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Dutch military officer; recipient of the Knight's Cross
Derk-Elsko Bruins
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Dutch military officer; recipient of the Knight's Cross
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Vlagtwedde, Netherlands
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Gerolstein, Germany
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62 years
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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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 successful military leadership to extreme battlefield bravery. 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 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.
These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, 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. 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. 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 357 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz". Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of eight more of these listings. This is the second of two lists of all 725 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "B". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm" is listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ba–Bm). 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 (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 | 246 | 14 |
| Kriegsmarine | 17 | 1 |
| Luftwaffe | 78 | 7 |
| Waffen-SS | 16 | 0 |
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. Of the 357 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz", 35 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, six 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; 22 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 246 of the medals; 17 went to the Kriegsmarine, 78 to the Luftwaffe, and 16 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 ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.
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| Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans-Ekkehard Bob | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 7 March 1941 | — | — |
| Reinhold Bobbe | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 870 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| Richard Bochentin | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 405 | 12 February 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Bochnig | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 228 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Albert Bock | Luftwaffe | 11-LStabsfeldwebel | Observer in the Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 4 September 1941 | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock+ | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo | Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment 4 | 28 March 1943 | Awarded 570th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944 | — |
| Hans Bock | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" | 5 February 1945 | — | — |
| Karl Bock | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 97 | 3 May 1942 | — | — |
| Engelbert Bockhoff | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | 18 November 1943 | — | — |
| Oskar von Boddien+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22 | 2 October 1941 | Awarded 58th Oak Leaves 8 January 1942 | — |
| Helmuth Bode | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 10 October 1941 | — | — |
| Kurt Bodendörfer | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 689 | 14 February 1945 | — | — |
| Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 12. Panzer-Division | 17 December 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Böbel | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 88 | 18 February 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Böck | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 176 | 20 January 1943 | — | — |
| Dr.-jur. Hermann Böckel | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 688 | 12 August 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Boecker | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 12.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 29 February 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Boeckh-Behrens | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert von Böckmann | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division | 4 December 1941 | — | — |
| Dr. phil. Rudolf Boeckmann | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 408 | 23 July 1942 | — | — |
| Heinz Bödicker | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209 | 9 January 1944 | — | — |
| Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7 | 22 December 1941 | Awarded 594th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944 | — |
| Hermann Bögel | Kriegsmarine | 12-MLeutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of Minensucher M-4040 | 13 October 1942 | — | — |
| Rudolf Boehlein | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 30 November 1944 | — | — |
| Hellmuth Böhlke+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 430 | 24 September 1942 | Awarded 716th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945 | — |
| Ernst Böhm | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 241 (motorized) | 20 June 1943 | — | — |
| Fritz Böhm | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 26 | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Böhm | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance patrol leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Friedrich Böhme | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Einsatzleiter der Kriegsmarine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich (Head of operations of the small naval forces in France) | 26 August 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert Böhme | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 28 | 19 July 1940 | — | — |
| Hans Boehmer | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 238 | 10 September 1943 | — | — |
| Kurt Böhmer | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Chef des Stabes Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Chief of Staff of the commander of the security of the North Sea) | 6 October 1940 | — | — |
| Leopold Böhmer | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 270 | 13 July 1940 | — | — |
| Reinhold Böhmke | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(Infanteriegeschütz)/Grenadier-Regiment 162 | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Böhmler | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Max Böhrendt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Flugabwehr (anti-aircraft) Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 8 February 1943 | — | — |
