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List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (T)

April 16, 2024

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

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

Listed here are the 182 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "T".[5] While Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 5 of these listings, he has also pointed out that the AKCR failed to identify Hans Turnwal as a potential recipient.[6] The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background edit

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

Recipients edit

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (T)
Service   Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
Heer (incl. Volkssturm)
112
12
Kriegsmarine
14
3
Luftwaffe
47
5
Waffen-SS
9
0

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force), and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.[11] Of the 182 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "T", 19 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, two 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; 20 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 112 of the medals, including the award given to Volkssturmmann Ernst Tiburzy. A further 14 presentations were given to the Kriegsmarine, 47 to the Luftwaffe, and 9 to the Waffen-SS.[5] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[12]

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

Name Service Rank Role and unit[Note 2] Date of award Notes Image
Franz Tabel Heer 09-HFeldwebel[13] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 246[13][14] 25 January 1945[13]
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Fritz Tadje Heer 12-HLeutnant[13] Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 190[13][14] 21 October 1942[13]
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Erich Taeger Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[13] Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[13][14] 2 October 1942[13]
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Hermann Tanczos Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[13] In the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 157[13][14] 21 February 1944[13]
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Otto Tange Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[13] Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[13][15] 19 March 1942[13]
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Walter Tank Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[13] Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[13][15] 24 September 1942[13]
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Willi Tanneberger Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[13] Company troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized)[13][15] 10 February 1944[13]
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Karl Tannert Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[13] Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[13][15] 5 April 1944[13]
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Kurt Tanzer Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[16] Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[15][16] 5 December 1943[16]
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Martin Tappe Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[16] Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8[15][16] 28 March 1945[16]
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Walter Tarin Heer 15-HMajor[16] Leader of Artillerie-Regiment 121[15][16] 20 October 1944[16]
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Richard Taubert Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[16] Staffelkapitän of the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[15][Note 3] 16 November 1942[16]
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Arno Taulien Heer 13-HOberleutnant[16] Chief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6[15][16] 18 October 1943[16]
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Harry Tech Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[16] Commander of Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 934 (motorized)[15][Note 4] 3 March 1943[16]
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Fritz Tegtmeier Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[16] Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54[15][Note 5] 28 March 1944[Note 5]
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Max-Martin Teichert Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[16] Commander of U-456[15][16] 19 December 1943*[16] Killed in action 12 May 1943[15]
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Friedrich Teichmann Heer 12-HLeutnant[Note 6] Zugführer (platoon leader) in Regiments-Nachrichten-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 712[15][16] 24 February 1945*[16] Killed in action 20 January 1945[15]
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Waldemar Teige Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[16] Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53[15][16] 7 June 1942[16]
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Eberhard Telkamp Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[16] Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[15][Note 7] 23 August 1944[16]
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Heinrich Telkemeyer Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[17] Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 172[15][17] 28 October 1944[17]
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Eugen Tellgmann Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[17] Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1313 in the 13. Vorpostenflottille[15][17] 5 October 1944[17]
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Ernst Telschig Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[17] Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 187[15][17] 8 August 1944[17]
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Hans Temming Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[17] Commander of Torpedoboot T-28[15][17] 10 May 1945[Note 8]
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Carl de Temple Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[17] Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 230[15][17] 26 June 1944[17]
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Hans Tenner Heer 14-HHauptmann[17] Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 487[15][17] 24 April 1943*[17] Killed in action 29 March 1943[15]
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Werner Tennhardt Heer 13-HOberleutnant[17] Adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 446[15][17] 13 October 1941*[17] Killed in action 11 October 1941[15]
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Günther Tenschert?[Note 9] Heer 15-HMajor Commander of the II./Festungs-Regiment Mohr (fortress Breslau)[19] 28 April 1945
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Heinrich Terharen Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[17] Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 956[17][19] 9 December 1944[17]
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Heinrich Teriete Heer 12-HLeutnant[17] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 653[17][20] 22 July 1943[17]
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Hermann Tesch Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[17] Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 67[17][19] 9 June 1944[17]
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Karl-Heinz Tesch Heer 05-HStabsgefreiter[17] Deputy group leader in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[17][19] 27 July 1944[17]
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Georg Teske Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[21] Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 26[19][21] 31 October 1944[21]
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Rudi Tessenow?[Note 10] Heer 09-HWachtmeister In the 11./Panzer-Regiment 24[20] 11 May 1945
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Ernst Tetsch Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[21] Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[19][Note 11] 28 March 1945[21]
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Hans von Tettau+ Heer Generalleutnant[21] Commander of the 24. Infanterie-Division[19][21] 3 September 1942[21] Awarded 821st Oak Leaves 5 April 1945[21]
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Heinz Teubel Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[21] Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546[19][21] 30 September 1944[21]
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Alfred Teumer Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[21] Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54[19][Note 12] 19 August 1944[21]
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Hans Teusen Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[21] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[19][21] 14 June 1941[21]
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Adolf Teuwsen Heer 04-HObergefreiter[21] Machine gunner in the 3./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)[19][21] 14 May 1944[21]
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Andreas Thaler Heer 14-HHauptmann[21] Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25[19][Note 13] 13 January 1944[21]
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Johann Thaler Waffen-SS 06-WSS-Unterscharführer[21] Panzer driver in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[19][Note 14] 14 August 1943[21]
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Rudolf Thaler Heer 06-HOberjäger[21] Group leader in the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[19][21] 9 December 1944[21]
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Hans Theilen Heer 12-HLeutnant[21] In the 2./Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Abteilung 289[19][21] 22 April 1943[21]
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Heinrich Theilen Heer 04-HObergefreiter[21] Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2[19][21] 4 August 1943[21]
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Franz Theissig Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[23] Group leader in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 32[19][23] 14 April 1945[23]
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Johann Thelen Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[23] Battery officer in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 253[19][23] 3 November 1944[23]
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Armin Thiede Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[23] Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[19][23] 14 June 1941[23]
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Edwin Thiel Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[23] Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[24][Note 15] 16 April 1943[23]
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Erich Thiel Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[23] Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[23][24] 23 July 1941[23]
