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 [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 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 446 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "W".[5] Scherzer has challenged the validity of 11 of these listings.[6] 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.[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
| Service | Number of presentations | Posthumous presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Heer | 307 | 30 |
| Kriegsmarine | 22 | 2 |
| Luftwaffe | 92 | 7 |
| Waffen-SS | 25 | 2 |
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 446 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "W", 46 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 11 the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; 41 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 307 of the medals; 22 went to the Kriegsmarine, 92 to the Luftwaffe, and 25 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.
| Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit[Note 2] | Date of award | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Wabro | Heer | Unteroffizier[13] | Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 534[13][14] | 4 July 1944[13] | — | — |
| Friedrich Wachowiak | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[13] | Pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[14][Note 3] | 5 April 1942[13] | — | — |
| Hans Wack | Heer | Hauptmann[13] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 485[13][14] | 23 October 1941[13] | — | — |
| Rudolf Wätjen | Heer | Major[13] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[13][15] | 14 April 1943[13] | — | — |
| Carl Wagener | Heer | Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[13] | Chief of the general staff of the 1. Panzerarmee[13][15] | 14 May 1944[13] | — | .jpg) |
| Dr. Otto Wagener?[Note 4] | Heer | Generalmajor | Commander Division Insel Rhodos[17] | 5 May 1945 | — | — |
| Ludwig Wagenfeld | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[13] | Staffelkapitän of the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[15][Note 5] | 24 March 1943[13] | — | — |
| Edmund Wagner | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[18] | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51[15][18] | 17 November 1941*[18] | Killed in action 13 November 1941[15] | — |
| Erich Wagner | Heer | Obergefreiter[18] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 16./Jäger-Regiment 38[15][18] | 23 August 1943[18] | — | — |
| Ferdinand Wagner | Heer | Unteroffizier[18] | Rifle leader in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 32[15][18] | 12 December 1944[18] | — | — |
| Gustav Wagner | Heer | Oberst[18] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 44[15][18] | 14 December 1941[18] | — |  |
| Hans Wagner | Heer | Oberst[18] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 5[15][18] | 18 April 1943[18] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Wagner | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[18] | Chief of the Stabsbatterie/Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 286[15][18] | 25 January 1945[18] | — | — |
| Heinz Wagner | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[18] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Kradschützen-Bataillon 6[15][18] | 24 January 1943[18] | — | — |
| Helmut Wagner | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[18] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[15][18] | 24 January 1942[18] | — | — |
| Helmut Wagner | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[18] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 431[15][Note 6] | 9 December 1944[18] | — | — |
| Herbert Wagner | Heer | Generalleutnant[18] | Commander of the 132. Infanterie-Division[15][18] | 23 October 1944[18] | — | — |
| Josef Wagner | Heer | Oberleutnant[18] | Chief of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 227[15][18] | 18 February 1945[18] | — | — |
| Jürgen Wagner+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberführer[18] | Commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[15][Note 7] | 24 July 1943[18] | Awarded 680th Oak Leaves 11 December 1944[18] |  |
| Klaus Wagner | Heer | Oberleutnant[19] | Leader of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[15][19] | 4 September 1942[19] | — | — |
| Rudolf Wagner | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[19] | Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[15][Note 8] | 26 March 1944[19] | Missing in action 11 December 1943[15] | — |
| Werner Wagner | Heer | Oberleutnant[19] | Chief of the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Lehr-Abteilung 130[15][19] | 14 April 1945[19] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Wagner | Heer | Major[19] | Commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 158[15][19] | 11 April 1944[19] | — | — |
| Willi Wagner | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[19] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Abteilung 789[15][19] | 17 May 1943[19] | — | — |
| Dietmar Wahl | Heer | Major[19] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 282[15][19] | 29 August 1943*[Note 9] | Died of wounds 13 August 1943[15] | — |
| Ernst Wahl | Heer | Unteroffizier[19] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 389[15][19] | 17 September 1944[19] | — | — |
| Hans Wahl | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 10] | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 23[15][19] | 26 March 1944[19] | — | — |
| Kurt Wahl+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[19] | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 38 "Götz von Berlichingen"[20][Note 11] | 23 August 1944[19] | Awarded 720th Oak Leaves 1 February 1945[19] | — |
| Wolfgang Wahl | Heer | Hauptmann[19] | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 8[19][21] | 6 January 1942[19] | — | — |
| Helmut Waldecker | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[19] | Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 6[20][Note 12] | 22 November 1943[19] | — | — |
| Bruno Walden | Waffen-SS | Major of the Schupo[19] | Commander of the III./SS-Polizei-Regiment 2[19][20] | 18 January 1945[19] | — | — |
| Siegfried von Waldenburg | Heer | Oberst[22] | Leader of the 116. Panzer-Division[20][22] | 9 December 1944[22] | — |  |
| Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels+ | Heer | Oberst[Note 13] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 4[20][22] | 11 October 1941[22] | Awarded 476th Oak Leaves 14 May 1944[22] | — |
| Johann Waldhauser | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[Note 14] | Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[20][22] | 24 January 1942[22] | — | — |
| Hans Waldmann | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[22] | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52[20][22] | 5 February 1944[22] | — | — |
| Hans Waldmüller | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[22] | Commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 "Hitlerjugend"[20][Note 15] | 27 August 1944[22] | — | — |
| Franz Waldner | Heer | Obergefreiter[22] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 655[21][22] | 12 August 1944[22] | — | — |
| Hermann Waldow | Heer | Oberleutnant[22] | Chief of Panzerspäh-Kompanie 700[20][Note 16] | 30 January 1943[22] | — | — |
| Gustav Walle?[Note 17] | Heer | Major | Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[20] | 8 May 1945 | — | — |
| [Prof. Dr.] Karl-Heinz Wallhäuser[Note 18] | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[22] | Leader of the 1./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung "Hermann Göring"[20][22] | 30 November 1944[22] | — | — |
| Walther Wallowitz | Heer | Leutnant[22] | Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 82[20][22] | 14 November 1943*[22] | Killed in action 20 October 1943[20] | — |
| Domenikus Walter | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[22] | Pilot in the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[20][22] | 24 December 1942[Note 19] | — | — |
| Gerhard Walter | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 29 (motorized)[20][Note 20] | 1 January 1944[22] | — | — |
| Helmut Walter?[Note 21] | Heer | Hauptmann | Battalion leader in Feld-Unteroffizier-Schule Dahlhausen (2. Panzer-Division)[20] | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Karl Walter | Heer | Oberstleutnant[22] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 131[20][22] | 22 January 1943[22] | — | — |
| Kurt Walter+ | Heer | Major[Note 22] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 32[21][25] | 25 September 1942[25] | Awarded 345th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943[25] |  |
| Kurt Walter | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[25] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[20][25] | 26 March 1943*[Note 23] | Killed in action 26 October 1942[20] | — |
| Bernhard Walterbach | Heer | Unteroffizier[25] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 253[20][25] | 22 September 1943[25] | — | — |
| Erich Walther+ | Luftwaffe | Major[25] | Commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[25][26] | 24 May 1940[25] | Awarded 411th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944 131st Swords 1 February 1945[25] | — |
| Gerhard Walther | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[25] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 4[25][26] | 26 March 1944[25] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Walther | Heer | Oberleutnant[25] | Shock troops leader in the 4./Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"[27][Note 24] | 24 June 1940[25] | — | — |
