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 |
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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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