List of Knight's Cross of The Iron Cross Recipients of The Kriegsmarine - Knight's Cross With Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross With Oak Leaves

The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. The last officially announced number for the Oak Leaves was 843. Higher numbers are unofficial and therefore denoted in brackets. The list is initially sorted by the chronological number assigned to the recipient.

Number Name Rank Unit Date of award Notes
005 !5 Prien, GüntherGünther Prien Kapitänleutnant commander of U-47 01940-10-2020 October 1940 Missing in action 7 March 1941
006 !6 Kretschmer, OttoOtto Kretschmer Kapitänleutnant commander of U-99 01940-11-044 November 1940 Awarded 5th Swords 26 December 1941
007 !7 Schepke, JoachimJoachim Schepke Kapitänleutnant commander of U-100 01940-12-011 December 1940 Killed in action 17 March 1941
013 !13 Liebe, HeinrichHeinrich Liebe Kapitänleutnant commander of U-38 01941-06-1010 June 1941 at the same time promoted to Korvettenkapitän
014 !14 Endrass, EngelbertEngelbert Endrass Oberleutnant zur See commander of U-46 01941-06-1010 June 1941 Killed in action 21 December 1941
015 !15 Schultze, HerbertHerbert Schultze Kapitänleutnant commander of U-48 01941-06-1212 June 1941
023 !23 Schutze, Viktor Hermann OttoViktor Hermann Otto Schütze Korvettenkapitän commander of U-103 01941-07-1414 July 1941
040 !40 Krüder, Ernst-FelixErnst-Felix Krüder Kapitän zur See commander of auxiliary cruiser Pinguin (HSK-5) 01941-11-1515 November 1941* Killed in action 8 May 1941
045 !45 Rogge, BernhardBernhard Rogge Kapitän zur See commander of auxiliary cruiser Atlantis (HSK-2) 01941-12-3131 December 1941
051 !51 Lehmann-Willenbrock, HeinrichHeinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock Kapitänleutnant commander of U-96 01941-12-3131 December 1941
056 !56 Suhren, ReinhardReinhard Suhren Oberleutnant zur See commander of U-564 01941-12-3131 December 1941 Awarded 18th Swords 1 September 1942
087 !87 Topp, ErichErich Topp Kapitänleutnant commander of U-552 01942-04-1111 April 1942 Awarded 17th Swords 17 August 1942
089 !89 Hardegen, ReinhardReinhard Hardegen Kapitänleutnant commander of U-123 01942-04-2323 April 1942
104 !104 Mützelburg, RolfRolf Mützelburg Kapitänleutnant commander of U-203 01942-07-1515 July 1942 Killed on active service 11 September 1942
105 !105 Schnee, AdalbertAdalbert Schnee Kapitänleutnant commander of U-201 01942-07-1515 July 1942
123 !123 Scholtz, KlausKlaus Scholtz Korvettenkapitän commander of U-108 01942-09-1010 September 1942
125 !125 Bleichrodt, HeinrichHeinrich Bleichrodt Kapitänleutnant commander of U-109 01942-09-2323 September 1942
142 !142 Lüth, WolfgangWolfgang Lüth Kapitänleutnant commander of U-181 01942-11-1313 November 1942 Awarded 29th Swords 15 April 1943
7th Diamonds 9 August 1943
143 !143 Töniges, WernerWerner Töniges Kapitänleutnant commander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootsflottille 01942-11-1313 November 1942
147 !147 Merten, Karl-FriedrichKarl-Friedrich Merten Korvettenkapitän commander of U-68 01942-11-1616 November 1942
158 !158 Ruckteschell, Helmuth vonHelmuth von Ruckteschell Kapitän zur See commander of auxiliary cruiser Michel (HSK-9) 01942-12-2323 December 1942
171 !171 Guggenberger, FriedrichFriedrich Guggenberger Kapitänleutnant commander of U-81 01943-01-088 January 1943
177 !177 Mohr, JohannJohann Mohr Kapitänleutnant commander of U-124 01943-01-1313 January 1943 Killed in action 2 April 1943
208 !208 Lassen, GeorgGeorg Lassen Kapitänleutnant commander of U-160 01943-03-077 March 1943
223 !223 Dönitz, KarlKarl Dönitz Großadmiral Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine 01943-04-066 April 1943
224 !224 Brandi, AlbrechtAlbrecht Brandi Korvettenkapitän commander of U-617 01943-04-1111 April 1943 Awarded 66th Swords 9 May 1944
