Willi Koch

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author and historian Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process. Scherzer wrote his book in cooperation with the German Federal Archives. The book was chosen by Prof. Dr. Franz W. Seidler for the library of the Bundeswehr University Munich and Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and is considered an accepted reference there. For many years Fellgiebel's book was considered the main reference work on this topic, and it has now been succeeded by Scherzer's work.

Listed here are the 428 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Kn–Kz". Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of eight more of these listings. This is the second of two lists of all 717 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "K". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Ka–Km" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ka–Km). The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes. As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten). At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.

Recipients

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and for the Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade. Of the 428 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Kn–Kz", 43 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and nine the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 38 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members, including the RAD, received 293 of the medals; 16 went to the Kriegsmarine, 96 to the Luftwaffe, and 23 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 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
Knaack, KurtKurt Knaack	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 410	000000001942-11-05-00005 November 1942	—	—
Knaak, Hans-WolframHans-Wolfram Knaak	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 8./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"	000000001942-11-03-00003 November 1942*	Killed in action 26 June 1941	—
Knabe, Gustav-GeorgGustav-Georg Knabe	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 15	000000001941-06-01-00001 June 1941	—	—
Knabe, KonradKonrad Knabe	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Leader of a Kette ("chain" or flight of three) in Fernaufklärungs Staffel Lappland (1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124) (AOK 20. Gebirgsarmee)	000000001943-04-16-000016 April 1943	—	—
Knacke, ReinholdReinhold Knacke+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1	000000001942-07-01-00001 July 1942	Awarded 190th Oak Leaves 7 February 1943	—
Knaf, WalterWalter Knaf	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"	000000001944-04-04-00004 April 1944*	Killed in action 8 December 1943	—
Knapp, FranzFranz Knapp	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 663	000000001944-09-10-000010 September 1944	—	—
Knapp, WilhelmWilhelm Knapp	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123	000000001940-11-02-00002 November 1940	—	—
Knappe, HerbertHerbert Knappe	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Jäger-Regiment 83	000000001944-05-15-000015 May 1944	—	—
Knappe, KurtKurt Knappe	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	000000001942-11-03-00003 November 1942	—	—
Knaul, ErnstErnst Knaul	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Rifle leader in the 4.(schwere)/Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 96	000000001944-03-06-00006 March 1944	—	—
Knaup, LudwigLudwig Knaup	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904	000000001944-10-04-00004 October 1944	—	—
Knaust, Hans-PeterHans-Peter Knaust+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Kampfgruppe "Sonnenstuhl" with the II. SS-Panzerkorps	000000001944-09-28-000028 September 1944	Awarded 843rd Oak Leaves 17 April 1945	—
Knauth, Dr. WilhelmDr. Wilhelm Knauth	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 505	000000001943-11-14-000014 November 1943	—
Knebel, ErnstErnst Knebel+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Feld-Ersatz-Regiment Panzer AOK 3 and Armeewaffenschule	000000001944-08-27-000027 August 1944	Awarded 744th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945	—
Knebel-Doeberitz, Rudolf vonRudolf von Knebel-Doeberitz?	Heer	15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Ia (operations officer) of the 24. Panzer-Division	000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945	—	—
Knemeyer, SiegfriedSiegfried Knemeyer	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor im Stabsamt des RLM	Gruppenkommandeur of Aufklärungs-Lehr-Gruppe of the OB.d.L.	000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943	—	—
Knesebeck, Wasmod von demWasmod von dem Knesebeck	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Ia (operations officer) of the 306. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944	—	—
Knetsch, WilhelmWilhelm Knetsch	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 545	000000001942-10-08-00008 October 1942	—	—
Kniep, WalterWalter Kniep	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich"	000000001943-08-14-000014 August 1943	—	—
Knirsch, WalterWalter Knirsch	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 89	000000001944-12-21-000021 December 1944	—	—
Knittel, GustavGustav Knittel	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	000000001944-06-04-00004 June 1944	—	—
Knobelsdorff, Otto vonOtto von Knobelsdorff+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 19. Panzer-Division	000000001941-09-17-000017 September 1941	Awarded 322nd Oak Leaves 12 November 1943 100th Swords 21 September 1944	—
Knobloch, LeoLeo Knobloch	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters lsection eader) in the 1./Reiter-Regiment 32	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Knoche, HeinzHeinz Knoche	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Knoechlein, FritzFritz Knöchlein	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"	000000001944-11-16-000016 November 1944	—	—
Knoerrchen, EgonEgon Knörrchen	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 218	000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945	—	—
Knoespel, WalterWalter Knoespel	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Company chief in Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)	000000001942-01-17-000017 January 1942	—	—
Knoke, HeinzHeinz Knoke	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 11	000000001945-04-27-000027 April 1945	—	—
Knollmann, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Knollmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Company leader in Grenadier-Regiment 45	000000001944-03-21-000021 March 1944	—	—
Knoop, Dr. med. dent. RolfDr. med. dent. Rolf Knoop	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 377	000000001944-07-26-000026 July 1944	—	—
Knoop, Waldemar vonWaldemar von Knoop	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 8	000000001943-03-26-000026 March 1943	—	—
Knop, AlbertAlbert Knop	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 118	000000001943-08-17-000017 August 1943	—	—
Knorr, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Knorr	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of the I./Flak-Sturm-Abteilung 7	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945*	Died of wounds 9 February 1945	—
Knorr, WalterWalter Knorr	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108	000000001944-03-06-00006 March 1944	—	—
Knostmann, GeorgGeorg Knostmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 266	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Knotzer, JosefJosef Knotzer	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Alarmeinheit (emergency unit) in the 9. Panzer-Division	000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945	—	—
Knüppel, HeinrichHeinrich Knüppel	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 256	000000001942-08-07-00007 August 1942	—	—
Knüppel, Karl-GüntherKarl-Günther Knüppel	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)	000000001943-12-17-000017 December 1943	—	—
Knüttel, KarlKarl Knüttel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 200	000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944	—	—
Knust, Friedrich-KarlFriedrich-Karl Knust	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Geschwaderkommodore of (K)/Lehrgeschwader 1	000000001942-05-03-00003 May 1942	—	—
Knuth, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Knuth	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 211	000000001944-03-06-00006 March 1944	—	—
