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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The decoration was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the acceptance by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 foreign recipients of the award.
These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996 the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.
Listed here are the 182 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "T". While Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 5 of these listings, he has also pointed out that the AKCR failed to identify Hans Turnwal as a potential recipient. The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
Background
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes. As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.
Recipients
| Service | Number of presentations | Posthumous presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Heer (incl. Volkssturm) | 112 | 12 |
| Kriegsmarine | 14 | 3 |
| Luftwaffe | 47 | 5 |
| Waffen-SS | 9 | 0 |
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force), and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade. Of the 182 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "T", 19 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, two 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; 20 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 112 of the medals, including the award given to Volkssturmmann Ernst Tiburzy. A further 14 presentations were given to the Kriegsmarine, 47 to the Luftwaffe, and 9 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 ? (question mark) indicates that author 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Tabel | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 246 | 25 January 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Tadje | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 190 | 21 October 1942 | — | — |
| Erich Taeger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 2 October 1942 | — | — |
| Hermann Tanczos | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | In the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 157 | 21 February 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Tange | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 19 March 1942 | — | — |
| Walter Tank | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 | 24 September 1942 | — | — |
| Willi Tanneberger | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Company troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized) | 10 February 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Tannert | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 5 April 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Tanzer | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 5 December 1943 | — | — |
| Martin Tappe | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Tarin | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Artillerie-Regiment 121 | 20 October 1944 | — | — |
| Richard Taubert | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 16 November 1942 | — | — |
| Arno Taulien | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6 | 18 October 1943 | — | — |
| Harry Tech | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 934 (motorized) | 3 March 1943 | — | — |
| Fritz Tegtmeier | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 28 March 1944 | — | — |
| Max-Martin Teichert | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-456 | 19 December 1943* | Killed in action 12 May 1943 | — |
| Friedrich Teichmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Regiments-Nachrichten-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 712 | 24 February 1945* | Killed in action 20 January 1945 | — |
| Waldemar Teige | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 | 7 June 1942 | — | — |
| Eberhard Telkamp | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen" | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Telkemeyer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 172 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Eugen Tellgmann | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1313 in the 13. Vorpostenflottille | 5 October 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst Telschig | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 187 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Temming | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of Torpedoboot T-28 | 10 May 1945 | — | — |
| Carl de Temple | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 230 | 26 June 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Tenner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 487 | 24 April 1943* | Killed in action 29 March 1943 | — |
| Werner Tennhardt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 446 | 13 October 1941* | Killed in action 11 October 1941 | — |
| Günther Tenschert? | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Festungs-Regiment Mohr (fortress Breslau) | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| Heinrich Terharen | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 956 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Teriete | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 653 | 22 July 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Tesch | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 67 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Tesch | Heer | 05-HStabsgefreiter | Deputy group leader in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Georg Teske | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 31 October 1944 | — | — |
| Rudi Tessenow? | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | In the 11./Panzer-Regiment 24 | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
| Hans von Tettau+ | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 24. Infanterie-Division | 3 September 1942 | Awarded 821st Oak Leaves 5 April 1945 | — |
| Heinz Teubel | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Alfred Teumer | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 19 August 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Teusen | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 14 June 1941 | — | — |
| Adolf Teuwsen | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 3./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L) | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Andreas Thaler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25 | 13 January 1944 | — | — |
| Johann Thaler | Waffen-SS | 06-WSS-Unterscharführer | Panzer driver in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 14 August 1943 | — | — |
| Rudolf Thaler | Heer | 06-HOberjäger | Group leader in the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Theilen | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | In the 2./Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Abteilung 289 | 22 April 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Theilen | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 | 4 August 1943 | — | — |
| Franz Theissig | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 32 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Johann Thelen | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Battery officer in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 253 | 3 November 1944 | — | — |
| Armin Thiede | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 14 June 1941 | — | — |
| Edwin Thiel | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 16 April 1943 | — | — |
| Erich Thiel | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 23 July 1941 | — | — |
| Franz Thiel | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Füsilier-Regiment 22 | 11 March 1945* | Killed in action 14 January 1945 | — |
| Gerhard Thiel | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Leader of the III./Panzer-Regiment 24 | 20 January 1943 | — | — |
| Karl Thiel | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Gun leader of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 217 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Arno Thiele | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 29 | 24 September 1942* | Died of wounds 3 August 1942 | — |
| Egon Thiem | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2 | 21 July 1940 | — | — |
| Ernst Thiem | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 298 | 17 September 1941 | — | — |
