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 Zugfhrer 8.(M.G.) / Grenadier-Regiment 308 Hauptmann Bruno Kohnz (DK) (EB) on 6 March 1943 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserve and Zugfhrer 11. / Jger-Regiment 207 Oberfahnrich Ernst Kruse (DK) (CCC-Bronze) (AU) on 17 May 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer 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 Zugfhrer in the 5. / Fsilier-Regiment 22 Leutnant Hans Strippel (DK) on 4 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer 4. / PanzerRegiment 1

Oberfeldwebel Gustav Stuhmer (DK) on 6 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel der Reserves and Zugfhrer 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 Zugfhrer 1. / Panzer-PionierBattalion 32 Leutnant Heinrich Boigk on 18 January 1944 as Feldwebel der Reserve and Zugfhrer 2. / JgerRegiment 49 / 28. Jger-Division Oberfeldwebel Georg Bonk (CCC-Bronze) on 9 June 1944 as Feldwebel der Reserve and Zugfhrer 6. / Grenadier-Regiment 365 Oberfeldwebel Martin Hrustak (CCC-Bronze) on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer in 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162 Leutnant Josef Jakwert (CCC-Bronze) on 24 February 1945 as Leutnant and Zugfhrer in the 2./Panzer-Jger-Abteilung 1562 Oberfeldwebel Walter Mose on 10 February 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugfhrer in the 13. / JgerRegiment 49 Oberleutnant Heinrich Ochs on 30 December 1943 as Leutnant and Zugfhrer in the 1./PanzerJger-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./Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung 667 Hauptmann Rudolf Schlee (CCC-Bronze) on 6 April 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer in the 6./Gebirgsjger-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 Zugfhrer 1. / Jger-Regiment 228

Oberfeldwebel Walter Suss (CCC-Silver) on 25 January 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfhrer in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 273 Oberfeldwebel Ferdinand Wegerer (CCC-Silver) on 4 June 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugfhrer in 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann (SW) on 30 January 1944 as SS-Untersturmfhrer 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 Truppfhrer 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"

Oberfeldwebel Lorenz Harthan (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 12 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Pioneer platoon leader in the 5./Panzer-Aufklrungs-Abteilung 11 SS-Untersturmfuhrer Hermann Maringgele (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 21 February 1945 as SSHauptscharfuhrer 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 Fhrer" Leutnant Karl Radermacher (DK) (CCC-Gold) on 4 May 1944 as Gefreiter and Granatwerfertruppfhrer 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 Zugfhrer 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-Sturmgeschtz-Brigade 241 on 14 April 1945

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./Sturmgeschtz-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-Zerstrer-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-Jger-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./Sturmgeschtz-Brigade 279 on 5 March 1945 Josef Styr (DK) (EB) SS-Hauptscharfhrer Platoon leader in the 10./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania on 5 April 1945 Walter Wriedt (DK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 13./Gebirgsjger-Regiment 138 on 25 October 1943

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-Fslier-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-Oberscharfhrer and Platoon leader in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Fhrer"

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./Sturmgeschtz-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 "Grodeutschland on 7 October 1944

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 Blter (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-Fsilier-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-Obersturmfhrer Platoon leader in the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502 on 28 April 1945 Erich Eisenbltter (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./HeeresSturmgeschtz-Brigade 232 on 28 February 1945 Ludwig Fleischmann (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Jger-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./Sturmgeschtz-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

Ernst Germer (DK) Luftwaffe Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Leader of the bicycle platoon in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjger-Regiment 1 on 29 October 1944 Kilian Gbel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Jger-Abteilung 49 on 26 November 1944 Johann Gttler (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63 on 1 September 1943 Werner Grbner (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 4./Fsilier-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 Grorock (DK) SS-Untersturmfhrer 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/GrenadierRegiment 691 on 14 August 1943 Heinrich Held (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Fssilier-Regiment 22 on 12 December 1944 Heinrich Hennig (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Fssilier-Regiment 22 on 9 June 1944 Theodor Hnniger (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 25 on 9 May 1945 Alois Hbner (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-Fsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 102 on 17 March 1945 Josef Ks (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-Jger-Abteilung 655 on 6 October 1944 Ulrich Karg (DK) Oberjger Leader of the bicycle platoon in the 17./Gebirgsjger-Regiment 91 on 5 July 1943

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./Jger-Regiment 83 on 15 May 1944 Karl Koch (DK) Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Assault platoon leader in the III./Fallschirmjger-Regiment 15 on 24 October 1944 Walter Koehler (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 3./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jger-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-Sturmgeschtz-Brigade 243 on 28 March 1945 Erwin Krger (DK) Oberfhnrich Reconnaissance troop leader in the Panzer-Sph-Schwadron/PanzerAufklrungs-Abteilung 24 on 17 September 1944 Felix Krger (DK) Oberfeldwebel Reconnaissance troop leader in the Stabskompanie/PanzerAufklrungs-Abteilung 6 on 9 December 1944 Hermann Kunz (DK) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Jger-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./Jger-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./Kradschtzen-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./Fallschirmjger-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

