List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (T)

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany 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 7,321 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—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.^[3]

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945]. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had been nominated for the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany 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 182 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "T".^[5] While Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 5 of these listings, he has also pointed out that the AKCR failed to identify Hans Turnwal as a potential recipient.^[6] The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

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), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.^[7] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), 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 182 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "T", 19 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 20 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 112 of the medals, including the award given to Volkssturmmann Ernst Tiburzy. A further 14 presentations were given to the Kriegsmarine, 47 to the Luftwaffe, and 9 to the Waffen-SS.^[5] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords 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 + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
  This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author 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
Franz Tabel	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[13]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 246[13][14]	25 January 1945[13]	—	—
Fritz Tadje	Heer	12-HLeutnant[13]	Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 190[13][14]	21 October 1942[13]	—	—
Erich Taeger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[13]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[13][14]	2 October 1942[13]	—	—
Hermann Tanczos	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[13]	In the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 157[13][14]	21 February 1944[13]	—	—
Otto Tange	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[13]	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[13][15]	19 March 1942[13]	—	—
Walter Tank	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[13]	Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[13][15]	24 September 1942[13]	—	—
Willi Tanneberger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[13]	Company troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized)[13][15]	10 February 1944[13]	—	—
Karl Tannert	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[13]	Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[13][15]	5 April 1944[13]	—	—
Kurt Tanzer	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[16]	Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[15][16]	5 December 1943[16]	—	—
Martin Tappe	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[16]	Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8[15][16]	28 March 1945[16]	—	—
Walter Tarin	Heer	15-HMajor[16]	Leader of Artillerie-Regiment 121[15][16]	20 October 1944[16]	—	—
Richard Taubert	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[16]	Staffelkapitän of the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[15][Note 3]	16 November 1942[16]	—	—
Arno Taulien	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[16]	Chief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6[15][16]	18 October 1943[16]	—	—
Harry Tech	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[16]	Commander of Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 934 (motorized)[15][Note 4]	3 March 1943[16]	—	—
Fritz Tegtmeier	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[16]	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54[15][Note 5]	28 March 1944[Note 5]	—	—
Max-Martin Teichert	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[16]	Commander of U-456[15][16]	19 December 1943*[16]	Killed in action 12 May 1943[15]	—
Friedrich Teichmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant[Note 6]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Regiments-Nachrichten-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 712[15][16]	24 February 1945*[16]	Killed in action 20 January 1945[15]	—
Waldemar Teige	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[16]	Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53[15][16]	7 June 1942[16]	—	—
Eberhard Telkamp	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[16]	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[15][Note 7]	23 August 1944[16]	—	—
Heinrich Telkemeyer	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[17]	Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 172[15][17]	28 October 1944[17]	—	—
Eugen Tellgmann	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[17]	Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1313 in the 13. Vorpostenflottille[15][17]	5 October 1944[17]	—	—
Ernst Telschig	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[17]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 187[15][17]	8 August 1944[17]	—	—
Hans Temming	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[17]	Commander of Torpedoboot T-28[15][17]	10 May 1945[Note 8]	—	—
