# List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (L)

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. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. 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.
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 received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.
Listed here are the 386 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "L". Scherzer has challenged the validity of sixteen of these listings. 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.

## 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 (paramilitary of the Nazi Party). 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 386 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "L", 38 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 two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 37 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 256 of the medals; 19 went to the Kriegsmarine, 90 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.
| Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes | Image |
| [Prof. Dr.] Karl-Ernst Laage | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 66 | 26 November 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Labenski | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 409 | 9 April 1944 | — | — |
| Erich Labrenz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 480 | 31 December 1941 | — | — |
| Heinz-Oskar Laebe+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 44 | 7 March 1944 | Awarded (854th) Oak Leaves 29 April 1945? | — |
| Walter Lämmel | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 366 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Hanns Laengenfelder+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 106 | 21 October 1943 | Awarded (856th) Oak Leaves 30 April 1945 | — |
| Ehrenfried Lagois | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Gustav Laier | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 528 | 3 November 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Lainer | Waffen-SS | 09-WSS-Oberscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Der Führer" | 8 October 1943 | — | — |
| Otto Lais | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 858 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Lambach | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 88 | 6 March 1944 | — | — |
| August Lambert | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 5./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Hubertus Lamey | Heer | 17-HOberst | Deputy leader of the 28. Jäger-Division | 12 February 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Lammer | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader of the Pionierzug (pioneer platoon) of the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 105 | 13 January 1944 | — | — |
| Heinz Lammerding | Waffen-SS | 17-WSS-Oberführer | Commander of Panzer-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich" | 11 April 1944 | — | |
| Karl Lampart | Heer | 01-HGrenadier | In the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 587 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Hermann Lampe | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Deputy leader of Grenadier-Regiment 419 | 16 November 1943 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Lampp | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 104 | 19 December 1943* | Killed in action 23 October 1943 | — |
| Herbert Lamprecht+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Deputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 76 (motorized) | 22 January 1943 | Awarded 532nd Oak Leaves 25 July 1944 | — |
| Otto Lancelle | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division | 27 July 1941* | Killed in action 3 July 1941 | — |
| Hubert Lancier | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 399 | 18 February 1945 | — | — |
| Dietrich von der Lancken | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 24 | 29 October 1942 | — | — |
| Christian-Johannes Landau? | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 176. Infanterie-Division | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Gustav Landeck | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Company leader in the Grenadier-Regiment 423 | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Carl-August Landfermann | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant (Ing.) of the Reserve | Chief engineer on U-181 | 27 October 1943 | — | — |
| Franz Landgraf | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of the 4. Panzer-Brigade | 16 June 1940 | — | — |
| Paul Landgraf | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Flakkampftruppführer (anti aircraft combat troop leader) in the I./Flak-Regiment 19 (motorized) | 22 January 1943 | — | — |
| Paul Landwehr | Waffen-SS | 15-WMajor of the Schupo | Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Regiment 14 | 17 March 1945* | Killed in action 28 February 1945 | — |
| Emil Lang+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 22 November 1943 | Awarded 448th Oak Leaves 11 April 1944 | — |
| Friedrich Lang+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 23 November 1941 | Awarded 148th Oak Leaves 21 November 1942 74th Swords 2 July 1944 | — |
| Georg Lang | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Observer in the 11.(H)/12. (Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 15) | 20 December 1944 | — | — |
| Hermann Lang | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 68 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Hermann Lang | Waffen-SS | 06-WSS-Unterscharführer | Meldestaffelführer (messenger squad leader) in the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf" | 23 October 1944 | — | — |
| Joachim-Friedrich Lang | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 481 | 4 September 1943 | — | — |
| Joseph Lang | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Shock troop leader in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 15 | 4 July 1940 | — | — |
| Ludwig Lang | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 7 | 6 October 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Lang | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Gebirgs-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 44 | 23 August 1941 | — | — |
| Fritz Langanke | Waffen-SS | 10-WSS-Standartenoberjunker | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 27 August 1944 | — | — |
| Joachim Langbehn | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 24 March 1943* | Killed in action 25 November 1942 | — |
