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List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ba–Bm)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military 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] 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 Nazi Germany.[2]
There is currently no official German Government list of KC recipients. Analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) indicates that up to 7,321 awards may have been made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.[Note 1] 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 a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and was also 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 the recipients.
In 2007, Veit Scherzer published his Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945]. Scherzer's book was compiled from documents held by the German Federal Archives, and cast doubt on 193 of the listings in Fellgiebel's 1996 book. The majority of the disputed recipients were listed as having received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.[4]
Listed here are the 368 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm".[5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of 13 of these listings.[6] This is the first of two lists of all 725 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "B". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz).[7]
Background
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.[8] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.[9] In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).[10] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.[11]
Recipients
| Service | Number of presentations | Posthumous presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Heer | 232 | 9 |
| Kriegsmarine | 15 | 0 |
| Luftwaffe | 100 | 9 |
| Waffen-SS | 21 | 1 |
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and for the Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.[12] Of the 368 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm", 31 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, 12 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; 19 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 232 of the medals; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 100 to the Luftwaffe, and 21 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.[13] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
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 historian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Baacke+ | Heer | Hauptmann[14] | Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124[14] | 30 June 1941[14] | Awarded 352nd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943[14] | — |
| Ernst-Günther Baade+ | Heer | Oberst[14] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 115[14] | 27 June 1942[14] | Awarded 402nd Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 111th Swords 16 November 1944[14] | |
| Heinz Baader | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[14] | In the Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5[14] | 26 April 1945[14] | — | — |
| Sophus Baagoe | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[15] | Pilot in the 5./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[15][16] | 14 June 1941*[15] | Killed in action 14 May 1941[15] | — |
| Werner Baake | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[15] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[17][Source 1] | 27 July 1944[15] | — | — |
| Johannes Baasch | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[15] | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 410[15][16] | 3 May 1942[15] | — | — |
| Hans Baasner | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[15] | Pilot and observer in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121[17][Source 2] | 11 March 1943[17][Source 2] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bach | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[15] | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 104[15][16] | 9 July 1941[15] | — | — |
| Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police[15] | Commanding general of the Korpsgruppe "von dem Bach" in Warsaw[15] | 30 September 1944[15] | — | |
| Erich Bachem | Heer | Leutnant[15] | Artillery observer in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 262[15] | 6 January 1942[15] | — | — |
| Rudolf Bacherer+ | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[15] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 234[15] | 30 October 1943[15] | Awarded 550th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944[15] | — |
| [Dr.] Friedrich Bachmaier[Note 3] | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[15] | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[15] | 9 January 1945[15] | — | — |
| Ludwig Bachmaier | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[15] | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 179[15] | 26 December 1941[15] | — | — |
| Christian Bachmann | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[15] | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Thule"[15] | 28 February 1945[15] | — | — |
| Erwin Bachmann | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[17][Source 3] | Adjutant of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[15][17] | 10 February 1945[15] | — | — |
| Fritz Bachmann | Heer | Obergefreiter[18] | In the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7[17][18] | 5 April 1945[18] | — | — |
| Josef Bachmeier | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[18] | Leader of the II./Freiwilligen-SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"[17][Source 4] | 23 August 1944[18] | — | — |
| Herbert Bachnick | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[18] | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[18][19] | 27 July 1944[18] | — | — |
| Willy Bachor?[Dispute 1] | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[17] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24[17] | 11 May 1945[17] | — | — |
| Hans-Ulrich Back | Heer | Oberstleutnant[18] | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 2[18][19] | 5 August 1940[18] | — | — |
| Fritz Backhauss | Heer | Hauptmann[18] | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[18][19] | 8 February 1944[18] | — | — |
| Kurt Bade | Heer | Unteroffizier[18] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Auklärungs-Abteilung 23[18][19] | 26 August 1943[18] | — | — |
| Edwin Bader | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[18] | Observer in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 16[18][19] | 26 March 1944[18] | — | — |
| Friedrich Bader | Heer | Major[18] | Commander of Hochgebirgs-Jäger-Bataillon 3[18][19] | 12 August 1944[18] | — | — |
| Josef Bader | Heer | Hauptmann[18] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 95[18][19] | 23 August 1943[18] | — | — |
| Curt Badinski | Heer | Oberst[18] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 489[18][19] | 11 October 1941[18] | — | — |
| Emil Badorrek+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[18] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 11[19][Source 5] | 22 November 1943[18] | Awarded 652nd Oak Leaves 18 November 1944[18] | — |
| Johann Badum | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[18] | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77[18][19] | 15 October 1942[18] | — | |
| Alfred Badzong | Heer | Gefreiter[21] | Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 273[21][22] | 5 February 1945[21] | — | — |
| Rudolf Bäcker | Heer | Sanitäts-Feldwebel[21] | In the Stab of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 36[19][21] | 18 September 1943[21] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bäder | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[21] | Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 958[21][22] | 14 April 1945*[21] | Killed in action 22 March 1945[19] | — |
| Dr. med. dent. Franz Bäke+ | Heer | Major of the Reserves[21] | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 11[19][21] | 11 January 1943[21] | Awarded 262nd Oak Leaves 1 August 1943 49th Swords 21 February 1944[21] | |
| Bern von Baer+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[21] | Ia (operations officer) of the 16. Panzer-Division[19][21] | 13 January 1944[21] | Awarded 761st Oak Leaves 28 February 1945[21] | |
| Heinrich (Heinz) Bär+ | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[19][Source 6] | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51[19][21] | 2 July 1941[21] | Awarded 31st Oak Leaves 14 August 1941 7th Swords 16 February 1942[21] | |
| Erich Bärenfänger+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[21] | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 123[21][22] | 7 August 1942[21] | Awarded 243rd Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 45th Swords 23 January 1944[21] | — |
| Hansgeorg Bätcher+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[21] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100[19][21] | 21 December 1942[21] | Awarded 434th Oak Leaves 24 March 1944[21] | — |
| Niels Bätge | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[21] | Chief of the 4. Schnellbootflottille[19][21] | 4 January 1942[21] | — | — |
| Johann Bäuchl[Source 7] | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[23] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[19][23] | 23 October 1944[23] | — | — |
| Emil Bäuerle | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[21] | Chief of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 56[19][21] | 4 May 1944[21] | — | — |
| Gottfried Bäumler | Heer | Unteroffizier[21] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorized)[21][24] | 14 May 1944[21] | — | — |
| Heinz Bäumler | Heer | Oberleutnant[23] | Leader of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 17[23][24] | 11 June 1944[23] | — | — |
| Kurt Bahns | Heer | Oberleutnant[23] | Chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 216[23][24][Source 8] | 13 November 1942[23] | — | — |
| Artur Bahr | Heer | Oberleutnant[23] | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 44[23][24] | 3 December 1944*[23] | Died of wounds 28 November 1944[23] | — |
| Günther Bahr | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[23] | Pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[23][24] | 28 March 1945[23] | — | — |
| Joseph Baier?[Dispute 2] | Heer | Oberstleutnant[24] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 36[24] | 9 May 1945[24] | — | — |
| Karl Baier | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[23] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1036[23][24] | 16 October 1944[23] | — | — |
| Hans Baindner | Heer | Gefreiter[23] | Machine gunner in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 228[23][24] | 24 June 1944[23] | — | — |
| Kurt Bajorat | Heer | Obergefreiter[23] | Group leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[23][24] | 15 May 1944[23] | — | — |
| Hermann Balck+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[23] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 1[23][24] | 3 June 1940[23] | Awarded 155th Oak Leaves 20 December 1942 25th Swords 4 March 1943 19th Diamonds 31 August 1944[23] | |
| Horst Baldauf | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[23] | Observer in the 2./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 22[24][Source 9] | 8 August 1944[23] | — | — |
| Johann Baldauf | Heer | Feldwebel[23] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 91[23][24] | 18 November 1944[23] | — | — |
| Josef Baldes?[Dispute 3] | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[26][27] | Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124[27][Source 10] | 9 May 1945[27][Source 10] | — | — |
| Gerhard Ball | Heer | Hauptmann[23] | Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 53 (motorized)[23][24] | 23 November 1941*[23] | Killed in action 9 October 1941[24] | — |
| Otto Edler von Ballasko | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[28] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[24][28] | 13 August 1942[28] | — | |
| Wilhelm Balthasar+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[28] | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 27[24][Source 11] | 14 June 1940[28] | Awarded 17th Oak Leaves 2 July 1941[28] | — |
| Udo Balzer | Heer | Major[28] | Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba"[27][Source 12] | 9 April 1944[28] | — | — |
| Friedrich Banach | Heer | Feldwebel[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 36[24][28] | 30 November 1942[28] | — | — |
| Helmut Banaski | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 1077[24][28] | 18 February 1945[28] | — | — |
| Alfred Banholzer | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[28] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 55[24][28] | 14 January 1945[28] | — | — |
| Erich Bansen | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 519[24][28] | 15 March 1944[28] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinrich Banze | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244[27][28] | 27 May 1942[28] | — | — |
| Benno Barall | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[28] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 227[28][29] | 21 September 1944[28] | — | — |
| Ewald Baranek | Heer | Oberleutnant[28] | Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 58[28][29] | 12 February 1943[28] | — | — |
| Hans-Levin von Barby | Heer | Oberstleutnant[28] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 361 and leader of a Kampfgruppe[30][Source 13] | 13 December 1941[28] | — | — |
| Konrad Barde | Heer | Oberst[31] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 104[29][31] | 5 January 1943[31] | — | — |
| Johannes Barge?[Dispute 4] | Heer | Oberst[26][30] | Commander of Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment Kreta[26][30] | 10 May 1945[26][30] | — | — |
| Hans von Bargen | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[31] | Adjutant and technical officer of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[29][31] | 19 September 1942[31] | — | — |
| Klaus Bargsten | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[31] | Commander of U-521[29][31] | 30 April 1943[31] | — | |
| Gerhard Barkhorn+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[31] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52[30][31] | 23 August 1942[31] | Awarded 175th Oak Leaves 11 January 1943 52nd Swords 2 March 1944[31] | |
| Ernst Barkmann | Waffen-SS | SS-Unterscharführer[31] | Panzer commander in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[29][Source 14] | 27 August 1944[31] | — | — |
| Josef Barmetler | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[29][Source 15] | Leader of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[29][Source 15] | 9 July 1941[31] | Died of wounds 20 February 1945[29] | |
| Hermann Barnbeck | Heer | Oberst[31] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 211[29][31] | 29 October 1942[31] | — | — |
| Ewald Bartel | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[31] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle"[29][Source 16] | 31 December 1944[31] | — | — |
| Hans Bartels | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[31] | Commander of Minensucher M-1[29][31] | 16 May 1940[31] | — | |
| Hans-Werner Bartels | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[31] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 399[29][31] | 26 January 1944[31] | — | — |
| Heinrich Bartels | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[31] | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 5[29][31] | 13 November 1942[31] | — | — |
| Herbert Bartels | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[31] | Leader of the 3./Flak-Regiment 293 (motorized)[29][Source 17] | 22 November 1943[31] | — | — |
| Franz Barten | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[32] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53[29][Source 18] | 29 October 1944*[29][Source 18] | Killed in action 4 August 1944[29] | — |
| Eitel-Albert Barth | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[32] | Staffelführer of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55[29][32] | 24 March 1943[32] | — | — |
| Joachim Barth | Heer | Hauptmann[32] | Commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 13[32][33] | 17 December 1942[32] | — | — |
| Karl Barth | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[33][Source 19] | Pilot in the 3./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 506[32][33] | 14 December 1940[32] | — | — |
| Ludwig Barth | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[32] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 14[33][Source 20] | 20 August 1942[32] | — | — |
| Otto Barth | Heer | Oberst[32] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 117[32][33] | 8 May 1943[32] | — | — |
| Otto Barth | Heer | Major[33][Source 21] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 688[32][33] | 9 February 1945[32] | — | — |
| Siegfried Barth | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[32] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 51[32][33] | 2 October 1942[32] | — | — |
| Hans Barthle | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[32] | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 119 (motorized)[32][33] | 19 December 1943[32] | — | — |
| Karl-Ludwig Barths | Heer | Hauptmann[32] | Leader of the Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393[33][Source 22] | 14 January 1945[32] | — | — |
| Hans Bartkowiak | Heer | Leutnant[32] | Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompnie/Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)[32][33] | 25 October 1943[32] | — | — |
| Leopold Bartl | Heer | Major[32] | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 335[32][33] | 6 November 1943[32] | — | — |
| Günter Bartsch | Heer | Unteroffizier[34] | Group leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110[33][34] | 12 November 1943[34] | — | — |
| Herbert Barz | Heer | Unteroffizier[34] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519[33][34] | 18 July 1944[34] | — | — |
| Hans-Dieter von Basse | Heer | Major[34] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[33][34] | 10 September 1944[34] | — | — |
| Werner Graf von Bassewitz-Levetzow | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[34] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 96[33][34] | 17 September 1944[34] | — | — |
