List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz)
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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest award in the military of the Third Reich during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. The following is the second part of the list of all 725 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "B". Listed here are the 357 recipients whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm" is listed at List of Knight's Cross recipients: Ba–Bm.
The number of 357 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz" is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[1] Author and historian Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 8 of these listings.[2] The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
Background
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.[3] As the war progressed, some of the recipients distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.[4] In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.[5] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, concluded the variants of the Knight's Cross.[6]
Recipients
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air force) and for the Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.[7]
This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
This indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
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| Hans-Ekkehard Bob | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 7 March 1941 | — |
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| Reinhold Bobbe | Heer | Hauptmann | commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 870 | 23 March 1945 | — |
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| Richard Bochentin | Heer | Major | commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 405 | 12 February 1944 | — |
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| Georg Bochmann | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | commander of SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf" | 3 May 1942 | Awarded 246th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 140th Swords 26 March 1945 |
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| Helmut Bochnig | Heer | Major | Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 228 | 9 June 1944 | — |
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| Albert Bock | Luftwaffe | Stabsfeldwebel | Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 | 4 September 1941 | — |
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| Fedor von Bock | Heer | Generaloberst | OB Heeresgruppe Nord | 30 September 1939 | — |
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| Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer und Oberstleutnant der Schupo | II./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment 4 | 28 March 1943 | Awarded 570th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944 | File:BockWilhelm.jpg |
| Hans Bock | Heer | Hauptmann | schwere Panzer-Abteilung "Großdeutschland" | 5 February 1945 | — |
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| Karl Bock | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | III./Infanterie-Regiment 97 | 3 May 1942 | — |
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| Engelbert Bockhoff | Heer | Hauptmann | Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | 18 November 1943 | — |
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| Oskar von Boddien | Heer | Oberstleutnant | commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22 | 2 October 1941 | Awarded 58th Oak Leaves 18 January 1942 | —
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| Helmut Bode | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 10 October 1941 | — |
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| Kurt Bodendörfer | Heer | Major | Grenadier-Regiment 689 | 14 February 1945 | — |
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| Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen | Heer | Generalmajor | commander of the 12. Panzer-Division | 17 December 1943 | — |
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| Hermann Böbel | Heer | Obergefreiter | in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 88[8] | 18 February 1944 | — |
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| Wilhelm Böck | Heer | Oberst | Artillerie-Regiment 176 | 20 January 1943 | — |
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| Dr.-jur. Hermann Böckel | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves | Grenadier-Regiment 688 | 12 August 1944 | — |
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| Heinrich Boecker | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 12.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 29 February 1944 | — |
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| Hans Boeckh-Behrens | Heer | Generalleutnant | 32. Infanterie-Division | 9 December 1944 | — |
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| Herbert von Böckmann | Heer | Generalleutnant | commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division | 4 December 1941 | — |
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| Dr.rer.pol. Rudolf Boeckmann | Heer | Major of the Reserves | schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 408 | 23 July 1942 | — |
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| Heinz Bödicker | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209 | 9 January 1944 | — |
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| Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege | Heer | Oberst | commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7 | 22 December 1941 | Awarded 594th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944 | |
| Hermann Bögel | Kriegsmarine | Leutnant zur See of the Reserves | commander of Minensucher M-4040 | 13 October 1942 | — |
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| Rudolf Boehlein | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 30 November 1944 | Killed in action 19 April 1945 | |
| Hellmuth Böhlke | Heer | Oberst | commander of Infanterie-Regiment 430 | 24 September 1942 | Awarded 716th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945 | |
| Ernst Böhm | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | 2./Flak-Regiment 241 (mot.) | 20 June 1943 | — |
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| Fritz Böhm | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 6./Panzer-Regiment 26 | 23 August 1944 | — |
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| Walter Böhm | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 | 17 March 1945 | — |
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| Franz Böhme | Heer | Generalleutnant | 32. Infanterie-Division | 29 June 1940 | — |
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| Friedrich Böhme | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See | Einsatzleiter der Kriegsmarine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich | 26 August 1944 | — |
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| Herbert Böhme | Heer | Major | III./Infanterie-Regiment 28 | 19 July 1940 | — |
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| Hans Boehmer | Heer | Rittmeister | Aufklärungs-Abteilung 238 | 10 September 1943 | — |
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| Kurt Böhmer | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See | Chef des Stabes Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee | 6 October 1940 | — |
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| Leoplod Böhmer | Heer | Major | III./Infanterie-Regiment 270 | 13 July 1940 | — |
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| Reinhold Böhmke | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 13.(I.G.)/Grenadier-Regiment 162 | 6 April 1944 | — |
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| Rudolf Böhmler | Luftwaffe | Major | I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 26 March 1944 | — |
