Field Commanders who won the Knights Cross with Oakleaves and its Higher Grades: Battalion, Kompanie, Platoon, Squad, and Miscellaneous

BattalionSwords:Generalmajor Erich Barenfanger (DK) (EB) on 23 January 1944 as Major and commander of III./Grenadier-Regiment 123Major Fritz Fessmann on 23 October 1944 (posthumous) as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the Panzer-Aufklrungs-Abteilung 5

Oakleaves:Generalmajor Franz Bake (SW) (PABIV-75) (PABIV-100) on 1 August 1943 as Major of the Reserves and commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 11Generalmajor Erich Barenfanger (SW) (DK) (EB) on 17 May 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of III. /Grenadier-Regiment 123Hauptmann Werner Baumgarten-Crusius on 27 February 1943 as Oberleutnant and commander I. / Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorisiert)SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Fritz Biermeier on 26 December 1944 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of the II. /SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"SS-Oberfuhrer Georg Bochmann (SW) on 17 May 1943 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of II. (Stoss-) Bataillon /SS-Kradschutzen-Regiment ThuleOberst Oskar von Boddien (AU) on 8 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Divisions-Aufklrungs-Abteilung 22Oberst Heinrich Borgmann on 11 February 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 46Major Claus Breger (DK) on 14 January 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Fsilier-Regiment 27SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Gerhard Bremer (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 26 November 1944 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 12Major Eduard Brunner (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 28 October 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62Major Hans-Detloff von Cossel (DK) (EB) on 29 August 1943 as Major and commander of I./ Panzer-Regiment 35SS-Standartenfuhrer August Dieckmann (SW) (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 16 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"Oberstleutnant Joachim Domaschk (DK) on 11 June 1944 as Major and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Hans Dorr (SW) (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 13 November 1943 as Hauptsturmfhrer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Drewes (CCC-Silver) on 20 April 1944 as Major and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13Oberstleutnant Paul Ecker (DK) on 28 October 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9Oberstleutnant Josef-Franz Eckinger (EB) on 31 December 1941 (posthumously) as Major and commander of the I./Schtzen-Regiment 1Major Alfred Eidel (DK) on 23 August 1943 as Major and commander of I. / Grenadier-Regiment 171Major Alois Eisele (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 12 January 1945 as Major and commander of III./Grenadier-Regiment 61Major Heinz Otto Fabian (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 9 July 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (mot.)Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant Josef August Fitz (CCC-Silver) (AU) on 24 June 1944 as Major and commander of I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Gring"Oberstleutnant Bernhard Flachs (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 31 January 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung 277Major Anton Frank (DK) (EB) on 7 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Heeres-Panzer-Jager-Abteilung 743Major Peter Frantz (DK) (AU) on 14 April 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung "Grodeutschland"Oberstleutnant Ernst August Fricke (EB) on 30 November 1943 as Major and commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)Oberst Hans Martin Fritsche (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 2 October 1943 as Major and Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 528Oberstleutnant Jakob Gansmeier (CCC-Bronze) on 9 September 1944 (posthumously) as Major of the Reserves and commander of Divisions-Fsilier-Bataillon 212Oberstleutnant Rudolf Geisler (DK) on 13 April 1944 as Major and commander of Pionier-Bataillon 662Rittmeister Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen (CCC-Silver) on 14 January 1945 as Rittmeister der Reserve and commander of II./Reiter-Regiment 31Generalmajor Walter Gorn (SW) (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 17 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Krad-Schtzen-Bataillon 59Major Johannes Grimminger (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (EB) on 11 March 1945 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192Major Georg Gruner (DK) (EB) on 26 March 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of I. / Panzer-Regiment 2Oberstleutnant Richard Grunert on 17 May 1943 as Major and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7Oberstleutnant Rudolf Haen (DK) (EB) (PABIV-75) (PABIV-100) on 21 September 1944 as Major and commander of Panzer-Abteilung 103Major Josef Heichele (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 17 February 1945 as Major and commander of Fselier-Battalion 129Major Klaus Hilgemann (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 29 October 1944 as Major and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 426Oberstleutnant Gunther Hilt (CCC-Bronze) on 8 February 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of III. / Jger-Regiment 56Generalmajor Harald von Hirschfeld on 23 December 1942 as Hauptmann and leader II. Bataillon / Gebirgs-Jger-Regiment 98Generalmajor Gunther Hoffmann-Schonborn on 31 December 1941 as Major and commander of Sturm-Geschtz-Abteilung 191Major Heinrich Hogrebe (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 13 April 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 422Oberstleutnant Friedrich