Knuth, HermannHermann Knuth	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Chief of the 1. Sicherungsdivision	000000001944-09-24-000024 September 1944	—	—
Koall, GerhardGerhard Koall	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54	000000001944-10-10-000010 October 1944	—	—
Koberling, HorstHorst Koberling	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25	000000001945-04-30-000030 April 1945	—	—
Kobersky, HerbertHerbert Kobersky	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Regiments Gruppe 481	000000001944-10-04-00004 October 1944	—	—
Koch, AlfredAlfred Koch?	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"	000000001945-05-06-00006 May 1945*	Killed in action 3 May 1945	—
Koch, AlfredAlfred Koch	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Leader of the 2./leichte Flak-Abteilung 71	000000001945-04-07-00007 April 1945	—	—
Koch, AugustAugust Koch	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the fortress Posen	000000001945-02-20-000020 February 1945	—	—
Koch, Dr. rer.pol. DietrichDr. rer.pol. Dietrich Koch	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 88	000000001942-02-23-000023 February 1942	—	—
Koch, DietrichDietrich Koch!	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 5 in the DAK	000000001942-04-13-000013 April 1942	—	—
Koch, ErwinErwin Koch	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 447	000000001943-05-28-000028 May 1943	—	—
Koch, FriedrichFriedrich Koch	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie zur Verwendung (for disposition)	Commanding general of the XXXXIV. Armeekorps	000000001941-10-13-000013 October 1941	—	—
Koch, KarlKarl Koch	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15	000000001944-10-24-000024 October 1944*	Killed in action 29 July 1944	—
Koch, MaxMax Koch	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 585	000000001944-06-04-00004 June 1944*	Killed in action 15 April 1944	—
Koch, TheodorTheodor Koch	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 36 (motorized)	000000001944-09-02-00002 September 1944	—	—
Koch, WalterWalter Koch	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"	000000001940-05-10-000010 May 1940	—
Koch, WilliWilli Koch+	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 32	000000001944-04-16-000016 April 1944	Awarded 612th Oak Leaves 16 October 1944
Koch, WilliWilli Koch	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Koch-Erpach, RudolfRudolf Koch-Erpach	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 8. Infanterie-Division	000000001940-06-24-000024 June 1940	—	—
Kochanowski, JohannJohann Kochanowski	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201	000000001942-10-15-000015 October 1942	—	—
Kochendörfer, KarlKarl Kochendörfer	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 3.(schwere)/Schnelle Abteilung 296	000000001942-09-18-000018 September 1942	—	—
Kociok, JosefJosef Kociok	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 10.(NJ)/Zerstörergeschwader 1	000000001943-07-31-000031 July 1943	—	—
Kodré, HeinrichHeinrich Kodré	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 123	000000001941-05-14-000014 May 1941	—	—
Koechle, LudwigLudwig Köchle	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Shock troops leader and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-"Totenkopf"-Infanterie-Regiment 1	000000001942-02-28-000028 February 1942	—	—
Koechling, FriedrichFriedrich Köchling	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 254. Infanterie-Division	000000001942-07-31-000031 July 1942	—	—
Koeck, ReinholdReinhold Köck	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Company chief in Grenadier-Regiment 469	000000001945-01-05-00005 January 1945	—	—
Koeckerbauer, HansHans Köckerbauer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91	000000001941-11-18-000018 November 1941	—	—
Koeckeritz, Hans-Joachim vonHans-Joachim von Koeckeritz	Heer	14-HRittmeister of the Reserves	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 32	000000001944-02-10-000010 February 1944*	Killed in action 4 February 1944	—
Koeditz, AlfredAlfred Koeditz	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Pilot in the Stab/Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 100	000000001942-12-23-000023 December 1942	—	—
Koehler, ArminArmin Köhler	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 77	000000001945-02-07-00007 February 1945	—	—
Koehler, Carl-ErikCarl-Erik Koehler	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 306. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Koehler, FritzFritz Köhler	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Gruppenkommandeur of Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122	000000001941-11-04-00004 November 1941	—	—
Koehler, GeorgGeorg Köhler	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26	000000001943-01-03-00003 January 1943	—	—
Koehler, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Köhler	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of the I./Reiter-Regiment 31	000000001945-03-05-00005 March 1945	—	—
Köhler, HeinrichHeinrich Köhler	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 210	000000001945-04-20-000020 April 1945	—	—
Koehler, Dr. jur. HelmutDr. jur. Helmut Koehler	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1	000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944	—	—
Koehler, HelmutHelmut Köhler	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 154	000000001945-02-18-000018 February 1945	—	—
Koehler, RudolfRudolf Köhler	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 73	000000001941-07-27-000027 July 1941	—	—
Koehler, SiegfriedSiegfried Köhler	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Messenger squadron leader in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945	—	—
Koehler, WalterWalter Koehler?	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 525	000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945	—	—
Koehler, WernerWerner Köhler	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Battalion commander in Füsilier-Regiment 26	000000001945-02-13-000013 February 1945	—	—
Koehne, Hans-GüntherHans-Günther Koehne	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001942-11-03-00003 November 1942	—	—
Koehnen, HermannHermann Köhnen	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1145	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945	—	—
Koehnke, OttoOtto Köhnke	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 54	000000001942-08-01-00001 August 1942	—	—
Koelbel, OttoOtto Kölbel	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 542	000000001943-06-01-00001 June 1943	—	—
Koellner, JürgenJürgen Köllner	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 671	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Koelsch, ErichErich Kölsch	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 263	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Koenen, Friedrich vonFriedrich von Koenen	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./4. Regiment "Brandenburg" (a unit of the Abwehr)	000000001943-09-16-000016 September 1943	—	—
Koenig AlfonsAlfons König+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 199	000000001940-12-21-000021 December 1940	Awarded 194th Oak Leaves 21 February 1943 70th Swords 9 June 1944	—
Koenig, ChristianChristian König	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorized)	000000001943-01-05-00005 January 1943	—	—
Koenig, ErnstErnst König+	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 12	000000001943-09-16-000016 September 1943	Awarded 598th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944	—
Koenig, EugenEugen König+	Heer	15-HMajor	Acting commander of Infanterie-Regiment 352	000000001942-08-01-00001 August 1942	Awarded 318th Oak Leaves 4 November 1943	—
Koenig, GeorgGeorg König	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 18	000000001943-09-13-000013 September 1943	—	—
Koenig, Hans-HeinrichHans-Heinrich Koenig	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Leader of the I./Jagdgeschwader 11	000000001944-08-19-000019 August 1944*	Killed in flying accident 24 May 1944	—
Koenig, HeinrichHeinrich König	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 915	000000001945-02-14-000014 February 1945	—	—
Koenig, HeinzHeinz Koenig	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Leader of the 3./Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Hermann Göring"	000000001945-02-08-00008 February 1945	—	—
Koenig, HerbertHerbert König	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 12./Transportgeschwader 1	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Koenig, ReinhardReinhard König	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant (Ing.)	Chief engineer on U-123	000000001944-07-08-00008 July 1944	—	—
