The House Order of Hohenzollern (german: Hausorden von Hohenzollern or ') was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military

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s and civilians of comparable status. Associated with the various versions of the order were crosses and medals which could be awarded to lower-ranking soldiers and civilians.

History

The House Order of Hohenzollern was instituted on 5 December 1841, by joint decree of Prince Konstantin of and Prince Karl Anton of . These two principalities in southern Germany were Catholic collateral lines of the House of Hohenzollern, cousins to the Protestant ruling house of Prussia. On 23 August 1851, after the two principalities had been annexed by Prussia, the order was adopted by the Prussian branch of the house. Also, although the two principalities had become an administrative region of the Prussian kingdom, the princely lines continued to award the order as a house order. The Prussian version was then known as the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern (' or '), to distinguish it from the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern (' or '). Although Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated in 1918 as German Emperor and King of Prussia, he did not relinquish his role as Head of the Royal House and as such he was still able to confer the Royal House Order. The Princely House Order continued to be awarded, unofficially, after the fall of the German Monarchy. Another development occurred in 1935. Prince Karl Anton's second son, Karl Eitel Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, had become prince and then king of Romania as

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. Carol I had died childless and was succeeded by his nephew

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, also of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. During the reign of Ferdinand's son King Carol II, the Romanian government established its own version of the House Order of Hohenzollern, known in Romanian as ' ("Order of 'Bene Merenti' of the Ruling House"). This form of the order existed until the Romanian monarchy was abolished in 1947;

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also awarded a slightly altered order in exile.

Classes

Royal House Order

The Royal House Order of Hohenzollern came in the following classes: * Grand Commander (') * Commander (') * Knight (') * Member (') "Member" was a lesser class for soldiers who were not officers, as well as civilians. The Members' Cross ('), especially with swords, was a rare distinction for

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s and the like. Another decoration, the Members' Eagle (') was often given as a long-service award to lesser officials such as schoolteachers. The "Eagles" (the Members' Eagle and the Knights' Eagle, or ') were solely civilian awards, and could not be awarded with swords. All other grades could be awarded with swords. During World War I, the Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern became in effect an intermediate award between the Iron Cross 1st Class and the ' for Prussian junior officers. When awarded with swords it was worn on the ribbon of the Iron Cross.

Princely House Order

The Princely House Order of Hohenzollern came in the following classes: * Cross of Honour 1st Class (') * Commander's Cross of Honour (') * Cross of Honour 2nd Class (') * Cross of Honour 3rd Class (') * Golden Cross of Merit (') * Silver Cross of Merit (') * Golden Medal of Honour (') * Silver Medal of Merit (') The Crosses of Merit, Golden Medal of Honour and Silver Medal of Merit were lesser grades for non-commissioned officers, enlisted men and their civilian equivalents. All grades could be awarded with swords. During World War I, the appropriate grade of the Princely House Order was often awarded to officers and men of ', an infantry regiment raised in the principalities of Hohenzollern and whose honorary chief was the Prince of Hohenzollern. Soldier in the regiment's sister reserve and ' regiments also often received the decoration. Unlike the Royal House Order, awards of the Princely House Order were made on the standard ribbon of the order (the "statute" ribbon) regardless of whether they were with or without swords.

Romanian House Order

The classes of the Romanian version of the House Order were essentially the same as those of the Princely House Order, except that the Cross of Honour 3rd Class of the Romanian version could be awarded with Oak leaves, and the Golden and Silver Medals could be awarded with a Crown. As with the Prussian and Hohenzollern versions, crossed swords could be used to indicate a wartime or combat award. Given the short existence of the order and the fact that Romania had a number of other decorations for valor and military merit ( Order of Michael the Brave, Order of the Star of Romania, Order of the Crown of Romania, Air Force Bravery Order, Cross of Military Virtue, Air Force and Naval Bravery Crosses, Crosses and Medals for Faithful Service, Medals for Steadfastness and Loyalty), awards of the Romanian version of the House Order with swords are uncommon.

