Karl-Eric Bertram

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. 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 Nazi Germany.

There is currently no official German Government list of KC recipients. Analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) indicates that up to 7,321 awards may have been made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945]. Fellgiebel was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and was also 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 the recipients.

In 2007, Veit Scherzer published his Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945]. Scherzer's book was compiled from documents held by the German Federal Archives, and cast doubt on 193 of the listings in Fellgiebel's 1996 book. The majority of the disputed recipients were listed as having 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's book has been described as a "masterpiece" by Prof. Dr. Franz W. Seidler of the Bundeswehr University Munich, and as an "indispensable reference book" by a section head of the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt), the Wehrmacht records repository.

Listed here are the 368 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm". Scherzer has challenged the validity of 13 of these listings. This is the first 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 "Bn–Bz" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz).

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 (... mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the second Knight's Cross related enactment of 3 June 1940. In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (... mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (... 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 (... mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the last Knight's Cross related enactment 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 368 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm", 31 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, 12 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; 19 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 232 of the medals; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 100 to the Luftwaffe, and 21 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. 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.

  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
Baacke, KarlKarl Baacke+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124	000000001941-06-30-000030 June 1941	Awarded 352nd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943	—
Baade, Ernst-GüntherErnst-Günther Baade+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 115	000000001942-06-27-000027 June 1942	Awarded 402nd Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 111th Swords 16 November 1944
Baader, HeinzHeinz Baader	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	In the Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5	000000001945-04-26-000026 April 1945	—	—
Baagoe, SophusSophus Baagoe	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 5./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"	000000001941-06-14-000014 June 1941*	Killed in action 14 May 1941	—
Baake, WernerWerner Baake	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1	000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944	—	—
Baasch, JohannesJohannes Baasch	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 410	000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942	—	—
Baasner, HansHans Baasner	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot and observer in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121	000000001943-03-11-000011 March 1943	—	—
Bach, WilhelmWilhelm Bach	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 104	000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941	—	—
Bach-Zelewski, Erich von demErich von dem Bach-Zelewski	Waffen-SS	20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police	Commanding general of the Korpsgruppe "von dem Bach" in Warsaw	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—
Bachem, ErichErich Bachem	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Artillery observer in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 262	000000001942-01-06-00006 January 1942	—	—
Bacherer, RudolfRudolf Bacherer+	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 234	000000001943-10-30-000030 October 1943	Awarded 550th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944	—
Bachmaier, [Dr.] Friedrich[Dr.] Friedrich Bachmaier	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100	000000001945-01-09-00009 January 1945	—	—
Bachmaier, LudwigLudwig Bachmaier	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 179	000000001941-12-26-000026 December 1941	—	—
Bachmann, ChristianChristian Bachmann	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Thule"	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945	—	—
Bachmann, ErwinErwin Bachmann	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Adjutant of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"	000000001945-02-10-000010 February 1945	—	—
Bachmann, FritzFritz Bachmann	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	In the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Bachmeier, JosefJosef Bachmeier	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./Freiwilligen-SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"	000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944	—	—
Bachnick, HerbertHerbert Bachnick	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944	—	—
Bachor, WillyWilly Bachor?	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24	000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945	—	—
Back, Hans-UlrichHans-Ulrich Back	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 2	000000001940-08-05-00005 August 1940	—	—
Backhauss, FritzFritz Backhauss	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13	000000001944-02-08-00008 February 1944	—	—
Bade, KurtKurt Bade	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Auklärungs-Abteilung 23	000000001943-08-26-000026 August 1943	—	—
Bader, EdwinEdwin Bader	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Observer in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 16	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Bader, FriedrichFriedrich Bader	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Hochgebirgs-Jäger-Bataillon 3	000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944	—	—
Bader, JosefJosef Bader	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 95	000000001943-08-23-000023 August 1943	—	—
Badinski, CurtCurt Badinski	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 489	000000001941-10-11-000011 October 1941	—	—
Badorrek, EmilEmil Badorrek+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 11	000000001943-11-22-000022 November 1943	Awarded 652nd Oak Leaves 18 November 1944	—
Badum, JohannJohann Badum	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77	000000001942-10-15-000015 October 1942	—	—
Badzong, AlfredAlfred Badzong	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 273	000000001945-02-05-00005 February 1945	—	—
Baecker, RudolfRudolf Bäcker	Heer	09-HSanitäts-Feldwebel	In the Stab of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 36	000000001943-09-18-000018 September 1943	—	—
Baeder, WilhelmWilhelm Bäder	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 958	000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945*	Killed in action 22 March 1945	—
Baeke, FranzDr. med. dent. Franz Bäke+	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 11	000000001943-01-11-000011 January 1943	Awarded 262nd Oak Leaves 1 August 1943 49th Swords 21 February 1944
