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

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 188 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "E". Scherzer has challenged the validity of three of these listings. 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.

## 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 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 188 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "E", 22 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; eleven presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 126 of the medals, six went to the Kriegsmarine, 41 to the Luftwaffe, and 15 to the Waffen-SS.
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 author 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 |
| Paul Ebel | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader of the Stabskompanie (Pionierzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 50 | 17 February 1943 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Ernst Ebeling | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 20 March 1945 | — | — |
| Heinz Ebeling | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | 5 November 1940 | — | |
| Werner Ebeling+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 220 | 9 April 1944 | Awarded 763rd Oak Leaves 5 March 1945 | — |
| Kurt Ebener | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 7 April 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Eberbach+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 35 | 4 July 1940 | Awarded 42nd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | |
| Erich Eberhardt | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Ia (operations officer) of the 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf" | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 60. Infanterie-Division (motorized) | 31 December 1941 | — | — |
| Georg Eberhardt | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of estn. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa" | 4 August 1943* | Killed in action 21 July 1943 | — |
| Hans Ebersbach | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 8 August 1944* | Killed in action 31 May 1944 | — |
| Helmut Eberspächer | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtschlacht-Gruppe 20 | 26 January 1945 | — | — |
| Franz Ebert | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 10./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized) | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Edwin Ebinger | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Company troop leader in the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 | 4 November 1943 | — | — |
| August-Friedrich Ebke | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 464 | 14 April 1945 | — | — |
| Adam Ebner | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137 | 19 November 1941 | — | — |
| Fridolin Ebner | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 7 | 28 October 1944 | — | — |
| Josef Eck | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 4 | 15 July 1944 | — | — |
| Reinhold Eckardt | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Adjutant of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 30 August 1941 | — | — |
| Willi Eckardt | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 521 | 7 December 1943 | — | — |
| Fritz Eckebrecht | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Observer in the 4.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 31 | 9 November 1944 | — | — |
| Paul Ecker+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 | 16 March 1944 | Awarded 634th Oak Leaves 28 October 1944 | — |
| Franz Eckerle+ | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 18 September 1941 | Awarded 82nd Oak Leaves 12 March 1942 | — |
| Alois Eckert | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 33 | 3 August 1942 | — | — |
| Ernst Eckert | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 11./Jäger-Regiment 229 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Eckert | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland" of the SS-Panzer-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich" | 4 May 1944 | — | — |
| Alfons Eckhardt | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 11 (motorized) | 6 October 1942* | Killed in action 11 August 1942 | — |
| Hermann Eckhardt | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 8 | 28 March 1945 | — | — |
| Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt+ | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 38 | 20 May 1942 | Awarded 644th Oak Leaves 3 November 1944 | — |
| Wilhelm Eckhardt | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 503 | 17 September 1944 | — | — |
| Oskar Eckholt | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 178 | 9 April 1943 | — | — |
| Dr. Josef-Franz Eckinger+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Schützen-Regiment 1 | 17 March 1941 | Awarded 48th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 | |
| Fritz Eckstein | Waffen-SS | 04-WSS-Rottenführer | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend" | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 1 | 30 July 1941 | Awarded 162nd Oak Leaves 23 December 1942 105th Swords 23 October 1944 | — |
| Anton Eder | Heer | 17-HOberst | Abschnittskommandant eines Verteidigungsabschnitts (defensive sector commander) in Berlin | 26 April 1945 | — | — |
| Georg-Peter Eder+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 1 | 24 June 1944 | Awarded 663rd Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 | — |
| Martin Eder | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 481 | 28 November 1940 | — | — |
| Heinz Edhofer | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 30 November 1944 | — | — |
| Alois Eding | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 19 | 12 October 1943 | — | — |
| Heinrich Edse | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 407 | 15 April 1944 | — | — |
| Franz Edtbauer | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 | 4 June 1944* | Died of wounds 13 April 1944 | — |
