List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (X–Z)

{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{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 received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe 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 104 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts in the range of "X" to "Z".{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=455–460}} Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 2 of these listings.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=186}} The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

==Background== The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, {{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 |format=PDF |work=ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek}} </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 |format=PDF |work=ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek }}</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 |format=PDF |work=ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek }}</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 |format=PDF |work=ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek }}</ref>

==Recipients== 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 104 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts in the range of "X" to "Z", only Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander{{'}}s last name starts with "X". Of these 104 recipients, eleven were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; seven presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received seventy-four of the medals, three went to the Kriegsmarine, twenty-three to the Luftwaffe, and four to the Waffen-SS.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=455–460}} 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.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=102–111}}

{{legend2|#C0EFBA|This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#e3d9ff|This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{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}}

===Last name starting with "X"=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;" |- ! scope="col" width="200" | Name ! scope="col" width="80" | Service ! scope="col" width="140" | Rank ! scope="col" | 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" width="130" | Date of award ! scope="col" width="180" | Notes ! scope="col" width="100" | Image |- ! scope="row" | Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander | Heer | ''Generalleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | Chief of the Generalstab of HeeresGruppe Mitte{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | 20 February 1945*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | Killed in airplane crash 15 February 1945{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}} | {{center|—}} |}

===Last name starting with "Z"=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! scope="col" width="200" | Name ! scope="col" width="80" | Service ! scope="col" width="140" | Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role and unit<ref name="Wehrmacht nomenclature" group="Note"/> ! scope="col" width="130" | Date of award ! scope="col" class="unsortable" width="180" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Image |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Edel-Heinrich|Zachariae-Lingenthal}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 15{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|September|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erich|Zähr||Zaehr, Erich}} | Luftwaffe | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 172{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|December|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Alfred|Zahn}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 96{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|March|17}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Dr. rer. oec. Eberhard|Zahn|Eberhard Zahn}}+ | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 33{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=455, 509}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|June|30}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | Awarded 204th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=801}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hilmar|Zahn}} | Luftwaffe | 13-L''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Chief of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|June|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Lothar|Zahn}} | Heer | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|October|2}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Willi|Zahn}} | Heer | 10-H''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzer-Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|July|18}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Killed in action 16 July 1943{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Helmut|Zander}} | Heer | 16-H''Oberstleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 60{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|April|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Gustav-Adolf von|Zangen}}+ | Heer | 17-HOberst{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 88 and leader of the 17. Infanterie-Division{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as commander of Infanterie-Regiment 88.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|January|15}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Awarded 647th Oak Leaves 5 November 1944{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | 100px |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Albert|Zapf}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Leader of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Robert-Richard|Zapp}} | Kriegsmarine | 15-M''Korvettenkapitän''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Commander of {{GS|U-66|1940|2}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=455}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|April|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | 100px |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Max|Zastrow}} | Heer | 03-H''Gefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Machine gunner in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 81{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|March|6}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Franz|Zauner|Franz Zauner (pilot)}} | Luftwaffe | 15-L''Major''{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Hauptmann''.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}}|group="Note"}} | ''Gruppenkommandeur'' of the III./Kampfgeschwader 54{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Paul|Zebhauser}} | Luftwaffe | 10-L''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Pilot in the 16./Transportgeschwader 1{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|November|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Konrad|Zecherle}} | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 90{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=456, 509}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|May|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|August|Zehender}}+ | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-''Obersturmbannführer''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 "Florian Geyer"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=456, 509}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 2.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|March|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | Awarded 722nd Oak Leaves 1 February 1945{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=802}} | 100px |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Eugen|Zehnder}} | Heer | 06-H''Oberjäger''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Group leader in the 1./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|March|7}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Markus|Zeidler}} | Luftwaffe | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 600{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|May|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Robert|Zeiher}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Leader of the 1./SS-Grenadier-Regiment "Radolfzell"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=456, 509}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./SS-Regiment "Radolfzell", mobilized part of the SS-''Unterführer Schule'' "Radolfzell" (189. Infanterie-Division).