# List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ba–Bm)

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military 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. 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 Nazi Germany.
There is currently no official German Government list of KC recipients. Analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) indicates that up to 7,321 awards may have been made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. 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 a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and was also the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, a second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of the recipients.
In 2007, Veit Scherzer published his Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945]. Scherzer's book was compiled from documents held by the German Federal Archives, and cast doubt on 193 of the listings in Fellgiebel's 1996 book. The majority of the disputed recipients were listed as having received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of the Third Reich during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.
Listed here are the 368 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm". Scherzer has challenged the validity of 13 of these listings. This is the first 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 "Bn–Bz" are listed at List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Bn–Bz).

## Background

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. 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. 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). 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.

## Recipients

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. Of the 368 awards made to servicemen whose last name is in the range "Ba–Bm", 31 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, 12 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; 19 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 232 of the medals; 15 went to the Kriegsmarine, 100 to the Luftwaffe, and 21 to the Waffen-SS. 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. 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.
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 | Date of award | Notes | Image |
| Karl Baacke+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124 | 30 June 1941 | Awarded 352nd Oak Leaves 10 December 1943 | — |
| Ernst-Günther Baade+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 115 | 27 June 1942 | Awarded 402nd Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 111th Swords 16 November 1944 | |
| Heinz Baader | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | In the Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5 | 26 April 1945 | — | — |
| Sophus Baagoe | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 5./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" | 14 June 1941* | Killed in action 14 May 1941 | — |
| Werner Baake | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Johannes Baasch | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 410 | 3 May 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Baasner | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot and observer in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121 | 11 March 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bach | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 104 | 9 July 1941 | — | — |
| Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski | Waffen-SS | 20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police | Commanding general of the Korpsgruppe "von dem Bach" in Warsaw | 30 September 1944 | — | |
| Erich Bachem | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Artillery observer in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 262 | 6 January 1942 | — | — |
| Rudolf Bacherer+ | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 234 | 30 October 1943 | Awarded 550th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944 | — |
| [Dr.] Friedrich Bachmaier | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 9 January 1945 | — | — |
| Ludwig Bachmaier | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 179 | 26 December 1941 | — | — |
| Christian Bachmann | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Thule" | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| Erwin Bachmann | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Adjutant of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg" | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Bachmann | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | In the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Josef Bachmeier | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the II./Freiwilligen-SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert Bachnick | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Willy Bachor? | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24 | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
| Hans-Ulrich Back | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 2 | 5 August 1940 | — | — |
| Fritz Backhauss | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 | 8 February 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Bade | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Auklärungs-Abteilung 23 | 26 August 1943 | — | — |
| Edwin Bader | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 16 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich Bader | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Hochgebirgs-Jäger-Bataillon 3 | 12 August 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Bader | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 95 | 23 August 1943 | — | — |
| Curt Badinski | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 489 | 11 October 1941 | — | — |
| Emil Badorrek+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 11 | 22 November 1943 | Awarded 652nd Oak Leaves 18 November 1944 | — |
| Johann Badum | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 15 October 1942 | — | |
| Alfred Badzong | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 273 | 5 February 1945 | — | — |
| Rudolf Bäcker | Heer | 09-HSanitäts-Feldwebel | In the Stab of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 36 | 18 September 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bäder | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 958 | 14 April 1945* | Killed in action 22 March 1945 | — |
| Dr. med. dent. Franz Bäke+ | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 11 | 11 January 1943 | Awarded 262nd Oak Leaves 1 August 1943 49th Swords 21 February 1944 | |
| Bern von Baer+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) of the 16. Panzer-Division | 13 January 1944 | Awarded 761st Oak Leaves 28 February 1945 | |
| Heinrich (Heinz) Bär+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 2 July 1941 | Awarded 31st Oak Leaves 14 August 1941 7th Swords 16 February 1942 | |
| Erich Bärenfänger+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 123 | 7 August 1942 | Awarded 243rd Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 45th Swords 23 January 1944 | — |
