Josef Bruetsch

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. 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 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

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.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit	Date of award	Notes	Image
Bob, Hans-EkkehardHans-Ekkehard Bob	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54	000000001941-03-07-00007 March 1941	—	—
Bobbe, ReinholdReinhold Bobbe	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 870	000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945	—	—
Bochentin, RichardRichard Bochentin	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 405	000000001944-02-12-000012 February 1944	—	—
Bochmann, GeorgGeorg Bochmann+	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf"	000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942	Awarded 246th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 140th Swords 26 March 1945
Bochnig, HelmutHelmut Bochnig	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 228	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Bock, AlbertAlbert Bock	Luftwaffe	11-LStabsfeldwebel	Observer in the Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001941-09-04-00004 September 1941	—	—
Bock, Fedor vonFedor von Bock	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst	Commander-in-Chief of Heeresgruppe Nord	000000001939-09-30-000030 September 1939	—
Bock, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Bock+	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo	Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment 4	000000001943-03-28-000028 March 1943	Awarded 570th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944	—
Bock, HansHans Bock	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"	000000001945-02-05-00005 February 1945	—	—
Bock, KarlKarl Bock	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 97	000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942	—	—
Bockhoff, EngelbertEngelbert Bockhoff	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9	000000001943-11-18-000018 November 1943	—	—
Boddien, Oskar vonOskar von Boddien+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22	000000001941-10-02-00002 October 1941	Awarded 58th Oak Leaves 8 January 1942	—
Bode, HelmuthHelmuth Bode	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	000000001941-10-10-000010 October 1941	—	—
Bodendörfer, KurtKurt Bodendörfer	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 689	000000001945-02-14-000014 February 1945	—	—
Bodenhausen, Erpo Freiherr vonErpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 12. Panzer-Division	000000001943-12-17-000017 December 1943	—	—
Boebel, HermannHermann Böbel	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 88	000000001944-02-18-000018 February 1944	—	—
Boeck, WilhelmWilhelm Böck	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 176	000000001943-01-20-000020 January 1943	—	—
Boeckel, HermannDr.-jur. Hermann Böckel	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 688	000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944	—	—
Boecker, HeinrichHeinrich Boecker	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 12.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1	000000001944-02-29-000029 February 1944	—	—
Boeckh-Behrens, HansHans Boeckh-Behrens	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Boeckmann, Herbert vonHerbert von Böckmann	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division	000000001941-12-04-00004 December 1941	—	—
Boeckmann, Dr. phil. RudolfDr. phil. Rudolf Boeckmann	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 408	000000001942-07-23-000023 July 1942	—	—
Boedicker, HeinzHeinz Bödicker	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209	000000001944-01-09-00009 January 1944	—	—
Boege, Ehrenfried-OskarEhrenfried-Oskar Boege+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7	000000001941-12-22-000022 December 1941	Awarded 594th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944	—
Boegel, HermannHermann Bögel	Kriegsmarine	12-MLeutnant zur See of the Reserves	Commander of Minensucher M-4040	000000001942-10-13-000013 October 1942	—	—
Boehlein, RudolfRudolf Boehlein	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4	000000001944-11-30-000030 November 1944	—	—
Boehlke, HellmuthHellmuth Böhlke+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 430	000000001942-09-24-000024 September 1942	Awarded 716th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945	—
Boehm, ErnstErnst Böhm	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 241 (motorized)	000000001943-06-20-000020 June 1943	—	—
Boehm, FritzFritz Böhm	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 26	000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944	—	—
Boehm, WalterWalter Böhm	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance patrol leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945	—	—
Boehme, FranzFranz Böhme	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division	000000001940-06-29-000029 June 1940	—
Boehme, FriedrichFriedrich Böhme	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Einsatzleiter der Kriegsmarine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich (Head of operations of the small naval forces in France)	000000001944-08-26-000026 August 1944	—	—
Boehme, HerbertHerbert Böhme	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 28	000000001940-07-19-000019 July 1940	—	—
Boehmer, HansHans Boehmer	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 238	000000001943-09-10-000010 September 1943	—	—
Boehmer, KurtKurt 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)	000000001940-10-06-00006 October 1940	—	—
Boehmer, LeopoldLeopold Böhmer	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 270	000000001940-07-13-000013 July 1940	—	—
Boehmke, ReinholdReinhold Böhmke	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(Infanteriegeschütz)/Grenadier-Regiment 162	000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944	—	—
Boehmler, RudolfRudolf Böhmler	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Boehrendt, MaxMax Böhrendt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Flugabwehr (anti-aircraft) Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	000000001943-02-08-00008 February 1943	—	—
Boelsen, Dr.jur. Dr.rer.pol. HansDr.jur. Dr.rer.pol. Hans Boelsen	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111	000000001943-09-17-000017 September 1943	—	—
Boelter, JohannesJohannes Bölter+	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502	000000001944-04-16-000016 April 1944	Awarded 581st Oak Leaves 10 September 1944	—
Boehnk, GeorgGeorg Böhnk	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	000000001945-02-18-000018 February 1945	—	—
Boenicke, WalterWalter Boenicke	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 3. Flieger-Division	000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944	—	—
Boening, GeorgGeorg Böning	Heer	10-HFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 412	000000001944-08-27-000027 August 1944	—	—