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| Max Böhrendt | Heer | Oberleutnant | Stabskp./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 8 February 1943 | — |
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| Dr.jur. Dr.rer.pol. Hans Boelsen | Heer | Oberst | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 | 17 September 1943 | — |
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| Johannes Bölter | Heer | Leutnant | 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 | 16 April 1944 | Awarded 581st Oak Leaves 10 September 1944 | File:BoelterJohannes.jpg |
| Georg Böhnk | Heer | Oberleutnant | II./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 18 February 1945 | — |
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| Walter Boenicke | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | 3. Flieger-Division | 14 May 1944 | — |
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| Georg Böning | Heer | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 412 | 27 August 1944 | — |
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| Johannes de Boer | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Artillerie-Regiment 22 | 19 June 1940 | — |
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| Ernst Börngen | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27 | 3 August 1944 | — |
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| Alwin Boerst | Heer | Oberleutnant | 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 | 5 October 1941 | Awarded 149th Oak Leaves 28 November 1942 61st Swords 6 April 1944 |
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| Otto Bösel | Luftwaffe | Wachtmeister | I./Flak-Regiment 41 (mot.) | 11 June 1944 | — |
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| Georg Freiherr von Boeselager | Heer | Oberleutnant | chief of the I.(reit)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 | 18 January 1941 | Awarded 53rd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 114th Swords 28 November 1944 |
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| Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager | Heer | Major | commander of the I./Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte | 20 July 1944 | — |
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| Karl Böttcher | Heer | Generalmajor | commander of the 21. Panzer-Division | 13 December 1941 | — |
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| Kurt Boettcher | Heer | Major | I./Artillerie-Regiment 27 (mot.) | 4 September 1941 | — |
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| Kurt Böttcher | Heer | Major | Pionier-Bataillon 44 | 21 February 1943 | — |
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| Paul Böttcher | Heer | Oberwachtmeister | 2. Marschkompanie/Feldersatz-Bataillon 89 | 30 September 1944 | — |
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| Walther-Hans Böttcher | Heer | Oberleutnant | I./Grenadier-Regiment 216 | 8 February 1943 | — |
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| Johannes Böwe | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | 14.(Pz.J)/Grenadier-Regiment 397 | 11 December 1943 | — |
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| Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 24 March 1943 | — |
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| Wilhelm Boffer | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Grenadier-Regiment 1039 | 16 October 1944 | — |
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| Rudolf Bogatsch | Luftwaffe | General der Flieger | General der Luftwaffe beim OB. des Heeres | 20 March 1942 | — |
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| Bruno Bogert | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Sicherungs-Bataillon 670 | 21 April 1944 | — |
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| Helmut Bohlens | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 5./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 21 June 1943 | — |
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| Erwin Bohlken | Heer | Feldwebel | 1./Panzer-Regiment 1 | 17 March 1945 | — |
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| Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck | Heer | Oberst | Schützen-Regiment 111 | 8 August 1941 | — |
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| Wolfgang Bohn | Heer | Hauptmann | commander of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8 | 9 December 1944 | — |
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| Hans Bohnenkamp | Heer | Major | III./Artillerie-Regiment 295 | 22 January 1943 | — |
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| Wilhelm Bohnstedt | Heer | Generalmajor | commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division | 13 October 1941 | — |
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| Heinrich Boigk | Heer | Oberjäger | group leader of thr 2./Jäger-Regiment 49 | 5 May 1943 | Awarded 370th Oak Leaves 18 January 1944 | |
| Hans Reichfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld | Heer | Oberst | 4. Schützen-Brigade | 19 July 1940 | — |
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| Arthur Boje | Heer | Oberst | commander of Infanterie-Regiment 134 | 5 February 1942 | — |
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| Johannes Boje | Heer | Oberst | commander of Grenadier-Regiment 37 | 11 January 1944 | — |
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| Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Bolbrinker | Heer | Major | I./Panzer-Regiment 5 | 15 May 1941 | — |
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| Gerhardt Boldt | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | leader of the 3./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158 | 18 April 1943 | — |
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| Burghardt Bollmann | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | I./Grenadier-Regiment 1038 | 5 November 1944 | — |
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| Fred Bollmann | Luftwaffe | Major of the Reserves | III./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 29 October 1944 | — |
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| Hermann-Ernst Bolm | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 434 | 20 April 1944 | — |
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| Walter von Boltenstern | Heer | Generalmajor | commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (mot) | 13 August 1941 | — |
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| Hans Bonath | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Wettererkundungsstaffel 27 | 26 March 1944 | — |
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| Hans Bonertz | Heer | Hauptmann | III./Infanterie-Regiment 46 | 27 March 1942 | — |
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| Dietrich-Siegwart von Bonin | Heer | Rittmeister of the Reserves | commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 | 18 February 1945 | — |
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| Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 5 February 1944 | — |
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| Hubertus von Bonin | Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 21 December 1942 | — |
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| Georg Bonk | Heer | Obergefreiter of the Reserves | machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 365 | 17 August 1943 | Awarded 492nd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944 | |
| Friedrich Bonnke | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 3./Flak-Regiment 42 (mot.) | 6 December 1944 | — |
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| Friedrich Bonte | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See | Führer der Zerstörer und der Kampfgruppe Narvik | 17 Oct 1940* | Killed in action 10 April 1940 | |
| Wilhelm Book | Heer | Oberleutnant | 10./Infanterie-Regiment 6 | 26 November 1941 | — |
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| Johann Boos | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 9 October 1943 | — |
