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Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes

(* Recipients from Other Axis Nations *)




NAME ASSIGNMENT DATE OF AWARD
ANTONESCU, Joan George Maresal al Romania, Romanian Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, Romanian Armed Forces RK 6.08.41;
Krimschild in Gold
de CARDISSE, Ugo
(Ý 12.12.41)		 Cdr. Italian Division "Torino" 9.02.42
CAVALLERO, Ugo Conte
(Ý 14.09.43in Frascati near Rome (suicide)
DRAGALINA, Corneliu General de divizie, Com.Gen. VI.Army Corps, Romanian Army 9.08.42
DUMITRACHE, Joan General de brigada, Cdr., 2.Mountain Division, Romanian Army 21.11.42
DUMITRESCU, Petre General de armata, C.-in-C. 3.Army, Romanian Army RK: 1.09.42;
EL: 4.04.44
ESTEBAN-INFANTES, Emilio Gen.Lt., Kdr. span. "Blaue Division" ("Division Azul"; 250.Inf.Div.), E.Front 3.10.43
FECIA di COSSATO, Carlo Conte Cdr. Italian submarine "Enrico Tazzoli" 19.03.43
GARIBOLDI, Italo Commander, Italian 8th Army, E.Front 1.04.43
GAZZANA-PRIAROGGIA, Gianfranco
(Ý 25.05.43 as Cdr., submarine "Leonardo da Vinci" in Atlantic, 300 sm southwest of Cape Finistere due to depth charging by British destroyer HMS Active)		 Commander, Italian submarine "Archimedos" 26.05.43
GHEORGHIU, Ermil Chief of General Staff, Romanian Air Force 4.04.44
GIORGIO, Fedele di Cdr., Division "Savona" 9.01.42
GROSSI, Enzo Cdr., Italian submarine "Barbarigo" 7.10.42
HEINRICHS, Axel-Erich Chief of General Staff, Finnish Armed Forces 5.08.44
HESZLENYI, Josef vitéz 28.10.44
HORTHY und von NAGYBANYA, Nikolaus von C.-in-C. Hungarian 3.Army 10.09.41
HRISTEA, Jon L. Colonel, Cdr. Calarasci-Regiment 28.03.43
IBRANYI, Mihaly v. Cdr. 1.Cavalry Division, Hungarian Army 26.11.44
JANY, Gustav vitéz C.-in-C., Hungarian 2.Army, E.Front 31.03.43
JONESCU, Emanoil Com.Gen. 1.Flying Corps, Romanian Air Force 10.05.44
KOGA, Yneichi C.-in-C. Japanese Fleet RK: 12.05.44;
EL: 12.05.44
KORNE, Radu Colonel, Cdr. 8.Cavalry Division, Romanian Army 18.12.42
LAKATOS, Geza vitéz (Edler von Csikszensimon) RK: 24.05.44;
EL: 30.07.44
LASCAR, Mihail General de brigada, Cdr. 1. Mountain Division, Romanian Army RK: 18.01.42;
EL: 26.11.42
LASZLO, Dezsö vitéz C.-in-C., Hungarian 1.Army 3.03.45
MACELLARIU, Horia Rear Admiral, C.-in-C. Romanian Fleet 21.05.44
MALAR, Augustin Cdr., Slovak Schnelle-Division, E.Front 23.01.42
MANNERHEIM, Carl Gustaf Emil Freiherr Commander-in-Chief, Finnish Armed Forces RK: 30.08.41;
EL: 5.08.44
MANOLIU, Gheorghe General de divizie, Cdr. 4. Mountain Division, Romanian Army 30.08.42
MARTINAT, Giulio
(Ý 26.01.43 in Russia)		 Chief of Staff, Italian Alpini Corps, E.Front 3.04.43
MESSE, Giovanni Com.Gen., Italian Expeditionary Corps, E.Front (later Italian 8th Army) 23.01.42
MIKLOS von DALNOKI, Bela Vitéz Com.Gen. Hungarian Fast Corps, E.Front
(Defected to Soviet side, 15.10.44; assigned as leader of "Provisional Government" of Hungary)		 4.12.41
MOCUILSCHI, Leonhard General de brigada, Cdr. 3. Mountain Division, Romanian Army 19.12.43
MUŃOZ-GRANDES, Agustin Gen.Lt., Kdr. span. "Blaue Division" (250.Inf.Div.) (RK & EL) RK: 12.03.42;
EL: 8.12.42
PALAGHITA, Joan
(Ý 9.05.43)		 Major, Cdr. I.Battalion / Infantry Regiment 94, Romanian Army 7.04.43
RACOVITA, Mihail General de corp de armata (Cavalry), C.-in-C. 4.Army, Romanian Army 8.07.44
RADULESCU, Edgar General de brigada (?), Cdr. 11.Infantry Division, Romanian Army 3.07.44
RASCANESCU, Gheorghe Major, Cdr. I.Battalion / Infantry Regiment 15, Romanian Army 4.12.42
SZUEGGI, Zoltan C. vitéz Cdr. 6.Armored Divison "Szentlaszlo", Hungarian Army 12.01.45
TATARANU, Nikolai General de divizie, IV.Army Corps, Romanian Army 17.12.42
TEODORINI, Corneliu Colonel, Cdr. 6.Cavalry Division, Romanian Army (RK);
 RK: 27.08.43;
EL: 8.12.43
TURAMET, Joseph
("Turamet" per von Seemann, Die Ritterkreuzträger; David Littlejohn in Foreign Legions of the Third Reich gives "Turanec")		 Kdr. slowak. schnelle Division 7.08.42
YAMAMOTO, Isoroku Commander in Chief, Imperial Japanese Fleet RK: 27.05.43;
EL: 27.05.43;
Schw.: 27.05.43
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