List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (M)
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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 received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.[4]
Listed here are the 118 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "M".[5][Note 2] Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of seven more of these listings.[6][7] 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.
Background
[edit]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.[8] 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.[9] 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).[10] 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.[11]
Recipients
[edit]| Service | Number of presentations | Posthumous presentations |
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| Heer | ||
| Kriegsmarine | ||
| Luftwaffe | ||
| Waffen-SS |
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.[12] Of the 457 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "M", 46 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, nine the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and five the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 29 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 293 of the medals; 29 went to the Kriegsmarine, 113 to the Luftwaffe, and 22 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.[13]
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 ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
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 3] | Date of award | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Maas | Heer | Fahnenjunker-Wachtmeister[14] | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 104[14][15] | 25 October 1944*[Note 4] | Killed in action 26 July 1944[15] | — |
| Heinz Maaz | Heer | Obergefreiter[14] | Group leader in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[14][16] | 4 October 1944[14] | — | — |
| Franz-Wilhelm Mach | Heer | Major[14] | Commander of the I./Kuban-Kosaken-Regiment 4[15][Note 5] | 30 April 1945[14] | — | — |
| Hans-Heinrich Mach | Heer | Oberleutnant[14] | Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 220[14][16] | 15 November 1941[14] | — | — |
| Heinz Macher+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[14] | Leader of the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"[14][16] | 3 April 1943[14] | Awarded 554th Oak Leaves 19 August 1944[14] | — |
| Robert Macher?[Note 6] | Heer | Generalmajor | Chief of staff of AOK Ostpreußen[15] | 14 May 1945 | — | — |
| Werner Machold | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[18] | Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[15][Note 7] | 5 September 1940[18] | — | — |
| Siegfried Macholz | Heer | Generalleutnant[18] | Commander of the 49. Infanterie-Division[16][18] | 16 October 1944[18] | — | — |
| August Machowsky | Heer | Oberleutnant[18] | Chief of the Pionier-Kompanie/Jäger-Regiment 28[15][Note 8] | 30 April 1945[18] | — | — |
| Eberhard von Mackensen+ | Heer | General der Kavallerie[18] | Commanding general of the III. Armeekorps (motorized)[15][18] | 27 July 1941[18] | Awarded 95th Oak Leaves 26 May 1942[18] |  |
| Anton Mader | Luftwaffe | Major[18] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 77[15][18] | 23 July 1942[Note 9] | — | — |
| Anton-Josef Mader | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[18] | Pilot and observer in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11[15][Note 10] | 26 March 1944[18] | — | — |
| Franz Mader | Heer | Major of the Reserves[18] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 576[15][18] | 12 December 1944[18] | — | — |
| Hans Mader | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[18] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 54[15][18] | 3 September 1942[18] | — | — |
| Hellmuth Mäder+ | Heer | Major[18] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 522[15][18] | 3 April 1942[18] | Awarded 560th Oak Leaves 27 August 1944 143rd Swords 18 April 1945[18] | — |
| Hermann Maek | Heer | Oberleutnant[18] | Leader of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 453[15][18] | 20 March 1942[18] | — | — |
| Rolf Maempel | Heer | Oberst[18] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125[15][Note 11] | 5 December 1943[18] | — | — |
| Manfred Mänhardt | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[19] | Observer in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[15][Note 12] | 9 June 1944[19] | — | — |
| Jürgen Freiherr von Maercken zu Geerath | Heer | Oberleutnant[19] | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 36[15][19] | 17 September 1941[19] | — | — |
| Xaver Maerz | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[19] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 34[19][20] | 27 May 1942[19] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Maes | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant (M.A.)[19] | Battery chief of the battery "Völtzendorf" in the Marine Flak-Abteilung 219 (9. Marine-Flak-Regiment)[20][Note 13] | 25 March 1945*[19] | Killed in action 19 March 1945[20] | — |
| Heinz Maetzel | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[19] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 4[20][Note 14] | 5 April 1944[19] | — | — |
| Christoph Magawly | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 15] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 287[19][20] | 15 March 1944[19] | — | — |
| Rolf Mager | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[19] | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[19][20] | 31 October 1944[19] | — |  |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Magerfleisch | Heer | Gefreiter[19] | In the 3.(schwere)/Schnelle-Abteilung 376[21][Note 16] | 20 January 1943*[19] | Killed in action 8 December 1942[20] | — |
| Alois Magg | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[19] | Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 2[20][Note 17] | 5 September 1944[19] | — | — |
| Hanns Magold | Heer | Oberleutnant[19] | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[19][20] | 3 April 1943[19] | — | — |
| Adolf Mahler | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[19] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 30[19][20] | 23 October 1944[19] | — | — |
| Helmut Mahlke | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[22] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[20][22] | 16 July 1941[22] | — | .jpg) |