{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kurt|Zeitzler}} | Heer | 17-H''Oberst im Generalstab'' (in the General Staff){{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Chief of the general staff of the Panzer-Gruppe 1{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|May|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|100px}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Franz|Zejdlik}} | Heer | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 51{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|October|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ernst|Zeller}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Leader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 114{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|November|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Konrad|Zeller}}+ | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 380{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|January|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Awarded 495th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Willy|Zeller}} | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant''{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Leutnant'' of the Reserves.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}}|group="Note"}} | Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 380{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|7}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Johann|Zellner}} | Luftwaffe | 09-L''Feldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|July|20}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Zellner}} | Luftwaffe | 09-L''Feldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|29}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Killed in flying accident 13 September 1943{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Walter|Zellot}} | Luftwaffe | 12-L''Leutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|September|3}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Friedrich|Zempel}} | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | Leader of the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 112{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|May|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=803}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Johann|Zemsky}}+ | Luftwaffe | 14-L''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | ''Gruppenkommandeur'' of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|February|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Awarded 117th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Franz|Zenker}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 (L).{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|September|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gottfried|Zepf}} | Heer | 10-H''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|November|26}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Alois|Zepner}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 38{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=456}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|September|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erich|Zepper}} | Waffen-SS | 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Deputy leader of the 2./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as leader of the 2./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland".{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|December|2}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erich|Zernin}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 11{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|September|13}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Killed in action 13 August 1943{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jakob|Zerth}} | Heer | 03-H''Gefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Deputy group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 467{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|April|21}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rudolf|Zettler}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Commander of the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|October|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Friedrich|Zickwolff}} | Heer | 19-H''Generalleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Commander of the 113. Infanterie-Division{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|June|2}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Günter|Zieger}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 600{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|8}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Arthur|Ziegler}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 974{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=457, 509}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 974.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|August|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=804}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gerhard-Georg|Ziegler}} | Heer | 16-H''Oberstleutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 353{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|February|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinz|Ziegler}} | Heer | 19-H''Generalleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Stab of Heeresgruppe Afrika{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=457, 509}}{{refn|According to Scherzer in the Stab of the 5. Panzer-Armee and leader of a Kampfgruppe.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|April|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Joachim|Ziegler}}+ | Waffen-SS | 18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|September|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Awarded (848th) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Ziegler|Karl Ziegler (officer)}} | Heer | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 207{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|April|8}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Werner|Ziegler}}+ | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 186{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|December|31}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Awarded 121st Oak Leaves 8 September 1942 102nd Swords 23 October 1944{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Leonhard|Ziehr}} | Luftwaffe | 10-L''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Pilot in the 13./Transportgeschwader 1{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Alfred|Ziemann}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Chief of the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 93{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|January|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Ernst|Ziemer}}+ | Heer | 10-H''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) of 15./Infanterie-Regiment 94{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|pp=457, 509}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) of 15.(Radfahr)/Infanterie-Regiment 94.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|December|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Awarded 317th Oak Leaves 2 November 1943{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Otto|Zierach}} | Luftwaffe | 13-L''Oberleutnant''{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves and Ia (operations officer) of the Luftlande-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch".