# List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Fallschirmjäger

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest military award in Nazi Germany. Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight's Cross. During World War II, 133 German soldiers and officers of the Fallschirmjäger (Paratrooper) service, which was a part of the Luftwaffe, received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Among them, 22 officers received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), seven the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern), and one won the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).

## 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. 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.
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.

### Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds is based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 to reward those servicemen who had already been awarded the Oak Leaves with Swords to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Ultimately, it would be awarded to twenty-seven German soldiers, sailors and airmen, ranging from young fighter pilots to field marshals. One recipient was a member of the Fallschirmjäger.
| Number | Name | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Image |
| 20 | Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke | Generalleutnant | Commander of fortress Brest | 19 September 1944 | |

### Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords is also based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 to reward those servicemen who had already been awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The sequential numbers greater than 143 are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and therefore denoted in brackets. The number of the 160 Sword recipients, including seven Falschirmjäger listed here, is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the (AKCR). Author Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 13 of these listings, including the Fallschirmjäger Eugen Meindl.
| Number | Name | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes |
| 55 | Richard Heidrich | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 25 March 1944 | — |
| 67 | Ludwig Heilmann | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 15 May 1944 | — |
| 96 | Hans Kroh | 17-LOberst | Leader of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 12 September 1944 | — |
| 99 | Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke+ | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of fortress Brest | 19 September 1944 | Awarded 20th Diamonds 19 September 1944 |
| 112 | Karl-Lothar Schulz | 17-LOberst | Leader of 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 18 November 1944 | — |
| 131 | Erich Walther | 17-LOberst | Leader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring" | 1 February 1945 | — |
| (155) | Eugen Meindl? | 20-LGeneral der Fallschirmtruppe | Commanding general of II. Fallschirm-Korps | 8 May 1945 | — |

### Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

The Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940. The last officially announced number for the Oak Leaves was 843.
| Number | Name | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes | Image |
| 145 | Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke+ | 18-LGeneralmajor | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Brigade "Ramcke" | 13 November 1942 | Awarded 99th Swords 19 September 1944 20th Diamonds 19 September 1944 | |
| 305 | Kurt Student | 20-LGeneral der Flieger | Commanding general of the XI. Fliegerkorps (Luft-lande-Korps) | 27 September 1943 | — | |
| 382 | Richard Heidrich+ | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 5 February 1944 | Awarded 55th Swords 25 March 1944 | |
| 411 | Erich Walther+ | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 2 March 1944 | Awarded 131st Swords 1 February 1945 | |
| 412 | Ludwig Heilmann+ | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 2 March 1944 | Awarded 67th Swords 15 May 1944 | |
| 443 | Hans Kroh+ | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 6 April 1944 | Awarded 96th Swords 12 September 1944 | |
| 459 | Karl-Lothar Schulz+ | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 20 April 1944 | Awarded 112th Swords 18 November 1944 | |
| 510 | Reinhard Egger | 16-LOberstleutnant | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 24 June 1944 | — | |
| 564 | Eugen Meindl+ | 20-LGeneral der Fallschirmtruppe | Commanding general of the II. Fallschirmkorps | 31 August 1944 | Awarded (155th) Swords 8 May 1945? | |
| 584 | Erich Pietzonka | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 16 September 1944 | — | |
| 585 | Walter Gericke | 15-LMajor | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 11 | 17 September 1944 | — | |
| 586 | Heinrich Trettner | 18-LGeneralmajor | Commander of the 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 17 September 1944 | — | |
| 617 | Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich-August Freiherr von der Heydte | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | 30 September 1944 | — | |
| 654 | Heinz Meyer | 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 | 18 November 1944 | — | |
| 657 | Gerhart Schirmer | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16 | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| 662 | Rudolf Witzig | 15-LMajor | Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Pionier-Regiment 21 | 25 November 1944 | — | — |
| 664 | Rudolf Rennecke | 15-LMajor | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 25 November 1944 | — | — |
| 693 | Kurt Gröschke | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 | 9 January 1945 | — | |
| 780 | Karl-Heinz Becker | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 | 12 March 1945 | — | |
| (867) | Hermann Plocher? | 19-HGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| (868) | Franz Graßmel? | 15-LMajor | Commander of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 20 | 8 May 1945 | — | — |

### Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross is based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 Verordnung über die Erneuerung des Eisernen Kreuzes (Regulation of the renewing of the Iron Cross). The distribution of presentations made to Fallschirmjäger is closely linked to the engagements in which they fought. In 1940 the Battle of France (10 May – 25 June 1940) played a predominant role, in 1941 the Battle of Crete (20 May – 1 June 1941), and in 1944 the Battle of Monte Cassino (17 January – 18 May 1944) in Italy and the Allied Invasion of Normandy (6 June 1944 – mid-July 1944) dominated the events for the Fallschirmjäger. The presentations made therefore match these engagements. A total of 23 awards were made in 1940; 25 in 1941; only 3 in 1942 and 4 in 1943; the peak of 59 was reached in 1944, and 18 in 1945, giving a total of 132 recipients.