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Franz Thiel Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[23] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Füsilier-Regiment 22[23][24] 11 March 1945*[23] Killed in action 14 January 1945[24]
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Gerhard Thiel Heer 14-HRittmeister[23] Leader of the III./Panzer-Regiment 24[23][24] 20 January 1943[23]
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Karl Thiel Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[23] Gun leader of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 217[23][24] 8 August 1944[23]
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Arno Thiele Heer 13-HOberleutnant[Note 16] Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 29[23][24] 24 September 1942*[23] Died of wounds 3 August 1942[24]
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August Thiele+ Kriegsmarine 17-MKapitän zur See[23] Commander of heavy cruiser "Lützow"[23][24] 18 January 1941[23] Awarded 824th Oak Leaves 8 April 1945[23]  
Egon Thiem Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[23] Staffelkapitän of the 5.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2[23][24] 21 July 1940[23]
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Ernst Thiem Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[25] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 298[25][26] 17 September 1941[25]
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Karl Thieme+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[25] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110[24][25] 30 October 1943[25] Awarded 627th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944[25]
(156th) Swords 9 May 1945?[Note 17]
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Heinz Thieme Heer 04-HObergefreiter[25] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 446[24][Note 18] 20 January 1944*[25] Died of wounds 17 December 1943[24]
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Helmut Thierfelder Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[25] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[24][25] 2 September 1944[25]
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Werner Thierfelder Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[Note 19] Staffelkapitän in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[24][Note 19] 10 December 1941[25]
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Hans Thiessen?[Note 20] Heer 12-HLeutnant Leader of the 2./Heeres-Flak-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[24] 9 May 1945* Killed in action 18 February 1945[22]
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Johannes Thörner Heer 14-HHauptmann[25] Deputy leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 738[24][Note 21] 11 July 1944[25]
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Werner Thofern Heer 12-HLeutnant[25] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 5 (motorized)[24][Note 22] 25 August 1941[25]
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Walter Thom Heer 04-HObergefreiter[25] Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 7[26][Note 23] 23 October 1944*[25] Died of wounds 22 October 1944[24]
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Heinrich Thoma Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[25] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 519[24][25] 27 October 1941[25]
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Helmut Thoma Heer 13-HOberleutnant[25] Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 119[25][27] 3 May 1942[25]
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Kurt Thoma Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[25] Chief of the 2. Minensuchflottille[25][27] 6 October 1940[25]
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Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[28] Commander of the 20. Panzer-Division[28][29] 31 December 1941[28]
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Dr. rer. pol. Adolf Thomae Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[28] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 980[27][28] 24 February 1945[28]
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Wolfgang Thomale Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[28] Commander of Panzer-Regiment 27[27][28] 10 February 1942[28]
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Karl-Anton Thomas Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeuerwerker[28] In a Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe in Münster[27][Note 24] 21 April 1945[28]
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Wilhelm Thomas Heer 17-HOberst[28] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 71 (motorized)[27][28] 13 October 1941[28]
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Siegfried Thomaschki+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[28] Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[27][28] 1 November 1942[28] Awarded 299th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943[28]
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Dr. Ernst-Heinrich Thomsen Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[28] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 26[27][28] 24 October 1944[28]
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Rolf Thomsen+ Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[28] Commander of U-1202[27][28] 4 January 1945[28] Awarded (852nd) Oak Leaves 29 April 1945[28]
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Hans Thor Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[28] Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[27][28] 30 September 1944*[28] Killed in action 26 June 1944[27]
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Andreas Thorey+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[28] Schwadron leader in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94[27][Note 25] 14 September 1942[28] Awarded 349th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943[28]
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Viktor Thormählen Heer 13-HOberleutnant[Note 26] Chief of the 2./Kavallerie-Regiment "Nord"[27][28] 12 March 1944*[28] Killed in action 16 January 1944[27]
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Thorwest Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves[30] Chief of the 2. Geleitflottille "Adria"[27][30] 5 November 1944*[30] Killed in action 1 November 1944[27]
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Werner Thoß Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[30] Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55[27][30] 29 October 1944[30]
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Heinrich Thünemann Heer 15-HMajor[30] Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79[27][30] 14 May 1944[30]
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Karl Freiherr von Thüngen?[Note 27] Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 18. Panzer-Division[27] 6 April 1943
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Willi Thulke+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[30] Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 501[27][30] 7 January 1943[30] Awarded 424th Oak Leaves 13 March 1944[30]
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Jakob Thumann Heer 14-HHauptmann[30] Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 351[27][30] 29 August 1943[30]
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Georg Thumbeck Heer 04-HObergefreiter[30] Group leader in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 60 (motorized)[27][30] 12 November 1943[30]
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Helmut Thumm+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[30] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 56[27][30] 30 June 1941[30] Awarded 166th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942[30]
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Eberhard Thunert Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[30] Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division[27][30] 1 February 1945[30]
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Karl Thurmann Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[30] Commander of U-553[30][31] 24 August 1942[30]
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Hans Thurner+ Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[30] Pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 55[30][31] 6 August 1941[30] Awarded 587th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944[30]
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Josef Thurnhuber Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[30] Pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 200[30][31] 12 March 1945[30]
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Gerhard Thyben+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[Note 28] Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54[31][Note 28] 6 December 1944[32] Awarded 822nd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945[32]  
Hans Thylmann Heer 15-HMajor[32] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[31][32] 18 February 1945[32]
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Ernst Tiburzy Volkssturm 15-HVolkssturmmann (holding a rank equivalent to Major)[32] Battalion leader in the Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/82 in the fortress Königsberg[33][Note 29] 10 February 1945[32]
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Ekkehard Tichy Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[32] Staffelkapitän of the 9.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[33][Note 30] 14 January 1945*[32] Killed in action 16 August 1944[31]
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Werner Tiedtke Heer 12-HLeutnant[Note 31] Leader of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 349[31][32] 5 April 1945[32]
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Arthur Tiefensee Heer 12-HLeutnant[32] Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 43[31][32] 3 August 1944[32]
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Otto Tiemann Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[32] Commander of the 93. Infanterie-Division[31][32] 28 April 1943[32]
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Kurt Tiesler Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[32] Commander of Jäger-Regiment 38[31][32] 16 April 1944[32]
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Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[32] Commander of U-331[31][32] 27 January 1942[32]
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[Dr.] Cord Tietjen[Note 32] Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[32] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[31][32] 24 May 1940[Note 33]
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Hermann Tietz Heer 14-HHauptmann[Note 34] Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 240[31][Note 34] 27 July 1944[32]
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Horst Tietzen Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[34] Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51[31][34] 20 August 1940*[34] Killed in action 18 August 1940[31]
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Bruno Tilebein Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[34] Observer and Staffel officer in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[31][34] 9 October 1943[34]