Insignia

The ''badge'' of the House Order of Hohenzollern was a cross pattée with convex edges and curved arms (sometimes called an "Alisee" cross). There were differences in the enameling of the arms of the cross for the Royal, Princely and Romanian versions, but all featured white enamel on the higher classes and a black enameled stripe near the sides of the cross. Between the arms of the cross was a wreath of laurel leaves (left side) and oak leaves (right side). The cross bore a center medallion; the medallion and its band bore different coats of arms, mottos, dates and ciphers for each of the Royal, Princely and Romanian versions: * The white-enameled ''medallion'' of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern bore a black Prussian royal eagle with the Hohenzollern house coat of arms on a shield on the eagle's chest. Around the center medallion, a gold-rimmed band of blue enamel bore the motto in gold letters: ' ("From the cliffs to the sea"), with a wreath of laurel below. The white-enameled medallion on the reverse bore the cipher of King

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, the king when the order was founded. A gold-rimmed band of blue enamel bore the date ' with a wreath of laurel leaves (left side) and oak leaves (right side). * The white-enameled ''medallion'' of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern bore the Hohenzollern coat of arms (a quartered shield of black and white) under a princely crown. Around the center medallion, a gold-rimmed band of blue enamel bore the motto in gold letters: ' ("For loyalty and merit") with a smaller wreath of oak leaves below. On most grades, the white-enameled medallion on the reverse bore the intertwined ciphers ("F" and "A") of Princes Friedrich (Konstantin's actual first name) and Anton, the princes who founded the order, under a princely crown. The gold-rimmed band of blue enamel bore one of several dates, depending on the class, such as ' for the 2nd and 3rd Classes, with a wreath of laurel leaves below. Ordinul Bene Merenti cl 2

* The white-enameled ''medallion'' of the Romanian House Order bore a black Romanian eagle with the Hohenzollern coat of arms on a shield on the eagle's chest. Around the center medallion, a gold-rimmed band of blue enamel bore the motto in gold letters: ' ("Nothing without God"). The white-enameled medallion on the reverse bore the crowned cipher of King Carol. The gold-rimmed band of blue enamel bore the date of the founding of the Romanian kingdom, '. The statute ''ribbon'' of the order was white with three black stripes (with slight variations among the Royal, Princely and Romanian versions).

Notable recipients

As noted above, the Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order was the intermediate decoration between the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Pour le Mérite for Prussian junior officers. There were over 8,000 awards during World War I of this class (there were far fewer awards of the other classes, or of any class before the war). Thus, among the ranks of

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junior officers who earned the Royal House Order as lieutenants, captains or majors in World War I are several hundred who reached the rank of general in the in World War II.

Grand Commanders

* Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873) * Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) * Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872) * Prince Albert of Prussia (1837–1906) * Prince Alexander of Prussia * Prince Arnulf of Bavaria * Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia * Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg * Herbert von Bismarck *

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* Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg * Julius von Bose * Felix Graf von Bothmer *

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* Karl von Bülow * Leo von Caprivi * Prince Charles of Prussia * Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein * Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen * Edward VII * Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia * Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse * Archduke Eugen of Austria * Botho zu Eulenburg *

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* Franz Joseph I of Austria * Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin *

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* Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen * Prince Frederick of Prussia (1794–1863) * George V * Gustaf V * Gustav, Prince of Vasa * Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler * Wilhelm von Hahnke * Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929) * Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz * Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825–1901) *

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* Paul von Hindenburg * Prince Joachim of Prussia * Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern * Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern * Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern * Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria * Gustav von Kessel * Leopold II of Belgium * Prince Leopold of Bavaria * Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern *

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* Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse * Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia * Erich Ludendorff * August von Mackensen * Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen * Prince Maximilian of Baden *

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* Oscar II * Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape *

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* Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia * Albrecht von Roon * Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria * Alfred von Schlieffen * Otto Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode * Alfred von Tirpitz *

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* Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945) * Alfred von Waldersee * Wilhelm II, German Emperor * William I, German Emperor * William II of Württemberg * William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach * William, Prince of Hohenzollern * William, Prince of Wied * Friedrich Graf von Wrangel

