List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz)

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 357 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz".^[5] Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of eight more of these listings.^[6][7] This is the second of two lists of all 725 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients whose last name starts with "B". The recipients whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm" is listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ba–Bm).^[8] 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.

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.^[9] 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.^[10] 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).^[11] 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.^[12]

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists, one for each of the three military branches, Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and for the 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.^[13] Of the 357 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Bn–Bz", 35 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, six the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 22 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 246 of the medals; 17 went to the Kriegsmarine, 78 to the Luftwaffe, and 16 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.^[14]

  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 or formal correctness of the listing.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that historian Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit[Note 2]	Date of award	Notes	Image
Hans-Ekkehard Bob	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[15]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54[15][16]	7 March 1941[15]	—	—
Reinhold Bobbe	Heer	14-HHauptmann[17]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 870[17][18]	23 March 1945[17]	—	—
Richard Bochentin	Heer	15-HMajor[17]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 405[17][18]	12 February 1944[17]	—	—
Georg Bochmann+	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[17]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf"[18][Note 3]	3 May 1942[17]	Awarded 246th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 140th Swords 26 March 1945[17]
Helmut Bochnig	Heer	15-HMajor[17]	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 228[17][18]	9 June 1944[17]	—	—
Albert Bock	Luftwaffe	11-LStabsfeldwebel[17]	Observer in the Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[17][18]	4 September 1941[17]	—	—
Fedor von Bock	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst[17]	Commander-in-Chief of Heeresgruppe Nord[17][18]	30 September 1939[17]	—
Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock+	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo[17]	Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment 4[17][18]	28 March 1943[17]	Awarded 570th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[17]	—
Hans Bock	Heer	14-HHauptmann[17]	Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[17][18]	5 February 1945[17]	—	—
Karl Bock	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[17]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 97[17][18]	3 May 1942[17]	—	—
Engelbert Bockhoff	Heer	14-HHauptmann[17]	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9[17][18]	18 November 1943[17]	—	—
Oskar von Boddien+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[17]	Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22[19][Note 4]	2 October 1941[17]	Awarded 58th Oak Leaves 8 January 1942[17]	—
Helmuth Bode	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[20]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[18][20]	10 October 1941[20]	—	—
Kurt Bodendörfer	Heer	15-HMajor[20]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 689[18][20]	14 February 1945[20]	—	—
Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[20]	Commander of the 12. Panzer-Division[18][20]	17 December 1943[20]	—	—
Hermann Böbel	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[20]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 88[20][21]	18 February 1944[20]	—	—
Wilhelm Böck	Heer	17-HOberst[20]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 176[18][20]	20 January 1943[20]	—	—
Dr.-jur. Hermann Böckel	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[20]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 688[18][20]	12 August 1944[20]	—	—
Heinrich Boecker	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[20]	Staffelkapitän of the 12.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[18][20]	29 February 1944[20]	—	—
Hans Boeckh-Behrens	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[20]	Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division[18][20]	9 December 1944[20]	—	—
Herbert von Böckmann	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[20]	Commander of the 11. Infanterie-Division[18][20]	4 December 1941[20]	—	—
Dr. phil. Rudolf Boeckmann	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[20]	Commander of schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 408[20][22]	23 July 1942[20]	—	—
Heinz Bödicker	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[20]	Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209[18][20]	9 January 1944[20]	—	—
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege+	Heer	17-HOberst[23]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7[23][24]	22 December 1941[23]	Awarded 594th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944[23]
Hermann Bögel	Kriegsmarine	12-MLeutnant zur See of the Reserves[23]	Commander of Minensucher M-4040[23][25]	13 October 1942[23]	—	—
Rudolf Boehlein	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[23]	Chief of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[24][Note 5]	30 November 1944[23]	—	—
Hellmuth Böhlke+	Heer	17-HOberst[23]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 430[23][24]	24 September 1942[23]	Awarded 716th Oak Leaves 25 January 1945[23]	—
Ernst Böhm	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[23]	Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 241 (motorized)[23][24]	20 June 1943[23]	—	—