| Number | Name | Rank | Role and unit | Date of award | Notes | Image |
| 1446 | Herbert Abratis | 14-LHauptmann | Leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 October 1944 | — | |
| 1058 | Heinz Paul Adolff | 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves | Leader of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1 | 26 March 1944* | Killed in action 17 July 1943 | — |
| 19 | Gustav Altmann | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm Abteilung "Koch" | 12 May 1940 | — | — |
| 33 | Helmut Arpke | 09-LFeldwebel | Member of Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm Abteilung "Koch" | 13 May 1940 | Killed in action 16 January 1942 | |
| 243 | Josef Barmetler | 13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 9 July 1941 | Died of wounds 20 February 1945 | |
| 240 | Karl-Heinz Becker+ | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 July 1941 | Awarded 780th Oak Leaves 12 March 1945 | |
| 1488 | Erich Beine | 14-LHauptmann | Leader of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12 | 5 September 1944 | — | |
| 1593 | Karl Berger | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Company leader in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 | 7 February 1945 | — | — |
| 1194 | Herbert Beyer | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| 1450 | Ernst Blauensteiner | 16-LOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Chief of the Generalstab II. Fallschirmkorps | 29 October 1944 | — | — |
| 43 | Wolfgang Graf von Blücher(-Fincken) | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | Killed in action 21 May 1941 | |
| 1516 | Rudolf Boehlein | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 30 November 1944 | — | — |
| 1084 | Rudolf Böhmler | 15-LMajor | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 26 March 1944 | — | — |
| 36 | Bruno Bräuer | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | — |
| ? | Manfred Büttner? | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Leader of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26 | 29 April 1945 | — | |
| 1595 | Georg le Coutre | 12-LLeutnant | Leader of the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | 7 February 1945 | — | — |
| 21 | Egon Delica | 12-LLeutnant | Deputy leader of Sturmgruppe "Granit" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" | 12 May 1940 | — | |
| 1566 | Rudolf Donth | 09-LFeldwebel | Leader of the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 14 January 1945 | — | |
| 241 | Reinhard Egger+ | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 July 1941 | Awarded 510th Oak Leaves 24 June 1944 | |
| 1012 | [Dr.] Johann Engelhardt | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | 29 February 1944 | — | |
| 1600 | Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 8 February 1945 | — | — |
| 1372 | Werner Ewald | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 12 September 1944 | — | |
| 1192 | Ferdinand Foltin | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 June 1944 | — | |
| 1342 | Herbert Fries | 03-LGefreiter | Gun leader in the 2./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 1 | 5 September 1944 | — | |
| 1476 | Ernst Frömming | 15-LMajor | Commander of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1 | 18 November 1944 | — | |
| 206 | Wilhelm Fulda | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 14 June 1941 | — | |
| 1396 | Robert Gast | 12-LLeutnant | Leader of the 9./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 6 October 1944 | — | — |
| 198 | Alfred Genz | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 14 June 1941 | — | — |
| 201 | Walter Gericke+ | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the IV./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 14 June 1941 | Awarded 585th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 | |
| 1473 | Ernst Germer | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel | Leader of the bicycle platoon in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 29 October 1944 | — | |
| 1369 | Siegfried Gerstner | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 13 September 1944 | — | |
| 47 | Helmut Görtz | 09-LFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | — |
| 1131 | Franz Graßmel+ | 15-LMajor | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 8 April 1944 | Awarded (868th) Oak Leaves 8 May 1945? | — |
| 1211 | Kurt Gröschke+ | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 June 1944 | Awarded 693rd Oak Leaves 9 January 1945 | |
