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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.

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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

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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