The following is an attempt at the complete list of Knight’s Cross recipients. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants was the highest award in the military of the Third Reich. Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight’s Cross. Within each grade the recipients are ordered chronologically. An exception is the lowest grade, here the recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight’s Cross was awarded.
Posthumous receipt is denoted by an asterisk.
Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds
Number | Name | Service | Rank | Unit | Date of award | Notes |
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1 | Rudel, Hans-Ulrich | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | S.G. 2 "Immelmann" | 29 Dec 1944 | at the same time promoted to Oberst |
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds
Number | Name | Service | Rank | Unit | Date of award | Notes |
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1 | Mölders, Werner | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Kommodore JG 51 | 15 Jul 1941 | |
2 | Galland, Adolf | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Kommodore JG 26 "Schlageter" | 28 Jan 1942 | |
3 | Gollob, Gordon | Luftwaffe | Major | Kommodore JG 77 | 30 Aug 1942 | |
4 | Marseille, Hans-Joachim | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän 3./JG 27 | 3 Sep 1942 | |
5 | Graf, Hermann | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän 9./JG 52 | 16 Sep 1942 | |
6 | Rommel, Erwin | Heer | Generalfeldmarschall | commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps | 11 Mar 1943 | |
7 | Lüth, Wolfgang | Marine | Korvettenkapitän | commander of U 181 | 9 Aug 1943 | |
8 | Nowotny, Walter | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | commander I./JG 54 | 19 Oct 1943 | |
9 | Schultz, Adalbert | Heer | Oberst | commander Pz.Rgt. 25 | 14 Dec 1943 | |
10 | Rudel, Hans-Ulrich | Luftwaffe | Major | commander III./S.G. 2 "Immelmann" | 29 Mar 1944 | 1. Golden Oak Leaves 29 Dec 1944 |
11 | Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz, Hyazinth | Heer | Oberst | commander Pz.Group | 15 Apr 1944 | at the same time promoted to Generalmajor |
12 | Gille, Herbert-Otto | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS | commander 5. SS-Pz.Div. "Wiking" | 19 Apr 1944 | |
13 | Hube, Hans | Heer | General der Pz.Tr. | commander 1. Pz.Armee | 20 Apr 1944 | at the same time promoted to Generaloberst |
14 | Kesselring, Albert | Luftwaffe | Generalfeldmarschall | commander south (Heeresgruppe C) | 19 Jul 1944 | |
15 | Lent, Helmut | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Kommodore N.J.G. 3 | 31 Jul 1944 | |
16 | Dietrich, Josef | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberstgruppenführer | I. SS-Pz.K. | 6 Aug 1944 | |
17 | Model, Walter | Heer | Generalfeldmarschall | HGr. Mitte | 17 Aug 1944 | |
18 | Hartmann, Erich | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | commander 9./JG 52 | 25 Aug 1944 | |
19 | Balck, Hermann | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | 4. Pz.Armee | 31 Aug 1944 | |
20 | Ramcke, Hermann-Bernhard | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | fortress Brest | 19 Sep 1944 | |
21 | Schnaufer, Heinz-Wolfgang | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | IV./N.J.G. 1 | 16 Oct 1944 | |
22 | Brandi, Albrecht | Marine | Korvettenkapitän | commander of U 967 | 24 Nov 1944 | |
23 | Schörner, Ferdinand | Heer | Generaloberst | HGr. Nord | 1 Jan 1945 | |
24 | von Manteuffel, Hasso | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | 5. Pz.Armee | 18 Feb 1945 | |
