List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (E)

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Knight's Cross recipients

A silver framed black cross that has arms which are narrow at the center, and broader at the perimeter. In the middle of the cross is a swastika, an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles. On the lower arm of the cross are the number 1939 engraved. The cross is connected to a ribbon with a silver clip. The ribbon has a red central stripe, flanked in white and with a black edge stripe.
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Knight's Cross

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards 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.[1] A total of 7,322 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.[Note 1] This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.[3]

These 7,322 recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War. In 1996 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original 7,322 recipients. Author and historian Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.[4] Listed here are the 188 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "E".[5] Author and historian Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of three of these listings.[6] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

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Background [edit]

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 (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.[7] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to the 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.[8] 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 (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).[9] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron 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, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.[10]

Recipients [edit]

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (E)
Service   Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
Heer
126
6
Kriegsmarine
6
0
Luftwaffe
41
3
Waffen-SS
15
2

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air force) and 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.[11] Of the 188 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "E", 22 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; eleven presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 126 of the medals, six went to the Kriegsmarine, 41 to the Luftwaffe, and 15 to the Waffen-SS.[5]

      This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
      This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
      This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

Name Service Rank Role and unit[Note 2] Date of award Notes Image
Ebel, PaulPaul Ebel Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[12] Group leader of the Stabskompanie (Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 50[12][13] 01943-02-1717 February 1943[12]
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Ebeling, [Dr.] Ernst[Dr.] Ernst Ebeling[Note 3] Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[12] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[12][13] 01945-03-2020 March 1945[12]
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Ebeling, HeinzHeinz Ebeling Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[12] Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[13][Note 4] 01940-11-055 November 1940[12]
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Ebeling, WernerWerner Ebeling+ Heer 15-HMajor[12] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 220[12][13] 01944-04-099 April 1944[12] Awarded 763rd Oak Leaves 5 March 1945[12]
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Ebener, KurtKurt Ebener Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[12] Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[12][14] 01943-04-077 April 1943[12]
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Eberbach, HeinrichHeinrich Eberbach+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[12] Commander of Panzer-Regiment 35[12][14] 01940-07-044 July 1940[12] Awarded 42nd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[12] Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1976-096-08, Heinrich Eberbach.jpg
Eberhardt, ErichErich Eberhardt Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[12] Ia (operations officer) of the 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf"[12][14] 01944-08-2323 August 1944[12]
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Eberhardt, Friedrich-GeorgFriedrich-Georg Eberhardt Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant[12] Commander of the 60. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[12][14] 01941-12-3131 December 1941[12]
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Eberhardt, GeorgGeorg Eberhardt Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[12] Commander of estn. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa"[14][Note 5] 01943-08-044 August 1943*[12] Killed in action 21 July 1943[12]
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Ebersbach, HansHans Ebersbach Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[12] Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 76[14][Note 6] 01944-08-088 August 1944*[12] Killed in action 31 May 1944[14]
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Eberspächer, HelmutHelmut Eberspächer Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[12] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 20[12][14] 01945-01-2626 January 1945[Note 7]
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Ebert, FranzFranz Ebert Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[Note 8] Chief of the 10./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized)[14][15] 01945-04-1414 April 1945[Note 8]
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Ebinger, EdwinEdwin Ebinger Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[15] Company troop leader in the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[14][15] 01943-11-044 November 1943[15]
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Ebke, August-FriedrichAugust-Friedrich Ebke Heer 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[15] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 464[14][15] 01945-04-1414 April 1945[15]
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Ebner, AdamAdam Ebner Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[15] Platoon leader in the 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137[14][15] 01941-11-1919 November 1941[15]
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Ebner, FridolinFridolin Ebner Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[15] Platoon leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 7[14][15] 01944-10-2828 October 1944[15]
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Eck, JosefJosef Eck Heer 14-HHauptmann[15] Leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 4[14][15] 01944-07-1515 July 1944[15]
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Eckardt, ReinholdReinhold Eckardt Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[15] Adjutant of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[14][15] 01941-08-3030 August 1941[15]