| Hansgeorg Bätcher+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100 | 21 December 1942 | Awarded 434th Oak Leaves 24 March 1944 | — |
| Niels Bätge | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Chief of the 4. Schnellbootflottille | 4 January 1942 | — | — |
| Johann Bäuchl | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 | 23 October 1944 | — | — |
| Emil Bäuerle | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 56 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Gottfried Bäumler | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorized) | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz Bäumler | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 17 | 11 June 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Bahns | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 216 | 13 November 1942 | — | — |
| Artur Bahr | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 44 | 3 December 1944* | Died of wounds 28 November 1944 | — |
| Günther Bahr | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| Joseph Baier? | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 36 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Karl Baier | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1036 | 16 October 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Baindner | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Machine gunner in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 228 | 24 June 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Bajorat | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13 | 15 May 1944 | — | — |
| Hermann Balck+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 1 | 3 June 1940 | Awarded 155th Oak Leaves 20 December 1942 25th Swords 4 March 1943 19th Diamonds 31 August 1944 | |
| Horst Baldauf | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Observer in the 2./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 22 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Johann Baldauf | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 91 | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Baldes? | Luftwaffe | 10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Gerhard Ball | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 53 (motorized) | 23 November 1941* | Killed in action 9 October 1941 | — |
| Otto Edler von Ballasko | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 13 August 1942 | — | |
| Wilhelm Balthasar+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 27 | 14 June 1940 | Awarded 17th Oak Leaves 2 July 1941 | — |
| Udo Balzer | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon "Deba" | 9 April 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich Banach | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 36 | 30 November 1942 | — | — |
| Helmut Banaski | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 1077 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
| Alfred Banholzer | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| Erich Bansen | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 519 | 15 March 1944 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinrich Banze | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244 | 27 May 1942 | — | — |
| Benno Barall | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 227 | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
| Ewald Baranek | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 58 | 12 February 1943 | — | — |
| Hans-Levin von Barby | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 361 and leader of a Kampfgruppe | 13 December 1941 | — | — |
| Konrad Barde | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 104 | 5 January 1943 | — | — |
| Johannes Barge? | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment Kreta | 10 May 1945 | — | — |
| Hans von Bargen | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Adjutant and technical officer of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | 19 September 1942 | — | — |
| Klaus Bargsten | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-521 | 30 April 1943 | — | |
| Gerhard Barkhorn+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 23 August 1942 | Awarded 175th Oak Leaves 11 January 1943 52nd Swords 2 March 1944 | |
| Ernst Barkmann | Waffen-SS | 06-WSS-Unterscharführer | Panzer commander in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 27 August 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Barmetler | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 9 July 1941 | Died of wounds 20 February 1945 | |
| Hermann Barnbeck | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 211 | 29 October 1942 | — | — |
| Ewald Bartel | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 106 "Feldherrnhalle" | 31 December 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Bartels | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of Minensucher M-1 | 16 May 1940 | — | |
| Hans-Werner Bartels | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 399 | 26 January 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Bartels | Luftwaffe | 06-LUnteroffizier | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 5 | 13 November 1942 | — | — |
| Herbert Bartels | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the 3./Flak-Regiment 293 (motorized) | 22 November 1943 | — | — |
| Franz Barten | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 29 October 1944* | Killed in action 4 August 1944 | — |
| Eitel-Albert Barth | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 24 March 1943 | — | — |
| Joachim Barth | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 13 | 17 December 1942 | — | — |
| Karl Barth | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 3./Küstenflieger-Gruppe 506 | 14 December 1940 | — | — |
| Ludwig Barth | Heer | 11-HStabsfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 14 | 20 August 1942 | — | — |
| Otto Barth | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 117 | 8 May 1943 | — | — |
| Otto Barth | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 688 | 9 February 1945 | — | — |
| Siegfried Barth | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 51 | 2 October 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Barthle | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 119 (motorized) | 19 December 1943 | — | — |
| Karl-Ludwig Barths | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393 | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Bartkowiak | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompnie/Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized) | 25 October 1943 | — | — |
| Leopold Bartl | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 335 | 6 November 1943 | — | — |
| Günter Bartsch | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110 | 12 November 1943 | — | — |
| Herbert Barz | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519 | 18 July 1944 | — | — |