25 | Tolsdorff, Theodor | Heer | Generalmajor | 340. Volks-Grenadier-Div. | 18 Mar 1945 | |
26 | Maus, Dr. med. dent. Karl | Heer | Generalleutnant | 7. Pz.Division. | 15 Apr 1945 | |
27 | von Saucken, Dietrich | Heer | General der Panzertruppen | commander AOK Ostpreußen | 8 May 1945 |
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Number | Name | Service | Rank | Unit | Date of award | Notes |
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1 | Galland, Adolf | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | JG 26 | 21 Jun 1941 | 2. Diamonds 28 Jan 1942 |
2 | Mölders, Werner | Luftwaffe | Major | JG 51 | 22 Jun 1941 | 1. Diamonds 15 Jul 1941 |
3 | Oesau, Walter | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | III./JG 3 "Udet" | 15 Jul 1941 | |
4 | Lützow, Günther | Luftwaffe | Major | JG 3 "Udet" | 11 Oct 1941 | |
5 | Kretschmer, Otto | Marine | Korvettenkapitän | U 99 | 26 Dec 1941 | |
6 | Rommel, Erwin | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | Pz.Gr. Afrika | 20 Jan 1942 | 6. Diamonds 11 Mar 1943 |
7 | Bär, Heinrich | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | 1./JG 51 | 16 Feb 1942 | |
8 | Philipp, Hans | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | I./JG 54 | 12 Mar 1942 | |
9 | Ihlefeld, Herbert | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | I./JG 77 | 24 Apr 1942 | |
10 | Ostermann, Max-Hellmuth | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 7./JG 54 | 17 May 1942 | |
11 | Graf, Hermann | Luftwaffe | Leutnant d.Res. | 9./JG 52 | 19 May 1942 | 5. Diamonds 16 Sep 1942 |
12 | Marseille, Hans-Joachim | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 3./JG 27 | 18 Jun 1942 | 4. Diamonds 3 Sep 1942 |
13 | Gollob, Gordon | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | JG 77 | 23 Jun 1942 | 3. Diamonds 30 Aug 1942 |
14 | *Steinbatz, Leopold | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | 9./JG 52 | 23 Jun 1942 | |
15 | Kesselring, Albert | Heer | Generalfeldmarschall | OB Süd | 18 Jul 1942 | 14. Diamonds 19 Jul 1944 |
16 | Baumbach, Werner | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | I./KG 30 | 17 Aug 1942 | |
17 | Topp, Erich | Marine | Kapitänleutnant | U 552 | 17 Aug 1942 | |
18 | Suhren, Reinhard | Marine | Kapitänleutnant | U 564 | 1. September 1942 | |
19 | Müncheberg, Joachim | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | JG 51 | 9. September 1942 | |
20 | Helbig, Joachim | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | I. (K)/ Lehr-Geschwader 1 | 28. September 1942 | |
21 | Eibl, Karl | Heer | Generalmajor | 385. Inf.Division | 19 Dec 1942 | |
22 | Hube, Hans | Heer | Generalleutnant | XIV. Pz.Korps | 21 Dec 1942 | 13. Diamonds 20 Apr 1944 |
23 | Wilcke, Wolf-Dietrich | Luftwaffe | Major | JG 3 "Udet" | 23 Dec 1942 | |
24 | Druschel, Alfred | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | I./Schlacht-Geschw. 1 | 19 Feb 1943 | |
25 | Balck, Hermann | Heer | Generalleutnant | 11. Pz.Division | 4 Mar 1943 | 19. Diamonds 31 Aug 1944 |
26 | Dietrich, Josef | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer | SS-Pz.Gren.Div."LSSAH" | 14 Mar 1943 | 16. Diamonds 6 Aug 1944 |
27 | Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz, Hyazinth | Heer | Oberst d.Res. | Pz.Rgt. "Großdeutschland" | 28 Mar 1945 | 11. Diamonds 15 Apr 1944 |
28 | Model, Walter | Heer | Generaloberst | 9. Armee | 2 Apr 1943 | 17. Diamonds 17 Aug 1944 |
29 | Lüth, Wolfgang | Marine | Kapitänleutnant | U 181 | 15 Apr 1941 | 7. Diamonds 9 Aug 1943 |
