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List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (X–Z)

January 07, 2023

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry.[1] A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.[Note 1] This number is based on the acceptance by 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 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany 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 104 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts in the range of "X" to "Z".[5] Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 2 of these listings.[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

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

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 104 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts in the range of "X" to "Z", only Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander's last name starts with "X". Of these 104 recipients, eleven were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; seven presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received seventy-four of the medals, three went to the Kriegsmarine, twenty-three to the Luftwaffe, and four to the Waffen-SS.[5] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves 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 or formal correctness of the listing.

Last name starting with "X"

Name Service Rank Role and unit[Note 2] Date of award Notes Image
Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander Heer Generalleutnant[13] Chief of the Generalstab of HeeresGruppe Mitte[13][14] 20 February 1945*[13] Killed in airplane crash 15 February 1945[14]
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Last name starting with "Z"

Name Service Rank Role and unit[Note 2] Date of award Notes Image
Edel-Heinrich Zachariae-Lingenthal Heer 14-HHauptmann[13] Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 15[13][14] 18 September 1943[13]
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Erich Zähr Luftwaffe 15-HMajor[13] Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 172[13][14] 23 December 1942[13]
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Alfred Zahn Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[13] Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 96[13][14] 17 March 1943[13]
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Dr. rer. oec. Eberhard Zahn+ Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[13] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 33[13][15] 30 June 1941[13] Awarded 204th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943[13]
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Hilmar Zahn Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[16] Chief of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[14][16] 9 June 1944[16]
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Lothar Zahn Heer 15-HMajor[16] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)[14][16] 2 October 1943[16]
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Willi Zahn Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[16] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzer-Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507[14][16] 18 July 1943*[16] Killed in action 16 July 1943[16]
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Helmut Zander Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[16] Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 60[14][16] 5 April 1945[16]
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Gustav-Adolf von Zangen+ Heer 17-HOberst[16] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 88 and leader of the 17. Infanterie-Division[14][Note 3] 15 January 1942[16] Awarded 647th Oak Leaves 5 November 1944[16]  
Albert Zapf Heer 13-HOberleutnant[16] Leader of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129[14][16] 23 February 1944[16]
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Robert-Richard Zapp Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[16] Commander of U-66[14][16] 23 April 1942[16]
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Max Zastrow Heer 03-HGefreiter[16] Machine gunner in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 81[16][17] 6 March 1944[16]
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Franz Zauner Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[Note 4] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 54[16][17] 5 February 1944[16]
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Paul Zebhauser Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[16] Pilot in the 16./Transportgeschwader 1[16][17] 18 November 1944[16]
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Konrad Zecherle Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[16] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 90[16][18] 10 May 1943[16]
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August Zehender+ Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[16] Commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 "Florian Geyer"[18][Note 5] 10 March 1943[16] Awarded 722nd Oak Leaves 1 February 1945[16]  
Eugen Zehnder Heer 06-HOberjäger[19] Group leader in the 1./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[17][19] 7 March 1943[19]
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Markus Zeidler Luftwaffe 15-HMajor[19] Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 600[17][19] 9 May 1942[19]
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Robert Zeiher Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[19] Leader of the 1./SS-Grenadier-Regiment "Radolfzell"[18][Note 6] 16 January 1945[19]
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Kurt Zeitzler Heer 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[19] Chief of the general staff of the Panzer-Gruppe 1[17][19] 18 May 1941[19]
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Franz Zejdlik Heer 15-HMajor[19] Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 51[17][19] 4 October 1942[19]
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Ernst Zeller Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[19] Leader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 114[17][19] 16 November 1943[19]
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Konrad Zeller+ Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[19] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 380[17][19] 5 January 1944[19] Awarded 495th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[19]
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Willy Zeller Heer 12-HLeutnant[Note 7] Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 380[17][19] 7 February 1944[19]
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Johann Zellner Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[19] Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[17][19] 20 July 1944[19]
