List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves recipients (1942)

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 decoration 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) was introduced on 3 June 1940 to further distinguish those who had already received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and who continued to show merit in combat bravery or military success. A total of 7 awards were made in 1940; 50 in 1941; 111 in 1942; 192 in 1943; 328 in 1944, and 194 in 1945, giving a total of 882 recipients—excluding the 8 foreign recipients of the award.

The number of 882 Oak Leaves recipients is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[1] However, author Veit Scherzer has challenged the validity of 27 of these listings.[2] With the exception of Hermann Fegelein, all of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation during the final days of World War II in Germany left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process. Fegelein received the Oak Leaves in 1942, but was sentenced to death by Adolf Hitler and executed by SS-Gruppenführer Johann Rattenhuber's Reichssicherheitsdienst (RSD) on 28 April 1945 after a court-martial led by SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS Wilhelm Mohnke. The sentence was carried out the same day. The death sentence, according to German law, resulted in the loss of all orders and honorary signs.[3]

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.[4] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.[5] 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).[6] 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.[7]

Recipients of 1942

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Year  Number of presentationsPosthumous presentations
1940
7
0
1941
50
3
1942
111
7
1943
192
17
1944
328
46
1945
194
19

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW—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.[8] The sequential numbers greater than 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.[9] The recipients are ordered chronologically and numbered by the official sequential number assigned by the OKW. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves was awarded.

