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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 acceptance 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. 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 188 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "E". Author and historian Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of three of these listings. 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 |
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Heer | 126 | 6 |
Kriegsmarine | 6 | 0 |
Luftwaffe | 41 | 3 |
Waffen-SS | 15 | 2 |
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and 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 188 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "E", 22 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; eleven presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 126 of the medals, six went to the Kriegsmarine, 41 to the Luftwaffe, and 15 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 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 |
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Ebel, PaulPaul Ebel | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader of the Stabskompanie (Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 50 | 000000001943-02-17-000017 February 1943 | — | — |
Ebeling, [Dr.] Ernst[Dr.] Ernst Ebeling | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 000000001945-03-20-000020 March 1945 | — | — |
Ebeling, HeinzHeinz Ebeling | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 000000001940-11-05-00005 November 1940 | — | — |
Ebeling, WernerWerner Ebeling+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 220 | 000000001944-04-09-00009 April 1944 | Awarded 763rd Oak Leaves 5 March 1945 | — |
Ebener, KurtKurt Ebener | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 000000001943-04-07-00007 April 1943 | — | — |
Eberbach, HeinrichHeinrich Eberbach+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 35 | 000000001940-07-04-00004 July 1940 | Awarded 42nd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | ![]() |
Eberhardt, ErichErich Eberhardt | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Ia (operations officer) of the 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf" | 000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944 | — | — |
Eberhardt, Friedrich-GeorgFriedrich-Georg Eberhardt | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 60. Infanterie-Division (motorized) | 000000001941-12-31-000031 December 1941 | — | — |
Eberhardt, GeorgGeorg Eberhardt | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of estn. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa" | 000000001943-08-04-00004 August 1943* | Killed in action 21 July 1943 | — |
Ebersbach, HansHans Ebersbach | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944* | Killed in action 31 May 1944 | — |
Eberspächer, HelmutHelmut Eberspächer | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 20 | 000000001945-01-26-000026 January 1945 | — | — |
Ebert, FranzFranz Ebert | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 10./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized) | 000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945 | — | — |
Ebinger, EdwinEdwin Ebinger | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Company troop leader in the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 | 000000001943-11-04-00004 November 1943 | — | — |
Ebke, August-FriedrichAugust-Friedrich Ebke | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 464 | 000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945 | — | — |
Ebner, AdamAdam Ebner | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137 | 000000001941-11-19-000019 November 1941 | — | — |
Ebner, FridolinFridolin Ebner | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 7 | 000000001944-10-28-000028 October 1944 | — | — |
Eck, JosefJosef Eck | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 4 | 000000001944-07-15-000015 July 1944 | — | — |
Eckardt, ReinholdReinhold Eckardt | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Adjutant of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 000000001941-08-30-000030 August 1941 | — | — |
Eckardt, WilliWilli Eckardt | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 521 | 000000001943-12-07-00007 December 1943 | — | — |
Eckebrecht, FritzFritz Eckebrecht | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31 | 000000001944-11-09-00009 November 1944 | — | — |
Ecker, PaulPaul Ecker+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 | 000000001944-03-16-000016 March 1944 | Awarded 634th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944 | — |
Eckerle, FranzFranz Eckerle+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 000000001941-09-18-000018 September 1941 | Awarded 82nd Oak Leaves 12 March 1942 | — |
Eckert, AloisAlois Eckert | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 33 | 000000001942-08-03-00003 August 1942 | — | — |
Eckert, ErnstErnst Eckert | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 11./Jäger-Regiment 229 | 000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944 | — | — |