Koenig, RudolfRudolf König	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74	000000001942-12-17-000017 December 1942	—	—
Koenig, ViktorViktor König	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Observer in the 14.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001944-10-06-00006 October 1944*	Killed in action 29 August 1944	—
König, WilhelmWilhelm König	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 1./Kavallerie-Regiment "Mitte"	000000001943-09-10-000010 September 1943	—	—
Koeppel, WalterWalter Koeppel	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 111	000000001943-02-15-000015 February 1943	—	—
Koeppen, EckhardtEckhardt Köppen	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 1./Fallschirm-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2 "Hermann Göring"	000000001945-03-15-000015 March 1945	—	—
Koeppen, GerhardGerhard Köppen+	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001941-12-18-000018 December 1941	Awarded 79th Oak Leaves 27 February 1942	—
Koepsell, HerbertHerbert Koepsell	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 1./Fallschirm-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2 "Hermann Göring"	000000001945-02-07-00007 February 1945	—	—
Koerner, AdolfAdolf Körner	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 7./Artillerie-Regiment 168	000000001945-01-20-000020 January 1945	—	—
Koerner, FriedrichFriedrich Körner	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 27	000000001942-09-06-00006 September 1942	—	—
Koerner, HelmutHelmut Körner	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Regiment 656	000000001943-12-03-00003 December 1943	—	—
Koerner, KarlKarl Körner	Waffen-SS	10-WSS-Hauptscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503	000000001945-04-29-000029 April 1945	—	—
Koerner, MartinMartin Körner	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 9	000000001943-03-14-000014 March 1943	—	—
Koerner, WalterWalter Körner?	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Regiment adjutant of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"	000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945*	Killed in action 6 March 1945	—
Koerte, PeterPeter Körte	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 26	000000001943-09-27-000027 September 1943	—	—
Koester, AlfonsAlfons Köster	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2	000000001942-10-29-000029 October 1942	—	—
Koester, AlfredAlfred Koester	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200	000000001943-05-10-000010 May 1943	—	—
Köster, HelmutHelmut Köster	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944*	Killed in flying accident 8 August 1944	—
Koester, WalterWalter Köster	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)	000000001941-10-30-000030 October 1941	—	—
Koether, WilhelmWilhelm Köther	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 257	000000001942-05-27-000027 May 1942	—	—
Koetke, WernerWerner Kötke	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 994	000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944*	Killed in action 17 July 1944	—
Koetz, KarlKarl Koetz+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 463	000000001941-10-02-00002 October 1941	Awarded 374th Oak Leaves 24 January 1944	—
Kofler, FlorianFlorian Kofler	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 56	000000001944-11-16-000016 November 1944*	Died of wounds 31 October 1944	—
Kohl, ChristophChristoph Kohl	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12	000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944	—	—
Kohla, HelmutHelmut Kohla	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Abteilung 21	000000001943-08-16-000016 August 1943	—	—
Kohlauf, FranzFranz Kohlauf	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän	Chief of the 4. Torpedobootflottille	000000001943-10-29-000029 October 1943	—	—
Kohler, WilhelmWilhelm Kohler+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Infanterie-Regiment 195	000000001942-12-10-000010 December 1942	Awarded 607th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944	—
Kohlermann, OttoOtto Kohlermann	Heer	17-HOberst	Artilleriekommandeur 129	000000001942-02-22-000022 February 1942	—	—
Kohlhaas, KarlKarl Kohlhaas	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 485	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Kohlhaas, LudwigLudwig Kohlhaas	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of the III./Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	000000001942-11-21-000021 November 1942	—	—
Kohlhagen, KurtKurt Kohlhagen	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot and observer in the 1.(N)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 2	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Kohmann, HannsHanns Kohmann	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Pilot in the Fliegerstaffel des Führers	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945	—	—
Kohnz, BrunoBruno Kohnz+	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 207	000000001942-12-17-000017 December 1942	Awarded 207th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943	—
Kohout, Franz-JosefFranz-Josef Kohout	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 33	000000001941-12-04-00004 December 1941	—	—
Koitschka, [Dr.] Siegfried[Dr.] Siegfried Koitschka	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See	Commander of U-616	000000001944-01-27-000027 January 1944	—	—
Koj, EwaldEwald Koj?	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 3./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 8 (8. Jäger-Division)	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945*	Killed in action 11 March 1945	—
Kokott, HeinzHeinz Kokott	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 337	000000001943-03-17-000017 March 1943	—	—
Kolb, FritzFritz Kolb	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Pilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 3	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Kolb, RichardRichard Kolb	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor of the Reserves	Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 91 (motorized)	000000001941-11-12-000012 November 1941	—	—
Kolb, WernerWerner Kolb+	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 36	000000001942-06-27-000027 June 1942	Awarded 514th Oak Leaves 26 June 1944	—
Kolbeck, HansHans Kolbeck	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1083	000000001945-02-24-000024 February 1945*	Killed in action 18 February 1945	—
Kolbeck, Dr. med. dent. RudolfDr. med. dent. Rudolf Kolbeck+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 316	000000001943-04-20-000020 April 1943	Awarded 403rd Oak Leaves 22 February 1944	—
Kolbow, HansHans Kolbow	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 51	000000001941-07-27-000027 July 1941*	Killed in action 16 July 1941	—
Kolbus, FriedemannFriedemann Kolbus	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 161	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Kolczyk, HeinzHeinz Kolczyk	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7	000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944	—	—
Koll, JohannesJohannes Koll	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 696	000000001944-12-24-000024 December 1944	—	—
Koll, RichardRichard Koll	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 11	000000001941-07-15-000015 July 1941	—	—
Kollak, ReinhardReinhard Kollak	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4	000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943	—	—
Kollberg, BothoBotho Kollberg+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 23	000000001942-09-06-00006 September 1942	Awarded 384th Oak Leaves 8 February 1944	—
Kollehn, GerhardGerhard Kollehn	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Jäger-Regiment 38	000000001944-12-11-000011 December 1944	—	—
Koller, AlbertAlbert Koller	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001942-11-13-000013 November 1942	—	—
Koller, GustavGustav Koller	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21	000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944	—	—
Koller, KarlKarl Koller	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Chief of the general staff of Luftflotte 2	000000001942-04-10-000010 April 1942	—	—
Kollewe, GerhardGerhard Kollewe+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1	000000001941-07-05-00005 July 1941	Awarded 112th Oak Leaves 12 August 1942	—
Kollhofer, JosefJosef Kollhofer	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26	000000001944-08-14-000014 August 1944	—	—