| Karl Thieme+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110 | 30 October 1943 | Awarded 627th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944 (156th) Swords 9 May 1945? | — |
| Heinz Thieme | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 446 | 20 January 1944* | Died of wounds 17 December 1943 | — |
| Helmut Thierfelder | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Thierfelder | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" | 10 December 1941 | — | — |
| Hans Thiessen? | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Heeres-Flak-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" | 9 May 1945* | Killed in action 18 February 1945 | |
| Johannes Thörner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Deputy leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 738 | 11 July 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Thofern | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 5 (motorized) | 25 August 1941 | — | — |
| Walter Thom | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 7 | 23 October 1944* | Died of wounds 22 October 1944 | — |
| Heinrich Thoma | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 519 | 27 October 1941 | — | — |
| Dr. rer. pol. Adolf Thomae | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 980 | 24 February 1945 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Thomale | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 27 | 10 February 1942 | — | — |
| Karl-Anton Thomas | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeuerwerker | In a Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe in Münster | 21 April 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Thomas | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 71 (motorized) | 13 October 1941 | — | — |
| Siegfried Thomaschki+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division | 1 November 1942 | Awarded 299th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943 | — |
| Dr. Ernst-Heinrich Thomsen | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 24 October 1944 | — | — |
| Rolf Thomsen+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-1202 | 4 January 1945 | Awarded (852nd) Oak Leaves 29 April 1945 | — |
| Hans Thor | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | 30 September 1944* | Killed in action 26 June 1944 | — |
| Andreas Thorey+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Schwadron leader in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94 | 14 September 1942 | Awarded 349th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943 | — |
| Viktor Thormählen | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Kavallerie-Regiment "Nord" | 12 March 1944* | Killed in action 16 January 1944 | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Thorwest | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Chief of the 2. Geleitflottille "Adria" | 5 November 1944* | Killed in action 1 November 1944 | — |
| Werner Thoß | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 29 October 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Thünemann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79 | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Freiherr von Thüngen? | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 18. Panzer-Division | 6 April 1943 | — | — |
| Willi Thulke+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 501 | 7 January 1943 | Awarded 424th Oak Leaves 13 March 1944 | — |
| Jakob Thumann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 351 | 29 August 1943 | — | — |
| Georg Thumbeck | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 60 (motorized) | 12 November 1943 | — | — |
| Helmut Thumm+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 56 | 30 June 1941 | Awarded 166th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 | — |
| Karl Thurmann | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Commander of U-553 | 24 August 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Thurner+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 6 August 1941 | Awarded 587th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 | — |
| Josef Thurnhuber | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 200 | 12 March 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Thylmann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
| Ernst Tiburzy | Volkssturm | 15-HVolkssturmmann (holding a rank equivalent to Major) | Battalion leader in the Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/82 in the fortress Königsberg | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| Ekkehard Tichy | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 14 January 1945* | Killed in action 16 August 1944 | — |
| Werner Tiedtke | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 349 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Arthur Tiefensee | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 43 | 3 August 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Tiemann | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 93. Infanterie-Division | 28 April 1943 | — | — |
| Kurt Tiesler | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 38 | 16 April 1944 | — | — |
| Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-331 | 27 January 1942 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Cord Tietjen | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | — |
| Hermann Tietz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 240 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Horst Tietzen | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 20 August 1940* | Killed in action 18 August 1940 | — |
| Bruno Tilebein | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer and Staffel officer in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | 9 October 1943 | — | — |
| Herbert Tilgner | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 61 | 18 December 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Tigner | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Battalion commander in the Regiment "Mohr" in the fortress Breslau (commander of Jäger-Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 49) | 9 April 1945 | — | — |
| Johannes Tillmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 183 | 2 January 1943 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Wido Tilmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 297 | 22 December 1941 | — | — |
| Erich Timm | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12 | 3 October 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Timm | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Commander of U-862 | 17 September 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz Timpe? | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (F) | 7 May 1945 | — | — |
| Adolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized) | 29 September 1941 | — | — |
| Kurt von Tippelskirch+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division | 23 November 1941 | Awarded 539th Oak Leaves 30 July 1944 | — |
| Herbert Tischendorf | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Company chief in schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Tischer | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Machine gunner in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 320 | 15 June 1944 | — | — |
| Georg Titel | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 757 | 31 January 1945 | — | — |
| Alfred Titschkus | Waffen-SS | 06-WSS-Unterscharführer | Group leader in the 3./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf" | 11 December 1944 | — | — |
| Rolf Tittel | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 31 | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz-Eduard Tödt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 66 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Töniges+ | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille | 25 February 1941 | Awarded 143rd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942 | — |
| Hermann Tönnjes | Heer | 10-HOberfähnrich | Aide-de-camp in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 255 | 20 April 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Töpfer | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 3 | 20 July 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Toll | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Pionier-Bataillon 200 | 10 June 1941 | — | — |
