List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (F)

Knight's Cross recipients

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Knight's Cross

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest award in the military of the Third Reich 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. The following is the complete list of all 280 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "F".

The number of 280 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "F" is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).^[1] Author and historian Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 12 of these listings.^[2] Georg-Wolfgang Feller, a 13th doubted recipient, is listed by the AKCR. However the AKCR themselves challenge his listing.^[3] 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.

1 Background
2 Recipients
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

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) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.^[4] As the war progressed, some of the recipients distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.^[5] 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).^[6] 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, concluded the variants of the Knight's Cross.^[7]

Recipients

**Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (F)**
Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer	179	13
Kriegsmarine	17	0
Luftwaffe	65	7
Waffen-SS	19	1

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.^[8]

      This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
      This indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
      This indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit^{[Note 1]}	Date of award	Notes	Image
Faasch, HansHans Faasch	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 164^[9]	01941-11-18 18 November 1941	—	—
Fabian, Heinz-OttoHeinz-Otto Fabian	Heer	Oberleutnant	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 534^[9]	01943-03-15 15 March 1943	Awarded 522nd Oak Leaves 9 July 1944	—
Fabich, MaximilianMaximilian Fabich	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"^[9]	01945-05-09 9 May 1945	—	—
Fabritius, AlbertAlbert Fabritius	Heer	Wachtmeister	Company troop leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 404^[9]	01945-02-09 9 February 1945	—	—
Fach, ErnstErnst Fach	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"^[9]	01943-09-03 3 September 1943*	Killed in flying accident 15 May 1943^[9]	—
Fackler, SiegfriedSiegfried Fackler	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 521^[10]	01943-11-02 2 November 1943	—	—
Fahlbusch, WilhelmWilhelm Fahlbusch	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)^[10]	01941-12-31 31 December 1941	—	—
Fahrenberg, WolfgangWolfgang Fahrenberg	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 426^[10]	01944-09-17 17 September 1944	—	—
Fahrenholz, AlfredAlfred Fahrenholz	Heer	Oberwachtmeister	Platoon leader in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 240^[10]	01943-05-05 5 May 1943	—	—
Fahrmbacher, WilhelmWilhelm Fahrmbacher	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 5. Infanterie-Division^[10]	01940-06-24 24 June 1940	—	—
Falck, WolfgangWolfgang Falck	Luftwaffe	Major	Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1^[11]	01940-10-01 1 October 1940	—
Falk, ErnstErnst Falk	Heer	Obergefreiter	Messenger in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 61^[10]	01944-09-30 30 September 1944	—	—
Falkenhayn, Günter vonGünter von Falkenhayn	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 75^[10]	01942-11-25 25 November 1942	—	—
Falkenhorst, Nikolaus vonNikolaus von Falkenhorst	Heer	General der Infanterie	Commander-in-chief of Befehlshaber Gruppe XXI (Norway)^[10]	01940-04-30 30 April 1940	—
Falley, WilhelmWilhelm Falley	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 4^[10]	01941-11-26 26 November 1941	—	—
Famula, GüntherGünther Famula	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Platoon leader in the V./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (Panzer-Kampfgruppe Graf Strachwitz)^[10]	01944-05-04 4 May 1944*	Died of wounds 22 April 1944^[10]	—
Fanderl, GeorgGeorg Fanderl	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel	Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 51^[10]	01942-01-24 24 January 1942	—	—
Fangohr, FriedrichFriedrich Fangohr	Heer	Generalleutnant	Chief of the Generalstab Panzer-A.O.K. 4^[10]	01944-06-09 9 June 1944	—	—
Fasel, WalterWalter Fasel	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Füsilier-Regiment 26^[10]	01943-08-31 31 August 1943	—	—
Fassong, Horst-Günther vonHorst-Günther von Fassong	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 11^[10]	01944-07-27 27 July 1944	—	—
Fath, FridolinFridolin Fath	Luftwaffe	Major	Deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1^[10]	01942-12-23 23 December 1942	—	—
Faulhaber, KarlKarl Faulhaber	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 282^[10]	01943-12-19 19 December 1943	—	—
Faulhaber, MarkusMarkus Faulhaber	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmführer	Chief of the 3./SS-Infanterie-Regiment 9 "Germania"^[11]	01942-12-25 25 December 1942	—	—
Faulmüller, Dr. KlausDr. Klaus Faulmüller	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13^[10]	01943-06-25 25 June 1943	—	—
Faust, FritzFritz Faust	Heer	Obergefreiter	In the 3./Füssilier-Regiment 26^[10]	01942-08-20 20 August 1942	—	—
Fechner, FritzFritz Fechner	Heer	Major	Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 23^[10]	01943-10-06 6 October 1943	—	—
Fechner, KonradKonrad Fechner	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel	Pilot in the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77^[12]	01944-05-04 4 May 1944	—	—
Fecht, Karl-August von derKarl-August von der Fecht	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"^[12]	01942-12-30 30 December 1942	—	—
Fegelein, HermannHermann Fegelein^{[Note 2]}	Waffen-SS	SS-Standartenführer	Commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Brigade^[12]	01942-03-02 2 March 1942	Awarded 157th Oak Leaves 21 December 1942 83rd Swords 30 July 1944 Executed 28 April 1945
Fegelein, WaldemarWaldemar Fegelein	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer	Leader of SS-Reiter-Regiment 2^[15]	01943-12-16 16 December 1943	—	—
Fehn, GustavGustav Fehn	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 33^[12]	01940-08-05 5 August 1940	—	—
