List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (R)
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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 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 448 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "R". The AKCR named 447 recipients.[5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of 11 of these listings but also identified one additional legitimate recipient, Siegfried Rieger.[6] The recipients are initially 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.[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]
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.[11] Of the 448 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "R", 46 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, eight the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 41 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 295 of the medals, including the additional recipient identified by Scherzer; 16 went to the Kriegsmarine, 98 to the Luftwaffe, and 39 to the Waffen-SS.[5][12] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves 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 ? (question mark) indicates that historian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Raab | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[14] | Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 77[14][15] | 5 September 1944[14] | — | — |
| Josef Raab | Heer | Hauptmann[14] | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Grenadier-Regiment 77[14][15] | 16 October 1944[14] | — | — |
| Günter Raabe | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[14] | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 161[14][15] | 10 September 1944[14] | — | — |
| Friedrich Raaf | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 3] | Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[14][15] | 18 January 1945[14] | — | — |
| Johann Rab | Heer | Oberleutnant[14] | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79[14][15] | 10 June 1943*[14] | Died of wounds 30 March 1943[14] | — |
| Herbert Rabben | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[14] | Pilot in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 77[16][Note 4] | 4 May 1944[14] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim | Heer | Generalleutnant[14] | Commander of the 97. Jäger-Division[14][16] | 30 April 1945[14] | — | — |
| Kurt Radeck | Heer | Hauptmann[14] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 176[14][16] | 23 February 1944[14] | — | — |
| Hans Radel | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[14] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 4[14][16] | 23 February 1944[14] | — | — |
| Emil Rademacher[Note 5] | Luftwaffe | Gefreiter[17] | Group leader in Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1 "Hermann Göring"[16][17] | 23 February 1945[17] | — | — |
| Rudolf Rademacher | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[17] | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54[16][17] | 30 September 1944[17] | — | — |
| Waldemar Radener[Note 6] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[17] | Leader of the II./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[16][17] | 12 March 1945[17] | — | — |
| Karl Radermacher | Heer | Gefreiter[17] | Grenade launcher troop leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 45[16][17] | 4 May 1944[17] | — | — |
| Albert Radesinsky | Heer | Obergefreiter[17] | Heavy machine gunner in the 4./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[16][17] | 7 December 1943*[17] | Died of wounds 7 November 1943[16] | — |
| Helmut Radochla?[Note 7] | Heer | Leutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Festungs-Infanterie-Bataillon XXIII./999[16] | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Joseph von Radowitz+ | Heer | Oberst[17] | Leader of the 23. Panzer-Division[16][17] | 17 September 1944[17] | Awarded (882nd) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?[Note 8] | — |
| Eduard Radowski | Heer | Oberstleutnant[17] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 53[16][17] | 20 August 1942[17] | — | — |
| Werner Radtke | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[17] | Chief of the 1./Flak-Sturm-Regiment 35 (motorized)[16][17] | 28 April 1945[17] | — | — |
| Günther Radusch+ | Luftwaffe | Major[17] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3[16][17] | 29 August 1943[17] | Awarded 444th Oak Leaves 6 April 1944[17] | — |
| Oskar Radwan | Heer | Oberstleutnant[17] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 93[16][17] | 19 July 1940[17] | — | — |
| Georg Radziej?[Note 9] | Heer | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 169. Infanterie-Division[16] | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Dr. phil. h.c. Erich Raeder | Kriegsmarine | Großadmiral[20] | Commander-in-chief of the Kriegsmarine[16][20] | 30 September 1939[20] | — |  |
| [Dr.] Kurt Raeder[Note 10] | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[20] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle" (motorized)[16][20] | 21 January 1945[20] | — | — |
| Adolf Raegener+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[20] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 309[16][20] | 25 June 1940[20] | Awarded 842nd Oak Leaves 17 April 1945[20] | — |
| Horst Rämsch | Heer | Major[20] | Commander of the II./Füsilier-Regiment 27[16][Note 11] | 24 December 1944[20] | — | — |
| Fritz Rätzel | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[20] | Chief of the 7./Schützen-Regiment 86[16][20] | 11 October 1941[20] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Heinz Rafoth[Note 10] | Heer | Leutnant[20] | Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 48[16][20] | 20 April 1945[20] | — | — |
| Robert Rahlenbeck | Heer | Gefreiter[20] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 16./Jäger-Regiment 38[16][20] | 23 August 1943[20] | — | — |
| Gerhard Raht+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[20] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[16][Note 12] | 24 June 1944[20] | Awarded 833rd Oak Leaves 15 April 1945[20] | — |
| Heribert Raithel | Heer | Hauptmann[20] | Commander of the II./Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95[20][21] | 13 June 1941[20] | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Johann Raithel | Luftwaffe | Oberst[20] | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 77[20][21] | 17 October 1941[20] | — | — |