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| Joachim Boosfeld | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 | 21 February 1945 | — |
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| Alfred Bopp | Heer | Oberleutnant | 9./Infanterie-Regiment 216 | 21 December 1940 | — |
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| Alhard Freiherr von der Borch | Heer | Rittmeister | Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 115 | 19 August 1944 | — |
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| Erich Borchardt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 122 | 17 March 1944 | — |
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| Helmut Borchardt | Heer | Unteroffizier | group leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 409 | 30 April 1943 | Awarded 828th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945 | |
| Herbert Borchardt | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | storm troop leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 189 | 20 March 1944 | — |
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| Robert Borchardt | Heer | Hauptmann | chief of the Panzerspäh-Kompanie/Aufklärungs-Abteilung (mot.) 341 | 23 August 1941 | — |
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| Adolf Borchers | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 22 November 1943 | — |
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| Hermann Borchers | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 19 "Hohenstaufen" | 16 October 1944 | — |
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| Walter Borchers | Luftwaffe | Major | Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 | 27 July 1944 | — |
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| Ernst Borchert | Heer | Oberleutnant | chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (mot.) | 29 September 1941 | — |
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| Wilhelm Borchert | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | III./Grenadier-Regiment 121 | 11 March 1943 | — |
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| Hans-Georg Borck | Heer | Oberleutnant | 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209 | 23 December 1943 | — |
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| Walter Bordellé | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | pilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 2 | 26 March 1944 | — |
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| Eberhard von Boremski | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 3 May 1942 | — |
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| Heinrich Borgmann | Heer | Oberleutnant | 9./Infanterie-Regiment 46 | 19 July 1940 | Awarded 71st Oak Leaves 10 February 1942 | —
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| Max Bork | Heer | Generalleutnant | Korps "Borck" | 11 May 1945 | — |
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| Dr.-Ing. Ernst Bormann | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Kampfgeschwader 76 | 5 October 1941 | Awarded 119th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942 | |
| Ernst Born | Heer | Feldwebel | 7./Grenadier-Regiment 2 | 21 April 1944 | — |
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| Heinrich Born | Heer | Oberleutnant | 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 | 14 April 1945 | — |
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| Gerd von Born-Fallois | Heer | Major | Panzer-Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 130 | 2 January 1945 | — |
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| Ralf Bornemann | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Stab I./Flaksturm-Regiment 5 | 14 April 1945 | — |
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| Rudolf Bornhof | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | 1./Jäger-Regiment 38 | 3 May 1942 | — |
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| Walter Bornschein | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | II./Kampfgeschwader 2 | 24 September 1942 | — |
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| Willibald Borowietz | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Schützen-Regiment 10 | 24 July 1941 | Awarded 235th Oak Leaves 10 May 1943 | |
| Hermann von Borries | Heer | Oberstleutnant | leader of Infanterie-Regiment46 | 3 May 1942 | — |
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| Karl Borris | Luftwaffe | Major | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 25 November 1944 | — |
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| Joachim Borrmann | Heer | Hauptmann | III./Grenadier-Regiment 427 | 13 October 1943 | — |
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| Georg Bose | Heer | Leutnant | 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177 | 21 September 1944 | — |
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| Jobst-Hilmar von Bose | Heer | Oberstleutnant | commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 289 | 4 December 1941 | — |
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| Karl-Heinz Boska | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | adjutant of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 16 December 1943 | — |
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| Wolfgang von Bostell | Heer | Leutnant | Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1023 | 2 September 1944 | Awarded 859th Oak Leaves 30 April 1945 | |
| Kuno-Hans von Both | Heer | General der Infanterie | I. Armeekorps | 9 July 1941 | — |
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| Paul Both | Heer | Feldwebel | 3./Grenadier-Regiment 411 | 23 December 1942 | — |
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| Walter Botsch | Heer | Generalleutnant | acting leader of the LVIII. Armeekorps | 9 May 1945 | — |
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| Alfred Bottler | Heer | Major | commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (mot.) | 3 November 1944 | — |
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| Albrecht von Boxberg | Heer | Major | commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 3 | 7 February 1944 | — |
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| Günter Braake | Heer | Oberleutnant | I./Grenadier-Regiment 422 | 27 August 1944 | — |
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| Albert Brachat | Heer | Feldwebel | platoon leader in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 14 | 4 July 1940 | — |
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| Dr.-agrar. Hermann Bracher | Heer | Oberst | commander of Grenadier-Regiment 460 | 23 August 1943 | — |
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| Dr.-jur. Bruno Freiherr von Brackel | Heer | Oberleutnant | 3./Panzer-Regiment 15 | 23 August 1941 | — |
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| Ernst-Joachim Bradel | Heer | Oberstleutnant | commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113 | 15 December 1943 | — |
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| Walter Bradel | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 2 | 17 September 1941 | — |
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| Kurt Brändle | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 1 July 1942 | Awarded 114th Oak Leaves 27 August 1942 | |
| Bruno Bräuer | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Fallschjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — |
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| Kai Bräundle-Schmidt | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Grenadier-Regiment 501 | 26 March 1944 | — |
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| Otto Brakat | Heer | Unteroffizier | group leader in the 2./Radfahr-Abteilung 1 | 27 July 1941 | — |
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| Bernhard Brambrink | Heer | Oberleutnant | 2./Pionier-Bataillon 97 | 1 September 1943 | — |
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| Heinrich Bramesfeld | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See | 2. Sicherungs-Division | 21 January 1943 | — |
