List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (R) facts for kids

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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany 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. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. 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—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945]. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had been nominated for the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.

Listed here are the 448 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "R". The AKCR named 447 recipients. Scherzer has challenged the validity of 11 of these listings but also identified one additional legitimate recipient, Siegfried Rieger. 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.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (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. As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. 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). 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.

Recipients

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (R)
Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer	295	22
Kriegsmarine	16	0
Luftwaffe	98	14
Waffen-SS	39	5

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the 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. Of the 448 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "R", 46 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, eight the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 41 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 295 of the medals, including the additional recipient identified by Scherzer; 16 went to the Kriegsmarine, 98 to the Luftwaffe, and 39 to the Waffen-SS. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.

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	Date of award	Notes	Image
Raab, AlexanderAlexander Raab	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 77	5 September 1944	—	—
Raab, JosefJosef Raab	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Grenadier-Regiment 77	16 October 1944	—	—
Raabe, GünterGünter Raabe	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 161	10 September 1944	—	—
Raaf, FriedrichFriedrich Raaf	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21	18 January 1945	—	—
Rab, JohannJohann Rab	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79	10 June 1943*	Died of wounds 30 March 1943	—
Rabben, HerbertHerbert Rabben	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 77	4 May 1944	—	—
Rabe von Pappenheim, Friedrich-CarlFriedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 97. Jäger-Division	30 April 1945	—	—
Radeck, KurtKurt Radeck	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 176	23 February 1944	—	—
Radel, HansHans Radel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 4	23 February 1944	—	—
Rademacher, EmilEmil Rademacher	Luftwaffe	03-LGefreiter	Group leader in Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1 "Hermann Göring"	23 February 1945	—	—
Rademacher, RudolfRudolf Rademacher	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54	30 September 1944	—	—
Radener, WaldemarWaldemar Radener	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"	12 March 1945	—	—
Radermacher, KarlKarl Radermacher	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Grenade launcher troop leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 45	4 May 1944	—	—
Radesinsky, AlbertAlbert Radesinsky	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Heavy machine gunner in the 4./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138	7 December 1943*	Died of wounds 7 November 1943	—
Radochla, HelmutHelmut Radochla?	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Festungs-Infanterie-Bataillon XXIII./999	9 May 1945	—	—
Radowitz, Joseph vonJoseph von Radowitz+	Heer	17-HOberst	Leader of the 23. Panzer-Division	17 September 1944	Awarded (882nd) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?	—
Radowski, EduardEduard Radowski	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 53	20 August 1942	—	—
Radtke, WernerWerner Radtke	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Flak-Sturm-Regiment 35 (motorized)	28 April 1945	—	—
Radusch, GüntherGünther Radusch+	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3	29 August 1943	Awarded 444th Oak Leaves 6 April 1944	—
Radwan, OskarOskar Radwan	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 93	19 July 1940	—	—
Radziej, GeorgGeorg Radziej?	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 169. Infanterie-Division	9 May 1945	—	—
Raeder, Dr. phil. h.c. ErichDr. phil. h.c. Erich Raeder	Kriegsmarine	22-MGroßadmiral	Commander-in-chief of the Kriegsmarine	30 September 1939	—
Raeder, [Dr.] Kurt[Dr.] Kurt Raeder	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle" (motorized)	21 January 1945	—	—
Raegener, AdolfAdolf Raegener+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 309	25 June 1940	Awarded 842nd Oak Leaves 17 April 1945	—
Raemsch, HorstHorst Rämsch	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Füsilier-Regiment 27	24 December 1944	—	—
Raetzel, FritzFritz Rätzel	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 7./Schützen-Regiment 86	11 October 1941	—	—
Rafoth, [Dr.] Heinz[Dr.] Heinz Rafoth	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 48	20 April 1945	—	—
Rahlenbeck, RobertRobert Rahlenbeck	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 16./Jäger-Regiment 38	23 August 1943	—	—
Raht, GerhardGerhard Raht+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2	24 June 1944	Awarded 833rd Oak Leaves 15 April 1945	—
Raithel, HeribertHeribert Raithel	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95	13 June 1941	—	—
Raithel, Dipl.-Ing. JohannDipl.-Ing. Johann Raithel	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 77	17 October 1941	—	—
Rakowitz, Andreas vonAndreas von Rakowitz	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Assault gun leader in Feldersatz-Bataillon 4 (L)	24 June 1944	—	—
Rall, CarlCarl Rall	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98	30 January 1943	—	—
Rall, GüntherGünther Rall+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52	3 September 1942	Awarded 134th Oak Leaves 26 October 1942 34th Swords 12 September 1943
Rall, Dr.-Ing. ViktorDr.-Ing. Viktor Rall	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves	Chief of the 15. Vorpostenflottille	10 June 1944	—	—
Rambow, GüntherGünther Rambow	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1141	23 March 1945	—	—
Rambow, RichardRichard Rambow	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Gun leader of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 561	19 September 1942	—	—
Ramcke, Hermann-BernhardHermann-Bernhard Ramcke+	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment	21 August 1941	Awarded 145th Oak Leaves 13 November 1942 99th Swords 19 September 1944 20th Diamonds 19 September 1944
Ramin, Hans-Georg vonHans-Georg von Ramin	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 53	23 October 1944	—	—
Rammelt, KarlKarl Rammelt	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	20 October 1944	—	—
Rammelt, SiegfriedSiegfried Rammelt	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3	9 June 1944*	Killed in action 21 March 1944	—
Rampel, JosefJosef Rampel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Demi Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	14 December 1943*	Killed in action 17 November 1943	—
Rampf, AloisAlois Rampf	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 88	4 October 1944	—	—
Ramser, GüntherGünther Ramser	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 2	8 February 1944	—
Ranck, WernerWerner Ranck	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division	2 March 1945	—	—
