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. Of the 142 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "J", 14 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 15 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 85 of the medals, nine went to the Kriegsmarine, 42 to the Luftwaffe, and six to the Waffen-SS. 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.
This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
This indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
This indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
| Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabs, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Jabs | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot and Staffel officer in the 2./Zerstörergeschwader 76 | 01940-10-011 October 1940 | Awarded 430th Oak Leaves 24 March 1944 | |
| Jacob, EberhardEberhard Jacob | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | 01944-02-2929 February 1944 | — | — |
| Jacob, Georg-RupertGeorg-Rupert Jacob | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 01944-09-1313 September 1944 | — | — |
| Jacob, Karl-PeterKarl-Peter Jacob | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143 | 01941-06-1313 June 1941 | — | — |
| Jacob, PaulPaul Jacob | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Deputy leader of the I./Jäger-Regiment 204 | 01943-03-1010 March 1943 | — | — |
| Jacobeit, FritzFritz Jacobeit | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Group leader in the 6./Füsilier-Regiment 22 | 01945-03-1111 March 1945 | — | — |
| Jacobi von Wangelin, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Jacobi von Wangelin | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 77 | 01942-09-1919 September 1942 | — | — |
| Jacobs, MartinMartin Jacobs | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 431 | 01943-12-2626 December 1943 | — | — |
| Jacoby, FritzFritz Jacoby | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 | 01943-04-033 April 1943* | Killed in action 19 March 1943 | — |
| Jaeckel, EgbertEgbert Jaeckel | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 01942-05-1414 May 1942 | — | — |
| Jaeckel, KarlKarl Jäckel | Kriegsmarine | 10-MObersteuermann | Coxswain on U-907 | 01945-05-099 May 1945 | — | — |
| Jaedtke, AlfredAlfred Jaedtke | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | 01944-09-2121 September 1944 | — | |
| Jaeger, ErichErich Jäger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Platoon leader in the I./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized) | 01941-07-055 July 1941 | — | — |
| Jaeger, FritzFritz Jäger | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 8 | 01940-05-2626 May 1940 | — | — |
| Jaeger, GerhardGerhard Jaeger | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Platoon leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 418 | 01942-02-2323 February 1942 | — | — |
| Jaeger, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Jaeger | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 167 | 01943-08-044 August 1943 | Awarded 786th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945 | — |
| Jaeger, Dr. med. RolfDr. med. Rolf Jäger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberarzt | Troop doctor in the assault group "Beton" of the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" (Battle of Fort Eben-Emael) | 01940-05-1313 May 1940 | — | — |
| Jaehde, WillyWilly Jähde | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 | 01944-03-1616 March 1944 | — | — |
| Jaehnert, ErhardErhard Jähnert | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | 01943-05-1818 May 1943 | — | — |
| Jaekel, AdolfAdolf Jäkel | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst | Geschwaderkommodore of Transportgeschwader 1 | 01944-08-1919 August 1944 | — | — |
| Jaenecke, ErwinErwin Jaenecke | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 389. Infanterie-Division | 01942-10-099 October 1942 | — | — |
| Jaeschke, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Jäschke | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 4./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 01944-03-2828 March 1944 | — | — |
| Jagusch, BrunoBruno Jagusch | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Panzer commander in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1349 | 01945-03-055 March 1945 | — | — |
| Jahn, GunterGunter Jahn | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-596 | 01943-04-3030 April 1943 | — | — |
| Jahncke, PaulPaul Jahncke | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 53 | 01945-02-1818 February 1945 | — | — |
| Jahnke, ArthurArthur Jahnke | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 572 | 01944-04-2020 April 1944 | — | — |
