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List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Schu–Sz)

List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Schu–Sz)

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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.[1] A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.[Note 1] 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.[3]

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945]. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had been nominated for the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.[4]

Listed here are the 603 recipients whose last name is in the range "Schu–Sz".[5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of 14 of these listings.[6] This is the second of two lists of all 1,060 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last names start with "S". The remaining recipients whose last name starts with "Sa–Schr" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Sa–Schr).[7] 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 (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.[8] 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.[9] 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).[10] 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.[11]

Recipients

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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 for the 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.[12] Of the 603 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Schu–Sz", 68 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, ten the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 52 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members, including the Volkssturm, received 384 of the medals; 21 went to the Kriegsmarine, 158 to the Luftwaffe, and 40 to the Waffen-SS and Allgemeine SS.[5] 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 (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[13]

  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.
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Notes

  1. Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.[2]
  2. For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
  3. According to Scherzer as commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Totenkopf".[14]
  4. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The files of the Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) contain no information. Schubert's case was also never discussed by the Order Commission. It remains unclear on what grounds Schubert was listed as a recipient of the Knight's Cross.[16]
  5. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1.[14]
  6. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[14]
  7. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Aufklärungsstaffel 3.(F)/OB der Luftwaffe.[19]
  8. Erwin Schütz's nomination by his unit was submitted via the command chain on 29 March 1945, which was approved by the 19. Armee on 18 April. The commentary of the Heeresgruppe G is missing. There is also no entry date noted by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office). Also no processing or presentation comments had been noted. He is listed in the files for rejected or unfinished nominations. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Schütz was a member of the AKCR.[16]
  9. According to Scherzer as SS-Infanterie-Regiment 4 "Reichsführer-SS".[21]
  10. According to Scherzer as Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 10.[23]
  11. According to Scherzer as Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Flak-Regiment 14.[23]
  12. According to Scherzer as leader of the I./Führer-Grenadier-Regiment 1.[23]
  13. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 77.[25]
  14. According to Scherzer as chief of the 4./leichte Flak-Abteilung (deployable) 753.[26]
  15. According to Scherzer name is spelled Heinrich Schultz.[23]
  16. According to Scherzer as commander of the sea defence of the Crimea.[26]
  17. According to Scherzer as a divisional doctor in the I./Panzer-Regiment 35.[28]
  18. Karlheinz Schulz-Streeck was nominated by the commander-in-chief North via teleprinter message on 11 May 1945. The Heerespersonalamt Außenstelle (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) received the message on 13 May 1945. There is no further indication available that the nomination was processed or awarded. Schulz-Streeck is not listed on the HPA/A presentation list. The registry of rejected or deferred nominations contains his nomination file card only. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the presentation was made in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Schulz-Streeck was a member of the AKCR.[16]
  19. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[28]
  20. According to Scherzer as commander of the Panzer-Regiment 21.[28]
  21. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5.[29]
  22. According to Scherzer name is Carl-August Schumacher.[29]
  23. According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.[29]
  24. According to Scherzer as group leader in the 3./Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1.[32]
  25. According to Scherzer as battery chief in the I./Flak-Regiment 33.[32]
  26. According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941.[32]
  27. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[32]
  28. Joachim Schwanitz's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 19 April 1945. The book of "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) contains his entry under Nr. 5149 which was approved by Major Joachim Domaschk on 21 April 1945. The file contains no further evidence of the approval or presentation of the award. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[16]
  29. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Ersatz-Abteilung of the SS-Polizei-Division.[33]
  30. According to Scherzer as chief of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 10.[33]
  31. According to Scherzer as Unteroffizier.[35]
