Werner Thierfelder
German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich 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. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.
These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author and historian Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process. Scherzer wrote his book in cooperation with the German Federal Archives. The book was chosen by Prof. Dr. Franz W. Seidler for the library of the Bundeswehr University Munich and Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and is considered an accepted reference there. For many years Fellgiebel's book was considered the main reference work on this topic, and it has now been succeeded by Scherzer's work.
Listed here are the 182 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "T". While Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 5 of these listings, he has also pointed out that the AKCR failed to identify Hans Turnwal as a potential recipient. 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. 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. 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). 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.
Recipients
| Service | Number of presentations | Posthumous presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Heer (incl. Volkssturm) | 112 | 12 |
| Kriegsmarine | 14 | 3 |
| Luftwaffe | 47 | 5 |
| Waffen-SS | 9 | 0 |
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force), and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade. Of the 182 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "T", 19 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 20 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 112 of the medals, including the award given to Volkssturmmann Ernst Tiburzy. A further 14 presentations were given to the Kriegsmarine, 47 to the Luftwaffe, and 9 to the Waffen-SS. 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.
This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
| Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabel, FranzFranz Tabel | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 246 | 000000001945-01-25-000025 January 1945 | — | — |
| Tadje, FritzFritz Tadje | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 190 | 000000001942-10-21-000021 October 1942 | — | — |
| Taeger, ErichErich Taeger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 000000001942-10-02-00002 October 1942 | — | — |
| Tanczos, HermannHermann Tanczos | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | In the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 157 | 000000001944-02-21-000021 February 1944 | — | — |
| Tange, OttoOtto Tange | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 000000001942-03-19-000019 March 1942 | — | — |
| Tank, WalterWalter Tank | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 | 000000001942-09-24-000024 September 1942 | — | — |
| Tanneberger, WilliWilli Tanneberger | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Company troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized) | 000000001944-02-10-000010 February 1944 | — | — |
| Tannert, KarlKarl Tannert | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 000000001944-04-05-00005 April 1944 | — | — |
| Tanzer, KurtKurt Tanzer | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 000000001943-12-05-00005 December 1943 | — | — |
| Tappe, MartinMartin Tappe | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8 | 000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945 | — | — |
| Tarin, WalterWalter Tarin | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Artillerie-Regiment 121 | 000000001944-10-20-000020 October 1944 | — | — |
| Taubert, RichardRichard Taubert | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 000000001942-11-16-000016 November 1942 | — | — |
| Taulien, ArnoArno Taulien | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6 | 000000001943-10-18-000018 October 1943 | — | — |
| Tech, HarryHarry Tech | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 934 (motorized) | 000000001943-03-03-00003 March 1943 | — | — |
| Tegtmeier, FritzFritz Tegtmeier | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 000000001944-03-28-000028 March 1944 | — | — |
| Teichert, Max-MartinMax-Martin Teichert | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-456 | 000000001943-12-19-000019 December 1943* | Killed in action 12 May 1943 | — |
| Teichmann, FriedrichFriedrich Teichmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Regiments-Nachrichten-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 712 | 000000001945-02-24-000024 February 1945* | Killed in action 20 January 1945 | — |
| Teige, WaldemarWaldemar Teige | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 | 000000001942-06-07-00007 June 1942 | — | — |
| Telkamp, EberhardEberhard Telkamp | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen" | 000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944 | — | — |
| Telkemeyer, HeinrichHeinrich Telkemeyer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 172 | 000000001944-10-28-000028 October 1944 | — | — |
| Tellgmann, EugenEugen Tellgmann | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1313 in the 13. Vorpostenflottille | 000000001944-10-05-00005 October 1944 | — | — |
| Telschig, ErnstErnst Telschig | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 187 | 000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944 | — | — |
| Temming, HansHans Temming | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of Torpedoboot T-28 | 000000001945-05-10-000010 May 1945 | — | — |
