This is a redo of an older thread on the forum that listed Panzer Aces. I have revised the list to be alphabetical and have added additional individuals. I also feel it would be far better to title it as Tank Killers or Panzer Killers rather than use the word ACE. This term was associated with combat in the air and as a result it is hard to find details on individuals and their scores for ground or sea operations.
The other consideration is the addition of other high scorers as well as high scores in single engagements that usually resulted in the award of a KC to this listing.
Marcus has offered to make this a sticky so this would be an excellent opportunity to add, correct, modify and embellish to the list below. We all read and as we come across data on this subject, this would be the opportunity to share with others.
Have at it.
Best regards to all,
Ron Klages
update : 15 Dec 2009 / Bernd
additions / data not yet fully clarified / NO SOURCES in blue , wrong/questionable in red
A - Z listTANK KILLERS
Contributors to original list; Ron Klages, David C. Clarke, Erich Brown, Steve Eckardt, John S.
High Scorers with Panzers and Paks
Contributors : Axisfactbook, Bernd R, carius, gastolli, Hardigan, Jan-Hendrik, jp.nÄgre, Mikhasto, Nicole S., Steuner, Victor, Mark C. Yerger,
A
Adamowitsch, Felix - 50 kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 904)
combat details : 10.-13.09.1944, defensive battles at the lower Narew : 20 kills in a 3 day period (Nennung im Wehrmachtsbericht for that) ; DKiG after 25 kills ; KC after 50 kills (and further 37 of his Bttr.) ; 23 kills (in an 8 day period) ;
last rank : Hauptmann [1.2.44] ; 1957 - 1979 Bundeswehr : last rank : Oberst , final position : Kdr. VBK 54 Tübingen
awards : KC : 20.10.1944, Hptm., Chef 3./Stug.Brig. 904 ; DKiG : 29.02.1944, Olt., Stu.Gesch.Abt. 904
[sources: (1), (3), (4)]
Alex, Ernst - 27 kills (Stug.Abt. 243)
last rank : Oberleutnant ; discharged due to most serious wounds in 1944
awards : KC : 01.08.1941, OWm., Zugfhr. i. d. 1./Stug.Abt. 243
[(1), (3)]
Amann, Herbert - 42 kills (Stug.Abt. 905)
last rank : Hauptmann p.m. ; + 13.01.1944, died from wounds near Kirovograd / SU (Hauptverbandsplatz)
awards : KC : 10.02.1944 p.m., Olt., Chef 1./Stug.Abt. 905
[(1], (3)]
Amling, Fritz - 42+ kills (Stug.Abt. 202)
combat details : in 48 Hrs. ;
last rank : Oberwachtmeister
awards : KC : 11.12.1942, Wm., Zugfhr. i. d. 3./Stug.Abt. 202
[(1), (3)]
Angel, Otto - 38 kills (Pz.Jagd.Abt. 6)
combat details : Angel war Angehöriger der StGBrig 185 und konnte nach einem Tapferkeitsurlaub nicht zu seiner Einheit zurückkehren; er meldete sich am 02. 03. 45 bei der PzJgdAbt 6 in Frankfurt/ Oder. Am 07. 03. 45 schoß er mit seinem Hetzer bei Dievenow/ Pommern in sieben Minuten 6 T34 ab. Drei Tage später konnte er die gleiche Abschußzahl erreichen. Die Verleihung des RK erfolgte nach 38 Panzerabschüssen
last rank : Feldwebel
awards : KC : 15.03.1945, Uffz. d.R. [unter gleichzeitiger Beförderung zum Fw], Zugfhr./Geschützfhr. 1. Zg, 1. Kp./ Panzer -Jagd- Abt. 6/ PzJgdBrig 104/ Kampfgruppe Munzel
[(1), (3), (5)]
Angelmaier, Heinz - 23 kills (Stug.Brig. 203 and 279)
last rank : Hauptmann d.R.
awards : KC : 18.02.1945, Hptm. d.R., Fhr. Stug.Brig 279 , DKiG : 12.10.1943, Olt. d.R., 3./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 203 , EBS : 27.01.1944, Hptm., Stu.Gesch.Abt. 203
[(1), (3)]
Arnold, Friedrich - 51 kills (Stug.Abt. 201 and 237)
combat details : 29 kills with 201, 22 kills with 237
last rank : Hauptmann [active]
awards : KC : 16.11.1943 Olt. d.R. Zugfhr. i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 237 , DKiG : 09.10.1942, Lt. d.R., Stu.Gesch.Abt. 201
[(1), (3)]
B
Banze, Karl-Heinrich – 24 kills (Stug.Abt. 244)
combat details : 13 on one day ; action in Stalingrad pocket
last rank : Leutnant ; missed as POW, camp Dubrovka/SU, Feb 1943, declared dead effective 31.12.1945 by AG Hofgeismar on 29.07.1951
awards : KC : 27.05.1942 OWm. Zugfhr. i. d. 1./Stug.Abt 244 , AU : 25.05.1942 (1014), OWm., Zughr. i. d. Stu.Gesch.Abt. 244
[(1)]
Barkmann, Ernst - 82+ kills (SS-Pz.Rgt. 2 "DR" / SS-Pz.Div. "Das Reich")
last rank : SS-Oberscharführer
awards : KC : 27.08.1944, SS-Uscha., Panzerkommandant i. d. 4./SS-Pz.Rgt. 2
[(1)]
Baumeister, Hans - 9 kills (till 2 Sept. '43) (SS-Oscha. 1./SS-Pz.Rgt.3"Totenkopf")
last rank :
awards :
[ ]
Baurmann, Heinz - 38 kills (Stug.Abt. 667, Stug.Brig. 322, He.-Stu.Art.Brig. 300 (Feld)
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC [unoff.] : 04.05.1945, Hptm., Kdr He.Sturm.Art.Brig 300 (Feld) , DKiG : 16.04.1943, Olt., 3./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 667
[(1)]
Bausch, Dr. jur. Albert - 29 kills (Stug.Abt. 226 and 286)
last rank : Major d.R.
awards : KC : 10.02.1944 Hptm. d.R. Kdr Stug.Abt 286 , DKiG : 04.07.1943, Hptm. d.R., Stu.Gesch.Abt. 226 , AU : 22.02.1943 (1613), Olt., Battr.Chef 2./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 226
[(1)]
Becker, Heinrich - 23 kills (8./Pz.Rgt. 31 / 5. Pz.Div.)
combat details : (February-March 1943 battle for Kharkov)
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 15.03.1943 Oberfeldwebel Zugführer i. d. 8./Pz.Rgt 31
[(1) , Source : "Panzer division in Russia" (Robert Michulec & John Healey) & Das-ritterkreuz.de]
Berg, Karl-Erich - 12+ kills (Stug.Abt. 191)
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC : 06.04.1944 Olt. Chef 2./Stug.Abt 191
[(1)]
Bertram, Ludwig - 12+ kills (Stug.Brig. 237)
last rank : Oberleutnant
awards : KC : 12.08.1944 Olt. Chef 1./Stug.Brig 237
[(1)]
Biermeier, Fritz - 31+ kills (SS-Pz.Rgt. 3 / 3. SS-Pz.Div. "Totenkopf")
last rank : SS-Sturmbannführer ; KIA 11.10.1944 Modlin/Gen.Gouv.
awards : [685. EL] 26.12.1944 p.m. SS-Stubaf. Kdr II./SS-Pz.Rgt 3 , KC : 10.12.1943 SS-Hstuf. Fhr. II./SS-Pz.Rgt 3
[(1)]
Bix, Hermann - 75+ kills (I./Pz.Rgt. 35 / 4. Pz.Div.)