| Hans-Dieter von Basse | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 10 September 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Graf von Bassewitz-Levetzow | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 96 | 17 September 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Bastian? | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland" | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Helmut Bastian | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Leader of a Sprengbootflottille (Kleinkampfverband) | 3 November 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Bastian | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 | 23 August 1944* | Killed in action 11 August 1944 | — |
| Wilhelm Batz+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 26 March 1944 | Awarded 526th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944 (145th) Swords 21 April 1945 | |
| Erhard Bauer | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Squad leader in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 102 | 4 October 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst Bauer | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-126 | 16 March 1942 | — | — |
| Friedrich Bauer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33 | 13 September 1943* | Killed in action 10 July 1943 | — |
| Gerhard Bauer | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 29 February 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Bauer | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Heinz Bauer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Regiment adjutant of the Grenadier-Regiment 585 | 12 June 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Bauer | Waffen-SS | 09-WSS-Oberscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking" | 12 September 1943 | — | — |
| Herbert Bauer+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 31 December 1943 | Awarded 618th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 | — |
| Hermann Bauer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Grenadier-Bataillon Belgard in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl | 14 February 1945 | — | — |
| Joachim Bauer | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Fliegerführer of Luftflottenkommando 4 | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Johann Bauer | Heer | 06-HOberjäger | Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99 | 27 June 1942 | — | — |
| Konrad Bauer | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300 | 31 October 1944 | — | |
| Ludwig Bauer | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 117 | 23 October 1944 | — | — |
| Ludwig Bauer? | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the I./Panzer-Regiment 33 | 29 April 1945 | — | — |
| Michael Bauer | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 499 | 2 February 1942 | — | — |
| Oskar Bauer | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Flak-Regiment 4 | 22 October 1941 | — | |
| Robert Bauer | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 15. Infanterie-Division | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Viktor Bauer+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 | 30 July 1941 | Awarded 107th Oak Leaves 26 July 1942 | — |
| Gerhard Bauhaus | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 25 May 1942 | — | — |
| Dr. Adolf Baum | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Battery leader in the Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized) | 21 December 1942* | Killed in action 4 December 1942 | — |
| Adolf Baum | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 197 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Baum+ | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the III./SS-"Totenkopf"-Infanterie-Regiment 3 | 8 May 1942 | Awarded 277th Oak Leaves 22 August 1943 95th Swords 2 September 1944 | — |
| Paul Baumann | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Radfahr-Kompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 422 | 1 September 1943 | — | — |
| Willi Baumann | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Quartiermeister (quartermaster general) of the XI. SS-Armeekorps and leader of a Kampfgruppe | 27 January 1945 | — | — |
| Werner Baumbach+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 30 | 8 May 1940 | Awarded 20th Oak Leaves 14 July 1941 16th Swords 17 August 1942 | |
| Werner Baumgarten-Crusius+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized) | 22 February 1942 | Awarded 199th Oak Leaves 27 February 1943 | — |
| Erich Baumgartl | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 31 July 1943 | — | — |
| Gregor Baunach | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 173 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| Eugen Baur | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 470 | 2 February 1942 | — | — |
| Heinz Baurmann? | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (Feld) | 4 May 1945 | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Albert Bausch | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 286 | 10 February 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich Bausch | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Company leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5 | 12 March 1945 | — | — |
| Richard Bausch | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 57 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Baxmann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73 | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Anton Bayer | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 19 | 5 October 1943 | — | — |
| Franz Bayer? | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 26 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Bayer | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 33 | 1 May 1945 | — | — |
| Heinz Bayer | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 22 | 17 July 1941 | — | — |
| Rudolf Bayer | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 112 | 21 February 1944 | — | — |
| Fritz Bayerlein+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Chief of the general staff Generalstab DAK | 26 December 1941 | Awarded 258th Oak Leaves 6 July 1943 81st Swords 20 July 1944 | |
| Sigurt-Horstmar Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized) | 20 January 1943 | — | — |
| Karl Becher | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Battery officer in the 8./Artillerie-Regiment 125 | 25 October 1943 | — | — |
| Helmut Bechler | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 504 | 26 March 1943 | — | — |
| Josef Beck | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 320 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Karl Beck | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 290 | 2 April 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Beck | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 28 March 1943 | — | — |
| Helmut Beck-Broichsitter | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 4 September 1940 | — | — |
| Anton Becker | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Regiment adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 77 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Arthur Becker | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Schützen-Regiment 394 | 25 August 1941 | — | — |
| Carl Becker+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 18 | 29 October 1942 | Awarded 829th Oak Leaves 14 April 1945 | — |