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| Hans-Joachim Brand | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 5 December 1943 | — |
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| Erich Brandenberger | Heer | Generalmajor | 8. Panzer-Division | 15 July 1941 | Awarded 324th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943 | |
| Johannes Brandenburg | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 | 18 September 1940 | — |
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| Max Brandenburg | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | 5./Kampfgeschwader 101 | 11 June 1944 | — |
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| Ernst Brandes | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 9 | 5 March 1945 | — |
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| Walter Brandes | Heer | Hauptmann | commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25 | 28 October 1944 | — |
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| Albrecht Brandi | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | commander of U-617 | Error in Template:Date table sorting: months must be an integer between 1 and 12 | Awarded 224th Oak Leaves 11 April 1943 66th Swords 9 May 1944 22nd Diamonds 24 November 1944 |
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| Josef Brandner | Heer | Hauptmann | commander of the Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 | 17 March 1943 | Awarded 846th Oak Leaves 26 April 1945[Notes 1] | —
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| Kaspar Brandner | Heer | Oberjäger | 8./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | 28 October 1944 | — |
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| Franz Brandt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | II./Grenadier-Regiment 953 | 30 September 1944 | — |
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| Friedrich Brandt | Heer | Oberleutnant | 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39 | 20 August 1942 | — |
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| Gerhard Brandt | Heer | Oberleutnant | 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202 | 12 December 1944 | — |
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| Dr.-med. Günther Brandt | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves | chief of the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille | 23 December 1943 | — |
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| Hans-Georg Brandt | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Infanterie-Regiment 577 | 22 January 1943 | — |
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| Hans-Otto Brandt | Heer | Leutnant | 10./Infanterie-Regiment 67 | 21 August 1941 | — |
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| Heinz Brandt | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel | 4./Grenadier-Regiment 1124 | 5 March 1945 | — |
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| Heinz Brandt | Heer | Leutnant | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103 | 6 May 1945 | — |
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| Paul Brandt | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | pilot in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 5 September 1944 | — |
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| Walter Brandt | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 24 March 1943 | — |
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| Walter Brandt | Heer | Major | commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 130 | 18 July 1944 | — |
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| Günther Bransch | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Aufklärungs-Abteilung 392 | 9 December 1944 | — |
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| Paul Brasack | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | commander of U-737 | 30 October 1944 | — |
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| Rudi Brasche | Heer | Obergefreiter | 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93 | 9 November 1942 | — |
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| Karl Brassert | Heer | Oberst | Kampfgruppen Kommandant Marienburg | 10 February 1945 | — |
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| Walther von Brauchitsch | Heer | Generaloberst | Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres | 30 September 1939 | — |
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| Walter Brauer | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | 14.(Pz.J.)/Grenadier-Regiment 507 | 10 September 1944 | — |
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| Alfred Braun | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 3./Grenadier-Regiment 544 | 12 August 1944 | — |
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| Christian Braun | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | platoon leader in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 308 | 15 July 1944 | Awarded 677th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944 | —
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| Rudolf Braun | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | 14 June 1941 | — |
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| Wilhelm Braun | Heer | Major | II./Infanterie-Regiment 576 | 20 January 1943 | — |
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| Willi Braun | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel | 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 9 June 1944 | — |
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| Hans-Günther Braun von Stumm | Heer | Rittmeister | Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 100 | 20 July 1942 | — |
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| Herward Braunegg | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 9 | 28 March 1944 | — |
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| Erich Brauneis | Kriegsmarine | Fregattenkapitän | chief of the 24. Landungsflottille | 28 December 1944 | — |
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| Eugen Brecht | Heer | Major i.G. | 131. Infanterie-Division | 3 October 1943 | — |
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| Wilhelm Bredemeier | Heer | Feldwebel | 12.(MG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | 9 November 1942 | — |
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| Franz Bredemeyer | Heer | Feldwebel | 2./Infanterie-Regiment 156 | 23 August 1943 | — |
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| Hermann Breer | Heer | Unteroffizier | 6./Grenadier-Regiment 78 | 8 August 1944 | — |
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| Werner Breese | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 29 February 1944 | — |
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| Josef Bregenzer | Heer | Hauptmann | I./Grenadier-Regiment 245 | 20 April 1943 | Awarded 427th Oak Leaves 17 March 1944 | —
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| Claus Breger | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel | 1./Infanterie-Regiment 27 | 4 September 1942 | Awarded 700th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945 | —
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| Gerhard Brehme | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 1./Panzer-Abteilung 52 | 23 September 1943 | — |
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| Gustav Brehmer | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Pionier-Bataillon 271 | 9 December 1944 | — |
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| Rudolf Brehmer | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Infanterie-Regiment347 | 22 February 1942 | — |
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| Friedrich-Wilhelm Breidenbach | Heer | Major | Panzer-Brigade 101 | 30 September 1944 | — |
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| Hermann Breith | Heer | Oberst | 5. Panzer-Brigade | 3 June 1940 | Awarded 69th Oak Leaves 31 January 1942 48th Swords 21 February 1944 |
