Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

male, deceased (1982)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Knight’s Cross, battleship, destroyer, German native of Silesia, Grand Cross of the Iron Cross…RecipientoftheGermanCross, German, Knight´s Cross, Iron Cross, German natives of Silesia
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated German serviceman of the...
Erich Hartmann

Erich Hartmann

male, deceased (1993)
The Black Devil, The Blond Knight Of Germany, RecipientoftheGermanCross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, from Baden-Württemberg, flying ace…Recipient of the Iron Cross, German, German veteran of World War II, German World War II pilot
Erich Alfred "Bubi" Hartmann (April 19, 1922 - September 20, 1993), also nicknamed "The Blond Knight Of Germany" by friends and "The Black Devil"...
Wilhelm Canaris

Wilhelm Canaris

male, deceased (1945)
RecipientoftheGermanCross, Italo-German, From Westphalia, From dortmund, U-boat commander, Nazi concentration camp victim…helped Jews during the Holocaust, German Resistance, German
Wilhelm Franz Canaris (January 1, 1887 - April 9, 1945) was a German admiral and head of the "Abwehr", the German military intelligence service,...
Rudolf Lange

Rudolf Lange

male, deceased (1945)
Einsatzgruppe A, RecipientoftheGermanCross, Holocaust perpetrator, German Cross, Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party…cause of death disputed
Rudolf Lange was a prominent Nazi official. He served as commander of the SD and SIPO in Riga, Latvia. He participated in the Wannsee Conference,...
Reinhard Gehlen

Reinhard Gehlen

male, deceased (1979)
RecipientoftheGermanCross, wehrmacht, German, Cold War, Gladio, Knight of Malta
Reinhard Gehlen (April 3 1902 - June 8 1979) was a Major General in the German Wehrmacht during World War II, with the position of chief of...
Wilhelm Bittrich

Wilhelm Bittrich

male, deceased (1979)
RecipientoftheGermanCross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Operation Market Garden, Battle of France, Harz Mountains, 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen…German, Recipient of the Iron Cross
Wilhelm 'Willi' Bittrich was a Obergruppenführer (rank equivalent to Lieutenant-General) of the German SS and a Waffen-SS General during World War I...
Hans-Joachim Marseille

Hans-Joachim Marseille

male, deceased (1942)
RecipientoftheGermanCross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Messerschmitt Bf 109, German military personnel killed in action Two, flying ace, Recipient of the Iron Cross…German
Hans-Joachim Marseille (13 December 1919 - 30 September 1942) was a Luftwaffe pilot and flying ace during World War II. He was nicknamed the "Star...
Gotthard Handrick

Gotthard Handrick

male, deceased (1978)
World War II, Olympic gold medalist, fighter pilot, Luftwaffe pilot, World War II flying ace, German…Athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics, German Cross, RecipientoftheGermanCross
Karl Hermann Gotthard Handrick (born 25 October 1908; died 30 May 1978) was a German Olympic athlete and fighter pilot. He won the Gold medal in...
Joachim Peiper

Joachim Peiper

male, deceased (1976)
World War II, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, convicted of war crimes, Standartenführer, RecipientoftheGermanCross, unsolved murder…German, Recipient of the Iron Cross, Recipient of the Close Combat Clasp
Joachim Peiper more often known as "Jochen Peiper" from the common German nickname for Joachim, was a senior Waffen-SS officer in World War II and...
Hermann Graf

Hermann Graf

male, deceased (1988)
RecipientoftheGermanCross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Western Front, World War II flying ace, German, aviator…Recipient of the Iron Cross, Iron Cross, German World War II pilot, Knights Cross with leaves, swords, and diamonds
Hermann Graf (24 October, 1912 - 11 April, 1988) was a German Luftwaffe World War II fighter ace. During the war he became one of only 27 people to...