| Erhard Lange | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Company chief in the Kampfgruppe of the Sonderkommando OKW-Abwehr II "Brandenburg" | 15 January 1943 | — | — |
| Erich Lange | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of Füsilier-Bataillon 299 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Erwin Lange | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 698 | 8 October 1943 | — | — |
| Gerhard Lange | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 35 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| Günther Lange? | Waffen-SS | 03-WSS-Sturmmann | Group leader in the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Hans-Günther Lange+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-711 | 26 August 1944 | Awarded (853rd) Oak Leaves 29 April 1945 | — |
| [Dr.] Heinz Lange | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Paul Lange | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 13 | 7 September 1944 | — | — |
| Dr. med. dent. Walter Lange+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 43 | 10 February 1943 | Awarded 300th Oak Leaves 13 September 1943 | — |
| Werner Lange | Kriegsmarine | 19-MVizeadmiral | Commanding Admiral Aegean Sea | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Lange | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of Korpsabteilung C | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Dr. med. habil. Carl Langemeyer | Luftwaffe | 14-LStabsarzt of the Reserves (rank equivalent to Hauptmann) | Commander of Fallschirm-Sanitäter-Lehr-Abteilung | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Georg Langendorf | Waffen-SS | 12-WSS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the 5.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11 "Nordland" | 12 March 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst-Hasse von Langenn-Steinkeller | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Willy Langenohl | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Ernst-Friedrich Langenstraß | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 28 | 5 June 1940 | — | — |
| Albert Langer | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (motorized) | 7 April 1944 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Günter Langer | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of Füsilier-Kompanie 191 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Langer | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 20 April 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Langer | Heer | 17-HOberst | Staff officer for anti tank combat in the Oberkommando of Heeresgruppe E | 11 December 1944 | — | — |
| Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 29. Infanterie-Division (motorized) | 15 August 1940 | Awarded 75th Oak Leaves 17 February 1942 | |
| Walter Langert | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 697 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Langesee+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Jäger-Regiment 207 | 10 August 1942 | Awarded 211th Oak Leaves 15 March 1943 | — |
| Kay Langfeldt | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Squadron chief of Radfahr-Abteilung 30 | 18 May 1943 | — | — |
| Alfred Langguth | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 351 | 31 March 1943 | — | — |
| Theodor Langhart | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 22 January 1943* | Killed in action 22 December 1942 | — |
| Bernhard Langhorst | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 20 (estn. Nr. 1) | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Willy Langkeit+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 36 | 9 December 1942 | Awarded 348th Oak Leaves 7 December 1943 | |
| Paul Langkopf | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 19 February 1943 | — | — |
| Matthias Langmaier | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85 | 29 February 1944 | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Dipl.-Ing. Albrecht Lanz | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 396 | 4 September 1940 | — | — |
| Alfred Lanz | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 44 | 9 January 1945 | — | — |
| Hubert Lanz+ | Heer | 17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Chief of the Generalstab of the XVIII. Armeekorps | 1 October 1940 | Awarded 160th Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 | |
| Karl-Walter Lapp | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Ski-Bataillon 82 | 14 August 1944 | — | — |
| Anton Larisch | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 190 | 25 February 1942 | — | — |
| Heribert von Larisch | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 129. Infanterie-Division | 26 December 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Larsen | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Panzer commander in the 2./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 23 October 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Lasch+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 43 | 17 July 1941 | Awarded 578th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944 | — |
| Ulrich Laschet | Heer | 06-HFahnenjunker-Oberjäger | Group leader in the 1./Jäger-Regiment 54 (L) | 15 April 1944 | — | — |
| Erwin Laskowski | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 11 | 27 April 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Lasse | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 77 | 3 May 1942* | Killed in action 8 October 1941 | — |
| Wilhelm Lasse | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 82 | 12 March 1944* | Killed in action 26 January 1944 | — |
| Georg Lassen+ | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-160 | 10 August 1942 | Awarded 208th Oak Leaves 7 March 1943 | — |
| Albert Latz | Heer | 17-HOberst zur Verwendung (for disposition) | Leader of Kampfgruppe "Latz" | 30 December 1943* | Killed in action 6 December 1943 | — |
| Fritz Lau | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| Heinrich Lau | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 10 May 1943 | — | — |
| Kurt Lau | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 6 April 1944 | — | — |
| Lothar Lau | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 22 June 1941 | — | — |
| Werner Lau | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg" | 9 December 1942 | — | — |
| Hugo Laubereau | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 61 | 22 November 1943 | — | — |
