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Walter Pössl
Austrian officer and Knight's Cross recipient

Walter Pössl

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Austrian officer and Knight's Cross recipient
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Vienna, Austria
Place of death
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Age
35 years
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
 
German Cross in Gold
 
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Biography

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 1939–1945The 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 a 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 324 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "P". Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of five more of these listings. The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross, 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 Swordsand 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, 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 presentationsPosthumous presentations
Heer (incl. Volkssturm)
208
22
Kriegsmarine
15
0
Luftwaffe
77
9
Waffen-SS
24
1

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) andWaffen-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 324 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "P", 32 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and six the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 32 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 208 of the medals, including one to the Volkssturm; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 77 to the Luftwaffe, and 24 to the Waffen-SS. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves 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 and formal correctness of the listing.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

NameServiceRankRole and unitDate of awardNotesImage
Karl PabstHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 1124 November 1943
Karl PabstHeer14-HHauptmannChief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 29619 December 1943
Kurt PabstHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 8113 April 1944*Missing in action 10 March 1944
Alois PacherHeer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 2225 March 1945
Gerhard Pade?Luftwaffe15-LMajorCommander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 430 April 1945
Arno PaegeHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 46127 July 1944
Otto PaegelowHeer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 2./Füsilier-Bataillon 7198 February 1945
Heinrich Paepcke+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 305 September 1940Awarded 154th Oak Leaves 19 December 1942
Heinz PaetowHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 13217 December 1942
Otto Paetsch+Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerCommander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"23 August 1944Awarded 820th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945
Erich PätzLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"29 February 1944
Georg PagelHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of schwere Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 155828 March 1945
Karl PakebuschVolkssturm14-HBatallionsführer im Volkssturm (rank equivalent to Hauptmann)Volkssturm Berlin-Wedding27 April 1945
Harry PalettaWaffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerChief of the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 1007 "Prinz Eugen"26 November 1944*Killed in action 17 November 1944
Karl Palmgreen+Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesCommander of Sperrbrecher IX and I3 August 1941Awarded 523rd Oak Leaves 11 July 1944
Ferdinand PampusHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 616 February 1942*Killed in action 13 February 1942
Alfred PandelHeer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 8419 December 1943*Killed in action 20 October 1943
Herbert PankninKriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.)Chief engineer on U-1064 September 1943
Georg PankowHeer04-HObergefreiterHeavy machine gun leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 33831 March 1943
Dr. med. dent. Werner PankowHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 15120 September 1941
Helmuth von Pannwitz+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 454 September 1941Awarded 167th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942
Werner PanseLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 14 May 1944
Kurt PantelHeer14-HHauptmannChief of the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 967 August 1942*Died of wounds 23 May 1942
Dr. jur. Karl PantzlaffHeer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the III./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 28 August 1943
Peter PanuschHeer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 28626 February 1945
Albert PanzenhagenHeer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3612 October 1942
Fred PapasWaffen-SS12-WSS-UntersturmführerCompany leader in the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen"27 December 1944
Kurt-Albert PapeLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 520 June 1943
Walter PapeHeer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 2117 March 1941
Werner PapeHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 1585 March 1945
Josef PapeschHeer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) of Radfahrzug (bicycle platoon) in Grenadier-Regiment 27 March 1944
Gerhard PapstHeer14-HRittmeisterLeader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1315 January 1945
Willi PardonHeer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 159 December 1944
Heinrich ParisiusLuftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 12.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 1318 November 1944
Werner PaschkeHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 16119 August 1944
Heinrich PasoldHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 4./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1310 September 1944
