List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (G) facts for kids
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a very important military award in Nazi Germany during World War II. It was given for many reasons, like great leadership in battle or a single act of amazing bravery. Soldiers of all ranks could receive it.
Between 1939 and 1945, about 7,321 of these awards were given out. They went to members of the German Army (Heer), Navy (Kriegsmarine), Air Force (Luftwaffe), and also the Waffen-SS, Reich Labour Service, and the German national militia (Volkssturm). Some allied soldiers also received this award.
This article lists the 380 people whose last names start with "G" who received the Knight's Cross. The rank shown is what they held when they received the award.
About the Knight's Cross Awards
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross had different levels, like a medal that could get "upgraded" for even more bravery.
- The first level was the Iron Cross.
- Then came the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
- As the war went on, some soldiers showed even more courage. So, higher levels were created:
- The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
- Later, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
- Then, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.
- Finally, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds was the highest version.
To get a higher level, a person usually had to have received all the levels before it.
Who Received the Knight's Cross (Names Starting with G)
The German military kept separate lists for the Knight's Cross awards. These lists were for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Waffen-SS. Each person who received an award also got a special number. The same system was used for the higher levels of the Knight's Cross.
Out of the 380 awards given to people whose last names start with "G":
- 238 went to the Army (Heer).
- 12 went to the Navy (Kriegsmarine).
- 98 went to the Air Force (Luftwaffe).
- 32 went to the Waffen-SS.
Some of these awards were given after the person had died (posthumously).
Service | Number of presentations | Posthumous presentations |
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Heer |
238
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22
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Kriegsmarine |
12
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2
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Luftwaffe |
98
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7
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Waffen-SS |
32
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2
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Here's a guide to the symbols in the table: This color and the + (plus) mean the person also received a higher level of the Knight's Cross. This color and the * (asterisk) mean the Knight's Cross was given after the person had died. This color and the ! (exclamation mark) mean that some experts have questioned if the award was officially given. This color and the ? (question mark) mean that another expert, Veit Scherzer, has questioned if the award was officially given.
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Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz | Army | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Commander of the 7th Infantry Division | 15 August 1940 |
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Erdmann Gabriel | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the II./Panzer-Regiment 35 | 30 August 1941 |
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Dr.-med. Ernst Gadermann | Air Force | Stabsarzt (Captain equivalent) | Group doctor of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 19 August 1944 |
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Friedrich Gaeb | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Platoon leader in the 1.(reit)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 97 | 19 December 1943 |
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Heinrich Gaedcke | Army | Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel in the General Staff) | Chief of Staff of XI. Army Corps | 7 April 1944 |
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Ernst Gaedckens | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader and shock troops leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 46 | 2 April 1943 |
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Wilhelm Gänsler | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Air gunner in the Stabsstaffel IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 27 July 1944 |
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Georg Gärtner | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the I./Sturm-Regiment 195 | 21 September 1944 |
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Roberts Gaigals? | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the 6./Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 42 of the SS "Voldemars Veiss" | 5 May 1945 |
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Otto Gaillinger | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the 1./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 500 | 8 October 1943* | Killed in action 29 September 1943 |
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Otto Gaiser | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 9 June 1944* | Missing in action assumed killed in action 22 January 1944 |
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Wilhelm Gaißer | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 3 | 17 March 1945 |
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Nikolajs Galdiņš | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS Nr. 42 "Voldemars Veiss" | 25 January 1945 |
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Eugen Gall | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 335 | 17 March 1945 |
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Franz Gall | Army | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Defender of the island fortress Elba | 19 June 1944 |
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Adolf Galland+ | Air Force | Major (Major) | Group Commander of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 29 July 1940 | Awarded 3rd Oak Leaves 24 September 1940 1st Swords 21 June 1941 2nd Diamonds 28 January 1942 |
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Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Group Commander of the II./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 18 May 1943 |
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Josef Galle | Army | Wachtmeister (Sergeant) | Platoon leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244 | 25 January 1943 |
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Curt Gallenkamp | Army | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Commander of the 78th Infantry Division | 19 November 1941 |
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Bernd Gallowitsch | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 24 January 1942 |
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Friedrich Galow | Army | Wachtmeister (Sergeant) | Forward observer in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 389 | 10 September 1944* | Killed in action 21 July 1944 |
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Richard Gambietz | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | In the Stabskompanie/Schützen-Regiment 93 | 27 May 1942 |
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Berthold Gamer | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 178 (motorized) | 25 January 1943 |
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Jakob Gansmeier+ | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 212 | 29 February 1944 | Awarded 568th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944 |
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Franz-Josef Ganssen | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Company troop leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 159 | 29 February 1944 |
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Franz Gapp | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6 | 18 September 1943 |
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Heinrich Garbers | Navy | Leutnant zur See (Ensign) of the Reserves | Commander of Hilfskriegsschiff "Passim" and leader of special assignments | 1 November 1944 |
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Martin Gareis | Army | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Commander of the 98th Infantry Division | 29 November 1943 |
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Wilhelm Gareis | Army | Oberst (Colonel) of the Reserves | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 3 (L) | 5 February 1944* | Killed in action 18 December 1943 |
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Arnulf von Garn | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 252 | 2 September 1944 |