| Andreas von Rakowitz | Heer | Leutnant[20] | Assault gun leader in Feldersatz-Bataillon 4 (L)[21][Note 13] | 24 June 1944[20] | — | — |
| Carl Rall | Heer | Oberleutnant[20] | Chief of the 11./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[20][21] | 30 January 1943[20] | — | — |
| Günther Rall+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[22] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52[21][Note 14] | 3 September 1942[Note 14] | Awarded 134th Oak Leaves 26 October 1942 34th Swords 12 September 1943[22] |  |
| Dr.-Ing. Viktor Rall | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[22] | Chief of the 15. Vorpostenflottille[21][22] | 10 June 1944[22] | — | — |
| Günther Rambow | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 15] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1141[21][22] | 23 March 1945[22] | — | — |
| Richard Rambow | Heer | Unteroffizier[22] | Gun leader of the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 561[21][22] | 19 September 1942[22] | — | — |
| Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke+ | Luftwaffe | Oberst[Note 16] | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[21][Note 16] | 21 August 1941[22] | Awarded 145th Oak Leaves 13 November 1942 99th Swords 19 September 1944 20th Diamonds 19 September 1944[22] | .jpg) |
| Hans-Georg von Ramin | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[22] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 53[21][22] | 23 October 1944[22] | — | — |
| Karl Rammelt | Luftwaffe | Major[22] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[21][22] | 20 October 1944[Note 17] | — | — |
| Siegfried Rammelt | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[22] | Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[21][Note 18] | 9 June 1944*[Note 18] | Killed in action 21 March 1944[21] | — |
| Josef Rampel | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[22] | Demi Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[21][22] | 14 December 1943*[22] | Killed in action 17 November 1943[21][Note 19] | — |
| Alois Rampf | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[22] | Leader of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 88[21][22] | 4 October 1944[22] | — | — |
| Günther Ramser | Heer | Oberstleutnant[22] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 2[21][22] | 8 February 1944[22] | — |  |
| Werner Ranck | Heer | Generalmajor[23] | Commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division[21][23] | 2 March 1945[23] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Rolf Rannersmann[Note 10] | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[23] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[21][23] | 12 March 1945[23] | — | — |
| Hans-Friedrich Graf zu Rantzau | Heer | Hauptmann[23] | Leader of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[21][Note 20] | 9 June 1944[23] | — | — |
| Heino von Rantzau | Luftwaffe | Generalleutnant[23] | Commander of the 2. Flak-Division (motorized)[21][Note 21] | 29 August 1943[23] | — | — |
| Fritz-Georg von Rappard+ | Heer | Generalleutnant[23] | Commander of the 7. Infanterie-Division[21][23] | 20 October 1944[23] | Awarded 751st Oak Leaves 24 February 1945[23] | — |
| August Rappel | Heer | Oberfähnrich[23] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[21][23] | 29 November 1944[23] | — | — |
| Walter Rappholz | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[23] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 616 (self-motorized)[21][23] | 3 November 1944[23] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Ernst-Wilhelm Rapräger[Note 10] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[23] | Kampfgruppen leader in Luftwaffen-Regiment "Barenthin"[21][Note 22] | 10 May 1943[23] | — | — |
| Hermann Rasch | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[23] | Commander of U-106[23][24] | 29 December 1942[23] | — | — |
| Siegfried Rasp | Heer | Generalmajor[23] | Commander of the 335. Infanterie-Division[23][24] | 15 April 1944[23] | — | — |
| Friedrich Rass | Heer | Hauptmann[23] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[23][24] | 30 November 1943[23] | — | — |
| Johann Rast | Heer | Oberleutnant[25] | Company chief in Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 85[24][Note 23] | 14 May 1941[25] | — | — |
| Edmund Ratajczak | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[25] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507[24][25] | 10 February 1945[25] | — | — |
| Alexander Ratcliffe | Heer | Oberst[25] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 192[24][25] | 22 December 1941[25] | — | — |
| Ernst Rath | Heer | Hauptmann[25] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 577[24][25] | 15 July 1944[25] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Rath | Luftwaffe | Oberst[25] | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[24][25] | 9 May 1942[25] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Ratzke | Heer | Hauptmann[25] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 871[24][25] | 3 November 1944[25] | — | — |
| Alfred Rauch | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[25] | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[24][25] | 28 April 1945[25] | — | — |
| Erwin Rauch | Heer | Generalmajor[25] | Commander of the 123. Infanterie-Division[24][25] | 22 December 1941[25] | — | — |
| Hans Rauch | Luftwaffe | Oberst[25] | Commander of Flak-Sturm-Regiment 41 (motorized)[24][Note 24] | 6 December 1944[25] | — | — |
| Josef Rauch | Heer | Oberst[25] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192[24][25] | 8 August 1944[25] | — |  |
| Karl-Heinz Rauch | Heer | Oberleutnant[Note 25] | Squadron chief in Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 256[24][Note 25] | 15 March 1944[25] | — | — |
| Franz-Xaver Raucheisen | Heer | Major[25] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 131[24][25] | 5 August 1940[25] | — | — |
| Karl Rauer | Luftwaffe | Major[26] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[24][26] | 29 February 1944[26] | — | — |
| Paul-Hubert Rauh | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[Note 26] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4[24][26] | 28 April 1945[26] | — | — |
