Nahkampfspange in Gold Recipients

Collected by John Winner

I make no claim to having done all the research on this subject. The list was created by gathering information from multiple forums/websites/books and put together after comparision into one list for the benifit of researchers. Additions or correction can be sent to me at isuxors@hotmail.com 98 recipiants of the Nahkampfspange in Gold also received in Ritterkreuz, they are marked * Some awards cannot be documented, or were not awarded, they are marked ** (9 soldiers) Totals for the different branches are Heer: 522 (5 unconfirmed/not awarded), SS: 126 (4 unconfirmed/not awarded), Luftwaffe: 7, total: 655 winners (9 unconfirmed/not awarded), this is at odds with the current estimate of 631. Where a total of more than 50 certified days is know it will be stated in the list The Nahkampfspange was awarded in 3 grades, bronze for 15 days close combat, silver fo 25 days and gold for 50 days. The award was instituted 25 November 1942, combat days could be counted retroactively to 1 December 1941 (exception to soldiers on the easternfront retroactive to 1 June 1941). A day of close combat was defined as "fighting man-to-man using cold steel and handheld weapons". The days were recorded in the soldiers Soldbuch and certified by the company commander or higher ranking superior with a signature. After 50 days had been accumulated many time records were no longer kept as there was no higher award.

A Anhert, Heinz, 5 Jan 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Div.Fs.Btl. 14 Aigner, Ludwig, 20 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 62 d'Albert, Benvenuto, 28 Oct 1944 as Oberleutnant d. R., Fhrer 3./Ski.Jg.Rgt. 1 Albohm, Wilhelm, 1 Dec 1944 as Wachtmeister d. R., Zugfhrer 1./Div.Fs.Btl.(AA) 254 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Anders, Bruno, as Obergefreiter, Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Andr, Heinz, 28 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Grppenfhrer 10.(Pi.)/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 126 Aniol, Georg, 11 Jun 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Kp.Truppfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 442 (1st award presentation by Hitler on 27 Aug 1944) Arndt, Erwin, 20 Mar 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 9./Gren.Rgt. 246 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Auer, Karl, 22 Mar 1945 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, SS-Feld-Ers.Btl. 4 B Bachler, Franz, 22 Sep 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 5 Backhaus, Alfred, 16 Nov 1944 as Obgefreiter, stellv. Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Pi.Btl 37 Baier, Willibald, 5 Oct 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 1./Fs.Btl. 45 *Baichl, Johann, 23 Oct 1944 as Oberfeldwebel d.R., Zugfhrer 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Bauder, Karl, 17 Nov 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Fs.Kp. 541 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Bauer, Andreas, 16 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, 2./Div.Fs.Btl. (AA) 263 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Bauer, Gerhard, 2 Jun 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 Bauer, Kurt, 24 Oct 1944 as Oberleutnant, Kp.Chef 2./Gren.Rgt. 173 Bauer, Matthias, 26 Jan 1945 as Feldwebel, Zughrer 2./Div.Fs.Btl. (AA) 132 *Baunach, Gregor, 28 Nov 1944 as Major, Kdr. I./Gren.Rgt. 173 Becker, Ernst, 15 Feb 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer Stabs.Kp./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 9 "Germania" *Becker, Rudolf, 15 Feb 1944 as Oberleutnant, Kp.Chef 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 66 (1st award presentation by Hitler on 27 Aug 1944) Beier, Hans, 3 Jan 1945 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 4./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" Beiss, Karl, 4 May 1944 as Hauptmann d. R., Kdr. II./Gren.Rgt. 166 Bendel, Fritz, 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Sturmkompanie 101 Bense, Heinrich, 30 Sep 1944 as Obergefreiter, Melder Stab/II./Gren.Rgt. 412 Bergner, Otto, 20 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 37 Berk, Ernst, 10 Mar 1945 as Oberfeldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 162 Bermond, Georg, 9 Feb 1945 as Hauptmann d. R., Jg.Rgt. 54 Bernartz, ----, 1 Mar 1944 as Oberleutnant, Chef 4.Feld-Ers.Btl. 306 (awarded for 41 combat days, lost leg) Bernauer, Sebastian, 1 Feb 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Stabs.Kp./Gren.Rgt. 203 Bernbacher, Peter, 14 Jan 1945 as Oberjger, Gruppenfhrer 3./Geb.Jg.Rgt. 99 Bethmann, Kurt, 20 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 467 *Bialetzki, Alfons, 17 Nov 1944 as Oberleutnant der Reserve, Kp.Chef 1./Gren.Rgt. 333 Bierhoff, Franz, 20 Jul 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 9./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 128 (2nd award presentation by Hitler on 5 Sep 1944) Billau, Friedrich, as 26 Oct 1943 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 51, (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944)

Bindseil, Alfred, 15 May 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 505 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Bleier, Michael, 11 Sep 1944 as Oberwachtmeister, Zugfhrer 1./Div.Fs.Btl. (AA) 7 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Bckendorf, Peter, as Unteroffizier, Zugfhrer 3./Fs.Btl. 72 Bddeker, Karl, 1 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 11./Pz.Fs.Rgt. "Grodeutschland" Boenke, Alfred, 15 Jun 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 45 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Boosfeld, Joachim, 21 Feb 1945 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Chef 4./SS-Kav.Rgt 16 (awarded by Hitler on 21 Feb 1945) (57 confirmed days of combat) Bormann, Kurt, 5 Sep 1944 as Obergefreiter, 1./Pz.Pi.Btl. 13 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944) Boscheinen, Horst, 18 Jan 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer Stabs.Kp./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" Brandsetter, Joseph, 20 Mar 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 246 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Braun, Gustav, 1 Apr 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Fhrer III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Brey, Sebastian, 14 Jan 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Geb.Jg.Rgt. 99 Brck, Heinz, 23 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer, Stab II./Gren.Rgt.266 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Bch, Helmut, 14 Nov 1944 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 15./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) (80 confirmed cobat days) Buchbach, Alfred, 9 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 529 Bucher, Maximilian, Dec 1944 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 3./SS-Schtz.Btl. 6 *Buchner, Hermann, 17 Oct 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Kdr. III./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" *Buck, Freidrich, 27 Jan 1945 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, 5./SS-Kav.Rgt. 15 Buck, Paul, as Feldwebel, Kradmeldestaffelfhrer Stab I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 59 Burger, Albin, as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Busch, Karl, 2 May 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Buschbeck, Kurt, 20 Apr 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 2./Pi.Btl. 14 (1st award presentation by Hitler on 27 Aug 1944) Busse, Heinrich, 30 Dec 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel, Fhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 6 Buler, Erich, 16 Jan 1945 as Wachtmeister, Zugfhrer 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 **Butkus, Zanis, Sept 1944 (accumulated 59 combat days by this date, no record of award submission has been found) Buttler, Paul, 1 Nov 1943, as Oberfeldwebel, sMG-Zugfhrer 4./Fs.Btl. 217 C Carl, Erich, 8 Sep 1944 as Obergefreiter 3./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 7 Chardon, Fredinand, 11 Jul 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 8./Jg.Rgt. 229 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Christan, Josef, 15 Mar 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Pi.Btl. 1544 Christian, Arthur, 15 Nov 1943 as SS-Rottenfhrer, Gruppenfhrer SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Czarnetzki, Paul, 1 Dec 1943 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 9./Gren.Rgt. 60 (mot) Czerepan, Gustav, 26 Sep 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) D v. Dahlen, Heinrich, 15 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, Stab I./Gren.Rgt. 62 Dahlke, Gerhard, 30 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer I./Gren.Rgt. 478

