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Biography
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. Recipients were personally given this award by Adolf HitlerA 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 acceptance of 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 foreign recipients of the award.
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 received 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.
Listed here are the 224 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Hn–Hz". Scherzer has challenged the validity of 14 of these listings. This is the second of two lists of all 661 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "H". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Ha–Hm" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ha–Hm). The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
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, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. 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, 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 and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, 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 |
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Heer (incl. Volkssturm) | 155 | 11 |
Kriegsmarine | 7 | 0 |
Luftwaffe | 55 | 4 |
Waffen-SS | 7 | 1 |
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Waffen-SS and for each of the three military branches, the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), and Luftwaffe (Air Force). 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 224 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Hn–Hz", 24 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, three 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; 16 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members, including the Volkssturm, received 155 of the medals; 7 went to the Kriegsmarine, 55 to the Luftwaffe, and 7 to the Waffen-SS.
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 author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
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Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes | Image |
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Johann Hoch | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 1070 | 17 September 1944 | — | — |
Friedrich Hochbaum+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division | 22 August 1943 | Awarded 486th Oak Leaves 4 June 1944 | — |
Günther Hochgartz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 187 | 15 April 1944 | — | — |
Franz-Rainer Hocke | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized) | 5 November 1944* | Killed in action 20 October 1944 | — |
Fritz Hockenjos | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Deputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 380 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
[Dr.] Herbert Hodurek | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 | 15 April 1944 | — | — |
Hanskurt Höcker | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 258. Infanterie-Division | 14 April 1943 | — | — |
Walter Hoeckner | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 4 | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
Robert Hoefeld | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of 4./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 | 18 May 1943 | — | — |
Heinrich Höfemeier | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 5 April 1942 | — | — |
Dirk Höfer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 256 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
Heinrich Höfer+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 3 September 1943 | Awarded 656th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944 | — |
Hugo Höfl | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 206. Infanterie-Division | 4 December 1941 | — | — |
Karl Höflinger | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 77 | 7 March 1941 | — | — |
Franz-Josef Högl | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 220 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
Karl Höhle | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 378 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
Friedrich Höhne+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 204 | 3 May 1942 | Awarded 253rd Oak Leaves 8 June 1943 | — |
Georg Höhne | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
Gustav Höhne+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 8. Infanterie-Division | 30 June 1941 | Awarded 238th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 | — |
Helmut Höhno | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the schwere (heavy) Panzer-Abteilung 510 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
Stefan-Heinrich Höke | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 18 | 28 July 1943 | — | — |
Hermann Hölter? | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Chief of the general staff of the 20. Gebirgsarmee | 3 May 1945 | — | — |
Johannes Hölz | Heer | 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Chief of the general staff of the LV. Armeekorps | 10 October 1944 | — | — |
Walter Hölz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | 26 December 1944 | — | — |
Arnulf Hölzerkopf | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Chief of the 8. Minensuchflottille | 15 May 1944 | — | — |
Hans Hölzl | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commanded for general staff training to the VI. Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe | 23 February 1944* | Killed in action 26 December 1943 | — |
Karl-Friedrich Hoene | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 755 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
Werner Höner | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 245 | 30 September 1944* | Killed in action 5 September 1944 | — |
Justin Hönig | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 41 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
Theodor Hönniger? | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 25 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
Ignaz Graf von und zu Hoensbroech | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 | 4 June 1944 | — | — |
Ahrend Höper | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
Johann Hoering | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
Ludwig Hörl | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
Willi Hörner | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 10 May 1943 | — | — |
Werner Hörnicke | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves | Commander of the I./SS-Grenadier-Regiment 10 (motorized) in the 1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade (motorized) | 1 December 1943 | — | — |
Reinhard Hörning | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 546 | 22 August 1943* | Killed in action 17 October 1942 | — |
Walter Hörnlein+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 80 | 30 July 1941 | Awarded 213th Oak Leaves 15 March 1943 | — |
Johann Hörstermann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of a Kampfgruppe in Grenadier-Regiment 473 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
Anton Hörwick | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