Eckert, HansHans Eckert | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland" of the SS-Panzer-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich" | 000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944 | — | — |
Eckhardt, AlfonsAlfons Eckhardt | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 11 (motorized) | 000000001942-10-06-00006 October 1942* | Killed in action 11 August 1942 | — |
Eckhardt, HermannHermann Eckhardt | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 8 | 000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945 | — | — |
Eckhardt, Johann-HeinrichJohann-Heinrich Eckhardt+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 38 | 000000001942-05-20-000020 May 1942 | Awarded 644th Oak Leaves 3 November 1944 | — |
Eckhardt, WilhelmWilhelm Eckhardt | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 503 | 000000001944-09-17-000017 September 1944 | — | — |
Eckholt, OskarOskar Eckholt | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 178 | 000000001943-04-09-00009 April 1943 | — | — |
Eckinger, Dr. Josef-FranzDr. Josef-Franz Eckinger+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 1 | 000000001941-03-17-000017 March 1941 | Awarded 48th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | — |
Eckstein, FritzFritz Eckstein | Waffen-SS | 04-WSS-Rottenführer | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend" | 000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944 | — | — |
Edelsheim, Maximilian Reichsfreiherr vonMaximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 1 | 000000001941-07-30-000030 July 1941 | Awarded 162nd Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 105th Swords 23 October 1944 | — |
Eder, AntonAnton Eder | Heer | 17-HOberst | Abschnittskommandant eines Verteidigungsabschnitts (defensive sector commander) in Berlin | 000000001945-04-26-000026 April 1945 | — | — |
Eder, Georg-PeterGeorg-Peter Eder+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 1 | 000000001944-06-24-000024 June 1944 | Awarded 663rd Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 | — |
Eder, MartinMartin Eder | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 481 | 000000001940-11-28-000028 November 1940 | — | — |
Edhofer, HeinzHeinz Edhofer | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 000000001944-11-30-000030 November 1944 | — | — |
Eding, AloisAlois Eding | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 19 | 000000001943-10-12-000012 October 1943 | — | — |
Edse, HeinrichHeinrich Edse | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 407 | 000000001944-04-15-000015 April 1944 | — | — |
Edtbauer, FranzFranz Edtbauer | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 | 000000001944-06-04-00004 June 1944* | Died of wounds 13 April 1944 | — |
Eggemann, WalterWalter Eggemann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Aide-de-camp in the Stab/Grenadier-Regiment 680 | 000000001943-04-18-000018 April 1943 | — | — |
Eggemann, WilhelmWilhelm Eggemann+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 94 | 000000001943-04-20-000020 April 1943 | Awarded 468th Oak Leaves 4 May 1944 | — |
Egger, PaulPaul Egger? | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502 | 000000001945-04-28-000028 April 1945 | — | — |
Egger, ReinhardReinhard Egger+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941 | Awarded 510th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 | ![]() |
Eggers, HermannHermann Eggers | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 64 | 000000001942-08-21-000021 August 1942 | — | — |
Eggers, JohannJohann Eggers | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6 | 000000001943-12-14-000014 December 1943 | — | — |
Eggers, WalterWalter Eggers | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 116 | 000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943 | — | — |
Eggers, WilhelmWilhelm Eggers | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 13.(IG)/Infanterie-Regiment 490 | 000000001942-03-16-000016 March 1942 | — | — |
Egghardt, AlfredAlfred Egghardt | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 | 000000001945-04-20-000020 April 1945 | — | — |
Egle, [Dr.] Kurt[Dr.] Kurt Egle | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 53 | 000000001944-07-05-00005 July 1944 | — | — |
Eglseer, KarlKarl Eglseer | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 4. Gebirgs-Division | 000000001941-10-23-000023 October 1941 | — | — |
Ehinger, JosefJosef Ehinger | Heer | 06-HOberjäger | Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 000000001943-08-22-000022 August 1943 | — | — |
Ehle, CurtCurt Ehle+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 15 | 000000001941-07-27-000027 July 1941 | Awarded 673rd Oak Leaves 29 November 1944 | — |
Ehle, WalterWalter Ehle | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943 | — | — |
Ehlers, HansHans Ehlers | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau" | 000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944 | — | — |
Ehm, BrunoBruno Ehm | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 162 | 000000001945-02-01-00001 February 1945 | — | — |
Ehrath, FritzFritz Ehrath | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" | 000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944 | — | — |