Damm, Wihelm, 11 Jan 1941(1945) as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Armee-Waffenschule AOK 4 Dedens, Helmut, 13 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Div.Fs.Kp. 31 *Degrelle, Lon, 14 Sep 1944 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer d.R., Kdr. SS-Frw.Pz.Gr.Brig."Wallonien" (65 confirmed days of combat) Detambel, Josef, 7 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 8.(MG)/Gren.Rgt. 107 *Deutschmann, Siegfried, spring 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 4./Gren.Rgt. 483 Diekjobst, Heinrich, 28 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 1./Pz.Pi.Btl. 51 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Dietz, Friedrich, 25 Aug 1944 as Oberjger, Gruppenfhrer II./Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 2 Dietzsch, Lothar, 24 Feb 1945 as Oberleutnant d. R., Fhrer 1./Div.Fs.Btl. 14 Dinse, Otto, 2 Jun 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Kp.Chef SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Dittlof, Heinrich, 30 Mar 1945 (posthumous) as Oberstleutnant, Kp.Chef 9.(Sturm)/Gren.Rgt. 422 Domrse, Bruno, 1 Dec 1943 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 12./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 60 (mot) *Donnhauser, Anton, 10 Feb 1944 as Major i.G., Fhrer Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Dornhoff, Alois, 12 Jan 1944 as Stabsgefreiter 2./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 116 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) **Dorr, Hans, as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, Rgts.Fhrer 5.SS-Pz.Div. "Wiking" (cannot be documented, possibly not submitted as he did not want to leave his troops) Drescher, Berthold, 19 Feb 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 8.(schw.)/Gren.Rgt. 326 Drexler, Gottfried, 20 Mar 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Zugfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 248 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Dsel, Fritz, 13 Oct 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 12./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" *Dutter, Franz, 21 Nov 1944 as Major, Fhrer Gren.Rgt. 2 (58 confirmed combat days) E Eckert, Fritz, 22 Nov 1944 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, Kdr. II./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Eckert, Hans, 20 Apr 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer d. R., Kdr. II./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 6 "Theodor Eicke" Ehm, Ewald, 7 May 1945 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, Zugfhrer 16./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 3 "Deutschland" Ehrmeier, Josef, 15 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, 5./Gren.Rgt. 62 Eichner, Josef, 20 Sep 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 246 Eigenfeldt, Franz, 15 Oct 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Stabs.Kp./Gren.Rgt. 407 Einhellinger, Georg, 15 Jan 1945 as Oberleutnant, Adjudant I./Jg.Rgt. 207 *Eisele, Alois, 15 Dec 1944 as Major, Kdr. III./Gren.Rgt.61 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Endres, Wilhelm-Werner, 30 Nov 1944 as Oberleutnant, Fhrer 7./Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 6 Englert, Josef, 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 40 Ernhardt, Hans-Rolf, 22 Dec 1943 as Oberleutnant Esch, Jakob, 12 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, Kp.Melder 3./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 116 Exinger, August, 1 May 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Kdr. 7.(gep)/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Eysen, August, Gren.Rgt. 366 F Faulhaber, Josef, 11 Dec 1944, as Obergefreiter, 7./Gren.Rgt. 4 Fege, Kurt, 21 Nov 1944 as Leutnant, Fhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 45 **Fegelein, Hermann, SS-Gruppenfhrer (56 days of close combat, never awarded) Fehlhaber, Erwin, 6 Mar 1945 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, Kp.Fhrer 12./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor

Eicke" Felsner, Georg, 26 Jan 1944 as Obergefreiter, Stab I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Fengler, Franz, 17 Apr 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Fhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 411 Fiebig, Gerhard, 15 Jan 1945 as Obergefreiter, Mg-Schtze 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 98 Fiesel, Mathias, 22 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 421 *Fink, Karl-Heinz, 24 Apr 1945 as Hauptmann, Adjuant II./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 40 *Finke, Heinz, Feb 1945 as Hauptmann, Kdr. I./Gren.Rgt. 51 (mot) Fleer, Hermann, 20 Apr 1945 as Oberleutnant d. R., Kp.Chef 3./Pi.Btl. 21 *Franke, Kurt, 6 Mar1945 (posthumous) as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Chef 11./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" (53 confirmed days of combat) *Frankenfeld, Erwin, 1 Apr 1945 as Oberleutnant, Kp.Fhrer 1./Jg.Rgt. 49 Fricke, Karl, 3 Nov 1944 as Obergefreiter, Funktruppfhrer I./Gren/Rgt. 412 Friedberg, Johann, 27 Mar 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Pz.Pi.Btl. 27 (1st award presentation by Hitler 27 Aug 1944) Friedhoff, Siegfried, 2 Jun 1944 as SS-Obersharfhrer, Ordonnanz-Offizier II./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 2 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Friedrich, Erich, 26 Aug 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944) (54 confirmed days of combat) *Friedrich, Max, 30 Mar 1945 as Oberleutnant, Kdr. Pi.Btl.17 Frisch, Helmut, 15 Dec 1944 as Gefreiter, MG-Schtze 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Frbel, Karl, 25 Mar 1945 as Feldwebel d. R., Gefechtsschreiber Stab/Gren.Rgt. 55 Fubel, Karl, 1 Oct 1944 as Oberleutnant, Kp.Chef 5./Gren.Rgt. 4 Fuchs, Anton, 28 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Fuchs, Ludwig, 2 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter d. R., Melder 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Fuhr, Werner, 26 Nov 1944 as Gefreiter d. R., 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 G Gampe, Karl, 10 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Zugfhrer 4./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 Garbe, Herbart, 12 Dec 1944 as Oberleutnant d. R., Kp.Fhrer Pz.Aufkl.Ers.u.Aus.Abt. 55 Gefeller, Heinz, 1945 as Leutnant d. R., Armee-Waffenschule Pz. AOK 3 Geisen, Josef, 28 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, 6./Gren.Rgt. 80 Geisendorf, Fritz-Adolf, 28 Jul 1944 as Oberleutnant, Schwadronchef I./Kav.Brig. Sd Geisler, Erdmann, 3 Jul 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 4./Gren.Rgt. 179/Div.Grp. 62 Genz, Kurt, 14 Jul 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt.Grp 415/Div.Grp. 123 Gericke, Karl, 2 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Gerstmeier, Heinz, 14 Apr 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 5./Gren.Rgt. 246 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Gilbert, Wilhelm, 28 Feb 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, 2./SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 1 Gimpel, Blasius, 7 Nov 1943 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 63 v. Glinski, Josef, 26 Mar 1945 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 43 Gloddek, August, Jan 1944 as Sanitts-Unteroffizier 3./Gren.Rgt. 44 Gnan, Johann, 21 Jan 1945 as Obergefreiter, 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Gdel, Oswald, 1 Jan 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer 5./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 9 "Germania" (2nd award presentaion by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Goerke, Kurt, as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 172 Gger, Rudolf, 20 Oct 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Zugfhrer Aufkl.Abt. 101 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Golbs, Herbert, as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 16./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 19 **Gller , Sigwart, June 1945? as Major d.R., 1.Geb.Jg.Div. (cannot be documented) Gpfert, Christian, 28 Oct 1943 as Feldwebel, 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 51