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| Fritz Breithaupt | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves | 12. Minensuchflottille | 3 August 1941 | Awarded 387th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944 | —
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| Gerhard Bremer | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | 1. Kradschützen-Kompanie "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 30 October 1941 | Awarded 668th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944 | —
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| Oskar Bremermann | Heer | Feldwebel | 6./Grenadier-Regiment 209 | 9 May 1945 | — |
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| Josef Bremm | Heer | Leutnant | chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 426 | 18 February 1942 | Awarded 165th Oak Leaves 23 December 1943 159th Swords 9 May 1945[Notes 2] |
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| Albert Brendel | Heer | Oberst | commander of Infanterie-Regiment 274 | 20 January 1943 | — |
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| Hans Brendel | Heer | Oberst | commander of Infanterie-Regiment 689 | 7 December 1942 | — |
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| Joachim Brendel | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 22 November 1943 | Awarded 697th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945 | —
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| Peter Brenig | Heer | Unteroffizier | Regiments-Pionier-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 669 | 15 June 1944 | — |
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| Kurt Brennecke | Heer | General der Infanterie | commanding general of the XXXXIII. Armeekorps | 12 July 1942 | — |
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| Wilhelm Brennecke | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | pilot in the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 26 March 1944 | — |
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| Gerhard Brenner | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves | pilot in the 2.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 5 July 1941 | — |
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| Harro Brenner | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | leader of the Infanterie-Kompanie "De Kaste" (Afrika) | 16 April 1943 | — |
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| Karl-Heinrich Brenner | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer | commander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord" | 27 December 1944 | — |
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| Gerhard Brentführer | Heer | Oberleutnant | 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 9 | 4 October 1944 | — |
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| Heinz Bretnütz | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 21 October 1940 | — |
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| Heinz Bretschneider | Luftwaffe | Oberwachtmeister | I./Flak-Regiment 13 (mot.) | 3 February 1943 | — |
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| Klaus Bretschneider | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300 | 18 November 1944 | — |
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| Konrad Brettschneider | Heer | Oberleutnant | 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904 | 1 February 1945 | — |
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| Hans Bretz | Heer | Oberfähnrich | Zugführer Panzer-Vernichtungs-Brigade Oberschlesien | 6 May 1945 | — |
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| Peter-Paul Breu | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" | 2 October 1942 | — |
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| Helmuth Breuker | Heer | Hauptmann | I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141 | 26 November 1944 | — |
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| Hans Briegel | Luftwaffe | Major | Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | 14 January 1945 | — |
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| Georg Briel | Heer | Major | Heeres-Flak-Bataillon 606 | 23 July 1942 | — |
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| Kurt von Briesen | Heer | Generalleutnant | 30. Infanterie-Division | 27 October 1939 | — |
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| Dr.-Ing. Karl-Friedrich Brill | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | Minenschiff "Cobra" | 27 December 1941 | Awarded 330th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943 | |
| Kurt Brill | Heer | Major | Grenadier-Regiment 956 | 4 July 1944 | — |
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| Friedrich Brinckmann | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 30 December 1943 | — |
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| Hubert Brinkforth | Heer | Gefreiter | 14.(Pz.J.)/Infanterie-Regiment 25 | 7 March 1941 | — |
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| Helmuth Brinkmann | Kriegsmarine | Vizeadmiral | Kommadierender Admiral Schwarzes Meer | 17 May 1944 | — |
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| Karl Britzelmayr | Heer | Oberstleutnant | commander of Infanterie-Regiment 217 | 2 February 1942 | — |
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| Achim von Britzke | Heer | Hauptmann | Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1299 | 23 October 1944 | — |
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| Hugo Broch | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 12 March 1945 | — |
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| Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff | Heer | Oberleutnant | Panzer-Regiment 15 | 14 April 1945 | — |
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| Ernst-Albrecht Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt | Heer | Rittmeister | Kradschützen-Bataillon 22 | 26 December 1942 | — |
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| Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt | Heer | General der Infanterie | II. Armeekorps | 15 July 1941 | Awarded 103rd Oak Leaves 23 June 1942 | File:Brockdorffahlefeldt.jpg |
| Jürgen Brocke | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 9 December 1942 | — |
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| Dr. Karl Brocks | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | Grenadier-Regiment 123 | 30 September 1944 | — |
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| Roland Brod | Heer | Hauptmann | III./Grenadier-Regiment 467 | 23 February 1944 | — |
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| Heinrich Brodowski | Heer | Obergefreiter | 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 386 | 18 December 1944 | — |
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| Wilhelm Bröckerhoff | Heer | Major | Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Brandenburg" | 8 May 1945 | — |
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| Wilhelm Broeffel | Heer | Hauptmann | II./Grenadier-Regiment 502 | 14 November 1943 | — |
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| Jost Brökelmann | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän | 2. Räumbootflottille | 14 June 1942 | — |
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| Herbert Broennle | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 14 March 1943 | — |
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| Karl Brösamle | Heer | Unteroffizier | 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 330 | 26 June 1944 | — |
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| Eduard Brogsitter | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | II./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 24 March 1943 | — |
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| Friedrich Freiherr von Broich | Heer | Oberst | 24. Panzer-Brigade | 28 August 1942 | — |
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| Peter Broich | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | 2./Kampfgeschwader 2 | 24 September 1942 | — |