| Erhard Raus+ | Heer | Oberst[26] | Commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade[24][26] | 11 October 1941[26] | Awarded 280th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943[26] | — |
| Werner Rausch | Heer | Gefreiter[26] | Gun leader in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 294[24][26] | 26 March 1943[26] | — | — |
| Hermann Rauschenbusch | Heer | Major[26] | Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 83[24][26] | 26 March 1943[26] | — | — |
| Johann von Ravenstein | Heer | Oberst[26] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 4[24][26] | 3 June 1940[26] | — |  |
| Alfons Rebane+ | Heer | Major[26] | Commander of estn. Freiwilligen-Bataillon 658[24][Note 27] | 23 February 1944[26] | Awarded (875th) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?[Note 28] |  |
| Gustav-Peter Reber?[Note 29] | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Commander of the staff quarter of the XI. SS-Panzerkorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Halbe Pocket[24] | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| Willy Reber | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[26] | Adjutant in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)[24][26] | 4 May 1944[26] | — | — |
| Robert Rebholz | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[26] | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Hermann Göring"[26][27] | 2 August 1943[26] | — | — |
| Erich Rech | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer[26] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 10 "Frundsberg"[27][Note 30] | 23 August 1944[26] | — | — |
| Reinhart Reche | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[26] | Commander of U-255[26][27] | 17 March 1943[26] | — | — |
| Curt Rechel | Kriegsmarine | Fregattenkapitän[26] | Commander of Zerstörer Z-29[26][27] | 8 May 1943[26] | — | — |
| Heinrich Recke | Heer | Generalleutnant[28] | Commander of the 161. Infanterie-Division[27][28] | 4 September 1943[28] | — | — |
| Hermann Recknagel+ | Heer | Oberst[28] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 54[27][28] | 5 August 1940[28] | Awarded 319th Oak Leaves 6 November 1943 104th Swords 23 October 1944[28] | — |
| Wolf Recktenwald[Note 10][Note 31] | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[28] | Chief of Radfahr-Schwadron 255[27][28] | 24 May 1943[28] | — | — |
| Edzard von Reden | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[28] | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 89[27][28] | 12 August 1944[28] | — | — |
| Engelhard Reder | Heer | Unteroffizier[28] | Gun leader in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 173[27][28] | 9 June 1944[28] | — | — |
| Walter Reder | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[28] | Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 SS-Division "Totenkopf"[29][Note 32] | 3 April 1943[28] | — | .jpg) |
| Ernst Redlich | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[28] | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 134[27][Note 33] | 17 December 1943[28] | — | — |
| Karl-Wolfgang Redlich | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[28] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 27[27][28] | 9 July 1941[28] | — | — |
| Adolf Reeb | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[27][Note 34] | 23 August 1944[28] | — |  |
| Deert Reeder | Heer | Major of the Reserves[28] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 254[27][28] | 30 November 1943[28] | — | — |
| Alfred Regeniter[Note 10] | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[28] | Leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 276[27][28] | 5 April 1945[28] | — | — |
| Max Rehbein | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[30] | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 23[27][30] | 5 March 1945[30] | — | — |
| Siegfried Rehle | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[30] | Observer in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[27][30] | 19 February 1943*[30] | Killed in action 30 December 1942[27] | — |
| Erich Rehm | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[30] | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1156[27][30] | 18 February 1945[30] | — | — |
| Ernst Rehm | Heer | Major[30] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 14[27][30] | 16 November 1943[30] | — | — |
| Hans Rehm | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[30] | Chief of the 2. Minensuchflottille[27][30] | 31 December 1941[30] | — | — |
| Richard Rehmer | Heer | Hauptmann[30] | Commander Füsilier-Bataillon 126[27][Note 35] | 28 March 1945*[30] | Killed in action 25 February 1945[27] | — |
| Konrad Rehnitz | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[30] | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 27[30][31] | 12 August 1942[30] | — | — |
| Johann Reich | Heer | Unteroffizier[30] | Assault Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 411[30][31] | 14 April 1945[30] | — | — |
| Johann Reich | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[30] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[30][31] | 29 November 1944[30] | — | — |
| Werner Reich | Heer | Oberleutnant[30] | Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 5 (motorized)[30][31] | 18 April 1943[30] | — | — |
| Werner Reich | Heer | Oberst[Note 36] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 274[30][31] | 29 February 1944*[30] | Killed in action 25 January 1944[31] | — |
| Hans Reichardt+ | Heer | Major[30] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 192[30][31] | 24 July 1941[30] | Awarded 762nd Oak Leaves 5 March 1945[30] | — |
| Werner Reiche | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[32] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 434[31][32] | 14 January 1945[32] | — | — |
| Erwin Reichel | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[32] | Leader of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Westland"[31][32] | 28 February 1943[32] | — | — |
| Helmut Reichel | Heer | Major[32] | Commander of the II./Füsilier-Regiment 26[31][32] | 6 April 1944[32] | — | — |
| Martin Reichelt | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[32] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 529[31][32] | 4 May 1944[32] | — | — |
