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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

The OBdW postponed, and thereby temporarily barred/blocked, the awarding of the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross for "remarkable services in troop leadership" from August 3rd, 1940 until March 16th, 1941.

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NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Phleps, Artur Gustav Martin (Waffen SS)29-11-188121-09-1944more
Pflugbeil, Johann24-08-188221-10-1951more
Pfeffer, Max Heinrich Wilhelm07-06-188331-12-1955more
Pellengahr, Richard Johannes19-08-188309-10-1964more
Poel, Gerhard (Generalleutnant)07-02-188608-08-1947more
Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, Karl Paul (Waffen SS)12-06-188829-01-1971more
Packebusch, Karl27-11-188825-10-1967
Pfeiffer, Dr., Georg05-05-189028-06-1944more
Pflugbeil, Kurt Leopold09-05-189031-05-1955more
Pflieger, Kurt (Generalleutnant)18-05-189013-09-1958more
Paulus, Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst23-09-189001-02-1957more
Pausinger, Joseph05-12-189008-04-1973
Poppinga, Hinrich15-05-189102-03-1953
Palmgreen, Karl02-09-189116-09-1970more
Polack, Dr.rer.pol., Fritz22-10-189206-04-1956
Petersdorff, von, Horst30-12-189212-07-1962more
Pohl, Ritter von, Max (General der Flieger)15-04-189326-07-1951more
Philipp, Christian03-09-189316-10-1963more
Piekenbrock, Hans03-10-189316-12-1959more
Pfeifer, Hans-Hellmuth (Generalleutnant)18-02-189422-04-1945more
Penth, Paul03-03-1894 more
Peschel, Rudolf (WH-Inf.Rgt. 163)21-04-189430-06-1944
Philippi, Karl22-04-189430-10-1941
Püchler, Carl13-05-189405-02-1949more
Philipps, Wilhelm29-07-189413-02-1971more
Praun, Albert11-12-189403-03-1975more
Prinner, Josef18-12-189401-07-1964more
Picker, Egbert15-02-189527-03-1960more
Pröhl, Günther14-03-189519-11-1977
Prittwitz und Gaffron, von, Bernhard (GR 586)08-01-189625-04-1944more
Prieß, Helmuth06-03-189621-10-1944more
Postel, Georg-Wilhelm25-04-189620-09-1953more
Preu, Theodor "Theo"29-11-189608-07-1974more
Pemsel, Max-Josef15-01-189730-06-1985more
Pankow, Werner (WH-Infanterie-Regiment 151)02-02-189706-09-1980
Pickert, Wolfgang (General der Flakartillerie)03-02-189719-07-1984more
Pannier, Rudolf Ernst Max (Waffen SS)10-07-189719-08-1978more
Pochat, Karl-August28-10-189730-06-1942
Philipp, Hans-Otto16-02-189810-12-1952
Ponath, Gustav27-02-189814-04-1941more
Pantzlaff, Dr.jur., Karl03-08-189812-03-1955
Pruß, Willi (Gren.Reg. 670)03-08-1898 
Pannwitz, von, Helmuth14-10-189816-01-1947more
Peter, Ritter und Edler von, Wilhelm27-01-189926-09-1941
Palaghita, Ioan13-02-189909-05-1943
Poncet, von, Hans26-04-189927-11-1983
Panzenhagen, Albert (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 361)19-05-189906-08-1982more
Püschel, Dr. Martin08-09-189907-07-1989
Pfuhlstein, von, Alexander17-12-189920-12-1976
Plocher, Hermann05-01-190108-12-1980more
Prieß, Hermann (Waffen SS)24-05-190122-02-1985more
Petershagen, Rudolf (Infanterie-Regiment 92)04-06-190113-04-1969more
Pfalzgraf, Oskar (Infanterie-Regiment 695)09-12-190127-03-1976