Fehr, ErichErich Fehr	Heer	Hauptmann	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 504^[12]	01944-01-26 26 January 1944	—	—
Fehre, SiegfriedSiegfried Fehre	Heer	Leutnant	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 126^[12]	01942-12-13 13 December 1942	—	—
Feiertag, PaulPaul Feiertag	Heer	Unteroffizier	Group leader in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 96^[15]	01944-09-30 30 September 1944	—	—
Feig, GeorgGeorg Feig	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 113^[12]	01941-10-04 4 October 1941	—	—
Felber, HansHans Felber	Heer	General der Infanterie	Commanding general of the XIII. Armeekorps^[12]	01941-09-17 17 September 1941	—	—
Felder, PaulPaul Felder	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121^[12]	01944-02-29 29 February 1944	—	—
Felder, WendelinWendelin Felder	Heer	Oberleutnant	Battery chief in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 85^[12]	01944-02-13 13 February 1944*	Missing in action 23 October 1943^[12]	—
Feldkamp, HeinrichHeinrich Feldkamp	Heer	Oberwachtmeister	Platoon leader in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 341^[12]	01945-04-14 14 April 1945	—	—
Feldmann, AlfredAlfred Feldmann	Heer	Hauptmann	Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 454^[12]	01942-08-20 20 August 1942	—	—
Feldt, KlausKlaus Feldt	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See	Commander of Schnellboot S-30 in the 2. Schnellbootflottille^[15]	01941-04-25 25 April 1941	Awarded 362nd Oak Leaves 1 January 1944	—
Feldt, KurtKurt Feldt	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 1. Kavallerie-Division^[15]	01941-08-23 23 August 1941	—	—
Felgenhauer, RudolfRudolf Felgenhauer	Heer	Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 385^[12]	01944-06-09 9 June 1944	—	—
Felgenhauer, WaldemarWaldemar Felgenhauer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123^[12]	01942-01-14 14 January 1942	—	—
Feller, FritzFritz Feller	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5^[12]	01944-02-23 23 February 1944	—	—
Feller, Georg-WolfgangGeorg-Wolfgang Feller^{[Note 3]}	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves	Group leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille^[12]	01945-06-17 17 June 1945	—	—
Fellerer, LeopoldLeopold Fellerer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5^[12]	01944-04-08 8 April 1944	—	—
Fellgiebel, Walther-PeerWalther-Peer Fellgiebel	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 2./leichte Heeres Artillerie-Abteilung 935 (motorized)^[12]	01943-09-07 7 September 1943	—	—
Fellmann, [Dr.] Erich[Dr.] Erich Fellmann^{[Note 4]}	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 409^[17]	01943-04-06 6 April 1943	—	—
Fels, KonradKonrad Fels	Heer	Obergefreiter	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 23^[17]	01944-10-23 23 October 1944	—	—
Felten, PeterPeter Felten	Heer	Obergefreiter	Messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 377^[17]	01944-08-12 12 August 1944	—	—
Felzmann, MaximilianMaximilian Felzmann	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 251. Infanterie-Division^[17]	01943-11-28 28 November 1943	Awarded 643rd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944	—
Fenet, Henri JosephHenri Joseph Fenet	Waffen-SS	Waffen-Hauptsturmführer	Commander of the assault battalion in the 33. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne"^[17]	01945-04-29 29 April 1945	—	—
Fenn, Dr. rer.pol. PaulDr. rer.pol. Paul Fenn	Kriegsmarine	Kapitän zur See (MA)	Commander of Marine-Flak-Regiment 9^[17]	01945-03-25 25 March 1945	—	—
Fenski, GüntherGünther Fenski	Heer	Major	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 8^[17]	01941-12-31 31 December 1941*	Died of wounds 23 November 1941^[17]	—
Fenski, Horst-ArnoHorst-Arno Fenski	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See	Commander of U-410^[17]	01943-11-26 26 November 1943	—	—
Fernau, [Dr.] Hans[Dr.] Hans Fernau^{[Note 4]}^{[Note 5]}	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle"^[17]	01945-05-04 4 May 1945	—	—
Feßmann, FritzFritz Feßmann	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7^[17]	01941-10-27 27 October 1941	Awarded 170th Oak Leaves 4 January 1943 103rd Swords 23 October 1944	—
Feuchtinger, EdgarEdgar Feuchtinger^{[Note 6]}	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 21. Panzer-Division^[17]	01944-08-06 6 August 1944	—	—
Feuerer, AloisAlois Feuerer	Heer	Oberleutnant	Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 351^[17]	01942-01-27 27 January 1942	—	—
Feuker, GerhardGerhard Feuker	Heer	Major	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 53 (motorized)^[17]	01942-12-23 23 December 1942*	Killed in action 30 November 1942^[17]	—
Feurstein, ValentinValentin Feurstein	Heer	General der Gebirgstruppe	Commanding general of the LI. Gebirgsarmeekorps^[17]	01944-08-12 12 August 1944	—	—
Fey, WilliWilli Fey^{[Note 7]}	Waffen-SS	SS-Oberscharführer	Panzer commander in the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502^[17]	01945-04-09 9 April 1945	—	—
Feyerabend, GerhardGerhard Feyerabend	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division^[17]	01945-04-05 5 April 1945	—	—
Fick, ErnstErnst Fick	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"^[17]	01942-09-19 19 September 1942*	Killed in action 27 July 1942^[17]	—
Fick, JacobJacob Fick	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the I./SS-Kradschützen-Regiment "Langemarck"^[17]	01943-04-23 23 April 1943	—	—
Fickel, HelmutHelmut Fickel	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Staffelführer of the Stabsstaffel of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"^[17]	01944-06-09 9 June 1944	—	—
Fiebig, HeinzHeinz Fiebig	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 84. Infanterie-Division^[17]	01945-05-08 8 May 1945	—
Fiebig, MartinMartin Fiebig	Luftwaffe	Oberst	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"^[19]	01940-05-08 8 May 1940	Awarded 168th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942	—
Fiederer, WilhelmWilhelm Fiederer	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 164^[19]	01942-09-14 14 September 1942	—	—
Fiedler, AlexAlex Fiedler	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Platoon leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)^[19]	01944-10-16 16 October 1944	—	—