*Gssmann, Franz, 1 Feb 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 199 "List" Gottschalk, Herbert, 18 May 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 10./Gren.Rgt. 76 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Grabner, Franz, 1 Apr 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer 11./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Gramm, Herbert, 5 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Schule III Fahnenjunker der Inf. Potsdam Griesche, Walter, as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 Grimm, Franz, 31 Mar 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer Stab/Div.Fs.Btl. 72 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Grotz, Georg, 15 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter d. R., 6./Gren.Rgt. 62 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Grunau, Ernst, 9 Feb 1945 as Oberleutnant, Kp.Chef Div.Beg.Kp./14.Pz.Div Grunau, Karl, 5 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 51 Grnewald, Herbert, 8 Dec 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Stab/18.Pz.Gren.Div. Gundlach, Heinrich, 3 Sep 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 283 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Gust, Erich, 4 Apr 1945 as Leutnant, Btl.-Adjutant II./Gren.Rgt. 23 Gutsch, Ewald, 27 Mar 1945 as Leutnant d. R., Heeres-Unterofizier-Schule 15 der Inf. Berlin H *Hack, Franz, 1 May 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannfhrer, Kdr. III./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 10 "Westland" *Hackl, Martin, 8 Oct 1944 as Oberleutnant d. R., Chef 2./Aufkl.Abt. 94 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Hahn, Walter, 8 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 4./Gren.Rgt. 110 *Hamberger, Karl, 20 May 1944 as Unteroffizier, Zugfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 62 (1st award presentation by Hitler 27 Aug 1944) Hampel, Helmut, 1 Dec 1944 as Leutnant, Zugfhrer Stabs.Kp./Pz.Fs.Rgt. "Grodeutschland" *Hansen, Max, 17 Apr 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannfhrer, Kdr. SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 1 Hanzig, Georg, Apr 1945 as SS-Rottenfhrer, Mg-Schtze 2./SS-Frw.Kav.Rgt. 7 Harnack, Martin, 10 Feb 1945 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Chef 1./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 8 *Harthan, Lorenz, Sept 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Pi.Zug der 5./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 11 Haslbck, Wilhelm, 15 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter 7./Gren.Rgt. 62 Hass, Ferdinand, 31 Mar 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Fs.Btl. 72 Hatting, Wilhelm, 27 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944) **Hawelka, Heinrich, May 1944 (submission date) as Hauptmann, stellv.Btl.Kdr. 206.Inf.Div. (captured before award could be issued) Heider, Wilhelm, 9 Aug 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Kp.Fhrer 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Heimhilger, Anton, 15 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 9./Gren.Rgt. 61 Heine, Fritz, 15 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Kp.Truppfhrer 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 74 Heinemann, Andreas, 9 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 7 (2nd award presentaion by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Hellinger, Helmut, 1 Jan 1944 as Leutnant, 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 60 (mot) Helming, Hans, 24 Sep 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer Gren.Rgt. 284 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Henrich, Christoph, 22 Mar 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 4./Gren.Rgt. 1 Herberth, Willi, as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 16./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" Hermann, Anton, 22 May 1944 as Obergefreiter, 3./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 17 (1st award presentation by Hitler 27 Aug 1944) Herrmann, Adolf, 1 Jan 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Kp.Fhrer 5./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 9 "Germania"

Herrmann, Kurt, 1 Mar 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Kp.Fhrer 7./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" (2nd award presentaion by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Hertel, Rdiger, 7 Nov 1943 as Hauptman, Adjutant Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Heurbach, Robert, 16 Jan 1945 as Oberleutnant, Chef 2./Gren.Rgt. 421 Heyen, Martin, 10 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Truppfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 435 Hilber, Emil, 2 May 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Chef 14.(Flak)/SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 3 "Deutschland" Hille, Alfred, 6 Mar 1945 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Nachr.Zugfhrer III./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" *Hinz, Bruno, 5 Sep 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Chef 2./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 38 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 sep 1944) Hinz, Gustav, 17 Feb 1945 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 8./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 1 Hirt, Otto, 13 Nov 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 390 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Hof, August, 24 Sep 1944 as Oberleutnant, II./Gren.Rgt. 15 (mot) *Hofbauer, Franz, 28 Jun 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Div.Fs.Btl. 72 Hoffmann, George, 15 Mar 1945 as Leutnant d. R., Fhrer 9./Ski.Jg.Rgt. 1 Hofmeier, Walter, 30 Apr 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier, Zugfhrer 4./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 14 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Hofner, Alfons, 22 May 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 4./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 17 Hofsteter, Josef, 20 Aug 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Kradstaffelfhrer Stab II./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 sep 1944) Hollerer, Franz, 1 Nov 1944 as Obergefreiter, Gruppenfhrer 4./Geb.Jg.Rgt. 138 *Holzer, Friedrich, spring 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Chef II./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Homolka, Franz, 28 Jan 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 1./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 9 "Germania" Homt, Otto, 4 Mar 1945 as Obergefreiter, Gruppenfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 23 Horbach, Werner, 7 Feb 1944 as Feldwebel, Stab I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Horn, Hans, 12 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Hoyer, Fritz, 7 Feb 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Stab I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Huber, Johann, 21 Aug 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer 12./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Huber, Josef, 11 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 438 Huber, Kaspar, 14 Apr 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 5./Gren.Rgt. 248 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Hbner, Fritz, 31 Oct, 1944 as Feldwebel, 9./Jg.Rgt. 207 Hbner, Hans, 1 Feb 1945 as Obergefreiter, MG-Schtze 10./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Huchthausen, Wilhelm, 9 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel, 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Hudemann, Jgen, 5 Jan 1945 as Oberleutnant, 13./Gren.Rgt. 53 Hllhorst, Paul, Apr 1945 as Feldwebel, Stab II./Gren.Rgt. 1 **Hund, Willi, SS-Obersturmfhrer, 7./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 23 "Norge" (accumulated 64 days of close combat, never awarded) Huuk, Kurt, as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 4./Pz.Armee-Sturm.Btl. 3 I Ingenbrand, Franz, 5 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 479 (1st award presentation by Hitler on 27 Aug 1944) J *Jacobeit, Fritz, 15 Apr 1945 as Gefreiter, Fs.Rgt. 22 Jacoby, Josef, 4 Nov 1944 as Obergefreiter, 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 73 (2nd award presentation by Himmler