30 | Gorn, Walter | Heer | Oberst | Pz.Gren.Rgt. 10 | 8 Jun 1943 | |
31 | Peltz, Dietrich | Heer | Oberst i.G | Angriffsführer England | 23 Jul 1943 | |
32 | Lent, Helmut | Luftwaffe | Major | IV./N.J.G. 1 | 2 Aug 1943 | 15. Diamonds 31 Jul 1944 |
33 | Schultz, Adalbert | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Pz.Rgt. 25 | 6 Aug 1943 | 9. Diamonds 14 Dec 1943 |
34 | Rall, Günther | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | III./JG 52 | 12. September 1943 | |
35 | Hoth, Hermann | Heer | Generaloberst | 4. Pz.Armee | 15. September 1943 | |
36 | Harpe, Josef | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | XXXXI. Pz.Korps | 15. September 1943 | |
37 | Nowotny, Walter | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | 1./JG 54 | 22. September 1943 | 8. Diamonds 19 Oct 1943 |
38 | von Gazen, genannt von Gaza, Waldemar | Heer | Major | Pz.Gren.Rgt. 66 | 3 Oct 1943 | |
39 | Dieckmann, August | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberturmbannführer | SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 10 | 10 Oct 1943 | |
40 | von Kluge, Günther | Heer | Generalfeldmarschall | HGr. Mitte | 29 Oct 1943 | |
41 | Graf von Schwerin, Gerhard | Heer | Generalmajor | 16. Inf.Division | 4 Nov 1943 | |
42 | Rudel, Hans-Ulrich | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | II./Stuka-Geschw. 2 | 25 Nov 1943 | 10. Diamonds 29 Mar 1944 1. Golden Oak Leaves 29 Dec 1944 |
43 | Herrmann, Hajo | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Inspekteur d. dt. Luftverteidigung | 23 Jan 1944 | |
44 | Prinz von Sayn-Wittgenstein, Heinrich | Luftwaffe | Major | N.J.G. 2 | 23 Jan 1944 | |
45 | Bärenfänger, Erich | Heer | Major | III./GR 123 | 23 Jan 1944 | |
46 | von Saucken, Dietrich | Heer | Generalleutnant | 4. Pz.Division | 31 Jan 1944 | 27. Diamonds 8 May 1945 |
47 | Gille, Herbert-Otto | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer | SS-Pz.Gren.Div. "Wiking" | 20 Feb 1944 | 12. Diamonds 19 Apr 1944 |
48 | Breith, Hermann | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | III. Pz.Korps | 21 Feb 1944 | |
49 | Bäke, Dr. med.dent. Franz | Heer | Oberstleutnant d.Res. | Pz.Rgt. 11 | 21 Feb 1944 | |
50 | von Manteuffel, Hasso | Heer | Generalleutnant | 7. Pz.Division | 22 Feb 1944 | 24. Diamonds 18 Feb 1945 |
51 | Mayer, Egon | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | JG 2 "Richthoffen" | 2 Mar 1944 | |
52 | Barkhorn, Gerhard | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | II./JG 52 | 2 Mar 1944 | |
53 | Griesbach, Franz | Heer | Oberst | GR 399 | 6 Mar 1944 | |
54 | Streib, Werner | Luftwaffe | Major | N.J.G. 1 | 11 Mar 1944 | |
55 | Heidrich, Richard | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | 1. Fallsch.J.Division | 25 Mar 1944 | |
56 | Schuldt, Hinrich | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer | 2. lett. SS-Freiw. Brig. | 25 Mar 1944 | |
57 | Postel, Georg-Wilhelm | Heer | Generalleutnant | 320. Inf.Division | 26 Mar 1944 | |
58 | von Wietersheim, Wend | Heer | Generalmajor | 11. Pz.Division | 26 Mar 1944 | |
59 | von Lewinski, called von Manstein, Erich | Heer | Generalfeldmarschall | Heeresgruppe Süd | 30 Mar 1944 | |
60 | von Kleist, Ewald | Heer | Generalfeldmarschall | HGr. A | 30 Mar 1944 | |
61 | Boerst, Alwin | Luftwaffe | Major | I./Schlacht-Geschw. 2 | 6 Apr 1944 | |
62 | Kupfer , Dr. jur. Ernst | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Stuka-Geschw. 2 | 11 Apr 1944 | |
63 | Kreysing, Hans | Heer | General der Gebirgstruppen | XVII. AK | 13 Apr 1944 | |
64 | Jordan, Hans | Heer | General der Infanterie | VI. AK | 20 Apr 1944 | |