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Herbert Tilgner Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[34] Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 61[31][34] 18 December 1944[34]
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Walter Tigner Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves[34] Battalion commander in the Regiment "Mohr" in the fortress Breslau[34] (commander of Jäger-Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 49)[31] 9 April 1945[34]
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Johannes Tillmann Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[34] Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 183[34] 2 January 1943[34]
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[Dr.] Wido Tilmann[Note 32] Heer 12-HLeutnant[Note 35] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 297[31][34] 22 December 1941[34]
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Erich Timm Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[34] Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12[31][Note 36] 3 October 1944[34]
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Heinrich Timm Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[34] Commander of U-862[34][35] 17 September 1944[34]
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Heinz Timpe?[Note 37] Heer 12-HLeutnant Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (F)[35] 7 May 1945
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Adolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch Heer 13-HOberleutnant[34] Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized)[34][35] 29 September 1941[34]
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Kurt von Tippelskirch+ Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[34] Commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division[34][35] 23 November 1941[34] Awarded 539th Oak Leaves 30 July 1944[34]
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Herbert Tischendorf Heer 14-HHauptmann[34] Company chief in schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509[34][37] 11 March 1945[34]
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Kurt Tischer Heer 03-HGefreiter[38] Machine gunner in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 320[37][38] 15 June 1944[38]
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Georg Titel Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[38] Troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 757[35][Note 38] 31 January 1945[38]
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Alfred Titschkus Waffen-SS 06-WSS-Unterscharführer[38] Group leader in the 3./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[35][Note 39] 11 December 1944[38]
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Rolf Tittel Heer 09-HFeldwebel[38] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 31[35][38] 23 August 1944[38]
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Heinz-Eduard Tödt Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[38] Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 66[35][38] 2 September 1944[38]
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Werner Töniges+ Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[38] Commander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[35][Note 40] 25 February 1941[38] Awarded 143rd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942[38]
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Hermann Tönnjes[Note 41] Heer 10-HOberfähnrich[38] Aide-de-camp in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 255[35][Note 41] 20 April 1944[38]
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Hans Töpfer Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[38] Staffelkapitän of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 3[37][Note 42] 20 July 1944[38]
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Otto Toll Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[38] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Pionier-Bataillon 200[35][38] 10 June 1941[38]
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Theodor Tolsdorff+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[38] Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 22[35][38] 4 December 1941[38] Awarded 302nd Oak Leaves 15 September 1943
80th Swords 18 July 1944
25th Diamonds 18 March 1945[38]		  
Günther Tonne+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[39] Pilot in the I./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210[35][Note 43] 5 October 1941[39] Awarded 632nd Oak Leaves 24 October 1944[39]
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Wolfgang Tonne+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[39] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53[37][39] 6 September 1942[39] Awarded 128th Oak Leaves 24 September 1942[39]
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Erich Topp+ Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[39] Commander of U-552[35][39] 20 June 1941[39] Awarded 87th Oak Leaves 11 April 1942
17th Swords 17 August 1942[39]		  
Karl Torley+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant[39] Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized)[35][39] 23 November 1941[39] Awarded 132nd Oak Leaves 11 October 1942[39]
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Gottfried Tornau Heer 14-HHauptmann[39] Leader of the Sturmartillerie-Brigade in the Führer-Grenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"[40][Note 44] 5 March 1945[39]
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Rudolf Toschka Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1[41][Note 45] 14 June 1941[39]
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Ewald Tost Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 507[39][41] 27 August 1944[39]
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Paul Trabandt Waffen-SS 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[39] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"[41][Note 46] 14 October 1943[39]
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Wilhelm Trabandt Waffen-SS 17-WSS-Standartenführer[39] Leader of the 1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade (motorized)[39][41] 6 January 1944[39]
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Willy Traber Heer 13-HOberleutnant[39] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 309[39][41] 23 March 1945
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Josef Trägner Heer 09-HWachtmeister[39] Gun leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[39][40] 23 August 1943[39]
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Eduard Tratt+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[42] Pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1[41][Note 47] 12 April 1942[42] Awarded 437th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944[42]
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Hans Traupe Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schutzpolizei[42] Commander of the I./SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 3[40][42] 23 February 1944[42]
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Josef Trausnitz Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[42] In the 3./Ski-Pionier-Bataillon 85[41][42] 3 November 1944[42]
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Hans Traut+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[42] Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 90[41][42] 5 August 1940[42] Awarded 67th Oak Leaves 23 January 1942[42]
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Hannes Trautloft Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[42] Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 54[41][42] 27 July 1941[42]
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Karl Trautmann Heer 17-HOberst[42] Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 22[41][42] 17 March 1945[42]
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Heinz Trautwein Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[42] Commander of U-Jäger 202[41][42] 5 November 1944*[42] Killed in action 1 November 1944[41]
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Horst Trebes Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[42] Leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[41][Note 48] 9 July 1941[42]
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Wilhelm Treckmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[42] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 53[41][42] 4 May 1944[42]
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Dr. Egon Treeck Heer 15-HMajor[42] Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85[41][42] 8 August 1941[42]
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Franz Treffer Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[42] Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 20 (motorized)[41][42] 23 August 1941*[42] Killed in action 10 August 1941[41]
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Hannes (Johann) Trenke Luftwaffe 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[42] Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[41][Note 49] 5 September 1944[42]
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Rudolf Trenkel Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[43] Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52[41][43] 19 August 1943[43]
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Friedhelm Trenkmann Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[43] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 365[41][43] 21 September 1944*[43] Died of wounds 17 September 1944[41]
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Rudolf Trenn Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[43] Staffelkapitän in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 77[44][Note 50] 25 May 1943*[43] Killed in flying accident 16 April 1943[43]
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Max Treptau Heer 03-HGefreiter[43] Pioneer in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86[44][Note 51] 11 March 1945[43]
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Joachim von Tresckow Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[43] Commander of the 18. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division[44][Note 52] 19 September 1944[43]
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Heinrich Trettner+ Luftwaffe 15-LMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[43] Ia (operations officer) in the 7. Fliegerdivision[43][44] 24 May 1940[43] Awarded 586th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944[43]  
Werner Trey Heer 14-HHauptmann[43] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1058[43][44] 12 December 1944[43]
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Günther Tribukait Heer 15-HMajor[43] Commander of Jäger-Bataillon 5[43][44] 8 February 1943[43]
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Theodor Triebe Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[Note 53] Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 7 (motorized)[43][44] 18 December 1941[43]
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Wolf-Günther Trierenberg Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[43] Commander of the 167. Infanterie-Division[43][44] 10 May 1943[43]
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Otto Trinko Heer 09-HFeldwebel[43] In the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 577[44][Note 54] 30 April 1945[43]