| Jahr, ArnoArno Jahr | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 387. Infanterie-Division | 01942-12-2222 December 1942 | — | — |
| Jais, MaximilianMaximilian Jais | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141 | 01941-09-1717 September 1941 | — | — |
| Jakob, FriedrichFriedrich Jakob | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 105 | 01942-03-044 March 1942 | Awarded 681st Oak Leaves 18 December 1944 | — |
| Jakob, GeorgGeorg Jakob | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 01942-04-2727 April 1942 | Awarded 615th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 | — |
| Jakob, WillyWilly Jakob | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Platoon leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 391 | 01942-03-044 March 1942* | Killed in action 27 January 1942 | — |
| Jakwert, JosefJosef Jakwert | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Platoon leader in the Divisions-Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 361 | 01944-05-1414 May 1944 | Awarded 752nd Oak Leaves 24 February 1945 | — |
| Jamrowski, SiegfriedSiegfried Jamrowski | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 01944-06-099 June 1944 | — | |
| Jander, ArthurArthur Jander | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 62. Infanterie-Division | 01943-06-1515 June 1943 | — | — |
| Janke, HansHans Janke | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 159 | 01944-02-2323 February 1944 | — | — |
| Janke, KarlKarl Janke | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 01942-11-1616 November 1942 | — | — |
| Jannes, EwaldEwald Jannes | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | In the 9./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 28 | 01945-04-3030 April 1945 | — | — |
| Jansa, ErnstErnst Jansa | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Flak(Sturm)Regiment 12 (motorized) | 01944-10-3131 October 1944 | Awarded 726th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945 | — |
| Jansen, WilliWilli Jansen | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Aide-de-camp in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128 | 01944-05-1515 May 1944 | — | — |
| Jansing, TheodorTheodor Jansing | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Company troop leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 480 | 01944-01-2626 January 1944 | — | — |
| Jansky, Paul-VincenzPaul-Vincenz Jansky | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 49 | 01944-08-1212 August 1944 | — | — |
| Janssen, EwaldEwald Janssen | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Geschwaderkommodore of Schlachtgeschwader 4 | 01944-10-3131 October 1944 | — | — |
| Janz, SiegfriedSiegfried Janz | Luftwaffe | 04-LObergefreiter | Group leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 42 (L) | 01944-11-055 November 1944 | — | — |
| Jaquet, FritzFritz Jaquet | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Adjutant of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62 | 01945-05-099 May 1945 | — | — |
| Jarosch, AlfredAlfred Jarosch | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 38 | 01942-09-2424 September 1942 | — | — |
| Jaschinski, ErichErich Jaschinski | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the I./Transportgeschwader 3 | 01945-02-099 February 1945 | — | — |
| Jaschke, ErichErich Jaschke | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 90 (motorized) | 01941-12-044 December 1941 | Awarded 295th Oak Leaves 7 September 1943 | — |
| Jaschke, HerbertHerbert Jaschke | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 249 | 01945-04-2323 April 1945 | — | — |
| Jasiek, FranzFranz Jasiek | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Platoon leader in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 | 01943-04-2222 April 1943 | — | — |
| Jass, GeorgGeorg Jass | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 30 | 01944-06-099 June 1944 | — | — |
| Jauer, GeorgGeorg Jauer | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 20. Panzergrenadier-Division | 01944-05-044 May 1944 | Awarded 733rd Oak Leaves 10 February 1945 | — |
| Jauernik, GeorgGeorg Jauernik | Luftwaffe | 11-LStabsfeldwebel | Pilot in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 01942-11-2727 November 1942 | — | — |
| Jeckeln, FriedrichFriedrich Jeckeln | Waffen-SS | 20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Polizei and Waffen-SS | Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer Ostland und Rußland-Nord and leader of a lett. SS-Polizei-Kampfgruppe | 01944-08-2727 August 1944 | Awarded 802nd Oak Leaves 8 March 1945 | |
| Jeckstat, ErichErich Jeckstat | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100 | 01943-03-1414 March 1943 | — | — |