Hans PasseggerHeer06-HUnteroffizierTelephone squad leader in the Nachrichtenstaffel (news or information squadron) II./Grenadier-Regiment 48027 August 1943
Eberhard PasternackHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 50622 September 1941
Arthur PasternakHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 8 (motorized)24 March 1943
Walter PatryLuftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 2228 February 1945*Missing in action January 1945
Dr. Horst PatuschkaLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 210 May 1943*Killed in action 6 March 1943
Ernst PauknerHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesTasked with the leadership of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 40718 July 1944
Friedrich-Karl PaulKriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänChief of the 2. Torpedobootflottille4 March 1945
Hugo PaulLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannLeader of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Paul18 November 1944
Karl PaulHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of I./Grenadier-Regiment 107320 October 1944*Killed in action 3 September 1944
Wilhelm PaulHeer06-HUnteroffizierIn the Kampfgruppe Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin25 April 1945
[Dr.] Rolf PaulsHeer15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)Ia (operation officer) of the 363. Volksgrenadier-Division18 November 1944
Werner PaulsHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 4523 November 1941
Karl-August PaulsenLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 3029 February 1944
Dr. rer. pol. Walter Walter PaulusHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 26331 March 1942
Heinz PaulussenHeer14-HHauptmannLeader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1818 September 1943*Killed in action 7 September 1943
Joseph PausingerHeer16-HOberstleutnant of the ReservesCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 33916 February 1942
Wilhelm PeekHeer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 9534 October 1944
Adolf PeichlWaffen-SS10-WSS-HauptscharführerZugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"16 October 1944
Friedrich PeinHeer06-HOberjägerSniper in the 2./Jäger-Regiment 22728 February 1945
Herbert PeitschLuftwaffe03-LGefreiterRifle grenade launcher in the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 629 October 1944*Died of wounds 30 July 1944
Wolfdietrich PeitsmeyerLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 6.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 221 July 1940
Dietrich PekrunLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot and adjutant in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"22 June 1941
Richard PellengahrHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 196. Infanterie-Division9 May 1940
Dietrich Peltz+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 314 October 1940Awarded 46th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941
31st Swords 23 July 1943
Erich PelzHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 106 October 1944
Jakob PelzerHeer03-HGefreiterIn the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 6115 January 1942
Max-Josef PemselHeer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 6. Gebirgs-Division9 December 1944
Oskar PenkertHeer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10823 February 1944
Paul PenthHeer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of Pionier-Regiment-Stab 67714 May 1944
Hans PentzienLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann of the ReservesStaffelkapitän of the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 1242 February 1945
Werner PergandeHeer12-HLeutnantCompany leader in Grenadier-Regiment 10822 November 1943
Joachim PerssonHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 50126 March 1944*Died of wounds 25 February 1944
Erwin PeschHeer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 23930 July 1943
Georg Peschel?Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Jäger-Regiment 4911 May 1945
Rudolf PeschelHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 6. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division20 January 1944
Gustav PeschkeHeer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 39415 January 1944*Died of wounds 10 December 1943
Otto PeschkeHeer06-HUnteroffizierCompany troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 1325 March 1945
Hans-Gotthard Pestke+Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 17615 November 1941Awarded 311th Oak Leaves 14 October 1943
Ernst Pete-NemethHeer06-HUnteroffizierMessenger squadron leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 40117 March 1945
Josef PeteaniLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 7./Lehrgeschwader 221 October 1942*Killed in action 4 September 1942
Erich PeterLuftwaffe06-LUnteroffizierPilot in the Stabsstaffel/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"22 July 1943
Gerhard PeterHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 1615 November 1941
Rudolf PeterHeer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 30716 November 1944
Wilhelm Ritter und Edler von PeterHeer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 3615 July 1941
Hans PeterbursLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 425 November 1942
Max-Eugen PetereitHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 2407 October 1942*Killed in action 29 September 1942
Horst-Egon PeterhänselHeer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2726 April 1944
Erich PetermannHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Kradschützen-Bataillon 6417 August 1942
Viktor PetermannLuftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 5229 February 1944
Alfred PetersHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 3483 August 1944
Josef PetersLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantObserver in the 12./Kampfgeschwader 266 April 1944
Karl PetersLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1April 1945