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Kurt Trippensee Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[43] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[43][44] 2 April 1943*[43] Killed in action 16 February 1943[44]
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Willy Tritsch Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[45] Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 1[44][45] 23 December 1942[45]
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Rudolf Trittel+ Heer 15-HMajor[45] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 479[44][45] 14 August 1943[45] Awarded 799th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[45]
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Hans Tröger Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[45] Leader of the 17. Panzer-Division[44][45] 4 May 1944[45]
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Rudolf Tröger Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[45] Aide-de-camp in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 102[44][45] 17 April 1945[45]
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Hans-Hartwig Trojer Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[45] Commander of U-221[44][45] 24 March 1943[45]
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Heinrich Tromm Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[45] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 411[44][45] 15 November 1941[45]
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Friedrich Trompeter Heer 17-HOberst[45] Deputy leader of the 305. Infanterie-Division[44][Note 55] 21 January 1945[45]
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Louis Tronnier Heer 17-HOberst[45] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 70[44][45] 28 November 1942[45]
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Ewald-Günther Trost Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[45] Staffelkapitän of the 12./Kampfgeschwader 26[44][45] 12 November 1943[45]
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Herbert Trotz Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[45] Commander of the Festungs-Bataillon "Trotz" in the fortress Breslau (commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26)[44][Note 56] 30 April 1945[45]
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Adolf Trowitz Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[45] Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division[44][45] 21 February 1944[45]
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Hans Trummer Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[46] Aerial radio operator in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 5[46][47] 4 May 1944[46]
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Rolf Truxa Heer 13-HOberleutnant[46] Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 190[46][48] 17 December 1943[46]
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Willy Tscherning Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[46] Aerial radio operator in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[46][47] 18 November 1944[46]
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Gerhard Tschierschwitz Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[46] Chief of the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[47][Note 57] 6 December 1944[46]
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Philipp-Karl Tschoerner Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[Note 58] Observer and aircraft commander in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 41[47][Note 58] 20 July 1944*[46] Killed in action 11 June 1944[47]
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Gerhard Türke Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[46] Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized)[46][47] 17 December 1942[46]
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Herbert Tulodetzki Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[46] Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 407[46][47] 5 November 1944[46]
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Heinrich Tummer Heer 04-HObergefreiter[46] Schütze 1 in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"[47][Note 59] 18 November 1944[46]
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Alois Twillemeier Heer 03-HGefreiter[46] Krad messenger in the Stab of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 81[47][Note 60] 15 March 1944[46]
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Christian Tychsen+ Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[46] Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[47][Note 61] 31 March 1943[46] Awarded 353rd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943[46]  
Rudolf von Tycowicz Heer 17-HOberst[46] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 407[46][47] 2 September 1944[46]
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Alfred Tykiel Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[49] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 10[47][49] 6 August 1941[49]
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Georg Tyroller Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant[49] Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 84 (motorized) and leader of a Kampfgruppe[47][Note 62] 23 December 1942[49]
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Hans Turnwald edit

Hans Turnwald is not listed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Veit Scherzer, on 8 May 1945, Turnwald, as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1015, had been nominated for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The nomination of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) was ready for signature but the process was never completed. In similar instances the AKCR had argued that the presentation was in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Scherzer claims that the AKCR forgot to list him.[36]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.[2]
  2. ^ For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
  3. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 5.(F)/122.[16]
  4. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of leichte (light) Artillerie-Abteilung 934 (motorized).[16]
  5. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 26 March 1944 as pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54.[16]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[16]
  7. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9.[16]
  8. ^ According to Scherzer on 6 May 1945.[17]
  9. ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Günther Tenschert is not listed in either releases of Von Seemen's of "Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945—The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945". The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed Tenschert's case in 1981. It is not known what evidence was presented to support his case. Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). The order commission of the AKCR decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 28 April 1945". Tenschert was a member of the AKCR.[18]
  10. ^ Rudolf Tessenow' first nomination by the corps was either not forwarded for further approvals or lost due to the military situation. A second nomination had been made after the evacuation of East Prussia, after the capitulation. This nomination was not processed. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[22]
  11. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10.[21]
  12. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the III./Jagdgeschwader 54.[21]
  13. ^ According to Scherzer as company chief in the II./Panzer-Regiment 25.[21]
  14. ^ According to Scherzer as Panzer driver in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.[21]
  15. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".[23]
  16. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant.[23]
  17. ^ Karl Thieme's nomination from his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) on 10 April 1945 via teleprinter. Major Joachim Domaschk noted "By no means sufficient! Requesting statement from OB West", which was requested on 13 April. OB West responded on 24 April (entry date at the Heerespersonalamt on 28 April): "Statement from OB West not possible, since nomination was not made via OB West". Major Domaschk then decided on 28 April: "Heeresgruppe B, postpone!" In this instance the nomination was not processed due to AHA 44 Ziff. 572 but also because statements from his commanding officers could not be obtained anymore due to the capitulation. The nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross also contains a note from 10 April 1945: postponed. A bestowal thus did not occur. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "156" was assigned by the AKCR. Fellgiebel assigned the presentation date.[22]
  18. ^ According to Scherzer as Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 446.[25]
  19. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel".[25]
  20. ^ Hans Thiessen's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 19 April 1945 and listed in the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) under the sequential number 5147. Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination on 21 April 1945, noting "Knight's Cross posthumously, yes". A file card can be found in the record for rejected or unfinished nominations. The file card indicates no further information about further processing or whether the Knight's Cross was awarded. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was present 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.[22]
  21. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 738.[25]
  22. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Schützen-Regiment 5.[25]
  23. ^ According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 7.[25]
  24. ^ According to Scherzer in Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe 2./VI.[28]
  25. ^ According to Scherzer as Schwadron leader in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9.[28]
  26. ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[28]
  27. ^ Karl Freiherr von Thüngen, in connection with the 20 July plot, failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, was deprived of all honors, ranks and orders and dishonourably discharged from the Heer on 14 August 1944. The civilian von Thüngen was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 5 October 1944 and executed on 24 October 1944.[22]
  28. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant and pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54.[32]
  29. ^ According to Scherzer as battalion leader in the Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/82 in the Kampfgruppe Mikosch (fortress Königsberg).[32]
  30. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[32]
  31. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[32]
  32. ^ a b 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.
  33. ^ According to Scherzer on 29 May 1940.[32]
  34. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 240.[32]
  35. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[34]
  36. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment (12).[34]
