List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (M)

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry.^[1] A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.^{[Note 1]} This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.^[3]

These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.^[4]

Listed here are the 118 Knight's Cross recipients of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS whose last name starts with "M".^{[5][Note 2]} Fellgiebel himself delisted one and Scherzer has challenged the validity of seven more of these listings.^[6][7] The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments. The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.^[8] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.^[9] In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).^[10] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.^[11]

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.^[12] Of the 457 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "M", 46 were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, nine the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and five the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; 29 presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received 293 of the medals; 29 went to the Kriegsmarine, 113 to the Luftwaffe, and 22 to the Waffen-SS.^[5] The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.^[13]

  This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
  This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
  This along with the ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
  This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that author Veit Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

Name	Service	Rank	Role and unit[Note 3]	Date of award	Notes	Image
Johann Maas	Heer	09-HFahnenjunker-Wachtmeister[14]	Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 104[14][15]	25 October 1944*[Note 4]	Killed in action 26 July 1944[15]	—
Heinz Maaz	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[14]	Group leader in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[14][16]	4 October 1944[14]	—	—
Franz-Wilhelm Mach	Heer	15-HMajor[14]	Commander of the I./Kuban-Kosaken-Regiment 4[15][Note 5]	30 April 1945[14]	—	—
Hans-Heinrich Mach	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[14]	Chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 220[14][16]	15 November 1941[14]	—	—
Heinz Macher+	Waffen-SS	12-WSS-Untersturmführer[14]	Leader of the 16.(Pi)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"[14][16]	3 April 1943[14]	Awarded 554th Oak Leaves 19 August 1944[14]	—
Robert Macher?[Note 6]	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor	Chief of staff of AOK Ostpreußen[15]	14 May 1945	—	—
Werner Machold	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[18]	Pilot in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[15][Note 7]	5 September 1940[18]	—	—
Siegfried Macholz	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[18]	Commander of the 49. Infanterie-Division[16][18]	16 October 1944[18]	—	—
August Machowsky	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[18]	Chief of the Pionier-Kompanie/Jäger-Regiment 28[15][Note 8]	30 April 1945[18]	—	—
Eberhard von Mackensen+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Kavallerie[18]	Commanding general of the III. Armeekorps (motorized)[15][18]	27 July 1941[18]	Awarded 95th Oak Leaves 26 May 1942[18]
Anton Mader	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[18]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 77[15][18]	23 July 1942[Note 9]	—	—
Anton-Josef Mader	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[18]	Pilot and observer in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 11[15][Note 10]	26 March 1944[18]	—	—
Franz Mader	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[18]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 576[15][18]	12 December 1944[18]	—	—
Hans Mader	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[18]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 54[15][18]	3 September 1942[18]	—	—
Hellmuth Mäder+	Heer	15-HMajor[18]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 522[15][18]	3 April 1942[18]	Awarded 560th Oak Leaves 27 August 1944 143rd Swords 18 April 1945[18]	—
Hermann Maek	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[18]	Leader of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 453[15][18]	20 March 1942[18]	—	—
Rolf Maempel	Heer	17-HOberst[18]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125[15][Note 11]	5 December 1943[18]	—	—
Manfred Mänhardt	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[19]	Observer in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[15][Note 12]	9 June 1944[19]	—	—
Jürgen Freiherr von Maercken zu Geerath	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[19]	Chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 36[15][19]	17 September 1941[19]	—	—
Xaver Maerz	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[19]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 34[19][20]	27 May 1942[19]	—	—
Friedrich-Wilhelm Maes	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant (M.A.)[19]	Battery chief of the battery "Völtzendorf" in the Marine Flak-Abteilung 219 (9. Marine-Flak-Regiment)[20][Note 13]	25 March 1945*[19]	Killed in action 19 March 1945[20]	—