Fritz Böhm	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 26[23][24]	23 August 1944[23]	—	—
Walter Böhm	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[23]	Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance patrol leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8[23][24]	17 March 1945[23]	—	—
Franz Böhme	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[23]	Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division[23][24]	29 June 1940[23]	—
Friedrich Böhme	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[23]	Einsatzleiter der Kriegsmarine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich (Head of operations of the small naval forces in France)[24][Note 6]	26 August 1944[23]	—	—
Herbert Böhme	Heer	15-HMajor[23]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 28[23][24]	19 July 1940[23]	—	—
Hans Boehmer	Heer	14-HRittmeister[23]	Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 238[23][24]	10 September 1943[23]	—	—
Kurt Böhmer	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[23]	Chef des Stabes Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Chief of Staff of the commander of the security of the North Sea)[23][24]	6 October 1940[23]	—	—
Leopold Böhmer	Heer	15-HMajor[24][Note 7]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 270[24][26]	13 July 1940[26]	—	—
Reinhold Böhmke	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[26]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(Infanteriegeschütz)/Grenadier-Regiment 162[24][Note 8]	6 April 1944[26]	—	—
Rudolf Böhmler	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[26]	Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[24][26]	26 March 1944[26]	—	—
Max Böhrendt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[26]	Flugabwehr (anti-aircraft) Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[24][26]	8 February 1943[26]	—	—
Dr.jur. Dr.rer.pol. Hans Boelsen	Heer	17-HOberst[26]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111[24][26]	17 September 1943[26]	—	—
Johannes Bölter+	Heer	12-HLeutnant[26]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[24][26]	16 April 1944[26]	Awarded 581st Oak Leaves 10 September 1944[26]	—
Georg Böhnk	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[26]	Leader of the II./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[24][26]	18 February 1945[26]	—	—
Walter Boenicke	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant[26]	Commander of the 3. Flieger-Division[24][26]	14 May 1944[26]	—	—
Georg Böning	Heer	10-HFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[26]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 412[27][Note 9]	27 August 1944[26]	—	—
Johannes de Boer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[26]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 22[26][27]	19 June 1940[26]	—	—
Ernst Börngen	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[26]	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27[27][Note 10]	3 August 1944[27][Note 10]	—	—
Alwin Boerst+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[28]	Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[27][28]	5 October 1941[28]	Awarded 149th Oak Leaves 28 November 1942 61st Swords 6 April 1944[28]	—
Otto Bösel	Luftwaffe	09-LWachtmeister[28]	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 43 (motorized)[29][Note 11]	11 June 1944[28]	—	—
Georg Freiherr von Boeselager+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[28]	Chief of the 1.(reit)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6[29][Note 12]	18 January 1941[28]	Awarded 53rd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 114th Swords 28 November 1944[28]	—
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager	Heer	15-HMajor[28]	Commander of the I./Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte[27][28]	20 July 1944[28]	—
Karl Böttcher	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[28]	Commander of the 21. Panzer-Division[27][28]	13 December 1941[28]	—
Kurt Boettcher	Heer	15-HMajor[28]	Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 27 (motorized)[27][28]	4 September 1941[28]	—	—
Kurt Böttcher	Heer	15-HMajor[28]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 44[27][28]	21 February 1943[28]	—	—
Paul Böttcher	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister[28]	Squadron leader in the 2. Marschkompanie/Feldersatz-Abteilung 89[29][Note 13]	30 September 1944[28]	—	—
Walther-Hans Böttcher	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[28]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 216[27][Note 14]	8 February 1943[28]	—	—
Johannes Böwe	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[28]	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 397[27][Note 15]	11 December 1943[28]	—	—
Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[28]	Staffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[27][Note 16]	24 March 1943*[28]	Killed in action 11 February 1943[27]	—
Wilhelm Boffer	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[30]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1039[27][30]	16 October 1944[30]	—	—
Rudolf Bogatsch	Luftwaffe	20-LGeneral der Flieger[30]	General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres[27][Note 17]	20 March 1942[30]	—	—
Bruno Bogert	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[30]	Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 670[27][30]	21 April 1944[30]	—	—
Helmut Bohlens	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[30]	Pilot in the 5./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122[27][Note 18]	21 June 1943*[27][Note 18]	Killed in action 19 April 1943[27]	—
Erwin Bohlken	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[30]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 1[27][30]	17 March 1945[30]	—	—
Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck	Heer	17-HOberst[30]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 111[27][30]	8 August 1941[30]	—	—
Wolfgang Bohn	Heer	14-HHauptmann[30]	Commander of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8[27][30]	9 December 1944[30]	—	—
