List of Knight's Cross recipients 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Awarded by Nazi Germany
Type	Neck order
Eligibility	Military personnel
Awarded for	Awarded to holders of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership
Campaign	World War II
Status	Obsolete
Statistics
Established	1 September 1939
First awarded	30 September 1939
Last awarded	11 May 1945 / 17 June 1945^[a]
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
Next (lower)	Iron Cross 1st Class

The 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" was an elite Panzer division among the thirty eight Waffen-SS divisions of Nazi Germany. It was recruited from foreign volunteers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands and Belgium under the command of German officers. During the course of World War II, the division served on the Eastern Front during World War II. It surrendered in May 1945 to the American forces in Austria.

Grades

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was divided into five grades, excluding the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross:

• Knights Cross
• Knights Cross with Oak Leaves
• Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and swords
• Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
• Knights Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Knight's Cross with Diamonds

• Herbert Otto Gille, 19.04.1944 Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of Waffen SS Commander 5th SS Panzer Div Wiking

Knight's Cross with Swords

• August Dieckmann, 10.10.1943 Obersturmbannführer Commander 10th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Hans Dorr, 09.07.1944 Sturmbannführer Commander 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Herbert Otto Gille, 20.02.1944 Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der W-SS Commander 5th SS Panzer Div Wiking

Knight's Cross with Oakleaves

• August Dieckmann, 16.04.1943 Sturmbannführer Commander I./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Hans Dorr, 13.11.1943 Hauptsturmführer Commander I./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Herbert Otto Gille, 01.11.1943 Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der W-SS Commander SS Panzer Gren.Div Wiking
• Franz Hack, 18.04.1945 Obersturmbannführer Commander 10th SS Panzer Gren.Rgt Westland
• Johannes Mühlenkamp, 21.09.1944 Standartenführer Commander 5th SS-Panzer.Div Wiking
• Max Schafer, 24.01.1945 Sturmbannführer Commander SS-Pioneer Btl. "Wiking"
• Walter Schmidt, 14.05.1944 Hauptsturmführer Commander II./10th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Felix Steiner, 23.12.1942 Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of Waffen SS Commander SS-Pz.Gren.Div Wiking
• Fritz Vogt, 16.03.1945 Hauptsturmführer Commander I./23rd SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Norge

Knight’s Cross

SS Panzer Regiment 5 Wiking

• Helmut Bauer, 12.09.1943 Oberscharführer platoon commander, 3rd company 5th SS Panzer Rgt Wiking
• Fritz Darges, 05.04.1945 Obersturmbannführer Commander 5th SS-Pz.Rgt Wiking
• Hans Flügel, 16.10.1944 Hauptsturmführer Commander II./5th SS-Pz.Rgt Wiking
• Alfred Großrock, 12.08.1944 Untersturmführer platoon commander 6th Company, 5th SS-Pz.Rgt Wiking
• Willy Hein, 04.05.1944 Obersturmführer Commander 2nd Company, 5th SS-Pz.Rgt Wiking
• Karl Heinz Lichte, 06.05.1945 Hauptsturmführer Commandeer 5th Company, 5th SS-Pz.Rgt Wiking
• Johannes Mühlenkamp, 03.09.1942 Sturmbannführer Commander 5th Pz.Btn SS-Div Wiking
• Karl Nicolussi-Leck, 09.04.1944 Obersturmführer Commander 8th Company, 5th SS.Pz.Rgt Wiking
• Karl Picus, 17.04.1945 Obersturmführer 5th SS-Pz.Rgt Wiking
• Max Schafer,12.2.1943. Obersturmbannführer 5 SS Pr Div 'Wiking'"
• Otto Schneider, 04.05.1944 Obersturmführer Commander 7th company, 5th SS-Pz.Rgt Wiking
• Kurt Schumacher, 04.05.1944 Untersturmführer Commander 3rd Company, 5th SS-Pz.Rgt Wiking

SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 9 Germania

• Fritz Biegi, 16.06.1944 Oberscharführer platoon commander 5th Company, 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• August Dieckmann, 23.04.1942 Sturmbannführer Commander I./SS-Rgt (mot) Germania
• Hans Dorr, 27.09.1942 Hauptsturmführer Commander 4th Company, SS-Inf.Rgt Germania'
• Fritz Ehrath, 23.02.1944 Obersturmbannführer Commander 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Markus Faulhaber, 25.12.1942 Obersturmführer Commander 2nd Company, SS-Rgt (mot) Germania
• Egon Franz, 16.10.1944 Unterscharführer platoon commander, 3rd Company, 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Franz Hack, 14.05.1944 Sturmbannführer Commander III.(gp.)/9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Hans Juchem, 12.09.1943 Hauptsturmführer Commander II./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Soeren Kam, 07.02.1945 Untersturmführer Commander 1st Company, 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Werner Meyer, 04.06.1944 Obersturmführer Commander 1st Company, 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Heinz Murr, 21.09.1944 Hauptsturmführer Commander III./9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Helmut Pförtner, Helmut 18.01.1942 Untersturmführer platoon commander, 2nd Company, SS-Rgt Germania
• Gustav Schreiber, 02.12.1943 Hauptscharführer Commander 7th company, 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Hans Sigmund, 05.04.1945 Oberscharführer platoon commander, 11th Company, 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania
• Jurgen Wagner, 24.07.1943 Oberführer Commander 9th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Germania

SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 10 Westland

• Hans Drexel, 14.10.1943 Obersturmführer Commander II./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Bruno Hinz, 02.12.1943 Untersturmführer Commander 2nd Company, 10th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Gerhard Lotze, 01.02.1945 Obersturmführer Commander 5th Company, 10th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Albert Muller, 04.08.1943 Hauptscharführer Pak.platoon commander, 4th Company, 10th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Erwin Reichel, 28.02.1943 Sturmbannführer Commander SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Walter Schmidt, 04.08.1943 Hauptsturmführer Commander III./10th SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Günther Sitter, 13.09.1943 Hauptsturmführer Commander II./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland
• Erich Zepper, 02.12.1943 Hauptscharführer Commander 2nd Company, SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Westland

SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Nordland

• Harry Polewacz, 23.12.1942 Sturmbannführer Commander III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt Nordland
• Fritz von Scholz 18.01.1942 Oberführer Commander SS-Rgt Nordland

SS Panzer Grenadier Battalion Narwa

• Georg Eberhardt, 04.08.1943 Sturmbannführer Commander SS-Pz.Gren.Btn Narwa

5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien

• Léon Degrelle, 20.02.1944 Hauptsturmführer Commander 5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien

SS Panzer Artillery Regiment 5 Wiking

• Herbert Otto Gille, 08.10.1942 Oberführer Commander ArtRgt der SS-Div Wiking
• Joachim Richter, 23.02.1944 Obersturmbannführer Commander 5th SS-Pz.Art Rgt Wiking
• Karl Schlamelcher, 01.03.1942 Hauptsturmführer Commander III./5th SS-Art Rgt Wiking

SS Panzerjäger Battalion 5 Wiking

• Willi Eßlinger, 19.06.1943 Hauptscharführer platoon commander, 3rd Battery, Pz.Jäg Btn, SS-Pz.Gren.Div Wiking
• Gerhard Fischer, 04.05.1944 Unterscharführer platoon commander, 3rd Battery, 5th SS-Pz.Jäg Btn Wiking
• Paul Trabandt, 14.10.1943 Hauptscharführer platoon commander, 2nd Battery, SS-Pz.Jäg Btn Wiking

SS Panzer Pionier Battalion 5 Wiking

• Hugo Eichhorn, 15.01.1943 Hauptsturmführer HQ's 5th Pi.Btn, SS-Div Wiking
• Eberhard Heder, 18.11.1944 Hauptsturmführer Commander 5th SS.Pz.Pi.Btn Wiking
• Max Schäfer, 12.02.1943 Obersturmbannführer Commander 5th SS-Pi.Btn Wiking

SS Flak Battalion 5 Wiking

• Alois Schnaubelt, 16.11.1944 Unterscharführer Geschützführer, 3rd Battery, 5th SS-Flak Btn Wiking

Footnotes

References

• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.