Heinz Maetzel	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[19]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 4[20][Note 14]	5 April 1944[19]	—	—
Christoph Magawly	Heer	14-HHauptmann[Note 15]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 287[19][20]	15 March 1944[19]	—	—
Rolf Mager	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[19]	Commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[19][20]	31 October 1944[19]	—
Friedrich-Wilhelm Magerfleisch	Heer	03-HGefreiter[19]	In the 3.(schwere)/Schnelle-Abteilung 376[21][Note 16]	20 January 1943*[19]	Killed in action 8 December 1942[20]	—
Alois Magg	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[19]	Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 2[20][Note 17]	5 September 1944[19]	—	—
Hanns Magold	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[19]	Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"[19][20]	3 April 1943[19]	—	—
Adolf Mahler	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[19]	Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 30[19][20]	23 October 1944[19]	—	—
Helmut Mahlke	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[22]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[20][22]	16 July 1941[22]	—
Friedrich Mahlmann	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[22]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 587[20][22]	17 March 1944[22]	—	—
Heinrich Mahlstedt	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[22]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 8[20][22]	30 September 1944*[22]	Died of wounds 27 August 1944[20]	—
Friedrich-Karl Mahn	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[22]	Officer zur besonderen Verwendung (for special assignments) in the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5[20][22]	24 January 1945[22]	—	—
Werner Mahn	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[22]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 10[20][22]	8 February 1943[22]	—	—
Heinrich Mahnken	Heer	14-HRittmeister of the Reserves[22]	Commander of the Aufklärungs-Abteilung 299[20][22]	5 April 1942[22]	—	—
Emil Mai	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[22]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[20][22]	16 November 1944[22]	—	—
Kurt Maier+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[22]	Observer and aircraft commander in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[20][Note 18]	16 November 1942[22]	Awarded 674th Oak Leaves 6 December 1944[22]	—
Eberhard Maisel[Note 19]	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 118[20][23]	23 July 1943[23]	—	—
Ernst Maisel	Heer	17-HOberst[22]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 42[20][22]	6 April 1942[22]	—	—
Paul Maitla	Waffen-SS	14-WWaffen-Hauptsturmführer[22]	Leader of the I./Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 45 of the SS (estn. Nr. 1)[20][Note 20]	23 August 1944[22]	—	—
Wilhelm Makrocki	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[22]	Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[22][24]	6 October 1940[22]	—	—
Wilhelm von Malachowski+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[25]	Chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 189[24][25]	30 January 1942[25]	Awarded 206th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943[25]	—
Robert-Georg Freiherr von Malapert+ called Neufville	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[25]	Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[24][25]	6 January 1942[25]	Awarded 99th Oak Leaves 8 June 1942[25]	—
Einhart Malguth	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[25]	Regiment adjutant of Panzer-Regiment 35[24][Note 21]	11 May 1942[25]	—	—
Hans Malkomes	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[25]	Chief of the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[24][Note 22]	30 October 1944[25]	—	—
Karl Mally	Heer	14-HHauptmann[25]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 191[24][25]	12 March 1944[25]	—	—
Wolfgang von Malotki	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[25]	Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 45[24][25]	7 March 1943[25]	—	—
Berndt-Joachim Freiherr von Maltzahn	Heer	15-HMajor[25]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 59[25][26]	14 February 1945[25]	—	—
Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[25]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53[24][25]	30 December 1940[25]	Awarded 29th Oak Leaves 24 July 1941[25]
Hermann Mangels	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[25]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Pionier-Bataillon 189[24][25]	17 March 1945[25]	—	—
Johannes Manitius	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[25]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 386[24][25]	3 April 1942[25]	—	—
Hans-Horst Manitz	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[25]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 274[24][25]	23 August 1944[25]	—	—
Fritz Mann	Heer	12-HLeutnant[27]	Zugführer (platoon leader) of the pioneer platoon in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 274[24][27]	6 April 1944[27]	—	—
Martin Mann	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[27]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 187[24][27]	23 October 1944[27]	—	—
Werner Manns	Heer	14-HHauptmann[27]	Commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 96[24][27]	13 January 1944[27]	—	—