  37. ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The presentation, according to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner based on the empowerment of 3 May 1945. According to Franz Thomas and Günter Wegmann, authors of the book series "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945—The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945", the presentation was authorized via radio message from the Heeresgruppe Mitte via the combat commander of the 20. Panzer-Division, and communicated by the chief of the Stabsbatterie, Leutnant Cornehl, near the Teplá Abbey near Mariánské Lázně. The presentation was noted in Heinz Timpe's paybook. Presumably Timpe had been nominated three times for Knight’s Cross, first time in September 1944, in January 1945 and April 1945. The Federal Archive holds neither record of nomination, rejection nor a file card of any proceedings. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) never processed his case either.[36]
  38. ^ According to Scherzer as company troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 757.[38]
  39. ^ According to Scherzer as group leader in the 3./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3.[38]
  40. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Schnellboot S-102.[38]
  41. ^ a b According to Scherzer name is spelled Hermann Tönnies and as Aide-de-camp in the Stab of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 255.[38]
  42. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 3.[38]
  43. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210.[39]
  44. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the Heeres-Sturmartillerie-Brigade 911.[39]
  45. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1.[39]
  46. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Wiking".[39]
  47. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 1.[42]
  48. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.[42]
  49. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 51.
  50. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.[43]
  51. ^ According to Scherzer in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86.[43]
  52. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the 18. Feld-Division (L).[43]
  53. ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.[43]
  54. ^ According to Scherzer in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 577.[43]
  55. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 305. Infanterie-Division.[45]
  56. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the Festungs-Grenadier-Bataillon "Trotz" in the fortress Breslau.[45]
  57. ^ According to Scherzer as chief in the I./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring".[46]
  58. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the and observer and aircraft commander in the Aufklärungsstaffel 5.(H)/41.[46]
  59. ^ According to Scherzer in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List".[46]
  60. ^ According to Scherzer as Krad messenger in the Stab of Füsilier-Bataillon 81.[46]
  61. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.[46]
  62. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 84 and leader of Kampfgruppe "Tyroller" (airfield Kantemirovka-South/Soviet Union).[49]

References edit

Citations edit

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  • . 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 s book Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR In 1996 the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings The majority of the disputed recipients had been nominated for the award in 1945 when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process 4 Listed here are the 182 Knight s Cross recipients whose last name starts with T 5 While Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 5 of these listings he has also pointed out that the AKCR failed to identify Hans Turnwal as a potential recipient 6 The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name The rank listed is the recipient s rank at the time the Knight s Cross was awarded Contents 1 Background 2 Recipients 2 1 Hans Turnwald 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksBackground editThe Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross Eisernes Kreuz the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes 7 As the war progressed some of the recipients of the Knight s Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub was instituted The Oak Leaves as they were commonly referred to were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 849 of 3 June 1940 8 In 1941 two higher grades of the Knight s Cross were instituted The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern and the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten 9 At the end of 1944 the final grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S 11 of 29 December 1944 became the final variant of the Knight s Cross authorized 10 Recipients editKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross T Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer incl Volkssturm 112 12Kriegsmarine 14 3Luftwaffe 47 5Waffen SS 9 0The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Supreme Command of the Armed Forces kept separate Knight s Cross lists for the Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy Luftwaffe Air Force and Waffen SS Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight s Cross one list per grade 11 Of the 182 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with T 19 were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves two 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 20 presentations were made posthumously Heer members received 112 of the medals including the award given to Volkssturmmann Ernst Tiburzy A further 14 presentations were given to the Kriegsmarine 47 to the Luftwaffe and 9 to the Waffen SS 5 The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR and are therefore denoted in parentheses 12 This along with the plus indicates that a higher grade of Knight s Cross was awarded as well This along with the asterisk indicates that the Knight s Cross was awarded posthumously This along with the question mark indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing Name Service Rank Role and unit Note 2 Date of award Notes ImageFranz Tabel Heer 09 H Feldwebel 13 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Pionier Bataillon 246 13 14 25 January 1945 13 Fritz Tadje Heer 12 H Leutnant 13 Leader of the 2 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 190 13 14 21 October 1942 13 Erich Taeger Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 13 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Kampfgeschwader 1 Hindenburg 13 14 2 October 1942 13 Hermann Tanczos Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 13 In the 4 Artillerie Regiment 157 13 14 21 February 1944 13 Otto Tange Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 13 Pilot in the 4 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 13 15 19 March 1942 13 Walter Tank Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 13 Chief of the 6 Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 13 15 24 September 1942 13 Willi Tanneberger Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 13 Company troop leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 156 motorized 13 15 10 February 1944 13 Karl Tannert Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 13 Commander of the III Fallschirmjager Regiment 2 13 15 5 April 1944 13 Kurt Tanzer Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 16 Pilot in the 12 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 15 16 5 December 1943 16 Martin Tappe Waffen SS 16 W SS Obersturmbannfuhrer 16 Commander of the II SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Regiment 8 15 16 28 March 1945 16 Walter Tarin Heer 15 H Major 16 Leader of Artillerie Regiment 121 15 16 20 October 1944 16 Richard Taubert Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 16 Staffelkapitan of the 5 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 122 15 Note 3 16 November 1942 16 Arno Taulien Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 16 Chief of the 7 Panzer Regiment 6 15 16 18 October 1943 16 Harry Tech Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 16 Commander of Heeres Artillerie Abteilung 934 motorized 15 Note 4 3 March 1943 16 Fritz Tegtmeier Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 16 Pilot in the 2 Jagdgeschwader 54 15 Note 5 28 March 1944 Note 5 Max Martin Teichert Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 16 Commander of U 456 15 16 19 December 1943 16 Killed in action 12 May 1943 15 Friedrich Teichmann Heer 12 H Leutnant Note 6 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in Regiments Nachrichten Zug Grenadier Regiment 712 15 16 24 February 1945 16 Killed in action 20 January 1945 15 Waldemar Teige Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 16 Pilot in the 6 Kampfgeschwader 53 15 16 7 June 1942 16 Eberhard Telkamp Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 16 Commander of the II SS Panzer Regiment 9 Hohenstaufen 15 Note 7 23 August 1944 16 Heinrich Telkemeyer Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 17 Commander of the IV Artillerie Regiment 172 15 17 28 October 1944 17 Eugen Tellgmann Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves 17 Commander of Vorpostenboot VP 1313 in the 13 Vorpostenflottille 15 17 5 October 1944 17 Ernst Telschig Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 17 Commander of Pionier Bataillon 187 15 17 8 August 1944 17 Hans Temming Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 17 Commander of Torpedoboot T 28 15 17 10 May 1945 Note 8 Carl de Temple Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 17 Commander of Fusilier Regiment 230 15 17 26 June 1944 17 Hans Tenner Heer 14 H Hauptmann 17 Chief of the 1 Grenadier Regiment 487 15 17 24 April 1943 17 Killed in action 29 March 1943 15 Werner Tennhardt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 17 Adjutant of Infanterie Regiment 446 15 17 13 October 1941 17 Killed in action 11 October 1941 15 Gunther Tenschert Note 9 Heer 15 H Major Commander of the II Festungs Regiment Mohr fortress Breslau 19 28 April 1945 Heinrich Terharen Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 17 Leader of the 5 Grenadier Regiment 956 17 19 9 December 1944 17 Heinrich Teriete Heer 12 H Leutnant 17 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the schwere Panzer Jager Abteilung 653 17 20 22 July 1943 17 Hermann Tesch Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 17 Leader of the 11 Grenadier Regiment 67 17 19 9 June 1944 17 Karl Heinz Tesch Heer 05 H Stabsgefreiter 17 Deputy group leader in the 7 Panzergrenadier Regiment 26 17 19 27 July 1944 17 Georg Teske Luftwaffe 15 L Major 21 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Kampfgeschwader 26 19 21 31 October 1944 21 Rudi Tessenow Note 10 Heer 09 H Wachtmeister In the 11 Panzer Regiment 24 20 11 May 1945 Ernst Tetsch Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 21 Commander of the I SS Panzer Regiment 10 Frundsberg 19 Note 11 28 March 1945 21 nbsp Hans von Tettau Heer Generalleutnant 21 Commander of the 24 Infanterie Division 19 21 3 September 1942 21 Awarded 821st Oak Leaves 5 April 1945 21 Heinz Teubel Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 21 Leader of the 2 Grenadier Regiment 546 19 21 30 September 1944 21 Alfred Teumer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 21 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Jagdgeschwader 