Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
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There were 159 German recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves and swords () during World War II. Requirement for the highest military award was the previous possession of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves. Only one foreigner, Japanese Großadmiral Isoroku Yamamoto, received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords as an honorary posthumous award on 27 May 1943. He ist not listed below.
List
Award | Name | Rank at the time of the award | Service branch | Award date |
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1. | Adolf Galland | Oberstleutnant | Luftwaffe | 21 June 1941 |
2. | Werner Mölders | Oberstleutnant | Luftwaffe | 22 June 1941 |
3. | Walter Oesau | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 15 July 1941 |
4. | Günther Lützow | Major | Luftwaffe | 11 October 1941 |
5. | Otto Kretschmer | Korvettenkapitän | Kriegsmarine | 26 December 1941 |
6. | Erwin Rommel | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 29 January 1942 |
7. | Heinrich Bär | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 16 February 1942 |
8. | Hans Philipp | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 12 March 1942 |
9. | Herbert Ihlefeld | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 24 April 1942 |
10. | Max-Hellmuth Ostermann | Oberleutnant | Luftwaffe | 17 May 1942 |
11. | Hermann Graf | Leutnant | Luftwaffe | 19 May 1942 |
12. | Hans-Joachim Marseille | Oberleutnant | Luftwaffe | 18 June 1942 |
13. | Gordon M. Gollob | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 23 June 1942 |
14. | Leopold Steinbatz | Oberfeldwebel | Luftwaffe | 23 June 1942 |
15. | Albert Kesselring | Generalfeldmarschall | Luftwaffe | 18 July 1942 |
16. | Werner Baumbach | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 17 August 1942 |
17. | Erich Topp | Kapitänleutnant | Kriegsmarine | 27 August 1942 |
18. | Reinhard Suhren | Kapitänleutnant | Kriegsmarine | 1 September 1942 |
19. | Joachim Müncheberg | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 9 September 1942 |
20. | Joachim Helbig | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 26 September 1942 |
21. | Karl Eibl | Generalmajor | Heer | 19 December 1942 |
22. | Hans Hube | Generalleutnant | Heer | 21 December 1942 |
23. | Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke | Major | Luftwaffe | 23 December 1942 |
24. | Alfred Druschel | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 19 February 1943 |
25. | Hermann Balck | Generalleutnant | Heer | 4 March 1943 |
26. | Josef Dietrich | SS-Obergruppenführer | Waffen-SS | 16 March 1943 |
27. | Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz | Oberst | Heer | 28 March 1943 |
28. | Walter Model | Generaloberst | Heer | 3 April 1943 |
29. | Wolfgang Lüth | Kapitänleutnant | Kriegsmarine | 15 April 1943 |
30. | Walter Gorn | Oberst | Heer | 8 June 1943 |
31. | Dietrich Peltz | Oberst | Luftwaffe | 23 July 1943 |
32. | Helmut Lent | Major | Luftwaffe | 2 August 1943 |
33. | Adelbert Schulz | Oberstleutnant | Heer | 6 August 1943 |
34. | Günther Rall | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 12 September 1943 |
35. | Hermann Hoth | Generaloberst | Heer | 15 September 1943 |
36. | Josef Harpe | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 15 September 1943 |
37. | Walter Nowotny | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 22 September 1943 |
38. | Waldemar von Gazen | Major | Heer | 3 October 1943 |
39. | August Dieckmann | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Waffen-SS | 10 October 1943 |
40. | Günther von Kluge | Generalfeldmarschall | Heer | 29 October 1943 |
41. | Gerhard Graf von Schwerin | Generalleutnant | Heer | 4 November 1943 |
42. | Hans Ulrich Rudel | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 25 November 1943 |
43. | Hajo Hermann | Oberst | Luftwaffe | 23 January 1944 |
44. | Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein | Major | Luftwaffe | 23 January 1944 |
45. | Erich Bärenfänger | Major | Heer | 23 January 1944 |