on 12 Dec 1944) Jaegeler, Werner, 7 Feb 1945 as Obergefreiter, Stab I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Jkel, Hans, 11 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, Melder 2./Gren.Rgt. 407 Jakel, Johann, as Obergefreiter Jansen, Heinrich, 15 Nov 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 317 Jira, Karl, 4 Dec 1943 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Chef 3./SS-Aufkl.Abt. 5 Joachim, Georg, 4 Nov 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Fhrer 7./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Jochims, Hermann-Gustav, 23 Apr 1945 as Hauptmann, Chef 7./Gren.Rgt. 90 (mot) Jres, Walter, 24 Mar 1945 as Major, Fhrer Kampfgruppe 1.Inf.Div. Josel, Franz, 20 Jan 1945 as Oberjger, Gruppenfhrer 4./Jg.Rgt. 229 *Juchem, Hans, 10 Aug 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Kdr. III./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 9 "Germania" (56 confirmed days of combat) Juckermann, Eberhard, 10 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 4./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 Jurga, Bruno, 30 May 1944 as Obergefreiter, Mg-Schtze 2./Gren.Rgt. 412 **Jursa, Franz 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Inf.Rgt. 482 (cannot be documented) *Juschkat, Franz, 12 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Stabs.Kp./Gren.Rgt. 43 K Kachel, Georg, 15 Nov 1943 as SS-Rottenfhrer, Zugfhrer 15.(gep)/SS-Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Kaiser, Andreas, 1 Feb 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 199 "List" *Kaiser, Vinzenz, summer 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Fhrer III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Kamin, Anton, 10 Oct. 1944 as Gefreiter, 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 Kamischke, Reinhold, 14 Oct 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Funktruppfhrer II./Gren.Rgt. 124 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Kammerer, Karl, 24 Jun 1944 as Oberjger, Zugfhrer 9./Jger.Rgt. 229 (2nd award presentaion by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Kmpfe, Helmut, winter 1943 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer d. R., Kdr. III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" **Kardel, Hennecke, Leutnant, Gren.Rgt. 399 (over 50 days close combat, never awarded) Karowski, Hans, 21 Aug 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 3./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 sep 1944) Karrenbauer, Johann, 22 Dec 1944 as Wachtmeister, Zugfhrer 2./Div.Fs. (AA) Btl. 263 Kassing, Fritz, 10 Nov 1944 as Oberfeldwebel d. R., Kp.Trupp-Fhrer 4./Gren.Rgt. 1 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Katheder, Wolfgang, 16 Jan 1945 as Obergefreiter, Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 Kaussen, Ewald, 23 Mar 1945 as Major d. R., Stab/Pi.Rgt. 614 (mot) Kayser, Walter, 12 Aug 1945 as Hauptmann d. R., Chef 6./Gren.Rgt. 390 Keller, Gebhard, 8 May 1945 as Oberjger, sMG-Zugfhrer 9./Geb.Jg.Rgt. 98 *Kempas, Traugott, 8 Mar 1945 as Hauptmann, Kdr. I./Gren.Rgt. 176 Kessel, Paul, 3 Jun 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 421 Ketterer, Hans, 25 Apr 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Div.Feldzeug-Kp. 240 Kettering, Rudolf, 9 Nov 1944 as Oberwachtmeister, Zugfhrer 2./Div.Fs. (AA) Btl. 263 Keyser, Gustav, 26 Sep 1944 as Gefreiter, Gruppenfhrer 11./Gren.Rgt. 76 (mot) Kilian, Adam, 5 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 529 Kilimann, Friedrich, 9 Nov 1944 as Obergefreiter d. R., Gruppenfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 529 Kindler, Werner, 1 Apr 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 12.(gep)/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1 Kivelitz, Karl, 3 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 412 Klaes, Mathias, 31 Oct 1944 as Stabsgefreiter, 1./Gren.Rgt. 505 (2nd award presentation by Himmler

on 12 Dec 1944) *Klein, Kurt, 9 Jan 1945 (posthumous) as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 9./Gren.Rgt. 424 Kleinheider, Johannes, 1 Dec 1943 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 12./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 60 (mot) Kleir, Andreas, Heer Kloppenburg, Martin, 27 Feb 1945 as Wachtmeister d. R., Zugfhrer 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 Klumfass, Heinz, 10 Mar 1945 as Obergefreiter, MG-Schtze 1./Gren.Rgt. 162 Klute, Wilhelm, 28 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter d. R., Gruppenfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 408 Knebel, Ernst, 10 Dec 1944 as Oberjger, Gruppenfhrer 6.(Jg.)/Gren.Rgt. 4 *Knittel, Gustav, 13 Oct 1944 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, Kdr. SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 1 Knoblauch, Rudi, 1 Apr 1945 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 10.(gep.)/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 Knig, Karl, 21 Mar 1945 as Leutnant d. R., Fhrer 3./Geb.Jg.Rgt. 91 Knig, Lambert, 22 Nov 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer 9./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" Knig, Ludwig, 6 Mar 1945 as SS-Rottenfhrer, Melder Stab III./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" *Konopacki, Gnther, 17 Mar 1945 as Rittmeister, Kdr. Aufkl.Lehr.Abt. *Konopka, Gerhard, 25 Jun 1943 as Oberleutnant d.R., Fhrer II.Btl./Gren.Rgt.(mot.) "Grodeutschland" Kpp, Willy, 1 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gewehrfhrer 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 Kornberg, Wilhelm, 31 Aug 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 4 Krner, Nikolaus, 7 Feb 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 12./Gren.Rgt. 505 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Kossak, Kurt, 22 Mar 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer I./Gren.Rgt. 408 *Kranz, Bernhard, 26 Nov 1944 as Hauptmann, Kp.Chef III./Jg.Rgt. 83 Kratschmer, Franz, 5 Dec 1943, Feldwebel d. R., Kp.Trupp-Fhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 63 Kratzki, Konrad, 5 Apr 1945 as Sanitts-Unteroffizier, 3./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 63 Krauss, Karl, 24 Dec 1944 as Oberleutnant d. R., Kp.Chef Feld-Ers.Btl. 85 Krempl, Josef, 10 Mar 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 4./Gren.Rgt. 24 Kretzschmar, Erhard, 4 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 4./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 11 Krevet, Johann, 3 Apr 1945 as Oberleutnant, Fhrer 1./Div.Fs.Btl. 212 Krey, Walter, 7 Feb 1944 as Unteroffizier, Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 (1st award presentation by Himmler on 23 Oct 1944) *Kroeg, Helmut, 1 Mar 1945 as Hauptmann, Fhrer II./Gren.Rgt. 45 Krug, Siegfried, 12 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter d. R., 1./Gren.Rgt. 23 Krger, Otto, 1944 as Unteroffizier, Pz.Ers.Brig. "Feldhernhalle" Krumnow, Herber, 9 Jan 1945 as Obergefreiter d. R., Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 110 Kuba, Rudolf, SS Kffen, Heinz, as Feldwebel, Stab/Sturm-Rgt. AOK 2 Kujawa, Paul, 31 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Sanitter 6./Gren.Rgt. 505 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Kuntze, Edmund, 20 Mar 1945 as Oberleutnant, Adjutant Sturm-Btl./Fsch.Jg.Pz.Korps "Hermann Gring" Kunz, Siegfried, 14 Oct 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Inf.Btl.z.b.V. 500 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Kther, Ernst, 20 Apr 1945 as Feldwebel, sMG-Gruppenfhrer 4./Gren.Rgt. 410 *Kutschkau, Ernst, 1 Feb 1945 as Oberfeldwebel d. R., Kp.Fhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 3 L Lachner, Adolf, 22 Jan 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 11./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 40 *Lainer, Josef, 1 5Oct 1943 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 1./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Lammers, Karl, 19 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, 3./Gren.Rgt. 412 Lang, Karl, 1945 as Feldwebel, Kp.Truppfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 358

Laubner, Gotthard, 22 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Fs.Rgt. 26 Lauchstdt, Edmund, 3 Jan 1945 as SS-Rottenfhrer, Gruppenfhrer 1./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" Lauermann, Alfred, 19 Aug 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Kp.Chef 13./Gren.Rgt. 3 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Lauermann, Alfred, 5 Oct 1944 as Leutnant d.R., 4./Jg.Rgt. 228 *Lehmann, Waldemar, 19 May 1944 as Hauptmann, Kdr. II./Gren.Rgt. 3 Leidenberger, ----, as Oberwachtmeister, Art.Rgt. 263 Lenberger, Otto, 10 Feb 1945 as Hauptmann, Pz.Gren.Rgt. 126 *Lex, Alfred, spring 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer d. R., Fhrer II./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Liebing, Helmut, 28 Nov 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 529 Liebl, Andreas, 9 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 13 Liebner, Walter, 28 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 10./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 126 Liedtke, Friedrich, 15 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 1141 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Limbach, Josef, 12 Mar 1945 as Gefreiter, 1./Fs.Btl. 106 *Lindenberg, Friedrich, 1 Oct 1943 as Major, Kdr. II./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 63 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Linhart, Friedrich, 10 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, 4./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Link, Friedrich, 4 Nov 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 10./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 73 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Linker, Alfred, 5 Mar 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 51 Lischka, Adolf, 2 Apr 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 386 Lith, Willi, 6 Mar 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Kp.Truppfhrer 9./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" Loeber, Johannes, 7 Apr 1945 as Obergefreiter, Melder 4./Gren.Rgt. 698 Lohrum, Ludwig, 21 Aug 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer12./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" *Loos, Wilhelm, 18 May 1944 as Oberleutnant, Kp.Chef 1../GrenRgt. 76 (mot) Loose, Wolfgang, 18 Mar 1945 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Stab I./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 3 "Deutschland" *Lorenz, Alfred, spring 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 485 *Lorenz, Erich, 12 Mar 1945 as Oberst d. R., Krd. Gren.Rgt. 287 Luitpold, Walter, 21 Mar 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Gren.Rgt. 246 Luksch, Ludwig, 22 May 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 17 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) M *Macher, Heinz, 18 Oct 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Chef 16./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 3 "Deutschland (1st award presentation by Himmler on 23 Oct 1944) *Mager, Rolf, 11 Nov 1944 as Hauptmann, Kdr. II./Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 6 Mailahn, Heinz, 22 May 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 5./ Pz.Gren.Rgt. 63 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Makus, Erich, 20 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt.12 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944) *Maringgele, Hermann, 21 Feb 1945 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 2./SS-Kav.Rgt. 15, (awarded for 84 confirmed close combat days) (awarded by Hitler 21 Feb 1944) Markert, Anton, 31 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter d. R., 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Marquardt, Hugo, 13 Jan 1945 as Stabsgefreiter, stellv. Gruppenfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 407 Mattiza, Max, 30 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, 4./ Gren.Rgt. 448 Mayer, Karl, 1 Dec 1943 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer"