  32. According to Scherzer on 29 May 1940.[35]
  33. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[35]
  34. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel claims that the award was presented by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke in the Bunker of the Reich Chancellery. Willi Schweitzer however and his unit where stationed southwest of Rechnitz and had nothing to do with the Reich Chancellery. The presentation date, according to Ernst-Günther Krätschmer, is the 14 April 1945. Schweitzer is not listed in the 1955 nor in the 1976 edition of Von Seemen's book Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements]. The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to the files of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law).[39]
  35. The suffix W in brackets after the rank denotes a Feuerwerker (pyrotechnician).[41]
  36. According to Scherzer as leader of Sprengkommando of the Luftwaffe 1/VI Ratingen-Düsseldorf.[38]
  37. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 26.[38]
  38. According to Scherzer as group leader in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 77.[38]
  39. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[42]
  40. According to Scherzer as leader of the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 24 "Danmark".[42]
  41. According to Scherzer on 4 October 1944.[42]
  42. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[44]
  43. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/123.[44]
  44. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1982 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 6 May 1945". The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. Seibold was a member of the AKCR.[39]
  45. According to Scherzer on 18 July 1943 and as leader of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501.[44]
  46. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in Pionier-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 520.[44]
  47. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of a Stabskompanie in the 389. Infanterie-Division.[46]
  48. According to Scherzer as leader of Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1.[49]
  49. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves.[50]
  50. According to Scherzer as leader of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5.[50]
  51. According to Scherzer Kārlis Sensbergs' last name is spelled Senbergs. His nomination to the Knight's Cross by his unit was received by teleprinter message on 5 April 1945. According to the file card it was immediately forwarded for further processing. The file card of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) was not retained and remained unfinished by the end of the war. Mr Meentz of the German Federal Archives stated on 20 July 2004 that it can not be verified that Senbergs received the Knight's Cross. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1981 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 9 May 1945". While Krätschmer also states the 9 May 1945, Walther-Peer Fellgiebel changed this again later.[39]
  52. Franz Sensfuß nomination for the Oak Leaves was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) from his unit on 14 March 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk requested by teleprinter message the advisory opinion from the Commander-in-Chief of Armee-Oberkommando 1 and Heeresgruppe B. The 212. Volks-Grenadier-Division at the time was being encircled by US forces in the vicinity of Baumholder and went into captivity. Major Domaschk had sent a radio message to the nominating commander of the LXXX. Armeekorps: "Nomination deferred according to AHA 44 Ziff. 572." Domaschk noted on the nomination: "Deferred, because missing in action!" A presentation was never made. Sensfuß is not listed in the book for the "nominations for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross" nor in the nomination book for Knight's Cross (starting with Nr. 5100). The sequential number "881" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR), the presentation date by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[53]
  53. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.[55]
  54. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[55]
  55. According to Scherzer on 30 April 1945.[56]
  56. According to Scherzer as chief of the 8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12.[56]
  57. According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant.[56]
  58. According to Scherzer as commander of an Alarmeinheit (emergency unit) Fahnenjunker-Schule VI/Kampfgruppe "Krause" (Divisions-Nr. 462).[58]
  59. The Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) received Joachim von Siegroth's nomination for the Oak Leaves from the commander-in-chief of the 9. Armee Theodor Busse via teleprinter message on 21 April 1945 announcing that a detailed statement with explanations will follow. This nomination went to the chief of the HPA in Berlin and to the Army Group Vistula. Major Joachim Domaschk noted on 28 April: "Waiting for announced statement!". The nomination list of the higher grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves notes the entry date of 19 March 1945. This is the date when the nomination was sent. An almost unreadable comment states "Waiting". According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel a note claims "service proposal regarding immediate presentation pending".[60] Scherzer does not confirm this entry but states that a comment "Waiting for announced statement" is noted instead. No further comments indicate that the nomination was further processed. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation number "876" was assigned by the AKCR. The presentation date was assigned by the Fellgiebel.[61]
  60. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant zur See.[58]
  61. According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 76.[62]
  62. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 10./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.[62]