Erich von Manstein	Heer —	20-H —	—	—	see von Lewinski called von Manstein
Gerhard Mantel	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[27]	Chief of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 52[24][27]	14 April 1945[27]	—	—
Hasso von Manteuffel+	Heer	17-HOberst[27]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 6[24][27]	31 December 1941[27]	Awarded 332nd Oak Leaves 23 November 1943 50th Swords 22 February 1944 24th Diamonds 18 February 1945[27]
Karl-Heinz Marbach	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See[27]	Commander of U-953[24][27]	22 July 1944[27]	—	—
Paul Marbach	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[27]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 217[24][27]	20 February 1943[27]	—	—
Oskar Marchel	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[27]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 45[24][27]	15 April 1944*[27]	Killed in action 10 March 1944[24]	—
Erich Marcks+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[27]	Commander of the 101. leichte Infanterie-Division[26][27]	26 June 1941[27]	Awarded 503rd Oak Leaves 24 June 1944[27]
Werner Marcks+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[28]	Leader of Kampfgruppe "Marcks" Panzer Armee Afrika[26][Note 23]	2 February 1942[28]	Awarded 593rd Oak Leaves 21 September 1944[28]	—
Werner Marienfeld[Note 24]	Luftwaffe	16-LOberstleutnant[28]	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54[28][29]	27 November 1941[28]	—
Willy Marienfeld+	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[Note 25]	Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 123[28][29]	17 August 1942[28]	Awarded 482nd Oak Leaves 25 May 1944[28]	—
Hermann Maringgele	Waffen-SS	10-WSS-Hauptscharführer[28]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 "Florian Geyer"[29][Note 26]	21 February 1945[28]	—	—
Paul Markgraf	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[28]	Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 40[28][29]	3 January 1943[28]	—	—
[Dr.] Friedrich Markworth[Note 27]	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[28]	Commander of U-66[28][29]	8 July 1943[28]	—	—
Walter Markworth	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[28]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 12[28][29]	14 April 1945[28]	—	—
Heinz Marquardt	Luftwaffe	10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[Note 28]	Pilot in the 13./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[28][29]	18 November 1944[28]	—	—
Herbert Marre	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[Note 29]	Chief of the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 424[28][29]	17 April 1945[28]	—	—
Günther Marreck	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[28]	Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 422[28][29]	15 April 1944[28]	—	—
Hans Marscholek	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[28]	Battery leader in the Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 5[29][Note 30]	31 October 1944[28]	—	—
Hans-Joachim Marseille+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[30]	Pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 27[29][30]	22 February 1942[30]	Awarded 97th Oak Leaves 6 June 1942 12th Swords 18 June 1942 4th Diamonds 3 September 1942[30]
Alfred Martens	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[30]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 586[29][30]	28 November 1943[30]	—	—
Egbert Martens	Heer	17-HOberst[30]	Commander of Werfer-Regiment 70 (motorized)[29][Note 31]	3 November 1944[30]	—	—
Otto Martens	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[30]	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 72[29][30]	23 November 1941[30]	—	—
Ekkehard Martienssen	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See of the Reserves[30]	Commander of Vorpostenboot VP-203 in the 2. Vorpostenflottille[30][31]	29 June 1944[30]	—	—
Christian Martin	Heer	14-HHauptmann[30]	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 521[29][30]	20 January 1943[30]	—	—
Heinz Martin	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[30]	Aide-de-camp in the Stab of Infanterie-Regiment 520[29][30]	20 December 1941[30]	—	—
Wolfgang Martin	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[30]	Pilot in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[29][30]	30 December 1942[30]	—	—
Robert Martinek+	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[30]	Commander of the 267. Infanterie-Division[29][30]	26 December 1941[30]	Awarded 388th Oak Leaves 10 February 1944[30]	—
Egon von der Marwitz	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[30]	Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 44[29][30]	12 August 1944[30]	—	—
Xaver Marzluf	Heer	15-HMajor[32]	Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[31][32]	9 July 1944*[32]	Killed in action 3 June 1944[29]	—
Lino (Arzelino) Masarié	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[32]	Leader of SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[29][Note 32]	3 April 1943[32]	—
Willi Masemann	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[32]	In the 4./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 15 (L)[32][33]	25 June 1944[Note 33]	—	—
Wilhelm Massa	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[32]	Chief of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 35 (motorized)[32][33]	21 January 1945[32]	—	—