Boer, Johannes deJohannes de Boer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 22	000000001940-06-19-000019 June 1940	—	—
Boerngen, ErnstErnst Börngen	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27	000000001944-08-03-00003 August 1944	—	—
Boerst, AlwinAlwin Boerst+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001941-10-05-00005 October 1941	Awarded 149th Oak Leaves 28 November 1942 61st Swords 6 April 1944	—
Boesel, OttoOtto Bösel	Luftwaffe	09-LWachtmeister	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized)	000000001944-06-11-000011 June 1944	—	—
Boeselager, Georg Freiherr vonGeorg Freiherr von Boeselager+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1.(reit)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6	000000001941-01-18-000018 January 1941	Awarded 53rd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 114th Swords 28 November 1944	—
Boeselager, Philipp Freiherr vonPhilipp Freiherr von Boeselager	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte	000000001944-07-20-000020 July 1944	—	—
Boettcher, KarlKarl Böttcher	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 21. Panzer-Division	000000001941-12-13-000013 December 1941	—	—
Boettcher, KurtKurt Boettcher	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 27 (motorized)	000000001941-09-04-00004 September 1941	—	—
Boettcher, KurtKurt Böttcher	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 44	000000001943-02-21-000021 February 1943	—	—
Boettcher, PaulPaul Böttcher	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Squadron leader in the 2. Marschkompanie/Feldersatz-Abteilung 89	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Boettcher, Walther-HansWalther-Hans Böttcher	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 216	000000001943-02-08-00008 February 1943	—	—
Boewe, JohannesJohannes Böwe	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 397	000000001943-12-11-000011 December 1943	—	—
Boewing-Treuding, WolfgangWolfgang Böwing-Treuding	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	000000001943-03-24-000024 March 1943*	Killed in action 11 February 1943	—
Boffer, WilhelmWilhelm Boffer	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1039	000000001944-10-16-000016 October 1944	—	—
Bogatsch, RudolfRudolf Bogatsch	Luftwaffe	20-LGeneral der Flieger	General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres	000000001942-03-20-000020 March 1942	—	—
Bogert, BrunoBruno Bogert	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 670	000000001944-04-21-000021 April 1944	—	—
Bohlens, HelmutHelmut Bohlens	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 5./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122	000000001943-06-21-000021 June 1943*	Killed in action 19 April 1943	—
Bohlken, ErwinErwin Bohlken	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 1	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945	—	—
Bohlmann-Combrinck, TheodorTheodor Bohlmann-Combrinck	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 111	000000001941-08-08-00008 August 1941	—	—
Bohn, WolfgangWolfgang Bohn	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Bohnenkamp, HansHans Bohnenkamp	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 295	000000001943-01-22-000022 January 1943	—	—
Bohnstedt, WilhelmWilhelm Bohnstedt	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division	000000001941-10-13-000013 October 1941	—	—
Boigk, HeinrichHeinrich Boigk+	Heer	06-HOberjäger	Group leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 49	000000001943-05-05-00005 May 1943	Awarded 370th Oak Leaves 18 January 1944	—
Boineburg-Lengsfeld, Hans Reichsfreiherr vonHans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of the 4. Schützen-Brigade	000000001940-07-19-000019 July 1940	—	—
Boje, ArthurArthur Boje	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 134	000000001942-02-05-00005 February 1942	—	—
Boje, JohannesJohannes Boje	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 37	000000001944-01-11-000011 January 1944	—	—
Bolbrinker, Dipl.-Ing. ErnstDipl.-Ing. Ernst Bolbrinker	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 5	000000001941-05-15-000015 May 1941	—	—
Boldt, GerhardGerhard Boldt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158	000000001943-04-18-000018 April 1943	—	—
Bollmann, BurghardtBurghardt Bollmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1038	000000001944-11-05-00005 November 1944*	Killed in action 21 October 1944	—
Bollmann, FredFred Bollmann	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor of the Reserves	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001944-10-29-000029 October 1944	—	—
Bolm, Hermann-ErnstHermann-Ernst Bolm	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 434	000000001944-04-20-000020 April 1944	—	—
Boltenstern, Walter vonWalter von Boltenstern	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)	000000001941-08-13-000013 August 1941	—	—
Bonath, [Dr.] Hans[Dr.] Hans Bonath	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the Wettererkundungsstaffel 27	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Bonertz, HansHans Bonertz	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 46	000000001942-03-27-000027 March 1942	—	—
Bonin, Dietrich-Siegwart vonDietrich-Siegwart von Bonin	Heer	14-HRittmeister of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21	000000001945-02-18-000018 February 1945	—	—
Bonin, Eckart-Wilhelm vonEckart-Wilhelm von Bonin	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1	000000001944-02-05-00005 February 1944	—	—
Bonin, Hubertus vonHubertus von Bonin	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001942-12-21-000021 December 1942	—	—
Bonk, GeorgGeorg Bonk+	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 365	000000001943-08-17-000017 August 1943	Awarded 492nd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944	—
Bonnke, FriedrichFriedrich Bonnke	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 42 (motorized)	000000001944-12-06-00006 December 1944	—	—
Bonte, FriedrichFriedrich Bonte	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Führer der Zerstörer (leader of the destroyers) and of Kampfgruppe Narvik	000000001940-10-17-000017 October 1940*	Killed in action 10 April 1940	—
Book, WilhelmWilhelm Book	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 6	000000001941-11-26-000026 November 1941	—	—
Boos, JohannJohann Boos	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001943-10-09-00009 October 1943	—	—
Boosfeld, JoachimJoachim Boosfeld	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 "Florian Geyer"	000000001945-02-21-000021 February 1945	—	—
Bopp, AlfredAlfred Bopp	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 216	000000001940-12-21-000021 December 1940	—	—
Borch, Alhard Freiherr von derAlhard Freiherr von der Borch	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 115	000000001944-08-19-000019 August 1944	—	—
Borchardt, ErichErich Borchardt	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 122	000000001944-03-17-000017 March 1944	—	—