| Walter Eggemann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Aide-de-camp in the Stab/Grenadier-Regiment 680 | 18 April 1943 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Eggemann+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 94 | 20 April 1943 | Awarded 468th Oak Leaves 4 May 1944 | — |
| Paul Egger? | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502 | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| Reinhard Egger+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 July 1941 | Awarded 510th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 | |
| Hermann Eggers | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 64 | 21 August 1942 | — | — |
| Johann Eggers | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6 | 14 December 1943 | — | — |
| Walter Eggers | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 116 | 29 August 1943 | — | |
| Wilhelm Eggers | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 13.(IG)/Infanterie-Regiment 490 | 16 March 1942 | — | — |
| Alfred Egghardt | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 | 20 April 1945 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Kurt Egle | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 53 | 5 July 1944 | — | — |
| Karl Eglseer | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 4. Gebirgs-Division | 23 October 1941 | — | — |
| Josef Ehinger | Heer | 06-HOberjäger | Group leader in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 22 August 1943 | — | |
| Curt Ehle+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 15 | 27 July 1941 | Awarded 673rd Oak Leaves 29 November 1944 | — |
| Walter Ehle | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 | 29 August 1943 | — | — |
| Hans Ehlers | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau" | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Bruno Ehm | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 162 | 1 February 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Ehrath | Waffen-SS | 16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolf Ehrenberger | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 53 | 6 April 1944* | Killed in action 8 March 1944 | — |
| Werner Ehrig | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) of the 22. Infanterie-Division (LL) | 26 May 1940 | — | — |
| Heinrich Ehrler+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5 | 4 September 1942 | Awarded 265th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943 | |
| Günther Ehrt | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized) | 3 May 1942 | — | — |
| Karl Eibl+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 131 | 15 August 1940 | Awarded 50th Oak Leaves 31 December 1941 21st Swords 19 December 1942 | — |
| Karl Eich | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 282 | 20 January 1944 | — | — |
| Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the Stab/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" | 5 April 1944 | — | — |
| Hans-Henning Eichert | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Schützen-Regiment 11 | 14 March 1942 | — | — |
| Robert Eichert | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 36 | 20 April 1943 | — | — |
| Hugo Eichhorn | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves | In the Stab SS-Pionier-Bataillon 5 "Wiking" | 15 January 1943 | — | — |
| Erich Eichler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Deputy leader of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 20 (motorized) | 21 September 1944 | — | — |
| Dr. Hilmar Eichler | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 306 | 16 November 1944 | — | — |
| Kurt Eichler | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 189 | 12 August 1944 | — | — |
| Richard Eichler | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 212 | 29 January 1943 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Eichler | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 6./Panzer-Regiment 29 | 20 December 1943 | — | — |
| Otto Eichloff | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 30 | 16 August 1940 | — | — |
| Hans Eichmeier | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves | Commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 854 (motorized) | 11 June 1944 | — | — |
| Werner von Eichstedt | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 436 | 18 August 1942 | — | — |
| Alfred Eick | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-510 | 31 March 1944 | — | — |
| Theodor Eicke+ | Waffen-SS | 19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS | Commander of SS-Division "Totenkopf" | 26 December 1941 | Awarded 88th Oak Leaves 20 April 1942 | |
| Alfred Eidel+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 171 | 24 September 1942 | Awarded 283rd Oak Leaves 24 August 1943 | — |
| Karl Eiden | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 97 | 5 March 1943 | — | — |
| [Prof. Dr.] Hans Eikmeier | Heer | 14-HRittmeister | Leader of the II./Reiter-Regiment 32 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| Peter Eil | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 105 | 11 January 1944 | — | — |
| Adolf Eilers | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 184 | 10 September 1944 | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm von Einem called von Rothmaler | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the I./Artillerie-Regiment 230 | 4 December 1942 | — | — |
| Hans-Egon von Einem? | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 | 11 May 1945* | Suicide 8 May 1945 | — |
| Johann Einfalt | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | In the III./Jäger-Regiment 38 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| Georg Einhoff | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Chief of the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 366 | 6 June 1943 | — | |
| Alois Eisele+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 61 | 15 December 1943 | Awarded 695th Oak Leaves 12 January 1945 | — |
| Franz Eisenach | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54 | 10 October 1944 | — | — |
| Erich Eisenblätter | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 176 | 5 April 1944 | — | — |