Baer, Bern vonBern von Baer+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Ia (operations officer) of the 16. Panzer-Division	000000001944-01-13-000013 January 1944	Awarded 761st Oak Leaves 28 February 1945
Baer, HeinrichHeinrich (Heinz) Bär+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51	000000001941-07-02-00002 July 1941	Awarded 31st Oak Leaves 14 August 1941 7th Swords 16 February 1942	—
Baerenfänger, ErichErich Bärenfänger+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 123	000000001942-08-07-00007 August 1942	Awarded 243rd Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 45th Swords 23 January 1944	—
Baetcher, HansgeorgHansgeorg Bätcher+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100	000000001942-12-21-000021 December 1942	Awarded 434th Oak Leaves 24 March 1944	—
Baetge, NielsNiels Bätge	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Chief of the 4. Schnellbootflottille	000000001942-01-04-00004 January 1942	—	—
Baeuchl, JohannJohann Bäuchl	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33	000000001944-10-23-000023 October 1944	—	—
Baeuerle, EmilEmil Bäuerle	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 56	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Baeumler, GottfriedGottfried Bäumler	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorized)	000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944	—	—
Baeumler, HeinzHeinz Bäumler	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 17	000000001944-06-11-000011 June 1944	—	—
Bahns, KurtKurt Bahns	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 216	000000001942-11-13-000013 November 1942	—	—
Bahr, ArturArtur Bahr	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 44	000000001944-12-03-00003 December 1944*	Died of wounds 28 November 1944	—
Bahr, GüntherGünther Bahr	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6	000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945	—	—
Baier, JosephJoseph Baier?	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 36	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Baier, KarlKarl Baier	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1036	000000001944-10-16-000016 October 1944	—	—
Baindner, HansHans Baindner	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Machine gunner in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 228	000000001944-06-24-000024 June 1944	—	—
Bajorat, KurtKurt Bajorat	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13	000000001944-05-15-000015 May 1944	—	—
Balck, HermannHermann Balck+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 1	000000001940-06-03-00003 June 1940	Awarded 155th Oak Leaves 20 December 1942 25th Swords 4 March 1943 19th Diamonds 31 August 1944
Baldauf, HorstHorst Baldauf	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Observer in the 2./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 22	000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944	—	—
Baldauf, JohannJohann Baldauf	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 91	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Baldes, JosefJosef Baldes?	Luftwaffe	10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Ball, GerhardGerhard Ball	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 53 (motorized)	000000001941-11-23-000023 November 1941*	Killed in action 9 October 1941	—
Ballasko, Otto Edler vonOtto Edler von Ballasko	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"	000000001942-08-13-000013 August 1942	—
Balthasar, WilhelmWilhelm Balthasar+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 27	000000001940-06-14-000014 June 1940	Awarded 17th Oak Leaves 2 July 1941	—
Balzer, UdoUdo Balzer	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba"	000000001944-04-09-00009 April 1944	—	—
Banach, FriedrichFriedrich Banach	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 36	000000001942-11-30-000030 November 1942	—	—
Banaski, HelmutHelmut Banaski	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 1077	000000001945-02-18-000018 February 1945	—	—
Banholzer, AlfredAlfred Banholzer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001945-01-14-000014 January 1945	—	—
Bansen, ErichErich Bansen	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 519	000000001944-03-15-000015 March 1944	—	—
Banze, Karl-HeinrichKarl-Heinrich Banze	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244	000000001942-05-27-000027 May 1942	—	—
Barall, BennoBenno Barall	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 227	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944	—	—
Baranek, EwaldEwald Baranek	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 58	000000001943-02-12-000012 February 1943	—	—
Barby, Hans-Levin vonHans-Levin von Barby	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 361 and leader of a Kampfgruppe	000000001941-12-13-000013 December 1941	—	—
Barde, KonradKonrad Barde	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 104	000000001943-01-05-00005 January 1943	—	—
Barge, JohannesJohannes Barge?	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment Kreta	000000001945-05-10-000010 May 1945	—	—
Bargen, Hans vonHans von Bargen	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Adjutant and technical officer of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3	000000001942-09-19-000019 September 1942	—	—
Bargsten, KlausKlaus Bargsten	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-521	000000001943-04-30-000030 April 1943	—	—
Barkhorn, GerhardGerhard Barkhorn+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001942-08-23-000023 August 1942	Awarded 175th Oak Leaves 11 January 1943 52nd Swords 2 March 1944	—
Barkmann, ErnstErnst Barkmann	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer	Panzer commander in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"	000000001944-08-27-000027 August 1944	—	—
Barmetler, JosefJosef Barmetler	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment	000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941	Died of wounds 20 February 1945
Barnbeck, HermannHermann Barnbeck	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 211	000000001942-10-29-000029 October 1942	—	—
Bartel, EwaldEwald Bartel	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle"	000000001944-12-31-000031 December 1944	—	—
Bartels, HansHans Bartels	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of Minensucher M-1	000000001940-05-16-000016 May 1940	—
Bartels, Hans-WernerHans-Werner Bartels	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 399	000000001944-01-26-000026 January 1944	—	—
Bartels, HeinrichHeinrich Bartels	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 5	000000001942-11-13-000013 November 1942	—	—
Bartels, HerbertHerbert Bartels	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Leader of the 3./Flak-Regiment 293 (motorized)	000000001943-11-22-000022 November 1943	—	—
Barten, FranzFranz Barten	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53	000000001944-10-29-000029 October 1944*	Killed in action 4 August 1944	—
Barth, Eitel-AlbertEitel-Albert Barth	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001943-03-24-000024 March 1943	—	—
Barth, JoachimJoachim Barth	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 13	000000001942-12-17-000017 December 1942	—	—
Barth, KarlKarl Barth	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 3./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 506	000000001940-12-14-000014 December 1940	—	—
Barth, LudwigLudwig Barth	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 14	000000001942-08-20-000020 August 1942	—	—
Barth, OttoOtto Barth	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 117	000000001943-05-08-00008 May 1943	—	—