46. | Dietrich von Saucken | Generalleutnant | Heer | 20 February 1944 |
47. | Herbert Otto Gille | SS-Gruppenführer | Waffen-SS | 20 February 1944 |
48. | Hermann Breith | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 21 February 1944 |
49. | Franz Bäke | Oberstleutnant | Heer | 21 February 1944 |
50. | Hasso von Manteuffel | Generalmajor | Heer | 22 February 1944 |
51. | Egon Mayer | Oberstleutnant | Luftwaffe | 2 March 1944 |
52. | Gerhard Barkhorn | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 2 March 1944 |
53. | Franz Griesbach | Oberst | Heer | 6 March 1944 |
54. | Werner Streib | Major | Luftwaffe | 11 March 1944 |
55. | Richard Heidrich | Generalleutnant | Luftwaffe | 25 March 1944 |
56. | Hinrich Schuldt | SS-Oberführer | Waffen-SS | 25 March 1944 |
57. | Georg-Wilhelm Postel | Generalleutnant | Heer | 26 March 1944 |
58. | Wend von Wietersheim | Generalmajor | Heer | 26 March 1944 |
59. | Erich von Manstein | Generalfeldmarschall | Heer | 30 March 1944 |
60. | Ewald von Kleist | Generalfeldmarschall | Heer | 30 March 1944 |
61. | Alwin Boerst | Major | Luftwaffe | 6 April 1944 |
62. | Ernst Kupfer | Oberst | Luftaffe | 11 April 1944 |
63. | Hans Kreysing | General der Gebirgstruppe | Heer | 13 April 1944 |
64. | Hans Jordan | General der Infanterie | Heer | 20 April 1944 |
65. | Hermann Prieß | SS-Brigadeführer | Waffen-SS | 24 April 1944 |
66. | Albrecht Brandi | Kapitänleutnant | Kriegsmarine | 9 May 1944 |
67. | Ludwig Heilmann | Oberst | Luftwaffe | 15 May 1944 |
68. | Georg-Hans Reinhardt | Generaloberst | Heer | 26 May 1944 |
69. | Horst Niemack | Oberst | Heer | 6 June 1944 |
70. | Alfons König | Oberstleutnant | Heer | 9 June 1944 |
71. | Michael Wittmann | SS-Obersturmführer | Waffen-SS | 22 June 1944 |
72. | Eduard Dietl | Generaloberst | Heer | 1 July 1944 |
73. | Josef Priller | Oberstleutnant | Luftwaffe | 2 July 1944 |
74. | Friedrich Lang | Major | Luftwaffe | 2 July 1944 |
75. | Erich Hartmann | Oberleutnant | Luftwaffe | 2 July 1944 |
76. | Smilo von Lüttwitz | Generalleutnant | Heer | 4 July 1944 |
77. | Hans Dorr | SS-Sturmbannführer | Waffen-SS | 9 July 1944 |
78. | Anton Hackl | Major | Luftwaffe | 12 July 1944 |
79. | Rainer Stahel | Generalmajor | Luftwaffe | 18. July 1944 |
80. | Theodor Tolsdorff | Oberstleutnant | Heer | 18 July 1944 |
81. | Fritz Bayerlein | Generalleutnant | Heer | 20 July 1944 |
82. | Johannes Steinhoff | Oberstleutnant | Luftwaffe | 28 July 1944 |
83. | Hermann Fegelein | SS-Gruppenführer | Waffen-SS | 30 July 1944 |
84. | Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 3 August 1944 |
85. | Fritz von Scholz | SS-Gruppenführer | Waffen-SS | 8 August 1944 |
86. | Felix Steiner | SS-Gruppenführer | Waffen-SS | 10 August 1944 |
87. | Walter Fries | Generalleutnant | Heer | 11 August 1944 |
88. | Kurt Bühligen | Major | Luftwaffe | 14 August 1944 |
89. | Johannes Mayer | Generalleutnant | Heer | 23 August 1944 |
90. | Paul Hausser | SS-Oberstgruppenführer | Waffen-SS | 26 August 1944 |
91. | Kurt Meyer | SS-Standartenführer | Waffen-SS | 27 August 1944 |
92. | Robert von Greim | Generaloberst | Luftwaffe | 27 August 1944 |
93. | Ferdinand Schörner | Generaloberst | Heer | 28 August 1944 |
94. | Theodor Wisch | SS-Brigadeführer | Waffen-SS | 28 August 1944 |
95. | Otto Baum | SS-Standartenführer | Waffen-SS | 2 September 1944 |
96. | Hans Kroh | Oberst | Luftwaffe | 12 September 1944 |
97. | Wilhelm Wegener | General der Infanterie | Heer | 17 September 1944 |
98. | Theodor Nordmann | Major | Luftwaffe | 17 September 1944 |
99. | Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke | Generalleutnant | Luftwaffe | 19 September 1944 |
100. | Otto von Knobelsdorff | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 21 September 1944 |
101. | Karl Mauss | Generalmajor | Heer | 23 October 1944 |
102. | Werner Ziegler | Major | Heer | 23 October 1944 |
103. | Fritz Feßmann | Hauptmann | Heer | 23 October 1944 |
104. | Hermann Recknagel | General der Infanterie | Heer | 23 October 1944 |
105. | Maximilian von Edelsheim | Generalleutnant | Heer | 23 October 1944 |
106. | Hans Källner | Generalleutnant | Heer | 23 October 1944 |