| 242 | Andreas Hagl | 13-LOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 July 1941 | — | |
| 1346 | Reino Hamer | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| 1341 | Friedrich Hauber | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| 202 | Richard Heidrich+ | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 14 June 1941 | Awarded 382nd Oak Leaves 5 February 1944 55th Swords 25 March 1944 | |
| 203 | Ludwig Heilmann+ | 15-LMajor | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 14 June 1941 | Awarded 412th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 67th Swords 15 May 1944 | |
| 1388 | Erich Hellmann | 12-LLeutnant | Leader of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 6 October 1944 | — | |
| 236 | Harry Herrmann | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 July 1941 | — | |
| 1370 | Max Herzbach | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 13 September 1944 | — | |
| 235 | Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich-August von der Freiherr von der Heydte+ | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 July 1941 | Awarded 617th Oak Leaves 30 September 1944 | |
| ? | Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Kriegsberichterstatter der Fallschirmtruppe | 12 March 1945 | — | |
| ? | Eduard Hübner | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of Sturm-Bataillon Fallschirm AOK 1 | 17 March 1945 | — | |
| 1371 | Georg-Rupert Jacob | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 13 September 1944 | — | — |
| 26 | Dr. med. Rolf Jäger | 13-LOberarzt (rank equivalent to Oberleutnant) | Troop doctor in the assault group "Beton" of the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" (Battle of Fort Eben-Emael) | 13 May 1940 | — | — |
| 1195 | Siegfried Jamrowski | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 June 1944 | — | |
| 289 | Wilhelm Kempke | 09-LFeldwebel | Group leader in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment (7. Flieger-Division) | 21 August 1941 | — | — |
| 40 | Horst Kerfin | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | — |
| 1591 | Hellmut Kerutt | 15-LMajor | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon "Kerutt" | 2 February 1945 | — | — |
| 1445 | Karl Koch | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 | 24 October 1944* | Killed in action 29 July 1944 | — |
| 15 | Walter Koch | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" | 10 May 1940 | — | |
| 1225 | Willi Koch | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| 1172 | Rudolf Kratzert | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 June 1944 | — | |
| 1197 | Heinz Krink | 12-LLeutnant | Adjutant in the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| 291 | Hans Kroh+ | 15-LMajor | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 21 August 1941 | Awarded 443rd Oak Leaves 6 April 1944 96th Swords 12 September 1944 | |
| 1028 | Martin Kühne | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 29 February 1944 | — | — |
| ? | Kurt-Ernst Kunkel? | 12-LLeutnant | Company chief in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| 1494 | Rudolf Kurz | 10-LOberfähnrich | Leader of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12 | 18 November 1944 | — | |
| 1478 | Dr. med. habil. Carl Langemeyer | 14-LStabsarzt of the Reserves (rank equivalent to Hauptmann) | Commander of Fallschirm-Sanitäter-Lehr-Abteilung | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| 1311 | Erich Lepkowski | 12-LLeutnant | Leader of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 8 August 1944 | — | — |
| 1575 | Walter Liebing | 15-LMajor | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 23 | 2 February 1945 | — | — |
| 1475 | Rolf Mager | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | 31 October 1944 | — | |
| ? | Hans Marscholek | 13-LOberleutnant | Battery leader in the Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 5 | 31 October 1944 | — | — |
| 200 | Eugen Meindl+ | 18-LGeneralmajor | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 14 June 1941 | Awarded 564th Oak Leaves 31 August 1944 (155th) Swords 8 May 1945? | |
| 24 | Joachim Meißner | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Deputy leader of Sturmgruppe "Eisen" (Assault Group "Iron") in Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" | 12 May 1940 | — | — |
| 1210 | Otto Menges | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 June 1944 | — | |