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Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 439 | 18 January 1944 |
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Eugen Garski | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (motorized) | 19 July 1940 |
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Karl-Edmund Gartenfeld | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Squadron leader in the (F) Aufklärungs-Gruppe der OB der Luftwaffe | 3 February 1943 |
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Wirich von Gartzen | Navy | Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain) | Chief of the 10. Torpedobootflottille | 24 June 1944 |
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Walter Garz | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74 | 16 December 1942 |
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Peter Gaßmann | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Group Commander of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 25 May 1942 |
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Robert Gast | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Leader of the 9./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 6 October 1944 |
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Wolfgang Gast | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the I./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 4 June 1944 |
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Heinrich Gath | Army | Stabsfeldwebel (Master Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 | 11 October 1943 |
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[Dr.] Wilhelm Gathmann | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 14 | 28 March 1945 |
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Helmut Gattermann | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 209 | 12 August 1944 |
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Gerlach von Gaudecker-Zuch | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 | 8 August 1944 |
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Josef Gauglitz | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the III./Panzer-Regiment 33 | 16 November 1944 |
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Albert Gaum | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Chief of the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 13 June 1941 |
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Georg Reichsfreiherr von Gaupp-Berghausen | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 | 30 September 1944 |
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Alfred Gause | Army | Generalmajor (Major General) | Chief of Staff of the Panzer Group "Afrika" | 13 December 1941 |
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Jürgen Gauß | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of a combat group in the 12th Panzer Division | 28 March 1945 |
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Waldemar von Gazen+ also known as von Gaza | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 | 18 September 1942 | Awarded 182nd Oak Leaves 18 January 1943 38th Swords 3 October 1943 |
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Fritz Gebauer | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Shock troops leader in the 3./Grenz-Pionier-Bataillon 74 | 13 July 1940 |
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Georg Gebhard | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Brigade 503 | 23 October 1944 |
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Gebhard? | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 2./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2 "Das Reich" | 6 May 1945 |
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Georg Gebhardt+ | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Commander of III./Jäger-Regiment 204 | 15 May 1943 | Awarded 743rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1945 |
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Rolf Gebhardt | Army | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (Officer Cadet Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 | 30 September 1944 |
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Ernst-Wilhelm Freiherr Gedult von Jungenfeld | Army | Oberst (Colonel) of the Reserves | Leader of a combat group | 11 January 1945 |
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Arno Geelhaar | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 151 | 16 April 1944 |
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Paul Gehl? | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 453 | 9 May 1945 |
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Kurt Gehrke | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 8 February 1943 |
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Gerhard Gehrmann | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 422 | 15 April 1944 |
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Johannes Gehrmann | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Squadron leader of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 31 December 1943 |
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August Geiger+ | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 22 May 1943 | Awarded 416th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 |
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Georg Geiger | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | Group leader in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List" | 20 October 1944 |
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Herbert Geiger | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Company troop leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 380 | 8 August 1944 |
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Wilhelm Geisberg | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 3./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1 (Führer-Begleit-Division) | 14 April 1945 |
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Hans Geisler | Air Force | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Commanding general of X. Air Corps | 4 May 1940 |
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Herbert Geisler | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | 24 October 1944 |
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Kurt Geisler | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of Lufttransportgruppe Don | 24 January 1943 |
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Rudolf Geisler+ | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 662 | 7 December 1943 | Awarded 455th Oak Leaves 13 April 1944 |
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Siegfried Geisler | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Group Commander of the II./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 20 July 1944 |
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Johannes Geismann | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 77 | 21 December 1942 |
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Friedrich Geißhardt+ | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 30 August 1941 | Awarded 101st Oak Leaves 23 June 1942 | |
Erich Geißler | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 200 (motorized) in DAK | 29 July 1942 |
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Gottfried Geißler | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 185 | 21 August 1941 |
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Helmut Geißler | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 187 | 7 January 1944* | Killed in action 15 December 1943 |
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Karl Geißler | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 46 | 1 February 1945 |
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Willy Geißler | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Group leader in the 5./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7 | 14 May 1944 |
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Rudi Gelbhaar | Navy | Oberleutnant (M.A.) of the Reserves | Chief of Marine-Batterie "Hamburg" in the Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 604 | 26 June 1944 |
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Harald Gelhaus | Navy | Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) | Commander of U-107 | 26 March 1943 |
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Hans Gelhausen | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 457 | 28 March 1945 |
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Christian Gellert | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Battery leader in the I./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized) | 11 June 1944 |
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Roland Gellhorn | Army | Major (Major) | Adjutant of the 75th Infantry Division | 14 February 1945 |
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Dionys Geltinger | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 251 | 2 September 1944 |
