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Highest Decorated Platoon Commanders, Squad Leaders, and Individual Soldiers Winners of the Knights Cross with Oakleaves, German Cross in Gold, and the Honor Roll Award or Recognition Certificate all as Platoon Commanders (or of lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red) (Date and Rank are from awarding of the Oakleaves) Leutnant Christian Braun (DK) (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 9 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugführer 8.(M.G.) / Grenadier- Regiment 308 Hauptmann Bruno Kohnz (DK) (EB) on 6 March 1943 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugführer 11. / Jäger-Regiment 207 Oberfahnrich Ernst Kruse (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (AU) on 17 May 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 Winners of the Knights Cross with Oakleaves and the German Cross in Gold all as Platoon Commanders (or of lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red) (Date and Rank are from awarding of the Oakleaves)

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Page 1: Highest Decorated Platoon, Squad, And Ind Soldiers

Highest Decorated Platoon Commanders, Squad Leaders, and Individual Soldiers

Winners of the Knights Cross with Oakleaves, German Cross in Gold, and the Honor Roll Award or Recognition Certificate all as Platoon Commanders (or of lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Oakleaves)

Leutnant Christian Braun (DK) (CCC-Silver) (EB) on 9 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugführer 8.(M.G.) / Grenadier-Regiment 308

Hauptmann Bruno Kohnz (DK) (EB) on 6 March 1943 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugführer 11. / Jäger-Regiment 207

Oberfahnrich Ernst Kruse (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (AU) on 17 May 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3

Winners of the Knights Cross with Oakleaves and the German Cross in Gold all as Platoon Commanders (or of lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Oakleaves)

Oberfeldwebel Alfred Matern (DK) (CCC-Bronze) on 16 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in the 5. / Füsilier-Regiment 22

Leutnant Hans Strippel (DK) on 4 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer 4. / Panzer-Regiment 1

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Oberfeldwebel Gustav Stuhmer (DK) on 6 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserves and Zugführer of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 399

Winners of the Knights Cross with Oakleaves all as Platoon Commanders (or of lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Oakleaves)

Oberfeldwebel Fritz Arndt on 9 December 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugführer 1. / Panzer-Pionier-Battalion 32

Leutnant Heinrich Boigk on 18 January 1944 as Feldwebel der Reserve and Zugführer 2. / Jäger-Regiment 49 / 28. Jäger-Division

Oberfeldwebel Georg Bonk (CCC-Bronze) on 9 June 1944 as Feldwebel der Reserve and Zugführer 6. / Grenadier-Regiment 365

Oberfeldwebel Martin Hrustak (CCC-Bronze) on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162

Leutnant Josef Jakwert (CCC-Bronze) on 24 February 1945 as Leutnant and Zugführer in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1562

Oberfeldwebel Walter Mose on 10 February 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugführer in the 13. / Jäger-Regiment 49

Oberleutnant Heinrich Ochs on 30 December 1943 as Leutnant and Zugführer in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 101

Oberfeldwebel Hubert Pilarski (CCC-Bronze) on 9 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugfuhrer in der 8. (MG) Kompanie /Grenadier-Regiment 948

Oberleutnant Hugo Primozic on 25 January 1943 as Oberwachtmeister and Platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667

Hauptmann Rudolf Schlee (CCC-Bronze) on 6 April 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13

Leutnant Josef Schreiber (CCC-Silver) on 5 October 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and platoon leader in the 7th company of the 14th Infantry Regiment

Oberleutnant Johann Schwerdfeger (CCC-Bronze) on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer 1. / Jäger-Regiment 228

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Oberfeldwebel Walter Suss (CCC-Silver ) on 25 January 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 273

Oberfeldwebel Ferdinand Wegerer (CCC-Silver) on 4 June 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugführer in 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10

SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann (SW) on 30 January 1944 as SS-Untersturmführer and platoon leader in the 13. (schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1

Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, the German Cross in Gold, the Honor Roll Award or Recognition Certificate, and the CCC in Gold all as Platoon Commanders (or lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross) (Winners of 2 EBs are in Italics and Bold)