Carl de Temple	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[17]	Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 230[15][17]	26 June 1944[17]	—	—
Hans Tenner	Heer	14-HHauptmann[17]	Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 487[15][17]	24 April 1943*[17]	Killed in action 29 March 1943[15]	—
Werner Tennhardt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[17]	Adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 446[15][17]	13 October 1941*[17]	Killed in action 11 October 1941[15]	—
Günther Tenschert?[Note 9]	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Festungs-Regiment Mohr (fortress Breslau)[19]	28 April 1945	—	—
Heinrich Terharen	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[17]	Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 956[17][19]	9 December 1944[17]	—	—
Heinrich Teriete	Heer	12-HLeutnant[17]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 653[17][20]	22 July 1943[17]	—	—
Hermann Tesch	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[17]	Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 67[17][19]	9 June 1944[17]	—	—
Karl-Heinz Tesch	Heer	05-HStabsgefreiter[17]	Deputy group leader in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[17][19]	27 July 1944[17]	—	—
Georg Teske	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[21]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 26[19][21]	31 October 1944[21]	—	—
Rudi Tessenow?[Note 10]	Heer	09-HWachtmeister	In the 11./Panzer-Regiment 24[20]	11 May 1945	—	—
Ernst Tetsch	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[21]	Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[19][Note 11]	28 March 1945[21]	—
Hans von Tettau+	Heer	Generalleutnant[21]	Commander of the 24. Infanterie-Division[19][21]	3 September 1942[21]	Awarded 821st Oak Leaves 5 April 1945[21]	—
Heinz Teubel	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[21]	Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546[19][21]	30 September 1944[21]	—	—
Alfred Teumer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[21]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54[19][Note 12]	19 August 1944[21]	—	—
Hans Teusen	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[21]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[19][21]	14 June 1941[21]	—	—
Adolf Teuwsen	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[21]	Machine gunner in the 3./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)[19][21]	14 May 1944[21]	—	—
Andreas Thaler	Heer	14-HHauptmann[21]	Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25[19][Note 13]	13 January 1944[21]	—	—
Johann Thaler	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer[21]	Panzer driver in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[19][Note 14]	14 August 1943[21]	—	—
Rudolf Thaler	Heer	06-HOberjäger[21]	Group leader in the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[19][21]	9 December 1944[21]	—	—
Hans Theilen	Heer	12-HLeutnant[21]	In the 2./Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Abteilung 289[19][21]	22 April 1943[21]	—	—
Heinrich Theilen	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[21]	Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2[19][21]	4 August 1943[21]	—	—
Franz Theissig	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[23]	Group leader in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 32[19][23]	14 April 1945[23]	—	—
Johann Thelen	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister[23]	Battery officer in the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 253[19][23]	3 November 1944[23]	—	—
Armin Thiede	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[23]	Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[19][23]	14 June 1941[23]	—	—
Edwin Thiel	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[23]	Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[24][Note 15]	16 April 1943[23]	—	—
Erich Thiel	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[23]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[23][24]	23 July 1941[23]	—	—
Franz Thiel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Füsilier-Regiment 22[23][24]	11 March 1945*[23]	Killed in action 14 January 1945[24]	—
Gerhard Thiel	Heer	14-HRittmeister[23]	Leader of the III./Panzer-Regiment 24[23][24]	20 January 1943[23]	—	—
Karl Thiel	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[23]	Gun leader of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 217[23][24]	8 August 1944[23]	—	—
Arno Thiele	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[Note 16]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 29[23][24]	24 September 1942*[23]	Died of wounds 3 August 1942[24]	—
August Thiele+	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[23]	Commander of heavy cruiser "Lützow"[23][24]	18 January 1941[23]	Awarded 824th Oak Leaves 8 April 1945[23]
Egon Thiem	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[23]	Staffelkapitän of the 5.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2[23][24]	21 July 1940[23]	—	—
Ernst Thiem	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister[25]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 298[25][26]	17 September 1941[25]	—	—
Karl Thieme+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[25]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110[24][25]	30 October 1943[25]	Awarded 627th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944[25] (156th) Swords 9 May 1945?[Note 17]	—