| Hans Walz | Heer | Oberleutnant[25] | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 103[25][26] | 14 April 1945[25] | — |  |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Wandel | Heer | Hauptmann[25] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 347[25][26] | 27 October 1943*[25] | Died of wounds 26 October 1943[26] | — |
| Joachim Wandel | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[25] | Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[25][26] | 21 August 1942[Note 25] | — | — |
| Martin Wandel | Heer | Generalmajor[25] | Commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division[25][26] | 23 November 1941[25] | — | — |
| Martin Wandersleb | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[25] | Chief of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 12[25][26] | 31 July 1943[25] | — | — |
| Helmut Wandmaker | Heer | Major of the Reserves[25] | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76[27] | 5 April 1945[25] | — | — |
| Max Wandrey+ | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[28] | Chief of the 11./Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"[27][28] | 9 January 1944[28] | Awarded 787th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[28] | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[28] | Commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16 -Ost-[26][Note 26] | 24 October 1944[28] | — | — |
| Günter Wanhöfer | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[Note 27] | Commander of SS-Pionier-Bataillon 54 "Nederland"[27][Note 27] | 27 August 1944[28] | — | — |
| Karl Wanka+ | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[28] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 446[26][28] | 23 February 1944[28] | Awarded 800th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[28] | — |
| Artur Wanke | Heer | Oberstleutnant[28] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 680[26][28] | 25 October 1943[28] | — | — |
| Erich Wapnitz | Heer | Unteroffizier[28] | Group leader in the Stabskompanie (Radfahrzug)/Grenadier-Regiment 671[26][Note 28] | 17 March 1945[28] | — | — |
| Fritz Warnecke | Heer | Major[28] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 517[26][28] | 22 January 1943[28] | — | — |
| Karl Warnhoff | Heer | Major[28] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 587[26][28] | 30 September 1943*[28] | Killed in action 2 September 1943[26] | — |
| Wolfgang Warnkross | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[28] | Fähnrichsvater (ensign father/mentor) in Lehrkompanie of Grenadier-Feldausbildungs-Regiment 640[26][Note 29] | 12 August 1944[28] | — | — |
| Hinrich Warrelmann+ | Heer | Oberst[28] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502[28][29] | 16 April 1944[28] | Awarded 555th Oak Leaves 19 August 1944[28] | — |
| Wilhelm Warrelmann | Heer | Unteroffizier[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 328[28][29] | 15 March 1944*[28] | Killed in action 13 February 1944[29][Note 30] | — |
| Horst Warschnauer+ | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[30] | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon "Großdeutschland" (motorized)[29][30] | 12 December 1942[30] | Awarded 753rd Oak Leaves 24 February 1945[30] | — |
| Guido von Wartenberg | Heer | Major[30] | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111[29][30] | 6 October 1943[30] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Karl Warwel | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[30] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 477[29][30] | 13 September 1943[30] | — | — |
| Adolf Waßmann | Heer | Obergefreiter[30] | Machine gunner in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 255[29][30] | 16 March 1944[30] | — | — |
| Ernst Wawrok | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[30] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13./Jäger-Regiment 28[29][30] | 9 February 1943[30] | — | — |
| Alfons Weber | Heer | Hauptmann[30] | Leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[29][30] | 9 June 1944[30] | — | — |
| Alois Weber+ | Heer | Major[30] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 19[30][31] | 26 November 1941[30] | Awarded 579th Oak Leaves 10 September 1944[30] | — |
| Alois Weber | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer[30] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"[31][Note 31] | 30 July 1943[30] | — | — |
| Benno Weber | Heer | Unteroffizier[30] | Group leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 467[29][30] | 23 December 1943[30] | — | — |
| Franz Weber | Heer | Obergefreiter[30] | In the 8./Jäger-Regiment 28[29][30] | 28 October 1944[30] | — | — |
| Friedrich Weber | Heer | Oberstleutnant[30] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 481[29][30] | 8 June 1940[30] | — | — |
| Gerhard Weber | Heer | Oberst[30] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorized)[29][30] | 26 October 1943[30] | — | — |
| Gottfried Weber+ | Heer | Major[32] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 162[29][32] | 13 October 1941[32] | Awarded 490th Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[32] | — |
| Hans-Joachim Weber | Heer | Hauptmann[Note 32] | Commander of the III./Füsilier-Regiment 27[29][32] | 27 December 1944[32] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Horst Weber[Note 33][33] | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[Note 34] | Commander of Schnellboot S-55 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille[29][Note 34] | 5 July 1943[32] | — | — |
| Jakob Weber | Heer | Feldwebel[32] | Demi Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 21[29][32] | 16 August 1943[32] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Weber+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[32] | Staffelführer of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[29][32] | 12 November 1943[32] | Awarded 529th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944[32] | — |
| Otto Weber | Heer | Major of the Reserves[32] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 933[29][32] | 31 October 1944*[32] | Died of wounds 14 September 1944[29] | — |
| Paul Weber | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[32] | Leader of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 508[29][32] | 25 July 1943[32] | — | — |
| Paul-Friedel Weber | Heer | Oberleutnant[32] | Chief of the 2./schwere Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 303[34][Note 35] | 10 October 1942[32] | — | — |
| Rudolf Weber | Heer | Feldwebel[32] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 9./Panzer-Regiment 4[32][34] | 14 February 1945[32] | — | — |
| Siegfried Weber | Heer | Oberleutnant[32] | Leader of the III./Jäger-Regiment 49[32][34] | 30 October 1942[32] | — | — |
| Walter Weber | Heer | Unteroffizier[32] | Company troop leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 211[32][35] | 13 October 1941[32] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Weber | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer[36] | Leader of the divisions combat school of the 33. (französisch) SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne"[34][Note 36] | 29 April 1945[36] | — | — |
| Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar | Heer | Oberstleutnant[36] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3[34][36] | 13 April 1941[36] | — | — |
| Willi Wechsung | Heer | Oberleutnant[36] | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 426[34][36] | 1 October 1943[36] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Weck?[Note 37] | Luftwaffe | Leutnant | Leader of the 3./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[34] | 30 April 1945 | — | — |
| Franz Wecker?[Note 38] | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Jäger-Regiment 734[34] | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Ernst Weddig | Heer | Leutnant[36] | Leader of the 4./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 101[34][36] | 20 April 1943*[36] | Killed in action 8 March 1943[34] | — |
| Busso von Wedel | Heer | Oberst[36] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 89[34][36] | 18 May 1943[36] | — | — |
| Hermann von Wedel | Heer | Oberst[36] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 590[34][36] | 8 June 1943[36] | — | — |
| Paul Wegener | Heer | Wachtmeister[36] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237[36][38] | 18 October 1943[36] | — | — |
| Werner Wegener | Heer | Major of the Reserves[36] | Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 3 (motorized)[34][36] | 24 December 1944[36] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Wegener+ | Heer | Oberst[36] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94[34][36] | 27 October 1941[36] | Awarded 66th Oak Leaves 19 January 1942 97th Swords 17 September 1944[36] | — |
| Alois Weger | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[36] | Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[34][36] | 9 December 1944[36] | — | — |
| Ferdinand Wegerer+ | Heer | Unteroffizier[36] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10[34][36] | 8 October 1943[36] | Awarded 483rd Oak Leaves 4 June 1944[36] | — |
| Friedrich Weglehner | Heer | Major of the Reserves[39] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 390[34][39] | 12 August 1944[39] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Wegner | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[39] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[34][39] | 13 June 1943[39] | — | — |
| Anton Wehinger | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[39] | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 578[34][39] | 9 January 1945[39] | — | — |