Commanders

* Hans Hartwig von Beseler * Moritz von Bissing * Adolf von Deines * Karl von Einem *

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* Henning von Holtzendorff *

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* Georg von der Marwitz * Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg * Walther Reinhardt *

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* Julius von Verdy du Vernois

Honor Crosses

* Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873) * Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) * Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg * Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz * Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz *

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* Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872) * Prince Albert of Prussia (1837–1906) * Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg * Prince Alexander of Prussia * Prince Alfons of Bavaria * Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo * Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen * Prince Arnulf of Bavaria * Prince August, Duke of Dalarna * Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia * Prince Augustus of Prussia * Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg * Werner von Blomberg * Felix Graf von Bothmer * Paul von Bruns * Carol I of Romania * Charles Egon III, Prince of Fürstenberg *

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* Eduard, Duke of Anhalt * Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia * Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse * Ferdinand I of Romania * Hermann von François * Prince Franz of Bavaria * Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin *

* Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen *

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* Prince Frederick of Prussia (1794–1863) *

* Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen * Maximilian Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg * Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg * Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz * Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929) * Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825–1901) *

* Wilhelm Heye *

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* Prince Maximilian of Baden *

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* Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria * Alfred von Schlieffen * August Schmidt (Luftwaffe) * Walther Schroth * Emil Uzelac *

* Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945) * Wilhelm II, German Emperor * Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach * Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–1851) * William I, German Emperor * William II of Württemberg * William, Prince of Hohenzollern * William, Prince of Wied * Knights * Hans Ritter von Adam * Karl Allmenröder * Ernst Freiherr von Althaus * Hans am Ende * Joachim von Amsberg (general) *

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* Gustav Bachmann * Curt Badinski * Hermann Balck * Hartmuth Baldamus * Hermann Bauer * Wilhelm Baur * Ludwig Beck * Carl Becker (general) * Hermann Becker * Hans Behlendorff *

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* Wilhelm Berlin *

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* Hans Berr * Rudolf Berthold * Hans Bethge (aviator) * Helmuth Beukemann * Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben * Paul Billik * Georg von Bismarck * Johannes Blaskowitz * Werner von Blomberg *

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* Erwin Böhme *

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* Friedrich-Wilhelm Dernen *

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* Hans Feige * Hermann Flörke * Hermann Foertsch *

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Helmuth Förster Helmuth Förster (19 April 1889 – 7 April 1965) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. A decorated World War I aviator, he returned to military service in 1934 as an ''Oberstleutnant'' in the Luftwaffe. Promoted to ''Oberst'' ...

* Otto-Wilhelm Förster *

Victor Franke Erich Victor Carl August Franke (21 July 1865 – 7 August 1936) was a German military officer and last commander of the ''Schutztruppe'' in German South West Africa. Franke was born in Zuckmantel, Austrian Silesia. He was ''Bezirksamtman ...

* Bruno Frankewitz *

Wilhelm Frankl Wilhelm Frankl (20 December 1893 – 8 April 1917), ''Pour le Mérite'', Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, was a World War I fighter ace credited with 20 aerial victories. He scored his first aerial victory with a carbine on 10 M ...

* Hans von Freden * Otto Fretter-Pico * Wilhelm Frickart * Kurt Fricke *

Helmut Friebe __NOTOC__ Helmut Friebe (4 November 1894 – 14 January 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the LXIV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He took up his ...

* Friedrich Friedrichs * Werner von Fritsch * Hermann Frommherz *

Heinz Furbach __NOTOC__ Heinz Furbach (27 September 1895 – 23 October 1968) was a German general n the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decorations * Iron Cross (1914) 2 ...

* Martin Gareis *

Alfred Gerstenberg Alfred Gerstenberg (6 April 1893 – 1 January 1959, in Bad Tölz) was a German Luftwaffe general. During World War II, he organized a very effective defensive perimeter around oil fields in Ploieşti, Romania. Career Gerstenberg began his ...

* Hermann Geyer * Werner von Gilsa * Hermann Göring * Heinrich Gontermann * Walter Göttsch *

Justus Grassmann Leutnant Justus Grassmann ( – 2 November 1961) was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories—seven enemy airplanes and three observation balloons. Aerial service Grassmann originally served with ''Flieger-Abteilung'' (Flier D ...