Borchardt, HelmutHelmut Borchardt+	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 409	000000001943-04-30-000030 April 1943	Awarded 828th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945	—
Borchardt, HerbertHerbert Borchardt	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Shock troops leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 189	000000001944-03-20-000020 March 1944	—	—
Borchardt, RobertRobert Borchardt	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the Panzerspäh-Kompanie/Aufklärungs-Abteilung (motorized) 341	000000001941-08-23-000023 August 1941	—	—
Borchers, AdolfAdolf Borchers	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	000000001943-11-22-000022 November 1943	—	—
Borchers, HermannHermann Borchers	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 19 "Hohenstaufen"	000000001944-10-16-000016 October 1944	—	—
Borchers, WalterWalter Borchers	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5	000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944	—	—
Borchert, ErnstErnst Borchert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized)	000000001941-09-29-000029 September 1941	—	—
Borchert, WilhelmWilhelm Borchert	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 121	000000001943-03-11-000011 March 1943	—	—
Borck, Hans-GeorgHans-Georg Borck	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209	000000001943-12-23-000023 December 1943	—	—
Bordellé, WalterWalter Bordellé	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 2	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Boremski, Eberhard vonEberhard von Boremski	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"	000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942	—	—
Borgmann, HeinrichHeinrich Borgmann+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 46	000000001940-07-19-000019 July 1940	Awarded 71st Oak Leaves 11 February 1942	—
Bork, MaxMax Bork?	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commanding general of Korps "Bork"	000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945	—	—
Bormann, Dr.-Ing. ErnstDr.-Ing. Ernst Bormann+	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76	000000001941-10-05-00005 October 1941	Awarded 119th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942	—
Born, ErnstErnst Born	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 2	000000001944-04-21-000021 April 1944*	Killed in action 27 March 1944	—
Born, [Dr.] Heinrich[Dr.] Heinrich Born	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104	000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945	—	—
Born-Fallois, Gerd vonGerd von Born-Fallois	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 130	000000001945-01-02-00002 January 1945	—
Bornemann, RalfRalf Bornemann	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	In the Stab I./Flaksturm-Regiment 5 (motorized)	000000001945-04-17-000017 April 1945	—	—
Bornhof, RudolfRudolf Bornhof	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 38	000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942	—	—
Bornschein, WalterWalter Bornschein	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2	000000001942-09-24-000024 September 1942	—
Borowietz, WillibaldWillibald Borowietz+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 10	000000001941-07-24-000024 July 1941	Awarded 235th Oak Leaves 10 May 1943	—
Borries, Hermann vonHermann von Borries	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 46	000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942	—	—
Borris, KarlKarl Borris	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"	000000001944-11-25-000025 November 1944	—	—
Borrmann, JoachimJoachim Borrmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 427	000000001943-10-13-000013 October 1943	—	—
Bose, GeorgGeorg Bose	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944	—	—
Bose, Jobst-Hilmar vonJobst-Hilmar von Bose	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 289	000000001941-12-04-00004 December 1941	—	—
Boska, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Boska	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Adjutant of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"	000000001943-12-16-000016 December 1943	—	—
Bostell, Wolfgang vonWolfgang von Bostell+	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1023	000000001944-09-02-00002 September 1944	Awarded (859th) Oak Leaves 30 April 1945	—
Both, Kuno-Hans vonKuno-Hans von Both	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commanding general of the I. Armeekorps	000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941	—
Both, PaulPaul Both	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 411	000000001942-12-23-000023 December 1942	—	—
Botsch, WalterWalter Botsch?	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Acting leader of the LVIII. Panzerkorps	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Bottler, AlfredAlfred Bottler	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)	000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944	—	—
Boxberg, Albrecht vonAlbrecht von Boxberg	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 3	000000001944-02-07-00007 February 1944	—	—
Braake, GünterGünter Braake	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 422	000000001944-08-27-000027 August 1944	—	—
Brachat, AlbertAlbert Brachat	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 14	000000001940-07-04-00004 July 1940	—	—
Bracher, Dr.-agrar. HermannDr.-agrar. Hermann Bracher	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 460	000000001943-08-23-000023 August 1943	—	—
Brackel, Dr.-jur. Bruno Freiherr vonDr.-jur. Bruno Freiherr von Brackel	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 15	000000001941-08-23-000023 August 1941*	Killed in action 13 August 1941	—
Bradel, Ernst-JoachimErnst-Joachim Bradel	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113	000000001943-12-15-000015 December 1943	—	—
Bradel, WalterWalter Bradel	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 2	000000001941-09-17-000017 September 1941	—	—
Braendle, KurtKurt Brändle+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"	000000001942-07-01-00001 July 1942	Awarded 114th Oak Leaves 27 August 1942	—
Braeuer, BrunoBruno Bräuer	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Fallschjäger-Regiment 1	000000001940-05-24-000024 May 1940	—	—
Braeundle-Schmidt, KaiKai Bräundle-Schmidt	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 501	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Brakat, OttoOtto Brakat	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 2./Radfahr-Abteilung 1	000000001941-07-27-000027 July 1941	—	—
Brambrink, BernhardBernhard Brambrink	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 97	000000001943-09-01-00001 September 1943	—	—
Bramesfeld, HeinrichHeinrich Bramesfeld	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division	000000001943-01-21-000021 January 1943	—	—
Brand, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Brand	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	000000001943-12-05-00005 December 1943	—	—