| Dr.jur. Dr.rer.pol. Hans Boelsen | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 | 17 September 1943 | — | — |
| Johannes Bölter+ | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 | 16 April 1944 | Awarded 581st Oak Leaves 10 September 1944 | — |
| Georg Böhnk | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the II./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Boenicke | Luftwaffe | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 3. Flieger-Division | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Georg Böning | Heer | 10-HFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 412 | 27 August 1944 | — | — |
| Johannes de Boer | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 22 | 19 June 1940 | — | — |
| Ernst Börngen | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27 | 3 August 1944 | — | — |
| Alwin Boerst+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 5 October 1941 | Awarded 149th Oak Leaves 28 November 1942 61st Swords 6 April 1944 | — |
| Otto Bösel | Luftwaffe | 09-LWachtmeister | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized) | 11 June 1944 | — | — |
| Georg Freiherr von Boeselager+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1.(reit)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 | 18 January 1941 | Awarded 53rd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 114th Swords 28 November 1944 | — |
| Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte | 20 July 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Böttcher | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 21. Panzer-Division | 13 December 1941 | — | — |
| Kurt Boettcher | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 27 (motorized) | 4 September 1941 | — | — |
| Kurt Böttcher | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 44 | 21 February 1943 | — | — |
| Paul Böttcher | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Squadron leader in the 2. Marschkompanie/Feldersatz-Abteilung 89 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Walther-Hans Böttcher | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 216 | 8 February 1943 | — | — |
| Johannes Böwe | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 397 | 11 December 1943 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 24 March 1943* | Killed in action 11 February 1943 | — |
| Wilhelm Boffer | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1039 | 16 October 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Bogatsch | Luftwaffe | 20-LGeneral der Flieger | General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres | 20 March 1942 | — | — |
| Bruno Bogert | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 670 | 21 April 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Bohlens | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 5./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 21 June 1943* | Killed in action 19 April 1943 | — |
| Erwin Bohlken | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 1 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 111 | 8 August 1941 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Bohn | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Bohnenkamp | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 295 | 22 January 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bohnstedt | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division | 13 October 1941 | — | — |
| Heinrich Boigk+ | Heer | 06-HOberjäger | Group leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 49 | 5 May 1943 | Awarded 370th Oak Leaves 18 January 1944 | |
| Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of the 4. Schützen-Brigade | 19 July 1940 | — | — |
| Arthur Boje | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 134 | 5 February 1942 | — | — |
| Johannes Boje | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 37 | 11 January 1944 | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Bolbrinker | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 5 | 15 May 1941 | — | — |
| Gerhard Boldt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158 | 18 April 1943 | — | — |
| Burghardt Bollmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1038 | 5 November 1944* | Killed in action 21 October 1944 | — |
| Fred Bollmann | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor of the Reserves | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 29 October 1944 | — | — |
| Hermann-Ernst Bolm | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 434 | 20 April 1944 | — | — |
| Walter von Boltenstern | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized) | 13 August 1941 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Hans Bonath | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the Wettererkundungsstaffel 27 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Bonertz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 46 | 27 March 1942 | — | — |
| Dietrich-Siegwart von Bonin | Heer | 14-HRittmeister of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
| Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 5 February 1944 | — | — |
| Hubertus von Bonin | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 21 December 1942 | — | — |
| Georg Bonk+ | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 365 | 17 August 1943 | Awarded 492nd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 | — |
| Friedrich Bonnke | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 42 (motorized) | 6 December 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich Bonte | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Führer der Zerstörer (leader of the destroyers) and of Kampfgruppe Narvik | 17 October 1940* | Killed in action 10 April 1940 | — |
| Wilhelm Book | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 6 | 26 November 1941 | — | — |
| Johann Boos | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 9 October 1943 | — | — |
| Joachim Boosfeld | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Chief of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 "Florian Geyer" | 21 February 1945 | — | — |
| Alfred Bopp | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 216 | 21 December 1940 | — | |
| Alhard Freiherr von der Borch | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 115 | 19 August 1944 | — | — |
| Erich Borchardt | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 122 | 17 March 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Borchardt+ | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 409 | 30 April 1943 | Awarded 828th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945 | — |