| Temple, Carl deCarl de Temple | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 230 | 000000001944-06-26-000026 June 1944 | — | — |
| Tenner, HansHans Tenner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 487 | 000000001943-04-24-000024 April 1943* | Killed in action 29 March 1943 | — |
| Tennhardt, WernerWerner Tennhardt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 446 | 000000001941-10-13-000013 October 1941* | Killed in action 11 October 1941 | — |
| Tenschert, GüntherGünther Tenschert? | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Festungs-Regiment Mohr (fortress Breslau) | 000000001945-04-28-000028 April 1945 | — | — |
| Terharen, HeinrichHeinrich Terharen | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 956 | 000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944 | — | — |
| Teriete, HeinrichHeinrich Teriete | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 653 | 000000001943-07-22-000022 July 1943 | — | — |
| Tesch, HermannHermann Tesch | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 67 | 000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944 | — | — |
| Tesch, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Tesch | Heer | 05-HStabsgefreiter | Deputy group leader in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 | 000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944 | — | — |
| Teske, GeorgGeorg Teske | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 000000001944-10-31-000031 October 1944 | — | — |
| Tessenow, RudiRudi Tessenow? | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | In the 11./Panzer-Regiment 24 | 000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945 | — | — |
| Tetsch, ErnstErnst Tetsch | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg" | 000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945 | — | |
| Tettau, Hans vonHans von Tettau+ | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 24. Infanterie-Division | 000000001942-09-03-00003 September 1942 | Awarded 821st Oak Leaves 5 April 1945 | — |
| Teubel, HeinzHeinz Teubel | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546 | 000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944 | — | — |
| Teumer, AlfredAlfred Teumer | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 000000001944-08-19-000019 August 1944 | — | — |
| Teusen, HansHans Teusen | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 000000001941-06-14-000014 June 1941 | — | — |
| Teuwsen, AdolfAdolf Teuwsen | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 3./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L) | 000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944 | — | — |
| Thaler, AndreasAndreas Thaler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25 | 000000001944-01-13-000013 January 1944 | — | — |
| Thaler, JohannJohann Thaler | Waffen-SS | 06-WSS-Unterscharführer | Panzer driver in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 000000001943-08-14-000014 August 1943 | — | — |
| Thaler, RudolfRudolf Thaler | Heer | 06-HOberjäger | Group leader in the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 | 000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944 | — | — |
| Theilen, HansHans Theilen | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | In the 2./Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Abteilung 289 | 000000001943-04-22-000022 April 1943 | — | — |
| Theilen, HeinrichHeinrich Theilen | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 | 000000001943-08-04-00004 August 1943 | — | — |
| Theissig, FranzFranz Theissig | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 32 | 000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945 | — | — |
| Thelen, JohannJohann Thelen | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Battery officer in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 253 | 000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944 | — | — |
| Thiede, ArminArmin Thiede | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 000000001941-06-14-000014 June 1941 | — | — |
| Thiel, EdwinEdwin Thiel | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 000000001943-04-16-000016 April 1943 | — | — |
| Thiel, ErichErich Thiel | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 000000001941-07-23-000023 July 1941 | — | — |
| Thiel, FranzFranz Thiel | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Füsilier-Regiment 22 | 000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945* | Killed in action 14 January 1945 | — |
| Thiel, GerhardGerhard Thiel | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Leader of the III./Panzer-Regiment 24 | 000000001943-01-20-000020 January 1943 | — | — |
| Thiel, KarlKarl Thiel | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Gun leader of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 217 | 000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944 | — | — |
| Thiele, ArnoArno Thiele | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 29 | 000000001942-09-24-000024 September 1942* | Died of wounds 3 August 1942 | — |
| Thiele, AugustAugust Thiele+ | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Commander of heavy cruiser "Lützow" | 000000001941-01-18-000018 January 1941 | Awarded 824th Oak Leaves 8 April 1945 | |
| Thiem, EgonEgon Thiem | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2 | 000000001940-07-21-000021 July 1940 | — | — |
| Thiem, ErnstErnst Thiem | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 298 | 000000001941-09-17-000017 September 1941 | — | — |