Hartmut von Hößlin | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 7 | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
Roland von Hößlin? | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 33 | 23 July 1942 | — | — |
Hans-Lothar Hoeth | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 311 | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
Franz Hofbauer | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füslier-Bataillon 72 | 20 January 1944 | — | — |
Karl Hofbauer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 154 | 7 August 1942 | — | — |
Karl Hofer | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49 | 26 October 1943 | — | — |
Lothar Hofer | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the III./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland" | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
Carl Hoff? | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Chief of the 1. Räumbootflottille | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
Jakob Hoffend | Volkssturm (Heer) | Volkssturmmann | Feuerwerker und Bombenräumer in the Luftgau VI "Köln" | 7 February 1945 | — | — |
Herbert von Hoffer | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
Albert Hoffmann | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 4./Kradschützen-Bataillon 55 | 3 April 1943 | — | — |
Ernst Hoffmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 698 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Chief of the 1./Schützen-Regiment 12 | 4 September 1940 | Awarded 494th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 | — |
Gerhard Hoffmann | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
Heinrich Hoffmann+ | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 12 August 1941 | Awarded 36th Oak Leaves 19 October 1941 | — |
Heinrich Hoffmann+ | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Chief of the 5. Torpedobootflottille | 7 June 1944 | Awarded 524th Oak Leaves 11 July 1944 | — |
Heinz-Joachim Hoffmann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 44 | 15 April 1942 | — | — |
Herbert Hoffmann | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 426 | 15 April 1944 | — | — |
Dipl.-Ing. Kuno Hoffmann | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 14 June 1941 | — | — |
Kurt Hoffmann | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3.(motorized)/Pionier-Bataillon 28 | 8 June 1940 | — | — |
Ludwig Hoffmann? | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
Otto Hoffmann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 901 | 31 July 1942 | — | — |
Paul Hoffmann | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 211 | 2 March 1944 | — | — |
Reinhold Hoffmann | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 28 January 1945* | Killed in flying accident 24 May 1944 | — |
Walter Hoffmann | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 16 June 1944 | — | — |
Werner Hoffmann | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
Werner Hoffmann | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191 | 14 May 1941 | Awarded 49th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | — |
Otto Hoffmann von Waldau | Luftwaffe | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Fliegerführer Afrika | 28 June 1942 | — | — |
Edmund Hoffmeister | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 383. Infanterie-Division | 6 October 1943 | — | — |
Heinrich Hoffmeister | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 915 | 31 January 1945 | — | — |
Henning Hoffmeister | Heer | 15-HMajor | Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 6 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
Hans Hoffritz | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 268 | 4 September 1941 | — | — |
Adolf Hofmann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 15 November 1941 | — | — |
Bernhard Hofmann | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 427 | 26 September 1942 | — | — |
Horst Hofmann | Kriegsmarine | 10-MObersteuermann | Coxswain and watch officer on U-672 | 20 May 1944 | — | — |
Karl-Joachim Hofmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 | 4 July 1944 | — | — |
Karl-Wilhelm Hofmann | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 24 October 1944 | — | — |
Paul Hofmann? | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 352 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
Rudolf Hofmann | Heer | 20-HGeneral der Infanterie | Chief of the General Staff Heeresgruppe Nord | 7 May 1945 | — | — |
Willy Hofmann | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5 | 12 March 1945 | — | — |
Richard Hofsäss | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 2 | 9 January 1945 | — | — |
Hermann Hogeback+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 8 September 1941 | Awarded 192nd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943 125th Swords 26 January 1945 | — |
Heinrich Hogrebe+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 422 | 17 August 1942 | Awarded 454th Oak Leaves 13 April 1944 | — |
Erich Hohagen | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 5 October 1941 | — | — |
Werner Hohen-Hinnebusch | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Leader of the 3.(gemischte)/Flak-Abteilung 442 | 11 February 1945 | — | — |
Richard Hohenhausen | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 184 | 11 May 1942 | — | — |
Oskar Freiherr von Hohenhausen? | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
Hans Hohmann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 31 | 5 March 1945* | Killed in action 21 January 1945 | — |
Heinrich Hohmeier? | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 994 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
Walter Hohmuth | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
Dr. rer. pol. Hermann Hohn+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Deputy leader of the 72. Infanterie-Division | 28 November 1943 | Awarded 410th Oak Leaves 1 March 1944 109th Swords 31 October 1944 | — |
Alfred Hohoff | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1084 | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
Alfred Hoinka | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of Panzer-Zerstörer-Abteilung 156 | 11 March 1945* | Killed in action 26 January 1945 | — |
Walter Hollaender | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Sturm-Regiment 195 | 18 July 1943 | — | — |
Georg Holle | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 51 | 3 April 1943* | Killed in action 27 February 1943 | — |
Josef Hollekamp | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 2.(Radfahr)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung 36 | 23 July 1943 | — | — |
Heinrich Hollenweger | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 | 1 November 1942 | — | — |
Alfred Holler | Heer | 15-HMajor | Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 426 | 5 April 1944 | — | — |
Josef Hollermeier? | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1213 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
Karl-Adolf Hollidt+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 50. Infanterie-Division | 8 September 1941 | Awarded 239th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 | — |
Ernst Hollmann? | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1221 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
