List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (T)


The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The decoration 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 acceptance by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients. Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe —as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 foreign recipients of the award.
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 received 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 182 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "T". While Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 5 of these listings, he has also pointed out that the AKCR failed to identify Hans Turnwal as a potential recipient. The recipients are 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, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. 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, 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 and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.

Recipients

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, 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 182 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "T", 19 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 20 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 112 of the medals, including the award given to Volkssturmmann Ernst Tiburzy. A further 14 presentations were given to the Kriegsmarine, 47 to the Luftwaffe, and 9 to the Waffen-SS. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients and are therefore denoted in parentheses.




NameServiceRankRole and unitDate of awardNotesImage
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 24625 January 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 19021 October 1942——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"2 October 1942——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierIn the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 15721 February 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"19 March 1942——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 324 September 1942——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelCompany troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 156 10 February 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannCommander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 25 April 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"5 December 1943——
Waffen-SS16-WSS-ObersturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 828 March 1945——
Heer15-HMajorLeader of Artillerie-Regiment 12120 October 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 5./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12216 November 1942——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment 618 October 1943——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 934 3 March 1943——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 5428 March 1944——
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 19 December 1943*Killed in action 12 May 1943—
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in Regiments-Nachrichten-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 71224 February 1945*Killed in action 20 January 1945—
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 537 June 1942——
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"23 August 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 17228 October 1944——
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur See of the ReservesCommander of Vorpostenboot VP-1313 in the 13. Vorpostenflottille5 October 1944——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesCommander of Pionier-Bataillon 1878 August 1944——
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of Torpedoboot T-2810 May 1945——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Füsilier-Regiment 23026 June 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannChief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 48724 April 1943*Killed in action 29 March 1943—
Heer13-HOberleutnantAdjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 44613 October 1941*Killed in action 11 October 1941—
?Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Festungs-Regiment Mohr 28 April 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 9569 December 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 65322 July 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 679 June 1944——
Heer05-HStabsgefreiterDeputy group leader in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2627 July 1944——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 2631 October 1944——
?Heer09-HWachtmeisterIn the 11./Panzer-Regiment 2411 May 1945——
Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"28 March 1945—
+HeerGeneralleutnantCommander of the 24. Infanterie-Division3 September 1942Awarded 821st Oak Leaves 5 April 1945—
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 54630 September 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 5419 August 1944——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantZugführer in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 214 June 1941——
Heer04-HObergefreiterMachine gunner in the 3./Jäger-Regiment 25 14 May 1944——
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 2513 January 1944——
Waffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerPanzer driver in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"14 August 1943——
Heer06-HOberjägerGroup leader in the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139 December 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantIn the 2./Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Abteilung 28922 April 1943——
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 24 August 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGroup leader in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 3214 April 1945——
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterBattery officer in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 2533 November 1944——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"14 June 1941——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"16 April 1943——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"23 July 1941——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 7./Füsilier-Regiment 2211 March 1945*Killed in action 14 January 1945—
Heer14-HRittmeisterLeader of the III./Panzer-Regiment 2420 January 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierGun leader of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 2178 August 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantZugführer of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 2924 September 1942*Died of wounds 3 August 1942—
+Kriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur SeeCommander of heavy cruiser "Lützow"18 January 1941Awarded 824th Oak Leaves 8 April 1945
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 5./Lehrgeschwader 221 July 1940——
Heer10-HOberwachtmeisterZugführer in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 29817 September 1941——
+Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11030 October 1943Awarded 627th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944
