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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

Generaloberst Walter Model

Born: 21st Jan 1891

Died: 21st Apr 1945 - committed suicide in the Ruhr Pocket

Highest rank reached: Generalfeldmarschall

Chef des Generalstabes IV.Armee-Korps

Chef des Generalstabes 16.Armee

Kommandeur 3.Panzer-Division

Kommandierender General XXXXI.Panzer-Korps

Oberbefehlshaber 9.Armee

Oberbefehlshaber 2.Panzer-Armee

Oberbefehlshaber 9.Armee

Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd

Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nordukraine

Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Mitte

Oberbefehlshaber West and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe D

Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B

Ritterkreuz - 9th Jul 1941 / Eichenlaub - 17th Feb 1942 / Schwertern - 2nd Apr 1943 / Brillianten - 17th Aug 1944

Kapitän zur See Theodor Kranke

Born: 30th Mar 1893

Died: 18th Jun 1973

Kdr Panzerschiff 'Admiral Scheer'

OKM/Sonderstab 'Weserübung'

Stab Kommandierender Admiral Norwegen

OB. Marineoberkommando West

OB. Marineoberkommando Norwegen

Ritterkreuz - 21st Feb 1941 / Eichenlaub - 18th Oct 1944

Image: EK II citation 'home-made' on the Admiral Scheer

SS-Obersturmführer Hans Pavelka

Born: 30th Mar 1914

Died: 16th Jul 1943

15./SS-Pz.GR 4

3./SS-Kradsch.Btl 2

Chef 5./SS-Pz.Rgt.2

DKiG - 9th April 1943

Image: Soldbuch of a member of SS-Pz.Rgt 2

SS-Obersturmführer Karl-Heinz Boska

Born: 18th Oct 1920

Died: 22nd Oct 2004

Highest rank reached: SS-Hauptsturmführer

SS-Kradsch.Btl.2

Adjutant II./SS-PzRgt 2 "Das Reich"

Chef 6./SS-Pz.Rgt.2

Kdr II./SS-Pz.Rgt.2

Ritterkreuz - 16th Dec 1943

Image: Soldbuch of a member of SS-Pz.Rgt 2

Korvettenkapitän Otto von Rhein

Born: 3rd Dec 1901

Stab Marineoffizierpersonalabteilung Kiel, P I C

Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Jabs

Born: 14th Nov 1917

Died: 26th Oct 2003

Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant

ZG 76

IV/NJG 1 Gruppenkommodore

NJG 1 Geschwaderkommodore

50 Aerial Victories

Ritterkreuz - 1st Oct 1940 / Eichenlaub - 24th Mar 1944

DKiG - 31st Aug 1943 / Ehrenpokal - 23rd Mar 1943

Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel

Born: 14th Jan 1897

Died: 24th Sep 1978

Highest rank reached: General der Panzertruppe

Oberbefehlshaber of 3.Panzer-Armee.

Oberbefehlshaber 5.Panzer-Armee.

Kommandeur of Panzer-Division "Grossdeutschland".

Kommandeur of 7.Panzer-Division.

Kommandeur of Division von Manteuffel.

Kommandeur of 7.Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade.

Kommandeur of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 6.

Kommandeur of I.Bataillon / Schützen-Regiment 7.

Führer of Kradschützen-Bataillon 3.

Ritterkreuz - 31st Dec 1941 / Eichenlaub - 23rd Nov 1943 / Schwertern - 22nd Feb 1944 / Brillianten - 18th Feb 1945

Image: KvK II Kl mit Schwertern citation

Käpitan zur See Karl Dönitz

Born: 16th Sep 1891

Died: 24th Dec 1980

Highest rank reached: Großadmiral

Führer der U-Boote

Befehlshaber der U-Boote

Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine

Ritterkreuz - 21st Apr 1940 / Eichenlaub - 6th Apr 1943

Image: Service Award citation

SS-Brigadeführer Max Simon

Born: 6th Jan 1899

Died: 1st Feb 1961

Highest rank reached: SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS

Kdr. SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1

Kdr. 16.SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Reichführer-SS"

Kom.Gen. XIII.SS-Armeekorps

Ritterkreuz - 20th Oct 1941 / Eichenlaub - 28th Oct 1944

DKiG - 9th Oct 1944

Image: PAB citation

SS-Obergruppenführer Josef 'Sepp' Dietrich

Born: 28th May 1892

Died: 21st Apr 1966

Highest rank reached: SS-Oberstgruppenführer und Panzer-Generaloberst der Waffen-SS

SS-Stabswache Berlin

Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

I. SS-Panzer-Korps

6. SS-Panzer-Armee

Ritterkreuz - 5th Jul 1940 / Eichenlaub - 31st Dec 1941 / Schwertern - 16th Mar 1943 / Brillianten - 6th Aug 1944

Image: EK II citation to a member of Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

SS-Gruppenführer Theodor 'Papa' Eicke

Born: 17th Oct 1892

Died: 26th Feb 1943 - shot down by Soviet ground fire while flying in a Fieseler Storch

Highest rank reached: SS-Obergruppenfuhrer und General der Waffen-SS

Kommandant des K.L. Dachau

Inspekteur der Konzentrationslager

Kdr. SS-Totenkopf-Division

Ritterkreuz - 26th Dec 1941 / Eichenlaub - 20th Apr 1942

Image: KvK mit Schwertern citation

General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

Born: 31st Jul 1887

Died: 9th May 1943

Commander of the 23rd Division

Commanding General of II. Army-Corps

Ritterkreuz - 15th Jul 1941 / Eichenlaub - 27th Jun 1942

Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt's signature is usually more often seen as a stamped version on the citations for the Demjanskschild.