Fiedler, HansHans Fiedler	Heer	Rittmeister	Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 118^[19]	01944-12-26 26 December 1944	—	—
Fiedler, HansHans Fiedler	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Company troop leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 309^[19]	01945-02-18 18 February 1945	—	—
Fiedler, JohannJohann Fiedler	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer	Platoon leader in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"^[19]	01944-06-16 16 June 1944	—
Fiedler, WalterWalter Fiedler	Heer	Gefreiter	Telephone operator in the Stab of II./Artillerie-Regiment 219^[19]	01944-12-28 28 December 1944	—	—
Filius, ErnstErnst Filius	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Radio operator in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"^[19]	01944-05-04 4 May 1944	—	—
Filzinger, FriedrichFriedrich Filzinger	Heer	Major	Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 8^[19]	01940-06-05 5 June 1940	—	—
Fimmen, KurtKurt Fimmen	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See	Commander of Schnellboot S-26 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille^[19]	01940-08-14 14 August 1940	—
Findeisen, HerbertHerbert Findeisen	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Pilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 4^[19]	01944-02-29 29 February 1944	—	—
Finger, ArthurArthur Finger	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 306^[19]	01943-11-16 16 November 1943	—	—
Fink, GünterGünter Fink	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54^[19]	01943-03-14 14 March 1943	—	—
Fink, Dipl.-Ing. JohannesDipl.-Ing. Johannes Fink	Luftwaffe	Oberst	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2^[19]	01940-06-20 20 June 1940	—	—
Fink, JosefJosef Fink	Heer	Gefreiter	Group leader in Grenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle"^[19]	01944-12-09 9 December 1944	—	—
Fink, Karl-HeinrichKarl-Heinrich Fink	Heer	Leutnant	Adjutant of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113^[20]	01943-02-20 20 February 1943	—	—
Finkbeiner, WilhelmWilhelm Finkbeiner	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 147^[19]	01944-07-20 20 July 1944	—	—
Finke, AndreasAndreas Finke	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Pilot in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122^[19]	01944-12-06 6 December 1944*	Killed in action 2 September 1944^[19]	—
Finke, HeinzHeinz Finke	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized)^[19]	01944-05-04 4 May 1944	—	—
Fischbach, AdolfAdolf Fischbach	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"^[19]	01944-02-29 29 February 1944	—	—
Fischer, AdolfAdolf Fischer	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 459^[20]	01944-05-04 4 May 1944	—	—
Fischer, AlfredAlfred Fischer^{[Note 8]}	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11 "Nordland"^[22]	01945-05-11 11 May 1945	—	—
Fischer, ErichErich Fischer	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 1./Sturm-Regiment 14^[22]	01943-03-31 31 March 1943	—	—
Fischer, ErwinErwin Fischer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121^[22]	01941-04-21 21 April 1941	Awarded 191st Oak Leaves 8 February 1943	—
Fischer, FranzFranz Fischer	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 2./Führer-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the Führer-Begleit-Division^[22]	01945-04-30 30 April 1945	—	—
Fischer, FriedrichFriedrich Fischer	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 278^[22]	01944-04-07 7 April 1944	—	—
Fischer, GerhardGerhard Fischer	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23^[22]	01943-12-28 28 December 1943	—	—
Fischer, GerhardGerhard Fischer	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer	Deputy platoon leader in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"^[22]	01944-05-04 4 May 1944	—	—
Fischer, GotthardGotthard Fischer	Heer	Oberst	Leader of the 126. Infanterie-Division^[22]	01944-02-07 7 February 1944	—	—
Fischer, HansHans Fischer	Heer	Obergefreiter	Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143^[22]	01944-12-09 9 December 1944	—	—
Fischer, Hans-UlrichHans-Ulrich Fischer	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 431^[22]	01941-10-23 23 October 1941	—	—
Fischer, HeinzHeinz Fischer	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1^[22]	01942-11-25 25 November 1942*	Killed in action 26 October 1942^[22]	—
Fischer, HermannHermann Fischer	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340^[22]	01940-05-09 9 May 1940	—	—
Fischer, Hermann-GeorgHermann-Georg Fischer	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1082^[22]	01945-02-10 10 February 1945	—	—
Fischer, JosefJosef Fischer	Heer	Major	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 507^[22]	01943-08-06 6 August 1943	—	—
Fischer, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Fischer	Kriegsmarine	Steuermannsmaat	Helmsman on Vorpostenboot VP-711 in the 7. Vorpostenbootflottille^[22]	01943-05-03 3 May 1943	—	—
Fischer, MichaelMichael Fischer	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Battery chief in the I./Flak-Regiment 14 (motorized)^[22]	01943-04-08 8 April 1943	—	—
Fischer, OttoOtto Fischer	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized)^[22]	01943-08-27 27 August 1943	—	—
Fischer, RobertRobert Fischer	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1257^[22]	01945-04-29 29 April 1945	—	—
Fischer, SiegfriedSiegfried Fischer	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1^[22]	01945-02-28 28 February 1945	—	—
Fischer, Dr. phil. WaltherDr. phil. Walther Fischer	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves	Chief of the 13. Vorpostenflottille^[22]	01943-05-08 8 May 1943	—	—
Fischer, WilhelmWilhelm Fischer	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 24^[22]	01945-03-28 28 March 1945	—	—
Fischer, WolfgangWolfgang Fischer	Heer	Oberst	Commander of the 10. Schützen-Brigade^[22]	01940-06-03 3 June 1940	Awarded 152nd Oak Leaves 9 December 1942	—
Fischer von Weikersthal, WaltherWalther Fischer von Weikersthal	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 35. Infanterie-Division^[22]	01941-08-06 6 August 1941	—	—
Fitz, Josef-AugustJosef-August Fitz	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74^[22]	01942-12-11 11 December 1942	Awarded 511th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944	—
Fitzek, JosefJosef Fitzek	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 482^[23]	01943-06-16 16 June 1943	—	—