  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 with Oak Leaves was awarded posthumously.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity or formal correctness of the listing.
NumberNameServiceRankRole and unit[Note 1]Date of awardNotesImage
58Oskar von BoddienHeer16-HOberstleutnant[10]Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22[10][11]8 January 1942*[10]Killed in action 6 January 1942[11]
59Hans Jordan+Heer17-HOberst[12]Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 49[11][12]16 January 1942[12]Awarded 64th Swords 20 April 1944[12]
60Karl-Wilhelm SpechtHeer17-HOberst[13]Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 55[11][13]16 January 1942[13]
61Hans Freiherr von WolffHeer14-HHauptmann[14]Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 28[11][14]16 January 1942[14]At the same time promoted to Major[11]
62Hans-Valentin Hube+Heer18-HGeneralmajor[15]Commander of 16. Panzer-Division[11][15]16 January 1942[15]Awarded 22nd Swords 21 December 1942
13th Diamonds 20 April 1944[15]
63Karl-Heinz NoakHeer13-HOberleutnant[16]Commander of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 137[11][16]16 January 1942[16]
64Joachim Helbig+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmann[17]Gruppenkommandeur of the I.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1[11][17]16 January 1942[17]Awarded 20th Swords 28 September 1942[17]
65Otto Hitzfeld+Heer16-HOberstleutnant[18]Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 213[11][18]17 January 1942[18]Awarded (158th) Swords 9 May 1945?[19][Note 2]
66Wilhelm Wegener+Heer17-HOberst[21]Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94[11][21]19 January 1942[21]Awarded 97th Swords 17 September 1944[21]
67Hans TrautHeer17-HOberst[22]Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized) and leader of 10. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[22][23]23 January 1942[22]
68Werner-Albrecht von und zu GilsaHeer18-HGeneralmajor[24]Commander of 216. Infanterie-Division[23][24]24 January 1942[24]
69Hermann Breith+Heer18-HGeneralmajor[25]Commander of 3. Panzer-Division[23][25]31 January 1942[25]Awarded 48th Swords 21 February 1944[26]
70Rolf KaldrackLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[27]Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210[23][27]9 February 1942*[27]Killed in action 3 February 1942[23]
71Heinrich BorgmannHeer14-HHauptmann[26]Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 46[23][26]11 February 1942[26]Killed in action 6 April 1945[23]
72Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist+Heer21-HGeneraloberst[28]Commander-in-chief of Panzergruppe 1[23][28]17 February 1942[28]Awarded 60th Swords 30 March 1944[28]
73Georg-Hans Reinhardt+Heer20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe[29]Commander-in-chief of Panzergruppe 3[23][29]17 February 1942[29]Awarded 68th Swords 26 May 1944[29]
74Walter Model+Heer20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe[30]Commanding general of the XXXXI. Panzerkorps[23][30]17 February 1942[30]Awarded 28th Swords 2 April 1943
17th Diamonds 17 August 1944[30]
75Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und ErlencampHeer18-HGeneralmajor[31]Commander of 4. Panzer-Division[23][31]17 February 1942[31]
76Walter WesselHeer17-HOberst[32]Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 15 (motorized)[23][32]17 February 1942[32]at the same time promoted to Generalmajor[23]
77Walter HagenLuftwaffe16-LOberstleutnant[33]Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[23][33]17 February 1942[33]
78Albert Kesselring+Luftwaffe22-LGeneralfeldmarschall[34]Chief of Luftflotte 2 and OB Süd[23][34]25 February 1942[34]Awarded 15th Swords 18 July 1942
14th Diamonds 19 July 1944[34]
79Gerhard KöppenLuftwaffe09-LFeldwebel[35]Pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52[23][35]27 February 1942[35]
80Kurt UbbenLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[36]Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 77[36][37]12 March 1942[36]
81Max-Hellmuth Ostermann+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[38]Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 54[37][38]12 March 1942[38]Awarded 10th Swords 17 May 1942[38]
82Franz EckerleLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[39]Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 54[37][39]12 March 1942*[39]Killed in action 14 February 1942[37]
83Wolf-Dietrich HuyLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[40]Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 77[37][40]17 March 1942[40]
84Hans StrelowLuftwaffe12-LLeutnant[41]Staffelführer of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[37][41]24 March 1942[41]
85Wilhelm SpiesLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[42]Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[37][42]5 April 1942*[42]Killed in action 27 January 1942[37]
86Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller+Heer17-HOberst[43]Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 105[37][43]8 April 1942[43]Awarded 128th Swords 27 January 1945[43]
87Erich Topp+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant[44]Commander of U-552[37][44]11 April 1942[44]Awarded 17th Swords 17 August 1942[44]
88Theodor EickeWaffen-SS20-WSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS[45]Commander of SS-Division "Totenkopf"[37][45]20 April 1942[45]
89Reinhard HardegenKriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant[46]Commander of U-123[37][46]23 April 1942[46]
90Wolfgang SpäteLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnant of the Reserves[47]Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[37][47]23 April 1942[47]
91Alfred WünnenbergWaffen-SS18-WSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Police[48]Commander of SS-Polizei-Division[37][48]23 April 1942[48]
92Theodor SchererHeer18-HGeneralmajor[49]Commander of 281. Sicherungs-Division and defender of Cholm[37][49]5 May 1942[49]