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-Jger-Abteilung 181 on 2 September 1944 Walter Nfe (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./Jger-Regiment 49 on 4 May 1944 Ernst Neufeld (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Kradschtzen-Bataillon 4 on 3 January 1943 Karl Neuhoff (DK) Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Shock troops leader in the 6./Fallschirmjger-Regiment 3 on 9 June 1944 Helmut Pfrtner (DK) SS-Untersturmfhrer 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/FallschirmjgerRegiment 3 on 11 June 1944 Josef Rampel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Half platoon leader in the 11./Panzer-Regiment "Grodeutschland on 14 December 1943 August Rappel (DK) Oberfhnrich Platoon leader in the 14./Gebirgsjger-Regiment 100 on 29 November 1944 Walter Rappholz (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in Panzer-Jger-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

Johann Rodamer (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320 on 26 March 1944 Oskar Rhrig (DK) Oberfhnrich 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 Robach (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) Oberjger Group leader in the 11./Gebirgsjger-Regiment 100 on 13 June 1941
(Knights Cross received as a Group leader. German Cross received as a Platoon commander.)

Bruno Sassen (DK) Luftwaffe Feldwebel Platoon leader in the 10./Fallschirmjger-Regiment 3 on 22 February 1942 Heinz Schacht (DK) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Jger-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/Schtzen-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 Schtten (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-Hauptscharfhrer 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

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-Oberscharfhrer 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-Jger-Abteilung 7 on 12 August 1944 Franz Thiel (DK) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 7./Fsilier-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-Aufklrungs-Abteilung 12 on 28 March 1945 Alois Weber (DK) SS-Hauptscharfhrer Platoon leader in the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland on 30 July 1943 Wilhelm Wegner (DK) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 1./Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung "Grodeutschland 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-Aufklrungs-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)

Erich Zillmann (DK) Stabswachtmeister Platoon leader in the 3./Sturmgeschtz-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./Sturmgeschtz-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/GrenadierRegiment 422 on 21 January 1945 Josef Hfele (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 11./Gebirgsjger-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 Hmmerich (EB) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 14.(Panzerjger)/InfanterieRegiment 80 on 18 October 1941 Heinz Kirchner (EB) Leutnant of the Reserves Platoon leader in the 1./Schtzen-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-Jger-Abteilung 88 on 23 February 1942

Richard Krmer (EB) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 1./Sturmgeschtz-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 Sturmgeschtz-Abteilung 1007 on 18 November 1944 Karl-Wilhelm Lindemann (EB) Leutnant Platoon leader in the 5./Panzer-Regiment 29 on 14 April 1945 Eduard Mller (AU) Oberwachtmeister Platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschtz-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-Fsilier-Regiment "Grodeutschland on 21 September 1944 Wilhelm Rowohl (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Schtzen-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./SturmgeschtzAbteilung 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.(Panzerjger)/Grenadier-Regiment 3 on 23 February 1944 Josef Schneider (OAK) (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 11./Jger-Regiment 207 on 27 June 1942 (RK and EB received as a Platoon commander, Oakleaves as a Company commander) Kurt Schnfeld (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-JgerAbteilung 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./Sturmgeschtz-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)

Alfred Sprengel (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 405 on 26 March 1944 Gerhard Steinfhrer (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394 on 8 May 1943 Georg Strck (OAK) (EB) Leutnant of the Reserves Leader of the pioneer platoon in the Stabskompanie/Schtzen-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./Aufklrungs-Abteilung 298 on 17 September 1941 Alfred Tykiel (EB) Oberfeldwebel Platoon leader in the 6./Schtzen-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

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

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 Gruppenfhrer in the 6./Fsilier-Regiment 22 Unteroffizier Walter Schwanbeck (CCC-Gold) on 5 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenfhrer 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 Flammenwerferschtze (flame thrower) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 161 on 18 October 1941 (Won the Knights Cross as an individual soldier. Won the German Cross as a group leader.)

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./Aufklrungs-Abteilung 5 on 22 September 1941 Franz Hillebrand (EB) Oberjger Group leader in the 1./Gebirgsjger-Bataillon 94 on 5 April 1944 Ernst Kirchlehner (EB) Unteroffizier Group leader in the 2./Fsilier-Bataillon 126 on 23 October 1944 Karl Lammer (EB) Unteroffizier Group leader in the Pionierzug of the Stabskompanie/GrenadierRegiment 105 on 13 January 1944 Kurt Nbel (EB) Obergefreiter Group leader in the 1.(Reiter)/Aufklrungs-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) Oberjger Group leader in the 3./Skijger-Regiment 1 on 26 November 1944

Winners of the Knights Cross and Oakleaves as Individual Soldiers

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

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 Hnscheid (DK) Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Kriegsberichterstatter der Fallschirmtruppe on 16 March 1945 Adolf Stck (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 Wei (DK) Obergefreiter Messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 24 on 23 March 1945

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./ArtillerieRegiment 389 on 10 September 1944 Willi Hackbarth (EB) Gefreiter Radio operator in the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 32 on 18 April 1943 Justus Jrgensen (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