combat details : 25.02.1945: disabling of 16 tanks in one day south of Preußisch Stargard / with Jagd-Panther
last rank : Oberfeldwebel
awards : KC : 22.03.1945 Ofw. Zugfhr i. d. 3./Pz.Rgt 35 , DKiG : 05.11.1942, Fw., 8./Pz.Rgt.15 [ex. I./PR 35]
[(1), (6)]
Bölter, Johannes (Hans) - 139 kills (possibly 144) (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
awards : [581. EL] 10.09.1944 Lt. Fhr. 1./s.Pz.Abt 502 , KC : 16.04.1944 Lt. Zugfhr. i. d. 1./s.Pz.Abt 502 , DKiG : 29.03.1943, Ofw., 1./s.Pz.Abt. 502
[(1)]
Bose, Georg - 44 kills (Stug.Abt. 300 and 177)
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 21.09.1944, Lt., Zugfhr. i. d. 1./Stug.Abt 177
[(1)]
Bostell, Wolfgang von - 28 kills (Stug.Abt. 1023 i.d. Pz.Jg.Abt. 23 / 23. ID and Pz.Jg.Abt. 205 / 205. ID)
last rank : Oberleutnant
awards : [EL o.Nr.] 30.04.1945 Lt. Fhr. 2./Pz.Jäg.Abt 205 (for 28 kills) , KC : 02.09.1944 Lt. Zugfhr. I. Zug/Stug.Abt 1023 i. d. Pz.Jäg.Abt 23 (for 20 kills)
[(1)]
Brandner, Josef ("Sepp") - 66 kills (Stug.Brig. 912 and 202)
last rank : Major
awards : [846. EL] unoff. 26.04.1945 Major Kdr Stug.Brig 912 , KC : 17.03.1945 Hptm. Kdr Stug.Brig 912 , DKiG : 14.09.1943, Hptm., Stu.Gesch.Abt. 202 , EBS : 07.09.1944, Hptm., 2./ Stu.Gesch.Brig. 202
[(1)]
Brandt, Gerhard - 35 kills (Stug.Brig. 202)
last rank : Oberleutnant
awards : KC : 12.12.1944 Olt. Chef 1./Stug.Brig 202
[(1)]
Brandt, Jürgen - 47 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 501)
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 13.01.1945, SS-Oberscharführer, s.SS-Pz.Abt. 501
Bromman, Karl - 66 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 503)
last rank : SS-Untersturmführer
awards : KC : 29.04.1945 SS-Ustuf. Fhr. 1./s.SS-Pz.Abt 503
[(1)]
Buhr, Martin - 29 kills (Stug.Abt. 202)
last rank : Oberstleutnant
awards : KC : 11.09.1943 Major Kdr Stug.Abt 202
[(1)]
C
Carius, Otto – 150+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
last rank : Oberleutnant d.R.
awards : [535. EL] 27.07.1944 Lt. d.R. Fhr. 2./s.Pz.Abt 502 , DKiG : 04.05.1944 Lt. d.R. Zugfhr. i. d. 2./s.Pz.Abt 502
[(1)]
Carpaneto, Alfredo – 50+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
last rank : Unteroffizier ; KIA 26.01.1945 near Neuhausen/Samland
awards : KC : 28.03.1945 p.m. Uffz. Panzer-Kommandant i. d. 2./s.Pz.Abt 502
[(1)]
Christen, Fritz - 15 kills (Pz.Jg.Abt. / SS-"Totenkopf"-Div.)
combat details : in a single engagement using a towed 5cm Pak for which he received the KC as the first enlisted man and the youngest man in the Waffen-SS to be awarded the KC
last rank :
awards : KC : 20.10.1941, SS-Strm., Richtschütze i. d. 2./Pz.Jg.Abt. der SS-"Totenkopf"-Division
[(1)]
Chrzonsz, Günter - 23 kills (Stug.Abt. 277)
last rank : Leutnant ; changed his name in Carsten post-war
awards : KC : 12.11.1943 OWm. Zugfhr. i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 277
[(1)]
D
Dallmeier, Josef - 50 kills (Pz.Jg.Kp. 1183 / 6. VGD)
last rank : Oberleutnant
awards : KC : 28.03.1945, Lt., Fhr. Pz.Jg.Kp. 1183
[(1)]
Dath, Friedrich - 25 kills (Stug.Brig. 286)
last rank : Oberwachtmeister
awards : KC : 09.12.1944 OWm. Zugfhr. i. d. 3./Stug.Brig 286
[(1)]
Deutsch, Heinz – 46 kills (Fsch.Stug.Brig. 12)
last rank : Oberleutnant d.R.
awards : KC : 28.04.1945 Lt. d.R. Fhr. 1./Fsch.Stug.Brig. 12
[(1)]
Dressel, Albert - 16+ kills (Pz.Abt. 160)
career/combat details : with his platoon he engaged an russian attack North of Stalingrad and destroyed 37 tanks in the middle of September 1942, his personal score being 16 tanks ! [Source: The wartime periodical "Die Panzertruppe"]. His total score could of course have been more than 37 tanks, as he served from 1939 with 8./Pz.Rgt. 1, than 3./Pz.Abt. 160, afterwards 1./Pz.Abt. "FHH" and finally Pz.Abt. 2106...[by Oliver] ; KIA 8 Sep 1944 near Briey / Northern Lorraine / France [according to Veit Scherzer].
last rank : Oberfeldwebel
awards : KC : 13.10.1942 Feldwebel Zugführer i. d. 3./Pz.Abt. 160
E
Egger, Paul - 113 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 502)
combat details : a good estimate of the breakdown of his successes (113) :
65 Russian front till Normandy
14 Normandy (decorated with DKiG for 79 tank kills)
34 Russian front '45
last rank : SS-Obersturmführer
awards : KC [unoff.] : 28.04.1945 SS-Ostuf. Zugfhr. i. d. 1./s.SS-Pz.Abt 502 , DKiG : 30.12.1944, SS-Oschaf., 1./s.SS-Pz.Abt. 502
[(1)]
Engel, Heinrich - 15 kills (Stug.Abt. 259)
last rank :
awards : KC : 02.11.1943, Uffz., Geschützführer i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 259
[(1)]
Engelmann, Richard - 54 kills (Stug.Brig. 912)
last rank : Hauptmann ; died from wounds on 19.10.1944 at HVPl. Jaunpils northwest of Dobele/Latvia
awards : KC : 27.07.1944 Hptm. Chef 1./Stug.Brig 912 , DKiG : 23.02.1944, Olt., le.Stu.Gesch.Brig. 912
[(1)]
Ernst, Albert - 55 kills (s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 519 [Nashorn] and 512 [Jagdtiger])
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC : 22.01.1944 Lt. Zugfhr. i. d. 1./s.Pz.Jäg.Abt 519 , EBS : 07.01.1945, Olt., Pz.Brig. 150
[(1)]
Ertel, Reinhold - 27 kills (Stug.Abt. 276)
last rank : Hauptmann ; KIA 22.01.1945 near Jülich/Northern Germany, as Fhr. Stug.Brig. 341
awards : KC : 31.01.1944, Olt., Fhr. 1./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 276
[(1)]
F
Fiebig, Walter - 50+ kills (Stug.Brig. 301)
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 30.09.1944, Wm., 1./He.Stu.Gesch.Brig. 301
[*]
Feldheim, Hermann - 16 kills (s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 654)
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 20.01.1945, Lt. d.R., 1./s.Pz.Jäg.Abt. 654
Feldkamp, Heinrich - 12 kills (Stug.Brig. 341)
last rank : Oberwachtmeister
awards : KC : 14.04.1945, OWm., Zugfhr. i. d. 2./He.Stug.Brig 341 ; with 253. ID: DKiG : 06.01.1942, Fw., 11./Inf.Rgt. 453 , EBS : 18.04.1942, Fw., II./Inf.Rgt. 453
[(1)]
Fey, Wilhelm ("Will") - 80 kills
last rank : SS-Standartenoberjunker ; post-war : FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank: Hauptmann
awards : KC [unoff.] : 29.04.1945 SS-Stand.Objk. Fhr. eines Pz.Jgd.Kdos. bei der Kgr. Mohnke in Berlin
[(1)]
Freyer, Siegfried – 11 kills in one engagement (Pz.Rgt. 24 / 24. Pz.Div.)
last rank :
awards : KC : 23.07.1942 Wachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 4./Pz.Rgt 24 / 24. Pz.Div.
