ernst Maisel and presented the very same day This presentation was noted and communicated both by radio message and in written format to the OB West A second file card in the German Federal Archives based on the information contained in the book Verliehene Ritterkreuze was created by the Federal Ministry of Defence in the 60s This presentation was illegal first because the presentation occurred after 8 May 1945 secondly because neither General Maisel nor Major Domaschk were authorized at this time Von Hobe was a member of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR 13 a b c The brackets around the doctor title Dr denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 1 15 According to Scherzer as leader of 4 Jager Regiment Hermann Goring 15 According to Scherzer as commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 200 16 According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves 16 No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross to Hermann Holter can be found in the German Federal Archives The presumed presentation to Holter was discussed three times by the order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR The chairman was Walther Peer Fellgiebel and the ruling in 1976 76 was no in 1981 82 yes 3 May 1945 and no again in 1983 84 Fellgiebel chose to list him in his 1986 published book Apparently Holter presented his pay book as evidence in 1981 This evidence had been accepted by Fellgiebel at the time What motivated Fellgiebel to strike him from the list again two years later only to add him again remains unanswered A presentation is questionable for two reasons First Hitler banned presentation for pure leadership reasons on 10 March 1945 As of this date the Knight s Cross could only be presented for personal bravery There was no noteworthy combat in Norway in 1945 and Holter was a member of the general staff and not in command of any direct combatants Scherzer states that the presentation date suggests that it is an assumption or manipulation The presentation date is closely linked to the radio communication for the empowerment for autonomous presentations Holter was a member of the AKCR 18 Theodor Honniger s nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 19 April 1945 There is no file card in the German Federal Archives Major Joachim Domaschk approved and stated Knight s Cross yes 28 April There is no evidence of the presentation According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 18 a b According to Scherzer on 16 March 1945 as Kriegsberichter der Fallschirmtruppe 20 Erich Hoepner was deprived of all honours ranks and orders and dishonourably discharged from the Heer on 8 January 1942 He was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof and executed on 8 August 1944 in connection with the 20 July plot a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler 13 According to Scherzer as a pilot in the 7 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 21 According to Scherzer as commander of the I SS Grenadier Regiment motorized 10 21 According to Scherzer as pilot in the I Nachtjagdgeschwader 7 21 Roland von Hosslin in connection with the 20 July plot a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler was deprived of all honours ranks and orders and dishonourably discharged from the Heer on 14 September 1944 The civilian von Hosslin was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 13 October 1944 and executed the same day 23 a b According to Scherzer as SS Sturmbannfuhrer and Major of the Schupo and commander of the III SS Artillerie Regiment 54 21 There is no reference of the Knight s Cross awarded to Carl Hoff in the archives of the Kriegsmarine His personal file contains a copy of a letter from 1955 by the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt indicating that no proof of the award exists Author Manfred Dorr states that Hoff received the Knight s Cross on 28 May 1945 thus after the capitulation The date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 24 a b According to Scherzer as NSDAP Ortsgruppenleiter volunteering in Cologne for the defusing of bombs 1 892 without bomb disposal training 25 a b According to Scherzer full name is Herbert von Hoffer Sulmthal who received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross as Staffelfuhrer in the II Schlachtgeschwader 77 25 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 5 Jagdgeschwader 52 25 According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the I Lehrgeschwader 1 25 Mr Meentz of the German Federal Archives stated on 20 July 2004 that it cannot be verified that Ludwig Hoffmann received the Knight s Cross The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel Ernst Gunther Kratschmer lists him on 9 May 1945 Hoffmann was a member of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR 24 According to Scherzer as leader of the 3 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 201 26 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the III Jagdgeschwader 54 26 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Infanterie Regiment 268 29 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan in the II Jagdgeschwader 26 29 Paul Hofmann s nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 30 March 1945 Missing were the approvals of all intermediate commanding officers An identical nomination which had been approved by the Reichsfuhrer SS was received on 13 April This nomination was approved by Major Joachim Domaschk on 30 April 1945 A Heerespersonalamt Verleihungsvorschlag HPA VV Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation was not created There is no evidence of the presentation Two file cards are in the German Federal Archives a contemporary with an entry date 30 March 1945 and one created by the Federal Ministry of Defence in the 1960s for the 13 April 1945 Both file cards note unfinished in the presentation field According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 24 According to Scherzer as chief of the General Staff Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest 29 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the 8 K Lehrgeschwader 1 29 a b According to Scherzer on 6 October 1941 as leader of the II Jagdgeschwader 51 31 According to Scherzer as leader of the 3 gemischte Flak Abteilung 442 deployable 31 According to Scherzer as chief of the 3 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 184 31 Oskar Freiherr von Hohenhausen und Hochhaus s nomination by his unit was sent to the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 15 May 1945 as a teleprinter message The HPA received the message on 16 May 1945 Major Joachim Domaschk noted not processed The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel Hohenhausen und Hochhaus was a member of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR 32 According to Scherzer as leader of the 1 Panzer Regiment 31 31 Heinrich Hohmeier s nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 28 April 1945 the file card states an entry date of 10 April 1945 which is the creation date of his unit His presentation is not listed in the book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses There is no evidence that the nomination was approved or further processed According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 32 According to Scherzer as leader of the 72 Infanterie Division 31 a b According to Scherzer on 30 December 1942 as Fliegerfuhrer Nord and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26 31 According to Scherzer as group leader in the 2 Aufklarungs Abteilung 36 33 Josef Hollermeier s Heerespersonalamt Verleihungsvorschlag HPA VV Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation was forwarded and approved by Adolf Hitler on 18 December 1944 The HPA received notice via the command chain shortly after 18 December that Hollermeier was missing in action Subsequently the presentation in accordance with regulation was put on hold and it was to be ruled over again after the war The presentation date was struck from the file card and a note was added indicating that Hollermeier was missing in action He was also struck from the Knight s Cross recommendation book which had listed him with entry number 4232 The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 32 Ernst Hollmann s nomination by the Aussenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt HPA A Branch of the Army Staff Office was