  63. The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denote that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  64. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Nachrichten-Zug/Artillerie-Regiment 240.[65]
  65. Herbert Singer's nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 4 March 1945. This nomination no longer exists. According to the file card, it was rejected on 10 March 1945. There is no evidence of a second nomination by his unit for a later deed, or a direct presentation via the empowered Armeeoberkommando Ostpreußen. The claim that he received the Knight's Cross, as well as the Close Combat Clasp in Gold and the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army, which apparently resulted from the rejected first Knight's Cross nomination, is based on Singer's testimony and is not verifiable in the German Federal Archives. The presentation date is either Singer's claim or based on the assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Singer was a member of the AKCR.[61]
  66. According to Scherzer as an observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/22.[65]
  67. According to Scherzer as leader of a battalion of the Volkssturm in Köln and Abschnittsleiter (voluntary) in the Gau-organization office of the NSDAP-Gauleitung Köln-Aachen.[65]
  68. According to Scherzer on 13 September 1943 as leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Westland".[67]
  69. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12.[67]
  70. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[67]
  71. According to Scherzer as leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 168 (A.A.).[67]
  72. According to Scherzer as leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15.[69]
  73. According to Scherzer as leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209.[69]
  74. According to Scherzer on 19 August 1944.[69]
  75. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the Nahaufklärungsstaffel 4.(H)/31.[72]
  76. According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 99.[72]
  77. According to Scherzer in the SS-Kradschützen-Kompanie/1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade (motorized) "Reichsführer SS".[72]
  78. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/124 (Kette Lappland).[72]
  79. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[73]
  80. According to Scherzer as leader of the XVIII. Armeekorps.[76]
  81. According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 312.[76]
  82. According to Scherzer as chief of the 4./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 563.[76]
  83. The brackets around the professor [Prof.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  84. Fritz Spengler's teleprinter nomination by his unit was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 12 May 1945 at 13:45 and listed with the sequential Nr. 5198 in the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses). It was approved the very same day by General Ernst Maisel and backdated with a presentation date 6 May 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk called the Heeresgruppe C and informed Hauptmann Hofer. This was an unlawful presentation since it was nominated, processed an approved after the German surrender.[77]
  85. According to Scherzer as chief of Luftflotte 3 and commander West.[76]
  86. According to Scherzer as squadron leader in Kavallerie-Regiment 5.[78]
  87. According to Scherzer as commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 9.[78]
  88. According to Scherzr as bserver in the 2./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 3.[78]
  89. According to Scherzer as leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Norge" (Norwegian Nr. 1).[80]
  90. According to Scherzer as Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 5./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11.[80]
  91. According to Scherzer as chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 1124.[80]
  92. The brackets around the professor and doctor title [Prof. Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
  93. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter".[84]
  94. According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".[84]
  95. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg".[84]
  96. According to Scherzer as leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 112.[84]
  97. According to Scherzer as company leader in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 146.[84]
  98. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives, also not mentioned by the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, the award was presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. Fellgiebel is referring to H. Buch and W. Kment as sources. Buch reported on 25 June 2004 that he had not had anything to do with this case. Stadler himself claimed that Dietrich proposed him on 22 March 1945, even though the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen" was not subordinated to the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "152" was assigned by the AKCR. The date might have been taken from Ernst-Günther Krätschmer.[77]
  99. According to Scherzer as SS-Oberscharführer.[85]
  100. According to Scherzer as commander of Flak-Regiment 34.[85]
  101. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[85]
  102. The Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) received Dr.-jur. Paul Stahl's nomination for the Oak Leaves with the approval of the II. SS-Panzerkorps via letter on 12 April 1945. The HPA then again received the nomination, this time as a teleprinter message, together with the approval of Army Group South with the comment: "Waiting for statement of the 6. Armee, will be handed in later. Supreme command Army Group South". Major Joachim Domaschk noted: "Waiting for Panzer AOK Armee-Oberkommando 6 statement!". No further comments regarding the presentation or work in progress have been noted. Stahl is not listed on the nomination list of the higher grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves nor in the nomination book for Knight's Cross (starting with Nr. 5100). The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1975 and decided: "879th Oak Leaves, 9 May 1945". According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation number "879" was assigned by the AKCR. The presentation date was assigned by the Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Stahl was a member of the AKCR.[77]