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Eckardt, WilliWilli Eckardt Heer 15-HMajor[15] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 521[14][15] 01943-12-077 December 1943[15]
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Eckebrecht, FritzFritz Eckebrecht Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[15] Observer in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31[14][15] 01944-11-099 November 1944[15]
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Ecker, PaulPaul Ecker+ Heer 15-HMajor[15] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9[14][15] 01944-03-1616 March 1944 Awarded 634th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944[15]
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Eckerle, FranzFranz Eckerle+ Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[16] Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54[14][16] 01941-09-1818 September 1941[16] Awarded 82nd Oak Leaves 12 March 1942[16]
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Eckert, AloisAlois Eckert Heer 09-HFeldwebel[16] Platoon leader in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 33[14][16] 01942-08-033 August 1942[16]
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Eckert, ErnstErnst Eckert Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[16] Leader of the 11./Jäger-Regiment 229[14][16] 01944-06-099 June 1944[16]
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Eckert, HansHans Eckert Waffen-SS 13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves[16] Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland" of the SS-Panzer-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich"[14][Note 9] 01944-05-044 May 1944[16]
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Eckhardt, AlfonsAlfons Eckhardt Heer 15-HMajor[16] Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 11 (motorized)[16][17] 01942-10-066 October 1942*[16] Killed in action 11 August 1942[17]
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Eckhardt, HermannHermann Eckhardt[Note 10] Heer 09-HFeldwebel[15] Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 8[15][17] 01945-03-2828 March 1945[15]
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Eckhardt, Johann-HeinrichJohann-Heinrich Eckhardt+ Heer 17-HOberst[16] Commander of Jäger-Regiment 38[16][17] 01942-05-2020 May 1942[16] Awarded 644th Oak Leaves 3 November 1944[16]
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Eckhardt, WilhelmWilhelm Eckhardt Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[16] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 503[16][17] 01944-09-1717 September 1944[16]
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Eckholt, OskarOskar Eckholt Heer 17-HOberst[16] Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 178[16][17] 01943-04-099 April 1943[16]
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Eckinger, Dr. Josef-FranzDr. Josef-Franz Eckinger+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[16] Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 1[16][17] 01941-03-1717 March 1941[16] Awarded 48th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[16]
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Eckstein, FritzFritz Eckstein Waffen-SS 04-WSS-Rottenführer[16] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend"[17][Note 11] 01944-11-1818 November 1944[16]
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Edelsheim, Maximilian Reichsfreiherr vonMaximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[16] Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 1[16][17] 01941-07-3030 July 1941[16] Awarded 162nd Oak Leaves 23 December 1942
105th Swords 23 October 1944[16]
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Eder, AntonAnton Eder Heer 17-HOberst[18] Abschnittskommandant eines Verteidigungsabschnitts (defensive sector commander) in Berlin[17][Note 12] 01945-04-2626 April 1945[18]
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Eder, Georg-PeterGeorg-Peter Eder+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[18] Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 1[17][18] 01944-06-2424 June 1944[18] Awarded 663rd Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[18]
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Eder, MartinMartin Eder Heer 14-HHauptmann[18] Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 481[17][18] 01940-11-2828 November 1940[18]
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Edhofer, HeinzHeinz Edhofer Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[18] Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[17][18] 01944-11-3030 November 1944[18]
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Eding, AloisAlois Eding Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[18] Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 19[17][18] 01943-10-1212 October 1943[18]
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Edse, HeinrichHeinrich Edse Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[18] Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 407[17][18] 01944-04-1515 April 1944[18]
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Edtbauer, FranzFranz Edtbauer Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[18] Leader of the 1.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[17][Note 13] 01944-06-044 June 1944*[18] Died of wounds 13 April 1944[17]
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Eggemann, WalterWalter Eggemann Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[18] Aide-de-camp in the Stab/Grenadier-Regiment 680[17][18] 01943-04-1818 April 1943[18]
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Eggemann, WilhelmWilhelm Eggemann+ Heer 15-HMajor[18] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 94[17][18] 01943-04-2020 April 1943[18] Awarded 468th Oak Leaves 4 May 1944[18]
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Egger, PaulPaul Egger?[Note 14] Waffen-SS 13-WSS-Obersturmführer Platoon leader in the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502[17] 01945-04-2828 April 1945
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Egger, ReinhardReinhard Egger+ Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[18] Leader of the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[17][18] 01941-07-099 July 1941[18] Awarded 510th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[18] Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19498, Reinhard Egger (cropped).jpg
Eggers, HermannHermann Eggers Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[18] Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 64[20][Note 15] 01942-08-2121 August 1942[18]
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Eggers, JohannJohann Eggers Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[21] Richtschütze (gunner) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6[21][22] 01943-12-1414 December 1943[21]
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Eggers, WalterWalter Eggers Heer 13-HOberleutnant[21] Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 116[21][22] 01943-08-2929 August 1943[21]