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Karl Zellner Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[19] Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[17][19] 29 February 1944*[19] Killed in flying accident 13 September 1943[19]
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Walter Zellot Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[19] Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53[17][19] 3 September 1942[19]
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Friedrich Zempel Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[19] Leader of the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 112[17][19] 4 May 1944[19]
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Johann Zemsky+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[20] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[17][20] 4 February 1942[20] Awarded 117th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942[20]
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Franz Zenker Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12[17][Note 8] 10 September 1944[20]
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Gottfried Zepf Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[20] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36[17][20] 26 November 1944[20]
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Alois Zepner Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 38[17][20] 10 September 1944[20]
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Erich Zepper Waffen-SS 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[20] Deputy leader of the 2./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland"[21][Note 9] 2 December 1943[20]
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Erich Zernin Heer 13-HOberleutnant[20] Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 11[20][21] 13 September 1943*[20] Killed in action 13 August 1943[20][21]
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Jakob Zerth Heer 03-HGefreiter[20] Deputy group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 467[20][21] 21 April 1944[20]
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Rudolf Zettler Heer 14-HHauptmann[20] Commander of the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[20][21] 18 October 1943[20]
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Friedrich Zickwolff Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[20] Commander of the 113. Infanterie-Division[20][21] 2 June 1942[20]
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Günter Zieger Heer 13-HOberleutnant[20] Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 600[20][21] 8 February 1944[20]
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Arthur Ziegler Heer 13-HOberleutnant[20] Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 974[22][Note 10] 23 August 1944[20]
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Gerhard-Georg Ziegler Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[23] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 353[21][23] 12 February 1944[23]
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Heinz Ziegler Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[23] Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Stab of Heeresgruppe Afrika[22][Note 11] 16 April 1943[23]
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Joachim Ziegler+ Waffen-SS 18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[23] Commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland"[21][23] 5 September 1944[23] Awarded (848th) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945[23]
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Karl Ziegler Heer 15-HMajor[23] Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 207[21][23] 8 April 1943[23]
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Werner Ziegler+ Heer 12-HLeutnant[23] Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 186[21][23] 31 December 1941[23] Awarded 121st Oak Leaves 8 September 1942
102nd Swords 23 October 1944[23]
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Leonhard Ziehr Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[23] Pilot in the 13./Transportgeschwader 1[21][23] 16 December 1944[23]
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Alfred Ziemann Heer 13-HOberleutnant[23] Chief of the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 93[21][23] 9 January 1944[23]
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Ernst Ziemer+ Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[23] Zugführer (platoon leader) of 15./Infanterie-Regiment 94[22][Note 12] 14 December 1941[23] Awarded 317th Oak Leaves 2 November 1943[23]
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Otto Zierach Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[Note 13] Glider pilot in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"[21][Note 13] 15 May 1940[23] At the same time promoted to Hauptmann[21]
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Karl Zierhofer Heer 03-HGefreiter[23] Machine gunner in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126[21][23] 4 October 1944[23]
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Erwin Zilger Heer 14-HHauptmann[23] Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 186[21][23] 4 August 1943[23]
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Karl Zillich Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[24] Observer in the Stab of II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[21][24] 20 July 1944*[24] Died from wounds on 14 April 1944[21]
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Karl-Heinz Zillies Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[24] Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 8 (motorized)[24][25] 11 December 1944[24]
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Erich Zillmann Heer 11-HStabswachtmeister[24] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 245[24][25] 8 August 1944[24]
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Karl Zimmer Heer 13-HOberleutnant[24] Deputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105[25][Note 14] 18 February 1945[24]
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Richard Zimmer Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[24] Commander 17. Infanterie-Division[24][25] 16 October 1944[24]
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Ernst Zimmermann Heer 14-HHauptmann[24] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 105[24][25] 21 May 1943[24]
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Fritz Zimmermann Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[24] Commander of the I.(gem.)/Flaksturm-Regiment 241 (motorized)[24][25] 8 August 1944*[24] Died from wounds on 7 June 1944[25]
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Hans Zimmermann Heer 14-HHauptmann[24] Chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[24][25] 22 January 1943[24]
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Herbert Zimmermann Heer 14-HHauptmann[24] Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 225[24][25] 12 January 1945*[24] Killed in action 29 October 1944[24]