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| Wilhelm Bromen | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves | 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 | 16 April 1943 | — |
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| Karl Brommann | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer | 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503 | 29 April 1945 | — |
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| Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff | Heer | Oberst | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13 | 10 September 1943 | Awarded 394th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 | |
| Siegfried Brosow | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | 1./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Das Reich" | 13 November 1943 | — |
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| Paul Brucher | Heer | Leutnant | 3./Infanterie-Regiment 447 | 23 October 1941 | — |
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| Gerhard Bruchmann | Heer | Unteroffizier | 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12 | 6 August 1943 | — |
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| Helmut Bruck | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 4 September 1941 | Awarded 193rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943 | |
| Victor Bruck | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | I./Grenadier-Regiment 376 | 20 October 1944 | — |
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| Johann Brucker | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Grenadier-Regiment 959 | 5 April 1945 | — |
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| Walter Brucker | Heer | Hauptmann | III./Jäger-Regiment 56 | 16 April 1943 | — |
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| Heinrich Brücker | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 | 22 June 1941 | — |
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| Otto-Hermann Brücker | Heer | Generalmajor | commander of the 6. Volks-Grenadier-Division | 14 April 1945 | — |
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| Erich von Brückner | Heer | Oberst | Jäger-Regiment 1 | 11 March 1945 | — |
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| Wilhelm Brückner | Heer | Unteroffizier | 14.(Pz.J.)/Infanterie-Regiment 253 | 5 October 1941 | — |
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| Wolfgang Brückner | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | 3./Kampfgeschwader 1 | 5 December 1943 | — |
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| Heinrich Brüggemann | Heer | Feldwebel | 3./Grenadier-Regiment 178 | 5 April 1945 | — |
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| Karl Brüggemann | Heer | Unteroffizier | Stabskp./Infanterie-Regiment 5 | 28 November 1940 | — |
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| Friedrich-August Graf von Brühl | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | 8./Panzer-Regiment 2 | 3 November 1942 | — |
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| Walter Brüning | Heer | Leutnant | III./Grenadier-Regiment 508 | 12 January 1942 | — |
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| Alfred Bruer | Heer | Oberst | Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155 | 30 July 1942 | — |
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| Josef Bruetsch | Heer | Unteroffizier | 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 305 | 17 March 1945 | — |
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| Hans Bruhn | Heer | Oberleutnant | 3./Grenadier-Regiment 90 | 29 December 1942 | — |
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| Johannes Bruhn | Heer | Oberst | Artilleriekommandeur 149 | 20 October 1943 | — |
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| Derk-Elsko Bruins | Waffen-SS | SS-Rottenführer | 1./SS-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 54 | 23 August 1944 | — |
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| Edgar Brunk | Heer | Oberleutnant | 2./Füsilier-Regiment 202 | 3 July 1944 | — |
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| Albert Brunner | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5 | 13 June 1943 | — |
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| Eduard Brunner | Heer | Hauptmann | I./Grenadier-Regiment 62 | 27 June 1944 | Awarded 638th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944 | |
| Arthur Bruns | Heer | Major | Grenadier-Regiment 245 | 3 April 1943 | — |
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| Dr.-jur. Axel Bruns | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | 7./Artillerie-Regiment 241 | 29 August 1943 | — |
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| Dietrich Bruns | Heer | Major of the Reserves | II./Infanterie-Regiment 16 | 9 August 1942 | — |
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| Gustav-Adolf Bruns | Heer | Oberstleutnant | commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74 | 15 October 1942 | — |
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| Karl-Heinz Brunsiek | Heer | Leutnant | 4./Grenadier-Regiment 43 | 5 April 1945 | — |
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| Fritz Brutscher | Heer | Leutnant | Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 92 | 22 January 1943 | — |
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| Albert Brux | Heer | Hauptmann | I./Schützen-Regiment 66 | 12 September 1941 | Awarded 504th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 | |
| Fritz Buchenau | Heer | Major | Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 | 28 March 1945 | — |
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| Hans Buchholz | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant of the Reserves | 1./Kampfgeschwader 40 | 24 March 1941 | — |
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| Helmut-Wolfgang Buchler | Heer | Hauptmann | I./Infanterie-Regiment 204 | 6 January 1942 | — |
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| Franz Buchner | Heer | Oberleutnant | 5./Infanterie-Regiment 30 (mot) | 2 October 1941 | — |
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| Hermann Buchner | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5[11] | 16 June 1944 | — |
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| Hermann Buchner | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 | 20 July 1944 | — |
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| Max Bucholz | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 3 | 12 August 1941 | — |
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| Ernst-Georg Buchterkirch | Heer | Oberleutnant | 2./Panzer-Regiment 6 | 29 June 1940 | Awarded 44th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | |
| Albert Buck | Heer | Oberst | Grenadier-Regiment 305 | 17 July 1941 | — |
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| Friedrich Buck | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer | 5./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 | 27 January 1945 | — |
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| Wilhelm Buck | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 | 31 July 1943 | — |
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| Karl Buckel | Heer | Oberleutnant | 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277 | 15 July 1944 | — |
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| Kurt Budäus | Heer | Oberleutnant | I./Infanterie-Regiment 307 | 21 December 1940 | — |
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| Georg Budahl | Heer | Leutnant | 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 121 | 21 September 1944 | — |
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| Franz Budka | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer | 1./SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 | 19 April 1945 | — |
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| Bruno Büchau | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | II./Grenadier-Regiment 159 | 19 August 1944 | — |
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| Hermann Büchting | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | commander of Schnellboot S-27 | 22 April 1943 | — |