Fitzner, KarlKarl Fitzner	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Staffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77^[23]	01942-11-27 27 November 1942	—	—
Flachs, BernhardBernhard Flachs	Heer	Hauptmann	Ia (operations officer) in the Stab of Artillerie-Regiment 14 (motorized)^[24]	01942-10-30 30 October 1942	Awarded 381st Oak Leaves 31 January 1944	—
Flack, WernerWerner Flack	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 12./Jäger-Regiment 49^[23]	01943-08-22 22 August 1943	—	—
Flad, EugenEugen Flad	Heer	Gefreiter	Machine gunner in the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 252^[24]	01944-07-20 20 July 1944	—	—
Flad, KurtKurt Flad	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 219^[23]	01943-12-20 20 December 1943	—	—
Flebbe, RudolfRudolf Flebbe	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 218^[23]	01944-11-29 29 November 1944	—	—
Flechner, WilliWilli Flechner	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30^[23]	01942-08-13 13 August 1942	—	—
Flechsig, GerhardGerhard Flechsig	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12^[23]	01944-11-18 18 November 1944	—	—
Fleck, HermannHermann Fleck	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 270^[23]	01945-01-09 9 January 1945	—	—
Fleckenstein, HubertHubert Fleckenstein	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 106^[23]	01944-01-31 31 January 1944	—	—
Fleig, ErwinErwin Fleig	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51^[23]	01941-08-12 12 August 1941	—	—
Fleige, KarlKarl Fleige	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See	Commander of U-18^[23]	01944-07-18 18 July 1944	—	—
Fleischer, HermannHermann Fleischer	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Platoon leader in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 517^[23]	01942-10-29 29 October 1942	—	—
Fleischer, RudolfRudolf Fleischer	Heer	Major	Commander of Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 314^[23]	01945-05-09 9 May 1945	—	—
Fleischmann, JosefJosef Fleischmann	Heer	Major	Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99^[23]	01942-03-31 31 March 1942*	Died of wounds 3 March 1942^[23]	—
Fleischmann, LudwigLudwig Fleischmann	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Platoon leader in the 6./Jäger-Regiment 207^[24]	01943-12-17 17 December 1943	—	—
Flex, HermannHermann Flex	Heer	Unteroffizier	Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 337^[23]	01943-03-12 12 March 1943	—	— —
Fliegel, FritzFritz Fliegel	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 40^[23]	01941-03-25 25 March 1941	—
Fließbach, PeterPeter Fließbach	Heer	Oberleutnant	Leader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 23^[23]	01941-12-20 20 December 1941	—	— —
Flinzer, Dr.-Ing. RudolfDr.-Ing. Rudolf Flinzer	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317^[23]	01943-04-06 6 April 1943	Awarded 575th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944	—
Flocke, PaulPaul Flocke	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 915^[23]	01945-04-30 30 April 1945*	Killed in action 1 March 1945^[21]	— —
Floegel, JosefJosef Flögel	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 5^[24]	01945-02-19 19 February 1945	—	— —
Floer, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Floer	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 1.(gep.)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25^[25]	01945-03-05 5 March 1945	—	— —
Floerke, HermannHermann Flörke	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 14. Infanterie-Division^[26]	01943-12-15 15 December 1943	Awarded 565th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944	—
Florin, GerhardGerhard Florin	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 111^[26]	01942-02-02 2 February 1942	—	—
Florschütz, WilhelmWilhelm Florschütz	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of Volks-Pionier-Brigade 47 (motorized)^[26]	01945-05-09 9 May 1945	—	—
Flotow, Jürgen vonJürgen von Flotow	Heer	Oberleutnant	Leader of the 1./Schützen-Regiment 8^[26]	01941-08-25 25 August 1941*	Killed in action 20 August 1941^[26]	—
Fluegel, HansHans Flügel	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves	Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"^[26]	01944-10-16 16 October 1944	—	—
Fluegel, OttoOtto Flügel	Kriegsmarine	Steuermannsmaat of the Reserves	Helmsman on Vorpostenboot VP-1525 in the 15. Vorpostenflottille^[26]	01943-05-03 3 May 1943	—	—
Fluhs, FriedrichFriedrich Fluhs	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Platoon leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 255^[26]	01943-11-04 4 November 1943	—	—
Focke, Dr. phil. FritzDr. phil. Fritz Focke	Heer	Major of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 368^[26]	01945-03-28 28 March 1945	—	—
Foelkersam, Adrian Baron vonAdrian Baron von Foelkersam	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Adjutant Stab of the I./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"^[26]	01942-09-14 14 September 1942	—	—
Foennekold, OttoOtto Fönnekold	Luftwaffe	Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel	Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 52^[25]	01944-03-26 26 March 1944	—	—
Foerderer, ErnstErnst Förderer	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1082^[26]	01945-03-11 11 March 1945	—	—
Foerster, FriedrichFriedrich Förster	Heer	Hauptmann	Leader of Kampfgruppe "Derrer"^[26]	01944-12-24 24 December 1944	—	—
Foerster, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Förster	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant zur See	Commander of U-480^[26]	01944-12-18 18 December 1944	—	—
Foerster, HelmuthHelmuth Förster	Luftwaffe	General der Flieger	Commanding general of the I. Fliegerkorps^[26]	01942-02-22 22 February 1942	—	—
Foerster, Otto-HermannOtto-Hermann Förster	Heer	General der Pioniere	Commanding general of the VI. Armeekorps^[26]	01941-08-23 23 August 1941	—	—
Foerster, Otto-LutzOtto-Lutz Förster	Luftwaffe	Oberst	Luftwaffentransportführer (air transport leader) of Luftflotte 4^[25]	01942-12-23 23 December 1942	—	—
Foertsch, FriedrichFriedrich Foertsch	Heer	Generalmajor	Chief of the Generalstab 18. Armee^[26]	01944-09-05 5 September 1944	—
Foertsch, HermannHermann Foertsch	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 21. Infanterie-Division^[26]	01944-08-27 27 August 1944	—	—