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Herbert Zimmermann Heer 14-HHauptmann[24] Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 36[24][25] 5 April 1945[24]
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Hermann Zimmermann Heer 15-HMajor[24] Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 3[24][25] 4 September 1940[24]
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Jacob Zimmermann[Note 15] Heer 15-HMajor[26] Leader of the Grenadier-Regiment 509[25][26] 1 February 1945[26]
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Jakob Zimmermann Heer 14-HHauptmann[26] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[25][26] 31 July 1943[26]
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Manfred Zimmermann Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[Note 16] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"[25][26] 14 May 1944[26]
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Oskar Zimmermann Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[26] Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[25][Note 17] 29 October 1944[Note 17]
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Otto Zimmermann Heer 09-HFeldwebel[26] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 504[25][Note 18] 26 March 1944[26]
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Robert Zimmermann Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[26] Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 29 (motorized)[25][Note 19] 1 April 1945[26]
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Walter Zimmermann Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister[26] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 205[25][26] 10 February 1945[26]
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Willy Zimmermann Heer 09-HFeldwebel[26] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 80[25][26] 23 October 1944[26]
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August Zingel Waffen-SS 06-WSS-Unterscharführer[26] Shock troops leader in the Kampfgruppe "Krauth" n the 15./Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1[25][26] 4 October 1942[26]
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Ludwig Zinsser Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[26] Leader of the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 148[25][26] 16 November 1944[26]
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[Dr.] Franz Zintl[Note 20] Heer 13-HOberleutnant[26] Leader of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 206[25] 6 July 1942[26]
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Kuno Zipfel Heer 09-HFeldwebel[26] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Jäger-Regiment 56[25][26] 10 September 1944[26]
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Willibald Zipfel Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[27] Radio operator in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[25][27] 6 December 1944[27]
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Carl Ziran Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[27] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 461[25][27] 29 November 1944[27]
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Wilhelm Zischka Heer 09-HWachtmeister[27] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 41 (motorized)[25][27] 23 October 1944[27]
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Kurt Zitzen Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[27] Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177[27][28] 4 August 1943[27]
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Alois Zmugg Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[27] In the 3./Schützen-Regiment 114[27][28] 18 October 1941[27]
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Horst Zobel Heer 14-HHauptmann[27] Commander of the Panzer-Abteilung in the Panzer-Division "Müncheberg"[28][Note 21] 14 April 1945[27]
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Heinz Zöllner Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[27] Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[27][28] 5 April 1944[27]
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Erhard Zoll Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[27] Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 437[28][Note 22] 18 January 1945[27]
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Gerhard Zonewitz Heer 13-HOberleutnant[27] Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 151[27][28] 4 December 1941[27]
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Gerhard Zoppoth?[Note 23] Heer 12-HLeutnant Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 732[28] 9 May 1945
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Eduard Zorn+ Heer 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[27] Leader of the 189. Infanterie-Division[27][28] 25 December 1944[27] Awarded 739th Oak Leaves 16 February 1945[27]
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Gerhard Zorn Heer 15-HMajor[27] Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 159[27][28] 28 March 1945[27]
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Hans Zorn+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[29] Commander of the 20. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[28][29] 27 July 1941[29] Awarded 291st Oak Leaves 3 September 1943[29]
 
Paul Zorner+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[29] Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3[28][29] 9 June 1944[29] Awarded 588th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944[29]
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Heinrich Zubrod Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[29] Company leader in the Grenadier-Regiment 1213[28][29] 18 January 1945[29]
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Hermann Zühlsdorff Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[29] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 94[28][29] 9 January 1942[29]
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Erich Zürn Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant (Ing.)[29] Chief engineer on U-48[28][29] 23 April 1941[29]
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Rudolf Zürn Heer 15-HMajor[29] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 65[28][29] 16 June 1940[29]
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Hermann Zürner Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[29] Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[28][29] 28 December 1944[29]
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Günter Zugehör Heer 14-HHauptmann[29] Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 19 (motorized)[28][29] 12 September 1941[29]
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Hugo Zumfelde Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[29] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 546[28][29] 9 December 1944[29]