Pauls, Werner (Infanterie-Regiment 45)12-01-190215-04-1945
Petersen, Heinrich (7. Ubootsflottille)03-11-190206-06-1963
Planitz, Edler von der, Max28-03-190323-10-1990
Philippi, Alfred03-08-190315-06-1994
Pintschovius, Johannes "Hans"03-02-190424-01-1945
Petersen, Heinrich (SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1)31-03-190409-05-1945more
Petersen, Edgar26-04-190410-06-1986
Petersdorff, von, Manfred02-06-190422-05-1986
Poerschke, Fritz02-07-190410-12-1971
Poske, Hans-Georg Friedrich "Fritz"23-10-190401-10-1984more
Paegelow, Otto04-12-190411-09-1982
Pilat, Karl-Emil12-12-190405-07-1944more
Plesch, Hans (Generalmajor der Polizei)26-02-190517-05-1985more
Petersen, Rudolf Jesper (Kommodore)15-05-190502-01-1983more
Prager, Fritz17-12-190503-12-1940more
Pollow, Dr.jur., Herbert17-07-190614-08-1942
Pietzonka, Erich04-10-190618-12-1989more
Pape, Günther14-07-190721-01-1986
Pfeiffer, Franz (WH-Gebirgsjäger)23-10-190720-11-1994more
Pinkepank, Georg Gustav Albert Willi18-12-190724-11-1979more
Pfeuffer, Arno14-01-190810-11-1992
Prien, Günther16-01-190807-03-1941more
Pete-Nemeth, Ernst12-10-190814-02-1993
Pohl, Eberhard23-11-190816-04-1997
Paul, Friedrich-Karl31-01-190901-05-1998
Polewacz, Harry (Waffen SS)31-03-190912-01-1943more
Peschke, Gustav Theodor07-05-190910-12-1943
Pape, Werner (WH-Gren.Rgt. 209)14-06-190900-00-1981
Plettner, Erich19-07-190913-11-1991
Paetsch, Otto (Waffen SS)03-08-190916-03-1945more
Platta, Reinhold01-09-190904-02-1945
Plein, Josef02-09-190920-03-1945
Pössl, Walter16-09-190925-09-1944
Pfannkuche, Karl August (Panzer-Regiment 33)28-09-190915-12-1981more
Pohl, Günther15-11-190908-11-1968
Petersen, Fritz29-11-190901-09-1946
Pacher, Alois25-04-191001-05-1945more
Plato, von, Anton-Detlev (Generalleutnant)06-06-191012-10-2001more
Parisius, Heinrich (Aufklärungsgruppe 13)06-07-191011-02-1945more
Piening, Adolf Cornelius16-09-191015-05-1984
Pröll, Karl16-09-191007-02-1974more
Pick, Gerhard Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 577)17-11-191011-05-1987more
Pantel, Kurt25-11-191023-05-1942
Paepcke, Heinrich11-12-191017-10-1942
Paulus, Dr.rer.pol., Walter02-01-191113-01-1987more
Plewig, Waldemar06-01-191110-09-1983
Pieper, Claus (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 161)13-01-191107-02-1975
Promesberger, Ludwig (Pz.Gren.Reg.103)20-01-191124-02-2004more
Preuß, Ernst05-04-1911 
Pizala, Josef28-05-191114-10-1941
Poppe, Hermann01-06-191127-03-1945
Platz, Hubert 'Platzmajor'05-07-191121-05-1988more
Petersen, Heinrich (Infanterie-Regiment 184)23-09-191107-08-1943
Podehl, Erich05-11-191126-10-2008
Potschka, Hermann (Waffen SS)09-11-191101-05-1945
Pfühl, Heinz24-11-191122-12-1978
Prüss, Walter (Gren.Reg.76)04-12-191113-11-2003more
Post, Otto12-12-191109-01-1996
Przyklenk, Kurt02-01-191210-01-1943
Prchal, Johann23-01-191217-10-1943
Pergande, Werner02-02-191214-04-1994
Pöhs, Josef14-03-191230-12-1943
Priem, Otto20-03-191209-07-1990more
Pfreudtner, Karl15-04-191203-07-1944
Patuschka, Dr., Horst22-05-191206-03-1943
Petersen, Karl-August (Kampfgeschwader 27)26-05-191223-11-1980more