65 | Prieß, Hermann | Waffen-SS | SS-Brigadeführer | 3. SS-Pz.Div. | 24 Apr 1944 | |
66 | Brandi, Albrecht | Marine | Kapitänleutnant | U 380 | 9 May 1944 | 22. Diamonds 24 Nov 1944 |
67 | Heilmann, Ludwig | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Fallsch.J.Rgt. 3 | 15 May 1944 | |
68 | Reinhardt, Georg-Hans | Heer | Generaloberst | 3. Pz.Armee | 26 May 1944 | |
69 | Niemack, Horst | Heer | Oberst | Pz.Füs.Rgt. "Großdeutschland" | 4 Jun 1944 | |
70 | König, Alfons | Heer | Oberstleutnant d.Res. | GR 199 | 9 Jun 1944 | |
71 | Wittmann, Michael | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | schw. SS-Pz.Abt. 501 | 22 Jun 1944 | |
72 | Dietl, Eduard | Heer | Generaloberst | 20. Gebirgsarmee | 1 Jul 1944 | |
73 | Priller, Josef | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | JG 26 | 2 Jul 1944 | |
74 | Lang, Friedrich | Luftwaffe | Major | III./Schlacht-Geschw. 1 | 2 Jul 1944 | |
75 | Hartmann, Erich | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 9./JG 52 | 2 Jul 1944 | 18. Diamonds 25 Aug 1944 |
76 | Freiherr von Lüttwitz, Smilo | Heer | Generalleutnant | 26. Pz.Division | 4 Jul 1944 | |
77 | Dorr, Hans | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 9 | 9 Jul 1944 | |
78 | Hackl, Anton | Luftwaffe | Major | III./JG 11 | 9 Jul 1944 | |
79 | Stahel, Rainer | Heer | Generalmajor | Fester Platz Wilna | 18 Jul 1944 | |
80 | Tolsdorff, Theodor | Heer | Oberstleutnant | GR 1067 | 18 Jul 1944 | 25. Diamonds 18 Mar 1945 |
81 | Bayerlein, Fritz | Heer | Generalleutnant | Pz.Lehr-Div. | 20 Jul 1944 | |
82 | Steinhoff, Johannes | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | JG 77 | 28 Jul 1944 | |
83 | Fegelein, Hermann | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer | 8. SS-Freiw. Kav. Div. | 30 Jul 1944 | |
84 | Schnaufer, Heinz-Wolfgang | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | IV./N.J.G. 1 | 30 Jul 1944 | 21. Diamonds 16 Oct 1944 |
85 | *von Scholz Edler von Rarancze, Fritz | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer | 11. SS-Freiw. Pz.Gren.Div. | 8 Aug 1944 | |
86 | Steiner, Felix | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer | III. germ. SS-Pz.Korps | 10 Aug 1944 | |
87 | Fries, Walter | Heer | Generalleutnant | 29. Panzer-Grenadier-Division | 11 Aug 1944 | |
88 | Bühlingen, Kurt | Luftwaffe | Major | JG 2 "Richthoffen" | 14 Aug 1944 | |
89 | Mayer, Dr. rer. pol., Dr. Ing. Johannes | Heer | Generalleutnant | 329. Inf.Division | 23 Aug 1944 | |
90 | Hausser, Paul | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberstgruppenführer | 7. Armee | 28 Aug 1944 | |
91 | Meyer, Kurt | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer | 12. SS-Pz.Division | 27 Aug 1944 | |
92 | Ritter von Greim, Robert | Luftwaffe | Generaloberst | Luftflotte 6 | 28 Aug 1944 | |
93 | Schörner, Ferdinand | Heer | Generaloberst | HGr. Nord | 28 Aug 1944 | 23. Diamonds 1 Jan 1945 |
94 | Wisch, Theodor | Waffen-SS | SS-Brigadeführer | 1. SS-Pz.Div. "LSSAH" | 30 Aug 1944 | |
95 | Baum, Otto | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer | 2. SS-Pz.Div. | 2. September 1944 | |
96 | Kroh, Hans | Luftwaffe | Oberst | 2. Fallsch.J.Div. | 12. September 1944 | |
97 | Wegener, Wilhelm | Heer | General der Infanterie | L. A.K. | 17. September 1944 | |
98 | Nordmann, Theodor | Luftwaffe | Major | II./Schlacht-Geschw. 1 | 17. September 1944 | |
99 | Ramcke, Hermann-Bernhard | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | fortress Brest | 19. September 1944 | 20. Diamonds 19 Sep 1944 |
100 | von Knobelsdorff, Otto | Heer | General d. Panzertruppe | XXXX. Pz.K. | 21. September 1944 | |