Max Holm | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Assault gun commander in the II./Panzer-Regiment Führer-Begleit Division | 19 January 1945 | — | — |
Norbert Holm | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized) | 20 December 1941 | — | — |
Waldemar Holst | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Chief of the 4. Räumbootsflottille | 3 December 1942 | — | — |
Rudolf Holste+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 73 | 6 April 1942 | Awarded 561st Oak Leaves 27 August 1944 | — |
Johann Holstein | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Messenger in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 698 | 16 October 1944 | — | — |
Josef Holte | Waffen-SS | 09-WSS-Oberscharführer of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen" | 27 August 1944* | Killed in action 20 August 1944 | — |
August Holz | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 16 | 18 December 1944 | — | — |
Günther Holz | Heer | 14-HRittmeister of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 258 | 6 April 1943 | — | — |
Hermann Holz | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 9 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
Egon Holzapfel | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 2 | 14 August 1943 | — | — |
Hans Holzapfel | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 316 | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
Karl-Heinz Holzapfel | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 29 (motorized) | 11 September 1943 | — | — |
Friedrich Holzer | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 10 December 1943 | — | — |
Fritz Holzhäuer | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 29 | 6 August 1941 | — | — |
Anton Holzinger | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138 | 11 January 1941 | — | — |
Franz Holzinger | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Gebirgs-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 95 | 13 April 1944 | — | — |
Leopold Holzmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1059 | 16 November 1944 | — | — |
Walter Hombitzer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Volks-Artillerie-Korps 405 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
Heinrich Homburg | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Jäger-Regiment 83 | 25 July 1944 | — | — |
Friedrich von Homeyer | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Leader of the gemischte Aufklärungs-Kompanie 580 in the 90. leichte Afrika-Division | 6 July 1942* | Killed in action 3 July 1942 | — |
Gerhard Homuth | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 27 | 14 June 1941 | — | — |
Günter Honnefeller | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 10 | 17 October 1944 | — | — |
Werner Honsberg | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 20 July 1944 | — | — |
Theodor Hopf | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1.(Radfahr)/Infanterie-Regiment 170 | 21 September 1941 | — | — |
Willi Hopfe | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 5./Schnelle Abteilung 123 | 15 January 1943 | — | — |
Gerhard Hoppe | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 81 | 4 July 1944 | — | — |
Gerhard Hoppe | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 279 | 29 November 1944* | Killed in action 18 October 1944 | — |
Hans Hoppe? | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 46 (motorized) | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
Harry Hoppe+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 424 | 12 September 1941 | Awarded 682nd Oak Leaves 18 December 1944 | — |
Johannes Hoppe | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 | 26 October 1943 | — | — |
Wolf-Horst Hoppe | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of schwere (heavy) Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519 | 15 July 1944 | — | — |
Erich Horak | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Füsilier-Regiment 68 | 24 September 1943 | — | — |
Max Horlbeck | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 435 | 12 August 1944 | — | — |
Hans Hormann | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Observer in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100 | 5 December 1943 | — | — |
Gerhard Horn | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 218 | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
Karl Horn | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 587 | 10 February 1944 | — | — |
Walter Hornung | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Transportgeschwader 2 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
Herbert Horten | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 81 | 2 September 1943 | — | — |
Kurt Hortian | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Flak-Regiment 133 (motorized) | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
Siegfried Hortmeyer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Company chief in Grenadier-Regiment 130 | 14 February 1945 | — | — |
Friedrich Hoßbach+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 82 | 7 October 1940 | Awarded 298th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943 | — |
Hans Hoßfeld+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant (M.A.) | Commander of Marine-Artillerie Abteilung 531 | 6 October 1944 | Awarded 659th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 | — |
Theodor Hotzy | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 7 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
Rudolf von Houten | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 1./Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 1 (56. Infanterie-Division) | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
Adolf Hoyer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 120 | 8 October 1943 | — | — |
Ludwig Hoyer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 278 | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
Paul-Werner Hozzel+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 8 May 1940 | Awarded 230th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943 | — |
Dietrich Hrabak+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 21 October 1940 | Awarded 337th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943 | — |
Franz Hrdlicka | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 9 August 1944 | — | — |
Martin Hrustak+ | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162 | 11 December 1943 | Awarded 473rd Oak Leaves 14 May 1944 | — |
Hans Hube+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 16. Panzer-Division | 1 August 1941 | Awarded 62nd Oak Leaves 16 January 1942 22nd Swords 21 December 1942 13th Diamonds 20 April 1944 | — |
Gustav Huber | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 115 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
Josef Huber | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 20 July 1944 | — | — |
Karl Huber | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Stoßtruppführer (shock troops leader) in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20 (motorized) | 30 July 1940 | — | — |
Siegfried Huber | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 3 April 1943* | Killed in action 19 January 1943 | — |