| Ludwig Laubmeier | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 191 | 4 October 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Lauch | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 8./Panzergrenader-Regiment 14 | 5 May 1943 | — | — |
| Meinrad von Lauchert+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 35 | 8 September 1941 | Awarded 396th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 | — |
| Otto Laudenbach | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 88 | 14 December 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Laue | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 9./Panzergrenader-Regiment 76 | 5 April 1945* | Killed in action 24 March 1945 | — |
| Richard Laukat | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 103 | 18 December 1941 | — | — |
| Kurt Launer | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke" | 15 August 1943 | — | — |
| Oskar Laupenmühlen? | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 399 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Lauter | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Artillerie-Regiment 212 | 16 January 1945 | — | — |
| Friedrich Lautz | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1091 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Paul Laux+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 126. Infanterie-Division | 14 December 1941 | Awarded 237th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 | — |
| Dr. jur. Erich Lawall | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 54 | 5 November 1942 | — | — |
| Johannes Lawrenz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 38 | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Lay | Heer | 10-HFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Fahnenjunker-Grenadier-Regiment 1239 | 5 April 1945* | Killed in action 15 March 1945 | — |
| Heinz Leber | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 29 February 1944* | Killed in action 1 June 1943 | — |
| Michael Lechermann | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1007 | 18 November 1944* | Killed in action 18 July 1944 | — |
| Franz Lechl | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 266 | 14 August 1943 | — | — |
| Alois Lechner | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 | 5 February 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich Lechner | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 212 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Willi Lechtenbörger | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant (Ing.) of the Reserves | Chief engineer on U-847 | 4 September 1943* | Killed in action 27 August 1943 | — |
| Joachim Lederer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 344 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb | Heer | 21-HGeneraloberst | Commander-in-chief of Heeresgruppe C | 24 June 1940 | — | |
| Karl-Heinz Leesmann | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 23 July 1941 | — | — |
| Christian Lehmann | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 726 | 4 July 1944* | Killed in action 6 June 1944 | — |
| Hans Lehmann | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves | Commander of U-997 | 11 May 1945 | — | — |
| Hans-Georg Lehmann | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the Sturmkompanie of the Divisions-Kampfschule "Hermann Göring" | 10 October 1944 | — | |
| Hans-Joachim Lehmann | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 23 November 1941 | — | — |
| Kurt Lehmann | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 19 February 1943 | — | — |
| Paul Lehmann | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 24 (motorized) | 5 April 1942 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Paul Lehmann | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves zur Verwendung (for disposition) | Chief of the 42. Minensuchflottille | 24 September 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Lehmann+ | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Ia (operations officer) of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 23 February 1944 | Awarded (862nd) Oak Leaves 6 May 1945? | — |
| Waldemar Lehmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 3 | 19 August 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-96 | 26 February 1941 | Awarded 51st Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | |
| Franz Lehner | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Combat observer in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 22 May 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Lehner | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 | 15 June 1943 | — | — |
| Willy Lehnert | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Wireless/radio operator in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 6 | 5 April 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst-Günter Lehnhoff | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Panzer-Füsilier-Bataillon/Führer-Grenadier-Brigade | 12 December 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert Lehrig | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 161 | 10 September 1944 | — | — |
| Alois Lehrkinder | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 447 | 3 April 1943 | — | — |
| Günther Lehrter | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenader-Regiment 27 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Lehweß-Litzmann | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" | 29 October 1943 | — | |
| Gerhard Leibnitz | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot and observer in the 2.(N)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 5 | 14 January 1945 | — | — |
| Helmut Leicht+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 3 September 1942 | Awarded 631st Oak Leaves 24 October 1944 | — |
| Erich Leie | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the Stab of I./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | 1 August 1941 | — | — |
| Karl Leimbach | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 1 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Helmut Leimkuhl | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 756 | 26 November 1944* | Killed in action 20 October 1944 | — |
| Ludwig Leingärtner | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 5 February 1944 | — | — |
| Ludwig Leinhos | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 18 | 5 February 1942 | — | — |
| Hellmut von Leipzig | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Brandenburg" | 28 April 1945 | — | |