[(1)]
Fries, Herbert - 20 kills (2./Fsch.Pz.Jg.Abt. 1 / 1. FJD)
combat details : destruction of 20 tanks between 21.5.44 and 24.5.44 being Richtschütze in a fortified Pantherturm!!
last rank : Oberfähnrich (Leutnant ?)
awards : KC : 05.09.1944 Gefreiter Geschützführer i. d. 2./Fsch-Pz.Jäg.Abt 1
[(1)]
G
Gärtner, Heinz – 103 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 503)
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 20.06.1944, Unteroffizier, 3./s.Pz.Abt. 503
[*]
Giese, Hans / Horst - 58 kills (Pz.Abt. 5)
combat and career details : (by Gastolli)
you can blow up his score by looking into the RK-recommendation from 27.03.45 by Pz.Abt. 5 (Fhr., Hptm. Schmid) - Bundesarchiv (RH 7/278):
The achievment (in short):
Served just for a few weeks as Kompanie-Führer with Pz.Abt. 5. On evening of 22.03.1945 during counter-attack on Railstation Golzow destroyed 3 tanks. On 23.03.1945 from 06.30h to 10.00h south of Railstation Golzow destroyed 15 tanks out of an russian "Panzerrudel", until the evening he had scored 19 tanks. On 24.03.1945 with 2 tanks night-attack against Gorgast, during retreat remaind in position as the last vehicle, despite being wounded. Total score for Lt. Giese was 2 SU-76, 13 T43 and 4 Josef Stalin.
awards until that date:
EK2 21.05.40 / EK1 06.09.41 / DKiG 22.09.44 / Ostmed. 15.08.42 / VA schwarz 20.09.44 / PzKpfAbz. II 15.12.44
his career:
up to 01.03.40 Bekleidungs-Feldwebel with Pz.Jg.Lehr.Abt. Wünsdorf / up to 01.06.43 Zugf. with Pz.Abt. 90 (I'm sure they mean Pz.Jg.Abt. 90 ???) / up to 01.05.44 Ausbildungs-Offizier with Pz.Jg.E.u.A.Abt. 1 / up to 15.11.44 Zugf. Pz.Brig. 2101 / up to 26.01.45 Zugf. in II./Pz.Rgt. 21 / up to 12.02.45 Kp.Fhr. Lehrgang Bergen / since 13.02.45 Kp.-Fhr. 2./Pz.Abt. 5
A N D, most important for this thread:
according to message from AOK 9 from 10.04.1945: Lt. Giese is wounded, total score until now 58 tanks according to commander of Pz.Abt. 5 (Gesamtabschüsse bisher 58 Panzer lt. Auskunft Kommandeur Pz.Abt. 5).
You can see, that his PANZER-career actually was a short one (just one year, 05.1944 to 05.1945) !
combat details : (by Jan-Hendrik)
mentioned as Fhr. of 2.Kp./PzAbt. 5 in a Tagesmeldung dated 27.03.45 for destroying 18 enemy tanks in 48 Hours with his Panther tank.
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 17.04.1945 Leutnant Führer 2./Pz.Abt 5 , DKiG : 20.09.1944, Leutnant, 2./Pz.Abt. 2101 / Pz-Brigade 101
[(1) , sources included above]
Giesen, Arno – 111 kills (Das Reich)
combat details :
last rank :
awards :
[*]
"DR" in Normandy , the turret number is "132" which was around that time of known ace SS-Uscha. Ernst Glagow of s.SS-PzAbt.102 so it must be his Tiger with 51+ kills.
Goedhart, Frans Johann - 15 kills (4./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 48 / Brigade "Nederland")
combat details : SS-Standartenoberjunker Frans Johann Goedhart destroyed fifteen Soviet Panzer on one day as a (temporary) Geschützführer of a PAK in the 4./SS-PzGrRgt 48 in March '44
last rank :
awards :
[*]
H
Halm, Günter - 9 kills (Pakzug der Stabs.Kp/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 104 / 21. Pz.Div.)
combat details : 9 kills (22 July 1942)
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 29.07.1942, Grenadier, Richtschütze im Pakzug d. Stabs.Kp/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 104
[(1)]
Henke, Fritz (Friedrich) - 38 kills (SS-Stug.Abt. 1 / 1. SS-Pz.Div. "LSSAH")
last rank : SS-Untersturmführer
awards : KC : 12.02.1944 SS-Oberscharführer Zugführer [I.Zug] i. d. 3./SS-Stug.Abt 1
[(1)]
Höper, Ahrend - 47 kills (Stug.Brig 202)
last rank : Leutnant d.R.
awards : KC : 26.11.1944 Leutnant d.R. Zugführer i. d. 1./Stug.Brig 202
[(1)]
Hurdelbrink, Georg - 11+ kills (1./SS-Pz.Jg.Abt. 12 / 12. SS-Pz.Div. "HJ")
last rank :
awards : KC : 16.10.1944 SS-Obersturmführer Führer 1./SS-Pz.Jäg.Abt 12
[(1)]
I
J
Also Ofw. Rudolf Jaenicke Pz.Jg.Abt. 205] is credited with 12 BT-2 Panzer , but this would be for the whole platoon.
K
Kändler, Willi - 24+ kills (SS-Pz.Rgt. 12 / 12. SS-Pz.Div. "HJ")
last rank :
awards :
[*]
Kalss, Alois - had 42+ Kills when he received his KC in '44 !
Does somebody know what his total was at the end of the war ?
last rank : SS-Hauptsturmführer
awards : KC : 23.08.1944 SS-Obersturmführer Führer 1./s.SS-Pz.Abt 502 , DKiG : 16.09.1943, SS-Untersturmführer, S[schw.Kp.,Tiger]/SS-Pz.Rgt. “Das Reich”
[(1)]
Kerscher, Albert – 100+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
last rank : Oberfeldwebel ; FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank : Oberstabsfeldwebel
awards : KC : 23.10.1944 Feldwebel Panzer-Kommandant i. d. 2./s.Pz.Abt 502
[(1)]
Kirchner, Kurt - 30+ kills (Stug.Bttr./Abt. 667)
last rank : Oberwachtmeister ; KIA near Avranches/France on 31 July 44 as Zugfhr. in Stug.Brig. 341
awards : KC : 20.02.1942 Wachtmeister Geschützführer i. d. Stug.Bttr 667 , Ehrenblatt / and AU : 01.03.1942 (759), Wachtmeister, Stu.Gesch.Abt. 667
[(1)]
Kling, Heinz – 51 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101)
last rank :
awards :
[ ]
Knauth, Wilhelm - 101 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 505)
combat details : credited for his 101st Abschuß on 22.10.44
last rank : Hauptmann d.R.
awards : KC : 14.11.1943 Leutnant d.R. Führer 3./s.Pz.Abt 505 , DKiG : 20.01.1945, Hauptmann d.R., 3./s.Pz.Abt. 505 , EBS : 07.09.1943, Leutnant, 3./Pz.Abt. 505
[(1)]
Knecht, Walter - 20+ kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102/502)
last rank : SS-Oscharführer ?
awards :
[ ]
Knispel, Kurt – 168 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 503)
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 20.05.1944, Unteroffizier, 1./s.Pz.Abt. 503
[(1)]
Kochanowski, Johann - 55 kills (Stug.Abt. 201)
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 15.10.1942 Oberwachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 201
[(1)]
Köhler, Heinrich - 21 kills (Stug.Abt/Brig 322 and He.-Stug.Brig. 210)
last rank : Leutnant d.R.
awards : KC : 20.04.1945, Leutnant d.R., Zugführer i. d. 3./He.Stug.Brig 210
[(1)]
Körner, Karl - 100+ kills (s.SS.Pz.Abt. 503)
last rank :
awards : KC : 29.04.1945 SS-Hauptscharführer Zugführer i. d. 2./s.SS-Pz.Abt 503
[(1)]
Krämer, Richard - 35 kills (Stug.Brig. 232)
last rank : Oberleutnant
awards : KC : 30.09.1944, Leutnant, Zugführer i. d. 1./Stug.Brig 232 , EBS : 17.09.1944, Leutnant, 1./Stu.Gesch.Brig. 232
[(1)]
Kramer, Heinz – 50+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
last rank :
awards : KC : 06.10.1944 Unteroffizier Richtschütze i. d. 2./s.Pz.Abt 502
[(1)]
Kretschmer, Franz – 21 kills (s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 653)
combat details : Abt. 653 was I./s.He.-Pz.Jg.Rgt. 656 during operation "Zitadelle"
last rank :
awards : KC : 17.12.1943 Leutnant d.R. Chef 1.[= 1./653]/Pz.Jäg.Rgt 656
[(1)]
Kretzschmar, Willi/Willy - 15+ kills (5./SS-Pz.Rgt. 12 / 12. SS-Pz.Div. "HJ")
combat details : (Unterscharführer,Pz.IV,battle for Normandy)
last rank : SS-Oberscharführer ?