| Thieme, KarlKarl Thieme+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110 | 000000001943-10-30-000030 October 1943 | Awarded 627th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944 (156th) Swords 9 May 1945? | — |
| Thieme, HeinzHeinz Thieme | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 446 | 000000001944-01-20-000020 January 1944* | Died of wounds 17 December 1943 | — |
| Thierfelder, HelmutHelmut Thierfelder | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 | 000000001944-09-02-00002 September 1944 | — | — |
| Thierfelder, WernerWerner Thierfelder | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" | 000000001941-12-10-000010 December 1941 | — | — |
| Thiessen, HansHans Thiessen? | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Heeres-Flak-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" | 000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945* | Killed in action 18 February 1945 | |
| Thoerner, JohannesJohannes Thörner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Deputy leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 738 | 000000001944-07-11-000011 July 1944 | — | — |
| Thofern, WernerWerner Thofern | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 5 (motorized) | 000000001941-08-25-000025 August 1941 | — | — |
| Thom, WalterWalter Thom | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 7 | 000000001944-10-23-000023 October 1944* | Died of wounds 22 October 1944 | — |
| Thoma, HeinrichHeinrich Thoma | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 519 | 000000001941-10-27-000027 October 1941 | — | — |
| Thoma, HelmutHelmut Thoma | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 119 | 000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942 | — | |
| Thoma, KurtKurt Thoma | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Chief of the 2. Minensuchflottille | 000000001940-10-06-00006 October 1940 | — | |
| Thoma, Wilhelm Ritter vonWilhelm Ritter von Thoma | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 20. Panzer-Division | 000000001941-12-31-000031 December 1941 | — | |
| Thomae, Dr. rer. pol. AdolfDr. rer. pol. Adolf Thomae | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 980 | 000000001945-02-24-000024 February 1945 | — | — |
| Thomale, WolfgangWolfgang Thomale | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 27 | 000000001942-02-10-000010 February 1942 | — | — |
| Thomas, Karl-AntonKarl-Anton Thomas | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeuerwerker | In a Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe in Münster | 000000001945-04-21-000021 April 1945 | — | — |
| Thomas, WilhelmWilhelm Thomas | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 71 (motorized) | 000000001941-10-13-000013 October 1941 | — | — |
| Thomaschki, SiegfriedSiegfried Thomaschki+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division | 000000001942-11-01-00001 November 1942 | Awarded 299th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943 | — |
| Thomsen, Dr. Ernst-HeinrichDr. Ernst-Heinrich Thomsen | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 000000001944-10-24-000024 October 1944 | — | — |
| Thomsen, RolfRolf Thomsen+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-1202 | 000000001945-01-04-00004 January 1945 | Awarded (852nd) Oak Leaves 29 April 1945 | — |
| Thor, HansHans Thor | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | 000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944* | Killed in action 26 June 1944 | — |
| Thorey, AndreasAndreas Thorey+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Schwadron leader in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94 | 000000001942-09-14-000014 September 1942 | Awarded 349th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943 | — |
| Thormählen, ViktorViktor Thormählen | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Kavallerie-Regiment "Nord" | 000000001944-03-12-000012 March 1944* | Killed in action 16 January 1944 | — |
| Thorwest, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Thorwest | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Chief of the 2. Geleitflottille "Adria" | 000000001944-11-05-00005 November 1944* | Killed in action 1 November 1944 | — |
| Thoß, WernerWerner Thoß | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 000000001944-10-29-000029 October 1944 | — | — |
| Thünemann, HeinrichHeinrich Thünemann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79 | 000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944 | — | — |
| Thüngen, Karl Freiherr vonKarl Freiherr von Thüngen? | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 18. Panzer-Division | 000000001943-04-06-00006 April 1943 | — | — |
| Thulke, WilliWilli Thulke+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 501 | 000000001943-01-07-00007 January 1943 | Awarded 424th Oak Leaves 13 March 1944 | — |
| Thumann, JakobJakob Thumann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 351 | 000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943 | — | — |
| Thumbeck, GeorgGeorg Thumbeck | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 60 (motorized) | 000000001943-11-12-000012 November 1943 | — | — |
| Thumm, HelmutHelmut Thumm+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 56 | 000000001941-06-30-000030 June 1941 | Awarded 166th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 | — |
| Thunert, EberhardEberhard Thunert | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division | 000000001945-02-01-00001 February 1945 | — | |
| Thurmann, KarlKarl Thurmann | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Commander of U-553 | 000000001942-08-24-000024 August 1942 | — | — |