Dr. jur. Alfred Ritter von Hubicki Hubicki | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 9. Panzer-Division | 20 April 1941 | — | — |
Karl Hübbe | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 270 | 31 March 1943 | — | — |
Alois Hübner | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129 | 5 December 1943 | — | — |
Arnold Huebner | Luftwaffe | 03-LGefreiter | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 33 (motorized) in the DAK | 7 March 1942 | — | — |
Ekhard Hübner | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 3 May 1942* | Killed in action 28 March 1942 | — |
Ernst-August Hübner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 122 | 9 December 1943* | Killed in action 7 November 1943 | — |
Herbert Hübner | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 171 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
Dr. med.dent. Rudolf Hübner | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 529 | 9 March 1945 | — | — |
Walter Hübner | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 28 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
Wilhelm Hübner | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
Anton Hübsch | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
Erich Hübscher | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 914 | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
Ernst-Albrecht Hückel | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland" | 27 September 1943 | — | — |
Hermann Hüfing | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 1076 | 23 October 1944 | — | — |
Werner Hühner | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 61. Infanterie-Division | 18 April 1943 | — | — |
Dr. med. Heinrich Hüls | Heer | 13-HOberarzt (rank equivalent to Oberleutnant) | Hilfsarzt (assistant doctor) in the II./Panzer-Regiment 11 | 21 September 1944* | Killed in action 16 August 1944 | — |
Bernhard Hülsmann | Luftwaffe | 06-LUnteroffizier | Gun leader in the 8./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized) | 22 January 1943 | — | — |
Dr. rer. pol. Hans-Franz von Hülst | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 378 | 9 February 1943 | — | — |
Willi Hümmerich | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 80 | 18 October 1941 | — | — |
Otto Hünemörder | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 309 | 16 April 1943 | — | — |
Georg Hünger | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 | 6 October 1944* | Killed in action 26 August 1944 | — |
Hermann Hüttebräucker? | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Teacher at the Panzertruppenschule Milowitz at Prague | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
[Dr.] Karl Hütten | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves | Staffelkapitän of the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 24 October 1944 | — | — |
Theodor Hütten | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of Divisions Versorgungs-Kolonne 349. Infanterie-Division | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
Hans Hüttner | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 520 | 4 September 1942 | — | — |
Hartmut Hüttner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 228 | 15 March 1943 | — | — |
Leopold von Hütz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 1054 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
Helmuth Hufenbach+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 667 | 30 October 1943 | Awarded 807th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945 | — |
Heinz Huffmann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201 | 14 April 1943 | — | — |
Helmuth Huffmann | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 62. Infanterie-Division | 30 September 1943 | — | — |
Eduard Hug | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 1./Jäger-Regiment 75 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
Kurt Huhn | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 17 March 1943 | — | — |
Alois Hulha | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
Otto Hulsch | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 5 February 1944 | — | — |
August Humke | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 15 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
Fritz Hummel | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Jagdverband Leitstelle West (Frontaufklärungs-Verband II. West) | 19 October 1944 | — | — |
Kurt Hummel | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 124 | 15 May 1944 | — | — |
Willi Hund | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Leader of a Kampfgruppe z.b.V. of the 6. and 7./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
Joachim Hundert | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 124 | 15 January 1943 | — | — |
[Dr.] Gerhard Hundertmark | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./gemischte Flak-Sturm-Abteilung 802 (deployable) | 22 December 1944 | — | — |
Gustav Hundt | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 1. Ski-Jäger-Division | 15 April 1945 | — | — |
Hans-Joachim Hunger | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Battery officer in the schwere (heavy) Artillerie-Abteilung 526 (motorized) | 9 April 1944 | — | — |
Heinrich Hunger | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 2 | 5 July 1941 | — | — |
Richard Huntemüller | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./leichte Flak-Sturm-Abteilung 76 (motorized) | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
Konrad Hupfer+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 72 | 21 September 1941 | Awarded 136th Oak Leaves 28 October 1942 | — |
Helmut Huppert | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1 | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
Herbert Huppertz+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 30 August 1941 | Awarded 512th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 | — |
Georg Hurdelbrink | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend" | 16 October 1944 | — | — |
August Hurlebaus | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./schwere (heavy) Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 665 | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
Wilhelm Hurrle | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 358 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
Werner Husemann | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
Freimut Husenett | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 7 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
Walter Huß | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 240 (motorized) | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
Joachim-Friedrich Huth | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Geschwaderkommodore of Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" | 11 September 1940 | — | — |
Wolf-Dietrich Huy+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 5 July 1941 | Awarded 83rd Oak Leaves 17 March 1942 | — |
Hans Huzel | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Sturm-Regiment 215 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
Josef Hyza | Heer | 15-HMajor | Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 579 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |