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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 acceptance by 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 Reich Labour Service, and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 foreign recipients of the award.^[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 received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.^[4]

Listed here are the 188 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "E".^[5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of three of these listings.^[6] The recipients are initially ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

Background

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross, 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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10]

Recipients

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (E)

Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer	126	6
Kriegsmarine	6	0
Luftwaffe	41	3
Waffen-SS	15	2

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.^[11] Of the 188 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "E", 22 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; eleven presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 126 of the medals, six went to the Kriegsmarine, 41 to the Luftwaffe, and 15 to the Waffen-SS.^[5]

  This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
  This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit[Note 2]	Date of award	Notes	Image
Paul Ebel	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[12]	Group leader of the Stabskompanie (Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 50[12][13]	17 February 1943[12]	—	—
[Dr.] Ernst Ebeling[Note 3]	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[12]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[12][13]	20 March 1945[12]	—	—
Heinz Ebeling	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[12]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[13][Note 4]	5 November 1940[12]	—	—
Werner Ebeling+	Heer	15-HMajor[12]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 220[12][13]	9 April 1944[12]	Awarded 763rd Oak Leaves 5 March 1945[12]	—
Kurt Ebener	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[12]	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[12][14]	7 April 1943[12]	—	—
Heinrich Eberbach+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[12]	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 35[12][14]	4 July 1940[12]	Awarded 42nd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[12]
Erich Eberhardt	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[12]	Ia (operations officer) of the 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf"[12][14]	23 August 1944[12]	—	—
Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[12]	Commander of the 60. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[12][14]	31 December 1941[12]	—	—
Georg Eberhardt	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[12]	Commander of estn. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa"[14][Note 5]	4 August 1943*[12]	Killed in action 21 July 1943[12]	—
Hans Ebersbach	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[12]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 76[14][Note 6]	8 August 1944*[12]	Killed in action 31 May 1944[14]	—
Helmut Eberspächer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[12]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 20[12][14]	26 January 1945[Note 7]	—	—
Franz Ebert	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[Note 8]	Chief of the 10./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized)[14][15]	14 April 1945[Note 8]	—	—
Edwin Ebinger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[15]	Company troop leader in the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[14][15]	4 November 1943[15]	—	—
August-Friedrich Ebke	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[15]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 464[14][15]	14 April 1945[15]	—	—
Adam Ebner	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[15]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137[14][15]	19 November 1941[15]	—	—
Fridolin Ebner	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[15]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 7[14][15]	28 October 1944[15]	—	—
Josef Eck	Heer	14-HHauptmann[15]	Leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 4[14][15]	15 July 1944[15]	—	—
Reinhold Eckardt	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[15]	Adjutant of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[14][15]	30 August 1941[15]	—	—
Willi Eckardt	Heer	15-HMajor[15]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 521[14][15]	7 December 1943[15]	—	—
Fritz Eckebrecht	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[15]	Observer in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31[14][15]	9 November 1944[15]	—	—
Paul Ecker+	Heer	15-HMajor[15]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9[14][15]	16 March 1944	Awarded 634th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944[15]	—
Franz Eckerle+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[16]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54[14][16]	18 September 1941[16]	Awarded 82nd Oak Leaves 12 March 1942[16]	—