Ulrich Grauert __NOTOC__ Ulrich Grauert (6 March 1889 – 15 May 1941) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded 1st Air Corps. He was killed on 15 May 1941 when his Junkers Ju 52 aircraft was shot down by F/Lt Jerzy Jank ...

* Robert Ritter von Greim *

Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck __NOTOC__ Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck (18 February 1894 – 10 January 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. H ...

Horst Großmann __NOTOC__ Horst Großmann (19 November 1891 – 4 May 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 6th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak ...

* Curt Haase * Siegfried Haenicke *

Erich Hahn '' Oberleutnant'' Erich Hahn (18 October 1891 – 4 September 1917) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.The Aerodrome webpage on HahRetrieved 29 October 2020 Biography Erich Hahn was born on 18 October 1891 in Leipzig, ...

* Otto Hahn *

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (26 September 1878 – 24 April 1943) was a German general (''Generaloberst'') who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr, the Weimar Republic's armed forces. He is regarded as "a ...

* Christian Hansen (general) *

Ludwig Hanstein Leutnant Ludwig Hanstein (20 January 1892 – 21 March 1918) HOH, Bavaria's MMO was a World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories.The Aerodrome website's page on Hanstein http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/hanstein.php Retriev ...

* Georg von Hantelmann * Wilhelm Hasse (general) *

Bruno Ritter von Hauenschild __NOTOC__ Bruno Ritter von Hauenschild (9 June 1896 – 10 March 1953), born Bruno Hauenschild, was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II Hauenschild served in World War I; at the beginning of World War II, he rejoined ...

Hans Hecker __NOTOC__ Hans Hecker (26 February 1895 – 1 May 1979) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross ...

Heino von Heimburg Heino von Heimburg (24 October 1889 – October 1945) was a German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I and served also as ''Vizeadmiral'' (vice admiral) in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. World War I On 10 June 1 ...

Gotthard Heinrici Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici (25 December 1886 – 10 December 1971) was a German general during World War II. Heinrici is considered as the premier defensive expert of the ''Wehrmacht''. His final command was Army Group Vistula, formed from t ...

* Walter Heitz * Franz Hemer * Georg Ritter von Hengl *

Sigfrid Henrici __NOTOC__ General Sigfrid Henrici (10 May 1889 – 8 November 1964) was a German general during World War II. During the invasion of Poland in 1939, Henrici was the commander of the 16th Infantry Division (motorised). He commanded XXXX P ...

Albert Henze Albert Henze (7 August 1894 – 31 March 1979) was a general who commanded several divisions in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Henze surrendered to the ...

Friedrich Herrlein __NOTOC__ Eckner's reception in Lübeck in 1925. Top row far right Friedrich Herrlein (27 April 1889 – 28 July 1974) was a German general ( General der Infanterie) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LV Corps. He was a re ...

Ernst Hess Leutnant Ernst Hess HOH IC was a World War I flying ace credited with 17 confirmed and four unconfirmed aerial victories. Hess was one of a few World War I pilots involved in aviation prewar, as he gained his civil pilot's license on 26 September ...

* Wilhelm Heye * Edmund Hoffmeister * Adolf Wild von Hohenborn * Fritz Höhn * Walter Höhndorf * Gustav Höhne * Otto Höhne * Harry Hoppe * Hermann Hoth * Hans Howaldt * Hans-Valentin Hube * Werner Hühner *

Joachim-Friedrich Huth Joachim-Friedrich Huth (31 July 1896 – 27 March 1962) was a German general in the during World War II and the Air Force of the in West Germany. Huth retired from the military service in 1961 holding the rank of . Biography Huth was born in ...

* Max Immelmann * Erich Jaschke *

Ferdinand Jühlke Ferdinand Jühlke (1 September 1815 - 12 June 1893) was a Prussian (after 1871 German) horticulturist. He devoted much of his career to teaching and also wrote a number of highly influential books on gardens and garden design, though it is fair ...