Pade, Gerhard (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4)21-06-191220-10-1983
Papst, Gerhard (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 13)23-07-191212-02-1945
Paul, Karl23-07-191203-09-1944
Pietsch, Werner (Panzer-Regiment 39)21-08-191208-02-1956
Putzka, Erich (Aufklärungsgruppe 121)31-08-191223-12-1944more
Petersen, Otto (Waffen SS)02-09-191213-03-1980
Post, Eduard06-10-191201-02-2005
Peterburs, Hans09-10-191211-01-1944more
Philipp, Ernst-Georg Kurt13-10-191216-03-2005
Preßler, Gustav13-10-191209-10-1985
Pieper, Willi (Grenadier-Regiment 478)30-10-191213-07-1943
Prager, Otto (Waffen SS)03-12-191228-04-1945
Pöppel, Julius04-12-191218-11-2000
Pichler, Johann15-12-191216-02-1995
Phoenix, Harry Hermann Albert (Waffen SS)21-12-191221-12-1999more
Pötter, Joachim01-01-191317-11-1992more
Pongratz, Johann19-01-191301-08-1997
Paul, Hugo01-02-191312-03-1993more
Pfizenmayer, Paul13-02-191309-03-1984
Petzold, Joachim26-02-191323-07-1991more
Proehl, Georg12-03-191325-05-2008
Preß, Heinrich27-03-191330-05-1995more
Pritzel, Klaus08-04-191322-03-1974
Pförtner, Helmut (Waffen SS)22-04-191328-02-1943more
Pfenning, Herbert12-05-1913 
Poschinger, Ritter von, Joachim20-06-191305-04-1945
Penkert, Oskar01-07-191326-04-1962
Pfitzer, Werner07-08-191321-11-1996
Pingel, Rolf01-10-191304-04-2000
Portsteffen, Josef04-10-191321-06-1974
Piehler, Franz07-10-191307-12-1994
Pilarski, Hubert19-10-191305-10-1996
Pirner, Karl14-11-191313-03-1943
Pankow, Georg23-11-191306-08-2001
Preiss, Armin25-11-191330-09-1943
Peterhänsel, Horst-Egon06-12-191328-07-2000
Pfeil, John Hermann Otto (Gren.Rgt. 80)09-12-191313-02-1944more
Panknin, Herbert27-12-191315-03-2001
Peters, Karl02-01-191412-12-1954more
Picht, Alfred10-01-191416-12-1978
Plenzat, Kurt (Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann")17-01-191417-11-1998more
Piefer, Friedrich18-01-191417-02-1986more
Petermann, Erich14-02-191418-09-1942more
Primozic, Hubert Georg "Hugo"16-02-191418-03-1996
Prinz, Karl-Heinz (Waffen SS)23-02-191414-08-1944more
Pötschke, Werner (SS-Panzer-Regiment 1)06-03-191424-03-1945more
Proetzel, Bodo10-03-191410-09-2008
Porath, Rudolf22-03-191409-09-1995
Püttcher, Heinrich01-04-191403-04-2003
Pabst, Karl02-04-191407-05-1985
Peters, Alfred05-04-191402-05-1993
Peitsmeyer, Wolfdietrich (Lehrgeschwader 2)16-04-191410-12-1942
Plöger, Karl-Heinrich27-04-191405-04-1996
Peltz, Dietrich09-06-191410-08-2001more
Pestke, Hans-Gotthard17-06-191430-04-2001more
Pflanz, Rudolf 'Rudi' (JG 2 „Richthofen")01-07-191431-07-1942more
Pentzien, Hans08-07-191403-05-2007
Paetow, Heinz26-07-191426-09-1996
Petzold, Ernst06-08-191420-04-1999more
Peters, Kurd (WL-Aufklärungsgruppe 22)07-08-191424-07-1957
Prost, Theodor (Grenadier-Regiment 519)03-09-191431-07-1944
Pohlmann, Wilhelm (FBB)08-09-191410-10-1943
Proß, Emil13-10-191415-08-1980
Pampus, Ferdinand20-10-191413-02-1942
Platzer, Friedrich26-10-191416-03-1942
Pittschellis, Adolf Hans (Waffen SS)28-10-191426-01-1945more
Placzek, Franz05-11-191417-03-1977
Paul, Wilhelm07-11-191419-11-1983
Pape, Walter20-11-191427-06-1989