Oberleutnant Erich Friedrich (DK) (EB) (CCC-Gold ) on 2 September 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Platoon Truppführer in 1. / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 33

Oberfeldwebel Otto Sawatzki (DK) (2-EB) (CCC-Gold) on 10 September 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Platoon leader in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 21

Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, the German Cross in Gold, and the CCC in Gold all as Platoon Commanders (or lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Oberfeldwebel Johann Baichl (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 23 October 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Platoon leader in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3

Oberfeldwebel Franz Gossmann (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"

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Oberfeldwebel Lorenz Harthan (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 12 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Pioneer platoon leader in the 5./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11

SS-Untersturmfuhrer Hermann Maringgele (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 21 February 1945 as SS-Hauptscharfuhrer and Platoon leader in the 2./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"

SS-Untersturmfuhrer Adolf Peichl (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 16 October 1944 as SS-Hauptscharfuhrer and Platoon leader in the 12.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"

Leutnant Karl Radermacher (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 4 May 1944 as Gefreiter and Granatwerfertruppführer in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 45 (RK received as a Squad Leader. The DK and CCC-Gold received as a Platoon Commander)

Oberleutnant Erich Rudnick (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 18 February 1945 as Leutnant and Pioneer platoon leader in Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 45

Leutnant Rolf Tittel (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 23 August 1944 as Feldwebel and Platoon leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 31

Oberfeldwebel Friedrich Wimmer (DK) (CCC-Gold ) on 30 September 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 412

Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, the German Cross in Gold, and the Honor Roll Award or Recognition Certificate all as Platoon Commanders (or lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Erich Bansen (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 519 on 15 March 1944

Rudolf Berger (DK) (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 296 on 14 April 1943

Robert Eichert (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 36 on 20 April 1943

Georg Eschenbacher (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 451 on 24 September 1943

Heinrich Feldkamp (DK) (EB) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 241 on 14 April 1945

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Rolf Gebhardt (DK) (EB) Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 on 30 September 1944

Kurt Kannenberg (DK) (EB) Stabsfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 506 on 9 December 1944

Georg Kolodziejczyk (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 15 on 5 March 1945

Hermann Kracht (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized) on 25 December 1944

Josef Mathes (DK) (EB) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 280 on 4 October 1944

Fritz Pliska (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19 on 26 March 1944

Karl Reichert (DK) (AU) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Zerstörer-Abteilung 156 on 13 November 1944

Emil Schareina (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 24 on 10 May 1943

Eberhard Schmalz (DK) (AU) Leutnant Platoon leader in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1102 on 11 March 1945

Josef Schneider (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Leader of assault platoon in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 521 on 18 January 1944

Werner Scholz (DK) (EB) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 279 on 5 March 1945

Josef Styr (DK) (EB) SS-Hauptscharführer Platoon leader in the 10./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania” on 5 April 1945

Walter Wriedt (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138 on 25 October 1943

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Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and the CCC in Gold all as Platoon Commanders (or lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Leutnant Franz Hofbauer (CCC-Gold) on 20 January 1944 as Feldwebel and Platoon leader in the 3./Divisions-Füslier-Bataillon 72

Leutnant Franz Juschkat (CCC-Gold) on 17 February 1943 as Feldwebel and Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 43

Oberfeldwebel Kurt Klein (CCC-Gold) on 16 April 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Platoon leader in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 424

SS-Hauptscharfuhrer Josef Lainer (CCC-Gold) on 8 October 1943 as SS-Oberscharführer and Platoon leader in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"

Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and the German Cross in Gold all as Platoon Commanders (or lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Friedrich Arnold (DK) Oberleutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 237 on 16 November 1943

Willy Bachor (DK) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24 on 11 May 1945

Friedrich Banach (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 36 on 30 November 1942

Paul Baumann (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the Radfahr-Kompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422 on 1 September 1943

Herbert Berger (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment (mot.) "Feldherrnhalle” on 12 March 1944