54 19 Note 12 19 August 1944 21 Hans Teusen Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 21 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Fallschirmjager Regiment 2 19 21 14 June 1941 21 Adolf Teuwsen Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 21 Machine gunner in the 3 Jager Regiment 25 L 19 21 14 May 1944 21 Andreas Thaler Heer 14 H Hauptmann 21 Leader of the II Panzer Regiment 25 19 Note 13 13 January 1944 21 Johann Thaler Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 21 Panzer driver in the 6 SS Panzer Regiment 2 Das Reich 19 Note 14 14 August 1943 21 Rudolf Thaler Heer 06 H Oberjager 21 Group leader in the 13 Gebirgsjager Regiment 13 19 21 9 December 1944 21 Hans Theilen Heer 12 H Leutnant 21 In the 2 Heeres Kusten Artillerie Abteilung 289 19 21 22 April 1943 21 Heinrich Theilen Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 21 Group leader in the 6 Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 19 21 4 August 1943 21 Franz Theissig Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 23 Group leader in the 13 Grenadier Regiment 32 19 23 14 April 1945 23 Johann Thelen Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 23 Battery officer in the 5 Artillerie Regiment 253 19 23 3 November 1944 23 Armin Thiede Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 23 Pilot in the 7 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 19 23 14 June 1941 23 Edwin Thiel Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 23 Staffelfuhrer of the 2 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 24 Note 15 16 April 1943 23 Erich Thiel Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 23 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 23 24 23 July 1941 23 Franz Thiel Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 23 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Fusilier Regiment 22 23 24 11 March 1945 23 Killed in action 14 January 1945 24 Gerhard Thiel Heer 14 H Rittmeister 23 Leader of the III Panzer Regiment 24 23 24 20 January 1943 23 Karl Thiel Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 23 Gun leader of the 1 Artillerie Regiment 217 23 24 8 August 1944 23 Arno Thiele Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Note 16 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 4 Panzer Regiment 29 23 24 24 September 1942 23 Died of wounds 3 August 1942 24 August Thiele Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 23 Commander of heavy cruiser Lutzow 23 24 18 January 1941 23 Awarded 824th Oak Leaves 8 April 1945 23 nbsp Egon Thiem Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 23 Staffelkapitan of the 5 S Lehrgeschwader 2 23 24 21 July 1940 23 Ernst Thiem Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 25 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Aufklarungs Abteilung 298 25 26 17 September 1941 25 Karl Thieme Heer 14 H Hauptmann 25 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 110 24 25 30 October 1943 25 Awarded 627th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944 25 156th Swords 9 May 1945 Note 17 Heinz Thieme Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 25 Richtschutze gunner in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 446 24 Note 18 20 January 1944 25 Died of wounds 17 December 1943 24 Helmut Thierfelder Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 25 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Panzergrenadier Regiment 33 24 25 2 September 1944 25 Werner Thierfelder Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Note 19 Staffelkapitan in the II Zerstorergeschwader 26 Horst Wessel 24 Note 19 10 December 1941 25 Hans Thiessen Note 20 Heer 12 H Leutnant Leader of the 2 Heeres Flak Abteilung Grossdeutschland 24 9 May 1945 Killed in action 18 February 1945 22 Johannes Thorner Heer 14 H Hauptmann 25 Deputy leader of the III Jager Regiment 738 24 Note 21 11 July 1944 25 Werner Thofern Heer 12 H Leutnant 25 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Infanterie Regiment 5 motorized 24 Note 22 25 August 1941 25 Walter Thom Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 25 Gun leader in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 7 26 Note 23 23 October 1944 25 Died of wounds 22 October 1944 24 Heinrich Thoma Heer 18 H Generalmajor 25 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 519 24 25 27 October 1941 25 Helmut Thoma Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 25 Chief of the 9 Artillerie Regiment 119 25 27 3 May 1942 25 nbsp Kurt Thoma Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 25 Chief of the 2 Minensuchflottille 25 27 6 October 1940 25 nbsp Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma Heer 18 H Generalmajor 28 Commander of the 20 Panzer Division 28 29 31 December 1941 28 nbsp Dr rer pol Adolf Thomae Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 28 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 980 27 28 24 February 1945 28 Wolfgang Thomale Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 28 Commander of Panzer Regiment 27 27 28 10 February 1942 28 Karl Anton Thomas Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeuerwerker 28 In a Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe in Munster 27 Note 24 21 April 1945 28 Wilhelm Thomas Heer 17 H Oberst 28 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 71 motorized 27 28 13 October 1941 28 Siegfried Thomaschki Heer 18 H Generalmajor 28 Commander of the 11 Infanterie Division 27 28 1 November 1942 28 Awarded 299th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943 28 Dr Ernst Heinrich Thomsen Luftwaffe 15 L Major 28 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Kampfgeschwader 26 27 28 24 October 1944 28 Rolf Thomsen Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 28 Commander of U 1202 27 28 4 January 1945 28 Awarded 852nd Oak Leaves 29 April 1945 28 Hans Thor Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 28 Commander of the I Fallschirm Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 Hermann Goring 27 28 30 September 1944 28 Killed in action 26 June 1944 27 Andreas Thorey Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 28 Schwadron leader in Aufklarungs Abteilung 94 27 Note 25 14 September 1942 28 Awarded 349th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943 28 Viktor Thormahlen Heer 13 H Oberleutnant Note 26 Chief of the 2 Kavallerie Regiment Nord 27 28 12 March 1944 28 Killed in action 16 January 1944 27 Friedrich Wilhelm Thorwest Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves 30 Chief of the 2 Geleitflottille Adria 27 30 5 November 1944 30 Killed in action 1 November 1944 27 Werner Thoss Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 30 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Kampfgeschwader 55 27 30 29 October 1944 30 Heinrich Thunemann Heer 15 H Major 30 Commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 79 27 30 14 May 1944 30 Karl Freiherr von Thungen Note 27 Heer 19 H Generalleutnant Commander of the 18 Panzer Division 27 6 April 1943 nbsp Willi Thulke Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 30 Chief of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 501 27 30 7 January 1943 30 Awarded 424th Oak Leaves 13 March 1944 30 Jakob Thumann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 30 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 351 27 30 29 August 1943 30 Georg Thumbeck Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 30 Group leader in the 10 Grenadier Regiment 60 motorized 27 30 12 November 1943 30 Helmut Thumm Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 30 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 56 27 30 30 June 1941 30 Awarded 166th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 30 Eberhard Thunert Heer 18 H Generalmajor 30 Commander of the 1 Panzer Division 27 30 1 February 1945 30 nbsp Karl Thurmann Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 30 Commander of U 553 30 31 24 August 1942 30 Hans Thurner Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 30 Pilot in the III Kampfgeschwader 55 30 31 6 August 1941 30 Awarded 587th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 30 Josef Thurnhuber Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 30 Pilot in the I Kampfgeschwader 200 30 31 12 March 1945 30 Gerhard Thyben Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Note 28 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Jagdgeschwader 54 31 Note 28 6 December 1944 32 Awarded 822nd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945 32 nbsp Hans Thylmann Heer 15 H Major 32 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 26 31 32 18 February 1945 32 Ernst Tiburzy Volkssturm 15 H Volkssturmmann holding a rank equivalent to Major 32 Battalion leader in the Volkssturm Bataillon 25 82 in the fortress Konigsberg 33 Note 29 10 February 1945 32 Ekkehard Tichy Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 32 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Sturm Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 33 Note 30 14 January 1945 32 Killed in action 16 August 1944 31 Werner Tiedtke Heer 12 H Leutnant Note 31 Leader of the 2 Artillerie Regiment 349 31 32 5 April 1945 32 Arthur Tiefensee Heer 12 H Leutnant 32 Leader of the 7 Grenadier Regiment 43 31 32 3 August 1944 32 Otto Tiemann Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 32 Commander of the 93 Infanterie Division 31 32 28 April 1943 32 Kurt Tiesler Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 32 Commander of Jager Regiment 38 31 32 16 April 1944 32 Hans Diedrich von Tiesenhausen Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 32 Commander of U 331 31 32 27 January 1942 32 Dr Cord Tietjen Note 32 Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 32 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 31 32 24 May 1940 Note 33 Hermann Tietz Heer 14 H Hauptmann Note 34 Commander of the II Artillerie Regiment 240 31 Note 34 27 July 1944 32 Horst Tietzen Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 34 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Jagdgeschwader 51 31 34 20 August 1940 34 Killed in action 18 August 1940 31 Bruno Tilebein Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 34 Observer and Staffel officer in the 8 Kampfgeschwader 4 General Wever 31 34 9 October 1943 34 Herbert Tilgner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 34 Chief of the 2 Panzer Jager Abteilung 61 31 34 18 December 1944 34 Walter Tigner Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 34 Battalion commander in the Regiment Mohr in the fortress Breslau 34 commander of Jager Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 49 31 9 April 1945 34 Johannes Tillmann Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 34 Leader of the 10 Grenadier Regiment 183 34 2 January 1943 34 Dr Wido Tilmann Note 32 Heer 12 H Leutnant Note 35 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Pionier Bataillon 297 31 34 22 December 1941 34 Erich Timm Luftwaffe 15 L Major 34 Commander of Fallschirmjager Regiment 12 31 Note 36 3 October 1944 34 Heinrich Timm Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 34 Commander of U 862 34 35 17 September 1944 34 Heinz Timpe Note 37 Heer 12 H Leutnant Chief of the 1 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 300 F 35 7 May 1945 Adolf Hilmar von Tippelskirch Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 34 Chief of the 1 Artillerie Regiment 3 motorized 34 35 29 September 1941 34 Kurt