List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords or Diamonds recipients of the Waffen-SS

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest military awards in Nazi Germany. During or shortly after World War II, 457 German servicemen of the Waffen-SS, including volunteers from Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, and Norway, received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Of these, 411 presentations were formally made and evidence of the award is still available in the German Federal Archives. One recipient, Hermann Fegelein, was court-martialed and executed on 29 April 1945. According to German law, he was deprived of rank and all awards previously. Fegelein must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure recipient. A further 46 Knight's Cross, nine Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, and four Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords recipients are either lacking the evidence to sustain their listings or received the award under questionable legal terms. However, all of them were accepted by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (Ordensgemeinschaft der Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes e.V.) as legitimate recipients.Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.

Recipients Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight's Cross and listed alphabetically for the lowest grade and chronologically by the numbering paradigm for the higher grades.

Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds is based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 to reward those servicemen who had already been awarded the Oak Leaves with Swords to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Ultimately, it would be awarded to twenty-seven German soldiers, sailors and airmen, ranging from young fighter pilots to field marshals. Two recipients were members of the Waffen-SS.Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 36–38. The list is initially sorted by the chronological number assigned to the recipient.

Number Name Rank Unit Date of award Notes Picture 12 SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS 16 SS-Oberstgruppenführer

Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords is also based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 to reward those servicemen who had already been awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The list is initially sorted by the chronological number assigned to the recipient.

Number Name Rank Unit Date of award Notes Picture 26 SS-Obergruppenführer Awarded 16th Diamonds 6 August 1944 39 SS-Obersturmbannführer * Killed in action 10 October 1943Fellgiebel 2000, p. 41. 47 SS-Gruppenführer Awarded 12th Diamonds 19 April 1944 56 SS-Oberführer * Killed in action 15 March 1944Fellgiebel 2000, p. 42. 65 SS-Brigadeführer 71 SS-Hauptsturmführer Killed in action 8 August 1944Fellgiebel 2000, p. 43. 77 SS-Sturmbannführer Died of wounds 17 April 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 44. 83 ? SS-Gruppenführer Executed 29 April 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 44 85 SS-Gruppenführer * Died of wounds 28 July 1944 86 SS-Obergruppenführer 90 SS-Oberstgruppenführer 7. Armee 91 SS-Standartenführer 94 SS-Brigadeführer 95 SS-Standartenführer 116 SS-Brigadeführer 119 SS-Obersturmbannführer 120 Walter Krüger SS-Obergruppenführer VI. Waffen-Armeekorps der SS Suicide 22 May 1945 129 SS-Oberführer Killed in action 11 February 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 47. 138 SS-Brigadeführer 140 SS-Standartenführer 150 ? SS-Obersturmbannführer 151 ? SS-Obersturmbannführer 152 ? SS-Oberführer 153 ? SS-Obergruppenführer

Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. The last officially announced number for the Oak Leaves was 843. Higher numbers are unofficial and therefore denoted in brackets.Fellgiebel 2000, p. 102. The list is initially sorted by the chronological number assigned to the recipient.