{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}}|group="Note"|name="Zierach"}} | Glider pilot in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}<ref group="Note" name="Zierach"/> | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|May|15}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | At the same time promoted to ''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Zierhofer}} | Heer | 03-H''Gefreiter''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Machine gunner in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erwin|Zilger}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 186{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|August|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=805}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Zillich}} | Luftwaffe | 13-L''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Observer in the Stab of II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|July|20}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Died from wounds on 14 April 1944{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=457}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl-Heinz|Zillies}} | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 8 (motorized){{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|11}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erich|Zillmann}} | Heer | 11-H''Stabswachtmeister''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 245{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|August|8}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Karl|Zimmer|Karl Zimmer (officer)}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Deputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Richard|Zimmer|Richard Zimmer (general)}} | Heer | 19-H''Generalleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Commander 17. Infanterie-Division{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ernst|Zimmermann}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 105{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|May|21}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Fritz|Zimmermann|Fritz Zimmermann (Luftwaffe)}} | Luftwaffe | 14-L''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Commander of the I.(gem.)/Flaksturm-Regiment 241 (motorized){{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|August|8}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Died from wounds on 7 June 1944{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hans|Zimmermann|Hans Zimmermann (officer)}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|January|22}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Herbert|Zimmermann|Herbert Zimmermann (officer)}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 225{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | style="background:#e3d9ff;" align="left" | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|12}}*{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Killed in action 29 October 1944{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Herbert|Zimmermann|Herbert Zimmermann (football commentator)}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 36{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|April|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hermann|Zimmermann}} | Heer | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 3{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|September|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=806}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jacob|Zimmermann}}{{refn|According to Scherzer name is spelled Jakob Zimmermann.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}}|group="Note"}} | Heer | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | Leader of the Grenadier-Regiment 509{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|1}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jakob|Zimmermann}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|July|31}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manfred|Zimmermann}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Hauptmann''.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}}|group="Note"}} | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|May|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Oskar|Zimmermann}} | Luftwaffe | 12-L''Leutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{refn|According to Scherzer on 24 October 1944 as ''Staffelführer'' in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}}|group="Note"|name="Zimmermann"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|29}}<ref group="Note" name="Zimmermann"/> | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Otto|Zimmermann|Otto Zimmermann (soldier)}} | Heer | 09-H''Feldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 504{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 504.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|March|26}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Robert|Zimmermann|Robert Zimmermann (officer)}} | Luftwaffe | 14-L''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 29 (motorized){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 29.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|April|1}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Walter|Zimmermann|Walter Zimmermann (soldier)}} | Heer | 10-H''Oberwachtmeister''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | ''Vorgeschobener Beobachter'' (forward observer) in the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 205{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|February|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Willy|Zimmermann}} | Heer | 09-H''Feldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 80{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | 100px |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|August|Zingel}} | Waffen-SS | 06-WSS-''Unterscharführer''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | Shock troops leader in the Kampfgruppe "Krauth" n the 15./Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|October|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ludwig|Zinsser}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | Leader of the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 148{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|November|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|[Dr.] Franz|Zintl|Franz Zintl}}<ref name="[Dr.]" group="Note">The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.</ref> | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | Leader of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 206{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|July|6}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | 100px |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kuno|Zipfel}} | Heer | 09-H''Feldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 1./Jäger-Regiment 56{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|September|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=807}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Willibald|Zipfel}} | Luftwaffe | 09-L''Feldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | Radio operator in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|6}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Carl|Ziran}} | Heer | 06-H''Unteroffizier''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 461{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|November|29}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wilhelm|Zischka}} | Heer | 09-H''Wachtmeister''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | ''Vorgeschobener Beobachter'' (forward observer) in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 41 (motorized){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=458}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|October|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kurt|Zitzen}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|August|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Alois|Zmugg}} | Heer | 06-H''Unteroffizier''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | In the 3./Schützen-Regiment 114{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|October|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Horst|Zobel}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | Commander of the Panzer-Abteilung in the Panzer-Division "Müncheberg"{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as commander of Panzer-Abteilung "Müncheberg".