Rannersmann, [Dr.] Rolf[Dr.] Rolf Rannersmann	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"	12 March 1945	—	—
Rantzau, Hans-Friedrich Graf zuHans-Friedrich Graf zu Rantzau	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	9 June 1944	—	—
Rantzau, Heino vonHeino von Rantzau	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 2. Flak-Division (motorized)	29 August 1943	—	—
Rappard, Fritz-Georg vonFritz-Georg von Rappard+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 7. Infanterie-Division	20 October 1944	Awarded 751st Oak Leaves 24 February 1945	—
Rappel, AugustAugust Rappel	Heer	10-HOberfähnrich	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100	29 November 1944	—	—
Rappholz, WalterWalter Rappholz	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 616 (self-motorized)	3 November 1944	—	—
Rapräger, [Dr.] Ernst-Wilhelm[Dr.] Ernst-Wilhelm Rapräger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Kampfgruppen leader in Luftwaffen-Regiment "Barenthin"	10 May 1943	—	—
Rasch, HermannHermann Rasch	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-106	29 December 1942	—	—
Rasp, SiegfriedSiegfried Rasp	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 335. Infanterie-Division	15 April 1944	—	—
Rass, FriedrichFriedrich Rass	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11	30 November 1943	—	—
Rast, JohannJohann Rast	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Company chief in Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 85	14 May 1941	—	—
Ratajczak, EdmundEdmund Ratajczak	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507	10 February 1945	—	—
Ratcliffe, AlexanderAlexander Ratcliffe	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 192	22 December 1941	—	—
Rath, ErnstErnst Rath	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 577	15 July 1944	—	—
Rath, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Rath	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"	9 May 1942	—	—
Ratzke, WilhelmWilhelm Ratzke	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 871	3 November 1944	—	—
Rauch, AlfredAlfred Rauch	Luftwaffe	10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	28 April 1945	—	—
Rauch, ErwinErwin Rauch	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 123. Infanterie-Division	22 December 1941	—	—
Rauch, HansHans Rauch	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Flak-Sturm-Regiment 41 (motorized)	6 December 1944	—	—
Rauch, JosefJosef Rauch	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192	8 August 1944	—
Rauch, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rauch	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Squadron chief in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 256	15 March 1944	—	—
Raucheisen, Franz-XaverFranz-Xaver Raucheisen	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 131	5 August 1940	—	—
Rauer, KarlKarl Rauer	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"	29 February 1944	—	—
Rauh, Paul-HubertPaul-Hubert Rauh	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4	28 April 1945	—	—
Raus, ErhardErhard Raus+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade	11 October 1941	Awarded 280th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943	—
Rausch, WernerWerner Rausch	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Gun leader in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 294	26 March 1943	—	—
Rauschenbusch, HermannHermann Rauschenbusch	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 83	26 March 1943	—	—
Ravenstein, Johann vonJohann von Ravenstein	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 4	3 June 1940	—
Rebane, AlfonsAlfons Rebane+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of estn. Freiwilligen-Bataillon 658	23 February 1944	Awarded (875th) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?
Reber, Gustav-PeterGustav-Peter Reber?	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Commander of the staff quarter of the XI. SS-Panzerkorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Halbe Pocket	28 April 1945	—	—
Reber, WillyWilly Reber	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Adjutant in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)	4 May 1944	—	—
Rebholz, RobertRobert Rebholz	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Hermann Göring"	2 August 1943	—	—
Rech, ErichErich Rech	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 10 "Frundsberg"	23 August 1944	—	—
Reche, ReinhartReinhart Reche	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-255	17 March 1943	—	—
Rechel, CurtCurt Rechel	Kriegsmarine	16-MFregattenkapitän	Commander of Zerstörer Z-29	8 May 1943	—	—
Recke, HeinrichHeinrich Recke	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 161. Infanterie-Division	4 September 1943	—	—
Recknagel, HermannHermann Recknagel+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 54	5 August 1940	Awarded 319th Oak Leaves 6 November 1943 104th Swords 23 October 1944	—
Recktenwald, WolfWolf Recktenwald	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of Radfahr-Schwadron 255	24 May 1943	—	—
Reden, Edzard vonEdzard von Reden	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 89	12 August 1944	—	—
Reder, EngelhardEngelhard Reder	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Gun leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 173	9 June 1944	—	—
Reder, WalterWalter Reder	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 SS-Division "Totenkopf"	3 April 1943	—
Redlich, ErnstErnst Redlich	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 134	17 December 1943	—	—
Redlich, Karl-WolfgangKarl-Wolfgang Redlich	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 27	9 July 1941	—	—
Reeb, AdolfAdolf Reeb	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"	23 August 1944	—
Reeder, DeertDeert Reeder	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 254	30 November 1943	—	—
Regeniter, AlfredAlfred Regeniter	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 276	5 April 1945	—	—
Rehbein, MaxMax Rehbein	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 23	5 March 1945	—	—
Rehle, SiegfriedSiegfried Rehle	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Observer in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"	19 February 1943*	Killed in action 30 December 1942	—
Rehm, ErichErich Rehm	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1156	18 February 1945	—	—
Rehm, ErnstErnst Rehm	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 14	16 November 1943	—	—
Rehm, HansHans Rehm	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän	Chief of the 2. Minensuchflottille	31 December 1941	—	—
Rehmer, RichardRichard Rehmer	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander Füsilier-Bataillon 126	28 March 1945*	Killed in action 25 February 1945	—
Rehnitz, KonradKonrad Rehnitz	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 27	12 August 1942	—	—
Reich, JohannJohann Reich	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Assault Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 411	14 April 1945	—	—
Reich, JohannJohann Reich	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10	29 November 1944	—	—
Reich, WernerWerner Reich	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 5 (motorized)	18 April 1943	—	—
Reich, WernerWerner Reich	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 274	29 February 1944*	Killed in action 25 January 1944	—
Reichardt, HansHans Reichardt+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 192	24 July 1941	Awarded 762nd Oak Leaves 5 March 1945	—
Reiche, WernerWerner Reiche	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 434	14 January 1945	—	—
Reichel, ErwinErwin Reichel	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Leader of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Westland"	28 February 1943	—	—