| Helmut Leitenberger | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring" | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| Dr. Leopold Leitner | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 132 | 24 December 1944 | — | — |
| Armin Lembke | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 220 | 5 March 1945 | — | — |
| Gerhard Lemcke | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 89 | 12 January 1945 | — | — |
| Joachim Lemelsen+ | Heer | 20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe | Commanding general of the XXXXVII. Panzerkorps | 27 July 1941 | Awarded 294th Oak Leaves 7 September 1943 | |
| Fritz Lemke | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 3 | 16 February 1944 | — | — |
| Gerhard Lemke | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Company troop leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 82 | 28 April 1943 | — | — |
| Max Lemke | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 | 18 October 1941 | — | — |
| Siegfried Lemke | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | 14 June 1944 | — | |
| Wilhelm Lemke+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 12 September 1942 | Awarded 338th Oak Leaves 25 November 1943 | — |
| Heinz-Georg Lemm+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 27 | 14 April 1943 | Awarded 525th Oak Leaves 11 July 1944 137th Swords 15 March 1945 | |
| Fritz-Julius Lemp | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-30 | 14 August 1940 | — | |
| Otto Lempp | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 75 | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm von Lengerke | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the I./Reiter-Regiment 1 | 31 August 1941 | — | — |
| Horst Lenkeit | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1076 | 3 November 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Lennartz? | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of Alarm-Bataillon Kolberg | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Helmut Lent+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 30 August 1941 | Awarded 98th Oak Leaves 6 June 1942 32nd Swords 2 August 1943 15th Diamonds 31 July 1944 | |
| Heinrich Lenz | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 159 | 26 December 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Lenz | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 164 | 9 February 1943 | — | — |
| Martin Lenz | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I.(Schützenpanzerwagen)/Panzergrenader-Regiment 192 | 25 January 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Leopold | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" | 26 March 1944* | Killed in action 5 November 1943 | — |
| Josef Leopoldsberger | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 207 | 14 March 1942 | — | — |
| Erich Lepkowski | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Leader of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Richard Lepper | Heer | 17-HOberst | Artilleriekommandeur 6 and leader of a Kampfgruppe | 17 December 1942 | — | — |
| Richard Leppla | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 51 | 27 July 1941 | — | — |
| Jacques Leroy? | Waffen-SS | 12-WSS-Untersturmführer | Leader of the 1./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 69 | 20 April 1945 | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Karl Freiherr von Lersner | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 537 | 12 March 1943* | Killed in action 25 January 1943 | — |
| Alexander Leschke | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 11 (motorized) | 4 November 1941 | — | — |
| Martin Leske | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 49 | 19 August 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Lestmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 15 | 25 January 1943 | — | — |
| Waldemar Lethaus | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 2103 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Karl-Otto Leukefeld | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 123 | 23 October 1941 | — | — |
| Otto Leupert | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the I.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1 | 22 January 1943 | — | — |
| Alois Leuschner | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of Pionier-Kompanie/Jäger-Regiment 83 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Leuschner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the III./Schützen-Regiment 25 | 27 October 1941 | — | — |
| Erich von Lewinski+, called Erich von Manstein | Heer | 20-HGeneral der Infanterie | Commanding general of the XXXVIII. Armeekorps | 19 July 1940 | Awarded 209th Oak Leaves 14 March 1943 59th Swords 30 March 1944 | |
| Alfred Lex | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the I./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" | 10 December 1943 | — | — |
| Hans Lex | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 10 September 1943 | — | — |
| Siegfried Leyck | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" | 17 December 1943* | Died of wounds 7 July 1943 | — |
| Karl-Heinz Leypold | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 347 | 11 April 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst von Leyser | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 269. Infanterie-Division | 18 September 1941 | — | |
| Hans-Georg Leyser | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 51 (motorized) | 3 May 1942 | — | — |
| Walter Lichel | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 123. Infanterie-Division | 18 September 1941 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Lichte? | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Chief of the 5./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking" | 6 May 1945 | — | — |
| Philipp Lichtenberg | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant (Ing.) | Chief engineer on U-516 | 31 March 1945 | — | — |
| Hermann Lichtenberger | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst | Commander of Flak-Regiment 104 (motorized) | 12 November 1941 | — | — |
| Theo-Helmut Lieb+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Leader of the XXXXII. Armeekorps | 7 February 1944 | Awarded 400th Oak Leaves 18 February 1944 | — |
| Heinrich Liebe+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-38 | 14 August 1940 | Awarded 13th Oak Leaves 10 June 1941 | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Gustav Freiherr von Liebenstein | Kriegsmarine | 16-MFregattenkapitän of the Reserves | Chief of the 2. Landungsdivision and sea transportation chief of the Strait of Messina | 3 September 1943 | — | — |
| Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 164. leichte Division | 10 May 1943 | — | — |
| Josef Liebenwein | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Sturm-Regiment 195 | 7 April 1944 | — | — |
| Carl-August Lieberich | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Abschnittskommandant (sector commander) in the fortress St. Malô | 11 August 1944 | — | — |
| Gerhard Liebetrau | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 399 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Liebherr | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Radio/wireless operator in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert Liebig | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Liebing | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 23 | 2 February 1945 | — | — |
| Franz Liebisch | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Squadron chief in the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer" | 9 February 1945 | — | — |
| Emil Liebmann | Heer | 15-HMajor | Deputy leader of Jäger-Regiment 228 | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Liecke? | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo | Commander of Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 27 der SS | 3 May 1945 | — | — |
| Albert-Gustav Liedtke | Heer | 10-HFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | In the 6./Fahnenjunker-Regiment 1241 | 15 March 1945* | Killed in action 11 March 1945 | — |
| Bruno Liedtke | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 151 | 18 February 1945* | Killed in action 8 February 1945 | — |
| Leopold Liehl | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 7./Panzergrenader-Regiment 10 | 31 March 1943 | — | — |
| Franz Liehr | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 93 | 11 December 1944 | — | — |
| Detlef Lienau | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 33 | 9 May 1943 | — | — |
| Friedrich Lier+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Sturm-Bataillon AOK 6 | 3 November 1944 | Awarded (869th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945? | — |
| Heinrich Liese | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 299 | 14 April 1943 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Kurt-Günther Liese | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 309 | 16 April 1943 | — | — |
| Frank Liesendahl | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" | 4 September 1942* | Missing in action 17 July 1942 | — |
| Kurt Lieske | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 508 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
| Helmut Ließmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 731 | 3 November 1944 | — | — |
| Günter Liethmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237 | 26 October 1943 | — | — |
| Arnold Lignitz | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 5 November 1940 | — | — |
| Helmut von Lilienhoff-Zwowitzki | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 439 | 14 August 1943 | — | — |
| Diedrich Lilienthal | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Pak gun leader in the 1.(schwere)/Schnelle-Abteilung 290 | 2 April 1943 | — | — |
| Johannes Limbach | Kriegsmarine | 12-LLeutnant zur See | 1st watch officer on U-181 | 6 February 1945 | — | — |
| Enno-Erich von Limburg-Hetlingen? | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 731 | 3 May 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Limmer | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1.(Panzerspäh)/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7 | 27 October 1941 | — | — |
| Rudolf Linde | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 410 | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| Ernst Lindemann | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Commander of battleship Bismarck | 27 December 1941* | Killed in action 27 May 1941 | |
| Fritz Lindemann? | Heer | 17-HOberst | Artilleriekommandeur 138 | 4 September 1941 | — | |
| Georg Lindemann+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 36. Infanterie-Division | 5 August 1940 | Awarded 275th Oak Leaves 21 August 1943 | |
| Gerhard Lindemann+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 216 | 25 January 1943 | Awarded 580th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944 | — |
| Karl-Wilhelm Lindemann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzer-Regiment 29 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Max Lindemann | Heer | 14-HRittmeister of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 48 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Hans Lindenau | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Tasked with the leadership of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Usdau (Daniel) Lindenau? | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Chief of staff of the IX. SS-Gebirgskorps | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| Friedrich Lindenberg | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 5./Panzergrenader-Regiment 63 | 30 January 1943 | — | — |
| Herbert Lindenblatt? | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 750 | 3 May 1945 | — | — |
| Viktor Lindenmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Adjutant in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 124 | 21 September 1941 | — | — |
| Hermann Linder | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) and aide-de-camp in the II./Jäger-Regiment 207 | 19 June 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Linderkamp | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III.(Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 17 | 24 December 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Lindhorst | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 89 | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
| Max Lindig | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Höherer Artilleriekommandeur 307 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Eduard Lindinger | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 9 December 1942 | — | — |
| Alois Lindmayr | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 21 July 1940 | — | — |
| Alfred Lindner | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 12 | 18 January 1945 | — | — |
| Anton Lindner | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 36 | 17 March 1944 | — | — |
| Anton Lindner | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 8 April 1944 | — | — |