Brandenberger, ErichErich Brandenberger+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 8. Panzer-Division	000000001941-07-15-000015 July 1941	Awarded 324th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943	—
Brandenburg, JohannesJohannes Brandenburg	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001940-09-18-000018 September 1940	—	—
Brandenburg, MaxMax Brandenburg	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 101	000000001944-06-11-000011 June 1944	—	—
Brandes, ErnstErnst Brandes	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 9	000000001945-03-05-00005 March 1945	—	—
Brandes, WalterWalter Brandes	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25	000000001944-10-28-000028 October 1944	—	—
Brandi, AlbrechtAlbrecht Brandi+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-617	000000001943-01-21-000021 January 1943	Awarded 224th Oak Leaves 11 April 1943 66th Swords 9 May 1944 22nd Diamonds 24 November 1944	—
Brandner, JosefJosef Brandner+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912	000000001943-03-17-000017 March 1943	Awarded (846th) Oak Leaves 26 April 1945?	—
Brandner, KasparKaspar Brandner	Heer	06-HOberjäger	Group leader in the 8./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91	000000001944-10-28-000028 October 1944	—	—
Brandt, FranzFranz Brandt	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Shock troops leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 953	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Brandt, FriedrichFriedrich Brandt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39	000000001942-08-20-000020 August 1942	—	—
Brandt, GerhardGerhard Brandt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202	000000001944-12-12-000012 December 1944	—	—
Brandt, Dr.-med. GüntherDr.-med. Günther Brandt	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves	Chief of the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille	000000001943-12-23-000023 December 1943	—	—
Brandt, Hans-GeorgHans-Georg Brandt	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 577	000000001943-01-22-000022 January 1943*	Killed in action 4 January 1943	—
Brandt, Hans-OttoHans-Otto Brandt	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 67	000000001941-08-21-000021 August 1941	—	—
Brandt, HeinzHeinz Brandt	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 1124	000000001945-03-05-00005 March 1945*	Killed in action 19 February 1945	—
Brandt, HeinzHeinz Brandt	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Company leader in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103	000000001945-05-06-00006 May 1945	—	—
Brandt, PaulPaul Brandt	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54	000000001944-09-05-00005 September 1944	—	—
Brandt, WalterWalter Brandt	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77	000000001943-03-24-000024 March 1943	—	—
Brandt, WalterWalter Brandt	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 130	000000001944-07-18-000018 July 1944	—
Bransch, GüntherGünther Bransch	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 392 (kroatische)	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Brasack, PaulPaul Brasack	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-737	000000001944-10-30-000030 October 1944	—	—
Brasche, RudiRudi Brasche	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93	000000001942-11-09-00009 November 1942	—	—
Brassert, KarlKarl Brassert	Heer	17-HOberst	Kampfkommandant (combat commander) Marienburg	000000001945-02-10-000010 February 1945	—	—
Brauchitsch, Walther vonWalther von Brauchitsch	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst	Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres (Commander-in-Chief of the Army)	000000001939-09-30-000030 September 1939	—
Brauer, WalterWalter Brauer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507	000000001944-09-10-000010 September 1944	—	—
Braun, AlfredAlfred Braun	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 544	000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944*	Killed in action 15 July 1944	—
Braun, ChristianChristian Braun+	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 308	000000001944-07-15-000015 July 1944	Awarded 677th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944	—
Braun, RudolfRudolf Braun	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Staffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3	000000001941-06-14-000014 June 1941	—	—
Braun, WilhelmWilhelm Braun	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 576	000000001943-01-20-000020 January 1943	—	—
Braun, WilliWilli Braun	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Observer in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Braun von Stumm, Hans-GüntherHans-Günther Braun von Stumm	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Leader of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 100	000000001942-07-20-000020 July 1942*	Died in accident 15 September 1941	—
Braunegg, [Dr.] Herward[Dr.] Herward Braunegg	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot and observer in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 9	000000001944-03-28-000028 March 1944	—	—
Brauneis, ErichErich Brauneis	Kriegsmarine	16-MFregattenkapitän	Chief of the 24. Landungsflottille	000000001944-12-28-000028 December 1944	—	—
Brecht, EugenEugen Brecht	Heer	15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Ib (quartermaster general) of the 131. Infanterie-Division	000000001943-10-03-00003 October 1943	—	—
Bredemeier, WilhelmWilhelm Bredemeier	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91	000000001942-11-09-00009 November 1942	—	—
Bredemeyer, FranzFranz Bredemeyer	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)	000000001943-08-23-000023 August 1943	—	—
Breer, HermannHermann Breer	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 78	000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944*	Killed in action 19 July 1944	—
Breese, WernerWerner Breese	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Pilot in the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122	000000001944-02-29-000029 February 1944	—	—
Bregenzer, JosefJosef Bregenzer+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 245	000000001943-04-20-000020 April 1943	Awarded 427th Oak Leaves 17 March 1944	—
Breger, ClausClaus Breger+	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 27	000000001942-09-04-00004 September 1942	Awarded 700th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945	—
Brehme, GerhardGerhard Brehme	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 52	000000001943-08-23-000023 August 1943*	Died of wounds 17 July 1943	—
Brehmer, GustavGustav Brehmer	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 271	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Brehmer, RudolfRudolf Brehmer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 347	000000001942-02-22-000022 February 1942	—	—