Dipl.-Ing. Dietrich Freiherr von Massenbach	Luftwaffe	15-LMajor[32]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[32][33]	27 August 1940[32]	—	—
Horst Massow	Heer	14-HHauptmann[32]	Company chief in the Fähnrichs-Regiment 3 of Division "Märkisch Friedland"[33][Note 34]	11 March 1945[32]	—	—
Alfred Matern+	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[32]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Füsilier-Regiment 22[32][33]	4 September 1943[32]	Awarded 784th Oak Leaves 16 March 1945[32]	—
Karl-Heinrich Matern	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[32]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 1[32][33]	9 October 1943*[32]	Killed in action 8 October 1943[33]	—
Kurt Matern	Heer	15-HMajor[32]	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 39[32][33]	14 September 1942[32]	—	—
Friedrich Materna	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[32]	Commander of the 45. Infanterie-Division[32][33]	5 August 1940[32]	—	—
Siegmund Matheja?[Note 35]	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier	In the Panzerhaubitzen-Abteilung/Führer-Grenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"[33]	6 May 1945	—	—
Josef Mathes	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister[32]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 280[32][33]	4 October 1944*[32]	Killed in action 19 September 1944[33]	—
Wolfgang Mathes	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[32]	Leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 42[32][33]	9 January 1945[32]	—	—
Walter Matoni	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[36]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[37][Note 36]	16 December 1944[36]	—	—
Kurt Matschoß	Heer	15-HMajor[36]	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in the fortress Abschnittskommando "Bärenfänger" in Berlin[33][Note 37]	28 April 1945[36]	—	—
Franz Mattenklott	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[36]	Commander of the 72. Infanterie-Division[33][36]	23 November 1941[36]	—	—
Walter Mattern	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[36]	Leader of the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"[33][Note 38]	20 October 1944[36]	—	—
Leopold Matthess	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[36]	Chief of the 4./MG-Bataillon 13[33][36]	9 May 1940[36]	—	—
Dr. rer. pol. Werner Matthis	Heer	17-HOberst[36]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 428[33][36]	22 January 1944[36]	—	—
Walter Mattusch?[Note 39]	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer	Commander of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland"[33]	6 May 1945	—	—
Erich Matuschewitz	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[36]	In the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 232[33][36]	30 September 1944[36]	—	—
Ingwer (Jens) Matzen	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[36]	Chief of the 6. Schnellbootflottille[33][36]	2 May 1945[36]	—	—
Othmar Matzke	Heer	15-HMajor[36]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 211[33][36]	18 November 1944[36]	—	—
Gerhard Matzky	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[36]	Commander of the 21. Infanterie-Division[33][36]	5 April 1944[36]	—	—
Theodor Freiherr von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[36]	Chief of the 8. Zerstörerflottille "Narvik"[33][36]	3 July 1944[36]	—	—
Wolfgang Maucke	Heer	17-HOberst[36]	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[36][38]	18 February 1945[36]	—	—
Heinrich Maurer	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[39]	Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125[38][39]	6 October 1944[39]	—	—
Otto Maurer	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[39]	Chief of the 12. Räumbootflottille[38][39]	3 July 1943[39]	—	—
Stefan Maurer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 35 (motorized)[38][39]	16 August 1943[39]	—	—
Anselm Maurus	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 10./leichte Flak-Regiment 411 (self-motorized)[40][Note 40]	30 September 1944[39]	—	—
August Maus	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[39]	Commander of U-185[38][39]	21 September 1943[39]	—
Dr. med. dent. Karl Mauss+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[39]	Commander of the II./Schützen-Regiment 69[38][39]	26 November 1941[39]	Awarded 335th Oak Leaves 24 November 1943 101st Swords 23 October 1944 26th Diamonds 15 April 1945[39]
Otto Mauz	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[39]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 671 (motorized)[38][Note 41]	9 December 1944[39]	—	—
Johann May	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[39]	Leader of the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138[38][39]	25 January 1943[39]	—	—
Otfried Maydorn	Heer	17-HOberst[39]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 554[38][Note 42]	12 December 1944[39]	—	—
Egon Mayer+	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[Note 43]	Pilot in Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"[38][Note 43]	1 August 1941[39]	Awarded 232nd Oak Leaves 16 April 1943 51st Swords 2 March 1944[39]
Hans-Karl Mayer	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[39]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 53[38][39]	3 September 1940[39]	—	—