| 1525 | [Dr.] Gerhard Mertins | 14-LHauptmann | Leader of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5 | 6 December 1944 | — | — |
| 1132 | Heinz Meyer+ | 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves | Chief of the 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 8 April 1944 | Awarded 654th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944 | |
| 1552 | Dr. jur. Werner Milch | 14-LHauptmann of the Reserves | Commander of Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Lehr and Versuchs-Bataillon | 9 January 1945 | — | — |
| 825 | Gerd Mischke | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirm-MG-Bataillon 1 | 18 May 1943 | — | — |
| 1198 | Karl Neuhoff | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Shock troops leader in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| 294 | Dr. med. Heinrich Neumann | 15-LOberstabsarzt | Troop doctor of the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 21 August 1941 | — | — |
| 428 | Heinrich Orth | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 18 March 1942* | Killed in action 10 March 1942 | — |
| ? | Gerhard Pade? | 15-LMajor | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| 1483 | Hugo Paul | 14-LHauptmann | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Paul | 18 November 1944 | — | — |
| 1449 | Herbert Peitsch | 03-LGefreiter | Rifle grenade launcher in the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | 29 October 1944* | Died of wounds 30 July 1944 | — |
| 1345 | Erich Pietzonka+ | 16-LOberstleutnant | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 5 September 1944 | Awarded 584th Oak Leaves 16 September 1944 | |
| 37 | Fritz Prager | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | — |
| 292 | Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke+ | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 21 August 1941 | Awarded 145th Oak Leaves 13 November 1942 99th Swords 19 September 1944 20th Diamonds 19 September 1944 | |
| 1236 | Siegfried Rammelt | 12-LLeutnant | Pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 June 1944* | Killed in action 21 March 1944 | — |
| 818 | [Dr.] Ernst-Wilhelm Rapräger | 13-LOberleutnant | Kampfgruppen leader in Luftwaffen-Regiment "Barenthin" | 10 May 1943 | — | — |
| 1368 | Adolf Reininghaus | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 | 13 September 1944 | — | — |
| ? | Paul-Ernst Renisch | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 31 October 1944 | — | — |
| 1193 | Rudolf Rennecke+ | 14-LHauptmann | Leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 9 June 1944 | Awarded 664th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 | — |
| 25 | Helmut Ringler | 12-LLeutnant | Heavy machine gun demi Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirm-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" | 15 May 1940 | — | — |
| 237 | Arnold von Roon | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 9 July 1941 | — | |
| 1618 | Walter Sander | 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves | Leader of the 1./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5 | 28 February 1945 | — | — |
| 418 | [Dr.] Bruno Sassen | 09-LFeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 22 February 1942 | — | |
| 22 | Gerhard Schacht | 12-LLeutnant | Leader Sturmgruppe "Beton" (assault group concrete) in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturmabteilung "Koch" | 12 May 1940 | — | — |
| 23 | Martin Schächter | 12-LLeutnant | Leader Sturmgruppe "Eisen" (assault group iron) in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturmabteilung "Koch" | 12 May 1940 | — | — |
| 1395 | Dipl.-Ing. Richard Schimpf | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 6 October 1944 | — | — |
| 1344 | Horst Schimpke | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1 | 5 September 1944 | — | — |
| 204 | Gerhart Schirmer+ | 14-LHauptmann | Leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 14 June 1941 | Awarded 657th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944 | — |
| 1237 | Alfred Schlemm | 20-LGeneral der Fallschirmtruppe | Commanding general of the I. Fallschirmkorps | 11 June 1944 | — | |
| 51 | Herbert Schmidt | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | |
| ? | Leonhard Schmidt? | 14-LHauptmann | Battalion leader in the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| 1103 | Werner Schmidt | 15-LMajor | Commander of Fallschirm-MG-Bataillon 1 | 5 April 1944 | — | — |