Barth, OttoOtto Barth	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 688	000000001945-02-09-00009 February 1945	—	—
Barth, SiegfriedSiegfried Barth	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 51	000000001942-10-02-00002 October 1942	—	—
Barthle, HansHans Barthle	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 119 (motorized)	000000001943-12-19-000019 December 1943	—	—
Barths, Karl-LudwigKarl-Ludwig Barths	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393	000000001945-01-14-000014 January 1945	—	—
Bartkowiak, HansHans Bartkowiak	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompnie/Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)	000000001943-10-25-000025 October 1943	—	—
Bartl, LeopoldLeopold Bartl	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 335	000000001943-11-06-00006 November 1943	—	—
Bartsch, GünterGünter Bartsch	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110	000000001943-11-12-000012 November 1943	—	—
Barz, HerbertHerbert Barz	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519	000000001944-07-18-000018 July 1944	—	—
Basse, Hans-Dieter vonHans-Dieter von Basse	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	000000001944-09-10-000010 September 1944	—	—
Bassewitz-Levetzow, Werner Graf vonWerner Graf von Bassewitz-Levetzow	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 96	000000001944-09-17-000017 September 1944	—	—
Bastian, HeinrichHeinrich Bastian?	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"	000000001945-05-06-00006 May 1945	—	—
Bastian, HelmutHelmut Bastian	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Leader of a Sprengbootflottille (Kleinkampfverband)	000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944	—	—
Bastian, KarlKarl Bastian	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21	000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944*	Killed in action 11 August 1944	—
Batz, WilhelmWilhelm Batz+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	Awarded 526th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 (145th) Swords 21 April 1945	—
Bauer, ErhardErhard Bauer	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Squad leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 102	000000001944-10-04-00004 October 1944	—	—
Bauer, ErnstErnst Bauer	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-126	000000001942-03-16-000016 March 1942	—	—
Bauer, FriedrichFriedrich Bauer	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33	000000001943-09-13-000013 September 1943*	Killed in action 10 July 1943	—
Bauer, GerhardGerhard Bauer	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	000000001944-02-29-000029 February 1944	—	—
Bauer, HansHans Bauer	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Bauer, Dr. jur. HeinzDr. jur. Heinz Bauer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Regiment adjutant of the Grenadier-Regiment 585	000000001944-06-12-000012 June 1944	—	—
Bauer, HelmutHelmut Bauer	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"	000000001943-09-12-000012 September 1943	—	—
Bauer, HerbertHerbert Bauer+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001943-12-31-000031 December 1943	Awarded 618th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944	—
Bauer, HermannHermann Bauer	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Grenadier-Bataillon Belgard in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl	000000001945-02-14-000014 February 1945	—	—
Bauer, JoachimJoachim Bauer	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Fliegerführer of Luftflottenkommando 4	000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944	—	—
Bauer, JohannJohann Bauer	Heer	06-HOberjäger	Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99	000000001942-06-27-000027 June 1942	—	—
Bauer, KonradKonrad Bauer	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300	000000001944-10-31-000031 October 1944	—	—
Bauer, LudwigLudwig Bauer	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 117	000000001944-10-23-000023 October 1944	—	—
Bauer, LudwigLudwig Bauer?	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33	000000001945-04-29-000029 April 1945	—	—
Bauer, MichaelMichael Bauer	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 499	000000001942-02-02-00002 February 1942	—	—
Bauer, OskarOskar Bauer	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 4	000000001941-10-22-000022 October 1941	—
Bauer, RobertRobert Bauer	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 15. Infanterie-Division	000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945	—	—
Bauer, ViktorViktor Bauer+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3	000000001941-07-30-000030 July 1941	Awarded 107th Oak Leaves 26 July 1942	—
Bauhaus, GerhardGerhard Bauhaus	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	000000001942-05-25-000025 May 1942	—	—
Baum, Dr. AdolfDr. Adolf Baum	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Battery leader in the Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized)	000000001942-12-21-000021 December 1942*	Killed in action 4 December 1942	—
Baum, AdolfAdolf Baum	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 197	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Baum, OttoOtto Baum+	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the III./SS-"Totenkopf"-Infanterie-Regiment 3	000000001942-05-08-00008 May 1942	Awarded 277th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943 95th Swords 2 September 1944	—
Baumann, PaulPaul Baumann	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Radfahr-Kompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422	000000001943-09-01-00001 September 1943	—	—
Baumann, WilliWilli Baumann	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Quartiermeister (quartermaster general) of the XI. SS-Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe	000000001945-01-27-000027 January 1945	—	—
Baumbach, WernerWerner Baumbach+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30	000000001940-05-08-00008 May 1940	Awarded 20th Oak Leaves 14 July 1941 16th Swords 17 August 1942	—
Baumgarten-Crusius, WernerWerner Baumgarten-Crusius+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)	000000001942-02-22-000022 February 1942	Awarded 199th Oak Leaves 27 February 1943	—
Baumgartl, ErichErich Baumgartl	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001943-07-31-000031 July 1943	—	—
Baunach, GregorGregor Baunach	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 173	000000001944-09-05-00005 September 1944	—	—
Baur, EugenEugen Baur	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 470	000000001942-02-02-00002 February 1942	—	—
Baurmann, HeinzHeinz Baurmann?	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (Feld)	000000001945-05-04-00004 May 1945	—	—
Bausch, Dr. jur. AlbertDr. jur. Albert Bausch	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 286	000000001944-02-10-000010 February 1944	—	—
Bausch, FriedrichFriedrich Bausch	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Company leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5	000000001945-03-12-000012 March 1945	—	—
Bausch, RichardRichard Bausch	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 57	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Baxmann, KarlKarl Baxmann	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73	000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944	—	—
Bayer, AntonAnton Bayer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 19	000000001943-10-05-00005 October 1943	—	—
Bayer, FranzFranz Bayer?	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 26	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Bayer, HansHans Bayer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 33	000000001945-05-01-00001 May 1945	—	—