Martin Bielig (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 13./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland” on 7 October 1944

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Leonhard Bischoff (DK) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 115 on 30 April 1945

Hermann Bix (DK) (PABIV-100) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 35 on 2 March 1945

Johannes Bölter (OAK) (DK) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 on 16 April 1944 (RK and DK as Platoon commander or lower, Oakleaves as a Company Commander)

Ludwig Bloos (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11 on 6 April 1944

Erwin Bohlken (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 1 on 17 March 1945

Claus Breger (OAK) (DK) Stabsfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 27 on 4 September 1942 (RK and DK as a Platoon Commander or lower, Oakleaves as a Battalion Commander)

August Dempke (DK) Oberfeldwebel Messenger squadron leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 24 on 17 March 1945

Hans Ditter (DK) Oberfeldwebel Company troop leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7 on 11 December 1944

Gerhard Drechsler (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 14 on 11 April 1944

Hermann Eckhardt (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 8 on 28 March 1945

Paul Egger (DK) SS-Obersturmführer Platoon leader in the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502 on 28 April 1945

Erich Eisenblätter (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 176 on 5 April 1944

Kurt Engelhardt (DK) Oberwachtmeister of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232 on 28 February 1945

Ludwig Fleischmann (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Jäger-Regiment 207 on 17 December 1943

Walter Frank (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 666 on 7 February 1944

Herbert Friedel (DK) Wachtmeister Platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232 on 23 August 1944

Siegfried Gerke (DK) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 16 on 2 December 1942

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Ernst Germer (DK) Luftwaffe Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Leader of the bicycle platoon in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 on 29 October 1944

Kilian Göbel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49 on 26 November 1944

Johann Göttler (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63 on 1 September 1943

Werner Gräbner (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4./Füsilier-Regiment 22 on 30 September 1944

Anton Grasel (DK) Luftwaffe Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in leichte Flak-Abteilung 1 (motorized) on 24 October 1944

Karl Gros (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 2 on 14 December 1943

Alfred Großrock (DK) SS-Untersturmführer Platoon leader in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking” on 12 August 1944

Horst Grunwald (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 457 on 14 May 1944

Wilhelm Haxter (DK) Oberfeldwebel Leader of bicycle platoon in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 691 on 14 August 1943

Heinrich Held (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Füssilier-Regiment 22 on 12 December 1944

Heinrich Hennig (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Füssilier-Regiment 22 on 9 June 1944

Theodor Hönniger (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 25 on 9 May 1945

Alois Hübner (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129 on 5 December 1943

Bernhard Imminger (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 67 on 4 October 1944

Richard Isczinsky (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 102 on 17 March 1945

Josef Käs (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 19 on 18 July 1943

August Kaminski (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 655 on 6 October 1944

Ulrich Karg (DK) Oberjäger Leader of the bicycle platoon in the 17./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 on 5 July 1943

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Helmut Kauermann (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 2 on 20 March 1944

Karl Ketterer (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 15 on 24 March 1943

Herbert Knappe (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 14./Jäger-Regiment 83 on 15 May 1944

Karl Koch (DK) Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Assault platoon leader in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 on 24 October 1944

Walter Koehler (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 525 on 11 May 1945

Helmut Kohla (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4./Panzer-Abteilung 21 on 16 August 1943

Gerhard Krieg (DK) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 1./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 243 on 28 March 1945

Erwin Krüger (DK) Oberfähnrich Reconnaissance troop leader in the Panzer-Späh-Schwadron/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24 on 17 September 1944

Felix Krüger (DK) Oberfeldwebel Reconnaissance troop leader in the Stabskompanie/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 on 9 December 1944

Hermann Kunz (DK) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 37 on 17 December 1943

Herbert Lehrig (DK) Leutnant Platoon leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 161 on 10 September 1944

Hermann Linder (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader and Ord. Offz. in the II./Jäger-Regiment 207 on 19 June 1943

Herbert Lorenz (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 530 on 4 May 1944

Helmut Lutze (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 on 2 October 1942

