{{Short description|None}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{featured list}} {{Knight's Cross recipients}} The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ({{langx|de|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 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.{{sfn|Williamson|Bujeiro|2004|pp=3–4}} A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.{{refn|''Großadmiral'' and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (''Staatsoberhaupt'') and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to ''Oberleutnant zur See'' of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a ''de facto'' but not ''de jure'' hand-out.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=4}}|group="Note"}} 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.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509}}
These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, {{lang|de|Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945}} [''The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945'']. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had been nominated for 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.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|pp=117–186}}
Listed here are the 118 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "A".{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=113–118}} Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of three more of these listings.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=483}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=117}} 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, {{lang|de|Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573}} of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross ({{lang|de|Eisernes Kreuz}}), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross ({{lang|de|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.<ref name="RGBl. I S. 1573">{{Cite web|url=http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19390007&zoom=2&seite=00001573&ues=on&x=21&y=6|title=Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939|language=de|publisher=Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior)|access-date=21 February 2008|work=ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061438/http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19390007&zoom=2&seite=00001573&ues=on&x=21&y=6|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub}}), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment {{lang|de|Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849}} of 3 June 1940.<ref name="RGBl. I S. 849">{{Cite web|url=http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19400007&zoom=2&seite=00000849&ues=on&x=22&y=10|title=Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940|language=de|publisher=Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior)|access-date=21 February 2008|work=ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061438/http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19400007&zoom=2&seite=00000849&ues=on&x=22&y=10|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment {{lang|de|Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613}} of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern}}) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten}}).<ref name="RGBl. I S. 613">{{Cite web|url=http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19410007&zoom=2&seite=00000613&ues=on&x=14&y=9|title=Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941|language=de|publisher=Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior)|access-date=21 February 2008|work=ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061438/http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19410007&zoom=2&seite=00000613&ues=on&x=14&y=9|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten}}), based on the enactment {{lang|de|Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11}} of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.<ref name="RGBl. I S. 11">{{Cite web|url=http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19450007&zoom=2&seite=00000011&ues=on&x=14&y=10|title=Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944|language=de|publisher=Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior)|access-date=21 February 2008|work=ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331061438/http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19450007&zoom=2&seite=00000011&ues=on&x=14&y=10|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Recipients== {{Bar graph | title = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (A) | float = right | bar_width = 12 <!-- must be an unformatted number --> | width_units = em <!-- uses 'em' units by default --> | data_max = 118 | label_type = Service | data_type = Number of presentations | label1 = Heer | data1 = 79 | label2 = Kriegsmarine | data2 = 2 | label3 = Luftwaffe | data3 = 26 | label4 = Waffen-SS | data4 = 11 | col2_data_type = Posthumous presentations | col2_data_max = 11 | col2_data1 = 5 | col2_data2 = 0 | col2_data3 = 4 | col2_data4 = 2 }} The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=112}} Of the 118 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "A", nine were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 11 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 79 of the medals, two went to the Kriegsmarine, 26 to the Luftwaffe, and 11 to the Waffen-SS.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=113–118}}
{{legend2|#C0EFBA|This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br /> {{legend2|#e3d9ff|This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br /> {{legend2|#fbec5d;|This along with the ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br /> {{legend2|#ffdead|This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Service ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role and unit<ref name="Wehrmacht nomenclature" group="Note">For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.</ref> ! scope="col" | Date of award ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Image |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Adolf|Abel}} | Heer || <span style="display:none">15-H</span>''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} || Commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 364{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1943|September|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Josef|Abel|Josef Abel (soldier)}} | Heer || <span style="display:none">10-H</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} || ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 217{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1941|November|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Arnulf|Abele}} | Heer || <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} || Commander of the I./Reichsgrenadier-Regiment "Hoch und Deutschmeister"{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=113, 492}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Erich|Abraham}}+ | Heer || <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} || Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 230{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|November|13}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | Awarded 516th Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1944|June|26}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erich|Abraham|Erich Abraham (soldier)}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">12-H</span>''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|January|20}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | Killed in action 8 December 1943{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Herbert|Abratis}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">14-L</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | Leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|24}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | {{center|—}} | 100px|alt=A man wearing a peaked cap and military uniform with an Iron Cross displayed at the front of his uniform collar. |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Albrecht|Achilles|Albrecht Achilles (Korvettenkapitän)}} | Kriegsmarine | <span style="display:none">14-M</span>''Kapitänleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | Commander of {{GS|U-161|1941|2}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|January|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Georg|Ackermann|Georg Ackermann (pilot)}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">12-L</span>''Leutnant''{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Leutnant'' of the Reserves and ''Staffelkapitän'' and technical officer of the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor".{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}|name="Ackermann"|group="Note"}} | ''Staffelkapitän'' and technical officer in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}}<ref name="Ackermann" group="Note"/> | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Helmut|Adam}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">13-H</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 192{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|November|21}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Paul|Adam|Paul Adam (German soldier)}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">15-H</span>''Major'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 158{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|April|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=187}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wilhelm|Adam|Wilhelm Adam (politician)}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Adjutant of Armeeoberkommando 6 (Supreme Command of the 6th Army){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|December|17}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} | 100px |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Felix|Adamowitsch}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|20}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Miervaldis|Ādamsons}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">12-W</span>SS-''Untersturmführer''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Chief of the 6./Waffen Grenadier-Regiment 44 (lettische Nr. 6) der SS{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|25}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Horst|Ademeit}}+ | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">12-L</span>''Leutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|April|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Awarded 414th Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1944|March|2}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Paul|Adolff}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">14-L</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Leader of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|March|26}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Killed in action 17 July 1943{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=113}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Walter|Adolph}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">14-L</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | ''Gruppenkommandeur'' of the II./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|November|13}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Friedrich|Adrario}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Leader of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 272{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|26}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Josef-Hubert|Adrian}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">10-H</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 24{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Fritz|Aechtner}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">10-L</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Pilot and observer in the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as pilot and observer in the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 3.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|20}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Eckart|Afheldt}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">13-H</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Leader of the II./Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg"{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|17}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Egon|Aghta}}+ | Heer | <span style="display:none">13-H</span>''Oberleutnant'' (W) of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}}{{refn|The suffix W in brackets after the rank denotes a ''Feuerwerker'' (pyrotechnician).{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=29}}|group="Note"}} | Leader of a bomb disposal commando in the Luftgaukommando III Berlin{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|3}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Awarded 778th Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinrich-Wilhelm|Ahnert}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">10-L</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 52{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=114, 482}}{{refn|According to Scherzer in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}}|group="Note"}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|August|23}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | Killed in action 23 August 1942{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=188}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Albert|Ahrens}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">10-H</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 31{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|July|25}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hinrich|Ahrens}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">06-H</span>''Unteroffizier''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Gun commander in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 1141{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wilhelm|Ahrens|dab=officer}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Commander of the III.(Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 17{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|May|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Reinhard|Aigen}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">10-L</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Board mechanic in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 4{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|June|9}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Killed in action 19 September 1943{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hermann|Alber}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">03-W</span>SS-''Sturmmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Company messenger in the 9./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20 "Hohenstaufen"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|16}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Killed in action 2 August 1944{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Robert|Alber}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 201{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=114, 482}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|September|7}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hans-Wilhelm|Albers}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 1 "Afrika"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|May|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wilhelm|Albert|Wilhelm Albert (Wehrmacht officer)}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Company chief in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 35{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Otto|Alberts}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 501{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|December|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Died of wounds 10 December 1943{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Egon|Albrecht|Egon Albrecht-Lemke}}{{refn|According to Scherzer last name is Albrecht-Lemke.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}|group="Note"}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">13-L</span>''Oberleutnant'' | ''Staffelführer'' of the 9./Zerstörergeschwader 76{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 6./Zerstörergeschwader 1.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|May|22}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | 100px|alt=A man wearing a military uniform with various military decorations including an Iron Cross displayed at the front of his uniform collar. |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Fritz|Albrecht}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the defensive sector of Magdeburg{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|April|19}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kurt|Albrecht|Kurt Albrecht (Artillery officer)}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 172{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|November|3}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kurt|Albrecht|dab=infantry officer}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 948{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=189}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Oskar|Albrecht}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">06-H</span>''Unteroffizier''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | ''Geschützführer'' (gun layer) in the 14.(Jäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 15{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=114, 482}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|July|24}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#ffdead;" | {{sortname|Willy|Albrecht}}?{{refn|No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Willy Albrecht's case was never processed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). It is incomprehensible what evidence exists and who accepted him as a Knight's Cross recipient.