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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 1939–1945The 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 received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.

Listed here are the 188 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "E". Scherzer has challenged the validity of three of these listings. 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 (E)
Service   Number of presentations Posthumous presentations
Heer
126
6
Kriegsmarine
6
0
Luftwaffe
41
3
Waffen-SS
15
2

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade. Of the 188 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "E", 22 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; eleven presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 126 of the medals, six went to the Kriegsmarine, 41 to the Luftwaffe, and 15 to the Waffen-SS.

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