Ehrenberger, RudolfRudolf Ehrenberger | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944* | Killed in action 8 March 1944 | — |
Ehrig, WernerWerner Ehrig | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) of the 22. Infanterie-Division (LL) | 000000001940-05-26-000026 May 1940 | — | — |
Ehrler, HeinrichHeinrich Ehrler+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5 | 000000001942-09-04-00004 September 1942 | Awarded 265th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943 | — |
Ehrt, GüntherGünther Ehrt | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized) | 000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942 | — | — |
Eibl, KarlKarl Eibl+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 131 | 000000001940-08-15-000015 August 1940 | Awarded 50th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 21st Swords 19 December 1942 | — |
Eich, KarlKarl Eich | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 282 | 000000001944-01-20-000020 January 1944 | — | — |
Eichel-Streiber, Diethelm vonDiethelm von Eichel-Streiber | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 000000001944-04-05-00005 April 1944 | — | — |
Eichert, Hans-HenningHans-Henning Eichert | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Schützen-Regiment 11 | 000000001942-03-14-000014 March 1942 | — | — |
Eichert, RobertRobert Eichert | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 36 | 000000001943-04-20-000020 April 1943 | — | — |
Eichhorn, HugoHugo Eichhorn | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves | In the Stab SS-Pionier-Bataillon 5 "Wiking" | 000000001943-01-15-000015 January 1943 | — | — |
Eichler, ErichErich Eichler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Deputy leader of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 20 (motorized) | 000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944 | — | — |
Eichler, Dr. HilmarDr. Hilmar Eichler | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 306 | 000000001944-11-16-000016 November 1944 | — | — |
Eichler, KurtKurt Eichler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 189 | 000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944 | — | — |
Eichler, RichardRichard Eichler | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 212 | 000000001943-01-29-000029 January 1943 | — | — |
Eichler, WolfgangWolfgang Eichler | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 29 | 000000001943-12-20-000020 December 1943 | — | — |
Eichloff, OttoOtto Eichloff | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 30 | 000000001940-08-16-000016 August 1940 | — | — |
Eichmeier, HansHans Eichmeier | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 854 (motorized) | 000000001944-06-11-000011 June 1944 | — | — |
Eichstedt, Werner vonWerner von Eichstedt | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 436 | 000000001942-08-18-000018 August 1942 | — | — |
Eick, AlfredAlfred Eick | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-510 | 000000001944-03-31-000031 March 1944 | — | — |
Eicke, TheodorTheodor Eicke+ | Waffen-SS | 19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS | Commander of SS-Division "Totenkopf" | 000000001941-12-26-000026 December 1941 | Awarded 88th Oak Leaves 20 April 1942 | ![]() |
Eidel, AlfredAlfred Eidel+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 171 | 000000001942-09-24-000024 September 1942 | Awarded 283rd Oak Leaves 24 August 1943 | — |
Eiden, KarlKarl Eiden | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 97 | 000000001943-03-05-00005 March 1943 | — | — |
Eikmeier, [Prof. Dr.] Hans[Prof. Dr.] Hans Eikmeier | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Leader of the II./Reiter-Regiment 32 | 000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944 | — | — |
Eil, PeterPeter Eil | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 105 | 000000001944-01-11-000011 January 1944 | — | — |
Eilers, AdolfAdolf Eilers | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 184 | 000000001944-09-10-000010 September 1944 | — | — |
Einem, Friedrich-Wilhelm vonFriedrich-Wilhelm von Einem called von Rothmaler | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the I./Artillerie-Regiment 230 | 000000001942-12-04-00004 December 1942 | — | — |
Einem, Hans-Egon vonHans-Egon von Einem? | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 | 000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945* | Suicide 8 May 1945 | — |
Einfalt, JohannJohann Einfalt | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | In the III./Jäger-Regiment 38 | 000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945 | — | — |
Einhoff, GeorgGeorg Einhoff | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 366 | 000000001943-06-06-00006 June 1943 | — | — |
Eisele, AloisAlois Eisele+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 61 | 000000001943-12-15-000015 December 1943 | Awarded 695th Oak Leaves 12 January 1945 | — |
Eisenach, FranzFranz Eisenach | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 000000001944-10-10-000010 October 1944 | — | — |
Eisenblätter, ErichErich Eisenblätter | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 176 | 000000001944-04-05-00005 April 1944 | — | — |