Alois Eckert	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[16]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 33[14][16]	3 August 1942[16]	—	—
Ernst Eckert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[16]	Leader of the 11./Jäger-Regiment 229[14][16]	9 June 1944[16]	—	—
Hans Eckert	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves[16]	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland" of the SS-Panzer-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich"[14][Note 9]	4 May 1944[16]	—	—
Alfons Eckhardt	Heer	15-HMajor[16]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 11 (motorized)[16][17]	6 October 1942*[16]	Killed in action 11 August 1942[17]	—
Hermann Eckhardt[Note 10]	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[15]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 8[15][17]	28 March 1945[15]	—	—
Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt+	Heer	17-HOberst[16]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 38[16][17]	20 May 1942[16]	Awarded 644th Oak Leaves 3 November 1944[16]	—
Wilhelm Eckhardt	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[16]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 503[16][17]	17 September 1944[16]	—	—
Oskar Eckholt	Heer	17-HOberst[16]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 178[16][17]	9 April 1943[16]	—	—
Dr. Josef-Franz Eckinger+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[16]	Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 1[16][17]	17 March 1941[16]	Awarded 48th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[16]	—
Fritz Eckstein	Waffen-SS	04-WSS-Rottenführer[16]	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend"[17][Note 11]	18 November 1944[16]	—	—
Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[16]	Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 1[16][17]	30 July 1941[16]	Awarded 162nd Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 105th Swords 23 October 1944[16]	—
Anton Eder	Heer	17-HOberst[18]	Abschnittskommandant eines Verteidigungsabschnitts (defensive sector commander) in Berlin[17][Note 12]	26 April 1945[18]	—	—
Georg-Peter Eder+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[18]	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 1[17][18]	24 June 1944[18]	Awarded 663rd Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[18]	—
Martin Eder	Heer	14-HHauptmann[18]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 481[17][18]	28 November 1940[18]	—	—
Heinz Edhofer	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[18]	Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[17][18]	30 November 1944[18]	—	—
Alois Eding	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 19[17][18]	12 October 1943[18]	—	—
Heinrich Edse	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[18]	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 407[17][18]	15 April 1944[18]	—	—
Franz Edtbauer	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[18]	Leader of the 1.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[17][Note 13]	4 June 1944*[18]	Died of wounds 13 April 1944[17]	—
Walter Eggemann	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[18]	Aide-de-camp in the Stab/Grenadier-Regiment 680[17][18]	18 April 1943[18]	—	—
Wilhelm Eggemann+	Heer	15-HMajor[18]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 94[17][18]	20 April 1943[18]	Awarded 468th Oak Leaves 4 May 1944[18]	—
Paul Egger?[Note 14]	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502[17]	28 April 1945	—	—
Reinhard Egger+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[18]	Leader of the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[17][18]	9 July 1941[18]	Awarded 510th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[18]
Hermann Eggers	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[18]	Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 64[20][Note 15]	21 August 1942[18]	—	—
Johann Eggers	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[21]	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6[21][22]	14 December 1943[21]	—	—
Walter Eggers	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[21]	Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 116[21][22]	29 August 1943[21]	—	—
Wilhelm Eggers	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[Note 16]	Chief of the 13.(IG)/Infanterie-Regiment 490[22][Note 16]	16 March 1942[21]	—	—
Alfred Egghardt	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[21]	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912[21][22]	20 April 1945[21]	—	—
[Dr.] Kurt Egle[Note 3]	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[21]	Leader of the 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 53[21][22]	5 July 1944[Note 17]	—	—
Karl Eglseer	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[21]	Commander of the 4. Gebirgs-Division[21][22]	23 October 1941[21]	—	—
Josef Ehinger	Heer	06-HOberjäger[21]	Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[21][22]	22 August 1943[21]	—	—
Curt Ehle+	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[21]	Leader of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 15[21][22]	27 July 1941[21]	Awarded 673rd Oak Leaves 29 November 1944[21]	—
Walter Ehle	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[21]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[21][22]	29 August 1943[21]	—	—