Hans Bohnenkamp	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[30]	Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 295[30][31]	22 January 1943[30]	—	—
Wilhelm Bohnstedt	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[30]	Commander of the 32. Infanterie-Division[30][31]	13 October 1941[30]	—	—
Heinrich Boigk+	Heer	06-HOberjäger[30]	Group leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 49[30][31]	5 May 1943[30]	Awarded 370th Oak Leaves 18 January 1944[30]
Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld	Heer	17-HOberst[30]	Commander of the 4. Schützen-Brigade[30][31]	19 July 1940[30]	—	—
Arthur Boje	Heer	17-HOberst[30]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 134[30][31]	5 February 1942[30]	—	—
Johannes Boje	Heer	17-HOberst[32]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 37[31][32]	11 January 1944[32]	—	—
Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Bolbrinker	Heer	15-HMajor[32]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 5[32][33]	15 May 1941[32]	—	—
Gerhard Boldt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[32]	Leader of the 3./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158[31][Note 19]	18 April 1943[32]	—	—
Burghardt Bollmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[32]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1038[31][32]	5 November 1944*[32]	Killed in action 21 October 1944[31]	—
Fred Bollmann	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor of the Reserves[32]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 55[31][32]	29 October 1944[32]	—	—
Hermann-Ernst Bolm	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[32]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 434[31][32]	20 April 1944[32]	—	—
Walter von Boltenstern	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[32]	Commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[31][32]	13 August 1941[32]	—	—
[Dr.] Hans Bonath[Note 20]	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[32]	Staffelkapitän of the Wettererkundungsstaffel 27[31][32]	26 March 1944[32]	—	—
Hans Bonertz	Heer	14-HHauptmann[32]	Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 46[31][32]	27 March 1942[32]	—	—
Dietrich-Siegwart von Bonin	Heer	14-HRittmeister of the Reserves[32]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[31][32]	18 February 1945[32]	—	—
Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[32]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[31][32]	5 February 1944[32]	—	—
Hubertus von Bonin	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[32]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[31][32]	21 December 1942[32]	—	—
Georg Bonk+	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[34]	Machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 365[31][34]	17 August 1943[34]	Awarded 492nd Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[34]	—
Friedrich Bonnke	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[34]	Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 42 (motorized)[31][34]	6 December 1944[34]	—	—
Friedrich Bonte	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[34]	Führer der Zerstörer (leader of the destroyers) and of Kampfgruppe Narvik[31][34]	17 October 1940*[34]	Killed in action 10 April 1940[31]	—
Wilhelm Book	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[34]	Leader of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 6[31][34]	26 November 1941[34]	—	—
Johann Boos	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[34]	Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 55[31][Note 21]	9 October 1943[34]	—	—
Joachim Boosfeld	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[34]	Chief of the 4./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 "Florian Geyer"[31][Note 22]	21 February 1945[34]	—	—
Alfred Bopp	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[34]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 216[34][35]	21 December 1940[34]	—
Alhard Freiherr von der Borch	Heer	14-HRittmeister[34]	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 115[34][35]	19 August 1944[34]	—	—
Erich Borchardt	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[34]	Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 122[34][35]	17 March 1944[34]	—	—
Helmut Borchardt+	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[34]	Group leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 409[34][35]	30 April 1943[34]	Awarded 828th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945[34]	—
Herbert Borchardt	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[34]	Shock troops leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 189[34][36]	20 March 1944[34]	—	—
Robert Borchardt	Heer	14-HHauptmann[37]	Chief of the Panzerspäh-Kompanie/Aufklärungs-Abteilung (motorized) 341[35][37]	23 August 1941[37]	—	—
Adolf Borchers	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[37]	Staffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[35][37]	22 November 1943[37]	—	—
Hermann Borchers	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[37]	Leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 19 "Hohenstaufen"[35][Note 23]	16 October 1944[37]	—	—
Walter Borchers	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[37]	Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5[35][Note 24]	27 July 1944[35][Note 24]	—	—
Ernst Borchert	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[37]	Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized)[35][37]	29 September 1941[37]	—	—
Wilhelm Borchert	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[37]	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 121[35][Note 25]	11 March 1943[37]	—
Hans-Georg Borck	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[37]	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 209[35][37]	23 December 1943[37]	—	—
Walter Bordellé	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[37]	Pilot in the 5./Transportgeschwader 2[35][37]	26 March 1944[37]	—	—
Eberhard von Boremski	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[37]	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[35][Note 26]	3 May 1942[37]	—	—
Heinrich Borgmann+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[37]	Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 46[36][37]	19 July 1940[37]	Awarded 71st Oak Leaves 11 February 1942[37]	—