von Tippelskirch Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 34 Commander of the 30 Infanterie Division 34 35 23 November 1941 34 Awarded 539th Oak Leaves 30 July 1944 34 Herbert Tischendorf Heer 14 H Hauptmann 34 Company chief in schwere Panzer Abteilung 509 34 37 11 March 1945 34 Kurt Tischer Heer 03 H Gefreiter 38 Machine gunner in Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 320 37 38 15 June 1944 38 Georg Titel Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 38 Troop leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 757 35 Note 38 31 January 1945 38 Alfred Titschkus Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 38 Group leader in the 3 SS Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 3 Totenkopf 35 Note 39 11 December 1944 38 Rolf Tittel Heer 09 H Feldwebel 38 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 31 35 38 23 August 1944 38 Heinz Eduard Todt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 38 Chief of the 1 Artillerie Regiment 66 35 38 2 September 1944 38 Werner Toniges Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 38 Commander of Schnellboot S 102 in the 1 Schnellbootflottille 35 Note 40 25 February 1941 38 Awarded 143rd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942 38 Hermann Tonnjes Note 41 Heer 10 H Oberfahnrich 38 Aide de camp in the I Grenadier Regiment 255 35 Note 41 20 April 1944 38 Hans Topfer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 38 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Schlachtgeschwader 3 37 Note 42 20 July 1944 38 Otto Toll Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 38 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Pionier Bataillon 200 35 38 10 June 1941 38 Theodor Tolsdorff Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 38 Chief of the 14 Infanterie Regiment 22 35 38 4 December 1941 38 Awarded 302nd Oak Leaves 15 September 194380th Swords 18 July 194425th Diamonds 18 March 1945 38 nbsp Gunther Tonne Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 39 Pilot in the I Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 35 Note 43 5 October 1941 39 Awarded 632nd Oak Leaves 24 October 1944 39 Wolfgang Tonne Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 39 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Jagdgeschwader 53 37 39 6 September 1942 39 Awarded 128th Oak Leaves 24 September 1942 39 Erich Topp Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 39 Commander of U 552 35 39 20 June 1941 39 Awarded 87th Oak Leaves 11 April 194217th Swords 17 August 1942 39 nbsp Karl Torley Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 39 Chief of the 2 Infanterie Regiment 60 motorized 35 39 23 November 1941 39 Awarded 132nd Oak Leaves 11 October 1942 39 Gottfried Tornau Heer 14 H Hauptmann 39 Leader of the Sturmartillerie Brigade in the Fuhrer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland 40 Note 44 5 March 1945 39 Rudolf Toschka Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Fallschirmjager Sturm Regiment 1 41 Note 45 14 June 1941 39 nbsp Ewald Tost Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 507 39 41 27 August 1944 39 Paul Trabandt Waffen SS 10 W SS Hauptscharfuhrer 39 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 SS Panzer Jager Abteilung 5 Wiking 41 Note 46 14 October 1943 39 Wilhelm Trabandt Waffen SS 17 W SS Standartenfuhrer 39 Leader of the 1 SS Infanterie Brigade motorized 39 41 6 January 1944 39 nbsp Willy Traber Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 39 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 309 39 41 23 March 1945 Josef Tragner Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 39 Gun leader in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 667 39 40 23 August 1943 39 Eduard Tratt Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 42 Pilot in the I Zerstorergeschwader 1 41 Note 47 12 April 1942 42 Awarded 437th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944 42 Hans Traupe Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer and Major of the Schutzpolizei 42 Commander of the I SS Polizei Grenadier Regiment 3 40 42 23 February 1944 42 Josef Trausnitz Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 42 In the 3 Ski Pionier Bataillon 85 41 42 3 November 1944 42 Hans Traut Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 42 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 90 41 42 5 August 1940 42 Awarded 67th Oak Leaves 23 January 1942 42 Hannes Trautloft Luftwaffe 15 L Major 42 Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 54 41 42 27 July 1941 42 Karl Trautmann Heer 17 H Oberst 42 Commander of Fusilier Regiment 22 41 42 17 March 1945 42 Heinz Trautwein Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves 42 Commander of U Jager 202 41 42 5 November 1944 42 Killed in action 1 November 1944 41 Horst Trebes Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 42 Leader of the III Fallschirmjager Sturm Regiment 41 Note 48 9 July 1941 42 nbsp Wilhelm Treckmann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 42 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 53 41 42 4 May 1944 42 Dr Egon Treeck Heer 15 H Major 42 Commander of the II Gebirgsjager Regiment 85 41 42 8 August 1941 42 Franz Treffer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 42 Chief of the 5 Infanterie Regiment 20 motorized 41 42 23 August 1941 42 Killed in action 10 August 1941 41 Hannes Johann Trenke Luftwaffe 09 L Fahnenjunker Feldwebel 42 Pilot in the 6 Kampfgeschwader 1 Hindenburg 41 Note 49 5 September 1944 42 Rudolf Trenkel Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 43 Pilot in the 2 Jagdgeschwader 52 41 43 19 August 1943 43 Friedhelm Trenkmann Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 43 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 365 41 43 21 September 1944 43 Died of wounds 17 September 1944 41 Rudolf Trenn Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 43 Staffelkapitan in the 8 Schlachtgeschwader 77 44 Note 50 25 May 1943 43 Killed in flying accident 16 April 1943 43 Max Treptau Heer 03 H Gefreiter 43 Pioneer in the 3 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 86 44 Note 51 11 March 1945 43 Joachim von Tresckow Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 43 Commander of the 18 Luftwaffen Feld Division 44 Note 52 19 September 1944 43 Heinrich Trettner Luftwaffe 15 L Major im Generalstab in the General Staff 43 Ia operations officer in the 7 Fliegerdivision 43 44 24 May 1940 43 Awarded 586th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 43 nbsp Werner Trey Heer 14 H Hauptmann 43 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 1058 43 44 12 December 1944 43 Gunther Tribukait Heer 15 H Major 43 Commander of Jager Bataillon 5 43 44 8 February 1943 43 Theodor Triebe Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann Note 53 Chief of the 3 Flak Regiment 7 motorized 43 44 18 December 1941 43 Wolf Gunther Trierenberg Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 43 Commander of the 167 Infanterie Division 43 44 10 May 1943 43 nbsp Otto Trinko Heer 09 H Feldwebel 43 In the 4 MG Grenadier Regiment 577 44 Note 54 30 April 1945 43 Kurt Trippensee Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 43 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Gebirgsjager Regiment 144 43 44 2 April 1943 43 Killed in action 16 February 1943 44 Willy Tritsch Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 45 Pilot in the 1 Schlachtgeschwader 1 44 45 23 December 1942 45 Rudolf Trittel Heer 15 H Major 45 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 479 44 45 14 August 1943 45 Awarded 799th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 45 Hans Troger Heer 18 H Generalmajor 45 Leader of the 17 Panzer Division 44 45 4 May 1944 45 Rudolf Troger Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 45 Aide de camp in the II Grenadier Regiment 102 44 45 17 April 1945 45 Hans Hartwig Trojer Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See 45 Commander of U 221 44 45 24 March 1943 45 Heinrich Tromm Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 45 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 411 44 45 15 November 1941 45 Friedrich Trompeter Heer 17 H Oberst 45 Deputy leader of the 305 Infanterie Division 44 Note 55 21 January 1945 45 Louis Tronnier Heer 17 H Oberst 45 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 70 44 45 28 November 1942 45 Ewald Gunther Trost Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 45 Staffelkapitan of the 12 Kampfgeschwader 26 44 45 12 November 1943 45 Herbert Trotz Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 45 Commander of the Festungs Bataillon Trotz in the fortress Breslau commander of the II Fallschirmjager Regiment 26 44 Note 56 30 April 1945 45 Adolf Trowitz Heer 18 H Generalmajor 45 Commander of the 57 Infanterie Division 44 45 21 February 1944 45 Hans Trummer Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 46 Aerial radio operator in the 1 Schlachtgeschwader 5 46 47 4 May 1944 46 Rolf Truxa Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 46 Leader of the 2 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 190 46 48 17 December 1943 46 Willy Tscherning Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 46 Aerial radio operator in the 9 Kampfgeschwader 1 Hindenburg 46 47 18 November 1944 46 Gerhard Tschierschwitz Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 46 Chief of the 2 Fallschirm Panzer Regiment Hermann Goring 47 Note 57 6 December 1944 46 Philipp Karl Tschoerner Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Note 58 Observer and aircraft commander in the 5 H Aufklarungs Gruppe 41 47 Note 58 20 July 1944 46 Killed in action 11 June 1944 47 Gerhard Turke Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 46 Chief of the 3 Infanterie Regiment 29 motorized 46 47 17 December 1942 46 Herbert Tulodetzki Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 46 Leader of the 2 Grenadier Regiment 407 46 47 5 November 1944 46 Heinrich Tummer Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 46 Schutze 1 in the 13 Grenadier Regiment 19 List 47 Note 59 18 November 1944 46 Alois Twillemeier Heer 03 H Gefreiter 46 Krad messenger in the Stab of Fusilier Bataillon A A 81 47 Note 60 15 March 1944 46 Christian Tychsen Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 46 Commander of the II SS Panzer Regiment 2 Das Reich 47 Note 61 31 March 1943 46 Awarded 353rd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943 46 nbsp Rudolf von Tycowicz Heer 17 H Oberst 46 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 407 46 47 2 September 1944 46 Alfred Tykiel Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 49 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Schutzen Regiment 10 47 49 6 August 1941 49 Georg Tyroller Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 49 Commander of leichte Flak Abteilung 84 motorized and leader of a Kampfgruppe 47 Note 62 23 December 1942 49 Hans Turnwald edit Hans Turnwald is not listed by the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR According to Veit Scherzer on 8 May 1945 Turnwald as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of Jagdpanzer Kompanie 1015 had been nominated for the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross The nomination of the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Personnel Office was ready for signature but the process was never completed In similar instances the AKCR had argued that the presentation was