| Erich Becker | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425 | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
| Felix Becker | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 418 | 25 January 1943 | — | — |
| Fritz Becker | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 370. Infanterie-Division | 6 April 1943 | — | — |
| Günther Becker | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| Hanns Becker | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of Ost-Bataillon 439 | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Becker | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 2./SS-Panzerzgrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 28 March 1943 | — | — |
| Hans Becker | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 116 | 28 November 1940 | — | — |
| Heinrich Becker | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 31 | 15 March 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Becker | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 529 | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
| Hellmuth Becker+ | Waffen-SS | 17-WSS-Standartenführer | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke" | 7 September 1943 | Awarded 595th Oak Leaves 21 September 1944 | |
| Karl-Heinz Becker+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 July 1941 | Awarded 780th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945 | |
| Karl-Heinz Becker | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 503 | 27 January 1942 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Becker | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 228 | 20 March 1944 | — | — |
| Ludwig Becker+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 1 July 1942 | Awarded 198th Oak Leaves 26 February 1943 | — |
| Martin Becker+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 | 1 April 1944 | Awarded 792nd Oak Leaves 20 March 1945 | — |
| Paul Becker | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 3 (motorized) | 25 October 1942 | — | — |
| Rudolf Becker | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Becker | Luftwaffe | 06-LUnteroffizier | Gun leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 43 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Becker | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1299 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
| Friedrich Beckh | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51 | 18 September 1941 | — | |
| Josef Beckmann | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | In the Stab III./Füsilier-Regiment 39 | 7 September 1943 | — | — |
| Dr. Julius Beckmann | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 457 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Ludwig Beckmann | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500 (Transportflieger) | 14 March 1943 | — | — |
| Ludwig Beckmann | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27 | 26 October 1943 | — | — |
| Theodor Beckmann | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst | Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1 | 23 December 1942 | — | — |
| Horst Beeger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 23 November 1941 | — | — |
| Franz-Josef Beerenbrock+ | Luftwaffe | 06-LUnteroffizier | Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 6 October 1941 | Awarded 108th Oak Leaves 3 August 1942 | — |
| Franz Begemann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 21 | 19 December 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Begemann | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 132 | 18 December 1942 | — | — |
| Josef Beginen | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35 | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Behlendorff | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 34. Infanterie-Division | 11 October 1941 | — | — |
| Klemens Behler | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Chief of the 3./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 "Nederland" | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Herbert Behm | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 4./Flak-Regiment 33 | 1 April 1945 | — | — |
| Friedrich Behne | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 738 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Gerhard Behnke+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 203 | 8 February 1943 | Awarded 605th Oak Leaves 4 October 1944 | — |
| Heinz Behnke | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 668 | 20 January 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Behnken | Heer | 14-HHauptmann zur Verwendung (for disposition) | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 161 | 19 December 1942 | — | — |
| Heinrich Baron von Behr+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized) | 23 February 1944 | Awarded 689th Oak Leaves 9 January 1945 | — |
| Paul Behr | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 13./Füsilier-Regiment 39 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| Rudolf Behr | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Company chief in the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 201 | 25 January 1943 | — | — |
| Winrich Behr | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 im DAK | 15 May 1941 | — | — |
| Friedrich Behre? | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Company leader in the I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Hermann-Heinrich Behrend+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 489 | 15 July 1941 | Awarded 421st Oak Leaves 6 March 1944 (148th) Swords 26 April 1945 | — |
| Heinrich Behrends | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 | 24 December 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz-Georg Behrens | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Deputy leader of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 5 | 12 March 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Behrens | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 106 | 27 March 1942 | — | — |
| Gerhard Beier | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 1193 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Karl Beier | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot, observer and Verbindungsoffizier (liaison officer) to the 5th Romanian Kampfgruppe | 6 December 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Beier | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | 10 October 1941 | — | — |
| Fritz Beigel | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39 | 9 July 1941 | — | — |
| Xaver Beilhack | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List" | 5 November 1944 | — | — |
| Erich Beine | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Leader of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12 | 5 September 1944 | — | |
| Hans Beißwenger+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 9 May 1942 | Awarded 130th Oak Leaves 30 September 1942 | — |
