List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (G)

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

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

Listed here are the 380 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "G".⁵ Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of eleven more of these listings.⁶⁷ The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (G)
Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer	238	22
Kriegsmarine	12	2
Luftwaffe	98	7
Waffen-SS	32	2

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 380 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "G", 37 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, four the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, four the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds and one the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross; 33 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 238 of the medals; 12 went to the Kriegsmarine, 98 to the Luftwaffe, and 32 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

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 ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit^{Note 2}	Date of award	Notes	Image
Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant¹⁴	Commander of the 7. Infanterie-Division¹⁴¹⁵	15 August 1940¹⁴	—
Erdmann Gabriel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel¹⁴	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the II./Panzer-Regiment 35¹⁴¹⁵	30 August 1941¹⁴	—	—
Dr.-med. Ernst Gadermann	Luftwaffe	14-LStabsarzt (rank equivalent to Hauptmann)¹⁴	Group doctor of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"¹⁴¹⁵	19 August 1944¹⁴	—	—
Friedrich Gaeb	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier¹⁴	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1.(reit)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 97¹⁵^{Note 3}	19 December 1943¹⁴	—	—
Heinrich Gaedcke	Heer	17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)¹⁶	Chief of the Generalstab of XI. Armeekorps¹⁵¹⁶	7 April 1944¹⁶	—	—
Ernst Gaedckens	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel¹⁶	Zugführer (platoon leader) and shock troops leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 46¹⁵¹⁶	2 April 1943¹⁶	—	—
Wilhelm Gänsler	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel¹⁶	Air gunner in the Stabsstaffel IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1¹⁵^{Note 4}	27 July 1944¹⁶	—	—
Georg Gärtner	Heer	14-HHauptmann¹⁶	Commander of the I./Sturm-Regiment 195¹⁵¹⁶	21 September 1944¹⁶	—	—
Roberts Gaigals?^{Note 5}	Waffen-SS	13-WWaffen-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 6./Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 42 of the SS "Voldemars Veiss"¹⁸	5 May 1945	—	—
Otto Gaillinger	Heer	13-HOberleutnant^{Note 6}	Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 500¹⁵¹⁶	8 October 1943*¹⁶	Killed in action 29 September 1943¹⁵	—
Otto Gaiser	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel¹⁶	Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"¹⁵¹⁶	9 June 1944*¹⁶	Missing in action assumed killed in action 22 January 1944¹⁵	—
Wilhelm Gaißer	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves¹⁶	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 3¹⁵¹⁶	17 March 1945¹⁶	—	—
Nikolajs Galdiņš	Waffen-SS	16-WWaffen-Obersturmbannführer¹⁶	Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS Nr. 42 "Voldemars Veiss"¹⁵^{Note 7}	25 January 1945¹⁶	—	—
Eugen Gall	Heer	12-HLeutnant^{Note 8}	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 335¹⁵¹⁶	17 March 1945¹⁶	—	—
Franz Gall	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant¹⁶	Defender of the island fortress Elba¹⁵^{Note 9}	19 June 1944¹⁶	—	—
Adolf Galland+	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor¹⁶	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"¹⁵¹⁶	29 July 1940¹⁶	Awarded 3rd Oak Leaves 24 September 1940 1st Swords 21 June 1941 2nd Diamonds 28 January 1942¹⁶
Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann¹⁹	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"¹⁹²⁰	18 May 1943¹⁹	—	—
Josef Galle	Heer	09-HWachtmeister¹⁹	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244¹⁹²⁰	25 January 1943¹⁹	—	—
Curt Gallenkamp	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant¹⁹	Commander of the 78. Infanterie-Division¹⁹²⁰	19 November 1941¹⁹	—	—
Bernd Gallowitsch	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant¹⁹	Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"¹⁹²⁰	24 January 1942¹⁹	—	—
Friedrich Galow	Heer	09-HWachtmeister¹⁹	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 389²⁰^{Note 10}	10 September 1944*¹⁹	Killed in action 21 July 1944²⁰	—
Richard Gambietz	Heer	04-HObergefreiter¹⁹	In the Stabskompanie/Schützen-Regiment 93¹⁹²⁰	27 May 1942¹⁹	—	—
Berthold Gamer	Heer	14-HHauptmann¹⁹	Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 178 (motorized)²⁰^{Note 11}	25 January 1943¹⁹	—	—
Jakob Gansmeier+	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves¹⁹	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 212²⁰^{Note 12}	29 February 1944¹⁹	Awarded 568th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944¹⁹	—
Franz-Josef Ganssen	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier¹⁹	Company troop leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 159¹⁹²⁰	29 February 1944¹⁹	—	—
Franz Gapp	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel¹⁹	Pilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6¹⁹²⁰	18 September 1943^{Note 13}	—	—
Heinrich Garbers	Kriegsmarine	12-MLeutnant zur See of the Reserves^{Note 14}	Commander of Hilfskriegsschiff "Passim" and leader of special assignments²⁰^{Note 14}	1 November 1944¹⁹	—	—
Martin Gareis	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant¹⁹	Commander of the 98. Infanterie-Division¹⁹²⁰	29 November 1943¹⁹	—	—
Wilhelm Gareis	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves²¹	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 3 (L)²⁰²¹	5 February 1944*²¹	Killed in action 18 December 1943²⁰	—
Arnulf von Garn	Heer	15-HMajor²¹	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 252²⁰²¹	2 September 1944²¹	—	—
Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves²¹	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 439²⁰²¹	18 January 1944²¹	—	—
Eugen Garski	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant²¹	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (motorized)²⁰²¹	19 July 1940²¹	—	—
Karl-Edmund Gartenfeld	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann^{Note 15}	Staffelführer in the (F) Aufklärungs-Gruppe der OB der Luftwaffe²⁰^{Note 15}	3 February 1943²¹	—	—
Wirich von Gartzen	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän²¹	Chief of the 10. Torpedobootflottille²⁰²¹	24 June 1944²¹	—	—
Walter Garz	Heer	09-HFeldwebel²¹	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74²⁰²¹	16 December 1942²¹	—	—
Peter Gaßmann	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann²¹	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1²⁰²¹	25 May 1942²¹	—	—
Robert Gast	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant²¹	Leader of the 9./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7²⁰²¹	6 October 1944²¹	—	—
Wolfgang Gast	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer²¹	Leader of the I./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"²²^{Note 16}	4 June 1944²¹	—	—
Heinrich Gath	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel²¹	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2²¹²²	11 October 1943²¹	—	—
[Dr.] Wilhelm Gathmann^{Note 17}	Heer	15-HMajor²³	Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 14²²²³	28 March 1945²³	—	—
Helmut Gattermann	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves²³	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 209²²²³	12 August 1944²³	—	—
Gerlach von Gaudecker-Zuch	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant²³	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33²²²³	8 August 1944²³	—	—
Josef Gauglitz	Heer	13-HOberleutnant²³	Leader of the III./Panzer-Regiment 33²²²³	16 November 1944²³	—	—
Albert Gaum	Heer	14-HHauptmann²³	Chief of the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100²²²³	13 June 1941²³	—	—
Georg Reichsfreiherr von Gaupp-Berghausen	Heer	14-HHauptmann²³	Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12²²²³	30 September 1944²³	—	—
Alfred Gause	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor²³	Chief of the Generalstab of the Panzer Gruppe "Afrika"²²²³	13 December 1941²³	—	—
Jürgen Gauß	Heer	14-HHauptmann²³	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 12. Panzer-Division²³²⁴	28 March 1945²³	—	—
Waldemar von Gazen+ also known as von Gaza	Heer	13-HOberleutnant²³	Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66²²²³	18 September 1942²³	Awarded 182nd Oak Leaves 18 January 1943 38th Swords 3 October 1943²³
Fritz Gebauer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel²³	Shock troops leader in the 3./Grenz-Pionier-Bataillon 74²²²³	13 July 1940²³	—	—
Georg Gebhard	Heer	15-HMajor²³	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Brigade 503²²²³	23 October 1944²³	—	—
Gebhard?^{Note 18}	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2 "Das Reich"²²	6 May 1945	—	—
Georg Gebhardt+	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves²⁶	Commander of III./Jäger-Regiment 204²²²⁶	15 May 1943²⁶	Awarded 743rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1945²⁶	—
Rolf Gebhardt	Heer	09-HFahnenjunker-Feldwebel²⁶	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507²²²⁶	30 September 1944²⁶	—	—
Ernst-Wilhelm Freiherr Gedult von Jungenfeld	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves²⁶	Leader of a Kampfgruppe²²^{Note 19}	11 January 1945²⁶	—	—
Arno Geelhaar	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves²⁶	Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 151²²²⁶	16 April 1944²⁶	—	—
Paul Gehl?^{Note 20}	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 453²²	9 May 1945	—	—
Kurt Gehrke	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant²⁶	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"²²²⁶	8 February 1943²⁶	—	—
Gerhard Gehrmann	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves²⁶	Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 422²²²⁶	15 April 1944²⁶	—	—
Johannes Gehrmann	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves^{Note 21}	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 1²²^{Note 21}	31 December 1943²⁶	—	—
August Geiger+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant²⁶	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1²²²⁶	22 May 1943²⁶	Awarded 416th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944²⁶	—
Georg Geiger	Heer	04-HObergefreiter²⁶	Group leader in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"²²²⁶	20 October 1944²⁶	—	—
Herbert Geiger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel²⁶	Company troop leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 380²⁶²⁷	8 August 1944²⁶	—	—
Wilhelm Geisberg	Heer	13-HOberleutnant²⁶	Chief of the 3./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1 (Führer-Begleit-Division)²⁷^{Note 22}	14 April 1945²⁶	—	—
Hans Geisler	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant²⁶	Commanding general of X. Fliegerkorps²⁶²⁷	4 May 1940²⁶	—
Herbert Geisler	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel²⁸	Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"²⁷²⁸	24 October 1944²⁸	—	—
Kurt Geisler	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann²⁸	Commander of Lufttransportgruppe Don²⁷²⁸	24 January 1943²⁸	—	—
Rudolf Geisler+	Heer	15-HMajor²⁸	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 662²⁷²⁸	7 December 1943²⁸	Awarded 455th Oak Leaves 13 April 1944²⁸	—
Siegfried Geisler	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann²⁸	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 76²⁷²⁸	20 July 1944²⁸	—	—
Johannes Geismann	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant²⁸	Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 77²⁷²⁸	21 December 1942²⁸	—	—
Friedrich Geißhardt+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant²⁸	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77²⁷^{Note 23}	30 August 1941²⁸	Awarded 101st Oak Leaves 23 June 1942²⁸
Erich Geißler	Heer	17-HOberst²⁸	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 200 (motorized) in DAK²⁷^{Note 24}	29 July 1942²⁸	—	—
Gottfried Geißler	Heer	13-HOberleutnant²⁸	Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 185²⁷²⁸	21 August 1941²⁸	—	—
Helmut Geißler	Heer	17-HOberst²⁸	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 187²⁷²⁸	7 January 1944*²⁸	Killed in action 15 December 1943²⁷	—