Kurd PetersLuftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the II.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 30029 October 1944
Reinhard PetersHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 3529 February 1944
Werner PetersHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 58716 November 1943
Horst von PetersdorffHeer14-HHauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition)Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 18929 June 1940
Manfred von PetersdorffHeer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 5299 January 1942
Carl-August PetersenLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"7 March 1942
Fritz Petersen+Luftwaffe09-LWachtmeisterGun leader in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized)16 November 1942Awarded 438th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944
Heinrich PetersenKriegsmarine11-MStabsobersteuermannWatch officer and coxswain on U-995 November 1940
Heinrich PetersenHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 1846 February 1942
Heinrich PetersenWaffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerCommander of SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1 "Prinz Eugen"13 November 1943
Otto PetersenWaffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerCommander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"11 December 1944
Rudolf Petersen+Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänChief of the 2. Schnellbootsflottille4 August 1940Awarded 499th Oak Leaves 13 June 1944
Rudolf PetershagenHeer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 92 (motorized)20 July 1942
Georg PetersonHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of Artillerie-Abteilung 92927 August 1944
Ernst PetzoldLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 5417 September 1941
Joachim PetzoldLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"18 May 1943
Armin PfaffendorfLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 1322 May 1942
Oskar PfalzgrafHeer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 6957 October 1942
Karl PfannkucheHeer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 3317 March 1945
Josef PfattischerHeer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 614 October 1944
Otto PfauHeer14-HHauptmannLeader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"23 March 1945
Max PfefferHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 297. Infanterie-Division4 December 1941
Hellmuth Pfeifer+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 18526 November 1941Awarded 574th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944
Franz PfeifferHeer14-HHauptmannChief of the 15./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 10013 June 1941
Dr. Georg PfeifferHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 94. Infanterie-Division15 January 1943
Hans PfeifferHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 9726 January 1942
Hellmut PfeifferHeer14-HHauptmannCommander in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 67119 September 1942
Horst PfeifferHeer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 75512 January 1945
Karl PfeifferHeer13-HOberleutnantDeputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 43515 March 1944
Johann PfeilHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 8029 February 1944*Killed in action 13 February 1944
Herbert PfenningHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2521 September 1944
Arno PfeufferHeer14-HRittmeisterCommander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3327 August 1943
Werner PfitzerHeer12-HLeutnantShock troops leader in the 3./Schützen-Regiment 11319 July 1941
Heinz PfitznerHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 29015 January 1943
Paul PfizenmayerHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 2153 November 1944
Rudolf PflanzLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"1 August 1941
Kurt PfliegerHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 416. Infanterie-Division10 February 1945
Johann PflugbeilHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of Mitau (Latvia)12 August 1944
Kurt Pflugbeil+Luftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnantCommanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps5 October 1941Awarded 562nd Oak Leaves 27 August 1944
Helmut PförtnerWaffen-SS12-WSS-Untersturmführer of the ReservesLeader of the 6./SS-Regiment "Germania"18 January 1942
Karl PfreudtnerHeer10-HOberwachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 24410 September 1942
Heinz PfühlHeer09-HWachtmeister of the ReservesSquadron troop leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 3625 February 1945
Alexander von PfuhlsteinHeer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 15417 August 1942
Ernst Philipp+Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 128 November 1940Awarded 599th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944
Hans Philipp+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 5422 October 1940Awarded 33rd Oak Leaves 24 August 1941
8th Swords 12 March 1942
Hans-Otto PhilippKriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 1. Küstensicherungsverband31 December 1944
Wilhelm PhilippLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 5426 March 1944
Alfred PhilippiHeer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 53514 May 1944
Karl PhilippiHeer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 2072 November 1941*Killed in action 30 October 1941
Karl PhilippsHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 9017 April 1944
Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm PhilippsHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 3. Panzer-Division5 March 1945
Arthur Phleps+Waffen-SS19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SSCommander of SS-Division "Prinz Eugen"4 July 1943Awarded 670th Oak Leaves 24 November 1944
Harry PhönixWaffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerCommander of the II./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8 "Florian Geyer"21 February 1945