| Paul Reichelt | Heer | Generalmajor[32] | Chief of the General Staff of Armee-Abteilung Narwa[31][32] | 8 October 1944[32] | — | — |
| Walther von Reichenau | Heer | General der Artillerie[32] | Commander-in-chief of the 10. Armee[31][32] | 30 September 1939[32] | — |  |
| Josef Reichert | Heer | Generalleutnant[32] | Commander of the 711. Infanterie-Division[31][32] | 9 December 1944[32] | — | — |
| Karl Reichert | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[32] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Zerstörer-Abteilung 156[31][32] | 13 November 1944[Note 37] | — | — |
| Rudolf Reichert | Heer | Generalmajor[32] | Commander of the 292. Infanterie-Division[31][32] | 11 March 1945[32] | — | — |
| Otto Reichhold[Note 38] | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[32] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 448[31][Note 38] | 23 December 1943[32] | — | — |
| Heinz Reichmann | Heer | Obergefreiter[32] | Machine gunner in the 8./Jäger-Regiment 459 (L) of the 6. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division[33][Note 39] | 20 January 1944[32] | — | — |
| Gerhard Reichwald | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[32] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 12[31][32] | 1 August 1942[32] | — | — |
| Egon Reifner | Heer | Oberleutnant[34] | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 40[31][34] | 16 November 1944[34] | — | — |
| Hans Reimann | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[34] | Radio troop leader in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 358[31][Note 40] | 17 March 1945*[34] | Died of wounds 31 January 1945[31] | — |
| Herbert Reimann | Heer | Feldwebel[34] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 44[31][Note 41] | 6 April 1944[34] | — | — |
| Richard Reimann | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor[34] | Commander of the 18. Flak-Division[31][34] | 3 April 1943[34] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Wilhelm Reimann[Note 10] | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[34] | Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 724[31][34] | 26 December 1944[34] | — | — |
| Gustav Reimar+ | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 42] | Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4[31][34] | 28 July 1943[34] | Awarded 582nd Oak Leaves 10 September 1944[34] | — |
| Hans Reimling | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer[34] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[35][Note 43] | 28 February 1943[34] | — |  |
| Gerhard Reimpell | Heer | Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[34] | Ia (operations officer) with the commander of Kowel[35][Note 44] | 9 July 1944[34] | — | — |
| Siegfried Rein | Heer | Generalleutnant[34] | Commander of the 69. Infanterie-Division[34][36] | 24 February 1945*[34] | Killed in action 18 January 1945[36][Note 45] | — |
| Willi Rein | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[34] | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[34][35] | 5 September 1944*[34] | Killed in action 21 August 1944[35] | — |
| Josef Reinardy | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[34] | Pilot in the (Fern)Aufklärungs-Gruppe 3[35][Note 46] | 24 January 1945*[34] | Killed in action 25 December 1944[35] | — |
| Leander Reinbacher | Heer | Leutnant[Note 47] | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 81[34][35] | 30 April 1945[34] | — | — |
| Rudi Reineck | Heer | Oberleutnant[37] | Chief of the 8./Schützen-Regiment 6[35][37] | 20 March 1942*[37] | Died of wounds 20 January 1942[37] | — |
| Ewald Reinecke[Note 48] | Heer | Unteroffizier[37] | Panzer commander in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1122[35][37] | 18 November 1944[37] | — | — |
| Gerhard Reinecke | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[37] | Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121[35][Note 49] | 23 December 1942[37] | — | — |
| Heinz Reinefarth+ | Heer | Feldwebel[37] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 337[35][Note 50] | 25 June 1940[37] | Awarded 608th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944[37] |  |
| Paul Reineking | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[37] | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 36 (motorized)[35][Note 51] | 26 March 1944[37] | — | — |
| Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert+ | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[37] | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77[35][37] | 1 July 1942[37] | Awarded 131st Oak Leaves 7 October 1942 130th Swords 1 February 1945[Note 52] | .jpg) |
| Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard | Heer | General der Infanterie[37] | Commanding general of the LI. Armeekorps[36][37] | 22 September 1941[37] | — | — |
| Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[37] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 421[35][37] | 4 December 1941[37] | Awarded 306th Oak Leaves 28 September 1943 118th Swords 24 December 1944[37] | .jpg) |
| Arnold Reinhardt | Heer | Gefreiter[37] | Group leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 166[35][37] | 24 September 1943[37] | — | — |
| Georg-Hans Reinhardt+ | Heer | Generalleutnant[37] | Commander in the 4. Panzer-Division[35][37] | 27 October 1939[37] | Awarded 73rd Oak Leaves 17 February 1942 68th Swords 26 May 1944[37] |  |
| Hans Reinhardt | Heer | Major[37] | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 241[35][37] | 18 October 1941*[37] | Died of wounds 4 September 1941[37] | — |
| Walter Reinhardt | Heer | Oberstleutnant[37] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1141[35][37] | 18 November 1944[37] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Reinhardt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[38] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 518[35][38] | 22 February 1942[38] | — | — |
| Heinz Reinhart | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[38] | Chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 109[35][38] | 17 August 1943[38] | — | — |
| Karl Reinhart | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[38] | Leader of the 7./Sturm-Regiment 215[38][39] | 20 December 1943[38] | — | — |
| Leo-Hermann Reinhold | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[38] | Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[39][Note 53] | 16 October 1944[38] | — | — |