| Heinrich Bastian?[Dispute 5] | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[33] | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"[33] | 6 May 1945[33] | — | — |
| Helmut Bastian | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[34] | Leader of a Sprengbootflottille (Kleinkampfverband)[33][Source 23] | 3 November 1944[34] | — | — |
| Karl Bastian | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[34] | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[33][34] | 23 August 1944*[34] | Killed in action 11 August 1944[34] | — |
| Wilhelm Batz+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[34] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52[33][34] | 26 March 1944[34] | Awarded 526th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 (145th) Swords 21 April 1945[34] | |
| Erhard Bauer | Heer | Gefreiter[34] | Squad leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 102[33][34] | 4 October 1944[34] | — | — |
| Ernst Bauer | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[34] | Commander of U-126[33][34] | 16 March 1942[34] | — | — |
| Friedrich Bauer | Heer | Hauptmann[34] | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33[33][34] | 13 September 1943*[34] | Killed in action 10 July 1943[34] | — |
| Gerhard Bauer | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[34] | Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[33][34] | 29 February 1944[34] | — | — |
| Hans Bauer | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[36] | Leader of the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506[36][37] | 5 April 1945[36] | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Heinz Bauer | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[36] | Regiment adjutant of the Grenadier-Regiment 585[37][Source 24] | 12 June 1944[36] | — | — |
| Helmut Bauer | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer[36] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"[38][Source 25] | 12 September 1943[36] | — | — |
| Herbert Bauer+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[36] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[36][37] | 31 December 1943[36] | Awarded 618th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944[36] | — |
| Hermann Bauer | Heer | Hauptmann[36] | Commander of Grenadier-Bataillon Belgard in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl[36][39] | 14 February 1945[36] | — | — |
| Joachim Bauer | Luftwaffe | Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[36] | Fliegerführer of Luftflottenkommando 4[36][37] | 14 May 1944[36] | — | — |
| Johann Bauer | Heer | Oberjäger[36] | Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99[36][37] | 27 June 1942[36] | — | — |
| Konrad Bauer | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[36] | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300[36][37] | 31 October 1944[36] | — | |
| Ludwig Bauer | Heer | Unteroffizier[36] | Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 117[36][37] | 23 October 1944[36] | — | — |
| Ludwig Bauer?[Dispute 6] | Heer | Leutnant[39] | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33[39][Source 26] | 29 April 1945[39] | — | — |
| Michael Bauer | Heer | Major[36] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 499[36][37] | 2 February 1942[36] | — | — |
| Oskar Bauer | Luftwaffe | Major[36] | Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 4[36][37] | 22 October 1941[36] | — | |
| Robert Bauer | Heer | Major[36] | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 15. Infanterie-Division[36][37] | 11 March 1945[36] | — | — |
| Viktor Bauer+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[41] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3[37][Source 27] | 30 July 1941[41] | Awarded 107th Oak Leaves 26 July 1942[41] | — |
| Gerhard Bauhaus | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann of the Reserves[37][Source 28] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[37][41] | 25 May 1942[41] | — | — |
| Dr. Adolf Baum | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[41] | Battery leader in the Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized)[37][Source 29] | 21 December 1942*[41] | Killed in action 4 December 1942[37] | — |
| Adolf Baum | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[41] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 197[37][41] | 26 March 1944[41] | — | — |
| Otto Baum+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[41] | Commander of the III./SS-"Totenkopf"-Infanterie-Regiment 3[37][41] | 8 May 1942[41] | Awarded 277th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943 95th Swords 2 September 1944[41] | — |
| Paul Baumann | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[41] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Radfahr-Kompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422[37][Source 30] | 1 September 1943[41] | — | — |
| Willi Baumann | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[41] | Quartiermeister (quartermaster general) of the XI. SS-Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe[37][41] | 27 January 1945[41] | — | — |
| Werner Baumbach+ | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[41] | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30[41][42] | 8 May 1940[41] | Awarded 20th Oak Leaves 14 July 1941 16th Swords 17 August 1942[42][Source 31] | |
| Werner Baumgarten-Crusius+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[41] | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)[41][42] | 22 February 1942[41] | Awarded 199th Oak Leaves 27 February 1943[41] | — |
| Erich Baumgartl | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[41] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55[41][42] | 31 July 1943[41] | — | — |
| Gregor Baunach | Heer | Major[41] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 173[41][42] | 5 September 1944[41] | — | — |
| Eugen Baur | Heer | Major[43] | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 470[43][44] | 2 February 1942[43] | — | — |
| Heinz Baurmann?[Dispute 7] | Heer | Hauptmann[42] | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (Feld)[42] | 4 May 1945[42] | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Albert Bausch | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[43] | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 286[42][43] | 10 February 1944[43] | — | — |
| Friedrich Bausch | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[43] | Company leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5[42][Source 32] | 12 March 1945[43] | — | — |
| Richard Bausch | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[43] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 57[42][43] | 9 June 1944[43] | — | — |
| Karl Baxmann | Heer | Oberleutnant[43] | Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73[43][44] | 14 May 1944[43] | — | — |
| Anton Bayer | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[43] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 19[44][Source 33] | 5 October 1943[43] | — | — |
| Franz Bayer?[Dispute 8] | Heer | Hauptmann[42] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 26[42] | 9 May 1945[42] | — | — |
| Hans Bayer | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[43] | Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 33[42][Source 34] | 1 May 1945[43] | — | — |
| Heinz Bayer | Heer | Oberstleutnant[43] | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22[42][43] | 17 July 1941[43] | — | — |
| Rudolf Bayer | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[43] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 112[42][Source 35] | 21 February 1944[43] | — | — |
| Fritz Bayerlein+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[43] | Chief of the general staff Generalstab DAK[42][43] | 26 December 1941[43] | Awarded 258th Oak Leaves 6 July 1943 81st Swords 20 July 1944[43] | |
| Sigurt-Horstmar Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay | Heer | Oberst[43] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized)[42][43] | 20 January 1943[43] | — | — |
| Karl Becher | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[43] | Battery officer in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 125[42][43] | 25 October 1943[43] | — | — |
| Helmut Bechler | Heer | Oberst[47] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 504[42][47] | 26 March 1943[47] | — | — |
| Josef Beck | Heer | Feldwebel[47] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320[44][47] | 11 March 1945[47] | — | — |
| Karl Beck | Heer | Major[47] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 290[42][47] | 2 April 1943[47] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Beck | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[44][Source 36] | Leader of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[44][Source 36] | 28 March 1943[47] | — | — |
| Helmut Beck-Broichsitter | Heer | Oberleutnant[47] | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[48][Source 37] | 4 September 1940[47] | — | — |
| Anton Becker | Heer | Hauptmann[48][Source 38] | Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 77[47][48] | 5 April 1945[47] | — | — |
| Arthur Becker | Heer | Unteroffizier[47] | Group leader in the 7./Schützen-Regiment 394[47][48] | 25 August 1941[47] | — | — |
| Carl Becker+ | Heer | Oberst[47] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 18[47][49] | 29 October 1942[47] | Awarded 829th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945[47] | — |
| Erich Becker | Heer | Major[47] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425[48][Source 39] | 21 September 1944[47] | — | — |
| Felix Becker | Heer | Oberst[47] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 418[47][48] | 25 January 1943[47] | — | — |
| Fritz Becker | Heer | Generalmajor[47] | Commander of the 370. Infanterie-Division[47][48] | 6 April 1943[47] | — | — |
| Günther Becker | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[47] | Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122[47][48] | 28 February 1945[47] | — | — |
| Hanns Becker | Heer | Major of the Reserves[50] | Commander of Ost-Bataillon 439[48][50] | 23 August 1944[50] | — | — |
| Hans Becker | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[50] | Chief of the 2./SS-Panzerzgrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[48][50] | 28 March 1943[50] | — | — |
| Hans Becker | Heer | Leutnant[50] | Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 116[49][50] | 28 November 1940[50] | — | — |
| Heinrich Becker | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[50] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 31[48][50] | 15 March 1943[50] | — | — |
| Heinrich Becker | Heer | Unteroffizier[50] | Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 529[48][50] | 6 April 1944[50] | — | — |
| Hellmuth Becker+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer[50] | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[48][Source 40] | 7 September 1943[50] | Awarded 595th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944[50] | |
| Karl-Heinz Becker+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[50] | Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[48][50] | 9 July 1941[50] | Awarded 780th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945[50] | |
| Karl-Heinz Becker | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[50] | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 503[49][50] | 27 January 1942[50] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Becker | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[50] | Leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 228[48][50] | 20 March 1944[50] | — | — |
| Ludwig Becker+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[48][Source 41] | Staffelkapitän of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[48][Source 41] | 1 July 1942[50] | Awarded 198th Oak Leaves 26 February 1943[50] | — |
| Martin Becker+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[50] | Pilot in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[48][Source 42] | 1 April 1944[50] | Awarded 792nd Oak Leaves 20 March 1945[50] | — |
| Paul Becker | Heer | Obergefreiter[50] | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized)[48][50] | 25 October 1942[50] | — | — |
| Rudolf Becker | Heer | Oberleutnant[51] | Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66[48][51] | 23 February 1944[51] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Becker | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[51] | Gun leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 43[48][51] | 4 May 1944[51] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Becker | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[51] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1299[48][51] | 18 February 1945[51] | — | — |
| Friedrich Beckh | Luftwaffe | Major[51] | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51[51][52] | 18 September 1941[51] | — | |
| Josef Beckmann | Heer | Obergefreiter[51] | In the Stab III./Füsilier-Regiment 39[51][52] | 7 September 1943[51] | — | — |
| Dr. Julius Beckmann | Heer | Oberstleutnant[51] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 457[52][Source 43] | 9 June 1944[51] | — | — |
| Ludwig Beckmann | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[52][Source 44] | Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500 (Transportflieger)[52][Source 44] | 14 March 1943[51] | — | — |
| Ludwig Beckmann | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[51] | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27[51][52] | 26 October 1943[51] | — | — |
| Theodor Beckmann | Luftwaffe | Oberst[51] | Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[51][52] | 23 December 1942[51] | — | — |
| Horst Beeger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[51] | Staffelkapitän of the 3.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[51][52] | 23 November 1941[51] | — | — |
| Franz-Josef Beerenbrock+ | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[51] | Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51[51][52] | 6 October 1941[51] | Awarded 108th Oak Leaves 3 August 1942[51] | — |
| Franz Begemann | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[53] | Leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 21[52][Source 45] | 19 December 1943[53] | — | — |
| Hermann Begemann | Heer | Oberstleutnant[53] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 132[52][53] | 18 December 1942[53] | — | — |
| Josef Beginen | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[53] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35[52][53] | 23 February 1944[53] | — | — |
| Hans Behlendorff | Heer | Generalleutnant[53] | Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division[52][53] | 11 October 1941[53] | — | — |
| Klemens Behler | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[53] | Chief of the 3./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland"[52][Source 46] | 17 March 1945[53] | — | — |
| Herbert Behm | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[53] | Chief of the 4./Flak-Regiment 33[53][54] | 1 April 1945[53] | — | — |
| Friedrich Behne | Heer | Major of the Reserves[53] | Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 738[52][53] | 26 March 1944[53] | — | — |
| Gerhard Behnke+ | Heer | Hauptmann[53] | Leader of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 203[52][53] | 8 February 1943[53] | Awarded 605th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944[53] | — |
| Heinz Behnke | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[53] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 668[52][Source 47] | 20 January 1944[53] | — | — |
| Hans Behnken | Heer | Hauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition)[53] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 161[52][53] | 19 December 1942[53] | — | — |
| Heinrich Baron von Behr+ | Heer | Oberst[53] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[52][53] | 23 February 1944[53] | Awarded 689th Oak Leaves 9 January 1945[53] | — |
| Paul Behr | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[53] | Chief of the 13./Füsilier-Regiment 39[52][53] | 28 March 1945[53] | — | — |
| Rudolf Behr | Heer | Hauptmann[55] | Company chief in the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 201[52][55] | 25 January 1943[52][55] | — | — |
| Winrich Behr | Heer | Oberleutnant[55] | Chief of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 im DAK[52][Source 48] | 15 May 1941[55] | — | — |
| Friedrich Behre?[Dispute 9] | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[52] | Company leader in the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"[52] | 9 May 1945[52] | — | — |
| Hermann-Heinrich Behrend+ | Heer | Major[55] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 489[52][55] | 15 July 1941[55] | Awarded 421st Oak Leaves 6 March 1944 (148th) Swords 26 April 1945[55] | — |
| Heinrich Behrends | Heer | Unteroffizier[55] | Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5[55][57] | 24 December 1944[55] | — | — |
| Heinz-Georg Behrens | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[55] | Deputy leader of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 5[55][57] | 12 March 1944[55] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Behrens | Heer | Oberst[55] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 106[55][57] | 27 March 1942[55] | — | — |
| Gerhard Beier | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[55] | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1193[55][57] | 17 March 1945[55] | — | — |
| Karl Beier | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[55] | Pilot, observer and Verbindungsoffizier (liaison officer) to the 5th Romanian Kampfgruppe[57][Source 49] | 6 December 1944[55] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Beier | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[55] | Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[55][57] | 10 October 1941[55] | — | — |
| Fritz Beigel | Heer | Major[55] | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39[55][57] | 9 July 1941[55] | — | — |
| Xaver Beilhack | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[55] | Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"[55][57] | 5 November 1944[55] | — | — |
| Erich Beine | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[55] | Leader of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12[57][Source 50] | 5 September 1944[57][Source 50] | — | |