Johann PichlerLuftwaffe10-LFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelPilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 7719 August 1944
Alfred PichtHeer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of the III./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 789 December 1944
Gerhard Pick+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 4902 November 1941Awarded 553rd Oak Leaves 19 August 1944
Egbert PickerHeer17-HOberstCommander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 9818 November 1941
Wolfgang Pickert+Luftwaffe18-LGeneralmajorCommander of the 9. Flak-Division (motorized)11 January 1943Awarded 489th Oak Leaves 5 June 1944
Karl PicusWaffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerIn SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"17 April 1945
Alois PiechullaHeer03-HGefreiterMachine gunner in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3311 April 1943
Friedrich PieferHeer10-HFahnenjunker-OberfeldwebelDeputy leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 4642 September 1944
Franz PiehlerHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)6 October 1944
Heinz PiekenbrockHeer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 208. Infanterie-Division4 May 1944
Hans PielmeierLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannDeputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 89 (motorized)20 July 1944
Adolf PieningKriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of U-15513 August 1942
Claus PieperHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 16124 February 1945
Heinz PieperHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the Grenadier-Regiment 23020 January 1943*Killed in action 16 January 1943
Heinz PieperHeer06-HUnteroffizierGun leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1917 September 1943*Died of wounds 7 September 1943
Willi PieperHeer06-HSanitätsunteroffizierIn the Stabskompanie(Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 4788 April 1943
Werner PietschHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesChief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 3916 November 1943
August PietschmannHeer10-HOberwachtmeister of the ReservesNachrichtenstaffelführer (news or information squadron leader) in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 2420 October 1944
Karl PietschmannHeer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 579 June 1944*Killed in action 19 March 1944
Anton-Rudolf PifferLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelStaffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau"20 October 1944*Killed in action 17 June 1944
Hans PikrotHeer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 1582 September 1944
Hubert Pilarski+Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 5114 August 1943Awarded 493rd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944
Karl PilatHeer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 5314 November 1943
Walter PilzLuftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 5524 March 1943
Rolf PingelLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"14 September 1940
Georg PinkepankKriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänChief of the 2. Räumbootflottille12 August 1944
Johannes PintschoviusHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 2025 May 1942
Artur PipanLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 16 April 1944
Wilhelm PirchHeer14-HHauptmannLeader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1113 September 1943
Ernst PirhoferLuftwaffe04-LObergefreiterRichtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized)4 May 1944
Karl PirnerHeer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 52021 May 1943*Killed in action 13 March 1943
[Dr.] Herbert PiskeLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 1015 March 1945
Walter Pitsch?Waffen-SS10-WSS-HauptscharführerZugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Flak-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"6 May 1945
Adolf PittschellisWaffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"23 August 1944
Josef PizalaLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannChief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 111 (motorized)17 October 1941*Died of wounds 14 October 1941
Franz PlaczekLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelObserver in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 553 April 1943
Max Edler von der PlanitzHeer15-HMajor of the ReservesLeader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 16114 February 1945
Albert PlapperLuftwaffe03-LGefreiterGroup leader in the 4./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"30 November 1944
Anton-Detlev von PlatoHeer16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)Ia (operations officer) in the 5. Panzer-Division19 August 1944
Reinhold PlattaHeer04-HObergefreiterMachine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 30912 December 1944
Hubert Platz?Heer15-HMajorCommander Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 8911 May 1945
Friedrich PlatzerLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"5 April 1942*Killed in flying accident 16 March 1942
Josef PleinHeer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 54514 April 1945
Kurt Plenzat+Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"19 September 1943Awarded 712th Oak Leaves 24 January 1945
Hans PleschHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 621 March 1942
Helmut PleßLuftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 319 June 1944
Georg Graf von Plettenberg+Heer14-HRittmeisterCommander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 412 August 1944Awarded 730th Oak Leaves 5 February 1945
Waldemar PlewigLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 7714 December 1940
Fritz PlickatHeer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"9 December 1944
Peter-Paul PlinznerHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 2720 October 1941*Died of wounds 17 October 1941
Hermann Plocher+Luftwaffe18-LGeneralmajorChief of the Generalstab Luftflotte 322 November 1943Awarded (867th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945?