* Ernst Jünger * Leonhard Kaupisch *

Walter Keiner __NOTOC__ Walter Keiner (30 December 1890 – 23 January 1978) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron ...

* Wilhelm Keitel * Alfred Keller * Hans von Keudell * Werner Kienitz * Eberhard Kinzel * Heinrich Kirchheim *

Stefan Kirmaier Oberleutnant Stefan Kirmaier (28 July 1889 – 22 November 1916) was a World War I German flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories. Kirmaier would succeed Oswald Boelcke as commander of the famed ''Jagdstaffel 2'' before being killed in ac ...

* Hans Kirschstein * Heinrich Kittel *

Johannes Klein Leutnant Johannes Klein (died 1926) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 16 confirmed and two unconfirmed aerial victories.The Aerodrome website page on KleiRetrieved 11 January 2010. He should not be confused with another Johannes Kle ...

* Günther von Kluge *

Hans von Koester Hans Ludwig Raimund von Koester (29 April 1844 – 21 February 1928) was a German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy. He retired as a Grand Admiral. Career overview Born Hans Ludwig Raimund Koeste ...

* Paul König * Waldemar Kophamel * Dietrich Kraiss * Walther Krause * Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein * Hans Kreysing *

Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (theologian) Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (24 January 181612 July 1890) was a German Protestant theologian, pedagogue, poet and hymnwriter. He was for 38 years the director of a newly founded educational institution for women teachers in Droyßig. His Christm ...

* Heinrich Kroll *

Friedrich Kühn General Friedrich Kühn (7 August 1889 – 15 February 1944) was a General der Panzertruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. World War II At the start of World War I ...

* Walter Kuntze * Eberhard von Kurowski * Walter Kypke * Otto Lancelle * Arthur Laumann * Gustav Leffers *

Hans Leistikow Hans Leistikow was a Nazi Germany, German general during the Second World War. Biography In August 1895, Hans Leistikow was born in Metz in Alsace-Lorraine. He fought during the First World War and made a military career in the German army. Sen ...

* Joachim Lemelsen *

Richard Lepper Richard Lepper (15 July 1897 – 30 March 1943) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lepper surrendered to the Soviet troops after the fall of Stalingra ...

* Hans-Georg Leyser * Wilhelm List * Bruno Loerzer * Johannes Lohs *

Erich Loewenhardt Erich Loewenhardt (7 April 189710 August 1918) was a German soldier and military aviator who fought in the First World War and became a fighter ace credited with 54 confirmed aerial victories. Originally enlisting in an infantry regiment even th ...

* Alfons Luczny * Erich Lüdke * Hartwig von Ludwiger * Günther Lütjens *

Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow __NOTOC__ Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow (7 August 1892 – 20 July 1961) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for successful military leadership. ...

Friedrich Lützow Friedrich Lützow (31 August 1881 – 1 November 1964) was a German naval officer who served in the ''Kaiserliche Marine'', the ''Reichsmarine'' and the ''Kriegsmarine'', eventually reaching the rank of ''Vizeadmiral'' during World War II. He was ...

* Siegfried Macholz * Erich von Manstein *

Wilhelm Marschall Wilhelm Marschall (30 September 1886 – 20 March 1976) was a German admiral during World War II. He was also a recipient of the ''Pour le Mérite'' which he received as commander of the German U-boat during World War I. The ''Pour le Mérite'' ...

Rudolf Meister Rudolf Meister (1 August 1897 – 11 September 1958) was a German general (General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 4th Air Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Me ...

Carl Menckhoff Carl Menckhoff (14 April 1883 – 11 January 1949) was a German First World War fighter ace. He was credited with 39 confirmed victories, the majority over opposing fighter aces. Already in his 30s when he learned to fly in February 1915, he wa ...

Georg Meyer (aviator) Leutnant Georg Meyer (11 January 1893 – 15 September 1926) was a German World War I fighter ace credited with confirmed victories over six enemy observation balloons and 18 enemy aircraft. Meyer was one of the early German military aviators, v ...