Eisermann, ErichErich Eisermann | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1.(Panzerspäh)/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23 | 000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944 | — | — |
Eisermann, JohannesJohannes Eisermann | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized) | 000000001942-08-25-000025 August 1942 | — | — |
Eisgruber, JohannJohann Eisgruber | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 62 | 000000001943-08-31-000031 August 1943 | — | — |
Eisgruber, KarlKarl Eisgruber? | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | 000000001945-06-01-00001 June 1945 | — | — |
Eisl, AloisAlois Eisl | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | 000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944 | — | — |
Eitel, EmilEmil Eitel | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 30 | 000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944 | — | — |
Eitner, [Dr.] Volkhard[Dr.] Volkhard Eitner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 212 | 000000001943-06-10-000010 June 1943 | — | — |
Ekesparre, Arthur vonArthur von Ekesparre | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) of the 13. Panzer-Division | 000000001945-01-15-000015 January 1945 | — | — |
Elbl, JosefJosef Elbl | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 330 | 000000001943-08-22-000022 August 1943 | — | — |
Elflein, WalterWalter Elflein+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 95 | 000000001943-10-08-00008 October 1943 | Awarded 347th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943 | — |
Ellmer, KonradKonrad Ellmer | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Observer in the 14.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944 | — | — |
Ellmers, GustavGustav Ellmers | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | 000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945 | — | — |
Eltrich, HerbertHerbert Eltrich | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 52 (motorized) | 000000001943-12-09-00009 December 1943 | — | — |
Elverfeldt, Harald Freiherr vonHarald Freiherr von Elverfeldt+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Leader of the 9. Panzer-Division | 000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944 | Awarded 801st Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 | — |
Emig, HansHans Emig | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Kampfgruppe 806 | 000000001941-08-21-000021 August 1941* | Killed in action 28 June 1941 | — |
Emmerling, HeinzHeinz Emmerling | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 464 | 000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944 | — | — |
Emmermann, CarlCarl Emmermann+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-172 | 000000001942-11-27-000027 November 1942 | Awarded 256th Oak Leaves 4 July 1943 | — |
Emmert, Dr. jur. ErnstDr. jur. Ernst Emmert | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 282 | 000000001941-12-31-000031 December 1941 | — | — |
Endell, WernerWerner Endell | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Harbor commander of "Saint-Malo" | 000000001944-08-18-000018 August 1944 | — | — |
Ender, EduardEduard Ender | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49 | 000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944 | — | — |
Ender, HansHans Ender | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 545 | 000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945 | — | — |
Endrass, EngelbertEngelbert Endrass+ | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-46 | 000000001940-09-05-00005 September 1940 | Awarded 14th Oak Leaves 10 June 1941 | — |
Endreß, HansHans Endreß | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 74 | 000000001943-08-14-000014 August 1943 | — | — |
Endres, TheodorTheodor Endres | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition) | Commander of the 212. Infantrie-Division | 000000001940-07-13-000013 July 1940 | — | — |
Endreß, HansHans Endreß | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke" | 000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945 | — | — |
Endriß, AugustAugust Endriß | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 219 | 000000001943-08-14-000014 August 1943 | — | — |
Engbrecht, HerbertHerbert Engbrecht | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 3 | 000000001941-11-23-000023 November 1941 | — | — |
Engel, GerhardGerhard Engel+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 27 | 000000001944-07-04-00004 July 1944 | Awarded 679th Oak Leaves 11 December 1944 | ![]() |
Engel, HeinrichHeinrich Engel | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves | Gun leader of the 2./Sturm-Geschütz-Abteilung 259 | 000000001943-11-02-00002 November 1943 | — | — |
Engel, HermannHermann Engel | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1122 | 000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945 | — | — |
Engel, OttoOtto Engel | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945 | — | — |
Engel, WalterWalter Engel | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 | 000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945 | — | — |
Engelbrecht, ErwinErwin Engelbrecht | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 163. Infanterie-Division | 000000001940-05-09-00009 May 1940 | — | — |