| Herbert Borchardt | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Shock troops leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 189 | 20 March 1944 | — | — |
| Robert Borchardt | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the Panzerspäh-Kompanie/Aufklärungs-Abteilung (motorized) 341 | 23 August 1941 | — | — |
| Adolf Borchers | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 22 November 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Borchers | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 19 "Hohenstaufen" | 16 October 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Borchers | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst Borchert | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized) | 29 September 1941 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Borchert | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 121 | 11 March 1943 | — | |
| Hans-Georg Borck | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209 | 23 December 1943 | — | — |
| Walter Bordellé | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 2 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Eberhard von Boremski | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 3 May 1942 | — | — |
| Heinrich Borgmann+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 46 | 19 July 1940 | Awarded 71st Oak Leaves 11 February 1942 | — |
| Max Bork? | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commanding general of Korps "Bork" | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
| Dr.-Ing. Ernst Bormann+ | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76 | 5 October 1941 | Awarded 119th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942 | — |
| Ernst Born | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 2 | 21 April 1944* | Killed in action 27 March 1944 | — |
| [Dr.] Heinrich Born | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Ralf Bornemann | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | In the Stab I./Flaksturm-Regiment 5 (motorized) | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| Rudolf Bornhof | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 38 | 3 May 1942 | — | — |
| Willibald Borowietz+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 10 | 24 July 1941 | Awarded 235th Oak Leaves 10 May 1943 | — |
| Hermann von Borries | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 46 | 3 May 1942 | — | — |
| Karl Borris | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 25 November 1944 | — | — |
| Joachim Borrmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 427 | 13 October 1943 | — | — |
| Georg Bose | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177 | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
| Jobst-Hilmar von Bose | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 289 | 4 December 1941 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Boska | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Adjutant of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 16 December 1943 | — | — |
| Wolfgang von Bostell+ | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1023 | 2 September 1944 | Awarded (859th) Oak Leaves 30 April 1945 | — |
| Paul Both | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 411 | 23 December 1942 | — | — |
| Walter Botsch? | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Acting leader of the LVIII. Panzerkorps | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Alfred Bottler | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized) | 3 November 1944 | — | — |
| Albrecht von Boxberg | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 3 | 7 February 1944 | — | — |
| Günter Braake | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 422 | 27 August 1944 | — | — |
| Albert Brachat | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 14 | 4 July 1940 | — | — |
| Dr.-agrar. Hermann Bracher | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 460 | 23 August 1943 | — | — |
| Dr.-jur. Bruno Freiherr von Brackel | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 15 | 23 August 1941* | Killed in action 13 August 1941 | — |
| Ernst-Joachim Bradel | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113 | 15 December 1943 | — | — |
| Walter Bradel | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 2 | 17 September 1941 | — | — |
| Kurt Brändle+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 1 July 1942 | Awarded 114th Oak Leaves 27 August 1942 | — |
| Bruno Bräuer | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | — |
| Kai Bräundle-Schmidt | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 501 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Brakat | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 2./Radfahr-Abteilung 1 | 27 July 1941 | — | — |
| Bernhard Brambrink | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 97 | 1 September 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Bramesfeld | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division | 21 January 1943 | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Brand | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 5 December 1943 | — | — |
| Erich Brandenberger+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 8. Panzer-Division | 15 July 1941 | Awarded 324th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943 | — |
| Johannes Brandenburg | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 18 September 1940 | — | — |
| Max Brandenburg | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 101 | 11 June 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst Brandes | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 9 | 5 March 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Brandes | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Brandner+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 | 17 March 1943 | Awarded (846th) Oak Leaves 26 April 1945? | — |
| Kaspar Brandner | Heer | 06-HOberjäger | Group leader in the 8./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Franz Brandt | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Shock troops leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 953 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich Brandt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39 | 20 August 1942 | — | — |
| Gerhard Brandt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202 | 12 December 1944 | — | — |
| Dr.-med. Günther Brandt | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Chief of the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille | 23 December 1943 | — | — |