| Friedrich Mahlmann | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[22] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 587[20][22] | 17 March 1944[22] | — | — |
| Heinrich Mahlstedt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 8[20][22] | 30 September 1944*[22] | Died of wounds 27 August 1944[20] | — |
| Friedrich-Karl Mahn | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[22] | Officer zur besonderen Verwendung (for special assignments) in the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5[20][22] | 24 January 1945[22] | — | — |
| Werner Mahn | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 10[20][22] | 8 February 1943[22] | — | — |
| Heinrich Mahnken | Heer | Rittmeister of the Reserves[22] | Commander of the Aufklärungs-Abteilung 299[20][22] | 5 April 1942[22] | — | — |
| Emil Mai | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[20][22] | 16 November 1944[22] | — | — |
| Kurt Maier+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[22] | Observer and aircraft commander in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[20][Note 18] | 16 November 1942[22] | Awarded 674th Oak Leaves 6 December 1944[22] | — |
| Eberhard Maisel[Note 19] | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[23] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 118[20][23] | 23 July 1943[23] | — | — |
| Ernst Maisel | Heer | Oberst[22] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 42[20][22] | 6 April 1942[22] | — | — |
| Paul Maitla | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Hauptsturmführer[22] | Leader of the I./Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 45 of the SS (estn. Nr. 1)[20][Note 20] | 23 August 1944[22] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Makrocki | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[22] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[22][24] | 6 October 1940[22] | — | — |
| Wilhelm von Malachowski+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[25] | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 189[24][25] | 30 January 1942[25] | Awarded 206th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943[25] | — |
| Robert-Georg Freiherr von Malapert+ called Neufville | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[25] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[24][25] | 6 January 1942[25] | Awarded 99th Oak Leaves 8 June 1942[25] | — |
| Einhart Malguth | Heer | Oberleutnant[25] | Regiment adjutant of Panzer-Regiment 35[24][Note 21] | 11 May 1942[25] | — | — |
| Hans Malkomes | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[25] | Chief of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[24][Note 22] | 30 October 1944[25] | — | — |
| Karl Mally | Heer | Hauptmann[25] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 191[24][25] | 12 March 1944[25] | — | — |
| Wolfgang von Malotki | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[25] | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 45[24][25] | 7 March 1943[25] | — | — |
| Berndt-Joachim Freiherr von Maltzahn | Heer | Major[25] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59[25][26] | 14 February 1945[25] | — | — |
| Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[25] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53[24][25] | 30 December 1940[25] | Awarded 29th Oak Leaves 24 July 1941[25] |  |
| Hermann Mangels | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[25] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Pionier-Bataillon 189[24][25] | 17 March 1945[25] | — | — |
| Johannes Manitius | Heer | Oberstleutnant[25] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 386[24][25] | 3 April 1942[25] | — | — |
| Hans-Horst Manitz | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[25] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 274[24][25] | 23 August 1944[25] | — | — |
| Fritz Mann | Heer | Leutnant[27] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the pioneer platoon in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 274[24][27] | 6 April 1944[27] | — | — |
| Martin Mann | Heer | Oberstleutnant[27] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 187[24][27] | 23 October 1944[27] | — | — |
| Werner Manns | Heer | Hauptmann[27] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 96[24][27] | 13 January 1944[27] | — | — |
| Erich von Manstein | — | — | — | — | see von Lewinski called von Manstein |  |
| Gerhard Mantel | Heer | Oberleutnant[27] | Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 52[24][27] | 14 April 1945[27] | — | — |
| Hasso von Manteuffel+ | Heer | Oberst[27] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 6[24][27] | 31 December 1941[27] | Awarded 332nd Oak Leaves 23 November 1943 50th Swords 22 February 1944 24th Diamonds 18 February 1945[27] |  |
| Karl-Heinz Marbach | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See[27] | Commander of U-953[24][27] | 22 July 1944[27] | — | — |
| Paul Marbach | Heer | Major of the Reserves[27] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 217[24][27] | 20 February 1943[27] | — | — |
| Oskar Marchel | Heer | Unteroffizier[27] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 45[24][27] | 15 April 1944*[27] | Killed in action 10 March 1944[24] | — |
| Erich Marcks+ | Heer | Generalleutnant[27] | Commander of the 101. leichte Infanterie-Division[26][27] | 26 June 1941[27] | Awarded 503rd Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[27] |  |
| Werner Marcks+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[28] | Leader of Kampfgruppe "Marcks" Panzer Armee Afrika[26][Note 23] | 2 February 1942[28] | Awarded 593rd Oak Leaves 21 September 1944[28] | — |
| Werner Marienfeld[Note 24] | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[28] | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54[28][29] | 27 November 1941[28] | — |  |
| Willy Marienfeld+ | Heer | Major of the Reserves[Note 25] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 123[28][29] | 17 August 1942[28] | Awarded 482nd Oak Leaves 25 May 1944[28] | — |
| Hermann Maringgele | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"[29][Note 26] | 21 February 1945[28] | — | — |
| Paul Markgraf | Heer | Oberleutnant[28] | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 40[28][29] | 3 January 1943[28] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Friedrich Markworth[Note 27] | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[28] | Commander of U-66[28][29] | 8 July 1943[28] | — | — |