| Franz Graf von Bellegarde | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4 | 28 November 1940 | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Bellinger | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 9./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Ludwig Bellof | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Nacht-Schlacht-Gruppe 3 | 28 January 1945 | — | — |
| Dr.-Ing. Fritz Below | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 669 | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
| Gerd-Paul von Below | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of the augmented Grenadier-Regiment 374 | 28 February 1943 | — | — |
| Helmut Belser | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 6 September 1942 | — | — |
| Bruno Belz | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Josef Belz | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 500 | 23 December 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Belzer | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 227 | 4 October 1944 | — | — |
| Gerhard Benack | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 38 | 13 August 1941 | — | — |
| Hans-Wilhelm Bender | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3 | 8 September 1941 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Bendert | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 27 | 30 December 1942 | — | — |
| Johann Benedikt | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Kompanietruppmelder (company headquarters messenger) in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138 | 11 December 1943 | — | — |
| Peter Benekamp | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Benkendorff | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 26 March 1943 | — | — |
| Hans Bennemann | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Helmut Bennemann | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 2 October 1942 | — | — |
| Heinrich Benner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 102 | 27 October 1944 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Anton Benning | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 301 | 13 April 1945 | — | — |
| Hans-Georg Benthack? | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of Festungs-Division Kreta | 10 May 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Bentin | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of Grenadier-Bataillon 8/9 "Feldherrnhalle" in the Festung (fortress) Schneidemühl | 12 February 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Benz | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelführer of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500 | 24 March 1943 | — | — |
| Otto Benzin+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 89 | 31 December 1941 | Awarded 406th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 | — |
| Werner von Bercken | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 102. Infanterie-Division | 23 October 1944 | — | — |
| Anton Berg | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 358 | 16 October 1944 | — | — |
| Karl-Erich Berg | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191 | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
| Martin Berg | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 166 | 30 December 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Berg | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (artillery observer) in the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 361 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Bergelt | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Chief of the 1. Minensuchflottille | 3 August 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Bergen | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187 | 9 July 1941 | — | — |
| Franz Berger | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Shock troops leader in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130 | 19 July 1940 | — | — |
| Fritz Berger | Kriegsmarine | 16-MFregattenkapitän | Chief of the 1. Zerstörerflottille | 4 August 1940 | — | — |
| Heinz Berger | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 187 | 17 September 1941 | — | |
| Heinz Arthur Berger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Battery leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 411 in the Flak-Regiment 151 (motorized) | 3 April 1943 | — | — |
| Herbert Berger | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment (motorized) "Feldherrnhalle" | 12 March 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Berger | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Company leader in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 | 7 February 1945 | — | — |
| Lothar Berger+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 84 | 5 August 1940 | Awarded 806th Oak Leaves 28 March 1945 | — |
| Robert Berger | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2 | 7 March 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Berger | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 296 | 14 April 1943 | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Günther Bergerhoff | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 162 | 15 April 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Bergerhoff | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23 | 27 August 1944* | Killed in action 10 August 1944 | — |
| Gustav Bergmann | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 696 | 4 October 1942 | — | — |
| Heinz Bergmann | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 26 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Bergmann | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Rolf Bering | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of the Fähnrichs-Regiment 1 of the Division "Märkisch Friedland" | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Berkenbusch | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 914 | 15 January 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Berlin | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 227. Infanterie-Division | 6 March 1944 | — | — |
| Matthias Bermadinger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 14./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 5 April 1944* | Killed in action 18 February 1944 | — |
| Alois Berndl | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Air gunner in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1 | 16 June 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Berneike | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 | 15 March 1945 | — | — |
| Emil Berner | Luftwaffe | 03-LGefreiter | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 3./Flak-Regiment 18 | 3 November 1942 | — | — |
| Erhard Berner | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 28 | 18 January 1945 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Alfred Bernhard | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief inspector at the Heeres-Unteroffiziers-Schule Jauer | 14 February 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Bernhard | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 165 | 9 January 1945 | — | — |
| Julius von Bernuth | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the general staff of the XV. Armeekorps | 5 August 1940 | — | |