Karl Geißler	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves²⁸	Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 46²⁷²⁸	1 February 1945²⁸	—	—
Willy Geißler^{Note 25}	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier²⁸	Group leader in the 5./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7²⁷²⁸	14 May 1944²⁸	—	—
Rudi Gelbhaar	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant (M.A.) of the Reserves²⁸	Chief of Marine-Batterie "Hamburg" in the Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 604²⁷²⁸	26 June 1944²⁸	—	—
Harald Gelhaus	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant²⁹	Commander of U-107²⁷²⁹	26 March 1943²⁹	—	—
Hans Gelhausen	Heer	14-HHauptmann²⁹	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 457²⁷²⁹	28 March 1945²⁹	—	—
Christian Gellert	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant²⁹	Battery leader in the I./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized)²⁷^{Note 26}	11 June 1944²⁹	—	—
Roland Gellhorn	Heer	15-HMajor²⁹	Adjutant of the 75. Infanterie-Division²⁷²⁹	14 February 1945²⁹	—	—
Dionys Geltinger	Heer	15-HMajor²⁹	Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 251²⁷²⁹	2 September 1944²⁹	—	—
Alfred Gemsjäger	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant²⁹	Oberserver in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122²⁷^{Note 27}	16 December 1944*²⁹	Killed in action 2 September 1944²⁷	—
Otto Gemünden	Luftwaffe	09-LWachtmeister²⁹	Gun leader in the I./Flak-Regiment 49 in Flak-Regiment 37²⁷^{Note 28}	12 October 1942^{Note 28}	—	—
Oskar Genrich	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant²⁹	Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11²⁷^{Note 29}	3 November 1942²⁹	—	—
Ludwig Gensberger	Heer	13-HOberleutnant^{Note 30}	Chief of the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 544³⁰^{Note 30}	5 April 1945*²⁹	Killed in action 23 February 1945³⁰	—
Alfred Genz	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant²⁹	Chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment³⁰^{Note 31}	14 June 1941²⁹	—	—
Karl-Heinz Genzel	Heer	14-HHauptmann²⁹	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 32²⁹³⁰	26 November 1944²⁹	—	—
Joachim Genzow	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant²⁹	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 2³⁰^{Note 32}	23 March 1941²⁹	—	—
Erich Geppert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant^{Note 33}	Leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 209³⁰³¹	14 April 1943³¹	—	—
Arthur Gerber	Heer	09-HFeldwebel³¹	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 401³⁰³¹	18 February 1945³¹	—	—
Hinrich Gerdes	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel³¹	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36³⁰³¹	21 January 1945³¹	—	—
Hans Gerdts	Heer	04-HObergefreiter³¹	Wireless radio operator in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 196³⁰³¹	9 December 1944³¹	—	—
Rudolf Gerhardt	Heer	15-HMajor³¹	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 7³⁰³¹	22 September 1941³¹	—	—
Walther Gerhold	Kriegsmarine	04-MMarine-Schreiber-Obergefreiter^{Note 34}	Einmanntorpedofahrer in the Kleinkampfflottille 361³⁰³¹	6 July 1944³¹	—	—
Walter Gericke+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann³¹	Commander of the IV./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment³⁰^{Note 35}	14 June 1941³¹	Awarded 585th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944³¹
Siegfried Gerke	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves³¹	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 16³⁰³¹	2 December 1942³¹	—	—
Franz Gerl	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel³¹	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 110³⁰^{Note 36}	8 May 1943³¹	—	—
Heinrich Gerlach	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann³¹	Pilot with the commanding general of the XI. Fliegerkorps in conjunction with the Mussolini rescue³⁰³¹	19 September 1943³¹	—	—
Dr. Julius Gerlach	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves³¹	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 507³⁰³¹	10 February 1942³¹	—	—
Karl Gerlach?^{Note 37}	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35³⁰	3 May 1945	—	—
Ludwig Gerlach	Heer	14-HHauptmann³³	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 409³⁰³³	23 March 1945³³	—	—
Waldemar Gerlach	Heer	13-HOberleutnant³³	Chief of the 2./MG-Bataillon 13³⁰³³	9 May 1940³³	—	—
Bruno Gerloch	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant³³	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 90³⁰³³	4 September 1940³³	—	—
Alfred Germer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant³³	Chief of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 171³⁰³³	26 May 1940³³	—	—
Ernst Germer	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel³³	Leader of the bicycle platoon in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1³⁰³³	29 October 1944³³	—
Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff	Heer	17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)³³	Chief of the Generalstab of the 7. Armee³⁰³³	26 August 1944³³	—
Wilhelm Gerstenberg	Heer	09-HFeldwebel³³	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 287³⁰³³	4 May 1944*³³	Killed in action 26 April 1944³⁰	—
Günter Gersteuer?^{Note 38}	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Commander of Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12³⁵	28 April 1945	—	—
Siegfried Gerstner	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor³³	Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7³³³⁵	13 September 1944³³	—
Walter Gerth	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves³³	Chief of the 7./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"³⁵^{Note 39}	31 March 1943³³	—
Werner Gerth	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant³³	Staffelkapitän of the Sturmstaffel in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"³⁵^{Note 40}	29 October 1944³³	—	—
Gerhard Gertler	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel³³	Company troop leader in the 7./Jäger-Regiment 83³³³⁵	18 September 1943³³	—	—
Heinz Geschwill	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant³³	Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"³³³⁵	23 March 1941³³	—	—
Karl Gesele	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer³⁶	Commander of SS-Sturmbrigde "Reichsführer SS" (sp. 16. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division)³⁵^{Note 41}	4 July 1944³⁶	—	—
Franz Geskens	Heer	09-HFeldwebel³⁶	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 187³⁵³⁶	9 December 1944*³⁶	Killed in action 3 November 1944³⁵	—
Harald Geßner	Heer	12-HLeutnant³⁶	Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 61³⁵³⁶	13 September 1943³⁶	—	—
Hans Gewehr	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves^{Note 42}	Regiment adjutant in the Grenadier-Regiment 698³⁵^{Note 42}	4 June 1944³⁶	—	—
Joachim Gey	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant³⁶	Staffelkapitän in the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"³⁵³⁶	21 June 1943³⁶	—	—
Heinrich Geyer	Heer	09-HFeldwebel³⁶	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6³⁵³⁶	22 October 1944³⁶	—	—
Hermann Geyer	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie zur Verwendung (for disposition)³⁶	Commanding general IX. Armeekorps³⁵³⁶	25 June 1940³⁶	—
Leo Reichsfreiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg	Heer	20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe³⁶	Commanding general of the XXIV. Armeekorps (motorized)³⁵³⁶	9 July 1941³⁶	—
Dr.-phil. Hans Gidion	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves³⁶	Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 154³⁵³⁶	7 August 1942³⁶	—	—
Walter Giehrl	Heer	13-HOberleutnant³⁶	Leader of the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138³⁵³⁶	31 July 1942³⁶	—	—
Albert Gielnik	Heer	12-HLeutnant³⁶	Company leader in the Grenadier-Ersatz and Ausbildungs-Bataillon 318³⁵³⁶	24 February 1945*³⁶	Died of wounds 23 February 1943³⁵	—
Kurt Gierga	Heer	14-HHauptmann³⁶	Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 5³⁵³⁶	30 June 1941³⁶	—	—
Franz Gierster	Heer	14-HHauptmann^{Note 43}	Leader of the Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 540³⁵³⁷	15 May 1944*³⁷	Killed in action 22 January 1944³⁷	—
Alfred Gies	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel³⁷	Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"³⁵³⁷	16 December 1944³⁷	—	—
Horst Giese	Heer	12-HLeutnant³⁷	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 5³⁵³⁷	17 April 1945³⁷	—	—
Otto Gieseke	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Standartenführer and Oberst of the Schupo³⁷	Commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 1³⁷³⁸	30 September 1942³⁷	—	—
Karl-Heinz Gieseler!^{Note 44}	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Stoßtruppführer (shock troops leader) in Berlin (in the 11. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland")³⁸	29 April 1945	—	—
Gerhard Giesen	Heer	17-HOberst^{Note 45}	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 123³⁷³⁸	11 March 1945*³⁷	Killed in action 5 February 1945³⁸	—
Karl-Heinz Giffhorn	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves³⁷	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 190 (motorized)³⁷³⁸	18 November 1944³⁷	—	—
Erich Gilbert	Heer	14-HHauptmann³⁷	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 116³⁷³⁸	30 April 1945*³⁷	Killed in action 16 February 1945³⁷	—
Paul Gildner+	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel³⁷	Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1³⁸^{Note 46}	9 July 1941³⁷	Awarded 196th Oak Leaves 26 February 1943³⁷	—
Herbert Otto Gille+	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Oberführer³⁷	Commander of SS-Artillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking"³⁸^{Note 47}	8 October 1942³⁷	Awarded 315th Oak Leaves 1 November 1943 47th Swords 20 February 1944 12th Diamonds 19 April 1944³⁷
Léon Gillis	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer³⁷	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonie"³⁷³⁸	30 September 1944³⁷	—	—
Peter Gilow	Heer	13-HOberleutnant³⁷	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 1³⁷³⁸	14 September 1942³⁷	—	—
Werner-Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa+	Heer	17-HOberst⁴⁰	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 9³⁸⁴⁰	5 June 1940⁴⁰	Awarded 68th Oak Leaves 24 January 1942⁴⁰	—
Walter Girg+	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer^{Note 48}	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./SS-Jäger-Bataillon 502³⁸⁴⁰	4 October 1944⁴⁰	Awarded 814th Oak Leaves 1 April 1945⁴⁰	—
Herbert Gladewitz	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves⁴⁰	Leader of the 7./Ski-Jäger-Regiment 1³⁸⁴⁰	20 October 1944⁴⁰	—	—
Dieter Gläsche	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁴⁰	Company leader in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11³⁸⁴⁰	17 April 1945⁴⁰	—	—
Wolfgang Glaesemer	Heer	17-HOberst⁴⁰	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6³⁸⁴⁰	12 February 1943⁴⁰	—	—
Alexander Gläser+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁴⁰	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77³⁸⁴⁰	19 February 1943⁴⁰	Awarded 811th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945⁴⁰	—
Erich Glaeser	Heer	15-HMajor⁴⁰	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 484³⁸⁴⁰	20 August 1942⁴⁰	—	—
Karl Glätzer	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁴⁰	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 426³⁸⁴⁰	9 April 1944⁴⁰	—	—
Erwin Glander	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves⁴⁰	Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 210³⁸⁴⁰	21 September 1944*⁴⁰	Killed in action 2 August 1944³⁸	—
Friedrich Glaser	Heer	04-HObergefreiter⁴⁰	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 253³⁸^{Note 49}	2 November 1943⁴⁰	—	—
Wilhelm Glaser	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves⁴⁰	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 35 (motorized)³⁸⁴⁰	17 August 1943⁴⁰	—	—
Anton Glasl	Heer	17-HOberst⁴⁰	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100³⁸⁴⁰	11 October 1943⁴⁰	—	—
Günter Glasner	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel⁴¹	Air gunner in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 6³⁸⁴¹	31 December 1943⁴¹	—	—
Josef Glatz	Heer	12-HLeutnant⁴¹	Leader of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 46⁴¹⁴²	12 January 1945⁴¹	—	—
Walter Glembotzki	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves⁴¹	Leader of the 3./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 442 (verlegefähig—deployable)⁴³^{Note 50}	11 February 1945⁴¹	—	—