Max Bork?[Note 27]	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[35]	Commanding general of Korps "Bork"[35][Note 28]	11 May 1945[35]	—	—
Dr.-Ing. Ernst Bormann+	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[37]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 76[35][37]	5 October 1941[37]	Awarded 119th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942[37]	—
Ernst Born	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[37]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 2[35][37]	21 April 1944*[37]	Killed in action 27 March 1944[35]	—
[Dr.] Heinrich Born[Note 20]	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[39]	Leader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104[35][39]	14 April 1945[39]	—	—
Gerd von Born-Fallois	Heer	15-HMajor[39]	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 130[35][39]	2 January 1945[39]	—
Rolf Bornemann	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[35][Note 29]	In the Stab I./Flaksturm-Regiment 5 (motorized)[35][Note 29]	17 April 1945[39]	—	—
Rudolf Bornhof	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[39]	Leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 38[35][39]	3 May 1942[39]	—	—
Walter Bornschein	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[39]	Pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2[35][39]	24 September 1942[39]	—
Willibald Borowietz+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[39]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 10[35][39]	24 July 1941[39]	Awarded 235th Oak Leaves 10 May 1943[39]	—
Hermann von Borries	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[39]	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 46[39][40]	3 May 1942[39]	—	—
Karl Borris	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[39]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[39][40]	25 November 1944[39]	—	—
Joachim Borrmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann[39]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 427[39][40]	13 October 1943[39]	—	—
Georg Bose	Heer	12-HLeutnant[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177[39][40]	21 September 1944[39]	—	—
Jobst-Hilmar von Bose	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[40][Note 30]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 289[39][40]	4 December 1941[39]	—	—
Karl-Heinz Boska	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[39]	Adjutant of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[40][Note 31]	16 December 1943[39]	—	—
Wolfgang von Bostell+	Heer	12-HLeutnant[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1023[40][Note 32]	2 September 1944[41]	Awarded (859th) Oak Leaves 30 April 1945[41]	—
Kuno-Hans von Both	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[41]	Commanding general of the I. Armeekorps[40][41]	9 July 1941[41]	—
Paul Both	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 411[40][41]	23 December 1942[41]	—	—
Walter Botsch?[Note 33]	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[42]	Acting leader of the LVIII. Panzerkorps[42][Note 34]	9 May 1945[42]	—	—
Alfred Bottler	Heer	15-HMajor[41]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[40][41]	3 November 1944[41]	—	—
Albrecht von Boxberg	Heer	15-HMajor[41]	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 3[40][41]	7 February 1944[41]	—	—
Günter Braake	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[41]	Deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 422[40][41]	27 August 1944[41]	—	—
Albert Brachat	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 14[40][41]	4 July 1940[41]	—	—
Dr.-agrar. Hermann Bracher	Heer	17-HOberst[41]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 460[40][41]	23 August 1943[41]	—	—
Dr.-jur. Bruno Freiherr von Brackel	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[41]	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 15[40][41]	23 August 1941*[41]	Killed in action 13 August 1941[40]	—
Ernst-Joachim Bradel	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[41]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113[40][41]	15 December 1943[41]	—	—
Walter Bradel	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[41]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 2[40][41]	17 September 1941[41]	—	—
Kurt Brändle+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[43]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[40][43]	1 July 1942[43]	Awarded 114th Oak Leaves 27 August 1942[43]	—
Bruno Bräuer	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst[43]	Commander of Fallschjäger-Regiment 1[40][43]	24 May 1940[43]	—	—
Kai Bräundle-Schmidt	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[43]	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 501[40][Note 35]	26 March 1944[43]	—	—
Otto Brakat	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[43]	Group leader in the 2./Radfahr-Abteilung 1[40][43]	27 July 1941[43]	—	—
Bernhard Brambrink	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[43]	Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 97[40][43]	1 September 1943[43]	—	—
Heinrich Bramesfeld	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[43]	Leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division[43][44]	21 January 1943[43]	—	—
Hans-Joachim Brand	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[43]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[43][44]	5 December 1943[43]	—	—
Erich Brandenberger+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[43]	Commander of the 8. Panzer-Division[43][44]	15 July 1941[43]	Awarded 324th Oak Leaves 12 November 1943[43]
Johannes Brandenburg	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[43]	Staffelführer of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[44][Note 36]	18 September 1940[43]	—	—
Max Brandenburg	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[43]	Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 101[43][44]	11 June 1944[43]	—	—
Ernst Brandes	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[43]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 9[43][44]	5 March 1945[43]	—	—
