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SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS Artur Phleps Born: 29th Nov 1881 Died: 21st Sep 1944 - shot in captivity by Soviet troops Kdr SS-Grenadier-Regiment 'Westland' Kdr SS-Freiwilligen-Division 'Prinz Eugen' Kommandierende Generale V SS-Gebirgs-Korps Höhere SS und Polizeiführer "Siebenbürgen" Ritterkreuz - 4th Jul 1943 / Eichenlaub - 24th Nov 1944 (Posthumous) DKiG - 24th Jun 1944 Image: EK II citation

Oberstleutnant Gustav Rödel Born: 24th Oct 1915 Died: 6th Feb 1995 Highest rank reached: Oberst J/88 (Legion Condor) JG 21 Geschwaderkommordore JG 27 2. Jagddivision Ritterkreuz - 22nd Jun 1941 / Eichenlaub - 20th Jun 1943 DKiG - 16th Jul 1942 Aerial Victories: 98 Image: Promotion citation

Hauptmann Wolfgang Lippert Born: 14th Sep 1914 Died: 3rd Dec 1941 - badly injured after baling out, subsequently died in a British hospital in North Africa JG 134 J/88 (Condor Legion) Staffelkapitän 3./JG 53 Gruppenkommodore II/JG 27 Aerial Victories - 30 Ritterkreuz - 14th Sep 1940 Image: Promotion citation.

Konteradmiral Leo Kreisch Born: 25th Jun 1895 Died: 2nd Jul 1977 Highest rank reached: Vizeadmiral Kdr Light Cruiser ‘Nürnberg' Kdr Heavy Cruiser ‘Lützow’ M.Lehrkdo Rumänien Führer der Unterseeboote Italien Führer der Unterseeboote Mittelmeer Führer der Zerstörer DKiG - 19th Jul 1943

Dr. Hjalmar Schacht Born: 22nd Jan 1877 Died: 3rd Jun 1970 President of the Reichsbank - dismissed in January 1939 Minister of Economics - resigned in November 1937 Involved in resistance activities against Hitler and after the July 20th bomb plot was imprisoned in various Concentration Camps. Image: Letter

General der Infanterie Franz Böhme Born: 15th Apr 1885 Died: 29th May 1947 - committed suicide General der Gebirgstruppe 23rd Mar 1944 32 Division XVIII Gebirgskorps Commanding General & Commnder in Serbia 2 Panzerarmee Wehrkreis XVIII Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber Norwegen XX Gebirgsarmee Ritterkreuz - 29th Jun 1940 DKiG - 10th Feb 1944 Image: EK II citation

Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle Born: 7th Feb 1885 Died: 2nd Apr 1953 Kdr Luftflotte 3 Ritterkreuz - 17th May 1940 Image: KvK II Kl mit Schwertern

Generaloberst Werner Freiherr von Fritsch Born: 4th Aug 1880 Died: 22nd Sep 1939 - Killed In Action near Praga, Poland. Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres Volunteered to serve with Artillerie Rgt 12 during the 1939 Polish Campaign Resigned from service 4th Feb 1938 in the 'Blomberg-Fritsch Affair' Image: Promotion citation.

Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg Born: 2nd Sep 1878 Died: 14th Mar 1946 Reichs Defence Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht Reichs War Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht Resigned from service 27th Jan 1938 in the 'Blomberg-Fritsch Affair' Pour le mérite - 3rd Jun 1918 Image: Promotion citation

SS-Brigadeführer Felix Steiner Born: 23rd May 1896 Died: 12th May 1966 Highest rank reached: SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS Kdr. SS-Standarte 'Deutschland' Kdr. SS-Division/Pz.Gren/Panzer Division 'Wiking' Kommandierende Generale III.(Germ.)SS-Panzer-Korps Oberbefehlshaber 11.(SS)-Armee Befehlshaber Auffang u. Erfassungsstab SS-Obergruppenführer Steiner Ritterkreuz - 15th Aug 1940 / Eichenlaub - 23rd Dec 1942 / Schwertern - 10 Aug 1944 DKiG - 22nd Apr 1942 Image: EK II citation

General der Infanterie Gotthard Heinrici Born: 25th Dec 1886 Died: 13th Dec 1971 Highest rank reached: Generaloberst Kommandierende Generale XXXXIII Armeekorps Oberbefehlshaber 4 Armee Oberbefehlshaber 1 Panzerarmee Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Weichsel (Vistula) Ritterkreuz - 18th Sep 1941 / Eichenlaub - 24th Nov 1943 / Schwertern - 3rd Mar 1945 Image: EK II Spange citation.

Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge Born: 30th Oct 1882 Died: 19th Aug 1944 - committed suicide Oberbefehlshaber 4 Armee Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Mitte Oberbefehlshaber "West" Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe D Ritterkreuz - 30th Sep 1939 / Eichenlaub - 18th Jan 1943 / Schwertern - 29th Oct 1943 Image: KvK II Kl mit Schwertern citation

General der Infanterie Max von Schenckendorff Born: 24th Feb 1875 Died: 6th Jul 1943 Kdr Grenzschutzkommando 13 Kommandant of Posen Befehlshaber des Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXV Befehlshaber Heeresgruppe-Gebiet Mitte DKiG - 26th Dec 1941 Image: KvK II Kl mit Schwertern citation

Oberleutnant Helmuth Spaeter Born: 11th Mar 1918 Died: 5th Jul 1999 Highest rank reached: Major i.G. Kradschtz.Btl 1 Fhr. Hauptquartier Chef 3./Kradschtz.Btl Großdeutschland Stab Infanterie Division Großdeutschland Chef 2./Aufkl.Abt Großdeutschland Kriegsakademie Stab Pz.Grenadier Division Brandenburg Ritterkreuz - 28th Jul 1943 DKiG: 26th May 1943 Author of the 3 volume history of Großdeutschland Image: PAB citation

Major Johannes 'Hannes' Trautloft Born: 3rd Mar 1912 Died: 11th Jan 1995 Highest rank reached: Oberst Legion Condor 2./JG 77 Gruppenkommandeure I/JG 20 Gruppenkommandeure III/JG 51 Geschwaderkommodore JG 54 'Grünherz' Jagdflieger Inspizient Ost Inspekteur der Tagjäger 4 Flieger-Schule Division Ritterkreuz - 27th Jul 1941 Aerial Victories: 58 Image: Promotion citation

Generalleutnant Bernhard Ramcke Born: 24th Jan 1889 Died: 4th Jul 1968 Highest rank reached: General der Fallschirmtruppe Kommandeur Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Brigade Ramcke Kommandeur 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division Kommandant Festung Brest Ritterkreuz - 21st Aug 1941 / Eichenlaub - 13th Nov 1942 / Schwertern - 19th Sep 1944 / Brillianten - 19th Sep 1944 Image: EK II citation

Generalleutnant Walter Hoernlein Born: 21st Jan 1893 Died: 14th Sep 1961 Highest rank reached: General der Infanterie Kdr I./Infanterie Rgt 69 Kdr Infanterie Rgt 80 Kdr Infanterie Division (mot.)/Pz.Grenadier Division Großdeutschland Kdr LXXXII Armeekorps Befehlshaber im Wehrkreis I Kdr XXVI Armeekorps Ritterkreuz - 30th Jul 1941 / Eichenlaub - 15th Mar 1943 DKiG - 14th Feb 1943 Image: EK II citation

Oberleutnant Max Fabich Born: 8th Sep 1914 Died: 7th Aug 1988 Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant Kompanieführer 3./Infanterie Rgt (mot.) Großdeutschland Kommandeur Panzer-Füsilier Regiment Grossdeutschland Ritterkreuz - April/May 1945 DKiG - 19th Jan 1942 Image: Wehrpass of a member of Infanterie Rgt GD

Generalmajor Wilhelm Hunold von Stockhausen Born: 30th Jan 1891 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Kdr Infanterie Rgt Großdeutschland 1 Schützen Brigade 281 Sicherungs Division Kdr d. Kgf. i. Wehrkreis. I DKiG - 12th Oct 1943

Major Franz Dutter Born: 24th Oct 1917 Died: 21st Nov 1996 5./Infanterie Rgt 2 Kommandeur II./Grenadier Rgt 2 Grenadier Rgt 23 Winner of both the Knights Cross and Close Combat Clasp In Gold Ritterkreuz - 20th Mar 1944 NKSiG - 22nd Nov 1944 DKiG - 9th Oct 1942 Ehrenblattspange - 17th Oct 1944 Image: Silver Wound Badge citation.

Generalmajor Walter Kurt von Seydlitz-Kurzbach Born: 22nd Aug 1888 Died: 28th Apr 1976 Highest rank reached: General der Artillerie Kdr Artillerie-Regiment 22 Kdr 12.Infanterie-Division Führer Sonderkorps z.Befreiung d.Kessels v.Demjansk (formed to breakthrough to the encircled troops at Demjansk) Kommandierender General LI.Armee-Korps After his capture at Stalingrad he became the leader of the anti-Nazi movement 'Bund deutscher Offiziere' (League Of German Officers) and also a leading member of 'Nationalkomitee Freies Deutschland' (National Committee Free Germany). Ritterkreuz - 31st Dec 1941 / Eichenlaub - 31st Dec 1942 Image: KvK II Kl mit Schwertern citation.

SS-Gruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp Born: 22nd Jun 1893 Died: 8th May 1945 - committed suicide near Halbe while a PoW Highest rank reached: SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Rgt 3 SS-Division 'Reich' SS-Division 'Nord' III. (Germ.) SS-Pz.Korps VII SS-Pz.Korps IV SS-Pz.Korps XI SS-Pz.Korps Ritterkreuz - 31st Mar 1942 / Eichenlaub - 9th May 1945 Image: EK II citation

EK II citation dated October 1940

SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS und Polizei Otto Hofmann Born: 16th Mar 1896 Died: 31st Dec 1982 Chef SS Rasse- und Siedlungshauptamt (SS-RuSHA (SS Race and Resettlement Main Office)) HSSPF/Führer SS-Oberabschnitt "Südwest" Participant at the Wannsee Conference. Image: KvK II Kl citation

Generalmajor Alfred Thielmann Born: 20th Jul 1892 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Pi.Btl 28 Kdr Lehrg. a. Pi.Schule II Pi.Rgt zbV 678 Pi.Führer 3 Pz. Armee Kdr 32 Infanterie Division Kdr 254 Infantry Division Gen. d. Pi. HGr G DKiS - 3rd Dec 1942 / DKiG - 8th Nov 1944 One of only 12 recipients to of won both the DKiS & DKiG. Image: EK II citation