| Walter Markworth | Heer | Oberleutnant[28] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 12[28][29] | 14 April 1945[28] | — | — |
| Heinz Marquardt | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[Note 28] | Pilot in the 13./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[28][29] | 18 November 1944[28] | — | — |
| Herbert Marre | Heer | Oberleutnant[Note 29] | Chief of the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 424[28][29] | 17 April 1945[28] | — | — |
| Günther Marreck | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[28] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 422[28][29] | 15 April 1944[28] | — | — |
| Hans Marscholek | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[28] | Battery leader in the Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 5[29][Note 30] | 31 October 1944[28] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Marseille+ | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[30] | Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 27[29][30] | 22 February 1942[30] | Awarded 97th Oak Leaves 6 June 1942 12th Swords 18 June 1942 4th Diamonds 3 September 1942[30] |  |
| Alfred Martens | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[30] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 586[29][30] | 28 November 1943[30] | — | — |
| Egbert Martens | Heer | Oberst[30] | Commander of Werfer-Regiment 70 (motorized)[29][Note 31] | 3 November 1944[30] | — | — |
| Otto Martens | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[30] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 72[29][30] | 23 November 1941[30] | — | — |
| Ekkehard Martienssen | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[30] | Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-203 in the 2. Vorpostenflottille[30][31] | 29 June 1944[30] | — | — |
| Christian Martin | Heer | Hauptmann[30] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 521[29][30] | 20 January 1943[30] | — | — |
| Heinz Martin | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[30] | Aide-de-camp in the Stab of Infanterie-Regiment 520[29][30] | 20 December 1941[30] | — | — |
| Wolfgang Martin | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[30] | Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[29][30] | 30 December 1942[30] | — | — |
| Robert Martinek+ | Heer | Generalmajor[30] | Commander of the 267. Infanterie-Division[29][30] | 26 December 1941[30] | Awarded 388th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944[30] | — |
| Egon von der Marwitz | Heer | Oberleutnant[30] | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 44[29][30] | 12 August 1944[30] | — | — |
| Xaver Marzluf | Heer | Major[32] | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[31][32] | 9 July 1944*[32] | Killed in action 3 June 1944[29] | — |
| Lino (Arzelino) Masarié | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[32] | Leader of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[29][Note 32] | 3 April 1943[32] | — |  |
| Willi Masemann | Heer | Unteroffizier[32] | In the 4./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 15 (L)[32][33] | 25 June 1944[Note 33] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Massa | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[32] | Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 35 (motorized)[32][33] | 21 January 1945[32] | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Dietrich Freiherr von Massenbach | Luftwaffe | Major[32] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[32][33] | 27 August 1940[32] | — | — |
| Horst Massow | Heer | Hauptmann[32] | Company chief in the Fähnrichs-Regiment 3 of Division "Märkisch Friedland"[33][Note 34] | 11 March 1945[32] | — | — |
| Alfred Matern+ | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[32] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Füsilier-Regiment 22[32][33] | 4 September 1943[32] | Awarded 784th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[32] | — |
| Karl-Heinrich Matern | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[32] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 1[32][33] | 9 October 1943*[32] | Killed in action 8 October 1943[33] | — |
| Kurt Matern | Heer | Major[32] | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 39[32][33] | 14 September 1942[32] | — | — |
| Friedrich Materna | Heer | Generalleutnant[32] | Commander of the 45. Infanterie-Division[32][33] | 5 August 1940[32] | — | — |
| Siegmund Matheja?[Note 35] | Heer | Unteroffizier | In the Panzerhaubitzen-Abteilung/Führer-Grenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"[33] | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Josef Mathes | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[32] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 280[32][33] | 4 October 1944*[32] | Killed in action 19 September 1944[33] | — |
| Wolfgang Mathes | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[32] | Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 42[32][33] | 9 January 1945[32] | — | — |
| Walter Matoni | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[36] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[37][Note 36] | 16 December 1944[36] | — | — |
| Kurt Matschoß | Heer | Major[36] | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the fortress Abschnittskommando "Bärenfänger" in Berlin[33][Note 37] | 28 April 1945[36] | — | — |
| Franz Mattenklott | Heer | Generalleutnant[36] | Commander of the 72. Infanterie-Division[33][36] | 23 November 1941[36] | — | — |
| Walter Mattern | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[36] | Leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"[33][Note 38] | 20 October 1944[36] | — | — |
| Leopold Matthess | Heer | Oberleutnant[36] | Chief of the 4./MG-Bataillon 13[33][36] | 9 May 1940[36] | — | — |
| Dr. rer. pol. Werner Matthis | Heer | Oberst[36] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 428[33][36] | 22 January 1944[36] | — | — |
| Walter Mattusch?[Note 39] | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"[33] | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Erich Matuschewitz | Heer | Unteroffizier[36] | In the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 232[33][36] | 30 September 1944[36] | — | — |