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Alfred Zurin?[Note 24] Heer 12-HLeutnant Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 189[28] 9 May 1945
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Walter Zurmöhle Luftwaffe 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[29] Chief of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 6 (L)[28][29] 5 April 1944[29]
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Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[29] Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[28][29] 22 January 1943[29]
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Franz Zwer Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[30] Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 530[28][Note 25] 6 April 1944[30]
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Josef Zwernemann+ Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[30] Pilot in 7./Jagdgeschwader 52[30][31] 23 June 1942[30] Awarded 141st Oak Leaves 31 October 1942[30]
 
Rudi Zwesken Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[30] Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 300[30][31] 21 March 1945[30]
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Hans Zwickenpflug Heer 15-HMajor[30] Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[30][31] 5 April 1945[30]
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Heinrich Zwipf Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[30] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[30][31] 31 December 1943[30]
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Felix Zymalkowski Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[30] Chief of the 8. Schnellbootflottille[30][31] 10 April 1945[30]
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Notes

  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. ^ a b 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 commander of Infanterie-Regiment 88.[16]
  4. ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann.[16]
  5. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 2.[16]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./SS-Regiment "Radolfzell", mobilized part of the SS-Unterführer Schule "Radolfzell" (189. Infanterie-Division).[19]
  7. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[19]
  8. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 (L).[20]
  9. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 2./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland".[20]
  10. ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 974.[20]
  11. ^ According to Scherzer in the Stab of the 5. Panzer-Armee and leader of a Kampfgruppe.[23]
  12. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) of 15.(Radfahr)/Infanterie-Regiment 94.[23]
  13. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Ia (operations officer) of the Luftlande-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch".[23]
  14. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105.[24]
  15. ^ According to Scherzer name is spelled Jakob Zimmermann.[26]
  16. ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann.[26]
  17. ^ a b According to Scherzer on 24 October 1944 as Staffelführer in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[26]
  18. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 504.[26]
  19. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 29.[26]
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Panzer-Abteilung "Müncheberg".[27]
  22. ^ According to Scherzer as 14./Grenadier-Regiment 437.[27]
  23. ^ Gerhard Zoppoth's nomination was submitted to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 15 April 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination on 16 April 1945. The book of "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) contains an entry under Nr. 5142 "Knight's Cross yes" and another entry "deferred". The nomination was forwarded to General Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin for approval by the Führer. The file contains no further evidence of the approval or presentation of the award. The registry containing the approved or rejected nominations or deferred nominations contains his file card. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel. Zoppoth is a member of the AKCR.[6]
  24. ^ Alfred Zurin's nomination was submitted to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 16 April 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination on 17 April 1945 and forwarded to Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin as a HPA nomination carrying the id Nr. 5076 on 18 April. Neither the registry of contemporary nominations, nor the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses), nor the original nominations contains any evidence of the approval or of the presentation of the award. The nomination remained unprocessed at the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel.[6]
  25. ^ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 53.[30]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Williamson & Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
  4. ^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
  5. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 455–460.
  6. ^ a b c Scherzer 2007, p. 186.
  7. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  8. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  9. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  10. ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  11. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
  12. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 102–111.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Scherzer 2007, p. 801.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Fellgiebel 2000, p. 455.
  15. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 455, 509.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Scherzer 2007, p. 802.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Fellgiebel 2000, p. 456.
  18. ^ a b c Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 456, 509.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Scherzer 2007, p. 803.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 804.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Fellgiebel 2000, p. 457.
  22. ^ a b c Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 457, 509.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 805.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Scherzer 2007, p. 806.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Fellgiebel 2000, p. 458.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 807.
  27. ^ 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. 808.
  28. ^ 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. 459.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007, p. 809.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Scherzer 2007, p. 810.
  31. ^ a b c d e Fellgiebel 2000, p. 460.