| Jedele, ErnstErnst Jedele | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Troop leader in the 6./Sturm-Regiment 14 | 01944-04-1515 April 1944* | Killed in action 8 March 1944 | — |
| Jedermann, OttoOtto Jedermann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 146 | 01944-05-1414 May 1944 | — | — |
| Jenatschek, JosefJosef Jenatschek | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | 01944-05-044 May 1944 | — | — |
| Jenisch, HansHans Jenisch | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-32 | 01940-10-077 October 1940 | — | — |
| Jenisch, RolandRoland Jenisch | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 756 | 01944-12-099 December 1944 | — | — |
| Jenne, PeterPeter Jenne | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 12./Jagdgeschwader 300 | 01945-02-022 February 1945 | — | — |
| Jennewein, JosefJosef Jennewein | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 01943-12-055 December 1943* | Missing in action 26 July 1943 | |
| Jenninger, KarlKarl Jenninger | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Festungs-Infanterie-Bataillon VI./999 | 01944-11-2626 November 1944 | — | — |
| Jensen, MaxMax Jensen | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Platoon leader in the Stab I./Grenadier-Regiment 502 | 01945-04-2929 April 1945 | — | — |
| Jenster, JakobJakob Jenster | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 01944-02-2929 February 1944 | — | — |
| Jente, HeinzHeinz Jente | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 01942-10-2929 October 1942 | — | — |
| Jentschke, WalterWalter Jentschke | Waffen-SS | 01-WSS-Kanonier | Radio troop leader in the 5./SS-Freiwilligen-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland" | 01944-12-1818 December 1944 | — | — |
| Jentzsch, ErichErich Jentzsch | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Platoon leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 446 | 01944-08-088 August 1944* | Missing in action 24 April 1943 | — |
| Jentzsch, HansHans Jentzsch | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 291 (motorized) | 01944-11-2525 November 1944 | — | — |
| Jerschke, WilhelmWilhelm Jerschke | Heer | 05-HStabsgefreiter | Messenger in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 | 01944-10-077 October 1944 | — | — |
| Jescheck, Hans-HeinrichHans-Heinrich Jescheck | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 118 | 01945-03-055 March 1945 | — | — |
| Jeschonnek, HansHans Jeschonnek | Luftwaffe | 18-LGeneralmajor | Chief of the general staff of the Luftwaffe | 01939-10-2727 October 1939 | — | |
| Jeserer, HelmutHelmut Jeserer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Sturm-Regiment 215 | 01945-04-3030 April 1945 | — | — |
| Jesse, RudolfRudolf Jesse | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of a Minensuchboot (minesweeper) in the 8. Minensuchflottille | 01944-09-055 September 1944 | — | — |
| Jesser, Curt vonCurt von Jesser | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 36 | 01942-01-1818 January 1942 | — | — |
| Jetting, ErnstErnst Jetting | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Platoon leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized) | 01944-06-044 June 1944 | — | — |
| Jobelius, HermannHermann Jobelius | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 432 | 01945-02-2828 February 1945 | — | — |
| Jochems, HermannHermann Jochems | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 01942-09-033 September 1942 | — | — |
| Jochims, Hermann-GustavHermann-Gustav Jochims | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 90 (motorized) | 01943-09-1919 September 1943 | — | — |
| Jochimsen, BernhardBernhard Jochimsen | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves | Group leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 290 | 01945-04-2828 April 1945 | — | — |
| Jodl, AlfredAlfred Jodl | Heer | 21-HGeneraloberst | Chef des Wehrmachtführungsstabes (Chief of Operation Staff) im OKW | 01945-05-077 May 1945 | Awarded (865th) Oak Leaves 7 May 1945 | |
| Jodl, FerdinandFerdinand Jodl | Heer | 20-HGeneral der Gebirgstruppe | Commanding general of the XIX. Gebirgskorps | 01945-01-1313 January 1945 | — | |
| Joecks, MartinMartin Joecks | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of leichte Artillerie-Abteilung 426 (motorized) | 01944-05-1414 May 1944 | — | — |
| Jödicke, Wolf-JoachimWolf-Joachim Jödicke | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" | 01944-02-055 February 1944 | — | — |
| Joerchel, WolfgangWolfgang Joerchel | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of niederländ. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 48 "General Seyffardt" | 01944-04-2121 April 1944 | — | — |
