List of Knight's Cross of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves Recipients (1942) - Recipients of 1942

Recipients of 1942

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Year Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
1940 7 0
1941 50 3
1942 111 7
1943 192 17
1944 328 46
1945 194 19

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW—Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air force) and for the Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade. The sequential numbers greater than 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses. The recipients are ordered chronologically and numbered by the official sequential number assigned by the OKW. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was awarded.

This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was awarded posthumously.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.

Number Name Service Rank Role and unit Date of award Notes Image
58 Boddien, Oskar vonOskar von Boddien Heer Oberstleutnant Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22 01942-01-088 January 1942* Killed in action 6 January 1942 —
59 Jordan, HansHans Jordan Heer Oberst Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 49 01942-01-1616 January 1942 Awarded 64th Swords 20 April 1944 —
60 Specht, Karl-WilhelmKarl-Wilhelm Specht Heer Oberst Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 55 01942-01-1616 January 1942 — —
61 Wolff, Hans Freiherr vonHans Freiherr von Wolff Heer Hauptmann Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 28 01942-01-1616 January 1942 At the same time promoted to Major —
62 Hube, Hans-ValentinHans-Valentin Hube Heer Generalmajor Commander of 16. Panzer-Division 01942-01-1616 January 1942 Awarded 22nd Swords 21 December 1942
13th Diamonds 20 April 1944		 —
63 Noak, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Noak Heer Oberleutnant Commander of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 137 01942-01-1616 January 1942 — —
64 Helbig, JoachimJoachim Helbig Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the I.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1 01942-01-1616 January 1942 Awarded 20th Swords 28 September 1942 —
65 Hitzfeld, OttoOtto Hitzfeld Heer Oberstleutnant Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 213 01942-01-1717 January 1942 Awarded (158th) Swords 9 May 1945?
66 Wegener, WilhelmWilhelm Wegener Heer Oberst Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94 01942-01-1919 January 1942 Awarded 97th Swords 17 September 1944 —
67 Traut, HansHans Traut Heer Oberst Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized) and leader of 10. Infanterie-Division (motorized) 01942-01-2323 January 1942 — —
68 Gilsa, Werner-Albrecht von und zuWerner-Albrecht von und zu Gilsa Heer Generalmajor Commander of 216. Infanterie-Division 01942-01-2424 January 1942 —
69 Breith, HermannHermann Breith Heer Generalmajor Commander of 3. Panzer-Division 01942-01-3131 January 1942 Awarded 48th Swords 21 February 1944
70 Kaldrack, RolfRolf Kaldrack Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 01942-02-099 February 1942* Killed in action 3 February 1942 —
71 Borgmann, HeinrichHeinrich Borgmann Heer Hauptmann Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 46 01942-02-1111 February 1942 Killed in action 6 April 1945 —
72 Kleist, Paul Ludwig Ewald vonPaul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist Heer Generaloberst Commander-in-chief of Panzergruppe 1 01942-02-1717 February 1942 Awarded 60th Swords 30 March 1944
73 Reinhardt, Georg-HansGeorg-Hans Reinhardt Heer General der Panzertruppe Commander-in-chief of Panzergruppe 3 01942-02-1717 February 1942 Awarded 68th Swords 26 May 1944
74 Model, WalterWalter Model Heer General der Panzertruppe Commanding general of the XXXXI. Panzerkorps 01942-02-1717 February 1942 Awarded 28th Swords 2 April 1943
17th Diamonds 17 August 1944		 —
75 Langermann und Erlencamp, Willibald Freiherr vonWillibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp Heer Generalmajor Commander of 4. Panzer-Division 01942-02-1717 February 1942 —
76 Wessel, WalterWalter Wessel Heer Oberst Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 15 (motorized) 01942-02-1717 February 1942 at the same time promoted to Generalmajor —
77 Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 01942-02-1717 February 1942 — —
78 Kesselring, AlbertAlbert Kesselring Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall Chief of Luftflotte 2 and OB Süd 01942-02-2525 February 1942 Awarded 15th Swords 18 July 1942
14th Diamonds 19 July 1944