Bayer, HeinzHeinz Bayer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22	000000001941-07-17-000017 July 1941	—	—
Bayer, RudolfRudolf Bayer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 112	000000001944-02-21-000021 February 1944	—	—
Bayerlein, FritzFritz Bayerlein+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Chief of the general staff Generalstab DAK	000000001941-12-26-000026 December 1941	Awarded 258th Oak Leaves 6 July 1943 81st Swords 20 July 1944
Beaulieu-Marconnay, Sigurt-Horstmar Freiherr vonSigurt-Horstmar Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized)	000000001943-01-20-000020 January 1943	—	—
Becher, KarlKarl Becher	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Battery officer in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 125	000000001943-10-25-000025 October 1943	—	—
Bechler, HelmutHelmut Bechler	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 504	000000001943-03-26-000026 March 1943	—	—
Beck, JosefJosef Beck	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320	000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945	—	—
Beck, KarlKarl Beck	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 290	000000001943-04-02-00002 April 1943	—	—
Beck, WilhelmWilhelm Beck	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	000000001943-03-28-000028 March 1943	—	—
Beck-Broichsitter, HelmutHelmut Beck-Broichsitter	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	000000001940-09-04-00004 September 1940	—	—
Becker, AntonAnton Becker	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 77	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Becker, ArthurArthur Becker	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 7./Schützen-Regiment 394	000000001941-08-25-000025 August 1941	—	—
Becker, CarlCarl Becker+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 18	000000001942-10-29-000029 October 1942	Awarded 829th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945	—
Becker, ErichErich Becker	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944	—	—
Becker, FelixFelix Becker	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 418	000000001943-01-25-000025 January 1943	—	—
Becker, FritzFritz Becker	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 370. Infanterie-Division	000000001943-04-06-00006 April 1943	—	—
Becker, GüntherGünther Becker	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945	—	—
Becker, HannsHanns Becker	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Ost-Bataillon 439	000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944	—	—
Becker, HansHans Becker	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Chief of the 2./SS-Panzerzgrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	000000001943-03-28-000028 March 1943	—	—
Becker, HansHans Becker	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 116	000000001940-11-28-000028 November 1940	—	—
Becker, HeinrichHeinrich Becker	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 31	000000001943-03-15-000015 March 1943	—	—
Becker, HeinrichHeinrich Becker	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 529	000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944	—	—
Becker, HellmuthHellmuth Becker+	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Standartenführer	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"	000000001943-09-07-00007 September 1943	Awarded 595th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944	—
Becker, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Becker+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1	000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941	Awarded 780th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945
Becker, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Becker	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 503	000000001942-01-27-000027 January 1942	—	—
Becker, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Becker	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 228	000000001944-03-20-000020 March 1944	—	—
Becker, LudwigLudwig Becker+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1	000000001942-07-01-00001 July 1942	Awarded 198th Oak Leaves 26 February 1943	—
Becker, MartinMartin Becker+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6	000000001944-04-01-00001 April 1944	Awarded 792nd Oak Leaves 20 March 1945	—
Becker, PaulPaul Becker	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized)	000000001942-10-25-000025 October 1942	—	—
Becker, RudolfRudolf Becker	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66	000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944	—	—
Becker, WilhelmWilhelm Becker	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Gun leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 43	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Becker, WilhelmWilhelm Becker	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1299	000000001945-02-18-000018 February 1945	—	—
Beckh, FriedrichFriedrich Beckh	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51	000000001941-09-18-000018 September 1941	—
Beckmann, JosefJosef Beckmann	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	In the Stab III./Füsilier-Regiment 39	000000001943-09-07-00007 September 1943	—	—
Beckmann, Dr. JuliusDr. Julius Beckmann	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 457	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Beckmann, LudwigLudwig Beckmann	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500 (Transportflieger)	000000001943-03-14-000014 March 1943	—	—
Beckmann, LudwigLudwig Beckmann	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27	000000001943-10-26-000026 October 1943	—	—
Beckmann, TheodorTheodor Beckmann	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1	000000001942-12-23-000023 December 1942	—	—
Beeger, HorstHorst Beeger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1	000000001941-11-23-000023 November 1941	—	—
Beerenbrock, Franz-JosefFranz-Josef Beerenbrock+	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51	000000001941-10-06-00006 October 1941	Awarded 108th Oak Leaves 3 August 1942	—
Begemann, FranzFranz Begemann	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 21	000000001943-12-19-000019 December 1943	—	—
Begemann, HermannHermann Begemann	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 132	000000001942-12-18-000018 December 1942	—	—
Beginen, JosefJosef Beginen	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35	000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944	—	—
Behlendorff, HansHans Behlendorff	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division	000000001941-10-11-000011 October 1941	—	—
Behler, KlemensKlemens Behler	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 3./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland"	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945	—	—
Behm, HerbertHerbert Behm	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 4./Flak-Regiment 33	000000001945-04-01-00001 April 1945	—	—
Behne, FriedrichFriedrich Behne	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 738	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Behnke, GerhardGerhard Behnke+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 203	000000001943-02-08-00008 February 1943	Awarded 605th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944	—
Behnke, HeinzHeinz Behnke	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 668	000000001944-01-20-000020 January 1944	—	—
Behnken, HansHans Behnken	Heer	14-HHauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition)	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 161	000000001942-12-19-000019 December 1942	—	—