Hans Ehlers	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[21]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau"[21][22]	9 June 1944[21]	—	—
Bruno Ehm	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[21]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 162[21][22]	1 February 1945[21]	—	—
Fritz Ehrath	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[21]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[21][22]	23 February 1944[21]	—	—
Rudolf Ehrenberger	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[23]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 53[22][23]	6 April 1944*[Note 18]	Killed in action 8 March 1944[22]	—
Werner Ehrig	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[23]	Ia (operations officer) of the 22. Infanterie-Division (LL)[22][Note 19]	26 May 1940[23]	—	—
Heinrich Ehrler+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[23]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5[22][23]	4 September 1942[23]	Awarded 265th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943[23]	—
Günther Ehrt	Heer	14-HHauptmann[23]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized)[22][23]	3 May 1942[23]	—	—
Karl Eibl+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[23]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 131[23][24]	15 August 1940[23]	Awarded 50th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 21st Swords 19 December 1942[23]	—
Karl Eich	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 282[22][23]	20 January 1944[23]	—	—
Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[23]	Staffelkapitän of the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[22][Note 20]	5 April 1944[23]	—	—
Hans-Henning Eichert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[23]	Chief of the 6./Schützen-Regiment 11[22]	14 March 1942[23]	—	—
Robert Eichert	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 36[23][25]	20 April 1943[23]	—	—
Hugo Eichhorn	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[23]	In the Stab SS-Pionier-Bataillon 5 "Wiking"[25][Note 21]	15 January 1943[23]	—	—
Erich Eichler	Heer	14-HHauptmann[23]	Deputy leader of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 20 (motorized)[23][25]	21 September 1944[23]	—	—
Dr. Hilmar Eichler	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[26]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 306[25][26]	16 November 1944[26]	—	—
Kurt Eichler	Heer	14-HHauptmann[26]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 189[25][26]	12 August 1944[26]	—	—
Richard Eichler	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[26]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 212[25][26]	29 January 1943[26]	—	—
Wolfgang Eichler	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[26]	Leader of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 29[25][26]	20 December 1943[26]	—	—
Otto Eichloff	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[26]	Pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 30[25][26]	16 August 1940[26]	—	—
Hans Eichmeier[Note 22]	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves	Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 854 (motorized)[25][Note 22]	11 June 1944[26]	—	—
Werner von Eichstedt	Heer	17-HOberst[26]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 436[25][26]	18 August 1942[26]	—	—
Alfred Eick	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See[26]	Commander of U-510[25][26]	31 March 1944[26]	—	—
Theodor Eicke+	Waffen-SS	19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[26]	Commander of SS-Division "Totenkopf"[25][26]	26 December 1941[26]	Awarded 88th Oak Leaves 20 April 1942[26]
Alfred Eidel+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[26]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 171[25][26]	24 September 1942[26]	Awarded 283rd Oak Leaves 24 August 1943[26]	—
Karl Eiden	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[26]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 97[25][Note 23]	5 March 1943[26]	—	—
[Prof. Dr.] Hans Eikmeier[Note 24]	Heer	14-HRittmeister[27]	Leader of the II./Reiter-Regiment 32[25][27]	30 September 1944[27]	—	—
Peter Eil	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[27]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 105[25][27]	11 January 1944[27]	—	—
Adolf Eilers	Heer	15-HMajor[27]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 184[25][27]	10 September 1944[27]	—	—
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Einem called von Rothmaler	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[27]	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the I./Artillerie-Regiment 230[25][27]	4 December 1942[27]	—	—
Hans-Egon von Einem?[Note 25]	Heer	17-HOberst	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[25]	11 May 1945*	Suicide 8 May 1945[28]	—
Johann Einfalt	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[27]	In the III./Jäger-Regiment 38[25][Note 26]	28 February 1945[27]	—	—
Georg Einhoff	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[27]	Chief of the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 366[25][Note 27]	6 June 1943[27]	—	—
Alois Eisele+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[27]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 61[25][27]	15 December 1943[27]	Awarded 695th Oak Leaves 12 January 1945[27]	—
