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.^[1] A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.^{[Note 1]} 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.^[3]

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 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 been nominated for the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany during the final days of World War II left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.^[4]

Listed here are the 182 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "T".^[5] While Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 5 of these listings, he has also pointed out that the AKCR failed to identify Hans Turnwal as a potential recipient.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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).^[9] 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.^[10]

Recipients

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (T)

Service	Number of presentations	Posthumous presentations
Heer (incl. Volkssturm)	112	12
Kriegsmarine	14	3
Luftwaffe	47	5
Waffen-SS	9	0

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the 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.^[11] Of the 182 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "T", 19 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, two the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 20 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 112 of the medals, including the award given to Volkssturmmann Ernst Tiburzy. A further 14 presentations were given to the Kriegsmarine, 47 to the Luftwaffe, and 9 to the Waffen-SS.^[5] 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.^[12]

  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.

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Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit[Note 2]	Date of award	Notes	Image
Franz Tabel	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[13]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 246[13][14]	25 January 1945[13]	—	—
Fritz Tadje	Heer	12-HLeutnant[13]	Leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 190[13][14]	21 October 1942[13]	—	—
Erich Taeger	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[13]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[13][14]	2 October 1942[13]	—	—
Hermann Tanczos	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[13]	In the 4./Artillerie-Regiment 157[13][14]	21 February 1944[13]	—	—
Otto Tange	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[13]	Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[13][15]	19 March 1942[13]	—	—
Walter Tank	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[13]	Chief of the 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[13][15]	24 September 1942[13]	—	—
Willi Tanneberger	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[13]	Company troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 156 (motorized)[13][15]	10 February 1944[13]	—	—
Karl Tannert	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[13]	Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[13][15]	5 April 1944[13]	—	—
Kurt Tanzer	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[16]	Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[15][16]	5 December 1943[16]	—	—
Martin Tappe	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[16]	Commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8[15][16]	28 March 1945[16]	—	—
Walter Tarin	Heer	15-HMajor[16]	Leader of Artillerie-Regiment 121[15][16]	20 October 1944[16]	—	—
Richard Taubert	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[16]	Staffelkapitän of the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[15][Note 3]	16 November 1942[16]	—	—
Arno Taulien	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[16]	Chief of the 7./Panzer-Regiment 6[15][16]	18 October 1943[16]	—	—
Harry Tech	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[16]	Commander of Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 934 (motorized)[15][Note 4]	3 March 1943[16]	—	—
Fritz Tegtmeier	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[16]	Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 54[15][Note 5]	28 March 1944[Note 5]	—	—
Max-Martin Teichert	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[16]	Commander of U-456[15][16]	19 December 1943*[16]	Killed in action 12 May 1943[15]	—
Friedrich Teichmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant[Note 6]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Regiments-Nachrichten-Zug/Grenadier-Regiment 712[15][16]	24 February 1945*[16]	Killed in action 20 January 1945[15]	—
Waldemar Teige	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[16]	Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53[15][16]	7 June 1942[16]	—	—
Eberhard Telkamp	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[16]	Commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[15][Note 7]	23 August 1944[16]	—	—
Heinrich Telkemeyer	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[17]	Commander of the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 172[15][17]	28 October 1944[17]	—	—
Eugen Tellgmann	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[17]	Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1313 in the 13. Vorpostenflottille[15][17]	5 October 1944[17]	—	—
Ernst Telschig	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[17]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 187[15][17]	8 August 1944[17]	—	—
Hans Temming	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[17]	Commander of Torpedoboot T-28[15][17]	10 May 1945[Note 8]	—	—
Carl de Temple	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[17]	Commander of Füsilier-Regiment 230[15][17]	26 June 1944[17]	—	—
Hans Tenner	Heer	14-HHauptmann[17]	Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 487[15][17]	24 April 1943*[17]	Killed in action 29 March 1943[15]	—
Werner Tennhardt	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[17]	Adjutant of Infanterie-Regiment 446[15][17]	13 October 1941*[17]	Killed in action 11 October 1941[15]	—
Günther Tenschert?[Note 9]	Heer	15-HMajor	Commander of the II./Festungs-Regiment Mohr (fortress Breslau)[19]	28 April 1945	—	—
Heinrich Terharen	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[17]	Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 956[17][19]	9 December 1944[17]	—	—
Heinrich Teriete	Heer	12-HLeutnant[17]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 653[17][20]	22 July 1943[17]	—	—
Hermann Tesch	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[17]	Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 67[17][19]	9 June 1944[17]	—	—
Karl-Heinz Tesch	Heer	05-HStabsgefreiter[17]	Deputy group leader in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[17][19]	27 July 1944[17]	—	—
Georg Teske	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[21]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 26[19][21]	31 October 1944[21]	—	—
Rudi Tessenow?[Note 10]	Heer	09-HWachtmeister	In the 11./Panzer-Regiment 24[20]	11 May 1945	—	—
Ernst Tetsch	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[21]	Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 10 "Frundsberg"[19][Note 11]	28 March 1945[21]	—
Hans von Tettau+	Heer	Generalleutnant[21]	Commander of the 24. Infanterie-Division[19][21]	3 September 1942[21]	Awarded 821st Oak Leaves 5 April 1945[21]	—
Heinz Teubel	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[21]	Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 546[19][21]	30 September 1944[21]	—	—
Alfred Teumer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[21]	Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54[19][Note 12]	19 August 1944[21]	—	—
Hans Teusen	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[21]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[19][21]	14 June 1941[21]	—	—
Adolf Teuwsen	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[21]	Machine gunner in the 3./Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)[19][21]	14 May 1944[21]	—	—
Andreas Thaler	Heer	14-HHauptmann[21]	Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 25[19][Note 13]	13 January 1944[21]	—