| Voldemars Reinholds?[Note 54] | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Sturmbannführer | Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment of the SS[41] | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
| Gerhard Reinicke | Heer | Feldwebel[38] | Group leader in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 6[39][Note 55] | 9 July 1941[38] | — | — |
| Hansjürgen Reinicke | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[38] | Commander of heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen[38][39] | 21 April 1945[38] | — | _and_Reinicke_(Kriegsmarine)_aboard_cruiser_Prinz_Eugen_in_1946_(cropped).jpg) |
| Adolf Reininghaus | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[38] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[38][39] | 13 September 1944[38] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Reinke | Luftwaffe | Major[38] | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 9 "Legion Condor"[39][Note 56] | 9 October 1943[38] | — | — |
| Heinrich Reinke | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[38] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 89[39][Note 57] | 9 January 1942[38] | — | — |
| Fritz Reinkober | Heer | Oberst[Note 58] | Commander of Festungsgrenadier-Regiment "Reinkober" in the fortress Breslau[39][Note 58] | 30 April 1945[38] | — | — |
| Heinz Reintjes | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[38] | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 2102[39][Note 59] | 18 November 1944[38] | — | — |
| Max Reinwald+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[38] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 19[38][41] | 29 February 1944[38] | Awarded 702nd Oak Leaves 18 January 1945[38] | — |
| Otto Reinwald | Heer | Hauptmann[42] | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 212[39][42] | 9 April 1944[42] | — | — |
| Sebastian Reiser | Heer | Gefreiter[42] | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 297[39][42] | 11 October 1941[42] | — | — |
| Josef Reisig | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[42] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 164[39][42] | 15 January 1942[42] | — | — |
| Dr. theol. Walter Reissinger | Heer | Oberstleutnant[42] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 215[41][42] | 17 December 1942[42] | — | — |
| Paul Reißmann | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer[42] | Deputy leader of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 17[41][Note 60] | 16 November 1944*[42] | Died of wounds 8 November 1944[39] | — |
| Werner Reißmann | Heer | Hauptmann[42] | Leader of the III./Schützen-Regiment 104[39][42] | 28 July 1942[42] | — | — |
| Hans Reiter | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[42] | Leader of Stabskompanie/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 "Frundsberg"[39][Note 61] | 23 August 1944*[42] | Killed in action 15 August 1944[39] | — |
| Otto Reittinger | Heer | Unteroffizier[42] | Group leader in the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2[39][42] | 23 October 1944*[42] | Killed in action 8 August 1944[39] | — |
| Hans Albin Freiherr von Reitzenstein | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer[42] | Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[39][Note 62] | 13 November 1943[42] | — | — |
| Josef Remberg | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[42] | Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11[39][Note 63] | 25 February 1944[Note 63] | — | — |
| Otto-Ernst Remer+ | Heer | Major[42] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[43][Note 64] | 18 May 1943[42] | Awarded 325th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943[42] |  |
| Heinrich Remlinger | Heer | Oberst[42] | Commander of Schneidemühl[43][Note 65] | 30 January 1945[42] | — | — |
| Hans Remmer | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[44] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 27[43][44] | 9 June 1944*[44] | Killed in action 2 April 1944[43] | — |
| Heinz Remmert | Heer | Hauptmann[44] | Deputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 464[43][Note 66] | 10 September 1944[44] | — | — |
| Otto Rendl | Heer | Unteroffizier[44] | Gun leader in the 14./Infanterie-Regiment 132[43][44] | 28 July 1942[44] | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Lothar Rendulic+ | Heer | Generalleutnant[44] | Commander of the 52. Infanterie-Division[43][44] | 6 March 1942[44] | Awarded 271st Oak Leaves 15 August 1943 122nd Swords 18 January 1945[44] |  |
| Paul-Ernst Renisch | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[44] | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[43][44] | 31 October 1944[44] | — | — |
| Rudolf Rennecke+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[44] | Leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[43][44] | 9 June 1944[44] | Awarded 664th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[44] | — |
| Wilhelm Renner | Heer | Oberleutnant[44] | Chief of the 8./Schützen-Regiment 2[43][44] | 5 August 1940[44] | — | — |
| Günther Rennhack | Heer | Hauptmann[44] | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1818[43][44] | 30 December 1944[44] | — | — |
| Karl Renoldner | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 67] | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 462[43][44] | 10 September 1943*[44] | Killed in action 17 August 1943[43][Note 67] | — |
| [Dr.] Helmut Renschler+[Note 10] | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[44] | Chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 5[43][44] | 15 May 1944[44] | Awarded 770th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945[44] | — |
| Ewert von Renteln | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[44] | Commander of Kosaken-Regiment 360[43][Note 68] | 13 January 1945[44] | — | — |
| Fritz Rentrop | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[45] | Chief of the 2./SS-Flak-Abteilung 2 "Reich"[46][Note 69] | 13 October 1941[45] | — |  |
| Emil Rentschler | Heer | Hauptmann[45] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 537[43][45] | 18 October 1943[45] | — | — |
| Gerhard Renz | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[45] | Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 26[43][Note 70] | 31 July 1940[45] | — | — |