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Eggers, WilhelmWilhelm Eggers Heer 13-HOberleutnant[Note 16] Chief of the 13.(IG)/Infanterie-Regiment 490[22][Note 16] 01942-03-1616 March 1942[21]
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Egghardt, AlfredAlfred Egghardt Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[21] Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912[21][22] 01945-04-2020 April 1945[21]
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Egle, [Dr.] Kurt[Dr.] Kurt Egle[Note 3] Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[21] Leader of the 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 53[21][22] 01944-07-055 July 1944[Note 17]
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Eglseer, KarlKarl Eglseer Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[21] Commander of the 4. Gebirgs-Division[21][22] 01941-10-2323 October 1941[21]
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Ehinger, JosefJosef Ehinger Heer 06-HOberjäger[21] Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[21][22] 01943-08-2222 August 1943[21]
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Ehle, CurtCurt Ehle+ Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[21] Leader of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 15[21][22] 01941-07-2727 July 1941[21] Awarded 673rd Oak Leaves 29 November 1944[21]
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Ehle, WalterWalter Ehle Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[21] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[21][22] 01943-08-2929 August 1943[21]
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Ehlers, HansHans Ehlers Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[21] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau"[21][22] 01944-06-099 June 1944[21]
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Ehm, BrunoBruno Ehm Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[21] Platoon leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 162[21][22] 01945-02-011 February 1945[21]
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Ehrath, FritzFritz Ehrath Waffen-SS 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[21] Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[21][22] 01944-02-2323 February 1944[21]
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Ehrenberger, RudolfRudolf Ehrenberger Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[23] Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 53[22][23] 01944-04-066 April 1944*[Note 18] Killed in action 8 March 1944[22]
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Ehrig, WernerWerner Ehrig Heer 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[23] Ia (operations officer) of the 22. Infanterie-Division (LL)[22][Note 19] 01940-05-2626 May 1940[23]
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Ehrler, HeinrichHeinrich Ehrler+ Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[23] Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5[22][23] 01942-09-044 September 1942[23] Awarded 265th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943[23]
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Ehrt, GüntherGünther Ehrt Heer 14-HHauptmann[23] Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized)[22][23] 01942-05-033 May 1942[23]
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Eibl, KarlKarl Eibl+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[23] Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 131[23][24] 01940-08-1515 August 1940[23] Awarded 50th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941
21st Swords 19 December 1942[23]
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Eich, KarlKarl Eich Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[23] Platoon leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 282[22][23] 01944-01-2020 January 1944[23]
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Eichel-Streiber, Diethelm vonDiethelm von Eichel-Streiber Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[23] Staffelkapitän of the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[22][Note 20] 01944-04-055 April 1944[23]
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Eichert, Hans-HenningHans-Henning Eichert Heer 13-HOberleutnant[23] Chief of the 6./Schützen-Regiment 11[22] 01942-03-1414 March 1942[23]
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Eichert, RobertRobert Eichert Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[23] Platoon leader in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 36[23][25] 01943-04-2020 April 1943[23]
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Eichhorn, HugoHugo Eichhorn Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[23] In the Stab SS-Pionier-Bataillon 5 "Wiking"[25][Note 21] 01943-01-1515 January 1943[23]
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Eichler, ErichErich Eichler Heer 14-HHauptmann[23] Deputy leader of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 20 (motorized)[23][25] 01944-09-2121 September 1944[23]
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Eichler, Dr. HilmarDr. Hilmar Eichler Heer 17-HOberst of the Reserves[26] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 306[25][26] 01944-11-1616 November 1944[26]
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Eichler, KurtKurt Eichler Heer 14-HHauptmann[26] Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 189[25][26] 01944-08-1212 August 1944[26]
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Eichler, RichardRichard Eichler Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[26] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 212[25][26] 01943-01-2929 January 1943[26]
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Eichler, WolfgangWolfgang Eichler Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[26] Leader of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 29[25][26] 01943-12-2020 December 1943[26]
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Eichloff, OttoOtto Eichloff Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[26] Pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 30[25][26] 01940-08-1616 August 1940[26]
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Eichmeier, HansHans Eichmeier[Note 22] Heer 15-HMajor of the Reserves Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 854 (motorized)[25][Note 22] 01944-06-1111 June 1944[26]
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Eichstedt, Werner vonWerner von Eichstedt Heer 17-HOberst[26] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 436[25][26] 01942-08-1818 August 1942[26]
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Eick, AlfredAlfred Eick Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[26] Commander of U-510[25][26] 01944-03-3131 March 1944[26]
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Eicke, TheodorTheodor Eicke+ Waffen-SS 19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[26] Commander of SS-Division "Totenkopf"[25][26] 01941-12-2626 December 1941[26] Awarded 88th Oak Leaves 20 April 1942[26] A black-and-white photograph of a man in semi profile wearing a military uniform and neck order, in shape of an Iron Cross. His dark hair is combed to the back. He has determined facial expression.