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External links

  • "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  • . Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

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list, knight, cross, iron, cross, recipients, knight, cross, iron, cross, german, ritterkreuz, eisernen, kreuzes, variants, were, highest, awards, military, paramilitary, forces, nazi, germany, during, world, knight, cross, iron, cross, awarded, wide, range, r. The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross German Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry 1 A total of 7 321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945 Note 1 This number is based on the acceptance by 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 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945 when the deteriorating situation of Germany 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 104 Knight s Cross recipients whose last name starts in the range of X to Z 5 Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 2 of these listings 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 Last name starting with X 2 2 Last name starting with Z 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 EditThe 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 104 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts in the range of X to Z only Wolf Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander s last name starts with X Of these 104 recipients eleven were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and one the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords seven presentations were made posthumously Heer members received seventy four of the medals three went to the Kriegsmarine twenty three to the Luftwaffe and four to the Waffen SS 5 The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves 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 or formal correctness of the listing Last name starting with X Edit Name Service Rank Role and unit Note 2 Date of award Notes ImageWolf Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander Heer Generalleutnant 13 Chief of the Generalstab of HeeresGruppe Mitte 13 14 20 February 1945 13 Killed in airplane crash 15 February 1945 14 Last name starting with Z Edit Name Service Rank Role and unit Note 2 Date of award Notes ImageEdel Heinrich Zachariae Lingenthal Heer 14 H Hauptmann 13 Commander of the II Panzer Regiment 15 13 14 18 September 1943 13 Erich Zahr Luftwaffe 15 H Major 13 Commander of Kampfgruppe z b V 172 13 14 23 December 1942 13 Alfred Zahn Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 13 Leader of the III Grenadier Regiment 96 13 14 17 March 1943 13 Dr rer oec Eberhard Zahn Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 13 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Panzer Jager Abteilung 33 13 15 30 June 1941 13 Awarded 204th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943 13 Hilmar Zahn Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 16 Chief of the 5 Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 14 16 9 June 1944 16 Lothar Zahn Heer 15 H Major 16 Commander of the III Grenadier Regiment 30 motorized 14 16 2 October 1943 16 Willi Zahn Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 16 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzer Jager Grenadier Regiment 507 14 16 18 July 1943 16 Killed in action 16 July 1943 16 Helmut Zander Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 16 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 60 14 16 5 April 1945 16 Gustav Adolf von Zangen Heer 17 H Oberst 16 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 88 and leader of the 17 Infanterie Division 14 Note 3 15 January 1942 16 Awarded 647th Oak Leaves 5 November 1944 16 Albert Zapf Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 16 Leader of the III Panzergrenadier Regiment 129 14 16 23 February 1944 16 Robert Richard Zapp Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 16 Commander of U 66 14 16 23 April 1942 16 Max Zastrow Heer 03 H Gefreiter 16 Machine gunner in the 2 Pionier Bataillon 81 16 17 6 March 1944 16 Franz Zauner Luftwaffe 15 L Major Note 4 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Kampfgeschwader 54 16 17 5 February 1944 16 Paul Zebhauser Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 16 Pilot in the 16 Transportgeschwader 1 16 17 18 November 1944 16 Konrad Zecherle Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 16 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 90 16 18 10 May 1943 16 August Zehender Waffen SS 16 W SS Obersturmbannfuhrer 16 Commander of the SS Kavallerie Regiment 1 Florian Geyer 18 Note 5 10 March 1943 16 Awarded 722nd Oak Leaves 1 February 1945 16 Eugen Zehnder Heer 06 H Oberjager 19 Group leader in the 1 Gebirgsjager Regiment 13 17 19 7 March 1943 19 Markus Zeidler Luftwaffe 15 H Major 19 Commander of Kampfgruppe z b V 600 17 19 9 May 1942 19 Robert Zeiher Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 19 Leader of the 1 SS Grenadier Regiment Radolfzell 18 Note 6 16 January 1945 19 Kurt Zeitzler Heer 17 H Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff 19 Chief of the general staff of the Panzer Gruppe 1 17 19 18 May 1941 19 Franz Zejdlik Heer 15 H Major 19 Commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 51 17 19 4 October 1942 19 Ernst Zeller Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 19 Leader of the 3 Artillerie Regiment 114 17 19 16 November 1943 19 Konrad Zeller Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 19 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 