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| Hermann Bühlbecker | Heer | Hauptmann | II./Grenadier-Regiment 436 | 23 August 1944 | — |
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| Karl-Heinz Bühler[Notes 3] | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer | SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" | 6 May 1945 | — |
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| Kurt Bühlingen | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[11][Notes 4] | 4 September 1941 | Awarded 413th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 88th Swords 14 August 1944 |
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| Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow | Heer | Oberst | Panzer-Regiment 24 | 12 December 1944 | — |
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| Otto von Bülow | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | commander of U-404 | 20 October 1942 | Awarded 234th Oak Leaves 26 April 1943 | 
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| Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | 22 August 1940 | — |
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| Alfred Bülowius | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Geschwaderkommodore of (K)Lehrgeschwader 1 | 4 July 1940 | — |
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| Rudolf von Bünau | Heer | Oberst | commander of Infanterie-Regiment 133 | 15 August 1940 | Awarded 766th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945 | —
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| Rudolf von Bünau | Heer | Hauptmann | commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | 8 August 1943 | — |
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| Hans Büntemeyer | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | II./Grenadier-Regiment 399 | 18 February 1945 | — |
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| Wilhelm Bürgel | Heer | Oberwachtmeister | 5./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 8 | 29 February 1944 | — |
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| Albert Bürger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant | Stab 4. Flak-Division | 17 April 1945 | — |
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| Otto Bürger | Heer | Oberleutnant | 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 | 14 April 1945 | — |
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| Thomas Bürger | Heer | Hauptmann | III./Grenadier-Regiment 528 | 4 March 1942 | — |
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| Wilhelm Bürgerhoff | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 7./Grenadier-Regiment 166 | 5 May 1943 | — |
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| Ulrich Bürker | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab | Ia of the 10. Panzer-Division | 19 January 1943 | — |
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| Dr. Nikolaus Büsen | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 4 September 1942 | — |
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| Otto Büsing | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Panzer-Regiment 39 | 21 November 1942 | — |
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| Wilhelm Büsing | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | I./Grenadier-Regiment 280 | 28 February 1945 | — |
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| Arthur Büssecke | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier | 2./Flak-Regiment 49 (mot.) | 23 December 1942 | — |
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| Hans Bütow | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See | Führer der Torpedoboote | 12 March 1941 | — |
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| Franz Büttner | Heer | Obergefreiter | 7./Grenadier-Regiment 67 | 18 December 1944 | — |
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| Manfred Büttner | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26 | 29 April 1945 | — |
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| Ernst Buffa | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | 12. Flak-Division | 5 September 1944 | — |
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| Martin Buhr | Heer | Major | Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202 | 11 September 1943 | — |
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| Rudolf de Buhr | Heer | Unteroffizier | 5./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (mot.) | 2 October 1943 | — |
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| Rudolf Buhse | Heer | Oberstleutnant | commander of Infanterie-Regiment 47 | 17 August 1942 | — |
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| Hans Bujak | Heer | Feldwebel | 10./Grenadier-Regiment 7 | 27 August 1944 | — |
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| Otto Bukatschek | Heer | Unteroffizier | 10./Schützen-Regiment 52 | 24 July 1941 | — |
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| Ludwig Bulla | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant | Flak-Regiment 164 (mot.) | 11 June 1944 | — |
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| Herbert Bullinger | Heer | Rittmeister | II./Kavallerie-Regiment 5 | 1 February 1945 | — |
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| Karl Bulmahn | Heer | Hauptmann | II./Grenadier-Regiment 1126 | 31 January 1945 | — |
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| Robert Bumen | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel | 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 29 October 1944 | — |
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| Walter Bund | Heer | Unteroffizier | 1./Grenadier-Regiment 669 | 20 October 1944 | — |
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| Heinz Bundesmann | Heer | Leutnant | 3./Grenadier-Regiment 88 | 14 January 1945 | — |
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| Kurt Bundrock | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | wireless operator in the Stab/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 30 June 1944 | — |
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| Ernst Bunge | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves | II./Grenadier-Regiment 121 | 16 November 1943 | — |
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| Hellmut Bunge | Heer | Hauptmann | II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle" | 1 February 1945 | — |
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| Fritz Bunse | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | SS-Freiwilligen-Pionier-Bataillon 11 | 30 January 1944 | — |
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| Johannes Bunzek | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 6 April 1944 | — |
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| Hans Bunzel | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 3./Panzer-Abteilung 116 | 10 February 1943 | — |
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| Wille Bunzel | Heer | Major | III./Infanterie-Regiment 426 | 11 October 1941 | — |
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| Hans Burbach | Heer | Unteroffizier | 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 41 | 18 November 1943 | — |
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| Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Heinrich Burchard | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant | 7. Flak-Division | 31 October 1944 | — |
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| Theodor Burchardi | Kriegsmarine | Vizeadmiral | Kommandierender Admiral Ostland | 29 September 1944 | Awarded 823rd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945 | 
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| Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 15 October 1942 | — |
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| Karl Burdach | Heer | Generalleutnant | 11. Infanterie-Division | 23 February 1944 | — |