| Hermann Wehking | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[39] | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 146 (motorized)[34][39] | 15 January 1944[39] | — | — |
| Lothar Wehlitz | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[39] | Chief of the 1./schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 845[34][39] | 6 February 1944[39] | — | — |
| Alfred Wehmeyer | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[39] | Staffelkapitän of the 7./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[34][39] | 4 September 1942*[39] | Killed in action 1 June 1942[34] |  |
| Gerhard Wehrmann | Heer | Hauptmann[39] | Leader of Panzer-Grenadier-Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 3[34][Note 39] | 3 November 1944[39] | — | — |
| Ernst Weible | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[39] | Pilot in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 54[39][40] | 6 April 1944*[39] | Killed in action 25 March 1944[40] | — |
| Maximilian Freiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon+ | Heer | General der Kavallerie[39] | Commander-in-Chief of the 2. Armee[39][40] | 29 June 1940[39] | Awarded 731st Oak Leaves 5 February 1945[39] |  |
| August Weichsel | Heer | Unteroffizier[39] | Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 948[39][40] | 30 April 1945[39] | — | — |
| Ernst Weichsel | Heer | Major[39] | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[39][40] | 5 May 1945[39] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Weidenbrück+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[41] | Chief of the 5./Panzer-Regiment 3[40][41] | 16 September 1942[41] | Awarded 649th Oak Leaves 16 November 1944[41] | — |
| Otto Weidhofer | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[41] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 162[40][41] | 15 May 1944[41] | — | — |
| Otto Weidinger+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[41] | Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich"[40][Note 40] | 21 April 1944[41] | Awarded 688th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944[41] (150th) Swords 6 May 1945?[Note 41] |  |
| Helmuth Weidling+ | Heer | Generalmajor[41] | Commander of the 86. Infanterie Division[40][41] | 15 January 1943[41] | Awarded 408th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 115th Swords 28 November 1944[41] |  |
| Hermann Weigel | Heer | Major[41] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 328[41][43] | 19 February 1945[41] | — | — |
| Rudolf Weigel | Luftwaffe | Stabsfeldwebel[41] | Pilot in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[40][41] | 27 April 1942[41] | — | — |
| Werner Weihrauch | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[41] | Pilot in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[40][41] | 19 February 1943[41] | — | — |
| Hans Weik | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[41] | Staffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[40][41] | 27 July 1944[41] | — | — |
| [Dr.] August Weiler[Note 33] | Heer | Hauptmann[41] | Battalion leader in Regiment "von Stössel"[40][Note 42] | 16 November 1944[41] | — | — |
| Bruno Weiler?[Note 43] | Heer | Oberst | Commander of Ski-Jäger-Regiment 1[40] | 9 May 1945 | — | — |
| Kilian Weimer+ | Heer | Hauptmann[41] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 109[41][43] | 31 August 1941[41] | Awarded 478th Oak Leaves 14 May 1944[41] | — |
| Otto Weimer | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[41] | Leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 957[40][41] | 24 December 1944[41] | — | — |
| Georg Weinbuch | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[44] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./schweres Artillerie-Regiment 46[40][Note 44] | 28 July 1942*[44] | Died of wounds 24 May 1942[40] | — |
| Johannes Weineck | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[44] | Observer in the 5.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[40][Note 45] | 29 February 1944[44] | — | — |
| Rudolf Weinelt | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[44] | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19[40][44] | 12 November 1943[44] | — | — |
| Friedrich-August Weinknecht | Heer | Generalmajor[44] | Commander of the 79. Infanterie-Division[40][44] | 15 July 1944[44] | — | — |
| Werner Weinlig?[Note 46] | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant | Commander of Torpedoboot T-23[45] | 10 May 1945 | — | — |
| Fritz Weinreich | Heer | Unteroffizier[44] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Reiter-Regiment 41[44][45] | 17 March 1945*[44] | Killed in action 1 February 1945[44] | — |
| Helmut Weinreich | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[44] | Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader 30[44][45] | 21 January 1943[Note 47] | — | — |
| Gustav Weippert | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[44] | Pilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 4[45][Note 48] | 30 September 1944[44] | — | — |
| Hubert Weise | Luftwaffe | General der Flakartillerie[44] | Commanding general of the I. Flak-Korps[44][45] | 24 June 1940[44] | — | — |
| Karl Weisenberger | Heer | Generalleutnant[44] | Commander of the 71. Infanterie-Division[44][45] | 29 June 1940[44] | — | .jpg) |
| Hermann Weiser | Waffen-SS | SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves[44] | Leader of the 2.(Aufklärungs-Abteilung)/"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[46][Note 49] | 28 March 1943[44] | — | — |
| Hans-Georg Weisleder | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[44] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 453[44][45] | 21 September 1944[44] | — | — |
| Ernst Weismann | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[44] | Pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[44][45] | 21 August 1942[44] | — | — |
| Adolf Weiß | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[47] | Pilot in the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[45][47] | 29 February 1944[47] | — | — |
| Christian Weiß | Heer | Hauptmann[47] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 26[46][47] | 10 April 1942[47] | — | — |
| Ernst Weiß | Heer | Oberst[47] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 572[45][47] | 24 June 1944[47] | — | — |
| Franz Weiß | Heer | Major of the Reserves[47] | Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 2[45][47] | 11 March 1945[47] | — | — |
| Friedrich Weiß | Luftwaffe | Unteroffizier[47] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Flak-Regiment 36 (motorized)[45][Note 50] | 21 December 1942[47] | — | — |
| Georg Weiß | Heer | Unteroffizier[47] | Group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 521[45][47] | 12 November 1943[47] | — | — |
| Hans Weiss | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[47] | Commander of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich"[45][Note 51] | 6 April 1943[47] | — |  |
| Herbert Weiß | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[47] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 418[45][47] | 7 January 1943[47] | — | — |
| Josef Weiß | Heer | Obergefreiter[47] | Company troop messenger in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 24[45][Note 52] | 23 March 1945*[47] | Died of wounds 13 March 1945[47] | — |
| Otto Weiß+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[47] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2[45][47] | 18 May 1940[47] | Awarded 52nd Oak Leaves 31 December 1941[47] |  |
| Paul Weiß | Heer | Obergefreiter[47] | Group leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 481[45][47] | 16 September 1943[47] | — | — |
| Richard Weiß | Heer | Major of the Reserves[47] | Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 8[45][47] | 30 April 1945[47] | — | — |
| Robert Weiß+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[48] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54[45][Note 53] | 26 March 1944[48] | Awarded 782nd Oak Leaves 12 March 1945[48] | — |
| Walter Weiß+ | Heer | Generalmajor[48] | Commander of the 26. Infanterie-Division[48][49] | 12 September 1941[48] | Awarded 646th Oak Leaves 5 November 1944[48] |  |
| Wilhelm Weißberg | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[48] | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 25 (motorized)[49][Note 54] | 24 October 1944[48] | — | — |
| Bruno Weisse | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[48] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 430[48][49] | 28 October 1944[48] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Horst Weissenberg[Note 33] | Heer | Major[Note 55] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1[49][Note 55] | 23 March 1945[48] | — | — |
| Theodor Weissenberger+ | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[48] | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5[48][49] | 13 November 1942[48] | Awarded 266th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943[48] |  |
| Erich Weißflog | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[48] | Information officer and wireless operator of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[49][Note 56] | 24 June 1944[48] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Weißflog | Heer | Leutnant[48] | Leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 16[48][49] | 5 March 1945[48] | — | — |
| [Prof. Dr.] Eginhard Weißmann[Note 18] | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[48] | Pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[48][49] | 5 September 1944[48] | — | — |
