Decorations
Knights Cross with Oak Leaves
Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz
| The Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, introduced on June 3, 1940, was awarded to Knights Cross recipients for further acts of courage. A fan of 3 Oak Leaves in silver surmounted the paper clip hanger. There were only 853 of those awarded and 29 went to the U-boat force. |
Decorations ordered by date
See this list sorted by last name
| Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | Kptlt. | Prien, Günther + | 32 | 31 | 20 Oct 1940 | U-47 |
| 2. | | Kptlt. | Kretschmer, Otto | 28 | 30 | 4 Nov 1940 | U-35, U-23, U-99 |
| 3. | | Kptlt. | Schepke, Joachim + | 28 | 30 | 1 Dec 1940 | U-3, U-19, U-100 |
| 4. | | Kptlt. | Endrass, Engelbert + | 30 | 34 | 10 Jun 1941 | U-46 |
| 5. | | Kptlt. | Liebe, Heinrich | 33 | 27 | 10 Jun 1941 | U-2, U-38 |
| 6. | | Kptlt. | Schultze, Herbert | 31 | 30 | 12 Jun 1941 | U-2, U-48 |
| 7. | | KrvKpt. | Schütze, Viktor | 35 | 25 | 14 Jul 1941 | U-19, U-11, U-25, U-103 |
| 8. | | Kptlt. | Lehmann-Willenbrock, Heinrich | 30 | 31 | 31 Dec 1941 | U-8, U-5, U-96 |
| 9. | | Oblt. | Suhren, Reinhard | 25 | 35 | 31 Dec 1941 | U-564 |
| 10. | | Kptlt. | Topp, Erich | 27 | 34 | 11 Apr 1942 | U-57, U-552 |
| 11. | | Kptlt. | Hardegen, Reinhard | 29 | 33 | 23 Apr 1942 | U-147, U-123 |
| 12. | | Kptlt. | Mützelburg, Rolf + | 29 | 32 | 15 Jul 1942 | U-10, U-203 |
| 13. | | Kptlt. | Schnee, Adalbert | 28 | 34 | 15 Jul 1942 | U-6, U-60, U-121, U-201 |
| 14. | | KrvKpt. | Scholtz, Klaus | 34 | 27 | 10 Sep 1942 | U-108 |
| 15. | | Kptlt. | Bleichrodt, Heinrich | 32 | 31 | 23 Sep 1942 | U-48, U-67, U-109 |
| 16. | | Kptlt. | Lüth, Wolfgang + | 29 | 33 | 13 Nov 1942 | U-13, U-9, U-138, U-43, U-181 |
| 17. | | KrvKpt. | Merten, Karl-Friedrich | 37 | 26 | 16 Nov 1942 | U-68 |
| 18. | | Kptlt. | Guggenberger, Friedrich | 27 | 34 | 8 Jan 1943 | U-28, U-81 |
| 19. | | Kptlt. | Mohr, Johann + | 26 | 34 | 13 Jan 1943 | U-124 |
| 20. | | Kptlt. | Lassen, Georg | 27 | 35 | 7 Mar 1943 | U-29, U-160 |
| 21 | | Gradm. | Dönitz, Karl | 52 | 1910 | 6 Apr 1943 | BdU |
| 22. | | Kptlt. | Brandi, Albrecht | 28 | 35 | 11 Apr 1943 | U-617 |
| 23. | | Kptlt. | Bülow, Otto von | 31 | 30 | 26 Apr 1943 | U-3, U-404 |
| 24. | | Kptlt. | Gysae, Robert | 32 | 31 | 31 May 1943 | U-98, U-177 |
| 25. | | Kptlt. | Emmermann, Carl | 28 | 34 | 4 Jul 1943 | U-172 |
| 26. | | Kptlt. | Henke, Werner + | 34 | 33 | 4 Jul 1943 | U-515 |
| 27. | | Kpt. | Hartmann, Werner | 41 | 21 | 5 Nov 1944 | U-26, U-37, U-198 |
| 28. | | Kptlt. | Lange, Hans-Günther | 28 | 37a | 29 Apr 1945 | U-711 |
| 29. | | Kptlt. | Thomsen, Rolf | 30 | 36 | 29 Apr 1945 | U-1202 |
29 U-boat Commanders decorated with Knights Cross with Oak Leaves (Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz) located.
Legend:
+ Indicates the Officer died in the war.
* Commands held indicates the U-boat commands held by this officer before award date. In some cases the officer had not taken command his first boat yet or was not even in the U-boat force yet.
Note: This listing is still being compiled and some recipients might be missing.