List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (X–Z)
Last name starting with "Z"

List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (X–Z)

Section Title: Last name starting with "Z"
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Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit	Date of award	Notes	Image

Zachariae-Lingenthal, Edel-HeinrichEdel-Heinrich Zachariae-Lingenthal	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 15	18 September 1943	—	—

Zaehr, ErichErich Zähr	Luftwaffe	Major	Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 172	23 December 1942	—	—

Zahn, AlfredAlfred Zahn	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 96	17 March 1943	—	—

Zahn, Dr. rer. oec. EberhardDr. rer. oec. Eberhard Zahn+	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 33	30 June 1941	Awarded 204th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943	—

Zahn, HilmarHilmar Zahn	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1	9 June 1944	—	—

Zahn, LotharLothar Zahn	Heer	Major	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized)	2 October 1943	—	—

Zahn, WilliWilli Zahn	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzer-Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507	18 July 1943*	Killed in action 16 July 1943	—

Zander, HelmutHelmut Zander	Heer	Oberstleutnant	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 60	5 April 1945	—	—

Zangen, Gustav-Adolf vonGustav-Adolf von Zangen+	Heer	Oberst	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 88 and leader of the 17. Infantrie-Division	15 January 1942	Awarded 647th Oak Leaves 5 November 1944	-

Zapf, AlbertAlbert Zapf	Heer	Oberleutnant	Leader of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129	23 February 1944	—	—

Zapp, Robert-RichardRobert-Richard Zapp	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän	Commander of U-66	23 April 1942	—	—

Zastrow, MaxMax Zastrow	Heer	Gefreiter	Machine gunner in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 81	6 March 1944	—	—

Zauner, FranzFranz Zauner	Luftwaffe	Major	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 54	5 February 1944	—	—

Zebhauser, PaulPaul Zebhauser	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 16./Transportgeschwader 1	18 November 1944	—	—

Zecherle, KonradKonrad Zecherle	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 90	10 May 1943	—	—

Zehender, AugustAugust Zehender+	Waffen-SS	SS-Obersturmbannführer	Commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 "Florian Geyer"	10 March 1943	Awarded 722nd Oak Leaves 1 February 1945	-

Zehnder, EugenEugen Zehnder	Heer	Oberjäger	Group leader in the 1./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13	7 March 1943	—	—

Zeidler, MarkusMarkus Zeidler	Luftwaffe	Major	Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 600	9 May 1942	—	—

Zeiher, RobertRobert Zeiher	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the 1./SS-Grenadier-Regiment "Radolfzell"	16 January 1945	—	—

Zeitzler, KurtKurt Zeitzler	Heer	Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Chief of the general staff of the Panzer-Gruppe 1	18 May 1941	—	-

Zejdlik, FranzFranz Zejdlik	Heer	Major	Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 51	4 October 1942	—	—

Zeller, ErnstErnst Zeller	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 114	16 November 1943	—	—

Zeller, KonradKonrad Zeller+	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 380	5 January 1944	Awarded 495th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944	—

Zeller, WillyWilly Zeller	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 380	7 February 1944	—	—

Zellner, JohannJohann Zellner	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel	Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	20 July 1944	—	—

Zellner, KarlKarl Zellner	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel	Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	29 February 1944*	Killed in flying accident 13 September 1943	—

Zellot, WalterWalter Zellot	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53	3 September 1942	—	—

Zempel, FriedrichFriedrich Zempel	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 112	4 May 1944	—	—

Zemsky, JohannJohann Zemsky+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1	4 February 1942	Awarded 117th Oak Leaves 3 September 1942	—

Zenker, FranzFranz Zenker	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12	10 September 1944	—	—

Zepf, GottfriedGottfried Zepf	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36	26 November 1944	—	—

Zepner, AloisAlois Zepner	Heer	Hauptmann	Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 38	10 September 1944	—	—

Zepper, ErichErich Zepper	Waffen-SS	SS-Hauptscharführer	Deputy leader of the 2./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland"	2 December 1943	—	—

Zernin, ErichErich Zernin	Heer	Oberleutnant	Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 11	13 September 1943*	Killed in action 13 August 1943	—

Zerth, JakobJakob Zerth	Heer	Gefreiter	Deputy group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 467	21 April 1944	—	—

Zettler, RudolfRudolf Zettler	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667	18 October 1943	—	—