93Hermann Graf+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[50]Staffelführer of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[37][50]17 May 1942[50]Awarded 11th Swords 19 May 1942
5th Diamonds 16 September 1942[50]
94Adolf DickfeldLuftwaffe12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[51]Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52[37][51]19 May 1942[Note 3]
95Eberhard von MackensenHeer20-HGeneral der Kavallerie[52]Commanding general of the III. Panzerkorps[37][52]26 May 1942[52]
96Leopold Steinbatz+Luftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebel[53]Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[37][53]2 June 1942[53]Awarded 14th Swords 23 June 1942[53]
97Hans-Joachim Marseille+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[54]Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 27[54][55]6 June 1942[54]Awarded 12th Swords 18 June 1942
4th Diamonds 3 September 1942[54]
98Helmut Lent+Luftwaffe15-LMajor[56]Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[55][56]6 June 1942[56]Awarded 32nd Swords 2 August 1943
15th Diamonds 31 July 1944[56]
99Robert-Georg Freiherr von MalapertLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[57]Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[55][57]8 June 1942*[57]Killed in action 21 May 1942[55]
100Ludwig WolffHeer18-HGeneralmajor[14]Commander of 22. Infanterie-Division (Luftlande)[14][55]22 June 1942[14]
101Friedrich GeißhardtLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[58]Pilot and adjutant in the Stab of the I./Jagdgeschwader 77[55][Note 4]23 June 1942[58]
102Heinrich SetzLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[59]Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77[55][59]23 June 1942[59]
103Walter von Brockdorff-AhlefeldtHeer20-HGeneral der Infanterie[60]Commanding general of the II. Armeekorps[55][60]27 June 1942[60]
104Rolf MützelburgKriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant[61]Commander of U-203[55][61]15 July 1942[61]
105Adalbert SchneeKriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant[62]Commander of U-201[55][62]15 July 1942[62]
106Erwin ClausenLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[63]Staffelkapitän of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 77[55][63]23 July 1942[63]
107Viktor BauerLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[64]Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[55][64]26 July 1942[64]
108Franz-Josef BeerenbrockLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebel[65]Pilot in the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[55][65]3 August 1942[65]
109Anton Hackl+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmann[66]Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 77[55][66]9 August 1942[66][Note 5]Awarded 78th Swords 9 July 1944[Note 6]
110Traugott Herr+Heer18-HGeneralmajor[68]Commander of 13. Panzer-Division[55][68]9 August 1942[68]Awarded 117th Swords 18 December 1944[68]
111Werner KempfHeer20-HGeneral der Panzertruppe[69]Commanding general of the XXXXVIII. Panzerkorps[55][69]10 August 1942[69]
112Gerhard KolleweLuftwaffe15-LMajor[70]Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1[55][70]16 August 1942[70]
113Walter Gorn+Heer16-HOberstleutnant[71]Commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 59[71][72]17 August 1942[71]Awarded 30th Swords 8 June 1943[71]
114Kurt BrändleLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[73]Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[72][73]27 August 1942[73]
115Johannes Steinhoff+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmann[74]Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 52[72][74]2 September 1942[74]Awarded 82nd Swords 28 July 1944[74]
116Walter SigelLuftwaffe16-LOberstleutnant[75]Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[72][75]2 September 1942[75]
117Johann ZemskyLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[76]Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[72][76]3 September 1942*[76]Killed in action 28 August 1942[72]
118Alfred Druschel+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmann[Note 7]Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 1[72][77]3 September 1942[77]Awarded 24th Swords 19 February 1943[77]
119Dr. Ing. Ernst BormannLuftwaffe17-LOberst[26]Commander of Gefechtsverband Bormann augmenting Kampfgeschwader 76[26][72]3 September 1942[26]
120Gerhard HeinHeer12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[78]Leader of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 209[78][79]6 September 1942[78]
121Werner Ziegler+Heer13-HOberleutnant[80]Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 186[72][80]8 September 1942[80]Awarded 102nd Swords 23 October 1944[80]
122Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmann[81]Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[72][81]9 September 1942[81]Awarded 23rd Swords 23 December 1942[81]
123Klaus ScholtzKriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän[82]Commander of U-108[72][82]10 September 1942[82]
124Heinz SchmidtLuftwaffe12-LLeutnant[83]Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52[72][83]16 September 1942[Note 8]
125Heinrich BleichrodtKriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant[84]Commander of U-109[72][84]23 September 1942[84]
126Friedrich-Karl MüllerLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[43]Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 53[Note 9]23 September 1942[43]
127Wilhelm CriniusLuftwaffe10-LFeldwebel[86]Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53[72][86]23 September 1942[86]
128Wolfgang TonneLuftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[44]Staffelkapitän of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 53[44][72]24 September 1942[44]
129Bruno Ritter von HauenschildHeer18-HGeneralmajor[87]Commander of 24. Panzer-Division[72][87]27 September 1942[87]
