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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 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.[1] A total of 7,323 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) and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.[3]
These 7,323 recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War. In 1996 a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original 7,323 recipients. Author and historian Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 192 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich 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 142 Knight's Cross recipients whose last names start with "J",[5] ordered alphabetically. Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of four more of these listings.[6] The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
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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.[7] 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.[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 (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).[9] 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.[10]
The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the 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 142 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "J", 14 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; 15 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 85 of the medals, nine went to the Kriegsmarine, 42 to the Luftwaffe, and six to the Waffen-SS.[5] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[12]
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 2] | Date of award | Notes | Image |
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Hans-Joachim Jabs | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[13] | Pilot and Staffel officer in the 2./Zerstörergeschwader 76[14][Note 3] | 1 October 1940[13] | Awarded 430th Oak Leaves 24 March 1944[13] | |
Eberhard Jacob | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[13] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[13][14] | 29 February 1944[13] |
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Georg-Rupert Jacob[Note 4] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[15] | Chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[14][15] | 13 September 1944[15] |
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Karl-Peter Jacob | Heer | Oberleutnant[13] | Chief of the 2./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143[13][14] | 13 June 1941[13] |
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Paul Jacob | Heer | Oberleutnant[Note 5] | Deputy leader of the I./Jäger-Regiment 204[13][14] | 10 March 1943[13] |
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Fritz Jacobeit | Heer | Gefreiter[13] | Group leader in the 6./Füsilier-Regiment 22[13][14] | 11 March 1945[13] |
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Hans-Joachim Jacobi von Wangelin | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[13] | Staffelführer of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 77[14][Note 6] | 19 September 1942[13] |
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Martin Jacobs | Heer | Obergefreiter[13] | Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 431[13][14] | 26 December 1943[13] |
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Fritz Jacoby | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[13] | Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[13][14] | 3 April 1943*[13] | Killed in action 19 March 1943[13] |
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Egbert Jaeckel | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[13] | Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[13][14] | 14 May 1942[13] |
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Karl Jäckel[Note 7] | Kriegsmarine | Obersteuermann | Coxswain on U-907[14] | 9 May 1945 |
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Alfred Jaedtke | Heer | Hauptmann[13] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[13][14] | 21 September 1944[13] |
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Erich Jäger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[13] | Platoon leader in the I./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized)[14][Note 8] | 5 July 1941[13] |
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Fritz Jäger[Note 9] | Heer | Major | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 8[14] | 26 May 1940 |
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Gerhard Jaeger | Heer | Feldwebel[18] | Platoon leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 418[14][18] | 23 February 1942[18] |
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Karl-Heinz Jaeger | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[18] | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 167[14][18] | 4 August 1943[18] | Awarded 786th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[18] |
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Dr. med. Rolf Jäger | Luftwaffe | [18] | OberarztTroop doctor in the assault group "Beton" of the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" (Battle of Fort Eben-Emael)[14][18] | 13 May 1940[Note 10] |
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Willy Jähde | Heer | Major[18] | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[14][18] | 16 March 1944[18] |
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Erhard Jähnert | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[18] | Pilot in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[14][18] | 18 May 1943[18] |
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Adolf Jäkel | Luftwaffe | Oberst[18] | Geschwaderkommodore of Transportgeschwader 1[18][19] | 19 August 1944[18] |
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Erwin Jaenecke | Heer | Generalleutnant[18] | Commander of the 389. Infanterie-Division[18][19] | 9 October 1942[18] |
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Hans-Joachim Jäschke | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[18] | Staffelführer of the 4./Schlachtgeschwader 1[19][Note 11] | 28 March 1944[18] |
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Bruno Jagusch | Heer | Unteroffizier[18] | Panzer commander in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1349[18][19] | 5 March 1945[18] |
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Gunter Jahn | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[18] | Commander of U-596[18][19] | 30 April 1943[18] |
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Paul Jahncke[Note 12] | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[15] | Platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 53[15][19] | 18 February 1945[15] |
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Arthur Jahnke | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[18] | Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 572[18][19] | 20 April 1944[18] |
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Arno Jahr | Heer | Generalleutnant[15] | Commander of the 387. Infanterie-Division[15][19] | 22 December 1942[15] |
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Maximilian Jais | Heer | Oberst[15] | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141[15][19] | 17 September 1941[15] |
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Friedrich Jakob | Heer | Hauptmann[15] | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 105[15][19] | 4 March 1942[15] | Awarded 681st Oak Leaves 18 December 1944[15] |
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Georg Jakob | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[15] | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[15][19] | 27 April 1942[15] | Awarded 615th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944[15] |
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Willy Jakob | Heer | Unteroffizier[15] | Platoon leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 391[15][19] | 4 March 1942*[15] | Killed in action 27 January 1942[15] |
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Josef Jakwert | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[15] | Platoon leader in the Divisions-Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 361[20][Note 13] | 14 May 1944[15] | Awarded 752nd Oak Leaves 24 February 1945[15] |
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Siegfried Jamrowski | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[15] | Chief of the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[15][19] | 9 June 1944[15] |
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Arthur Jander | Heer | Major[15] | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 62. Infanterie-Division[15][19] | 15 June 1943[15] |
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Hans Janke | Heer | Oberstleutnant[15] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 159[15] | 23 February 1944[15] |
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Karl Janke | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[15] | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[15][19] | 16 November 1942[15] |
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Ewald Jannes | Heer | Obergefreiter[21] | In the 9./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 28[19][21] | 30 April 1945[21] |
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Ernst Jansa | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[21] | Commander of Flak(Sturm)Regiment 12 (motorized)[19][21] | 31 October 1944[21] | Awarded 726th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945[21] |
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Willi Jansen | Heer | Oberleutnant[Note 14] | Aide-de-camp in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128[19][21] | 15 May 1944[21] |
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Theodor Jansing | Heer | Unteroffizier[21] | Company troop leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 480[19][21] | 26 January 1944[21] |
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Paul-Vincenz Jansky | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[21] | Chief of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 49[19][21] | 12 August 1944[21] |
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Ewald Janssen | Luftwaffe | Major[21] | Geschwaderkommodore of Schlachtgeschwader 4[19][21] | 31 October 1944[21] |
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Siegfried Janz | Luftwaffe | Obergefreiter | Group leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 42 (L)[21][22] | 5 November 1944[21] |
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Fritz Jaquet[Note 15] | Heer | Leutnant | Adjutant of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62[22] | 9 May 1945 |
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Alfred Jarosch | Heer | Leutnant[21] | Leader of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 38[21][22] | 24 September 1942[21] |
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Erich Jaschinski | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[21] | Pilot in the I./Transportgeschwader 3[21][22] | 9 February 1945[21] |
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Erich Jaschke | Heer | Oberst[21] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 90 (motorized)[21][22] | 4 December 1941[21] | Awarded 295th Oak Leaves 7 September 1943[21] |
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Herbert Jaschke | Heer | Hauptmann[24] | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 249[22][24] | 23 April 1945[24] |
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Franz Jasiek | Heer | Unteroffizier[24] | Platoon leader in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5[22][24] | 22 April 1943[24] |
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Georg Jass | Heer | Major[24] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 30[22][24] | 9 June 1944[24] |
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Georg Jauer | Heer | Generalleutnant[24] | Commander of the 20. Panzergrenadier-Division[22][24] | 4 May 1944[24] | Awarded 733rd Oak Leaves 10 February 1945[24] |
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Georg Jauernik | Luftwaffe | Stabsfeldwebel[24] | Pilot in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[22][24] | 27 November 1942[24] |