Zickwolff, FriedrichFriedrich Zickwolff	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander of the 113. Infanterie-Division	2 June 1942	—	—

Zieger, GünterGünter Zieger	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 600	8 February 1944	—	—

Ziegler, ArthurArthur Ziegler	Heer	Oberleutnant	Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 974	23 August 1944	—	—

Ziegler, Gerhard-GeorgGerhard-Georg Ziegler	Heer	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 353	12 February 1944	—	—

Ziegler, HeinzHeinz Ziegler	Heer	Generalleutnant	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the Stab of Heeresgruppe Afrika	16 April 1943	—	—

Ziegler, JoachimJoachim Ziegler+	Waffen-SS	SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS	Commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland"	5 September 1944	Awarded (848th) Oak Leaves 28 April 1945	—

Ziegler, KarlKarl Ziegler	Heer	Major	Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 207	8 April 1943	—	—

Ziegler, WernerWerner Ziegler+	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 186	31 December 1941	Awarded 121st Oak Leaves 8 September 1942 102nd Swords 23 October 1944	—

Ziehr, LeonhardLeonhard Ziehr	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 13./Transportgeschwader 1	16 December 1944	—	—

Ziemann, AlfredAlfred Ziemann	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 93	9 January 1944	—	—

Ziemer, ErnstErnst Ziemer+	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) of 15./Infanterie-Regiment 94	14 December 1941	Awarded 317th Oak Leaves 2 November 1943	—

Zierach, OttoOtto Zierach	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Glider pilot in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"	15 May 1940	At the same time promoted to Hauptmann	—

Zierhofer, KarlKarl Zierhofer	Heer	Gefreiter	Machine gunner in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126	4 October 1944	—	—

Zilger, ErwinErwin Zilger	Heer	Hauptmann	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 186	4 August 1943	—	—

Zillich, KarlKarl Zillich	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant	Observer in the Stab of II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"	20 July 1944*	Died from wounds on 14 April 1944	—

Zillies, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Zillies	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 8 (motorized)	11 December 1944	—	—

Zillmann, ErichErich Zillmann	Heer	Stabswachtmeister	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 245	8 August 1944	—	—

Zimmer, KarlKarl Zimmer	Heer	Oberleutnant	Deputy leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 105	18 February 1945	—	—

Zimmer, RichardRichard Zimmer	Heer	Generalleutnant	Commander 17. Infanterie-Division	16 October 1944	—	—

Zimmermann, ErnstErnst Zimmermann	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 105	21 May 1943	—	—

Zimmermann, FritzFritz Zimmermann	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Commander of the I.(gem.)/Flaksturm-Regiment 241 (motorized)	8 August 1944*	Died from wounds on 7 June 1944	—

Zimmermann, HansHans Zimmermann	Heer	Hauptmann	Chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26	22 January 1943	—	—

Zimmermann, HerbertHerbert Zimmermann	Heer	Hauptmann	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 225	12 January 1945*	Killed in action 29 October 1944	—

Zimmermann, HerbertHerbert Zimmermann	Heer	Hauptmann	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 36	5 April 1945	—	—

Zimmermann, HermannHermann Zimmermann	Heer	Major	Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 3	4 September 1940	—	—

Zimmermann, JacobJacob Zimmermann	Heer	Major	Leader of the Grenadier-Regiment 509	1 February 1945	—	—

Zimmermann, JakobJakob Zimmermann	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10	31 July 1943	—	—

Zimmermann, ManfredManfred Zimmermann	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"	14 May 1944	—	—

Zimmermann, OskarOskar Zimmermann	Luftwaffe	Leutnant	Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"	29 October 1944	—	—

Zimmermann, OttoOtto Zimmermann	Heer	Feldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 504	26 March 1944	—	—

Zimmermann, RobertRobert Zimmermann	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 29 (motorized)	1 April 1945	—	—

Zimmermann, WalterWalter Zimmermann	Heer	Oberwachtmeister	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 205	10 February 1945	—	—

Zimmermann, WillyWilly Zimmermann	Heer	Feldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 80	23 October 1944	—	—

Zingel, AugustAugust Zingel	Waffen-SS	SS-Unterscharführer	Shock troops leader in the Kampfgruppe "Krauth" n the 15./Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1	4 October 1942	—	—