| Ingwer (Jens) Matzen | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[36] | Chief of the 6. Schnellbootflottille[33][36] | 2 May 1945[36] | — | — |
| Othmar Matzke | Heer | Major[36] | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 211[33][36] | 18 November 1944[36] | — | — |
| Gerhard Matzky | Heer | Generalleutnant[36] | Commander of the 21. Infanterie-Division[33][36] | 5 April 1944[36] | — | — |
| Theodor Freiherr von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[36] | Chief of the 8. Zerstörerflottille "Narvik"[33][36] | 3 July 1944[36] | — | — |
| Wolfgang Maucke | Heer | Oberst[36] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[36][38] | 18 February 1945[36] | — | — |
| Heinrich Maurer | Heer | Obergefreiter[39] | Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125[38][39] | 6 October 1944[39] | — | — |
| Otto Maurer | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[39] | Chief of the 12. Räumbootflottille[38][39] | 3 July 1943[39] | — | — |
| Stefan Maurer | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[39] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 35 (motorized)[38][39] | 16 August 1943[39] | — | — |
| Anselm Maurus | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[39] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./leichte Flak-Regiment 411 (self-motorized)[40][Note 40] | 30 September 1944[39] | — | — |
| August Maus | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[39] | Commander of U-185[38][39] | 21 September 1943[39] | — | .jpg) |
| Dr. med. dent. Karl Mauss+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[39] | Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 69[38][39] | 26 November 1941[39] | Awarded 335th Oak Leaves 24 November 1943 101st Swords 23 October 1944 26th Diamonds 15 April 1945[39] |  |
| Otto Mauz | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[39] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 671 (motorized)[38][Note 41] | 9 December 1944[39] | — | — |
| Johann May | Heer | Oberleutnant[39] | Leader of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[38][39] | 25 January 1943[39] | — | — |
| Otfried Maydorn | Heer | Oberst[39] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 554[38][Note 42] | 12 December 1944[39] | — | — |
| Egon Mayer+ | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 43] | Pilot in Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[38][Note 43] | 1 August 1941[39] | Awarded 232nd Oak Leaves 16 April 1943 51st Swords 2 March 1944[39] |  |
| Hans-Karl Mayer | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[39] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 53[38][39] | 3 September 1940[39] | — | — |
| Hermann Mayer | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[41] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 258[38][41] | 14 April 1943[41] | — | — |
| Isidor Mayer | Heer | Obergefreiter[41] | Rifle leader in the 14./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[38][41] | 19 November 1943[41] | — | — |
| Dr. rer. pol. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Mayer+ | Heer | Oberst[41] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 501[38][41] | 13 September 1941[41] | Awarded 453rd Oak Leaves 13 April 1944 89th Swords 23 August 1944[41] | — |
| Wilhelm Mayer | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[41] | Staffelführer of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[38][41] | 12 March 1945*[41] | Killed in action 4 January 1945[38] | — |
| Willy Mayer | Heer | Hauptmann[41] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 196[38][41] | 18 November 1944[41] | — | — |
| Helmuth Mayer zur Linde[Note 44] | Heer | Hauptmann[41] | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 102[38][Note 44] | 8 February 1944[41] | — | — |
| Maximilian Mayerl | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[41] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[38][41] | 22 November 1943[41] | — | — |
| Rudolf Mayr | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[41] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 40[38][41] | 18 May 1943[41] | — | — |
| Karl-Conrad Mecke | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[41] | Commander of 22. Marine-Flak-Regiment[38][41] | 11 April 1943[41] | — | — |
| Walter Mecke | Heer | Major[41] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 27[38][41] | 23 November 1941[41] | — | — |
| Helmut Meckel | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[41] | Staffelkapitän in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3[42][Note 45] | 12 August 1941[41] | — | — |
| Max Mecklenburg | Heer | Major[41] | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Jäger-Regiment 28[41][42] | 18 November 1944[41] | — | — |
| Karl-Friedrich von der Meden | Heer | Oberstleutnant[43] | Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 12[42][43] | 8 August 1941[43] | — | — |
| Albert Meder | Heer | Major of the Reserves[43] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 33[42][43] | 5 November 1944[43] | — | — |
| Johannes Meder | Heer | Major[Note 46] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 19[42][43] | 4 September 1940[43] | — | — |
| Franz Medicus | Heer | Major[43] | Leader of a Kampfstaffel of the commander-in-chief of the Heeresgruppe Afrika[42][43] | 16 April 1943[43] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken | Kriegsmarine | Konteradmiral[43] | Befehlshaber der deutsches Marinekommandos in Italien (Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy)[42][43] | 15 May 1944[43] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Meentzen | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[43] | Commander of Torpedoboot T-24[42][43] | 30 October 1944[43] | — | — |
| Herbert Megow | Heer | Hauptmann[43] | In the Pak-Artillerie-Abteilung 1037[42][Note 47] | 9 December 1944[43] | — | — |
| Waldemar Mehl | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[43] | Commander of U-371[42][43] | 28 March 1944[43] | — | — |
| Theodor Mehring | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[43] | Chief of the general staff of the 3. Gebirgs-Division[42][Note 48] | 15 July 1944[43] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Hans Mehrle[Note 27] | Heer | Oberleutnant[43] | Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 380[42][Note 49] | 15 April 1944[43] | — | — |
| Gerhard Meier | Heer | Leutnant[Note 50] | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 26[42][Note 50] | 5 April 1945[43] | — | — |