| Herbert Berrer | Kriegsmarine | 10-MOberfernschreibmeister (rank equivalent to Oberfeldwebel) | Einzelkämpfer (lone fighter) in a Kleinkampf Verband (small units detachment) | 5 August 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz-Edgar Berres | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 19 September 1943* | Killed in action 25 July 1943 | — |
| Gerhard Berthold | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 31. Infanterie-Division | 4 December 1941 | — | — |
| Hans-Wilhelm Bertram | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 6 | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| Karl-Eric Bertram | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" | 26 March 1945 | — | — |
| Ludwig Bertram | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 237 | 12 August 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Bertram | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | 28 October 1940 | — | — |
| August Berzen? | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Festungs-Pak-Kompanie 13/X with the 180. Infanterie-Division | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Karl Beschle | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 114 | 3 November 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Beschnidt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 103 | 4 October 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Erwin Besler | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Schnelle Abteilung 123 | 29 December 1942 | — | — |
| Georg-Robert Beßlein | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Festungs-Regiment 1 "Beßlein" in the Festung Breslau (fortress Breslau) | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Bestmann | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Totenkopf" | 28 September 1941 | — | — |
| Hans-Günther Bethke | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 11 | 4 September 1940 | — | — |
| Siegfried Betke | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Franz-Eugen Betz | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized) | 30 August 1942* | Killed in action 22 August 1942 | — |
| Karl Betz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 2 | 6 March 1942 | — | — |
| Paul Betz | Heer | 17-HOberst | Leader of the 50. Infanterie-Division | 16 June 1944* | Killed in action 9 May 1944 | — |
| Clemens Betzel+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 4. Panzer-Division | 5 September 1944 | Awarded 774th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945 | — |
| Helmuth Beukemann | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 382 | 14 May 1941 | — | — |
| Lothar Beukemann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 79 | 25 January 1945 | — | — |
| Hans-Henning Freiherr von Beust+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 17 September 1941 | Awarded 336th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943 | — |
| Ernst Beutelspacher | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz Beutler | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 2 | 14 February 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Beutler | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Gun leader in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 245 | 13 August 1943 | — | — |
| Manfred Beutner | Heer | 15-HMajor | Division adjutant of the 329. Infanterie-Division and commander of Schnelle Abteilung 329 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Beuttel | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45 | 5 March 1945 | — | — |
| Heinz Bevernis | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Air gunner in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 19 September 1942* | Killed in action 19 July 1942 | — |
| Erich Bey | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Chief of the 4. Zerstörerflottille | 9 May 1940 | — | |
| Franz Beyer | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 | 30 August 1941 | — | — |
| Dr.-jur. Franz Beyer | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131 | 12 September 1941 | — | — |
| Herbert Beyer | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Reinhard Beyer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 694 | 17 October 1942 | — | — |
| Alfons Bialetzki | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333 | 17 September 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst Freiherr von Bibra | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 51 | 23 December 1942 | — | — |
| Rolf-Günther Bickel | Heer | 17-HOberst | Artilleriekommandeur 35 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Martin Bieber+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 184 | 28 July 1943 | Awarded 566th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944 | — |
| Albert Biecker | Heer | 14-HHauptmann der Landwehr | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 386 | 18 March 1942 | — | — |
| Karl Bieg | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 868 | 17 September 1943 | — | — |
| Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 6. Infanterie-Division | 5 August 1940 | — | — |
| Fritz Biegi | Waffen-SS | 09-WSS-Oberscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" | 16 June 1944 | — | — |
| Johann Biehl | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 124 | 30 July 1942 | — | — |
| Ernst Biehler? | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Festung (fortress) commander of Frankfurt/Oder | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Bruno Bieler | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 73. Infanterie-Division | 26 October 1941 | — | — |
| Gerhard Bielig | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.) | Chief engineer on U-177 | 10 February 1943 | — | — |
| Martin Bielig | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 7 October 1944 | — | — |
| Fritz Bienek | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 281 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Günther Bierbrauer | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 14./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| Otto Bierlin | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 35 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
| Fritz Biermann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 | 31 August 1943 | — | — |
| Fritz Biermeier+ | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf" | 10 December 1943 | Awarded 685th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944 | — |
| Willi Biesenbach | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Unteroffizier-Schule Jülich | 11 December 1944* | Killed in action 16 November 1944 | — |
| Gerhard Bigalk | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-751 | 26 December 1941 | — | |
| Werner Biggemann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Landungs-Pionier-Bataillon 86 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
| Dr. Fritz Bingemer | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 442 | 9 April 1943 | — | — |
| Otto Binnig | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Messenger in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 463 | 5 October 1944 | — | — |