awards :
[Source : "Panzers in Normandy" (George Bernage)]
L
Lang, Fritz – 113 kills (Stug.Abt./Stug.Brig. 232)
last rank :
awards : Anerkennungsurkunde : 17.10.1944 (4203), Wachtmeister, Zugführer i. d. 3./He.Stu.Gesch.Brig. 232
[*]
+ Langanke, Fritz - 9 + kills (SS-Pz. Rgt. 2 "Das Reich") , Knight's Cross/27.08.1944 - Panther
Larsen, Rudolf - 66 kills (2./Pz.Rgt. "GD" / Pz.Gren.Div. "GD")
combat details : was awarded with the KC for 66 Abschüsse.
last rank : Feldwebel
awards : KC : 23.10.1944 Unteroffizier Panzer-Kommandant i. d. 2./Pz.Rgt „GD“ , DKiG : 29.09.1943, Unteroffizier, 2./Pz.Rgt. “GD”
[See Spaeter, Die Geschichte des Panzerkorps Großdeutschland, Vol. 2, p.669]
Laubmeier, Ludwig - 38 kills (Stug.Brig. 191)
last rank : Hauptmann d.R.
awards : KC : 04.10.1944 Oberleutnant d.R. Chef 1./Stug.Brig 191 , EBS : 27.03.1944, Olt., 1./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 191
[(1)]
Litzke, Erich - 76 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 509)
last rank :
awards : KC : 20.10.1944 Oberfeldwebel Zugführer i. d. 2./s.Pz.Abt 509
[(1)]
Lutz, Waldemar - 47 kills (Stug.Abt. 245)
combat / career details : KIA west of the Stalingrad city border on 15 Sep 1942
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC : 02.10.1942 Hauptmann Chef 1./Stug.Abt 245
[(1)]
SS-Ostuf. Hans Loritz - is meant Hans Soretz !?
s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102/502 - 20 kills
last rank : SS-Obersturmführer
awards : DKiG : Soretz, Hans, 25.08.1944, SS-Untersturmführer, 3./s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102
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Malachowski, Wilhelm von - 35+ kills (Stug.Abt. 189 and 228)
last rank : Major i.G.
awards : OL : 06.03.1943 [206. EL], Hauptmann, Kdr Stug.Abt 228 , KC : 30.01.1942, Oberleutnant, Chef 2./Stug.Abt 189
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Malkomes, Hans - 24+ kills (2.(s)/SS-Pz.Rgt.1 / 1. SS-Pz.Div. "LSSAH")
last rank : SS-Hauptsturmführer
awards : KC : 30.10.1944 SS-Obersturmführer Chef 2./SS-Pz.Rgt 1 „LSSAH“ , DKiG : 01.06.1944, SS-Obersturmführer, I./SS-Pz.Rgt. 1
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Mausberg, Heinrich ("Heinz") – 50+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 505)
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 09.03.1945, Feldwebel, 3./s.Pz.Abt. 505
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Metzger, Eugen - 23 kills (Stug.Abt. 203)
last rank : Hauptmann d.R.
awards : KC : 29.09.1941, Leutnant d.R., Zugführer i. d. 1./Stug.Abt 203
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• Moj–12 Kills (StuG Abt. 190) ??
Mooymann, Gerardes [Gerardus] - 13 kills (14.(Pz.Jäg)/SS-Frw-Legion „Nederland“)
combat details : destroyed 13 Russian tanks in the winter of 41/42 ; herefor he recieved the KC ; Gerardus Mooyman was a Dutchman of the Freiwilligen SS legion "Nederland"
last rank : SS-Untersturmführer
awards : KC : 20.02.1943 SS-Sturmmann Geschützführer i. d. 14.(Pz.Jäg)/SS-Frw-Legion „Nederland“
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Müller, Alfred - 16 kills (at least) (Stug.Lehr.Bttr. 901 , Stug.Abt. 191)
combat / career details : served with Sturmgeschützschule Burg later
last rank : Oberstleutnant ; FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank : Brigadegeneral
awards : OL : 15.12.1943 [354. EL] Hauptmann Kdr Stug.Abt 191 , KC : 20.02.1943, Hauptmann, Chef Stug.Lehr-Bttr 901 / attached to Lehr-Regiment 901 (mot)
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Müller, Eduard ("Edo" ?) - 46 kills (Stug.Abt. 244)
last rank : Oberleutnant ; FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC : 25.01.1943 Oberwachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 244 , AU : 25.05.1942 (1024), Oberwachtmeister, Stu.Gesch.Abt. 244
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Müller, Johann – 50 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
last rank :
awards : KC : 23.10.1944 Feldwebel Panzer-Kommandant [i. d. 3./] s.Pz.Abt 502
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Naumann, Horst - 21 kills (Stug.Abt. 184)
last rank : Leutnant ; FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank : Oberstleutnant
awards : KC : 04.01.1943, Unteroffizier, Geschützführer i. d. 3./Stug.Abt 184
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Niemeck, Gerhard - 32 kills (8./Pz.Rgt. 31 / 5. Pz.Div.)
combat details : (Battle for Kharkov , 15 kills between 22 February and 7 March 1943)
last rank : Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel
awards : KC : 14.03.1943 Feldwebel Zugführer i. d. 8./Pz.Rgt 31
[(1) , Source : "Panzer division in Russia" (Robert Michulec & John Healey) & Das-ritterkreuz.de]
Nippes, Kurt - 17 kills (Stug.Abt. 276)
last rank :
awards : KC : 29.01.1944, Leutnant d.R., Zugführer i. d. 1./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 276
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Oberloskamp, Walther – 40+ kills (Stug.Abt. 667)
combat / career details : KIA eastwards Minsk/SU on 26 June 1944
last rank : Oberleutnant d.R.
awards : KC : 10.05.1943 Leutnant d.R. Zugführer i. d. 3./Stug.Abt 667
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Ohler, Kurt - 47 kills (Stug.Abt. 270 , Pz.Jg.Abt. 152 / 1. Skijäger-Brig./Div.)
combat details : Unteroffizier ; StuGAbt. 270 assigned to 1. Skijäger-Brig. since sept 1943 ; became part of the 1. Skijäger-Div. and was renamed into PzJgAbt.152.
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last rank :
awards :
[Source : Georg Gunter's Die deutschen Skijäger von den Anfängen bis 1945]
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Paul, Roland - 37 kills (Stug.Abt. "Das Reich" / SS-Pz.Gren.Div. "Das Reich")
combat / career details : 37 confirmed tank kills in one 6 month period in 1943 (initially a 1.Kompanie Zugführer with the Stug Abt "Das Reich") ; Final score unknown.
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 28.08.1944, SS-Obersturmführer, 3./SS-Pz.Jäg.Abt. 2
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Pfreundtner, Karl - 30 kills (Stug.Abt. 244)
last rank :
awards : KC : 10.09.1942 Oberwachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 244
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Primozic, Hugo – 68 kills (Stug.Abt. 667)
last rank : Leutnant
awards : OL : 25.01.1943 [185. EL] Oberwachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 667 , KC : 19.09.1942 Wachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 667
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Przedwojewski, Felix ("Sched") - 45 kills (2./SS-Stug.Abt. 3 / 3. SS-Pz.Div. "Totenkopf")
last rank :
awards : KC : 16.12.1943 SS-Unterscharführer Geschützführer i. d. 2./SS-Stug.Abt 3
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Rade, Hans-Dietrich – 23 kills (Stug.Abt. 244)
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 29.10.1943, Hauptmann, Stu.Gesch.Abt. 244 , AU : 05.10.1942 (1257), Oberleutnant, Battr.Fhr. 2./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 244
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Walter Rappholz - ...
