List of Knight's Cross recipients: Z

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Knight's Cross recipients

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The following is the complete list of Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with Z. The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

      This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.

Name Service Rank Unit Date of award Notes
Zachariae-Lingenthal, Edel-Heinrich Heer Hauptmann II./Pz.Rgt. 15 01943-09-18 18 September 1943
Zähr, Erich Heer Major K.Gr. z.b.V. 172 01942-12-23 23 December 1942
Zahn, Alfred Heer Hauptmann d.Res. III./GR 96 01943-03-17 17 March 1943
Zahn, Dr. rer. pol. Eberhard Heer Leutnant d.Res. 2./Pz.J.Abt. 33 im DAK 01941-06-30 30 June 1941 204. Oak Leaves 6 March 1943
Zahn, Hilmar Luftwaffe Oberleutnant 5./Fallsch.J.Rgt. 1 01944-06-09 9 June 1944
Zahn, Lothar Heer Major III./GR 30 01943-10-02 2 October 1943
Zahn, Willi* Heer Oberfeldwebel 14. (Pz.J.)/GR 507 01943-07-18 18 July 1943 Killed in action 16 July 1943
Zander, Helmut Heer Oberstleutnant Pz.Gren.Rgt. 60 01945-04-05 5 April 1945
von Zangen, Gustav-Adolf Heer Oberst 17. Infanterie-Division 01942-01-15 15 January 1942 647. Oak Leaves 5 November 1944
Zapf, Albert Her Oberleutnant III./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 129 01944-02-23 23 February 1944
Zapp, Robert-Richard Kriegsmarine Korvettenkapitän U 66 01942-04-23 23 April 1942
Zastrow, Max Heer Gefreiter 2./Pi.Btl. 81 01944-03-06 06 March 1944
Zauner, Franz Luftwaffe Major III./KG 54 01944-02-05 5 February 1944
Zebhauser, Paul Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel 16./TG 1 01944-11-18 18 November 1944
Zecherle, Konrad Heer Leutnant d.Res. 1./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 190 01943-05-10 10 May 1943
Zehender, August Waffen-SS SS-Obersturmbannführer SS-Reiter-Rgt. 2 01943-03-10 10 March 1943 722. Oak Leaves 4 February 1945
Zehnder, Eugen Heer Oberjäger 1./Geb.J.Rgt. 13 01943-03-07 7 March 1943
Zeidler, Markus Heer Major KGr. z.b.V. 600 01942-05-09 9 May 1942
Zeiher, Robert Heer Hauptmann d.Res. 1./SS-Reiter-Rgt. "Radolfzell" 01945-01-16 16 January 1945
Zeitzler, Kurt Heer Oberst i.G. Panzer-Gruppe 1 01941-05-18 18 May 1941
Zejdlik, Franz Heer Major Pi.Btl. 51 01942-10-04 4 October 1942
Zeller, Ernst Heer Oberleutnant d.Res. 3./AR 114 01943-11-16 16 November 1943
Zeller, Konrad Heer Hauptmann d.Res. I./GR 380 01944-01-05 5 January 1944 495. Oak Leaves 9 June 1944
Zeller, Willy Heer Leutnant 9./GR 380 01944-02-07 7 February 1944
Zellner, Johann Luftwaffe Feldwebel 3./Stuka-Geschw. 77 01944-07-20 20 July 1944
Zellner, Karl* Luftwaffe Feldwebel 1./Stuka-Geschw. 77 01944-02-29 29 February 1944 Killed in action 13 September 1943
Zellot, Walter Luftwaffe Leutnant I./JG 53 01942-09-03 3 September 1942
Zempel, Friedrich Heer Leutnant d.Res. 3./Div.Füs.Btl. 112 01944-05-04 4 May 1944
Zemsky, Johann Luftwaffe Hauptmann II./Stuka-Geschw. 1 01942-02-04 4 February 1942 117. Oak Leaves 3 September 1942
Zenker, Franz Heer Hauptmann Pz.J.Abt. 12 01944-09-10 10 September 1944
Zepf, Gottfried Heer Oberfeldwebel 3./Pz.Rgt. 36 01944-11-26 26 November 1944
Zepner, Alois Heer Hauptmann III./Jäger-Rgt. 38 01944-09-10 10 September 1944