Hohne (DK) on 8 June 1943 as Major and commander of III. / Jger-Regiment 204Kriegsmarine Korvettenkapitan (M.A.) Hans Hossfeld (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 25 November 1944 as Korvettenkapitan (M.A.) and commander of Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 531Major Helmut Hudel (PABIV-75) on 2 April 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I. Abteilung /Panzer-Regiment 7Oberstleutnant Konrad Hupfer (DK) on 28 October 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of I. / Infanterie-Regiment 72Oberstleutnant Willy Johannmeyer on 18 November 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 503 Major Clemens Graf von Kageneck (DK) on 26 June 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of schweren Panzer-Abteilung 503Oberstleutnant Bruno Kahl (DK) (AU) on 8 August 1943 as Major and commander of III. / Panzerjger-Regiment 656"Grodeutschland"Major Helmut Kalbitz on 7 January 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of Pionier-Bataillon 31Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Kappis (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 28 April 1945 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and leader of II. Bataillon /Grenadier-Regiment 45Major Heinrich Keese (DK) (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 28 March 1945 as Major der Reserve and commander of Pionier-Battalion 20 (motorised)Major Traugott Kempas (DK) (CCC-Gold) (EB) on 28 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of I. / Grenadier-Regiment 176Hauptmann Gunther Klappich on 8 June 1943 as Oberleutnant and Fhrer III. / Infanterie-Regiment 60Oberstleutnant Erich Klawe on 14 April 1943 as Major and commander of I. / Grenadier-Regiment 23Oberst Alfons Konig (SW) on 21 February 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 217Rittmeister Gunther Konopacki (DK) (CCC-Gold) (EB) on 23 March 1945 as Rittmeister and commander of 1.Aufklrungs-Lehr-AbteilungSS-Sturmbannfuhrer Ernst August Krag (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 28 February 1945 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 2Major Gerhard Kruse (DK) (EB) (CCC-Bronze) on 27 July 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and leader of II Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 48Oberst Johannes Kummel on 11 October 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 8Hauptmann Ernst Kuppinger on 5 April 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Fsilier-Battalion 246Luftwaffe Major Herbert Lamprecht on 25 July 1944 as Major and commander of the leichte Flak-Abteilung 76Oberst Karl Langesee (DK) (EB) on 15 March 1943 as Major and commander of II./Jger-Regiment 207Oberst Heinz-Georg Lemm (SW) (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 11 July 1944 as Major and commander of I./Fsilier-Regiment 27Oberstleutnant Erich Lowe (DK) on 8 February 1944 (posthumously) as Major and commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501Oberstleutnant Theodor von Lucken (CCC-Bronze) on 7 May 1944 as Hauptmann and commander I./ Grenadier-Regiment 686Major Wilhelm von Malachowski on 6 March 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung 228Hauptmann Hans Meier on 8 May 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Hubert-Erwin Meierdress on 5 October 1943 as Hauptsturmfhrer and commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"Luftwaffe Major Heinz Meyer (DK) on 18 November 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and leader of the III./Fallschirmjger-Regiment 15SS-Brigadefuhrer Kurt Meyer (SW) (DK) on 23 February 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer and commander of SS-Aufklarungs-Abteilung Leibstandarte SS Adolf HitlerMajor Georg Michael on 25 January 1943 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Fhrer II. / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 26Oberstleutnant Hubert Mickley (DK) (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 4 August 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of I. / Grenadier-Regiment 4Oberstleutnant Walter Mix (DK) on 22 February 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 174Oberstleutnant Alfred Muller on 15 December 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung 191Major Anton Muller (DK) (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 14 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of II. Battalion / Grenadier-Regiments 503Oberstleutnant Joseph-Georg Mulzer on 10 January 1944 as Major and commander of Pionier-Bataillon 195Oberstleutnant Walter Neitzel (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (EB) on 5 September 1944 as Major and commander of I. Bataillon /Grenadier-Regiment 409Oberstleutnant Horst Niederlander (DK) on 9 June 1944 as Major and commander of Fsilier-Battalion 336Generalmajor Horst Niemack (SW) (AU) on 10 August 1941 as Rittmeister and commander of Aufklrungs-Abteilung 5Major Wolfgang von Obstfelder on 30 April 1945 as Major and commander of Panzer-Jger-Abteilung 346Major Hans Gotthard Pestke (CCC-Bronze) on 14 October 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 176Major Georg Graf von Plettenberg (CCC-Silver) on 5 February 1945 as Rittmeister and commander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Werner Poetschke (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (EB) on 15 March 1945 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of I Abteilung /SS-Panzer-Regiment 1Major Michael Possinger (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 28 February 1945 as Major and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1123Oberstleutnant Gustav Reimar (DK) on 10 September 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of Feldersatz-Battalion 76Generalmajor Otto-Ernst Remer (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 12 November 1943 as Major and commander of the I.