List of Knight's Cross of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves Recipients (1945) - Recipients of 1945

Recipients of 1945

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 (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for each of the three military branches—Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—and also for the Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade. Of the 194 awards made in 1945, 19 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 127 of the medals, 5 went to the Kriegsmarine, 37 to the Luftwaffe, and 25 to the Waffen-SS.

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to one of the 194 Oak Leaves recipients of 1945. However, Viet Scherzer has disputed the listing of General der Infanterie Hermann Niehoff on the basis of poor record keeping associated with the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 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 and numbered chronologically. 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 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
689 Behr, Heinrich Baron vonHeinrich Baron von Behr Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 01945-01-099 January 1945 — —
690 Mühlen, Kurt-Hermann Freiherr vonKurt-Hermann Freiherr von Mühlen Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 559. Volksgrenadier-Division 01945-01-099 January 1945 — —
691 Lucht, WalterWalter Lucht Heer 20-HGeneral der Artillerie Commanding general of the LXVI. Armeekorps 01945-01-099 January 1945 —
692 Gravenreuth, Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr vonSigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30 01945-01-099 January 1945* Killed in flying accident 16 October 1944 —
693 Gröschke, KurtKurt Gröschke Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 01945-01-099 January 1945 —
694 Herzog, KurtKurt Herzog Heer 20-HGeneral der Artillerie Commanding general of the XXXVIII. Armeekorps 01945-01-1212 January 1945 — —
695 Eisele, AloisAlois Eisele Heer 15-HMajor Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 61 01945-01-1212 January 1945 — —
696 Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach, VolprechtVolprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54 (J) 01945-01-1414 January 1945 — —
697 Brendel, JoachimJoachim Brendel Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" 01945-01-1414 January 1945 — —
698 Hasse, WilhelmWilhelm Hasse Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie Commanding general of the II. Armeekorps 01945-01-1414 January 1945 — —
699 Gollert-Hansen, Hans-DetlefHans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen Heer 14-HRittmeister of the Reserves Commander of the II./Reiter-Regiment 31 01945-01-1414 January 1945 — —
700 Breger, ClausClaus Breger Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 27 01945-01-1414 January 1945* Died of wounds on 17 December 1944 —
701 Streckenbach, BrunoBruno Streckenbach Waffen-SS 19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS Commander of the 19. Waffen-Grenadier Division der Waffen-SS (lett. Nr. 2) 01945-01-1616 January 1945 — —
702 Reinwald, MaxMax Reinwald Heer 17-HOberst of the Reserves Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List" 01945-01-1818 January 1945 — —
703 Henze, RichardRichard Henze Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 489 01945-01-1818 January 1945 — —
704 Risse, WaltherWalther Risse Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 225. Infanterie-Division 01945-01-1818 January 1945 — —
705 Löhr, AlexanderAlexander Löhr Luftwaffe 21-LGeneraloberst Commander-in-chief of Heeresgruppe E 01945-01-2020 January 1945 —
706 Schmidhuber, GerhardGerhard Schmidhuber Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 13. Panzer-Division 01945-01-2121 January 1945 —
707 Schöning, WilhelmWilhelm Schöning Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 01945-01-2121 January 1945 — —
708 Kündiger, HerbertHerbert Kündiger Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Leader of Kampfgruppe of the 271. Volksgenadier-Division in the fortress Budapest 01945-01-2121 January 1945 — —
709 Henze, AlbertAlbert Henze Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of Gruppe Henze (Feld-Division 21 (L)) 01945-01-2121 January 1945 — —
710 Reuter, ErichErich Reuter Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 46. Infanterie-Division 01945-01-2121 January 1945 — —
711 Dahlmann, KurtKurt Dahlmann Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtschlachtgeschwader 20 01945-01-2424 January 1945 — —
712 Plenzat, KurtKurt Plenzat Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant Pilot in the 2./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" 01945-01-2424 January 1945 — —
713 Rollwage, HerbertHerbert Rollwage Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 53 01945-01-2424 January 1945 — —
714 Schafer, MaxMax Schäfer Waffen-SS 17-WSS-Standartenführer Corps pioneer leader of the III. SS-Panzerkorps 01945-01-2525 January 1945 — —