Zepper, Erich Waffen-SS SS-Hauptscharführer 2./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 10 01943-12-02 2 December 1943
Zernin, Erich* Heer Oberleutnant 5./Pz.Rgt. 11 01943-09-13 13 September 1943 Killed in action 13 August 1943
Zerth, Jakob Heer Gefreiter 3./GR 467 01944-04-21 21 April 1944
Zettler, Rudolf Heer Hauptmann St.Gesch.Abt. 667 01943-10-18 18 October 1943
Zickwolff, Friedrich Heer Generalleutnant 113. Inf.Div. 01942-06-02 2 June 1942
Zieger, Günter Heer Oberleutnant 2./St.Gesch.Abt. 600 01944-02-08 8 February 1944
Ziegler, Arthur Heer Oberleutnant GR 974 01944-08-23 23 August 1944
Ziegler, Gerhard-Georg Heer Oberstleutnant d.Res. GR 353 01944-02-12 12 February 1944
Ziegler, Heinz Heer Generalleutnant 5. Panzerarmee 01943-04-16 16 April 1943
Ziegler, Joachim Waffen-SS SS-Brigadeführer 11. SS-Freiw. Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland" 01944-09-05 5 September 1944 848. Oak Leaves 28 April 1945
Ziegler, Karl Heer Major III./Jäger-Rgt. 207 01943-04-08 8 April 1943
Ziegler, Werner Heer Leutnant 2./IR 186 01941-12-31 31 December 1941 121. Oak Leaves 6 September 1942
102. Swords 23 October 1944
Ziehr, Leonhard Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel 13./TG 1 01944-12-16 16 December 1944
Ziemann, Alfred Heer Oberleutnant 1./schw. Pz.J.Abt. 93 01944-01-09 9 January 1944
Ziemer, Ernst Heer Oberfeldwebel Stabskp./IR 94 01941-12-14 14 December 1941 317. Oak Leaves 2 November 1943
Zierach, Otto Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Fallsch.J.Sturm-Abt. "Koch" 01940-05-15 15 May 1940
Zierhofer, Karl Heer Gefreiter 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 126 01944-10-04 4 October 1944
Zilger, Erwin Heer Hauptmann 1./Pz.J.Abt. 186 01943-08-04 4 August 1943
Zillich, Karl* Luftwaffe Oberleutnant II./KG 27 01944-07-20 20 July 1944 died from wounds on 14 April 1944
Zillies, Karl-Heinz Heer Leutnant d.Res. 10./GR 8 01944-12-11 11 December 1944
Zillmann, Erich Heer Stabswachtmeister 3./St.Gesch.Brig. 245 01944-08-08 8 August 1944
Zimmer, Karl Heer Oberleutnant II./GR 105 01945-02-18 18 February 1945
Zimmer, Richard Heer Generalleutnant 17. Infanterie-Division 01944-10-16 16 October 1944
Zimmermann, Ernst Heer Hauptmann I./GR 105 01943-05-21 21 May 1943
Zimmermann, Fritz* Luftwaffe Hauptmann I./Flaksturm-Rgt. 241 01944-08-08 8 August 1944 died from wounds on 7 June 1944
Zimmermann, Hans Heer Hauptmann 8./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 26 01943-01-22 22 January 1943
Zimmermann, Herbert* Heer Hauptmann II./GR 225 01945-01-12 12 January 1945 Killed in action 29 October 1944
Zimmermann, Herbert Heer Hauptmann 1./Pz.Rgt. 36 01945-04-05 5 April 1945
Zimmermann, Hermann Heer Major II./Schützen-Rgt. 3 01940-09-04 4 September 1940
Zimmermann, Jacob Heer Major GR 509 01945-02-01 1 February 1945
Zimmermann, Jakob Heer Hauptmann I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 10 01943-07-31 31 July 1943
Zimmermann, Manfred Heer Hauptmann d.Res. I./GR 199 01944-05-14 14 May 1944
Zimmermann, Oskar Luftwaffe Leutnant 9./JG 3 01944-10-29 29 October 1944
Zimmermann, Otto Heer Feldwebel 4.(MG)/GR 504 01944-03-26 26 March 1944
Zimmermann, Robert Luftwaffe Hauptmann I./Flak-Rgt. 29 01945-04-01 1 April 1945