(gepanzerte)/Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Grodeutschland"Major Josef Rettemeier on 13 March 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of Panzer-Abteilung 5Rittmeister Bruno Richter (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 8 April 1945 as Rittmeister and commander of Fsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 24Major Willy Riedel (DK) on 25 January 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 524Hauptmann Rolf Rocholl (DK) on 31 August 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 569Major Heinrich Ruhl (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 16 March 1945 as Major and commander of Fsilier-Battalion 122Major Wolfgang Rust (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (EB) on 11 March 1945 as Hauptmann and commander II. / Grenadier-Regiment 11Oberst Bernhard Sauvant (DK) on 28 July 1943 as Major and commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505Oberstleutnant Hermann Scharnagel on 30 September 1944 as Major and commander of Pionier-Bataillon 173Generalmajor Walter Scheunemann (EB) on 6 March 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 272Major Kurt Schille (DK) (AU) on 8 August 1944 as Major and commander of Pionier-Battalion 24SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Walter Schmidt (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 14 May 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer and commander of II. Bataillon /SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment WestlandSS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Helmut Scholz (CCC-Silver) on 21 September 1944 as SS-Obersturmfuhrer and commander of II. Bataillon /SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 49Major Erich Schroedter (DK) on 28 March 1945 as Rittmeister and commander of the Panzer-Aufklrungs-Abteilung "Grodeutschland"Oberstleutnant Heinrich Schuler (DK) on 15 March 1943 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 525Hauptmann Willi Schulke (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (EB) on 16 February 1945 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of III. / Ski-Jger-Regiment 1Generalmajor Adelbert Schulz (DM) (SW) on 31 December 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of the I. /Panzer-Regiment 25Oberstleutnant Paul Schulze (DK) (PABIV-100) (CCC-Bronze) on 28 July 1944 as Major and commander of selbstandigen Panzer-Abteilung 21Hauptmann Alfred Simm (DK) (EB) on 14 April 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 31Hauptmann Georg Storck (EB) on 9 May 1945 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of I. Bataillon /Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment /Fuhrer-Begleit-DivisionMajor Hans-Gunther Stotten (DK) on 10 May 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I. / Panzer-Regiment 8Generalleutnant Hyazinth Graf von Strachwitz (DM) (SW) (AU) (PABIV-100) on 13 November 1942 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 2Major Andreas Thorey on 7 December 1943 as Rittmeister and commander of Aufklrungs-Abteilung 94Oberstleutnant Willi Thulke (CCC-Bronze) on 13 March 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of I. / Grenadier-Regiment 501Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff (DM) (SW) (DK) on 15 September 1943 as Major and commander of the I./Fsilier-Regiment 22Major Karl Torley on 11 October 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of I. Bataillon /Infanterie-Regiment 60 (mot.)SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Christian Tychsen (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 10 December 1943 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of II. Abteilung /SS-Panzer-Regiment Das ReichMajor Otto Vincon (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 5 February 1945 as Major der Reserve and commander of I. / Grenadier-Regiment 460SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Fritz Vogt (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 16 March 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer and commander of I. Bataillon /SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 23 NorgeSS-Sturmbannfuhrer Kurt Wahl (CCC-Bronze) on 1 February 1945 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 17Major Max Wandrey (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 16 March 1945 as Major der Reserves and commander of II./Jger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"Major Karl Wanka (CCC-Bronze) on 23 March 1945 as Major der Reserve and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 53Major Horst Warschnauer on 24 February 1945 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of Panzer-Pionier-Battalion "GrodeutschlandMajor Wilhelm Weidenbruck (DK) on 16 November 1944 as Major and commander Panzer-Abteilung 104Oberst Adolf Weitkunat (CCC-Bronze) on 5 December 1943 as Major der Reserve and commander of Kampf-Battalion 488Oberstleutnant Gerhard Werner (DK) on 23 March 1945 as Major and commander of I./Jger-Regiment 734SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Heinz Werner (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 6 May 1945 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of III. Bataillon / SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 4 Der FuhrerMajor Karl Willig on 18 January 1943 as Major and commander of II. /Grenadier-Regiment 120 (mot.)Luftwaffe Major Rudolf Witzig (DK) (EB-Luft.) on 25 November 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Fallschirm-Pionier-Regiment 21Oberst Hans Freiherr von Wolff on 16 January 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of I. / Schtzen-Regiment 28Oberstleutnant Hermann Wulf (CCC-Gold) (EB) on 3 July 1944 as Major and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)Major Konrad Zeller (DK) (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 9 June 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of III. / Grenadier-Regiment 380