* Walter Model *

Arthur Mülverstedt Arthur Mülverstedt (30 June 1894 – 10 August 1941) was a German SS and police (Ordnungspolizei) official during the Nazi era who served on the personal staff of Heinrich Himmler. During World War II, he commanded of the SS Division Po ...

Max Näther ''Leutnant'' Max Näther (24 August 18998 January 1919) HOH, IC, was a German World War I ace fighter pilot who destroyed 26 enemy aircraft. He shot down ten observation balloons and sixteen airplanes, including ten SPAD S.XIII fighters and a ...

* Ulrich Neckel * Karl August Nerger *

Friedrich Noltenius ''Leutnant'' Friedrich Theodor Noltenius (8 January 1894 – 12 March 1936) was a German flying ace during the First World War, with a total of 21 official victories. From July 1914 to July 1917, he served with distinction as an artilleryman. He ...

* Theo Osterkamp * Eugen Ott (general) * Richard Pellengahr * Rudolf Peschel * Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen * Walter Petzel *

Max Pfeffer __NOTOC__ Max Pfeffer (7 June 1883 – 21 December 1955) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the IV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Pfeffer surrendered to the S ...

* Karl von Plettenberg * Gunther Plüschow *

Werner Preuss Leutnant Werner Preuss (21 September 1894 – 6 March 1919), Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, was a World War I fighter ace credited with 22 victories. Early life and military service Werner Preuss was the son of a tax inspector. He ...

* Fritz Pütter * Friedrich von Rabenau * Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł * Erich Raeder *

Adolf Raegener __NOTOC__ Adolf Raegener (17 February 1895 – 17 August 1983) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He was born at Kleinleinungen Kle ...

* Johann von Ravenstein * Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz *

Hermann Reinecke Karl Rudolf Ernst Auguste Hermann Reinecke (14 February 1888 – 10 October 1973) generally known as Hermann Reinecke was a German general and war criminal during the Nazi era. As head of the General Office of the Armed Forces in the OKW (Supre ...

* Wilhelm Reinhard (pilot) * Georg-Hans Reinhardt *

Ludwig von Reuter Hans Hermann Ludwig von Reuter (9 February 1869 – 18 December 1943) was a German admiral who commanded the High Seas Fleet when it was interned at Scapa Flow in the north of Scotland at the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919 he ordered ...

* Lothar von Richthofen * Manfred von Richthofen *

Hans Rolfes Hans Joachim Rolfes was a German World War I flying ace credited with 17 confirmed and two unconfirmed aerial victories. He scored his first confirmed victory while with Royal Bavarian ''Jagdstaffel 32'', on 6 July 1917. His second and subsequent v ...

Hans Rose Hans Rose (April 18, 1885 – December 6, 1969) was one of the most successful and highly decorated German U-boat commanders in the '' Kaiserliche Marine'' during . He sank 79 ships for a total of during the war. World War I In September 1916, R ...

* Karl Rothenburg *

Hellmuth von Ruckteschell Hellmuth von Ruckteschell (22 March 1890 − 24 September 1948) was a German naval officer during World War II; he was one of the most successful merchant raider commanders of Nazi Germany, serving as the captain of the commerce raiders '' Widde ...

* Günther Rüdel * Alfred Saalwächter * Erwin Sander * Werner Sanne * Dietrich von Saucken *

Karl Emil Schäfer Karl Emil Schäfer (17 December 1891 – 5 June 1917) was a German pilot during World War I; he became one of the major German flying aces of the war, with 30 confirmed aerial victories. Early life and infantry service Schäfer was born in Kr ...

* Bruno Schatz * Hans-Karl von Scheele * Reinhard Scheer * Hans Schilling (aviator) * Alfred Schlemm *

Georg Schlenker Leutnant Georg Schlenker was a World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories. The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/schlenker.php Retrieved on 12 April 2010. World War I military service Schlenker had enlisted i ...

Eberhard Graf von Schmettow Bernhard Gottfried Max Hugo Eberhard, Graf von Schmettow, usually shortened to Eberhard Graf von Schmettow, (17 September 1861 – 21 January 1935) was a German general of World War I. Biography Eberhard von Schmettow was born in Halberstadt, Pru ...