| Ludwig Weißmüller | Heer | Hauptmann[48] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 462[48][49] | 11 October 1943*[48] | Killed in action 18 August 1943[49] | — |
| Josef Weiter | Heer | Feldwebel[48] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 697[48][49] | 24 June 1944[48] | — | — |
| Adolf Weitkunat+ | Heer | Rittmeister of the Reserves[48] | Chief of Aufklärungs-Schwadron 206[48][49] | 4 November 1941[48] | Awarded 346th Oak Leaves 5 December 1943[48] | — |
| Paul Weitkus | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[50] | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[49][50] | 18 September 1941[50] | — | — |
| Adalbert Weitzel | Heer | Oberstleutnant[50] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6[49][50] | 23 August 1944*[50] | Killed in action 17 August 1944[49] | — |
| Martin Wekenmann | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[50] | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35[49][50] | 5 February 1945[50] | — | — |
| Heinrich Welken | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[50] | Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 231 (motorized)[49][50] | 5 September 1944[50] | — | — |
| Franz Weller+ | Heer | Major[50] | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 54[49][50] | 4 September 1941[50] | Awarded 626th Oak Leaves 23 October 1944[50] | — |
| Ernst Wellmann+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[50] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[49][50] | 2 September 1942[50] | Awarded 342nd Oak Leaves 30 November 1943[50] | — |
| Willi Welsch | Heer | Hauptmann[50] | Chief of the 2./Schützen-Regiment 110[49][50] | 29 September 1941[50] | — |  |
| Heinrich Welskop | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[50] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[49][50] | 21 August 1941[50] | — | — |
| Kurt Welter+ | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[50] | Pilot in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 11[49][Note 57] | 18 October 1944[50] | Awarded 769th Oak Leaves 11 March 1945[50] | — |
| Franz-Josef Welzel | Heer | Major[50] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 461[49][50] | 19 July 1940[50] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinrich Welzel | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[50] | Pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 10[49][50] | 5 September 1944[50] | — | — |
| Walther Wenck | Heer | Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[50] | German chief of the general staff in the 3. Rumänische Armee[51][Note 58] | 28 October 1942[50] | — |  |
| Gerhard Wendenburg | Heer | Major[52] | Commander of Panzer-Abteilung 67[51][52] | 15 August 1940[52] | — | — |
| Heinrich Wendland | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[52] | Chief of the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304[51][52] | 20 July 1944*[52] | Killed in action 18 June 1944[51] | — |
| Siegfried Wendlandt | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[52] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 320[51][52] | 16 January 1945[52] | — | — |
| Helmut Wendorff | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[51][Note 59] | 12 February 1944[52] | — | — |
| Gustáv Wendrinský | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./SS-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 8 "Florian Geyer"[51][Note 60] | 27 January 1945[52] | — | — |
| Karl Wendt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[52] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 412[51][52] | 21 September 1944*[52] | Killed in action 17 September 1944[51] | — |
| Manfred Wendt | Heer | Hauptmann[52] | Tasked with the leadership of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66[51][Note 61] | 9 July 1944[52] | — | — |
| Rudi Wendt | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[52] | Pilot in the Stab/Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[52][53] | 17 April 1945[52] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Wendt | Heer | Hauptfeldwebel[52] | Kompaniefeldwebel (company sergeant) in the 5./Panzer-Regiment 5[52][53] | 30 June 1941[52] | — | — |
| Wolf Wendt | Heer | Hauptmann[52] | Adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 88[51][52] | 12 August 1944[52] | — | — |
| Leopold Wenger | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[52] | Staffelkapitän of the 4./Schlachtgeschwader 10[51][Note 62] | 14 January 1945[52] | — |  |
| Maximilian Wengler+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves[52] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 366[51][52] | 6 October 1942[52] | Awarded 404th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944 123rd Swords 21 January 1945[52] |  |
| Karl Weniger | Kriegsmarine | Kapitän zur See[54] | Leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division[51][54] | 15 November 1941*[54] | Killed in action 1 October 1941[51] | — |
| Josef Wenigmann | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[54] | Pilot in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[51][54] | 5 July 1941[54] | — | — |
| Klaus Wenke | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[54] | Commander of U-Jäger UJ-208[51][54] | 5 November 1944[54] | — | — |
| Matthias Wensauer | Heer | Major[Note 63] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 442[51][Note 63] | 30 April 1945[54] | — | — |
| Fritz Wentzell | Heer | Generalmajor[54] | Chief of the general staff of the 10. Armee[51][54] | 23 October 1944[54] | — | — |
| Alfred Wenz | Heer | Oberleutnant[Note 64] | Chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 435[54][55] | 21 September 1944*[54] | Died of wounds 19 September 1944[54] | — |
| Bernhard Wenzel | Heer | Oberleutnant[54] | Chief of the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24[54][55] | 12 August 1944[54] | — | — |
| Georg Wenzelburger | Heer | Hauptmann[54] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1098[54][55] | 26 December 1944[54] | — | — |
| Richard von Werder | Heer | Oberstleutnant[54] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 102[54][55] | 4 September 1940[54] | — | — |
| Dr. chem. Peter Werfft | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[Note 65] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 27[54][55] | 28 January 1945[54] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Werlin | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[54] | Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[54][55] | 30 December 1942[54] | — | — |
| Rudolf Wermter | Heer | Hauptmann[54] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 415[54][55] | 13 December 1942[54] | — | — |
| Ernst Werner | Heer | Hauptmann[56] | Leader of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 516[55][56] | 10 September 1942[56] | — | — |
| Ernst-August Werner | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[56] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 980[55][56] | 19 August 1944[56] | — | — |
| Gerhard Werner+ | Heer | Oberleutnant[56] | Chief of the 5./Jagd-Kommando 8[56][57] | 23 February 1942[56] | Awarded 793rd Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[56] | — |
| Heinz Werner | Heer | Major[56] | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 240[55][56] | 6 March 1944*[Note 66] | Killed in action 26 January 1944[55] | — |
| Heinz Werner + | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer[56] | Leader of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer"[55][Note 67] | 23 August 1944[56] | Awarded (864th) Oak Leaves 6 May 1945[Note 68] | — |
| Otto Werner | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[56] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 666[55][Note 69] | 22 January 1944*[56] | Killed in action 18 December 1943[55] | — |
| Paul-Hermann Werner | Heer | Oberst[56] | Commander of Panzer-Regiment 31[55][56] | 3 June 1940[56] | — | — |
| Walter Werner | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[56] | Group leader in the 1./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 1[55][56] | 9 June 1944[56] | — | — |
| Heinz Wernicke | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[56] | Pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54[55][Note 70] | 30 September 1944[56] | — | — |
| Emil Wernig | Heer | Feldwebel[56] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 105[55][56] | 25 June 1943[56] | — | — |
| Ulrich Wernitz | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[56] | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 54[55][Note 71] | 29 October 1944[56] | — | — |
| Franz Baron von Werra | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[58] | Adjutant of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3[55][58] | 14 December 1940[58] | — | — |
| Hellmuth Werther[Note 72] | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[58] | Commander and group leader in the Küstenschutz-Flottille "Attika"[59][Note 72] | 8 November 1944[58] | — | — |
| Thilo Freiherr von Werthern | Heer | Oberleutnant[58] | Chief of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 394[58][59] | 8 September 1941[58] | — | — |
| Thilo Freiherr und Herr von Werthern-Beichlingen | Heer | Oberleutnant[58] | Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 27[58][59] | 18 November 1941[58] | — | — |
| Willy Wesche+ | Heer | Major[58] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 430[59][Note 73] | 9 April 1943[58] | Awarded 541st Oak Leaves 6 August 1944[58] | — |
| Rudolf Wessel | Heer | Unteroffizier[58] | Group leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 1076[58][59] | 26 December 1944[58] | — | — |
| Walter Wessel+ | Heer | Oberst[58] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 15 (motorized)[58][59] | 15 August 1940[58] | Awarded 76th Oak Leaves 17 February 1942[58] | — |