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Heer04-HObergefreiterRichtschütze in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 44620 January 1944*Died of wounds 17 December 1943—
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 332 September 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"10 December 1941——
?Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 2./Heeres-Flak-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"9 May 1945*Killed in action 18 February 1945
Heer14-HHauptmannDeputy leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 73811 July 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 5 25 August 1941——
Heer04-HObergefreiterGun leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 723 October 1944*Died of wounds 22 October 1944—
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 51927 October 1941——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 1193 May 1942—
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänChief of the 2. Minensuchflottille6 October 1940—
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 20. Panzer-Division31 December 1941—
Heer14-HHauptmann of the ReservesCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 98024 February 1945——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Panzer-Regiment 2710 February 1942——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeuerwerkerIn a Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe in Münster21 April 1945——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 71 13 October 1941——
+Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 11. Infanterie-Division1 November 1942Awarded 299th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943—
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 2624 October 1944——
+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 4 January 1945Awarded Oak Leaves 29 April 1945—
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannCommander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"30 September 1944*Killed in action 26 June 1944—
+Heer13-HOberleutnantSchwadron leader in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9414 September 1942Awarded 349th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943—
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Kavallerie-Regiment "Nord"12 March 1944*Killed in action 16 January 1944—
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän of the ReservesChief of the 2. Geleitflottille "Adria"5 November 1944*Killed in action 1 November 1944—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 5529 October 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 7914 May 1944——
?Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 18. Panzer-Division6 April 1943——
+Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 5017 January 1943Awarded 424th Oak Leaves 13 March 1944—
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 35129 August 1943——
Heer04-HObergefreiterGroup leader in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 60 12 November 1943——
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 5630 June 1941Awarded 166th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942—
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 1. Panzer-Division1 February 1945—
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänCommander of 24 August 1942——
+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 556 August 1941Awarded 587th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944—
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantPilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 20012 March 1945——
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 546 December 1944Awarded 822nd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2618 February 1945——
Volkssturm15-HVolkssturmmann Battalion leader in the Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/82 in the fortress Königsberg10 February 1945——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"14 January 1945*Killed in action 16 August 1944—
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 3495 April 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnantLeader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 433 August 1944——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 93. Infanterie-Division28 April 1943——
Heer16-HOberstleutnant of the ReservesCommander of Jäger-Regiment 3816 April 1944——
Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnantCommander of 27 January 1942——
Luftwaffe12-LLeutnantZugführer in the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 124 May 1940——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 24027 July 1944——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 5120 August 1940*Killed in action 18 August 1940—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantObserver and Staffel officer in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"9 October 1943——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 6118 December 1944——
Heer15-HMajor of the ReservesBattalion commander in the Regiment "Mohr" in the fortress Breslau 9 April 1945——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesLeader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 1832 January 1943——
Heer12-HLeutnantZugführer in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 29722 December 1941——
Luftwaffe15-LMajorCommander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 123 October 1944——
Kriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitänCommander of 17 September 1944——
?Heer12-HLeutnantChief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 7 May 1945——
Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 3 29 September 1941——
+Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 30. Infanterie-Division23 November 1941Awarded 539th Oak Leaves 30 July 1944—
Heer14-HHauptmannCompany chief in schwere Panzer-Abteilung 50911 March 1945——
Heer03-HGefreiterMachine gunner in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 32015 June 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelTroop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 75731 January 1945——
Waffen-SS06-WSS-UnterscharführerGroup leader in the 3./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"11 December 1944——
Heer09-HFeldwebelZugführer in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 3123 August 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 662 September 1944——
+Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille25 February 1941Awarded 143rd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942—
Heer10-HOberfähnrichAide-de-camp in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 25520 April 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 320 July 1944——
Heer12-HLeutnant of the ReservesZugführer in the Pionier-Bataillon 20010 June 1941——
+Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 224 December 1941Awarded 302nd Oak Leaves 15 September 1943
80th Swords 18 July 1944
25th Diamonds 18 March 1945		—
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the I./Schnellkampfgeschwader 2105 October 1941Awarded 632nd Oak Leaves 24 October 1944—