715 Proll, KarlKarl Pröll Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35 01945-01-2525 January 1945 — —
716 Bohlke, HellmuthHellmuth Böhlke Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 334. Infanterie-Division 01945-01-2525 January 1945 — —
717 Suss, WalterWalter Süß Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 273 01945-01-2525 January 1945 — —
718 Spindler, WilhelmWilhelm Spindler Heer 15-HMajor Leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99 01945-01-3131 January 1945 At the same time promoted to Oberstleutnant —
719 Arndt, KarlKarl Arndt Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 359. Infanterie-Division 01945-02-011 February 1945 — —
720 Wahl, KurtKurt Wahl Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer Commander of the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen" 01945-02-011 February 1945 — —
721 Rumohr, JoachimJoachim Rumohr Waffen-SS 18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS Commander of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer" 01945-02-011 February 1945 —
722 Zehender, AugustAugust Zehender Waffen-SS 18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS Commander of the 22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division "Maria Theresia" 01945-02-011 February 1945 —
723 Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, KarlKarl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch Waffen-SS 20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police and Waffen-SS Commanding general of the IX. SS-Gebirgskorps 01945-02-011 February 1945 —
724 Dahl, WaltherWalther Dahl Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 300 01945-02-011 February 1945 At the same time promoted to Oberstleutnant —
725 Rossmann, KarlKarl Roßmann Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" 01945-02-011 February 1945 — —
726 Jansa, ErnstErnst Jansa Luftwaffe 17-LOberst Commander of Flak-Sturm-Regiment 12 01945-02-011 February 1945 — —
727 Harder, JürgenJürgen Harder Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 11 01945-02-011 February 1945 — —
728 Vincon, OttoOtto Vincon Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 460 01945-02-055 February 1945 — —
729 Sander, JoachimJoachim Sander Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Panzer-Regiment 31 01945-02-055 February 1945* Killed in action 3 November 1944 —
730 Plettenberg, Georg Graf vonGeorg Graf von Plettenberg Heer 14-HRittmeister Commander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4 01945-02-055 February 1945 — —
731 Weichs, Maximilian vonMaximilian von Weichs Heer 22-HGeneralfeldmarschall OB Südost (Commander-in-chief Heeresgruppe F) 01945-02-055 February 1945 —
732 Osterhold, WilhelmWilhelm Osterhold Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 48 01945-02-1010 February 1945 — —
733 Jauer, GeorgGeorg Jauer Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 20. Panzergrenadier-Division 01945-02-1010 February 1945 — —
734 Oesterwitz, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Oesterwitz Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg" 01945-02-1010 February 1945 — —
735 Wittmann, HerbertHerbert Wittmann Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" 01945-02-1111 February 1945 — —
736 Schramm, HerbertHerbert Schramm Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27 01945-02-1111 February 1945* Killed in action 1 December 1943 —
737 Frank, Anton-OttoAnton-Otto Frank Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 743 01945-02-077 February 1945 — —
738 Müller, AntonAnton Müller Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 503 01945-02-1414 February 1945 — —
739 Zorn, EduardEduard Zorn Heer 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the general staff) Leader of the 189. Infanterie-Division 01945-02-1616 February 1945* Killed in action 4 February 1945 —
740 Schulke, WilliWilli Schülke Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of the III./Ski-Jäger-Regiment 1 01945-02-1616 February 1945 — —
741 Blumentritt, GüntherGünther Blumentritt Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie Acting commander (leader) of the 25. Armee 01945-02-1818 February 1945 — —
742 Heichele, JosefJosef Heichele Heer 15-HMajor Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 129 01945-02-1717 February 1945 — —
743 Gebhardt, GeorgGeorg Gebhardt Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves Commander of Sturm-Regiment 195 01945-02-1919 February 1945 — —
744 Knebel, ErnstErnst Knebel Heer 17-HOberst Commander of the Armee-Waffenschule 3. Panzerarmee (AOK 3) 01945-02-1919 February 1945 — —
745 Klasing, FritzFritz Klasing Heer 17-HOberst of the Reserves Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 232 01945-02-1919 February 1945 — —
746 Blaurock, EdmundEdmund Blaurock Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 56. Infanterie-Division 01945-02-1919 February 1945 — —
747 Schulz, LudwigLudwig Schulz Luftwaffe 18-LGeneralmajor Commander of a Kampfgruppe in the Luftkriegsschule 5 01945-02-1919 February 1945 — —