| Hans-Georg Brandt | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 577 | 22 January 1943* | Killed in action 4 January 1943 | — |
| Hans-Otto Brandt | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 67 | 21 August 1941 | — | — |
| Heinz Brandt | Heer | 11-HStabsfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 1124 | 5 March 1945* | Killed in action 19 February 1945 | — |
| Heinz Brandt | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Company leader in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103 | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Paul Brandt | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Brandt | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 24 March 1943 | — | — |
| Günther Bransch | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 392 (kroatische) | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Rudi Brasche | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93 | 9 November 1942 | — | — |
| Karl Brassert | Heer | 17-HOberst | Kampfkommandant (combat commander) Marienburg | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Brauer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507 | 10 September 1944 | — | — |
| Alfred Braun | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 544 | 12 August 1944* | Killed in action 15 July 1944 | — |
| Christian Braun+ | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 308 | 15 July 1944 | Awarded 677th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944 | — |
| Rudolf Braun | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | 14 June 1941 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Braun | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 576 | 20 January 1943 | — | — |
| Willi Braun | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Observer in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Hans-Günther Braun von Stumm | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Leader of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 100 | 20 July 1942* | Died in accident 15 September 1941 | — |
| [Dr.] Herward Braunegg | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot and observer in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 9 | 28 March 1944 | — | — |
| Erich Brauneis | Kriegsmarine | 16-MFregattenkapitän | Chief of the 24. Landungsflottille | 28 December 1944 | — | — |
| Eugen Brecht | Heer | 15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ib (quartermaster general) of the 131. Infanterie-Division | 3 October 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bredemeier | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | 9 November 1942 | — | — |
| Franz Bredemeyer | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized) | 23 August 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Breer | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 78 | 8 August 1944* | Killed in action 19 July 1944 | — |
| Werner Breese | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Pilot in the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 29 February 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Bregenzer+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 245 | 20 April 1943 | Awarded 427th Oak Leaves 17 March 1944 | — |
| Claus Breger+ | Heer | 11-HStabsfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 27 | 4 September 1942 | Awarded 700th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945 | — |
| Gerhard Brehme | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 52 | 23 August 1943* | Died of wounds 17 July 1943 | — |
| Gustav Brehmer | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 271 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Brehmer | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 347 | 22 February 1942 | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Breidenbach | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of the Panzer-Brigade 101 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Fritz Breithaupt+ | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Chief of the 12. Minensuchflottille | 3 August 1941 | Awarded 387th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944 | — |
| Gerhard Bremer+ | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 1.(Kradschützen)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 30 October 1941 | Awarded 668th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944 | — |
| Oskar Bremermann? | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 209 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Josef Bremm+ | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 426 | 18 February 1942 | Awarded 165th Oak Leaves 23 December 1943 (159th) Swords 9 May 1945? | |
| Albert Brendel | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 274 | 20 January 1943 | — | — |
| Hans Brendel | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 689 | 7 December 1942 | — | — |
| Joachim Brendel+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 22 November 1943 | Awarded 697th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945 | — |
| Peter Brenig | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the Regiments-Pionier-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 669 | 15 June 1944* | Killed in action 23 March 1944 | — |
| Kurt Brennecke | Heer | 20-HGeneral der Infanterie | Commanding general of the XXXXIII. Armeekorps | 12 July 1942 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Brennecke | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Gerhard Brenner | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Pilot in the 2.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 5 July 1941 | — | — |
| Dr. Dr. Harro Brenner | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the Infanterie-Kompanie "De Kaste" | 16 April 1943 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinrich Brenner | Waffen-SS | 19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS | Commander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord" | 27 December 1944 | — | — |
| Gerhard Brentführer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 9 | 4 October 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz Bretnütz | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 21 October 1940 | — | — |
| Heinz Bretschneider | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberwachtmeister | Battery officer in the I./Flak-Regiment 13 (motorized) | 3 February 1943 | — | — |