  103. According to Scherzer on 24 October 1944 as pilot in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 40.[88]
  104. According to Scherzer as leader of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 136.[88]
  105. According to Scherzer as observer in the Aufklärungsstaffel 4.(H)/12.[88]
  106. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 10.[88]
  107. Matthias Starl's nomination by his unit, according to the file card, was received by the Heerespersonalamt P 5 (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 26 February 1945. It was rejected on 1 March 1945 and Starl was recommended for an honourable mention in the Honour Roll of the Army instead. Starl was mentioned on the 25 March 1945. A further nomination for the Knight's Cross is not verifiable. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made on 1 June 1945 by the Armee-Oberkommando 6, which was not authorized.[90]
  108. According to Scherzer as messenger in the Stab II./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring".[94]
  109. According to Scherzer as Richtschütze (gunner) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 948.[94]
  110. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 5.(F)/122.[94]
  111. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52.[94]
  112. According to Scherzer as leader of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 27.[94]
  113. According to Scherzer as leader of the I./2. Regiment "Brandenburg".[95]
  114. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 30.[95]
  115. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 2./Flak-Regiment 61.[95]
  116. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Standarte "Deutschland".[98]
  117. According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 51.[98]
  118. According to Scherzer as leader of the Pionierzug Stabskompanie I./Grenadier-Regiment 431.[98]
  119. The evidence presented by Erhard Steinke to the German Federal Archives was analyzed by the Landeskriminalamt Hesse. The advisory report issued in 1972 concluded that the documentation was not original. Steinke presented his evidence to the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) nine years later, which was not aware of the preceding analysis of the Landeskriminalamt and concluded: "There remains no doubt..." Steinke was a member of the AKCR.[90]
  120. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1.[101]
  121. According to Scherzer as commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.[102]
  122. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Also no mentioned by the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to von Seemen presumably awarded by general Maximilian de Angelis on the basis of the Dönitz-decree of 3 May 1945.[103] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel noted: No justification for the award.[104] Albert Stenwedel was a member of the AKCR.[90]
  123. According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./Radfahr-Abteilung 12.[102]
  124. According to Scherzer as commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 9.[102]
  125. According to Scherzer on 25 April 1944.[102]
  126. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Eprobungsstaffel (test squadron) Kampfgeschwader 30.[102]
  127. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader 2.[108]
  128. According to Scherzer as Unteroffizier and Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667.[108]
  129. According to Scherzer as adjutant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.[109]
  130. According to Scherzer as leader of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1.[109]
  131. According to Scherzer as commander of Grenadier-Regiment 849.[109]
  132. According to Scherzer as rifle leader in the 9./Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) 156.[109]
  133. According to Scherzer in the Stab/commander Fester Platz Wilna.[112]
  134. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann.[112]
  135. The Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) received Georg Störck's nomination for the Oak Leaves, which had been sent on 18 February 1945, via teleprinter message on 26 February 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk requested on 3 March via teleprinter message from the nominating Führer-Begleit Division a detailed statement regarding the actions leading to the nomination. This statement was received by the HPA via the Armee-Oberkommando 17 on 9 March. Major Domaschk approved this nomination on 10 March, indicating "Oak Leaves yes". Another nomination, bypassing the official command chain, was also submitted directly to the Führer's Adjutant of the Wehrmacht. This nomination was also submitted for official processing to the HPA on 11 March, where it arrived on 13 March. Domaschk then revoked his earlier decision and stated: "Insufficient explanatory statement, Requesting more details!". No further comments regarding the presentation or work in progress have been noted. The nomination list of the higher grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves indicates an entry date of 2 March 1945. Also noted is forwarding date of the Führer on 11 March. A presentation date is not stated. A comment indicating "Unfinished" was noted. Major Domasch apparently halted the approval process on 13 March and was waiting for further clarifying information. It appears that this information never arrived before the end of the war. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1978 and decided: "Oak Leaves yes, 9 May 1945". According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation number "880" was assigned by the AKCR. The presentation date was assigned by the Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Störck was a member of the AKCR.[114]