748 Hermichen, RolfRolf Hermichen Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 11 01945-02-1919 February 1945 — —
749 Krebs, HansHans Krebs Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie Chief of the Generalstab of Heeresgruppe B 01945-02-2020 February 1945 —
750 Ewert, Heinz-MartinHeinz-Martin Ewert Heer 15-HMajor Abschnitts-Kommandant (sector commander) West/Festung Posen 01945-02-2222 February 1945 — —
751 Rappard, Fritz-Georg vonFritz-Georg von Rappard Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 7. Infanterie-Division 01945-02-2424 February 1945 — —
752 Jakwert, JosefJosef Jakwert Heer 12-HLeutnant Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1562 01945-02-2424 February 1945 — —
753 Warschnauer, HorstHorst Warschnauer Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland" 01945-02-2424 February 1945 — —
754 Rohr, Hans-Babo vonHans-Babo von Rohr Heer 12-HLeutnant Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 25 01945-02-2424 February 1945* Died of wounds 15 February 1945
755 Krag, Ernst-AugustErnst-August Krag Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich" 01945-02-2828 February 1945 — —
756 Schmelzer, HeinrichHeinrich Schmelzer Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves Chief of SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2 "Das Reich" 01945-02-2828 February 1945 — —
757 Kempas, TraugottTraugott Kempas Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 176 01945-02-2828 February 1945 — —
758 Kullmer, ArthurArthur Kullmer Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 558. Volksgrenadier-Division 01945-02-2828 February 1945 — —
759 Possinger, MichaelMichael Pössinger Heer 15-HMajor Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1123 01945-02-2828 February 1945 — —
760 Pollmann, OttmarOttmar Pollmann Heer 15-HMajor Adjutant of the 45. Infanterie-Division 01945-02-2828 February 1945 — —
761 Baer, Bern vonBern von Baer Heer 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab Chief of Stab/Fallschirmjäger-Panzerkorps "Hermann Göring" 01945-02-2828 February 1945 —
762 Reichardt, HansHans Reichardt Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Kampfgruppe "Steinau" in the 408. Infanterie-Division 01945-03-055 March 1945* Killed in action 2 February 1945 —
763 Ebeling, WernerWerner Ebeling Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 154 01945-03-055 March 1945 — —
764 Niehoff, HermannHermann Niehoff Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 371. Infanterie-Division 01945-03-055 March 1945 Awarded (147th) Swords 26 April 1945? —
765 Goetz, HeinrichHeinrich Götz Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 21. Infanterie-Division 01945-03-055 March 1945 — —
766 Bunau, Rudolf vonRudolf von Bünau Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie Commanding general of the XI. Armeekorps 01945-03-055 March 1945 — —
767 Karczewski, BrunoBruno Karczewski Heer 15-HMajor Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 176 01945-03-055 March 1945 — —
768 Schneider, Dipl.-Ing. ErichDipl.-Ing. Erich Schneider Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 14. Infanterie-Division 01945-03-066 March 1945 — —
769 Welter, KurtKurt Welter Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 10./Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
770 Renschler, HelmutHelmut Renschler Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 5 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
771 Rust, Dr. jur. WolfgangDr. jur. Wolfgang Rust Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 11 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
772 Sixt, FriedrichFriedrich Sixt Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 5. Jäger-Division 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
773 Witschel, KurtKurt Witschel Heer 13-HOberleutnant Leader of the 9./Jäger-Regiment 28 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
774 Betzel, ClemensClemens Betzel Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 4. Panzer-Division 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
775 Rogalski, FranzFranz Rogalski Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves Adjutant of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
776 Grimminger, JohannesJohannes Grimminger Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
777 Kutschkau, ErnstErnst Kutschkau Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel of the Reserves Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 3 01945-03-1111 March 1945 — —
778 Aghta, EgonEgon Aghta Heer 14-HHauptmann (W) of the Reserves Leader of a bomb disposal commando in the Luftgaukommando III Berlin 01945-03-1212 March 1945 — —
779 Schroeder, WilhelmWilhelm Schröder Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Kampfgruppe Schröder of the 408. Infanterie-Division 01945-03-1313 March 1945 — —
780 Becker, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Becker Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 01945-03-1212 March 1945 —
781 Rokker, HeinzHeinz Rökker Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 01945-03-1212 March 1945 — —