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=117}}|group="Note"}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=117}} | Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 734{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=117}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=114}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|May|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=117}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rudolf|Albust}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">04-H</span>''Obergefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | ''Richtschütze'' (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 129{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|December|19}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ernst|Alex}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">10-H</span>''Oberwachtmeister''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 243{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|August|1}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinz|Allersmeier}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">15-H</span>''Major'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | Leader of the Feldersatz-Bataillon 181{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as leader of the Feldersatz-Bataillon 81.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Friedrich|Allmacher}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 366{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|March|7}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Karl|Allmendinger}}+ | Heer | <span style="display:none">18-H</span>''Generalmajor''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | Commander of the 5. Infanterie-Division{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=115, 483}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|July|17}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | Awarded 153rd Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1942|December|13}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Alm}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 353{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|August|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Friedrich|Alpers}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">15-L</span>''Major''{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Major'' of the Reserves.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}|group="Note"}} | Commander of Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 4{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|October|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Eduard|Altacher}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | Leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|November|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl-Heinz|Altermann}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">13-H</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gustav|Altmann}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">13-L</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | Leader of Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm Abteilung "Koch"{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|May|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=190}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rudolf|Altstadt}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 380{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|May|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gustav|Alvermann}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Chief of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 47{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|May|26}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Herbert|Amann}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">13-H</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 905{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|10}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Died of wounds 12 January 1944{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Paul|Amann}}{{refn|According to Scherzer name is Paul Ammann who had received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as ''Oberfeldwebel'' and pilot and oberserver in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever".{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}}|name="Amann"|group="Note"}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">10-L</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Observer in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=115, 483}}<ref name="Amann" group="Note"/> | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dr. Lothar|Ambrosius|Lothar Ambrosius}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Leader of Divisions-Kampfgruppe 268{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=115, 483}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|January|24}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anton|Ameiser}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">15-W</span>SS-''Sturmbannführer'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Leader of SS Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Regiment 52 "Ungarn"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|November|1}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Günter|Amelung}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">12-H</span>''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Leader of the 5./Schnelle Abteilung 123{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|January|15}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinz-Günter|Amelung}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">14-L</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|July|15}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Siegfried|Amerkamp}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">04-H</span>''Obergefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Machine gunner and deputy group leader in the Sturmkompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 459{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=115}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|November|22}}{{refn|According to Scherzer on 24 November 1943.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}}|group="Note"}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Fritz|Amling}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">09-H</span>''Wachtmeister''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|December|11}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Franz|Ammann}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">12-H</span>''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Leader of 5./Grenadier-Regiment 256{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=116, 483}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|August|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hermann|Ammer}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">13-H</span>''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 62{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=116, 483}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|October|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=191}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#ffdead;" | {{sortname|Joachim von|Amsberg|Joachim von Amsberg (colonel)}}?{{refn|The nomination by the troop was rejected on 9 May 1945 by the commanding officer of the ''Außenstelle'' of the ''Heerespersonalamt'' (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office)—Oberst Goecke—because the intermittent commanding officers of Joachim von Amsberg had <u>not</u> approved the nomination. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1981 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 6 May 1945". The presentation date was later changed again by Fellgiebel to 9 May 1945. Von Amsberg was a member of the AKCR.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=117}}|group="Note"}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst'' | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|May|9}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Roberts|Ancāns}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">12-W</span>Waffen-''Untersturmführer''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Leader of Waffen Feld Ersatz-Bataillon der SS Nr. 19{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as leader of the ''Divisionskampfschule'' (divisions combat school) of the 19. Waffen-Grenadier-Division of the SS (lettische Nr. 2).{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|25}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Carl|Anders}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 484{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|May|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Friedrich|Anders}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">10-H</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|August|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Richard|Anders}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">13-L</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Pilot in the 11.(H)/Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 12{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as pilot in the Nahaufklärungs-Staffel 11.(H)/12.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|July|27}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kurt|Andersen|Kurt Andersen (general)}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">17-L</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Commander of Flak-Regiment 153{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|December|23}}{{refn|According to Scherzer on 21 December 1942.