Reichel, HelmutHelmut Reichel	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Füsilier-Regiment 26	6 April 1944	—	—
Reichelt, MartinMartin Reichelt	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 529	4 May 1944	—	—
Reichelt, PaulPaul Reichelt	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Chief of the General Staff of Armee-Abteilung Narwa	8 October 1944	—	—
Reichenau, Walther vonWalther von Reichenau	Heer	20-HGeneral der Artillerie	Commander-in-chief of the 10. Armee	30 September 1939	—
Reichert, JosefJosef Reichert	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 711. Infanterie-Division	9 December 1944	—	—
Reichert, KarlKarl Reichert	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Zerstörer-Abteilung 156	13 November 1944	—	—
Reichert, RudolfRudolf Reichert	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 292. Infanterie-Division	11 March 1945	—	—
Reichhold, OttoOtto Reichhold	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 448	23 December 1943	—	—
Reichmann, HeinzHeinz Reichmann	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Machine gunner in the 8./Jäger-Regiment 459 (L) of the 6. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division	20 January 1944	—	—
Reichwald, GerhardGerhard Reichwald	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 12	1 August 1942	—	—
Reifner, EgonEgon Reifner	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 40	16 November 1944	—	—
Reimann, HansHans Reimann	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Radio troop leader in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 358	17 March 1945*	Died of wounds 31 January 1945	—
Reimann, HerbertHerbert Reimann	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 44	6 April 1944	—	—
Reimann, RichardRichard Reimann	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor	Commander of the 18. Flak-Division	3 April 1943	—	—
Reimann, [Dr.] Wilhelm[Dr.] Wilhelm Reimann	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 724	26 December 1944	—	—
Reimar, GustavGustav Reimar+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4	28 July 1943	Awarded 582nd Oak Leaves 10 September 1944	—
Reimling, HansHans Reimling	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	28 February 1943	—
Reimpell, GerhardGerhard Reimpell	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Ia (operations officer) with the commander of Kowel	9 July 1944	—	—
Rein, SiegfriedSiegfried Rein	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 69. Infanterie-Division	24 February 1945*	Killed in action 18 January 1945	—
Rein, WilliWilli Rein	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"	5 September 1944*	Killed in action 21 August 1944	—
Reinardy, JosefJosef Reinardy	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the (Fern)Aufklärungs-Gruppe 3	24 January 1945*	Killed in action 25 December 1944	—
Reinbacher, LeanderLeander Reinbacher	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 81	30 April 1945	—	—
Reineck, RudiRudi Reineck	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 8./Schützen-Regiment 6	20 March 1942*	Died of wounds 20 January 1942	—
Reinecke, EwaldEwald Reinecke	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Panzer commander in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1122	18 November 1944	—	—
Reinecke, GerhardGerhard Reinecke	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121	23 December 1942	—	—
Reinefarth, HeinzHeinz Reinefarth+	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 337	25 June 1940	Awarded 608th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944
Reineking, PaulPaul Reineking	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 36 (motorized)	26 March 1944	—	—
Reinert, Ernst-WilhelmErnst-Wilhelm Reinert+	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77	1 July 1942	Awarded 131st Oak Leaves 7 October 1942 130th Swords 1 February 1945
Reinhard, Hans-WolfgangHans-Wolfgang Reinhard	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commanding general of the LI. Armeekorps	22 September 1941	—	—
Reinhardt, Alfred-HermannAlfred-Hermann Reinhardt+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 421	4 December 1941	Awarded 306th Oak Leaves 28 September 1943 118th Swords 24 December 1944
Reinhardt, ArnoldArnold Reinhardt	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Group leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 166	24 September 1943	—	—
Reinhardt, Georg-HansGeorg-Hans Reinhardt+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander in the 4. Panzer-Division	27 October 1939	Awarded 73rd Oak Leaves 17 February 1942 68th Swords 26 May 1944
Reinhardt, HansHans Reinhardt	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 241	18 October 1941*	Died of wounds 4 September 1941	—
Reinhardt, WalterWalter Reinhardt	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1141	18 November 1944	—	—
Reinhardt, WilhelmWilhelm Reinhardt	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 518	22 February 1942	—	—
Reinhart, HeinzHeinz Reinhart	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 109	17 August 1943	—	—
Reinhart, KarlKarl Reinhart	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 7./Sturm-Regiment 215	20 December 1943	—	—
Reinhold, Leo-HermannLeo-Hermann Reinhold	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"	16 October 1944	—	—
Reinholds, VoldemarsVoldemars Reinholds?	Waffen-SS	15-WWaffen-Sturmbannführer	Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment of the SS	11 May 1945	—	—
Reinicke, GerhardGerhard Reinicke	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Group leader in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 6	9 July 1941	—	—
Reinicke, HansjürgenHansjürgen Reinicke	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Commander of heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen	21 April 1945	—
Reininghaus, AdolfAdolf Reininghaus	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7	13 September 1944	—	—
Reinke, Friedrich-WilhelmFriedrich-Wilhelm Reinke	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor	Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 9 "Legion Condor"	9 October 1943	—	—
Reinke, HeinrichHeinrich Reinke	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 89	9 January 1942	—	—
Reinkober, FritzFritz Reinkober	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Festungsgrenadier-Regiment "Reinkober" in the fortress Breslau	30 April 1945	—	—
Reintjes, HeinzHeinz Reintjes	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 2102	18 November 1944	—	—
Reinwald, MaxMax Reinwald+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 19	29 February 1944	Awarded 702nd Oak Leaves 18 January 1945	—
Reinwald, OttoOtto Reinwald	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 212	9 April 1944	—	—
Reiser, SebastianSebastian Reiser	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 297	11 October 1941	—	—
Reisig, JosefJosef Reisig	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 164	15 January 1942	—	—
Reissinger, Dr. theol. WalterDr. theol. Walter Reissinger	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 215	17 December 1942	—	—
Reissmann, PaulPaul Reißmann	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Deputy leader of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 17	16 November 1944*	Died of wounds 8 November 1944	—
Reissmann, WernerWerner Reißmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the III./Schützen-Regiment 104	28 July 1942	—	—
Reiter, HansHans Reiter	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer	Leader of Stabskompanie/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 "Frundsberg"	23 August 1944*	Killed in action 15 August 1944	—
Reittinger, OttoOtto Reittinger	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2	23 October 1944*	Killed in action 8 August 1944	—
Reitzenstein, Hans Albin Freiherr vonHans Albin Freiherr von Reitzenstein	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"	13 November 1943	—	—