Kollmann, Friedrich KarlFriedrich Karl Kollmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59	000000001944-10-06-00006 October 1944	—	—
Kolodziejczyk, GeorgGeorg Kolodziejczyk	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 15	000000001945-03-05-00005 March 1945	—	—
Koltermann, WolfgangWolfgang Koltermann	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507	000000001945-03-11-000011 March 1945	—	—
Kompch, HerbertHerbert Kompch	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized)	000000001944-03-11-000011 March 1944	—	—
Konopacki, GüntherGünther Konopacki+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 168	000000001943-12-19-000019 December 1943	Awarded 797th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945	—
Konopka, GerhardGerhard Konopka	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Großdeutschland"	000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943	—	—
Konrad, AlfredAlfred Konrad	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7	000000001943-08-08-00008 August 1943	—	—
Konrad, RudolfRudolf Konrad	Heer	20-HGeneral der Gebirgstruppe	Commanding general of the XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps	000000001942-08-01-00001 August 1942	—	—
Konschegg von Pramburg, Dr. jur. LambertDr. jur. Lambert Konschegg von Pramburg	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 40	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945	—
Koolwijk, Wilhelm vonWilhelm von Koolwijk	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized)	000000001944-08-08-00008 August 1944	—	—
Koopmann, ErwinErwin Koopmann	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 76	000000001943-11-28-000028 November 1943*	Killed in action 11 November 1943	—
Kopatzki, LotharLothar Kopatzki	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1212	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Kopp, HelmutHelmut Kopp	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 151	000000001942-06-02-00002 June 1942	—	—
Kopp, KarlKarl Kopp	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 512	000000001941-11-15-000015 November 1941	—	—
Kopp, WalterWalter Kopp	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99	000000001942-11-06-00006 November 1942	—	—
Kopp, WalterWalter Kopp	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1077	000000001945-02-09-00009 February 1945	—	—
Koppe, RudolfRudolf Koppe	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Koppenwallner, KarlKarl Koppenwallner	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 97	000000001944-01-01-00001 January 1944	—	—
Kordemann, MartinMartin Kordemann?	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 577	000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945	—	—
Korfes, Dr. rer. pol. OttoDr. rer. pol. Otto Korfes	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 295. Infanterie-Division	000000001943-01-22-000022 January 1943	—	—
Korn, HeinzHeinz Korn	RAD	12-HFeldmeister (rank equivalent to Leutnant)	Meßoffizier (measuring officer) in the 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 232 (RAD 8/60)	000000001945-01-14-000014 January 1945	—	—
Kornblum, DietrichDietrich Kornblum	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Kornmeyer, HansHans Kornmeyer	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 109	000000001942-05-09-00009 May 1942	—	—
Kornprobst, FranzFranz Kornprobst	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 320	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Kornprobst, OttoOtto Kornprobst	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) of Panzer-Abteilung 118	000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945	—	—
Korol, AntonAnton Korol	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Staffelführer of the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001945-03-12-000012 March 1945	—
Korte, HansHans Korte	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor	Commander of the 2.(Torpedo) Flieger-Division	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Korten, GüntherGünther Korten	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor	Chief of the general staff of Luftflotte 4	000000001941-05-03-00003 May 1941	—
Korth, ClausClaus Korth	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-93	000000001941-05-29-000029 May 1941	—	—
Korth, [Dr.] Siegfried[Dr.] Siegfried Korth	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 3./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 18 "Florian Geyer"	000000001945-02-09-00009 February 1945	—	—
Korthals, GerhardGerhard Korthals	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 51	000000001942-10-02-00002 October 1942	—	—
Korts, BertholdBerthold Korts	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001943-08-29-000029 August 1943	—	—
Kortzfleisch, Joachim vonJoachim von Kortzfleisch	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commanding general of the XI. Armeekorps	000000001940-09-04-00004 September 1940	—	—
Korupkat, GüntherGünther Korupkat	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Deputy leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 1077	000000001945-02-09-00009 February 1945	—	—
Kosar, KarlKarl Kosar	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 7	000000001944-02-07-00007 February 1944	—	—
Kosch, BennoBenno Kosch	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"	000000001940-10-01-00001 October 1940	—	—
Koser, ChristianChristian Koser	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 273	000000001944-09-02-00002 September 1944	—	—
Koske, Dr. KarlDr. Karl Koske	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 212. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-03-15-000015 March 1944	—	—
Koslinko, OttoOtto Koslinko	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 504	000000001944-06-04-00004 June 1944*	Killed in action 28 March 1944	—
Kossack, SiegfriedSiegfried Kossack	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1051	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Kossmala, GeorgGeorg Koßmala+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Sicherungs-Regiment 3	000000001942-03-13-000013 March 1942	Awarded 435th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944	—
Kossmann, Karl-RichardKarl-Richard Koßmann	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74	000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945	—	—
Kostka, FranzFranz Kostka	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Shock troops leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 399	000000001943-05-10-000010 May 1943	—	—
Kotlowski, FranzFranz Kotlowski	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 411	000000001944-11-16-000016 November 1944	—	—
Kotz, RichardRichard Kotz	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 389	000000001943-10-21-000021 October 1943	—	—
Kowalewski, RobertRobert Kowalewski	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/X. Fliegerkorps	000000001940-11-24-000024 November 1940	—
Kox, PeterPeter Kox	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 169	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Kraas, BorisBoris Kraas	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945*	Died of wounds 13 February 1945	—
Kraas, HugoHugo Kraas+	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the I./2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment/Panzergrenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	000000001943-03-28-000028 March 1943	Awarded 375th Oak Leaves 24 January 1944	—
Kracht, HermannHermann Kracht	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized)	000000001944-12-25-000025 December 1944*	Killed in action 2 June 1944	—
Kraemer, ChristophChristoph Krämer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7	000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944	—	—
Kraermer, FritzFritz Kraermer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im General (in the General Staff)	Ia (operations officer) in the 13. Panzer-Division	000000001942-12-17-000017 December 1942	—	—
Kraemer, PaulPaul Krämer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93	000000001945-02-07-00007 February 1945	—	—
Kraemer, RichardRichard Krämer	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Kraeussel, OskarOskar Kräussel	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 172	000000001942-12-24-000024 December 1942	—	—
Krafft, HeinrichHeinrich Krafft	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	000000001942-03-18-000018 March 1942	—	—
Krafft, [Dr.] Horst[Dr.] Horst Krafft	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 185	000000001941-09-29-000029 September 1941	—	—