Pabst, Karl25-11-191400-06-1944
Pasternack, Eberhard25-11-191415-12-1996
Pöllath, Konrad26-11-191413-11-1983more
Prüger, Walter12-12-191406-07-1942
Peters, Werner27-12-191424-08-1944
Pfeiffer, Karl21-01-191529-12-1990
Paulsen, Karl-August (Kampfgeschwader 30)23-01-191517-06-2007more
Peiper, Joachim 'Jochen' (Waffen SS)30-01-191514-07-1976more
Port, Johann03-02-191527-03-2006more
Pörschmann, Johannes03-02-191513-03-1945
Peter, Gerhard (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 16)12-02-191504-06-1998
Pietschmann, August22-02-191523-04-2004
Pollmann, Otto (Unterseebootsjagdflottille)03-03-191528-02-1958more
Prominski, Hans13-03-191517-05-1977
Poehlmann, Hermann30-03-191503-10-2002
Prössl, Erwin04-04-191501-03-2015
Pelz, Erich05-04-1915 
Pirch, Wilhelm17-04-191503-10-1976more
Pleiss, Gerhard 'Gerd' (Waffen SS)20-04-191517-11-1941
Pfitzner, Heinz29-04-191512-01-1997
Putz, Helmut (KG 27 'Boelcke')08-05-191508-12-1995more
Peterson, Georg09-05-191510-07-2001
Prochazka, Alois09-05-191508-11-1987
Pfeiffer, Hellmut04-06-191512-11-1942
Pätz, Erich06-06-191525-10-1943
Priller, Josef "Pips"27-06-191520-05-1961more
Pfeiffer, Horst28-07-191520-12-1992
Pauls, Rolf26-08-191504-05-2002
Pein, Friedrich20-10-191514-02-1975
Pöhler, Heinz01-11-191519-10-2004
Pielmeier, Hans10-11-191525-10-1993
Paege, Arno05-12-191510-09-2000
Plinzner, Peter-Paul19-12-191517-10-1941
Pliska, Fritz20-12-191528-08-1995more
Populo, Theodor (Schützen-Regiment 4)30-01-191618-05-2010more
Philipp, Wilhelm31-01-191610-01-1986
Peschke, Otto01-02-191612-06-2007
Petermann, Viktor26-05-191619-05-2001more
Pieper, Heinz (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 19)25-07-191607-09-1943
Pollner, Georg01-10-191610-10-2004
Prentl, Josef "Sepp"14-10-191616-07-1994
Polz, Heinz (Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241)06-11-191627-05-2007more
Picus, Karl Carl (Waffen SS)20-11-191604-07-1997
Proske, Friedrich-Wilhelm04-12-1916 
Prochazka, Freiherr von, Robert06-12-191620-02-2014
Pfeiffer, Johannes08-12-191626-12-1994
Pölz, Hubert24-01-191707-01-1994
Pfeiffer, Hans (Pionier-Bataillon 97)16-02-191701-05-1976
Pieper, Heinz (Grenadier-Regiment)20-02-191716-01-1943
Philipp, Hans (Jagdgeschwader 54)17-03-191708-10-1943more
Persson, Joachim18-03-191725-02-1944
Patry, Walter15-04-191722-01-1945
Pape, Kurt-Albert12-05-191707-07-1943
Peschel, Georg30-05-191712-10-2011
Prochaska, Ernst07-06-191709-08-1942
Plümer, Friedrich-Hans24-06-191720-11-1993
Prümm, Karl12-07-191710-01-1999more
Pekrun, Dieter15-07-191718-07-2005
Poel, Gustav Artur Eduard Johann ('U-413')02-08-191716-01-2009more
Pöthig, Georg03-08-191704-10-1995
Pitschmann, Karl20-08-191719-03-1944
Pasternak, Arthur21-08-191715-09-1944
Pollmann, Ottmar Anton (Grenadier-Regiment 481)25-09-191711-09-1991more
Pasold, Heinrich30-09-191720-10-1994
Pöschl, Franz02-11-191725-01-2011more
Peichl, Adolf „Adi", Adam, August (Waffen SS)08-12-191704-06-1969more
Peek, Wilhelm12-03-191823-10-1944
Pulst, Friedrich August Wilhelm Günther26-03-191805-01-1991more
Pesch, Erwin06-04-191816-04-1984
Piffer, Anton-Rudolf "Toni"16-05-191817-06-1944