Raum, Otto - 45 kills (8./Pz.Rgt. 3 / 2. Pz.Div.)
combat / career details : according to the unit history of 2. Panzerdivision Leutnant Raum of PR 3 fell on 28th September 1943 with a total of 45 achieved kills (Strauss, page 360). According to Scherzer Lt. Otto Raum of 8./PR 3 was posthumlousy awarded with the Ehrenblattspange des Heeres on 17.10.43.
last rank :
awards : EBS : 17.10.1943, Leutnant d.R., 8./Pz.Rgt. 3
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Regeniter, Alfred – 10 kills (Stug.Brig. 267)
last rank :
awards : KC : 05.04.1945, Leutnant d.R., Führer 3./Stu.Gesch.Brig. 276
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Riedel, Franz - 40+ kills [tanks only] (7./SS-Pz.Rgt. 10 / 10. SS-Pz.Div. "Frundsberg")
combat details : in addition numerous Pak with his PzKpfw. IV . He also destroyed 13 T-34 in one action.
[source : (Krätschmer)]
last rank : SS-Obersturmführer
awards : KC : 28.03.1945 SS-Obersturmführer Chef 7./SS-Pz.Rgt 10 , DKiG : 19.08.1944, SS-Obersturmführer, 7./SS-Pz.Rgt. 10
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Riehs, Otto - 23 kills (14.(Pz.Jg.)/Gren.Rgt. 55 / 17. Inf.Div.)
combat details : 7,5 cm Pak crew commander - 10 tank kills for 12 minutes (september 1942)
last rank : Feldwebel
awards : KC : 11.10.1943 Obergefreiter Geschützführer i. d. 14.(Pz.Jäg)/Gren.Rgt 55
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Rohr, Hans-Babo von – 58 kills (2./Pz.Rgt. 25 / 7. Pz.Div.)
career / combat details : 3 of them with PzFst ; KIA at Konitz (Westpr.) on 15 Feb 1945
last rank : Oberleutnant d.R. (posthumous)
awards : KC : 05.11.1944 Leutnant d.R. Zugführer i. d. 2./Pz.Rgt 25 , OL : [754. EL] 24.02.1945 Leutnant d.R. Führer 2./Pz.Rgt 25
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Rohrbacher, Josef - 56 kills (Stug.Brig. 245)
last rank :
awards : KC : 04.05.1944 Oberwachtmeister Zugführer [II.Zug] i. d. 3./Stug.Brig 245
[(1)]
Rondorf, Heinrich - 106 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 503)
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 20.05.1944, Oberfähnrich, 3./s.Pz.Abt. 503
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Rossner, Erich - 16 kills (SS-Pz.Jg.Abt. "Reich")
combat details : Russian Campaign : 13 kills (soviet tanks) / 5cm PAK [Source: Mattson, Gregory SS-The realm. The History of the Second SS division, 1939-1945]. He also scored 3 french tanks on 23.05.1940 at Aire with an 3,7cm Pak, adding 13 sowjet tanks the total is 16. There's also one photo existing showing 16 kill rings on the gun barrel. [source : Claudius Rupp, "Im Feuer gestählt", Panzerjäger der Waffen-SS, Division "Das Reich" , page 32 and page 49]. Died from wounds (suffered 25 July) on 30 July 1941 in hospital near Jelnja/SU [according to Veit Scherzer].
last rank : SS-Unterscharführer
awards : KC : 25.08.1941 posthumously , SS-Uscha. Geschützführer i. d. 2./SS-Pz.Jg.Abt. "Reich"
Roy, Rudolf - 36 kills (SS-Pz.Jg.Abt. 12 / 12. SS-Pz.Div. "HJ")
career / combat details : KIA near Hollerath (Eifel) on 17 Dec 1944
last rank : SS-Oberscharführer ?
awards : KC : 16.10.1944 SS-Oberscharführer Zugführer i. d. 1./SS-Pz.Jäg.Abt 12
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+ Sandrock , Hans - 123 kills (III. Fsch. Pz. Rgt. “Hermann Goring”) , Knight's Cross/18.10.1944 - Tiger I
Sandrock, Hans - 123 kills (I./Pz.Rgt. 5 / 21. Pz.Div. , III./Fsch-Pz.Rgt. "HG")
career / combat details : service in North Africa with 21. Pz.Div. , service on the Eastern Front with ... "HG"
in mind : http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 3&t=128840
last rank : Major ?
awards : KC : 18.10.1944 Major Kdr III./Fsch-Pz.Rgt „HG“ , DKiG : 01.05.1942, Oberleutnant, I./Pz.Rgt. 5
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Sauer, Konrad - 65 kills (Stug.Abt. 209 , Stug.Brig. 393)
last rank : Hauptmann d.R. ; FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank : Oberstleutnant
awards : KC : 26.09.1942 Wachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 3./Stug.Abt 209 , OL : 30.09.1944 [603. EL], Leutnant d.R., Führer 1./Stug.Brig 393 , EBS : 05.09.1942, Wachtmeister, 3./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 209
[(1)]
Schachner, Max - 24 kills (SS-Pz.Jg.Abt. 8 / 8. SS-Kav.Div. "Florian Geyer")
combat / career details : Geboren am 1. Mai 1914 in Haag/Niederdonau und gefallen am 19. Oktober 1943 im Südabschnitt der Ostfront.
RK am 14. Mai 1944 als SS-Obersturmführer und Führer der 2. Batterie SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 8.
- 24 kills achieved with TWO Selbstfahrlafetten, so his PERSONAL score might have been 10 tanks or more, who knows... (the lion's share not necessarily scored by his gun), as he was responsible for this action he got the Ritterkreuz.
- Im Herbst 1943 stand die Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer" abgekämpft im Raume Kriwoi Rog. Am 16. Oktober trat der Gegner mit 150 Panzern an, um die deutschen Linien zu überrollen. Max Schachner fuhr mit den beiden noch vorhandenen Geschützen der angreifenden Panzermasse entgegen, nahm den ungleichen Kampf auf und schoss in einem erbitterten Feuerkampf 24 T34 ab. Er fiel bei einem Erkundungsvorstoß.
Max Schachner, von Beruf Kunstmaler, war bereits in der Friedenszeit in die SS-Verfügungstruppe eingetreten.
[Source: Krätschmer / Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS]
last rank : SS-Obersturmführer d.R.
awards : KC : 14.05.1944 SS-Obersturmführer d.R. Führer 2./SS-Pz.Jäg.Abt 8
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Ofw. Georg Schäfer with 40+
is meant ? Schäfer, Johann Georg , KC : 17.12.1942 Feldwebel Zugführer i. d. 2./Pz.Rgt. 1 / 1. Pz.Div.
combat details : he is mentioned in the Armeetagesbefehl Nr.66 of 29.12.42 for destroying 14 tanks near Bossino from 28th till November, his count after those days was at 41!
Scharf, Heinz - 40+ kills (Stug.Brig. 202)
last rank : Fahnenjunker-Oberwachtmeister
awards : KC : 17.08.1944 Wachtmeister Geschützführer i. d. 3./Stug.Brig 202 , DKiG : 28.05.1944, Wachtmeister, 3./Stu.Gesch.Brig. 202
[(1)]
Schließmann, Kurt - 29 kills (Stug.Abt. 226 , Stug.Brig. 286)
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC : 18.01.1945 Hauptmann Chef 1./Stug.Brig 286 , DKiG : 05.04.1943, Leutnant d.B., Stu.Gesch.Abt. 226
[(1)]
*Johann "Hans" SCHMITT - 75 kills - StGAbt 261 - RK on 30/04/1945
Schramm, Richard - 37 kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 202)
combat details : was awarded the KC on 23.12.1942 for destroying 37 tanks within 17 days, of these 12 ones on 12th December 1942.