Hermann Mayer	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[41]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 258[38][41]	14 April 1943[41]	—	—
Isidor Mayer	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[41]	Rifle leader in the 14./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[38][41]	19 November 1943[41]	—	—
Dr. rer. pol. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Mayer+	Heer	17-HOberst[41]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 501[38][41]	13 September 1941[41]	Awarded 453rd Oak Leaves 13 April 1944 89th Swords 23 August 1944[41]	—
Wilhelm Mayer	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[41]	Staffelführer of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[38][41]	12 March 1945*[41]	Killed in action 4 January 1945[38]	—
Willy Mayer	Heer	14-HHauptmann[41]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 196[38][41]	18 November 1944[41]	—	—
Helmuth Mayer zur Linde[Note 44]	Heer	14-HHauptmann[41]	Leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 102[38][Note 44]	8 February 1944[41]	—	—
Maximilian Mayerl	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[41]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[38][41]	22 November 1943[41]	—	—
Rudolf Mayr	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[41]	Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 40[38][41]	18 May 1943[41]	—	—
Karl-Conrad Mecke	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[41]	Commander of 22. Marine-Flak-Regiment[38][41]	11 April 1943[41]	—	—
Walter Mecke	Heer	15-HMajor[41]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 27[38][41]	23 November 1941[41]	—	—
Helmut Meckel	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[41]	Staffelkapitän in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3[42][Note 45]	12 August 1941[41]	—	—
Max Mecklenburg	Heer	15-HMajor[41]	Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Jäger-Regiment 28[41][42]	18 November 1944[41]	—	—
Karl-Friedrich von der Meden	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[43]	Commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 12[42][43]	8 August 1941[43]	—	—
Albert Meder	Heer	15-HMajor of the Reserves[43]	Commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 33[42][43]	5 November 1944[43]	—	—
Johannes Meder	Heer	15-HMajor[Note 46]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 19[42][43]	4 September 1940[43]	—	—
Franz Medicus	Heer	15-HMajor[43]	Leader of a Kampfstaffel of the commander-in-chief of the Heeresgruppe Afrika[42][43]	16 April 1943[43]	—	—
Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken	Kriegsmarine	18-MKonteradmiral[43]	Befehlshaber der deutsches Marinekommandos in Italien (Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy)[42][43]	15 May 1944[43]	—	—
Wilhelm Meentzen	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[43]	Commander of Torpedoboot T-24[42][43]	30 October 1944[43]	—	—
Herbert Megow	Heer	14-HHauptmann[43]	In the Pak-Artillerie-Abteilung 1037[42][Note 47]	9 December 1944[43]	—	—
Waldemar Mehl	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[43]	Commander of U-371[42][43]	28 March 1944[43]	—	—
Theodor Mehring	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[43]	Chief of the general staff of the 3. Gebirgs-Division[42][Note 48]	15 July 1944[43]	—	—
[Dr.] Hans Mehrle[Note 27]	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[43]	Regiment adjutant in Grenadier-Regiment 380[42][Note 49]	15 April 1944[43]	—	—
Gerhard Meier	Heer	12-HLeutnant[Note 50]	Leader of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 26[42][Note 50]	5 April 1945[43]	—	—
Hans Meier+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[43]	Leader of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74[21][43]	30 September 1944[43]	Awarded (874th) Oak Leaves 9 May 1945?[Note 51]	—
Hans-Otto Meier	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[44]	Pilot in the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 77[42][Note 52]	9 June 1944*[44]	Killed in action 2 May 1944[42]	—
Helmut Meier	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[44]	Chief of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 79[42][Note 53]	7 March 1941*[44]	Killed in action 17 June 1940[42]	—
Johann-Hermann Meier	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[44]	Staffelführer in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[45][Note 54]	16 December 1944*[44]	Killed in flying accident 15 March 1944[42]	—
Hubert-Erwin Meierdress+	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[44]	Leader of SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie "Totenkopf"[46][Note 55]	13 March 1942[44]	Awarded 310th Oak Leaves 5 October 1943[44]	—
Gustav Meierkord	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[44]	Chief of the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64[42][44]	9 December 1943[44]	—	—
Julius Meimberg	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[44]	Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53[42][44]	24 October 1944[44]	—	—
Eugen Meindl+	Luftwaffe	18-LGeneralmajor[44]	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[42][Note 56]	14 June 1941[44]	Awarded 564th Oak Leaves 31 August 1944[44] (155th) Swords 8 May 1945?[Note 57]
Hans-Georg Meinecke	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[44]	Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 667[42][44]	14 May 1944[44]	—	—