Karl-Heinrich PlögerHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1423 March 1945
Werner PlöntzkeHeer03-HGefreiterMachine gunner in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1034 July 1944
Friedrich-Hans PlümerHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 26828 January 1943
Karl-August PochatHeer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 295 August 1940
Erich PodehlHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3495 April 1945
Reinhold PodrasaHeer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 55131 January 1945
Heinz PöhlerHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 322 September 1944
Hermann PoehlmannLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannCommander of the I./Flak-Regiment 3311 February 1945
Georg PöhnerHeer06-HUnteroffizierCompany troop leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3321 September 1944
Josef PöhsLuftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the ReservesPilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 546 August 1941
Gerhard PoelHeer18-HGeneralmajorOberfeldkommandantur 400 and commander of Wilna16 October 1944
Gustav PoelKriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of U-41321 March 1944
Konrad PöllathLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 1214 January 1945
Hubert Pölz+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the ReservesStaffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 35 February 1944Awarded 661st Oak Leaves 25 November 1944
Julius PöppelHeer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2631 December 1944
Fritz PoerschkeHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 44626 August 1942
Johannes PörschmannHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 1311 March 1945
Franz PöschlHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 10023 February 1944
Michael Pössinger+Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 9819 July 1940Awarded 759th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945
Georg PöthigLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelRadio operator in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"5 September 1944
Werner Pötschke+Waffen-SS14-WSS-HauptsturmführerChief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"4 June 1944Awarded 783rd Oak Leaves 15 March 1945
Joachim PötterLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 7716 April 1942
Eberhard PohlHeer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 13417 December 1942
Franz PohlHeer06-HUnteroffizierGun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 22010 September 1944
Günther PohlHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 71224 February 1945
Maximilian Ritter von PohlLuftwaffe20-LGeneral der FliegerCommanding general of the Luftwaffe in Mittelitalien (central Italy)15 June 1944
Wilhelm PohlmannHeer14-HHauptmannLeader of a Kampfgruppe in Führer-Begleit-Bataillon14 March 1943
[Dr.] Heinrich PohrisHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1215 April 1944
Dr. rer. pol. Fritz PolackHeer17-HOberstCommander of Artillerie-Regiment 29 (motorized)27 August 1943
Harry PolewaczWaffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Nordland"23 December 1942
Matthias PollHeer04-HObergefreiterCompany troop leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 1868 August 1943
Johann PollakHeer04-HObergefreiterTelephone operator in the Stab of I./Grenadier-Regiment 4344 May 1944*Killed in action 1 April 1944
[Dr.] Othmar Pollmann+Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 48127 August 1943Awarded 760th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945
Otto Pollmann+Kriegsmarine12-MLeutnant zur See of the ReservesCommander of U-Jäger 2210 (22. U-Jagdflottille)19 May 1943Awarded 461st Oak Leaves 25 April 1944
Georg PollnerHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1103 November 1944
Dr. jur. Herbert PollowHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesDeputy leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 4791 August 1942
Heinz PolzLuftwaffe10-LOberwachtmeisterGun squadron leader in Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241 (motorized)1 December 1944
Hellmut PommerHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 17925 July 1943*Died of wounds 17 July 1943
Gustav PonathHeer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of MG-Bataillon 813 April 1941
Hans von PoncetHeer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 3588 August 1944
Johann PongratzHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 744 September 1940
Hermann PoppeHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 21623 March 1945
Hinrich PoppingaHeer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 1315 February 1942
Theodor PopuloHeer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 7./Schützen-Regiment 427 July 1941
Rudolf PorathKriegsmarine12-MLeutnant zur See of the ReservesCommander of Vorpostenboot VP-1806 (18. Vorpostenflottille)8 October 1941
Günther PorschLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot and oberserver in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 220 July 1944
Johann PortHeer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 26625 August 1942
Josef PortsteffenHeer10-HOberfeldwebelShock troops leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 51 (motorized)21 May 1940
Joachim Ritter von PoschingerHeer15-HMajorLeader of Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 90225 January 1945
Leopold PoschustaHeer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"12 November 1943
Fritz PoskeKriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänCommander of U-5046 November 1942
Eduard PostHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 74428 February 1945
Martin PostHeer09-HFeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1221 September 1944
Otto PostHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 9429 February 1944
Georg-Wilhelm Postel+Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 3649 August 1942Awarded 215th Oak Leaves 28 March 1943
57th Swords 26 March 1944
Hermann PotschkaWaffen-SS15-WSS-Sturmbannführer of the ReservesCommander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"26 December 1944
Fritz PragerLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannCommander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 124 May 1940
Otto PragerWaffen-SS15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the SchutzpolizeiLeader of the SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79 December 1944
Heinrich PraßdorfKriegsmarine09-MObermaschinistLead machinist on U-120321 April 1945
Albert PraunHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 129. Infanterie-Division27 October 1943