Remberg, JosefJosef Remberg	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11	25 February 1944	—	—
Remer, Otto-ErnstOtto-Ernst Remer+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	18 May 1943	Awarded 325th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943
Remlinger, HeinrichHeinrich Remlinger	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Schneidemühl	30 January 1945	—	—
Remmer, HansHans Remmer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 27	9 June 1944*	Killed in action 2 April 1944	—
Remmert, HeinzHeinz Remmert	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Deputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 464	10 September 1944	—	—
Rendl, OttoOtto Rendl	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Gun leader in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 132	28 July 1942	—	—
Rendulic, Dr. jur. LotharDr. jur. Lothar Rendulic+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 52. Infanterie-Division	6 March 1942	Awarded 271st Oak Leaves 15 August 1943 122nd Swords 18 January 1945
Renisch, Paul-ErnstPaul-Ernst Renisch	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1	31 October 1944	—	—
Rennecke, RudolfRudolf Rennecke+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3	9 June 1944	Awarded 664th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944	—
Renner, WilhelmWilhelm Renner	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 8./Schützen-Regiment 2	5 August 1940	—	—
Rennhack, GüntherGünther Rennhack	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1818	30 December 1944	—	—
Renoldner, KarlKarl Renoldner	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 462	10 September 1943*	Killed in action 17 August 1943	—
Renschler, [Dr.] Helmut[Dr.] Helmut Renschler+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 5	15 May 1944	Awarded 770th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945	—
Renteln, Ewert vonEwert von Renteln	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves	Commander of Kosaken-Regiment 360	13 January 1945	—	—
Rentrop, FritzFritz Rentrop	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 2./SS-Flak-Abteilung 2 "Reich"	13 October 1941	—
Rentschler, EmilEmil Rentschler	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 537	18 October 1943	—	—
Renz, GerhardGerhard Renz	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 26	31 July 1940	—	—
Renz, GottliebGottlieb Renz	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Commander of SS-Schützen-Bataillon (motorized) 6	12 August 1944	—	—
Renz, JoachimJoachim Renz	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Leader of the I./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"	6 December 1944*	Killed in action 23 October 1944	—
Resch, AntonAnton Resch	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52	7 April 1945	—	—
Resch, RudolfRudolf Resch	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52	6 September 1942	—	—
Reschke, WilliWilli Reschke	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 301	20 April 1945	—	—
Rettberg, Ralph vonRalph von Rettberg	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"	14 June 1941	—	—
Rettberg, RudolfRudolf Rettberg?	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"	6 May 1945	—	—
Rettemeier, JosefJosef Rettemeier+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 5	5 December 1943	Awarded 425th Oak Leaves 13 March 1944
Rettlinger, KarlKarl Rettlinger	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Chief of the 3./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	20 December 1943	—	—
Retzlaff, KarlKarl Retzlaff	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 4	30 September 1944	—	—
Reusch, ErnstErnst Reusch	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1	3 November 1942	—	—
Reuss, FranzFranz Reuß	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor	Commander of the 4. Flieger-Division	18 July 1944	—	—
Reuss, Richard-Heinrich vonRichard-Heinrich von Reuß	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 62. Infanterie-Division	24 January 1943*	Killed in action 22 December 1942	—
Reussner, RudiRudi Reußner	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	29 February 1944	—	—
Reuter, AlfredAlfred Reuter	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 418	21 February 1943	—	—
Reuter, AugustAugust Reuter	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 219	15 May 1944	—	—
Reuter, BennoBenno Reuter+	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel	Leader of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 49	8 February 1944	Awarded 633rd Oak Leaves 28 October 1944	—
Reuter, Derfflinger vonDerfflinger von Reuter	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 45	17 March 1945	—	—
Reuter, ErichErich Reuter+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 122	17 August 1942	Awarded 710th Oak Leaves 21 January 1945
Reuter, ErichErich Reuter	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519	18 July 1944	—	—
Reuter, JoachimJoachim Reuter	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 386	27 August 1944	—	—
Reuter, KurtKurt Reuter	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 279	4 May 1944	—	—
Reverchon, HeinzHeinz Reverchon	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 43	16 September 1942	—	—
Reymann, HelmuthHelmuth Reymann+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 13. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division	5 April 1944	Awarded 672nd Oak Leaves 28 November 1944
Rhein, Ernst-MartinErnst-Martin Rhein	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 18	22 December 1941	—	—
Rhein, JosephJoseph Rhein	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 530	23 February 1944	—	—
Rhein, KarlKarl Rhein	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 439	6 March 1942	—
Ribbentrop, Rudolf vonRudolf von Ribbentrop	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"	15 July 1943	—	—
Richert, Johann-GeorgJohann-Georg Richert+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 35. Infanterie-Division	17 March 1944	Awarded 623rd Oak Leaves 18 October 1944	—
Richter, BrunoBruno Richter+	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 24	26 November 1944	Awarded 825th Oak Leaves 8 April 1945	—
Richter, EmilEmil Richter	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 401	25 August 1942	—	—
Richter, FranzFranz Richter	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Machine gunner in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114	14 May 1944	—	—
Richter, FriedrichFriedrich Richter+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 42	17 August 1943	Awarded 818th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945	—
Richter, FriedrichFriedrich Richter?	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 "Frundsberg"	11 May 1945	—	—
Richter, GerhardGerhard Richter	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1	24 November 1940	—	—
Richter, HansHans Richter	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 121	29 January 1944	—	—
Richter, Hans-HeinrichHans-Heinrich Richter	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2	26 March 1945	—	—
Richter, HeinzHeinz Richter	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 77	19 September 1943*	Died of wounds 2 June 1943	—
Richter, HeinzHeinz Richter	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Leader of the 4./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5	12 March 1945	—	—
Richter, JoachimJoachim Richter	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer of the Reserves	Commander of the SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking"	23 February 1944	—	—
Richter, JohannesJohannes Richter	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304	30 September 1944	—	—