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 536 September 1942Awarded 128th Oak Leaves 24 September 1942—
+Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of 20 June 1941Awarded 87th Oak Leaves 11 April 1942
17th Swords 17 August 1942
+Heer13-HOberleutnantChief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 60 23 November 1941Awarded 132nd Oak Leaves 11 October 1942—
Heer14-HHauptmannLeader of the Sturmartillerie-Brigade in the Führer-Grenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"5 March 1945——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantZugführer in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 114 June 1941—
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 50727 August 1944——
Waffen-SS10-WSS-HauptscharführerZugführer in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"14 October 1943——
Waffen-SS17-WSS-StandartenführerLeader of the 1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade 6 January 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 30923 March 1945——
Heer09-HWachtmeisterGun leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 66723 August 1943——
+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantPilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 112 April 1942Awarded 437th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944—
Waffen-SS15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the SchutzpolizeiCommander of the I./SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 323 February 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelIn the 3./Ski-Pionier-Bataillon 853 November 1944——
+Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 905 August 1940Awarded 67th Oak Leaves 23 January 1942—
Luftwaffe15-LMajorGeschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 5427 July 1941——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Füsilier-Regiment 2217 March 1945——
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur See of the ReservesCommander of U-Jäger 2025 November 1944*Killed in action 1 November 1944—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantLeader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment9 July 1941——
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 534 May 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 858 August 1941——
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 20 23 August 1941*Killed in action 10 August 1941—
Luftwaffe09-LFahnenjunker-FeldwebelPilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"5 September 1944——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelPilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 5219 August 1943——
Heer06-HUnteroffizierZugführer in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 36521 September 1944*Died of wounds 17 September 1944—
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantStaffelkapitän in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 7725 May 1943*Killed in flying accident 16 April 1943—
Heer03-HGefreiterPioneer in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 8611 March 1945——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 18. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division19 September 1944——
+Luftwaffe15-LMajor im Generalstab Ia in the 7. Fliegerdivision24 May 1940Awarded 586th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944
Heer14-HHauptmannCommander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 105812 December 1944——
Heer15-HMajorCommander of Jäger-Bataillon 58 February 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannChief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 7 18 December 1941——
Heer19-HGeneralleutnantCommander of the 167. Infanterie-Division10 May 1943—
Heer09-HFeldwebelIn the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 57730 April 1945——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1442 April 1943*Killed in action 16 February 1943—
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelPilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 123 December 1942——
+Heer15-HMajorCommander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 47914 August 1943Awarded 799th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945—
Heer18-HGeneralmajorLeader of the 17. Panzer-Division4 May 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelAide-de-camp in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 10217 April 1945——
Kriegsmarine13-MOberleutnant zur SeeCommander of 24 March 1943——
Heer16-HOberstleutnantCommander of Infanterie-Regiment 41115 November 1941——
Heer17-HOberstDeputy leader of the 305. Infanterie-Division21 January 1945——
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 7028 November 1942——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannStaffelkapitän of the 12./Kampfgeschwader 2612 November 1943——
Luftwaffe14-LHauptmannCommander of the Festungs-Bataillon "Trotz" in the fortress Breslau 30 April 1945——
Heer18-HGeneralmajorCommander of the 57. Infanterie-Division21 February 1944——
Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebelAerial radio operator in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 54 May 1944——
Heer13-HOberleutnantLeader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 19017 December 1943——
Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebelAerial radio operator in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"18 November 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantChief of the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"6 December 1944——
Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnantObserver and aircraft commander in the 5./Aufklärungs-Gruppe 4120 July 1944*Killed in action 11 June 1944—
Heer13-HOberleutnant of the ReservesChief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 29 17 December 1942——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelLeader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 4075 November 1944——
Heer04-HObergefreiterSchütze 1 in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"18 November 1944——
Heer03-HGefreiterKrad messenger in the Stab of Füsilier-Bataillon 8115 March 1944——
+Waffen-SS15-WSS-SturmbannführerCommander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"31 March 1943Awarded 353rd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943
Heer17-HOberstCommander of Grenadier-Regiment 4072 September 1944——
Heer10-HOberfeldwebelZugführer in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 106 August 1941——
Luftwaffe16-LOberstleutnantCommander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 84 and leader of a Kampfgruppe23 December 1942——

Hans Turnwald

Hans Turnwald is not listed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients. According to Veit Scherzer, on 8 May 1945, Turnwald, as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1015, had been nominated for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The nomination of the Heerespersonalamt was ready for signature but the process was never completed. In similar instances the AKCR had argued that the presentation was in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle and lacks legal justification. Scherzer claims that the AKCR forgot to list him.

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