| Theodor Tolsdorff+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 22 | 4 December 1941 | Awarded 302nd Oak Leaves 15 September 1943 80th Swords 18 July 1944 25th Diamonds 18 March 1945 | — |
| Günther Tonne+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the I./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 | 5 October 1941 | Awarded 632nd Oak Leaves 24 October 1944 | — |
| Wolfgang Tonne+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 6 September 1942 | Awarded 128th Oak Leaves 24 September 1942 | — |
| Karl Torley+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized) | 23 November 1941 | Awarded 132nd Oak Leaves 11 October 1942 | — |
| Gottfried Tornau | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the Sturmartillerie-Brigade in the Führer-Grenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | 5 March 1945 | — | — |
| Ewald Tost | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 507 | 27 August 1944 | — | — |
| Paul Trabandt | Waffen-SS | 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | 14 October 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Trabandt | Waffen-SS | 17-WSS-Standartenführer | Leader of the 1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade (motorized) | 6 January 1944 | — | — |
| Willy Traber | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 309 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| Josef Trägner | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | Gun leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667 | 23 August 1943 | — | — |
| Eduard Tratt+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1 | 12 April 1942 | Awarded 437th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944 | — |
| Hans Traupe | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schutzpolizei | Commander of the I./SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 3 | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Trausnitz | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | In the 3./Ski-Pionier-Bataillon 85 | 3 November 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Traut+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 90 | 5 August 1940 | Awarded 67th Oak Leaves 23 January 1942 | — |
| Hannes Trautloft | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 54 | 27 July 1941 | — | — |
| Karl Trautmann | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 22 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Heinz Trautwein | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of U-Jäger 202 | 5 November 1944* | Killed in action 1 November 1944 | — |
| Horst Trebes | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 9 July 1941 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Treckmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 53 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Dr. Egon Treeck | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85 | 8 August 1941 | — | — |
| Franz Treffer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 20 (motorized) | 23 August 1941* | Killed in action 10 August 1941 | — |
| Hannes (Johann) Trenke | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Trenkel | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 19 August 1943 | — | — |
| Friedhelm Trenkmann | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 365 | 21 September 1944* | Died of wounds 17 September 1944 | — |
| Rudolf Trenn | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 25 May 1943* | Killed in flying accident 16 April 1943 | — |
| Max Treptau | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Pioneer in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Joachim von Tresckow | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 18. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division | 19 September 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Trey | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1058 | 12 December 1944 | — | — |
| Günther Tribukait | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Jäger-Bataillon 5 | 8 February 1943 | — | — |
| Theodor Triebe | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 7 (motorized) | 18 December 1941 | — | — |
| Otto Trinko | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | In the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 577 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Trippensee | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 | 2 April 1943* | Killed in action 16 February 1943 | — |
| Willy Tritsch | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 23 December 1942 | — | — |
| Rudolf Trittel+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 479 | 14 August 1943 | Awarded 799th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 | — |
| Hans Tröger | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Leader of the 17. Panzer-Division | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Tröger | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Aide-de-camp in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 102 | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| Hans-Hartwig Trojer | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-221 | 24 March 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Tromm | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 411 | 15 November 1941 | — | — |
| Friedrich Trompeter | Heer | 17-HOberst | Deputy leader of the 305. Infanterie-Division | 21 January 1945 | — | — |
| Louis Tronnier | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 70 | 28 November 1942 | — | — |
| Ewald-Günther Trost | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 12./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 12 November 1943 | — | — |
| Herbert Trotz | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the Festungs-Bataillon "Trotz" in the fortress Breslau (commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26) | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Adolf Trowitz | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division | 21 February 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Trummer | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Aerial radio operator in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 5 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Rolf Truxa | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 190 | 17 December 1943 | — | — |
| Willy Tscherning | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Aerial radio operator in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Gerhard Tschierschwitz | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | 6 December 1944 | — | — |
| Philipp-Karl Tschoerner | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer and aircraft commander in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 41 | 20 July 1944* | Killed in action 11 June 1944 | — |
| Gerhard Türke | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized) | 17 December 1942 | — | — |
| Herbert Tulodetzki | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 407 | 5 November 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Tummer | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Schütze 1 in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List" | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Alois Twillemeier | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Krad messenger in the Stab of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 81 | 15 March 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf von Tycowicz | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 407 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
| Alfred Tykiel | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 10 | 6 August 1941 | — | — |
| Georg Tyroller | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 84 (motorized) and leader of a Kampfgruppe | 23 December 1942 | — | — |
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Hans Turnwald
Hans Turnwald is not listed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Veit Scherzer, on 8 May 1945, Turnwald, as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1015, had been nominated for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The nomination of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) was ready for signature but the process was never completed. In similar instances the AKCR had argued that the presentation was in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Scherzer claims that the AKCR forgot to list him.