Behr, Heinrich Baron vonHeinrich Baron von Behr+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)	000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944	Awarded 689th Oak Leaves 9 January 1945	—
Behr, PaulPaul Behr	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 13./Füsilier-Regiment 39	000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945	—	—
Behr, RudolfRudolf Behr	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Company chief in the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 201	000000001943-01-25-000025 January 1943	—	—
Behr, WinrichWinrich Behr	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 im DAK	000000001941-05-15-000015 May 1941	—	—
Behre, FriedrichFriedrich Behre?	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Company leader in the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Behrend, Hermann-HeinrichHermann-Heinrich Behrend+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 489	000000001941-07-15-000015 July 1941	Awarded 421st Oak Leaves 6 March 1944 (148th) Swords 26 April 1945	—
Behrends, HeinrichHeinrich Behrends	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5	000000001944-12-24-000024 December 1944	—	—
Behrens, Heinz-GeorgHeinz-Georg Behrens	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Deputy leader of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 5	000000001944-03-12-000012 March 1944	—	—
Behrens, WilhelmWilhelm Behrens	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 106	000000001942-03-27-000027 March 1942	—	—
Beier, GerhardGerhard Beier	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1193	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945	—	—
Beier, KarlKarl Beier	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot, observer and Verbindungsoffizier (liaison officer) to the 5th Romanian Kampfgruppe	000000001944-12-06-00006 December 1944	—	—
Beier, WilhelmWilhelm Beier	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2	000000001941-10-10-000010 October 1941	—	—
Beigel, FritzFritz Beigel	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39	000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941	—	—
Beilhack, XaverXaver Beilhack	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"	000000001944-11-05-00005 November 1944	—	—
Beine, ErichErich Beine	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Leader of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12	000000001944-09-05-00005 September 1944	—
Beisswenger, HansHans Beißwenger+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54	000000001942-05-09-00009 May 1942	Awarded 130th Oak Leaves 30 September 1942	—
Bellegarde, Franz Graf vonFranz Graf von Bellegarde	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4	000000001940-11-28-000028 November 1940	—	—
Bellinger, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Bellinger	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Chief of the 9./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Bellof, LudwigLudwig Bellof	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 1./Nacht-Schlacht-Gruppe 3	000000001945-01-28-000028 January 1945	—	—
Below, Dr.-Ing. FritzDr.-Ing. Fritz Below	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 669	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944	—	—
Below, Gerd-Paul vonGerd-Paul von Below	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves	Commander of the augmented Grenadier-Regiment 374	000000001943-02-28-000028 February 1943	—	—
Belser, HelmutHelmut Belser	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53	000000001942-09-06-00006 September 1942	—	—
Belz, BrunoBruno Belz	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25	000000001945-04-30-000030 April 1945	—	—
Belz, JosefJosef Belz	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 500	000000001942-12-23-000023 December 1942	—	—
Belzer, HansHans Belzer	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 227	000000001944-10-04-00004 October 1944	—	—
Benack, GerhardGerhard Benack	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 38	000000001941-08-13-000013 August 1941	—	—
Bender, Hans-WilhelmHans-Wilhelm Bender	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3	000000001941-09-08-00008 September 1941	—	—
Bendert, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Bendert	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27	000000001942-12-30-000030 December 1942	—	—
Benedikt, JohannJohann Benedikt	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Kompanietruppmelder (company headquarters messenger) in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138	000000001943-12-11-000011 December 1943	—	—
Benekamp, PeterPeter Benekamp	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546	000000001944-10-28-000028 October 1944	—	—
Benkendorff, HelmutHelmut Benkendorff	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1	000000001943-03-26-000026 March 1943	—	—
Bennemann, HansHans Bennemann	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Bennemann, [Dr.] Helmut[Dr.] Helmut Bennemann	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001942-10-02-00002 October 1942	—	—
Benner, HeinrichHeinrich Benner	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 102	000000001944-10-27-000027 October 1944	—	—
Benning, [Dr.] Anton[Dr.] Anton Benning	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 301	000000001945-04-13-000013 April 1945	—	—
Benthack, Hans-GeorgHans-Georg Benthack?	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of Festungs-Division Kreta	000000001945-05-10-000010 May 1945	—	—
Bentin, KurtKurt Bentin	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of Grenadier-Bataillon 8/9 "Feldherrnhalle" in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl	000000001945-02-12-000012 February 1945	—	—
Benz, KurtKurt Benz	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelführer of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500	000000001943-03-24-000024 March 1943	—	—
Benzin, OttoOtto Benzin+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 89	000000001941-12-31-000031 December 1941	Awarded 406th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944	—
Bercken, Werner vonWerner von Bercken	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 102. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-10-23-000023 October 1944	—	—
Berg, AntonAnton Berg	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 358	000000001944-10-16-000016 October 1944	—	—
Berg, Karl-ErichKarl-Erich Berg	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191	000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944	—	—
Berg, MartinMartin Berg	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 166	000000001943-12-30-000030 December 1943	—	—
Berg, WilhelmWilhelm Berg	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 361	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Bergelt, KarlKarl Bergelt	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän	Chief of the 1. Minensuchflottille	000000001942-08-03-00003 August 1942	—	—
Bergen, HansHans Bergen	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187	000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941	—	—
Berger, FranzFranz Berger	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Shock troops leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130	000000001940-07-19-000019 July 1940	—	—
Berger, FritzFritz Berger	Kriegsmarine	16-MFregattenkapitän	Chief of the 1. Zerstörerflottille	000000001940-08-04-00004 August 1940	—	—
Berger, HeinzHeinz Berger	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 187	000000001941-09-17-000017 September 1941	—	—
Berger, HeinzHeinz Berger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Battery leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 411 in the Flak-Regiment 151 (motorized)	000000001943-04-03-00003 April 1943	—	—