782 Weiss, RobertRobert Weiß Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 54 01945-03-1212 March 1945* Killed in action 29 December 1944 —
783 Potschke, WernerWerner Pötschke Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" 01945-03-1515 March 1945 — —
784 Matern, AlfredAlfred Matern Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 5./Füsilier-Regiment 22 01945-03-1616 March 1945 — —
785 Vogt, FritzFritz Vogt Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (norw. Nr. 1) 01945-03-1616 March 1945 — —
786 Jager, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Jaeger Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 448 01945-03-1616 March 1945 — —
787 Wandrey, MaxMax Wandrey Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg" 01945-03-1616 March 1945* Died of wounds on 21 February 1945 —
788 Engelien, HansHans Engelien Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 01945-03-1616 March 1945 — —
789 Ruhl, HeinrichHeinrich Ruhl Heer 15-HMajor Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 122 01945-03-1616 March 1945 — —
790 Frankewitz, BrunoBruno Frankewitz Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 215. Infanterie-Division 01945-03-1616 March 1945 — —
791 Scheuerpflug, PaulPaul Scheuerpflug Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 68. Infanterie-Division 01945-03-1616 March 1945 — —
792 Becker, MartinMartin Becker Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 01945-03-2020 March 1945 — —
793 Werner, GerhardGerhard Werner Heer 15-HMajor Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 734 01945-03-2323 March 1945* Killed in action 8 September 1944 —
794 Kedzia, Ernst-GeorgErnst-Georg Kedzia Heer 15-HMajor Combat commander of Fürstenberg an der Oder and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 98 (391. Sicherungs-Division) 01945-03-2323 March 1945 — —
795 Meyer, Kuno vonKuno von Meyer Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Panzer-Regiment "Coburg" in the Panzer-Brigade 103 01945-03-2323 March 1945 — —
796 Pruss, WalterWalter Prüß Heer 13-HOberleutnant Chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76 01945-03-2323 March 1945 — —
797 Konopacki, GüntherGünther Konopacki Heer 14-HRittmeister Commander of the I./Radfahr-Jäger-Brigade 10 01945-03-2323 March 1945 — —
798 Herzog, Hans-GeorgHans-Georg Herzog Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 01945-03-2323 March 1945 — —
799 Trittel, RudolfRudolf Trittel Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 9 01945-03-2323 March 1945 — —
800 Wanka, KarlKarl Wanka Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 53 01945-03-2323 March 1945 — —
801 Elverfeldt, Harald Freiherr vonHarald Freiherr von Elverfeldt Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 9. Panzer-Division 01945-03-2323 March 1945* Killed in action 6 March 1945 —
802 Jeckeln, FriedrichFriedrich Jeckeln Waffen-SS 20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS Commanding general of the V. SS-Gebirgskorps 01945-03-088 March 1945 —
803 Fullriede, FritzFritz Fullriede Heer 17-HOberst Fortress commander of Kolberg 01945-03-2323 March 1945 — —
804 Spielmann, JohannesJohannes Spielmann Heer 15-HMajor Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
805 Keese, HeinrichHeinrich Keese Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 20 (mot.) 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
806 Berger, LotharLothar Berger Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Brigade z.b.V. 100 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
807 Hufenbach, HelmuthHelmuth Hufenbach Heer 17-HOberst Leader of the 562. Volksgrenadier-Division 01945-03-2828 March 1945* Killed in action 27 March 1945 —
808 Schroedter, ErichErich Schroedter Heer 14-HRittmeister Commander of Panzer-Augklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
809 Usedom, Horst vonHorst von Usedom Heer 17-HOberst Leader of Panzer-Brigade "Kurland" 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
810 Josten, GüntherGünther Josten Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
811 Glaser, AlexanderAlexander Gläser Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 77 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
812 Stahler, WilhelmWilhelm Stähler Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
813 Studemann, GerhardGerhard Stüdemann Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 77 01945-03-2828 March 1945 — —
814 Girg, WalterWalter Girg Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer Leader of special detachment of the SS-Jagdverband Mitte 01945-04-011 April 1945 — —
815 Mellenthin, Horst vonHorst von Mellenthin Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 205. Infanterie-Division 01945-04-044 April 1945 — —
816 Steglich, MartinMartin Steglich Heer 15-HMajor Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1221 01945-04-055 April 1945 — —
817 Neubert, RudolfRudolf Neubert Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 31 01945-04-055 April 1945 — —
818 Richter, FriedrichFriedrich Richter Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1222 01945-04-055 April 1945 — —