| Gottlieb Renz | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[Note 71] | Commander of SS-Schützen-Bataillon (motorized) 6[43][Note 71] | 12 August 1944[45] | — | — |
| Joachim Renz | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[45] | Leader of the I./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[43][45] | 6 December 1944*[45] | Killed in action 23 October 1944[43] | — |
| Anton Resch | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[45] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52[43][45] | 7 April 1945[45] | — | — |
| Rudolf Resch | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[45] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52[43][Note 72] | 6 September 1942[45] | — | — |
| Willi Reschke | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[45] | Pilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 301[45][47] | 20 April 1945[45] | — | — |
| Ralph von Rettberg | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[45] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[45][47] | 14 June 1941[45] | — | — |
| Rudolf Rettberg?[Note 73] | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[47] | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Josef Rettemeier+ | Heer | Hauptmann[45] | Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 5[45][47] | 5 December 1943[45] | Awarded 425th Oak Leaves 13 March 1944[45] |  |
| Karl Rettlinger | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[Note 74] | Chief of the 3./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[47][Note 74] | 20 December 1943[45] | — | — |
| Karl Retzlaff | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[50] | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 4[47][50] | 30 September 1944[50] | — | — |
| Ernst Reusch | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[50] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[47][Note 75] | 3 November 1942[50] | — | — |
| Franz Reuß | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor[50] | Commander of the 4. Flieger-Division[47][50] | 18 July 1944[50] | — | — |
| Richard-Heinrich von Reuß | Heer | Generalmajor[50] | Commander of the 62. Infanterie-Division[47][50] | 24 January 1943*[50] | Killed in action 22 December 1942[47][50] | — |
| Rudi Reußner[Note 76] | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[50] | Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[47][Note 76] | 29 February 1944[50] | — | — |
| Alfred Reuter | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[50] | Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 418[50][51] | 21 February 1943[50] | — | — |
| August Reuter | Heer | Leutnant[Note 77] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 219[47][50] | 15 May 1944[50] | — | — |
| Benno Reuter+ | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[50] | Leader of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 49[47][50] | 8 February 1944[50] | Awarded 633rd Oak Leaves 28 October 1944[50] | — |
| Derfflinger von Reuter | Heer | Oberstleutnant[50] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 45[47][50] | 17 March 1945[50] | — | — |
| Erich Reuter+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[50] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 122[47][50] | 17 August 1942[50] | Awarded 710th Oak Leaves 21 January 1945[50] | .jpg) |
| Erich Reuter | Heer | Hauptmann[50] | Chief of the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519[47][50] | 18 July 1944[50] | — | — |
| Joachim Reuter | Heer | Oberst of the Reserves[52] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 386[47][52] | 27 August 1944[52] | — | — |
| Kurt Reuter | Heer | Obergefreiter[52] | Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 279[47][52] | 4 May 1944[52] | — | — |
| Heinz Reverchon | Heer | Leutnant[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 43[51][52] | 16 September 1942[52] | — | — |
| Helmuth Reymann+ | Heer | Generalleutnant[52] | Commander of the 13. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division[47][Note 78] | 5 April 1944[52] | Awarded 672nd Oak Leaves 28 November 1944[52] | .jpg) |
| Ernst-Martin Rhein | Heer | Oberleutnant[52] | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 18[47][52] | 22 December 1941[52] | — | — |
| Joseph Rhein | Heer | Hauptmann[52] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 530[47][52] | 23 February 1944[52] | — | — |
| Karl Rhein | Heer | Oberst[52] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 439[47][52] | 6 March 1942[52] | — |  |
| Rudolf von Ribbentrop | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[52] | Leader of the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[47][52] | 15 July 1943[Note 79] | — | — |
| Johann-Georg Richert+ | Heer | Generalleutnant[52] | Commander of the 35. Infanterie-Division[52][53] | 17 March 1944[52] | Awarded 623rd Oak Leaves 18 October 1944[52] | — |
| Bruno Richter+ | Heer | Rittmeister[52] | Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 24[53][Note 80] | 26 November 1944[52] | Awarded 825th Oak Leaves 8 April 1945[52] | — |
| Emil Richter | Heer | Unteroffizier[52] | Group leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 401[52][54] | 25 August 1942[52] | — | — |
| Franz Richter | Heer | Gefreiter[52] | Machine gunner in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114[52][53] | 14 May 1944[52] | — | — |
| Friedrich Richter+ | Heer | Major[55] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 42[53][55] | 17 August 1943[55] | Awarded 818th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945[55] | — |
| Friedrich Richter?[Note 81] | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 "Frundsberg"[54] | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
| Gerhard Richter | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[55] | Staffelkapitän of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[53][55] | 24 November 1940[55] | — | — |
| Hans Richter | Heer | Hauptmann[55] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 121[53][55] | 29 January 1944[55] | — | — |
| Hans-Heinrich Richter | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[55] | Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2[54][Note 82] | 26 March 1945[55] | — | — |
| Heinz Richter | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[Note 83] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 77[53][55] | 19 September 1943*[55] | Died of wounds 2 June 1943[53] | — |