Franz Eisenach	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[27]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54[25][Note 28]	10 October 1944[27]	—	—
Erich Eisenblätter	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[27]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 176[27][29]	5 April 1944[27]	—	—
Erich Eisermann	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[27]	Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1.(Panzerspäh)/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23[29][Note 29]	9 December 1944[27]	—	—
Johannes Eisermann	Heer	17-HOberst[27]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)[27][29]	25 August 1942[27]	—	—
Johann Eisgruber	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[27]	Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 62[27][29]	31 August 1943[27]	—	—
Karl Eisgruber?[Note 30]	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[29]	1 June 1945	—	—
Alois Eisl	Heer	15-HMajor[30]	Leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[29][30]	9 December 1944[30]	—	—
Emil Eitel	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[30]	Commander of the III./Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 30[29][30]	8 August 1944[30]	—	—
[Dr.] Volkhard Eitner[Note 3]	Heer	14-HHauptmann[30]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 212[29][30]	10 June 1943[30]	—	—
Arthur von Ekesparre	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[30]	Ia (operations officer) of the 13. Panzer-Division[29][30]	15 January 1945[30]	—	—
Josef Elbl	Heer	17-HOberst[30]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 330[29][30]	22 August 1943[30]	—	—
Walter Elflein+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[30]	Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 95[29][30]	8 October 1943[30]	Awarded 347th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943[30]	—
Konrad Ellmer	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[30]	Observer in the 14.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[29][Note 31]	9 June 1944[30]	—	—
Gustav Ellmers	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[30]	Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[29][30]	28 February 1945[30]	—	—
Herbert Eltrich	Heer	14-HHauptmann[30]	Commander of the Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 52 (motorized)[29][30]	9 December 1943[30]	—	—
Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[30]	Leader of the 9. Panzer-Division[29][30]	9 December 1944[30]	Awarded 801st Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[30]	—
Hans Emig	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[30]	Commander of Kampfgruppe 806[29][Note 32]	21 August 1941*[30]	Killed in action 28 June 1941[29]	—
Heinz Emmerling	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[30]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 464[29][30]	23 February 1944[30]	—	—
Carl Emmermann+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[31]	Commander of U-172[29][31]	27 November 1942[31]	Awarded 256th Oak Leaves 4 July 1943[31]	—
Dr. jur. Ernst Emmert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[31]	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 282[29][31]	31 December 1941[31]	—	—
Werner Endell	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[31]	Harbor commander of "Saint-Malo"[29][31]	18 August 1944[31]	—	—
Eduard Ender	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[31]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49[29][31]	23 February 1944[31]	—	—
Hans Ender	Heer	14-HHauptmann[31]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 545[29][31]	5 April 1945[31]	—	—
Engelbert Endrass+	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See[31]	Commander of U-46[29][31]	5 September 1940	Awarded 14th Oak Leaves 10 June 1941[31]	—
Hans Endreß	Heer	14-HHauptmann[31]	Leader of the I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 74[31][32]	14 August 1943[31]	—	—
Theodor Endres	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition)[31]	Commander of the 212. Infantrie-Division[31][32]	13 July 1940[31]	—	—
Hans Endreß	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[31]	Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"[31][32]	23 March 1945[31]	—	—
August Endriß	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[31]	Chief of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 219[31][32]	14 August 1943[31]	—	—
Herbert Engbrecht	Heer	14-HHauptmann[31]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 3[31][32]	23 November 1941[31]	—	—
Gerhard Engel+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[31]	Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 27[31][32]	4 July 1944[31]	Awarded 679th Oak Leaves 11 December 1944[31]
Heinrich Engel	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 33]	Gun leader of the 2./Sturm-Geschütz-Abteilung 259[32][33]	2 November 1943[33]	—	—
Hermann Engel	Heer	14-HHauptmann[33]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1122[32][33]	17 March 1945[33]	—	—
Otto Engel	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[33]	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[32][Note 34]	28 February 1945[33]	—	—
Walter Engel	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[33]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[32][33]	28 February 1945[33]	—	—