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Alfred Gemsjäger | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Observer in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 16 December 1944* | Killed in action 2 September 1944 |
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Otto Gemünden | Air Force | Wachtmeister (Sergeant) | Gun leader in the I./Flak-Regiment 49 in Flak-Regiment 37 | 12 October 1942 |
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Oskar Genrich | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11 | 3 November 1942 |
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Ludwig Gensberger | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 544 | 5 April 1945* | Killed in action 23 February 1945 |
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Alfred Genz | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Company Commander 1st Company Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 14 June 1941 |
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Karl-Heinz Genzel | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 32 | 26 November 1944 |
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Joachim Genzow | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 2 | 23 March 1941 |
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Erich Geppert | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 209 | 14 April 1943 |
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Arthur Gerber | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 401 | 18 February 1945 |
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Hinrich Gerdes | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36 | 21 January 1945 |
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Hans Gerdts | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | Wireless radio operator in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 196 | 9 December 1944 |
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Rudolf Gerhardt | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 7 | 22 September 1941 |
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Walther Gerhold | Navy | Marine-Schreiber-Obergefreiter (Naval Clerk Lance Corporal) | One-man torpedo driver in the Kleinkampfflottille 361 | 6 July 1944 |
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Walter Gericke+ | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the IV./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 14 June 1941 | Awarded 585th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 | |
Siegfried Gerke | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 16 | 2 December 1942 |
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Franz Gerl | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 110 | 8 May 1943 |
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Heinrich Gerlach | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Pilot with the commanding general of the XI. Air Corps in connection with the Mussolini rescue | 19 September 1943 |
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Dr. Julius Gerlach | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 507 | 10 February 1942 |
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Karl Gerlach? | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35 | 3 May 1945 |
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Ludwig Gerlach | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 409 | 23 March 1945 |
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Waldemar Gerlach | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 2./MG-Bataillon 13 | 9 May 1940 |
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Bruno Gerloch | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 90 | 4 September 1940 |
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Alfred Germer | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 171 | 26 May 1940 |
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Ernst Germer | Air Force | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (Officer Cadet Sergeant) | Leader of the bicycle platoon in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 29 October 1944 |
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Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff | Army | Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel in the General Staff) | Chief of Staff of the 7th Army | 26 August 1944 |
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Wilhelm Gerstenberg | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 287 | 4 May 1944* | Killed in action 26 April 1944 |
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Günter Gersteuer? | Air Force | Major (Major) | Commander of Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12 | 28 April 1945 |
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Siegfried Gerstner | Air Force | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 13 September 1944 |
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Walter Gerth | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf" | 31 March 1943 |
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Werner Gerth | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the Sturmstaffel in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 29 October 1944 |
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Gerhard Gertler | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Company troop leader in the 7./Jäger-Regiment 83 | 18 September 1943 |
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Heinz Geschwill | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" | 23 March 1941 |
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Karl Gesele | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of SS-Sturmbrigde "Reichsführer SS" | 4 July 1944 |
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Franz Geskens | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 187 | 9 December 1944* | Killed in action 3 November 1944 |
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Harald Geßner | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 61 | 13 September 1943 |
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Hans Gewehr | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Regiment adjutant in the Grenadier-Regiment 698 | 4 June 1944 |
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Joachim Gey | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader in the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" | 21 June 1943 |
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Heinrich Geyer | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 | 22 October 1944 |
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Hermann Geyer | Army | General of the Infantry | Commanding general IX. Army Corps | 25 June 1940 |
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Leo Reichsfreiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg | Army | General der Panzertruppe (General of Panzer Troops) | Commanding general of the XXIV. Army Corps (motorized) | 9 July 1941 |
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Dr.-phil. Hans Gidion | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 154 | 7 August 1942 |
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Walter Giehrl | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138 | 31 July 1942 |
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Albert Gielnik | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Company leader in the Grenadier-Ersatz and Ausbildungs-Bataillon 318 | 24 February 1945* | Died of wounds 23 February 1943 |
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Kurt Gierga | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 5 | 30 June 1941 |
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Franz Gierster | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of the Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 540 | 15 May 1944* | Killed in action 22 January 1944 |
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Alfred Gies | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 16 December 1944 |
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Horst Giese | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 5 | 17 April 1945 |
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Otto Gieseke | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer (Colonel) and Oberst (Colonel) of the Schupo | Commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 1 | 30 September 1942 |
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Karl-Heinz Gieseler! | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) | Shock troops leader in Berlin (in the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland") | 29 April 1945 |
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Gerhard Giesen | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 123 | 11 March 1945* | Killed in action 5 February 1945 |
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Karl-Heinz Giffhorn | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Forward observer in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 190 (motorized) | 18 November 1944 |
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Erich Gilbert | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 116 | 30 April 1945* | Killed in action 16 February 1945 |