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 23.12.1942 Oberwachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 1./Stug.Abt 202
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+ Sholl , Joachim - 42 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102) - Tiger I ??
last rank :
awards :
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Schwalb, Helmut - 40 kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 190)
last rank : Major ; FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank : Oberst
awards : KC : 23.08.1944 Hauptmann Chef 1./Stug.Brig 190 , DKiG : 20.01.1944, Oberleutnant, 1./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 190 , EBS : 15.11.1943, Oberleutnant d.R., 1./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 190
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Schwarzenbacher, Josef - 25+ kills (Stug.Brig. 912)
last rank : Wachtmeister p.m.
awards : KC : 27.08.1944 Unteroffizier Geschützführer i. d. 1./Stug.Brig 912
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Seibold, Emil – 69 kills (8./SS-Pz.Rgt. "DR" / 2. SS-Pz.Div. "Das Reich")
combat details : Pz IV+ Captured T-34s
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 04.06.1944, SS-Oberscharführer, 8./SS-Pz.Rgt. “Das Reich”
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Senghas, Paul - 40+ kills (1./SS-Pz.Rgt. 5 / 5. SS-Pz.Div. "Wiking")
last rank : SS-Hauptsturmführer
awards : KC : 11.12.1944 SS-Obersturmführer Führer 1./SS-Pz.Rgt 5 „Wiking“ , DKiG : 09.06.1943, SS-Hauptscharführer, 1./SS-Pz.Rgt. 5
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Serck, Julius - 32 kills (Stug.Brig. 300 (Feld))
last rank :
awards : KC : 23.03.1945, Oberwachtmeister, Zugführer i. d. 3./Stug.Brig 300
[(1)]
Sowada, Bernhard - 21+ kills (Stug.Abt. 237)
last rank : Oberleutnant d.R. p.m. ; KIA 25.12.1944 in Hungary as Zugfhr. in Sturm-Pz.Abt. 219
awards : KC : 12.10.1943 Leutnant d.R. Zugführer i. d. 1./Stug.Abt 237
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Spielmann, Johann (Johannes) - 48 kills (Stug.Abt. 197, Stug.Abt./Brig. 202)
last rank : Major
awards : KC : 27.03.1942, Leutnant, Zugführer i. d. 1./Stug.Abt 197 , OL : 28.03.1945 [804. EL] Kdr Stug.Brig 202 , 2x AU : 28.03.1942 (870), Leutnant, Zugführer i. d. 1./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 197 / 15.07.1942 (1069), Oberleutnant, Battr.Chef 1./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 197
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Spranz, Bodo - 76 kills (Stug.Abt. 185 , Stug.Abt. 237)
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : -> KC and OL the same day ! : 03.10.1943 (308. EL] Oberleutnant Chef 1./Stug.Abt 237 , DKiG : 06.05.1942, Leutnant, 2./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 185
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Staudegger, Franz - 22+ kills (13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt 1 „LSSAH“ , s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 later ?)
last rank :
awards : KC : 10.07.1943 SS-Unterscharführer Panzer-Kdt i. d. 13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt 1 „LSSAH“
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Stier, Gottwald - 30+ kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 667)
last rank : Oberwachtmeister
awards : KC : 13.08.1943 Unteroffizier Geschützführer i. d. 2./Stug.Abt 667
[(1)]
Straub, Johann - 18 kills (Stug.Abt. 1007 / 2./Pz.Jg.Abt. 7 / 7. ID)
combat details : Ob.Kdo. HGr.Mitte mentions StuGesch.Abt.1007 (7.ID) for destroying 44 tanks between 9.7. and 29.7.44, of them alone 18 by a Lt. Straub. This seems to be the RK- and DKiG-Träger
last rank : Leutnant (?)
awards : KC : 12.08.1944 Leutnant Zugführer i. d. Pz.Jg.Abt. 7 , DKiG : 23.05.1944 Leutnant Pz.Jg.Abt. 7
Strippel, Hans – 70 kills (Pz.Rgt. 1 / 1. Pz.Div.)
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 22.01.1943 Oberfeldwebel Zugführer i. d. 2./Pz.Rgt 1 , OL : [485. EL] 04.06.1944 Oberfeldwebel Zugführer i. d. 4./Pz.Rgt 1 , DKiG : 24.12.1941, Oberfeldwebel, 3./Pz.Rgt. 1
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Tadje, Fritz - 39 kills (Stug.Abt. 190)
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC : 21.10.1942 Leutnant Führer 2./Stug.Abt 190 , DKiG : 02.07.1942, Oberwachtmeister, 2./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 190
[(1)]
Teriete, Heinrich – 22 kills (s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 653)
combat details : (in one engagement) , during operation "Zitadelle"
last rank :
awards : KC : 22.07.1943 Leutnant Zugführer i. d. s.Pz.Jäg.Abt 653 / Rgt 656
[(1)]
Timpe, Heinz - 59 kills (Stug.Brig. 300 (Feld))
last rank : Leutnant ; FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank : Oberst
awards : KC [unofficial/uncofirmed] : 07.05.1945, Leutnant, Chef 1./He.Sturm.Art.Brig 300 (Feld) ; proposed for the KC three times : sept 1944, jan and april 1945 , DKiG : 28.02.1945, Leutnant, 1./He.Stu.Gesch.Brig. 300
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Tornau, Gottfried - 40 kills (Stug.Abt. 184 , He.-Stu.Art.Brig 911/Führer-Gren.Div.)
last rank : Major ; FRG Bundeswehr service, last rank : Oberst
awards : KC : 05.03.1945 Hauptmann Führer Heeres-Sturm.Art-Brig 911 / attached to Führer-Gren.Div. , DKiG : 28.05.1943, Oberleutnant, 3./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 184
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Trägner, Josef – 30+ kills (Stug.Abt. 667)
last rank : Oberwachtmeister
awards : KC : 23.08.1943 Wachtmeister Geschützführer i. d. 1./Stug.Abt 667
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Truxa, Rolf [von Santa Truxa, genannt Truxa] - 25 kills (Stug.Abt. 190)
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC : 17.12.1943 Oberleutnant Führer 2./Stug.Abt 190 , DKiG : 29.10.1943, Oberleutnant, 2./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 190 , EBS : 18.08.1943, Oberleutnant, 1./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 190
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• Tychsen, Christian-8 kills in a single engagement with SS Das Reich in November 1943. He undoubtly scored more but this is the only detail I could find on his own vistories. He received Oakleaves to his KC on 12/10/43 for this action.
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Wagner, Klaus – 22 kills (Stug.Abt. 667)
combat details : 18 kills in two days
last rank : Hauptmann
awards : KC : 04.09.1942 Oberleutnant Führer 3./Stug.Abt 667
[(1)]
Warmbrunn, Karl Heinz - 57 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101)
combat details : 44 kills as gunner
last rank :
awards :
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Wegener, Paul - 40+ kills (Stug.Abt. 237)
last rank : Oberwachtmeister
awards : KC : 18.10.1943 Wachtmeister Geschützführer i. d. 1./Stug.Abt 237
[(1)]
Wegner, Wilhelm - 12 kills (1./Stug.Abt. "GD" / Inf.Div. (mot) "GD")
combat details : 12 kills in a single engagement in March 1943 with StuG Abt. GD. He received the KC on 6/13/43 for this action.