| Klaus Bretschneider | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300 | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Konrad Brettschneider | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904 | 1 February 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Bretz? | Heer | 10-HOberfähnrich | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Vernichtungs-Brigade Oberschlesien | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Peter-Paul Breu | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" | 2 October 1942 | — | — |
| Helmuth Breuker | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Briegel | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Leader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| Georg Briel | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Heeres-Flak-Bataillon 606 | 23 July 1942 | — | — |
| Kurt von Briesen | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division | 27 October 1939 | — | — |
| Dr.-Ing. Karl-Friedrich Brill+ | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Commander of Minenschiff Cobra and leader of a mine laying group | 27 December 1941 | Awarded 330th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943 | — |
| Kurt Brill | Heer | 15-HMajor | Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 956 | 4 July 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich Brinckmann | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 30 December 1943 | — | — |
| Hubert Brinkforth | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 25 | 7 March 1941 | — | — |
| Helmuth Brinkmann | Kriegsmarine | 19-MVizeadmiral | Kommadierender Admiral Schwarzes Meer (commanding admiral of the Black Sea) | 17 May 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Britzelmayr | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 217 | 2 February 1942 | — | — |
| Achim von Britzke | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1299 | 23 October 1944 | — | — |
| Hugo Broch | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 12 March 1945 | — | — |
| Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Regiment adjutant of Panzer-Regiment 15 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Ernst-Albrecht Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22 | 26 December 1942 | — | — |
| Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt+ | Heer | 20-HGeneral der Infanterie | Commanding general of the II. Armeekorps | 15 July 1941 | Awarded 103rd Oak Leaves 27 June 1942 | — |
| Dr. Karl Brocks | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 123 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Roland Brod | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 467 | 23 February 1944* | Died of wounds 5 January 1944 | — |
| Heinrich Brodowski | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 386 | 18 December 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bröckerhoff? | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Brandenburg" | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Broeffel | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 502 | 14 November 1943 | — | — |
| Jost Brökelmann | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille | 14 June 1942 | — | — |
| Herbert Broennle | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 14 March 1943 | — | — |
| Karl Brösamle | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Rifle leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 330 | 26 June 1944 | — | — |
| Eduard Brogsitter | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer in the II./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 24 March 1943 | — | — |
| Friedrich Freiherr von Broich | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of the 24. Panzergrenadier-Brigade | 29 August 1942 | — | — |
| Peter Broich | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 2 | 24 September 1942 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bromen | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Pilot and z.b.V. Offizier (officer for special deployment) in the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 16 April 1943 | — | — |
| Karl Brommann | Waffen-SS | 12-WSS-Untersturmführer | Leader of the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503 | 29 April 1945 | — | — |
| Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13 | 10 September 1943 | Awarded 394th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 | — |
| Siegfried Brosow | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Das Reich" | 13 November 1943 | — | — |
| Paul Brucher | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 447 | 23 October 1941 | — | — |
| Gerhard Bruchmann | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12 | 6 August 1943 | — | — |
| Helmut Bruck+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 4 September 1941 | Awarded 193rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943 | — |
| Victor Bruck | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 376 | 20 October 1944 | — | — |
| Johann Brucker | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 959 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Brucker | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 56 | 16 April 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Brücker | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 22 June 1941 | — | — |
| Otto-Hermann Brücker | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 6. Volks-Grenadier-Division | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Erich von Brückner | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg" | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Brückner | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 253 | 5 October 1941 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Brückner | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 5 December 1943* | Killed in action 14 July 1943 | — |
| Heinrich Brüggemann | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 178 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Karl Brüggemann | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Infanterie-Regiment 5 | 28 November 1940 | — | — |
| Friedrich-August Graf von Brühl | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 2 | 3 November 1942 | — | — |
| Walter Brüning | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Company chief in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 508 | 12 January 1942 | — | — |
| Alfred Bruer | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155 | 30 July 1942 | — | — |
| Josef Bruetsch | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 305 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Bruhn | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 90 | 29 December 1942 | — | — |
| Johannes Bruhn | Heer | 17-HOberst | Artilleriekommandeur 149 | 20 December 1943 | — | — |