KompanieSwords:SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann on 22 June 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer and chief of the 2. /schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101

Oakleaves:Oberst Georg Freiherr von Boeselager (SW) on 31 December 1941 as Rittmeister and chief of the 1./Divisions-Aufklrungs-Abteilung 6Hauptmann Johannes Bolter (DK) on 10 September 1944 as Leutnant and leader of the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502Oberfeldwebel Helmut Borchardt on 14 April 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and commander of Kompanie "Borchardt" / Regiment "Kohlmann"Oberleutnant Wolfgang von Bostell (CCC-Bronze) on 30 April 1945 as Leutnant and leader of 2./Panzerjger-Abteilung 205Oberstleutnant Josef Bremm (SW) (CCC-Bronze) on 23 December 1942 as Oberleutnant of the reserves and chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 426Major Ernst-Georg Buchterkirch (AU) on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 6 Hauptmann Jorg Burg on 9 September 1944 (posthumously) as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment "Grodeutschland"Oberleutnant Otto Carius (PABIV-75) on 27 July 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 2. /schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502Hauptmann Diddo Diddens on 15 June 1944 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschtz-Brigade "Grodeutschland"Major Fritz Fessmann (SW) on 4 January 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 1./Kradschtzen-Bataillon 64Major Siegfried Grabert (CCC-Bronze) on 6 November 1943 as Hauptmann der Reserve and chief of 8. Kompanie /Lehr-Regiment Brandenburg z.b.V. 800Oberstleutnant Gerhard Hein on 6 September 1942 as Leutnant der Reserve and Fhrer 5. / Infanterie-Regiment 209SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Bruno Hinz (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 23 August 1944 as SS-Obersturmfuhrer and chief of 1. Kompanie /SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 38SS-Obersturmfuhrer Karl Kloskowski (DK) (EB) on 11 August 1944 as SS-Obersturmfuhrer and chief of 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2Leutnant Willi Koch (CCC-Bronze) on 16 October 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and commander of 6./Grenadier-Regiment 32Hauptmann Othmar Kreuzinger (CCC-Silver) on 18 October 1944 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and chief of 4. Kompanie /Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 19Hauptmann Josef Kult on 15 March 1943 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Chief of the 3./Jger-Regiment 228Oberfeldwebel Ernst Kutschkau (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 11 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Fhrer 6. / Grenadier-Regiment 3Hauptmann Ekkehard Kylling-Schmidt (CCC-Bronze) on 4 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 4./Fsilier-Regiment 26SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Heinz Macher (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 19 August 1944 as Obersturmfhrer and chief of the 16.(Pi.)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"Major Karl-Heinz Noak (DK) (AU) on 16 January 1942 as Oberleutnant and Chef 1./Panzerjger-Abteilung 137Hauptmann Walter Pruss (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 23 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76Hauptmann Helmut Renschler (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 11 March 1945 as Hauptmann der Reserve and chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 5Leutnant Benno Reuter on 28 October 1944 as Stabsfeldwebel and commander of 6. / Jger-Regiment 49Oberleutnant Hans-Babo von Rohr on 24 February 1945 as Leutnant der Reserve and Fhrer 2. / Panzer-Regiment 25Hauptmann Konrad Sauer (EB) on 30 September 1944 as Leutnant der Reserve and leader of 1. Batterie /Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 393 SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Heinrich Schmelzer (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 28 February 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer der Reserve and chief of 1. Kompanie /SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2Hauptmann Josef Schneider (EB) on 10 February 1944 as Leutnant der Reserve and Fhrer of the 13./Jger-Regiment 207Kriegsmarine Oberleutnant (M.A.) Richard Seuss on 2 September 1944 as Oberleutnant (Naval Artillery) of the Reserves and chief of the naval battery "Ile de Ccembre"/Marine-Artillery-Abteilung 608Hauptmann Gerhard Simons on 11 August 1944 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and leader of Stabs-Batterie/Artillerie-Regiment 240 and Regiments-NachrichtenoffizierHauptmann Bodo Spranz (DK) on 3 October 1943 as Oberleutnant and Chef 1. Batterie / Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung 237Hauptmann Hans-Christian Stock on 23 October 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of the 2./Panzer-Jager-Abteilung 152Oberleutnant Edwin Stolz on 12 June 1944 as Leutnant and leader of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 353Oberleutnant Kurt Witschel on 11 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 9./Jger-Regiment 28Oberstleutnant Eberhard Zahn on 6 March 1943 as Hauptmann der Reserve and Chief of 2. /Panzer-Jger-Abteilung 33Oberstleutnant Werner Ziegler (SW) (CCC-Bronze) on 8 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 186Oberstleutnant Ernst Ziemer (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 2 November 1943 as Hauptmann and Chef 1. / Grenadier-Regiment 94