Breidenbach, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Breidenbach	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of the Panzer-Brigade 101	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Breith, HermannHermann Breith+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade	000000001940-06-03-00003 June 1940	Awarded 69th Oak Leaves 31 January 1942 48th Swords 21 February 1944
Breithaupt, FritzFritz Breithaupt+	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves	Chief of the 12. Minensuchflottille	000000001941-08-03-00003 August 1941	Awarded 387th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944	—
Bremer, GerhardGerhard Bremer+	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 1.(Kradschützen)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	000000001941-10-30-000030 October 1941	Awarded 668th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944	—
Bremermann, OskarOskar Bremermann?	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 209	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Bremm, JosefJosef Bremm+	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 426	000000001942-02-18-000018 February 1942	Awarded 165th Oak Leaves 23 December 1943 (159th) Swords 9 May 1945?	—
Brendel, AlbertAlbert Brendel	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 274	000000001943-01-20-000020 January 1943	—	—
Brendel, HansHans Brendel	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 689	000000001942-12-07-00007 December 1942	—	—
Brendel, JoachimJoachim Brendel+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	000000001943-11-22-000022 November 1943	Awarded 697th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945	—
Brenig, PeterPeter Brenig	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the Regiments-Pionier-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 669	000000001944-06-15-000015 June 1944*	Killed in action 23 March 1944	—
Brennecke, KurtKurt Brennecke	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commanding general of the XXXXIII. Armeekorps	000000001942-07-12-000012 July 1942	—	—
Brennecke, WilhelmWilhelm Brennecke	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Brenner, GerhardGerhard Brenner	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Pilot in the 2.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1	000000001941-07-05-00005 July 1941	—	—
Brenner, Dr. Dr. HarroDr. Dr. Harro Brenner	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the Infanterie-Kompanie "De Kaste"	000000001943-04-16-000016 April 1943	—	—
Brenner, Karl-HeinrichKarl-Heinrich Brenner	Waffen-SS	19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS	Commander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord"	000000001944-12-27-000027 December 1944	—	—
Brentführer, GerhardGerhard Brentführer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 9	000000001944-10-04-00004 October 1944	—	—
Bretnütz, HeinzHeinz Bretnütz	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53	000000001940-10-21-000021 October 1940	—	—
Bretschneider, HeinzHeinz Bretschneider	Luftwaffe	10-LOberwachtmeister	Battery officer in the I./Flak-Regiment 13 (motorized)	000000001943-02-03-00003 February 1943	—	—
Bretschneider, KlausKlaus Bretschneider	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Brettschneider, KonradKonrad Brettschneider	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904	000000001945-02-01-00001 February 1945	—	—
Bretz, HansHans Bretz?	Heer	10-HOberfähnrich	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Vernichtungs-Brigade Oberschlesien	000000001945-05-06-00006 May 1945	—	—
Breu, Peter-PaulPeter-Paul Breu	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"	000000001942-10-02-00002 October 1942	—	—
Breuker, HelmuthHelmuth Breuker	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141	000000001944-11-26-000026 November 1944	—	—
Briegel, HansHans Briegel	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Leader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"	000000001945-01-14-000014 January 1945	—	—
Briel, GeorgGeorg Briel	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Heeres-Flak-Bataillon 606	000000001942-07-23-000023 July 1942	—	—
Briesen, Kurt vonKurt von Briesen	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division	000000001939-10-27-000027 October 1939	—	—
Brill, Dr.-Ing. Karl-FriedrichDr.-Ing. Karl-Friedrich Brill+	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves	Commander of Minenschiff Cobra and leader of a mine laying group	000000001941-12-27-000027 December 1941	Awarded 330th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943	—
Brill, KurtKurt Brill	Heer	15-HMajor	Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 956	000000001944-07-04-00004 July 1944	—	—
Brinckmann, FriedrichFriedrich Brinckmann	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122	000000001943-12-30-000030 December 1943	—	—
Brinkforth, HubertHubert Brinkforth	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 25	000000001941-03-07-00007 March 1941	—	—
Brinkmann, HelmuthHelmuth Brinkmann	Kriegsmarine	19-MVizeadmiral	Kommadierender Admiral Schwarzes Meer (commanding admiral of the Black Sea)	000000001944-05-17-000017 May 1944	—	—
Britzelmayr, KarlKarl Britzelmayr	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 217	000000001942-02-02-00002 February 1942	—	—
Britzke, Achim vonAchim von Britzke	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1299	000000001944-10-23-000023 October 1944	—	—
Broch, HugoHugo Broch	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54	000000001945-03-12-000012 March 1945	—	—
Brockdorff, Cay-Lorenz Baron vonCay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Regiment adjutant of Panzer-Regiment 15	000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945	—	—
Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Ernst-Albrecht Graf vonErnst-Albrecht Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22	000000001942-12-26-000026 December 1942	—	—
Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Walter Graf vonWalter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commanding general of the II. Armeekorps	000000001941-07-15-000015 July 1941	Awarded 103rd Oak Leaves 27 June 1942	—
Brocke, JürgenJürgen Brocke	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77	000000001942-12-09-00009 December 1942*	Killed in action 15 September 1942
Brocks, Dr. KarlDr. Karl Brocks	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 123	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Brod, RolandRoland Brod	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 467	000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944*	Died of wounds 5 January 1944	—
Brodowski, HeinrichHeinrich Brodowski	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Machine gunner in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 386	000000001944-12-18-000018 December 1944	—	—
Broeckerhoff, WilhelmWilhelm Bröckerhoff?	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Brandenburg"	000000001945-05-08-00008 May 1945	—	—