| Hans Beißwenger+ | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[58] | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54[57][58] | 9 May 1942[58] | Awarded 130th Oak Leaves 30 September 1942[58] | — |
| Franz Graf von Bellegarde | Heer | Hauptmann[58] | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4[57][58] | 28 November 1940[58] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Bellinger | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[57][Source 51] | Chief of the 9./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[57][58] | 30 September 1944[58] | — | — |
| Ludwig Bellof | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[58] | Pilot in the 1./Nacht-Schlacht-Gruppe 3[58][59] | 28 January 1945[58] | — | — |
| Dr.-Ing. Fritz Below | Heer | Oberstleutnant[58] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 669[57][58] | 21 September 1944[58] | — | — |
| Gerd-Paul von Below | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[58] | Commander of the augmented Grenadier-Regiment 374[57][58] | 28 February 1943[58] | — | — |
| Helmut Belser | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[58] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53[57][Source 52] | 6 September 1942[58] | — | — |
| Bruno Belz | Heer | Oberleutnant[58] | Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[58][59] | 30 April 1945[58] | — | — |
| Josef Belz | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[Source 53] | Pilot in Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 500[57][Source 53] | 23 December 1942[58] | — | — |
| Hans Belzer | Heer | Major of the Reserves[58] | Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 227[57][58] | 4 October 1944[58] | — | — |
| Gerhard Benack | Heer | Oberleutnant[58] | Chief of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 38[57][58] | 13 August 1941[58] | — | — |
| Hans-Wilhelm Bender | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[58] | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3[57][58] | 8 September 1941[58] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Bendert | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[60] | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27[57][Source 54] | 30 December 1942[60] | — | — |
| Johann Benedikt | Heer | Obergefreiter[60] | Kompanietruppmelder (company headquarters messenger) in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[57][60] | 11 December 1943[60] | — | — |
| Peter Benekamp | Heer | Feldwebel[60] | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546[60][61] | 28 October 1944[60] | — | — |
| Helmut Benkendorff | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[60] | Pilot in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[60][61] | 26 March 1943[60] | — | — |
| Hans Bennemann | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[60] | Pilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 55[60][61] | 26 March 1944[60] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Helmut Bennemann[Note 3] | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[60] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 52[60][61] | 2 October 1942[60] | — | — |
| Heinrich Benner | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[60] | Commander of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 102[60][61] | 27 October 1944[60] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Anton Benning[Note 3] | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[60] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 301[60][61] | 13 April 1945[60] | — | — |
| Hans-Georg Benthack?[Dispute 10] | Heer | Generalmajor[62] | Commander of Festungs-Division Kreta[62] | 10 May 1945[62] | — | — |
| Kurt Bentin | Heer | Oberleutnant[60] | Leader of Grenadier-Bataillon 8/9 "Feldherrnhalle" in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl[62][Source 55] | 12 February 1945[60] | — | — |
| Kurt Benz | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[60] | Staffelführer of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500[60][62] | 24 March 1943[60] | — | — |
| Otto Benzin+ | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[60] | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 89[60][62] | 31 December 1941[60] | Awarded 406th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944[60] | — |
| Werner von Bercken | Heer | Generalleutnant[60] | Commander of the 102. Infanterie-Division[60][61] | 23 October 1944[60] | — | — |
| Anton Berg | Heer | Major[63] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 358[61][63] | 16 October 1944[63] | — | — |
| Karl-Erich Berg | Heer | Oberleutnant[63] | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191[61][63] | 6 April 1944[63] | — | — |
| Martin Berg | Heer | Oberst[63] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 166[61][63] | 30 December 1943[63] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Berg | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[63] | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 361[61][63] | 9 June 1944[63] | — | — |
| Karl Bergelt | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[63] | Chief of the 1. Minensuchflottille[61][63] | 3 August 1942[63] | — | — |
| Hans Bergen | Heer | Oberst[63] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187[61][63] | 9 July 1941[63] | — | — |
| Franz Berger | Heer | Feldwebel[63] | Shock troops leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130[61][63] | 19 July 1940[63] | — | — |
| Fritz Berger | Kriegsmarine | Fregattenkapitän[63] | Chief of the 1. Zerstörerflottille[61][63] | 4 August 1940[63] | — | — |
| Heinz Berger | Heer | Gefreiter[63] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 187[61][Source 56] | 17 September 1941[63] | — | |
| Heinz Arthur Berger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[63] | Battery leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 411 in the Flak-Regiment 151 (motorized)[61][Source 57] | 3 April 1943[63] | — | — |
| Herbert Berger | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[63] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle"[61][63] | 12 March 1944[63] | — | — |
| Karl Berger | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[63] | Company leader in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15[61][63] | 7 February 1945[63] | — | — |
| Lothar Berger+ | Heer | Major[64] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 84[61][64] | 5 August 1940[64] | Awarded 806th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945[64] | — |
| Robert Berger | Heer | Major[64] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2[64][65] | 7 March 1944[64] | — | — |
| Rudolf Berger | Heer | Feldwebel[64] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 296[64][65] | 14 April 1943[64] | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Günther Bergerhoff | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[64] | Adjutant of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 162[64][65] | 15 April 1944[64] | — | — |
| Kurt Bergerhoff | Heer | Oberleutnant[65][Source 58] | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23[65] | 27 August 1944*[64] | Killed in action 10 August 1944[65] | — |
| Gustav Bergmann | Heer | Obergefreiter[64] | Group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 696[64][65] | 4 October 1942[64] | — | — |
| Heinz Bergmann | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[64] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 26[64][65] | 26 November 1944[64] | — | — |
| Helmut Bergmann | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[64] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4[64][65] | 9 June 1944[64] | — | — |
| Rolf Bering | Heer | Major[64] | Leader of the Fähnrichs-Regiment 1 of the Division "Märkisch Friedland"[65][Source 59] | 11 March 1945[64] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Berkenbusch | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[64] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 914[64][66] | 15 January 1945[64] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Berlin | Heer | Generalleutnant[64] | Commander of the 227. Infanterie-Division[64][65] | 6 March 1944[64] | — | — |
| Matthias Bermadinger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[64] | Staffelkapitän of the 14./Kampfgeschwader 55[64][65] | 5 April 1944*[64] | Killed in action 18 February 1944[65] | — |
| Alois Berndl | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[67] | Air gunner in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1[65][67] | 16 June 1944[67] | — | — |
| Rudolf Berneike | Luftwaffe | Major[67] | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15[65][67] | 15 March 1945[67] | — | — |
| Emil Berner | Luftwaffe | Gefreiter[67] | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 18[65][67] | 3 November 1942[67] | — | — |
| Erhard Berner | Heer | Oberst[67] | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 28[65][67] | 18 January 1945[67] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Alfred Bernhard[Note 3] | Heer | Hauptmann[67] | Chief inspector at the Heeres-Unteroffiziers-Schule Jauer[65][Source 60] | 14 February 1945[67] | — | — |
| Hans Bernhard | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[67] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 165[65][67] | 9 January 1945[67] | — | — |
| Julius von Bernuth | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the general staff of the XV. Armeekorps[65] | 5 August 1940 | — | |
| Herbert Berrer | Kriegsmarine | Oberfernschreibmeister (rank equivalent to Oberfeldwebel)[67] | Einzelkämpfer (lone fighter) in a Kleinkampf Verband (small units detachment)[66][Source 61] | 5 August 1944[67] | — | — |
| Heinz-Edgar Berres | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[67] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 77[65][67] | 19 September 1943*[67] | Killed in action 25 July 1943[65] | — |
| Gerhard Berthold | Heer | Generalmajor[67] | Commander of the 31. Infanterie-Division[65][67] | 4 December 1941[67] | — | — |
| Hans-Wilhelm Bertram | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[67] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 6[65][67] | 14 January 1945[67] | — | — |
| Karl-Eric Bertram | Luftwaffe | Oberst[67] | Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"[65][67] | 26 March 1945[67] | — | — |
| Ludwig Bertram | Heer | Oberleutnant[68] | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 237[68][69] | 12 August 1944[68] | — | — |
| Otto Bertram | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[68] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[68][69] | 28 October 1940[68] | — | — |
| August Berzen?[Dispute 11] | Heer | Unteroffizier[71] | Festungs-Pak-Kompanie 13/X with the 180. Infanterie-Division[71] | 9 May 1945[71] | — | — |
| Karl Beschle | Heer | Leutnant[68] | Leader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 114[68][69] | 3 November 1944[68] | — | — |
| Werner Beschnidt | Heer | Oberleutnant[68] | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 103[68][69] | 4 October 1944[68] | — | — |
| Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz | Heer | Major[68] | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505[68][69] | 27 July 1944[68] | — | — |
| Erwin Besler | Heer | Rittmeister[68] | Commander of Schnelle Abteilung 123[68][69] | 29 December 1942[68] | — | — |
| Georg-Robert Beßlein | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer[68] | Commander of SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Beßlein" in the Festung Breslau (fortress Breslau)[69][Source 62] | 30 April 1945[68] | — | — |
| Walter Bestmann | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[68] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Totenkopf"[69][Source 63] | 28 September 1941[68] | — | — |
| Hans-Günther Bethke | Heer | Oberleutnant[68] | Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 11[68][69] | 4 September 1940[68] | — | — |
| Siegfried Betke | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[68] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 26[68][69] | 8 August 1944[68] | — | — |
| Franz-Eugen Betz[Source 64] | Heer | Unteroffizier[68] | Group leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized)[68][69] | 30 August 1942*[68] | Killed in action 22 August 1942[69] | — |
| Karl Betz | Heer | Hauptmann[68] | Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 2[68][69] | 6 March 1942[68] | — | — |
| Paul Betz | Heer | Oberst[72] | Leader of the 50. Infanterie-Division[69][72] | 16 June 1944*[72] | Killed in action 9 May 1944[69] | — |
| Clemens Betzel+ | Heer | Generalmajor[72] | Commander of the 4. Panzer-Division[69][72] | 5 September 1944[72] | Awarded 774th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945[72] | — |
| Helmuth Beukemann | Heer | Oberst[72] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382[69][72] | 14 May 1941[72] | — | — |
| Lothar Beukemann | Heer | Major[72] | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79[69][72] | 25 January 1945[72] | — | — |
| Hans-Henning Freiherr von Beust+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[72] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[69][72] | 17 September 1941[72] | Awarded 336th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943[72] | — |
| Ernst Beutelspacher | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[72] | Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[69][72] | 4 May 1944[72] | — | — |
| Heinz Beutler | Heer | Oberleutnant[72] | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 2[69][72] | 14 February 1945[72] | — | — |
| Walter Beutler | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[72] | Gun leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 245[72][73] | 13 August 1943[72] | — | — |
| Manfred Beutner | Heer | Major[72] | Division adjutant of the 329. Infanterie-Division and commander of Schnelle Abteilung 329[69][Source 65] | 30 September 1944[72] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Beuttel | Heer | Major of the Reserves[72] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45[69][72] | 5 March 1945[72] | — | — |
| Heinz Bevernis | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[72] | Air gunner in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[72][74] | 19 September 1942*[72] | Killed in action 19 July 1942[74] | — |
| Erich Bey | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[72] | Chief of the 4. Zerstörerflottille[72][74] | 9 May 1940[72] | — | |
| Franz Beyer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[75] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3[74][Source 66] | 30 August 1941[75] | — | — |
| Dr.-jur. Franz Beyer | Heer | Oberst[75] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131[74][75] | 12 September 1941[75] | — | — |
| Herbert Beyer | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[75] | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[74][75] | 9 June 1944[75] | — | — |
| Reinhard Beyer | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[75] | Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 694[74][75] | 17 October 1942[75] | — | — |
| Alfons Bialetzki | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[75] | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333[74][75] | 17 September 1944[75] | — | — |
| Ernst Freiherr von Bibra | Luftwaffe | Major[75] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 51[74][75] | 23 December 1942[75] | — | — |
| Rolf-Günther Bickel | Heer | Oberst[75] | Artilleriekommandeur 35[74][75] | 8 August 1944[75] | — | — |
| Martin Bieber+ | Heer | Oberst[75] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 184[74][75] | 28 July 1943[75] | Awarded 566th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[75] | — |
| Albert Biecker | Heer | Hauptmann der Landwehr[75] | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 386[74][75] | 18 March 1942[75] | — | — |
| Karl Bieg | Heer | Hauptmann[75] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 868[74][75] | 17 September 1943[75] | — | — |
| Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben | Heer | Generalleutnant[75] | Commander of the 6. Infanterie-Division[74][75] | 5 August 1940[75] | — | — |
| Fritz Biegi | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer[76] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[74][76] | 16 June 1944[76] | — | — |
| Johann Biehl | Heer | Feldwebel[76] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124[74][76] | 30 July 1942[76] | — | — |
| Ernst Biehler?[Dispute 12] | Heer | Generalmajor[74] | Festung (fortress) commander of Frankfurt/Oder[74] | 9 May 1945[74] | — | — |
| Bruno Bieler | Heer | Generalleutnant[76] | Commander of the 73. Infanterie-Division[74][76] | 26 October 1941[76] | — | — |
| Gerhard Bielig | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)[76] | Chief engineer on U-177[74][76] | 10 February 1943[76] | — | — |
| Martin Bielig | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[76] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[74][76] | 7 October 1944[76] | — | — |
| Fritz Bienek | Heer | Oberleutnant[76] | Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 281[74][76] | 14 April 1945[76] | — | — |
| Günther Bierbrauer | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[76] | Pilot in the 14./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[74][76] | 17 April 1945[76] | — | — |
| Otto Bierlin | Heer | Rittmeister[76] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 35[74][Source 67] | 26 November 1944[76] | — | — |
| Fritz Biermann | Heer | Oberleutnant[76] | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6[76][78] | 31 August 1943[76] | — | — |
| Fritz Biermeier+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[76] | Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"[78][Source 68] | 10 December 1943[76] | Awarded 685th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944[76] | — |
| Willi Biesenbach | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[76] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Unteroffizier-Schule Jülich[76][78] | 11 December 1944*[76] | Killed in action 16 November 1944[78] | — |
| Gerhard Bigalk | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[76] | Commander of U-751[76][78] | 26 December 1941[76] | — | |
| Werner Biggemann | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[79] | Leader of the 3./Landungs-Pionier-Bataillon 86[78][79] | 26 November 1944[79] | — | — |