79 Köppen, GerhardGerhard Köppen Luftwaffe Feldwebel Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52 01942-02-2727 February 1942 — —
80 Ubben, KurtKurt Ubben Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 77 01942-03-1212 March 1942 — —
81 Ostermann, Max-HellmuthMax-Hellmuth Ostermann Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54 01942-03-1212 March 1942 Awarded 10th Swords 17 May 1942 —
82 Eckerle, FranzFranz Eckerle Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 54 01942-03-1212 March 1942* Killed in action 14 February 1942 —
83 Huy, Wolf-DietrichWolf-Dietrich Huy Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 77 01942-03-1717 March 1942 — —
84 Strelow, HansHans Strelow Luftwaffe Leutnant Staffelführer of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" 01942-03-2424 March 1942 — —
85 Spies, WilhelmWilhelm Spies Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" 01942-04-055 April 1942* Killed in action 27 January 1942 —
86 Muller, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Müller Heer Oberst Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 105 01942-04-088 April 1942 Awarded 128th Swords 27 January 1945 —
87 Topp, ErichErich Topp Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Commander of U-552 01942-04-1111 April 1942 Awarded 17th Swords 17 August 1942
88 Eicke, TheodorTheodor Eicke Waffen-SS SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS Commander of SS-Division "Totenkopf" 01942-04-2020 April 1942 —
89 Hardegen, ReinhardReinhard Hardegen Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Commander of U-123 01942-04-2323 April 1942 — —
90 Spate, WolfgangWolfgang Späte Luftwaffe Oberleutnant of the Reserves Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54 01942-04-2323 April 1942 — —
91 Wunnenberg, AlfredAlfred Wünnenberg Waffen-SS SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Police Commander of SS-Polizei-Division 01942-04-2323 April 1942 —
92 Scherer, TheodorTheodor Scherer Heer Generalmajor Commander of 281. Sicherungs-Division and defender of Cholm 01942-05-055 May 1942 —
93 Graf, HermannHermann Graf Luftwaffe Leutnant of the Reserves Staffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52 01942-05-1717 May 1942 Awarded 11th Swords 19 May 1942
5th Diamonds 16 September 1942		 —
94 Dickfeld, AdolfAdolf Dickfeld Luftwaffe Leutnant of the Reserves Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52 01942-05-1919 May 1942 — —
95 Mackensen, Eberhard vonEberhard von Mackensen Heer General der Kavallerie Commanding general of the III. Panzerkorps 01942-05-2626 May 1942 — —
96 Steinbatz, LeopoldLeopold Steinbatz Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52 01942-06-022 June 1942 Awarded 14th Swords 23 June 1942 —
97 Marseille, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Marseille Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 27 01942-06-066 June 1942 Awarded 12th Swords 18 June 1942
4th Diamonds 3 September 1942
98 Lent, HelmutHelmut Lent Luftwaffe Major Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 01942-06-066 June 1942 Awarded 32nd Swords 2 August 1943
15th Diamonds 31 July 1944
99 Malapert, Robert-Georg Freiherr vonRobert-Georg Freiherr von Malapert Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 01942-06-088 June 1942* Killed in action 21 May 1942 —
100 Wolff, LudwigLudwig Wolff Heer Generalmajor Commander of 22. Infanterie-Division (Luftlande) 01942-06-2222 June 1942 —
101 Geisshardt, FriedrichFriedrich Geißhardt Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Pilot and adjutant in the Stab of the I./Jagdgeschwader 77 01942-06-2323 June 1942 — —
102 Setz, HeinrichHeinrich Setz Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77 01942-06-2323 June 1942 — —
103 Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Walter vonWalter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt Heer General der Infanterie Commanding general of the II. Armeekorps 01942-06-2727 June 1942 — —
104 Mutzelburg, RolfRolf Mützelburg Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Commander of U-203 01942-07-1515 July 1942 — —
105 Schnee, AdalbertAdalbert Schnee Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Commander of U-201 01942-07-1515 July 1942 — —
106 Clausen, ErwinErwin Clausen Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77 01942-07-2323 July 1942 — —
107 Bauer, ViktorViktor Bauer Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" 01942-07-2626 July 1942 — —
108 Beerenbrock, Franz-JosefFranz-Josef Beerenbrock Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" 01942-08-033 August 1942 — —