Ludger Glettenberg	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves⁴¹	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 549⁴¹⁴²	24 September 1942*⁴¹	Killed in action 11 August 1942⁴¹	—
Paul Gliemann	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant⁴¹	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 481⁴¹⁴²	24 December 1944⁴¹	—	—
Dr. med.dent. Paul Gloger	Heer	15-HMajor⁴¹	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244⁴¹⁴²	25 January 1943⁴¹	—	—
Friedrich Glücksburg	Heer	15-HMajor⁴¹	Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 40⁴¹⁴²	22 February 1945⁴¹	—	—
Adolf Glunz+	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel⁴¹	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"⁴¹⁴²	29 August 1943⁴¹	Awarded 508th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944⁴¹
Franz Gnaden	Heer	15-HMajor⁴¹	Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85⁴¹⁴²	8 August 1941⁴¹	—	—
Fritz Gneikow	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier⁴¹	Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12⁴¹⁴²	26 November 1944⁴¹	—	—
Ernst-Ascan Gobert	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann⁴¹	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"⁴²^{Note 51}	3 April 1944^{Note 51}	—	—
Johannes Godde	Heer	15-HMajor⁴¹	Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 18 (L)⁴¹⁴²	24 January 1945⁴¹	—	—
Emil Goden	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁴¹	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 407⁴¹⁴²	26 August 1943⁴¹	—	—
Arthur Godenau	Kriegsmarine	11-MStabsobersteuermann⁴⁴	Commander of Räumboot R-51 in the 1. Räumbootflottille⁴²^{Note 52}	31 May 1940⁴⁴	—
Günter Goebel+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁴⁴	Regiments adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 208⁴²^{Note 53}	18 October 1941⁴⁴	Awarded 180th Oak Leaves 18 January 1943⁴⁴
Günther Goebel	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁴⁴	Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Pak-Abteilung 1064 (motorized)⁴⁴⁴⁵	3 November 1944⁴⁴	—	—
Hans Göbel	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁴⁴	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1226⁴²⁴⁴	29 April 1945⁴⁴	—	—
Herbert Göbel	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁴⁴	Chief of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 461⁴²⁴⁴	19 March 1941⁴⁴	—	—
Karl Göbel+	Heer	15-HMajor⁴⁴	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 420⁴²⁴⁴	10 September 1942⁴⁴	Awarded 252nd Oak Leaves 8 June 1943⁴⁴	—
Kilian Göbel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁴⁴	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49⁴²⁴⁴	26 November 1944*⁴⁴	Died of wounds 29 October 1944⁴⁴	—
Siegfried Göbel	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁴⁴	Staffelkapitän in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3⁴²⁴⁴	3 February 1943⁴⁴	—	—
Werner Göbel	Heer	03-HGefreiter⁴⁴	In the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 670⁴²⁴⁴	30 September 1944⁴⁴	—	—
Johannes Göhler	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer⁴⁴	Chief of the 4./SS-Reiter-Regiment 1⁴⁴⁴⁵	17 September 1943⁴⁴	—	—
Siegwart Göller?^{Note 54}	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98⁴²	9 May 1945	—	—
Dr.Dr. Wilhelm Göller	Heer	17-HOberst⁴⁴	Commander of fortress Pionier-Stab 30⁴⁴⁴⁷	27 December 1942⁴⁴	—	—
Ludwig Gölz	Heer	14-HHauptmann^{Note 55}	Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 208⁴⁴⁴⁷	5 April 1945⁴⁴	—	—
Hermann Göring	Luftwaffe	22-LGeneralfeldmarschall⁴⁸	Reichsminister of aviation and commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe⁴⁷⁴⁸	30 September 1939⁴⁸	Awarded 1st Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 19 July 1940⁴⁸
Werner Goeritz	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant⁴⁸	Commander of the 291. Infanterie-Division⁴⁷⁴⁸	6 November 1943⁴⁸	—	—
Rudolf Goerke	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves⁴⁸	Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 410⁴⁷⁴⁸	9 June 1944⁴⁸	—	—
Richard Görlich	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier⁴⁸	Group leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394⁴⁷⁴⁸	4 July 1944⁴⁸	—	—
Jürgen von Goerne-Plaue	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁴⁸	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 29 (motorized)⁴⁷⁴⁸	20 October 1941⁴⁸	—	—
Ewald Görsch	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁴⁸	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13⁴⁷⁴⁸	15 March 1943⁴⁸	—	—
Horst Görtler	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel⁴⁸	Pilot in the Stab/Schlachtgeschwader 77⁴⁷⁴⁸	28 March 1945⁴⁸	—	—
Helmut Görtz	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel⁴⁸	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1⁴⁸⁴⁹	24 May 1940^{Note 56}	—	—
Franz Gößmann	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁴⁸	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"⁴⁷⁴⁸	14 May 1944⁴⁸	—	—
[Dr.] Erich Göstl^{Note 17}	Waffen-SS	01-WSS-Panzergrenadier⁴⁸	Machine gunner 1 in 6./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"⁴⁷^{Note 57}	31 October 1944⁴⁸	—	—
Oswin Göttert	Heer	04-HObergefreiter⁴⁸	Group leader in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 445⁴⁷⁴⁸	7 September 1943⁴⁸	—	—
Rudolf Göttinger	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁴⁸	Chief of the 13.(IG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91⁴⁷^{Note 58}	14 December 1943⁴⁸	—	—
Johann Göttler	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁵⁰	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63⁴⁷⁵⁰	1 September 1943⁵⁰	—	—
Waldemar Goettler	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁵⁰	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Abwehrkommando 201 (Inf.)⁴⁷^{Note 59}	2 August 1943⁵⁰	—	—
Franz Götz	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁵⁰	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53⁴⁷⁵⁰	4 September 1942⁵⁰	—	—
Hans Götz	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁵⁰	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54⁴⁷^{Note 60}	23 December 1942⁵⁰	—	—
Heinrich Götz+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant⁵⁰	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 466⁴⁷⁵⁰	3 May 1942⁵⁰	Awarded 765th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945⁵⁰	—
Karl Götze	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁵⁰	Chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized)⁴⁹^{Note 61}	21 July 1940⁵⁰	—	—
Manfred Goetze	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁵⁰	Staffelführer of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 10⁴⁹⁵⁰	19 August 1944⁵⁰	—	—
Axel Goetzke	Kriegsmarine	12-MLeutnant zur See of the Reserves⁵⁰	Commander of Räumboot R-16 in the 5. Räumbootflottille⁴⁷^{Note 62}	27 December 1941*⁵⁰	Killed in action (sabotage) 14 September 1941⁴⁷	—
Otto Gohde	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁵⁰	Deputy leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 368⁴⁷⁵⁰	6 February 1944⁵⁰	—	—
Paul Golbach	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister⁵⁰	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 263⁴⁷^{Note 63}	13 October 1941⁵⁰	—	—
Friedrich Goldammer	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁵⁰	Commander of Schnelle Abteilung 306⁴⁷⁵⁰	22 August 1943⁵⁰	—	—
Heinz Goldberg	Heer	03-HGefreiter⁵⁰	Richkanonier (gunner) in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 333⁵⁰⁵¹	27 September 1943⁵⁰	—	—
Kurt Goldbruch	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁵²	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1⁵¹⁵²	28 January 1945⁵²	—	—
Jakob Goldbrunner	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁵²	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 19⁵¹⁵²	17 September 1941⁵²	—	—
Heinz Golinski	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier⁵²	Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53⁵¹^{Note 64}	30 October 1942*⁵²	Killed in action 16 October 1942⁵¹	—
Eitel Goll	Heer	14-HRittmeister⁵²	Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 117⁵¹⁵²	13 September 1942⁵²	—	—
Josef Gollas	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁵²	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 106⁵¹⁵²	18 November 1941⁵²	—	—
Josef Gollé	Heer	15-HMajor⁵²	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 339⁵¹⁵²	19 July 1940⁵²	—	—
Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves⁵²	Chief of the Radfahr-Aufklärungs-Schwadron 173⁵²⁵³	31 July 1943⁵²	Awarded 699th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945⁵²	—
Karl Golles	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel⁵²	Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 4⁵¹⁵²	9 June 1944⁵²	—	—
Hans Gollnick+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor⁵²	Commander of the 36. Infanterie-Division (motorized)⁵¹⁵²	21 November 1942⁵²	Awarded 282nd Oak Leaves 24 August 1943⁵²	—
Klaus Gollnick	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁵²	Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 371⁵¹⁵²	7 October 1944⁵²	—	—
Gordon Gollob+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann⁵²	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3⁵¹⁵²	18 September 1941⁵²	Awarded 38th Oak Leaves 26 October 1941 13th Swords 23 June 1942 3rd Diamonds 30 August 1942^{Note 65}
Friedrich Gollwitzer	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant⁵⁴	Commander of the 88. Infanterie-Division⁵¹⁵⁴	8 February 1943⁵⁴	—	—
Albert Graf von der Goltz+	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves⁵⁴	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 415⁵¹⁵⁴	7 May 1942⁵⁴	Awarded 316th Oak Leaves 2 November 1943⁵⁴
Kurt Goltzsch	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant⁵⁴	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"⁵¹⁵⁴	5 February 1944⁵⁴	—	—
Herbert Golz?^{Note 66}	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Standartenführer and Oberst of the Schupo	Chief of the Generalstab of the X. SS-Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe⁵¹	3 May 1945	—	—
Richard Gombert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves⁵⁴	Leader of the 6./Jäger-Regiment 83⁵¹⁵⁴	23 February 1944⁵⁴	—	—
Herbert Gomille	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁵⁴	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 4⁵¹⁵⁴	25 October 1942⁵⁴	—	—
Wilhelm Goriany^{Note 67}	Heer	15-HMajor⁵⁴	Commander of the II./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 85⁵³⁵⁴	18 July 1943⁵⁴	—	—
Walter Gorn+	Heer	15-HMajor⁵⁴	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 10⁵¹⁵⁴	20 April 1941⁵⁴	Awarded 113th Oak Leaves 17 August 1942 30th Swords 8 June 1943⁵⁴	—
Alfred Gorski	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier⁵⁴	Group leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 576⁵⁶^{Note 68}	21 January 1945⁵⁴	—	—
Artur Gorski	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier⁵⁴	Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)⁵⁴⁵⁶	28 November 1943⁵⁴	—	—
Ferdinand Gosewisch	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves⁵⁴	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 362⁵⁴⁵⁶	4 July 1944⁵⁴	—	—
Heinz Gossow	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel⁵⁴	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 302⁵⁶^{Note 69}	28 October 1944^{Note 69}	—	—
Curt von Gottberg	Waffen-SS	19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Polizei⁵⁷	Leader of Kampfgruppe "von Gottberg"⁵⁶⁵⁷	30 June 1944⁵⁷	—
Heinrich Gottke	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer⁵⁷	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./SS-Flak-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen"⁵⁶^{Note 70}	27 December 1944⁵⁷	—	—
Rainer Gottstein	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer⁵⁷	Commander Sipo and SD Budapest and leader of a Kampfgruppe⁵⁸^{Note 71}	6 February 1945⁵⁷	—	—
Heinz Graber	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant⁵⁷	Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"⁵⁶⁵⁷	19 June 1942⁵⁷	—	—
Siegfried Grabert+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves^{Note 72}	Leader of a special commando in the Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"⁵⁶^{Note 72}	10 June 1941⁵⁷	Awarded 320th Oak Leaves 6 November 1943⁵⁷
Walter Grabmann	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant⁵⁷	Geschwaderkommodore of Zerstörergeschwader 76⁵⁶⁵⁷	14 September 1940⁵⁷	—
Josef Grabowski	Heer	12-HLeutnant⁵⁷	Leader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110⁵⁶⁵⁷	18 January 1944⁵⁷	—	—
Hans Gradl	Heer	15-HMajor⁵⁷	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 39⁵⁶⁵⁷	15 November 1941⁵⁷	—	—