Richter, JohannesJohannes Richter	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Radio/wireless operator in the Stab Nachtjagdgruppe 10	30 September 1944	—	—
Richter, KurtKurt Richter	Heer	10-HFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel	Aide-de-camp in the Stab II./Grenadier-Regiment 31	28 March 1945	—	—
Richter, RichardRichard Richter	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33	7 January 1944	—	—
Richter, RudolfRudolf Richter	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 97	7 August 1942	—	—
Richter, RudolfRudolf Richter	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot and observer in the 3.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12	14 January 1945	—	—
Richter, WaltherWalther Richter	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Board/flight mechanic in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"	28 February 1945	—	—
Richter, WernerWerner Richter	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 263. Infanterie-Division	7 February 1944	—	—
Richter, WilfriedWilfried Richter	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie/SS-"Totenkopf"-Division	21 April 1942	—	—
Dipl.-Ing. Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen+	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor	Commanding general of the VIII. Fliegerkorps	17 May 1940	Awarded 26th Oak Leaves 17 July 1941
Rick, KurtKurt Rick	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	3 April 1943*	Killed in action 5 January 1943	—
Rickert, Hans-OskarHans-Oskar Rickert	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 320	30 December 1943	—	—
Rickert, JosefJosef Rickert	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12	20 October 1944	—	—
Rickmers, BoyBoy Rickmers	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 586	26 March 1943	—	—
Riebicke, KlausKlaus Riebicke	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 10	6 October 1944*	Killed in action 6 June 1944	—
Riechers, KarlKarl Riechers	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Company leader in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2	8 August 1943	—	—
Riechert, Hans-GeorgHans-Georg Riechert	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 311	9 January 1942	—	—
Rieckhoff, HerbertHerbert Rieckhoff	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2	5 July 1941	—	—
Riedel, FranzFranz Riedel	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"	28 March 1945	—	—
Riedel, GerdGerd Riedel?	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7	8 May 1945	—	—
Riedel, WalterWalter Riedel	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Aide-de-camp in the regimental stab of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73	14 April 1943	—	—
Riedel, WillyWilly Riedel+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 524	8 October 1942	Awarded 186th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943
Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 76	7 October 1942	Awarded 696th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945	—
Riedmüller, AdamAdam Riedmüller	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Jagd-Panzer-Abteilung II (Panzergrenadier-Division "Kurmark")	8 February 1945	—	—
Riefkogel, WaldemarWaldemar Riefkogel	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"	11 July 1943	—	—
Rieflin, FritzFritz Rieflin?	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 2./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2 "Das Reich"	6 May 1945	—	—
Riegel, KurtKurt Riegel	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 3	8 August 1944*	Killed in action 1 July 1944	—
Rieger, JoachimJoachim Rieger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1	19 March 1942*	Killed in action 2 December 1941	—
Rieger, JohannJohann Rieger	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Company messenger in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59	26 March 1944	—	—
Rieger, KarlKarl Rieger	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2 "Scharnhorst"	28 April 1945	—	—
Riehs, OttoOtto Riehs	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Gun leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 55	11 October 1943	—
Riekstinš, AlfredsAlfreds Riekstinš	Waffen-SS	06-WWaffen-Unterscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Waffen-Füsilier-Bataillon 19 of the SS	5 April 1945	—	—
Rienäcker, HermannHermann Rienäcker	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of 4./Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 272	29 February 1944*	Killed in action 15 March 1945	—
Riepe, JuliusJulius Riepe	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer	Leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 "Horst Wessel"	13 January 1945	—	—
Riepold, Josef-OttoJosef-Otto Riepold	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 5 in the DAK	29 July 1942*	Killed in action 17 June 1942	—
Riesle, KarlKarl Riesle	Heer	06-HOberjäger	Rifle leader in the 14./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85	29 February 1944	—	—
Riess, KarlKarl Rieß	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 282	27 August 1943	—	—
Rieth, Herbert-AlbertHerbert-Albert Rieth	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves	Leader of the 5./Freiwilligen SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland"	11 December 1944	—	—
Rietscher, GeorgGeorg Rietscher+	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 513	27 June 1942	Awarded 210th Oak Leaves 14 March 1943	—
Riipalu, HaraldHarald Riipalu	Waffen-SS	16-WWaffen-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 45	23 August 1944	—	—
Rindfleisch, BernhardBernhard Rindfleisch	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 575	12 August 1944	—	—
Ring, ErichErich Ring	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 84	21 September 1941	—	—
Ringel, JuliusJulius Ringel+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 5. Gebirgs-Division	13 June 1941	Awarded 312th Oak Leaves 25 October 1943
Ringhof, JakobJakob Ringhof	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 215	23 December 1943	—	—
Ringler, HelmutHelmut Ringler	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Heavy machine gun demi Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirm-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"	15 May 1940	—	—
Rinke, AdolfAdolf Rinke	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502	17 April 1945*	Killed in action 13 April 1945	—
Rinke, Karl-EberhardKarl-Eberhard Rinke	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 552	22 April 1943	—	—
Rinkowski, LeoLeo Rinkowski	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Machine gunner in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 670	21 September 1944	—	—
Rintelen, JosefJosef Rintelen	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 478	5 August 1940	—	—
Ripcke, WernerWerner Ripcke	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 89	18 December 1944	—	—
Risse, EberhardEberhard Risse	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Adjutant in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 60	26 November 1944	—	—
Risse, WaltherWalther Risse+	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 474	22 September 1941	Awarded 704th Oak Leaves 18 January 1945	—
Rittau, StephanStephan Rittau	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 129. Infanterie-Division	2 November 1941	—	—
Rittberg, Georg Graf vonGeorg Graf von Rittberg+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 88. Infanterie-Division	21 February 1944	Awarded 610th Oak Leaves 10 October 1944	—
Rittel, HansHans Rittel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 366	7 March 1944	—	—
Ritter, AntonAnton Ritter	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 88	24 December 1944	—	—
Ritter, Friedrich-KarlFriedrich-Karl Ritter	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 560	20 October 1944	—	—