| Hans Meier+ | Heer | Hauptmann[43] | Leader of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74[21][43] | 30 September 1944[43] | Awarded (874th) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?[Note 51] | — |
| Hans-Otto Meier | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[44] | Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 77[42][Note 52] | 9 June 1944*[44] | Killed in action 2 May 1944[42] | — |
| Helmut Meier | Heer | Oberleutnant[44] | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 79[42][Note 53] | 7 March 1941*[44] | Killed in action 17 June 1940[42] | — |
| Johann-Hermann Meier | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[44] | Staffelführer in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[45][Note 54] | 16 December 1944*[44] | Killed in flying accident 15 March 1944[42] | — |
| Hubert-Erwin Meierdress+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[44] | Leader of SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie "Totenkopf"[46][Note 55] | 13 March 1942[44] | Awarded 310th Oak Leaves 5 October 1943[44] | — |
| Gustav Meierkord | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[44] | Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64[42][44] | 9 December 1943[44] | — | — |
| Julius Meimberg | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[44] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53[42][44] | 24 October 1944[44] | — | — |
| Eugen Meindl+ | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor[44] | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[42][Note 56] | 14 June 1941[44] | Awarded 564th Oak Leaves 31 August 1944[44] (155th) Swords 8 May 1945?[Note 57] |  |
| Hans-Georg Meinecke | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[44] | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 667[42][44] | 14 May 1944[44] | — | — |
| Bruno Meineke | Heer | Major[44] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 407[44][48] | 19 June 1942[44] | — | — |
| Ernst Meiners | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[44] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 161[44][48] | 17 December 1943[44] | — | — |
| Dr. Otto Meiners | Heer | Major[Note 58] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 477[44][48] | 22 February 1942[44] | — | — |
| Rudolf Meinhardt | Heer | Obergefreiter[23] | Deputy group leader in the Pionierzug/Grenadier-Regiment 528[23][48] | 15 May 1944[23] | — | — |
| Dr. Wolfgang Meinhold | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[23] | Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 123[23][48] | 15 May 1943[23] | — | — |
| Johannes Meinicke | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[23] | Staffelführer of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 1[23][48] | 7 April 1943[23] | — | — |
| Alfred Meinigke | Heer | Major[23] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 188[23][48] | 31 March 1943[23] | — | — |
| Hans-Gustav Meisel | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[23] | Observer and commander in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 41[48][Note 59] | 20 July 1944[23] | — | — |
| Martin Meisel | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[23] | Pilot and technical officer in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123[48][Note 60] | 21 December 1942[23] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Meisel | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[23] | Commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper[23][48] | 26 February 1941[23] | — |  |
| Herbert Meißner | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[23] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244[23][48] | 8 August 1943[23] | — | — |
| Joachim Meißner | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[23] | Deputy leader of Sturmgruppe "Eisen" (Assault Group "Iron") in Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"[48][Note 61] | 12 May 1940[23] | — | — |
| Robert Meissner | Heer | Generalleutnant[23] | Commander of the 68. Infanterie-Division[23][48] | 24 May 1943[23] | — | — |
| Siegfried Meißner | Heer | Hauptmann[23] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 408[23][48] | 25 September 1942[23] | — | — |
| Ludwig Meister | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[49] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4[48][49] | 9 June 1944[49] | — | — |
| Rudolf Meister | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant[49] | Commanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps[48][49] | 5 September 1944[49] | — |  |
| Heinrich Meiswinkel | Heer | Feldwebel[49] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 392[48][49] | 5 March 1945[49] | — | — |
| Helmut Meitzel | Heer | Hauptmann[49] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 15 (motorized)[48][49] | 27 July 1944[49] | — | — |
| Ulrich Melchior | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[49] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 18[48][49] | 5 February 1942*[49] | Died of wounds 1 February 1942[48] | — |
| Horst von Mellenthin+ | Heer | Generalleutnant[49] | Commander of the 205. Infanterie-Division[48][49] | 10 October 1944[49] | Awarded 815th Oak Leaves 4 April 1945[49] | — |
| Karl Mellwig | Heer | Oberst[49] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 313[49][50] | 12 August 1944[49] | — | — |
| Walter Meltzer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[49] | Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[49][50] | 23 December 1942[49] | — | — |
| Reinhard Melzer | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[49] | Gun leader in the 1./Flak-Regiment 33 (motorized)[49][51] | 30 June 1941[49] | — | — |
| Walter Melzer+ | Heer | Oberst[49] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 151[49][50] | 21 August 1941[49] | Awarded 558th Oak Leaves 23 August 1944[49] | — |
| Friedrich Memmert | Heer | Unteroffizier[49] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 20 (motorized)[49][50] | 9 June 1944[49] | — | — |
| Josef Menapace | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[49] | Staffelführer of the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 1[49][50] | 20 August 1942[49] | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Erich Mende | Heer | Major[52] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 216[50][52] | 28 February 1945[52] | — |  |