Foezoe, JosefJosef Fözö	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 51^[26]	01941-07-02 2 July 1941	—	—
Foldenauer, RichardRichard Foldenauer	Heer	Obergefreiter	company messenger in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 460^[26]	01943-11-12 12 November 1943	—	—
Folkers, UlrichUlrich Folkers	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant	Commander of U-125^[27]	01943-03-27 27 March 1943	—	—
Foltin, FerdinandFerdinand Foltin	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3^[27]	01944-06-09 9 June 1944	—
Fondermann, OttoOtto Fondermann	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 79^[27]	01941-10-13 13 October 1941	—	—
Forgatsch, HeinzHeinz Forgatsch	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Pilot in the Kampfgruppe 806^[27]	01941-06-14 14 June 1941	—	—
Forst, WernerWerner Forst	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 106. Infanterie-Division^[27]	01943-08-29 29 August 1943	Awarded 407th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944
Forstmann, GustavGustav Forstmann	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän	Chief of the 1. Räumbootflottille^[27]	01941-07-28 28 July 1941	—	—
Forstner, RupertRupert Forstner	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"^[27]	01944-11-03 3 November 1944	—	—
Forstner, Siegfried Freiherr vonSiegfried Freiherr von Forstner	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant	Commander of U-402^[27]	01943-02-09 9 February 1943	—	—
Fortun, HorstHorst Fortun	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 25^[27]	01943-08-07 7 August 1943*	Killed in action 6 July 1943^[27]	—
Forwerk, Hans-WernerHans-Werner Forwerk	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 187^[27]	01945-04-14 14 April 1945	—	—
Frach, HansHans Frach	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 51^[27]	01944-10-29 29 October 1944	—	—
Francois, EdmundEdmund Francois	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Brigade "von Werthern" in the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division "Herman Göring"^[27]	01944-10-20 20 October 1944	—	—
Francsi, GustavGustav Francsi	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100^[27]	01944-10-29 29 October 1944	—	—
Franek, Dr. rer.pol. FriedrichDr. rer.pol. Friedrich Franek	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 405^[27]	01941-11-04 4 November 1941	—	—
Frank, Anton-OttoAnton-Otto Frank	Heer	Hauptmann	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung (SF) 15^[28]	01944-06-26 26 June 1944	Awarded 737th Oak Leaves 7 February 1945	—
Frank, ErichErich Frank	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 116^[27]	01944-06-24 24 June 1944	—	—
Frank, Hans-DieterHans-Dieter Frank	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1^[27]	01943-06-20 20 June 1943	Awarded 417th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944	—
Frank, HeinzHeinz Frank	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1^[27]	01942-09-03 3 September 1942	Awarded 172nd Oak Leaves 8 January 1943	—
Frank, OttoOtto Frank	Heer	Major	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 278^[27]	01943-10-18 18 October 1943	—	—
Frank, RobertRobert Frank	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20 "Hohenstaufen"^[27]	01944-06-04 4 June 1944*	Killed in action 13 April 1944^[27]	—
Frank, RudolfRudolf Frank	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel	Pilot in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3^[27]	01944-04-06 6 April 1944	Awarded 531st Oak Leaves 20 July 1944	—
Frank, WalterWalter Frank	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Platoon leader of the 2./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 666^[29]	01944-02-07 7 February 1944	—	—
Franke, AdolfAdolf Franke	Heer	Unteroffizier	In the Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" in the fortress Berlin^[29]	01945-04-26 26 April 1945	—	—
Franke, AlfredAlfred Franke	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 53^[29]	01942-10-29 29 October 1942*	Killed in action 9 September 1942^[29]	—
Franke, HeinzHeinz Franke	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant	Commander of U-262^[29]	01943-11-30 30 November 1943	—	—
Franke, HerbertHerbert Franke	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 162^[29]	01943-10-05 5 October 1943	—	—
Franke, KurtKurt Franke	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer	Shock troops leader in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke"^[29]	01943-10-03 3 October 1943	—	—
Franken, WernerWerner Franken	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 26^[29]	01943-03-24 24 March 1943	—	—
Franken, WilhelmWilhelm Franken	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant	Commander of U-565^[29]	01943-04-30 30 April 1943	—	—
Frankenfeld, ErwinErwin Frankenfeld	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 49^[29]	01945-03-23 23 March 1945	—	—
Frankewitz, BrunoBruno Frankewitz	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 215. Infanterie-Division^[29]	01944-02-29 29 February 1944	Awarded 790th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945	—
Frantz, GotthardGotthard Frantz	Luftwaffe	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 19. Flak-Division (motorized tropical) "Afrika"^[29]	01943-05-18 18 May 1943	—	—
Frantz, PeterPeter Frantz	Heer	Oberleutnant	Assault gun commander in the 16./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (motorized)^[29]	01942-06-04 4 June 1942	Awarded 228th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943	—
Frantzius, Botho vonBotho von Frantzius	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 161^[29]	01941-11-04 4 November 1941	—	—
Franz, EgonEgon Franz	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer	Platoon leader in the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"^[29]	01944-10-16 16 October 1944	—
Franz, GerhardGerhard Franz	Heer	Oberstleutnant im Generalstab	Ia (oprations officer) of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)^[29]	01941-07-24 24 July 1941	—	—
Franz, LudwigLudwig Franz	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 35^[29]	01943-10-08 8 October 1943	—
Franzisket, [Prof. Dr.] Ludwig[Prof. Dr.] Ludwig Franzisket^{[Note 9]}	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Adjutant of the I./Jagdgeschwader 27^[29]	01941-07-20 20 July 1941	—	—
Fraps, ErnstErnst Fraps	Heer	Obergefreiter	Gunner in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 28^[29]	01942-05-18 18 May 1942	—	—