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}}|group="Note"}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Friedrich|Anding}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">12-H</span>''Leutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Adjudant of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|May|8}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anton|Andorfer}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">13-L</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | ''Staffelführer'' of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|March|26}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wolf|Andreae}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Commander of Werfer-Regiment 71{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|June|24}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Harry|Andree}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">15-H</span>''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 504{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|May|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ernst|Andres}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">13-L</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 2{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|April|20}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hans|Andres}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">04-H</span>''Obergefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | 1st machine gunner in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|May|4}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | Died of wounds 25 March 1944{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Otto|Angel}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">06-H</span>''Unteroffizier'' of the Reserves{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Unteroffizier'' and not as Unteroffizier of the Reserves.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}}|group="Note"}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 6{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|15}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=192}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Maximilian de|Angelis}}+ | Heer | <span style="display:none">19-H</span>''Generalleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|February|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Awarded 323rd Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1943|November|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinz|Angelmaier}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Leader of the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 279{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Günther|Angern}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Commander of the 11. Schützen-Brigade{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|August|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} | 100px |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Angerstein}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">17-L</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | ''Geschwaderkommodore'' of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|November|2}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Günther|Anhalt}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">17-W</span>SS-''Standartenführer'' and ''Oberst'' of the ''Schupo''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Commander of SS-Polizei-Regiment 2{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|August|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wilhelm|Anhalt}} | Kriegsmarine | <span style="display:none">14-M</span>''Kapitänleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Chief of the 4. Räumbootflottille{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|July|3}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Udo|Anneken}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">12-H</span>''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Leader of the 1./Füsilier-Bataillon 83{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=116}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|June|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Žanis|Ansons}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">10-W</span>Waffen-''Hauptscharführer''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./Waffen Grenadier-Regiment 44 der SS{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./Waffen Grenadier-Regiment 44 der SS (lettische Nr. 6).{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Werner|Anton}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">18-L</span>''Generalmajor''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Commander of the 6. Flak-Division (motorized){{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|June|11}}{{refn|According to Scherzer on 9 June 1944.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}}|group="Note"}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Wilhelm|Antrup}}+ | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">14-L</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|November|13}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Awarded 655th Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1944|November|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wilhelm von|Apell}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">18-H</span>''Generalmajor''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | Commander of the 9. Schützen-Brigade{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|May|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=193}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Fedor|Apelt}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 102{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|8}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kārlis|Aperāts}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">16-W</span>Waffen-''Obersturmbannführer''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 32 (lettische Nr. 1) der SS{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=117, 483}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|September|21}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} |<!-- Deleted image removed: 100px --> |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Willy|Apitz}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">04-H</span>''Obergefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Radio/wireless operator in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 81{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|January|1}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl-Arthur|Apitzsch}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">13-H</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | ''Vorgeschobener Beobachter'' (artillery observer) in the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|November|4}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Died in a Soviet POW camp in 1943{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kurt|Arendt}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 5{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|24}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Killed in action 9 January 1945{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Velten|Arendt}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}}|group="Note"}} | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 36{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#fbec5d;" align="left" | {{sortname|Peter|Arent|nolink=1}}!{{refn|According to Fellgiebel Peter Arent is delisted without reason.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=483}}|group="Note"}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">10-L</span>''Oberfeldwebel'' | Pioneer ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|December|4}}* | Killed in action 3 December 1942{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}} | 100px|alt=A man wearing a military uniform. |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Alexander von|Arentschildt}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Chief of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 67{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|August|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Josef|Armberger}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">13-W</span>SS-''Obersturmführer''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Chief of the 8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=115, 483}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|31}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Killed in action 20 August 1944{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Fritz|Arndt|Fritz Arndt (soldier)}}+ | Heer | <span style="display:none">04-H</span>''Obergefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Machine gunner in the Stabskompanie/Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 32{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|March|31}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Awarded 678th Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Johannes|Arndt}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">16-H</span>''Oberstleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 391{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Karl|Arndt}}+ | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 