Heinz Thieme	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[25]	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 446[24][Note 18]	20 January 1944*[25]	Died of wounds 17 December 1943[24]	—
Helmut Thierfelder	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[25]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[24][25]	2 September 1944[25]	—	—
Werner Thierfelder	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[Note 19]	Staffelkapitän in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[24][Note 19]	10 December 1941[25]	—	—
Hans Thiessen?[Note 20]	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Leader of the 2./Heeres-Flak-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[24]	9 May 1945*	Killed in action 18 February 1945[22]	—
Johannes Thörner	Heer	14-HHauptmann[25]	Deputy leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 738[24][Note 21]	11 July 1944[25]	—	—
Werner Thofern	Heer	12-HLeutnant[25]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 5 (motorized)[24][Note 22]	25 August 1941[25]	—	—
Walter Thom	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[25]	Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 7[26][Note 23]	23 October 1944*[25]	Died of wounds 22 October 1944[24]	—
Heinrich Thoma	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[25]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 519[24][25]	27 October 1941[25]	—	—
Helmut Thoma	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[25]	Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 119[25][27]	3 May 1942[25]	—
Kurt Thoma	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[25]	Chief of the 2. Minensuchflottille[25][27]	6 October 1940[25]	—
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[28]	Commander of the 20. Panzer-Division[28][29]	31 December 1941[28]	—
Dr. rer. pol. Adolf Thomae	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[28]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 980[27][28]	24 February 1945[28]	—	—
Wolfgang Thomale	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[28]	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 27[27][28]	10 February 1942[28]	—	—
Karl-Anton Thomas	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeuerwerker[28]	In a Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe in Münster[27][Note 24]	21 April 1945[28]	—	—
Wilhelm Thomas	Heer	17-HOberst[28]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 71 (motorized)[27][28]	13 October 1941[28]	—	—
Siegfried Thomaschki+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[28]	Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[27][28]	1 November 1942[28]	Awarded 299th Oak Leaves 11 September 1943[28]	—
Dr. Ernst-Heinrich Thomsen	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[28]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 26[27][28]	24 October 1944[28]	—	—
Rolf Thomsen+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[28]	Commander of U-1202[27][28]	4 January 1945[28]	Awarded (852nd) Oak Leaves 29 April 1945[28]	—
Hans Thor	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[28]	Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[27][28]	30 September 1944*[28]	Killed in action 26 June 1944[27]	—
Andreas Thorey+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[28]	Schwadron leader in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94[27][Note 25]	14 September 1942[28]	Awarded 349th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943[28]	—
Viktor Thormählen	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[Note 26]	Chief of the 2./Kavallerie-Regiment "Nord"[27][28]	12 March 1944*[28]	Killed in action 16 January 1944[27]	—
Friedrich-Wilhelm Thorwest	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves[30]	Chief of the 2. Geleitflottille "Adria"[27][30]	5 November 1944*[30]	Killed in action 1 November 1944[27]	—
Werner Thoß	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[30]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55[27][30]	29 October 1944[30]	—	—
Heinrich Thünemann	Heer	15-HMajor[30]	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79[27][30]	14 May 1944[30]	—	—
Karl Freiherr von Thüngen?[Note 27]	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant	Commander of the 18. Panzer-Division[27]	6 April 1943	—
Willi Thulke+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[30]	Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 501[27][30]	7 January 1943[30]	Awarded 424th Oak Leaves 13 March 1944[30]	—
Jakob Thumann	Heer	14-HHauptmann[30]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 351[27][30]	29 August 1943[30]	—	—
Georg Thumbeck	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[30]	Group leader in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 60 (motorized)[27][30]	12 November 1943[30]	—	—
Helmut Thumm+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[30]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 56[27][30]	30 June 1941[30]	Awarded 166th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942[30]	—
Eberhard Thunert	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[30]	Commander of the 1. Panzer-Division[27][30]	1 February 1945[30]	—
Karl Thurmann	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[30]	Commander of U-553[30][31]	24 August 1942[30]	—	—