Eidel, AlfredAlfred Eidel+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[26] Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 171[25][26] 01942-09-2424 September 1942[26] Awarded 283rd Oak Leaves 24 August 1943[26]
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Eiden, KarlKarl Eiden Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[26] Platoon leader in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 97[25][Note 23] 01943-03-055 March 1943[26]
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Eikmeier, [Prof. Dr.] Hans[Prof. Dr.] Hans Eikmeier[Note 24] Heer 14-HRittmeister[27] Leader of the II./Reiter-Regiment 32[25][27] 01944-09-3030 September 1944[27]
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Eil, PeterPeter Eil Heer 09-HFeldwebel[27] Platoon leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 105[25][27] 01944-01-1111 January 1944[27]
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Eilers, AdolfAdolf Eilers Heer 15-HMajor[27] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 184[25][27] 01944-09-1010 September 1944[27]
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Einem, Friedrich-Wilhelm vonFriedrich-Wilhelm von Einem called von Rothmaler Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[27] Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the I./Artillerie-Regiment 230[25][27] 01942-12-044 December 1942[27]
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Einem, Hans-Egon vonHans-Egon von Einem?[Note 25] Heer 17-HOberst Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[25] 01945-05-1111 May 1945* Suicide 8 May 1945[28]
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Einfalt, JohannJohann Einfalt Heer 04-HObergefreiter[27] In the III./Jäger-Regiment 38[25][Note 26] 01945-02-2828 February 1945[27]
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Einhoff, GeorgGeorg Einhoff Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[27] Chief of the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 366[25][Note 27] 01943-06-066 June 1943[27]
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Eisele, AloisAlois Eisele+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[27] Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 61[25][27] 01943-12-1515 December 1943[27] Awarded 695th Oak Leaves 12 January 1945[27]
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Eisenach, FranzFranz Eisenach Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[27] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54[25][Note 28] 01944-10-1010 October 1944[27]
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Eisenblätter, ErichErich Eisenblätter Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[27] Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 176[27][29] 01944-04-055 April 1944[27]
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Eisermann, ErichErich Eisermann Heer 09-HFeldwebel[27] Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1.(Panzerspäh)/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23[29][Note 29] 01944-12-099 December 1944[27]
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Eisermann, JohannesJohannes Eisermann Heer 17-HOberst[27] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)[27][29] 01942-08-2525 August 1942[27]
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Eisgruber, JohannJohann Eisgruber Heer 09-HFeldwebel[27] Pioneer platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 62[27][29] 01943-08-3131 August 1943[27]
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Eisgruber, KarlKarl Eisgruber?[Note 30] Heer 16-HOberstleutnant Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[29] 01945-06-011 June 1945
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Eisl, AloisAlois Eisl Heer 15-HMajor[30] Leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[29][30] 01944-12-099 December 1944[30]
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Eitel, EmilEmil Eitel Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[30] Commander of the III./Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 30[29][30] 01944-08-088 August 1944[30]
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Eitner, [Dr.] Volkhard[Dr.] Volkhard Eitner[Note 3] Heer 14-HHauptmann[30] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 212[29][30] 01943-06-1010 June 1943[30]
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Ekesparre, Arthur vonArthur von Ekesparre Heer 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[30] Ia (operations officer) of the 13. Panzer-Division[29][30] 01945-01-1515 January 1945[30]
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Elbl, JosefJosef Elbl Heer 17-HOberst[30] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 330[29][30] 01943-08-2222 August 1943[30]
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Elflein, WalterWalter Elflein+ Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[30] Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 95[29][30] 01943-10-088 October 1943[30] Awarded 347th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943[30]
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Ellmer, KonradKonrad Ellmer Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[30] Observer in the 14.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[29][Note 31] 01944-06-099 June 1944[30]
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Ellmers, GustavGustav Ellmers Heer 13-HOberleutnant[30] Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[29][30] 01945-02-2828 February 1945[30]
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Eltrich, HerbertHerbert Eltrich Heer 14-HHauptmann[30] Commander of the Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 52 (motorized)[29][30] 01943-12-099 December 1943[30]
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Elverfeldt, Harald Freiherr vonHarald Freiherr von Elverfeldt+ Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[30] Leader of the 9. Panzer-Division[29][30] 01944-12-099 December 1944[30] Awarded 801st Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[30]
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Emig, HansHans Emig Luftwaffe 16-LOberstleutnant[30] Commander of Kampfgruppe 806[29][Note 32] 01941-08-2121 August 1941*[30] Killed in action 28 June 1941[29]