Erwin Engelbrecht	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[33]	Commander of the 163. Infanterie-Division[32][33]	9 May 1940[33]	—	—
Karl Engelbrecht	Heer	09-HWachtmeister[33]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 98[33][34]	20 January 1944[33]	—	—
Wilhelm Engelbrecht	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer and Hauptmann of the Schupo[33]	Leader of the II./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 19[32][Note 35]	11 December 1944[33]	—	—
Günter Engelhardt	Heer	17-HOberst[33]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)[32][33]	9 April 1943[33]	—	—
[Dr.] Johann Engelhardt[Note 3]	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[33]	Chief of 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[32][33]	29 February 1944[33]	—
Kurt Engelhardt	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister of the Reserves[Note 36]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232[32][Note 36]	28 February 1945[33]	—	—
Fritz Engelien	Heer	15-HMajor[33]	Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 15[33][34]	18 December 1944[33]	—	—
Hans Engelien+	Heer	15-HMajor[33]	Leader of Panzer-Aufklärung-Abteilung 12[32][33]	12 August 1944[33]	Awarded 788th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[33]	—
Richard Engelmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann[35]	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912[32][35]	27 July 1944[35]	—	—
Alfred Engfer	Heer	14-HHauptmann[35]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 523[34][35]	13 September 1942*[35]	Died of wounds 1 September 1942[32]	—
Siegfried Engfer	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[35]	Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[32][35]	2 October 1942[35]	—	—
Alfred Engler	Heer	15-HMajor[35]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 97[32][35]	18 November 1944[35]	—	—
Walter Enneccerus	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[35]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[35][36]	21 July 1940[35]	—	—
Karl Ens	Heer	15-HMajor[35]	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 125 (motorized)[35][36]	14 May 1941[35]	—	—
Rudolf Enseling	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[35]	Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[36][Note 37]	23 August 1944[35]	—	—
Wolfgang Ensle	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[35]	Pilot in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[36][Note 38]	8 August 1944[35]	—	—
Alfred Enßle	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[35]	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 76[36][Note 39]	31 December 1943[35]	—	—
Josef Enzensberger	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[35]	Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 10[36][Note 40]	28 February 1945[35]	—	—
Heinrich Eppen	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[35]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[35][36]	5 July 1941[35]	—	—
Dr. jur. Johannes Erasmus	Heer	15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[37]	Ia (operations officer) in the XXXXVI. Panzerkorps[38][Note 41]	13 April 1944[37]	—	—
Ludwig Erath	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[37]	Troop leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 351[36][37]	24 December 1944[37]	—	—
Albrecht Erdmann	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[37]	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 53[36][37]	12 September 1941[37]	—	—
Armin Erdmann	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[37]	Leader of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79[36][37]	3 January 1943[37]	—	—
Hans Erdmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann[37]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[36][37]	10 December 1942*[37]	Killed in action 7 December 1942[36]	—
Otto Erdmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant[Note 42]	Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66[36][37]	9 December 1944[37]	—	—
Rudolph Erdmann	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst[37]	Commander of Flak-Regiment 153 (motorized)[36][37]	13 February 1945[37]	—	—
Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant[37]	Commander of the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division[36][37]	8 February 1945[37]	—	—
Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff	Heer	17-HOberst[37]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 171[36][37]	20 March 1942[37]	—	—
Werner von Erdmannsdorff	Heer	17-HOberst[37]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized)[36][Note 43]	27 February 1942[37]	—	—
Hans Erdmenger	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[37]	Commander of destroyer Wilhelm Heidkamp (Z-21)[36][37]	3 November 1940[37]	—	—
Ernst Erhardt[Note 44]	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[37]	Group leader in Grenadier-Regiment 481[22][37]	23 March 1945[37]	—	—
Rudolf Erler	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[39]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 538[36][39]	15 March 1943[39]	—	—
Helmut Ermoneit	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[39]	Adjutant of the II./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[36][39]	8 August 1944[39]	—	—
Albert Ernst	Heer	12-HLeutnant[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519[36][39]	22 January 1944[39]	—	—