| Erich Eisermann | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Reconnaissance troop leader in the 1.(Panzerspäh)/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Johannes Eisermann | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 156 (motorized) | 25 August 1942 | — | — |
| Johann Eisgruber | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 62 | 31 August 1943 | — | — |
| Karl Eisgruber? | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | 1 June 1945 | — | — |
| Alois Eisl | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Emil Eitel | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 30 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Volkhard Eitner | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 212 | 10 June 1943 | — | — |
| Arthur von Ekesparre | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) of the 13. Panzer-Division | 15 January 1945 | — | — |
| Josef Elbl | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 330 | 22 August 1943 | — | — |
| Walter Elflein+ | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 95 | 8 October 1943 | Awarded 347th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943 | — |
| Konrad Ellmer | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Observer in the 14.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| Gustav Ellmers | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| Herbert Eltrich | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 52 (motorized) | 9 December 1943 | — | — |
| Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Leader of the 9. Panzer-Division | 9 December 1944 | Awarded 801st Oak Leaves 23 March 1945 | — |
| Hans Emig | Luftwaffe | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Kampfgruppe 806 | 21 August 1941* | Killed in action 28 June 1941 | — |
| Heinz Emmerling | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 464 | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
| Carl Emmermann+ | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant | Commander of U-172 | 27 November 1942 | Awarded 256th Oak Leaves 4 July 1943 | |
| Dr. jur. Ernst Emmert | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 282 | 31 December 1941 | — | — |
| Werner Endell | Kriegsmarine | 17-MKapitän zur See | Harbor commander of "Saint-Malo" | 18 August 1944 | — | — |
| Eduard Ender | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 49 | 23 February 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Ender | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 545 | 5 April 1945 | — | — |
| Engelbert Endrass+ | Kriegsmarine | 13-MOberleutnant zur See | Commander of U-46 | 5 September 1940 | Awarded 14th Oak Leaves 10 June 1941 | |
| Hans Endreß | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 74 | 14 August 1943 | — | — |
| Theodor Endres | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition) | Commander of the 212. Infanterie-Division | 13 July 1940 | — | — |
| Hans Endreß | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves | Leader of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke" | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| August Endriß | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 219 | 14 August 1943 | — | — |
| Herbert Engbrecht | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 3 | 23 November 1941 | — | — |
| Gerhard Engel+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 27 | 4 July 1944 | Awarded 679th Oak Leaves 11 December 1944 | |
| Heinrich Engel | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves | Gun leader of the 2./Sturm-Geschütz-Abteilung 259 | 2 November 1943 | — | — |
| Hermann Engel | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1122 | 17 March 1945 | — | — |
| Otto Engel | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| Walter Engel | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| Erwin Engelbrecht | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor | Commander of the 163. Infanterie-Division | 9 May 1940 | — | |
| Karl Engelbrecht | Heer | 09-HWachtmeister | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 1./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 98 | 20 January 1944 | — | — |
| Wilhelm Engelbrecht | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer and Hauptmann of the Schupo | Leader of the II./SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 19 | 11 December 1944 | — | — |
| Günter Engelhardt | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorized) | 9 April 1943 | — | — |
| [Dr.] Johann Engelhardt | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | 29 February 1944 | — | |
| Kurt Engelhardt | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Engelien | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 15 | 18 December 1944 | — | — |
| Hans Engelien+ | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Panzer-Aufklärung-Abteilung 12 | 12 August 1944 | Awarded 788th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945 | — |
| Richard Engelmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 | 27 July 1944 | — | — |
| Alfred Engfer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 523 | 13 September 1942* | Died of wounds 1 September 1942 | — |
| Siegfried Engfer | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel | Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 2 October 1942 | — | |
| Alfred Engler | Heer | 15-HMajor | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 97 | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| Walter Enneccerus | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 21 July 1940 | — | — |
| Karl Ens | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 125 (motorized) | 14 May 1941 | — | — |
| Rudolf Enseling | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Ensle | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Pilot in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Alfred Enßle | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 76 | 31 December 1943 | — | — |
| Josef Enzensberger | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 10 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| Heinrich Eppen | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 | 5 July 1941 | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Johannes Erasmus | Heer | 15-HMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) in the XXXXVI. Panzerkorps | 13 April 1944 | — | — |