| Heinz Richter | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[55] | Leader of the 4./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5[53][55] | 12 March 1945[55] | — | — |
| Joachim Richter | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmbannführer of the Reserves[55] | Commander of the SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking"[53][Note 84] | 23 February 1944[55] | — | — |
| Johannes Richter | Heer | Leutnant[55] | Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304[53][55] | 30 September 1944[55] | — | — |
| Johannes Richter | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[55] | Radio/wireless operator in the Stab Nachtjagdgruppe 10[53][55] | 30 September 1944[55] | — | — |
| Kurt Richter | Heer | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[55] | Aide-de-camp in the Stab II./Grenadier-Regiment 31[53][55] | 28 March 1945[55] | — | — |
| Richard Richter | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[55] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[53][55] | 7 January 1944[55] | — | — |
| Rudolf Richter | Heer | Major of the Reserves[57] | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 97[53][57] | 7 August 1942[57] | — | — |
| Rudolf Richter | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[55] | Pilot and observer in the 3.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12[53][Note 85] | 14 January 1945[Note 85] | — | — |
| Walther Richter | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[57] | Board/flight mechanic in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[53][57] | 28 February 1945[57] | — | — |
| Werner Richter | Heer | Generalleutnant[57] | Commander of the 263. Infanterie-Division[53][57] | 7 February 1944[57] | — | — |
| Wilfried Richter | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[57] | Leader of SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie/SS-"Totenkopf"-Division[53][57] | 21 April 1942[57] | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen+ | Luftwaffe | Generalmajor[57] | Commanding general of the VIII. Fliegerkorps[53][57] | 17 May 1940[Note 86] | Awarded 26th Oak Leaves 17 July 1941[57] | .jpg) |
| Kurt Rick | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[Note 87] | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[53][57] | 3 April 1943*[57] | Killed in action 5 January 1943[53] | — |
| Hans-Oskar Rickert | Heer | Hauptmann[57] | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 320[57][58] | 30 December 1943[57] | — | — |
| Josef Rickert | Heer | Obergefreiter[57] | Group leader in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12[57][58] | 20 October 1944[57] | — | — |
| Boy Rickmers | Heer | Oberstleutnant[57] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 586[57][58] | 26 March 1943[57] | — | — |
| Klaus Riebicke | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[57] | Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 10[57][58] | 6 October 1944*[57] | Killed in action 6 June 1944[58] | — |
| Karl Riechers | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[57] | Company leader in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2[57][58] | 8 August 1943[57] | — | — |
| Hans-Georg Riechert | Heer | Leutnant[Note 88] | Leader of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 311[57][58] | 9 January 1942[57] | — | — |
| Herbert Rieckhoff | Luftwaffe | Oberst[59] | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2[59][60] | 5 July 1941[59] | — | — |
| Franz Riedel | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[59] | Chief of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[58][Note 89] | 28 March 1945[59] | — | — |
| Gerd Riedel?[Note 90] | Luftwaffe | Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[58] | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Riedel | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[59] | Aide-de-camp in the regimental stab of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73[60][Note 91] | 14 April 1943[59] | — | — |
| Willy Riedel+ | Heer | Hauptmann[59] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 524[58][59] | 8 October 1942[Note 92] | Awarded 186th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943[59] |  |
| Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[59] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 76[58][59] | 7 October 1942[59] | Awarded 696th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945[59] | — |
| Adam Riedmüller | Heer | Feldwebel[59] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Jagd-Panzer-Abteilung II (Panzergrenadier-Division "Kurmark")[58][Note 93] | 8 February 1945[Note 93] | — | — |
| Waldemar Riefkogel | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[59] | Leader of the 1./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"[58][Note 94] | 11 July 1943[59] | — | — |
| Fritz Rieflin?[Note 95] | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer | Chief of the 2./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 2 "Das Reich"[58] | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Riegel | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[59] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 3[58][Note 96] | 8 August 1944*[59] | Killed in action 1 July 1944[58] | — |
| Joachim Rieger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[59] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[58][59] | 19 March 1942*[59] | Killed in action 2 December 1941[58] | — |
| Johann Rieger | Heer | Obergefreiter[59] | Company messenger in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59[58][Note 97] | 26 March 1944[59] | — | — |
| Karl Rieger | Heer | Hauptmann[59] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2 "Scharnhorst"[59][60] | 28 April 1945[59] | — | — |
| Otto Riehs[Note 98] | Heer | Obergefreiter[12] | Gun leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 55[12][63] | 11 October 1943[12] | — |  |
| Alfreds Riekstinš | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Unterscharführer[12] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Waffen-Füsilier-Bataillon 19 of the SS[12][60] | 5 April 1945[12] | — | — |
| Hermann Rienäcker | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[12] | Leader of 4./Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 272[12][64] | 29 February 1944*[Note 99] | Killed in action 15 March 1945[12] | — |