Heinrich Ernst	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[39]	Deputy leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9[39][40]	23 March 1945[39]	—	—
Otto Ernst	Heer	14-HHauptmann[39]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 725[39][40]	6 October 1944[39]	—	—
Richard Ernst	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[39]	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[39][40]	20 October 1944[39]	—	—
Karl-Heinz Ertel	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[39]	Regiment adjutant of the niederländisch SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"[40][Note 45]	23 August 1944[39]	—	—
Reinhold Ertel	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[39]	Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 276[39][40]	31 January 1944[39]	—	—
Franz Ertolitsch	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[39]	Machine gunner in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[39][40]	9 January 1945[39]	—	—
Albin Esch	Heer	15-HMajor[39]	Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85[39][41]	13 June 1941[39]	—	—
Georg Eschenbacher	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 451[40][Note 46]	24 September 1943[39]	—	—
Fritz Eschmann	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[39]	Leader of the 4./Feldersatz-Bataillon 116[39][40]	12 August 1944[39]	—	—
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck	Heer	17-HOberst[42]	Commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade[40][42]	4 July 1940[42]	—	—
Otto Eske	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[42]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 4[40][Note 47]	27 July 1941[42]	—	—
Gotthard Eßbach	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[42]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 31[40][42]	22 September 1941[42]	—	—
Richard Essig	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[42]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 273[40][42]	2 September 1944[42]	—	—
Willi Eßlinger	Waffen-SS	10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[42]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"[40][Note 48]	19 June 1943[42]	—	—
Wolf-Udo Ettel+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[42]	Staffelführer of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[40][Note 49]	1 June 1943[42]	Awarded 289th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943[42]	—
Alois Etthöfer	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo[42]	Commander of SS-Polizei-Panzer-Abteilung 4[40][42]	17 March 1945*[42]	Killed in action 20 November 1944[40]	—
Gerhard Etzold	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[42]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 8[41][42]	3 June 1940[42]	—	—
Jonas Graf zu Eulenburg	Heer	17-HOberst[42]	Commander of fortress Glogau[40][42]	22 March 1945[42]	—	—
Karl-Heinz Euling	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[42]	Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 22 "Frundsberg"[41][Note 50]	15 October 1944[42]	—	—
Dr. rer.pol. Wolfgang Everling	Heer	14-HHauptmann[43]	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36[40][43]	10 February 1945[43]	—	—
Franz Evers	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[43]	Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121[40][Note 51]	17 December 1941[43]	—	—
Walter Evers	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[43]	Leader of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 271[43][44]	4 December 1941[43]	—	—
Wolfgang Everth	Heer	14-HHauptmann[43]	Leader of the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3[45][Note 52]	6 July 1942[43]	—	—
Edwin Ewald	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[43]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 298[43][44]	21 August 1941[43]	—	—
Heinz Ewald	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[43]	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52[43][44]	20 April 1945[43]	—	—
Werner Ewald	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[43]	Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[43][44]	12 September 1944[Note 53]	—
Wolfgang Ewald	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[43]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[43][44]	9 December 1942[43]	—	—
Heinz-Martin Ewert+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[43]	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 2[43][44]	23 November 1941[43]	Awarded 750th Oak Leaves 22 February 1945[43]	—
Herbert Ewert	Heer	17-HOberst[43]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104[43][44]	18 August 1942[43]	—	—
Wolf Ewert	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[43]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 274[43][44]	18 July 1944[43]	—	—
Herbert Eymer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[43]	Commander of the II.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129[43][44]	18 April 1943*[43]	Killed in action 20 February 1943[44]	—
Robert Eyssen	Kriegsmarine	18-MKonteradmiral[46]	Commander of auxiliary cruiser Komet (HSK-7)[44][46]	29 November 1941[46]	—	—
Oskar Eysser	Heer	14-HHauptmann[46]	Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 31[44][46]	3 November 1944[46]	—	—

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