PlatoonOakleaves:Oberfeldwebel Fritz Arndt on 9 December 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugfhrer 1. / Panzer-Pionier-Battalion 32Leutnant Heinrich Boigk on 18 January 1944 as Feldwebel der Reserve and Zugfhrer 2. / Jger-Regiment 49 / 28. Jger-DivisionOberfeldwebel Georg Bonk (CCC-Bronze) on 9 June 1944 as Feldwebel der Reserve and Zugfhrer 6. / Grenadier-Regiment 365Leutnant Christian Braun (DK) (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 9 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugfhrer 8.(M.G.) / Grenadier-Regiment 308Oberfeldwebel Martin Hrustak (CCC-Bronze) on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer in 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162Leutnant Josef Jakwert (CCC-Bronze) on 24 February 1945 as Leutnant and Zugfhrer in the 2./Panzer-Jger-Abteilung 1562Hauptmann Bruno Kohnz (DK) (EB) on 6 March 1943 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugfhrer 11. / Jger-Regiment 207Oberfahnrich Ernst Kruse (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (AU) on 17 May 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3Oberfeldwebel Alfred Matern (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 16 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer in the 5. / Fsilier-Regiment 22Oberfeldwebel Walter Mose on 10 February 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugfhrer in the 13. / Jger-Regiment 49Oberleutnant Heinrich Ochs on 30 December 1943 as Leutnant and Zugfhrer in the 1./Panzer-Jger-Abteilung 101Oberfeldwebel Hubert Pilarski (CCC-Bronze) on 9 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugfuhrer in der 8. (MG) Kompanie /Grenadier-Regiment 948Oberleutnant Hugo Primozic on 25 January 1943 as Oberwachtmeister and Platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung 667Hauptmann Rudolf Schlee (CCC-Bronze) on 6 April 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer in the 6./Gebirgsjger-Regiment 13Leutnant Josef Schreiber (CCC-Silver) on 5 October 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and platoon leader in the 7th company of the 14th Infantry RegimentOberleutnant Johann Schwerdfeger (CCC-Bronze) on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer 1. / Jger-Regiment 228Leutnant Hans Strippel (DK) on 4 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer 4. / Panzer-Regiment 1Oberfeldwebel Gustav Stuhmer (DK) on 6 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserves and Zugfhrer of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 399Oberfeldwebel Walter Suss (CCC-Silver) on 25 January 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 273Oberfeldwebel Ferdinand Wegerer (CCC-Silver) on 4 June 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugfhrer in 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann (SW) on 30 January 1944 as SS-Untersturmfhrer and platoon leader in the 13. (schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1