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Paul Gildner+ | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 9 July 1941 | Awarded 196th Oak Leaves 26 February 1943 |
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Herbert Otto Gille+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer (Senior Colonel) | Commander of SS-Artillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking" | 8 October 1942 | Awarded 315th Oak Leaves 1 November 1943 47th Swords 20 February 1944 12th Diamonds 19 April 1944 |
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Léon Gillis | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) | Platoon leader in the 5th SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonie" | 30 September 1944 |
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Peter Gilow | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 1 | 14 September 1942 |
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Werner-Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa+ | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 9 | 5 June 1940 | Awarded 68th Oak Leaves 24 January 1942 |
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Walter Girg+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) | Platoon leader in the 1./SS-Jäger-Bataillon 502 | 4 October 1944 | Awarded 814th Oak Leaves 1 April 1945 |
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Herbert Gladewitz | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 7./Ski-Jäger-Regiment 1 | 20 October 1944 |
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Dieter Gläsche | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Company leader in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 | 17 April 1945 |
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Wolfgang Glaesemer | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 | 12 February 1943 |
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Alexander Gläser+ | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 19 February 1943 | Awarded 811th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945 |
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Erich Glaeser | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 484 | 20 August 1942 |
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Karl Glätzer | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 426 | 9 April 1944 |
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Erwin Glander | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 210 | 21 September 1944* | Killed in action 2 August 1944 |
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Friedrich Glaser | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | Gunner in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 253 | 2 November 1943 |
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Wilhelm Glaser | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Platoon leader in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 35 (motorized) | 17 August 1943 |
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Anton Glasl | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 11 October 1943 |
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Günter Glasner | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Air gunner in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 6 | 31 December 1943 |
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Josef Glatz | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Leader of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 46 | 12 January 1945 |
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Walter Glembotzki | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 442 (deployable) | 11 February 1945 |
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Ludger Glettenberg | Army | Major (Major) of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 549 | 24 September 1942* | Killed in action 11 August 1942 |
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Paul Gliemann | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 481 | 24 December 1944 |
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Dr. med.dent. Paul Gloger | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244 | 25 January 1943 |
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Friedrich Glücksburg | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of Panzergrenadier Regiment 40 | 22 February 1945 |
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Adolf Glunz+ | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 29 August 1943 | Awarded 508th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 | |
Franz Gnaden | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85 | 8 August 1941 |
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Fritz Gneikow | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12 | 26 November 1944 |
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Ernst-Ascan Gobert | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Squadron leader of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 3 April 1944 |
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Johannes Godde | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 18 (L) | 24 January 1945 |
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Emil Goden | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 407 | 26 August 1943 |
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Arthur Godenau | Navy | Stabsobersteuermann (Chief Quartermaster) | Commander of Räumboot R-51 in the 1. Räumbootflottille | 31 May 1940 |
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Günter Goebel+ | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Regiment adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 208 | 18 October 1941 | Awarded 180th Oak Leaves 18 January 1943 | |
Günther Goebel | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Pak-Abteilung 1064 (motorized) | 3 November 1944 |
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Hans Göbel | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1226 | 29 April 1945 |
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Herbert Göbel | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 461 | 19 March 1941 |
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Karl Göbel+ | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 420 | 10 September 1942 | Awarded 252nd Oak Leaves 8 June 1943 |
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Kilian Göbel | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49 | 26 November 1944* | Died of wounds 29 October 1944 |
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Siegfried Göbel | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | 3 February 1943 |
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Werner Göbel | Army | Gefreiter (Private First Class) | In the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 670 | 30 September 1944 |
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Johannes Göhler | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 4./SS-Reiter-Regiment 1 | 17 September 1943 |
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Siegwart Göller? | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | 9 May 1945 |
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Dr.Dr. Wilhelm Göller | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of fortress Pionier-Stab 30 | 27 December 1942 |
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Ludwig Gölz | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 208 | 5 April 1945 |
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Hermann Göring | Air Force | Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) | Minister of Aviation and Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force | 30 September 1939 | Awarded 1st Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 19 July 1940 | |
Werner Goeritz | Army | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Commander of the 291st Infantry Division | 6 November 1943 |
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Rudolf Goerke | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 410 | 9 June 1944 |
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Richard Görlich | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Group leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394 | 4 July 1944 |
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Jürgen von Goerne-Plaue | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 29 (motorized) | 20 October 1941 |
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Ewald Görsch | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13 | 15 March 1943 |
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Horst Görtler | Air Force | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Pilot in the Stab/Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 28 March 1945 |
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Helmut Görtz | Air Force | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 |
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Franz Gößmann | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List" | 14 May 1944 |