Ritter, GeorgGeorg Ritter	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 62	15 November 1941*	Killed in action 17 October 1941	—
Ritter, HeinzHeinz Ritter	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 44	20 April 1945	—	—
Ritter, HugoHugo Ritter	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 529	24 February 1945	—	—
Ritter, [Prof. Dr.] Klaus[Prof. Dr.] Klaus Ritter	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 67	28 October 1944	—	—
Ritter, WillyWilly Ritter	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13	15 January 1944	—	—
Rittershausen, WalterWalter Rittershausen	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 57	25 February 1942	—	—
Rittner, ArthurArthur Rittner	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 276	25 October 1942	—	—
Ritz, AlfredAlfred Ritz	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1	11 December 1944	—	—
Ritz, OttoOtto Ritz	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 9	30 September 1944	—	—
Rixecker, KarlKarl Rixecker	Kriegsmarine	11-MStabsobersteuermann	Commander of Räumboot R-23 in the 1. Räumbootsflottille	31 May 1940	—
Rocholl, RolfRolf Rocholl+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 5	28 July 1942	Awarded 287th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943	—
Rochow, Hans vonHans von Rochow	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 176	20 January 1943	—	—
Rochow, Hans-Joachim vonHans-Joachim von Rochow	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 860	26 December 1944	—	—
Rodamer, JohannJohann Rodamer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320	26 March 1944	—	—
Rode, WernerWerner Rode	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 34	17 September 1941	—	—
Rodemich, HeinrichHeinrich Rodemich?	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 988	11 May 1945	—	—
Rodenburg, CarlCarl Rodenburg+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 76. Infanterie-Division	8 October 1942	Awarded 189th Oak Leaves 31 January 1943	—
Roderer, GeorgGeorg Roderer	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 545	9 December 1944	—	—
Rodewald, OttoOtto Rodewald	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the Nachrichtenzug/Grenadier-Regiment 948	24 March 1944	—	—
Rodt, EberhardEberhard Rodt+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 25	25 June 1940	Awarded (847th) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945
Roeckl, [Dr.] Heinrich[Dr.] Heinrich Roeckl	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Radfahr-Bataillon 402	8 September 1941	—	—
Roedel, GustavGustav Rödel+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 27	22 June 1941	Awarded 255th Oak Leaves 20 June 1943	—
Roeder, JosefJosef Röder	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 179	19 January 1943	—	—
Roedlich, WalterWalter Rödlich	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 4	5 August 1940	—	—
Roegelein, FriedrichFriedrich Rögelein+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 109	7 January 1944	Awarded 831st Oak Leaves 14 April 1945	—
Roeger, HansHans Roeger	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"	21 September 1944	—	—
Roehder, Dr. WolfgangDr. Wolfgang Röhder	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves	Chief of the 3./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich"	1 December 1943	—	—
Roehler, HerbertHerbert Röhler	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst of the Reserves	Commander of Flak-Sturm-Regiment 4	24 October 1944	—	—
Roehricht, EdgarEdgar Röhricht	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 95. Infanterie-Division	15 May 1944	—	—
Roehrig, HansHans Röhrig	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53	2 October 1942	—	—
Roehrig, OskarOskar Röhrig	Heer	10-HOberfähnrich	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504	4 July 1944	—	—
Roekker, HeinzHeinz Rökker+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2	27 July 1944	Awarded 781st Oak Leaves 12 March 1945	—
Roell, WernerWerner Roell	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	25 May 1943	—	—
Roellecke, JosefJosef Rölleke	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer	Messenger squad leader in the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf"	16 June 1944	—	—
Roepke, KurtKurt Röpke+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 46. Infanterie-Division	17 November 1943	Awarded 830th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945	—
Roesch, RudolfRudolf Roesch	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 51	26 March 1944	—	—
Roeseke, ErichErich Röseke	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 9./Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"	14 April 1945	—	—
Roesing, Hans-RudolfHans-Rudolf Rösing	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän	Chief of the 7. Unterseebootsflottille and commander of U-48	29 August 1940	—
Roeske, GerdGerd Roeske	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Bataillon "Feldherrnhalle"	11 March 1945*	Killed in action 19 February 1945	—
Roesler, KarlKarl Roesler	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1056	20 October 1944	—	—
Roesner, RudolfRudolf Roesner	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 38	18 April 1943	—	—
Roessiger, Wilhelm-RichardWilhelm-Richard Rössiger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Erprobungsgruppe 210	1 October 1940*	Killed in action 27 September 1940	—
Roestel, Erwin FranzErwin Franz Roestel?	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer of the Reserves	Commander of SS-Panzerjäger-(Sturmgeschütz)Abteilung 10 "Frundsberg" and leader of a Kampfgruppe	3 May 1945	—	—
Roetche, HansHans Rötche	Luftwaffe	10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 16./Transportgeschwader 1	18 November 1944	—	—
Roethke, SiegfriedSiegfried Röthke	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"	2 June 1943	—	—
Roewer, HerbertHerbert Roewer	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"	3 July 1943*	Killed in action 5 March 1943	—
Roewer, PeterPeter Roewer	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 225	13 January 1945	—	—
Rogalla von Bieberstein, KonstantinKonstantin Rogalla von Bieberstein	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114	24 July 1943*	Killed in action 14 July 1943	—
Rogalski, FranzFranz Rogalski+	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Shock troops leader in Sturm-Bataillon AOK 8	17 March 1944	Awarded 775th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945	—
Rogge, AlfredAlfred Rogge?	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 1./SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Besslein" (Breslau)	9 May 1945	—	—
Rogge, BernhardBernhard Rogge+	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Commander of auxiliary cruiser Atlantis (HSK-2)	7 December 1940	Awarded 45th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941
Rogge, RudolfRudolf Rogge	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 122	18 November 1943*	Killed in action 28 September 1943	—
Roggenbau, UlrichUlrich Roggenbau	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 254	30 November 1943	—	—
Roggenland, FranzFranz Roggenland	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 67	4 October 1944	—	—
Rogner, HansHans Rogner	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of Pionier-Ersatz and Ausbildungs Bataillon 213	11 March 1945	—	—
Rohde, WalterWalter Rohde	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25	22 September 1943	—	—
Rohlfs, KurtKurt Rohlfs	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 20	1 January 1944	—	—
Rohr, HansHans Rohr	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139	20 June 1940	—	—
Rohr, Hans-Babo vonHans-Babo von Rohr+	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 25	5 November 1944	Awarded 754th Oak Leaves 24 February 1945	—