Bruno Meineke	Heer	15-HMajor[44]	Commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 407[44][48]	19 June 1942[44]	—	—
Ernst Meiners	Heer	17-HOberst of the Reserves[44]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 161[44][48]	17 December 1943[44]	—	—
Dr. Otto Meiners	Heer	15-HMajor[Note 58]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 477[44][48]	22 February 1942[44]	—	—
Rudolf Meinhardt	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[23]	Deputy group leader in the Pionierzug/Grenadier-Regiment 528[23][48]	15 May 1944[23]	—	—
Dr. Wolfgang Meinhold	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[23]	Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 123[23][48]	15 May 1943[23]	—	—
Johannes Meinicke	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[23]	Staffelführer of the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 1[23][48]	7 April 1943[23]	—	—
Alfred Meinigke	Heer	15-HMajor[23]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 188[23][48]	31 March 1943[23]	—	—
Hans-Gustav Meisel	Luftwaffe	10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[23]	Observer and commander in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 41[48][Note 59]	20 July 1944[23]	—	—
Martin Meisel	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[23]	Pilot and technical officer in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123[48][Note 60]	21 December 1942[23]	—	—
Wilhelm Meisel	Kriegsmarine	17-MKapitän zur See[23]	Commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper[23][48]	26 February 1941[23]	—
Herbert Meißner	Heer	10-HOberwachtmeister[23]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244[23][48]	8 August 1943[23]	—	—
Joachim Meißner	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant of the Reserves[23]	Deputy leader of Sturmgruppe "Eisen" (Assault Group "Iron") in Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"[48][Note 61]	12 May 1940[23]	—	—
Robert Meissner	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[23]	Commander of the 68. Infanterie-Division[23][48]	24 May 1943[23]	—	—
Siegfried Meißner	Heer	14-HHauptmann[23]	Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 408[23][48]	25 September 1942[23]	—	—
Ludwig Meister	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[49]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4[48][49]	9 June 1944[49]	—	—
Rudolf Meister	Luftwaffe	19-LGeneralleutnant[49]	Commanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps[48][49]	5 September 1944[49]	—
Heinrich Meiswinkel	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 392[48][49]	5 March 1945[49]	—	—
Helmut Meitzel	Heer	14-HHauptmann[49]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 15 (motorized)[48][49]	27 July 1944[49]	—	—
Ulrich Melchior	Heer	11-HStabsfeldwebel[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Panzer-Regiment 18[48][49]	5 February 1942*[49]	Died of wounds 1 February 1942[48]	—
Horst von Mellenthin+	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[49]	Commander of the 205. Infanterie-Division[48][49]	10 October 1944[49]	Awarded 815th Oak Leaves 4 April 1945[49]	—
Karl Mellwig	Heer	17-HOberst[49]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 313[49][50]	12 August 1944[49]	—	—
Walter Meltzer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[49]	Staffelkapitän in the III./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1[49][50]	23 December 1942[49]	—	—
Reinhard Melzer	Luftwaffe	06-LUnteroffizier[49]	Gun leader in the 1./Flak-Regiment 33 (motorized)[49][51]	30 June 1941[49]	—	—
Walter Melzer+	Heer	17-HOberst[49]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 151[49][50]	21 August 1941[49]	Awarded 558th Oak Leaves 23 August 1944[49]	—
Friedrich Memmert	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[49]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 20 (motorized)[49][50]	9 June 1944[49]	—	—
Josef Menapace	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[49]	Staffelführer of the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 1[49][50]	20 August 1942[49]	—	—
Dr. jur. Erich Mende	Heer	15-HMajor[52]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 216[50][52]	28 February 1945[52]	—
Rolf Mendte	Heer	09-HFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[52]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 31[50][52]	24 December 1944[52]	—	—
Heinz Meng	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[52]	Company leader in Pionier-Bataillon 292[50][52]	5 March 1945[52]	—	—
Ernst Mengersen	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[52]	Commander of U-101[50][52]	18 November 1941[52]	—	—
Otto Menges	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[52]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[50][52]	9 June 1944[52]	—
August Menke	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[52]	Machine gunner in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 501[50][52]	16 April 1944[52]	—	—
Horstmar Menke	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[52]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1099[50][52]	17 March 1945[52]	—	—
Erwin Menny	Heer	17-HOberst[52]	Commander of the 15. Schützen-Brigade[50][52]	26 December 1941[52]	—
Franz von Mentz	Heer	15-HMajor[52]	Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40[50][52]	22 September 1943[52]	—	—