22nd Diamonds 24 November 1944
225 !225 Kamptz, Gerhard vonGerhard von Kamptz Fregattenkapitän chief of the 8. Räumbootflottille 01943-04-1414 April 1943
226 !226 Wuppermann, SiegfriedSiegfried Wuppermann Oberleutnant zur See commander of Schnellboot S-56 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille 01943-04-1414 April 1943
234 !234 Bulow, Otto vonOtto von Bülow Kapitänleutnant commander of U-404 01943-04-2626 April 1943
249 !249 Kemnade, FriedrichFriedrich Kemnade Korvettenkapitän chief of the 3. Schnellbootflottille 01943-05-2727 May 1943
250 !250 Gysae, RobertRobert Gysae Kapitänleutnant commander of U-177 01943-05-3131 May 1943
256 !256 Emmermann, CarlCarl Emmermann Kapitänleutnant commander of U-172 01943-07-044 July 1943
257 !257 Henke, WernerWerner Henke Kapitänleutnant commander of U-515 01943-07-044 July 1943 Killed as prisoner of war on 15 June 1944
326 !326 Christiansen, GeorgGeorg Christiansen Korvettenkapitän chief of the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01943-11-1313 November 1943
330 !330 Brill, Karl-FriedrichDr.-Ing. Karl-Friedrich Brill Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves commander of Minenschiff "Juminda" and leader of a Minensuch-Gruppe 01943-11-1818 November 1943* Killed in action 22 October 1943
361 !361 Klug, Bernd-GeorgBernd-Georg Klug Korvettenkapitän chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille 01944-01-011 January 1944
362 !362 Feldt, KlausKlaus Feldt Korvettenkapitän chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille 01944-01-011 January 1944
387 !387 Breithaupt, FritzFritz Breithaupt Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves chief of the 24. Minensuchflottille 01944-02-1010 February 1944 Killed in flying accident on 25 December 1944
461 !461 Pollmann, OttoOtto Pollmann Oberleutnant zur See commander of U-Jäger 2210 01944-04-2525 April 1944
499 !499 Petersen, RudolfRudolf Petersen Kapitän zur See Führer der Schnellboote 01944-06-1313 June 1944
500 !500 Mirbach, Gotz Freiherr vonGötz Freiherr von Mirbach Kapitänleutnant chief of the 9. Schnellbootflottille 01944-06-1414 June 1944
523 !523 Palmgreen, KarlKarl Palmgreen Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves chief of the 38. Minensuchflottille 01944-07-1111 July 1944
524 !524 Hoffmann, HeinrichHeinrich Hoffmann Korvettenkapitän chief of the 5. Torpedobootflottille 01944-07-1111 July 1944
577 !577 Seuss, RichardRichard Seuss Oberleutnant of the Reserves chief of the Marine Küstenbatterie "Île de Cézembre" (Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 608) 01944-09-022 September 1944
583 !583 Kahler, OttoOtto Kähler Konteradmiral Seekommandant Festung Brest 01944-09-1515 September 1944
614 !614 Krancke, TheodorTheodor Krancke Admiral commander in chief Marine-Gruppenkommando West 01944-10-1818 October 1944
645 !645 Hartmann, WernerWerner Hartmann Kapitän zur See Führer der U-Boote im Mittelmeer, commander of U-198 01944-11-055 November 1944
659 !659 Hoßfeld, HansHans Hoßfeld Korvettenkapitän Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 531 01944-11-2525 November 1944* Killed in action 19 November 1944
823 !823 Burchardi, TheodorTheodor Burchardi Admiral Kommandierender Admiral östliche Ostsee 01945-04-088 April 1945
824 !824 Thiele, AugustAugust Thiele Vizeadmiral commander of Kampfgruppe "Thiele" 01945-04-088 April 1945
852 !(852) Thomsen, RolfRolf Thomsen Kapitänleutnant commander of U-1202 01945-04-2929 April 1945
853 !(853) Lange, Hans-GüntherHans-Günther Lange Kapitänleutnant commander of U-711 01945-04-2929 April 1945
866 !(866) Blanc, Adalbert vonAdalbert von Blanc? Fregattenkapitän Führer 9. Marine-Sicherungs-Division 01945-05-1010 May 1945

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