Arthur Schmidt (general) Arthur Schmidt (25 October 1895 – 5 November 1987) was an officer in the German military from 1914 to 1943. He attained the rank of '' Generalleutnant'' during World War II, and is best known for his role as the Sixth Army's chief of staf ...

* August Schmidt (Luftwaffe) * Gustav Schmidt (general) * Hans Schmidt (general of the Infantry) * Otto Schmidt (aviator) *

Eugen Ritter von Schobert Eugen Siegfried Erich Ritter von Schobert (13 March 1883 – 12 September 1941) was a German general during World War II. He commanded the 11th Army during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Schobert died when his observatio ...

* Viktor Schobinger *

Carl-August von Schoenebeck Major General Carl-August von Schoenebeck began his career in the ''Baden Leib-Grenadier Regiment'' in 1915. He transferred to the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' in 1916. After training, he served with the artillery cooperation unit FA (A) 203. His subseque ...

* Otto von Schrader * Walther Schroth * Otto Schultze *

Johannes Schulz __NOTOC__ Johannes Schulz (23 October 1892 – 27 November 1943) served in the army of the German Empire and was a German officer in the ''Wehrmacht'' during World War II. During World War II he briefly commanded the 9th Panzer Division. He was al ...

Günter Schwartzkopff Günter Schwartzkopff (5 August 1898 – 14 May 1940) was an officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was the namesake of the Bundeswehr General Schwartzkopff barracks in Hamburg which was renamed the in ''Generalleutnant-Graf-von-Baudiss ...

* Viktor von Schwedler *

Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach Walther Kurt von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (; 22 August 1888 – 28 April 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LI Army Corps during the Battle of Stalingrad. At the end of the battle, he gave his officers freedom of action ...

* Johann Sinnhuber * Friedrich Sixt von Armin *

Karl-Wilhelm Specht __NOTOC__ Karl-Wilhelm Specht (22 May 1894 – 3 December 1953) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He served on the "Court of Military Hono ...

Hugo Sperrle Wilhelm Hugo Sperrle (7 February 1885 – 2 April 1953), also known as Hugo Sperrle, was a German military aviator in World War I and a Generalfeldmarschall in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Sperrle joined the Imperial German Army in 1903. ...

Paul Strähle ''Leutnant'' Paul Strähle was a German World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.The Aerodrome website page on StrählRetrieved 27 January 2010. Early life and infantry service Paul Strähle was born on 20 May 1893 in Schorndorf, ...

* Peter Strasser *

Adolf Strauss (general) __NOTOC__ Adolf Strauß (6 September 1879 – 20 March 1973) was a German officer who served in the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr, and later as a general in the Heer of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. As commander of the I ...

* Kurt Student * Otto von Stülpnagel *

Wolff von Stutterheim Wolff von Stutterheim (17 February 1893 – 3 December 1940) was a German people, German ''Generalmajor''. Stutterheim was born in Königsberg, Germany. He came from an old military family which produced several generals and seven knights of the o ...

Walter Surén Walter Surén (15 August 1880, in Thorn – 8 March 1976, in Rottach-Egern) was a general officer with the final rank – General der Luftnachrichtentruppe (en: ''General of air force communications troops'') of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German ...

* Emil Thuy * Horst Julius Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels *

Adolf von Trotha Adolf von Trotha (1 March 1868 – 11 October 1940) was a German admiral in the ''Kaiserliche Marine''. After the German revolution he briefly served as the first ''Chef der Admiralität'', which replaced the imperial ''Reichsmarineamt''. After ...

Adolf Ritter von Tutschek Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (born Adolf von Tutschek)(16 May 1891 – 15 March 1918) ''Pour le Mérite, PlM'', Military Order of Max Joseph, MOMJ was a professional soldier turned aviator. As German air strategy turned towards concentrated air power ...

Ernst Udet Ernst Udet (26 April 1896 – 17 November 1941) was a German pilot during World War I and a ''Luftwaffe'' Colonel-General (''Generaloberst'') during World War II. Udet joined the Imperial German Air Service at the age of 19, and eventually ...