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[Dr.] Erich Göstl | Waffen-SS | SS-Panzergrenadier (Armored Infantryman) | Machine gunner 1 in 6./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 31 October 1944 |
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Oswin Göttert | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | Group leader in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 445 | 7 September 1943 |
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Rudolf Göttinger | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 13.(IG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | 14 December 1943 |
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Johann Göttler | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63 | 1 September 1943 |
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Waldemar Goettler | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in Abwehrkommando 201 (Inf.) | 2 August 1943 |
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Franz Götz | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 4 September 1942 |
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Hans Götz | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 23 December 1942 |
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Heinrich Götz+ | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 466 | 3 May 1942 | Awarded 765th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945 |
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Karl Götze | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized) | 21 July 1940 |
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Manfred Goetze | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 10 | 19 August 1944 |
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Axel Goetzke | Navy | Leutnant zur See (Ensign) of the Reserves | Commander of Räumboot R-16 in the 5. Räumbootflottille | 27 December 1941* | Killed in action (sabotage) 14 September 1941 |
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Otto Gohde | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Deputy leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 368 | 6 February 1944 |
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Paul Golbach | Army | Oberwachtmeister (Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 263 | 13 October 1941 |
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Friedrich Goldammer | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of Schnelle Abteilung 306 | 22 August 1943 |
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Heinz Goldberg | Army | Gefreiter (Private First Class) | Gunner in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 333 | 27 September 1943 |
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Kurt Goldbruch | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 28 January 1945 |
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Jakob Goldbrunner | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 19 | 17 September 1941 |
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Heinz Golinski | Air Force | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 30 October 1942* | Killed in action 16 October 1942 |
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Eitel Goll | Army | Rittmeister (Cavalry Captain) | Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 117 | 13 September 1942 |
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Josef Gollas | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 106 | 18 November 1941 |
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Josef Gollé | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 339 | 19 July 1940 |
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Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen+ | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Chief of the Radfahr-Aufklärungs-Schwadron 173 | 31 July 1943 | Awarded 699th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945 |
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Karl Golles | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 4 | 9 June 1944 |
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Hans Gollnick+ | Army | Generalmajor (Major General) | Commander of the 36th Infantry Division (motorized) | 21 November 1942 | Awarded 282nd Oak Leaves 24 August 1943 |
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Klaus Gollnick | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 371 | 7 October 1944 |
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Gordon Gollob+ | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Group Commander of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 | 18 September 1941 | Awarded 38th Oak Leaves 26 October 1941 13th Swords 23 June 1942 3rd Diamonds 30 August 1942 |
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Friedrich Gollwitzer | Army | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Commander of the 88th Infantry Division | 8 February 1943 |
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Albert Graf von der Goltz+ | Army | Major (Major) of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 415 | 7 May 1942 | Awarded 316th Oak Leaves 2 November 1943 | |
Kurt Goltzsch | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | 5 February 1944 |
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Herbert Golz? | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer (Colonel) and Oberst (Colonel) of the Schupo | Chief of Staff of the X. SS-Army Corps and leader of a combat group | 3 May 1945 |
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Richard Gombert | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./Jäger-Regiment 83 | 23 February 1944 |
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Herbert Gomille | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 4 | 25 October 1942 |
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Wilhelm Goriany | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 85 | 18 July 1943 |
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Walter Gorn+ | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 10 | 20 April 1941 | Awarded 113th Oak Leaves 17 August 1942 30th Swords 8 June 1943 |
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Alfred Gorski | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Group leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 576 | 21 January 1945 |
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Artur Gorski | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized) | 28 November 1943 |
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Ferdinand Gosewisch | Army | Oberst (Colonel) of the Reserves | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 362 | 4 July 1944 |
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Heinz Gossow | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 302 | 28 October 1944 |
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Curt von Gottberg | Waffen-SS | SS-Gruppenführer (Major General) and Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) of the Police | Leader of Kampfgruppe "von Gottberg" | 30 June 1944 |
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Heinrich Gottke | Waffen-SS | SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant) | Forward observer in the 3./SS-Flak-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen" | 27 December 1944 |
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Rainer Gottstein | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander Sipo and SD Budapest and leader of a combat group | 6 February 1945 |
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Heinz Graber | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 19 June 1942 |
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Siegfried Grabert+ | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of a special commando in the Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg" | 10 June 1941 | Awarded 320th Oak Leaves 6 November 1943 | |
Walter Grabmann | Air Force | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Wing Commander of Zerstörergeschwader 76 | 14 September 1940 |
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Josef Grabowski | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Leader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110 | 18 January 1944 |
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Hans Gradl | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 39 | 15 November 1941 |
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Heinz Graeber | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Radio operator in the 15./Kampfgeschwader 2 | 30 September 1943 |
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Viktor-Eberhard Gräbner | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain) of the Reserves | Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 "Hohenstaufen" | 23 August 1944 | Killed in Action 18 September 1944 |
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Werner Gräbner | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 4./Füsilier-Regiment 22 | 30 September 1944 |