| Johann-Friedrich Wessels | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)[58] | Chief engineer on U-198[58][59] | 9 March 1944[58] | — | — |
| Otto Weßling+ | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[58] | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[59][Note 74] | 3 September 1942[Note 74] | Awarded 530th Oak Leaves 20 July 1944[58] | — |
| Günter Westberg | Heer | Leutnant[Note 75] | Leader of the 1./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8[58][59] | 31 January 1945*[58] | Killed in action 16 December 1944[59] | — |
| Walter Westenberger | Heer | Hauptmann[58] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 255[58][59] | 12 November 1943[58] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Westermann | Heer | Leutnant[60] | Leader of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 25[59][60] | 15 September 1941[60] | — | — |
| Heinrich Westhofen | Heer | Oberleutnant[60] | Chief of the 3./Schützen-Regiment 73[59][60] | 1 March 1942[60] | — | — |
| Franz Westhoven | Heer | Generalleutnant[60] | Commander of the 3. Panzer-Division[59][60] | 25 October 1943[60] | — | — |
| Siegfried Westphal | Heer | Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[60] | Ia (operations officer) in the Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee[61][Note 76] | 29 November 1942[60] | — | .jpg) |
| Otto Westphalen | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See[60] | Commander of U-968[59][60] | 23 March 1945[60] | — | — |
| Heinrich Wetjen | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[60] | Commander of the I./Jäger-Regiment 49[60][61] | 28 March 1945[60] | — | — |
| Alfred Wettengel | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[60] | Chief of the Stabsbatterie of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 60[59][60] | 21 September 1944[60] | — | — |
| Karl Wettengel | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[60] | Adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 559[59][60] | 24 January 1944[60] | — | — |
| Friedrich Wetzel | Heer | Unteroffizier[60] | Group leader in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 438[59][60] | 19 August 1944[60] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Wetzel | Heer | General der Infanterie[60] | Commanding general of the V. Armeekorps[59][60] | 7 August 1942[60] | — | — |
| Kurt Wevelsiep[Note 77] | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[60] | Chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 327[59][Note 77] | 30 September 1944[60] | — | — |
| Walther Wever | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[60] | Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[59][60] | 28 January 1945[60] | — | — |
| Erich Weyel | Heer | Oberleutnant[62] | Leader of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 506[59][Note 78] | 20 December 1941[62] | — | — |
| Kurt Weyher | Kriegsmarine | Fregattenkapitän[62] | Commander of auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1)[61][62] | 21 August 1941[62] | — | — |
| Martin Weymann | Heer | Oberstleutnant[62] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[62][63] | 10 February 1945[62] | — | — |
| Ernst von Weyrauch | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[62] | Staffelkapitän of the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 14[63][Note 79] | 31 December 1943[62] | — | — |
| Helmut Weyrauch | Heer | Leutnant[Note 80] | Leader of the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 81[63][Note 80] | 7 December 1943[62] | — | — |
| Willy Wichert | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[62] | Chief of the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 291[62][63] | 6 November 1943[62] | — | — |
| Helmut Wick+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[62] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[62][63] | 27 August 1940[62] | Awarded 4th Oak Leaves 6 October 1940[Note 81] | .jpg) |
| Wolfhart Wicke | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[Note 82] | Chief of the 5./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[62][63] | 8 February 1943[62] | — | — |
| Thomas-Emil von Wickede | Heer | Oberstleutnant[62] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 4[62][63] | 15 August 1940[62] | — | — |
| Paul Wickel | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[62] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 57[62][63] | 4 June 1944[62] | — | — |
| Theo Wickmann | Heer | Hauptmann[62] | Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 248[62][63] | 23 March 1945[62] | — | — |
| Erwin Widmayer | Heer | Feldwebel[62] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 358[62][63] | 12 August 1944[62] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Wiebe | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)[64] | Chief engineer on U-178[63][64] | 22 May 1944[64] | — | — |
| Franz-Josef Wiechec | Heer | Major[64] | Leader of Fähnrichs-Regiment 3 (Division "Märkisch Friedland")[65][Note 83] | 5 April 1945[64] | — | — |
| Josef Wiechoczek | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[64] | Leader of the 5./Jäger-Regiment 28[63][64] | 9 December 1944[64] | — | — |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Wiede | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[64] | Chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 238[63][64] | 7 February 1944[64] | — | — |
| Wolfgang Wiedemann | Heer | Hauptmann[64] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 125[63][64] | 10 September 1943*[64] | Killed in action 6 September 1943[63] | — |
| Karl Wiegand | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[64] | Chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 18 (motorized)[63][Note 84] | 9 May 1942[64] | — |  |
| Kurt Wiegand | Heer | Obergefreiter[64] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 32[63][Note 85] | 5 January 1944[64] | — | — |
| Friedrich Wieland | Heer | Rittmeister of the Reserves[64] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94[63][64] | 16 October 1944[64] | — | — |
| Willy Wieland | Heer | Unteroffizier[64] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35[63][64] | 25 January 1945[64] | — | — |
| Hans Wienke | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[64] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 196[63][64] | 13 October 1943*[64] | Killed in action 13 August 1943[63] | — |
| Walter Wienke | Heer | Hauptmann[64] | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 426[64][65] | 20 August 1942[64] | — | — |
| Arno Wienrich | Heer | Stabsgefreiter[64] | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) and radio operator in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 11[63][64] | 5 May 1945[Note 86] | — | — |
| Helmuth Wierschin | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[66] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 18[66][67] | 12 January 1942[66] | — | — |
| Erich Wiese | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[66] | Observer in the 1.(F)/Nacht-Aufklärungs-Staffel[68][69][Note 87] | 26 March 1944*[66] | Killed on active duty 31 December 1943[67] | — |
| Friedrich Wiese+ | Heer | Oberst[66] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 39[66][67] | 14 February 1942[66] | Awarded 372nd Oak Leaves 24 January 1944[66] | — |
| Heinrich Wiese | Heer | Hauptmann[66] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorized)[66][67] | 4 October 1944[66] | — | — |
| Hubert Wiese | Heer | Oberst[66] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 552[66][67] | 5 May 1945[66] | — | — |
| Johannes Wiese+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[66] | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52[66][67] | 5 January 1943[66] | Awarded 418th Oak Leaves 2 March 1944[66] | — |
| Helmut Wieselhuber | Heer | Leutnant[66] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./schweres Werfer-Regiment 1[67][Note 88] | 14 May 1944[66] | — | — |
| Emil Wiesemann | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves[66] | Chief of the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[67][Note 89] | 20 December 1943*[66] | Killed in action 14 November 1943[67] | — |
| Otto Wiesemann | Heer | Feldwebel[66] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 1[66][67] | 11 December 1944[66] | — | — |
| Hugo Wiesmann | Heer | Unteroffizier[66] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 11[66][67] | 21 September 1944[66] | — | — |
| Herbert Wiesner | Heer | Oberleutnant[66] | Leader of the 3./Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 42[66][67] | 21 September 1944[66] | — | — |
| Willi Wiesner | Heer | Major[66] | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 257[66][67] | 29 September 1941[66] | — | — |
| Xaver Wiest | Heer | Oberjäger[70] | Group leader in the 3./Skijäger-Regiment 1[67][70] | 26 November 1944[70] | — | — |
| Gustav Anton von Wietersheim | Heer | General der Infanterie[70] | Commanding general of the XIV. Armeekorps[67][Note 90] | 20 April 1941[70] | — | — |
| Walter von Wietersheim | Heer | Hauptmann[70] | Commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[67][70] | 15 May 1944[70] | — | — |
| Wend von Wietersheim+ | Heer | Oberstleutnant[70] | Commander of Schützen-Regiment 113[67][70] | 10 February 1942[70] | Awarded 176th Oak Leaves 12 January 1943 58th Swords 26 March 1944[70] |  |
| Franz Wieting | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[70] | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 30[67][70] | 14 June 1940[Note 91] | — | — |