511{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=115, 483}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|January|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Awarded 719th Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|1}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hans-Jürgen von|Arnim}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">19-H</span>''Generalleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | Commander of the 17. Panzer-Division{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|September|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=194}} | {{center|—}} | 100px|alt=A man wearing peaked cap and a military uniform. |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Arning}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 24{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|October|11}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Friedrich|Arnold|Friedrich Arnold (soldier)}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">13-H</span>''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 237{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|November|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Helmut|Arpke}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">09-L</span>''Feldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Member of Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm Abteilung "Koch"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|May|13}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | 100px|alt=A man wearing a military uniform with an Iron Cross displayed at the front of his uniform collar. |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dietrich|Ascher}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">12-H</span>''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 259{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Willi|Ascherfeld}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 926{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=117}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Alois|Assmann}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">04-H</span>''Obergefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | ''Richtschütze'' (gunner) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 61{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|September|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dr. med.dent. Walter|Assmann|Walter Assmann}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">18-H</span>''Generalmajor''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Commander of the 101. Jäger-Division{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | 100px|alt=A man wearing a military uniform. |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Franz-Xaver|Attenberger}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">05-H</span>''Stabsgefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Driver in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 114{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=118, 483}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|21}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Georg|Audenrieth}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">05-H</span>''Stabsgefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Group leader in the 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Paul|Audorff}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">16-H</span>''Oberstleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 754{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|May|13}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Auer|Karl Auer (SS officer)}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">14-W</span>SS-''Hauptsturmführer''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Leader of the I./SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|31}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinz|Auert}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">12-H</span>''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=195}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hans-Heinz|Augenstein}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">13-L</span>''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | ''Staffelführer'' of the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|June|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Franz|Augsberger}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">18-W</span>SS-''Brigadeführer'' and ''Generalmajor'' of the Waffen-SS{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | Commander of the 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische Nr. 1){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|8}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{center|—}} | 100px |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Andreas von|Aulock}}+ | Heer | <span style="display:none">17-H</span>''Oberst''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 226{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|November|6}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | Awarded 551st Oak Leaves {{dts|format=dmy|1944|August|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hans|Austen}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">14-H</span>''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 487{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|December|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Johannes|Austermann}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">15-H</span>''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1146{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#ffdead;" | {{sortname|Adolf|Ax}}?{{refn|Adolf Ax's nomination shows no indication that the request had been processed or granted, not even an entry date is noted. The nomination list indicates that the request was filed on 28 April 1945. A ''Heerespersonalamt'' (HPA—Army Staff Office) nomination with the number 5092 had been created. The nomination, according to the book "''Verliehene Ritterkreuze''" (Awarded Knight Crosses), was forwarded to the HPA on 25 April 1945. No proof exists that the Knight's Cross was awarded. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1981 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 9 May 1945". Ax was member of the AKCR.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=117}}|group="Note"}} | Waffen-SS | <span style="display:none">17-W</span>SS-''Oberführer'' | Leader of the 15. Waffen Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr. 1){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|May|9}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erich|Axthammer}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">09-L</span>''Feldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | Pilot in the Stab/Schlachtgeschwader 10{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|April|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Walther von|Axthelm}} | Luftwaffe | <span style="display:none">18-L</span>''Generalmajor''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | Commanding general of the I. Flak-Korps{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|September|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{center|—}} | 100px|alt=Man in uniform |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Fritz|Axtmann}} | Heer | <span style="display:none">10-H</span>''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | Company troop leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 20 (motorized){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=118}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|August|25}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=196}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |}
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==References== ===Citations=== {{Reflist}}
===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |author-link=:de:Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-year=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=de |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 }} * {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |language=de |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Williamson |first1=Gordon |author-link1=Gordon Williamson (writer) |last2=Bujeiro |first2=Ramiro |year=2004 |title=Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves Recipients 1939–40 |location=Oxford, UK |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-641-6 }}
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==External links== *{{Cite web|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes|work=Lexikon der Wehrmacht|url=http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Orden/Ritterkreuz/IndexRK.htm|language=de|access-date=2 January 2011|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926230022/http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Orden/Ritterkreuz/IndexRK.htm|url-status=live}} *{{Cite web|title=Das Bundesarchiv|work=Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau|url=https://www.bundesarchiv.de/bundesarchiv/dienstorte/freiburg/index.html.en|access-date=2 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229195453/http://www.bundesarchiv.de/bundesarchiv/dienstorte/freiburg/index.html.en|archive-date=29 December 2010}}
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