380 17 19 5 January 1944 19 Awarded 495th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 19 Willy Zeller Heer 12 H Leutnant Note 7 Leader of the 9 Grenadier Regiment 380 17 19 7 February 1944 19 Johann Zellner Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 19 Pilot in the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 17 19 20 July 1944 19 Karl Zellner Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 19 Pilot in the 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 17 19 29 February 1944 19 Killed in flying accident 13 September 1943 19 Walter Zellot Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 19 Pilot in the I Jagdgeschwader 53 17 19 3 September 1942 19 Friedrich Zempel Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 19 Leader of the 3 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon A A 112 17 19 4 May 1944 19 Johann Zemsky Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 20 Gruppenkommandeur of the II Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 17 20 4 February 1942 20 Awarded 117th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942 20 Franz Zenker Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Commander of the Panzer Jager Abteilung 12 17 Note 8 10 September 1944 20 Gottfried Zepf Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 20 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Regiment 36 17 20 26 November 1944 20 Alois Zepner Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Leader of the III Jager Regiment 38 17 20 10 September 1944 20 Erich Zepper Waffen SS 10 W SS Hauptscharfuhrer 20 Deputy leader of the 2 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 10 Westland 21 Note 9 2 December 1943 20 Erich Zernin Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 20 Leader of the 5 Panzer Regiment 11 20 21 13 September 1943 20 Killed in action 13 August 1943 20 21 Jakob Zerth Heer 03 H Gefreiter 20 Deputy group leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 467 20 21 21 April 1944 20 Rudolf Zettler Heer 14 H Hauptmann 20 Commander of the Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 667 20 21 18 October 1943 20 Friedrich Zickwolff Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 20 Commander of the 113 Infanterie Division 20 21 2 June 1942 20 Gunter Zieger Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 20 Chief of the 2 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 600 20 21 8 February 1944 20 Arthur Ziegler Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 20 Regiment adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 974 22 Note 10 23 August 1944 20 Gerhard Georg Ziegler Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 23 Leader of Grenadier Regiment 353 21 23 12 February 1944 23 Heinz Ziegler Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 23 Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Stab of Heeresgruppe Afrika 22 Note 11 16 April 1943 23 Joachim Ziegler Waffen SS 18 W SS Brigadefuhrer and Generalmajor of the Waffen SS 23 Commander of the 11 SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division Nordland 21 23 5 September 1944 23 Awarded 848th Oak Leaves 28 April 1945 23 Karl Ziegler Heer 15 H Major 23 Commander of the III Jager Regiment 207 21 23 8 April 1943 23 Werner Ziegler Heer 12 H Leutnant 23 Leader of the 2 Infanterie Regiment 186 21 23 31 December 1941 23 Awarded 121st Oak Leaves 8 September 1942102nd Swords 23 October 1944 23 Leonhard Ziehr Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 23 Pilot in the 13 Transportgeschwader 1 21 23 16 December 1944 23 Alfred Ziemann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 23 Chief of the 1 schwere Panzer Jagd Abteilung 93 21 23 9 January 1944 23 Ernst Ziemer Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 23 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of 15 Infanterie Regiment 94 22 Note 12 14 December 1941 23 Awarded 317th Oak Leaves 2 November 1943 23 Otto Zierach Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Note 13 Glider pilot in the Fallschirmjager Sturm Abteilung Koch 21 Note 13 15 May 1940 23 At the same time promoted to Hauptmann 21 Karl Zierhofer Heer 03 H Gefreiter 23 Machine gunner in the 1 Panzergrenadier Regiment 126 21 23 4 October 1944 23 Erwin Zilger Heer 14 H Hauptmann 23 Chief of the 1 Panzer Jagd Abteilung 186 21 23 4 August 1943 23 Karl Zillich Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 24 Observer in the Stab of II Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 21 24 20 July 1944 24 Died from wounds on 14 April 1944 21 Karl Heinz Zillies Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 24 Leader of the 10 Grenadier Regiment 8 motorized 24 25 11 December 1944 24 Erich Zillmann Heer 11 H Stabswachtmeister 24 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 245 24 25 8 August 1944 24 Karl Zimmer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 24 Deputy leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 105 25 Note 14 18 February 1945 24 Richard Zimmer Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 24 Commander 17 Infanterie Division 24 25 16 October 1944 24 Ernst Zimmermann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 24 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 105 24 25 21 May 1943 24 Fritz Zimmermann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 24 Commander of the I gem Flaksturm Regiment 241 motorized 24 25 8 August 1944 24 Died from wounds on 7 June 1944 25 Hans Zimmermann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 24 Chief of the 8 Panzergrenadier Regiment 26 24 25 22 January 1943 24 Herbert