| Derk-Elsko Bruins | Waffen-SS | 04-WSS-Rottenführer | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 54 "Nederland" | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Edgar Brunk | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Füsilier-Regiment 202 | 3 July 1944 | — | — |
| Albert Brunner | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5 | 3 July 1943* | Killed in action 7 May 1943 | — |
| Eduard Brunner+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62 | 27 February 1944 | Awarded 638th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944 | — |
| Arthur Bruns | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 245 | 3 April 1943* | Killed in action 4 February 1943 | — |
| Dr.-jur. Axel Bruns | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 7./Artillerie-Regiment 241 | 29 August 1943 | — | — |
| Diedrich Bruns | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 16 | 9 August 1942 | — | — |
| Gustav-Adolf Bruns | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74 | 15 October 1942 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Brunsiek | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 43 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Brutscher | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 92 | 22 January 1943 | — | — |
| Albert Brux+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 66 | 12 September 1941 | Awarded 504th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 | — |
| Fritz Buchenau | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 of the Artillerie-Schule II Groß-Born | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Buchholz | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 40 | 24 March 1941 | — | — |
| Helmut-Wolfgang Buchler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 204 | 6 January 1942* | Killed in action 10 December 1941 | — |
| Franz Buchner | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized) | 2 October 1941 | — | — |
| Hermann Buchner | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf" | 16 June 1944 | — | — |
| Hermann Buchner | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 20 July 1944 | — | — |
| Max Bucholz | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3 | 12 August 1941 | — | — |
| Ernst-Georg Buchterkirch+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 6 | 29 June 1940 | Awarded 44th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | |
| Albert Buck | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 305 | 17 July 1941 | — | — |
| Friedrich Buck | Waffen-SS | 09-WSS-Oberscharführer | Leader of the 5./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer" | 27 January 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Buck | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 | 31 July 1943 | — | — |
| Karl Buckel | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277 | 15 July 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Budäus | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Machine gun Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 307 | 21 December 1940 | — | — |
| Georg Budahl | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 121 | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
| Franz Budka | Waffen-SS | 12-WSS-Untersturmführer | Leader of the 1./SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Besslein" | 19 April 1945 | — | — |
| Bruno Büchau | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 159 | 19 August 1944 | — | — |
| Hermann Büchting | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of Schnellboot S-27 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille | 22 April 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Bühlbecker | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 436 | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Bühler? | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Bühligen+ | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | 4 September 1941 | Awarded 413th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 88th Swords 14 August 1944 | — |
| Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 24 | 12 December 1944 | — | — |
| Otto von Bülow+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-404 | 20 October 1942 | Awarded 234th Oak Leaves 26 April 1943 | — |
| Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant of the Reserves | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | 22 August 1940 | — | — |
| Alfred Bülowius | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst | Geschwaderkommodore of (K)Lehrgeschwader 1 | 4 July 1940 | — | |
| Rudolf von Bünau+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 133 | 15 August 1940 | Awarded 766th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945 | — |
| Rudolf von Bünau | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | 8 August 1943 | — | — |
| Hans Büntemeyer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 399 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bürgel | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Battery officer in the 5./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 8 | 29 February 1944 | — | — |
| Albert Bürger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | In the Stab 4. Flak-Division | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| Otto Bürger | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Thomas Bürger | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 528 | 4 March 1942 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bürgerhoff | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 166 | 5 May 1943 | — | — |
| Ulrich Bürker | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) of the 10. Panzer-Division | 19 January 1943 | — | — |
| Dr. Nikolaus Büsen | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelführer of the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 4 September 1942* | Died of wounds 14 June 1942 | — |
| Otto Büsing | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 39 | 21 November 1942 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Büsing | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 280 | 28 February 1945 | Died 16 April 1945 | — |
| Arthur Büssecke | Luftwaffe | 06-LUnteroffizier | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 49 (motorized) | 23 December 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Bütow | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Führer der Torpedoboote (leader of torpedo boats) | 12 March 1941 | — | — |
| Franz Büttner | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 67 | 18 December 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst Buffa | Luftwaffe | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 12. Flak-Division (motorized) | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| Martin Buhr | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202 | 11 September 1943 | — | — |