Walter Brandes	Heer	14-HHauptmann[43]	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25[43][44]	28 October 1944[43]	—	—
Albrecht Brandi+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[45]	Commander of U-617[44][45]	21 January 1943[45]	Awarded 224th Oak Leaves 11 April 1943 66th Swords 9 May 1944 22nd Diamonds 24 November 1944[45]
Josef Brandner+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[45]	Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912[46][Note 37]	17 March 1943[45]	Awarded (846th) Oak Leaves 26 April 1945?[47][Note 38]	—
Kaspar Brandner	Heer	06-HOberjäger[45]	Group leader in the 8./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[44][45]	28 October 1944[45]	—	—
Franz Brandt	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[45]	Shock troops leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 953[44][45]	30 September 1944[45]	—	—
Friedrich Brandt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[45]	Chief of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39[44][45]	20 August 1942[45]	—	—
Gerhard Brandt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[45]	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202[44][45]	12 December 1944[45]	—	—
Dr.-med. Günther Brandt	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves[45]	Chief of the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille[44][45]	23 December 1943[45]	—	—
Hans-Georg Brandt	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[45]	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 577[44][45]	22 January 1943*[45]	Killed in action 4 January 1943[44]	—
Hans-Otto Brandt	Heer	12-HLeutnant[44][Note 39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 67[44][45]	21 August 1941[45]	—	—
Heinz Brandt	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel[45]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 1124[44][45]	5 March 1945*[45]	Killed in action 19 February 1945[44]	—
Heinz Brandt	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[45]	Company leader in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[44][Note 40]	6 May 1945[45]	—	—
Paul Brandt	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[49]	Pilot in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54[44][49]	5 September 1944[49]	—	—
Walter Brandt	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[49]	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77[46][Note 41]	24 March 1943[49]	—	—
Walter Brandt	Heer	15-HMajor[49]	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 130[49][50]	18 July 1944[49]	—
Günther Bransch	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[49]	Commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 392 (kroatische)[51][Note 42]	9 December 1944[49]	—	—
Paul Brasack	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[49]	Commander of U-737[49][50]	30 October 1944[49]	—
Rudi Brasche	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[49]	Group leader in the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 93[49][50]	9 November 1942[49]	—	—
Karl Brassert	Heer	17-HOberst[49]	Kampfkommandant (combat commander) Marienburg[52][Note 43]	10 February 1945[49]	—	—
Walther von Brauchitsch	Heer	21-HGeneraloberst[49]	Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres (Commander-in-Chief of the Army)[49][50]	30 September 1939[49]	—
Walter Brauer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[49]	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507[50][Note 44]	10 September 1944[49]	—	—
Alfred Braun	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 544[49][50]	12 August 1944*[49]	Killed in action 15 July 1944[50]	—
Christian Braun+	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 308[50][Note 45]	15 July 1944[49]	Awarded 677th Oak Leaves 9 December 1944[49]	—
Rudolf Braun	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[49]	Staffelführer of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[49][50]	14 June 1941[49]	—	—
Wilhelm Braun	Heer	15-HMajor[53]	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 576[50][53]	20 January 1943[53]	—	—
Willi Braun	Luftwaffe	09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[53]	Observer in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55[50][53]	9 June 1944[53]	—	—
Hans-Günther Braun von Stumm	Heer	14-HRittmeister[53]	Leader of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 100[50][Note 46]	20 July 1942*[53]	Died in accident 15 September 1941[50]	—
[Dr.] Herward Braunegg[Note 20]	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[53]	Pilot and observer in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 9[50][Note 47]	28 March 1944[50][Note 47]	—	—
Erich Brauneis	Kriegsmarine	16-MFregattenkapitän[53]	Chief of the 24. Landungsflottille[50][53]	28 December 1944[53]	—	—
Eugen Brecht	Heer	15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[53]	Ib (quartermaster general) of the 131. Infanterie-Division[50][53]	3 October 1943[53]	—	—
Wilhelm Bredemeier	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[53]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[50][Note 48]	9 November 1942[53]	—	—
Franz Bredemeyer	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[53]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized)[50][53]	23 August 1943[53]	—	—
Hermann Breer	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[53]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 78[50][53]	8 August 1944*[53]	Killed in action 19 July 1944[50]	—
Werner Breese	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[53]	Pilot in the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[50][Note 49]	29 February 1944[53]	—	—
Josef Bregenzer+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[53]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 245[50][53]	20 April 1943[53]	Awarded 427th Oak Leaves 17 March 1944[53]	—
Claus Breger+	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel[53]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 27[50][53]	4 September 1942[53]	Awarded 700th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945[53]	—
Gerhard Brehme	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[54]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 52[54][55]	23 August 1943*[54]	Died of wounds 17 July 1943[55][Note 50]	—