Kraft, AlfredAlfred Kraft	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 27	000000001943-01-22-000022 January 1943	—	—
Kraft, GerhardGerhard Kraft	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 112	000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944	—	—
Kraft, JosefJosef Kraft+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	Awarded 838th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945	—
Kraft, KarlKarl Kraft	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 42	000000001942-01-18-000018 January 1942	—	—
Krag, ErnstErnst Krag+	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich"	000000001944-10-23-000023 October 1944	Awarded 755th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945	—
Krah, HansHans Krah	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 34	000000001943-10-11-000011 October 1943	—	—
Krahl, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Krahl	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Leader of the I./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"	000000001940-11-13-000013 November 1940	—	—
Krainz, WalterWalter Krainz	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	In the III./Jäger-Regiment 75	000000001945-04-17-000017 April 1945	—	—
Kraiss, DietrichDietrich Kraiss+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 168. Infanterie-Division	000000001942-07-23-000023 July 1942	Awarded 549th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944
Krakau, AugustAugust Krakau	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85	000000001941-06-21-000021 June 1941	—	—
Kral, RupprechtRupprecht Kral	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 19	000000001944-05-15-000015 May 1944	—	—
Kralemann, FriedrichFriedrich Kralemann	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"	000000001943-10-29-000029 October 1943	—	—
Kramer, HeinzHeinz Kramer	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502	000000001944-10-06-00006 October 1944	—	—
Kramer, RudolfRudolf Kramer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän in Kampfgeschwader 26	000000001945-03-18-000018 March 1945	—	—
Krancke, TheodorTheodor Krancke+	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer	000000001941-02-21-000021 February 1941	Awarded 614th Oak Leaves 18 October 1944	—
Kranenbrock, Wolfgang vanWolfgang van Kranenbrock	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 102	000000001942-09-25-000025 September 1942	—	—
Kranz, BernhardBernhard Kranz	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 15./Jäger-Regiment 83	000000001944-11-05-00005 November 1944	—	—
Kranz, RudolfRudolf Kranz	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 249	000000001944-10-23-000023 October 1944	—	—
Krappe, GüntherGünther Krappe	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 61. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-04-11-000011 April 1944	—	—
Krappmann, HeinrichHeinrich Krappmann	Luftwaffe	04-LObergefreiter	Geschützkanonier (gunner) in the 19./Fallschirm-Panzer-Flak-Regiment "Hermann Göring"	000000001945-02-28-000028 February 1945	—	—
Kratsch, Dr. GüntherDr. Günther Kratsch	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 65 (motorized)	000000001940-09-29-000029 September 1940	—	—
Kratzenberg, HansHans Kratzenberg	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the III./Schützen-Regiment 3	000000001940-08-15-000015 August 1940	—	—
Kratzert, RudolfRudolf Kratzert	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—
Kraus, AdolfAdolf Kraus	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"	000000001942-11-25-000025 November 1942*	Killed in action 30 September 1942	—
Kraus, EduardEduard Kraus	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14	000000001943-01-25-000025 January 1943	—	—
Kraus, EwaldEwald Kraus	Heer	15-HMajor	Deputy leader of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 102	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Kraus, Hans-WernerHans-Werner Kraus	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-83	000000001942-06-19-000019 June 1942	—	—
Kraus, RupertRupert Kraus	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Leader of the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Krause, BernhardBernhard Krause	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 "Hitlerjugend"	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Krause, FritzFritz Krause	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Flak-Regiment 91 (motorized)	000000001943-03-24-000024 March 1943*	Killed in action 25 January 1943	—
Krause, JohannesJohannes Krause	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 101	000000001945-02-07-00007 February 1945	—	—
Krause, MaxMax Krause	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 106	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Krause, RichardRichard Krause	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 848	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Krause, WaltherWalther Krause	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 170. Infanterie-Division	000000001943-06-10-000010 June 1943	—	—
Krauss, BernhardBernhard Krauss	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Infanteriegeschütz (infantry gun) leader in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 128	000000001945-01-09-00009 January 1945	—	—
Krauss, OswaldOswald Krauss	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Leader of SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"	000000001945-01-27-000027 January 1945	—	—
Krauß, WalterWalter Krauß+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 21	000000001940-07-29-000029 July 1940	Awarded 363rd Oak Leaves 3 January 1944	—
Krebs, ErichErich Krebs	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)	000000001942-02-16-000016 February 1942	—	—
Krebs, Günther-WolfgangGünther-Wolfgang Krebs	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Heeres-Gebirgsjäger-Bataillon 201	000000001944-12-26-000026 December 1944*	Killed in action 14 December 1944	—
Krebs, HansHans Krebs+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Chief of the general staff of Heeresgruppe Mitte	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	Awarded 749th Oak Leaves 20 February 1945
Krech, GüntherGünther Krech	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-558	000000001942-09-17-000017 September 1942	—	—
Krei, WernerWerner Krei	Heer	10-HOberfähnrich	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 19	000000001944-02-10-000010 February 1944	—	—
Kreiner, HerbertHerbert Kreiner	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Battalion commander in Grenadier-Regiment 261	000000001943-01-28-000028 January 1943	—	—
Kreipe, HeinrichHeinrich Kreipe	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 209	000000001941-10-13-000013 October 1941	—	—
Kreitmair, RudolfRudolf Kreitmair	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 282	000000001943-03-31-000031 March 1943	—	—
Krekow, GüntherGünther Krekow	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Battery officer in Artillerie-Regiment 6	000000001944-11-06-00006 November 1944	—	—
Kremer, [Dr.] Hermann[Dr.] Hermann Kremer	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 129	000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945	—	—
Krems, GerhardGerhard Krems	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"	000000001942-05-25-000025 May 1942	—	—
Krenz, WilhelmWilhelm Krenz	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 96	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Krenzer, HermannHermann Krenzer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 379	000000001941-12-14-000014 December 1941	—	—
Kress, HermannHermann Kreß	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99	000000001941-12-20-000020 December 1941	—	—
Kress, UlrichUlrich Kreß	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20	000000001941-09-22-000022 September 1941	—	—
Kresse, [Prof. Dr.] Ludwig-Hilmar[Prof. Dr.] Ludwig-Hilmar Kresse	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 94	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Kressel, WilhelmWilhelm Kressel	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 5./Sturm-Regiment of Panzer AOK 4	000000001944-10-16-000016 October 1944	—	—
Kressmann, ErwinErwin Kreßmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 1./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Kretschmer, FranzFranz Kretschmer	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 656	000000001943-12-17-000017 December 1943	—	—
Kretschmer, OttoOtto Kretschmer+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-99	000000001940-08-04-00004 August 1940	Awarded 6th Oak Leaves 4 November 1940 5th Swords 26 December 1941