| Rolf Mendte | Heer | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 31[50][52] | 24 December 1944[52] | — | — |
| Heinz Meng | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[52] | Company leader in Pionier-Bataillon 292[50][52] | 5 March 1945[52] | — | — |
| Ernst Mengersen | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[52] | Commander of U-101[50][52] | 18 November 1941[52] | — | — |
| Otto Menges | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[50][52] | 9 June 1944[52] | — |  |
| August Menke | Heer | Obergefreiter[52] | Machine gunner in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 501[50][52] | 16 April 1944[52] | — | — |
| Horstmar Menke | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[52] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1099[50][52] | 17 March 1945[52] | — | — |
| Erwin Menny | Heer | Oberst[52] | Commander of the 15. Schützen-Brigade[50][52] | 26 December 1941[52] | — | .jpg) |
| Franz von Mentz | Heer | Major[52] | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40[50][52] | 22 September 1943[52] | — | — |
| Joachim Menzel | Heer | Major[52] | Commander of Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung (motorized) 277[51][52] | 10 September 1944[52] | — | — |
| Eberhard Mergner | Heer | Major[52] | Leader of Jäger-Regiment 207[50][52] | 1 February 1945[52] | — | — |
| Ernst Merk | Heer | Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[52] | Chief of the general staff of the III. Panzerkorps[50][52] | 15 July 1944[52] | — | — |
| Herbert-Dietrich Merkel | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[53] | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304[50][53] | 8 August 1943[53] | — | — |
| Hans-Hermann Merker | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[53] | Staffelführer in the I./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[50][53] | 9 June 1944[53] | — | — |
| Ludwig Merker | Heer | Oberst[53] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 215[50][53] | 18 November 1941[53] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Merks?[Note 62] | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Chief of the 2. Räumbootsflottille[50] | 28 May 1945 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Ernst-Hermann Mersmann[Note 27] | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[53] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 9[50][53] | 23 December 1942[53] | — | — |
| Karl-Friedrich Merten+ | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[53] | Commander of U-68[50][53] | 13 June 1942[53] | Awarded 147th Oak Leaves 16 November 1942[53] | — |
| Peter Merten | Heer | Oberfeldwebel of the Reserves[53] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 124[50][53] | 15 October 1942[53] | — | — |
| Ewald Mertens | Heer | Hauptmann[53] | Chief of the 15./Infanterie-Regiment 204[53][54] | 22 February 1942[53] | — | — |
| Helmut Mertens | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[53] | Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[53][55] | 4 September 1942[53] | — | — |
| Otto Mertens | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[53] | Leader of the III./Füsilier-Regiment 68[53][55] | 11 April 1944[53] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Gerhard Mertins[Note 27] | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[53] | Leader of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5[53][55] | 6 December 1944[53] | — | — |
| Heinrich Meschede | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[53] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 308[53][55] | 25 January 1945[53] | — | — |
| Gerhard Meschkat | Heer | Unteroffizier[53] | According to Scherzer as Sturmgeschütz (assault gun) driver in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 72.[53]|group="Note"}} | 4 October 1944[53] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Messer | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[56] | Pilot in the 11./Transportgeschwader 2[55][56] | 12 March 1945[56] | — | — |
| Erich Messinger | Heer | Oberstleutnant[56] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 559[55][56] | 16 October 1944[56] | — | — |
| Ernst Metelmann | Heer | Hauptmann[56] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[55][56] | 22 August 1943[56] | — | — |
| Gerhard Methner | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[56] | Commander of the II./Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 6[55][56] | 30 April 1945[56] | — | — |
| Fritz Mette | Heer | Obergefreiter[56] | Group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 92 (motorized)[55][56] | 5 January 1943[56] | — | — |
| Eduard Metz | Heer | Generalmajor[56] | Commander of the 5. Panzer-Division[55][56] | 5 January 1943[56] | — | — |
| Hans Metz | Heer | Hauptmann[56] | Battery chief in Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 1042 (self-motorized)[55][56] | 5 March 1945[56] | — | — |
| Walter Metze | Luftwaffe | Oberwachtmeister[56] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Flak-Regiment 36 (motorized)[55][Note 63] | 9 June 1944[56] | — | — |
| Eugen Metzger | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[56] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 203[55][56] | 29 September 1941[56] | — | — |
| Richard Metzger | Heer | Major[56] | Commander of Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 561[55][56] | 12 October 1943[56] | — |  |
| Rudolf Metzig | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[57] | Pilot and technical officer in the Stab I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[55][57] | 9 June 1944*[57] | Killed in action 25 February 1944[55] | — |
| Jost Metzler | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[57] | Commander of U-69[55][57] | 28 July 1941[57] | — | — |
| Manfred Meurer+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[57] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[55][57] | 16 April 1943[57] | Awarded 264th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943[57] | — |
| Fritz Meusgeier | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[57] | Oberschirrmeister (a trained vehicle mechanic) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 13[55][57] | 15 November 1941[57] | — | — |
| Kurt Mevissen | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[57] | Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[55][57] | 19 September 1942 | — | — |