Heinz Graeber	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel⁵⁷	Radio operator in the 15./Kampfgeschwader 2⁵⁶⁵⁷	30 September 1943⁵⁷	—	—
Viktor-Eberhard Gräbner	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves⁵⁷	Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 "Hohenstaufen"⁵⁶^{Note 73}	23 August 1944⁵⁷	Killed in Action 18 September 1944	—
Werner Gräbner	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁵⁷	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Füsilier-Regiment 22⁵⁶^{Note 74}	30 September 1944⁵⁷	—	—
Heinz Graebsch	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves⁵⁹	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 7⁵⁶^{Note 75}	20 July 1944*⁵⁹	Killed in action 14 July 1944⁵⁶	—
Hans Graefe	Luftwaffe	10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel⁵⁹	Observer in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 6⁵⁶^{Note 76}	26 December 1944^{Note 76}	—	—
Fritz-Hubert Gräser+	Heer	17-HOberst⁵⁹	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized)⁵⁶⁵⁹	19 July 1940⁵⁹	Awarded 517th Oak Leaves 26 June 1944⁵⁹ (154th) Swords 8 May 1945?^{Note 77}	—
Walther Graeßner	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant⁵⁹	Commander of the 298. Infanterie-Division⁵⁶⁵⁹	27 October 1941⁵⁹	—
Erich Grätz	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer⁵⁹	Chief of the 18.(Panzerjäger)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"⁶¹^{Note 78}	14 May 1944⁵⁹	—	—
Alois Graf	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant⁵⁹	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1082⁵⁹⁶¹	30 April 1945*⁵⁹	Killed in action 8 April 1945⁶¹	—
Hermann Graf+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves⁵⁹	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52⁵⁹⁶¹	24 January 1942⁵⁹	Awarded 93rd Oak Leaves 17 May 1942 11th Swords 19 May 1942 5th Diamonds 16 September 1942^{Note 79}
Rudolf Graf	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁵⁹	Chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment (motorized) "General Göring"⁵⁹⁶¹	6 October 1941⁵⁹	—	—
Karl von Graffen	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor⁵⁹	Leader of the 58. Infanterie-Division⁵⁹⁶¹	13 August 1942⁵⁹	—
Friedrich Grammel	Heer	12-HLeutnant^{Note 80}	Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 544⁵⁹⁶¹	4 May 1944*⁵⁹	Killed in action 17 February 1944⁶¹	—
Bruno Granitza	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁵⁹	Chief of the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 329⁵⁹⁶¹	21 September 1944⁵⁹	—	—
Georg Gransee	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁶²	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 31⁶¹⁶²	19 September 1943⁶²	—	—
Simon Grascher	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer⁶²	Platoon troop leader in the 9./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"⁶¹^{Note 81}	14 August 1943*⁶²	Killed in action 14 July 1943⁶¹	—
Martin Grase+	Heer	17-HOberst⁶²	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 1⁶¹⁶²	18 October 1941⁶²	Awarded 248th Oak Leaves 23 May 1943⁶²	—
Anton Grasel^{Note 82}	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister⁶²	Zugführer (platoon leader) in a leichte Flak-Abteilung (motorized)⁶¹^{Note 83}	24 October 1944*⁶²	Killed in action 16 September 1944⁶¹	—
Walter Grasemann	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁶²	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"⁶¹⁶²	9 October 1943⁶²	—	—
Fritz Grassau	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁶²	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 188⁶¹⁶²	16 July 1941⁶²	—	—
Anton Grasser+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant⁶²	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 119⁶¹⁶²	16 June 1940⁶²	Awarded 344th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943⁶²	—
Hartmann Grasser+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁶²	Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 51⁶¹^{Note 84}	4 September 1941⁶²	Awarded 288th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943⁶²	—
Rudolf Grasser	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁶²	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 191⁶¹⁶²	29 November 1944⁶²	—	—
Dietrich Graßmann	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁶²	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"⁶¹⁶²	12 March 1945⁶²	—	—
Josef Graßmann	Heer	15-HMajor⁶²	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 326⁶¹⁶²	9 November 1942⁶²	—	—
Franz Graßmel+	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor⁶³	Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4⁶³⁶⁴	8 April 1944⁶³	Awarded (868th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945?^{Note 85}	—
Berthold Graßmuck	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel⁶³	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52⁶⁴^{Note 86}	19 September 1942⁶³	—	—
Karl Gratz	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier⁶³	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52⁶³⁶⁴	1 July 1942⁶³	—	—
Reinhard Graubner	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann⁶³	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"⁶³⁶⁴	3 September 1943⁶³	—	—
Ulrich Grauert	Luftwaffe	20-LGeneral der Flieger⁶³	Commanding general of the I. Fliegerkorps⁶³⁶⁴	29 May 1940⁶³	—	—
August Grauting	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁶³	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Infanterie-Regiment 16⁶³⁶⁴	29 May 1940⁶³	—	—
Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁶³	Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 30⁶³⁶⁴	24 November 1940⁶³	Awarded 692nd Oak Leaves 9 January 1945⁶³	—
Gerhard Grebarsche	Waffen-SS	10-WSS-Hauptscharführer⁶³	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"⁶³⁶⁴	24 January 1944⁶³	—	—
Franz Greck	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier⁶³	Company troop leader in the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8⁶³⁶⁴	5 February 1945⁶³	—	—
Otto Greese	Heer	04-HObergefreiter⁶³	1st machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 487⁶⁴^{Note 87}	24 November 1943*	Killed in action 2 November 1943⁶⁴	—
Heinz Grehl	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves⁶³	Company leader in Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment "Mohr" in fortress Breslau⁶⁴^{Note 88}	30 April 1945⁶³	—	—
Hans von Greiffenberg	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor⁶⁵	Chief of the general staff of the 12. Armee⁶⁴⁶⁵	18 May 1941⁶⁵	—
Alfred Greim	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant^{Note 89}	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 1 "Großdeutschland"⁶⁶^{Note 89}	4 June 1942⁶⁵	—
Robert Ritter von Greim+	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant⁶⁵	Commanding general of the V. Fliegerkorps⁶⁴⁶⁵	24 June 1940⁶⁵	Awarded 216th Oak Leaves 2 April 1943 92nd Swords 28 August 1944^{Note 90}
Andreas Greiner	Heer	06-HOberjäger⁶⁵	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Jäger-Regiment 75⁶⁴⁶⁵	6 February 1944⁶⁵	—	—
Erwin Greiner	Heer	15-HMajor⁶⁵	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 307⁶⁴⁶⁵	29 November 1944⁶⁵	—	—
Heinz Greiner+	Heer	17-HOberst⁶⁵	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 499⁶⁴⁶⁵	22 September 1941⁶⁵	Awarded 572nd Oak Leaves 5 September 1944⁶⁵	—
Hermann Greiner+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁶⁵	Staffelkapitän of the 11./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1⁶⁴⁶⁵	27 July 1944⁶⁵	Awarded 840th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945⁶⁵	—
Hans Greiter	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier⁶⁵	Messenger squadron leader in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 165⁶⁴⁶⁵	13 January 1945⁶⁵	—	—
Gerhard Grenzel	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier⁶⁵	Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1⁶⁴^{Note 91}	8 May 1940⁶⁵	—	—
Horst Gresiak	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer⁶⁵	Leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"⁶⁷^{Note 92}	25 January 1945⁶⁵	—	—
Josef Gretschmann	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁶⁵	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 40⁶⁵⁶⁷	11 August 1941⁶⁵	—	—
Carl-Heinz Greve	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant⁶⁸	Pilot in the 3./Kampfgruppe 606⁶⁷^{Note 93}	7 October 1942⁶⁸	—	—
Prof. Dr. med.-dent. Karl Greve	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves zur Verwendung (for disposition)⁶⁸	Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 49⁶⁷⁶⁸	18 May 1942⁶⁸	—	—
Josef Grewe	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel⁶⁸	Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 77⁶⁷⁶⁸	20 July 1944⁶⁸	—	—
Osmar Griebel	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel⁶⁸	Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77⁶⁷⁶⁸	5 December 1943⁶⁸	—	—
Willy Grieme	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves⁶⁸	Leader of the 6./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"⁶⁷^{Note 94}	17 September 1943⁶⁸	—	—
Franz Griesbach+	Heer	15-HMajor⁶⁸	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 391⁶⁷⁶⁸	14 March 1942⁶⁸	Awarded 242nd Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 53rd Swords 6 March 1944⁶⁸
Bernhard Griese	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo⁶⁸	Commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Bataillon 323⁶⁷⁶⁸	3 May 1942⁶⁸	—
Max Grieser	Heer	12-HLeutnant⁶⁸	Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114⁶⁷⁶⁸	14 August 1944*⁶⁸	Killed in action 5 August 1944⁶⁷	—
Fritz Grieshammer	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor⁶⁸	Commander of the 24. Flak-Division⁶⁷⁶⁸	12 April 1945⁶⁸	—	—
Herbert Griesinger	Heer	06-HOberjäger⁶⁸	Group leader in Jäger-Regiment 56⁶⁷⁶⁸	2 September 1944⁶⁸	—	—
Hans-Christoph Grießbauer	Heer	14-HRittmeister of the Reserves⁶⁸	Chief of the 4./Füsilier-Bataillon 58⁶⁹^{Note 95}	14 November 1943⁶⁸	—	—
Heinz Grimberg	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁶⁸	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19⁶⁷⁶⁸	14 April 1945⁶⁸	—	—
Heinz Grimm	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant⁷⁰	Pilot in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1⁶⁷^{Note 96}	5 February 1944*⁷⁰	Died of wounds 13 October 1943⁶⁷	—
Johannes Grimminger+	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves⁷⁰	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 25⁶⁷⁷⁰	23 August 1944⁷⁰	Awarded 776th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945⁷⁰	—
Alfred Grislawski+	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel⁷⁰	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52⁶⁷⁷⁰	1 July 1942⁷⁰	Awarded 446th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944⁷⁰	—
Werner Grodde	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁷⁰	Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 13 (L)⁶⁷⁷⁰	6 April 1944⁷⁰	—	—
Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck	Heer	17-HOberst⁷⁰	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized)⁶⁷⁷⁰	8 September 1941⁷⁰	—	—
Manfred Groebe	Heer	12-HLeutnant^{Note 97}	Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 278⁶⁷⁷⁰	17 March 1945⁷⁰	—	—
Kurt Gröschke+	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor⁷⁰	Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1⁶⁷⁷⁰	9 June 1944⁷⁰	Awarded 693rd Oak Leaves 9 January 1945⁷⁰
Ludwig Grözinger	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann⁷⁰	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"⁷⁰⁷¹	25 November 1942⁷⁰	—	—
Walter Grohe	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves⁷⁰	Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 35⁷⁰⁷¹	22 October 1944⁷⁰	—	—
Franz Grohmann	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer⁷⁰	Chief of the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"⁷⁰⁷¹	23 August 1944⁷⁰	—	—
Helmut Grollmus	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant⁷⁰	Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 54⁷¹^{Note 98}	6 October 1944*⁷⁰	Killed in action 19 June 1944⁷¹	—
Gustav Gromeike^{Note 99}	Heer	04-HObergefreiter⁷²	In the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 1⁷¹⁷²	19 June 1942⁷²	—	—
Fritz Gromotka	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant^{Note 100}	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 27⁷¹⁷²	28 January 1945⁷²	—	—
Josef Grons	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor⁷²	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Transportgeschwader 2⁷¹⁷²	20 April 1944⁷²	—	—
Heinz Gropp?^{Note 101}	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves	Leader of the 2./SS-Flak-Abteilung 9 "Hohenstaufen"⁷¹	6 May 1945	—	— —