Zimmermann, Walter Heer Oberwachtmeister 12./AR 205 01945-02-10 10 February 1945
Zimmermann, Willy Heer Feldwebel 6./GR 80 01944-10-23 23 October 1944
Zingel, August Waffen-SS SS-Unterscharführer 15./Totenkopf-IR 1 01942-10-04 4 October 1942
Zinsser, Ludwig Heer Oberleutnant d.Res. 8./AR 148 01944-11-16 16 November 1944
Zintl, Franz Heer Oberleutnant I./Geb.J.Rgt. 206 01942-07-06 6 July 1942
Zipfel, Kuno Heer Feldwebel 1./JR 56 01944-09-10 10 September 1944
Zipfel, Willibald Luftwaffe Feldwebel 3./Schlacht-Geschw. 2 01944-12-06 6 December 1944
Ziran, Carl Heer Unteroffizier 3./GR 461 01944-11-29 29 November 1944
Zischka, Wilhelm Heer Wachtmeister 6./AR 41 01944-10-23 23 October 1944
Zitzen, Kurt Heer Oberleutnant d.Res. 2./St.Gesch.abt. 177 01943-08-04 4 August 1943
Zmugg, Alois Heer Unteroffizier 3./Schützen-Rgt. 114 01941-10-18 18 October 1941
Zobel, Horst Heer Hauptmann Panzer-Division "Müncheberg" 01945-04-14 14 April 1945
Zöllner, Heinz Luftwaffe Hauptmann 6./KG 53 01944-04-05 5 April 1944
Zoll, Erhard Heer Hauptmann d.Res. 14. (Pz.J.)/GR 437 01945-01-18 18 January 1945
Zonewitz, Gerhard Heer Oberleutnant 2./IR 151 01941-12-04 4 December 1941
Zoppoth, Gerhard Heer Leutnant 6./GR 732 01945-05-09 9 May 1945
Zorn, Eduard Heer Oberst i.G. 189. Inf.Div. 01944-12-25 25 December 1944 739. Oak Leaves 16 February 1945
Zorn, Gerhard Heer Major Pz.J.Abt. 159 01945-03-28 28 March 1945
Zorn, Hans Heer Generalmajor 20. Infanterie-Division 01941-07-27 27 July 1941 291. Oak Leaves 3 September 1943
Zorner, Paul Luftwaffe Hauptmann 8./NJG 3 01944-06-09 9 June 1944 588. Oak Leaves 17 September 1944
Zubrod, Heinrich Heer Leutnant d.Res. GR 1213 01945-01-18 18 January 1945
Zühlsdorff, Hermann Heer Oberfeldwebel 1./IR 94 01942-01-09 9 January 1942
Zürn, Erich Kriegsmarine Oberleutnant U 48 01941-04-23 23 April 1941
Zürn, Rudolf Heer Major II./IR 65 01940-06-16 16 June 1940
Zürner, Hermann Heer Oberleutnant d.Res. II./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 10 01944-12-28 28 December 1944
Zugehör, Günter Heer Hauptmann II./AR 19 01941-09-12 12 September 1941
Zumfelde, Hugo Heer Hauptmann d.Res. II./GR 546 01944-12-09 9 December 1944
Zurin, Alfred Heer Leutnant 3./GR 189 01945-05-09 9 May 1945
Zurmöhle, Walter Luftwaffe Oberleutnant d.Res. 1./Pi.Btl. 6 (L) 01944-04-05 5 April 1944
Zweigart, Eugen-Ludwig Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel 5./JG 54 01943-01-22 22 January 1943
Zwer, Franz Heer Oberfeldwebel 6./GR 530 01944-04-06 6 April 1944
Zwernemann, Josef Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel 7./JG 52 01942-06-23 23 June 1942 141. Oak Leaves 31 October 1942
Zwesken, Rudi Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel 6./JG 300 01945-03-21 21 March 1945
Zwickenpflug, Hans Heer Major II./Geb.J.Rgt. 100 01945-04-05 5 April 1945
Zwipf, Heinrich Luftwaffe Hauptmann 3./Stuka-Geschw. 77 01943-12-31 31 December 1943
Zymalkowski, Felix Kriegsmarine Korvettenkapitän 8. Schnellboot-Flottille 01945-04-10 10 April 1945

[edit] References

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  • Florian Berger (2006), Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger.
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