Gustav Brehmer	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[54]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 271[54][55]	9 December 1944[54]	—	—
Rudolf Brehmer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[54]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 347[54][55]	22 February 1942[54]	—	—
Friedrich-Wilhelm Breidenbach	Heer	15-HMajor[54]	Leader of the Panzer-Brigade 101[54][55]	30 September 1944[54]	—	—
Hermann Breith+	Heer	17-HOberst[54]	Commander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade[54][55]	3 June 1940[54]	Awarded 69th Oak Leaves 31 January 1942 48th Swords 21 February 1944[54]
Fritz Breithaupt+	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves[54]	Chief of the 12. Minensuchflottille[54][55]	3 August 1941[54]	Awarded 387th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944[54]	—
Gerhard Bremer+	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[54]	Leader of the 1.(Kradschützen)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[54][56]	30 October 1941[54]	Awarded 668th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944[54]	—
Oskar Bremermann?[Note 51]	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[55]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 209[55]	9 May 1945[55]	—	—
Josef Bremm+	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[54]	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 426[54][56]	18 February 1942[54]	Awarded 165th Oak Leaves 23 December 1943[54] (159th) Swords 9 May 1945?[57][Note 52]
Albert Brendel	Heer	17-HOberst[54]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 274[54][55]	20 January 1943[54]	—	—
Hans Brendel	Heer	17-HOberst[54]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 689[54][55]	7 December 1942[54]	—	—
Joachim Brendel+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[54]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[54][55]	22 November 1943[54]	Awarded 697th Oak Leaves 14 January 1945[54]	—
Peter Brenig	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[58]	Group leader in the Regiments-Pionier-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 669[55][58]	15 June 1944*[58]	Killed in action 23 March 1944[55]	—
Kurt Brennecke	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[58]	Commanding general of the XXXXIII. Armeekorps[55][58]	12 July 1942[58]	—	—
Wilhelm Brennecke	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[58]	Pilot in the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 55[55][58]	26 March 1944[58]	—	—
Gerhard Brenner	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[58]	Pilot in the 2.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[55][58]	5 July 1941[58]	—	—
Dr. Dr. Harro Brenner	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[58]	Leader of the Infanterie-Kompanie "De Kaste"[56][Note 53]	16 April 1943[58]	—	—
Karl-Heinrich Brenner	Waffen-SS	19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[55][Note 54]	Commander of 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord"[55][58]	27 December 1944[58]	—
Gerhard Brentführer	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[55][Note 55]	Chief of the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 9[55][Note 55]	4 October 1944[58]	—	—
Heinz Bretnütz	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[58]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53[55][58]	21 October 1940[55][Note 56]	—	—
Heinz Bretschneider	Luftwaffe	10-LOberwachtmeister[58]	Battery officer in the I./Flak-Regiment 13 (motorized)[55][Note 57]	3 February 1943[58]	—	—
Klaus Bretschneider	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[58]	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300[59][Note 58]	18 November 1944[58]	—	—
Konrad Brettschneider	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[58]	Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904[58][59]	1 February 1945[58]	—	—
Hans Bretz?[Note 59]	Heer	10-HOberfähnrich[59]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Vernichtungs-Brigade Oberschlesien[59]	6 May 1945[59]	—	—
Peter-Paul Breu	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[61]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[59][61]	2 October 1942[61]	—	—
Helmuth Breuker	Heer	14-HHauptmann[61]	Commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141[59][61]	26 November 1944[61]	—	—
Hans Briegel	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[59][Note 60]	Leader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[59][61]	14 January 1945[61]	—	—
Georg Briel	Heer	15-HMajor[61]	Commander of Heeres-Flak-Bataillon 606[62][Note 61]	23 July 1942[61]	—	—
Kurt von Briesen	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[61]	Commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division[59][61]	27 October 1939[61]	—
Dr.-Ing. Karl-Friedrich Brill+	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves[61]	Commander of Minenschiff Cobra and leader of a mine laying group[59][Note 62]	27 December 1941[61]	Awarded 330th Oak Leaves 18 November 1943[61]	—
Kurt Brill	Heer	15-HMajor[61]	Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 956[59][61]	4 July 1944[61]	—	—
Friedrich Brinckmann	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[61]	Pilot in the 6.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[59][Note 63]	30 December 1943[59][Note 63]	—	—
Hubert Brinkforth	Heer	03-HGefreiter[61]	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 25[59][Note 64]	7 March 1941[61]	—	—
Helmuth Brinkmann	Kriegsmarine	19-MVizeadmiral[61]	Kommadierender Admiral Schwarzes Meer (commanding admiral of the Black Sea)[59][61]	17 May 1944[61]	—	—
Karl Britzelmayr	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[61]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 217[59][61]	2 February 1942[61]	—	—
Achim von Britzke	Heer	14-HHauptmann[59][Note 65]	Chief of Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1299[59][Note 65]	23 October 1944[63]	—	—
Hugo Broch	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[63]	Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54[59][63]	12 March 1945[63]	—	—
Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[63]	Regiment adjutant of Panzer-Regiment 15[59][Note 66]	14 April 1945[63]	—	—
Ernst-Albrecht Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt	Heer	14-HRittmeister[63]	Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22[59][63]	26 December 1942[63]	—	—
Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[63]	Commanding general of the II. Armeekorps[62][63]	15 July 1941[63]	Awarded 103rd Oak Leaves 27 June 1942[63]	—
Jürgen Brocke	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[63]	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77[59][63]	9 December 1942*[63]	Killed in action 15 September 1942[59]
Dr. Karl Brocks	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[63]	Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 123[59][Note 67]	30 September 1944[63]	—	—
Roland Brod	Heer	14-HHauptmann[63]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 467[59][63]	23 February 1944*[63]	Died of wounds 5 January 1944[59]	—
Heinrich Brodowski	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[63]	Machine gunner in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 386[64][Note 68]	18 December 1944[63]	—	—
Wilhelm Bröckerhoff?[Note 69]	Heer	15-HMajor[64]	Leader of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Brandenburg"[64]	8 May 1945[64]	—	—
Wilhelm Broeffel	Heer	14-HHauptmann[63]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 502[63][64]	14 November 1943[63]	—	—
Jost Brökelmann	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[63]	Chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille[63][64]	14 June 1942[63]	—	—
Herbert Broennle	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[63]	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54[64][Note 70]	14 March 1943[63]	—	—
Karl Brösamle	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[67]	Rifle leader in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 330[64][Note 71]	26 June 1944[67]	—	—
Eduard Brogsitter	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[67]	Staffelführer in the II./Kampfgeschwader 76[64][67]	24 March 1943[67]	—	—
Friedrich Freiherr von Broich	Heer	17-HOberst[67]	Commander of the 24. Panzergrenadier-Brigade[67][68]	29 August 1942[67]	—	—
Peter Broich	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[67]	Pilot in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 2[64][67]	24 September 1942[67]	—	—
Wilhelm Bromen	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[64][Note 72]	Pilot and z.b.V. Offizier (officer for special deployment) in the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[64][Note 72]	16 April 1943[67]	—	—
Karl Brommann	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer[67]	Leader of the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503[64][67]	29 April 1945[67]	—	—
Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff+	Heer	17-HOberst[67]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[64][67]	10 September 1943[67]	Awarded 394th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944[67]	—
Siegfried Brosow	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[67]	Chief of the 1./SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon "Das Reich"[64][Note 73]	13 November 1943[67]	—	—
Paul Brucher	Heer	12-HLeutnant[67]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 447[64][67]	23 October 1941[67]	—	—
Gerhard Bruchmann	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[67]	Group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12[64][67]	6 August 1943[67]	—	—
Helmut Bruck+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[67]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[64][Note 74]	4 September 1941[67]	Awarded 193rd Oak Leaves 19 February 1943[67]	—
Victor Bruck	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[69]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 376[64][69]	20 October 1944[69]	—	—
Johann Brucker	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[69]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 959[64][69]	5 April 1945[69]	—	—
Walter Brucker	Heer	14-HHauptmann[69]	Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 56[64][69]	16 April 1943[69]	—	—
Heinrich Brücker	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[69]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[64][69]	22 June 1941[64][Note 75]	—	—
Otto-Hermann Brücker	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[69]	Commander of the 6. Volks-Grenadier-Division[64][69]	14 April 1945[69]	—	—
Erich von Brückner	Heer	17-HOberst[69]	Commander of Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"[64][69]	11 March 1945[69]	—	—
Wilhelm Brückner	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[69]	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 253[64][Note 76]	5 October 1941[69]	—	—
Wolfgang Brückner	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[69]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[64][69]	5 December 1943*[69]	Killed in action 14 July 1943[64]	—
Heinrich Brüggemann	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[69]	Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 178[64][69]	5 April 1945[69]	—	—
Karl Brüggemann	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[69]	Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Infanterie-Regiment 5[69][70]	28 November 1940[69]	—	—
Friedrich-August Graf von Brühl	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[69]	Chief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 2[69][71]	3 November 1942[69]	—	—
Walter Brüning	Heer	12-HLeutnant[70][Note 77]	Company chief in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 508[70][Note 77]	12 January 1942[69]	—	—
Alfred Bruer	Heer	17-HOberst[72]	Commander of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155[71][72]	30 July 1942[72]	—	—
Josef Bruetsch	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[72]	Group leader in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 305[70][72]	17 March 1945[72]	—	—
Hans Bruhn	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[72]	Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 90[71][72]	29 December 1942[72]	—	—
Johannes Bruhn	Heer	17-HOberst[72]	Artilleriekommandeur 149[71][72]	20 December 1943[72]	—	—