Frauenheim, FritzFritz Frauenheim	Kriegsmarine	Kapitänleutnant	Commander of U-101^[30]	01940-08-29 29 August 1940	—	—
Frauscher, FranzFranz Frauscher	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer	Platoon leader in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"^[30]	01944-12-31 31 December 1944	—	—
Frech, FerdinandFerdinand Frech	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 1./Jäger-Bataillon 2^[30]	01943-12-05 5 December 1943	—	—
Fredebold, Dipl.-Ing. ReinhardDipl.-Ing. Reinhard Fredebold	Heer	Major of the Reserves	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 191^[30]	01942-08-30 30 August 1942	—	—
Freimanis, AndrejsAndrejs Freimanis	Waffen-SS	Waffen-Obersturmführer	Leader of the 13./Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 44 (lett. Nr. 6)^[30]	01945-05-05 5 May 1945	—	—
Freitag, BrunoBruno Freitag	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"^[30]	01941-10-05 5 October 1941	—	—
Freitag, FritzFritz Freitag	Waffen-SS	SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS	Commander of the 14. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS^[30]	01944-09-30 30 September 1944	—
Fremerey, MaxMax Fremerey	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)^[30]	01942-07-28 28 July 1942	—	—
Frenzel, GüntherGünther Frenzel	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel	Pilot in the 11./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1^[30]	01942-12-23 23 December 1942	—	—
Frese, ErnstErnst Frese	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 869^[30]	01944-08-27 27 August 1944	—	—
Fretter-Pico, MaximilianMaximilian Fretter-Pico	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 97. leichte Infanterie-Division^[31]	01941-12-26 26 December 1941	Awarded 368th Oak Leaves 16 January 1944	—
Fretter-Pico, OttoOtto Fretter-Pico	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 148. Infanterie-Division^[30]	01944-12-12 12 December 1944	—
Freutsmiedl, SimonSimon Freutsmiedl	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 9./Jäger-Regiment 204^[30]	01943-08-26 26 August 1943	—	—
Freuwörth, WilhelmWilhelm Freuwörth	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52^[30]	01943-01-05 5 January 1943	—	—
Frewer, KarlKarl Frewer	Heer	Major	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 167^[30]	01943-11-12 12 November 1943	—	—
Frey, AlbertAlbert Frey	Waffen-SS	SS-Sturmbannführer	Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"^[30]	01943-03-03 3 March 1943	Awarded 359th Oak Leaves 27 December 1943
Frey, [Prof. Dr.] Emil[Prof. Dr.] Emil Frey^{[Note 9]}	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 220^[30]	01944-09-05 5 September 1944	—	—
Frey, HarryHarry Frey	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Staffelführer of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 6^[30]	01943-12-05 5 December 1943*	Missing in action 11 July 1943^[30]	—
Frey, HugoHugo Frey	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 11^[30]	01944-05-04 4 May 1944*	Killed in action 6 March 1944^[30]	—
Freyer, SiegfriedSiegfried Freyer	Heer	Wachtmeister	Platoon leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 24^[30]	01942-07-23 23 July 1942	—	—
Freytag, SiegfriedSiegfried Freytag	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77^[30]	01942-07-03 3 July 1942	—	—
Fricke, Ernst-AugustErnst-August Fricke	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized)^[30]	01942-01-17 17 January 1942	Awarded 341st Oak Leaves 30 November 1943	—
Fricke, KurtKurt Fricke	Kriegsmarine	Admiral	Chief-of-staff in the Seekriegsleitung in the Oberkommando der Marine^[32]	01942-10-01 1 October 1942	—
Frieb, ErwinErwin Frieb	Heer	Leutnant	Platoon leader and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 1558^[32]	01945-02-19 19 February 1945	—	—
Friebe, HelmutHelmut Friebe	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 164^[32]	01941-08-13 13 August 1941	—	—
Friebe, WernerWerner Friebe	Heer	Oberst	Leader of an amoured unit of the 8. Panzer-Division^[32]	01944-04-21 21 April 1944	—	—
Friebel, HerbertHerbert Friebel	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"^[32]	01943-01-24 24 January 1943	—	—
Friedel, HerbertHerbert Friedel	Heer	Wachtmeister	Platoon leader in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232^[32]	01944-08-23 23 August 1944	—	—
Friedmann, FriedrichFriedrich Friedmann	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144^[32]	01943-02-12 12 February 1943	—	—
Friedmann, TheodorTheodor Friedmann	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 156^[32]	01940-08-15 15 August 1940	—	—
Friedrich, ErichErich Friedrich	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Company squad leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33^[32]	01944-09-02 2 September 1944	—	—
Friedrich, GerhardGerhard Friedrich	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13^[32]	01943-04-06 6 April 1943	Awarded 642nd Oak Leaves 3 November 1944	—
Friedrich, GerhardGerhard Friedrich	Luftwaffe	Major	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6^[32]	01945-03-15 15 March 1945	—	—
Friedrich, GustavGustav Friedrich	Heer	Rittmeister	Chief of the 6./Reiter-Regiment 31^[32]	01944-11-03 3 November 1944	—	—
Friedrich, KurtKurt Friedrich	Heer	Hauptmann	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 525^[32]	01943-09-13 13 September 1943	—	—
Friedrich, MaxMax Friedrich	Heer	Obergefreiter	Deputy group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 558^[32]	01944-03-15 15 March 1944	—	—
Friedrich, MaxMax Friedrich	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the pioneer company of Division Nr. 408 in Kampfgruppe Jollasse^[32]	01945-03-23 23 March 1945	—	—
Friedrich, RudolfRudolf Friedrich	Heer	Obergefreiter	Deputy group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorized)^[32]	01944-10-06 6 October 1944	—	—
Friedrich, WernerWerner Friedrich	Heer	Major	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 503^[32]	01943-12-26 26 December 1943*	Killed in action 23 December 1943^[32]	—
Frielinghaus, GustavGustav Frielinghaus	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"^[32]	01944-02-05 5 February 1944	—	—
Fries, AntonAnton Fries	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1123^[33]	01945-02-28 28 February 1945*	Killed in action 6 February 1945^[32]	—