Zinsser, LudwigLudwig Zinsser	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 148	16 November 1944	—	—

Zintl, [Dr.] Franz[Dr.] Franz Zintl	Heer	Oberleutnant	Leader of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 206	6 July 1942	—	—

Zipfel, KunoKuno Zipfel	Heer	Feldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Jäger-Regiment 56	10 September 1944	—	—

Zipfel, WillibaldWillibald Zipfel	Luftwaffe	Feldwebel	Radio operator in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"	6 December 1944	—	—

Ziran, CarlCarl Ziran	Heer	Unteroffizier	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 461	29 November 1944	—	—

Zischka, WilhelmWilhelm Zischka	Heer	Wachtmeister	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 41 (motorized)	23 October 1944	—	—

Zitzen, KurtKurt Zitzen	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177	4 August 1943	—	—

Zmugg, AloisAlois Zmugg	Heer	Unteroffizier	In the 3./Schützen-Regiment 114	18 October 1941	—	—

Zobel, HorstHorst Zobel	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the Panzer-Abteilung in the Panzer-Division "Müncheberg"	14 April 1945	—	—

Zoellner, HeinzHeinz Zöllner	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"	5 April 1944	—	—

Zoll, ErhardErhard Zoll	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 437	18 January 1945	—	—

Zonewitz, GerhardGerhard Zonewitz	Heer	Oberleutnant	Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 151	4 December 1941	—	—

Zoppoth, GerhardGerhard Zoppoth?	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 732	9 May 1945	—	—

Zorn, EduardEduard Zorn+	Heer	Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)	Leader of the 189. Infanterie-Division	25 December 1944	Awarded 739th Oak Leaves 16 February 1945	—

Zorn, GerhardGerhard Zorn	Heer	Major	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 159	28 March 1945	—	—

Zorn, HansHans Zorn+	Heer	Generalmajor	Commander of the 20. Infanterie-Division (motorized)	27 July 1941	Awarded 291st Oak Leaves 3 September 1943	—

Zorner, PaulPaul Zorner+	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3	9 June 1944	Awarded 588th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944	—

Zubrod, HeinrichHeinrich Zubrod	Heer	Leutnant of the Reserves	Company leader in the Grenadier-Regiment 1213	18 January 1945	—	—

Zuehlsdorff, HermannHermann Zühlsdorff	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 94	9 January 1942	—	—

Zuern, ErichErich Zürn	Kriegsmarine	Oberleutnant (Ing.)	Chief engineer on U-48	23 April 1941	—	—

Zuern, RudolfRudolf Zürn	Heer	Major	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 65	16 June 1940	—	—

Zuerner, HermannHermann Zürner	Heer	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10	28 December 1944	—	—

Zugehör, GünterGünter Zugehör	Heer	Hauptmann	Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 19 (motorized)	12 September 1941	—	—

Zumfelde, HugoHugo Zumfelde	Heer	Hauptmann of the Reserves	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 546	9 December 1944	—	—

Zurin, AlfredAlfred Zurin?	Heer	Leutnant	Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 189	9 May 1945	—	—

Zurmöhle, WalterWalter Zurmöhle	Luftwaffe	Oberleutnant of the Reserves	Chief of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 6 (L)	5 April 1944	—	—

Zweigart, Eugen-LudwigEugen-Ludwig Zweigart	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54	22 January 1943	—	—

Zwer, FranzFranz Zwer	Heer	Oberfeldwebel	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 530	6 April 1944	—	—

Zwernemann, JosefJosef Zwernemann+	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in 7./Jagdgeschwader 52	23 June 1942	Awarded 141st Oak Leaves 31 October 1942	—

Zwesken, RudiRudi Zwesken	Luftwaffe	Oberfeldwebel	Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 300	21 March 1945	—	—

Zwickenpflug, HansHans Zwickenpflug	Heer	Major	Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100	5 April 1945	—	—

Zwipf, HeinrichHeinrich Zwipf	Luftwaffe	Hauptmann	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77	31 December 1943	—	—

Zymalkowski, FelixFelix Zymalkowski	Kriegsmarine	Korvettenkapitän	Chief of the 8. Schnellbootflottille	10 April 1945	—	—

Sentence(s)

The German submarine U-48 was boosted by the award of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Erich Zürn.

final_sentence: The German submarine U-48 was boosted by the award of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Erich Zürn.