| Dr. Fritz Bingemer | Heer | Oberst[79] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 442[78][79] | 9 April 1943[79] | — | — |
| Otto Binnig | Heer | Obergefreiter[79] | Messenger in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 463[78][79] | 5 October 1944[79] | — | — |
| Eberhard von Birckhahn | Heer | Rittmeister[78][Source 69] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 321[78][79] | 10 February 1945[79] | — | — |
| Walter Birk | Heer | Oberleutnant[79] | Chief of the 2./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 44[78][Source 70] | 2 November 1941[79] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Birkner | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[79] | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[78][Source 71] | 27 July 1944[79] | — | — |
| Heinz Birnbacher | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[79] | Chief of the 1. Schnellbootflottille[78][79] | 17 June 1940[79] | — | — |
| Fritz Birnbaum | Luftwaffe | Oberfähnrich[79] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[78][79] | 19 October 1944[78][Source 72] | — | — |
| Paul Birnkraut | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[79] | Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121[78][Source 73] | 10 May 1943[79] | — | — |
| Kurt Bischof | Heer | Obergefreiter[79] | In the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 337[78][79] | 14 April 1945[79] | — | — |
| Adolf Bischoff | Heer | Obergefreiter[79] | Group leader in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 112[78][79] | 12 March 1944[79] | — | — |
| Hans Bischoff | Heer | Major[79] | Leader of Panzergenadier-Regiment 5[78][79] | 9 December 1944[79] | — | — |
| Leonhard Bischoff | Heer | Leutnant[80] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 115[78][80] | 30 April 1945[80] | — | — |
| Otto Bischoff | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[80] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 77[78][80] | 3 May 1942*[80] | Killed in action 2 April 1942[78] | — |
| Lothar von Bischoffshausen | Heer | Oberst[80] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2[78][80] | 4 October 1942[80] | — | — |
| Georg von Bismarck | Heer | Oberst[80] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 7[78][80] | 29 September 1940[80] | — | — |
| Klaus von Bismarck+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[81][Source 74] | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 4[80][81] | 31 December 1941[80] | Awarded 669th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944[80] | |
| Joseph Bisping | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[80] | Observer in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des OB der Luftwaffe[78][Source 75] | 22 October 1941[80] | — | — |
| Emil Bitsch | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[80] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[80][82] | 29 August 1943[80] | — | — |
| Xaver Bittl | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[80] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 423[80][82] | 4 November 1943[80] | — | — |
| Georg Bittlingmaier | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[80] | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 391[80][82] | 25 July 1942*[80] | Died of wounds 30 June 1942[83] | — |
| Herwig Bittner | Heer | Leutnant[82][Source 76] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 270[80][82] | 18 January 1944[80] | — | — |
| Rudolf Bittner | Heer | Gefreiter[80] | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 561[80][82] | 28 November 1942[80] | — | — |
| Otto Bittorf | Heer | Leutnant[80] | Leader of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4[80][82] | 18 November 1944[80] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bittrich+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer[84] | Commander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland"[82][84] | 14 December 1941[84] | Awarded 563rd Oak Leaves 28 August 1944[84] (153rd) Swords 6 May 1945?[82][Dispute 13] | |
| Hermann Bix | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[84] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 35[82][84] | 22 March 1945[84] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bladt | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[84] | Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 30[82][84] | 22 December 1942[84] | — | — |
| Albert Blaich | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[84] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 6[82][84] | 24 July 1941[84] | — | — |
| Adalbert von Blanc+ | Kriegsmarine | Fregattenkapitän[84] | Leader of the 9. Sicherungs-Division[84][85] | 27 November 1944[84] | Awarded (866th) Oak Leaves 10 May 1945?[85][Dispute 14] | |
| Gustav-Adolf Blancbois | Heer | Hauptmann[84] | Commander of the I.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[82][84] | 20 July 1944[84] | — | — |
| Kurt Blasberg | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[84] | Group leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille[82][84] | 7 September 1944 | — | — |
| Arnulf Blasig | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[84] | Gruppenkommandeur of the IV.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1[82][84] | 4 September 1941[84] | — | — |
| Johannes Blaskowitz+ | Heer | General der Infanterie[84] | Commander-in-Chief of the 8. Armee[84][85] | 30 September 1939[84] | Awarded 640th Oak Leaves 29 October 1944 (146th) Swords 25 April 1945[84] | |
| Ernst Blauensteiner | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[84] | Chief of the Generalstab II. Fallschirmkorps[82][84] | 29 October 1944[84] | — | — |
| Edmund Blaurock+ | Heer | Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[84] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 320[82][84] | 27 July 1944[84] | Awarded 746th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945[84] | — |
| Joachim Blechschmidt | Luftwaffe | Major[84] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1[82][84] | 17 March 1943[84] | — | |
| Karl Bleckl | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[86] | Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[82][Source 77] | 3 November 1942[86] | — | — |
| Günther Bleckmann | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann of the Reserves[82][Source 78] | Staffelkapitän of the 6. and leader of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[82][Source 78] | 9 June 1944*[86] | Killed in action 4 June 1944[82] | — |
| Wilhelm Bleckwenn+ | Heer | Oberst[86] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487[86][87] | 6 April 1944[86] | Awarded 621st Oak Leaves 18 October 1944[86] | — |
| Georg Bleher | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[86] | Adjutant of the Stab I./Grenadier-Regiment 358[87][Source 79] | 6 May 1945[86] | — | — |
| Heinrich Bleichrodt+ | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[86] | Commander of U-48[86][87] | 24 October 1940[86] | Awarded 125th Oak Leaves 23 September 1942[86] | |
| Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer | Heer | Oberstleutnant[86] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 379[86][87] | 14 December 1941[86] | — | — |
| Werner Bleyer | Heer | Feldwebel[86] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 563[86][87] | 24 February 1945[86] | — | — |
| Fritz Bliesener | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[86] | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55[86][87] | 20 December 1941[86] | — | — |
| Johann Bloch | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[86] | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 44[86][87] | 14 April 1945[86] | — | — |
| Johannes Block+ | Heer | Oberst[86] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 202[86][87] | 22 December 1941[86] | Awarded 331st Oak Leaves 22 November 1943[86] | |
| Josef Block | Heer | Unteroffizier[86] | Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 2[86][87] | 6 June 1943[86] | — | — |
| Erich Bloedorn | Luftwaffe | Major[86] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[86][87] | 13 October 1940[86] | — | |
| Friedrich Blond?[Dispute 15] | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[87] | Leader of the 12./SS-Panzergrenadier Ausbildung und Ersatz Bataillon 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[87] | 28 April 1945[87] | — | — |
| Ludwig Bloos | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[89] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11[87][89] | 6 April 1944[89] | — | — |
| Wolfgang Graf von Blücher(-Fincken) | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[89] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[87][89] | 24 May 1940[89] | Killed in action 21 May 1941[89] | |
| Josef Blümel | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[89] | Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3[87][89] | 28 January 1945*[89] | Killed after forced landing 19 September 1944[87] | — |
| Friedrich Blümke | Heer | Oberst[89] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 347[87][89] | 6 November 1943[89] | — | — |
| Oskar Blümm | Heer | Generalleutnant[89] | Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division[87][89] | 23 November 1941[89] | — | |
| Hermann Blume | Heer | Rittmeister[89] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24[87][89] | 11 March 1945[89] | — | — |
| Werner Blume | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[87][Source 80] | Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122[87][Source 80] | 1 July 1942[89] | — | — |
| Willi Blumenroth | Heer | Unteroffizier[89] | Group leader in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 124[87][89] | 23 October 1941[89] | — | — |
| Carl-Ludwig Blumenthal | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[89] | Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[87][Source 81] | 18 September 1942[89] | — | — |
| Günther Blumentritt+ | Heer | General der Infanterie[89] | Chief of the Generalstab Heeresruppe D[89][90] | 13 September 1944[89] | Awarded 741st Oak Leaves 18 February 1945[89] | — |
Notes
- ^ Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure presentation.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
Listed by Fellgiebel but disputed by Scherzer
- ^ Willy Bachor's nomination by his unit was not forwarded or may have been lost by the corps due to the military situation. A second nomination was submitted after the evacuation of East Prussia, after the German capitulation. This nomination was not processed. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1982 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 8 May 1945". The presentation date was later changed by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Bachor was a member of the AKCR.[20]
- ^ Joseph Baier's nomination by his unit was received by 1st squadron of P5 (Order, decorations and awards department of the Army Staff Office) via the field commando unit of Reichsführer-SS, because the division was a Volksgrenadier-Division, on 4 March 1945. Heinrich Himmler had approved the nomination. On 5 March, Major Joachim Domaschk contacted the 9th Volksgrenadier-Division by teleprinter message because all the intermittent approvals were missing. He reached out to the 7th Army, requesting the 2nd and 3rd version of the nomination via the command chain. The division was annihilated shortly after this date in the vicinity of Lauterecken. The remains of the division retreated together with the 1st Army to the area south of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. The 9th Volksgrenadier-Division was already disbanded when Domaschk reminded the 1st Army again on 29 April: "The Knight's Cross nomination for Joseph Baier is to be expedited." A presentation was never made. A file card for an approved or rejected presentation was not created. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[26]
- ^ Josef Baldes's nomination by his unit was processed by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/Auszeichnung und Disziplin (OKL/AuD—Air Force High Command/Award and Discipline) on 16 April 1945. This nomination, now recommending approval, was forwarded on 17 April with a Luftwaffenpersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (LPA-VV—Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 1577 to the adjutancy of Hermann Göring. The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war. A presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross cannot be verified. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[26]
- ^ Unlawful presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Johannes Barge by the Dönitz Government after 8 May 1945. This can be verified by the radio communication dated on 21 May 1945. The presentation date was backdated by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Barge was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients.[26]
- ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. Bastian was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[35]
- ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Von Seeman stated that the tradition club of the 9. Panzer-Division informed him of the presentation of the Knight's Cross to Ludwig Bauer in 1954.[40] The I./Panzer-Regiment 33, to which the 1st company was subordinated, was destroyed on 17 April 1945 under the leadership of Hauptmann Simon in the Ruhr Pocket (Heeresgruppe B). The receipt of a nomination by his unit with the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) or the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) cannot be verified. A Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV— Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was definitely not created. Also, the responsible official at the time would have deferred the nomination from Heeresgruppe B after its capitulation after 17 April according to AHA 44 Ziff. 572. A presentation on 29 April via the HPA or the HPA/A is very unlikely. A statement provided by the first scribe of the 9. Panzer-Division from 1957 to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) is inconclusive, stating: "...I have to assume that this Knight's Cross was intended for ... Leutnant ... Bauer". Bauer is a member of the AKCR.[35]
- ^ No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Heinz Baurmann can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner in compliance with the empowerment for autonomous presentations dated 3 May 1945. Authors Thomas and Wegmann mention a teleprinter message from Schörner dated 4 May 1945, which presumably verifies the claim. However, Thomas and Wegmann fail to present a reference nor do they publish the message itself.[45] Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Baurmann was a member of the AKCR.[35]
- ^ Franz Bayer's nomination by the I./Panzer-Regiment 26 was written on 1 January 1945 and was approved by the III. Panzerkorps on 11 January 1945. The Division "Feldherrnhalle" had also submitted a nomination on 25 January 1945. Both nominations were sent to the 6th Army. Here they were left unattended, later consolidated, and approved by the commander-in-chief General Hermann Balck on 15 April 1945 and then forwarded to the Army Group. This nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) "Hauptbüro" (main office) on 28 April 1945, in this instance the 2nd squadron and not the 1st squadron. The Army Group South had made an error and wrongly addressed it to the HPA 2nd squadron. The Army Group, against regulation, had also not commented on the nomination and had explicitly mentioned this in the accompanying letter. The reason for this remains unknown. The entry date of 25 January 1945 which is noted on the file card is not the entry date but the date on which the Division "Feldherrnhalle" had created their nomination. The book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) does not list Bayer. No further proof that the presentation was made can be found in the archives. 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. Bayer himself stated on 10 February 2005 that the I./Panzer-Regiment 26 had "lent" him to the Division "Feldherrnhalle" where he was deployed as a company commander. He also stated that the battalion commander had presented him a Knight's Cross in January 1945 after he had received a radio message approving the nomination.[46]
- ^ Friedrich Behre's Luftwaffenpersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (LPA-VV—Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 1573 was sent to the adjutancy of the Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring on 14 April 1945 for further processing. This recommendation was then forwarded to the adjutancy of the "Führer" on 18 April and never returned. The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war. A radio message dated on 12 May 1945 from the LPA to the Luftflotte Reich stated that Behre was awarded the Knight's Cross "on this day" and is therefore illegal.[56]
- ^ Unlawful presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Hans-Georg Benthack by the Dönitz Government after 8 May 1945. This can be verified by the radio communication dated on 21 May 1945. The presentation date was backdated by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[56]
- ^ August Berzen's nomination of the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) was ready for signature at the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[70]
- ^ Ernst Biehler's nomination by his unit, without the mandatory explanatory statement, was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 20 April 1945 as a teleprinter messenger. On 21 April 1945 the nomination arrived at the time 1. Squadron of the HPA was relocating. The teleprinter message indicated that the explanatory statement would follow later. This statement was either never sent, may have gotten delayed or lost, or at least does not exist anymore. Biehler was also not listed in the Knight's Cross nomination book nor was a file card created. A presentation cannot be verified in the German Federal Archives. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Biehler was a member of the AKCR.[77]
- ^ The German Federal Archives hold no records for the presentation of the Swords to Wilhelm Bittrich. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "153" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Bittrich was a member of the AKCR.[77]