Mees, Alfred, 31 Dec 1944 as SS-Rottenfhrer, 3./SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 5 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Meitzel, Helmut, 29 Sep 1943 as Hauptmann, Kdr. II./Gren.Rgt. 15 (mot) (75 confirmed combat days) Menz, Oskar, 6 Jun 1944 as Unteroffizier, 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 (1st award presentation by Hitler 27 Aug 1944) Mertel, Josef, 5 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./GrenRgt. 62 Merten, Josef, 4 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 10./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 73 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Metz, Alois, 22 Jan 1944 as Obergefreiter, 12./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 40 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Metz, Werner, 2 Oct 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Chef 1./SS-Pz.Gren.Btl. 5 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Meyer, Werner, 12 Apr 1944 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, Chef 1./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 9 "Germania" (59 confirmed days of combat) Michalsczyk, Konstantin, 21 Feb 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 7./ Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Michele, Rudolf, 21 Aug 1944 as SS-Sturmann, 10./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" Milaeger, Kurt, 10 Mar 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Mindt, Fritz, as Feldwebel, Kp. Trupp-Fhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 24 *Misera, Walter, 23 Mar 1945 as Oberstleutnant, Kdr. Gren.Rgt 278 Mckel, Karl, 20 Apr 1945 as Feldwebel, Kp.Truppfhrer 5./Gren.Rgt. 187 Mogler, Rudolf, 15 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Div.Fs.Kp. 31 *Moldenhauer, Siegfried, 13 Oct 1944 as Major, Kdr. I./Gren.Rgt. 48 Moll, Karl, 20 Apr 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt 438 *Mller, Emil, 10 Dec 1943 as Hauptmann d. R., Fhrer II./Gren.Rgt. 226 (65 confirmed days of combat) *Mller, Werner, 18 Jul 1944 as Major, Btl.Kdr. I./Pz.Gren.Rgt.12 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Mnnich, Hubert, 8 Nov 1944 as Hauptmann d. R., Kp.Chef Gren.Rgt.366 Mntmann, Werner, 21 Mar 1945 as Oberleutnant, Stab/126.Inf.Div Mllenbach, Gerd, 31 Oct 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 1./SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 5 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Mller, Arnold, 18 Nov 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 5 Mller, Helmut, 16 Jan 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 *Mller, Heinz, 6 Mar 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Fhrer III./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" (58 confirmed days of combat) Muscheid, Helmut, 12 Sep 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) N Nicolai, Otto, 4 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, Gruppenfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 284 Noe, Alfred, as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Vers.Rgt. 1542 Nllgen, Heinz, 3 Jan 1945 as Gefreiter, I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 11 O Obergaulinger, Ludwig, 6 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, Melder 7./Gren.Rgt. 62 Obermeier, Josef, 30 Dec 1943 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, Kp.Fhrer 11./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. "Totenkopf" (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Obschil, Alois, Mar 1945 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, 559.Volks-Grenadier-Div. Oefner, Friedrich, 25 Feb 1945 as Feldwebel d.R., Zugfhrer 14./Gren.Rgt. 101

Olf, Alfred, 20 Apr 1944 SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 9.(gep)/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Opitz, Ewald, 8 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Div.Beg.Kp./19.Pz.Div (2nd award presentaion by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Ostermeier, Hans-Arno, 30 Apr 1945 as Major, Fhrer Fsch.Jg.Pz.Gren.Rgt. 3 "Hermann Gring" Ostermeier, Johannes, 20 Mar 1944 as Unteroffizier, 8./Gren.Rgt. 246 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Othmer, Hans-Arno, 1 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 74 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Ottmann, Werner, Apr 1945 as SS-Haupsturmfhrer, Kdr. SS-Pz.Gren.Btl. 506 Otto, Karl, 7 Dec 1943 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 12./Gren.Rgt. 442 P Paar, Karl, as SS-Hauptscharfhrer d.R., SS-Rgt. "Radolfzell" (may not have recieved the award) Pacher, Carl, as Sanitts-Obergefreiter Paffrath, Benno, 22 May 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 17 (1st award presentation by Hitler 27 Aug 1944) Pantke, Paul, 29 Sep 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 442 Papp, Soltan, 28 Jan 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer 1./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 9 "Germania" Ptsch, Erich, 19 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, Mg-Schtze 3./Gren.Rgt. 412 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Paul, Hermann, 28 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 80 *Peichl, Adolf, 26 Oct 1943 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 12./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" (66 confirmed days of combat) Peter, Georg, 6 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, Meldestaffelfhrer Stab I./Gren.Rgt. 423 Peters, Otto, 11 Feb 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Fs.Btl. 30 Petersen, Karl, 10 Apr 1945 as Leutnant d. R., Fhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 154 Petrick, Fritz, 2 Apr 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Feld-Ers.Btl. 1 Pfeifer, Willi, 15 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Pfeiffer, Heinrich, 27 Jul 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 4./Pz.Gren.Rgt.40 (3rd award presentaion by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Pfisterer, Georg, 1 Jun 1944 as Oberleutnant d. R., III./Jg.Rgt. 228 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) v. Pflug, Jrgen, 7 Feb 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 *Pheonix, Harry, 21 February 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Kdr. II./SS-Art.Rgt. 8 Pickl, Alois, 22 Feb 1945 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 3./Geb.Jg. Rgt. 144 Pietsch, Ernst, as Leutnant d. R., Zugfhrer Gren.Rgt. 418 Plefka, Alfred, 27 Aug 1944 as Obergefreiter, 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944) Plesken, August, 1 Dec 1943 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 9./Gren.Rgt. 60 (mot) Plcken, Johann, 23 Jan 1945 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 411 (received for only 45 days) Pogorzelski, Friedrich, 20 mar 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 12 Pohl, Ernst, 15 Nov 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 366 Phler, Gerhard, 16 Feb 1945 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 2./SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 4 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Pohlmann, Wilhelm, 20 Oct 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 287 Pongratz, Josef, 20 Sep 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 246 Porsch, Frithjof-Elmo, 8 Aug 1943 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, Kp.Fhrer SS-Pz.Jagd.Kp. Dora II Psch, Hermann, 1 Apr 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 9.(gep)/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" *Pssinger, Michael, 1 May 1945 as Major, Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 1123