Papst, Kurt25-06-191810-03-1944
Plikat, Fritz25-06-191806-12-1982
Plettenberg, von, Georg H. C. A. H.11-07-191829-07-1980
Pandel, Alfred13-07-191820-10-1943
Peteani, Josef18-08-191804-09-1942
Panusch, Peter14-10-1918 
Pleß, Helmut02-11-191825-12-1999more
Punkt, Paul24-11-191830-01-1945
Porsch, Günther (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2)01-12-191801-10-1969more
Praßdorf, Heinrich07-12-191808-11-1993
Pöhner, Georg14-12-191820-08-1999
Pössinger, Michael „Michl" (Gebirgsjäger-Reg. 98)18-01-191923-05-2003more
Papesch, Josef23-02-191914-02-2005more
Pommer, Hellmut Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 179)06-03-191917-07-1943
Puchinger, Rudolf29-03-191919-06-1944
Petereit, Max-Eugen19-06-191929-09-1942more
Pelzer, Jakob03-09-191902-09-1942
Paukner, Ernst04-09-191915-06-2013
Pikrot, Hans13-09-191911-03-1986
Prill, Günter02-11-191917-12-1982more
Pilz, Walter (Kampfgeschwader 55)10-11-191921-01-1996more
Poschusta, Leopold (Füsilier-Regiment "GD")15-11-191915-11-1943
Pfaffendorf, Armin (Aufklärungsgruppe 13)16-11-191918-01-1944more
Preussler, Wilhelm03-12-191909-04-1944
Pipan, Arthur05-12-191901-08-2009more
Proll, Herbert17-12-191920-07-1944
Poll, Matthias26-12-191920-09-1945
Paulussen, Heinz23-01-192007-09-1943
Preinfalk, Alexander06-02-192012-12-1944
Peters, Josef Richard20-02-192011-12-2004more
Pfattischer, Josef (Grenadier-Regiment 61)24-02-192030-01-2012more
Prinz, Kurt (Grenadier-Regiment 164)03-04-192007-04-2009more
Preuß, Georg (Waffen SS)24-04-192003-02-1991more
Puttfarken, Dietrich30-04-192023-04-1944
Philipps, Karl08-05-192005-05-1982
Pültz, Theodor18-05-192002-05-1944
Pitsch, Walter (Waffen SS)13-06-192029-07-2005more
Post, Martin26-06-192005-09-2011
Passegger, Johann "Hans"24-07-192017-03-2001
Puschmann, Herbert10-08-192003-02-1944
Paschke, Werner17-09-192003-01-2009
Peter, Erich (Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann")19-09-192025-04-1945more
Pardon, Wilhelm "Willi"29-09-192005-04-1945
Preuß, Carl04-12-192006-05-1985
Przedwojewski, Felix "Sched" (Waffen SS)07-12-192015-08-1986
Podrasa, Reinhold14-03-192131-07-2011
Pohl, Franz (Grenadier-Regiment 220)15-03-192106-02-2003
Papas, Fred (Waffen SS)15-05-192102-12-1984more
Piechulla, Alois21-06-192126-01-1990
Pagel, Georg09-07-192113-08-1993
Piske, Herbert22-11-192104-06-2010
Panse, Werner (Schlachtgeschwader 1)19-12-192123-06-1995more
Pfau, Otto (Panzergrenadier-Reg."Großdeutschland")28-12-192100-03-1945
Purklis, Nikolaus28-12-192114-01-1945
Pirhofer, Ernst12-01-192218-02-1991
Peters, Reinhard13-01-192214-04-1992
Pollak, Johann07-06-192201-04-1944
Prien, Peter09-06-192228-09-2006more
Preiß, Josef24-06-192219-03-2019
Paletta, Harry Horst (Waffen SS)29-08-192217-11-1944more
Pohris, [Dr.] Heinrich26-09-192216-07-1989
Peter, Rudolf01-12-192305-10-2019
Plöntzke, Werner24-02-192526-09-1988
Probst, Heinz19-04-192519-02-2015
Peitsch, Herbert26-01-192630-07-1944
Plapper, Albert (Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Reg.2)13-04-192628-01-1945

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