- ^ There is no reference of the Oak Leaves awarded to Adalbert von Blanc in the German Federal Archives although his personnel file contains a letter from Admiral August Thiele indicating that von Blanc had been recommended for the Oak Leaves by Thiele. Further, a German Mine Sweeping Administration file dated just after the capitulation contains an entry reading "Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves", but does not indicate a date of the award. The sequential number "866" and date was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Von Blanc was member of the AKCR.[77]
- ^ There is no evidence of the award for Friedrich Blond in the German Federal Archives. Scherzer consulted Ernst-Günther Krätschmer's book Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS] (pages 943–946) and stated that the award was presented together with the Oak Leaves to Matthias Kleinheisterkamp. Presumably the announcement was made via radio transmission on 28 April 1945 from the Führer Headquarters in Berlin to the 9. Armee (9th Army) in the Halbe pocket. The radio transmissions received by the AOK 9 (Armeeoberkommando 9 — high command of the 9th Army) in April 1945 were not retained. All communication to the Führerbunker in Berlin was out of order as of 5 am on 28 April. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1981 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 28 April 1945". Blond was a member of the AKCR.[88]
Discrepancies in sources
- ^ As Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (Scherzer)[15]
- ^ a b On 14 March 1943 as a pilot and observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/121 (Scherzer)[15]
- ^ As SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves (Scherzer)[15]
- ^ As leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (Norwegian Nr. 1) (Scherzer)[18]
- ^ As Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 4.(F)/11 (Scherzer)[18]
- ^ As Leutnant of the Reserves (Scherzer)[21]
- ^ According to Scherzer the recipient's name was Johann Baichl.[23]
- ^ As chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 246 of the 88. Infanterie-Division (Thomas and Wegmann)[25]
- ^ As an observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/22 (Scherzer)[23]
- ^ a b On 8 May 1945 as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/124 (Scherzer)[26]
- ^ As Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 1 (Scherzer)[28]
- ^ As commander of Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba" [commander Fester Platz Tarnopol] (Scherzer)[28]
- ^ As commander of the re-inforced Afrika-Regiment 361 (Scherzer)[28]
- ^ As panzer commander in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 (Scherzer)[31]
- ^ a b As Oberleutnant (war officer) and chief of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1 (Scherzer)[31]
- ^ As commander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Feldherrnhalle" (106) [=Panzergrenadier-Batallion 2106 in the Panzer-Brigade 106] (Scherzer)[31]
- ^ As leader of the 3./schwere Flak-Regiment 293 (deployable) (Scherzer)[31]
- ^ a b On 24 October 1944 as Staffelkapitän in the III./Jagdgeschwader 53 (Scherzer)[32]
- ^ As Oberleutnant of the Reserves (Scherzer)[32]
- ^ As Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 14 (Scherzer)[32]
- ^ As Major of the Reserves (Scherzer)[32]
- ^ As
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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 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 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 Nazi Germany 2 There is currently no official German Government list of KC recipients Analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR indicates that up to 7 321 awards may have been made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945 Note 1 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 a recipient of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and was also 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 the recipients In 2007 Veit Scherzer published his Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 Scherzer s book was compiled from documents held by the German Federal Archives and cast doubt on 193 of the listings in Fellgiebel s 1996 book The majority of the disputed recipients were listed as having received the award in 1945 when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process 4 Listed here are the 368 Knight s Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS whose last name is in the range Ba Bm 5 Scherzer has challenged the validity of 13 of these listings 6 This is the first of two lists of all 725 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with B The recipients whose last name is in the range Bn Bz are listed at List of Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross recipients Bn Bz 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Recipients 3 Notes 3 1 Listed by Fellgiebel but disputed by Scherzer 3 2 Discrepancies in sources 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksBackground EditThe Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross Eisernes Kreuz the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes 8 As the war progressed some of the recipients of the Knight s Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub was instituted The Oak Leaves as they were commonly referred to were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 849 of 3 June 1940 9 In 1941 two higher grades of the Knight s Cross were instituted The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern and the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten 10 At the end of 1944 the final grade the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub Schwertern und Brillanten based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S 11 of 29 December 1944 became the final variant of the Knight s Cross authorized 11 Recipients EditKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Ba Bm Service Number of presentations Posthumous presentationsHeer 232 9Kriegsmarine 15 0Luftwaffe 100 9Waffen SS 21 1The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Supreme Command of the Armed Forces kept separate Knight s Cross lists one for each of the three military branches Heer Army Kriegsmarine Navy Luftwaffe Air Force and for the Waffen SS Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight s Cross one list per grade 12 Of the 368 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range Ba Bm 31 were later awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves 12 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 19 presentations were made posthumously Heer members received 232 of the medals 15 went to the Kriegsmarine 100 to the Luftwaffe and 21 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 13 The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name The rank listed is the recipient s rank at the time the Knight s Cross was awarded 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 historian 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 ImageKarl Baacke Heer 14 H Hauptmann 14 Chief of the 2 Infanterie Regiment 124 14 30 June 1941 14 Awarded 352nd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943 14 Ernst Gunther Baade Heer 17 H Oberst 14 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 115 14 27 June 1942 14 Awarded 402nd Oak Leaves 22 February 1944111th Swords 16 November 1944 14 Heinz Baader Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 14 In the Nahaufklarungsgruppe 5 14 26 April 1945 14 Sophus Baagoe Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 15 Pilot in the 5 Zerstorergeschwader 26 Horst Wessel 15 16 14 June 1941 15 Killed in action 14 May 1941 15 Werner Baake Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 15 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 17 Source 1 27 July 1944 15 Johannes Baasch Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 15 Chief of the 9 Infanterie Regiment 410 15 16 3 May 1942 15 Hans Baasner Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 15 Pilot and observer in the 3 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 121 17 Source 2 11 March 1943 17 Source 2 Wilhelm Bach Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 15 Commander of the I Schutzen Regiment 104 15 16 9 July 1941 15 Erich von dem Bach Zelewski Waffen SS 20 W SS Obergruppenfuhrer and General of the Police 15 Commanding general of the Korpsgruppe von dem Bach in Warsaw 15 30 September 1944 15 Erich Bachem Heer 12 H Leutnant 15 Artillery observer in the IV Artillerie Regiment 262 15 6 January 1942 15 Rudolf Bacherer Heer 17 H Oberst of the Reserves 15 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 234 15 30 October 1943 15 Awarded 550th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944 15 Dr Friedrich Bachmaier Note 3 Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 15 Commander of the III Gebirgsjager Regiment 100 15 9 January 1945 15 Ludwig Bachmaier Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 15 Leader of the I Infanterie Regiment 179 15 26 December 1941 15 Christian Bachmann Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 15 Leader of the II SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 5 Thule 15 28 February 1945 15 Erwin Bachmann Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 17 Source 3 Adjutant of the I SS Panzer Regiment 10 Frundsberg 15 17 10 February 1945 15 Fritz Bachmann Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 18 In the 1 Panzergrenadier Regiment 7 17 18 5 April 1945 18 Josef Bachmeier Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 18 Leader of the II Freiwilligen SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 23 Norge 17 Source 4 23 August 1944 18 Herbert Bachnick Luftwaffe 09 L Fahnenjunker Feldwebel 18 Pilot in the 9 Jagdgeschwader 52 18 19 27 July 1944 18 Willy Bachor Dispute 1 Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 17 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 Panzer Regiment 24 17 11 May 1945 17 Hans Ulrich Back Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 18 Commander of the I Schutzen Regiment 2 18 19 5 August 1940 18 Fritz Backhauss Heer 14 H Hauptmann 18 Commander of the III Gebirgsjager Regiment 13 18 19 8 February 1944 18 Kurt Bade Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 18 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Panzer Auklarungs Abteilung 23 18 19 26 August 1943 18 Edwin Bader Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 18 Observer in the 2 Nahaufklarungs Gruppe 16 18 19 26 March 1944 18 Friedrich Bader Heer 15 H Major 18 Commander of Hochgebirgs Jager Bataillon 3 18 19 12 August 1944 18 Josef Bader Heer 14 H Hauptmann 18 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 95 18 19 23 August 1943 18 Curt Badinski Heer 17 H Oberst 18 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 489 18 19 11 October 1941 18 Emil Badorrek Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 18 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 11 19 Source 5 22 November 1943 18 Awarded 652nd Oak Leaves 18 November 1944 18 Johann Badum Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 18 Pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 77 18 19 15 October 1942 18 Alfred Badzong Heer 03 H Gefreiter 21 Machine gunner in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 273 21 22 5 February 1945 21 Rudolf Backer Heer 09 H Sanitats Feldwebel 21 In the Stab of the II Grenadier Regiment 36 19 21 18 September 1943 21 Wilhelm Bader Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 21 Chief of the 8 Grenadier Regiment 958 21 22 14 April 1945 21 Killed in action 22 March 1945 19 Dr med dent Franz Bake Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 21 Commander of the II Panzer Regiment 11 19 21 11 January 1943 21 Awarded 262nd Oak Leaves 1 August 194349th Swords 21 February 1944 21 Bern von Baer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the General Staff 21 Ia operations officer of the 16 Panzer Division 19 21 13 January 1944 21 Awarded 761st Oak Leaves 28 February 1945 21 Heinrich Heinz Bar Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 19 Source 6 Pilot in the 1 Jagdgeschwader 51 19 21 2 July 1941 21 Awarded 31st Oak Leaves 14 August 19417th Swords 16 February 1942 21 Erich Barenfanger Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 21 Leader of the III Infanterie Regiment 123 21 22 7 August 1942 21 Awarded 243rd Oak Leaves 17 May 194345th Swords 23 January 1944 21 Hansgeorg Batcher Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 21 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Kampfgeschwader 100 19 21 21 December 1942 21 Awarded 434th Oak Leaves 24 March 1944 21 Niels Batge Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 21 Chief of the 4 Schnellbootflottille 19 21 4 January 1942 21 Johann Bauchl Source 7 Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 23 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 Panzergrenadier Regiment 33 19 23 23 October 1944 23 Emil Bauerle Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 21 Chief of the 8 Jager Regiment 56 19 21 4 May 1944 21 Gottfried Baumler Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 21 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 11 Grenadier Regiment 41 motorized 21 24 14 May 1944 21 Heinz Baumler Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 23 Leader of the 6 Artillerie Regiment 17 23 24 11 June 1944 23 Kurt Bahns Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 23 Chief of the 6 Infanterie Regiment 216 23 24 Source 8 13 November 1942 23 Artur Bahr Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 23 Chief of the 7 Grenadier Regiment 44 23 24 3 December 1944 23 Died of wounds 28 November 1944 23 Gunther Bahr Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 23 Pilot in the I Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 23 24 28 March 1945 23 Joseph Baier Dispute 2 Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 24 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 36 24 9 May 1945 24 Karl Baier Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 23 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 1036 23 24 16 October 1944 23 Hans Baindner Heer 03 H Gefreiter 23 Machine gunner in the 11 Jager Regiment 228 23 24 24 June 1944 23 Kurt Bajorat Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 23 Group leader in the 3 Panzergrenadier Regiment 13 23 24 15 May 1944 23 Hermann Balck Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 23 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 1 23 24 3 June 1940 23 Awarded 155th Oak Leaves 20 December 194225th Swords 4 March 194319th Diamonds 31 August 1944 23 Horst Baldauf Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 23 Observer in the 2 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 22 24 Source 9 8 August 1944 23 Johann Baldauf Heer 09 H Feldwebel 23 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Gebirgs Pionier Bataillon 91 23 24 18 November 1944 23 Josef Baldes Dispute 3 Luftwaffe 10 L Fahnenjunker Oberfeldwebel 26 27 Pilot in the 1 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 124 27 Source 10 9 May 1945 27 Source 10 Gerhard Ball Heer 14 H Hauptmann 23 Leader of Aufklarungs Abteilung 53 motorized 23 24 23 November 1941 23 Killed in action 9 October 1941 24 Otto Edler von Ballasko Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 28 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Kampfgeschwader 1 Hindenburg 24 28 13 August 1942 28 Wilhelm Balthasar Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 28 Staffelkapitan of the 7 Jagdgeschwader 27 24 Source 11 14 June 1940 28 Awarded 17th Oak Leaves 2 July 1941 28 Udo Balzer Heer 15 H Major 28 Commander of Fusilier Bataillon Deba 27 Source 12 9 April 1944 28 Friedrich Banach Heer 09 H Feldwebel 28 Zugfuhrer platoon leader of the 4 Panzer Regiment 36 24 28 30 November 1942 28 Helmut Banaski Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 28 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie Grenadier Regiment 1077 24 28 18 February 1945 28 Alfred Banholzer Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 28 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Kampfgeschwader 55 24 28 14 January 1945 28 Erich Bansen Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 28 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 schwere Panzer Jagd Abteilung 519 24 28 15 March 1944 28 Karl Heinrich Banze Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 28 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 244 27 28 27 May 1942 28 Benno Barall Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 28 Commander of Panzer Jager Abteilung 227 28 29 21 September 1944 28 Ewald Baranek Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 28 Leader of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 58 28 29 12 February 1943 28 Hans Levin von Barby Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 28 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 361 and leader of a Kampfgruppe 30 Source 13 13 December 1941 28 Konrad Barde Heer 17 H Oberst 31 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 104 29 31 5 January 1943 31 Johannes Barge Dispute 4 Heer 17 H Oberst 26 30 Commander of Festungs Grenadier Regiment Kreta 26 30 10 May 1945 26 30 Hans von Bargen Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 31 Adjutant and technical officer of the I Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 29 31 19 September 1942 31 Klaus Bargsten Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 31 Commander of U 521 29 31 30 April 1943 31 Gerhard Barkhorn Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 31 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Jagdgeschwader 52 30 31 23 August 1942 31 Awarded 175th Oak Leaves 11 January 194352nd Swords 2 March 1944 31 Ernst Barkmann Waffen SS 06 W SS Unterscharfuhrer 31 Panzer commander in the 4 SS Panzer Regiment 2 Das Reich 29 Source 14 27 August 1944 31 Josef Barmetler Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant of the Reserves 29 Source 15 Leader of the 7 Fallschirmjager Sturm Regiment 29 Source 15 9 July 1941 31 Died of wounds 20 February 1945 29 Hermann Barnbeck Heer 17 H Oberst 31 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 211 29 31 29 October 1942 31 Ewald Bartel Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 31 Commander of Panzergrenadier Bataillon 106 Feldherrnhalle 29 Source 16 31 December 1944 31 Hans Bartels Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 31 Commander of Minensucher M 1 29 31 16 May 1940 31 Hans Werner