Kretschmer, TheodorTheodor Kretschmer	Heer	17-HOberst	Leader of the 17. Panzer-Division	000000001945-03-08-00008 March 1945	—	—
Krettek, HeinzHeinz Krettek	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 423	000000001944-08-12-000012 August 1944	—	—
Kretzschmar, WolfgangWolfgang Kretzschmar+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Grenadier-Bataillon 540 z.b.V.	000000001943-05-15-000015 May 1943	Awarded 600th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 121st Swords 12 January 1945	—
Kreutz, KarlKarl Kreutz+	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Standartenführer	Commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"	000000001944-08-27-000027 August 1944	Awarded (863rd) Oak Leaves 6 May 1945?	—
Kreutzberg, AntonAnton Kreutzberg	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 525	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944	—	—
Kreuzer, Dr. EduardDr. Eduard Kreuzer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 24 (L)	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945*	Killed in action 22 February 1945	—
Kreuzer, FranzFranz Kreuzer	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 89	000000001943-01-15-000015 January 1943	—	—
Kreuzinger, OthmarOthmar Kreuzinger+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 19	000000001944-05-14-000014 May 1944	Awarded 625th Oak Leaves 18 October 1944	—
Krey, HeinzHeinz Krey	Kriegsmarine	12-MLeutnant (Ing.)	Chief engineer on U-752	000000001943-09-04-00004 September 1943*	Killed in action 23 May 1943	—
Krey, HermannHermann Krey	Heer	09-HFahnenjunker-Wachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 30	000000001944-09-17-000017 September 1944	—	—
Kreysing, HansHans Kreysing+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 16	000000001940-05-18-000018 May 1940	Awarded 183rd Oak Leaves 20 January 1943 63rd Swords 13 April 1944
Kriebel, KarlKarl Kriebel	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 56. Infanterie-Division	000000001940-07-04-00004 July 1940	—	—
Krieg, GerhardGerhard Krieg	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 243	000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945	—	—
Krieg, HaraldHarald Krieg	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 4./Schützen-Regiment 1	000000001941-07-15-000015 July 1941	—	—
Krieg, Johann-OttoJohann-Otto Krieg	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See	Chief of the Kleinkampfmittel-Flottille 361	000000001944-07-08-00008 July 1944	—	—
Krieger, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Krieger	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 87	000000001943-09-07-00007 September 1943*	Died of wounds 1 September 1943	—
Krieger, WernerWerner Krieger	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 17	000000001944-10-31-000031 October 1944	—	—
Krieger, WilhelmWilhelm Krieger	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 168	000000001944-06-04-00004 June 1944	—	—
Kriening, HerbertHerbert Kriening	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 234	000000001943-08-23-000023 August 1943	—	—
Krings, JosefJosef Krings	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 412	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Krink, HeinzHeinz Krink	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Adjutant in the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3	000000001944-06-09-00009 June 1944	—	—
Kroeg, HelmutHelmut Kroeg	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45	000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945	—	—
Kroehne, WilhelmWilhelm Kröhne	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 190	000000001945-02-24-000024 February 1945	—	—
Krogmann, OttoOtto Krogmann	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 668	000000001942-11-09-00009 November 1942	—	—
Kroh, HansHans Kroh+	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2	000000001941-08-21-000021 August 1941	Awarded 443rd Oak Leaves 6 April 1944 96th Swords 12 September 1944
Krohn, ErnstErnst Krohn	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 505	000000001943-10-27-000027 October 1943	—	—
Krohn, HansHans Krohn	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 20	000000001942-04-06-00006 April 1942	—	—
Krohn, HansHans Krohn	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Radio operator in the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Kroj, TheoTheo Kroj	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 87	000000001943-11-24-000024 November 1943	—	—
Kroll, HermannHermann Kroll	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 7.(F)/Lehrgeschwader 2	000000001942-04-05-00005 April 1942	—	—
Krombholz, Franz-JosefFranz-Josef Krombholz	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Commander of the III./SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 14 "Prinz Eugen"	000000001945-03-28-000028 March 1945	—	—
Kron, OttoOtto Kron	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the SS-Flak-Abteilung "Totenkopf"	000000001942-06-28-000028 June 1942	—	—
Kroner, Max-GeorgMax-Georg Kroner	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 463	000000001943-10-17-000017 October 1943	—	—
Kropp, FritzFritz Kropp	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 48	000000001944-03-12-000012 March 1944	—	—
Kroschinski, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Kroschinski	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54	000000001945-04-17-000017 April 1945	—	—
Kroseberg, HeinzHeinz Kroseberg	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves	Staffelkapitän of the Wüstennotstaffel (emergency desert squadron)	000000001942-06-19-000019 June 1942	Missing in action 12 May 1942	—
Krosigk, Dedo vonDedo von Krosigk	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 51 (motorized)	000000001942-05-15-000015 May 1942	—	—
Krosigk, Ernst-Anton vonErnst-Anton von Krosigk+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 1. Infanterie-Division	000000001944-02-12-000012 February 1944	Awarded 827th Oak Leaves 12 April 1945
Kruck, KurtKurt Kruck	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 4./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 96	000000001944-10-20-000020 October 1944	—	—
Krueck, Fritz[Prof. Dr.] Fritz Krück	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 226	000000001945-03-05-00005 March 1945	—	—
Krueder, Ernst-FelixErnst-Felix Krüder+	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Commander of auxiliary cruiser Pinguin (HSK 5)	000000001940-12-22-000022 December 1940	Awarded 40th Oak Leaves 15 November 1941	—
Kruegel, AlbrechtAlbrecht Krügel+	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"	000000001944-03-12-000012 March 1944	Awarded 651st Oak Leaves 16 November 1944	—
Krüger, ErwinErwin Krüger	Heer	10-HOberfähnrich	Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance patrol leader) in the Panzer-Späh-Schwadron/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24	000000001944-09-17-000017 September 1944	—	—
Krüger, FelixFelix Krüger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance patrol leader) in the Stabskompanie/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Krueger, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich Krüger	Waffen-SS	20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS and Police	Commander of the 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord"	000000001944-10-22-000022 October 1944	—	—
Krueger, FritzFritz Krüger	Heer	11-HStabswachtmeister	Battery officer in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 37	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945	—	—
Krueger, Hans-HeinrichHans-Heinrich Krüger	Heer	15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 321. Infanterie-Division	000000001943-12-03-00003 December 1943	—	—
Krueger, HelmutHelmut Krüger	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 151	000000001944-04-11-000011 April 1944	—	—
Krüger, HorstHorst Krüger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Observer in the 3./Nacht-Aufklärungs-Staffel	000000001941-11-04-00004 November 1941	—	—
Krueger, JoachimJoachim Krüger	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Leader of the 10./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"	000000001944-06-24-000024 June 1944*	Died of wounds 14 August 1943	—
Krueger, KurtKurt Krüger	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Abteilung 8	000000001944-02-07-00007 February 1944	—	—
Krueger, KurtKurt Krüger	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Battery officer in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 156	000000001943-07-31-000031 July 1943*	Died of wounds 12 July 1943	—