Karl Gros	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁷²	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 2⁷¹⁷²	14 December 1943⁷²	—	—
Erhard Grosan?^{Note 102}	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Kampfgruppe "Grosan" and tactics teacher at the Panzer-Truppenschule Bergen⁷¹	9 May 1945	—	—
Johann Groscheck	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁷²	Leader of rider platoon in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422⁷¹⁷²	21 January 1945⁷²	—	—
Alfred Groß?^{Note 103}	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Staffelführer of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"⁷¹	20 April 1945	—	—
Helmut Groß	Heer	15-HMajor⁷²	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 129⁷¹⁷²	31 August 1943⁷²	—	—
Martin Groß	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer⁷²	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"⁷¹^{Note 104}	22 July 1943⁷²	—
Gert Grosse	Heer	15-HMajor⁷²	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 529⁷¹⁷²	3 January 1944⁷²	—	—
Hans Grossendorfer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁷²	Observer in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"⁷¹⁷²	26 March 1944*⁷²	Killed on active service 20 November 1943⁷²	—
Georg Großjohann	Heer	15-HMajor⁷²	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 308⁷¹⁷²	26 December 1944⁷²	—	—
Friedrich-Karl Großkreutz	Heer	15-HMajor⁷⁷	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244⁷¹⁷⁷	22 November 1943⁷⁷	—	—
Horst Großmann+	Heer	17-HOberst⁷⁷	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 84⁷¹⁷⁷	23 August 1941⁷⁷	Awarded 292nd Oak Leaves 4 September 1943⁷⁷	—
Hugo Großmann	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁷⁷	Deputy leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 252⁷¹⁷⁷	26 March 1944*⁷⁷	Died of wounds 29 January 1944⁷¹	—
Alfred Großrock	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer⁷⁷	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"⁷¹^{Note 105}	12 August 1944⁷⁷	—	—
Ernst-Albert Grote	Heer	15-HMajor^{Note 106}	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 12⁷⁷⁷⁸	11 March 1945⁷⁷	—	—
Horst Freiherr Grote	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁷⁷	Staffelkapitän of the 4.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2⁷⁷⁷⁸	21 July 1940⁷⁷	—	—
Erich Groth	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann⁷⁷	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 76⁷⁷⁷⁸	1 October 1940⁷⁷	—	—
Heinz Groth?^{Note 107}	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Division adjutant of the 1. Volks-Gebirgs-Division and leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99⁷⁸	9 May 1945	—	—
Hermann Grothaus	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁷⁷	Chief of the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 389⁷⁷⁷⁸	10 September 1944⁷⁷	—	—
Siegfried Grotheer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant⁷⁷	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 464⁷⁷⁷⁸	6 November 1943⁷⁷	—	—
Helmut Gruber	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves⁷⁷	Adjutant in the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125⁷⁷⁷⁸	15 January 1943⁷⁷	—	—
Rupert Gruber	Heer	15-HMajor⁷⁷	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 209⁷⁷⁷⁸	14 August 1943⁷⁷	—
Adolf Grubinger	Heer	06-HOberjäger⁷⁹	Machine gun leader in the 9./Jäger-Regiment 227⁷⁸⁷⁹	28 February 1945⁷⁹	—	—
Peter Grübl	Heer	04-HObergefreiter⁷⁹	Group leader in the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98⁷⁸⁷⁹	20 December 1941⁷⁹	—	—
Werner Grün	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁷⁹	Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 5⁷⁸⁷⁹	8 February 1943⁷⁹	—	—
Hans Grünberg	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant⁷⁹	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"⁷⁸⁷⁹	9 June 1944⁷⁹	—	—
Georg Grüner+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁷⁹	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 33 "Prinz Eugen"⁷⁸^{Note 108}	25 November 1941^{Note 108}	Awarded 436th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944⁷⁹
Anton Grünert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves⁷⁹	Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201⁷⁸⁷⁹	15 March 1943⁷⁹	—	—
Richard Grünert+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves⁷⁹	Leader of the 3./Kradschützen-Bataillon 7⁷⁸⁷⁹	14 October 1941^{Note 109}	Awarded 244th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943⁷⁹	—
Georg Grünewald	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel^{Note 110}	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12⁷⁸^{Note 110}	29 October 1944⁷⁹	—	—
Rudolf Grünner	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer⁷⁹	Group leader in Regiment "Mohr" in the fortress Breslau⁷⁸⁷⁹	10 March 1945⁷⁹	—	—
Harry Grünwald	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁷⁹	Chief of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 18 (motorized)⁷⁸⁷⁹	6 February 1944⁷⁹	—	—
Wilhelm Grünwaldt	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves⁷⁹	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126⁷⁸⁷⁹	17 September 1944⁷⁹	—	—
Herbert Gruhl	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁸⁰	Chief of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 133⁷⁸⁸⁰	5 April 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Otto Grumbt	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁸⁰	Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111⁷⁸⁸⁰	28 October 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Ernst Grunau	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁸⁰	Leader of the Begleitkompanie of the 14. Panzer-Division⁷⁸^{Note 111}	4 October 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Julius Grund	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁸⁰	Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138⁷⁸⁸⁰	30 October 1943⁸⁰	—	—
Erich Grundmann	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.)⁸⁰	Fleet engineer in the 1. Räumbootflottille⁷⁸⁸⁰	31 May 1940⁸⁰	—
Wilhelm Grunge	Heer	04-HObergefreiter⁸⁰	Group leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93⁸⁰⁸¹	3 July 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Werner Grunhold	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier⁸⁰	Company troop leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"⁸⁰⁸¹	30 November 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Horst Grunwald	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁸⁰	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 457⁸⁰⁸¹	14 May 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Karl-Georg Gschwendtner	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel⁸⁰	Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77⁸⁰⁸¹	5 February 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Karl-Heinrich Gsell	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves⁸⁰	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 35⁸⁰⁸¹	23 February 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Josef Gsinn	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel⁸⁰	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Hochgebirgsjäger-Bataillon 3⁸⁰⁸¹	20 July 1944⁸⁰	—	—
Rudolf Guckenberger	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁸⁰	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 481⁸⁰⁸¹	20 August 1942⁸⁰	—	—
Alfred Gudelius	Heer	15-HMajor⁸²	Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 14⁸¹⁸²	10 February 1942⁸²	—	—
Heinz Guderian+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe⁸²	Commanding general of the XIX. Armeekorps⁸¹⁸²	27 October 1939⁸²	Awarded 24th Oak Leaves 17 July 1941⁸²
Heinz-Günther Guderian	Heer	15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)⁸²	Ia (operations officer) of the 116. Panzer-Division⁸¹⁸²	5 October 1944⁸²	—	—
Karl Gümbel	Heer	17-HOberst⁸²	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 516⁸¹⁸²	30 October 1941⁸²	—	—
Ludwig Gümbel	Heer	17-HOberst⁸²	Leader of Divisions-Gruppe "Gümbel" (Grenadier-Regiment 308)⁸¹^{Note 112}	29 November 1944⁸²	—	—
Wilhelm Günter^{Note 113}	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁸²	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 508⁸¹^{Note 113}	5 March 1945⁸²	—	—
Alfred Günther	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer⁸²	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"⁸¹^{Note 114}	3 March 1943⁸²	—
Heinrich-Albert Günther^{Note 115}	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann⁸²	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"⁸¹⁸²	9 June 1944*⁸²	Killed in action 10 January 1944⁸¹	—
Paul Günther	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel⁸²	Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 10⁸¹⁸²	2 February 1945⁸²	—	—
Wilhelm Günther	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁸²	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 2⁸¹⁸²	18 December 1942⁸²	—	—
Reinhard Günzel+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann⁸²	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"⁸¹⁸²	17 September 1941⁸²	Awarded 184th Oak Leaves 21 January 1943⁸²	—
Ernst Gürke	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor⁸²	Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 43⁸¹^{Note 116}	3 November 1942⁸²	—	—
Martin Gürz	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer^{Note 117}	Leader of the III./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"⁸¹^{Note 117}	23 October 1944*⁸³	Killed in action 26 September 1944⁸¹	—
Hans Gütschow	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves⁸³	Company leader in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 545⁸³⁸⁴	25 October 1942⁸³	—	—
Alois Gugganig	Heer	09-HFeldwebel⁸³	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91⁸³⁸⁴	3 April 1943⁸³	—	—
Friedrich Guggenberger+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant⁸³	Commander of U-81⁸³⁸⁴	10 December 1941⁸³	Awarded 171st Oak Leaves 8 January 1943⁸³
Paul Guhl	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer⁸³	Leader of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"⁸³⁸⁴	4 June 1944⁸³	—	—
Hans Guhr	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁸³	Regiments adjutant in Infanterie-Regiment 513⁸⁴^{Note 118}	10 September 1942⁸³	—	—
Heinz Guhrke	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves⁸³	Commander of Torpedoboot TA20⁸³⁸⁴	5 November 1944*⁸³	Killed in action 31 October 1944⁸⁴	—
Günther Gumprich	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See⁸³	Commander of auxiliary cruiser "Thor" (HSK-4)⁸³⁸⁴	31 December 1942⁸³	—	—
Ulrich Gunzert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant⁸³	Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 258⁸³⁸⁴	20 December 1941⁸³	—	—
Paul Gurran	Heer	17-HOberst⁸³	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 506⁸³⁸⁵	12 September 1941⁸³	—	—
Ernst Guschker	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁸³	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 587⁸³⁸⁴	3 August 1943*⁸³	Died of wounds 13 February 1943⁸⁴	—
Werner Gust+	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁸⁶	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 477⁸⁴⁸⁶	7 February 1944⁸⁶	Awarded 624th Oak Leaves 18 October 1944⁸⁶	—
Helmut Gutheit	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves⁸⁶	Leader of Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1011⁸⁴⁸⁶	17 April 1945⁸⁶	—	—
[Dr.] Gerhard Gutmacher^{Note 17}	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁸⁶	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 178⁸⁴⁸⁶	14 January 1945⁸⁶	—	—
Heinz Gutmann	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁸⁶	Staffelführer of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"⁸⁴⁸⁶	5 April 1944⁸⁶	—	—
Joachim Gutmann	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant⁸⁶	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11⁸⁴⁸⁶	18 September 1942⁸⁶	—	—
Erwin Gutzmann	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel⁸⁶	Pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"⁸⁴⁸⁶	26 March 1944⁸⁶	—	—
[Dr.] Hans Gutzmer^{Note 17}	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann⁸⁶	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 51⁸⁴⁸⁶	29 February 1944⁸⁶	—	—
Helmut Gutzschhahn	Heer	14-HHauptmann⁸⁶	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6⁸⁴⁸⁶	8 May 1943⁸⁶	—	—
August Györy	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant⁸⁶	Pilot in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122⁸⁴^{Note 119}	26 March 1944⁸⁶	—	—
Robert Gysae+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant⁸⁶	Commander of U-98⁸⁶⁸⁷	31 December 1941⁸⁶	Awarded 250th Oak Leaves 31 May 1943⁸⁶	—