Bartels Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 31 Leader of the I Grenadier Regiment 399 29 31 26 January 1944 31 Heinrich Bartels Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 31 Pilot in the 8 Jagdgeschwader 5 29 31 13 November 1942 31 Herbert Bartels Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 31 Leader of the 3 Flak Regiment 293 motorized 29 Source 17 22 November 1943 31 Franz Barten Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 32 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Jagdgeschwader 53 29 Source 18 29 October 1944 29 Source 18 Killed in action 4 August 1944 29 Eitel Albert Barth Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 32 Staffelfuhrer of the 4 Kampfgeschwader 55 29 32 24 March 1943 32 Joachim Barth Heer 14 H Hauptmann 32 Commander of the Panzer Jager Abteilung 13 32 33 17 December 1942 32 Karl Barth Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 33 Source 19 Pilot in the 3 Kustenflieger Gruppe 506 32 33 14 December 1940 32 Ludwig Barth Heer 11 H Stabsfeldwebel 32 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment 14 33 Source 20 20 August 1942 32 Otto Barth Heer 17 H Oberst 32 Commander of Artillerie Regiment 117 32 33 8 May 1943 32 Otto Barth Heer 15 H Major 33 Source 21 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 688 32 33 9 February 1945 32 Siegfried Barth Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 32 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Kampfgeschwader 51 32 33 2 October 1942 32 Hans Barthle Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 32 Chief of the 7 Grenadier Regiment 119 motorized 32 33 19 December 1943 32 Karl Ludwig Barths Heer 14 H Hauptmann 32 Leader of the Heeres Sturmgeschutz Brigade 393 33 Source 22 14 January 1945 32 Hans Bartkowiak Heer 12 H Leutnant 32 Pioneer Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Stabskompnie Grenadier Regiment 30 motorized 32 33 25 October 1943 32 Leopold Bartl Heer 15 H Major 32 Commander of Pionier Bataillon 335 32 33 6 November 1943 32 Gunter Bartsch Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 34 Group leader in the 2 Panzergrenadier Regiment 110 33 34 12 November 1943 34 Herbert Barz Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 34 Richtschutze gunner in the 3 schwere Panzer Jager Abteilung 519 33 34 18 July 1944 34 Hans Dieter von Basse Heer 15 H Major 34 Commander of the I Panzer Fusilier Regiment Grossdeutschland 33 34 10 September 1944 34 Werner Graf von Bassewitz Levetzow Heer 17 H Oberst of the Reserves 34 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 96 33 34 17 September 1944 34 Heinrich Bastian Dispute 5 Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 33 Leader of the II SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 Deutschland 33 6 May 1945 33 Helmut Bastian Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 34 Leader of a Sprengbootflottille Kleinkampfverband 33 Source 23 3 November 1944 34 Karl Bastian Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 34 Leader of the II SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 21 33 34 23 August 1944 34 Killed in action 11 August 1944 34 Wilhelm Batz Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 34 Staffelkapitan of the 5 Jagdgeschwader 52 33 34 26 March 1944 34 Awarded 526th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 145th Swords 21 April 1945 34 Erhard Bauer Heer 03 H Gefreiter 34 Squad leader in the 1 Pionier Bataillon 102 33 34 4 October 1944 34 Ernst Bauer Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 34 Commander of U 126 33 34 16 March 1942 34 Friedrich Bauer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 34 Leader of the I Panzer Regiment 33 33 34 13 September 1943 34 Killed in action 10 July 1943 34 Gerhard Bauer Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 34 Pilot in the 8 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 33 34 29 February 1944 34 Hans Bauer Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 36 Leader of the 3 SS Panzergrenadier Bataillon 506 36 37 5 April 1945 36 Dr jur Heinz Bauer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 36 Regiment adjutant of the Grenadier Regiment 585 37 Source 24 12 June 1944 36 Helmut Bauer Waffen SS 09 W SS Oberscharfuhrer 36 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 SS Panzer Regiment 5 Wiking 38 Source 25 12 September 1943 36 Herbert Bauer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 36 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 36 37 31 December 1943 36 Awarded 618th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 36 Hermann Bauer Heer 14 H Hauptmann 36 Commander of Grenadier Bataillon Belgard in the Festung fortress Schneidemuhl 36 39 14 February 1945 36 Joachim Bauer Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff 36 Fliegerfuhrer of Luftflottenkommando 4 36 37 14 May 1944 36 Johann Bauer Heer 06 H Oberjager 36 Group leader in the 6 Gebirgsjager Regiment 99 36 37 27 June 1942 36 Konrad Bauer Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 36 Pilot in the 5 Jagdgeschwader 300 36 37 31 October 1944 36 Ludwig Bauer Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 36 Group leader in the 5 Grenadier Regiment 117 36 37 23 October 1944 36 Ludwig Bauer Dispute 6 Heer 12 H Leutnant 39 Leader of the I Panzer Regiment 33 39 Source 26 29 April 1945 39 Michael Bauer Heer 15 H Major 36 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 499 36 37 2 February 1942 36 Oskar Bauer Luftwaffe 15 L Major 36 Commander of the II Flak Regiment 4 36 37 22 October 1941 36 Robert Bauer Heer 15 H Major 36 Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 15 Infanterie Division 36 37 11 March 1945 36 Viktor Bauer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 41 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Jagdgeschwader 3 37 Source 27 30 July 1941 41 Awarded 107th Oak Leaves 26 July 1942 41 Gerhard Bauhaus Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann of the Reserves 37 Source 28 Staffelkapitan of the 8 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 37 41 25 May 1942 41 Dr Adolf Baum Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 41 Battery leader in the Flak Regiment 37 motorized 37 Source 29 21 December 1942 41 Killed in action 4 December 1942 37 Adolf Baum Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 41 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 197 37 41 26 March 1944 41 Otto Baum Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 41 Commander of the III SS Totenkopf Infanterie Regiment 3 37 41 8 May 1942 41 Awarded 277th Oak Leaves 22 August 194395th Swords 2 September 1944 41 Paul Baumann Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 41 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Radfahr Kompanie Grenadier Regiment 422 37 Source 30 1 September 1943 41 Willi Baumann Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 41 Quartiermeister quartermaster general of the XI SS Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe 37 41 27 January 1945 41 Werner Baumbach Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 41 Pilot in the 5 Kampfgeschwader 30 41 42 8 May 1940 41 Awarded 20th Oak Leaves 14 July 194116th Swords 17 August 1942 42 Source 31 Werner Baumgarten Crusius Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 41 Chief of the 5 Infanterie Regiment 156 motorized 41 42 22 February 1942 41 Awarded 199th Oak Leaves 27 February 1943 41 Erich Baumgartl Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 41 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Kampfgeschwader 55 41 42 31 July 1943 41 Gregor Baunach Heer 15 H Major 41 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 173 41 42 5 September 1944 41 Eugen Baur Heer 15 H Major 43 Leader of Infanterie Regiment 470 43 44 2 February 1942 43 Heinz Baurmann Dispute 7 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 42 Commander of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 300 Feld 42 4 May 1945 42 Dr jur Albert Bausch Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 43 Commander of Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 286 42 43 10 February 1944 43 Friedrich Bausch Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 43 Company leader in the 3 Fallschirm Pionier Bataillon 5 42 Source 32 12 March 1945 43 Richard Bausch Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 43 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 57 42 43 9 June 1944 43 Karl Baxmann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 43 Leader of the II Panzergrenadier Regiment 73 43 44 14 May 1944 43 Anton Bayer Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 43 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 19 44 Source 33 5 October 1943 43 Franz Bayer Dispute 8 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 42 Commander of the I Panzer Regiment 26 42 9 May 1945 42 Hans Bayer Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 43 Staffelkapitan of the 3 F Aufklarungs Gruppe 33 42 Source 34 1 May 1945 43 Heinz Bayer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 43 Commander of Kradschutzen Bataillon 22 42 43 17 July 1941 43 Rudolf Bayer Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 43 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 112 42 Source 35 21 February 1944 43 Fritz Bayerlein Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the General Staff 43 Chief of the general staff Generalstab DAK 42 43 26 December 1941 43 Awarded 258th Oak Leaves 6 July 194381st Swords 20 July 1944 43 Sigurt Horstmar Freiherr von Beaulieu Marconnay Heer 17 H Oberst 43 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 29 motorized 42 43 20 January 1943 43 Karl Becher Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 43 Battery officer in the 8 Artillerie Regiment 125 42 43 25 October 1943 43 Helmut Bechler Heer 17 H Oberst 47 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 504 42 47 26 March 1943 47 Josef Beck Heer 09 H Feldwebel 47 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 320 44 47 11 March 1945 47 Karl Beck Heer 15 H Major 47 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 290 42 47 2 April 1943 47 Wilhelm Beck Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 44 Source 36 Leader of the 2 SS Panzer Regiment 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 44 Source 36 28 March 1943 47 Helmut Beck Broichsitter Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 47 Chief of the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment Grossdeutschland 48 Source 37 4 September 1940 47 Anton Becker Heer 14 H Hauptmann 48 Source 38 Regiment adjutant of Grenadier Regiment 77 47 48 5 April 1945 47 Arthur Becker Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 47 Group leader in the 7 Schutzen Regiment 394 47 48 25 August 1941 47 Carl Becker Heer 17 H Oberst 47 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 18 47 49 29 October 1942 47 Awarded 829th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945 47 Erich Becker Heer 15 H Major 47 Commander of Grenadier Regiment Gruppe 425 48 Source 39 21 September 1944 47 Felix Becker Heer 17 H Oberst 47 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 418 47 48 25 January 1943 47 Fritz Becker Heer 18 H Generalmajor 47 Commander of the 370 Infanterie Division 47 48 6 April 1943 47 Gunther Becker Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 47 Pilot in the 3 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 122 47 48 28 February 1945 47 Hanns Becker Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 50 Commander of Ost Bataillon 439 48 50 23 August 1944 50 Hans Becker Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 50 Chief of the 2 SS Panzerzgrenadier Regiment 2 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 48 50 28 March 1943 50 Hans Becker Heer 12 H Leutnant 50 Leader of the 2 Infanterie Regiment 116 49 50 28 November 1940 50 Heinrich Becker Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 50 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Panzer Regiment 31 48 50 15 March 1943 50 Heinrich Becker Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 50 Group leader in the 8 Grenadier Regiment 529 48 50 6 April 1944 50 Hellmuth Becker Waffen SS 17 W SS Standartenfuhrer 50 Commander of SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 6 Theodor Eicke 48 Source 40 7 September 1943 50 Awarded 595th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944 50 Karl Heinz Becker Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 50 Chief of the 11 Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 48 50 9 July 1941 50 Awarded 780th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945 50 Karl Heinz Becker Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 50 Leader of the I Infanterie Regiment 503 49 50 27 January 1942 50 Karl Heinz Becker Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 50 Leader of the 2 Jager Regiment 228 48 50 20 March 1944 50 Ludwig Becker Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 48 Source 41 Staffelkapitan of the 12 Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 48 Source 41 1 July 1942 50 Awarded 198th Oak Leaves 26 February 1943 50 Martin Becker Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 50 Pilot in the IV Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 48 Source 42 1 April 1944 50 Awarded 792nd Oak Leaves 20 March 1945 50 Paul Becker Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 50 Richtkanonier gunner in the 10 Artillerie Regiment 3 motorized 48 50 25 October 1942 50 Rudolf Becker Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 51 Chief of the 1 Panzergrenadier Regiment 66 48 51 23 February 1944 51 Wilhelm Becker Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 51 Gun leader in the II Flak Regiment 43 48 51 4 May 1944 51 Wilhelm Becker Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 51 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the Panzer Jager Kompanie 1299 48 51 18 February 1945 51 Friedrich Beckh Luftwaffe 15 L Major 51 Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51 51 52 18 September 1941 51 Josef Beckmann Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 51 In the Stab III Fusilier Regiment 39 51 52 7 September 1943 51 Dr Julius Beckmann Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 51 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 457 52 Source 43 9 June 1944 51 Ludwig Beckmann Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant 52 Source 44 Commander of Kampfgruppe z b V 500 Transportflieger 52 Source 44 14 March 1943 51 Ludwig Beckmann Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 51 Vorgeschobener Beobachter artillery observer in the 2 Panzer Artillerie Regiment 27 51 52 26 October 1943 51 Theodor Beckmann Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 51 Gruppenkommandeur of the IV Kampfgeschwader z b V 1 51 52 23 December 1942 51 Horst Beeger Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 51 Staffelkapitan of the 3 K Lehrgeschwader 1 51 52 23 November 1941 51 Franz Josef Beerenbrock Luftwaffe 06 L Unteroffizier 51 Pilot in the 10 Jagdgeschwader 51 51 52 6 October 1941 51 Awarded 108th Oak Leaves 3 August 1942 51 Franz Begemann Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 53 Leader of the 1 Panzer Regiment 21 52 Source 45 19 December 1943 53 Hermann Begemann Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 53 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 132 52 53 18 December 1942 53 Josef Beginen Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Panzer Regiment 35 52 53 23 February 1944 53 Hans Behlendorff Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 53 Commander of the 34 Infanterie Division 52 53 11 October 1941 53 Klemens Behler Waffen SS 13 W SS Obersturmfuhrer 53 Chief of the 3 SS Artillerie Regiment 54 Nederland 52 Source 46 17 March 1945 53 Herbert Behm Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 53 Chief of the 4 Flak Regiment 33 53 54 1 April 1945 53 Friedrich Behne Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 53 Commander of Sicherungs Bataillon 738 52 53 26 March 1944 53 Gerhard Behnke Heer 14 H Hauptmann 53 Leader of Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 203 52 53 8 February 1943 53 Awarded 605th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944 53 Heinz Behnke Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 53 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Panzerjager Grenadier Regiment 668 52 Source 47 20 January 1944 53 Hans Behnken Heer 14 H Hauptmann zur Verwendung for disposition 53 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 161 52 53 19 December 1942 53 Heinrich Baron von Behr Heer 17 H Oberst 53 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 200 motorized 52 53 23 February 1944 53 Awarded 689th Oak Leaves 9 January 1945 53 Paul Behr Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 53 Chief of the 13 Fusilier Regiment 39 52 53 28 March 1945 53 Rudolf Behr Heer 14 H Hauptmann 55 Company chief in the III Panzergrenadier Regiment 201 52 55 25 January 1943 52 55 Winrich Behr Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 55 Chief of the 3 Aufklarungs Abteilung 3 im DAK 52 Source 48 15 May 1941 55 Friedrich Behre Dispute 9 Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 52 Company leader in the I Fallschirm Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 Hermann Goring 52 9 May 1945 52 Hermann Heinrich Behrend Heer 15 H Major 55 Commander of the I Infanterie Regiment 489 52 55 15 July 1941 55 Awarded 421st Oak Leaves 6 March 1944 148th Swords 26 April 1945 55 Heinrich Behrends Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 55 Group leader in the 6 Panzergrenadier Regiment 5 55 57 24 December 1944 55 Heinz Georg Behrens Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 55 Deputy leader of the 3 Panzer Abteilung 5 55 57 12 March 1944 55 Wilhelm Behrens Heer 17 H Oberst 55 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 106 55 57 27 March 1942 55 Gerhard Beier Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 55 Leader of Panzer Jager Kompanie 1193 55 57 17 March 1945 55 Karl Beier Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 55 Pilot observer and Verbindungsoffizier liaison officer to the 5th Romanian Kampfgruppe 57 Source 49 6 December 1944 55 Wilhelm Beier Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 55 Pilot in the 3 Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 55 57 10 October 1941 55 Fritz Beigel Heer 15 H Major 55 Commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 