Fries, HerbertHerbert Fries	Luftwaffe	Gefreiter	Gun leader in the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1^[32]	01944-09-05 5 September 1944	—	—
Fries, LeonhardLeonhard Fries	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Platoon leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1084^[32]	01945-02-14 14 February 1945	—	—
Fries, WalterWalter Fries	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorized)^[32]	01941-12-14 14 December 1941	Awarded 378th Oak Leaves 29 January 1944 87th Swords 11 August 1944	—
Frießner, JohannesJohannes Frießner	Heer	General der Infanterie	Commanding general of the XXIII. Armeekorps^[34]	01943-07-23 23 July 1943	Awarded 445th Oak Leaves 9 April 1944
Friker, Dr. med. AugustDr. med. August Friker	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 480^[34]	01943-09-04 4 September 1943	—	—
Frink, HelmutHelmut Frink	Heer	Hauptmann	Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 251^[34]	01943-10-21 21 October 1943*	Killed in action 28 August 1943^[34]	—
Fritsch, HeinzHeinz Fritsch	Heer	Unteroffizier	In the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 37^[34]	01941-10-18 18 October 1941	—	—
Fritsche, HansHans Fritsche	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 528^[34]	01943-03-10 10 March 1943	Awarded 307th Oak Leaves 2 October 1943	—
Fritz, [Dr.] Herbert[Dr.] Herbert Fritz^{[Note 4]}	Heer	Hauptmann	Chief of the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13^[34]	01944-03-17 17 March 1944	—	—
Fritzler, HeinzHeinz Fritzler	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 110^[34]	01943-12-05 5 December 1943	—	—
Fritzsche, ImmoImmo Fritzsche	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"^[34]	01943-04-16 16 April 1943	—	—
Froehlich, BrunoBruno Fröhlich	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 430^[34]	01943-01-22 22 January 1943*	Died of wounds 16 December 1942^[34]	—
Froehlich, KarlKarl Fröhlich	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18^[34]	01943-09-28 28 September 1943	—	—
Froehlich, KurtKurt Fröhlich	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"^[34]	01945-05-06 6 May 1945	—	—
Froehlich, StefanStefan Fröhlich	Luftwaffe	Generalmajor	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76^[34]	01940-07-04 4 July 1940	—	—
Froehlich, GottfriedGottfried Fröhlich	Heer	Oberst	Leader of the 8. Panzer-Division^[34]	01943-12-20 20 December 1943	—	—
Froemming, ErnstErnst Frömming	Luftwaffe	Major	Commander of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1^[34]	01944-11-18 18 November 1944	—
Fromm, FriedrichFriedrich Fromm^{[Note 10]}	Heer	General der Artillerie	Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres^[34]	01940-07-06 6 July 1940	—
Fromm, WalterWalter Fromm	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 33 (motorized) im DAK^[34]	01941-07-09 9 July 1941	—	—
Fromme, RolfRolf Fromme	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 1^[34]	01941-09-29 29 September 1941	—	—
Fronhöfer, ErichErich Fronhöfer	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 10^[34]	01941-07-24 24 July 1941	—	—
Frost, RupertRupert Frost	Luftwaffe	Major	Gruppenkommandeur of Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 9^[34]	01944-11-25 25 November 1944	—	—
Frost, WilliWilli Frost	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Platoon leader in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 15^[34]	01943-09-24 24 September 1943	—	—
Frotscher, WernerWerner Frotscher	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 422^[34]	01945-03-11 11 March 1945	—	—
Frühauf, Carl-HeinzCarl-Heinz Frühauf	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptsturmführer	Leader of the II./niederl. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"^[36]	01944-06-04 4 June 1944	—	—
Fuchs, AugustAugust Fuchs	Heer	Hauptmann	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 299^[36]	01945-02-18 18 February 1945	—	—
Fuchs, JakobJakob Fuchs	Heer	Unteroffizier	Platoon leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 124^[36]	01944-10-23 23 October 1944	—	—
Fuchs, Dipl.-Ing. RobertDipl.-Ing. Robert Fuchs	Luftwaffe	Oberst	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26^[36]	01940-04-06 6 April 1940	—	—
Fuchs, RudolfRudolf Fuchs	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 42^[36]	01943-08-26 26 August 1943	—	—
Fuchs, SiegfriedSiegfried Fuchs	Heer	Feldwebel	Platoon leader in the 12./Jäger-Regiment 75^[36]	01944-05-15 15 May 1944*	Died of wounds 11 April 1944^[36]	—
Fuellgrabe, HeinrichHeinrich Füllgrabe	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52^[36]	01942-10-02 2 October 1942	—	—
Fuerguth, BenediktBenedikt Fürguth	Heer	Wachtmeister	Battery officer in the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 7^[36]	01943-09-23 23 September 1943	—	—
Fuerguth, HelmutHelmut Fürguth	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 221^[37]	01942-07-28 28 July 1942	—	—
Fuetterer, BernhardBernhard Fütterer	Heer	Leutnant	Deputy leader of a Kampfgruppe Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 560^[36]	01944-12-26 26 December 1944	—	—
Fuhrhop, HelmutHelmut Fuhrhop	Luftwaffe	Major	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 6^[36]	01943-11-22 22 November 1943	—	—
Fuhrmann, GeorgGeorg Fuhrmann	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 501^[36]	01943-07-13 13 July 1943	—	—
Fulda, WilhelmWilhelm Fulda	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Platoon leader in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2^[36]	01941-06-14 14 June 1941	—
Fullriede, FritzFritz Fullriede	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Kampfgruppe "Fullriede" in the Panzer AOK 5^[36]	01943-04-11 11 April 1943	Awarded 803rd Oak Leaves 23 March 1945	—
Funck, Hans Freiherr vonHans Freiherr von Funck	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 7. Panzer-Division^[36]	01941-07-15 15 July 1941	Awarded 278th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943	—
Funk, AloisAlois Funk	Heer	Unteroffizier	Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 316^[36]	01944-04-15 15 April 1944	—	—
Funk, HeinrichHeinrich Funk	Heer	Major	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Berlin^[36]	01945-04-28 28 April 1945	—	—
Furbach, HeinzHeinz Furbach	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 58^[36]	01942-10-04 4 October 1942	—	—
Fuss, HansHans Fuß	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"^[36]	01942-08-23 23 August 1942	—	—