| Thurner, HansHans Thurner+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 000000001941-08-06-00006 August 1941 | Awarded 587th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 | — |
| Thurnhuber, JosefJosef Thurnhuber | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 200 | 000000001945-03-12-000012 March 1945 | — | — |
| Thyben, GerhardGerhard Thyben+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 000000001944-12-06-00006 December 1944 | Awarded 822nd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945 | |
| Thylmann, HansHans Thylmann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 | 000000001945-02-18-000018 February 1945 | — | — |
| Tiburzy, ErnstErnst Tiburzy | Volkssturm | 15-HVolkssturmmann (holding a rank equivalent to Major) | Battalion leader in the Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/82 in the fortress Königsberg | 000000001945-02-10-000010 February 1945 | — | — |
| Tichy, EkkehardEkkehard Tichy | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 000000001945-01-14-000014 January 1945* | Killed in action 16 August 1944 | — |
| Tiedtke, WernerWerner Tiedtke | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 349 | 000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945 | — | — |
| Tiefensee, ArthurArthur Tiefensee | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 43 | 000000001944-08-03-00003 August 1944 | — | — |
| Tiemann, OttoOtto Tiemann | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 93. Infanterie-Division | 000000001943-04-28-000028 April 1943 | — | — |
| Tiesler, KurtKurt Tiesler | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 38 | 000000001944-04-16-000016 April 1944 | — | — |
| Tiesenhausen, Hans-Diedrich vonHans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-331 | 000000001942-01-27-000027 January 1942 | — | — |
| Tietjen, [Dr.] Cord[Dr.] Cord Tietjen | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 000000001940-05-24-000024 May 1940 | — | — |
| Tietz, HermannHermann Tietz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 240 | 000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944 | — | — |
| Tietzen, HorstHorst Tietzen | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 000000001940-08-20-000020 August 1940* | Killed in action 18 August 1940 | — |
| Tilebein, BrunoBruno Tilebein | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer and Staffel officer in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | 000000001943-10-09-00009 October 1943 | — | — |
| Tilgner, HerbertHerbert Tilgner | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 61 | 000000001944-12-18-000018 December 1944 | — | — |
| Tigner, WalterWalter Tigner | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Battalion commander in the Regiment "Mohr" in the fortress Breslau (commander of Jäger-Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 49) | 000000001945-04-09-00009 April 1945 | — | — |
| Tillmann, JohannesJohannes Tillmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 183 | 000000001943-01-02-00002 January 1943 | — | — |
| Tilmann, [Dr.] Wido[Dr.] Wido Tilmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 297 | 000000001941-12-22-000022 December 1941 | — | — |
| Timm, ErichErich Timm | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12 | 000000001944-10-03-00003 October 1944 | — | — |
| Timm, HeinrichHeinrich Timm | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Commander of U-862 | 000000001944-09-17-000017 September 1944 | — | — |
| Timpe, HeinzHeinz Timpe? | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (F) | 000000001945-05-07-00007 May 1945 | — | — |
| Tippelskirch, Adolf-Hilmar vonAdolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized) | 000000001941-09-29-000029 September 1941 | — | — |
| Tippelskirch, Kurt vonKurt von Tippelskirch+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division | 000000001941-11-23-000023 November 1941 | Awarded 539th Oak Leaves 30 July 1944 | — |
| Tischendorf, HerbertHerbert Tischendorf | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Company chief in schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 | 000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945 | — | — |
| Tischer, KurtKurt Tischer | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Machine gunner in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 320 | 000000001944-06-15-000015 June 1944 | — | — |
| Titel, GeorgGeorg Titel | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 757 | 000000001945-01-31-000031 January 1945 | — | — |
| Titschkus, AlfredAlfred Titschkus | Waffen-SS | 06-WSS-Unterscharführer | Group leader in the 3./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf" | 000000001944-12-11-000011 December 1944 | — | — |
| Tittel, RolfRolf Tittel | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 31 | 000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944 | — | — |
| Toedt, Heinz-EduardHeinz-Eduard Tödt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 66 | 000000001944-09-02-00002 September 1944 | — | — |
| Toeniges, WernerWerner Töniges+ | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille | 000000001941-02-25-000025 February 1941 | Awarded 143rd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942 | — |
| Toennjes, HermannHermann Tönnjes | Heer | 10-HOberfähnrich | Aide-de-camp in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 255 | 000000001944-04-20-000020 April 1944 | — | — |
| Toepfer, HansHans Töpfer | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 3 | 000000001944-07-20-000020 July 1944 | — | — |
| Toll, OttoOtto Toll | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Pionier-Bataillon 200 | 000000001941-06-10-000010 June 1941 | — | — |