39 55 57 9 July 1941 55 Xaver Beilhack Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 55 Leader of the 9 Grenadier Regiment 19 List 55 57 5 November 1944 55 Erich Beine Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 55 Leader of the I Fallschirmjager Regiment 12 57 Source 50 5 September 1944 57 Source 50 Hans Beisswenger Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 58 Pilot in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 54 57 58 9 May 1942 58 Awarded 130th Oak Leaves 30 September 1942 58 Franz Graf von Bellegarde Heer 14 H Hauptmann 58 Chief of the 3 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 4 57 58 28 November 1940 58 Hans Joachim Bellinger Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 57 Source 51 Chief of the 9 Fallschirm Panzer Regiment Hermann Goring 57 58 30 September 1944 58 Ludwig Bellof Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 58 Pilot in the 1 Nacht Schlacht Gruppe 3 58 59 28 January 1945 58 Dr Ing Fritz Below Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 58 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 669 57 58 21 September 1944 58 Gerd Paul von Below Heer 17 H Oberst of the Reserves 58 Commander of the augmented Grenadier Regiment 374 57 58 28 February 1943 58 Helmut Belser Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 58 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Jagdgeschwader 53 57 Source 52 6 September 1942 58 Bruno Belz Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 58 Chief of the 3 Panzergrenadier Regiment 25 58 59 30 April 1945 58 Josef Belz Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant Source 53 Pilot in Kampfgeschwader z b V 500 57 Source 53 23 December 1942 58 Hans Belzer Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 58 Commander of the IV Artillerie Regiment 227 57 58 4 October 1944 58 Gerhard Benack Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 58 Chief of the 1 Kradschutzen Bataillon 38 57 58 13 August 1941 58 Hans Wilhelm Bender Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 58 Pilot in the 5 Kampfgeschwader 3 57 58 8 September 1941 58 Karl Heinz Bendert Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 60 Pilot in the 5 Jagdgeschwader 27 57 Source 54 30 December 1942 60 Johann Benedikt Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 60 Kompanietruppmelder company headquarters messenger in the 6 Gebirgsjager Regiment 138 57 60 11 December 1943 60 Peter Benekamp Heer 09 H Feldwebel 60 Kompanietruppfuhrer company headquarters leader in the 2 Grenadier Regiment 546 60 61 28 October 1944 60 Helmut Benkendorff Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 60 Pilot in the II Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 60 61 26 March 1943 60 Hans Bennemann Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 60 Pilot in the 7 Kampfgeschwader 55 60 61 26 March 1944 60 Dr Helmut Bennemann Note 3 Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 60 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Jagdgeschwader 52 60 61 2 October 1942 60 Heinrich Benner Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 60 Commander of the II Panzer Artillerie Regiment 102 60 61 27 October 1944 60 Dr Anton Benning Note 3 Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 60 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Jagdgeschwader 301 60 61 13 April 1945 60 Hans Georg Benthack Dispute 10 Heer 18 H Generalmajor 62 Commander of Festungs Division Kreta 62 10 May 1945 62 Kurt Bentin Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 60 Leader of Grenadier Bataillon 8 9 Feldherrnhalle in the Festung fortress Schneidemuhl 62 Source 55 12 February 1945 60 Kurt Benz Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 60 Staffelfuhrer of Kampfgruppe z b V 500 60 62 24 March 1943 60 Otto Benzin Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 60 Chief of the 9 Infanterie Regiment 89 60 62 31 December 1941 60 Awarded 406th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 60 Werner von Bercken Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 60 Commander of the 102 Infanterie Division 60 61 23 October 1944 60 Anton Berg Heer 15 H Major 63 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 358 61 63 16 October 1944 63 Karl Erich Berg Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 63 Chief of the 2 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 191 61 63 6 April 1944 63 Martin Berg Heer 17 H Oberst 63 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 166 61 63 30 December 1943 63 Wilhelm Berg Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 63 Vorgeschobener Beobachter artillery observer in the 11 Artillerie Regiment 361 61 63 9 June 1944 63 Karl Bergelt Kriegsmarine 15 M Korvettenkapitan 63 Chief of the 1 Minensuchflottille 61 63 3 August 1942 63 Hans Bergen Heer 17 H Oberst 63 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 187 61 63 9 July 1941 63 Franz Berger Heer 09 H Feldwebel 63 Shock troops leader in the 11 Infanterie Regiment 130 61 63 19 July 1940 63 Fritz Berger Kriegsmarine 16 M Fregattenkapitan 63 Chief of the 1 Zerstorerflottille 61 63 4 August 1940 63 Heinz Berger Heer 03 H Gefreiter 63 Richtschutze gunner in the 14 Panzerjager Infanterie Regiment 187 61 Source 56 17 September 1941 63 Heinz Arthur Berger Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 63 Battery leader in the II Flak Regiment 411 in the Flak Regiment 151 motorized 61 Source 57 3 April 1943 63 Herbert Berger Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 63 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 10 Grenadier Regiment motorized Feldherrnhalle 61 63 12 March 1944 63 Karl Berger Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant of the Reserves 63 Company leader in the 10 Fallschirmjager Regiment 15 61 63 7 February 1945 63 Lothar Berger Heer 15 H Major 64 Commander of the III Infanterie Regiment 84 61 64 5 August 1940 64 Awarded 806th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945 64 Robert Berger Heer 15 H Major 64 Commander of the I Grenadier Regiment 2 64 65 7 March 1944 64 Rudolf Berger Heer 09 H Feldwebel 64 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Pionier Bataillon 296 64 65 14 April 1943 64 Dr jur Gunther Bergerhoff Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 64 Adjutant of the I Grenadier Regiment 162 64 65 15 April 1944 64 Kurt Bergerhoff Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 65 Source 58 Chief of the 3 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 23 65 27 August 1944 64 Killed in action 10 August 1944 65 Gustav Bergmann Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 64 Group leader in the 9 Grenadier Regiment 696 64 65 4 October 1942 64 Heinz Bergmann Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 64 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 Panzer Regiment 26 64 65 26 November 1944 64 Helmut Bergmann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 64 Staffelkapitan of the 8 Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 64 65 9 June 1944 64 Rolf Bering Heer 15 H Major 64 Leader of the Fahnrichs Regiment 1 of the Division Markisch Friedland 65 Source 59 11 March 1945 64 Wilhelm Berkenbusch Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 64 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the I Grenadier Regiment 914 64 66 15 January 1945 64 Wilhelm Berlin Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 64 Commander of the 227 Infanterie Division 64 65 6 March 1944 64 Matthias Bermadinger Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 64 Staffelkapitan of the 14 Kampfgeschwader 55 64 65 5 April 1944 64 Killed in action 18 February 1944 65 Alois Berndl Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 67 Air gunner in the III Schlachtgeschwader 1 65 67 16 June 1944 67 Rudolf Berneike Luftwaffe 15 L Major 67 Leader of Fallschirmjager Regiment 15 65 67 15 March 1945 67 Emil Berner Luftwaffe 03 L Gefreiter 67 Richtkanonier gunner in the 3 Flak Regiment 18 65 67 3 November 1942 67 Erhard Berner Heer 17 H Oberst 67 Commander of Jager Regiment 28 65 67 18 January 1945 67 Dr Alfred Bernhard Note 3 Heer 14 H Hauptmann 67 Chief inspector at the Heeres Unteroffiziers Schule Jauer 65 Source 60 14 February 1945 67 Hans Bernhard Heer 14 H Hauptmann of the Reserves 67 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 165 65 67 9 January 1945 67 Julius von Bernuth Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant of the Reserves Chief of the general staff of the XV Armeekorps 65 5 August 1940 Herbert Berrer Kriegsmarine 10 M Oberfernschreibmeister rank equivalent to Oberfeldwebel 67 Einzelkampfer lone fighter in a Kleinkampf Verband small units detachment 66 Source 61 5 August 1944 67 Heinz Edgar Berres Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 67 Staffelkapitan of the 1 Jagdgeschwader 77 65 67 19 September 1943 67 Killed in action 25 July 1943 65 Gerhard Berthold Heer 18 H Generalmajor 67 Commander of the 31 Infanterie Division 65 67 4 December 1941 67 Hans Wilhelm Bertram Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 67 Staffelkapitan of the 3 Kampfgeschwader 6 65 67 14 January 1945 67 Karl Eric Bertram Luftwaffe 17 L Oberst 67 Commander of Fallschirm Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 Hermann Goring 65 67 26 March 1945 67 Ludwig Bertram Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 68 Chief of the 1 Sturmgeschutz Brigade 237 68 69 12 August 1944 68 Otto Bertram Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 68 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 68 69 28 October 1940 68 August Berzen Dispute 11 Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 71 Festungs Pak Kompanie 13 X with the 180 Infanterie Division 71 9 May 1945 71 Karl Beschle Heer 12 H Leutnant 68 Leader of the 4 Artillerie Regiment 114 68 69 3 November 1944 68 Werner Beschnidt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 68 Leader of the 2 Panzer Abteilung 103 68 69 4 October 1944 68 Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz Heer 15 H Major 68 Commander of schwere Panzer Abteilung 505 68 69 27 July 1944 68 Erwin Besler Heer 14 H Rittmeister 68 Commander of Schnelle Abteilung 123 68 69 29 December 1942 68 Georg Robert Besslein Waffen SS 16 W SS Obersturmbannfuhrer 68 Commander of SS Festungs Regiment 1 Besslein in the Festung Breslau fortress Breslau 69 Source 62 30 April 1945 68 Walter Bestmann Waffen SS 15 W SS Sturmbannfuhrer 68 Commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung Totenkopf 69 Source 63 28 September 1941 68 Hans Gunther Bethke Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 68 Leader of the 5 Panzer Regiment 11 68 69 4 September 1940 68 Siegfried Betke Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 68 Staffelkapitan of the 9 Kampfgeschwader 26 68 69 8 August 1944 68 Franz Eugen Betz Source 64 Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 68 Group leader in the 7 Infanterie Regiment 41 motorized 68 69 30 August 1942 68 Killed in action 22 August 1942 69 Karl Betz Heer 14 H Hauptmann 68 Leader of the II Schutzen Regiment 2 68 69 6 March 1942 68 Paul Betz Heer 17 H Oberst 72 Leader of the 50 Infanterie Division 69 72 16 June 1944 72 Killed in action 9 May 1944 69 Clemens Betzel Heer 18 H Generalmajor 72 Commander of the 4 Panzer Division 69 72 5 September 1944 72 Awarded 774th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945 72 Helmuth Beukemann Heer 17 H Oberst 72 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 382 69 72 14 May 1941 72 Lothar Beukemann Heer 15 H Major 72 Commander of Panzer Pionier Bataillon 79 69 72 25 January 1945 72 Hans Henning Freiherr von Beust Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 72 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 69 72 17 September 1941 72 Awarded 336th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943 72 Ernst Beutelspacher Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 72 Staffelfuhrer of the 6 Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 69 72 4 May 1944 72 Heinz Beutler Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 72 Chief of the 3 Panzer Regiment 2 69 72 14 February 1945 72 Walter Beutler Heer 10 H Oberwachtmeister 72 Gun leader in the 3 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 245 72 73 13 August 1943 72 Manfred Beutner Heer 15 H Major 72 Division adjutant of the 329 Infanterie Division and commander of Schnelle Abteilung 329 69 Source 65 30 September 1944 72 Wilhelm Beuttel Heer 15 H Major of the Reserves 72 Commander of the II Grenadier Regiment 45 69 72 5 March 1945 72 Heinz Bevernis Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfeldwebel 72 Air gunner in the 7 Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 72 74 19 September 1942 72 Killed in action 19 July 1942 74 Erich Bey Kriegsmarine 17 M Kapitan zur See 72 Chief of the 4 Zerstorerflottille 72 74 9 May 1940 72 Franz Beyer Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 75 Staffelkapitan of the 8 Jagdgeschwader 3 74 Source 66 30 August 1941 75 Dr jur Franz Beyer Heer 17 H Oberst 75 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 131 74 75 12 September 1941 75 Herbert Beyer Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 75 Commander of the I Fallschirmjager Regiment 4 74 75 9 June 1944 75 Reinhard Beyer Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 75 Chief of the 2 Infanterie Regiment 694 74 75 17 October 1942 75 Alfons Bialetzki Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 75 Leader of the 1 Grenadier Regiment 333 74 75 17 September 1944 75 Ernst Freiherr von Bibra Luftwaffe 15 L Major 75 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Kampfgeschwader 51 74 75 23 December 1942 75 Rolf Gunther Bickel Heer 17 H Oberst 75 Artilleriekommandeur 35 74 75 8 August 1944 75 Martin Bieber Heer 17 H Oberst 75 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 184 74 75 28 July 1943 75 Awarded 566th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944 75 Albert Biecker Heer 14 H Hauptmann der Landwehr 75 Chief of the 9 Infanterie Regiment 386 74 75 18 March 1942 75 Karl Bieg Heer 14 H Hauptmann 75 Leader of the II Grenadier Regiment 868 74 75 17 September 1943 75 Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 75 Commander of the 6 Infanterie Division 74 75 5 August 1940 75 Fritz Biegi Waffen SS 09 W SS Oberscharfuhrer 76 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 5 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 9 Germania 74 76 16 June 1944 76 Johann Biehl Heer 09 H Feldwebel 76 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Infanterie Regiment 124 74 76 30 July 1942 76 Ernst Biehler Dispute 12 Heer 18 H Generalmajor 74 Festung fortress commander of Frankfurt Oder 74 9 May 1945 74 Bruno Bieler Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 76 Commander of the 73 Infanterie Division 74 76 26 October 1941 76 Gerhard Bielig Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant Ing 76 Chief engineer on U 177 74 76 10 February 1943 76 Martin Bielig Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 76 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 13 Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland 74 76 7 October 1944 76 Fritz Bienek Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 76 Chief of the 5 Grenadier Regiment 281 74 76 14 April 1945 76 Gunther Bierbrauer Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 76 Pilot in the 14 Kampfgeschwader 27 Boelcke 74 76 17 April 1945 76 Otto Bierlin Heer 14 H Rittmeister 76 Commander of Divisions Fusilier Bataillon 35 74 Source 67 26 November 1944 76 Fritz Biermann Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 76 Leader of the 3 Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 6 76 78 31 August 1943 76 Fritz Biermeier Waffen SS 14 W SS Hauptsturmfuhrer 76 Leader of the II SS Panzer Regiment 3 Totenkopf 78 Source 68 10 December 1943 76 Awarded 685th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944 76 Willi Biesenbach Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 76 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Heeres Unteroffizier Schule Julich 76 78 11 December 1944 76 Killed in action 16 November 1944 78 Gerhard Bigalk Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 76 Commander of U 751 76 78 26 December 1941 76 Werner Biggemann Heer 12 H Leutnant of the Reserves 79 Leader of the 3 Landungs Pionier Bataillon 86 78 79 26 November 1944 79 Dr Fritz Bingemer Heer 17 H Oberst 79 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 442 78 79 9 April 1943 79 Otto Binnig Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 79 Messenger in the 7 Grenadier Regiment 463 78 79 5 October 1944 79 Eberhard von Birckhahn Heer 14 H Rittmeister 78 Source 69 Commander of Aufklarungs Abteilung 321 78 79 10 February 1945 79 Walter Birk Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 79 Chief of the 2 Divisions Aufklarungs Abteilung 44 78 Source 70 2 November 1941 79 Hans Joachim Birkner Luftwaffe 09 L Fahnenjunker Feldwebel 79 Pilot in the 9 Jagdgeschwader 52 78 Source 71 27 July 1944 79 Heinz Birnbacher Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 79 Chief of the 1 Schnellbootflottille 78 79 17 June 1940 79 Fritz Birnbaum Luftwaffe 10 L Oberfahnrich 79 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Fallschirm Panzer Regiment Hermann Goring 78 79 19 October 1944 78 Source 72 Paul Birnkraut Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 79 Pilot in the 1 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 121 78 Source 73 10 May 1943 79 Kurt Bischof Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 79 In the 5 Grenadier Regiment 337 78 79 14 April 1945 79 Adolf Bischoff Heer 04 H Obergefreiter 79 Group leader in the 1 Panzergenadier Regiment 112 78 79 12 March 1944 79 Hans Bischoff Heer 15 H Major 79 Leader of Panzergenadier Regiment 5 78 79 9 December 1944 79 Leonhard Bischoff Heer 12 H Leutnant 80 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Panzergenadier Regiment 115 78 80 30 April 1945 80 Otto Bischoff Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 80 Staffelkapitan of the 4 Kampfgeschwader 77 78 80 3 May 1942 80 Killed in action 2 April 1942 78 Lothar von Bischoffshausen Heer 17 H Oberst 80 Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 78 80 4 October 1942 80 Georg von Bismarck Heer 17 H Oberst 80 Commander of Schutzen Regiment 7 78 80 29 September 1940 80 Klaus von Bismarck Heer 13 H Oberleutnant 81 Source 74 Leader of the II Infanterie Regiment 4 80 81 31 December 1941 80 Awarded 