Notes

^ 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.
^ Hermann Fegelein was sentenced to death by Hitler and executed by SS General Johann Rattenhuber's Reichssicherheitsdienst on 28 April 1945 after a court-martial led by SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS Wilhelm Mohnke. The sentence was carried out the same day.^[13] The death sentence resulted in the loss of all orders and honorary signs.^[14]
^ Großadmiral Karl Dönitz had ordered a cease of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945. Nevertheless a number of Knight's Crosses were awarded after this date and must therefore be considered "illegal" hand-outs. The Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine General-Admiral Walter Warzecha, successor of General-Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, without authorization presented Georg-Wolfgang Feller the Knight's Cross on 17 June 1945.^[3]^[16]
^ ^a ^b ^c The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
^ The presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Hans-Georg Fernau was made on 10 June 1945 and backdated by the Oberbefehlshaber Süd (German Army Command in the South), General der Kavillerie Siegfried Westphal, to the 1 May 1945. The German National Archive holds a copy of the presentation documentation. This is unlawful! The presentation date was later changed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) to 4 May 1945. Fernau was a member of the AKCR.^[16]
^ Generalmajor Edgar Feuchtinger was arrested on 5 January 1945 for his absence from his command in June and December 1944. He was demoted to Kanonier and sentenced to death in January 1945. Kanonier Feuchtinger was sent to the front with the 20. Panzergrenadier-Division for probation on 2 March 1945. He deserted, hid in Celle, and was captured and taken prisoner of war in Hamburg by British forces in May 1945. The death sentence resulted in the permanent loss of all orders and honorary signs.^[16]
^ A lawful presentation via the chain of command to the chief of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin submitted nomination is possible. Also possible is a direct presentation by Adolf Hitler. However no evidence of the award can be found in the German National Archives. The author was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Walther-Peer Fellgiebel wrote in a letter dated 31 August 1976: "...He (Willhelm Fey) after joining the Bundeswehr has request a court of honor against himself. Chairman was our companion recipient of the Oak Leaves former Oberst XXXX (name was made anonymous). This court of honor has accepted him without evidence". The order commission of the AKCR accepted this. Fellgiebel wrote: "...we don't want to claim that we are smarter than the Bundeswehr." Willhelm Fey was a member of the AKCR.^[18]
^ Alfred Fischer's nomination, according to a file card, was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 11 January 1945. The nomination, according to the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) and the note on the file card, had been rejected without specifying a date. A HPA nomination was not created. Fischer received the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army on 5 March 1945 which may have been a result of the rejected Knight's Cross nomination. The nomination by the troop is missing, which may be an indication that it had been forwarded to the Referat Vg (responsible for the Honour Roll Clasp listings). The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Krätschmer states the 9 May 1945.^[21]
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Friedrich Fromm, in connection with the 20 July plot, the failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, was discharged from the Heer on 14 September 1944. The civilian Fromm was sentenced to death and considered unworthy for military duty by the Volksgerichtshof on 7 March 1945. The loss of his worthiness for military service led to an eternal loss of all honors, ranks and orders.^[35]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 176–189.
^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 128–131.
^ ^a ^b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.
^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939" (in German) (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19390007&zoom=2&seite=00001573&ues=on&x=21&y=6. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940" (in German) (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19400007&zoom=2&seite=00000849&ues=on&x=22&y=10. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^ "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941" (in German) (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19410007&zoom=2&seite=00000613&ues=on&x=14&y=9. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^ "Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944" (in German) (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?apm=0&aid=dra&datum=19450007&zoom=2&seite=00000011&ues=on&x=14&y=10. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Fellgiebel 2000, p. 176.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.
^ ^a ^b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 177, 490.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Fellgiebel 2000, p. 178.
^ O'Donnell 1978, 2001, pp. 182, 183, 215.
^ Scherzer 2007, p. 128.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 178, 490.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scherzer 2007, p. 129.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.
^ Scherzer 2007, pp. 129–130.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Fellgiebel 2000, p. 180.
^ ^a ^b Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 180, 490.
^ ^a ^b Scherzer 2007, p. 130.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Fellgiebel 2000, p. 181.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Fellgiebel 2000, p. 182.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 182, 490.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 183, 490.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Fellgiebel 2000, p. 183.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Fellgiebel 2000, p. 184.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 184, 491.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Fellgiebel 2000, p. 185.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Fellgiebel 2000, p. 186.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 186, 491.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Fellgiebel 2000, p. 187.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 187, 491.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Fellgiebel 2000, p. 188.
^ Scherzer 2007, p. 131.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Fellgiebel 2000, p. 189.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 189, 491.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
O'Donnell, James Preston (1978). The Bunker: The History of the Reich Chancellery Group. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-39525719-7.
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Further reading

Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
Fraschka, Günther (1994). Knights of the Reich. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military/Aviation History. ISBN 0-88740-580-0.

External links

"Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes" (in German). Lexikon der Wehrmacht. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Orden/Ritterkreuz/IndexRK.htm. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
"Das Bundesarchiv". Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. http://www.bundesarchiv.de/bundesarchiv/dienstorte/freiburg/index.html.en. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Recipients
(Living)

Kriegsmarine	Schnellboot service · U-boat service

Luftwaffe	Fallschirmjäger · fighter force (Oak Leaves, Swords or Diamonds recipients)

Waffen-SS (With Oak Leaves, Swords or Diamonds)	Oak Leaves, Swords or Diamonds recipients · 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler · 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich · 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf · 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division · 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking · 6th SS Gebigs Division Nord · 7th SS Volunteer Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen · 8th Cavalry Division Florian Geyer · 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen · 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg · 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division Norland · 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend · 13th Waffen Mountain Division (1st Croatian) · 15th Waffen Grenadier Division (1st Latvian) · 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer SS · 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen · 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel · 19th Waffen Grenadier Division (2nd Latvian) · 20th Waffen Grenadier Division (1st Estonian) · 22nd SS Cavalry Division Maria Theresia · 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland · 28th SS Volunteer Genadier Division Wallonien · 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne · 1 SS Infantry Brigade · SS Fortress Regiment 1 · SS Heavy Panzer Battalions