Stefan Maurer (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 35 (motorized) on 16 August 1943

Otto Menges (DK) Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 on 9 June 1944

Peter Merten (DK) Oberfeldwebel of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 124 on 15 October 1942

Walter Mohr (DK) Oberfeldwebel Leader of the Radfahr Zug /Grenadier-Regiment 313 on 28 September 1943

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Zeslaus Montreal (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 445 on 6 November 1943

Georg Morys (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 181 on 2 September 1944

Walter Näfe (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 232 on 4 October 1944

Helmut Nagel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 163 on 15 March 1944

Bruno Namyslo (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Jäger-Regiment 49 on 4 May 1944

Ernst Neufeld (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 4 on 3 January 1943

Karl Neuhoff (DK) Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Shock troops leader in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 on 9 June 1944

Helmut Pförtner (DK) SS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 2./SS-Regiment "Germania” on 18 January 1942

Heinz Pieper (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the Grenadier-Regiment 230 on 20 January 1943

Hans Radel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 4 on 23 February 1944

Siegfried Rammelt (DK) Luftwaffe Leutnant Leader of the Regiments-Pionier-Zug/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 on 11 June 1944

Josef Rampel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Half platoon leader in the 11./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland” on 14 December 1943

August Rappel (DK) Oberfähnrich Platoon leader in the 14./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 on 29 November 1944

Walter Rappholz (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 616 (self-motorized) on 3 November 1944

Edmund Ratajczak (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 on 10 February 1945

Gerhard Reichwald (DK) Luftwaffe Leutnant Platoon leader in the 3./Flak-Regiment 12 on 1 August 1942

Richard Richter (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 on 7 January 1944

Hans Rittel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 366 on 7 March 1944

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Johann Rodamer (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320 on 26 March 1944

Oskar Röhrig (DK) Oberfähnrich Platoon leader in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504 on 4 July 1944

Hans Romott (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 4 on 18 April 1943

Karl-Heinz Roßbach (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7 on 6 June 1943

Wilhelm Sabottki (DK) Stabsfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 1 on 20 March 1944

Johann Sandner (DK) Oberjäger Group leader in the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 on 13 June 1941 (Knight’s Cross received as a Group leader. German Cross received as a Platoon commander.)

Bruno Sassen (DK) Luftwaffe Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 on 22 February 1942

Heinz Schacht (DK) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 158 on 19 January 1943

Heinrich Schaten (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 1 on 9 May 1945

Fritz Schelhorn (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Schützen-Regiment 66 on 4 September 1942

Wilhelm Schlecht (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Sturm-Regiment 195 on 23 July 1943

Jakob Schmitt (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 485 on 30 September 1944

Albrecht Schnittger (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 18 on 7 October 1942

Heinrich Schollen (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 on 12 November 1943

Wilhelm Schütten (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 on 4 June 1944

Josef Schwabenberger (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 467 on 10 September 1943

Emil Seibold (DK) SS-Hauptscharführer Platoon leader in the 8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich” on 6 May 1945

Emil Sibbel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 151 on 28 March 1945

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Richard Siebenthaler (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 2 on 14 April 1945

Wilhelm Siegert (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 410 on 11 April 1944

Hans Sigmund (DK) SS-Oberscharführer Platoon leader in the 11./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania” on 5 April 1945

Erich Socke (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 36 on 5 November 1944

Anton Stolte (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 943 on 19 August 1944

Johann Straub (DK) Leutnant Platoon leader in Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 7 on 12 August 1944

Franz Thiel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 7./Füsilier-Regiment 22 on 11 March 1945

Arno Thiele (DK) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 29 on 24 September 1942

Ewald Tost (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 507 on 27 August 1944

Johannes Unruhe (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 on 28 March 1945

Alois Weber (DK) SS-Hauptscharführer Platoon leader in the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland” on 30 July 1943

Wilhelm Wegner (DK) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland” on 13 June 1943

Heinz Witt (DK) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 4 on 5 September 1944

Walter Wolf (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35 on 16 October 1944