Engelbrecht, KarlKarl Engelbrecht | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 98 | 000000001944-01-20-000020 January 1944 | — | — |
Engelbrecht, WilhelmWilhelm Engelbrecht | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer and Hauptmann of the Schupo | Leader of the II./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 19 | 000000001944-12-11-000011 December 1944 | — | — |
Engelhardt, GünterGünter Engelhardt | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized) | 000000001943-04-09-00009 April 1943 | — | — |
Engelhardt, [Dr.] Johann[Dr.] Johann Engelhardt | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | 000000001944-02-29-000029 February 1944 | — | ![]() |
Engelhardt, KurtKurt Engelhardt | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232 | 000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945 | — | — |
Engelien, FritzFritz Engelien | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 15 | 000000001944-12-18-000018 December 1944 | — | — |
Engelien, HansHans Engelien+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärung-Abteilung 12 | 000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944 | Awarded 788th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945 | — |
Engelmann, RichardRichard Engelmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 | 000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944 | — | — |
Engfer, AlfredAlfred Engfer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 523 | 000000001942-09-13-000013 September 1942* | Died of wounds 1 September 1942 | — |
Engfer, SiegfriedSiegfried Engfer | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 000000001942-10-02-00002 October 1942 | — | — |
Engler, AlfredAlfred Engler | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 97 | 000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944 | — | — |
Enneccerus, WalterWalter Enneccerus | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 000000001940-07-21-000021 July 1940 | — | — |
Ens, KarlKarl Ens | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 125 (motorized) | 000000001941-05-14-000014 May 1941 | — | — |
Enseling, RudolfRudolf Enseling | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944 | — | — |
Ensle, WolfgangWolfgang Ensle | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944 | — | — |
Enßle, AlfredAlfred Enßle | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 000000001943-12-31-000031 December 1943 | — | — |
Enzensberger, JosefJosef Enzensberger | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 10 | 000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945 | — | — |
Eppen, HeinrichHeinrich Eppen | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | 000000001941-07-05-00005 July 1941 | — | — |
Erasmus, Dr. jur. JohannesDr. jur. Johannes Erasmus | Heer | 15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) in the XXXXVI. Panzerkorps | 000000001944-04-13-000013 April 1944 | — | — |
Erath, LudwigLudwig Erath | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Troop leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 351 | 000000001944-12-24-000024 December 1944 | — | — |
Erdmann, AlbrechtAlbrecht Erdmann | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 53 | 000000001941-09-12-000012 September 1941 | — | — |
Erdmann, ArminArmin Erdmann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79 | 000000001943-01-03-00003 January 1943 | — | — |
Erdmann, HansHans Erdmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 | 000000001942-12-10-000010 December 1942* | Killed in action 7 December 1942 | — |
Erdmann, OttoOtto Erdmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 | 000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944 | — | — |
Erdmann, RudolphRudolph Erdmann | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst | Commander of Flak-Regiment 153 (motorized) | 000000001945-02-13-000013 February 1945 | — | — |
Erdmann, Dipl.-Ing. WolfgangDipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann | Luftwaffe | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 000000001945-02-08-00008 February 1945 | — | — |
Erdmannsdorff, Gottfried vonGottfried von Erdmannsdorff | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 171 | 000000001942-03-20-000020 March 1942 | — | — |
Erdmannsdorff, Werner vonWerner von Erdmannsdorff | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized) | 000000001942-02-27-000027 February 1942 | — | — |
Erdmenger, HansHans Erdmenger | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Commander of destroyer Wilhelm Heidkamp (Z-21) | 000000001940-11-03-00003 November 1940 | — | — |
Erhardt, ErnstErnst Erhardt | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in Grenadier-Regiment 481 | 000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945 | — | — |
Erler, RudolfRudolf Erler | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 538 | 000000001943-03-15-000015 March 1943 | — | — |
Ermoneit, HelmutHelmut Ermoneit | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Adjutant of the II./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | 000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944 | — | — |
Ernst, AlbertAlbert Ernst | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519 | 000000001944-01-22-000022 January 1944 | — | — |