Poths, Emil, 6 Apr 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 1./Div.Fs.Btl. (AA) 263 Prediger, Franz, 15 Feb 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 10./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 *Preuss, Georg, 1 Apr 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Kdr. III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 Prfer, Willi, 20 Apr 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 438 Q Quednau, Albert, 30 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Pi.Btl. 21 R *Radermacher, Karl, 21 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 45 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Radojewski, Johann, 3 Nov 1944 as Obergefreiter, II./Gren.Rgt. 412 Raith, Alois, 16 Feb 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer 1./SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 4 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Rappl, Ludwig, 31 Oct 1944 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer Stabs.Kp./SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 5 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Rastl, Alfred, 12 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 1./Gren.Rgt. 333 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Rtzel, Kurt, 14 Dec 1943 as Stabsgefreiter, 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Rauch, Helmut, 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Fhrer 13./Jg.Rgt. 228 Rebhan, Johann, 18 Feb 1945 as Obergefreiter, 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Recktor, Constantin, 16 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Reichert, Kurt, 1 Oct 1944 as Stabsgefreiter, Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Reinau, Ernst, 5 Jan 1945 as Oberjger, Gruppenfhrer 2./Geb.Jg.Rgt. 138 Rennert, Johann, 24 Nov 1943 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 17 Rensch, Erwin, 23 Mar 1945 as Obergefreiter, Melder Stab/Gren.Rgt. 124 *Rentschler, Emil Heinrich, 5 Nov 1944 as Oberstleutnant, Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 1093 Rentzsch, Werner, 10 Mar 1945 as Unteroffizier, Stab I./Gren.Rgt. 110 Retz, Martin, 31 Jan 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Pz.Pi.Btl. 27 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Reuert, Emil, 24 Nov 1943 as Oberleutnant, Chef 11./Gren.Rgt. 60 (mot) *Richter, Franz, 20 Aug 1944 as Obergefreiter, Mg-Schtze 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 114 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944) *Richter, Hans-Heinrich, Dec 1944 as Hauptmann, Kp.Fhrer Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 16 (Ost) Richtermeier, Artur, 15 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 98 Ried, Franz, 15 Mar 1945 as Leutnant, Ordonnanz-Offizier III./Gren.Rgt. 61 Riewe, Gustav, 3 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 412 Rink, Herbert, 17 Feb 1945 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Kp.Chef 2./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 1 Rittgen, Peter, 4 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Gren.Rgt. 284 Rock, Willi, 2 Oct 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 3./SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 5 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Rodojewski, Johann, 3 Nov 1944, Gren.Rgt. 412 Rogmann, Willhelm, 2 Jun 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer 6./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Rohmann, Wilhelm, 17 Mar 1945 as Oberwachtmeister, Zugfhrer 8./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 21 Rll, Wilhelm, 6 Mar 1945, as SS-Rottenfhrer, Melder Stab III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" Roltsch, Herbert, 8 May 1945 as Major, Krd. I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 128 Rosenfelder, Albert, 5 Nov 1944 as Oberleutnant, Kp.Chef 3./Feld-Ers.Btl. 299 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Roth, Adolf, as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Pi.Btl. 254

Roth, August, 12 Jan 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 4./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 116 Roth, Harry, 25 Feb 1945 as Obergefreiter, 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Rd, Josef, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 2 *Rudnick, Erich, Mar 1945 as Leutnant, Zugfhrer Pi.Zug/Gren.Rgt. 45 Rudolph, Heinz, 6 Feb 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer, Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 (1st award presentation by Himmler on 23 Oct 1944) Rudzki, Karl, 5 Feb 1944 as Gefreiter, Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Rffert, Hans, 15 Dec 1943 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 2./SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 2 Ruhl, Karl, 14 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, 8./Gren.Rgt. 124 Rhle, Albert, 20 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 6./Jg.Rgt. 229 Ruppert, Josef, 9 Feb 1945 as Oberjger, Gruppenfhrer 5./Jg.Rgt. 228 Rusch, Erich, Mar 1945 as Major, Kdr. II./Gren.Rgt. 101 Rusdorf, Hans-Georg, 27 Sep 1943 as Obergefreiter, 4./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 13 (1st award presentation by Hitler 27 Aug 1944) Rutezki, Ernst, 15 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Gren.Rgt. 3 *Rutkowski, Alfred, summer 1944 as Hauptmann d. R., Fhrer Div.Fs.Btl. 126 Rychlik, Johann, 29 Sep 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Fhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 412 S Sablotny, Herbert, 13 Feb 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Div.Fs.Btl. 11 Sailer, Adalbert, 21 Feb 1944 as Obergefreiter, Gruppenfhrer Gren.Rgt. 62 Saller, Franz, 15 Oct 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 79 Sassenberg, Willi, 1944 as Obergefreiter, Gruppenfhrer 8./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 66 *Sauer, Johann, 14 Jan 1944 as Hauptmann d. R., Btl.Kdr. I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 93 Sauerbrei, Rudolf, 405. Inf.Div. Sauerland, Heinz, as Unteroffizier d. R., Meldefahrer Div.Fs.Btl. 252 *Sawatzki, Otto, 29 Dec 1944 (posthumous) as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Pi.Btl. 21 Schacht, Emil, 18 May 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 10./Gren.Rgt. 76 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Schade, Engelbert, 6 Mar 1945 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Btl.Adj. III./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" Schaedler, Karl, 1 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 80 Schfer, Ernst, 9 Feb 1945 as Obergefreiter, 3./Jg.Rgt. 228 Schfer, Ferdinand, 7 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 4./Sich.Rgt. 57 Schfer, Hans, 11 Nov 1944 as Oberfeldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 3./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 17 Schfer, Karl, 21 Sep 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 426 *Schfer, Kurt, 23 Sep 1944 as Hauptmann, Kdr. I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Schasche, Wilhelm, 21 Aug 1944 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, Zugfhrer 3./SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 3 (1st award presentation by Hitler on 27 Aug 1944) Schaub, Adam, 23 Jan 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 (1st award presentation by Himmler on 23 Oct 1944) Scheffler, Joachim, 10 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 1./Fs.Btl. 21 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Scheierer, Johann, 9 Feb 1945 as Obergefreiter d. R., Melder 1./Jg.Grt. 228 Scheit, Adolf, 16 Dec 1944 as Oberwachtmeister d. R., Zugfhrer 1./Div.Fs.Btl.263 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Schember, Fritz, 16 Sep 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 338 Schenk, Ernst, 10 Feb 1945 as Major, Fhrer Gren.Rgt. 110 Scherer, Philipp, 20 Feb 1945 as Oberfeldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 7./Jg.Rgt. 204 Scherhans, Erwin, 14 Sep 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Gren.Rgt. 1141 (3rd award

presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Schick, Karl, 16 Mar 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 12./Gren.Rgt. 407 Schiedl, Walter, 21 Sep 1944 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 3./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Schiffczyk, Emil, 7 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 8./GrenRgt. 442 Schindler, Martin, 22 Dec 1944 as Stabsgefreiter, Melder 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 103 *Schlags-Koch, Walter, 14 Apr 1945 as Oberstleutnant d. R., Rgt.Kdr. Sturm-Rgt. AOK 2 Schlegel, Helmut, 26 Dec 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Schwadronfhrer 2./Aufkl.Abt. 94 Schlitt, Alfred, 1944 as SS-Rottenfhrer Schlsser, Ernst, 30 Jan 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Stab/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 (1st award presentation by Himmler on 23 Oct 1944) Schlotter, Hans, 5 Feb 1944 as Gefreiter, 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Schlchter, Theodor, 12 Nov 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 422 Schmaloske, Heinz, 19 Oct 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Nacht.Staffel-Fhrer I./Gren.Rgt. 412 *Schmelzer, Heinrich, 6 Dec 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Kp.Fhrer 16.(Pi.)/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Schmid, Franz, 7 Feb 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 27 (1st award presentation by Hitler 27 Aug 1944) Schmid, Karl, 30 May 1944 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 2./ Gren.Rgt. 62 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Schmidinger, Karl, 21 Aug 1944 as SS-Rottenfhrer, 11./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke"(2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944) Schmidt, Armin, 21 Feb 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Schmidt, Fritz, 20 Aug 1944 as Obergefreiter, 5./Gren.Rgt. 15 (mot) (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Schmidt, Jakob, Oberfeldwebel, 13./Gren.Rgt. 485*** Schmidt, Kurt, 29 Aug 1944 as Obergefreiter, 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 Schmidt, Traugott, 29 Apr 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer Stabs.Kp./ SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1 (never actually received the award in person) Schmidt, Walter, as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 3./SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 3 Schmitt, Franz, 27 Aug 1944 as Gefreiter, 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 Sep 1944) Schmitt, Jakob, Gren.Rgt. 485 Schmitt, Hugo, 1 Dec 1943 as Obergefreiter, 10./Gren.Rgt. 60 (mot) *Schneck, Ernst, 1 Mar 1945 as Hauptmann d. R., Kdr. II./Gren.Rgt. 698 Schneider, Helmut, 22 Jun 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 412 Schniepp, Gnther, 274 Oct 1943 as Oberleutnant, 5./Gren.Rgt. 420 Schoch, Alfred, 8 Jul 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Jg.Rgt. 228 **Scholz, Helmut, 1945 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, (cannot be documented) Schntaube, Karl, as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 13 Schrade, Ernst, 16 May 1944 as Hauptmann d. R., Pi.Btl. 656 Schreiber, Franz, 19 Jan 1945 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, I.SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 6 "Theoder Eicke" *Schreiber, Gustav, 7 Dec 1943 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 7./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 9 "Germania" *Schreiber, Helmuth, 24 May 1944 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, Kdr. SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 3 "Deutschland" Schrder, Hans, as Obergefreiter, 3./Gren.Rgt. 333 Schuhardt, Karl, 30 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer I./Gren.Rgt. 412 Schulz, Fritz, 13 Jan 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 13./Jg.Rgt. 229 Schulz, Willi, 27 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer Div.Fs.Kp. 31 Schulze, Erich, 17 Apr 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 411 *Schulze, Herbert, 9 Nov 1943 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, Kdr. II./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Schulze, Willi, 24 Dec 1944 as Oberwachtmeister, Zugfhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 21

Schulzer, Johann, 15 Nov 1943 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Chef 5./SS-Pz.Gre.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Schtz, Karl, as Oberleutnant, Fhrer II./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Schtze, Gther, as Oberleutnant d. R., Kp.Chef 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 92 Schwabe, Heinrich, 5 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 *Schwanbeck, Walter, fall 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Reiter-Rgt. 31 Schwanczar, Adalbert, 12 Dec 1944 as Gefreiter, 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 Schwarzkopf, Josef, 29 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier d. R., 2./Aufkl.Abt. 94 Schweikowski, Franz, 24 Feb 1945 as Obergefreiter d. R., Gruppenffrer 5./Gren.Rgt. 2 Schwekendick, Max, 1 Mar 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer Stab.Kp./ Gren.Rgt. 337 Schwertfeger, Karl, 17 Sep 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Pz.Gren.Btl. 2103 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Schwetzke, Henry, 16 Jan 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Schwindhammer, Karl, 18 Nov 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 7./Jg.Rgt. 229 Sdunek, Walter, 10 Oct 1944 as Obergefreiter, 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 Seber, Anton, 1 Apr 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 8./Geb.Jg.Rgt. 98 Sebode, Erwin, 22 Mar 1945 as Obergefreiter, 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 *Seebach, Walter, 16 Mar 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Kp.Fhrer 5./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 24 (75 confirmed combat days) Seibert, Josef, 9 Apr 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer II./Gren.Rgt. 45 Seitz, Andreas, 8 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 3./Pz.Jg.Abt. 742 Seitz, Josef, as Hauptfeldwebel, Gren.Rgt. ? Sellmons, Otto, 8 Feb 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 21 Senkel, Otto, 6 Feb 1945 as Major, Kdr. II./Gren.Rgt. 178 Sieding, Gerhard, 5 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Zugfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 492 Siegrist, Karl, 16 Dec 1944 as Wachtmeister d R., Zugfhrer 1./Div.Fs.Btl. 263 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Sievers, Franz, as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Kp.Chef 3./SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 1 Sinautzki, Georg, as Obergefreiter, 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 *Singer, Herbert, 1 May 1945 as Hauptmann, Kdr. II./Fs.Rgt. 22 Skowasch, Ewald, 6 Sep 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 505 Sobieralski, Hans, 14 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Sonntag, Gerhard, 27 Aug 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 (2nd award presentation by Hitler 5 sep 1944) Spinner, Philipp, 13 Jan 1945 as Obergefreiter, 3./Gren.Rgt. 390 Springwald, Rolf, 1 Dec 1943 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 7./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 60 *Stadler, Sylvester, 12 Dec 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannfhrer, Kdr. S-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Staffen, Robert, 24 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer 3./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 108 Stahl, Albert, 5 Feb 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 13./Jg.Rgt. 56 Stahl, Johann, 1945 as Hauptmann, stellv. Fhrer II./Gren.Rgt. 848 Stanek, Horst, 6 Mar 1945 as SS-Rottenfhrer, Fernsprecher Stab III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" Starha, Friedrich, as Major, Kdr II./Pz/Gren/Rgt. 74 Stark, Josef, as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 5./Gren.Rgt. 246 **Starl, Matthias, as Major 1 May 1945 as Major, 1.Geb.Jg.Div. (cannot be documented) Stegk, Artur, 24 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Stab II./Gren.Rgt. 45 Stegmeier, Johann, 20 Sep 1944 as Obergefreiter, 7./Gren.Rgt. 62 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Steindreischer, Fredinand, 1 Dec 1943 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 11./Gren.Rgt. 60 (mot) Steiner, Georg, 5 Oct 1944 as Oberjger, Gruppenfhrer 3./Jg.Rgt. 228 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944)