| Gerhard Lindner | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 346. Infanterie-Division | 5 May 1945 | — | — |
| Herbert Lindner | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 6./Panzergrenader-Regiment 60 | 28 July 1943 | — | — |
| Kurt Lindner | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 1055 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Martin Lindner | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Jäger-Regiment 741 | 21 January 1945* | Killed in action 2 December 1944 | — |
| Otto Lindner | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized) | 19 March 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Lingner | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 65 | 24 June 1940 | — | — |
| Gottfried Linke | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 44 (motorized) | 1 March 1945 | — | — |
| Lothar Linke | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelführer of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 19 September 1943* | Killed in parachute accident 14 May 1943 | — |
| Richard Linke | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 54 | 17 September 1941 | — | — |
| Walter Linke | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Wireless/radio operator in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 16 December 1944 | — | — |
| Rudi Linz | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 5 | 12 March 1945* | Killed in action 9 February 1945 | — |
| Karl-Hermann Lion | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 4 June 1942 | — | — |
| Helmut Lipfert+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Staffelführer of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 5 April 1944 | Awarded 837th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945 | — |
| Dr.-Ing. Hans Lipinski | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./SS-Flak-Abteilung 18 | 2 January 1945 | — | — |
| Hans-Hermann Lipp | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Battalion leader in Fallschirmjäger-Regiment "Hübner" | 31 October 1944* | Killed in action 11 September 1944 | — |
| Karl Lipp | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 16 November 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Lippe | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Fallschirm-Panzergrenader-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" | 26 March 1945* | Killed in action 16 January 1945 | — |
| Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 | 16 April 1942 | Awarded 263rd Oak Leaves 2 August 1943 | |
| Rudolf Lippelt? | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 371 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Lippelt? | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 8 | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| Rolf Lippert | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 31 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Lippert | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 27 | 24 September 1940 | — | — |
| Walter Lippolt | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 240 | 4 March 1942 | — | — |
| Erhard Liss | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 5./Sturm-Regiment 195 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Franz List | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 | 3 March 1943 | — | — |
| Hans List | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Company leader in Feldersatz-Bataillon 94 | 26 December 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm List | Heer | 21-HGeneraloberst | Commander-in-chief of the 14. Armee | 30 September 1939 | — | |
| Stefan Litjens | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 21 June 1943 | — | — |
| Walter Littmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 8 | 17 April 1945 | — | — |
| Erich Litzke | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 | 20 October 1944 | — | — |
| Jakob Lobmeyer? | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of SS-Jäger-Panzer-Abteilung 561 | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| Herbert Loch | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 17. Infanterie-Division | 16 June 1940 | — | — |
| Heinrich Lodtka | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 82 | 27 September 1943 | — | — |
| Walter Loebel | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30 | 29 July 1940 | — | — |
| Gottfried Freiherr Loebenstein von Aigenhorst | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 133 | 30 April 1943* | Killed in action 22 April 1943 | — |
| Rudolf Löchner | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3.(schwere)/Schnelle-Abteilung 161 | 5 July 1943 | — | — |
| Günther Löffelbein | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 51 | 19 September 1943 | — | — |
| Alfred Löffler | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 487 | 20 April 1943 | — | — |
| Emil Löffler | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 460 | 12 November 1943* | Killed in action 25 October 1943 | — |
| Erich Löffler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 57 | 7 October 1942 | — | |
| Rolf Loeffler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 70 | 14 September 1942 | — | — |
| Alexander Löhr+ | Luftwaffe | 20-LGeneral der Flieger | Chief of Luftflotte 4 | 30 September 1939 | Awarded 705th Oak Leaves 20 January 1945 | |
| Erich Löhr | Heer | 17-HOberst | Deputy leader of the 121. Infanterie-Division | 12 August 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 10. Infanterie-Division (motorized) | 29 September 1941 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Loer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 311 | 26 December 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Löring | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Adjutant in the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 118 | 7 April 1944 | — | — |
| Bruno Loerzer | Luftwaffe | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commanding general of the II. Fliegerkorps | 29 May 1940 | — | |
| Ernst Loesch | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment 1 | 14 May 1944 | — | — |
| Hans von Lösecke | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 90 (motorized) | 8 February 1943 | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Löser | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Füsilier-Regiment 230 | 20 January 1943 | — | — |
| Werner Lösing | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Rifle leader in the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 67 | 29 February 1944 | — | — |