Derk-Elsko Bruins	Waffen-SS	04-WSS-Rottenführer[72]	Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 54 "Nederland"[71][Note 78]	23 August 1944[72]	—	—
Edgar Brunk	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[72]	Chief of the 2./Füsilier-Regiment 202[71][72]	3 July 1944[72]	—	—
Albert Brunner	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[72]	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5[70][72]	3 July 1943*[72]	Killed in action 7 May 1943[71]
Eduard Brunner+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[72]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62[71][72]	27 February 1944[72]	Awarded 638th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944[73][Note 79]	—
Arthur Bruns	Heer	15-HMajor[72]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 245[71][72]	3 April 1943*[72]	Killed in action 4 February 1943[71]	—
Dr.-jur. Axel Bruns	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[72]	Leader of the 7./Artillerie-Regiment 241[71][72]	29 August 1943[72]	—	—
Diedrich Bruns	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[72]	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 16[70][72]	9 August 1942[72]	—	—
Gustav-Adolf Bruns	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[72]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74[71][72]	15 October 1942[72]	—	—
Karl-Heinz Brunsiek	Heer	12-HLeutnant[71][Note 80]	Leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 43[71][74]	5 April 1945[74]	—	—
Fritz Brutscher	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[74]	Leader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 92[70][74]	22 January 1943[74]	—	—
Albert Brux+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[74]	Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 66[71][74]	12 September 1941[74]	Awarded 504th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[74]	—
Fritz Buchenau	Heer	15-HMajor[74]	Commander of Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 of the Artillerie-Schule II Groß-Born[71][Note 81]	28 March 1945[74]	—	—
Hans Buchholz	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves[74]	Pilot in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 40[71][74]	24 March 1941[74]	—	—
Helmut-Wolfgang Buchler	Heer	14-HHauptmann[74]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 204[71][74]	6 January 1942*[74]	Killed in action 10 December 1941[71]	—
Franz Buchner	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[74]	Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized)[71][74]	2 October 1941[74]	—	—
Hermann Buchner	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[74]	Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf"[75][Note 82]	16 June 1944[74]	—	—
Hermann Buchner	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[74]	Pilot in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[75][Note 83]	20 July 1944[74]	—	—
Max Bucholz[Note 84]	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[74]	Staffelkapitän in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3[75][Note 84]	12 August 1941[74]	—	—
Ernst-Georg Buchterkirch+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[74]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 6[74][75]	29 June 1940[74]	Awarded 44th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[74]
Albert Buck	Heer	17-HOberst[74]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 305[74][76]	17 July 1941[74]	—	—
Friedrich Buck	Waffen-SS	09-WSS-Oberscharführer[77]	Leader of the 5./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"[75][Note 85]	27 January 1945[77]	—	—
Wilhelm Buck	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[77]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2[75][77]	31 July 1943[77]	—	—
Karl Buckel	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[77]	Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277[75][77]	15 July 1944[77]	—	—
Kurt Budäus	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[75][Note 86]	Machine gun Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 307[75][77]	21 December 1940[77]	—	—
Georg Budahl	Heer	12-HLeutnant[77]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 121[75][77]	21 September 1944[77]	—	—
Franz Budka	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer[77]	Leader of the 1./SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Besslein"[75][Note 87]	19 April 1945[77]	—	—
Bruno Büchau	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[77]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 159[75][77]	19 August 1944[77]	—	—
Hermann Büchting	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[77]	Commander of Schnellboot S-27 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[75][Note 88]	22 April 1943[77]	—	—
Hermann Bühlbecker	Heer	14-HHauptmann[77]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 436[75][77]	23 August 1944[77]	—	—
Karl-Heinz Bühler?[Note 89]	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[76]	Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[76]	6 May 1945[76]	—	—
Kurt Bühligen+	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[77]	Pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[75][Note 90]	4 September 1941[77]	Awarded 413th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 88th Swords 14 August 1944[77]	—
Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow	Heer	17-HOberst[77]	Commander of Panzer-Regiment 24[75][77]	12 December 1944[77]	—	—
Otto von Bülow+	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[79]	Commander of U-404[75][79]	20 October 1942[79]	Awarded 234th Oak Leaves 26 April 1943[79]	—
Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant of the Reserves[79]	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[75][79]	22 August 1940[79]	—	—
Alfred Bülowius	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst[79]	Geschwaderkommodore of (K)Lehrgeschwader 1[75][Note 91]	4 July 1940[79]	—
Rudolf von Bünau+	Heer	17-HOberst[79]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 133[79][80]	15 August 1940[79]	Awarded 766th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945[79]	—
Rudolf von Bünau	Heer	14-HHauptmann[79]	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9[79][80]	8 August 1943[79]	—	—