Steiner, Ludwig, 11 Dec 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 438 Steinhoff, Horst, 1 Apr 1945 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, Kp.Fhrer 5./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 Steininger, Erich, 14 Sep 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Pz.Pi.Btl. 27 Stelmaszyk, Viktor, 30 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 412 Stichnoth, Erich, 7 May 1945 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Fhrer Stab.Kp./SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 5 Stienen, Peter, 19 Nov 1944 as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Fhrer I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Stix, Otto, 22 Oct 1943 As SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 12.(gep)/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Stockermann, ---, as Obergefreiter, 5./Gren.Rgt. 2 Straub, Johann, 1945 as Leutnant, Zugfhrer 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 51 Strehlaum Otto, 31 Oct 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Streit, Nikolaus, 5 Nov 1944 as Obergefreiter, 3./Gren.Rgt. 529 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Susky, Vinzenz, 1 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 11./Gren.Rgt. 76 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) T Tubrich, Karl-Heinz, 28 Nov 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 73 Ternedde, Rudolf, 23 Apr 1945 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, Kdr. SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 24 Teufel, Bruno, 20 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 4./GrenRgt. 326 Thedens, Hans, 7 Apr 1945 as Hauptmann d. R., Chef 3./Pi.Btl. 158 Theismann, Gnter, 1 Jan 1944 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 7./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 9 "Germania" Thelen, Franz, 30 Jan 1944 as Oberleutnant, Kp.Chef Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 (1st award presentation by Himmler on 23 Oct 1944) Thiel, Fritz, 24 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 44 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Thieme, Kurt, 26 Jul 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Pz.Auflk.Abt. 13 Tiedemann, Reinhard, 5 Mar 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 6./Fs.Rgt. 30 Timm, Peter W., 1944 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, SS-FsJg.Btl. 500 *Tittel, Rolf, 8 Dec 1944 as Leutnant d. R., Zugfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 31 Tolle, Hubert, 11 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Gren.Rgt. 333 Trippen, ---, 10 Feb 1945 as Obergefreiter, Gren.Rgt. 110 U Ustarbowski, Theodor, 1 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, MG-Schtze 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 V Vehlow, Karl-Peter, 3 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Funktruppfhrer II./Gren.Rgt. 412 Verlei, Rudolf, 27 Apr 1944 as Unteroffizier, Stab.Kp./Pz.Gren.Rgt.111 Viebranz, Herbert, 11 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter, 3./Gren.Rgt./121.Inf.Div Viehmann, Karl, 3 Apr 1945 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer 14./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 23 *Vincon, Otto, 8 Jan 1945 as Major d. R., Kdr. I./Gren.Rgt. 460 Vogel, Ewald, 22 Oct 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 5./Gren.Rgt. 407 Vogt, Herbert, 19 May 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 4./Div.Fs.Btl. 389 *Volker, Heinrich, 12 Dec 1944 as Major, Kdr. I./Pz.Gren.Rgt.73 Volpert, Hans, 27 Apr 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945)

Vormdohre, Gustav, 11 Dec 1944 as Wachtmeister d. R., Fhrer 6./Reiter-Rgt. 31 W Wchtler, Heinz, 27 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 32 Wagner, Hans, 7 Apr 1945 as Feldwebel, sMG-Zugfhrer 4./Gren.Rgt. 698 Wagner, Josef, 8 Jan 1945 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1 Wald, Peter, 27 Apr 1945 as Oberjger, Stellungs-Unteroffizier, mittlerer Granatwerfer 4./Gren.Rgt. 2 Wallesch, Ernst, 24 Dec 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 45 Walter, Luitpold, 21 Mar 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Gren.Rgt. 246 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Wandmaker, Helmut, 7 Apr 1945 as Major d. R., Kdr. II./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 76 Warczak, Wladislaus, 12 Feb 1945 as Gefreiter, MG-Schtze 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 Wardel, Valentin, 9 Apr 1945 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer Gren.Rgt. 45 Weber, Arno, 7 Feb 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Weber, Bernhard, 25 Nov 1944 as Obergefreiter, Stab I./Gren.Rgt. 426 Weber, Heinrich, 28 Aug 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 15 (mot) (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Weber-Dahlmann, Alois, 1 Oct 1943 as Unteroffizier d. R., Gruppenfhrer Pz.Gren.Rgt. 63 Weck, Julius, 21 Aug 1944 as SS-Obersturmfhrer, Kp.Chef 2./SS-Pz.Pi.Btl. 5 (1st award presentation by Hitler on 27 Aug 1944) Weckmann, Erwin, 2 Mar 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 116 Weingartner, Martin, 28 Aug 1944 as Fahnenjunker- Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 6./Gren.Rgt. 974 Weinland, Heinz, 22 Apr 1945 (possibly not awarded) Weis, Hermann, 1945 as Oberleutnant, Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 125 Weisser, Hans, 4 Nov 1944 as SS-Untersturmfhrer, Zugfhrer 7./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 6 "Theodor Eicke" (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Wendelken, Harry, 10 Apr 1945 as Leutnant d. R., Stab I./Gren.Rgt. 220 *Wenzelburger, Georg, 18 Feb 1945 as Major, Btl.Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 547 (78 confirmed combat days) Werner, Fritz, 14 Nov 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) *Werner, Heinz, Apr 1945 as SS-Sturmbannfhrer, Kdr. III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 "Der Fhrer" Wettstein, Willi, as SS-Hauptscharfhrer, Zugfhrer SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 23 Wetzel, Peter, 12 Dec 1943 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 9./Rgts.Grp. 110 Wichlenda, Karl, 16 Jan 1945 as Stabsgefreiter, 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 111 Wiedenberg, Ernst, 15 Jun 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 45 Wietasch, Kurt, 12 Jan 1945 as Stabsgefreiter, Melder Stab III./Gren.Rgt. 122 Wilhelm, Georg, 15 Dec 1944 as Feldwebel d. R., Zugfhrer 7./Gren.Rgt. 1141 (3rd award presentaion by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) Wilke, Rudolf, 20 Apr 1945 as Obergefreiter, MG-Schtze Div.Beg.Kp/12.Pz.Div. Willno, Fritz, 12 Feb 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 3./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 66 (1st award presentation by Hitler 27 Aug 1944) *Wimmer, Friedrich, 9 Sep 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 412 Winkelmann, Karl, 27 Nov 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, Zugfhrer 2./Gren.Rgt. 333 Winkelmann, Walter, 30 Jan 1945 as Oberleutnant d. R., Chef 8./Gren.Rgt. 42 Winkler, Johann, 7 Feb 1944 as Obergefreiter, 2./Pz.Pi.Btl. 27 (3rd award presentation by Hitler 26 Sep 1944) Winter, Hans, 24 Dec 1944 as Hauptmann, Kdr. I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 156 Winters, Karl, 27 Jan 1945 as SS-Oberscharfhrer, Zugfhrer Stab.Kp./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" *Wisliceny, Gnther Eberhardt, 31 Mar 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannfhrer, Kdr. SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 3

"Deutschland" Wisotschnik, August, 21 Feb 1945 as Gefreiter, 5./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 33 v. Wnuk-Lipinski, Johann, 24 Mar 1945 as Obergefreiter, 2./Gren.Rgt. 407 Wolber, Friedrich, 20 Dec 1944 as Oberjger, Gruppenfhrer 6./Jg.Rgt. 229 *Wolf, Werner, 7 May 1945 as Hauptmann d. R., Kdr. Korps-MG-Btl. 420/XX.Armee-Korps Wolfram, Gerhard, 18 Aug 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 5./Gren.Rgt. 2 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Wolk, Walter, 11 Jan 1945 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer II./Gren.Rgt. 1224 Wolters, Gerhard, 3 Dec 1944 as Obergefreiter d. R., Gruppenfhrer 5./Gren.Rgt. 2 (3rd award presentation by Himmler on 16 Feb 1945) *Wulf, Hermann, 18 May 1944 as Oberstleutnant, Kdr. III./Gren.Rgt. 76 (mot) Wuschek, Willy, 15 Nov 1944 as Unteroffizier, Gruppenfhrer 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 128 Wst, Georg, 18 Nov 1944 as Hauptmann, Kdr. I./Gren.Rgt. 407 Z Zakel, Johann, 30 Oct 1943 as Obergefreiter, Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 11 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Zander, Herbert, 16 Nov 1944 as Feldwebel, Zugfhrer 8./Gren.Rgt. 121 (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Zander, Willi, 28 Feb 1945 as SS-Unterscharfhrer, Gruppenfhrer SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 1 Zandler, Johann, 16 Jan 1945 as Obergefreiter d. R., 6./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 12 Zentis, Josef, 28 Aug 1944 as Obergefreiter, 5./Gren.Rgt. 15 (mot) (2nd award presentation by Himmler on 12 Dec 1944) Ziegelmeier, Johann, 1 May 1945 as Obergefreiter, 3./Div.Fs (AA) Btl. 263 Zielke, Heinrich, 10 May 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Kdr. III./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 5 "Totenkopf" Ztphen, Willi, Aufkl.Abt. 227