Rohrbacher, JosefJosef Rohrbacher	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 245	4 May 1944	—	—
Rohrbeck, KurtKurt Rohrbeck	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Deputy leader of Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 1	3 November 1944	—	—
Rohweder, HellmutHellmut Rohweder	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.)	Chief engineer on U-69 and U-514	14 November 1943	—	—
Rohweder, JohannesJohannes Rohweder	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 670 (self-motorized)	23 August 1941	—	—
Rohwer, DetlevDetlev Rohwer	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3	5 October 1941	—	—
Roka, FranzFranz Roka	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1	9 October 1943	—	—
Roland, HeinzHeinz Roland	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73	9 December 1944	—	—
Rollmann, WilhelmWilhelm Rollmann	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-34	31 July 1940	—	—
Rollwage, HerbertHerbert Rollwage+	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53	6 April 1944	Awarded 713th Oak Leaves 24 January 1945	—
Rolser, OttoOtto Rolser	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 727	20 April 1943	—	—
Roman, Rudolf Freiherr vonRudolf Freiherr von Roman+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 35. Infanterie-Division	19 February 1942	Awarded 313th Oak Leaves 28 October 1943
Romeike, Hans-GeorgHans-Georg Romeike	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 43	3 September 1943	—	—
Romm, OskarOskar Romm	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	29 February 1944	—
Rommel, ErwinErwin Rommel+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 7. Panzer-Division	27 May 1940	Awarded 10th Oak Leaves 20 March 1941 6th Swords 20 January 1942 6th Diamonds 11 March 1943
Romott, HansHans Romott	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 4	18 April 1943	—	—
Rompzick, JohannesJohannes Rompzick	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 18	22 November 1943	—	—
Roon, Arnold vonArnold von Roon	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2	9 July 1941	—
Roos, FerdinandFerdinand Roos	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Company troop leader in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 6	16 August 1943	—	—
Roos, FritzFritz Roos	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13	2 November 1942	—	—
Roos, HugoHugo Roos	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Chief of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 119 (motorized)	13 September 1942	—	—
Ropp, MaxMax Ropp	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143	28 October 1944	—	—
Rose, WilliWilli Rose	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 96	22 January 1944*	Died of wounds 4 December 1943	—
Rosen, Kersten Freiherr vonKersten Freiherr von Rosen	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 88	26 December 1944	—	—
Rosenbaum, HelmutHelmut Rosenbaum	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-73	12 August 1942	—	—
Rosenheinrich, HansHans Rosenheinrich	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 173	5 November 1944	—	—
Rosin, WilliWilli Rosin	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 328	18 November 1944	—	—
Roske, [Dr.] Dipl.-Ing. Fritz[Dr.] Dipl.-Ing. Fritz Roske	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 194	20 January 1943	—	—
Rossbach, HeinrichHeinrich Roßbach	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 89	12 December 1942	—	—
Rossbach, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Roßbach	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7	6 June 1943	—	—
Rossfeld, ChristianChristian Roßfeld	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 62	5 October 1941	—	—
Rosshart, EmilEmil Roßhart	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the 2./Sturm-Regiment 195	3 April 1943	—	—
Rossiwall, TheodorTheodor Rossiwall	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"	6 August 1941	—	—
Rossler, VincenzVincenz Rossler	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Abteilung 190	28 October 1944	—	—
Rossmann, EdmundEdmund Roßmann	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52	19 March 1942	—	—
Rossmann, EmilEmil Roßmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 26	23 October 1944	—	—
Rossmann, Karl[Dr.] Karl Roßmann+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Chief of the 16./Flak-Regiment "General Göring" (motorized)	12 November 1941	Awarded 725th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945	—
Rossner, ErichErich Rossner	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer	Gun leader in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Reich"	25 August 1941*	Died of wounds 30 July 1941	—
Rost, Hans-Günther vonHans-Günther von Rost	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of Reichsgrenadier-Division "Hoch- und Deutschmeister"	21 March 1945	—	—
Rostin, ErwinErwin Rostin	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Commander of U-158	28 June 1942	—	—
Roth, Ernst-AugustErnst-August Roth	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor	Fliegerführer Nord	6 November 1943	—	—
Roth, GüntherGünther Roth	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Pilot in the IV.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1	26 March 1944	—	—
Roth, HansHans Roth	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Flak-Regiment 38	9 January 1945	—	—
Roth, HeinrichHeinrich Roth	Heer	09-HWachtmeister	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 235	18 January 1945	—	—
Roth, HermannHermann Roth	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 1./Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 212	27 July 1944	—	—
Roth, JakobJakob Roth	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 208	4 June 1944	—	—
Roth, MatthiasMatthias Roth	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105	21 February 1944	—	—
Roth, WilhelmWilhelm Roth	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94	24 June 1944	—	—
Rothardt, HeinzHeinz Rothardt	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11	30 September 1943	—	—
Rothe, FriedrichFriedrich Rothe	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93	17 March 1945	—	—
Rothe, GerhardGerhard Rothe	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel	Radio operator in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1	12 November 1943	—	—
Rothenburg, KarlKarl Rothenburg	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 25	3 June 1940	—	—
Rothhaar, WilliWilli Rothhaar	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 3.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 544	5 September 1944	—	—
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rothkirch und Panthen	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Commander of the 13. Infanterie-Division (motorized)	15 August 1940	—	—
Hans-Siegfried Graf von Rothkirch und Trach	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 26	4 October 1944	—	—
Rothmaier, AntonAnton Rothmaier	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 335	9 June 1944	—	—
Dipl.-Ing. Fritz-Joachim Freiherr von Rotsmann	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 176	31 January 1943	—	—
Rott, RudolfRudolf Rott	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 "Nordland"	28 February 1945*	Killed in action 12 February 1945	—
Rott, WalterWalter Rott	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 1122	11 March 1945	—	—
Rottensteiner, JohannJohann Rottensteiner	Heer	04-HObergefreiter	Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 353	18 February 1945	—	—
Rotter, JosefJosef Rotter	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Jäger-Regiment 204	9 August 1943	—	—
Rowehl, TheodorTheodor Rowehl	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Commander of Aufklärungs-Gruppe des OBdL	27 September 1940	—
Rowohl, WilliWilli Rowohl	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Schützen-Regiment 115	12 July 1942	—	—