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Heinz Graebsch | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 7 | 20 July 1944* | Killed in action 14 July 1944 |
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Hans Graefe | Air Force | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Officer Cadet Staff Sergeant) | Observer in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 6 | 26 December 1944 |
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Fritz-Hubert Gräser+ | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized) | 19 July 1940 | Awarded 517th Oak Leaves 26 June 1944 (154th) Swords 8 May 1945? |
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Walther Graeßner | Army | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Commander of the 298th Infantry Division | 27 October 1941 |
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Erich Grätz | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain) | Chief of the 18.(Panzerjäger)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 14 May 1944 |
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Alois Graf | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1082 | 30 April 1945* | Killed in action 8 April 1945 |
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Hermann Graf+ | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 24 January 1942 | Awarded 93rd Oak Leaves 17 May 1942 11th Swords 19 May 1942 5th Diamonds 16 September 1942 |
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Rudolf Graf | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 1./Flak-Regiment (motorized) "General Göring" | 6 October 1941 |
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Karl von Graffen | Army | Generalmajor (Major General) | Leader of the 58th Infantry Division | 13 August 1942 |
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Friedrich Grammel | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 544 | 4 May 1944* | Killed in action 17 February 1944 |
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Bruno Granitza | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Chief of the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 329 | 21 September 1944 |
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Georg Gransee | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 31 | 19 September 1943 |
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Simon Grascher | Waffen-SS | SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant) | Platoon troop leader in the 9./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" | 14 August 1943* | Killed in action 14 July 1943 |
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Martin Grase+ | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 1 | 18 October 1941 | Awarded 248th Oak Leaves 23 May 1943 |
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Anton Grasel | Army | Oberwachtmeister (Sergeant) | Platoon leader in a light Flak-Abteilung (motorized) | 24 October 1944* | Killed in action 16 September 1944 |
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Walter Grasemann | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 9 October 1943 |
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Fritz Grassau | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 188 | 16 July 1941 |
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Anton Grasser+ | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 119 | 16 June 1940 | Awarded 344th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943 |
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Hartmann Grasser+ | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 4 September 1941 | Awarded 288th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943 |
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Rudolf Grasser | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 191 | 29 November 1944 |
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Dietrich Graßmann | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | 12 March 1945 |
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Josef Graßmann | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 326 | 9 November 1942 |
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Franz Graßmel+ | Air Force | Major (Major) | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 8 April 1944 | Awarded (868th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945? |
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Berthold Graßmuck | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 19 September 1942 |
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Karl Gratz | Air Force | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 1 July 1942 |
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Reinhard Graubner | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Group Commander of the II./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | 3 September 1943 |
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Ulrich Grauert | Air Force | General der Flieger (General of the Air Force) | Commanding general of the I. Air Corps | 29 May 1940 |
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August Grauting | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in Infanterie-Regiment 16 | 29 May 1940 |
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Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth+ | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 30 | 24 November 1940 | Awarded 692nd Oak Leaves 9 January 1945 |
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Gerhard Grebarsche | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer (Master Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 24 January 1944 |
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Franz Greck | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Company troop leader in the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 | 5 February 1945 |
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Otto Greese | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | 1st machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 487 | 24 November 1943* | Killed in action 2 November 1943 |
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Heinz Grehl | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Company leader in Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment "Mohr" in fortress Breslau | 30 April 1945 |
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Hans von Greiffenberg | Army | Generalmajor (Major General) | Chief of the general staff of the 12th Army | 18 May 1941 |
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Alfred Greim | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 1 "Großdeutschland" | 4 June 1942 |
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Robert Ritter von Greim+ | Air Force | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Commanding general of the V. Air Corps | 24 June 1940 | Awarded 216th Oak Leaves 2 April 1943 92nd Swords 28 August 1944 |
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Andreas Greiner | Army | Oberjäger (Senior Rifleman) | Platoon leader in the 8./Jäger-Regiment 75 | 6 February 1944 |
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Erwin Greiner | Army | Major (Major) | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 307 | 29 November 1944 |
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Heinz Greiner+ | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 499 | 22 September 1941 | Awarded 572nd Oak Leaves 5 September 1944 |
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Hermann Greiner+ | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 11./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 27 July 1944 | Awarded 840th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945 |
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Hans Greiter | Army | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Messenger squadron leader in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 165 | 13 January 1945 |
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Gerhard Grenzel | Air Force | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 8 May 1940 |
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Horst Gresiak | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 25 January 1945 |
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Josef Gretschmann | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 40 | 11 August 1941 |
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Carl-Heinz Greve | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 3./Kampfgruppe 606 | 7 October 1942 |
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Prof. Dr. med.-dent. Karl Greve | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 49 | 18 May 1942 |
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Josef Grewe | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 20 July 1944 |
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Osmar Griebel | Air Force | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 5 December 1943 |
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Willy Grieme | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" | 17 September 1943 |