Max Ulich __NOTOC__ Max Ulich (25 March 1896 – 27 May 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 212 Volksgrenadier-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Iron ...

* Walter von Unruh * Josef Veltjens * Heinrich von Vietinghoff * Werner Voss *

Franz Walz Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

* Walter Warzecha *

Erich Rüdiger von Wedel Oberleutnant Erich Rüdiger von Wedel (1892–1954) was a German World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories. Additionally, he spent most of the time from 2 May 1918 until the war's end on 11 November 1918 as commander of ...

* Friedrich-August Weinknecht * Wilhelm Wetzel *

Hans Weiss (aviator) ''Leutnant'' Hans Weiss was a German World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories. Early life and service Born on 19 April 1892, Weiss was a native of Hof, a Bavarian town which was situated on the Austrian/German border. He began sch ...

* Walther Wever (general) * Thomas-Emil von Wickede * Gustav Anton von Wietersheim * Helmuth Wilberg *

Rudolf Windisch Leutnant Rudolf Friedrich Otto Windisch (27 January 1897 – after 27 May 1918) was a World War I fighter ace credited with 22 victories. Early life and service Rudolf Friedrich Otto Windisch was born in Dresden, Germany on 27 January 1897,''Ab ...

* Erwin von Witzleben * Kurt Wolff (aviator) * Eberhard Wolfram *

Kurt Wüsthoff Leutnant Kurt Wüsthoff (27 January 1897 – 23 July 1926) was a German fighter ace credited with 27 listed confirmed victories during World War I. Enlisting prewar at age 16 1/2, after learning to fly during the events leading to the war's start, ...

* Heinz Ziegler * Hans Zorn

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* Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg *

Fritz Beckhardt Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin a ...

Sebastian Festner ''Vizefeldwebel'' Sebastian Festner (30 June 1894 – 25 April 1917) was an air ace of the Luftstreitkräfte (German Air Force) during World War I, with 12 victories. He was only the second awardee of the Member's Cross of the House Order of Ho ...

Fritz Kosmahl ''Offizierstellvertreter'' Fritz Gustav August Kosmahl HOH, IC (5 September 1892—26 September 1917) was one of the first flying aces of Germany's '' Luftstreitkräfte'' during World War I. He was one of the few German two-seater aces of th ...

* Max Ritter von Müller * Karl Thom

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* Leopold Anslinger * Erwin Böhme * Adolf von Bonin *

Hans-Eberhardt Gandert General-major Hans-Eberhardt Gandert (2 September 1892 – 24 July 1947) was a German professional soldier who began his 33-year military career in 1912. He learned to fly in the early days of World War I, went on to become a flying ace credited ...

Franz Halder Franz Halder (30 June 1884 – 2 April 1972) was a German general and the chief of staff of the Oberkommando des Heeres, Army High Command (OKH) in Nazi Germany from 1938 until September 1942. During World War II, he directed the planning and i ...

* Paul Hausser * Erich Hoepner * Hermann Köhl * Günther Korten * Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb * Walter von Reichenau * Wilhelm Reinhard (SS officer) *

Hugo Rüdel Hugo Rüdel (7 February 1868 – 27 November 1934) was a German Choir director and conductor. Life Rüdel was born in Havelberg. His father Johann Friedrich August Rüdel (1816-1887) ran a brickworks and was the town conductor of Havelberg. ...

* Gerd von Rundstedt *

Franz Schleiff Oberleutnant Franz Schleiff (born 19 September 1896, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories. Nine additional combat claims went uncredited. Aerial service Russia and Palestine Schlieff joined Germ ...

Albrecht von Thaer Albrecht von Thaer (2 June 1868 – 23 June 1957) was a German General Staff Officer and representative (''"Generalbevollmächtigter"'') of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony the last (King of Saxony). He came to prominence in connection with his p ...

Wilhelm Werner Wilhelm Werner (6 June 1888 – 14 May 1945) was a German naval officer in the First World War and SS staff general in the Second World War. As commander of during World War I he participated in several controversial actions, including the mur ...

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