| Joerss, KarlKarl Jörß | Kriegsmarine | 06-MBootsmannsmaat (Petty Officer) of the Reserves | Flakleiter auf einem Transporter im Mittelmeer (anti aircraft controller on a transporter in the Mediterranean) | 01943-02-1717 February 1943 | — | — |
| Joezwiak, GerhardGerhard Jözwiak | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Platoon leader in the 12./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 | 01945-03-1717 March 1945 | — | — |
| Johannes, BernhardBernhard Johannes | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 10 | 01944-10-2929 October 1944* | Killed in action 11 July 1944 | — |
| Johannesson, RolfRolf Johannesson | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Commander of destroyer Hermes | 01942-12-077 December 1942 | — | — |
| Johannmeyer, WillyWilly Johannmeyer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 503 | 01942-05-1616 May 1942 | Awarded 329th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943 | — |
| Johanns, GüntherGünther Johanns | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 292 | 01944-01-099 January 1944 | — | — |
| Johannsen, HansHans Johannsen | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant (Ing.) | Chief engineer on U-802 | 01945-03-3131 March 1945 | — | — |
| Johannsen, KurtKurt Johannsen | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille | 01944-06-1414 June 1944 | — | — |
| Johanssen, Karl-LudwigKarl-Ludwig Johanssen | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Radio operator in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 | 01945-03-2020 March 1945 | — | — |
| John, Dipl.-Ing. RichardDipl.-Ing. Richard John | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 292. Infanterie-Division | 01943-12-2020 December 1943 | — | — |
| John, RichardRichard John | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Company troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 445 | 01944-05-044 May 1944 | — | — |
| John, WolframWolfram John | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 209 | 01944-11-1818 November 1944 | — | — |
| Johne, MaxMax Johne | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 667 | 01943-10-3030 October 1943 | — | — |
| Johnen, WilhelmWilhelm Johnen | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 | 01944-10-2929 October 1944 | — | — |
| Jokisch, FritzFritz Jokisch | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel of the Reserves | Platoon leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110 | 01943-07-2828 July 1943* | Died of wounds 14 July 1943 | — |
| Jolitz, GünterGünter Jolitz | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 01944-06-055 June 1944* | Killed in action 12 February 1944 | — |
| Jollasse, ErwinErwin Jollasse | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 52 | 01941-11-022 November 1941 | — | — |
| Jooss, LudwigLudwig Jooss | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 21 | 01945-03-1717 March 1945 | — | |
| Jope, BernhardBernhard Jope | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 40 | 01940-12-3030 December 1940 | Awarded 431st Oak Leaves 24 March 1944 | |
| Joppien, Hermann-FriedrichHermann-Friedrich Joppien | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 01940-09-1616 September 1940 | Awarded 11th Oak Leaves 23 April 1941 | — |
| Jordan, AdolfAdolf Jordan | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 203 | 01942-05-2727 May 1942 | — | — |
| Jordan, GüntherGünther Jordan | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 25 (L) | 01945-03-1717 March 1945 | — | — |
| Jordan, HansHans Jordan | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 49 | 01940-06-055 June 1940 | Awarded 59th Oak Leaves 16 January 1942 64th Swords 20 April 1944 |
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| Jordan, HansHans Jordan | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab | Ia (operations officer) in the 72. Infanterie-Division | 01945-02-2222 February 1945 | — | — |
| Jordan, HerbertHerbert Jordan | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 32 | 01944-09-1010 September 1944 | — | — |
| Jordan, HermannHermann Jordan | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 9 | 01943-08-1616 August 1943* | Killed in action 2 August 1943 | — |
| Jordan, ManfredManfred Jordan | Heer | 06-HSanitäts-Unteroffizier | Platoon leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 | 01944-01-1111 January 1944 | — | — |
| Joseph, WalterWalter Joseph | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 4./Feldersatz-Bataillon 107 | 01944-06-2424 June 1944 | — | — |
| Jost, HansHans Jost | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 256 | 01944-04-055 April 1944* | Killed in action 23 February 1944 | — |