669th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944 80 Joseph Bisping Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 80 Observer in the 4 F Aufklarungs Gruppe des OB der Luftwaffe 78 Source 75 22 October 1941 80 Emil Bitsch Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 80 Staffelkapitan of the 8 Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 80 82 29 August 1943 80 Xaver Bittl Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 80 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Grenadier Regiment 423 80 82 4 November 1943 80 Georg Bittlingmaier Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 80 Leader of the I Infanterie Regiment 391 80 82 25 July 1942 80 Died of wounds 30 June 1942 83 Herwig Bittner Heer 12 H Leutnant 82 Source 76 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 1 Sturmgeschutz Abteilung 270 80 82 18 January 1944 80 Rudolf Bittner Heer 03 H Gefreiter 80 Richtkanonier gunner in the 2 Panzer Jager Abteilung 561 80 82 28 November 1942 80 Otto Bittorf Heer 12 H Leutnant 80 Leader of the 5 Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 80 82 18 November 1944 80 Wilhelm Bittrich Waffen SS 17 W SS Oberfuhrer 84 Commander of SS Infanterie Regiment Deutschland 82 84 14 December 1941 84 Awarded 563rd Oak Leaves 28 August 1944 84 153rd Swords 6 May 1945 82 Dispute 13 Hermann Bix Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 84 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 3 Panzer Regiment 35 82 84 22 March 1945 84 Wilhelm Bladt Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 84 Chief of the 6 Artillerie Regiment 30 82 84 22 December 1942 84 Albert Blaich Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 84 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 12 Panzer Regiment 6 82 84 24 July 1941 84 Adalbert von Blanc Kriegsmarine 16 M Fregattenkapitan 84 Leader of the 9 Sicherungs Division 84 85 27 November 1944 84 Awarded 866th Oak Leaves 10 May 1945 85 Dispute 14 Gustav Adolf Blancbois Heer 14 H Hauptmann 84 Commander of the I gepanzert Panzergrenadier Regiment 25 82 84 20 July 1944 84 Kurt Blasberg Kriegsmarine 13 M Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves 84 Group leader in the 36 Minensuchflottille 82 84 7 September 1944 Arnulf Blasig Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann 84 Gruppenkommandeur of the IV Stuka Lehrgeschwader 1 82 84 4 September 1941 84 Johannes Blaskowitz Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 84 Commander in Chief of the 8 Armee 84 85 30 September 1939 84 Awarded 640th Oak Leaves 29 October 1944 146th Swords 25 April 1945 84 Ernst Blauensteiner Luftwaffe 16 L Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the General Staff 84 Chief of the Generalstab II Fallschirmkorps 82 84 29 October 1944 84 Edmund Blaurock Heer 17 H Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff 84 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 320 82 84 27 July 1944 84 Awarded 746th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945 84 Joachim Blechschmidt Luftwaffe 15 L Major 84 Gruppenkommandeur of the I Zerstorergeschwader 1 82 84 17 March 1943 84 Karl Bleckl Luftwaffe 13 L Oberleutnant 86 Staffelfuhrer of the 7 Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 82 Source 77 3 November 1942 86 Gunther Bleckmann Luftwaffe 14 L Hauptmann of the Reserves 82 Source 78 Staffelkapitan of the 6 and leader of the II Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann 82 Source 78 9 June 1944 86 Killed in action 4 June 1944 82 Wilhelm Bleckwenn Heer 17 H Oberst 86 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 487 86 87 6 April 1944 86 Awarded 621st Oak Leaves 18 October 1944 86 Georg Bleher Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 86 Adjutant of the Stab I Grenadier Regiment 358 87 Source 79 6 May 1945 86 Heinrich Bleichrodt Kriegsmarine 14 M Kapitanleutnant 86 Commander of U 48 86 87 24 October 1940 86 Awarded 125th Oak Leaves 23 September 1942 86 Eugen Heinrich Bleyer Heer 16 H Oberstleutnant 86 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 379 86 87 14 December 1941 86 Werner Bleyer Heer 09 H Feldwebel 86 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 4 schwere Heeres Panzer Jager Abteilung 563 86 87 24 February 1945 86 Fritz Bliesener Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 86 Pilot in the 5 Kampfgeschwader 55 86 87 20 December 1941 86 Johann Bloch Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 86 Kompanietruppfuhrer company headquarters leader in the 1 Grenadier Regiment 44 86 87 14 April 1945 86 Johannes Block Heer 17 H Oberst 86 Commander of Infanterie Regiment 202 86 87 22 December 1941 86 Awarded 331st Oak Leaves 22 November 1943 86 Josef Block Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 86 Group leader in the 5 Grenadier Regiment 2 86 87 6 June 1943 86 Erich Bloedorn Luftwaffe 15 L Major 86 Gruppenkommandeur of the III Kampfgeschwader 4 General Wever 86 87 13 October 1940 86 Friedrich Blond Dispute 15 Waffen SS 12 W SS Untersturmfuhrer 87 Leader of the 12 SS Panzergrenadier Ausbildung und Ersatz Bataillon 1 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 87 28 April 1945 87 Ludwig Bloos Heer 10 H Oberfeldwebel 89 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 8 Panzer Regiment 11 87 89 6 April 1944 89 Wolfgang Graf von Blucher Fincken Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant of the Reserves 89 Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 2 Fallschirmjager Regiment 1 87 89 24 May 1940 89 Killed in action 21 May 1941 89 Josef Blumel Luftwaffe 09 L Feldwebel 89 Pilot in the 10 Panzer Schlachtgeschwader 3 87 89 28 January 1945 89 Killed after forced landing 19 September 1944 87 Friedrich Blumke Heer 17 H Oberst 89 Commander of Grenadier Regiment 347 87 89 6 November 1943 89 Oskar Blumm Heer 19 H Generalleutnant 89 Commander of the 57 Infanterie Division 87 89 23 November 1941 89 Hermann Blume Heer 14 H Rittmeister 89 Commander of Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 24 87 89 11 March 1945 89 Werner Blume Luftwaffe 12 L Leutnant 87 Source 80 Pilot in the 1 Fernaufklarungs Gruppe 122 87 Source 80 1 July 1942 89 Willi Blumenroth Heer 06 H Unteroffizier 89 Group leader in the 3 Infanterie Regiment 124 87 89 23 October 1941 89 Carl Ludwig Blumenthal Heer 13 H Oberleutnant of the Reserves 89 Chief of the 7 Infanterie Regiment Grossdeutschland 87 Source 81 18 September 1942 89 Gunther Blumentritt Heer 20 H General der Infanterie 89 Chief of the Generalstab Heeresruppe D 89 90 13 September 1944 89 Awarded 741st Oak Leaves 18 February 1945 89 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 presentation 3 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 a b c d 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 Listed by Fellgiebel but disputed by Scherzer Edit Willy Bachor s nomination by his unit was not forwarded or may have been lost by the corps due to the military situation A second nomination was submitted after the evacuation of East Prussia after the German capitulation This nomination was not processed The order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR processed the case in 1982 and decided Knight s Cross yes 8 May 1945 The presentation date was later changed by Walther Peer Fellgiebel Bachor was a member of the AKCR 20 Joseph Baier s nomination by his unit was received by 1st squadron of P5 Order decorations and awards department of the Army Staff Office via the field commando unit of Reichsfuhrer SS because the division was a Volksgrenadier Division on 4 March 1945 Heinrich Himmler had approved the nomination On 5 March Major Joachim Domaschk contacted the 9th Volksgrenadier Division by teleprinter message because all the intermittent approvals were missing He reached out to the 7th Army requesting the 2nd and 3rd version of the nomination via the command chain The division was annihilated shortly after this date in the vicinity of Lauterecken The remains of the division retreated together with the 1st Army to the area south of Rothenburg ob der Tauber The 9th Volksgrenadier Division was already disbanded when Domaschk reminded the 1st Army again on 29 April The Knight s Cross nomination for Joseph Baier is to be expedited A presentation was never made A file card for an approved or rejected presentation was not created According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 26 Josef Baldes s nomination by his unit was processed by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Auszeichnung und Disziplin OKL AuD Air Force High Command Award and Discipline on 16 April 1945 This nomination now recommending approval was forwarded on 17 April with a Luftwaffenpersonalamt Verleihungsvorschlag LPA VV Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation Nr 1577 to the adjutancy of Hermann Goring The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war A presentation of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross cannot be verified The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 26 Unlawful presentation of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross to Johannes Barge by the Donitz Government after 8 May 1945 This can be verified by the radio communication dated on 21 May 1945 The presentation date was backdated by Walther Peer Fellgiebel Barge was a member of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients 26 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives The award was unlawfully presented by SS Oberstgruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6 SS Panzerarmee Bastian was a member of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR 35 No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives Von Seeman stated that the tradition club of the 9 Panzer Division informed him of the presentation of the Knight s Cross to Ludwig Bauer in 1954 40 The I Panzer Regiment 33 to which the 1st company was subordinated was destroyed on 17 April 1945 under the leadership of Hauptmann Simon in the Ruhr Pocket Heeresgruppe B The receipt of a nomination by his unit with the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office or the Aussenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt HPA A Branch of the Army Staff Office cannot be verified A Heerespersonalamt Verleihungsvorschlag HPA VV Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation was definitely not created Also the responsible official at the time would have deferred the nomination from Heeresgruppe B after its capitulation after 17 April according to AHA 44 Ziff 572 A presentation on 29 April via the HPA or the HPA A is very unlikely A statement provided by the first scribe of the 9 Panzer Division from 1957 to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR is inconclusive stating I have to assume that this Knight s Cross was intended for Leutnant Bauer Bauer is a member of the AKCR 35 No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross to Heinz Baurmann can be found in the German Federal Archives According to Walther Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schorner in compliance with the empowerment for autonomous presentations dated 3 May 1945 Authors Thomas and Wegmann mention a teleprinter message from Schorner dated 4 May 1945 which presumably verifies the claim However Thomas and Wegmann fail to present a reference nor do they publish the message itself 45 Veit Scherzer was denied access to files which could help clarify the case of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz German Archive Law Baurmann was a member of the AKCR 35 Franz Bayer s nomination by the I Panzer Regiment 26 was written on 1 January 1945 and was approved by the III Panzerkorps on 11 January 1945 The Division Feldherrnhalle had also submitted a nomination on 25 January 1945 Both nominations were sent to the 6th Army Here they were left unattended later consolidated and approved by the commander in chief General Hermann Balck on 15 April 1945 and then forwarded to the Army Group This nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office Hauptburo main office on 28 April 1945 in this instance the 2nd squadron and not the 1st squadron The Army Group South had made an error and wrongly addressed it to the HPA 2nd squadron The Army Group against regulation had also not commented on the nomination and had explicitly mentioned this in the accompanying letter The reason for this remains unknown The entry date of 25 January 1945 which is noted on the file card is not the entry date but the date on which the Division Feldherrnhalle had created their nomination The book Verliehene Ritterkreuze Awarded Knight Crosses does not list Bayer No further proof that the presentation was made can be found in the archives 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 Bayer himself stated on 10 February 2005 that the I Panzer Regiment 26 had lent him to the Division Feldherrnhalle where he was deployed as a company commander He also stated that the battalion commander had presented him a Knight s Cross in January 1945 after he had received a radio message approving the nomination 46 Friedrich Behre s Luftwaffenpersonalamt Verleihungsvorschlag LPA VV Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation Nr 1573 was sent to the adjutancy of the Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring on 14 April 1945 for further processing This recommendation was then forwarded to the adjutancy of the Fuhrer on 18 April and never returned The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war A radio message dated on 12 May 1945 from the LPA to the Luftflotte Reich stated that Behre was awarded the Knight s Cross on this day and is therefore illegal 56 Unlawful presentation of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross to Hans Georg Benthack by the Donitz Government after 8 May 1945 This can be verified by the radio communication dated on 21 May 1945 The presentation date was backdated by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 56 August Berzen s nomination of the Aussenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt HPA A Branch of the Army Staff Office was ready for signature at the end of the war According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel 70 Ernst Biehler s nomination by his unit without the mandatory explanatory statement was received by the Heerespersonalamt HPA Army Staff Office on 20 April 1945 as a teleprinter messenger On 21 April 1945 the nomination arrived at the time 1 Squadron of the HPA was relocating The teleprinter message indicated that the explanatory statement would follow later This statement was either never sent may have gotten delayed or lost or at least does not exist anymore Biehler was also not listed in the Knight s Cross nomination book nor was a file card created A presentation cannot be verified in the German Federal Archives According to the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Donitz decree This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle WASt and lacks legal justification The presentation date was assigned by Walther Peer Fellgiebel Biehler was a member of the AKCR 77 The German Federal Archives hold no records for the presentation of the Swords to Wilhelm Bittrich The award was unlawfully presented by SS Oberstgruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6 SS Panzerarmee The sequential number 153 was assigned by the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR Bittrich was a member of the AKCR 77 There is no reference of the Oak Leaves awarded to Adalbert von Blanc in the German Federal Archives although his personnel file contains a letter from Admiral August Thiele indicating that von Blanc had been recommended for the Oak Leaves by Thiele Further a German Mine Sweeping Administration file dated just after the capitulation contains an entry reading Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves but does not indicate a date of the award The sequential number 866 and date was assigned by the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR Von Blanc was member of the AKCR 77 There is no evidence of the award for Friedrich Blond in the German Federal Archives Scherzer consulted Ernst Gunther Kratschmer s book Die Ritterkreuztrager der Waffen SS The Knight s Cross Bearers of the Waffen SS pages 943 946 and stated that the award was presented together with the Oak Leaves to Matthias Kleinheisterkamp Presumably the announcement was made via radio transmission on 28 April 1945 from the Fuhrer Headquarters in Berlin to the 9 Armee 9th Army in the Halbe pocket The radio transmissions received by the AOK 9 Armeeoberkommando 9 high command of the 9th Army in April 1945 were not retained All communication to the Fuhrerbunker in Berlin was out of order as of 5 am on 28 April The order commission of the Association of Knight s Cross Recipients AKCR processed the case in 1981 and decided Knight s Cross yes 28 April 1945 Blond was a member of the AKCR 88 Discrepancies in sources Edit As Staffelkapitan of the 2 Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 Scherzer 15 a b On 14 March 1943 as a pilot and observer in the Aufklarungsstaffel 3 F 121 Scherzer 15 As SS Obersturmfuhrer of the Reserves Scherzer 15 As leader of the II SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 23 Norge Norwegian Nr 1 Scherzer 18 As Staffelkapitan of the Aufklarungsstaffel 4 F 11 Scherzer 18 As Leutnant of the Reserves Scherzer 21 According to Scherzer the recipient s name was Johann Baichl 23 As chief of the 6 Infanterie Regiment 246 of the 88 Infanterie Division Thomas and Wegmann 25 As an observer in the Aufklarungsstaffel 2 F 22 Scherzer 23 a b On 8 May 1945 as pilot in the Aufklarungsstaffel 1 F 124 Scherzer 26 As Staffelkapitan of the 1 Jagdgeschwader 1 Scherzer 28 As commander of Fusilier Bataillon Deba commander Fester Platz Tarnopol Scherzer 28 As commander of the re inforced Afrika Regiment 361 Scherzer 28 As panzer commander in the 4 SS Panzer Regiment 2 Scherzer 31 a b As Oberleutnant war officer and chief of the 7 Fallschirmjager Sturm Regiment 1 Scherzer 31 As commander of Panzergrenadier Bataillon Feldherrnhalle 106 Panzergrenadier Batallion 2106 in the Panzer Brigade 106 Scherzer 31 As leader of the 3 schwere Flak Regiment 293 deployable Scherzer 31 a b On 24 October 1944 as Staffelkapitan in the III Jagdgeschwader 53 Scherzer 32 As Oberleutnant of the Reserves Scherzer 32 As Zugfuhrer platoon leader in the 14 Infanterie Regiment 14 Scherzer 32 As Major of the Reserves Scherzer 32 As, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,