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| Jörg Burg | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18 | 3 March 1943 | Awarded 604th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944 | |
| Wilhelm Burgdorf | Heer | Oberst | Infanterie-Regiment 529 | 29 September 1941 | — |
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| Alfred Burgemeister | Heer | Oberst | Grenadier-Regiment 524 | 2 May 1945 | — |
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| Georg Burgfeld | Heer | Hauptmann | 14.(Pz.J.)/Divisions-Gruppe 112 | 21 February 1944 | — |
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| Max Burghartswieser | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 9 July 1941 | — |
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| August Burgholte | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 3./Panzer-Abteilung 102 | 9 December 1944 | — |
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| Gert Burgmann | Heer | Hauptmann | 1./Sturm-Bataillon AOK 4 | 18 December 1944 | — |
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| Dr.-jur. Curt von Burgsdorff | Heer | Major of the Reserves | Grenadier-Regiment 580 | 2 April 1943 | — |
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| Ewald Burian | Heer | Oberst | Grenadier-Regiment 980 | 4 October 1944 | — |
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| Fritz Burkhardt | Heer | Oberleutnant | 8./Grenadier-Regiment 417 | 17 April 1945 | — |
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| Arnold Burmeister | Heer | Generalmajor | leader of the 25. Panzergrenadier-Division | 14 January 1945 | — |
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| Hans-Jürgen Burmester | Heer | Hauptmann | schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 | 2 September 1944 | — |
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| Leonhard Burr | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 30 November 1944 | — |
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| Gustav-Adolf Bursche | Heer | Leutnant | 6./Infanterie-Regiment 90 | 13 October 1944 | — |
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| Reinhard Burst | Heer | Major | Grenadier-Regiment 111 | 12 August 1944 | — |
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| Ernst Busch | Heer | General der Infanterie | 16. Armee | 26 May 1940 | Awarded 274th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943 | File:EBusch.JPG |
| Hans Busch | Heer | Major | II./Grenadier-Regiment 4 | 10 September 1944 | — |
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| Rudolf Busch | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel | 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121 | 9 June 1944 | — |
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| Walter Busch | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves | 1./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 561 | 14 October 1943 | — |
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| Walter Busch | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann | 1./Flak-Regiment 2 (mot.) | 9 June 1944 | — |
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| Karl Busche | Heer | Oberst | Jäger-Regiment 228 | 28 February 1943 | — |
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| Erich Buschenhagen | Heer | Generalleutnant | commander of the 15. Infanterie-Division | 5 December 1943 | Awarded 521st Oak Leaves 4 July 1944 | —
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| Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen | Heer | Major | I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69 | 9 May 1943 | — |
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| Wilhelm Buss | Heer | Oberfeldwebel | 1./Panzer-Regiment 31 | 9 December 1944 | — |
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| Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst | Heer | Hauptmann | I./Grenadier-Regiment 9 | 7 March 1944 | — |
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| Heinrich Busse | Heer | Major | Divisions-Füsiliier-Bataillon 328 | 26 March 1944 | Awarded 637th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944 | —
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| Theodor Busse | Heer | Generalleutnant | Generalstab Heeresgruppe Süd | 30 January 1944 | — |
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| Wilhelm Busse | Heer | Major | Grenadier-Regiment 82 | 12 March 1944 | — |
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| Žanis Butkus | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Hauptsturmführer | 10./SS-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 19 | 21 September 1944 | — |
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| Pius Butz | Heer | Oberjäger | gun leader in the 16.(I.G.)/Jäger-Regiment 228[14] | 6 March 1944 | — |
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Notes
- ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German National Archives. According to Josef Brandner's own account he received the Oak Leaves from the commanding general of the XXXVIII. Armeekorps, General der Artillerie Kurt Herzog in the Courland Pocket. He didn't mention a date for the presentation. Presumably pictures showing him with Oak Leaves exist. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) assumes a direct presentation from Berlin. The presentation date is also an assumption by the AKCR. A presentation of the Oak Leaves only four to five weeks after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross is very unlikely. The German National Archives holds numerous records of nominations which have been rejected on the grounds that a high ranking military award had just been presented. Brandner was a member of the AKCR.[9]
- ^ Josef Bremm's nomination by the troop was rejected by Major Domaschk on 30 April 1945 and instead recommended for the German Cross in Gold. Just like all other nominations, which at this point in time were related to members of the 11. Armee, the nomination was not further processed since the 11. Armee had capitulated on 21 April 1945 and presentations to prisoners of war or missing in action were prohibited. In all other instances of similar circumstances a note on the nomination can be found stating: "postpone AOK 11" or "postpone according to AHA 44 Ziff. 572 (Allgemeines Heeresamt — General Army Office)". The entry date noted on the nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross is 28 April 1945. The list indicates a note "deferred". The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "159" was assigned by the AKCR. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel. Bremm was a member of the AKCR.[10]
- ^ No evidence of the award to Karl-Heinz Bühler can be found in the German National Archives. The award was presumably awarded by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1977 and decided: Knight's Cross no, 1 May 1945. The case Bühler was again processed in the fall of 1983. Whether or not additional or new evidence materialized remains unknown. The Order Commission decided this time: Knight's Cross yes, 8 May 1945. Von Seemen lists him on 7 May 1945, Krätschmer states 1 May 1945. Fellgiebel later re-dated the award on the 6 May 1945. It remains subject to speculation why this was done. Bühler was a member of the AKCR.[12]
- ^ According to Scherzer in the 4./JG 2[13]
References
- Specific
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 135–152, 487.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 122–125.
- ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 487.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 123.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 123.
- ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 117.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 250.
- ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.
- General
- Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Fraschka, Günther (1994). Knights of the Reich. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military/Aviation History. ISBN 0-88740-580-0.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939 - 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.