Johann PrchalHeer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 44812 November 1943
Alexander PreinfalkLuftwaffe06-LUnteroffizierPilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 7714 October 1942
Armin PreissHeer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 5202 November 1943*Killed in action 30 September 1943
Josef PreißHeer06-HOberjägerGroup leader in the 15./Jäger-Regiment 22720 April 1945
Josef Prentl+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantChief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 23121 October 1942Awarded (851st) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945
Heinrich PressHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 10516 October 1944
Gustav Preßler+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannGruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"4 February 1942Awarded 188th Oak Leaves 26 January 1943
Theodor PreuHeer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 219 January 1944
Carl PreußHeer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 27214 February 1945
Ernst PreußHeer09-HStabsfeldwebelAide-de-camp in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 5317 December 1943
Georg PreußWaffen-SS13-WSS-ObersturmführerLeader of the 10.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"5 February 1945
Wilhelm PreusslerHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 129 June 1944*Killed in action 9 April 1944
Otto PriemHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 50116 April 1943
Peter Prien?Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesLeader of the Stabskompanie in the 2. Panzer-Division9 May 1945
Helmuth PrießHeer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 121. Infanterie-Division7 March 1944
Günter PrillHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)18 January 1944
Josef Priller+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5119 October 1940Awarded 28th Oak Leaves 20 July 1941
73rd Swords 2 July 1944
Hugo Primozic+Heer09-HWachtmeisterZugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 66719 September 1942Awarded 185th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943
Josef PrinnerHeer19-HGeneralleutnantHöherer Artilleriekommandeur 31111 January 1945
Karl-Heinz PrinzWaffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend"11 July 1944
Kurt PrinzHeer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 16414 April 1945
Bernhard von Prittwitz und GaffronHeer16-HOberstleutnantLeader of Grenadier-Regiment 58624 June 1944*Killed in action 25 April 1944
Klaus PritzelLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des Oberkommando der Luftwaffe15 October 1942
Heinz ProbstLuftwaffe06-LUnteroffizierZugführer (platoon leader) in Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"26 March 1945
Theodor ProbstHeer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 51920 April 1943
Ernst ProchaskaHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 8./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"16 September 1942*Killed in action 9 August 1942
Alois ProchazkaHeer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 3824 June 1940
Robert Freiherr von ProchazkaHeer14-HHauptmannDepartment leader in Werfer-Regiment 5519 December 1943
Georg ProehlHeer14-HRittmeisterChief of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 39 (L)9 December 1944
Günther PröhlHeer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesLeader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 29010 January 1942
Karl Pröll+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6330 January 1943Awarded 715th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945
Erwin PrösslLuftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 3129 February 1944
Bodo ProetzelLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantObserver in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 114 August 1944
Herbert ProllHeer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1069 June 1944
Ludwig PromesbergerHeer04-HObergefreiterMachine gunner in the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10314 May 1944
Hans ProminskiLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantObserver in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 228 August 1944
Friedrich-Wilhelm ProskeHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1.(Radfahr)/Infanterie-Regiment 8412 April 1942
Emil ProssHeer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 6230 September 1944
Sergey ProtopopoffWaffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerGroup commander of the 33.SS Charlemagne division27 April 1945
Walter PrügerLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer of the 2./Küstenfliegergruppe 6065 January 1943*Killed in action 6 July 1942
Karl PrümmHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 10521 May 1943
Walter Prüß+Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)10 September 1944Awarded 796th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945
Willi PrußHeer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 6705 February 1945
Felix PrzedwojewskiWaffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerGun leader in the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"16 December 1943
Kurt PrzyklenkHeer10-HOberfeldwebelReconnaissance troop leader in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 401 August 1941
Rudolf PuchingerLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 624 January 1943
Carl PüchlerHeer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 22820 December 1941
Theodor PültzHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 910 August 1943
Dr. Martin PüschelHeer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 338 August 1941
Heinrich PüttcherHeer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesCompany leader in Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 8614 April 1945
Günther PulstKriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of U-97821 December 1944
Paul PunktHeer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 3./Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 75311 March 1945
Nikolaus PurklisHeer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 43028 October 1944
Emil Pusch!Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in Nachtjagdgeschwader 29 November 1944
Herbert PuschmannLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"5 April 1944*Killed in action 3 February 1944
Dietrich PuttfarkenLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 517 October 1942
Helmut PutzLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"19 September 1942
Erich PutzkaLuftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 1219 December 1942
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