Joachim Menzel	Heer	15-HMajor[52]	Commander of Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung (motorized) 277[51][52]	10 September 1944[52]	—	—
Eberhard Mergner	Heer	15-HMajor[52]	Leader of Jäger-Regiment 207[50][52]	1 February 1945[52]	—	—
Ernst Merk	Heer	17-HOberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff)[52]	Chief of the general staff of the III. Panzerkorps[50][52]	15 July 1944[52]	—	—
Herbert-Dietrich Merkel	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[53]	Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304[50][53]	8 August 1943[53]	—	—
Hans-Hermann Merker	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[53]	Staffelführer in the I./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[50][53]	9 June 1944[53]	—	—
Ludwig Merker	Heer	17-HOberst[53]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 215[50][53]	18 November 1941[53]	—	—
Hans-Joachim Merks?[Note 62]	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant	Chief of the 2. Räumbootsflottille[50]	28 May 1945	—	—
[Dr.] Ernst-Hermann Mersmann[Note 27]	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[53]	Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 9[50][53]	23 December 1942[53]	—	—
Karl-Friedrich Merten+	Kriegsmarine	15-MKorvettenkapitän[53]	Commander of U-68[50][53]	13 June 1942[53]	Awarded 147th Oak Leaves 16 November 1942[53]	—
Peter Merten	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel of the Reserves[53]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 124[50][53]	15 October 1942[53]	—	—
Ewald Mertens	Heer	14-HHauptmann[53]	Chief of the 15./Infanterie-Regiment 204[53][54]	22 February 1942[53]	—	—
Helmut Mertens	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[53]	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[53][55]	4 September 1942[53]	—	—
Otto Mertens	Heer	14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[53]	Leader of the III./Füsilier-Regiment 68[53][55]	11 April 1944[53]	—	—
[Dr.] Gerhard Mertins[Note 27]	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[53]	Leader of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5[53][55]	6 December 1944[53]	—	—
Heinrich Meschede	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[53]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 308[53][55]	25 January 1945[53]	—	—
Gerhard Meschkat	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[53]	According to Scherzer as Sturmgeschütz (assault gun) driver in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 72.[53]|group="Note"}}	4 October 1944[53]	—	—
Wilhelm Messer	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[56]	Pilot in the 11./Transportgeschwader 2[55][56]	12 March 1945[56]	—	—
Erich Messinger	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[56]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 559[55][56]	16 October 1944[56]	—	—
Ernst Metelmann	Heer	14-HHauptmann[56]	Commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[55][56]	22 August 1943[56]	—	—
Gerhard Methner	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[56]	Commander of the II./Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 6[55][56]	30 April 1945[56]	—	—
Fritz Mette	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[56]	Group leader in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 92 (motorized)[55][56]	5 January 1943[56]	—	—
Eduard Metz	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[56]	Commander of the 5. Panzer-Division[55][56]	5 January 1943[56]	—	—
Hans Metz	Heer	14-HHauptmann[56]	Battery chief in Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 1042 (self-motorized)[55][56]	5 March 1945[56]	—	—
Walter Metze	Luftwaffe	10-LOberwachtmeister[56]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in Flak-Regiment 36 (motorized)[55][Note 63]	9 June 1944[56]	—	—
Eugen Metzger	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[56]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 203[55][56]	29 September 1941[56]	—	—
Richard Metzger	Heer	15-HMajor[56]	Commander of Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 561[55][56]	12 October 1943[56]	—
Rudolf Metzig	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[57]	Pilot and technical officer in the Stab I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[55][57]	9 June 1944*[57]	Killed in action 25 February 1944[55]	—
Jost Metzler	Kriegsmarine	14-MKapitänleutnant[57]	Commander of U-69[55][57]	28 July 1941[57]	—	—
Manfred Meurer+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[57]	Staffelkapitän of the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[55][57]	16 April 1943[57]	Awarded 264th Oak Leaves 2 August 1943[57]	—
Fritz Meusgeier	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[57]	Oberschirrmeister (a trained vehicle mechanic) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 13[55][57]	15 November 1941[57]	—	—
Kurt Mevissen	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[57]	Pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[55][57]	19 September 1942	—	—
Bruno Meyer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[57]	Staffelkapitän of the 5.(S)/Lehrgeschwader 2[55][Note 64]	21 August 1941[57]	—	—
Constantin Meyer	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[Note 65]	Leader of Infanterie-Regiment 257[55][57]	8 May 1942[57]	—	—
Eduard Meyer	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[57]	Pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[55][57]	20 December 1941[57]	—	—