Zimmermann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 24 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 225 24 25 12 January 1945 24 Killed in action 29 October 1944 24 Herbert Zimmermann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 24 Chief of the 1 Panzer Regiment 36 24 25 5 April 1945 24 Hermann Zimmermann Heer 15 H Major 24 Commander of the II Schutzen Regiment 3 24 25 4 September 1940 24 Jacob Zimmermann Note 15 Heer 15 H Major 26 Leader of the Grenadier Regiment 509 25 26 1 February 1945 26 Jakob Zimmermann Heer 14 H Hauptmann 26 Commander of the I Panzergrenadier Regiment 10 25 26 31 July 1943 26 Manfred Zimmermann Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves Note 16 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 199 List 25 26 14 May 1944 26 Oskar Zimmermann Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 26 Pilot in the 9 Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 25 Note 17 29 October 1944 Note 17 Otto Zimmermann Heer 09 H Feldwebel 26 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 MG Grenadier Regiment 504 25 Note 18 26 March 1944 26 Robert Zimmermann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 26 Commander of the I Flak Regiment 29 motorized 25 Note 19 1 April 1945 26 Walter Zimmermann Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 26 Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 12 Artillerie Regiment 205 25 26 10 February 1945 26 Willy Zimmermann Heer 09 H Feldwebel 26 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 80 25 26 23 October 1944 26 August Zingel Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 26 Shock troops leader in the Kampfgruppe Krauth n the 15 Totenkopf Infanterie Regiment 1 25 26 4 October 1942 26 Ludwig Zinsser Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 26 Leader of the 8 Artillerie Regiment 148 25 26 16 November 1944 26 Dr Franz Zintl Note 20 Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 26 Leader of the I Gebirgsjager Regiment 206 25 6 July 1942 26 Kuno Zipfel Heer 09 H Feldwebel 26 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Jager Regiment 56 25 26 10 September 1944 26 Willibald Zipfel Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 27 Radio operator in the 3 Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 25 27 6 December 1944 27 Carl Ziran Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 27 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 461 25 27 29 November 1944 27 Wilhelm Zischka Heer 09 H Wachtmeister 27 Vorgeschobener Beobachter forward observer in the 6 Artillerie Regiment 41 motorized 25 27 23 October 1944 27 Kurt Zitzen Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 27 Chief of the 2 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 177 27 28 4 August 1943 27 Alois Zmugg Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 27 In the 3 Schutzen Regiment 114 27 28 18 October 1941 27 Horst Zobel Heer 14 H Hauptmann 27 Commander of the Panzer Abteilung in the Panzer Division Muncheberg 28 Note 21 14 April 1945 27 Heinz Zollner Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 27 Staffelkapitan of the 6 Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor 27 28 5 April 1944 27 Erhard Zoll Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 27 Chief of the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 437 28 Note 22 18 January 1945 27 Gerhard Zonewitz Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 27 Chief of the 2 Infanterie Regiment 151 27 28 4 December 1941 27 Gerhard Zoppoth Note 23 Heer 12 H Leutnant Leader of the 6 Grenadier Regiment 732 28 9 May 1945 Eduard Zorn Heer 17 H Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff 27 Leader of the 189 Infanterie Division 27 28 25 December 1944 27 Awarded 739th Oak Leaves 16 February 1945 27 Gerhard Zorn Heer 15 H Major 27 Commander of Panzer Jager Abteilung 159 27 28 28 March 1945 27 Hans Zorn Heer 18 H Generalmajor 29 Commander of the 20 Infanterie Division motorized 28 29 27 July 1941 29 Awarded 291st Oak Leaves 3 September 1943 29 Paul Zorner Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 29 Staffelkapitan of the 8 Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 28 29 9 June 1944 29 Awarded 588th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 29 Heinrich Zubrod Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 29 Company leader in the Grenadier Regiment 1213 28 29 18 January 1945 29 Hermann Zuhlsdorff Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 29 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Infanterie Regiment 94 28 29 9 January 1942 29 Erich Zurn Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant Ing 29 Chief engineer on U 48 28 29 23 April 1941 29 Rudolf Zurn Heer 15 H Major 29 Commander of the II Infanterie Regiment 65 28 29 16 June 1940 29 Hermann Zurner Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 29 Leader of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 10 28 29 28 December 1944 29 Gunter Zugehor Heer 14 H Hauptmann 29 Commander of the II Artillerie Regiment 19 motorized 28 29 12 September 1941 29 Hugo Zumfelde Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 29 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 546 28 29 9 December 1944 29 Alfred Zurin Note 24 Heer 12 H Leutnant Leader of the 3 Grenadier Regiment 189 28 9 May 1945 Walter Zurmohle Luftwaffe 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 29 Chief of the 1 Pionier Bataillon 6 L 28 29 5 April 1944 29 Eugen Ludwig Zweigart Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 29 Pilot in the 5 Jagdgeschwader 54 28 29 22 January 1943 29 Franz Zwer Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 