| Mauritz von Wiktorin | Heer | Generalleutnant[70] | Commander of the 20. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[67][70] | 15 August 1940[70] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Wilborn[Note 92] | Heer | Unteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 92] | Group leader in the 9./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[67][70] | 6 May 1945[Note 92] | — | — |
| Dr. med. Horst Wilcke | Heer | Oberarzt of the Reserves (rank equivalent to Oberleutnant)[70] | Troop doctor in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized)[67][Note 93] | 25 July 1942[70] | — | — |
| Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[70] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 53[67][70] | 6 August 1941[70] | Awarded 122nd Oak Leaves 9 September 1942 23rd Swords 23 December 1942[70] | — |
| Philipp Wild | Waffen-SS | SS-Oberscharführer[70] | Panzer commander in the 1./SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11[70][71] | 21 March 1944[70] | — | — |
| Heinz Wilde | Heer | Stabsintendant (rank equivalent to Hauptmann)[Note 94] | Divisionsintendant (IV a—replenishment staff officer) in the 353. Infanterie-Division and leader of a Kampfgruppe[70][72] | 21 September 1944[70] | — | — |
| Dr. jur. Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth | Heer | Major of the Reserves[70] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 272[70][72] | 15 August 1940[70] | — | .jpg) |
| Anton Wildner | Heer | Obergefreiter[73] | Group leader in the 1./Regiments-Gruppe 482[71][73] | 10 September 1944[73] | — | — |
| Waldemar Wildschütz | Heer | Hauptmann[73] | Leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 419[72][73] | 2 October 1942[73] | — | — |
| Günther Wilfling | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[73] | Leader of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 501[72][73] | 5 May 1943[73] | — | — |
| Hans-Joachim Wilhelm | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[73] | Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[72][73] | 29 October 1944[73] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Wilhelm | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[73] | Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 46[72][73] | 31 March 1943[73] | — | — |
| Paul Wilhelm?[Note 95] | Heer | Hauptfeldwebel | Leader of Alarmkompanie (alarm company) in Marsch-Bataillon 469[72] | 5 May 1945 | — | — |
| Giselher Wilke | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[73] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1.(Jagdpanzer)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 19[72][Note 96] | 14 April 1945[73] | — | — |
| Gustav Wilke | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[73] | Gruppenkommandeur of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 11[72][73] | 24 May 1940[Note 97] | — | — |
| Heinrich Wilke | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[73] | Radio/wireless operator in the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 100[72][Note 98] | 6 December 1944[Note 98] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Karl-Heinz Wilke[Note 33] | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[73] | Pilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 4[72][Note 99] | 25 November 1944[73] | — | — |
| Fritz Will | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[73] | Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[72][73] | 22 May 1943[73] | — | — |
| Karl Willig+ | Heer | Hauptmann[73] | Leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 120 (motorized)[72][73] | 25 July 1942[73] | Awarded 179th Oak Leaves 18 January 1943[73] | — |
| Gerhard Willing | Heer | Major[73] | Commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 33[72][73] | 7 March 1943[73] | — | — |
| Karl Willius | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[75] | Staffelführer of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[72][75] | 9 June 1944*[75] | Killed in action 8 April 1944[72] | — |
| Kurt Willms | Heer | Leutnant[75] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 36[72][75] | 23 February 1944[75] | — | — |
| Alfred Wimmer | Heer | Oberleutnant[75] | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment "Oberrhein"[72][Note 100] | 16 January 1945*[75] | Killed in action 9 January 1944[72] | — |
| Friedrich Wimmer | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[75] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 412[72][75] | 30 September 1944[75] | — | — |
| Johann Wimmer | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[75] | Commander of the I./Fallschirm-Panzer-Ausbildungs und Ersatz-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[76][Note 101] | 28 January 1945[75] | — | — |
| Rainer Winckler | Heer | Hauptmann[75] | Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 57[75][76] | 21 October 1943[75] | — | — |
| Anton Windbiel | Heer | Hauptmann[75] | Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 56[75][76] | 21 November 1942[75] | — | — |
| Alois Windisch | Heer | Oberst[75] | Commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139[75][76] | 20 June 1940[75] | — | — |
| Johann Windisch | Heer | Obergefreiter[75] | Group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 519[75][76] | 18 November 1943[75] | — | — |
| Erich Windmann | Heer | Oberst[75] | Artilleriekommandeur 35[75][76] | 6 November 1944[75] | — | — |
| Harald Windschügl | Heer | Major[75] | Division adjutant of the 227. Infanterie-Division[76][Note 102] | 14 April 1945*[75] | Killed in action 21 March 1945[76] | — |
| Peter Windschüttl | Heer | Unteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 103] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 72[76][Note 103] | 22 July 1943[77] | — | — |
| Kurt Winkler | Heer | Oberstleutnant[77] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 101[77][78] | 17 March 1945[77] | — | — |
| Rudolf Winnerl | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[77] | Pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[76][77] | 18 April 1943[Note 104] | — | — |
| Friedrich Winter | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[77] | Pilot in the 2.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 16[76][Note 105] | 6 December 1944[Note 105] | — | — |
| Kurt Winter | Heer | Major[77] | Commander of the III./Jäger-Regiment 83[76][77] | 2 September 1944[77] | — | — |
| Michael Winter | Heer | Unteroffizier[77] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 168[76][Note 106] | 9 June 1944[77] | — | — |
| Werner Winter | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[77] | Commander of U-103[76][77] | 5 June 1942[77] | — | — |
| Hild-Wilfried von Winterfeld | Heer | Oberstleutnant[77] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 24[76][77] | 22 January 1943[77] | — | — |
| Alexander von Winterfeldt | Luftwaffe | Major of the Reserves[77] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 77[76][77] | 5 July 1941[77] | — | — |
| Karl Winterhoff | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[77] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[76][77] | 18 December 1944[77] | — | — |
| Eduard Wintershoff | Heer | Unteroffizier[77] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 8[76][77] | 25 August 1942[77] | — | — |
| Karl Winzen | Heer | Oberstleutnant[77] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 289[76][77] | 20 October 1944[77] | — | — |
| Willy Winzer | Heer | Oberst[79] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 578[76][79] | 3 November 1942*[79] | Killed in action 17 October 1942[76] | — |
| Franz Wipfler | Heer | Feldwebel[79] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 56[76][79] | 15 May 1942[79] | — | — |
| Max Wippermann | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[79] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Flak-Regiment 4 (motorized)[76][Note 107] | 16 November 1942[79] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Maximilian Wirsching[Note 33] | Heer | Oberleutnant[79] | Chief of the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507[79][80] | 7 February 1945[79] | — | — |
| Georg Wirth | Heer | Feldwebel[79] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 21[80][Note 108] | 22 October 1943[79] | — | — |
| Theodor Wisch+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[79] | Commander of the II./"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[79][81] | 15 September 1941[79] | Awarded 393rd Oak Leaves 12 February 1944 94th Swords 30 August 1944[79] | — |
| Dr. med. Werner Wischhusen | Heer | Oberfeldarzt (rank equivalent to Oberstleutnant)[79] | Division doctor in the 22. Infanterie-Division[81][Note 109] | 26 May 1940[79] | — | — |
| Hermann Wischnewski | Luftwaffe | Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[79] | Pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 300[79][80] | 16 December 1944[79] | — | — |
| Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[79] | Commander of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"[79][81] | 30 July 1943[79] | Awarded 687th Oak Leaves 26 December 1944[79] (151st) Swords 6 May 1945?[Note 110] |  |
| Hans-Joachim Wissemann | Heer | Hauptmann[79] | Chief of the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 6[79][80] | 8 February 1943*[79] | Killed in action 30 December 1942[80] | — |
| Rudolf Witsch | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[79] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 308[79][80] | 3 September 1942[79] | — | — |
| Kurt Witschel+ | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[82] | Leader of the 2./Jäger-Regiment 28[80][82] | 4 January 1943[82] | Awarded 773rd Oak Leaves 11 March 1945[82] | — |