Krueger, RudolfRudolf Krüger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 32	000000001941-10-05-00005 October 1941	—
Krueger, WalterWalter Krüger+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 1. Schützen-Brigade	000000001941-07-15-000015 July 1941	Awarded 373rd Oak Leaves 24 January 1944	—
Krueger, WalterWalter Krüger+	Waffen-SS	18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS	Commander of the SS-Polizei-Division	000000001941-12-13-000013 December 1941	Awarded 286th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943 120th Swords 11 January 1945	—
Krueger, WaltherWalther Krüger	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 71	000000001943-08-27-000027 August 1943	—	—
Kruetzmann, Friedrich-KarlFriedrich-Karl Krützmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5	000000001944-03-03-00003 March 1944	—	—
Krugner, LeopoldLeopold Krugner	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 17	000000001945-02-14-000014 February 1945	—	—
Krumminga, HansHans Krumminga	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001943-09-19-000019 September 1943	—	—
Krupinski, WalterWalter Krupinski+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52	000000001942-10-29-000029 October 1942	Awarded 415th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944	—
Kruse, ErnstErnst Kruse+	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3	000000001942-10-06-00006 October 1942	Awarded 245th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943	—
Kruse, GerhardGerhard Kruse+	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 48	000000001944-02-23-000023 February 1944	Awarded 534th Oak Leaves 27 July 1944	—
Kruse, HeinrichHeinrich Kruse	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Grenadier-Regiments Gruppe 311	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944	—	—
Kruse, HeinzHeinz Kruse	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the schwere Panzer-Abteilung 655	000000001945-03-23-000023 March 1945	—	—
Krutemeier, GustavGustav Krutemeier	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 99	000000001942-10-03-00003 October 1942	—	—
Ksiag, JohannJohann Ksiag	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 176	000000001943-01-15-000015 January 1943	—	—
Kubel, WilhelmWilhelm Kubel	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 162	000000001944-09-30-000030 September 1944	—	—
Kubisch, WalterWalter Kubisch	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Radio/wireless operator in Nachtjagdgeschwader 3	000000001943-12-31-000031 December 1943	—	—
Kuchar, JakobJakob Kuchar?	Heer	03-HGefreiter	In the 8./Jäger-Regiment 228	000000001945-05-11-000011 May 1945	—	—
Kuebler, LudwigLudwig Kübler	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 1. Gebirgs-Division	000000001939-10-27-000027 October 1939	—
Kuechler, Georg vonGeorg von Küchler+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Artillerie	Commander-in-chief of the 3. Armee	000000001939-09-30-000030 September 1939	Awarded 273rd Oak Leaves 21 August 1943
Kuehl, Dr. jur. ErnstDr. jur. Ernst Kühl+	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst of the Reserves	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55	000000001942-10-17-000017 October 1942	Awarded 356th Oak Leaves 18 December 1943	—
Kuehl, HermannHermann Kühl	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"	000000001940-11-24-000024 November 1940	—	—
Kuehme, KurtKurt Kühme	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 280	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Kuehn, FriedrichFriedrich Kühn	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 3. Panzer-Brigade	000000001940-07-04-00004 July 1940	—	—
Kuehn, Hans-JochenHans-Jochen Kühn	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 9./Panzer-Regiment 36	000000001944-01-12-000012 January 1944	—	—
Kuehne, MartinMartin Kühne	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2	000000001944-02-29-000029 February 1944	—	—
Kuehnfels, Rudolf[Dr.] Rudolf Kühnfels	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Company chief in Jäger-Regiment 54	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Kuemmel, JohannesJohannes Kümmel+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 8	000000001941-07-09-00009 July 1941	Awarded 133rd Oak Leaves 11 October 1942	—
Kuemmling, OttoOtto Kümmling	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 530	000000001944-05-04-00004 May 1944	—	—
Kuendiger, HerbertHerbert Kündiger+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 978	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	Awarded 708th Oak Leaves 21 January 1945	—
Kuenkel, ChristianChristian Künkel	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3	000000001944-03-26-000026 March 1944*	Killed in action 27 January 1944	—
Kuennecke, HeinzHeinz Künnecke	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 500	000000001943-11-16-000016 November 1943	—	—
Kuensberg-Weidenberg, Heino Reichsfreiherr vonHeino Reichsfreiherr von Künsberg-Weidenberg	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 188	000000001943-09-16-000016 September 1943	—	—
Kuenzel, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Künzel	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 10	000000001941-09-22-000022 September 1941	—	—
Kuenzel, Karl-FriedrichKarl-Friedrich Künzel	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See	Group leader and commander of Schnellboot S-28 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille	000000001943-12-12-000012 December 1943	—	—
Kuersten, HansHans Kürsten	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 7	000000001941-10-11-000011 October 1941	—	—
Kuesel, AlfredAlfred Küsel	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 4	000000001944-12-12-000012 December 1944	—	—
Kuespert, KarlKarl Küspert	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 35	000000001944-10-16-000016 October 1944	—	—
Kuester, FerdinandFerdinand Kuester	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 58	000000001943-10-27-000027 October 1943	—	—
Kuester, HeinzHeinz Küster	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 108	000000001943-07-15-000015 July 1943	—	—
Kuester, RudolfRudolf Küster	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945	—	—
Kuester, WilhelmWilhelm Küster	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in Wettererkundungsstaffel 26 (6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122)	000000001943-05-18-000018 May 1943	—	—
Kuffner, AndreasAndreas Kuffner+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelführer of the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001943-04-16-000016 April 1943	Awarded 684th Oak Leaves 20 December 1944	—
Kugelstadt, OttoOtto Kugelstadt	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 485	000000001944-12-26-000026 December 1944	—	—
Kugler, EugenEugen Kugler	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"	000000001945-04-05-00005 April 1945	—	—
Kugler, JosefJosef Kugler	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)	000000001944-11-03-00003 November 1944	—	—
Kuhenne, HelmutHelmut Kuhenne	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Radio operator in the Stab/Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 3	000000001945-01-20-000020 January 1945	—	—
Kuher, JosefJosef Kuher	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Battery officer and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 7./schweres Werfer-Regiment 3 (motorized)	000000001945-05-09-00009 May 1945	—	—
Kuhlmann, HerbertHerbert Kuhlmann	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	000000001944-02-13-000013 February 1944	—	—
Kuhlmey, KurtKurt Kuhlmey	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3	000000001942-07-15-000015 July 1942	—	—
Kuhlwilm, WilhelmWilhelm Kuhlwilm	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Company leader in the Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Hermann Göring"	000000001944-11-30-000030 November 1944	—	—
Kuhn, KarlKarl Kuhn	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of a Rückkampfgruppe "Kuhn" (formerly Grenadier-Regiment 81)	000000001944-11-26-000026 November 1944	—	—
Kuhn, OttoOtto Kuhn	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13	000000001943-03-07-00007 March 1943	—	—
Kuhn, WalterWalter Kuhn	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1	000000001943-08-23-000023 August 1943	—	—
Kuhna, BernhardBernhard Kuhna	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 508	000000001942-01-12-000012 January 1942	—	—
Kuhnert, AlfredAlfred Kuhnert	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)	000000001944-04-20-000020 April 1944	—	—