Berger, HerbertHerbert Berger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle"	000000001944-03-12-000012 March 1944	—	—
Berger, KarlKarl Berger	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Company leader in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15	000000001945-02-07-00007 February 1945	—	—
Berger, LotharLothar Berger+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 84	000000001940-08-05-00005 August 1940	Awarded 806th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945	—
Berger, RobertRobert Berger	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2	000000001944-03-07-00007 March 1944	—	—
Berger, RudolfRudolf Berger	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 296	000000001943-04-14-000014 April 1943	—	—
Bergerhoff, Dr. jur. GüntherDr. jur. Günther Bergerhoff	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Adjutant of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 162	000000001944-04-15-000015 April 1944	—	—
Bergerhoff, KurtKurt Bergerhoff	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23	000000001944-08-27-000027 August 1944*	Killed in action 10 August 1944	—
Bergmann, GustavGustav Bergmann	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 696	000000001942-10-04-00004 October 1942	—	—
Bergmann, HeinzHeinz Bergmann	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 26	000000001944-11-26-000026 November 1944	—	—
Bergmann, HelmutHelmut Bergmann	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Bering, RolfRolf Bering	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of the Fähnrichs-Regiment 1 of the Division "Märkisch Friedland"	000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945	—	—
Berkenbusch, WilhelmWilhelm Berkenbusch	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 914	000000001945-01-15-000015 January 1945	—	—
Berlin, WilhelmWilhelm Berlin	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 227. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-03-06-00006 March 1944	—	—
Bermadinger, MatthiasMatthias Bermadinger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 14./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001944-04-05-00005 April 1944*	Killed in action 18 February 1944	—
Berndl, AloisAlois Berndl	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Air gunner in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1	000000001944-06-16-000016 June 1944	—	—
Berneike, RudolfRudolf Berneike	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15	000000001945-03-15-000015 March 1945	—	—
Berner, EmilEmil Berner	Luftwaffe	03-LGefreiter	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 18	000000001942-11-03-00003 November 1942	—	—
Berner, ErhardErhard Berner	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 28	000000001945-01-18-000018 January 1945	—	—
Bernhard, [Dr.] Alfred[Dr.] Alfred Bernhard	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief inspector at the Heeres-Unteroffiziers-Schule Jauer	000000001945-02-14-000014 February 1945	—	—
Bernhard, HansHans Bernhard	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 165	000000001945-01-09-00009 January 1945	—	—
Bernuth, Julius vonJulius von Bernuth	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the general staff of the XV. Armeekorps	000000001940-08-05-00005 August 1940	—	—
Berrer, HerbertHerbert Berrer	Kriegsmarine	10-MOberfernschreibmeister (rank equivalent to Oberfeldwebel)	Einzelkämpfer (lone fighter) in a Kleinkampf Verband (small units detachment)	000000001944-08-05-00005 August 1944	—	—
Berres, Heinz-EdgarHeinz-Edgar Berres	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 77	000000001943-09-19-000019 September 1943*	Killed in action 25 July 1943	—
Berthold, GerhardGerhard Berthold	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 31. Infanterie-Division	000000001941-12-04-00004 December 1941	—	—
Bertram, Hans-WilhelmHans-Wilhelm Bertram	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 6	000000001945-01-14-000014 January 1945	—	—
Bertram, Karl-EricKarl-Eric Bertram	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"	000000001945-03-26-000026 March 1945	—	—
Bertram, LudwigLudwig Bertram	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 237	000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944	—	—
Bertram, OttoOtto Bertram	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"	000000001940-10-28-000028 October 1940	—	—
Berzen, AugustAugust Berzen?	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Festungs-Pak-Kompanie 13/X with the 180. Infanterie-Division	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Beschle, KarlKarl Beschle	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 114	000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944	—	—
Beschnidt, WernerWerner Beschnidt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 103	000000001944-10-04-00004 October 1944	—	—
Beschwitz, Werner Freiherr vonWerner Freiherr von Beschwitz	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505	000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944	—	—
Besler, ErwinErwin Besler	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Schnelle Abteilung 123	000000001942-12-29-000029 December 1942	—	—
Besslein, Georg-RobertGeorg-Robert Beßlein	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Beßlein" in the Festung Breslau (fortress Breslau)	000000001945-04-30-000030 April 1945	—	—
Bestmann, WalterWalter Bestmann	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Totenkopf"	000000001941-09-28-000028 September 1941	—	—
Bethke, Hans-GüntherHans-Günther Bethke	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 11	000000001940-09-04-00004 September 1940	—	—
Betke, SiegfriedSiegfried Betke	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 26	000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944	—	—
Betz, Franz-EugenFranz-Eugen Betz	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized)	000000001942-08-30-000030 August 1942*	Killed in action 22 August 1942	—
Betz, KarlKarl Betz	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 2	000000001942-03-06-00006 March 1942	—	—
Betz, PaulPaul Betz	Heer	17-HOberst	Leader of the 50. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-06-16-000016 June 1944*	Killed in action 9 May 1944	—
Betzel, ClemensClemens Betzel+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 4. Panzer-Division	000000001944-09-05-00005 September 1944	Awarded 774th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945	—
Beukemann, HelmuthHelmuth Beukemann	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382	000000001941-05-14-000014 May 1941	—	—
Beukemann, LotharLothar Beukemann	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79	000000001945-01-25-000025 January 1945	—	—
Beust, Hans-Henning Freiherr vonHans-Henning Freiherr von Beust+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"	000000001941-09-17-000017 September 1941	Awarded 336th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943	—
Beutelspacher, ErnstErnst Beutelspacher	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Beutler, HeinzHeinz Beutler	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 2	000000001945-02-14-000014 February 1945	—	—
Beutler, WalterWalter Beutler	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Gun leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 245	000000001943-08-13-000013 August 1943	—	—
Beutner, ManfredManfred Beutner	Heer	15-HMajor	Division adjutant of the 329. Infanterie-Division and commander of Schnelle Abteilung 329	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Beuttel, WilhelmWilhelm Beuttel	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45	000000001945-03-05-00005 March 1945	—	—