| Fritz Witt+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[82] | Commander of the I./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland"[80][Note 111] | 4 September 1940[82] | Awarded 200th Oak Leaves 1 March 1943[82] | .jpg) |
| Hans Witt | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[82] | Commander of U-129[80][82] | 17 December 1942[82] | — | — |
| Heinrich Witt | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant (M.A.) of the Reserves[82] | Chief of Battery "Sagorsch" in the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 259 (Marine-Flak-Regiment 9)[80][Note 112] | 20 April 1945[82] | — | — |
| Heinz Witt | Heer | Feldwebel[82] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 4[80][82] | 5 September 1944[82] | — | — |
| Hellmuth Witt | Heer | Oberst[82] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 134[80][82] | 27 July 1944[82] | — | — |
| Hermann Witt | Kriegsmarine | Fregattenkapitän[82] | Harbour commander of Cherbourg[80][82] | 24 September 1944[82] | — | — |
| Otto Witt | Heer | Feldwebel[82] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 43[80][82] | 21 September 1944[82] | — | — |
| Heinz Wittchow von Brese-Winiary+ | Heer | Hauptmann[82] | Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108[80][82] | 15 May 1943[82] | Awarded 441st Oak Leaves 6 April 1944[82] | — |
| Albert Witte | Heer | Oberwachtmeister[82] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 394[80][Note 113] | 11 March 1945[82] | — | — |
| Gerhard Witte | Heer | Major[82] | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25[80][82] | 23 August 1944[82] | — | — |
| Heinrich Witte | Luftwaffe | Obergefreiter[83] | Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 7./Flak-Regiment "Hermann Göring"[80][83] | 18 May 1943*[83] | Killed in action 8 May 1943[83] | — |
| Helmut Witte | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[83] | Commander of U-159[80][83] | 22 October 1942[83] | — | .jpg) |
| Heinz-Willi Wittenstein | Heer | Hauptmann[83] | Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 146[80][83] | 14 February 1945[83] | — | — |
| Hans Wittenzeller | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[83] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144[83][84] | 9 June 1944[83] | — | — |
| Leo-Volkhard Freiherr von Wittgenstein | Heer | Hauptmann[83] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 410[83][84] | 6 April 1943[83] | — | — |
| Joachim Witthöft | Heer | Generalleutnant[83] | Commander of the 86. Infanterie-Division[83][84] | 14 December 1941[83] | — | — |
| Karl-Friedrich Wittholz | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[83] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 36[83][85] | 7 December 1942[83] | — | — |
| Hans-Karl Wittig | Luftwaffe | Feldwebel[83] | Leader of the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[83][84] | 5 February 1944[83] | — | — |
| Kaspar Wittkamp | Heer | Feldwebel[83] | In the 4.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 77[84][Note 114] | 18 October 1943[83] | — | — |
| Heinrich Wittkopf | Heer | Oberst[83] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 530[83][84] | 29 September 1941[83] | — | — |
| Alfred Wittmann | Heer | Oberstleutnant[83] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 546[83][84] | 15 May 1944[83] | — | — |
| August Wittmann | Heer | Oberstleutnant[83] | Commander of Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95[83][84] | 21 June 1941[83] | — | — |
| Herbert Wittmann+ | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[86] | Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"[84][86] | 23 November 1941[86] | Awarded 735th Oak Leaves 11 February 1945[86] | — |
| Michael Wittmann+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[Note 115] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[85][Note 115] | 14 January 1944[86] | Awarded 380th Oak Leaves 30 January 1944 71st Swords 22 June 1944[86] |  |
| Heinrich Wittmer | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[86] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 55[84][86] | 12 November 1941[86] | — | — |
| Josef Wittrock | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[86] | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 453[84][86] | 10 September 1944[86] | — | — |
| Dietrich Witzel[Note 116] | — | — | — | — | See Dietrich Kirn | — |
| Kurt von Witzendorff | Heer | Oberleutnant[86] | Chief of the 13./Infanterie-Regiment 178[84][86] | 30 August 1941[86] | — | — |
| Rudolf Witzig+ | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[86] | Leader of Sturmgruppe "Granit" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"[84][86] | 10 May 1940[86] | Awarded 662nd Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[86] | — |
| Erwin von Witzleben?[Note 117] | Heer | Generaloberst | Commander-in-Chief of the 1. Armee[84] | 24 June 1940 | — |  |
| Henning von Witzleben | Heer | Major[86] | Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 16[84][86] | 6 February 1942[86] | — | — |
| Albert Wodrig | Heer | General der Artillerie[86] | Commanding general of the XXVI. Armeekorps[84][86] | 19 July 1940[86] | — | — |
| Edmund Woehl?[Note 118] | Heer | Oberstleutnant | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 30[88] | 28 April 1945 | — | — |
| Otto Wöhler+ | Heer | General der Infanterie[86] | Commanding general of the I. Armeekorps[84][86] | 14 August 1943[86] | Awarded 671st Oak Leaves 28 November 1944[86] |  |
| Ulrich Wöhnert | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[86] | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[86][89] | 6 December 1944[86] | — | — |
| Erich Woelfel | Heer | Oberstleutnant[90] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 534[89][90] | 28 January 1943[90] | — | — |
| Heinrich Wohlers | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[90] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6[89][90] | 31 December 1943[90] | — | — |
| Helmut Wohlfahrt | Heer | Oberst[90] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 110[89][90] | 29 August 1943[Note 119] | — | — |
| Herbert Wohlfarth | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[90] | Commander of U-556[89][90] | 15 May 1941[90] | — | — |
| Otto Wohlfeil | Heer | Hauptmann[90] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 371[89][90] | 5 September 1943[90] | — | — |
| Karl von Wohlgemuth | Heer | Major[90] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 1[91][Note 120] | 30 September 1944[90] | — | — |
| Franz Woidich | Luftwaffe | Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 121] | Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52[89][90] | 11 June 1944[90] | — | — |
| Alfred Wojak | Heer | Oberleutnant[90] | Chief of the 11./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 73[89][90] | 9 June 1944[90] | — | — |
| Bernhard Woldenga | Luftwaffe | Major[90] | Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 77[89][90] | 5 July 1941[90] | — | — |
| Adolf Wolf | Luftwaffe | Oberstleutnant[90] | Commander of the I./Flak-Regiment 64 (motorized)[91][Note 122] | 20 June 1940[90] | — | — |
| Adolf Wolf | Heer | Hauptmann[90] | Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 431[89][90] | 11 October 1941[90] | — | — |
| Albin Wolf+ | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[90] | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54[89][Note 123] | 22 November 1943[90] | Awarded 464th Oak Leaves 27 April 1944[Note 123] | — |
| Alfred Wolf | Heer | Major[92] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 23[89][92] | 15 April 1944[92] | — | — |
| Alois Wolf | Heer | Hauptmann[92] | Chief of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 161[89][92] | 14 February 1945[92] | — | — |
| Cosmas Wolf | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[92] | Company troop leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 279[89][92] | 25 January 1945[92] | — | — |
| Eberhard Wolf[Note 124] | Heer | Hauptmann[92] | Commander of Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 505[89][92] | 20 July 1944[92] | — | — |
| Hermann Wolf | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[92] | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 11[89][92] | 24 April 1945[92] | — | — |
| Karl Wolf | Heer | Unteroffizier[92] | Group leader in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 432[89][92] | 28 February 1945[92] | — | — |
| Richard Wolf | Heer | Oberstleutnant[92] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 208[89][92] | 20 January 1943[92] | — | — |
| Richard Wolf | Heer | Leutnant[92] | In the Kampfgruppe "Tenschert" in the fortress Breslau[91][92] | 4 March 1945[92] | — | — |
| Walter Wolf | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[92] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 35[89][92] | 16 October 1944*[92] | Killed in action 18 September 1944[89][Note 125] | — |
| Werner Wolf | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[92] | Leader of MG-Bataillon 420[89][Note 126] | 18 February 1945[92] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Wolf | Heer | Stabsfeldwebel[92] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 103[89][92] | 7 August 1942[92] | — | — |
| Dr. Gottlieb Wolff | Luftwaffe | Oberst[92] | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[Note 127][93] | 5 January 1943[92] | — | — |
| Hans Freiherr von Wolff+ | Heer | Hauptmann[94] | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 8[93][94] | 13 July 1940[94] | Awarded 61st Oak Leaves 16 January 1942[94] | — |
| Hans Wolff | Luftwaffe | Hauptmann[94] | Staffelkapitän of the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124[93][Note 128] | 12 January 1942[Note 128] | — | — |