Hans Thurner+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[30]	Pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 55[30][31]	6 August 1941[30]	Awarded 587th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944[30]	—
Josef Thurnhuber	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[30]	Pilot in the I./Kampfgeschwader 200[30][31]	12 March 1945[30]	—	—
Gerhard Thyben+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[Note 28]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54[31][Note 28]	6 December 1944[32]	Awarded 822nd Oak Leaves 8 April 1945[32]
Hans Thylmann	Heer	15-HMajor[32]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[31][32]	18 February 1945[32]	—	—
Ernst Tiburzy	Volkssturm	15-HVolkssturmmann (holding a rank equivalent to Major)[32]	Battalion leader in the Volkssturm-Bataillon 25/82 in the fortress Königsberg[33][Note 29]	10 February 1945[32]	—	—
Ekkehard Tichy	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[32]	Staffelkapitän of the 9.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[33][Note 30]	14 January 1945*[32]	Killed in action 16 August 1944[31]	—
Werner Tiedtke	Heer	12-HLeutnant[Note 31]	Leader of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 349[31][32]	5 April 1945[32]	—	—
Arthur Tiefensee	Heer	12-HLeutnant[32]	Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 43[31][32]	3 August 1944[32]	—	—
Otto Tiemann	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[32]	Commander of the 93. Infanterie-Division[31][32]	28 April 1943[32]	—	—
Kurt Tiesler	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[32]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 38[31][32]	16 April 1944[32]	—	—
Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[32]	Commander of U-331[31][32]	27 January 1942[32]	—	—
[Dr.] Cord Tietjen[Note 32]	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[32]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[31][32]	24 May 1940[Note 33]	—	—
Hermann Tietz	Heer	14-HHauptmann[Note 34]	Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 240[31][Note 34]	27 July 1944[32]	—	—
Horst Tietzen	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[34]	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51[31][34]	20 August 1940*[34]	Killed in action 18 August 1940[31]	—
Bruno Tilebein	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[34]	Observer and Staffel officer in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[31][34]	9 October 1943[34]	—	—
Herbert Tilgner	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[34]	Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 61[31][34]	18 December 1944[34]	—	—
Walter Tigner	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[34]	Battalion commander in the Regiment "Mohr" in the fortress Breslau[34] (commander of Jäger-Ersatz und Ausbildungs Bataillon 49)[31]	9 April 1945[34]	—	—
Johannes Tillmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[34]	Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 183[34]	2 January 1943[34]	—	—
[Dr.] Wido Tilmann[Note 32]	Heer	12-HLeutnant[Note 35]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 297[31][34]	22 December 1941[34]	—	—
Erich Timm	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[34]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12[31][Note 36]	3 October 1944[34]	—	—
Heinrich Timm	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[34]	Commander of U-862[34][35]	17 September 1944[34]	—	—
Heinz Timpe?[Note 37]	Heer	12-HLeutnant	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (F)[35]	7 May 1945	—	—
Adolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[34]	Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized)[34][35]	29 September 1941[34]	—	—
Kurt von Tippelskirch+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[34]	Commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division[34][35]	23 November 1941[34]	Awarded 539th Oak Leaves 30 July 1944[34]	—
Herbert Tischendorf	Heer	14-HHauptmann[34]	Company chief in schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509[34][37]	11 March 1945[34]	—	—
Kurt Tischer	Heer	03-HGefreiter[38]	Machine gunner in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 320[37][38]	15 June 1944[38]	—	—
Georg Titel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[38]	Troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 757[35][Note 38]	31 January 1945[38]	—	—
Alfred Titschkus	Waffen-SS	06-WSS-Unterscharführer[38]	Group leader in the 3./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[35][Note 39]	11 December 1944[38]	—	—
Rolf Tittel	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[38]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 31[35][38]	23 August 1944[38]	—	—
Heinz-Eduard Tödt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[38]	Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 66[35][38]	2 September 1944[38]	—	—
Werner Töniges+	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See[38]	Commander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[35][Note 40]	25 February 1941[38]	Awarded 143rd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942[38]	—
Hermann Tönnjes[Note 41]	Heer	10-HOberfähnrich[38]	Aide-de-camp in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 255[35][Note 41]	20 April 1944[38]	—	—
Hans Töpfer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[38]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 3[37][Note 42]	20 July 1944[38]	—	—