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Emmerling, HeinzHeinz Emmerling Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[30] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 464[29][30] 01944-02-2323 February 1944[30]
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Emmermann, CarlCarl Emmermann+ Kriegsmarine 14-MKapitänleutnant[31] Commander of U-172[29][31] 01942-11-2727 November 1942[31] Awarded 256th Oak Leaves 4 July 1943[31]
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Emmert, Dr. jur. ErnstDr. jur. Ernst Emmert Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[31] Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 282[29][31] 01941-12-3131 December 1941[31]
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Endell, WernerWerner Endell Kriegsmarine 17-MKapitän zur See[31] Harbor commander of "Saint-Malo"[29][31] 01944-08-1818 August 1944[31]
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Ender, EduardEduard Ender Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[31] Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49[29][31] 01944-02-2323 February 1944[31]
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Ender, HansHans Ender Heer 14-HHauptmann[31] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 545[29][31] 01945-04-055 April 1945[31]
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Endrass, EngelbertEngelbert Endrass+ Kriegsmarine 13-MOberleutnant zur See[31] Commander of U-46[29][31] 01940-09-055 September 1940 Awarded 14th Oak Leaves 10 June 1941[31]
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Endreß, HansHans Endreß Heer 14-HHauptmann[31] Leader of the I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 74[31][32] 01943-08-1414 August 1943[31]
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Endres, TheodorTheodor Endres Heer 19-HGeneralleutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition)[31] Commander of the 212. Infantrie-Division[31][32] 01940-07-1313 July 1940[31]
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Endreß, HansHans Endreß Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[31] Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[31][32] 01945-03-2323 March 1945[31]
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Endriß, AugustAugust Endriß Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[31] Chief of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 219[31][32] 01943-08-1414 August 1943[31]
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Engbrecht, HerbertHerbert Engbrecht Heer 14-HHauptmann[31] Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 3[31][32] 01941-11-2323 November 1941[31]
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Engel, GerhardGerhard Engel+ Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[31] Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 27[31][32] 01944-07-044 July 1944[31] Awarded 679th Oak Leaves 11 December 1944[31] Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1985-015-03, Gerhard Engel.jpg
Engel, HeinrichHeinrich Engel Heer 06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 33] Gun leader of the 2./Sturm-Geschütz-Abteilung 259[32][33] 01943-11-022 November 1943[33]
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Engel, HermannHermann Engel Heer 14-HHauptmann[33] Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1122[32][33] 01945-03-1717 March 1945[33]
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Engel, OttoOtto Engel Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[33] Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[32][Note 34] 01945-02-2828 February 1945[33]
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Engel, WalterWalter Engel Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[33] Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[32][33] 01945-02-2828 February 1945[33]
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Engelbrecht, ErwinErwin Engelbrecht Heer 18-HGeneralmajor[33] Commander of the 163. Infanterie-Division[32][33] 01940-05-099 May 1940[33]
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Engelbrecht, KarlKarl Engelbrecht Heer 09-HWachtmeister[33] Platoon leader of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 98[33][34] 01944-01-2020 January 1944[33]
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Engelbrecht, WilhelmWilhelm Engelbrecht Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer and Hauptmann of the Schupo[33] Leader of the II./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 19[32][Note 35] 01944-12-1111 December 1944[33]
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Engelhardt, GünterGünter Engelhardt Heer 17-HOberst[33] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)[32][33] 01943-04-099 April 1943[33]
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Engelhardt, [Dr.] Johann[Dr.] Johann Engelhardt[Note 3] Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[33] Chief of 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[32][33] 01944-02-2929 February 1944[33]
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Engelhardt, KurtKurt Engelhardt Heer 10-HOberwachtmeister of the Reserves[Note 36] Platoon leader in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232[32][Note 36] 01945-02-2828 February 1945[33]
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Engelien, FritzFritz Engelien Heer 15-HMajor[33] Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 15[33][34] 01944-12-1818 December 1944[33]
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Engelien, HansHans Engelien+ Heer 15-HMajor[33] Leader of Panzer-Aufklärung-Abteilung 12[32][33] 01944-08-1212 August 1944[33] Awarded 788th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[33]
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Engelmann, RichardRichard Engelmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[35] Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912[32][35] 01944-07-2727 July 1944[35]
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Engfer, AlfredAlfred Engfer Heer 14-HHauptmann[35] Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 523[34][35] 01942-09-1313 September 1942*[35] Died of wounds 1 September 1942[32]
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Engfer, SiegfriedSiegfried Engfer Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel[35] Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[32][35] 01942-10-022 October 1942[35]