Number Name Rank Unit Date of award Notes Picture SS-Obergruppenführer Awarded 26th Swords 14 March 194316th Diamonds 6 August 1944 SS-Obergruppenführer Killed in action 26 February 1943Fellgiebel 2000, p. 59. SS-Brigadeführer 157 ? SS-Oberführer SS-Kampfgruppe "Fegelein" Awarded 83rd Swords 30 July 1944 159 SS-Gruppenführer Awarded 86th Swords 10 August 1944 195 SS-Obersturmbannführer Awarded 91st Swords 27 August 1944 200 SS-Standartenführer Killed in action 14 June 1944Fellgiebel 2000, p. 66. 220 SS-Standartenführer SS Brigade Schuldt Awarded 56th Swords 25 March 1944 221 SS-Obersturmbannführer Awarded 138th Swords 17 March 1945 233 SS-Sturmbannführer Awarded 39th Swords 10 October 1943 246 SS-Sturmbannführer Awarded 140th Swords 26 March 1945 261 SS-Obergruppenführer Awarded 90th Swords 26 August 1944 277 SS-Obersturmbannführer Awarded 95th Swords 2 September 1944 286 Walter Krüger SS-Gruppenführer Awarded 120th Swords 11 January 1945 296 SS-Standartenführer Awarded 116th Swords 15 December 1944 297 SS-Brigadeführer Awarded 65th Swords 24 April 1944 303 SS-Obersturmbannführer Awarded 152nd Swords 6 May 1945 310 SS-Hauptsturmführer Killed in action 4 January 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73. 315 SS-Brigadeführer Awarded 47th Swords 20 February 194412th Diamonds 19 April 1944 327 SS-Hauptsturmführer Awarded 77th Swords 9 July 1944 353 SS-Sturmbannführer Killed in action 28 July 1944Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75. 359 SS-Obersturmbannführer 375 SS-Obersturmbannführer 377 SS-Sturmbannführer Awarded 119th Swords 11 January 1945 380 SS-Untersturmführer Awarded 71st Swords 22 June 1944 393 SS-Brigadeführer Awarded 94th Swords 30 August 1944 423 SS-Brigadeführer Awarded 85th Swords 8 August 1944 479 SS-Hauptsturmführer 480 SS-Obersturmbannführer 546 SS-Obersturmführer Missing in action 23 April 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 86. 548 SS-Obersturmbannführer 554 SS-Obersturmführer 559 SS-Untersturmführer 563 SS-Obergruppenführer Awarded 153rd Swords 6 May 1945 570 SS-Oberführer 591 SS-Obersturmführer 595 SS-Oberführer 596 SS-Standartenführer 601 SS-Obersturmbannführer * Killed in action 29 August 1944 608 SS-Gruppenführer Korpsgruppe von dem Bach 639 SS-Gruppenführer 650 SS-Standartenführer Awarded 129th Swords 1 February 1945 651 SS-Obersturmbannführer Killed in action 16 March 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 92. 668 SS-Sturmbannführer 670 SS-Gruppenführer * Killed in action 21 September 1944Fellgiebel 2000, p. 93. 680 SS-Brigadeführer 685 SS-Sturmbannführer * Killed in action 11 October 1944Fellgiebel 2000, p. 94. 687 SS-Obersturmbannführer Awarded 151st Swords 6 May 1945 688 SS-Obersturmbannführer Awarded 150 Swords 6 May 1945 701 SS-Gruppenführer 714 SS-Obersturmbannführer III. Panzerkorps 720 SS-Sturmbannführer 721 SS-Brigadeführer Suicide 11 February 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 96. 722 SS-Brigadeführer Killed in action 11 February 1945 723 SS-Obergruppenführer 755 SS-Sturmbannführer 756 SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves 783 SS-Sturmbannführer Killed in action 24 March 1945 785 SS-Hauptsturmführer Killed in action 3 April 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 99. 802 SS-Obergruppenführer 814 SS-Obersturmführer 820 SS-Obersturmbannführer * Killed in action 16 March 1945Fellgiebel 2000, p. 101. 826 SS-Obersturmbannführer SS-Jagd-Verbände und Kampfkommandant Schwedt/Oder 835 SS-Obersturmbannführer ? SS-Obersturmbannführer ? SS-Obersturmbannführer SS-Brigadeführer Killed in action 2 May 1945Scherzer 2007, p. 805. ? SS-Gruppenführer * Died of wounds 1 May 1945Scherzer 2007, p. 161. ? SS-Standartenführer ? SS-Standartenführer ? SS-Gruppenführer XI. SS-Panzerkorps * Killed in action 29 April 1945Scherzer 2007, p. 447. ? SS-Obersturmbannführer ? Waffen-Obersturmbannführer

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