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Franz Griesbach+ | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 391 | 14 March 1942 | Awarded 242nd Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 53rd Swords 6 March 1944 |
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Bernhard Griese | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) and Major (Major) of the Schupo | Commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Bataillon 323 | 3 May 1942 |
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Max Grieser | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114 | 14 August 1944* | Killed in action 5 August 1944 |
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Fritz Grieshammer | Air Force | Generalmajor (Major General) | Commander of the 24th Flak Division | 12 April 1945 |
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Herbert Griesinger | Army | Oberjäger (Senior Rifleman) | Group leader in Jäger-Regiment 56 | 2 September 1944 |
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Hans-Christoph Grießbauer | Army | Rittmeister (Cavalry Captain) of the Reserves | Chief of the 4./Füsilier-Bataillon 58 | 14 November 1943 |
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Heinz Grimberg | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19 | 14 April 1945 |
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Heinz Grimm | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 5 February 1944* | Died of wounds 13 October 1943 |
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Johannes Grimminger+ | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 25 | 23 August 1944 | Awarded 776th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945 |
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Alfred Grislawski+ | Air Force | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 1 July 1942 | Awarded 446th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944 |
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Werner Grodde | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 13 (L) | 6 April 1944 |
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Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized) | 8 September 1941 |
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Manfred Groebe | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pioneer Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 278 | 17 March 1945 |
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Kurt Gröschke+ | Air Force | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 June 1944 | Awarded 693rd Oak Leaves 9 January 1945 | |
Ludwig Grözinger | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Squadron leader of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 25 November 1942 |
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Walter Grohe | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 35 | 22 October 1944 |
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Franz Grohmann | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland" | 23 August 1944 |
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Helmut Grollmus | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 6 October 1944* | Killed in action 19 June 1944 |
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Gustav Gromeike | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | In the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 1 | 19 June 1942 |
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Fritz Gromotka | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 27 | 28 January 1945 |
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Josef Grons | Air Force | Major (Major) | Group Commander of the I./Transportgeschwader 2 | 20 April 1944 |
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Heinz Gropp? | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./SS-Flak-Abteilung 9 "Hohenstaufen" | 6 May 1945 |
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Karl Gros | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 2 | 14 December 1943 |
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Erhard Grosan? | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Kampfgruppe "Grosan" and tactics teacher at the Panzer-Truppenschule Bergen | 9 May 1945 |
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Johann Groscheck | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Leader of rider platoon in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422 | 21 January 1945 |
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Alfred Groß? | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 20 April 1945 |
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Helmut Groß | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 129 | 31 August 1943 |
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Martin Groß | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) | Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 22 July 1943 |
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Gert Grosse | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 529 | 3 January 1944 |
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Hans Grossendorfer | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Observer in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 26 March 1944* | Killed on active service 20 November 1943 |
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Georg Großjohann | Army | Major (Major) | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 308 | 26 December 1944 |
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Friedrich-Karl Großkreutz | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244 | 22 November 1943 |
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Horst Großmann+ | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 84 | 23 August 1941 | Awarded 292nd Oak Leaves 4 September 1943 |
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Hugo Großmann | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Deputy leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 252 | 26 March 1944* | Died of wounds 29 January 1944 |
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Alfred Großrock | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) | Platoon leader in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking" | 12 August 1944 |
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Ernst-Albert Grote | Army | Major (Major) | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 12 | 11 March 1945 |
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Horst Freiherr Grote | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 4.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2 | 21 July 1940 |
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Erich Groth | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Group Commander of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 76 | 1 October 1940 |
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Heinz Groth? | Army | Major (Major) of the Reserves | Division adjutant of the 1st Volks-Gebirgs-Division and leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99 | 9 May 1945 |
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Hermann Grothaus | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 389 | 10 September 1944 |
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Siegfried Grotheer | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 464 | 6 November 1943 |
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Helmut Gruber | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Adjutant in the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125 | 15 January 1943 |
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Rupert Gruber | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 209 | 14 August 1943 |
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Adolf Grubinger | Army | Oberjäger (Senior Rifleman) | Machine gun leader in the 9./Jäger-Regiment 227 | 28 February 1945 |
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Peter Grübl | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | Group leader in the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | 20 December 1941 |
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Werner Grün | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 5 | 8 February 1943 |
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Hans Grünberg | Air Force | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 9 June 1944 |
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Georg Grüner+ | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 33 "Prinz Eugen" | 25 November 1941 | Awarded 436th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944 | |
Anton Grünert | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201 | 15 March 1943 |
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Richard Grünert+ | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Kradschützen-Bataillon 7 | 14 October 1941 | Awarded 244th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 |
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Georg Grünewald | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12 | 29 October 1944 |