Hermann Wulff (DK) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 333 on 19 October 1944

Heinz Wunram (DK) Oberfeldwebel Company troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 220 on 5 January 1944

Walter Wurl (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 509 on 18 February 1945

Konrad Zecherle (DK) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 90 on 10 May 1943

Ernst Ziemer (OAK) (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 15./Infanterie-Regiment 94 on 14 December 1941 (RK and DK as Platoon commander, Oakleaves as a Company Commander)

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Erich Zillmann (DK) Stabswachtmeister Platoon leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 245 on 8 August 1944

Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and the Honor Roll Award or Recognition Certificate all as Platoon Commanders (or lower command) (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Karl-Heinrich Banze (AU) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244 on 27 May 1942

Hans Bartkowiak (AU) Leutnant Pioneer Platoon leader in the Stabskompnie/Grenadier-Regiment 30 (mot.) on 25 October 1943

Hans-Otto Brandt (2-EB) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 67 on 21 August 1941 (One EB as a Platoon commander, the second as a Battalion commander.)

Paul Brucher (EB) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 447on 23 October 1941

Josef Gollas (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 106 on 18 November 1941

Johann Groscheck (EB) Oberfeldwebel Leader of rider platoon in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422 on 21 January 1945

Josef Häfele (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99 on 18 November 1941

Alfred Heyn (EB) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 267 on 12 August 1944

Wilhelm Hümmerich (EB) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 80 on 18 October 1941

Heinz Kirchner (EB) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 1./Schützen-Regiment 113 on 29 September 1941

Walter Knirsch (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 89 on 21 December 1944

Dietrich Koch (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 88 on 23 February 1942

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Richard Krämer (EB) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232 on 30 September 1944

Karl Kunzmann (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 35 on 21 September 1944

Michael Lechermann (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1007 on 18 November 1944

Karl-Wilhelm Lindemann (EB) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 5./Panzer-Regiment 29 on 14 April 1945

Eduard Müller (AU) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244 on 25 January 1943

Heinz Ott (EB) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24 on 9 May 1945

Martin Post (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 on 21 September 1944

Wilhelm Preussler (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 12 on 9 June 1944

Hans Roeger (EB) Unteroffizier Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland” on 21 September 1944

Wilhelm Rowohl (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Schützen-Regiment 115 on 12 July 1942

Walter Rudolph (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 123 on 2 June 1943

Konrad Sauer (OAK) (EB) Wachtmeister of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 209 on 26 September 1942 (RK and EB received as a Platoon commander, Oakleaves as a Company Commander)

Karl Sawatzki (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 3 on 23 February 1944

Josef Schneider (OAK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 207 on 27 June 1942 (RK and EB received as a Platoon commander, Oakleaves as a Company commander)

Kurt Schönfeld (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 10 on 22 September 1941

Heinz Schoknecht (EB) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 666 on 21 January 1945

Walter Six (EB) Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 4.(MG)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 on 5 April 1944

Johannes Spielmann (OAK) (2-AU) Oberleutnant Platoon leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 197 on 27 March 1942 (RK and first AU received as a Platoon commander, second AU as a Batterie Chief, and Oakleaves as a Brigade commander)

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Alfred Sprengel (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 405 on 26 March 1944

Gerhard Steinführer (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394 on 8 May 1943

Georg Störck (OAK) (EB) Leutnant of the Reserves Leader of the pioneer platoon in the Stabskompanie/Schützen-Regiment 394 on 22 September 1941 (RK and EB received as a Platoon commander, Oakleaves as a Battalion commander)

Ernst Thiem (EB) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 298 on 17 September 1941

Alfred Tykiel (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 10 on 6 August 1941

Jakob Weber (AU) Feldwebel Half-platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 21 on 16 August 1943

Helmuth Wierschin (EB) Stabsfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 18 on 12 January 1942

Winners of the Knights Cross and Oakleaves as Squad Leaders (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Oakleaves)

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

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Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, the German Cross in Gold, and the Honor Roll Award or Recognition Certificate all as Squad Leaders (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Franz Degl (DK) (EB) Unteroffizier Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 62 on 23 October 1944

Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and the CCC in Gold all as Squad Leaders (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Unteroffizier Fritz Jacobeit (CCC-Gold) on 11 March 1945 as Gefreiter and Gruppenführer in the 6./Füsilier-Regiment 22

Unteroffizier Walter Schwanbeck (CCC-Gold) on 5 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenführer in the 2./Reiter-Regiment 31

Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and the German Cross in Gold all as Squad Leaders (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Artur Gorski (DK) Unteroffizier Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized) on 28 November 1943

Heinrich Schultz (DK) Gefreiter Flammenwerferschütze (flame thrower) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 161 on 18 October 1941 (Won the Knight’s Cross as an individual soldier. Won the German Cross as a group leader.)

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Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and the Honor Roll Award or Recognition Certificate all as Squad Leaders (All Infantry soldiers are in Red)

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross)

Siegfried Deneke (EB) Unteroffizier Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 166 on 9 June 1944

Adolf Hainle (EB) Oberwachtmeister Leader of machine gun squadron in the 2./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 on 22 September 1941

Franz Hillebrand (EB) Oberjäger Group leader in the 1./Gebirgsjäger-Bataillon 94 on 5 April 1944

Ernst Kirchlehner (EB) Unteroffizier Group leader in the 2./Füsilier-Bataillon 126 on 23 October 1944

Karl Lammer (EB) Unteroffizier Group leader in the Pionierzug of the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 105 on 13 January 1944

Kurt Nöbel (EB) Obergefreiter Group leader in the 1.(Reiter)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7 on 30 November 1943

Rudolf Wessel (EB) Unteroffizier Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1076 on 26 December 1944

Xaver Wiest (AU) Oberjäger Group leader in the 3./Skijäger-Regiment 1 on 26 November 1944

Winners of the Knights Cross and Oakleaves as Individual Soldiers

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Oakleaves) (Individual ord.offz., adjutants, armor, panzerjager, and flak soldiers are not included.)

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

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Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, the German Cross in Gold and the CCC in Gold all as Individual Soldiers

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross) (Individual ord.offz., adjutants, armor, panzerjager, and flak soldiers are not included.)

Obergefreiter Franz Richter (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 14 May 1944 as Gefreiter and a machine gunner in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114

Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and the German Cross in Gold all as Individual Soldiers

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross) (Individual ord.offz., adjutants, armor, panzerjager, and flak soldiers are not included.)

Karl-Arthur Apitzsch (DK) Oberleutnant Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized) on 4 November 1943

Ludwig Beckmann (DK) Oberwachtmeister Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27 on 26 October 1943

Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid (DK) Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Kriegsberichterstatter der Fallschirmtruppe on 16 March 1945

Adolf Stück (DK) Wachtmeister of the Reserves Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 251on 26 October 1943

Hans Sturm (DK) Gefreiter Messenger in the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 473 on 26 September 1942

Hermann Wehking (DK) Oberwachtmeister Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 146 (motorized) on 15 January 1944

Josef Weiß (DK) Obergefreiter Messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 24 on 23 March 1945

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Winners of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and the Honor Roll Award or Recognition Certificate all as Individual Soldiers

(Date and Rank are from awarding of the Knights Cross) (Individual ord.offz., adjutants, armor, panzerjager, and flak soldiers are not included.)

Friedrich Galow (EB) Wachtmeister Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 389 on 10 September 1944

Willi Hackbarth (EB) Gefreiter Radio operator in the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 32 on 18 April 1943

Justus Jürgensen (EB) Bau-Pionier In the 5./Pionier-Bau-Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 3 on 5 February 1945

Josef Kuher (EB) Oberwachtmeister Battery officer and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 7./schweres Werfer-Regiment 3 (motorized) on 5 March 1945

Kaspar Wittkamp (AU) Feldwebel In the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 77 on 18 October 1943

Richard Wolf (AU) Leutnant In the Kampfgruppe "Tenschert" in the fortress Breslau on 4 March 1945