Roy, RudolfRudolf Roy	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Panzer commander and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend"	16 October 1944	—	—
Rubarth, WalterWalter Rubarth	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Shock troops leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 49 (motorized)	3 June 1940	—
Rubatscher, KarlKarl Rubatscher	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves	Adjutant in the I./SS-Grenadier-Regiment 8 (motorized)	27 December 1943	—	—
Rubensdörffer, WalterWalter Rubensdörffer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of Erprobungsgruppe 210	19 August 1940*	Killed in action 15 August 1940	—
Rubesch, FranzFranz Rubesch	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant	Commander of gemischte Flak-Abteilung 303	30 September 1944	—	—
Ruckau, HansHans Ruckau	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1091	5 March 1945	—	—
Ruckteschell, Helmuth vonHelmuth von Ruckteschell+	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves	Commander of auxiliary cruiser Widder (HSK-3)	31 October 1940	Awarded 158th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942	—
Rudat, ErichErich Rudat	Heer	14-HRittmeister	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 227 (A.A.)	29 February 1944	—	—
Rudat, HorstHorst Rudat	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 55	24 March 1943	—	—
Rudel, Hans-UlrichHans-Ulrich Rudel+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	6 January 1942	Awarded 229th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943 42nd Swords 25 November 1943 10th Diamonds 29 March 1944 1st Golden Oak Leaves 29 December 1944
Rudler, OskarOskar Rudler	Heer	03-HGefreiter	Group leader in the 3./Jäger-Regiment 229	5 April 1945	—	—
Rudnick, ErichErich Rudnick	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 45	18 February 1945	—	—
Rudolf, RichardRichard Rudolf	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend"	18 November 1944	—	—
Rudolph, WalterWalter Rudolph	Heer	09-HFeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 123	2 June 1943	—	—
Rudorffer, ErichErich Rudorffer+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"	1 May 1941	Awarded 447th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944 126th Swords 26 January 1945
Ruebel, KarlKarl Rübel	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 163. Infanterie-Division	13 January 1945	—	—
Ruebell, Günther[Dr.] Günther Rübell	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"	14 March 1943	—	—
Rueck, JuliusJulius Rück	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Company troop leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 438	12 August 1944	—	—
Rued, AdolfAdolf Rüd	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"	23 August 1944*	Killed in action 2 August 1944	—
Rueden, Wilhelm vonWilhelm von Rüden	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Adjutant in Divisions-Gruppe 330	16 April 1944	—	—
Ruederer, LudwigLudwig Ruederer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 332	23 October 1941	—	—
Ruef, KarlKarl Ruef	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143	28 October 1944	—	—
Rueffler, HelmutHelmut Rüffler	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"	23 December 1942	—	—
Rueger, JosefDr. jur. Josef Rüger	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63	7 March 1944	—	—
Ruehle von Lilienstern, Hans-Joachim[Prof.] Dr. rer. pol. Hans-Joachim Rühle von Lilienstern	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves	Leader of the I./niederl. SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier-Regiment 48 "General Seyffardt"	12 February 1944	—	—
Ruengeler, WilhelmWilhelm Rüngeler	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of Sturm-Pionier-Bataillon 178	11 October 1943	—	—
Ruepprecht, Werner Freiherr vonWerner Freiherr von Ruepprecht	Heer	15-HMajor	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111	12 December 1944*	Killed in action 23 November 1944	—
Ruf, HugoHugo Ruf	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"	16 October 1944	—	—
Ruffer, Rudolf-HeinzRudolf-Heinz Ruffer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann	Staffelführer of the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 9	9 June 1944	—	—
Ruge, [Prof. Dr.] Friedrich[Prof. Dr.] Friedrich Ruge	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See	Commodore leader of the Minensuchboote West	21 October 1940	—	—
Ruge, GerdGerd Ruge+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128	7 September 1943	Awarded 648th Oak Leaves 16 November 1944	—
Ruhl, FranzFranz Ruhl	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Staffelführer of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"	27 July 1944	—	—
Ruhl, HeinrichHeinrich Ruhl+	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 122	21 September 1944	Awarded 789th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945	—
Ruhnke, HerbertHerbert Ruhnke	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Gun leader in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 294	8 February 1943	—	—
Ruland, KarlKarl Ruland	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 306	17 March 1944*	Killed in action 26 February 1944	—
Rumohr, Detlev vonDetlev von Rumohr	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 211	4 July 1944	—	—
Rumohr, JoachimJoachim Rumohr+	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8 "Florian Geyer"	16 January 1944	Awarded 721st Oak Leaves 1 February 1945
Rumpelhardt, FriedrichFriedrich Rumpelhardt	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Radio/wireless operator in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1	27 July 1944	—	—
Rundstedt, Gerd vonGerd von Rundstedt+	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst	Commander-in-chief of Heeresgruppe Süd	30 September 1939	Awarded 519th Oak Leaves 1 July 1944 133rd Swords 18 February 1945
Runge, FritzFritz Runge	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Deputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 532	2 November 1943	—	—
Runge, SiegfriedSiegfried Runge	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 279	20 December 1941	—	—
Ruoff, RichardRichard Ruoff	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie	Commanding general of the V. Armeekorps	30 June 1941	—
Rupp, ErnstErnst Rupp	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 97. Jäger-Division	7 March 1943	—	—
Rupp, FriedrichFriedrich Rupp	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54	24 January 1943	—	—
Ruppert, HermannHermann Ruppert	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	23 November 1941	—	—
Ruppert, HermannHermann Ruppert	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 15 (motorized)	12 January 1942	—	—
Rupprecht, SiegfriedSiegfried Rupprecht	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Chief of the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85	10 September 1943	—	—
Rust, HeinrichHeinrich Rust	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 324	12 December 1944	—	—
Rust, Dr. jur. WolfgangDr. jur. Wolfgang Rust+	Heer	14-HHauptmann	Adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 11 (motorized)	24 June 1944	Awarded 771st Oak Leaves 11 March 1945	—
Rutkowski, AlfredAlfred Rutkowski	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 126	15 April 1944	—	—
Ryll, WolfgangWolfgang Ryll	Heer	13-HOberleutnant	Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 7	13 October 1941	—	—

Siegfried Rieger

Siegfried Rieger is not listed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Veit Scherzer Rieger received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 April 1945, as Oberfeldwebel in the Heer and Sprengkommando of the Luftwaffe I/III in Luftgaukommando Berlin.

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