Broeffel, WilhelmWilhelm Broeffel	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 502	000000001943-11-14-000014 November 1943	—	—
Broekelmann, JostJost Brökelmann	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän	Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille	000000001942-06-14-000014 June 1942	—	—
Broennle, HerbertHerbert Broennle	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54	000000001943-03-14-000014 March 1943	—	—
Broesamle, KarlKarl Brösamle	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Rifle leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 330	000000001944-06-26-000026 June 1944	—	—
Brogsitter, EduardEduard Brogsitter	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer in the II./Kampfgeschwader 76	000000001943-03-24-000024 March 1943	—	—
Broich, Friedrich Freiherr vonFriedrich Freiherr von Broich	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of the 24. Panzergrenadier-Brigade	000000001942-08-29-000029 August 1942	—	—
Broich, PeterPeter Broich	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 2	000000001942-09-24-000024 September 1942	—	—
Bromen, WilhelmWilhelm Bromen	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Pilot and z.b.V. Offizier (officer for special deployment) in the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001943-04-16-000016 April 1943	—	—
Brommann, KarlKarl Brommann	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Leader of the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503	000000001945-04-29-000029 April 1945	—	—
Bronsart von Schellendorff, Heinrich-WalterHeinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13	000000001943-09-10-000010 September 1943	Awarded 394th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944	—
Brosow, SiegfriedSiegfried Brosow	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Das Reich"	000000001943-11-13-000013 November 1943	—	—
Brucher, PaulPaul Brucher	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 447	000000001941-10-23-000023 October 1941	—	—
Bruchmann, GerhardGerhard Bruchmann	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12	000000001943-08-06-00006 August 1943	—	—
Bruck, HelmutHelmut Bruck+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	000000001941-09-04-00004 September 1941	Awarded 193rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943	—
Bruck, VictorVictor Bruck	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 376	000000001944-10-20-000020 October 1944	—	—
Brucker, JohannJohann Brucker	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 959	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Brucker, WalterWalter Brucker	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 56	000000001943-04-16-000016 April 1943	—	—
Bruecker, HeinrichHeinrich Brücker	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001941-06-22-000022 June 1941	—	—
Bruecker, Otto-HermannOtto-Hermann Brücker	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 6. Volks-Grenadier-Division	000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945	—	—
Brueckner, Erich vonErich von Brückner	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"	000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945	—	—
Brückner, WilhelmWilhelm Brückner	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 253	000000001941-10-05-00005 October 1941	—	—
Brueckner, WolfgangWolfgang Brückner	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"	000000001943-12-05-00005 December 1943*	Killed in action 14 July 1943	—
Brueggemann, HeinrichHeinrich Brüggemann	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 178	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Brueggemann, KarlKarl Brüggemann	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Infanterie-Regiment 5	000000001940-11-28-000028 November 1940	—	—
Bruehl, Friedrich-August Graf vonFriedrich-August Graf von Brühl	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 2	000000001942-11-03-00003 November 1942	—	—
Bruening, WalterWalter Brüning	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Company chief in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 508	000000001942-01-12-000012 January 1942	—	—
Bruer, AlfredAlfred Bruer	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155	000000001942-07-30-000030 July 1942	—	—
Bruetsch, JosefJosef Bruetsch	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 305	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945	—	—
Bruhn, HansHans Bruhn	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 90	000000001942-12-29-000029 December 1942	—	—
Bruhn, JohannesJohannes Bruhn	Heer	17-HOberst	Artilleriekommandeur 149	000000001943-12-20-000020 December 1943	—	—
Bruins, Derk-ElskoDerk-Elsko Bruins	Waffen-SS	04-WSS-Rottenführer	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 54 "Nederland"	000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944	—	—
Brunk, EdgarEdgar Brunk	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Füsilier-Regiment 202	000000001944-07-03-00003 July 1944	—	—
Brunner, AlbertAlbert Brunner	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5	000000001943-07-03-00003 July 1943*	Killed in action 7 May 1943	—
Brunner, EduardEduard Brunner+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62	000000001944-02-27-000027 February 1944	Awarded 638th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944	—
Bruns, ArthurArthur Bruns	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 245	000000001943-04-03-00003 April 1943*	Killed in action 4 February 1943	—
Bruns, Dr.-jur. AxelDr.-jur. Axel Bruns	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 7./Artillerie-Regiment 241	000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943	—	—
Bruns, DiedrichDiedrich Bruns	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 16	000000001942-08-09-00009 August 1942	—	—
Bruns, Gustav-AdolfGustav-Adolf Bruns	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74	000000001942-10-15-000015 October 1942	—	—
Brunsiek, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Brunsiek	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 43	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Brutscher, FritzFritz Brutscher	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 92	000000001943-01-22-000022 January 1943	—	—
Brux, AlbertAlbert Brux+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 66	000000001941-09-12-000012 September 1941	Awarded 504th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944	—
Buchenau, FritzFritz Buchenau	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 of the Artillerie-Schule II Groß-Born	000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945	—	—
Buchholz, HansHans Buchholz	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves	Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 40	000000001941-03-24-000024 March 1941	—	—
Buchler, Helmut-WolfgangHelmut-Wolfgang Buchler	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 204	000000001942-01-06-00006 January 1942*	Killed in action 10 December 1941	—
Buchner, FranzFranz Buchner	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized)	000000001941-10-02-00002 October 1941	—	—