| 848 | Wolf-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg | 15-LMajor | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 20 June 1943 | — | — |
| 38 | Karl-Lothar Schulz+ | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | Awarded 459th Oak Leaves 20 April 1944 112th Swords 18 November 1944 | |
| 290 | Erich Schuster | 09-LFeldwebel | Group leader in the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 21 August 1941 | — | — |
| 45 | Alfred Schwarzmann | 13-LOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | |
| 1385 | Günther Sempert | 14-LHauptmann | Chief of the 5./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1 | 30 September 1944 | — | |
| 1444 | Hubert Sniers | 12-LLeutnant | Leader of the 9./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 | 24 October 1944 | — | — |
| ? | Albert Stecken | 15-LMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) of the 8. Fallschirmjäger-Division | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| 239 | Edgar Stentzler | 15-LMajor | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 9 July 1941 | — | — |
| 1404 | Kurt Stephani | 15-LMajor of the Reserves | Leader of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 9 | 30 September 1944* | Died of wounds 20 August 1944 | — |
| 819 | Günther Straehler-Pohl | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 10 May 1943 | — | — |
| 18 | Kurt Student+ | 19-LGeneralleutnant | Commander of the 7. Flieger-Division | 12 May 1940 | Awarded 305th Oak Leaves 27 September 1943 | |
| 234 | Alfred Sturm | 17-LOberst | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 9 July 1941 | — | |
| 1110 | Karl Tannert | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 5 April 1944 | — | — |
| 205 | Hans Teusen | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 | 14 June 1941 | — | — |
| 46 | [Dr.] Cord Tietjen | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | — | — |
| 1392 | Erich Timm | 15-LMajor | Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12 | 3 October 1944 | — | — |
| 119 | Rudolf Toschka | 13-LOberleutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1 | 14 June 1941 | — | |
| 238 | Horst Trebes | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment | 9 July 1941 | — | |
| 41 | Heinrich Trettner+ | 15-LMajor im Generalstab (in the General Staff) | Ia (operations officer) in the 7. Fliegerdivision | 24 May 1940 | Awarded 586th Oak Leaves 17 September 1944 | |
| 5100 | Herbert Trotz | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the Festungs-Bataillon "Trotz" in the fortress Breslau (commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26) | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| 1470 | Alexander Uhlig | 10-LOberfeldwebel of the Reserves | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 16./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 | 29 October 1944 | — | — |
| 1387 | Kurt Veth | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 30 September 1944 | — | — |
| ? | Viktor Vitali? | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| 402 | Helmut Wagner | 12-LLeutnant | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 January 1942 | — | — |
| 39 | Erich Walther+ | 17-LMajor | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 24 May 1940 | Awarded 411th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 131st Swords 1 February 1945 | |
| 1430 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin | 14-LHauptmann | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16 -Ost- | 24 October 1944 | — | — |
| ? | Hans-Joachim Weck? | 12-LLeutnant | Leader of the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| 293 | Heinrich Welskop | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 | 21 August 1941 | — | — |
| 1199 | Walter Werner | 09-LFeldwebel | Group leader in the 1./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| 993 | Hans-Karl Wittig | 09-LFeldwebel | Leader of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 5 February 1944 | — | — |
| 16 | Rudolf Witzig+ | 13-LOberleutnant | Leader of Sturmgruppe "Granit" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" | 10 May 1940 | Awarded 662nd Oak Leaves 25 November 1944 | — |
| 1196 | Hilmar Zahn | 13-LOberleutnant | Chief of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 | 9 June 1944 | — | — |
| 27 | Otto Zierach | 13-LOberleutnant | Glider pilot in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" | 15 May 1940 | At the same time promoted to Hauptmann | — |