130Hans BeißwengerLuftwaffe12-LLeutnant[Note 10]Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 54[88][89]3 October 1942[88]
131Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert+Luftwaffe09-LFeldwebel[29]Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77[29][89]7 October 1942[Note 11]Awarded 130th Swords 1 February 1945[29]
132Karl TorleyHeer14-HHauptmann[44]Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized)[44][89]11 October 1942[44]
133Johannes KümmelHeer14-HHauptmann[90]Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 8[89][90]11 October 1942[90]
134Günther Rall+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[91]Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 52[91][92]26 October 1942[91]Awarded 34th Swords 12 September 1943[91]
135Ludwig KirschnerHeer16-HOberstleutnant[93]Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 72[89][93]28 October 1942[93]
136Konrad HupferHeer14-HHauptmann[94]Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 72[89][94]28 October 1942[94]
137Max StotzLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebel[93]Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 54[89][93]30 October 1942[93]
138Heinrich SchweickhardtLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[95]Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 76[Note 12]30 October 1942[95]
139Wolfgang SchenckLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[96]Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 1[89][96]30 October 1942[96]
140Hermann SeitzHeer16-HOberstleutnant[97]Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63[89][97]31 October 1942[97]
141Josef ZwernemannLuftwaffe10-LOberfeldwebel[98]Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 52[89][98]31 October 1942[98]
142Wolfgang Lüth+Kriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant[99]Commander of U-181[89][99]13 November 1942[99]Awarded 29th Swords 15 April 1943
7th Diamonds 9 August 1943[99]
143Werner TönigesKriegsmarine14-MKapitänleutnant[100]Commander of Schnellboot S-102 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[89][100]13 November 1942[100]
144Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz+Heer16-HOberstleutnant of the Reserves[93]Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 2[93][101]13 November 1942[93]Awarded 27th Swords 28 March 1943
11th Diamonds 15 April 1944[93]
145Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke+Luftwaffe18-LGeneralmajor[91]Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Brigade "Ramcke"[91][101]13 November 1942[91]Awarded 99th Swords 19 September 1944
20th Diamonds 19 September 1944[91]
146Josef Wurmheller+Luftwaffe12-LLeutnant[102]Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[101][102]13 November 1942[Note 13]Awarded 108th Swords 24 October 1944[102]
147Karl-Friedrich MertenKriegsmarine15-MKorvettenkapitän[103]Commander of U-68[101][103]16 November 1942[103]
148Friedrich Lang+Luftwaffe14-LHauptmann[104]Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[101][104]21 November 1942[Note 14]Awarded 74th Swords 2 July 1944[104]
149Alwin Boerst+Luftwaffe13-LOberleutnant[105]Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[101][105]28 November 1942[105]Awarded 61st Swords 6 April 1944[105]
150Ekkehard Kylling-SchmidtHeer13-HOberleutnant[106]Chief of the 4./Füsilier-Regiment 26[101][106]4 December 1942[106]
151Ernst NobisHeer16-HOberstleutnant[16]Commander of Jäger-Regiment 204[16][101]5 December 1942[16]
152Wolfgang FischerHeer19-HGeneralleutnant[107]Commander of 10. Panzer-Division[101][107]9 December 1942[107]
153Karl AllmendingerHeer19-HGeneralleutnant[108]Commander of 5. Jäger-Division[101][108]13 December 1942[108]
154Heinrich PaepckeLuftwaffe14-LHauptmann[109]Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 30[Note 15]19 December 1942*[109]Killed in action 17 October 1942[101]
155Hermann Balck+Heer18-HGeneralmajor[110]Commander of 11. Panzer-Division[101][110]20 December 1942[110]Awarded 25th Swords 4 March 1943
19th Diamonds 31 August 1944[110]
156Walter HeitzHeer20-HGeneral der Artillerie[17]Commanding general of the VIII. Armeekorps[17][101]21 December 1942[17]
157Hermann Fegelein?[Note 16]Waffen-SS17-WSS-OberführerCommander of SS-Kampfgruppe "Fegelein"[112]22 December 1942Awarded 83rd Swords 30 July 1944
158Helmuth von RuckteschellKriegsmarine17-MKapitän zur See of the reserves[113]Commander of Hilfskreuzer "Michel" (HSK 9)[113][114]23 December 1942[113]
159Felix Steiner+Waffen-SS19-WSS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS[74]Commander of 5. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking"[74][114]23 December 1942[74]Awarded 86th Swords 10 August 1944[74]
160Hubert LanzHeer19-HGeneralleutnant[115]Commander of 1. Gebirgs-Division[114][115]23 December 1942[115]
161Helmuth SchlömerHeer18-HGeneralmajor[116]Commander of 3. Infanterie-Division (motorized)[114][116]23 December 1942[116]
162Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim+Heer17-HOberst[39]Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[39][114]23 December 1942[39]Awarded 105th Swords 23 October 1944[39]
163Hartwig von LudwigerHeer17-HOberst[117]Commander of Jäger-Regiment 83[114][117]23 December 1942[117]
164Harald von HirschfeldHeer14-HHauptmann[18]Leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98[18][114]23 December 1942[18]
165Josef Bremm+Heer13-HOberleutnant of the reserves[26]Chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 426[26][114]23 December 1942[26]Awarded (159th) Swords 9 May 1945?[19][Note 17]
166Helmut ThummHeer17-HOberst[119]Commander of Jäger-Regiment 56[114][119]23 December 1942[119]
167Helmuth von PannwitzHeer17-HOberst[120]Leader of the Kampfgruppe "von Pannwitz"[114][120]23 December 1942[120]
168Martin FiebigLuftwaffe19-LGeneralleutnant[121]Commanding general of the VIII. Fliegerkorps[114][121]23 December 1942[121]

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