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Rudolf Grünner | Waffen-SS | SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant) | Group leader in Regiment "Mohr" in the fortress Breslau | 10 March 1945 |
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Harry Grünwald | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 18 (motorized) | 6 February 1944 |
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Wilhelm Grünwaldt | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126 | 17 September 1944 |
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Herbert Gruhl | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Chief of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 133 | 5 April 1944 |
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Otto Grumbt | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 | 28 October 1944 |
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Ernst Grunau | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Leader of the Escort Company of the 14th Panzer Division | 4 October 1944 |
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Julius Grund | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138 | 30 October 1943 |
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Erich Grundmann | Navy | Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) (Engineer) | Fleet engineer in the 1. Räumbootflottille | 31 May 1940 |
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Wilhelm Grunge | Army | Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal) | Group leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93 | 3 July 1944 |
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Werner Grunhold | Air Force | Unteroffizier (Corporal) | Company troop leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring" | 30 November 1944 |
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Horst Grunwald | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 457 | 14 May 1944 |
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Karl-Georg Gschwendtner | Air Force | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 5 February 1944 |
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Karl-Heinrich Gsell | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 35 | 23 February 1944 |
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Josef Gsinn | Army | Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 4./Hochgebirgsjäger-Bataillon 3 | 20 July 1944 |
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Rudolf Guckenberger | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 481 | 20 August 1942 |
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Alfred Gudelius | Army | Major (Major) | Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 14 | 10 February 1942 |
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Heinz Guderian+ | Army | General der Panzertruppe (General of Panzer Troops) | Commanding general of the XIX. Army Corps | 27 October 1939 | Awarded 24th Oak Leaves 17 July 1941 | |
Heinz-Günther Guderian | Army | Major im Generalstab (Major in the General Staff) | Operations officer of the 116th Panzer Division | 5 October 1944 |
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Karl Gümbel | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 516 | 30 October 1941 |
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Ludwig Gümbel | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Leader of Divisions-Gruppe "Gümbel" (Grenadier-Regiment 308) | 29 November 1944 |
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Wilhelm Günter | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 508 | 5 March 1945 |
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Alfred Günther | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer (Staff Sergeant) | Platoon leader in the 1./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 3 March 1943 |
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Heinrich-Albert Günther | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Squadron leader of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 9 June 1944* | Killed in action 10 January 1944 |
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Paul Günther | Air Force | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (Officer Cadet Sergeant) | Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 10 | 2 February 1945 |
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Wilhelm Günther | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 2 | 18 December 1942 |
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Reinhard Günzel+ | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Group Commander of the II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 17 September 1941 | Awarded 184th Oak Leaves 21 January 1943 |
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Ernst Gürke | Air Force | Major (Major) | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 43 | 3 November 1942 |
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Martin Gürz | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain) | Leader of the III./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" | 23 October 1944* | Killed in action 26 September 1944 |
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Hans Gütschow | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Company leader in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 545 | 25 October 1942 |
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Alois Gugganig | Army | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Platoon leader in the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 | 3 April 1943 |
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Friedrich Guggenberger+ | Navy | Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) | Commander of U-81 | 10 December 1941 | Awarded 171st Oak Leaves 8 January 1943 | |
Paul Guhl | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain) | Leader of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 4 June 1944 |
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Hans Guhr | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Regiment adjutant in Infanterie-Regiment 513 | 10 September 1942 |
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Heinz Guhrke | Navy | Oberleutnant zur See (First Lieutenant at Sea) of the Reserves | Commander of Torpedoboot TA20 | 5 November 1944* | Killed in action 31 October 1944 |
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Günther Gumprich | Navy | Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea) | Commander of auxiliary cruiser "Thor" (HSK-4) | 31 December 1942 |
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Ulrich Gunzert | Army | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 258 | 20 December 1941 |
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Paul Gurran | Army | Oberst (Colonel) | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 506 | 12 September 1941 |
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Ernst Guschker | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 587 | 3 August 1943* | Died of wounds 13 February 1943 |
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Werner Gust+ | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 477 | 7 February 1944 | Awarded 624th Oak Leaves 18 October 1944 |
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Helmut Gutheit | Army | Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) of the Reserves | Leader of Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1011 | 17 April 1945 |
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[Dr.] Gerhard Gutmacher | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 178 | 14 January 1945 |
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Heinz Gutmann | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Squadron leader of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 5 April 1944 |
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Joachim Gutmann | Army | Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 | 18 September 1942 |
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Erwin Gutzmann | Air Force | Feldwebel (Sergeant First Class) | Pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 26 March 1944 |
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[Dr.] Hans Gutzmer | Air Force | Hauptmann (Captain) | Squadron leader of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 51 | 29 February 1944 |
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Helmut Gutzschhahn | Army | Hauptmann (Captain) | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 | 8 May 1943 |
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August Györy | Air Force | Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) | Pilot in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 26 March 1944 |
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Robert Gysae+ | Navy | Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) | Commander of U-98 | 31 December 1941 | Awarded 250th Oak Leaves 31 May 1943 |
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