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 hand-out.²
For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 97.¹⁴
According to Scherzer as air gunner in the Stab IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.¹⁶
Roberts Gaigals' nomination had been finalized by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) and was ready for signature by 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 is an assumption of the AKCR.¹⁷
According to Scherzer as Leutnant.¹⁶
According to Scherzer as commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 42 (lett. Nr. 1).¹⁶
According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.¹⁶
According to Scherzer as commander of the defensive sector Elba.¹⁶
According to Scherzer as Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 389.¹⁹
According to Scherzer as commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 178.¹⁹
According to Scherzer as commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 212.¹⁹
According to Scherzer on 19 September 1943.¹⁹
According to Scherzer as Leutnant zur See and commander of Hilfskriegsschiff "Passim".¹⁹
According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves and Staffelführer in the Aufklärungs-Gruppe der OB der Luftwaffe.²¹
According to Scherzer as leader of the I./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2.²¹
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.
No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to an SS-Oberscharführer Gebhard can be found in the German Federal Archives. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel also had no evidence and wrote on 11 July 1983 to Mr. Eichhorn: "I have to rely on Krätschmer in Rieflin Fritz's case, as well as in Gebhard's.". Krätschmer may have his information from Hermann Buch, the former IIa (personnel administration for officers) of the 2. SS-Division "Das Reich", who mentioned the name Gebhard in a letter to Von Seeman on 6 December 1970. Unlawful presentation by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee.²⁵
According to Scherzer as leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Armee-Abteilung Serbien.²⁶
Paul Gehl's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 24 March 1945 as a teleprinter messenger, the written nomination was received on 3 April. Major Joachim Domaschk had stopped an ongoing approval process of the Honour Roll Clasp for Gehl on 25 March, indicating: "Stop! Forward here!". Domaschk requested a detailed combat report from Gehl's division following the receipt of the written nomination on 4 April, which he received on 17 April. The next day he approved the nomination. A Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 5078 was created and forwarded the very same day. This information is noted on the file card. No further information regarding the approval or presentation of the Knight's Cross is indicated. 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.²⁵
According to Scherzer as Hauptmann and deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1.²⁶
According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1.²⁶
According to Scherzer as pilot and adjutant in the Stab I.(Jagd)/Lehrgeschwader 2.²⁸
According to Scherzer as commander of Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) 200.²⁸
According to Scherzer name is spelled Willy Geisler.²⁸
According to Scherzer as leader in the I./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 43.²⁹
According to Scherzer as oberserver in the Aufklärungsstaffe 6.(F)/122.²⁹
According to Scherzer on 10 October 1942 as gun leader in the 1./Flak-Regiment 49.²⁹
According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffe 2.(F)/122.²⁹
According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 544.²⁹
According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.²⁹
According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2.²⁹
According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.³¹
According to Scherzer as Schreiber-Obergefreiter.³¹
According to Scherzer as commander of the IV./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.³¹
According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 110.³¹
No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Karl Gerlach can be found in the German Federal Archives. Gerlach is listed by Von Seemen, noting: "No evidence in the German Federal Archives".³² The author 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). The order commission of the AKCR processed this case in 1983/1984 and decided "Knight's Cross yes, 17 April 1945". What evidence was used and lead to this decision remains unclear. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel later changed the presentation date to 3 May 1945. Gerlach was a member of the AKCR.²⁵
Günter Gersteuer's nomination by the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) was ready for signature by 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 is an assumption of the AKCR.³⁴
According to Scherzer as chief of the 7./SS-"Totenkopf"-Artillerie-Regiment.³³
According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 14.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".³³
According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Sturmbrigde "Reichsführer SS".³⁶
According to Scherzer as Hauptmann and adjutant in the Grenadier-Regiment 698.³⁶
According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.³⁷
Karl-Heinz Gieseler is listed as a recipient in Fellgiebel and Von Seemen as SS-Untersturmführer and Stoßtruppführer in Berlin as a member of the 11. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland".³⁸ Von Seemen indicates that: "No evidence in the German Federal Archives".³⁹ Fellgiebel states that the presentation was made by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke in the bunker of the Reichs Chancellery between 25 and 30 April 1945. The number of likely presentations varies between 3 and 5 soldiers. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Gieseler is not listed by Scherzer.⁶
According to Scherzer as Oberst of the Reserves.³⁷
According to Scherzer as pilot in the 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.³⁷
According to Scherzer as commander of Artillerie-Regiment SS-Division "Wiking".³⁷
According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves.⁴⁰
According to Scherzer as Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 253.⁴⁰
According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./(schwere) Flak-Abteilung 442.⁴¹
According to Scherzer on 5 April 1944 as Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor".⁴¹
According to Scherzer as Commander of Räumboot R-17 in the 1. Räum-Halbflottille.⁴⁴
According to Scherzer as adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 208.⁴⁴
Siegwart Göller's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 13 April 1945. Missing are the statements by the commander-in-chief of the Heeresgruppe Süd and Major Joachim Domaschk. It is questionable whether the prepared Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 5088 was forwarded for presentation to the Führer because Domaschk's statement is missing. It is likely that Domaschk had requested the statement by the Heeresgruppe Süd which he had not yet received. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. According to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) this lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.³⁴ He is listed by Von Seemen under the name of Siegmund Göller with a presentation date 21 April 1945. However Von Seemen indicates that: "No evidence in the German Federal Archives".⁴⁶
According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.⁴⁴
According to Scherzer on 29 May 1940.⁴⁸
According to Scherzer as machine gunner in 6./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".⁴⁸
According to Scherzer as chief of the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91.⁴⁸
According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in Frontaufklärungs-Kommando 201.⁵⁰
According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54.⁵⁰
According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 37.⁵⁰
According to Scherzer as commander of Räumboot R-61 in the 5. Räumbootflottille.⁵⁰
According to Scherzer in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 263.⁵⁰
According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53.⁵²
According to Scherzer Oak Leaves awarded on 25 October 1941.⁵²
No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Krätschmer the action took place in March 1945 in Pomerania with the Army Group Vistula. Von Seemen lists Herbert Golz with the footnote: "Source: Generalmajor (Pol.) Ernst Rode, at the time chief of staff with the chief of the German Police".⁵⁵ This posting is not verifiable. A SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor Rode is verifiable and was chief of staff of the field commando of the Reichsführer SS. This field commando processed at the time the nominations of the Waffen-SS and prepared them for approval by Heinrich Himmler. These nominations at the time were received by SS-Obersturmbannführer Wilhelm Kment, the adjutant of Himmler and liaison officer to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office). Golz nomination could have been a unlawful presentation by Himmler as commander in chief of the Army Group Vistula. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) handled this case in 1977 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 31 March 1945". The evidence sustaining this decision remains unclear. Access to the files was denied on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). The presentation date was later changed by Fellgiebel. Golz was a member of the AKCR.³⁴
According to Scherzer name is Wilhelm von Goriany.⁵⁴
According to Scherzer as group leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 576.⁵⁴
According to Scherzer on 24 October 1944 as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 302.⁵⁴
According to Scherzer as Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./SS-Flak-Abteilung 17.⁵⁷
According to Scherzer as commander Sipo and SD Budapest.⁵⁷
According to Scherzer as Leutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition) and leader of a special commando in the 8./Bau-Lehr-Bataillon "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800.⁵⁷
According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9.⁵⁷
According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie./Füsilier-Regiment 22.⁵⁷
According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 7.⁵⁹
According to Scherzer on 6 December 1944 as oberserver in the 2./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 6.⁵⁹
Fritz-Hubert Gräser's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) on 29 April 1945. General Ernst Maisel noted: "I approve the nomination! 30 April". The nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross only notes the nomination entry date as 29 April 1945. There is no indication that the award was granted. The paperwork was not finalized by the end of the war. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "154" and presentation date were assigned by the AKCR.⁶⁰
According to Scherzer as chief of the 18./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".⁵⁹
According to Scherzer Swords awarded on 18 May 1944.⁵⁹
According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.⁵⁹
According to Scherzer as platoon troop leader in the 9./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer".⁶²
According to Scherzer name is spelled Anton Grassl.⁶²
According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 75 (self motorized).⁶²
According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 51.⁶²
The original nomination was not retained. The Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest (OB Nordwest) had sent the nomination to the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/Auszeichnung und Disziplin (OKL/AuD—Air Force High Command/Award and Discipline). The accompanying letter is presented by Franz Thomas. Franz Thomas is author of Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945, Teil II Die Ritterkreuzträger der Fallschirmjäger, Osnabrück 1986, page 88. No further information prevailed. A presentation cannot be verified. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1974 and decided: 868th Oak Leaves, 8 May 1945. According to the AKCR the award was present in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "868" and date were assigned by the AKCR. Graßmel is listed by the OB Nordwest for the "Nomination for the presentation of war awards" in May 1945. This list, which was to be presented to Karl Dönitz, holds 12 names. These nominations had all been submitted by the OB Nordwest via the command chain and must be considered not finalized. Dönitz has never signed this list and most likely has never seen this list. Franz Graßmel was a member of the AKCR.⁶⁰
According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 52.⁶³
According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 487.⁶³
According to Scherzer as company leader in Regiment "Mohr" in fortress Breslau.⁶³
According to Scherzer as Major and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Großdeutschland".⁶⁵
According to Scherzer Swords awarded on 27 August 1944.⁶⁵
According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1.⁶⁵
According to Scherzer as leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.⁶⁵
According to Scherzer as pilot in the 3./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 606.⁶⁸
According to Scherzer as leader of the 6./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer".⁶⁸
According to Scherzer as chief of the 4./Division-Füsilier-Bataillon (AA) 58.⁶⁸
According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.⁷⁰
According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.⁷⁰
According to Scherzer as pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54.⁷⁰
According to Scherzer name is spelled Gustav Gromeik.⁷²
According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.⁷²
No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the award was presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. Fellgiebel's sources are Hermann Buch, the former IIa (personnel administration) of the 2. SS-Division "Das Reich", and Wilhelm Kment, the adjutant of Heinrich Himmler and liaison officer to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office). According to Buch—note from 25 June 2005—he has nothing to do with this presentation. And Kment cannot be the source since Buch stated that Kment died in the early 1970s. If indeed Kment was the source then Von Seemen would have listed Heinz Gropp in either the first or second edition of his book, which is not the case. The source thus remains uncertain. Krätschmer lists Gropp in his third edition with a date of 1 May 1945 without stating a source as well. Fellgiebel dated the award on 6 May 1945. He may have done this to justify this as a Dietrich award.⁷³
Erhard Grosan's nomination by the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) was ready for signature by 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 is an assumption of the AKCR.⁷⁴
The information regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross to Alfred Groß originally came from Ernst Obermaier and was given to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, who accepted this. Fellgiebel included all Luftwaffe presentations without changes because the Luftwaffe presentations at the end of the war could not be verified. Scherzer states that he received information from an aviation historian, who has access to the original 1945 files of Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26), that, "Leutnant Alfred Groß, 5./JG 26 was not a Staffelführer of the 5. Staffel, nor a recipient of the Knight's Cross."⁷⁴ Alfred Groß is listed by Obermaier.⁷⁵ Von Seemen lists him with a vague presentation date of April 1945.⁷⁶
According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".⁷²
According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.⁷⁷
According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.⁷⁷
Heinz Groth's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 23 March 1945. The book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) contains a note (presumably by Joachim Domaschk): "Knight's Cross no, Honour Roll". The file card states: "rejected" and "unfinished (Honour Roll)? ". The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.⁷⁴
According to Scherzer on 23 November 1941 as chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 33.⁷⁹
According to Scherzer on 14 December 1941.⁷⁹
According to Scherzer as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel and commander of a Sturmgeschütz in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12.⁷⁹
According to Scherzer as leader of the Division-Begleitkompanie/14. Panzer-Division.⁸⁰
According to Scherzer as leader of Divisions-Gruppe 198.⁸²
According to Scherzer name is spelled Wilhelm Günther who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 508.⁸²
According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".⁸²
According to Scherzer name is spelled Heinrich-Albert Güntner.⁸²
According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 43.⁸²
According to Scherzer as SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves and leader of the III./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (norw. Nr 1).⁸³
According to Scherzer as adjutant in Infanterie-Regiment 513.⁸³
According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffe 4.(F)/122.⁸⁶