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 13.06.1943 Oberwachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 1./Stug.Abt „GD“ , DKiG : 01/07.04.1942, Oberfeldwebel, 16.(Stug.)/Inf.Rgt. (mot) “GD”
[(1)]
Weinert, Konrad - 59 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 503)
combat / career details : commander of the "311" , 3.Kp/sPzAbt. 503
- Born 1920 in Randsdorf/Schlesien
- Died 3.12.43 in Dimitrowka near Snamenka
last rank :
awards : DKiG : 10.01.1944, Leutnant, 3./s.Pz.Abt. 503
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Wendorff, Helmut ("Bubi") - 84 kills (13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 "LSSAH" , s.SS-Pz.Abt.101)
last rank : SS-Obersturmführer
awards : KC : 12.02.1944 SS-Untersturmführer Zugführer i. d. 13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt 1 „LSSAH“
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Witte, Albert - 56 kills (He.-Stug.Brig. 394)
last rank : Leutnant
awards : KC : 11.03.1945, Oberwachtmeister, Zugführer i. d. 1./He.Stug.Brig 394
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Wittmann, Michael - 138 kills (13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 "LSSAH" , s.SS-Pz.Abt.101 / 501)
combat details :
last rank : SS-Hauptsturmführer
awards : KC : 14.01.1944 SS-Untersturmführer Zugführer i. d. 13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt 1 „LSSAH“ , [380. EL] 30.01.1944 SS-Untersturmführer Zugführer i. d. 13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt 1 „LSSAH“ , [71. Sw] 22.06.1944 SS-Obersturmführer Chef 2./s.SS-Pz.Abt 501
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Woll, Balthasar ("Bobby") - 100+ kills (13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 "LSSAH" , s.SS-Pz.Abt.101 / 501)
combat details : 81 kills as a gunner
last rank : SS-Oberscharführer
awards : KC : 16.01.1944 SS-Rottenführer Richtschütze i. d. 13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt 1 „LSSAH“
[crew Wittmann , gunner]
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Zillmann, Erich - 48 kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 245)
last rank : Stabswachtmeister
awards : KC : 08.08.1944 Stabswachtmeister Zugführer i. d. 3./Stug.Brig 245 , DKiG : 23.02.1944, Stabswachtmeister, 3./Stu.Gesch.Abt. 245
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Zitzen, Kurt - 22 kills (Stug.Abt. 177)
last rank : Hauptmann d.R.
awards : KC : 04.08.1943, Oberleutnant d.R., Chef 2./Stug.Abt 177
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Sources
in general : for ranks / unit(s) / awards / KIA,death
(1) Veit Scherzer, Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945, Scherzers Militaire-Verlag Ranis/Jena 2005 (1st ed)
(2) Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945. Panzertruppe. A-E (Albert, Robert - Eysser, Oskar), Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe. Vorauss. 5 Bde. Band 1: A-E (Albert, Robert - Eysser, Oskar), XXI, 428 Seiten mit zahlr. Porträts, Hrsg. Günter Wegmann, Biblio-Verlag Bissendorf 2004
(3) Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945. Teil I: Sturmartillerie. Hrsg. Franz Thomas u. Günter Wegmann, Biblio-Verlag Osnabrück 1985
in particular :
(4) Florian Berger, Ritterkreuzträger aus Österreich und den K.u.K. Kronländern, Wien 2006
(5) original Tagesmeldung , KTB of Division Denecke/549. VGD by BA-MA
(6) Die 4. Panzer-Division 1943 - 1945. Bericht und Betrachtung zu den letzten zwei Kriegsjahren im Osten, Joachim Neumann, Selbstverlag, Bonn 1989, (stark erweiterte Neufassung des 1968 erschienen II. Teils der Divisionsgeschichte)
Vehicles / Weapons type lists
Panzer IV
Strippel, Hans – 70 kills (Pz.Rgt. 1 / 1. Pz.Div.)
Riedel, Franz - 40+ kills [tanks only] (7./SS-Pz.Rgt. 10 / 10. SS-Pz.Div. "Frundsberg")
Kändler, Willi - 24+ kills (SS-Pz.Rgt. 12 / 12. SS-Pz.Div. "HJ")
Kretzschmar, Willi/Willy - 15+ kills (5./SS-Pz.Rgt. 12 / 12. SS-Pz.Div. "HJ")
Panzer IV and captured T-34 / "Beutepanzer"
Seibold, Emil – 69 kills (8./SS-Pz.Rgt. "DR" / 2. SS-Pz.Div. "Das Reich")
Panzer V "Panther"
Barkmann, Ernst - 82+ kills (SS-Pz.Rgt. 2 "DR" / SS-Pz.Div. "Das Reich")
Giese, Hans / Horst - 58 kills (Pz.Abt. 5)
Malkomes, Hans - 24+ kills (2.(s)/SS-Pz.Rgt.1 / 1. SS-Pz.Div. "LSSAH")
Panzer V "Panther" , fortified turret
Fries, Herbert - 20 kills (2./Fsch.Pz.Jg.Abt. 1 / 1. FJD) [Italy]
Panzer VI "Tiger"
Knispel, Kurt – 168 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 503)
Carius, Otto – 150+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
Bölter, Johannes (Hans) - 139 kills (possibly 144) (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
Wittmann, Michael - 138 kills (13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 "LSSAH" , s.SS-Pz.Abt.101 / 501)
Egger, Paul - 113 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 502)
Rondorf, Heinrich - 106 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 503)
Gärtner, Heinz – 103 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 503)
Körner, Karl - 100+ kills (s.SS.Pz.Abt. 503)
Kerscher, Albert – 100+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
Woll, Balthasar ("Bobby") - 100+ kills (13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 "LSSAH" , s.SS-Pz.Abt.101 / 501)
Wendorff, Helmut ("Bubi") - 84 kills (13.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 "LSSAH" , s.SS-Pz.Abt.101)
Litzke, Erich - 76 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 509)
Bromman, Karl - 66 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 503)
Weinert, Konrad - 59 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 503)
Warmbrunn, Karl Heinz - 57 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101)
Kling, Heinz – 51 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101)
Carpaneto, Alfredo – 50+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
Kramer, Heinz – 50+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
Mausberg, Heinrich ("Heinz") – 50+ kills (s.Pz.Abt. 505)
Müller, Johann – 50 kills (s.Pz.Abt. 502)
Brandt, Jürgen - 47 kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 501)
Knecht, Walter - 20+ kills (s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102/502)
Sturmgeschütz
Spranz, Bodo - 76 kills (Stug.Abt. 185 , Stug.Abt. 237)
Primozic, Hugo – 68 kills (Stug.Abt. 667)
Brandner, Josef ("Sepp") - 66 Kills (Stug.Brig. 912 and 202)
Sauer, Konrad - 65 kills (Stug.Abt. 209 , Stug.Brig. 393)
Timpe, Heinz - 59 kills (Stug.Brig. 300 (Feld))
Rohrbacher, Josef - 56 kills (Stug.Brig. 245)
Witte, Albert - 56 kills (He.-Stug.Brig. 394)
Kochanowski, Johann - 55 kills (Stug.Abt. 201)
Engelmann, Richard - 54 kills (Stug.Brig. 912)
Arnold, Friedrich - 51 kills (Stug.Abt. 201 and 237)
Fiebig, Walter - 50+ kills (Stug.Brig. 301)
Adamowitsch, Felix - 50 kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 904)
Spielmann, Johann (Johannes) - 48 kills (Stug.Abt. 197, Stug.Abt./Brig. 202)
Zillmann, Erich - 48 kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 245)
Höper, Ahrend - 47 kills (Stug.Brig 202)
Lutz, Waldemar - 47 kills (Stug.Abt. 245)
Ohler, Kurt - 47 kills (Stug.Abt. 270 , Pz.Jg.Abt. 152 / 1. Skijäger-Brig./Div.)
Deutsch, Heinz – 46 Kills (Fsch.Stug.Brig. 12)
Przedwojewski, Felix ("Sched") - 45 kills (2./SS-Stug.Abt. 3 / 3. SS-Pz.Div. "Totenkopf")
Bose, Georg - 44 kills (Stug.Abt. 300 and 177)
Amann, Herbert - 42 kills (Stug.Abt. 905)
Amling, Fritz - 42+ kills (Stug.Abt. 202)
Oberloskamp, Walther – 40+ kills (Stug.Abt. 667)
Scharf, Heinz - 40+ kills (Stug.Brig. 202)
Wegener, Paul - 40+ kills (Stug.Abt. 237)
Schwalb, Helmut - 40 kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 190)
Tornau, Gottfried - 40 kills (Stug.Abt. 184 , He.-Stu.Art.Brig 911/Führer-Gren.Div.)