Kuhnert, ManfredManfred Kuhnert	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 442	000000001944-01-22-000022 January 1944	—	—
Kuhnke, GünterGünter Kuhnke	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-28	000000001940-09-19-000019 September 1940	—	—
Kuhnle, TheophilTheophil Kuhnle	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1014	000000001945-02-18-000018 February 1945	—	—
Kujacinski, NorbertNorbert Kujacinski	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 23	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Kullmer, ArthurArthur Kullmer+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 296. Infanterie-Division	000000001943-10-27-000027 October 1943	Awarded 758th Oak Leaves 28 February 1945	—
Kulot, JosefJosef Kulot	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized)	000000001942-09-24-000024 September 1942	—	—
Kulp, KarlKarl Kulp	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Hermann Göring"	000000001944-09-05-00005 September 1944	—	—
Kuls, [Prof. Dr.] Wolfgang[Prof. Dr.] Wolfgang Kuls	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 24	000000001945-02-24-000024 February 1945	—	—
Kult, JosefJosef Kult+	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Jäger-Regiment 228	000000001942-10-07-00007 October 1942	Awarded 212th Oak Leaves 15 March 1943	—
Kumm, OttoOtto Kumm+	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Der Führer"	000000001942-02-16-000016 February 1942	Awarded 221st Oak Leaves 6 April 1943 138th Swords 17 March 1945
Kummer, AlfredAlfred Kummer	Luftwaffe	10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 11./Transportgeschwader 2	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Kummer, GotthardGotthard Kummer	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 45	000000001943-03-11-000011 March 1943	—	—
Kummetz, OskarOskar Kummetz	Kriegsmarine	18-MKonteradmiral	Leader of Kampfgruppe Oslo	000000001941-01-18-000018 January 1941	—
Kunert, GerhardGerhard Kunert+	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33	000000001943-09-16-000016 September 1943	Awarded 606th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944	—
Kunert, HansHans Kunert	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 5	000000001944-08-23-000023 August 1944	—	—
Kunert, RudolfRudolf Kunert	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 401	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944	—	—
Kunkel, Kurt-ErnstKurt-Ernst Kunkel?	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Company chief in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4	000000001945-04-30-000030 April 1945	—	—
Kunkel, RolfRolf Kunkel	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 26	000000001945-03-17-000017 March 1945*	Killed in action 29 November 1944	—
Kunsch, ErwinErwin Kunsch	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 232	000000001943-11-24-000024 November 1943*	Died of wounds 28 September 1943	—
Kuntz, AlbertAlbert Kuntz	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2	000000001944-02-06-00006 February 1944	—	—
Kuntz, HerbertHerbert Kuntz	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Pilot in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 100	000000001943-03-14-000014 March 1943	—	—
Kuntze, AlbrechtAlbrecht Kuntze	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 26	000000001940-05-16-000016 May 1940	—	—
Kuntze, WalterWalter Kuntze	Heer	20-HGeneral der Pioniere	Commanding general of the XXXXII. Armeekorps	000000001941-10-18-000018 October 1941	—	—
Kuntzen, Adolf-FriedrichAdolf-Friedrich Kuntzen	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 8. Panzer-Division	000000001940-06-03-00003 June 1940	—	—
Kunz, HermannHermann Kunz	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 37	000000001943-12-17-000017 December 1943	—	—
Kunz, KarlKarl Kunz	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 412	000000001944-04-06-00006 April 1944*	Died of wounds 31 January 1944	—
Kunz, [Dr.] Rudolf[Dr.] Rudolf Kunz	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of Schnelle Abteilung 306	000000001943-06-10-000010 June 1943	—	—
Kunze, ErhardErhard Kunze	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 341 (motorized)	000000001942-02-22-000022 February 1942*	Killed in action 6 January 1942	—
Kunze, GottfriedGottfried Kunze	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 211	000000001945-04-20-000020 April 1945	—	—
Kunze, HerbertHerbert Kunze	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Observer in a Kampfgeschwader	000000001944-10-31-000031 October 1944	—	—
Kunzmann, KarlKarl Kunzmann	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 35	000000001944-09-21-000021 September 1944*	Killed on active service 5 August 1944	—
Kupfer, BaptistBaptist Kupfer	Heer	01-HGrenadier	Machine gunner in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 544	000000001944-07-25-000025 July 1944	—	—
Kupfer, Dr. jur. ErnstDr. jur. Ernst Kupfer+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	000000001941-11-23-000023 November 1941	Awarded 173rd Oak Leaves 8 January 1943 62nd Swords 11 April 1944	—
Kupka, HansHans Kupka	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Company leader in Grenadier-Regiment 20 (motorized)	000000001943-11-14-000014 November 1943*	Died of wounds 15 October 1943	—
Kupke, GeorgGeorg Kupke	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1075	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—	—
Kuppinger, [Dr.] Ernst[Dr.] Ernst Kuppinger+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 352	000000001944-12-24-000024 December 1944	Awarded 819th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945	—
Kuppisch, HerbertHerbert Kuppisch	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-94	000000001941-05-14-000014 May 1941	—	—
Kupsch, GottfriedGottfried Kupsch	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./Radfahr-Abteilung 72	000000001942-09-03-00003 September 1942*	Killed in action 16 June 1942	—
Kurowski, Eberhard vonEberhard von Kurowski	Heer	17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Chief of the Generalstab XXXX. Armeekorps	000000001942-01-23-000023 January 1942	—	—
Kurscheid, HansHans Kurscheid	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 426	000000001944-10-28-000028 October 1944	—	—
Kursell, Claus vonClaus von Kursell	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 3	000000001944-10-17-000017 October 1944	—	—
Kurz, HansHans Kurz	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 994	000000001944-12-09-00009 December 1944	—	—
Kurz, KarlKarl Kurz	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 9./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95	000000001945-03-05-00005 March 1945	—	—
Kurz, RudolfRudolf Kurz	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfähnrich	Leader of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12	000000001944-11-18-000018 November 1944	—
Kurz, WilhelmWilhelm Kurz	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125	000000001944-10-20-000020 October 1944	—	—
Kurze, MaxMax Kurze	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 187	000000001944-09-20-000020 September 1944	—	—
Kusatz, FranzFranz Kusatz	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Staffelkapitän of the Nachtaufklärungs Staffel	000000001942-11-25-000025 November 1942*	Killed in flying accident 25 October 1942	—
Kuske, OrtwinOrtwin Kuske	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Leader of the 3./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen"	000000001944-11-26-000026 November 1944	—	—
Kutscha, HerbertHerbert Kutscha	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves	Pilot in the II./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210	000000001942-09-24-000024 September 1942	—	—
Kutscher, AlfredAlfred Kutscher	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 2./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 35	000000001944-01-18-000018 January 1944	—	—
Kutschkau, ErnstErnst Kutschkau+	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel of the Reserves	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 3	000000001944-04-16-000016 April 1944	Awarded 777th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945	—
Kuzmany, AlfredAlfred Kuzmany	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 338	000000001942-02-02-00002 February 1942	—	—
Kylling-Schmidt, EkkehardEkkehard Kylling-Schmidt+	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 26	000000001941-10-20-000020 October 1941	Awarded 150th Oak Leaves 4 December 1942	—
Kynast, PaulPaul Kynast	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 587	000000001944-06-04-00004 June 1944*	Killed in action 16 April 1944	—