819 Kuppinger, ErnstErnst Kuppinger Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon 246 01945-04-055 April 1945 — —
820 Paetsch, OttoOtto Paetsch Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg" 01945-04-055 April 1945* Killed in action 16 March 1945 —
821 Tettau, Hans vonHans von Tettau Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Leader of Korpsgruppe "von Tettau" 01945-04-055 April 1945 — —
822 Thyben, GerhardGerhard Thyben Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54 01945-04-088 April 1945 —
823 Burchardi, TheodorTheodor Burchardi Kriegsmarine 20-MAdmiral Commanding Admiral östliche Ostsee (Eastern Baltic Sea) 01945-04-088 April 1945 —
824 Thiele, AugustAugust Thiele Kriegsmarine 19-MVizeadmiral Commander of Kampfgruppe "Thiele" 01945-04-088 April 1945 —
825 Richter, BrunoBruno Richter Heer 14-HRittmeister Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 24 01945-04-088 April 1945 — —
826 Skorzeny, Dipl.-Ing. OttoDipl.-Ing. Otto Skorzeny Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer of the Reserves Commander of the SS-Jagd-Verbände and combat commander of Schwedt an der Oder 01945-04-099 April 1945 —
827 Krosigk, Ernst-Anton vonErnst-Anton von Krosigk Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie Commanding of the XVI. Armeekorps 01945-04-1212 April 1945* Killed in action 16 March 1945 —
828 Borchardt, HelmutHelmut Borchardt Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel Leader of the company "Borchardt" of the regiment "Kohlmann" in the 402. Infanterie-Division 01945-04-1414 April 1945* Killed in action 15–18 March 1945 —
829 Becker, CarlCarl Becker Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 253. Infanterie-Division 01945-04-1414 April 1945 — —
830 Ropke, KurtKurt Röpke Heer 20-HGeneral der Infanterie Commanding general of the XXIX. Armeekorps 01945-04-1414 April 1945 — —
831 Rogelein, FriedrichFriedrich Rögelein Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 109 01945-04-1414 April 1945 — —
832 Simm, AlfredAlfred Simm Heer 14-HHauptmann Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 31 01945-04-1414 April 1945 — —
833 Raht, GerhardGerhard Raht Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 01945-04-1515 April 1945 — —
834 Ostermeier, Hans-ArnoHans-Arno Ostermeier Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves Leader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Hermann Göring" 01945-04-1515 April 1945 — —
835 Hansen, MaxMax Hansen Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" 01945-04-1717 April 1945 —
836 Lütje, HerbertHerbert Lütje Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 01945-04-1717 April 1945 — —
837 Lipfert, HelmutHelmut Lipfert Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 53 01945-04-1717 April 1945 — —
838 Kraft, JosefJosef Kraft Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Staffelkapitän of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 01945-04-1717 April 1945 — —
839 Drewes, MartinMartin Drewes Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 01945-04-1717 April 1945 — —
840 Greiner, HermannHermann Greiner Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 01945-04-1717 April 1945 — —
841 Semrau, PaulPaul Semrau Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 01945-04-1717 April 1945* Killed in action 8 February 1945
842 Raegener, AdolfAdolf Raegener Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of Verteidigungsbereich Magdeburg (defensive sector of Magdeburg) 01945-04-1717 April 1945 — —
843 Knaust, Hans-PeterHans-Peter Knaust Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Regiment "Knaust" in the 490. Infanterie-Division 01945-04-1717 April 1945 — —
843* !Last officially announced number
844 !(844) Hack, FranzFranz Hack? Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland" 01945-04-1818 April 1945 — —
845 !(845) Kausch, Paul-AlbertPaul-Albert Kausch? Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 11 01945-04-2323 April 1945 — —
846 !(846) Brandner, JosefJosef Brandner? Heer 15-HMajor Commander of Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 01945-04-2626 April 1945 — —
847 !(847) Rodt, EberhardEberhard Rodt Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 15. Panzergrenadier-Division 01945-04-2828 April 1945 — —
848 !(848) Ziegler, JoachimJoachim Ziegler Waffen-SS 18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS Commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland" 01945-04-2828 April 1945 — —
849 !(849) Kappis, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Kappis Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45 01945-04-2828 April 1945 — —
850 !(850) Schrepfer, KarlKarl Schrepfer Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1 01945-04-2828 April 1945 — —
851 !(851) Prentl, JosefJosef Prentl Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Commander of Flak-Regiment 116 01945-04-2828 April 1945 — —
852 !(852) Thomsen, RolfRolf Thomsen Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant Commander of U-1202 01945-04-2929 April 1945 — —