| Hans Wolff[Note 129] | Heer | Oberleutnant[94] | Leader of the 3./Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 540[93][94] | 8 February 1943[94] | — | — |
| Heinz Wolff | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[94] | Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110[93][94] | 12 December 1944[94] | — | — |
| Horst von Wolff | Heer | Oberst[94] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 478[93][94] | 10 October 1941[94] | — | — |
| Joachim-Helmut Wolff | Heer | Oberstleutnant[94] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"[93][94] | 21 January 1945[94] | — | — |
| Kurt Wolff | Heer | Hauptmann[94] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 415[93][94] | 30 November 1943*[94] | Killed in action 12 October 1943[93] | — |
| Ludwig Wolff+ | Heer | Oberst[94] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 192[93][94] | 26 May 1940[94] | Awarded 100th Oak Leaves 22 June 1942[94] |  |
| Max-Eckart Wolff | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän[94] | Commander of destroyer Georg Thiele (Z-2)[94][95] | 4 August 1940[94] | — | — |
| Otto Wolff | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[94] | Chief of the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 263[95][Note 130] | 29 February 1944[94] | — | — |
| Richard Wolff | Heer | Feldwebel[94] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Füsilier-Regiment 202[93][94] | 12 March 1944[94] | — | — |
| Werner Wolff | Waffen-SS | SS-Untersturmführer[96] | Adjutant of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[95][Note 131] | 7 August 1943[96] | — |  |
| Wilhelm Wolff | Luftwaffe | Oberst[96] | Commander of Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized)[93][Note 132] | 24 January 1943[96] | — | — |
| Wilhelm Wolff | Heer | Oberleutnant of the Reserves[96] | Chief of the 10./Panzer-Regiment 36[93][96] | 9 December 1943*[96] | Died of wounds 31 October 1943[93] | — |
| Eberhard Wolfram | Kriegsmarine | Konteradmiral[96] | Befehshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security North Sea)[93][96] | 25 May 1941[96] | — | — |
| Eberhard Wolfram | Heer | Hauptmann[96] | Chief of the 4./Infanterie-Regiment 82[93][96] | 13 November 1942[96] | — | — |
| Walter Wolfrum | Luftwaffe | Leutnant[96] | Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52[93][Note 133] | 27 July 1944[96] | — | — |
| Erich Wolkewitz | Heer | Oberst[96] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 478[93][Note 134] | 30 April 1943[96] | — | — |
| Balthasar Woll | Waffen-SS | SS-Rottenführer[96] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[93][Note 135] | 16 January 1944[96] | — | — |
| Artur Wollschläger | Heer | Oberleutnant[96] | Chief of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 35[93][96] | 12 January 1942[96] | — | — |
| Herbert Wollschlaeger | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[96] | Battery officer in the Artillerie-Regiment 32[96][97] | 22 October 1943[96] | — | — |
| Alwin Wolz | Luftwaffe | Oberst[96] | Commander of Flak-Regiment 135 (motorized)[98][Note 136] | 4 June 1943[Note 136] | — | — |
| Hermann Wonde | Heer | Leutnant[99] | Leader of the 6./Reiter-Regiment 41[98][99] | 23 March 1945[99] | — | — |
| Kurt Wontorra | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[99] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 239[98][99] | 21 July 1943*[99] | Killed in action 16 July 1943[98] | — |
| Heinz Woock | Heer | Hauptmann[99] | Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 274[98][99] | 18 July 1944[99] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Worthmann | Waffen-SS | SS-Hauptscharführer[99] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[98][Note 137] | 31 March 1943[99] | — |  |
| Alois Wosnitza | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[99] | Pilot in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 77[98][Note 138] | 26 March 1944[99] | — | — |
| Gustav Woszczella | Heer | Leutnant[99] | Leader of the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 208[98][Note 139] | 4 July 1944[99] | — | — |
| Werner Wrangel | Heer | Gefreiter[99] | Richtschütze (gunner) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 183[98][99] | 8 February 1943[99] | — | — |
| Theodor Freiherr von Wrede | Heer | Generalleutnant[99] | Commander of the 290. Infanterie-Division[98][99] | 22 February 1942[99] | — | — |
| Walter Wriedt | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[99] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[98][99] | 25 October 1943[99] | — | — |
| Günther Wrona | Heer | Hauptmann of the Reserves[99] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 176[98][99] | 4 May 1944[99] | — | — |
| Alfred Wünnenberg+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Standartenführer and Oberst of the Schupo[99] | Commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 3[98][99] | 15 November 1941[99] | Awarded 91st Oak Leaves 23 April 1942[99] |  |
| Joachim Wünning | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves[100] | Commander of Minenschiff Drache[98][100] | 22 October 1944*[100] | Killed in action 22 September 1944[98] | — |
| Max Wünsche+ | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer[100] | Commander of the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[98][Note 140] | 28 February 1943[100] | Awarded 548th Oak Leaves 11 August 1944[100] |  |
| Erich Würdemann | Kriegsmarine | Kapitänleutnant[100] | Commander of U-506[98][100] | 14 March 1943[100] | — | — |
| Otto Würfel | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[100] | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[98][Note 141] | 4 May 1944[100] | — | — |
| Albrecht Wüstenhagen | Heer | Oberst[100] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 129[98][100] | 2 December 1942[100] | — | — |
| Albrecht Wüstenhagen | Heer | Hauptmann[100] | Leader of a schwere Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie/fortress Küstrin[97][Note 142] | 14 April 1945[100] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Hermann Wulf[Note 33] | Heer | Oberleutnant[100] | Chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (motorized)[100][101] | 13 October 1941[100] | Awarded 520th Oak Leaves 3 July 1944[100] | — |
| Rudolf Wulf+ | Heer | Major[100] | Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 422[100][101] | 13 November 1942[100] | Awarded 556th Oak Leaves 19 August 1944[100] | — |
| Erich Wulff | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See[100] | Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-18 in the 18. Vorpostenflottille[102][Note 143] | 24 April 1944[100] | — | — |
| Erich Wulff?[Note 144] | Waffen-SS | SS-Sturmbannführer | Ia (operations officer) in the 15. Waffen-Grenadier-Division of the SS[101] | 9 May 1945* | Killed in action 3 February 1945[101] | — |
| Hermann Wulff | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[100] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 333[100][102] | 19 October 1944[100] | — | — |
| Karl Wulff | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[100] | Pilot and observer in the 12.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 13[101][Note 145] | 29 October 1944[100] | — | — |
| Karl-Heinz Wunberger | Heer | Hauptmann[104] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 96[101][104] | 17 March 1944*[104] | Died of wounds 16 March 1944[101] | — |
| Achim Wunderlich | Heer | Major[104] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 205[101][104] | 31 December 1944[104] | — | — |
| Friedrich Wunderlich | Kriegsmarine | Korvettenkapitän zur Verwendung (for disposition)[104] | Chief of the 14. U-Jagd-Flottille[101][104] | 3 December 1942[104] | — | — |
| Heinrich Wunn | Heer | Leutnant of the Reserves[Note 146] | Leader of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 147[101][104] | 11 June 1944[104] | — | — |
| Heinz Wunram | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[104] | Company troop leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 220[101][104] | 5 January 1944[104] | — | — |
| Siegfried Wuppermann+ | Kriegsmarine | Oberleutnant zur See[104] | Commander of Schnellboot S-60 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille[101][Note 147] | 3 August 1941[104] | Awarded 226th Oak Leaves 14 April 1943[104] | — |
| Franz Wurdak | Heer | Feldwebel of the Reserves[Note 148] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Pionier-Bataillon 137[101][Note 148] | 13 September 1943[104] | — | — |
| Walter Wurl | Heer | Oberfeldwebel[104] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 509[101][104] | 18 February 1945*[104] | Killed in action 7 February 1945[101] | — |
| Josef Wurmheller+ | Luftwaffe | Oberfeldwebel[104] | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[101][Note 149] | 4 September 1941[104] | Awarded 146th Oak Leaves 13 November 1942 108th Swords 24 October 1944[101][Note 149] | — |
| Rolf Wuthmann | Heer | General der Artillerie[104] | Commanding general of the IX. Armeekorps[101][104] | 22 August 1944[104] | — | — |
| Bernhard Wutka | Luftwaffe | Oberleutnant[104] | Staffelkapitän of the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[101][104] | 16 November 1942[104] | — | — |
| [Dr.] Otto Wutzel[Note 33] | Heer | Hauptmann[105] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 81[105][106] | 14 April 1945[105] | — | — |
| Georg Wyczisk | Heer | Obergefreiter[105] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 53[105][106] | 2 September 1942[105] | — | — |
Notes
References
Citations
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- "Das Bundesarchiv". Military Archive – Freiburg im Breisgau. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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