ready for signature at the end of the war According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 32 a b According to Scherzer as SS Oberscharfuhrer and Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 SS Panzer Regiment 9 33 According to Scherzer as adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 2 35 According to Scherzer as chief of the 1 SS Panzer Regiment 2 35 a b According to Scherzer as Rittmeister of the Reserves and chief of Aufklarungs Kompanie 580 37 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7 Schlachtgeschwader 10 37 According to Scherzer as chief of the 1 Infanterie Regiment 170 37 Hans Hoppe s nomination by his unit was processed by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Auszeichnung und Disziplin OKL AuD Air Force High Command Award and Discipline on 16 April 1945 This nomination now recommending approval was forwarded on 17 April with a Luftwaffenpersonalamt Verleihungsvorschlag LPA VV Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation Nr 1578 to the adjutancy of Hermann Goring The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war A presentation of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross cannot be verified The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 18 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon A A 218 39 According to Scherzer as leader of Flak Regiment provisionally motorized 133 39 According to Scherzer as leader of the 1 Feld Ersatz Bataillon 1 40 a b According to Scherzer on 18 October 1944 as Staffelkapitan in the II Jagdgeschwader 77 40 According to Scherzer as Richtkanonier gunner in the 3 Flak Regiment motorized 33 42 According to Scherzer as commander of Sturm Bataillon of the 1 Fallschirm Armee 44 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and chief of the 12 Grenadier Regiment 122 44 a b According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant and leader of Grenadier Regiment 529 Actions near Orel 1942 or 1943 44 According to Scherzer as pilot in the I Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 44 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Infanterie Regiment 80 46 According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 14 Infanterie Regiment 309 46 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves 46 No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross to Hermann Huttebraucker can be found in the German Federal Archives According to Walther Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schorner who had been empowered on 3 May 1945 to do so This reasoning was replicated by Von Seemen 47 The order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR files dating 1971 to 1984 do not mention to have processed Huttebraucker s case Author Veit Scherzer states that he has a photocopy of Huttebraucker s paybook which is in the possession of a private collector The paybook contains two typewriter written sheets of paper attached with a paperclip indicating that the presentation was made on 18 March 1945 According to Scherzer these paper sheets are not authentic Additionally the paybook contains further inconsistencies A letter dated 18 March 1945 congratulating Huttebraucker written by the divisional commander General Remer shows the insignia of a Commander in Chief of an Army Group and not those of a divisional commander 48 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the Aufklarungsstaffel 5 F 122 46 According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the II Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 49 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 8 Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 49 According to Scherzer as commander of Leitstelle fur Frontaufklarung II West 49 a b According to Scherzer on 20 April 1945 as leader of 7 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 23 Norge Norwegian Nr 1 and leader of a Kampfgruppe from 6 and 7 23 49 According to Scherzer as leader of the 1 SS Panzer Jager Abteilung 12 52 According to Scherzer as commander of the I Artillerie Regiment 240 53 References EditCitations Edit Williamson amp Bujeiro 2004 pp 3 4 Fellgiebel 2000 p 4 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 113 460 483 485 487 492 494 498 499 501 503 509 Scherzer 2007 pp 117 186 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 229 239 Scherzer 2007 pp 141 145 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 208 228 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 1573 1 September 1939 PDF ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 849 3 June 1940 PDF ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S 613 28 September 1941 PDF ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S 11 29 December 1944 PDF ALEX Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in German Reichsministerium des Inneren Ministry of the Interior Retrieved 21 February 2008 Fellgiebel 2000 p 112 a b Scherzer 2007 p 141 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Fellgiebel 2000 p 229 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007 p 394 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007 p 395 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 229 492 a b c Scherzer 2007 p 144 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Fellgiebel 2000 p 230 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 396 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Scherzer 2007 p 397 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Fellgiebel 2000 p 231 Scherzer 2007 pp 144 145 a b c Scherzer 2007 p 142 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 398 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007 p 399 a b c d e f Fellgiebel 2000 pp 232 493 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000 p 232 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007 p 400 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Fellgiebel 2000 p 233 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007 p 401 a b c d Scherzer 2007 p 143 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007 p 402 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Fellgiebel 2000 p 234 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007 p 403 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 234 493 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Scherzer 2007 p 404 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Fellgiebel 2000 p 235 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Scherzer 2007 p 405 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007 p 406 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Fellgiebel 2000 p 236 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Scherzer 2007 p 407 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 236 493 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007 p 408 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Fellgiebel 2000 p 237 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 409 Von Seemen 1976 p 175 Scherzer 2007 p 145 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Scherzer 2007 p 410 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Fellgiebel 2000 p 238 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 238 493 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 411 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Scherzer 2007 p 412 a b c d e f Fellgiebel 2000 p 239 Bibliography Edit Fellgiebel Walther Peer in German 2000 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Miltaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Von Seemen Gerhard 1976 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 die Ritterkreuztrager samtlicher Wehrmachtteile Brillanten Schwerter und Eichenlaubtrager in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services Diamonds Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Verlag ISBN 978 3 7909 0051 4 Williamson Gordon Bujeiro Ramiro 2004 Knight s Cross and Oak Leaves Recipients 1939 40 Oxford UK Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1 84176 641 6 External links Edit Das Bundesarchiv Military Archive Freiburg im Breisgau Archived from the original on 29 December 2010 Retrieved 2 January 2011 Portals Military of Germany World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Knight 27s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients Hn Hz amp oldid 1150497854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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