853 !(853) Lange, Hans-GüntherHans-Günther Lange Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant Commander of U-711 01945-04-2929 April 1945 — —
854 !(854) Laebe, Heinz-OskarHeinz-Oskar Laebe? Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 44 01945-04-2929 April 1945 — —
855 !(855) Hax, HeinrichHeinrich Hax Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 8. Panzer-Division 01945-04-3030 April 1945 — —
856 !(856) Laengenfelder, HannsHanns Laengenfelder Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 15. Infanterie-Division 01945-04-3030 April 1945 — —
857 !(857) Daniel, RichardRichard Daniel Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 45. Volksgrenadier-Division 01945-04-3030 April 1945 — —
858 !(858) Obstfelder, Wolfgang vonWolfgang von Obstfelder Heer 15-HMajor Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 346 01945-04-3030 April 1945 — —
859 !(859) Bostell, Wolfgang vonWolfgang von Bostell Heer 12-HLeutnant Platoon leader in the Panzerjäger-Abteilung 205 01945-04-3030 April 1945 — —
860 !(860) Mokros, GerhardGerhard Mokros Heer 17-HOberst of the Reserves Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 423 01945-05-055 May 1945 — —
861 !(861) Ostendorff, WernerWerner Ostendorff? Waffen-SS 19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS Commander of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich" 01945-05-066 May 1945* Died of wounds 1 May 1945
862 !(862) Lehmann, RudolfRudolf Lehmann? Waffen-SS 17-WSS-Standartenführer Leader of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich" 01945-05-066 May 1945 — —
863 !(863) Kreutz, KarlKarl Kreutz? Waffen-SS 17-WSS-Standartenführer Commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" 01945-05-066 May 1945 — —
864 !(864) Werner, HeinzHeinz Werner? Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" 01945-05-066 May 1945 — —
865 !(865) Jodl, AlfredAlfred Jodl? Heer 21-HGeneraloberst Chef des Wehrmachtführungsstabes im OKW and deputy chief of the OKW 01945-05-1010 May 1945 —
866 !(866) Blanc, Adalbert vonAdalbert von Blanc? Kriegsmarine 16-MFregattenkapitän Leader of the 9. Marine-Sicherungs-Division 01945-05-1010 May 1945 — —
867 !(867) Plocher, HermannHermann Plocher? Luftwaffe 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division 01945-05-088 May 1945 — —
868 !(868) Graßmel, FranzFranz Graßmel? Luftwaffe 15-LMajor Commander of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 20 01945-05-088 May 1945 — —
869 !(869) Lier, FriedrichFriedrich Lier? Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of a Kampfgruppe in the 490. Infanterie-Division 01945-05-088 May 1945 — —
870 !(870) Dennhardt, Oskar-HubertOskar-Hubert Dennhardt? Heer 15-HMajor Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1143 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
871 !(871) Kleinheisterkamp, MatthiasMatthias Kleinheisterkamp? Waffen-SS 20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS Commanding general of the XI. SS-Panzerkorps 01945-05-099 May 1945* Killed in action 29 April 1945 —
872 !(872) Lohmann, Hanns-HeinrichHanns-Heinrich Lohmann? Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer Leader of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
873 !(873) Montag, AlfredAlfred Montag? Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves Leader of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 341 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
874 !(874) Meier, HansHans Meier? Heer 14-HHauptmann Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
875 !(875) Rebane, AlfonsAlfons Rebane? Waffen-SS 16-WWaffen-Obersturmbannführer Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der Waffen-SS 46 (estnische Nr. 2) 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
876 !(876) Schlags-Koch, WalterWalter Schlags-Koch? Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves Commander of Sturm-Regiment AOK 2 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
877 !(877) Schmidt, ErichErich Schmidt? Heer 15-HMajor Leader of the Panzer-Regiment of the Führer-Grenadier-Division 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
878 !(878) Siegroth, Joachim vonJoachim von Siegroth? Heer 18-HGeneralmajor Commander of the 712. Infanterie-Division 01945-05-099 May 1945* Killed in action 2 May 1945 —
879 !(879) Stahl, Dr.-jur. PaulDr.-jur. Paul Stahl? Heer 17-HOberst of the Reserves Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
880 !(880) Störck, GeorgGeorg Störck? Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment Führer-Begleit-Division 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
881 !(881) Sensfuß, FranzFranz Sensfuß? Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of the 212. Infanterie-Division 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —
882 !(882) Radowitz, Joseph vonJoseph von Radowitz? Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant Commander of 23. Panzer-Division 01945-05-099 May 1945 — —

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