109 Hackl, AntonAnton Hackl Luftwaffe Hauptmann Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 77 01942-08-077 August 1942 Awarded 78th Swords 9 July 1944 —
110 Herr, TraugottTraugott Herr Heer Generalmajor Commander of 13. Panzer-Division 01942-08-099 August 1942 Awarded 117th Swords 18 December 1944 —
111 Kempf, WernerWerner Kempf Heer General der Panzertruppe Commanding general of the XXXXVIII. Panzerkorps 01942-08-1010 August 1942 — —
112 Kollewe, GerhardGerhard Kollewe Luftwaffe Major Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1 01942-08-1616 August 1942 — —
113 Gorn, WalterWalter Gorn Heer Oberstleutnant Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 59 01942-08-1717 August 1942 Awarded 30th Swords 8 June 1943 —
114 Brandle, KurtKurt Brändle Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" 01942-08-2727 August 1942 — —
115 Steinhoff, JohannesJohannes Steinhoff Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 52 01942-09-022 September 1942 Awarded 82nd Swords 28 July 1944
116 Sigel, WalterWalter Sigel Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 01942-09-022 September 1942 — —
117 Zemsky, JohannJohann Zemsky Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 01942-09-033 September 1942* Killed in action 28 August 1942 —
118 Druschel, AlfredAlfred Druschel Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1 01942-09-033 September 1942 Awarded 24th Swords 19 February 1943 —
119 Bormann, Dr. Ing. ErnstDr. Ing. Ernst Bormann Luftwaffe Oberst Commander of Gefechtsverband Bormann augmenting Kampfgeschwader 76 01942-09-033 September 1942 — —
120 Hein, GerhardGerhard Hein Heer Leutnant of the Reserves Leader of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 209 01942-09-066 September 1942 — —
121 Ziegler, WernerWerner Ziegler Heer Oberleutnant Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 186 01942-09-088 September 1942 Awarded 102nd Swords 23 October 1944 —
122 Wilcke, Wolf-DietrichWolf-Dietrich Wilcke Luftwaffe Hauptmann Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" 01942-09-099 September 1942 Awarded 23rd Swords 23 December 1942 —
123 Scholtz, KlausKlaus Scholtz Kriegsmarine Korvettenkapitän Commander of U-108 01942-09-1010 September 1942 — —
124 Schmidt, HeinzHeinz Schmidt Luftwaffe Leutnant Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52 01942-09-1616 September 1942 — —
125 Bleichrodt, HeinrichHeinrich Bleichrodt Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Commander of U-109 01942-09-2323 September 1942 — —
126 Muller, Friedrich-KarlFriedrich-Karl Müller Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 53 01942-09-2323 September 1942 — —
127 Crinius, WilhelmWilhelm Crinius Luftwaffe Feldwebel Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53 01942-09-2323 September 1942 — —
128 Tonne, WolfgangWolfgang Tonne Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53 01942-09-2424 September 1942 — —
129 Hauenschild, Bruno Ritter vonBruno Ritter von Hauenschild Heer Generalmajor Commander of 24. Panzer-Division 01942-09-2727 September 1942 — —
130 Beisswenger, HansHans Beißwenger Luftwaffe Leutnant of the Reserves Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54 01942-10-033 October 1942 — —
131 Reinert, Ernst-WilhelmErnst-Wilhelm Reinert Luftwaffe Feldwebel Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77 01942-10-077 October 1942 Awarded 130th Swords 1 February 1945 —
132 Torley, KarlKarl Torley Heer Hauptmann Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized) 01942-10-1111 October 1942 — —
133 Kummel, JohannesJohannes Kümmel Heer Hauptmann Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 8 01942-10-1111 October 1942 — —
134 Rall, GüntherGünther Rall Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52 01942-10-2626 October 1942 Awarded 34th Swords 12 September 1943
135 Kirschner, LudwigLudwig Kirschner Heer Oberstleutnant Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 72 01942-10-2828 October 1942 — —
136 Hupfer, KonradKonrad Hupfer Heer Hauptmann Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 72 01942-10-2828 October 1942 — —
137 Stotz, MaxMax Stotz Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54 01942-10-3030 October 1942 — —
138 Schweickhardt, HeinrichHeinrich Schweickhardt Luftwaffe Hauptmann Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 76 01942-10-3030 October 1942 — —
139 Schenck, WolfgangWolfgang Schenck Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1 01942-10-3030 October 1942 —
140 Seitz, HermannHermann Seitz Heer Oberstleutnant Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63 01942-10-3131 October 1942 — —