| Tolsdorff, TheodorTheodor Tolsdorff+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 22 | 000000001941-12-04-00004 December 1941 | Awarded 302nd Oak Leaves 15 September 1943 80th Swords 18 July 1944 25th Diamonds 18 March 1945 | — |
| Tonne, GüntherGünther Tonne+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the I./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 | 000000001941-10-05-00005 October 1941 | Awarded 632nd Oak Leaves 24 October 1944 | — |
| Tonne, WolfgangWolfgang Tonne+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 000000001942-09-06-00006 September 1942 | Awarded 128th Oak Leaves 24 September 1942 | — |
| Topp, ErichErich Topp+ | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-552 | 000000001941-06-20-000020 June 1941 | Awarded 87th Oak Leaves 11 April 1942 17th Swords 17 August 1942 | |
| Torley, KarlKarl Torley+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized) | 000000001941-11-23-000023 November 1941 | Awarded 132nd Oak Leaves 11 October 1942 | — |
| Tornau, GottfriedGottfried Tornau | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the Sturmartillerie-Brigade in the Führer-Grenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | 000000001945-03-05-00005 March 1945 | — | — |
| Toschka, RudolfRudolf Toschka | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1 | 000000001941-06-14-000014 June 1941 | — | |
| Tost, EwaldEwald Tost | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 507 | 000000001944-08-27-000027 August 1944 | — | — |
| Trabandt, PaulPaul Trabandt | Waffen-SS | 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | 000000001943-10-14-000014 October 1943 | — | — |
| Trabandt, WilhelmWilhelm Trabandt | Waffen-SS | 17-WSS-Standartenführer | Leader of the 1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade (motorized) | 000000001944-01-06-00006 January 1944 | — | — |
| Traber, WillyWilly Traber | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 309 | 000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945 | — | — |
| Traeger, JosefJosef Trägner | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | Gun leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667 | 000000001943-08-23-000023 August 1943 | — | — |
| Tratt, EduardEduard Tratt+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1 | 000000001942-04-12-000012 April 1942 | Awarded 437th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944 | — |
| Traupe, HansHans Traupe | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schutzpolizei | Commander of the I./SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 3 | 000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944 | — | — |
| Trausnitz, JosefJosef Trausnitz | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | In the 3./Ski-Pionier-Bataillon 85 | 000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944 | — | — |
| Traut, HansHans Traut+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 90 | 000000001940-08-05-00005 August 1940 | Awarded 67th Oak Leaves 23 January 1942 | — |
| Trautloft, HannesHannes Trautloft | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 54 | 000000001941-07-27-000027 July 1941 | — | — |
| Trautmann, KarlKarl Trautmann | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 22 | 000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945 | — | — |
| Trautwein, HeinzHeinz Trautwein | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of U-Jäger 202 | 000000001944-11-05-00005 November 1944* | Killed in action 1 November 1944 | — |
| Trebes, HorstHorst Trebes | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941 | — | — |
| Treckmann, WilhelmWilhelm Treckmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 53 | 000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944 | — | — |
| Treeck, Dr. EgonDr. Egon Treeck | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85 | 000000001941-08-08-00008 August 1941 | — | — |
| Treffer, FranzFranz Treffer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 20 (motorized) | 000000001941-08-23-000023 August 1941* | Killed in action 10 August 1941 | — |
| Trenke, Hannes (Johann)Hannes (Johann) Trenke | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 000000001944-09-05-00005 September 1944 | — | — |
| Trenkel, RudolfRudolf Trenkel | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 000000001943-08-19-000019 August 1943 | — | — |
| Trenkmann, FriedhelmFriedhelm Trenkmann | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 365 | 000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944* | Died of wounds 17 September 1944 | — |
| Trenn, RudolfRudolf Trenn | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 000000001943-05-25-000025 May 1943* | Killed in flying accident 16 April 1943 | — |
| Treptau, MaxMax Treptau | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Pioneer in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86 | 000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945 | — | — |
| Tresckow, Joachim vonJoachim von Tresckow | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 18. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division | 000000001944-09-19-000019 September 1944 | — | — |
| Trettner, HeinrichHeinrich Trettner+ | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) in the 7. Fliegerdivision | 000000001940-05-24-000024 May 1940 | Awarded 586th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 | |
| Trey, WernerWerner Trey | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1058 | 000000001944-12-12-000012 December 1944 | — | — |