in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification Scherzer claims that the AKCR forgot to list him 36 Notes edit Grossadmiral and President of Germany Karl Donitz Hitler s successor as Head of State Staatsoberhaupt and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 Donitz decree Consequently the last Knight s Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand out 2 For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe Heer Kriegsmarine and Waffen SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the Aufklarungsstaffel 5 F 122 16 According to Scherzer as commander of leichte light Artillerie Abteilung 934 motorized 16 a b According to Scherzer on 26 March 1944 as pilot in the 1 Jagdgeschwader 54 16 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 16 According to Scherzer as commander of the II SS Panzer Regiment 9 16 According to Scherzer on 6 May 1945 17 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives Gunther Tenschert is not listed in either releases of Von Seemen s of Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR processed Tenschert s case in 1981 It is not known what evidence was presented to support his case Scherzer was denied access to files which could help clarify the case of the AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz German Archive Law The order commission of the AKCR decided Knight s Cross yes 28 April 1945 Tenschert was a member of the AKCR 18 Rudolf Tessenow first nomination by the corps was either not forwarded for further approvals or lost due to the military situation A second nomination had been made after the evacuation of East Prussia after the capitulation This nomination was not processed The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 22 According to Scherzer as commander of the I SS Panzer Regiment 10 21 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan in the III Jagdgeschwader 54 21 According to Scherzer as company chief in the II Panzer Regiment 25 21 According to Scherzer as Panzer driver in the 6 SS Panzer Regiment 2 21 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan of the 2 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 23 According to Scherzer as Leutnant 23 Karl Thieme s nomination from his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Personnel Office on 10 April 1945 via teleprinter Major Joachim Domaschk noted By no means sufficient Requesting statement from OB West which was requested on 13 April OB West responded on 24 April entry date at the Heerespersonalamt on 28 April Statement from OB West not possible since nomination was not made via OB West Major Domaschk then decided on 28 April Heeresgruppe B postpone In this instance the nomination was not processed due to AHA 44 Ziff 572 but also because statements from his commanding officers could not be obtained anymore due to the capitulation The nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross also contains a note from 10 April 1945 postponed A bestowal thus did not occur The Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The sequential number 156 was assigned by the AKCR Fellgiebel assigned the presentation date 22 According to Scherzer as Richtschutze gunner in the 14 Grenadier Regiment 446 25 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the I Zerstorergeschwader 26 Horst Wessel 25 Hans Thiessen s nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 19 April 1945 and listed in the book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses under the sequential number 5147 Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination on 21 April 1945 noting Knight s Cross posthumously yes A file card can be found in the record for rejected or unfinished nominations The file card indicates no further information about further processing or whether the Knight s Cross was awarded According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was present 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 22 According to Scherzer as leader of the III Jager Regiment 738 25 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Schutzen Regiment 5 25 According to Scherzer as gun leader in the 14 Grenadier Regiment 7 25 According to Scherzer in Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe 2 VI 28 According to Scherzer as Schwadron leader in Aufklarungs Abteilung 9 28 According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves 28 Karl Freiherr von Thungen in connection with the 20 July plot failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler was deprived of all honors ranks and orders and dishonourably discharged from the Heer on 14 August 1944 The civilian von Thungen was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 5 October 1944 and executed on 24 October 1944 22 a b According to Scherzer as Leutnant and pilot in the 7 Jagdgeschwader 54 32 According to Scherzer as battalion leader in the Volkssturm Bataillon 25 82 in the Kampfgruppe Mikosch fortress Konigsberg 32 According to Scherzer as pilot in the IV Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 32 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 32 a b 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 on 29 May 1940 32 a b According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the II Artillerie Regiment 240 32 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 34 According to Scherzer as commander of Fallschirmjager Sturm Regiment 12 34 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives The presentation according to Walther Peer Fellgiebel was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schorner based on the empowerment of 3 May 1945 According to Franz Thomas and Gunter Wegmann authors of the book series Die Ritterkreuztrager der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939 1945 the presentation was authorized via radio message from the Heeresgruppe Mitte via the combat commander of the 20 Panzer Division and communicated by the chief of the Stabsbatterie Leutnant Cornehl near the Tepla Abbey near Marianske Lazne The presentation was noted in Heinz Timpe s paybook Presumably Timpe had been nominated three times for Knight s Cross first time in September 1944 in January 1945 and April 1945 The Federal Archive holds neither record of nomination rejection nor a file card of any proceedings The order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR never processed his case either 36 According to Scherzer as company troop leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 757 38 According to Scherzer as group leader in the 3 SS Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 3 38 According to Scherzer as commander of Schnellboot S 102 38 a b According to Scherzer name is spelled Hermann Tonnies and as Aide de camp in the Stab of the I Grenadier Regiment 255 38 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan in the I Schlachtgeschwader 3 38 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6 Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 39 According to Scherzer as leader of the Heeres Sturmartillerie Brigade 911 39 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Luftlande Sturm Regiment 1 39 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 SS Panzer Jager Abteilung Wiking 39 According to Scherzer as pilot in the II Zerstorergeschwader 1 42 According to Scherzer as leader of the III Fallschirmjager Sturm Regiment 1 42 According to Scherzer as pilot in the 6 Kampfgeschwader 51 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan in the 8 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 43 According to Scherzer in the 3 Panzer Pionier Bataillon 86 43 According to Scherzer as commander of the 18 Feld Division L 43 According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves 43 According to Scherzer in the 4 Grenadier Regiment 577 43 According to Scherzer as leader of the 305 Infanterie Division 45 According to Scherzer as commander of the Festungs Grenadier Bataillon Trotz in the fortress Breslau 45 According to Scherzer as chief in the I Fallschirm Panzer Regiment Hermann Goring 46 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the and observer and aircraft commander in the Aufklarungsstaffel 5 H 41 46 According to Scherzer in the 13 Grenadier Regiment 19 List 46 According to Scherzer as Krad messenger in the Stab of Fusilier Bataillon 81 46 According to Scherzer as commander of the II SS Panzer Regiment 2 46 According to Scherzer as commander of leichte Flak Abteilung 84 and leader of Kampfgruppe Tyroller airfield Kantemirovka South Soviet Union 49 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 418 427 Scherzer 2007 pp 178 180 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 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 49 51 102 111 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Scherzer 2007 p 737 a b c d Fellgiebel 2000 p 418 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 419 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Scherzer 2007 p 738 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 739 Scherzer 2007 p 178 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Fellgiebel 2000 p 420 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 420 506 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 740 a b c d e Scherzer 2007 p 179 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 741 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Fellgiebel 2000 p 421 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 742 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 421 506 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Fellgiebel 2000 p 422 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 743 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 422 506 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 744 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Fellgiebel 2000 p 423 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Scherzer 2007 p 745 a b Fellgiebel 2000 pp 423 506 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 746 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Fellgiebel 2000 p 424 a b Scherzer 2007 p 180 a b c d Fellgiebel 2000 pp 424 506 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Scherzer 2007 p 747 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 748 a b c Fellgiebel 2000 pp 425 506 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Fellgiebel 2000 p 425 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 749 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Scherzer 2007 p 750 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Fellgiebel 2000 p 426 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 751 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 752 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Fellgiebel 2000 p 427 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 427 506 a b c d e f Scherzer 2007 p 753 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 Williamson Gordon Bujeiro Ramiro 2004 Knight s Cross and Oak Leaves Recipients 1939 40 Oxford UK Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1 84176 641 6 External links edit Das Bundesarchiv Military Archive Freiburg im Breisgau Archived from the original on 29 December 2010 Retrieved 2 January 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Knight 27s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients T amp oldid 1204642552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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