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Scherzer 2007, p. 351.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 205.
Scherzer 2007, p. 352.
Scherzer 2007, p. 353.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 206.
Scherzer 2007, p. 354.
Scherzer 2007, p. 355.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 207.
Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 207, 491.
Scherzer 2007, p. 356.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 208.

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Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Von Seemen, Gerhard (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7909-0051-4.
Williamson, Gordon; Bujeiro, Ramiro (2004). Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves Recipients 1939–40. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-641-6.

External links

"Das Bundesarchiv". Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

[3] Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.²

[Wehrmacht_nomenclature-15] 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.

[18] According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 97.¹⁴

[20] According to Scherzer as air gunner in the Stab IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.¹⁶

[22] Roberts Gaigals' nomination had been finalized by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) and was ready for signature by 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 is an assumption of the AKCR.¹⁷

[24] According to Scherzer as Leutnant.¹⁶

[25] According to Scherzer as commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 42 (lett. Nr. 1).¹⁶

[26] According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.¹⁶

[27] According to Scherzer as commander of the defensive sector Elba.¹⁶

[30] According to Scherzer as Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 389.¹⁹

[31] According to Scherzer as commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 178.¹⁹

[32] According to Scherzer as commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 212.¹⁹

[33] According to Scherzer on 19 September 1943.¹⁹

[Garbers-34] According to Scherzer as Leutnant zur See and commander of Hilfskriegsschiff "Passim".¹⁹

[Gartenfeld-36] According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves and Staffelführer in the Aufklärungs-Gruppe der OB der Luftwaffe.²¹

[38] According to Scherzer as leader of the I./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2.²¹

[[Dr.]-39] 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.

[43] No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to an SS-Oberscharführer Gebhard can be found in the German Federal Archives. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel also had no evidence and wrote on 11 July 1983 to Mr. Eichhorn: "I have to rely on Krätschmer in Rieflin Fritz's case, as well as in Gebhard's.". Krätschmer may have his information from Hermann Buch, the former IIa (personnel administration for officers) of the 2. SS-Division "Das Reich", who mentioned the name Gebhard in a letter to Von Seeman on 6 December 1970. Unlawful presentation by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee.²⁵

[45] According to Scherzer as leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Armee-Abteilung Serbien.²⁶

[46] Paul Gehl's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 24 March 1945 as a teleprinter messenger, the written nomination was received on 3 April. Major Joachim Domaschk had stopped an ongoing approval process of the Honour Roll Clasp for Gehl on 25 March, indicating: "Stop! Forward here!". Domaschk requested a detailed combat report from Gehl's division following the receipt of the written nomination on 4 April, which he received on 17 April. The next day he approved the nomination. A Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 5078 was created and forwarded the very same day. This information is noted on the file card. No further information regarding the approval or presentation of the Knight's Cross is indicated. 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.²⁵

[Gehrmann-47] According to Scherzer as Hauptmann and deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1.²⁶

[49] According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1.²⁶

[51] According to Scherzer as pilot and adjutant in the Stab I.(Jagd)/Lehrgeschwader 2.²⁸

[52] According to Scherzer as commander of Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) 200.²⁸

[53] According to Scherzer name is spelled Willy Geisler.²⁸

[55] According to Scherzer as leader in the I./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 43.²⁹

[56] According to Scherzer as oberserver in the Aufklärungsstaffe 6.(F)/122.²⁹

[Gemünden-57] According to Scherzer on 10 October 1942 as gun leader in the 1./Flak-Regiment 49.²⁹

[58] According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffe 2.(F)/122.²⁹

[Gensberger-59] According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 544.²⁹

[61] According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.²⁹

[62] According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2.²⁹

[64] According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.³¹

[65] According to Scherzer as Schreiber-Obergefreiter.³¹

[66] According to Scherzer as commander of the IV./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.³¹

[67] According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 110.³¹

[69] No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Karl Gerlach can be found in the German Federal Archives. Gerlach is listed by Von Seemen, noting: "No evidence in the German Federal Archives".³² The author 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). The order commission of the AKCR processed this case in 1983/1984 and decided "Knight's Cross yes, 17 April 1945". What evidence was used and lead to this decision remains unclear. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel later changed the presentation date to 3 May 1945. Gerlach was a member of the AKCR.²⁵

[72] Günter Gersteuer's nomination by the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) was ready for signature by 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 is an assumption of the AKCR.³⁴

[74] According to Scherzer as chief of the 7./SS-"Totenkopf"-Artillerie-Regiment.³³

[75] According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 14.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".³³

[77] According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Sturmbrigde "Reichsführer SS".³⁶

[Gewehr-78] According to Scherzer as Hauptmann and adjutant in the Grenadier-Regiment 698.³⁶

[80] According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.³⁷

[83] Karl-Heinz Gieseler is listed as a recipient in Fellgiebel and Von Seemen as SS-Untersturmführer and Stoßtruppführer in Berlin as a member of the 11. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland".³⁸ Von Seemen indicates that: "No evidence in the German Federal Archives".³⁹ Fellgiebel states that the presentation was made by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke in the bunker of the Reichs Chancellery between 25 and 30 April 1945. The number of likely presentations varies between 3 and 5 soldiers. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Gieseler is not listed by Scherzer.⁶

[84] According to Scherzer as Oberst of the Reserves.³⁷

[85] According to Scherzer as pilot in the 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.³⁷

[86] According to Scherzer as commander of Artillerie-Regiment SS-Division "Wiking".³⁷

[88] According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves.⁴⁰

[89] According to Scherzer as Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 253.⁴⁰

[93] According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./(schwere) Flak-Abteilung 442.⁴¹

[Gobert-94] According to Scherzer on 5 April 1944 as Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor".⁴¹

[96] According to Scherzer as Commander of Räumboot R-17 in the 1. Räum-Halbflottille.⁴⁴

[97] According to Scherzer as adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 208.⁴⁴

[100] Siegwart Göller's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 13 April 1945. Missing are the statements by the commander-in-chief of the Heeresgruppe Süd and Major Joachim Domaschk. It is questionable whether the prepared Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 5088 was forwarded for presentation to the Führer because Domaschk's statement is missing. It is likely that Domaschk had requested the statement by the Heeresgruppe Süd which he had not yet received. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. According to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) this lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.³⁴ He is listed by Von Seemen under the name of Siegmund Göller with a presentation date 21 April 1945. However Von Seemen indicates that: "No evidence in the German Federal Archives".⁴⁶

[102] According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.⁴⁴

[105] According to Scherzer on 29 May 1940.⁴⁸

[106] According to Scherzer as machine gunner in 6./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".⁴⁸

[107] According to Scherzer as chief of the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91.⁴⁸

[109] According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in Frontaufklärungs-Kommando 201.⁵⁰

[110] According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54.⁵⁰

[111] According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 37.⁵⁰

[112] According to Scherzer as commander of Räumboot R-61 in the 5. Räumbootflottille.⁵⁰

[113] According to Scherzer in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 263.⁵⁰