| Ludwig Erath | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Troop leader in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 351 | 24 December 1944 | — | — |
| Albrecht Erdmann | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 53 | 12 September 1941 | — | — |
| Armin Erdmann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79 | 3 January 1943 | — | — |
| Hans Erdmann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 | 10 December 1942* | Killed in action 7 December 1942 | — |
| Otto Erdmann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Leader of the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 | 9 December 1944 | — | — |
| Rudolph Erdmann | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst | Commander of Flak-Regiment 153 (motorized) | 13 February 1945 | — | — |
| Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann | Luftwaffe | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 8 February 1945 | — | — |
| Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 171 | 20 March 1942 | — | — |
| Werner von Erdmannsdorff | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 30 (motorized) | 27 February 1942 | — | |
| Hans Erdmenger | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän | Commander of destroyer Wilhelm Heidkamp (Z-21) | 3 November 1940 | — | — |
| Ernst Erhardt | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in Grenadier-Regiment 481 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| Rudolf Erler | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 538 | 15 March 1943 | — | — |
| Helmut Ermoneit | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant | Adjutant of the II./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| Albert Ernst | Heer | 12-HLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519 | 22 January 1944 | — | — |
| Heinrich Ernst | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Deputy leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | 23 March 1945 | — | — |
| Otto Ernst | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 725 | 6 October 1944 | — | — |
| Richard Ernst | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 | 20 October 1944 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Ertel | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves | Regiment adjutant of the niederländisch SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter" | 23 August 1944 | — | — |
| Reinhold Ertel | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 276 | 31 January 1944 | — | — |
| Franz Ertolitsch | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter | Machine gunner in the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 | 9 January 1945 | — | — |
| Albin Esch | Heer | 15-HMajor | Commander of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85 | 13 June 1941 | — | — |
| Georg Eschenbacher | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 451 | 24 September 1943 | — | — |
| Fritz Eschmann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Leader of the 4./Feldersatz-Bataillon 116 | 12 August 1944 | — | — |
| Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade | 4 July 1940 | — | |
| Otto Eske | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 4 | 27 July 1941 | — | — |
| Gotthard Eßbach | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 31 | 22 September 1941 | — | — |
| Richard Essig | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 273 | 2 September 1944 | — | — |
| Willi Eßlinger | Waffen-SS | 10-WSS-Hauptscharführer | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | 19 June 1943 | — | — |
| Wolf-Udo Ettel+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Staffelführer of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 1 June 1943 | Awarded 289th Oak Leaves 31 August 1943 | — |
| Alois Etthöfer | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo | Commander of SS-Polizei-Panzer-Abteilung 4 | 17 March 1945* | Killed in action 20 November 1944 | — |
| Gerhard Etzold | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 8 | 3 June 1940 | — | — |
| Jonas Graf zu Eulenburg | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of fortress Glogau | 22 March 1945 | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Euling | Waffen-SS | 14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer | Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 22 "Frundsberg" | 15 October 1944 | — | — |
| Dr. rer.pol. Wolfgang Everling | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 36 | 10 February 1945 | — | — |
| Franz Evers | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 3./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 121 | 17 December 1941 | — | — |
| Walter Evers | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 271 | 4 December 1941 | — | — |
| Wolfgang Everth | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Leader of the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 | 6 July 1942 | — | — |
| Edwin Ewald | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 298 | 21 August 1941 | — | — |
| Heinz Ewald | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52 | 20 April 1945 | — | — |
| Werner Ewald | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 12 September 1944 | — | |
| Wolfgang Ewald | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" | 9 December 1942 | — | — |
| Heinz-Martin Ewert+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 2 | 23 November 1941 | Awarded 750th Oak Leaves 22 February 1945 | — |
| Herbert Ewert | Heer | 17-HOberst | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 | 18 August 1942 | — | — |
| Wolf Ewert | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 274 | 18 July 1944 | — | — |
| Herbert Eymer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves | Commander of the II.(gepanzert)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 129 | 18 April 1943* | Killed in action 20 February 1943 | — |
| Robert Eyssen | Kriegsmarine | 18-MKonteradmiral | Commander of auxiliary cruiser Komet (HSK-7) | 29 November 1941 | — | — |
| Oskar Eysser | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 31 | 3 November 1944 | — | — |