SquadOakleaves:Unteroffizier Gerhard Kunert (CCC-Bronze) on 4 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenfhrer in the 6. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3

Miscellaneous:BattlegroupDiamonds:Generalleutnant Hyazinth Graf von Strachwitz (AU) (PABIV-100) on 15 April 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of a Panzer-Gruppe with the Heeresgruppe Nord

Swords:SS-Oberfuhrer Helmut Dorner (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 1 February 1945 as Oberfhrer and leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division

Oakleaves:Generalmajor Martin Bieber (DK) on 2 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Divisionsgruppe 86Major Walter Elflein (DK) on 5 December 1943 as Hauptmann der Reserve and Fhrer of a Kampfgruppe in the 17. Infanterie-DivisionSS-Gruppenfuhrer Hermann Fegelein (SW) (DK) (CCC-Silver) on 22 December 1942 as SS-Oberfhrer and commander of SS-Kampfgruppe FegeleinMajor Waldemar von Gazen (SW) (DK) on 18 January 1943 as Hauptmann and leader of a Kampfgruppe of the 13. Panzer-DivisionOberstleutnant Gunter Goebel (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 18 January 1943 as Hauptmann and leader of a Kampfgruppe with the AOK 6Generalmajor Albert Henze (DK) (EB) on 21 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of Gruppe Henze (FeldDiv 21 (L))Oberstleutnant Herbert Kundiger (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 21 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and leader of a Divisions-kampfgruppe /13. Panzer-DivisionOberstleutnant Friedrich Lier (DK) on 8 May 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of a Kampfgruppe in the 490. Infanterie-DivisionGeneralleutnant Hans Mikosch (DK) on 6 March 1943 as Oberst and Fhrer eine Kampfgruppe (Pionier-Regiment-Stab z.b.V. 677) im Raum StalingradOberstleutnant Walter Misera (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 2 September 1944 as Major and commander of Divisionsgruppe 95Generalmajor Helmuth von Pannwitz (AU) on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and Fhrer of the Kampfgruppe "von PannwitzOberst Hans Reichardt on 5 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of Kampfgruppe Steinau of the 408. Infanterie-DivisionSS-Gruppenfuhrer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Heinz Reinefarth (CCC-Bronze) on 30 September 1944 as SS-Gruppenfuhrer und Generalleutnant der Polizei and Kampfgruppen-Kommandeur in der Korpsgruppe von dem BachOberst Wilhelm Schroder on 13 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of Kampfgruppe Schrder of the 408. Infanterie-DivisionLuftwaffe Generalmajor Ludwig Schulz on 19 February 1945 as Generalmajor and leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Luftkriegsschule 5Luftwaffe Generalleutnant Rainer Stahel (SW) on 4 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of a Luftwaffenkampfgruppe