Otto Toll	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[38]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Pionier-Bataillon 200[35][38]	10 June 1941[38]	—	—
Theodor Tolsdorff+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[38]	Chief of the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 22[35][38]	4 December 1941[38]	Awarded 302nd Oak Leaves 15 September 1943 80th Swords 18 July 1944 25th Diamonds 18 March 1945[38]
Günther Tonne+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[39]	Pilot in the I./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210[35][Note 43]	5 October 1941[39]	Awarded 632nd Oak Leaves 24 October 1944[39]	—
Wolfgang Tonne+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[39]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53[37][39]	6 September 1942[39]	Awarded 128th Oak Leaves 24 September 1942[39]	—
Erich Topp+	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See[39]	Commander of U-552[35][39]	20 June 1941[39]	Awarded 87th Oak Leaves 11 April 1942 17th Swords 17 August 1942[39]
Karl Torley+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[39]	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized)[35][39]	23 November 1941[39]	Awarded 132nd Oak Leaves 11 October 1942[39]	—
Gottfried Tornau	Heer	14-HHauptmann[39]	Leader of the Sturmartillerie-Brigade in the Führer-Grenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"[40][Note 44]	5 March 1945[39]	—	—
Rudolf Toschka	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1[41][Note 45]	14 June 1941[39]	—
Ewald Tost	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 507[39][41]	27 August 1944[39]	—	—
Paul Trabandt	Waffen-SS	10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking"[41][Note 46]	14 October 1943[39]	—	—
Wilhelm Trabandt	Waffen-SS	17-WSS-Standartenführer[39]	Leader of the 1. SS-Infanterie-Brigade (motorized)[39][41]	6 January 1944[39]	—
Willy Traber	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[39]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 309[39][41]	23 March 1945	—	—
Josef Trägner	Heer	09-HWachtmeister[39]	Gun leader in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[39][40]	23 August 1943[39]	—	—
Eduard Tratt+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[42]	Pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1[41][Note 47]	12 April 1942[42]	Awarded 437th Oak Leaves 26 March 1944[42]	—
Hans Traupe	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schutzpolizei[42]	Commander of the I./SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Regiment 3[40][42]	23 February 1944[42]	—	—
Josef Trausnitz	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[42]	In the 3./Ski-Pionier-Bataillon 85[41][42]	3 November 1944[42]	—	—
Hans Traut+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[42]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 90[41][42]	5 August 1940[42]	Awarded 67th Oak Leaves 23 January 1942[42]	—
Hannes Trautloft	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[42]	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 54[41][42]	27 July 1941[42]	—	—
Karl Trautmann	Heer	17-HOberst[42]	Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 22[41][42]	17 March 1945[42]	—	—
Heinz Trautwein	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[42]	Commander of U-Jäger 202[41][42]	5 November 1944*[42]	Killed in action 1 November 1944[41]	—
Horst Trebes	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[42]	Leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[41][Note 48]	9 July 1941[42]	—
Wilhelm Treckmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann[42]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 53[41][42]	4 May 1944[42]	—	—
Dr. Egon Treeck	Heer	15-HMajor[42]	Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85[41][42]	8 August 1941[42]	—	—
Franz Treffer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[42]	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 20 (motorized)[41][42]	23 August 1941*[42]	Killed in action 10 August 1941[41]	—
Hannes (Johann) Trenke	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[42]	Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[41][Note 49]	5 September 1944[42]	—	—
Rudolf Trenkel	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[43]	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52[41][43]	19 August 1943[43]	—	—
Friedhelm Trenkmann	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[43]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 365[41][43]	21 September 1944*[43]	Died of wounds 17 September 1944[41]	—
Rudolf Trenn	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[43]	Staffelkapitän in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 77[44][Note 50]	25 May 1943*[43]	Killed in flying accident 16 April 1943[43]	—
Max Treptau	Heer	03-HGefreiter[43]	Pioneer in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86[44][Note 51]	11 March 1945[43]	—	—
Joachim von Tresckow	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[43]	Commander of the 18. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division[44][Note 52]	19 September 1944[43]	—	—
Heinrich Trettner+	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[43]	Ia (operations officer) in the 7. Fliegerdivision[43][44]	24 May 1940[43]	Awarded 586th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944[43]
Werner Trey	Heer	14-HHauptmann[43]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1058[43][44]	12 December 1944[43]	—	—