| Tribukait, GüntherGünther Tribukait | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Jäger-Bataillon 5 | 000000001943-02-08-00008 February 1943 | — | — |
| Triebe, TheodorTheodor Triebe | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 7 (motorized) | 000000001941-12-18-000018 December 1941 | — | — |
| Trierenberg, Wolf-GüntherWolf-Günther Trierenberg | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 167. Infanterie-Division | 000000001943-05-10-000010 May 1943 | — | |
| Trinko, OttoOtto Trinko | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | In the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 577 | 000000001945-04-30-000030 April 1945 | — | — |
| Trippensee, KurtKurt Trippensee | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 | 000000001943-04-02-00002 April 1943* | Killed in action 16 February 1943 | — |
| Tritsch, WillyWilly Tritsch | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 000000001942-12-23-000023 December 1942 | — | — |
| Trittel, RudolfRudolf Trittel+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 479 | 000000001943-08-14-000014 August 1943 | Awarded 799th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 | — |
| Troeger, HansHans Tröger | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Leader of the 17. Panzer-Division | 000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944 | — | — |
| Troeger, RudolfRudolf Tröger | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Aide-de-camp in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 102 | 000000001945-04-17-000017 April 1945 | — | — |
| Trojer, Hans-HartwigHans-Hartwig Trojer | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-221 | 000000001943-03-24-000024 March 1943 | — | — |
| Tromm, HeinrichHeinrich Tromm | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 411 | 000000001941-11-15-000015 November 1941 | — | — |
| Trompeter, FriedrichFriedrich Trompeter | Heer | 17-HOberst | Deputy leader of the 305. Infanterie-Division | 000000001945-01-21-000021 January 1945 | — | — |
| Tronnier, LouisLouis Tronnier | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 70 | 000000001942-11-28-000028 November 1942 | — | — |
| Trost, Ewald-GüntherEwald-Günther Trost | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 12./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 000000001943-11-12-000012 November 1943 | — | — |
| Trotz, HerbertHerbert Trotz | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the Festungs-Bataillon "Trotz" in the fortress Breslau (commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26) | 000000001945-04-30-000030 April 1945 | — | — |
| Trowitz, AdolfAdolf Trowitz | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division | 000000001944-02-21-000021 February 1944 | — | — |
| Trummer, HansHans Trummer | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Aerial radio operator in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 5 | 000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944 | — | — |
| Truxa, RolfRolf Truxa | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 190 | 000000001943-12-17-000017 December 1943 | — | — |
| Tscherning, WillyWilly Tscherning | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Aerial radio operator in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944 | — | — |
| Tschierschwitz, GerhardGerhard Tschierschwitz | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | 000000001944-12-06-00006 December 1944 | — | — |
| Tschoerner, Philipp-KarlPhilipp-Karl Tschoerner | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer and aircraft commander in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 41 | 000000001944-07-20-000020 July 1944* | Killed in action 11 June 1944 | — |
| Tuerke, GerhardGerhard Türke | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized) | 000000001942-12-17-000017 December 1942 | — | — |
| Tulodetzki, HerbertHerbert Tulodetzki | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 407 | 000000001944-11-05-00005 November 1944 | — | — |
| Tummer, HeinrichHeinrich Tummer | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Schütze 1 in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List" | 000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944 | — | — |
| Twillemeier, AloisAlois Twillemeier | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Krad messenger in the Stab of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 81 | 000000001944-03-15-000015 March 1944 | — | — |
| Tychsen, ChristianChristian Tychsen+ | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 000000001943-03-31-000031 March 1943 | Awarded 353rd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943 | |
| Tycowicz, Rudolf vonRudolf von Tycowicz | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 407 | 000000001944-09-02-00002 September 1944 | — | — |
| Tykiel, AlfredAlfred Tykiel | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 10 | 000000001941-08-06-00006 August 1941 | — | — |
| Tyroller, GeorgGeorg Tyroller | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 84 (motorized) and leader of a Kampfgruppe | 000000001942-12-23-000023 December 1942 | — | — |
Hans Turnwald
Hans Turnwald is not listed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Veit Scherzer, on 8 May 1945, Turnwald, as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1015, had been nominated for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The nomination of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) was ready for signature but the process was never completed. In similar instances the AKCR had argued that the presentation was in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Scherzer claims that the AKCR forgot to list him.