[116] According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53.⁵²

[118] According to Scherzer Oak Leaves awarded on 25 October 1941.⁵²

[121] No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Krätschmer the action took place in March 1945 in Pomerania with the Army Group Vistula. Von Seemen lists Herbert Golz with the footnote: "Source: Generalmajor (Pol.) Ernst Rode, at the time chief of staff with the chief of the German Police".⁵⁵ This posting is not verifiable. A SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor Rode is verifiable and was chief of staff of the field commando of the Reichsführer SS. This field commando processed at the time the nominations of the Waffen-SS and prepared them for approval by Heinrich Himmler. These nominations at the time were received by SS-Obersturmbannführer Wilhelm Kment, the adjutant of Himmler and liaison officer to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office). Golz nomination could have been a unlawful presentation by Himmler as commander in chief of the Army Group Vistula. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) handled this case in 1977 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 31 March 1945". The evidence sustaining this decision remains unclear. Access to the files was denied on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). The presentation date was later changed by Fellgiebel. Golz was a member of the AKCR.³⁴

[122] According to Scherzer name is Wilhelm von Goriany.⁵⁴

[124] According to Scherzer as group leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 576.⁵⁴

[Gossow-125] According to Scherzer on 24 October 1944 as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 302.⁵⁴

[127] According to Scherzer as Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./SS-Flak-Abteilung 17.⁵⁷

[129] According to Scherzer as commander Sipo and SD Budapest.⁵⁷

[Grabert-130] According to Scherzer as Leutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition) and leader of a special commando in the 8./Bau-Lehr-Bataillon "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800.⁵⁷

[131] According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9.⁵⁷

[132] According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie./Füsilier-Regiment 22.⁵⁷

[134] According to Scherzer as chief of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 7.⁵⁹

[Graefe-135] According to Scherzer on 6 December 1944 as oberserver in the 2./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 6.⁵⁹

[137] Fritz-Hubert Gräser's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) on 29 April 1945. General Ernst Maisel noted: "I approve the nomination! 30 April". The nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross only notes the nomination entry date as 29 April 1945. There is no indication that the award was granted. The paperwork was not finalized by the end of the war. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "154" and presentation date were assigned by the AKCR.⁶⁰

[139] According to Scherzer as chief of the 18./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".⁵⁹

[140] According to Scherzer Swords awarded on 18 May 1944.⁵⁹

[141] According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.⁵⁹

[143] According to Scherzer as platoon troop leader in the 9./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer".⁶²

[144] According to Scherzer name is spelled Anton Grassl.⁶²

[145] According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 75 (self motorized).⁶²

[146] According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 51.⁶²

[149] The original nomination was not retained. The Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest (OB Nordwest) had sent the nomination to the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/Auszeichnung und Disziplin (OKL/AuD—Air Force High Command/Award and Discipline). The accompanying letter is presented by Franz Thomas. Franz Thomas is author of Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945, Teil II Die Ritterkreuzträger der Fallschirmjäger, Osnabrück 1986, page 88. No further information prevailed. A presentation cannot be verified. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1974 and decided: 868th Oak Leaves, 8 May 1945. According to the AKCR the award was present in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "868" and date were assigned by the AKCR. Graßmel is listed by the OB Nordwest for the "Nomination for the presentation of war awards" in May 1945. This list, which was to be presented to Karl Dönitz, holds 12 names. These nominations had all been submitted by the OB Nordwest via the command chain and must be considered not finalized. Dönitz has never signed this list and most likely has never seen this list. Franz Graßmel was a member of the AKCR.⁶⁰

[150] According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 52.⁶³

[151] According to Scherzer as machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 487.⁶³

[152] According to Scherzer as company leader in Regiment "Mohr" in fortress Breslau.⁶³

[Greim-154] According to Scherzer as Major and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Großdeutschland".⁶⁵

[156] According to Scherzer Swords awarded on 27 August 1944.⁶⁵

[157] According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1.⁶⁵

[159] According to Scherzer as leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.⁶⁵

[161] According to Scherzer as pilot in the 3./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 606.⁶⁸

[162] According to Scherzer as leader of the 6./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer".⁶⁸

[164] According to Scherzer as chief of the 4./Division-Füsilier-Bataillon (AA) 58.⁶⁸

[166] According to Scherzer as pilot in the Stab IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.⁷⁰

[167] According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.⁷⁰

[169] According to Scherzer as pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54.⁷⁰

[171] According to Scherzer name is spelled Gustav Gromeik.⁷²

[172] According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.⁷²

[174] No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the award was presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. Fellgiebel's sources are Hermann Buch, the former IIa (personnel administration) of the 2. SS-Division "Das Reich", and Wilhelm Kment, the adjutant of Heinrich Himmler and liaison officer to the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office). According to Buch—note from 25 June 2005—he has nothing to do with this presentation. And Kment cannot be the source since Buch stated that Kment died in the early 1970s. If indeed Kment was the source then Von Seemen would have listed Heinz Gropp in either the first or second edition of his book, which is not the case. The source thus remains uncertain. Krätschmer lists Gropp in his third edition with a date of 1 May 1945 without stating a source as well. Fellgiebel dated the award on 6 May 1945. He may have done this to justify this as a Dietrich award.⁷³

[176] Erhard Grosan's nomination by the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) was ready for signature by 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 is an assumption of the AKCR.⁷⁴

[179] The information regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross to Alfred Groß originally came from Ernst Obermaier and was given to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, who accepted this. Fellgiebel included all Luftwaffe presentations without changes because the Luftwaffe presentations at the end of the war could not be verified. Scherzer states that he received information from an aviation historian, who has access to the original 1945 files of Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26), that, "Leutnant Alfred Groß, 5./JG 26 was not a Staffelführer of the 5. Staffel, nor a recipient of the Knight's Cross."⁷⁴ Alfred Groß is listed by Obermaier.⁷⁵ Von Seemen lists him with a vague presentation date of April 1945.⁷⁶

[180] According to Scherzer as commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".⁷²

[182] According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.⁷⁷

[183] According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.⁷⁷

[185] Heinz Groth's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 23 March 1945. The book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) contains a note (presumably by Joachim Domaschk): "Knight's Cross no, Honour Roll". The file card states: "rejected" and "unfinished (Honour Roll)? ". The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.⁷⁴

[Grüner-187] According to Scherzer on 23 November 1941 as chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 33.⁷⁹

[188] According to Scherzer on 14 December 1941.⁷⁹

[Grünewald-189] According to Scherzer as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel and commander of a Sturmgeschütz in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12.⁷⁹

[191] According to Scherzer as leader of the Division-Begleitkompanie/14. Panzer-Division.⁸⁰

[194] According to Scherzer as leader of Divisions-Gruppe 198.⁸²

[Günter-195] According to Scherzer name is spelled Wilhelm Günther who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 508.⁸²

[196] According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".⁸²

[197] According to Scherzer name is spelled Heinrich-Albert Güntner.⁸²

[198] According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 43.⁸²

[Gürz-200] According to Scherzer as SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves and leader of the III./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (norw. Nr 1).⁸³

[202] According to Scherzer as adjutant in Infanterie-Regiment 513.⁸³

[205] According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffe 4.(F)/122.⁸⁶

[FOOTNOTEWilliamsonBujeiro20043–4-1] Williamson & Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel20004-2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000113–460,_483,_485–487,_492,_494,_498–499,_501,_503,_509-4] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007117–186-5] Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000154,_190–208,_488-6] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 154, 190–208, 488.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel200025–26-7] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 25–26.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007131–135-8] Scherzer 2007, pp. 131–135.

[RGBl._I_S._1573-9] "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.

[RGBl._I_S._849-10] "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.

[RGBl._I_S._613-11] "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.

[RGBl._I_S._11-12] "Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000112-13] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel200049–51,_102–111-14] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 49–51, 102–111.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007324-16] Scherzer 2007, p. 324.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000190-17] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 190.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007325-19] Scherzer 2007, p. 325.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007131–132-21] Scherzer 2007, pp. 131–132.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000190,_491-23] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 190, 491.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007326-28] Scherzer 2007, p. 326.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000191-29] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 191.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007327-35] Scherzer 2007, p. 327.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000192-37] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 192.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007328-40] Scherzer 2007, p. 328.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000192,_491-41] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 192, 491.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007132-42] Scherzer 2007, p. 132.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007329-44] Scherzer 2007, p. 329.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000193-48] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 193.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007330-50] Scherzer 2007, p. 330.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007331-54] Scherzer 2007, p. 331.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000194-60] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 194.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007332-63] Scherzer 2007, p. 332.

[FOOTNOTEVon_Seemen1976138-68] Von Seemen 1976, p. 138.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007333-70] Scherzer 2007, p. 333.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007133-71] Scherzer 2007, p. 133.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000195-73] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 195.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007334-76] Scherzer 2007, p. 334.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007335-79] Scherzer 2007, p. 335.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000196-81] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 196.

[FOOTNOTEVon_Seemen1976140-82] Von Seemen 1976, p. 140.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007336-87] Scherzer 2007, p. 336.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007337-90] Scherzer 2007, p. 337.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000197-91] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 197.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000154,_488-92] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 154, 488.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007338-95] Scherzer 2007, p. 338.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000197,_491-98] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 197, 491.

[FOOTNOTEVon_Seemen1976141-99] Von Seemen 1976, p. 141.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000198-101] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 198.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007339-103] Scherzer 2007, p. 339.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000198,_491-104] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 198, 491.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007340-108] Scherzer 2007, p. 340.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000199-114] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 199.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007341-115] Scherzer 2007, p. 341.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000193,_491-117] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 193, 491.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007342-119] Scherzer 2007, p. 342.

[FOOTNOTEVon_Seemen1976143-120] Von Seemen 1976, p. 143.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000200-123] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 200.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007343-126] Scherzer 2007, p. 343.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000200,_491-128] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 200, 491.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007344-133] Scherzer 2007, p. 344.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007134-136] Scherzer 2007, p. 134.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000201-138] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 201.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007345-142] Scherzer 2007, p. 345.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007346-147] Scherzer 2007, p. 346.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000202-148] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 202.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007347-153] Scherzer 2007, p. 347.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000202,_491-155] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 202, 491.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000203-158] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 203.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007348-160] Scherzer 2007, p. 348.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000203,_491-163] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 203, 491.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007349-165] Scherzer 2007, p. 349.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000204-168] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 204.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007350-170] Scherzer 2007, p. 350.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007134–135-173] Scherzer 2007, pp. 134–135.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007135-175] Scherzer 2007, p. 135.

[FOOTNOTEObermaier1989123-177] Obermaier 1989, p. 123.

[FOOTNOTEVon_Seemen1976147-178] Von Seemen 1976, p. 147.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007351-181] Scherzer 2007, p. 351.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000205-184] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 205.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007352-186] Scherzer 2007, p. 352.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007353-190] Scherzer 2007, p. 353.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000206-192] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 206.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007354-193] Scherzer 2007, p. 354.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007355-199] Scherzer 2007, p. 355.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000207-201] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 207.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000207,_491-203] Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 207, 491.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007356-204] Scherzer 2007, p. 356.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000208-206] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 208.

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