Günther Tribukait	Heer	15-HMajor[43]	Commander of Jäger-Bataillon 5[43][44]	8 February 1943[43]	—	—
Theodor Triebe	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[Note 53]	Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 7 (motorized)[43][44]	18 December 1941[43]	—	—
Wolf-Günther Trierenberg	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[43]	Commander of the 167. Infanterie-Division[43][44]	10 May 1943[43]	—
Otto Trinko	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[43]	In the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 577[44][Note 54]	30 April 1945[43]	—	—
Kurt Trippensee	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[43]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[43][44]	2 April 1943*[43]	Killed in action 16 February 1943[44]	—
Willy Tritsch	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[45]	Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 1[44][45]	23 December 1942[45]	—	—
Rudolf Trittel+	Heer	15-HMajor[45]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 479[44][45]	14 August 1943[45]	Awarded 799th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[45]	—
Hans Tröger	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[45]	Leader of the 17. Panzer-Division[44][45]	4 May 1944[45]	—	—
Rudolf Tröger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[45]	Aide-de-camp in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 102[44][45]	17 April 1945[45]	—	—
Hans-Hartwig Trojer	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See[45]	Commander of U-221[44][45]	24 March 1943[45]	—	—
Heinrich Tromm	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[45]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 411[44][45]	15 November 1941[45]	—	—
Friedrich Trompeter	Heer	17-HOberst[45]	Deputy leader of the 305. Infanterie-Division[44][Note 55]	21 January 1945[45]	—	—
Louis Tronnier	Heer	17-HOberst[45]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 70[44][45]	28 November 1942[45]	—	—
Ewald-Günther Trost	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[45]	Staffelkapitän of the 12./Kampfgeschwader 26[44][45]	12 November 1943[45]	—	—
Herbert Trotz	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[45]	Commander of the Festungs-Bataillon "Trotz" in the fortress Breslau (commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26)[44][Note 56]	30 April 1945[45]	—	—
Adolf Trowitz	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[45]	Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division[44][45]	21 February 1944[45]	—	—
Hans Trummer	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[46]	Aerial radio operator in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 5[46][47]	4 May 1944[46]	—	—
Rolf Truxa	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[46]	Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 190[46][48]	17 December 1943[46]	—	—
Willy Tscherning	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[46]	Aerial radio operator in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[46][47]	18 November 1944[46]	—	—
Gerhard Tschierschwitz	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[46]	Chief of the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[47][Note 57]	6 December 1944[46]	—	—
Philipp-Karl Tschoerner	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[Note 58]	Observer and aircraft commander in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 41[47][Note 58]	20 July 1944*[46]	Killed in action 11 June 1944[47]	—
Gerhard Türke	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[46]	Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized)[46][47]	17 December 1942[46]	—	—
Herbert Tulodetzki	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[46]	Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 407[46][47]	5 November 1944[46]	—	—
Heinrich Tummer	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[46]	Schütze 1 in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"[47][Note 59]	18 November 1944[46]	—	—
Alois Twillemeier	Heer	03-HGefreiter[46]	Krad messenger in the Stab of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 81[47][Note 60]	15 March 1944[46]	—	—
Christian Tychsen+	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[46]	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[47][Note 61]	31 March 1943[46]	Awarded 353rd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943[46]
Rudolf von Tycowicz	Heer	17-HOberst[46]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 407[46][47]	2 September 1944[46]	—	—
Alfred Tykiel	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 10[47][49]	6 August 1941[49]	—	—
Georg Tyroller	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[49]	Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 84 (motorized) and leader of a Kampfgruppe[47][Note 62]	23 December 1942[49]	—	—

Hans Turnwald is not listed by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Veit Scherzer, on 8 May 1945, Turnwald, as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1015, had been nominated for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The nomination of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) was ready for signature but the process was never completed. In similar instances the AKCR had argued that the presentation was in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Scherzer claims that the AKCR forgot to list him.^[36]