107. | Werner Mummert | Oberst | Heer | 23 October 1944 |
108. | Josef Wurmheller | Hauptmann | Luftwaffe | 24 October 1944 |
109. | Hermann Hohn | Generalmajor | Heer | 31 October 1944 |
110. | Hans von Obstfelder | General der infanterie | Heer | 5 November 1944 |
111. | Ernst-Günther Baade | Generalleutnant | Heer | 16 November 1944 |
112. | Karl-Lothar Schulz | Oberst | Luftwaffe | 18 November 1944 |
113. | Otto Kittel | Oberleutnant | Luftwaffe | 25 November 1944 |
114. | Georg Freiherr von Boeselager | Oberstleutnant | Heer | 28 November 1944 |
115. | Helmuth Weidling | General der Artillerie | Heer | 28 November 1944 |
116. | Heinz Harmel | SS-Brigadeführer | Waffen-SS | 15 December 1944 |
117. | Traugott Herr | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 18 December 1944 |
118. | Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt | Generalleutnant | Heer | 24 December 1944 |
119. | Joachim Peiper | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Waffen-SS | 28 December 1944 |
120. | Walter Krüger | SS-Obergruppenführer | Waffen-SS | 11 January 1945 |
121. | Wolfgang Kretschmar | Oberst | Luftwaffe | 12 January 1945 |
122. | Lothar Rendulic | Generaloberst | Heer | 18 January 1945 |
123. | Maximilian Wengler | Generalmajor | Heer | 21 January 1945 |
124. | Walther Nehring | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 22 January 1945 |
125. | Hermann Hogeback | Oberstleutnant | Luftwaffe | 26 January 1945 |
126. | Erich Rudorffer | Major | Luftwaffe | 26 January 1945 |
127. | Friedrich Kirchner | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 26 January 1945 |
128. | Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller | General der Infanterie | Heer | 27 January 1945 |
129. | Helmut Dörner | SS-Oberführer | Waffen-SS | 1 February 1945 |
130. | Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert | Oberleutnant | Luftwaffe | 1 February 1945 |
131. | Erich Walther | Oberst | Luftwaffe | 1 February 1945 |
132. | Max Sachsenheimer | Generalmajor | Heer | 6 February 1945 |
133. | Gerd von Rundstedt | Generalfeldmarschall | Heer | 18 February 1945 |
134. | Dietrich von Müller | Generalmajor | Heer | 20 February 1945 |
135. | Friedrich Schulz | General der Infanterie | Heer | 26 Februar< 1945 |
136. | Gotthard Heinrici | Generaloberst | Heer | 3 March 1945 |
137. | Heinz-Georg Lemm | Oberstleutnant | Heer | 15 March 1945 |
138. | Otto Kumm | SS-Brigadeführer | Waffen-SS | 17 March 1945 |
139. | Walter Hartmann | General der Artillerie | Heer | 18 March 1945 |
140. | Georg Bochmann | SS-Standartenführer | Waffen-SS | 30 March 1945 |
141. | Arthur Jüttner | Oberst | Heer | 5 April 1945 |
142. | Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski | Generalmajor | Heer | 17 April 1945 |
143. | Hellmuth Mäder | Generalmajor | Heer | 18 April 1945 |
144. | Werner Schroer | Major | Luftwaffe | 19 April 1945 |
145. | Wilhelm Batz | Major | Luftwaffe | 21 April 1945 |
146. | Johannes Blaskowitz | Generaloberst | Heer | 25 April 1945 |
147. | Hermann Niehoff | General der Infanterie | Heer | 26 April 1945 |
148. | Hermann-Heinrich Behrend | Generalmajor | Heer | 26 April 1945 |
149. | Karl Decker | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 26 April 1945 |
150. | Otto Weidinger | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Waffen-SS | 6 May 1945 |
151. | Günther-Eberhard Wisliceny | SS-Obersturmbannführer | Waffen-SS | 6 May 1945 |
152. | Sylvester Stadler | SS-Oberführer | Waffen-SS | 6 May 1945 |
153. | Wilhelm Bittrich | SS-Obergruppenführer | Waffen-SS | 6 May 1945 |
154. | Fritz-Hubert Gräser | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 8 May 1945 |
155. | Eugen Meindl | General der Fallschirmtruppe | Luftwaffe | 8 May 1945 |
156. | Karl Thieme | Oberstleutnant | Heer | 9 May 1945 |
157. | Heinrich von Lüttwitz | General der Panzertruppe | Heer | 9 May 1945 |
158. | Otto Hitzfeld | General der Infanterie | Heer | 9 May 1945 |
159. | Josef Bremm | Oberstleutnant | Heer | 9 May 1945 |
Further reading
- Florian Berger: Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006, ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.