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Friedrich Jeckeln | Waffen-SS | Obergruppenführer and General of the Polizei and Waffen-SS[Note 16] | SS-Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer Ostland und Rußland-Nord and leader of a lett. SS-Polizei-Kampfgruppe[22][Note 16] | 27 August 1944[24] | Awarded 802nd Oak Leaves 8 March 1945[24] | |
Erich Jeckstat | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[24] | Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100[22][24] | 14 March 1943[24] |
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Ernst Jedele | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[24] | Troop leader in the 6./Sturm-Regiment 14[22][24] | 15 April 1944*[24] | Killed in action 8 March 1944[24] |
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Otto Jedermann | Heer | Hauptmann[24] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 146[22][24] | 14 May 1944[24] |
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Josef Jenatschek | Heer | Leutnant[24] | Leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[22][24] | 4 May 1944[24] |
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Hans Jenisch | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See[24] | Commander of U-32[22][24] | 7 October 1940[24] |
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Roland Jenisch | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[25] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 756[22][25] | 9 December 1944[25] |
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Peter Jenne | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[25] | Staffelkapitän of the 12./Jagdgeschwader 300[22][25] | 2 February 1945[25] |
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Josef Jennewein | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[Note 17] | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[22][Note 17] | 5 December 1943*[25] | Missing in action 26 July 1943[25] |
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Karl Jenninger | Heer | Oberleutnant[25] | Chief of the 2./Festungs-Infanterie-Bataillon VI./999[22][25] | 26 November 1944[25] |
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Max Jensen | Heer | Feldwebel[25] | Platoon leader in the Stab I./Grenadier-Regiment 502[22][25] | 29 April 1945[25] |
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Jakob Jenster | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[25] | Pilot in the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[25][26] | 29 February 1944[25] |
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Heinz Jente | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[25] | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 26[25][26] | 29 October 1942[25] |
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Walter Jentschke[Note 18] | Waffen-SS | [25] | SS-KanonierRadio troop leader in the 5./SS-Freiwilligen-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland"[22][25] | 18 December 1944[25] |
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Erich Jentzsch | Heer | Feldwebel[25] | Platoon leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 446[25][26] | 8 August 1944*[25] | Missing in action 24 April 1943[25] |
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Hans Jentzsch | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[25] | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 291 (motorized)[25][26] | 25 November 1944[25] |
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Wilhelm Jerschke | Heer | [25] | StabsgefreiterMessenger in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[25][26] | 7 October 1944[25] |
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Hans-Heinrich Jescheck | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[25] | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 118[25][26] | 5 March 1945[25] |
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Hans Jeschonnek | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor[27] | Chief of the general staff of the Luftwaffe[26][27] | 27 October 1939[27] |
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Helmut Jeserer | Heer | Hauptmann[27] | Commander of the II./Sturm-Regiment 215[26][27] | 30 April 1945[27] |
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Rudolf Jesse | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[27] | Commander of a Minensuchboot (minesweeper) in the 8. Minensuchflottille[26][27] | 5 September 1944[27] |
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Curt von Jesser | Heer | Oberst[27] | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 36[26][27] | 18 January 1942[27] |
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Ernst Jetting | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[27] | Platoon leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized)[26][27] | 4 June 1944[27] |
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Hermann Jobelius | Heer | Major[27] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 432[26][27] | 28 February 1945[27] |
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Hermann Jochems | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[27] | Pilot in the Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[26][27] | 3 September 1942[27] |
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Hermann-Gustav Jochims | Heer | Hauptmann[27] | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 90 (motorized)[26][27] | 19 September 1943[27] |
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Bernhard Jochimsen | Heer | Unteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 19] | Group leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 290[26][27] | 28 April 1945[27] |
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Alfred Jodl | Heer | Generaloberst[27] | Chef des Wehrmachtführungsstabes (Chief of Operation Staff) im OKW[26][Note 20] | 7 May 1945[Note 20] | Awarded (865th) Oak Leaves 7 May 1945[Note 21] | |
Ferdinand Jodl | Heer | General der Gebirgstruppe[27] | Commanding general of the XIX. Gebirgskorps[26][27] | 13 January 1945[27] |
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Martin Joecks | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[27] | Commander of leichte Artillerie-Abteilung 426 (motorized)[26][Note 22] | 14 May 1944[27] |
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Wolf-Joachim Jödicke | Luftwaffe | Major[28] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[26][28] | 5 February 1944[28] |