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Engler, AlfredAlfred Engler Heer 15-HMajor[35] Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 97[32][35] 01944-11-1818 November 1944[35]
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Enneccerus, WalterWalter Enneccerus Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[35] Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[35][36] 01940-07-2121 July 1940[35]
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Ens, KarlKarl Ens Heer 15-HMajor[35] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 125 (motorized)[35][36] 01941-05-1414 May 1941[35]
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Enseling, RudolfRudolf Enseling Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[35] Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[36][Note 37] 01944-08-2323 August 1944[35]
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Ensle, WolfgangWolfgang Ensle Luftwaffe 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[35] Pilot in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[36][Note 38] 01944-08-088 August 1944[35]
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Enßle, AlfredAlfred Enßle Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann[35] Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 76[36][Note 39] 01943-12-3131 December 1943[35]
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Enzensberger, JosefJosef Enzensberger Luftwaffe 10-LOberfeldwebel[35] Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 10[36][Note 40] 01945-02-2828 February 1945[35]
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Eppen, HeinrichHeinrich Eppen Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[35] Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[35][36] 01941-07-055 July 1941[35]
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Erasmus, Dr. jur. JohannesDr. jur. Johannes Erasmus Heer 15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[37] Ia (operations officer) in the XXXXVI. Panzerkorps[38][Note 41] 01944-04-1313 April 1944[37]
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Erath, LudwigLudwig Erath Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[37] Troop leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 351[36][37] 01944-12-2424 December 1944[37]
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Erdmann, AlbrechtAlbrecht Erdmann Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[37] Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 53[36][37] 01941-09-1212 September 1941[37]
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Erdmann, ArminArmin Erdmann Heer 13-HOberleutnant[37] Leader of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79[36][37] 01943-01-033 January 1943[37]
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Erdmann, HansHans Erdmann Heer 14-HHauptmann[37] Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[36][37] 01942-12-1010 December 1942*[37] Killed in action 7 December 1942[36]
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Erdmann, OttoOtto Erdmann Heer 12-HLeutnant[Note 42] Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66[36][37] 01944-12-099 December 1944[37]
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Erdmann, RudolphRudolph Erdmann Luftwaffe 17-LOberst[37] Commander of Flak-Regiment 153 (motorized)[36][37] 01945-02-1313 February 1945[37]
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Erdmann, Dipl.-Ing. WolfgangDipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann Luftwaffe 19-LGeneralleutnant[37] Commander of the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division[36][37] 01945-02-088 February 1945[37]
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Erdmannsdorff, Gottfried vonGottfried von Erdmannsdorff Heer 17-HOberst[37] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 171[36][37] 01942-03-2020 March 1942[37]
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Erdmannsdorff, Werner vonWerner von Erdmannsdorff Heer 17-HOberst[37] Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized)[36][Note 43] 01942-02-2727 February 1942[37]
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Erdmenger, HansHans Erdmenger Kriegsmarine 15-MKorvettenkapitän[37] Commander of destroyer Wilhelm Heidkamp (Z-21)[36][37] 01940-11-033 November 1940[37]
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Erhardt, ErnstErnst Erhardt[Note 44] Heer 06-HUnteroffizier[37] Group leader in Grenadier-Regiment 481[37][22] 01945-03-2323 March 1945[37]
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Erler, RudolfRudolf Erler Heer 17-HOberst of the Reserves[39] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 538[36][39] 01943-03-1515 March 1943[39]
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Ermoneit, HelmutHelmut Ermoneit Luftwaffe 13-LOberleutnant[39] Adjutant of the II./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[36][39] 01944-08-088 August 1944[39]
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Ernst, AlbertAlbert Ernst Heer 12-HLeutnant[39] Platoon leader in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519[36][39] 01944-01-2222 January 1944[39]
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Ernst, HeinrichHeinrich Ernst Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[39] Deputy leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9[39][40] 01945-03-2323 March 1945[39]
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Ernst, OttoOtto Ernst Heer 14-HHauptmann[39] Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 725[39][40] 01944-10-066 October 1944[39]
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Ernst, RichardRichard Ernst Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[39] Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[39][40] 01944-10-2020 October 1944[39]
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Ertel, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Ertel Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[39] Regiment adjutant of the niederländisch SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"[40][Note 45] 01944-08-2323 August 1944[39]
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Ertel, ReinholdReinhold Ertel Heer 13-HOberleutnant[39] Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 276[39][40] 01944-01-3131 January 1944[39]