| Erich Löwe+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 65 | 4 September 1940 | Awarded 385th Oak Leaves 8 February 1944 | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Kurt Loewer | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves | Chief of the 11. Vorpostenflottille | 24 June 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Löwrick+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 272 | 5 August 1940 | Awarded 247th Oak Leaves 17 May 1943 | — |
| Hanns-Heinrich Lohmann+ | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the III./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 23 "Norge" | 12 March 1944 | Awarded (872nd) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945? | — |
| Hans-Georg Lohmeyer | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 77 | 6 October 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Lohmeyer | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 505 | 15 July 1941 | — | — |
| Christian Lohrey | Heer | 03-HGefreiter | Company troop messenger in the 3./Panzergrenader-Regiment 41 | 11 March 1945 | — | — |
| Martin Lohß | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 34 | 28 July 1944 | — | — |
| Lambert Loibl | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 33 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Gustav Lombard | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 | 10 March 1943 | — | |
| Georg Loos | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 152 | 23 November 1941 | — | — |
| Gerhard Loos | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 5 February 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Loos | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 130 | 31 March 1943 | — | — |
| Walter Loos | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 300 | 20 April 1945 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Loos | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized) | 21 April 1944 | — | — |
| Otto Loose | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Gun leader in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 507 | 4 November 1943 | — | |
| Anton Lorch | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 | 4 June 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert Lorch | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" | 5 January 1943* | Killed in action 19 August 1942 | — |
| Alfred Lorenz | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Aide-de-camp of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 485 | 4 October 1944 | — | — |
| Erich Lorenz+ | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 287 | 14 November 1943 | Awarded 467th Oak Leaves 4 May 1944 | — |
| Franz Lorenz | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of 5./Grenadier-Regiment 586 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich Lorenz | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 | 31 July 1943* | Killed in action 17 July 1943 | — |
| Herbert Lorenz | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 530 | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Lorenz+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland" | 17 December 1942 | Awarded 395th Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 | — |
| Wilhelm Lorenz | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 376 | 28 December 1942 | — | — |
| Bernhard Lorenzen | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 121 | 3 April 1943 | — | — |
| Karl Lorenzen | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 377 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Artur Lorfing? | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | In the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 956 | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Losigkeit | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| Viktor von Loßberg | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 26 | 17 October 1941 | — | |
| Hans Loth | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 203 | 25 July 1942 | — | — |
| Christian Lotse | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Battery chief in the I./Flak-Regiment 231 (motorized) | 4 February 1942 | — | — |
| Hans Lotter | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer in the 11.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12 | 28 January 1945 | — | — |
| Kurt Lottner | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 111 | 14 October 1943 | — | — |
| Gerhard Lotze | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Leader of the 5./SS-Panzergrenader-Regiment 10 "Westland" | 1 February 1945* | Killed in action 13 October 1944 | — |
| Dr. Heinz Lotze? | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Panzergrenader-Regiment "Kahle" (Panzer-Truppen-Schule Bergen) in the Kampfgruppe "Grosan" | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Willi Lublow | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Group leader in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 284 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Werner Lucas | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 19 September 1942 | — | — |
| Ernst Lucht | Kriegsmarine | 18-MKonteradmiral | Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security of the North Sea) | 17 January 1945 | — | |
| Walter Lucht+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 336. Infanterie-Division | 30 January 1943 | Awarded 691st Oak Leaves 9 January 1945 | |
| Günter Luchtenberg | Luftwaffe | 11-LStabsfeldwebel | Observer in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 6 | 6 December 1944 | — | — |
| Hans-Ulrich von Luck und Witten | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Claus von Lucke | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 18 | 31 August 1941 | — | — |
| Erich Luckmann | Luftwaffe | 04-LObergefreiter | Gun leader in the 3./Flak-Regiment 241 (motorized) | 21 December 1942 | — | — |
| Alfons Luczny | Luftwaffe | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 2. Flak-Division (motorized) | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Günter Ludigkeit | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| Hermann Ludin | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 290 | 23 October 1944 | — | — |
| Franz Ludwig | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1346 | 24 June 1944 | — | — |
| Hanns Ludwig | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Jürgen Ludwig | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 74 | 20 February 1943 | — | — |