Buchner, HermannHermann Buchner	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf"	000000001944-06-16-000016 June 1944	—	—
Buchner, HermannHermann Buchner	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001944-07-20-000020 July 1944	—	—
Bucholz, MaxMax Bucholz	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3	000000001941-08-12-000012 August 1941	—	—
Buchterkirch, Ernst-GeorgErnst-Georg Buchterkirch+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 6	000000001940-06-29-000029 June 1940	Awarded 44th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941	—
Buck, AlbertAlbert Buck	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 305	000000001941-07-17-000017 July 1941	—	—
Buck, FriedrichFriedrich Buck	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Leader of the 5./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"	000000001945-01-27-000027 January 1945	—	—
Buck, WilhelmWilhelm Buck	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2	000000001943-07-31-000031 July 1943	—	—
Buckel, KarlKarl Buckel	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277	000000001944-07-15-000015 July 1944	—	—
Budaeus, KurtKurt Budäus	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Machine gun Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 307	000000001940-12-21-000021 December 1940	—	—
Budahl, GeorgGeorg Budahl	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 121	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944	—	—
Budka, FranzFranz Budka	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Leader of the 1./SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Besslein"	000000001945-04-19-000019 April 1945	—	—
Buechau, BrunoBruno Büchau	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 159	000000001944-08-19-000019 August 1944	—	—
Buechting, HermannHermann Büchting	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of Schnellboot S-27 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille	000000001943-04-22-000022 April 1943	—	—
Buehlbecker, HermannHermann Bühlbecker	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 436	000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944	—	—
Buehler, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Bühler?	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"	000000001945-05-06-00006 May 1945	—	—
Buehligen, KurtKurt Bühligen+	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"	000000001941-09-04-00004 September 1941	Awarded 413th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 88th Swords 14 August 1944	—
Buelow, Karl-August Freiherr vonKarl-August Freiherr von Bülow	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 24	000000001944-12-12-000012 December 1944	—	—
Buelow, Otto vonOtto von Bülow+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-404	000000001942-10-20-000020 October 1942	Awarded 234th Oak Leaves 26 April 1943	—
Buelow-Bothkamp, Harry vonHarry von Bülow-Bothkamp	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant of the Reserves	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"	000000001940-08-22-000022 August 1940	—	—
Buelowius, AlfredAlfred Bülowius	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Geschwaderkommodore of (K)Lehrgeschwader 1	000000001940-07-04-00004 July 1940	—	—
Buenau, Rudolf vonRudolf von Bünau+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 133	000000001940-08-15-000015 August 1940	Awarded 766th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945	—
Buenau, Rudolf vonRudolf von Bünau	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9	000000001943-08-08-00008 August 1943	—	—
Buentemeyer, HansHans Büntemeyer	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 399	000000001945-02-18-000018 February 1945	—	—
Buergel, WilhelmWilhelm Bürgel	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Battery officer in the 5./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 8	000000001944-02-29-000029 February 1944	—	—
Buerger, AlbertAlbert Bürger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	In the Stab 4. Flak-Division	000000001945-04-17-000017 April 1945	—	—
Buerger, OttoOtto Bürger	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3	000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945	—	—
Buerger, ThomasThomas Bürger	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 528	000000001942-03-04-00004 March 1942	—	—
Buergerhoff, WilhelmWilhelm Bürgerhoff	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 166	000000001943-05-05-00005 May 1943	—	—
Buerker, UlrichUlrich Bürker	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Ia (operations officer) of the 10. Panzer-Division	000000001943-01-19-000019 January 1943	—	—
Buesen, NikolausDr. Nikolaus Büsen	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelführer of the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122	000000001942-09-04-00004 September 1942*	Died of wounds 14 June 1942	—
Buesing, OttoOtto Büsing	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 39	000000001942-11-21-000021 November 1942	—	—
Buesing, WilhelmWilhelm Büsing	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 280	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945	—	—
Buessecke, ArthurArthur Büssecke	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 49 (motorized)	000000001942-12-23-000023 December 1942	—	—
Buetow, HansHans Bütow	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Führer der Torpedoboote (leader of torpedo boats)	000000001941-03-12-000012 March 1941	—	—
Buettner, FranzFranz Büttner	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 67	000000001944-12-18-000018 December 1944	—	—
Buettner, ManfredManfred Büttner?	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Leader of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26	000000001945-04-29-000029 April 1945	—
Buffa, ErnstErnst Buffa	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 12. Flak-Division (motorized)	000000001944-09-05-00005 September 1944	—	—
Buhr, MartinMartin Buhr	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202	000000001943-09-11-000011 September 1943	—	—
Buhr, Rudolf deRudolf de Buhr	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized)	000000001943-10-02-00002 October 1943	—	—
Buhse, RudolfRudolf Buhse	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 47	000000001942-08-17-000017 August 1942	—	—
Bujak, HansHans Bujak	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 7	000000001944-08-27-000027 August 1944	—	—
Bukatschek, OttoOtto Bukatschek	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 10./Schützen-Regiment 52	000000001941-07-24-000024 July 1941	—	—
Bulla, LudwigLudwig Bulla	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Commander of Flak-Regiment 164 (motorized)	000000001944-06-11-000011 June 1944	—	—
Bullinger, HerbertHerbert Bullinger	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of the II./Kavallerie-Regiment 5 "Feldmarschall von Mackensen"	000000001945-02-01-00001 February 1945	—	—
