↑ドイツ連邦公文書館には、この勲章の授与に関する証拠は見つかっていない。ヴァルター=ペール・フェルギーベルは、この勲章はSS旅団長ヴィルヘルム・モーンケによって帝国宰相府の地下壕で。しかし、ヴィリー・シュヴァイツァーとその部隊はレヒニッツの南西に駐屯しており、帝国宰相府とは何の関係もなかった。エルンスト=ギュンター・クレッチマーによれば、発表日は1945年4月14日である。シュバイツァーはフォン・ゼーメンの著書『 Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, 』の1955年版にも1976年版にも記載されていない。 Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [騎士の十字架担ぎ手 1939 ~ 1945 年: すべての軍務の騎士の十字架担ぎ手、ダイヤモンド、剣、オークの葉の担ぎ手、提示順: 詳細情報とプレゼンテーションを含む付録 要件]。著者のファイト・シェルツァーは、ドイツ連邦公文書館法に基づき、騎士鉄十字章受章者協会(AKCR)のファイルへのアクセスを拒否された。 [ 39 ]
12The brackets around the professor and doctor title [Prof. Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
↑According to Scherzer as leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 112.[84]
↑According to Scherzer as company leader in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 146.[84]
↑No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives, also not mentioned by the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, the award was presented by SS-OberstgruppenführerSepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. Fellgiebel is referring to H. Buch and W. Kment as sources. Buch reported on 25 June 2004 that he had not had anything to do with this case. Stadler himself claimed that Dietrich proposed him on 22 March 1945, even though the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen" was not subordinated to the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "152" was assigned by the AKCR. The date might have been taken from Ernst-Günther Krätschmer.[77]
↑The Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) received Dr.-jur. Paul Stahl's nomination for the Oak Leaves with the approval of the II. SS-Panzerkorps via letter on 12 April 1945. The HPA then again received the nomination, this time as a teleprinter message, together with the approval of Army Group South with the comment: "Waiting for statement of the 6. Armee, will be handed in later. Supreme command Army Group South". Major Joachim Domaschk noted: "Waiting for Panzer AOK Armee-Oberkommando 6 statement!". No further comments regarding the presentation or work in progress have been noted. Stahl is not listed on the nomination list of the higher grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves nor in the nomination book for Knight's Cross (starting with Nr. 5100). The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1975 and decided: "879th Oak Leaves, 9 May 1945". According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation number "879" was assigned by the AKCR. The presentation date was assigned by the Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Stahl was a member of the AKCR.[77]
↑Matthias Starl's nomination by his unit, according to the file card, was received by the Heerespersonalamt P 5 (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 26 February 1945. It was rejected on 1 March 1945 and Starl was recommended for an honourable mention in the Honour Roll of the Army instead. Starl was mentioned on the 25 March 1945. A further nomination for the Knight's Cross is not verifiable. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made on 1 June 1945 by the Armee-Oberkommando 6, which was not authorized.[90]
↑According to Scherzer as messenger in the Stab II./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring".[94]
↑According to Scherzer as Richtschütze (gunner) in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 948.[94]
↑According to Scherzer as pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 5.(F)/122.[94]
↑According to Scherzer as leader of the I./Füsilier-Regiment 27.[94]
↑According to Scherzer as leader of the I./2. Regiment "Brandenburg".[95]
12According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 30.[95]
12According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 2./Flak-Regiment 61.[95]
↑According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Standarte "Deutschland".[98]
↑According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 51.[98]
↑According to Scherzer as leader of the Pionierzug Stabskompanie I./Grenadier-Regiment 431.[98]
↑The evidence presented by Erhard Steinke to the German Federal Archives was analyzed by the LandeskriminalamtHesse. The advisory report issued in 1972 concluded that the documentation was not original. Steinke presented his evidence to the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) nine years later, which was not aware of the preceding analysis of the Landeskriminalamt and concluded: "There remains no doubt..." Steinke was a member of the AKCR.[90]
↑The Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) received Georg Störck's nomination for the Oak Leaves, which had been sent on 18 February 1945, via teleprinter message on 26 February 1945. MajorJoachim Domaschk requested on 3 March via teleprinter message from the nominating Führer-Begleit Division a detailed statement regarding the actions leading to the nomination. This statement was received by the HPA via the Armee-Oberkommando 17 on 9 March. Major Domaschk approved this nomination on 10 March, indicating "Oak Leaves yes". Another nomination, bypassing the official command chain, was also submitted directly to the Führer's Adjutant of the Wehrmacht. This nomination was also submitted for official processing to the HPA on 11 March, where it arrived on 13 March. Domaschk then revoked his earlier decision and stated: "Insufficient explanatory statement, Requesting more details!". No further comments regarding the presentation or work in progress have been noted. The nomination list of the higher grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves indicates an entry date of 2 March 1945. Also noted is forwarding date of the Führer on 11 March. A presentation date is not stated. A comment indicating "Unfinished" was noted. Major Domasch apparently halted the approval process on 13 March and was waiting for further clarifying information. It appears that this information never arrived before the end of the war. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1978 and decided: "Oak Leaves yes, 9 May 1945". According to the AKCR the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation number "880" was assigned by the AKCR. The presentation date was assigned by the Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Störck was a member of the AKCR.[114]
↑According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (Norwegian Nr. 1).[112]
↑According to Scherzer as company leader in the Schnellen Abteilung 178.[112]
↑Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, in connection with the 20 July plot, failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, was deprived of all honours, ranks and orders and dishonourably discharged from the Heer on 14 August 1944. The civilian von Stülpnagel was sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 30 August 1944 and executed the same day.[130]
↑Nepomuk Stützle's nomination by his unit was most likely sent as a teleprinter message to the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office). This nomination no longer exists. A Außenstelle-Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA/A-VV—Branch of the Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was created and presented to Karl Dönitz for signature. The Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest and HPA/A had approved the nomination. Dönitz signature is missing and the nomination was left unfinished at the end of the war. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the presentation was in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. Stützle was a member of the AKCR.[130]
↑"Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939"(PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
↑"Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940"(PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
↑"Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941"(PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
↑"Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944"(PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
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