| Jost, WalterWalter Jost | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 75 | 01942-03-3131 March 1942 | — | — |
| Josten, GüntherGünther Josten | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 01944-02-055 February 1944 | Awarded 810th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945 | — |
| Joswig, WilhelmWilhelm Joswig | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 01944-02-2929 February 1944 | — | — |
| Juchem, HansHans Juchem | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania" | 01943-09-1212 September 1943* | Killed in action 13 August 1943 | — |
| Juditzki, GeorgGeorg Juditzki | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the Stab I./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 01944-11-099 November 1944 | — | — |
| Juenemann, WalterWalter Jünemann | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Company troop leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 | 01944-10-044 October 1944* | Killed in action 14 August 1944 | — |
| Juergen, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Jürgen | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 2 | 01940-06-1616 June 1940 | — | — |
| Juergens, HeinzHeinz Jürgens | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4 | 01945-05-099 May 1945 | — | — |
| Juergens, KarlKarl Jürgens | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Platoon leader in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 73 | 01940-09-044 September 1940 | — | — |
| Juergens, WilhelmWilhelm Jürgens | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized) | 01944-06-099 June 1944 | — | — |
| Juergensen, ArnoldArnold Jürgensen | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend" | 01944-10-1616 October 1944 | — | — |
| Juergensen, JustusJustus Jürgensen | Heer | 01-HBau-Pionier | In the 5./Pionier-Bau-Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 3 Crossen (Oder) | 01945-02-055 February 1945* | Killed in action 5 February 1945 | — |
| Juergensen, KlausKlaus Jürgensen | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 46 | 01944-02-022 February 1944 | — | — |
| Juettner, ArthurArthur Jüttner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 38 | 01941-12-1414 December 1941 | Awarded 622nd Oak Leaves 18 October 1944 141st Swords 5 April 1945 |
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| Junck, WernerWerner Junck | Luftwaffe | 18-LGeneralmajor | Commanding general of the II. Jagdkorps | 01944-06-099 June 1944 | — | — |
| Jung, HeinrichHeinrich Jung | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 01943-11-1212 November 1943* | Killed in action 30 July 1943 | — |
| Jung, ValentinValentin Jung | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 92 and Divisions-Kampfschule | 01943-12-2828 December 1943 | — | — |
| Jung, Dietrich terDietrich ter Jung | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79 | 01944-05-044 May 1944 | — | — |
| Jungclausen, HeinzHeinz Jungclausen | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 01943-10-099 October 1943 | — | — |
| Junge, HerbertHerbert Junge | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Commander of a 8.8-cm FlaK in Greifenhagen | 01945-03-1313 March 1945 | — | — |
| Junge, WilhelmWilhelm Junge | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 1542 | 01944-12-099 December 1944 | — | — |
| Jungklaus, SiegfriedSiegfried Jungklaus | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" | 01943-09-033 September 1943* | Killed in action 22 April 1943 | — |
| Jungkunst, JohannJohann Jungkunst | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Platoon leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized) | 01941-08-3030 August 1941 | — | — |
| Jungnickel, EdgarEdgar Jungnickel | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-Jäger 1430 | 01944-09-1010 September 1944 | — | — |
| Jungwirth, HansHans Jungwirth | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of Fallschirm-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 | 01945-05-099 May 1945 | — | — |
| Junker, HeinzHeinz Junker | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Platoon leader in the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1026 | 01945-01-1414 January 1945 | — | — |
| Jura, GeorgGeorg Jura | Heer | 11-HStabsfeldwebel | Leader of the 14./Jäger-Regiment 49 | 01943-04-2828 April 1943 | — | — |
| Jursa, FranzFranz Jursa | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Platoon leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 482 | 01943-08-022 August 1943 | — | — |
| Juschkat, FranzFranz Juschkat | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 43 | 01943-02-1717 February 1943 | — |
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