Bulmahn, KarlKarl Bulmahn	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1126	000000001945-01-31-000031 January 1945	—	—
Bumen, RobertRobert Bumen	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	000000001944-10-29-000029 October 1944	—	—
Bund, WalterWalter Bund	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 669	000000001944-10-20-000020 October 1944	—	—
Bundesmann, HeinzHeinz Bundesmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 88	000000001945-01-14-000014 January 1945	—	—
Bundrock, KurtKurt Bundrock	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Radio/wireless operator in the Stab/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1	000000001944-06-30-000030 June 1944	—	—
Bunge, ErnstErnst Bunge	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 121	000000001943-11-16-000016 November 1943	—	—
Bunge, HellmutHellmut Bunge	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"	000000001945-02-01-00001 February 1945	—	—
Bunse, FritzFritz Bunse	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Pionier-Bataillon 11 "Nordland"	000000001944-01-30-000030 January 1944	—	—
Bunzek, JohannesJohannes Bunzek	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944*	Killed in action 11 December 1943	—
Bunzel, HansHans Bunzel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 116	000000001943-02-10-000010 February 1943	—	—
Bunzel, WilliWilli Bunzel	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 426	000000001941-10-11-000011 October 1941	—	—
Burbach, HansHans Burbach	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 41	000000001943-11-18-000018 November 1943	—	—
Burchard, Dipl.-Ing. HeinrichDipl.-Ing. Heinrich Burchard!	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 7. Flak-Division	000000001944-10-31-000031 October 1944	—	—
Burchardi, TheodorTheodor Burchardi+	Kriegsmarine	19-MVizeadmiral	Commanding Admiral Ostland	000000001944-09-29-000029 September 1944	Awarded 823rd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945
Burckhardt, Lutz-WilhelmLutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77	000000001942-10-15-000015 October 1942	—	—
Burdach, KarlKarl Burdach	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944	—	—
Burg, JörgJörg Burg+	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18	000000001943-03-03-00003 March 1943	Awarded 604th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944	—
Burgdorf, WilhelmWilhelm Burgdorf	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 529	000000001941-09-29-000029 September 1941	—	—
Burgemeister, AlfredAlfred Burgemeister?	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 524	000000001945-05-02-00002 May 1945	—	—
Burgfeld, GeorgGeorg Burgfeld	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Divisions-Gruppe 112	000000001944-02-21-000021 February 1944	—	—
Burghartswieser, MaxMax Burghartswieser	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Shock troops leader in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100	000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941	—	—
Burgholte, AugustAugust Burgholte	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 102	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Burgmann, GertGert Burgmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 1./Sturm-Bataillon AOK 4	000000001944-12-18-000018 December 1944*	Killed in action 26 October 1944	—
Burgsdorff, Dr.-jur. Curt vonDr.-jur. Curt von Burgsdorff	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 580	000000001943-04-02-00002 April 1943	—	—
Burian, EwaldEwald Burian	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 980	000000001944-10-04-00004 October 1944	—	—
Burkhardt, FritzFritz Burkhardt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 417	000000001945-04-17-000017 April 1945	—	—
Burmeister, ArnoldArnold Burmeister	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Leader of the 25. Panzergrenadier-Division	000000001945-01-14-000014 January 1945	—	—
Burmester, Hans-JürgenHans-Jürgen Burmester	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509	000000001944-09-02-00002 September 1944	—	—
Burr, LeonhardLeonhard Burr	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Radio operator in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	000000001944-11-30-000030 November 1944	—	—
Bursche, Gustav-AdolfGustav-Adolf Bursche	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 90	000000001941-10-13-000013 October 1941	—	—
Burst, ReinhardReinhard Burst	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 111	000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944	—	—
Busch, ErnstErnst Busch+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commander-in-Chief of the 16. Armee	000000001940-05-26-000026 May 1940	Awarded 274th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943
Busch, HansHans Busch	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 4	000000001944-09-10-000010 September 1944	—	—
Busch, RudolfRudolf Busch	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Busch, WalterWalter Busch	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 561	000000001943-10-14-000014 October 1943	—	—
Busch, WalterWalter Busch	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 2 (motorized)	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Busche, KarlKarl Busche	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 228	000000001943-02-28-000028 February 1943	—	—
Buschenhagen, ErichErich Buschenhagen+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 15. Infanterie-Division	000000001943-12-05-00005 December 1943	Awarded 521st Oak Leaves 4 July 1944	—
Buschhausen, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69	000000001943-05-09-00009 May 1943	—	—
Buss, WilhelmWilhelm Buss	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Panzer commander in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 31	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Bussche-Streithorst, Axel Freiherr von demAxel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 9	000000001944-03-07-00007 March 1944	—
Busse, HeinrichHeinrich Busse+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 328	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	Awarded 637th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944	—
Busse, TheodorTheodor Busse	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Chief of the Generalstab of Heeresgruppe Süd	000000001944-01-30-000030 January 1944	—	—
Busse, WilhelmWilhelm Busse	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 82	000000001944-03-12-000012 March 1944	—	—
Butkus, ŽanisŽanis Butkus	Waffen-SS	14-WWaffen-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the 10./SS-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 19	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944	—	—
Butz, PiusPius Butz	Heer	06-HOberjäger	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 16.(Infanteriegeschütz)/Jäger-Regiment 228	000000001944-03-06-00006 March 1944	—	—
Buxa, WernerWerner Buxa	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 44	000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945	—	—