Generalleutnant Friedrich Olbricht

Born: 4th Oct 1888

Died: 21st Jul 1944 - Executed in the Bendlerblock courtyard for his role in the 'Valkyrie' Plot to kill Hitler.

Highest rank reached: General der Infanterie

Kommandeur of 24.Division

Chef of the Allgemeine Heeresamt (OKW)

Ritterkreuz - 27th Oct 1939

DKiS - 1st Aug 1943

Image: EK II citation to an officer in 24 Division

Fregattenkapitan Kurt Weyher

Born: 30th Aug 1901

Died: 17 Dec 1991

Highest rank reached: Konteradmiral

Commanding Officer of Auxiliary Cruiser 'Orion' (HSK 1)

Kapitän zur See und Chef des Deutschen Marinekommandos Konstanza und zugleich Chef der 10. Sicherungs-Division

Ritterkreuz - 21st Aug 1941

DKiG - 18th May 1944

Image: Aux.Cruiser Citation

Admiral Günther Lütjens

Born: 25th May 1889

Died: 27th May 1941 onboard the Bismarck

Highest rank reached: Admiral

Befehlshaber der Aufklärungsstreitkräfte

Flottenchef

Seebefehlshaber West

Befehlshabers der Sicherung West

Ritterkreuz - 14th Jun 1940

Image: EK II citation to crewmember of 'Hans Lody'

Oberleutnant Johannes 'Macki' Steinhoff

Born: 15th Sept 1913

Died: 21st Feb 1994

Highest rank reached: Oberst

JG 26

(JG 2 ?)

JG 52

JG 77

Kdo Nowotny

JG 7

JV 44

Aerial Victories: 176

Ritterkreuz - 30th Aug 1941 / Eichenlaub - 2nd Sept 1942 / Schwertern - 28th Jul 1944

Image: Soldbuch of 10./JG 2 & NJG 1 ground crew

Oberleutnant Walter Krupinski
Born: 11th Nov 1920
Died: 7th Oct 2000

Highest rank reached: Hauptmann

JG 52
JG 5
JG 11
JG 26
JV 44

Aerial Victories: 197

Ritterkreuz - 29th Oct 1942 / Eichenlaub - 2nd Mar 1944

DKiG - 27 Oct 1942

Ehrenpokal - 13 Sep 1942

Image: Soldbuch of 7./JG 52 pilot

Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Born: 29th Oct 1897

Died: 1st May 1945 (Suicide)

Reichminister of Public Enlightenment And Propaganda

Gauleiter of Berlin

Images: Citation

General der Panzertruppe Heinz Guderian

Born: 17th Jun 1888

Died: 14 May 1954

Highest rank reached: Generaloberst

Commanding General of XIX. Army-Korps

Commander of Panzergruppe Guderian

Commanding General of XIX. Army-Korps

Commander of Panzergruppe 2

Commander of Armeegruppe Guderian

Commander-in-Chief 2 Panzerarmee

Assigned to the Staff of the Replacement General Command of the III. Army-Corps, Berlin

General-Inspector of Panzer Troops

Ritterkreuz - 27 Oct 1939 / Eichenlaub - 17th Jul 1941

Generaloberst Erich von Manstein

Born: 24th Nov 1887

Died: 10th Jun 1973

Highest Rank Reached: Generalfeldmarschall

Chef des Stabes of Heeresgruppe Süd.

Chef des Stabes of Heeresgruppe A

Kommandierender General XXXVIII.Armee-Korps.

Kommandierender General LVI.Armee-Korps.

Oberbefehlshaber of 11.Armee.

Oberbefehlshaber of Heersgruppe Don.

Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd.

Ritterkreuz - 19th Jul 1940 / Eichenlaub - 14th Mar 1943 / Schwertern - 30th Mar 1944

SS-Gruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich

Born: 7th Mar 1904

Died: 4th Jun 1942 - as a result of wounds received during an assassination attempt by Czech Agents.

Highest Rank: SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei

Chef SD-Hauptamt / RSHA

Stellv. Reichsprotektor, Bohmen und Mahren

Chaired the Wannsee Conference in 1942

Image: Letter to a Gestapo member

Oberst Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz

Born: 30 July 1893

Died: 25 Apr 1968

Highest Rank: Generalleutnant

Kommandeur I./PzRgt 2

Kommandeur PzRgt Großdeutschland

Kommandeur PzKampfgruppe b.d. HG Nord

Ritterkreuz - 25th Aug 1941 / Eichenlaub - 13th Nov 1942 / Schwertern - 28th Mar 1943 / Brillanten - 15th Apr 1944

Image: PAB Silber Citation

SS-Obersturmführer Walter Mattern

Born: 27th Feb 1920

Died: 7th Oct 1974

Kompanie Führer 7./SS-Pz.Rgt 3

Ritterkreuz - 20th Oct 1944

Image: Soldbuch