101 | Maus, Dr. med. dent. Karl | Heer | Generalmajor | 7. Panzerdivision | 23 Oct 1944 | 26. Diamonds 15 Apr 1945 |
102 | Ziegler, Werner | Heer | Major | GR 186 | 23 Oct 1944 | |
103 | Feßmann, Fritz | Heer | Hauptmann d.Res. | Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 5 | 23 Oct 1944 | |
104 | Recknagel, Hermann | Heer | General der Infanterie | XXXXII. AK | 23 Oct 1944 | |
105 | Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim, Maximilian | Heer | Generalleutnant | 24. Pz.Division | 23 Oct 1944 | |
106 | Källner, Hans | Heer | Generalleutnant | 19. Pz.Division | 23 Oct 1944 | |
107 | Mummert, Werner | Heer | Oberst d.Res. | Pz.Gren.Rgt. 103 | 23 Oct 1944 | |
108 | Wurmheller, Josef | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | JG 2 "Richthoffen" | 24 Oct 1944 | |
109 | Hohn, Dr. rer. pol. Hermann | Heer | Generalmajor | 72. Inf.Division | 31 Oct 1944 | |
110 | von Obstfelder, Hans | Heer | General d. Infanterie | LXXXVI. AK | 5 Nov 1944 | |
111 | Baade, Ernst-Günther | Heer | Generalleutnant | 90. Panzer-Gren.Div. | 16 Nov 1944 | |
112 | Schulz, Karl-Lothar | Luftwaffe | Oberst | 1. Fallsch.J.Div. | 18 Nov 1944 | |
113 | Kittel, Otto | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 2./JG 54 | 25 Nov 1944 | |
114 | Freiherr von Boeselager, Georg | Heer | Oberstleutnant | 3. Kav. Brigade | 28 Nov 1944 | |
115 | Weidling, Helmuth | Heer | General der Artillerie | XXXXI. Pz.Korps | 28 Nov 1944 | |
116 | Harmel, Heinz | Waffen-SS | SS-Brigadeführer | 10. SS-Pz.Div. | 15 Dec 1942 | |
117 | Herr, Traugott | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | LXXVI. Pz.Korps | 18 Dec 1944 | |
118 | Reinhardt, Alfred-Hermann | Heer | Generalleutnant | 98. Inf.Division | 24 Dec 1944 | |
119 | Peiper, Joachim | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 | 11 Jan 1945 | |
120 | Krüger, Walter | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer | VI. Waffen-AK der SS | 11 Jan 1945 | |
121 | Kretschmar, Wolfgang | Heer | Oberst | Jäger-Rgt. 24 (L) | 12 Jan 1945 | |
122 | Rendulic, Dr. jur. Lothar | Heer | Generaloberst | 20. Gebirgs-Armee | 18 Jan 1945 | |
123 | Wengler, Maximilian | Heer | Generalmajor | 227. Inf.Div. | 21 Jan 1945 | |
124 | Nehring, Walther | Heer | General d. Panzertruppe | XXIV. Pz.-Korps | 22 Jan 1945 | |
125 | Hogeback, Hermann | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | K.G. 6 | 26 Jan 1945 | |
126 | Rudorffer, Erich | Luftwaffe | Major | II./JG 54 | 26 Jan 1945 | |
127 | Kirchner, Friedrich | Heer | General d. Panzertruppe | LVII. Pz.Korps | 26 Jan 1945 | |
128 | Müller, Friedrich-Wilhelm | Heer | General der Infanterie | LXVIII. AK | 27 Jan 1945 | |
129 | Dörner, Helmut | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer | 4. SS-Pol. Pz.Gren.Div. | 1 Feb 1945 | |
130 | Reinert, Ernst-Wilhelm | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 14./JG 27 | 1 Feb 1945 | |
131 | Walther, Erich | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Fsch.Pz.Gren.Div. 2 "HG" | 1 Feb 1945 | |
132 | Sachsenheimer, Max | Heer | Generalmajor | 17. Inf.Division | 6 Feb 1945 | |
133 | von Rundstedt, Gerd | Heer | Generalfeldmarschall | OB West | 18 Feb 1945 | |
134 | von Müller, Dietrich | Heer | Generalmajor | 16. Panzerdivision | 20 Feb 1945 | |
135 | Heinrici, Gotthard | Heer | Generaloberst | 1. Pz.Armee | 3 Mar 1945 | |
135 | Schulz, Friedrich | Heer | General der Infanterie | 17. Armee | 26 Feb 1945 | |
137 | Lemm, Heinz-Georg | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Füs.Rgt. 27 | 15 Mar 1945 | |