  136. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (Norwegian Nr. 1).[112]
  137. According to Scherzer as company leader in the Schnellen Abteilung 178.[112]
  138. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann.[116]
  139. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 353.[116]
  140. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 51.[116]
  141. According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3.[117]
  142. According to Scherzer as telecommunication troop leader in the II./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruiter" (niederl. Nr. 2).[120]
  143. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 18.[120]
  144. According to Scherzer as Oberfeldwebel (Offiziersanwärter—officer candidate).[120]
  145. According to Scherzer as commander of Pionier-Brücken-Bataillon 646.[122]
  146. According to Scherzer on 25 January 1945.[124]
  147. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever".[124]
  148. According to Scherzer on 20 April 1945 as Streifkorpsführer in Frontaufklärungskommando 202 (Einheit "Chill").[124]
  149. According to Scherzer as chief of the 3./gemischtes Flak-Regiment 297 (deployable).[126]
  150. According to Scherzer as Leutnant (war officer) and pilot in the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2.[126]
  151. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3.[126]
  152. According to Scherzer as commander of the 7. Flieger-Division (Fallschirmjäger).[126]
  153. According to Scherzer as Wachtmeister.[128]
  154. Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, in connection with the 20 July plot, failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, was deprived of all honours, ranks and orders and dishonourably discharged from the Heer on 14 August 1944. The civilian von Stülpnagel was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 30 August 1944 and executed the same day.[130]
  155. Nepomuk Stützle's nomination by his unit was most likely sent as a teleprinter message to the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office). This nomination no longer exists. A Außenstelle-Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA/A-VV—Branch of the Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was created and presented to Karl Dönitz for signature. The Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest and HPA/A had approved the nomination. Dönitz signature is missing and the nomination was left unfinished at the end of the war. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the presentation was in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Stützle was a member of the AKCR.[130]
  156. According to Scherzer as leader of the III./Kampfgeschwader 77.[128]
  157. According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/121.[128]
  158. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53.[131]
  159. According to Scherzer as Generalmajor chargiert (brevet).[131]
  160. According to Scherzer as observer in the I./Kampfgeschwader 55.[133]
  161. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant des Beurlaubtenstandes (of the reserve status).[133]
  162. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52.[133]
  163. According to Scherzer as leader of Kampfgruppe "Suhr" with the Befehlshaber Sipo & SD Frankreich.[133]
  164. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves.[136]
  165. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Artillerie-Regiment 3.[136]
  166. According to Scherzer as group leader in the 10./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Thule".[136]
  167. According to Scherzer as commander of the 20. Flak-Division.[136]
  168. According to Scherzer as Staffelführer of the 5./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3.[136]

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
  2. Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 390–418, 503.
  4. Scherzer 2007, pp. 173–178.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 369–390.
  6. "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
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  10. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 49–51, 102–111.
  11. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 390, 503.
  12. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 391, 503.
  13. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 394, 504.
  14. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 395, 504.
  15. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 396, 504.
  16. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 397, 504.
  17. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 398, 504.
  18. Scherzer 2007, pp. 174–175.
  19. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 399, 504.
  20. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 400, 504.
  21. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 401, 504.
  22. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 402, 504.
  23. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 403, 504.
  24. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 404, 504.
  25. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 405, 505.
  26. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 406, 505.
  27. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 407, 505.
  28. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 408, 505.
  29. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 409, 505.
  30. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 410, 505.
  31. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 411, 505.
  32. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 412, 505.
  33. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 104, 482.
  34. Scherzer 2007, pp. 175–176.
  35. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 413, 505.
  36. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 414, 505.
  37. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 415, 505.
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