141 Zwernemann, JosefJosef Zwernemann Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52 01942-10-3131 October 1942 — —
142 Luth, WolfgangWolfgang Lüth Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Commander of U-181 01942-11-1313 November 1942 Awarded 29th Swords 15 April 1943
7th Diamonds 9 August 1943		 —
143 Toniges, WernerWerner Töniges Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Commander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille 01942-11-1313 November 1942 — —
144 Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz, Hyazinth GrafHyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz Heer Oberstleutnant of the Reserves Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 2 01942-11-1313 November 1942 Awarded 27th Swords 28 March 1943
11th Diamonds 15 April 1944
145 Ramcke, Hermann-BernhardHermann-Bernhard Ramcke Luftwaffe Generalmajor Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Brigade "Ramcke" 01942-11-1313 November 1942 Awarded 99th Swords 19 September 1944
20th Diamonds 19 September 1944
146 Wurmheller, JosefJosef Wurmheller Luftwaffe Leutnant Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" 01942-11-1313 November 1942 Awarded 108th Swords 24 October 1944 —
147 Merten, Karl-FriedrichKarl-Friedrich Merten Kriegsmarine Korvettenkapitän Commander of U-68 01942-11-1616 November 1942 — —
148 Lang, FriedrichFriedrich Lang Luftwaffe Hauptmann Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" 01942-11-2121 November 1942 Awarded 74th Swords 2 July 1944 —
149 Boerst, AlwinAlwin Boerst Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" 01942-11-2828 November 1942 Awarded 61st Swords 6 April 1944 —
150 Kylling-Schmidt, EkkehardEkkehard Kylling-Schmidt Heer Oberleutnant Chief of the 4./Füsilier-Regiment 26 01942-12-044 December 1942 — —
151 Nobis, ErnstErnst Nobis Heer Oberstleutnant Commander of Jäger-Regiment 204 01942-12-055 December 1942 — —
152 Fischer, WolfgangWolfgang Fischer Heer Generalleutnant Commander of 10. Panzer-Division 01942-12-099 December 1942 — —
153 Allmendinger, KarlKarl Allmendinger Heer Generalleutnant Commander of 5. Jäger-Division 01942-12-1313 December 1942 — —
154 Paepcke, HeinrichHeinrich Paepcke Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 30 01942-12-1919 December 1942* Killed in action 17 October 1942 —
155 Balck, HermannHermann Balck Heer Generalmajor Commander of 11. Panzer-Division 01942-12-2020 December 1942 Awarded 25th Swords 4 March 1943
19th Diamonds 31 August 1944
156 Heitz, WalterWalter Heitz Heer General der Artillerie Commanding general of the VIII. Armeekorps 01942-12-2121 December 1942 —
157 Fegelein, HermannHermann Fegelein? Waffen-SS SS-Oberführer Commander of SS-Kampfgruppe "Fegelein" 01942-12-2222 December 1942 Awarded 83rd Swords 30 July 1944
158 Ruckteschell, Helmuth vonHelmuth von Ruckteschell Kriegsmarine Kapitän zur See of the reserves Commander of Hilfskreuzer "Michel" (HSK 9) 01942-12-2323 December 1942 — —
159 Steiner, FelixFelix Steiner Waffen-SS SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS Commander of 5. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking" 01942-12-2323 December 1942 Awarded 86th Swords 10 August 1944
160 Lanz, HubertHubert Lanz Heer Generalleutnant Commander of 1. Gebirgs-Division 01942-12-2323 December 1942 —
161 Schlömer, HelmuthHelmuth Schlömer Heer Generalmajor Commander of 3. Infanterie-Division (motorized) 01942-12-2323 December 1942 — —
162 Edelsheim, Maximilian Reichsfreiherr vonMaximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim Heer Oberst Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 01942-12-2323 December 1942 Awarded 105th Swords 23 October 1944 —
163 Ludwiger, Hartwig vonHartwig von Ludwiger Heer Oberst Commander of Jäger-Regiment 83 01942-12-2323 December 1942 — —
164 Hirschfeld, Harald vonHarald von Hirschfeld Heer Hauptmann Leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 01942-12-2323 December 1942 — —
165 Bremm, JosefJosef Bremm Heer Oberleutnant of the reserves Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 426 01942-12-2323 December 1942 Awarded (159th) Swords 9 May 1945? —
166 Thumm, HelmutHelmut Thumm Heer Oberst Commander of Jäger-Regiment 56 01942-12-2323 December 1942 — —
167 Pannwitz, Helmuth vonHelmuth von Pannwitz Heer Oberst Leader of the Kampfgruppe "von Pannwitz" 01942-12-2323 December 1942 — —
168 Fiebig, MartinMartin Fiebig Luftwaffe Generalleutnant Commanding general of the VIII. Fliegerkorps 01942-12-2323 December 1942 — —

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