AdjutantsOakleaves:Hauptmann Hermann Klein (EB) on 2 September 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and Regiments-Adjutant /Grenadier-Regiment 551Oberleutnant Wilhelm Niggemeyer on 17 May 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reseves and Bataillons-Adjutant of Pionier-Bataillon 26Leutnant Franz Rogalski on 11 March 1945 as Leutnant and Adjutant of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45

Ordonnanz OffizierOakleaves:Leutnant Emil Kaminsky on 12 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Ordonnanz-Offizier of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 446Major Wilhelm Kohler on 4 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Ordonnanz-Offizier Kampfgruppe / 9.Panzer-Division

Commanders subordinated directly to Army Group, Army, or KorpsOakleaves:Oberst Ernst Georg Philipp on 30 September 1944 as Major and Panzer officer of the Stab AOK 8 (8. Armee)SS-Standartenfuhrer Max Schafer (EB) on 25 January 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer and Korps-Pionier-Fuhrer of the III. (germ.) Panzer-Korps

Waffenschule commandersOakleaves:Generalmajor Ernst Knebel on 19 February 1945 as Oberst and commander of the Armee-Waffenschule 3. Panzerarmee (AOK 3)

Panzerjager Gun CommandersOakleaves:Oberfeldwebel Josef Karl on 16 February 1944 as Unteroffizier der Reserve and Geschtzfhrer 2. / Panzerjger-Abteilung 49

Flak Gun CommandersOakleaves:Luftwaffe Oberwachtmeister Fritz Petersen on 26 March 1944 as Wachtmeister and Geschtzfhrer in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4

Forward Observers Oakleaves:Leutnant Georg Rietscher on 14 March 1943 as Unteroffizier and VB (forward observer) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 513

StaffOakleaves:Oberst Bern von Baer on 28 February 1945 as Oberstleutnant i.G and Chief of Staff of Fallschirm-Panzer-Korps "Hermann Gring"Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein (SW) (DK) (EB) on 6 July 1943 as Oberst in the General Staff and Chief of Staff of the 1st Italian Army SS-Gruppenfuhrer Fritz Kraemer (DK) on 6 May 1945 as SS-Gruppenfuhrer and Chief of Staff of the 6th SS Panzer ArmyGeneral der Infanterie Hans Krebs (DK) on 20 February 1945 as General der Infanterie and Chief of Staff of Army Group BGeneralmajor Hans von der Mosel on 18 September 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of Staff of the fortress Brest (France)

OtherOakleaves:Hauptmann Egon Agtha (DK) on 12 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and Sprengmeister Fhrer Sprengkommandos I / Luftgau III BerlinSS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Walter Girg on 1 April 1945 as SS-Obersturmfuhrer der Reserve and leader of a special detachment of the SS-Jagdverband MitteSS-Standartenfuhrer Otto Skorzeny (DK) (EB) on 9 April 1945 as SS- Obersturmbannfuhrer der Reserve and commander of SS-Jagdverbande