Bevernis, HeinzHeinz Bevernis	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Air gunner in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1	000000001942-09-19-000019 September 1942*	Killed in action 19 July 1942	—
Bey, ErichErich Bey	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Chief of the 4. Zerstörerflottille	000000001940-05-09-00009 May 1940	—
Beyer, FranzFranz Beyer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3	000000001941-08-30-000030 August 1941	—	—
Beyer, FranzDr.-jur. Franz Beyer	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131	000000001941-09-12-000012 September 1941	—	—
Beyer, HerbertHerbert Beyer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Beyer, ReinhardReinhard Beyer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 694	000000001942-10-17-000017 October 1942	—	—
Bialetzki, AlfonsAlfons Bialetzki	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333	000000001944-09-17-000017 September 1944	—	—
Bibra, Ernst Freiherr vonErnst Freiherr von Bibra	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 51	000000001942-12-23-000023 December 1942	—	—
Bickel, Rolf-GüntherRolf-Günther Bickel	Heer	17-HOberst	Artilleriekommandeur 35	000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944	—	—
Bieber, MartinMartin Bieber+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 184	000000001943-07-28-000028 July 1943	Awarded 566th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944	—
Biecker, AlbertAlbert Biecker	Heer	14-HHauptmann der Landwehr	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 386	000000001942-03-18-000018 March 1942	—	—
Bieg, KarlKarl Bieg	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 868	000000001943-09-17-000017 September 1943	—	—
Biegeleben, Arnold Freiherr vonArnold Freiherr von Biegeleben	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 6. Infanterie-Division	000000001940-08-05-00005 August 1940	—	—
Biegi, FritzFritz Biegi	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"	000000001944-06-16-000016 June 1944	—	—
Biehl, JohannJohann Biehl	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124	000000001942-07-30-000030 July 1942	—	—
Biehler, ErnstErnst Biehler?	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Festung (fortress) commander of Frankfurt/Oder	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Bieler, BrunoBruno Bieler	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 73. Infanterie-Division	000000001941-10-26-000026 October 1941	—	—
Bielig, GerhardGerhard Bielig	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.)	Chief engineer on U-177	000000001943-02-10-000010 February 1943	—	—
Bielig, MartinMartin Bielig	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	000000001944-10-07-00007 October 1944	—	—
Bienek, FritzFritz Bienek	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 281	000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945	—	—
Bierbrauer, GüntherGünther Bierbrauer	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 14./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"	000000001945-04-17-000017 April 1945	—	—
Bierlin, OttoOtto Bierlin	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 35	000000001944-11-26-000026 November 1944	—	—
Biermann, FritzFritz Biermann	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6	000000001943-08-31-000031 August 1943	—	—
Biermeier, FritzFritz Biermeier+	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"	000000001943-12-10-000010 December 1943	Awarded 685th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944	—
Biesenbach, WilliWilli Biesenbach	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Unteroffizier-Schule Jülich	000000001944-12-11-000011 December 1944*	Killed in action 16 November 1944	—
Bigalk, GerhardGerhard Bigalk	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-751	000000001941-12-26-000026 December 1941	—
Biggemann, WernerWerner Biggemann	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Landungs-Pionier-Bataillon 86	000000001944-11-26-000026 November 1944	—	—
Bingemer, Dr. FritzDr. Fritz Bingemer	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 442	000000001943-04-09-00009 April 1943	—	—
Binnig, OttoOtto Binnig	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Messenger in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 463	000000001944-10-05-00005 October 1944	—	—
Birckhahn, Eberhard vonEberhard von Birckhahn	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 321	000000001945-02-10-000010 February 1945	—	—
Birk, WalterWalter Birk	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 44	000000001941-11-02-00002 November 1941	—	—
Birkner, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Birkner	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944	—	—
Birnbacher, HeinzHeinz Birnbacher	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Chief of the 1. Schnellbootflottille	000000001940-06-17-000017 June 1940	—	—
Birnbaum, FritzFritz Birnbaum	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfähnrich	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"	000000001944-10-19-000019 October 1944	—	—
Birnkraut, PaulPaul Birnkraut	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121	000000001943-05-10-000010 May 1943	—	—
Bischof, KurtKurt Bischof	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	In the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 337	000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945	—	—
Bischoff, AdolfAdolf Bischoff	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 112	000000001944-03-12-000012 March 1944	—	—
Bischoff, HansHans Bischoff	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Panzergenadier-Regiment 5	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Bischoff, LeonhardLeonhard Bischoff	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 115	000000001945-04-30-000030 April 1945	—	—
Bischoff, OttoOtto Bischoff	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 77	000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942*	Killed in action 2 April 1942	—
Bischoffshausen, Lothar vonLothar von Bischoffshausen	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2	000000001942-10-04-00004 October 1942	—	—
Bismarck, Georg vonGeorg von Bismarck	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 7	000000001940-09-29-000029 September 1940	—	—
Bismarck, Klaus vonKlaus von Bismarck+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 4	000000001941-12-31-000031 December 1941	Awarded 669th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944
Bisping, JosephJoseph Bisping	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Observer in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des OB der Luftwaffe	000000001941-10-22-000022 October 1941	—	—
Bitsch, EmilEmil Bitsch	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"	000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943	—	—
Bittl, XaverXaver Bittl	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 423	000000001943-11-04-00004 November 1943	—	—
Bittlingmaier, GeorgGeorg Bittlingmaier	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 391	000000001942-07-25-000025 July 1942*	Died of wounds 30 June 1942	—
Bittner, HerwigHerwig Bittner	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 270	000000001944-01-18-000018 January 1944	—	—
Bittner, RudolfRudolf Bittner	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 561	000000001942-11-28-000028 November 1942	—	—
Bittorf, OttoOtto Bittorf	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Bittrich, WilhelmWilhelm Bittrich+	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Oberführer	Commander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland"	000000001941-12-14-000014 December 1941	Awarded 563rd Oak Leaves 28 August 1944 (153rd) Swords 6 May 1945?