| Eberhard von Birckhahn | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 321 | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Birk | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 44 | 2 November 1941 | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Birkner | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz Birnbacher | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Chief of the 1. Schnellbootflottille | 17 June 1940 | — | — |
| Fritz Birnbaum | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfähnrich | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | 19 October 1944 | — | — |
| Paul Birnkraut | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121 | 10 May 1943 | — | — |
| Kurt Bischof | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | In the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 337 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Adolf Bischoff | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 112 | 12 March 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Bischoff | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Panzergenadier-Regiment 5 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Leonhard Bischoff | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 115 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Otto Bischoff | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 77 | 3 May 1942* | Killed in action 2 April 1942 | — |
| Lothar von Bischoffshausen | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 | 4 October 1942 | — | — |
| Georg von Bismarck | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 7 | 29 September 1940 | — | — |
| Klaus von Bismarck+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 4 | 31 December 1941 | Awarded 669th Oak Leaves 26 November 1944 | |
| Joseph Bisping | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des OB der Luftwaffe | 22 October 1941 | — | — |
| Emil Bitsch | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 29 August 1943 | — | — |
| Xaver Bittl | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 423 | 4 November 1943 | — | — |
| Georg Bittlingmaier | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 391 | 25 July 1942* | Died of wounds 30 June 1942 | — |
| Herwig Bittner | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 270 | 18 January 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Bittner | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 561 | 28 November 1942 | — | — |
| Otto Bittorf | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bittrich+ | Waffen-SS | 17-WSS-Oberführer | Commander of SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland" | 14 December 1941 | Awarded 563rd Oak Leaves 28 August 1944 (153rd) Swords 6 May 1945? | |
| Hermann Bix | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 35 | 22 March 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Bladt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 30 | 22 December 1942 | — | — |
| Albert Blaich | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 6 | 24 July 1941 | — | — |
| Adalbert von Blanc+ | Kriegsmarine | 16-MFregattenkapitän | Leader of the 9. Sicherungs-Division | 27 November 1944 | Awarded (866th) Oak Leaves 10 May 1945? | |
| Gustav-Adolf Blancbois | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 | 20 July 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Blasberg | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves | Group leader in the 36. Minensuchflottille | 7 September 1944 | — | — |
| Arnulf Blasig | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the IV.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 4 September 1941 | — | — |
| Johannes Blaskowitz+ | Heer | 20-HGeneral der Infanterie | Commander-in-Chief of the 8. Armee | 30 September 1939 | Awarded 640th Oak Leaves 29 October 1944 (146th) Swords 25 April 1945 | |
| Ernst Blauensteiner | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Chief of the Generalstab II. Fallschirmkorps | 29 October 1944 | — | — |
| Edmund Blaurock+ | Heer | 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 320 | 27 July 1944 | Awarded 746th Oak Leaves 19 February 1945 | — |
| Joachim Blechschmidt | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1 | 17 March 1943 | — | |
| Karl Bleckl | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 3 November 1942 | — | — |
| Günther Bleckmann | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves | Staffelkapitän of the 6. and leader of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 9 June 1944* | Killed in action 4 June 1944 | — |
| Wilhelm Bleckwenn+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487 | 6 April 1944 | Awarded 621st Oak Leaves 18 October 1944 | — |
| Georg Bleher | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant of the Stab I./Grenadier-Regiment 358 | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Heinrich Bleichrodt+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-48 | 24 October 1940 | Awarded 125th Oak Leaves 23 September 1942 | |
| Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 379 | 14 December 1941 | — | — |
| Werner Bleyer | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./schwere Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 563 | 24 February 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Bliesener | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 20 December 1941 | — | — |
| Johann Bloch | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Kompanietruppführer (company headquarters leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 44 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Johannes Block+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 202 | 22 December 1941 | Awarded 331st Oak Leaves 22 November 1943 | |
| Josef Block | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 2 | 6 June 1943 | — | — |
| Erich Bloedorn | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | 13 October 1940 | — | |
| Friedrich Blond? | Waffen-SS | 12-WSS-Untersturmführer | Leader of the 12./SS-Panzergrenadier Ausbildung und Ersatz Bataillon 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| Ludwig Bloos | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11 | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Graf von Blücher(-Fincken) | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | Killed in action 21 May 1941 | |
| Josef Blümel | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3 | 28 January 1945* | Killed after forced landing 19 September 1944 | — |
| Friedrich Blümke | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 347 | 6 November 1943 | — | — |
| Oskar Blümm | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 57. Infanterie-Division | 23 November 1941 | — | |
| Hermann Blume | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Werner Blume | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122 | 1 July 1942 | — | — |
| Willi Blumenroth | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 124 | 23 October 1941 | — | — |
| Carl-Ludwig Blumenthal | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 18 September 1942 | — | — |
| Günther Blumentritt+ | Heer | 20-HGeneral der Infanterie | Chief of the Generalstab Heeresruppe D | 13 September 1944 | Awarded 741st Oak Leaves 18 February 1945 | — |