Ernst, HeinrichHeinrich Ernst | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Deputy leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | 000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945 | — | — |
Ernst, OttoOtto Ernst | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 725 | 000000001944-10-06-00006 October 1944 | — | — |
Ernst, RichardRichard Ernst | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 000000001944-10-20-000020 October 1944 | — | — |
Ertel, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Ertel | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves | Regiment adjutant of the niederländisch SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" | 000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944 | — | — |
Ertel, ReinholdReinhold Ertel | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 276 | 000000001944-01-31-000031 January 1944 | — | — |
Ertolitsch, FranzFranz Ertolitsch | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 | 000000001945-01-09-00009 January 1945 | — | — |
Esch, AlbinAlbin Esch | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85 | 000000001941-06-13-000013 June 1941 | — | — |
Eschenbacher, GeorgGeorg Eschenbacher | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 451 | 000000001943-09-24-000024 September 1943 | — | — |
Eschmann, FritzFritz Eschmann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 4./Feldersatz-Bataillon 116 | 000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944 | — | — |
Esebeck, Hans-Karl Freiherr vonHans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade | 000000001940-07-04-00004 July 1940 | — | — |
Eske, OttoOtto Eske | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 4 | 000000001941-07-27-000027 July 1941 | — | — |
Eßbach, GotthardGotthard Eßbach | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 31 | 000000001941-09-22-000022 September 1941 | — | — |
Essig, RichardRichard Essig | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 273 | 000000001944-09-02-00002 September 1944 | — | — |
Eßlinger, WilliWilli Eßlinger | Waffen-SS | 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | 000000001943-06-19-000019 June 1943 | — | — |
Ettel, Wolf-UdoWolf-Udo Ettel+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 000000001943-06-01-00001 June 1943 | Awarded 289th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943 | — |
Etthöfer, AloisAlois Etthöfer | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo | Commander of SS-Polizei-Panzer-Abteilung 4 | 000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945* | Killed in action 20 November 1944 | — |
Etzold, GerhardGerhard Etzold | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 8 | 000000001940-06-03-00003 June 1940 | — | — |
Eulenburg, Jonas Graf zuJonas Graf zu Eulenburg | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of fortress Glogau | 000000001945-03-22-000022 March 1945 | — | — |
Euling, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Euling | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 22 "Frundsberg" | 000000001944-10-15-000015 October 1944 | — | — |
Everling, Dr. rer.pol. WolfgangDr. rer.pol. Wolfgang Everling | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36 | 000000001945-02-10-000010 February 1945 | — | — |
Evers, FranzFranz Evers | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121 | 000000001941-12-17-000017 December 1941 | — | — |
Evers, WalterWalter Evers | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 271 | 000000001941-12-04-00004 December 1941 | — | — |
Everth, WolfgangWolfgang Everth | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 | 000000001942-07-06-00006 July 1942 | — | — |
Ewald, EdwinEdwin Ewald | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 298 | 000000001941-08-21-000021 August 1941 | — | — |
Ewald, HeinzHeinz Ewald | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 000000001945-04-20-000020 April 1945 | — | — |
Ewald, WernerWerner Ewald | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 000000001944-09-12-000012 September 1944 | — | ![]() |
Ewald, WolfgangWolfgang Ewald | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 000000001942-12-09-00009 December 1942 | — | — |
Ewert, Heinz-MartinHeinz-Martin Ewert+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 2 | 000000001941-11-23-000023 November 1941 | Awarded 750th Oak Leaves 22 February 1945 | — |
Ewert, HerbertHerbert Ewert | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 | 000000001942-08-18-000018 August 1942 | — | — |
Ewert, WolfWolf Ewert | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 274 | 000000001944-07-18-000018 July 1944 | — | — |
Eymer, HerbertHerbert Eymer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of the II.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129 | 000000001943-04-18-000018 April 1943* | Killed in action 20 February 1943 | — |
Eyssen, RobertRobert Eyssen | Kriegsmarine | 18-MKonteradmiral | Commander of auxiliary cruiser Komet (HSK-7) | 000000001941-11-29-000029 November 1941 | — | — |
Eysser, OskarOskar Eysser | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 31 | 000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944 | — | — |