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Wolfgang Joerchel | Waffen-SS | Obersturmbannführer[28] | SS-Commander of niederländ. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 48 "General Seyffardt"[26][Note 23] | 21 April 1944[28] |
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Karl Jörß | Kriegsmarine | Reserves[Note 24] | Bootsmannsmaat (Petty Officer) of theFlakleiter auf einem Transporter im Mittelmeer (anti aircraft controller on a transporter in the Mediterranean)[26][Note 24] | 17 February 1943[28] |
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Gerhard Jözwiak | Heer | Unteroffizier[28] | Platoon leader in the 12./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104[26][28] | 17 March 1945[28] |
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Bernhard Johannes | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[28] | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 10[29][Note 25] | 29 October 1944*[28] | Killed in action 11 July 1944[28] |
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Rolf Johannesson | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[28] | Commander of destroyer Hermes[28][29] | 7 December 1942[28] |
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Willy Johannmeyer | Heer | Oberleutnant[28] | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 503[28][29] | 16 May 1942[28] | Awarded 329th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943[28] |
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Günther Johanns | Heer | Major[Note 26] | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 292[28][29] | 9 January 1944[28] |
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Hans Johannsen | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant (Ing.)[28] | Chief engineer on U-802[28][29] | 31 March 1945[28] |
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Kurt Johannsen | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[28] | Chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille[28][29] | 14 June 1944[28] |
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Karl-Ludwig Johanssen | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[28] | Radio operator in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[29][Note 27] | 20 March 1945[28] |
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Dipl.-Ing. Richard John | Heer | Generalmajor[28] | Commander of the 292. Infanterie-Division[28][29] | 20 December 1943[28] |
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Richard John | Heer | Feldwebel[30] | Company troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 445[29][30] | 4 May 1944[30] |
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Wolfram John | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[30] | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 209[29][30] | 18 November 1944[30] |
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Max Johne | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[30] | Chief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 667[29][30] | 30 October 1943[30] |
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Wilhelm Johnen | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[30] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[29][Note 28] | 29 October 1944[30] |
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Fritz Jokisch | Heer | Feldwebel of the Reserves[Note 29] | Platoon leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110[29][30] | 28 July 1943*[30] | Died of wounds 14 July 1943[30] |
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Günter Jolitz | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[30] | Staffelführer of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[29][30] | 5 June 1944*[Note 30] | Killed in action 12 February 1944[30] |
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Erwin Jollasse | Heer | Oberst[30] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 52[29][30] | 2 November 1941[30] |
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Ludwig Jooss | Heer | Major of the Reserves[30] | Commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 21[29][30] | 17 March 1945[30] |
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Bernhard Jope | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[30] | Pilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 40[29][30] | 30 December 1940[30] | Awarded 431st Oak Leaves 24 March 1944[30] | |
Hermann-Friedrich Joppien | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[30] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51[29][Note 31] | 16 September 1940[30] | Awarded 11th Oak Leaves 23 April 1941[30] | |
Adolf Jordan | Heer | Major[30] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 203[29][30] | 27 May 1942[30] |
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Günther Jordan | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[30] | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)[29][Note 32] | 17 March 1945[30] |
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Hans Jordan | Heer | Oberst[31] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 49[29][31] | 5 June 1940[31] | Awarded 59th Oak Leaves 16 January 1942 64th Swords 20 April 1944[31] |
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Hans Jordan | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab[31] | Ia (operations officer) in the 72. Infanterie-Division[31][32] | 22 February 1945[31] |
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Herbert Jordan | Heer | Hauptmann[31] | Chief of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 32[31][32] | 10 September 1944[31] |
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Hermann Jordan | Heer | Hauptmann[31] | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 9[31][32] | 16 August 1943*[31] | Killed in action 2 August 1943[31] |
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Manfred Jordan | Heer | Unteroffizier[31] | Sanitäts-Platoon leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66[31][32] | 11 January 1944[31] |
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Walter Joseph | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[31] | Leader of the 4./Feldersatz-Bataillon 107[31][32] | 24 June 1944[31] |