Tadje, Fritz - 39 kills (Stug.Abt. 190)
Angel, Otto - 38 kills (Pz.Jagd.Abt. 6)
Baurmann, Heinz - 38 kills (Stug.Abt. 667, Stug.Brig. 322, He.-Stu.Art.Brig. 300 (Feld))
Henke, Fritz (Friedrich) - 38 kills (SS-Stug.Abt. 1 / 1. SS-Pz.Div. "LSSAH")
Laubmeier, Ludwig - 38 kills (Stug.Brig. 191)
Paul, Roland - 37 kills (Stug.Abt. "Das Reich" / SS-Pz.Gren.Div. "Das Reich")
Schramm, Richard - 37 kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 202)
Malachowski, Wilhelm von - 35+ kills (Stug.Abt. 189 and 228)
Brandt, Gerhard - 35 kills (Stug.Brig. 202)
Krämer, Richard - 35 kills (Stug.Brig. 232)
Serck, Julius - 32 kills (Stug.Brig. 300 (Feld))
Kirchner, Kurt - 30+ kills (Stug.Bttr./Abt. 667)
Stier, Gottwald - 30+ kills (Stug.Abt./Brig. 667)
Trägner, Josef – 30+ kills (Stug.Abt. 667)
Pfreundtner, Karl - 30 kills (Stug.Abt. 244)
Bausch, Dr. jur. Albert - 29 kills (Stug.Abt. 226 and 286)
Buhr, Martin - 29 kills (Stug.Abt. 202)
Schließmann, Kurt - 29 kills (Stug.Abt. 226 , Stug.Brig. 286)
Bostell, Wolfgang von - 28 kills (Stug.Abt. 1023 i.d. Pz.Jg.Abt. 23 / 23. ID and Pz.Jg.Abt. 205 / 205. ID)
Alex, Ernst - 27 kills (Stug.Abt. 243)
Ertel, Reinhold - 27 kills (Stug.Abt. 276)
Schwarzenbacher, Josef - 25+ kills (Stug.Brig. 912)
Dath, Friedrich - 25 kills (Stug.Brig. 286)
Truxa, Rolf [von Santa Truxa, genannt Truxa] - 25 kills (Stug.Abt. 190)
Banze, Karl-Heinrich – 24 Kills (Stug.Abt. 244)
Angelmaier, Heinz - 23 kills (Stug.Brig. 203 and 279)
Chrzonsz (Carsten), Günter - 23 kills (Stug.Abt. 277)
Metzger, Eugen - 23 kills (Stug.Abt. 203)
Rade, Hans-Dietrich – 23 kills (Stug.Abt. 244)
Wagner, Klaus – 22 kills (Stug.Abt. 667)
Zitzen, Kurt - 22 kills (Stug.Abt. 177)
Sowada, Bernhard - 21+ kills (Stug.Abt. 237)
Naumann, Horst - 21 kills (Stug.Abt. 184)
Nippes, Kurt - 17 kills (Stug.Abt. 276)
Engel, Heinrich - 15 kills (Stug.Abt. 259)
Berg, Karl-Erich - 12+ kills (Stug.Abt. 191)
Bertram, Ludwig - 12+ kills (Stug.Brig. 237)
Feldkamp, Heinrich - 12 kills (Stug.Brig. 341)
Regeniter, Alfred – 10 kills (Stug.Brig. 267)
Jagdpanzer IV (Sd.Kfz. 162)
Roy, Rudolf - 36 kills (SS-Pz.Jg.Abt. 12 / 12. SS-Pz.Div. "HJ")
Panzerjäger (Sd.Kfz. 164) "Nashorn"
Ernst, Albert - 55 kills (s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 519 [Nashorn] and 512 [Jagdtiger])
"Ferdinand" (Sd.Kfz. 184)
Teriete, Heinrich – 22 kills (s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 653)
Kretschmer, Franz – 21 kills (s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 653)
Jagdpanzer 38 "Hetzer"
Dallmeier, Josef - 50 kills (Pz.Jg.Kp. 1183 / 6. VGD)
Pak
Riehs, Otto - 23 kills (14.(Pz.Jg.)/Gren.Rgt. 55 / 17. Inf.Div.)
Rossner, Erich - 16 kills (SS-Pz.Jg.Abt. "Reich" / SS-Division "Reich")
Christen, Fritz - 15 kills (Pz.Jg.Abt. / SS-"Totenkopf"-Div.)
Mooymann, Gerardes [Gerardus] - 13 kills (14.(Pz.Jäg)/SS-Frw-Legion „Nederland“)
Halm, Günter - 9 kills (Pakzug der Stabs.Kp/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 104 / 21. Pz.Div.) [North Africa]
Germany's Allies
Bulgaria
Alexander Bossilkov (2nd Bulgarian Armored Battalion) - 2 kills (probably tanks,but may be StuG's or 88 mm Flak)
Hungary
Capt. Ervin Tarczay Erwin Tarchai (Pz.VI "Tiger") from 2. Hungarian armored division - at least 10 kills (soviet T-34 & Sherman)
Romania
A good thread on Romanian tank aces: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=8113
Lt. Gheorghe Budu,1st romanian armored division - 2 T-34,6 anti-tank guns,? mortars (20.11.1942)
From memory, Gheorghe Budu also knocked out two BT-7s near Chisinau in July 1941, but then he was commander of the 1st Tank Regiment's AAA Battery equipped with 37 mm Rheinmetall guns. His battery also claimed several aircraft shot down during the 1941 campaign.
Lt. Ion D u (i) mitru (Pz.IV) from 1. Romanian armored division - 10 + kills
Capt. Florea Parvanesku (Pz.IV) from 1. Romanian armored division - 4 kills (T-34)
Sgt. Stefan Raducu (Pz.IV) from 1. Romanian armored division - 2 kills (T-34) & 2 anti-tank guns (22.11.1942)
Lt. Aleksandru Velikanu (Pz.III) from 1. Romanian armored division - 3 kills (T-34)
and Finland
Finnish StuG III & T-34 aces :
SturmGeschutz III :
2nd liutenant B. Brotell 11 kills (6 T-34,4 T-34-85,1 ISU-152) Ps.531-10 "Bubi"
During 25.6-26.6 1944 finnish assault gun battalion
conducted raid and destroyed 87 enemy tanks with losses of 8Assault gun commander Börje Brotell destroyed 11 tanks and 8 of those during that raid. One has to bear in mind that finnish armoured forces had some 50 tanks at its disposal during the whole war. They were T-28``s, captured T-34s and some stugIIIG`s
Lieutenant O.Aulanko 8 kills (4 T-34,3 ISU-152,1 ?) Ps.531-6 "Liisa"
Lieutenant M. Kiuaspera 7 kills (6 T-34,1 ISU-152) Ps.531-9 "Toini"
Corporal S. Karukka 7 kills (5 T-34,2 "Light tanks") Ps.531-12 "Lea"
Liutenant M. Sartio 7 kills (6 T-34,1 ?) Ps.531-19 "Marjatta"
Sergeant E. Halonen 7 kills (3 T-34,2 KV-1,2 ISU-152) Ps.531-24,Ps.531-25 "Kyllikki"
Lieutenant A. Peltonen 6 kills (6 T-34) Ps.531-4 "Lisbeth",Ps.531-8 "Aili"
Corporal I. Koskiniemi 5 kills (4 T-34,1 ISU-152) Ps.531-5
Sergeant A. Merivirta 5 kills (5 T-34) Ps.531-14 "Vappu"
Captain C.B. Kvikant 3 kills (2 T-34,1 ISU-152) Ps.531-29
Staff Sergeant P. Hyytiainen 2 kills (2 T-34) ?
Captain Y.K.K. Talvitie 2 kills (2 T-34) Ps.531-8 "Aili"
Captain T. Kumlin 2 kills (1 T-34,1 KV-1) Ps.531-20 "Meeri"
Sergeant E. Vartia 2 kills (1 T-34,1 KV-1) Ps.531-7
Sergeant V. Kuusisto 2 kills (2 ISU-152) Ps.531-12 "Lea"
Sergeant P. Nertamo 1 kill (1 ISU-152) Ps.531-4 "Lisbeth"
2nd lieutenant Y. Ruokkola 1 kill (1 T-34) Ps.531-5
T-34 :
Sergeant Lehvaslaiho 5 (7 ?)kills T-34,ISU-152 Ps.231-3
With captured T-34, gunner/commander sergeant Reino Lehväslaiho knocked out 5 T-34`s and 2 SU-152 assault guns in one day.
Anti-tank team member Corporal Ville Väisänen destroyd 8 tanks in one day but fell on
that same evening. He was awarded post-humously with Mannerheims-cross.