{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|April|14}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinz|Zöllner||Zoellner, Heinz}} | Luftwaffe | 14-L''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|April|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erhard|Zoll}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 437{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as 14./Grenadier-Regiment 437.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gerhard|Zonewitz}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 151{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|December|4}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#ffdead;" | {{sortname|Gerhard|Zoppoth}}?{{refn|Gerhard Zoppoth's nomination was submitted to the ''Heerespersonalamt'' (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 15 April 1945. ''Major'' Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination on 16 April 1945. The book of "''Verliehene Ritterkreuze''" (Awarded Knight Crosses) contains an entry under Nr. 5142 "Knight's Cross yes" and another entry "deferred". The nomination was forwarded to General Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin for approval by the Führer. The file contains no further evidence of the approval or presentation of the award. The registry containing the approved or rejected nominations or deferred nominations contains his file card. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel. Zoppoth is a member of the AKCR.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=186}}|group="Note"}} | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant'' | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 732{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|May|9}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Eduard|Zorn}}+ | Heer | 17-H''Oberst im Generalstab'' (in the General Staff){{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | Leader of the 189. Infanterie-Division{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|25}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | Awarded 739th Oak Leaves 16 February 1945{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gerhard|Zorn}} | Heer | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 159{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=808}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Hans|Zorn}}+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Commander of the 20. Infanterie-Division (motorized){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|July|27}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Awarded 291st Oak Leaves 3 September 1943{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|100px}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Paul|Zorner}}+ | Luftwaffe | 14-L''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|June|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Awarded 588th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinrich|Zubrod}} | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Company leader in the Grenadier-Regiment 1213{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|January|18}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hermann|Zühlsdorff||Zuehlsdorff, Hermann}} | Heer | 10-H''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 94{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|January|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Erich|Zürn||Zuern, Erich}} | Kriegsmarine | 13-M''Oberleutnant'' (Ing.){{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Chief engineer on {{GS|U-48|1939|2}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|April|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rudolf|Zürn||Zuern, Rudolf}} | Heer | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 65{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1940|June|16}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hermann|Zürner||Zuerner, Hermann}} | Heer | 13-H''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|28}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Günter|Zugehör}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 19 (motorized){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1941|September|12}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hugo|Zumfelde}} | Heer | 14-H''Hauptmann'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 546{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|December|9}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#ffdead;" | {{sortname|Alfred|Zurin}}?{{refn|Alfred Zurin's nomination was submitted to the ''Heerespersonalamt'' (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 16 April 1945. ''Major'' Joachim Domaschk approved the nomination on 17 April 1945 and forwarded to Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin as a HPA nomination carrying the id Nr. 5076 on 18 April. Neither the registry of contemporary nominations, nor the book "''Verliehene Ritterkreuze''" (Awarded Knight Crosses), nor the original nominations contains any evidence of the approval or of the presentation of the award. The nomination remained unprocessed at the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=186}}|group="Note"}} | Heer | 12-H''Leutnant'' | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 189{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|May|9}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Walter|Zurmöhle}} | Luftwaffe | 13-H''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Chief of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 6 (L){{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|April|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Eugen-Ludwig|Zweigart}} | Luftwaffe | 10-L''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|January|22}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=809}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Franz|Zwer}} | Heer | 10-H''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 530{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=459}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 53.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}}|group="Note"}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1944|April|6}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#C0EFBA" align="left" | {{sortname|Josef|Zwernemann}}+ | Luftwaffe | 10-L''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | Pilot in 7./Jagdgeschwader 52{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=460}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1942|June|23}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | Awarded 141st Oak Leaves 31 October 1942{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | {{center|100px|alt=Man in uniform, with order around his neck}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rudi|Zwesken}} | Luftwaffe | 10-L''Oberfeldwebel''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 300{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=460}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|March|21}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hans|Zwickenpflug}} | Heer | 15-H''Major''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=460}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|April|5}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heinrich|Zwipf}} | Luftwaffe | 14-L''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=460}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1943|December|31}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Felix|Zymalkowski}} | Kriegsmarine | 15-M''Korvettenkapitän''{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | Chief of the 8. Schnellbootflottille{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=460}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1945|April|10}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=810}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |}

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==References== ===Citations=== {{Reflist|25em}}

===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |author-link=:de:Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |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 Miltaer-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 }} {{Refend}}

==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}} *{{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|df=dmy-all}}

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