| Julius Riepe | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[12] | Leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 "Horst Wessel"[65][Note 100] | 13 January 1945[12] | — | — |
| Josef-Otto Riepold | Heer | Oberleutnant[12] | Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 5 in the DAK[65][Note 101] | 29 July 1942*[12] | Killed in action 17 June 1942[65] | — |
| Karl Riesle[Note 102] | Heer | Oberjäger[12] | Rifle leader in the 14./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85[12][65] | 29 February 1944[12] | — | — |
| Karl Rieß | Heer | Hauptmann[12] | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 282[12][65] | 27 August 1943[12] | — | — |
| Herbert-Albert Rieth | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves[12] | Leader of the 5./Freiwilligen SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland"[65][Note 103] | 11 December 1944[12] | — | — |
| Georg Rietscher+ | Heer | Gefreiter[12] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 513[65][Note 104] | 27 June 1942[12] | Awarded 210th Oak Leaves 14 March 1943[12] | — |
| Harald Riipalu | Waffen-SS | Waffen-Obersturmbannführer[12] | Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 45[65][Note 105] | 23 August 1944[12] | — | — |
| Bernhard Rindfleisch | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[12] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 575[12][65] | 12 August 1944[12] | — | — |
| Erich Ring | Heer | Hauptmann[66] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 84[65][66] | 21 September 1941[66] | — | — |
| Julius Ringel+ | Heer | Generalmajor[66] | Commander of the 5. Gebirgs-Division[65][66] | 13 June 1941[66] | Awarded 312th Oak Leaves 25 October 1943[66] |  |
| Jakob Ringhof | Heer | Hauptmann[66] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 215[65][66] | 23 December 1943[66] | — | — |
| Helmut Ringler | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[Note 106] | Heavy machine gun demi Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirm-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"[63][66] | 15 May 1940[66] | — | — |
| Adolf Rinke | Heer | Leutnant[Note 107] | Leader of the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[65][66] | 17 April 1945*[66] | Killed in action 13 April 1945[64][Note 107] | — |
| Karl-Eberhard Rinke | Heer | Oberleutnant[66] | Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 552[65][66] | 22 April 1943[66] | — | — |
| Leo Rinkowski | Heer | Gefreiter[66] | Machine gunner in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 670[65][66] | 21 September 1944[66] | — | — |
| Josef Rintelen | Heer | Oberstleutnant[66] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 478[65][66] | 5 August 1940[66] | — | — |
| Werner Ripcke | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[66] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 89[63][66] | 18 December 1944[66] | — | — |
| Eberhard Risse | Heer | Hauptmann[66] | Adjutant in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 60[65][66] | 26 November 1944[66] | — | — |
| Walther Risse+ | Heer | Oberst[66] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 474[65][66] | 22 September 1941[66] | Awarded 704th Oak Leaves 18 January 1945[66] | — |
| Stephan Rittau | Heer | Generalmajor[67] | Commander of the 129. Infanterie-Division[65][67] | 2 November 1941[67] | — | — |
| Georg Graf von Rittberg+ | Heer | Generalmajor[67] | Commander of the 88. Infanterie-Division[67][68] | 21 February 1944[67] | Awarded 610th Oak Leaves 10 October 1944[67] | — |
| Hans Rittel | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[67] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 366[67][68] | 7 March 1944[67] | — | — |
| Anton Ritter | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[67] | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 88[67][68] | 24 December 1944[67] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Karl Ritter | Heer | Major of the Reserves[67] | Commander of Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 560[67][68] | 20 October 1944[67] | — | — |
| Georg Ritter | Heer | Major[67] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 62[67][68] | 15 November 1941*[67] | Killed in action 17 October 1941[68] | — |
| Heinz Ritter | Heer | Hauptmann[67] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 44[67][68] | 20 April 1945[67] | — | — |
| Hugo Ritter | Heer | Major[67] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 529[67][68] | 24 February 1945[67] | — | — |
| [Prof. Dr.] Klaus Ritter[Note 108] | Heer | Hauptmann[67] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 67[67][68] | 28 October 1944[67] | — | — |
| Willy Ritter | Heer | Hauptmann[67] | Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13[67][68] | 15 January 1944[67] | — | — |
| Walter Rittershausen | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[67] | Chief of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 57[68][Note 109] | 25 February 1942[67] | — | — |
| Arthur Rittner | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[69] | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 276[68][69] | 25 October 1942[69] | — | — |
| Alfred Ritz | Heer | Hauptmann[69] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1[68][69] | 11 December 1944[69] | — | — |
| Otto Ritz | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[69] | Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 9[69][70] | 30 September 1944[69] | — | — |
| Karl Rixecker | Kriegsmarine | Stabsobersteuermann[69] | Commander of Räumboot R-23 in the 1. Räumbootsflottille[68][Note 110] | 31 May 1940[69] | — |  |
| Rolf Rocholl+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[69] | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 5[68][69] | 28 July 1942[69] | Awarded 287th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943[69] | — |
| Hans von Rochow | Heer | Major of the Reserves[69] | Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 176[68][69] | 20 January 1943[69] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim von Rochow | Heer | Oberst[69] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 860[68][69] | 26 December 1944[69] | — | — |
| Johann Rodamer | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[69] |
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