| Rudolf de Buhr | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized) | 2 October 1943 | — | — |
| Rudolf Buhse | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 47 | 17 August 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Bujak | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 7 | 27 August 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Bukatschek | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 10./Schützen-Regiment 52 | 24 July 1941 | — | — |
| Ludwig Bulla | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Flak-Regiment 164 (motorized) | 11 June 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert Bullinger | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of the II./Kavallerie-Regiment 5 "Feldmarschall von Mackensen" | 1 February 1945 | — | — |
| Karl Bulmahn | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1126 | 31 January 1945 | — | — |
| Robert Bumen | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 29 October 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Bund | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 669 | 20 October 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz Bundesmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 88 | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Bundrock | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Radio/wireless operator in the Stab/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 30 June 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst Bunge | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 121 | 16 November 1943 | — | — |
| Hellmut Bunge | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle" | 1 February 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Bunse | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Pionier-Bataillon 11 "Nordland" | 30 January 1944 | — | — |
| Johannes Bunzek | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 6 April 1944* | Killed in action 11 December 1943 | — |
| Hans Bunzel | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 116 | 10 February 1943 | — | — |
| Willi Bunzel | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 426 | 11 October 1941 | — | — |
| Hans Burbach | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 41 | 18 November 1943 | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Burchard! | Luftwaffe | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 7. Flak-Division | 31 October 1944 | — | — |
| Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 15 October 1942 | — | — |
| Karl Burdach | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
| Jörg Burg+ | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18 | 3 March 1943 | Awarded 604th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944 | — |
| Wilhelm Burgdorf | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 529 | 29 September 1941 | — | — |
| Alfred Burgemeister? | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 524 | 2 May 1945 | — | — |
| Georg Burgfeld | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Divisions-Gruppe 112 | 21 February 1944 | — | — |
| Max Burghartswieser | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Shock troops leader in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 9 July 1941 | — | — |
| August Burgholte | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 102 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Gert Burgmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 1./Sturm-Bataillon AOK 4 | 18 December 1944* | Killed in action 26 October 1944 | — |
| Dr.-jur. Curt von Burgsdorff | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 580 | 2 April 1943 | — | — |
| Ewald Burian | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 980 | 4 October 1944 | — | — |
| Fritz Burkhardt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 417 | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| Arnold Burmeister | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Leader of the 25. Panzergrenadier-Division | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| Hans-Jürgen Burmester | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
| Leonhard Burr | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Radio operator in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 30 November 1944 | — | — |
| Gustav-Adolf Bursche | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 90 | 13 October 1941 | — | — |
| Reinhard Burst | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 111 | 12 August 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Busch | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 4 | 10 September 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Busch | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Busch | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 561 | 14 October 1943 | — | — |
| Walter Busch | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 2 (motorized) | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Busche | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 228 | 28 February 1943 | — | — |
| Erich Buschenhagen+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 15. Infanterie-Division | 5 December 1943 | Awarded 521st Oak Leaves 4 July 1944 | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69 | 9 May 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Buss | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Panzer commander in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 31 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Busse+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 328 | 26 March 1944 | Awarded 637th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944 | — |
| Theodor Busse | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Chief of the Generalstab of Heeresgruppe Süd | 30 January 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Busse | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 82 | 12 March 1944 | — | — |
| Žanis Butkus | Waffen-SS | 14-WWaffen-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the 10./SS-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 19 | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
| Pius Butz | Heer | 06-HOberjäger | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 16.(Infanteriegeschütz)/Jäger-Regiment 228 | 6 March 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Buxa | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 44 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
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