| Bruno Meyer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[57] | Staffelkapitän of the 5.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2[55][Note 64] | 21 August 1941[57] | — | — |
| Constantin Meyer | Heer | Oberstleutnant[Note 65] | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 257[55][57] | 8 May 1942[57] | — | — |
| Eduard Meyer | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[57] | Pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[55][57] | 20 December 1941[57] | — | — |
| Elimar Meyer | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[57] | Transport glider pilot in the 12./Luftlandegeschwader 1[55][Note 66] | 17 September 1943[57] | — | — |
| Friedrich-August Meyer?[Note 67] | Luftwaffe | Oberst | Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer-Ersatz and Ausbildungs-Brigade "Hermann Göring"[55] | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Meyer | Heer | Generalmajor[57] | Commander of Oberbaustab 7[55][57] | 6 April 1943[57] | — | — |
| Günter Meyer | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[57] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12[57][58] | 5 March 1945[57] | — | — |
| Hans Meyer | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[57] | Leader of the I./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"[58][Note 68] | 2 September 1944[57] | — | — |
| Hans Meyer zur Heyde[Note 69] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[59] | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 34[58][59] | 7 April 1945[59] | — | — |
| Hans-Adolf Meyer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[59] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 3[58][Note 70] | 6 April 1944[59] | — | — |
| Heinrich Meyer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[59] | Observer in the I./Kampfgeschwader 2[58][59] | 15 October 1942[59] | — | — |
| Heinz Meyer+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann of the Reserves[Note 71] | Chief of the 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[58][59] | 8 April 1944[59] | Awarded 654th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944[59] |  |
| Heinz Meyer | Heer | Hauptmann[59] | Company chief in the II./Panzer-Regiment 22[58][59] | 4 October 1944[59] | — | — |
| Heinz Meyer | Luftwaffe | Oberfähnrich[59] | Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[58][59] | 17 April 1945[59] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Jochen Meyer[Note 27] | Heer | Rittmeister[59] | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 155[58][Note 72] | 31 March 1943[59] | — | — |
| Josef Meyer | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 73] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 423[58][59] | 5 April 1945*[59] | Killed in action 10 February 1945[58] | — |
| Kuno von Meyer+ | Heer | Major[59] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 24[58][59] | 26 November 1944[59] | Awarded 795th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[59] | — |
| Kurt Meyer+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[59] | Commander of SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[58][Note 74] | 18 May 1941[59] | Awarded 195th Oak Leaves 23 February 1943 91st Swords 27 August 1944[59] |  |
| Otto Meyer | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[59] | Pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 55[58][Note 75] | 29 February 1944[59] | — | .jpg) |
| Otto Meyer+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer[60] | Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[58][Note 76] | 4 June 1944[60] | Awarded 601st Oak Leaves 30 September 1944[60] |  |
| Walter Meyer | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[60] | Shock troops leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 125[58][60] | 14 May 1941[60] | — | — |
| Walter Meyer | Heer | Feldwebel[60] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 1221[58][60] | 11 March 1945[Note 77] | — | — |
| Walter Meyer | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 78] | Kampfkommandant (combat commander) of Lüben[58][60] | 23 March 1945[60] | — | — |
| Werner Meyer | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[60] | Leader of the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[58][Note 79] | 4 May 1944[60] | — | — |
| Heinrich Meyer-Buerdorf | Heer | Generalleutnant[60] | Commander of the 131. Infanterie-Division[58][60] | 15 November 1941[60] | — | — |
| Hermann Meyer-Rabingen | Heer | Generalleutnant[60] | Commander of the 197. Infanterie-Division[58][60] | 12 January 1942[60] | — | — |
| Heinrich Meyering | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[60] | Pilot in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[58][Note 80] | 6 April 1944[60] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Meyn | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[60] | Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 3[58][60] | 24 October 1944[60] | — | — |
| Emil Mez | Heer | Hauptmann[60] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 290[58][60] | 6 March 1944[60] | — | — |
| Ernst Michael | Heer | Oberst[60] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 2[60][61] | 18 May 1942[60] | — | — |
| Friedrich-August von Michael | Heer | Hauptmann[62] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 172[61][62] | 10 February 1945[62] | — | — |
| Georg Michael+ | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[62] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Reiter-Regiment 22[62][63] | 19 January 1941[62] | Awarded 187th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943[62] | — |
| Hermann Michael | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[62] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[61][62] | 9 October 1943*[62] | Killed in action 5 July 1943[61] | — |
| Hans Michaelis | Heer | Major[62] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 184[61][62] | 28 September 1943[62] | — | — |
| Herbert Michaelis | Heer | Oberst[62] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 525 and leader of the 298. Infanterie-Division[61][Note 81] | 27 December 1942[62] | — | — |
| Hans Michahelles | Kriegsmarine | Konteradmiral[62] | Fortress commander of the northern Gironde estuary[61][Note 82] | 30 April 1945[62] | — | — |
| Georg Michalek | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[62] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3[61][62] | 4 November 1941[62] | — | — |