Bix, HermannHermann Bix	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 35	000000001945-03-22-000022 March 1945	—	—
Bladt, WilhelmWilhelm Bladt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 30	000000001942-12-22-000022 December 1942	—	—
Blaich, AlbertAlbert Blaich	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 6	000000001941-07-24-000024 July 1941	—	—
Blanc, Adalbert vonAdalbert von Blanc+	Kriegsmarine	16-MFregattenkapitän	Leader of the 9. Sicherungs-Division	000000001944-11-27-000027 November 1944	Awarded (866th) Oak Leaves 10 May 1945?	—
Blancbois, Gustav-AdolfGustav-Adolf Blancbois	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25	000000001944-07-20-000020 July 1944	—	—
Blasberg, KurtKurt Blasberg	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves	Group leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille	000000001944-09-07-00007 September 1944	—	—
Blasig, ArnulfArnulf Blasig	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1	000000001941-09-04-00004 September 1941	—	—
Blaskowitz, JohannesJohannes Blaskowitz+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commander-in-Chief of the 8. Armee	000000001939-09-30-000030 September 1939	Awarded 640th Oak Leaves 29 October 1944 (146th) Swords 25 April 1945
Blauensteiner, ErnstErnst Blauensteiner	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Chief of the Generalstab II. Fallschirmkorps	000000001944-10-29-000029 October 1944	—	—
Blaurock, EdmundEdmund Blaurock+	Heer	17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 320	000000001944-07-27-000027 July 1944	Awarded 746th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945	—
Blechschmidt, JoachimJoachim Blechschmidt	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1	000000001943-03-17-000017 March 1943	—	—
Bleckl, KarlKarl Bleckl	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1	000000001942-11-03-00003 November 1942	—	—
Bleckmann, GüntherGünther Bleckmann	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves	Staffelkapitän of the 6. and leader of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944*	Killed in action 4 June 1944	—
Bleckwenn, WilhelmWilhelm Bleckwenn+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487	000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944	Awarded 621st Oak Leaves 18 October 1944	—
Bleher, GeorgGeorg Bleher	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Adjutant of the Stab I./Grenadier-Regiment 358	000000001945-05-06-00006 May 1945	—	—
Bleichrodt, HeinrichHeinrich Bleichrodt+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-48	000000001940-10-24-000024 October 1940	Awarded 125th Oak Leaves 23 September 1942
Bleyer, Eugen-HeinrichEugen-Heinrich Bleyer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 379	000000001941-12-14-000014 December 1941	—	—
Bleyer, WernerWerner Bleyer	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 563	000000001945-02-24-000024 February 1945	—	—
Bliesener, FritzFritz Bliesener	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001941-12-20-000020 December 1941	—	—
Bloch, JohannJohann Bloch	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 44	000000001945-04-14-000014 April 1945	—	—
Block, JohannesJohannes Block+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 202	000000001941-12-22-000022 December 1941	Awarded 331st Oak Leaves 22 November 1943	—
Block, JosefJosef Block	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 2	000000001943-06-06-00006 June 1943	—	—
Bloedorn, ErichErich Bloedorn	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"	000000001940-10-13-000013 October 1940	—
Blond, FriedrichFriedrich Blond?	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Leader of the 12./SS-Panzergrenadier Ausbildung und Ersatz Bataillon 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	000000001945-04-28-000028 April 1945	—	—
Bloos, LudwigLudwig Bloos	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11	000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944	—	—
Blücher, Wolfgang Graf vonWolfgang Graf von Blücher(-Fincken)	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1	000000001940-05-24-000024 May 1940	Killed in action 21 May 1941
Bluemel, JosefJosef Blümel	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3	000000001945-01-28-000028 January 1945*	Killed after forced landing 19 September 1944	—
Bluemke, FriedrichFriedrich Blümke	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 347	000000001943-11-06-00006 November 1943	—	—
Blumm, OskarOskar Blümm	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division	000000001941-11-23-000023 November 1941	—	—
Blume, HermannHermann Blume	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24	000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945	—	—
Blume, WernerWerner Blume	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122	000000001942-07-01-00001 July 1942	—	—
Blumenroth, WilliWilli Blumenroth	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 124	000000001941-10-23-000023 October 1941	—	—
Blumenthal, Carl-LudwigCarl-Ludwig Blumenthal	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	000000001942-09-18-000018 September 1942	—	—
Blumentritt, GüntherGünther Blumentritt+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Chief of the Generalstab Heeresruppe D	000000001944-09-13-000013 September 1944	Awarded 741st Oak Leaves 18 February 1945	—