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Hans Jost | Heer | Feldwebel[31] | Platoon leader in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 256[31][32] | 5 April 1944*[31] | Killed in action 23 February 1944[31] |
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Walter Jost | Heer | Oberst[31] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 75[31][32] | 31 March 1942[31] |
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Günther Josten | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[31] | Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[32][Note 33] | 5 February 1944[31] | Awarded 810th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945[31] |
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Wilhelm Joswig | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[31] | Pilot in the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[31][32] | 29 February 1944[31] |
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Hans Juchem | Waffen-SS | Hauptsturmführer[31] | SS-Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"[31][33] | 12 September 1943*[31] | Killed in action 13 August 1943[31] |
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Georg Juditzki | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[31] | Pilot in the Stab I./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[31][32] | 9 November 1944[31] |
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Walter Jünemann | Heer | Feldwebel[34] | Company troop leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104[32][34] | 4 October 1944*[34] | Killed in action 14 August 1944[34] |
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Jürgen | Heer | Major[34] | Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 2[32][34] | 16 June 1940[34] |
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Heinz Jürgens[Note 34] | Waffen-SS | Hauptsturmführer | SS-Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4[32] | 9 May 1945 |
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Karl Jürgens | Heer | Feldwebel[34] | Platoon leader in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 73[32][34] | 4 September 1940[34] |
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Wilhelm Jürgens | Luftwaffe | Major[34] | Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized)[32][34] | 9 June 1944[34] |
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Arnold Jürgensen | Waffen-SS | Sturmbannführer[34] | SS-Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend"[32][34] | 16 October 1944[34] |
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Justus Jürgensen | Heer | [34] | Bau-PionierIn the 5./Pionier-Bau-Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 3 Crossen (Oder)[32][Note 35] | 5 February 1945*[34] | Killed in action 5 February 1945[34] |
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Klaus Jürgensen | Heer | Hauptmann[34] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 46[34][36] | 2 February 1944[34] |
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Arthur Jüttner | Heer | Hauptmann[34] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 38[34][36] | 14 December 1941[34] | Awarded 622nd Oak Leaves 18 October 1944 141st Swords 5 April 1945[34] |
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Werner Junck | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor[34] | Commanding general of the II. Jagdkorps[34][36] | 9 June 1944[34] |
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Heinrich Jung | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[34] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 54[34][36] | 12 November 1943*[34] | Killed in action 30 July 1943[34] |
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Valentin Jung | Heer | Hauptmann[34] | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 92 and Divisions-Kampfschule[36][Note 36] | 28 December 1943[34] |
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Dietrich ter Jung | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[34] | Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79[34][36] | 4 May 1944[34] |
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Heinz Jungclausen | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[37] | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[36][37] | 9 October 1943[37] |
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Herbert Junge | Heer | Unteroffizier[37] | Commander of a 8.8-cm FlaK in Greifenhagen[38][Note 37] | 13 March 1945[37] |
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Wilhelm Junge | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[37] | Chief of the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 1542[36][37] | 9 December 1944[37] |
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Siegfried Jungklaus | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[37] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[36][37] | 3 September 1943*[37] | Killed in action 22 April 1943[37] |
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Johann Jungkunst | Heer | Feldwebel[37] | Platoon leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized)[36][37] | 30 August 1941[37] |
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Edgar Jungnickel | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See[37] | Commander of U-Jäger 1430[36][37] | 10 September 1944[37] |
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Hans Jungwirth[Note 38] | Luftwaffe | Major | Commander of Fallschirm-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12[36] | 9 May 1945 |
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Heinz Junker | Heer | Leutnant[37] | Platoon leader in the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1026[36][37] | 14 January 1945[37] |
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Georg Jura | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[37] | Leader of the 14./Jäger-Regiment 49[36][37] | 28 April 1943[37] |
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Franz Jursa | Heer | Unteroffizier[37] | Platoon leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 482[36][37] | 2 August 1943[37] |
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Franz Juschkat | Heer | Feldwebel[37] | Platoon leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 43[36][37] | 17 February 1943[37] |
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