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Ertolitsch, FranzFranz Ertolitsch Heer 04-HObergefreiter[39] Machine gunner in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[39][40] 01945-01-099 January 1945[39]
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Esch, AlbinAlbin Esch Heer 15-HMajor[39] Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85[39][41] 01941-06-1313 June 1941[39]
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Eschenbacher, GeorgGeorg Eschenbacher Heer 10-HOberfeldwebel[39] Platoon leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 451[40][Note 46] 01943-09-2424 September 1943[39]
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Eschmann, FritzFritz Eschmann Heer 13-HOberleutnant[39] Leader of the 4./Feldersatz-Bataillon 116[39][40] 01944-08-1212 August 1944[39]
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Esebeck, Hans-Karl Freiherr vonHans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck Heer 17-HOberst[42] Commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade[40][42] 01940-07-044 July 1940[42]
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Eske, OttoOtto Eske Heer 09-HFeldwebel[42] Platoon leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 4[40][Note 47] 01941-07-2727 July 1941[42]
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Eßbach, GotthardGotthard Eßbach Heer 13-HOberleutnant[42] Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 31[40][42] 01941-09-2222 September 1941[42]
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Essig, RichardRichard Essig Heer 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[42] Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 273[40][42] 01944-09-022 September 1944[42]
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Eßlinger, WilliWilli Eßlinger Waffen-SS 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[42] Platoon leader in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"[40][Note 48] 01943-06-1919 June 1943[42]
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Ettel, Wolf-UdoWolf-Udo Ettel+ Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[42] Staffelführer of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[40][Note 49] 01943-06-011 June 1943[42] Awarded 289th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943[42]
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Etthöfer, AloisAlois Etthöfer Waffen-SS 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo[42] Commander of SS-Polizei-Panzer-Abteilung 4[40][42] 01945-03-1717 March 1945*[42] Killed in action 20 November 1944[40]
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Etzold, GerhardGerhard Etzold Heer 13-HOberleutnant[42] Platoon leader in the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 8[41][42] 01940-06-033 June 1940[42]
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Eulenburg, Jonas Graf zuJonas Graf zu Eulenburg Heer 17-HOberst[42] Commander of fortress Glogau[40][42] 01945-03-2222 March 1945[42]
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Euling, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Euling Waffen-SS 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[42] Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 22 "Frundsberg"[41][Note 50] 01944-10-1515 October 1944[42]
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Everling, Dr. rer.pol. WolfgangDr. rer.pol. Wolfgang Everling Heer 14-HHauptmann[43] Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36[40][43] 01945-02-1010 February 1945[43]
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Evers, FranzFranz Evers Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[43] Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121[40][Note 51] 01941-12-1717 December 1941[43]
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Evers, WalterWalter Evers Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[43] Leader of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 271[43][44] 01941-12-044 December 1941[43]
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Everth, WolfgangWolfgang Everth Heer 14-HHauptmann[43] Leader of the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3[45][Note 52] 01942-07-066 July 1942[43]
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Ewald, EdwinEdwin Ewald Heer 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[43] Platoon leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 298[43][44] 01941-08-2121 August 1941[43]
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Ewald, HeinzHeinz Ewald Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant[43] Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52[43][44] 01945-04-2020 April 1945[43]
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Ewald, WernerWerner Ewald Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[43] Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[43][44] 01944-09-1212 September 1944[Note 53]
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Ewald, WolfgangWolfgang Ewald Luftwaffe 15-LMajor[43] Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[43][44] 01942-12-099 December 1942[43]
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Ewert, Heinz-MartinHeinz-Martin Ewert+ Heer 14-HHauptmann[43] Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 2[43][44] 01941-11-2323 November 1941[43] Awarded 750th Oak Leaves 22 February 1945[43]
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Ewert, HerbertHerbert Ewert Heer 17-HOberst[43] Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104[43][44] 01942-08-1818 August 1942[43]
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Ewert, WolfWolf Ewert Heer 16-HOberstleutnant[43] Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 274[43][44] 01944-07-1818 July 1944[43]
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Eymer, HerbertHerbert Eymer Heer 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[43] Commander of the II.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129[43][44] 01943-04-1818 April 1943*[43] Killed in action 20 February 1943[44]
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Eyssen, RobertRobert Eyssen Kriegsmarine 18-MKonteradmiral[46] Commander of auxiliary cruiser Komet (HSK-7)[44][46] 01941-11-2929 November 1941[46]