30 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 530 28 Note 25 6 April 1944 30 Josef Zwernemann Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 30 Pilot in 7 Jagdgeschwader 52 30 31 23 June 1942 30 Awarded 141st Oak Leaves 31 October 1942 30 Rudi Zwesken Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 30 Pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 300 30 31 21 March 1945 30 Hans Zwickenpflug Heer 15 H Major 30 Commander of the II Gebirgsjager Regiment 100 30 31 5 April 1945 30 Heinrich Zwipf Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 30 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 30 31 31 December 1943 30 Felix Zymalkowski Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 30 Chief of the 8 Schnellbootflottille 30 31 10 April 1945 30 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 a b 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 commander of Infanterie Regiment 88 16 According to Scherzer as Hauptmann 16 According to Scherzer as commander of the SS Kavallerie Regiment 2 16 According to Scherzer as leader of the 1 SS Regiment Radolfzell mobilized part of the SS Unterfuhrer Schule Radolfzell 189 Infanterie Division 19 According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves 19 According to Scherzer as commander of the Panzer Jager Abteilung 12 L 20 According to Scherzer as leader of the 2 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 10 Westland 20 According to Scherzer as adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 974 20 According to Scherzer in the Stab of the 5 Panzer Armee and leader of a Kampfgruppe 23 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader of 15 Radfahr Infanterie Regiment 94 23 a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Ia operations officer of the Luftlande Sturm Abteilung Koch 23 According to Scherzer as leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 105 24 According to Scherzer name is spelled Jakob Zimmermann 26 According to Scherzer as Hauptmann 26 a b According to Scherzer on 24 October 1944 as Staffelfuhrer in the III Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 26 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Grenadier Regiment 504 26 According to Scherzer as commander of the I Flak Regiment 29 26 The brackets around the doctor title Dr denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded According to Scherzer as commander of Panzer Abteilung Muncheberg 27 According to Scherzer as 14 Grenadier Regiment 437 27 Gerhard Zoppoth s nomination was submitted to the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 15 April 1945 Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination on 16 April 1945 The book of Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses contains an entry under Nr 5142 Knight s Cross yes and another entry deferred The nomination was forwarded to General Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin for approval by the Fuhrer The file contains no further evidence of the approval or presentation of the award The registry containing the approved or rejected nominations or deferred nominations contains his file card According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel Zoppoth is a member of the AKCR 6 Alfred Zurin s nomination was submitted to the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 16 April 1945 Major Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination on 17 April 1945 and forwarded to Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin as a HPA nomination carrying the id Nr 5076 on 18 April Neither the registry of contemporary nominations nor the book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses nor the original nominations contains any evidence of the approval or of the presentation of the award The nomination remained unprocessed at the end of the war According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel 6 According to Scherzer as Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 6 Grenadier Regiment 53 30 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 455 460 a b c Scherzer 2007 p 186 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 102 111 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Scherzer 2007 p 801 a b c d e f g h i j k l Fellgiebel 2000 p 455 Fellgiebel 2000 pp 455 509 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 am Scherzer 2007 p 802 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Fellgiebel 2000 p 456 a b c Fellgiebel 2000 pp 456 509 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 803 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 804 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Fellgiebel 2000 p 457 a b c Fellgiebel 2000 pp 457 509 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 805 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 806 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 458 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 807 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 808 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 459 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Scherzer 2007 p 809 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Scherzer 2007 p 810 a b c d e Fellgiebel 2000 p 460 Bibliography Edit Fellgiebel Walther Peer 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 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes Lexikon der Wehrmacht in German Retrieved 2 January 2011 Das Bundesarchiv Military Archive Freiburg im Breisgau Archived from the original on 29 December 2010 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