| Erich Michalski | Heer | Major[62] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 578[61][62] | 6 February 1944[62] | — | — |
| Gerhard Michalski+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[62] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 53[61][62] | 4 September 1942[62] | Awarded 667th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[62] | — |
| Fritz Michel | Heer | Hauptmann[62] | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200[61][62] | 18 December 1944[62] | — | — |
| Heinz Michelsen | Heer | Hauptmann[62] | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[61][62] | 18 February 1945[62] | — | — |
| Johann Mickl+ | Heer | Oberst[64] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 155[61][64] | 13 December 1941[64] | Awarded 205th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943[64] | — |
| Hubert Mickley+ | Heer | Hauptmann[64] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 4[61][64] | 26 December 1943[64] | Awarded 540th Oak Leaves 4 August 1944[64] | — |
| Karl Mickley | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[64] | Chief of the 7./Schützen-Regiment 304[61][64] | 13 June 1941[64] | — | — |
| Albert Mielke | Heer | Feldwebel[64] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 189[61][64] | 23 March 1945[64] | — | — |
| Friedrich Mieth+ | Heer | General der Infanterie[64] | Commanding general of the IV. Armeekorps[61][64] | 2 November 1943[64] | Awarded 409th Oak Leaves 1 March 1944[64] | — |
| Rudolf Miethig | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[64] | Staffelführer of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52[63][64] | 29 October 1942[64] | — | — |
| Klaus Mietusch+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[64] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[61][64] | 26 March 1944[64] | Awarded 653rd Oak Leaves 18 November 1944[64] |  |
| Hans Mikosch+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[64] | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 51[61][64] | 21 May 1940[64] | Awarded 201st Oak Leaves 6 March 1943[64] | — |
| Bernhard Mikus | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[64] | Leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114[61][64] | 26 August 1943[64] | — | — |
| Gerhard Milbradt | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[64] | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 532[64][65] | 1 October 1943[64] | — | — |
| Erhard Milch | Luftwaffe | Generaloberst[66] | Staatssekretär der Luftfahrt im Reichsluftfahrtministerium (State Secretary of aviation in the Ministry of Aviation)[65][Note 83] | 4 May 1940[66] | — |  |
| Dr. jur. Werner Milch | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann of the Reserves[66] | Commander of Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Lehr and Versuchs-Bataillon[65][66] | 9 January 1945[66] | — | — |
| Werner Mildebrath | Heer | Oberstleutnant[66] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 5[65][66] | 12 August 1942[66] | — | — |
| Otto Milek | Heer | Rittmeister[Note 84] | Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 11[65][66] | 10 September 1944[66] | — | — |
| Karl-Hermann Millahn | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[66] | Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 76[65][66] | 29 February 1944[66] | — | — |
| Hans Miller | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[66] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 546[65][66] | 18 December 1944[66] | — | — |
| Franz Millonig | Heer | Oberleutnant[66] | Leader of the 1./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57[65][66] | 18 October 1941[66] | — | — |
| Berndt Lubich von Milovan[Note 85] | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[67] | Leader of the 1./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[65][Note 85] | 14 October 1943[67] | — | — |
| Aegidius Mimra | Heer | Hauptmann[66] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 31[65][66] | 18 February 1945[66] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Mink | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[66] | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[65][66] | 19 March 1942[66] | — | — |
| Franz Mintert | Heer | Obergefreiter[66] | Richtschütze (gunner) in Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 26[65][66] | 14 September 1942[66] | — | — |
| Harry Mirau | Heer | Gefreiter[66] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3[65][66] | 13 November 1942[66] | — | — |
| Götz Freiherr von Mirbach+ | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See[68] | Commander of Schnellboot S-21 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[65][Note 86] | 14 August 1940[68] | Awarded 500th Oak Leaves 14 June 1944[68] | — |
| Gerd Mischke | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[68] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirm-MG-Bataillon 1[65][Note 87] | 18 May 1943[68] | — | — |
| Walter Misera+ | Heer | Major[68] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 515[65][68] | 23 August 1943[Note 88] | Awarded 569th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[68] | — |
| Helmut Mißner | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[68] | Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54[65][Note 89] | 10 October 1944*[68] | Killed in action 12 September 1944[65] | — |
| Martin Mitschke | Heer | Feldwebel[68] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[65][68] | 16 October 1944[68] | — | — |
| Lambert Mitterwenger | Heer | Unteroffizier[68] | In the 2.(Sturmgeschütz)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1548[69][Note 90] | 18 December 1944[68] | — | — |
| Berndt von Mitzlaff | Heer | Major[68] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8[65][68] | 20 December 1943[68] | — | — |
| Walter Mix+ | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[68] | Chief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 174[65][68] | 18 December 1942[68] | Awarded 405th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944[68] | — |
| Stefan Mlinar | Heer | Gefreiter[68] | Wireless/radio troop leader in the 5./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[68][70] | 24 June 1944[68] | — | — |
| Friedrich Moch | Heer | Hauptmann[68] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 258[68][70] | 27 March 1942[68] | — | — |
| Aloys Mocken | Heer |
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