| Hartwig von Ludwiger+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 83 | 15 July 1941 | Awarded 163rd Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 | — |
| Vollrath Lübbe | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 2. Panzer-Division | 17 August 1943 | — | — |
| Robert Lübke | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenader-Regiment 25 | 7 January 1944 | — | — |
| Max-Hermann Lücke | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 6 April 1944* | Died of wounds 8 November 1943 | — |
| Theodor von Lücken+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 502 | 2 March 1942 | Awarded 469th Oak Leaves 7 May 1944 | — |
| Hugo Lüdcke | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 28 | 9 February 1943 | — | — |
| Fritz Lüddecke | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 18 November 1944* | Killed in action 10 August 1944 | — |
| Siegfried Lüdden | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-188 | 11 February 1944 | — | — |
| Otto-Joachim Lüdecke | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 56. Infanterie-Division | 8 August 1943 | — | — |
| Friedrich Lüders | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 2./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 654 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Ernst Lüdke | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 241 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| Erwin Luedtke | Heer | 10-HFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 502 | 15 May 1944 | — | — |
| Richard Lühne | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in Artillerie-Regiment 389 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Arthur Lühr | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister | Battery officer in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 225 | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Luehrs | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 24 October 1944 | — | — |
| Willi Lüke | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 196 | 16 November 1944 | — | — |
| Harald Lülfing | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Füsilier-Bataillon 7 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Paul Lüneburg | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 126 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| Siegfried Lüngen | Waffen-SS | 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer | Deputy leader of the 6./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenader-Regiment 23 "Norge" | 16 November 1944 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Lüth+ | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-138 | 24 October 1940 | Awarded 142nd Oak Leaves 13 November 1942 29th Swords 15 April 1943 7th Diamonds 9 August 1943 | |
| Heinz-Jürgen Lütje | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized) | 18 October 1941 | — | — |
| Herbert Lütje+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 1 June 1943 | Awarded 836th Oak Leaves 17 April 1945 | |
| Günther Lütjens | Kriegsmarine | 19-MVizeadmiral | Befehlshaber der Aufklärenden Streitkräfte (Commander-in-Chief of the reconnaissance forces) | 14 June 1940 | — | |
| Hannibal von Lüttichau | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 2 | 16 January 1945 | — | — |
| Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 59 | 27 May 1942 | Awarded 571st Oak Leaves 3 September 1944 (157th) Swords 9 May 1945? | — |
| Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 12 | 14 January 1942 | Awarded 426th Oak Leaves 16 March 1944 76th Swords 4 July 1944 | |
| Günther Lützow+ | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 3 | 18 September 1940 | Awarded 27th Oak Leaves 20 July 1941 4th Swords 11 October 1941 | |
| Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 89 | 15 August 1940 | Awarded 37th Oak Leaves 21 October 1941 | — |
| Joachim Lützow | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 667 | 4 November 1941 | — | — |
| Hans Luhr | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 | 29 February 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Luitjens | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 151 | 3 September 1943 | — | — |
| Kurt Lukas | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 1124 | 17 March 1945* | Died of wounds 2 March 1945 | — |
| Diether Lukesch+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 20 December 1941 | Awarded 620th Oak Leaves 10 October 1944 | — |
| Hans Lummel | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Company messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333 | 16 October 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Lumpp | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 358 | 18 January 1945 | — | — |
| Karl-Willi Lumpp | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 226 | 18 July 1943 | — | — |
| Hans Luthardt | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of Divisions Stoßtrupp-Kompanie 302 | 31 July 1943 | — | — |
| Waldemar Lutsch | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121 | 19 September 1943* | Killed in action 4 September 1943 | — |
| Johannes Lutter | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the II./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 | 5 October 1941 | — | — |
| Johannes (Hans) Lutz | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie of the 116. Panzer-Division | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Martin Lutz | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Zerstörergeschwader 1 | 1 October 1940* | Killed in action 27 September 1940 | — |
| Waldemar Lutz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 245 | 2 October 1942* | Killed in action 15 September 1942 | — |
| Helmut Lutze | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 | 2 October 1942 | — | — |
| Werner Lutze | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 169 | 24 July 1941 | — | |
| Walter Lux | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 316 | 10 July 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Luxenburger | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Oberserver in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 55 | 3 April 1943 | — | — |
| Helwig Luz | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 110 | 15 November 1941 | — | — |
| Karl Luz | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 850 | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Konrad Lyhme | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 50 | 9 October 1942 | — | — |