138 | Kumm, Otto | Waffen-SS | SS-Brigadeführer | 7. SS-Freiw. Geb.Div. | 17 Mar 1945 | |
139 | Hartmann, Walter | Heer | General der Artillerie | VIII. AK | 18 Mar 1945 | |
140 | Bochmann, Georg | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer | 18. SS-Freiw. Pz.Gren.Div. | 26 Mar 1945 | |
141 | Jüttner, Arthur | Heer | Oberst | GR 164 | 5 Apr 1945 | |
142 | von Oppeln-Bronikowski, Hermann | Heer | Generalmajor | 20. Panzerdivision | 17 Apr 1945 | |
143 | Mäder, Hellmuth | Heer | Generalmajor | Führer-Gren.Div. | 18 Apr 1945 | |
144 | Schroer, Werner | Luftwaffe | Major | JG 3 "Udet" | 19 Apr 1945 | |
145 | Batz, Wilhelm | Luftwaffe | Major | II./JG 52 | 21 Apr 1945 | |
146 | Blaskowitz, Johannes | Heer | Generaloberst | OB Niederlande | 24 Apr 1945 | |
147 | Niehoff, Hermann | Heer | General der Infanterie | Festung Breslau | 26 Apr 1945 | |
148 | Behrend, Hermann-Heinrich | Heer | Generalmajor | 490. Inf.Division | 26 Apr 1945 | |
149 | Decker, Karl | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | XXXIX. Panzer-Korps | 26 Apr 1945 | |
150 | Weidinger, Otto | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Führer" | 6 May 1945 | |
151 | Wisliceny, Günther | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 3 "Deutschland" | 6 May 1945 | |
152 | Stadler, Sylvester | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer | 9. SS-Panzer-Div. | 6 May 1945 | |
153 | Bittrich, Wilhelm | Waffen-SS | SS-Obergruppenführer | II. SS-Panzer-Korps | 6 May 1945 | |
154 | Gräser, Fritz-Hubert | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | 4. Pz.Armee | 8 May 1945 | |
155 | Meindl, Eugen | Luftwaffe | General d. Fallschirmtruppe | II. Fallsch. Korps | 8 May 1945 | |
156 | Thieme, Carl Alfred | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 | 9 May 1945 | |
157 | Freiherr von Lüttwitz, Heinrich | Heer | General der Panzertruppe | XXXXVII. Pz.Korps | 9 May 1945 | |
158 | Hitzfeld, Otto | Heer | General der Infanterie | LXVII. AK | 9 May 1945 | |
159 | Bremm, Josef | Heer | Oberleutnant | 5./IR 426 | 9 May 1945 | |
*Yamamoto, Isoroku | Fleet Admiral | commander-in-chief of the IJN Combined Fleet | 27 May 1943 |
Still Living and Last Living Recipients
- Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds:
- Last Living Recipient: Hans-Ulrich Rudel, died 1982 -
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds:
- Last Living Recipient: Adolf Galland, died 1996
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords:
- Last Living Recipients:
1) Hajo Herrmann, born 1913
2) Günther Rall, born 1918
3) Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, born 1919
4) Erich Rudorffer, born 1917
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
- List of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipients: 1940
- List of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipients: 1941
- List of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipients: 1942
- List of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipients: 1943
- List of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipients: 1944
- List of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipients: 1945
- List of foreign recipients of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Knight's Cross
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- List of Knight's Cross recipients: X
- List of Knight's Cross recipients: Z
References
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- Florian Berger (2006), Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger.
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