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Eysser, OskarOskar Eysser Heer 14-HHauptmann[46] Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 31[44][46] 01944-11-033 November 1944[46]
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Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.[2]
  2. ^ For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
  3. ^ a b c d The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  4. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter".[12]
  5. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa".[12]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the II./Kampfgeschwader 76.[12]
  7. ^ According to Scherzer on 24 January 1945.[12]
  8. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves on 17 April 1945.[15]
  9. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland".[16]
  10. ^ According to Scherzer name is spelled Hermann Eckardt.[15]
  11. ^ According to Scherzer as Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12.[16]
  12. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Verteidigungs-Abschnitt (defensive sector) "F" (Spandau/Charlottenburg)/Verteidigungsbereich (defensive area) Berlin.[18]
  13. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11.[18]
  14. ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German National Archives. Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Paul Egger was a member of the AKCR.[19]
  15. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 64 (motorized/all-terrain).[18]
  16. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 13.(IG)/Infanterie-Regiment 490.[21]
  17. ^ According to Scherzer on 2 July 1944.[21]
  18. ^ According to Scherzer on 5 April 1944.[23]
  19. ^ According to Scherzer as Ia (operations officer) of the 22. Infanterie-Division.[23]
  20. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Stabs-Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".[23]
  21. ^ According to Scherzer in the Stab Pionier-Bataillon SS-Division "Wiking".[23]
  22. ^ a b According to Scherzer name is Johann Eichmeier who received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 854 (verlegefähig).[26]
  23. ^ According to Scherzer as platoon leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 97.[26]
  24. ^ The brackets around the professor and doctor title [Prof. Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  25. ^ Hans-Egon von Einem's nomination by the corps was never forwarded or was lost due to the military situation. A second nomination was submitted after the evacuation of East Prussia and after the German capitulation. This nomination was never processed. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) never addressed this case. The presentation date is an assumption by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[28]
  26. ^ According to Scherzer in the 3./Jäger-Regiment 38.[27]
  27. ^ According to Scherzer as chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 366.[27]
  28. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 54.[27]
  29. ^ According to Scherzer as reconnaissance troop leader in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23.[27]
  30. ^ No evidence of the award to Karl Eisgruber can be found in the German National Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made on 1 June 1945 by the Armee-Oberkommando 6 (6th Army), which was not authorized to do so.[28]
  31. ^ According to Scherzer as observer in the 14.(Eis/Nord)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke".[30]
  32. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Küstenflieger-Gruppe 806.[30]
  33. ^ According to Scherzer as Unteroffizier.[33]
  34. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor".[33]
  35. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Polizei-Regiment 19.[33]
  36. ^ a b According to Scherzer as Oberwachtmeister as platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232.[33]
  37. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.[35]
  38. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[35]
  39. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 76.[35]
  40. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 10.[35]
  41. ^ According to Scherzer as Ia (operations officer) in the XXXXVIII. Panzerkorps.[37]
  42. ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant.[37]
  43. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized) and leader of the 18. Infanterie-Division (motorized).[37]
  44. ^ According to Fellgiebel the name is spelled "Ernst Ehrhardt".[22]
  45. ^ According to Scherzer as adjutant of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" (niederländisch Nr. 2).[39]
  46. ^ According to Scherzer as platoon leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 451.[39]
  47. ^ According to Scherzer as platoon leader in the 5.(Jäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 4.[42]
  48. ^ According to Scherzer as platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking".[42]
  49. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot and not Staffelführer in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[42]
  50. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the IV./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 22.[42]
  51. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/121.[43]
  52. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 (motorized).[43]
  53. ^ According to Scherzer on 17 September 1944.[43]

References [edit]

Citations
  1. ^ Williamson and Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
  4. ^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
  5. ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 167–176.
  6. ^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 127–128.
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Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Williamson, Gordon and Bujeiro, Ramiro (2004). Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves Recipients 1939-40. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-641-0.
Further reading
  • Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
  • Fraschka, Günther (1994). Knights of the Reich. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military/Aviation History. ISBN 0-88740-580-0.

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