Elimar Meyer	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[57]	Transport glider pilot in the 12./Luftlandegeschwader 1[55][Note 66]	17 September 1943[57]	—	—
Friedrich-August Meyer?[Note 67]	Luftwaffe	17-LOberst	Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer-Ersatz and Ausbildungs-Brigade "Hermann Göring"[55]	9 May 1945	—	—
Fritz Meyer	Heer	18-HGeneralmajor[57]	Commander of Oberbaustab 7[55][57]	6 April 1943[57]	—	—
Günter Meyer	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[57]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12[57][58]	5 March 1945[57]	—	—
Hans Meyer	Waffen-SS	14-WSS-Hauptsturmführer[57]	Leader of the I./SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 49 "De Ruyter"[58][Note 68]	2 September 1944[57]	—	—
Hans Meyer zur Heyde[Note 69]	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[59]	Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 34[58][59]	7 April 1945[59]	—	—
Hans-Adolf Meyer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[59]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 3[58][Note 70]	6 April 1944[59]	—	—
Heinrich Meyer	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[59]	Observer in the I./Kampfgeschwader 2[58][59]	15 October 1942[59]	—	—
Heinz Meyer+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves[Note 71]	Chief of the 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[58][59]	8 April 1944[59]	Awarded 654th Oak Leaves 18 November 1944[59]
Heinz Meyer	Heer	14-HHauptmann[59]	Company chief in the II./Panzer-Regiment 22[58][59]	4 October 1944[59]	—	—
Heinz Meyer	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfähnrich[59]	Pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[58][59]	17 April 1945[59]	—	—
[Dr.] Jochen Meyer[Note 27]	Heer	14-HRittmeister[59]	Commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 155[58][Note 72]	31 March 1943[59]	—	—
Josef Meyer	Heer	14-HHauptmann[Note 73]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 423[58][59]	5 April 1945*[59]	Killed in action 10 February 1945[58]	—
Kuno von Meyer+	Heer	15-HMajor[59]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 24[58][59]	26 November 1944[59]	Awarded 795th Oak Leaves 23 March 1945[59]	—
Kurt Meyer+	Waffen-SS	15-WSS-Sturmbannführer[59]	Commander of SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[58][Note 74]	18 May 1941[59]	Awarded 195th Oak Leaves 23 February 1943 91st Swords 27 August 1944[59]
Otto Meyer	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[59]	Pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 55[58][Note 75]	29 February 1944[59]	—
Otto Meyer+	Waffen-SS	16-WSS-Obersturmbannführer[60]	Commander of SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[58][Note 76]	4 June 1944[60]	Awarded 601st Oak Leaves 30 September 1944[60]
Walter Meyer	Heer	10-HOberfeldwebel[60]	Shock troops leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 125[58][60]	14 May 1941[60]	—	—
Walter Meyer	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[60]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 1221[58][60]	11 March 1945[Note 77]	—	—
Walter Meyer	Heer	14-HHauptmann[Note 78]	Kampfkommandant (combat commander) of Lüben[58][60]	23 March 1945[60]	—	—
Werner Meyer	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[60]	Leader of the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[58][Note 79]	4 May 1944[60]	—	—
Heinrich Meyer-Buerdorf	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[60]	Commander of the 131. Infanterie-Division[58][60]	15 November 1941[60]	—	—
Hermann Meyer-Rabingen	Heer	19-HGeneralleutnant[60]	Commander of the 197. Infanterie-Division[58][60]	12 January 1942[60]	—	—
Heinrich Meyering	Luftwaffe	09-LFeldwebel[60]	Pilot in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[58][Note 80]	6 April 1944[60]	—	—
Wilhelm Meyn	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[60]	Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 3[58][60]	24 October 1944[60]	—	—
Emil Mez	Heer	14-HHauptmann[60]	Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 290[58][60]	6 March 1944[60]	—	—
Ernst Michael	Heer	17-HOberst[60]	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 2[60][61]	18 May 1942[60]	—	—
Friedrich-August von Michael	Heer	14-HHauptmann[62]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 172[61][62]	10 February 1945[62]	—	—
Georg Michael+	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[62]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Reiter-Regiment 22[62][63]	19 January 1941[62]	Awarded 187th Oak Leaves 25 January 1943[62]	—
Hermann Michael	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[62]	Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[61][62]	9 October 1943*[62]	Killed in action 5 July 1943[61]	—
Hans Michaelis	Heer	15-HMajor[62]	Leader of Grenadier-Regiment 184[61][62]	28 September 1943[62]	—	—
Herbert Michaelis	Heer	17-HOberst[62]	Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 525 and leader of the 298. Infanterie-Division[61][Note 81]	27 December 1942[62]	—	—
Hans Michahelles	Kriegsmarine	18-MKonteradmiral[62]	Fortress commander of the northern Gironde estuary[61][Note 82]	30 April 1945[62]	—	—
Georg Michalek	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[62]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 3[61][62]	4 November 1941[62]	—	—
Erich Michalski	Heer	15-HMajor[62]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 578[61][62]	6 February 1944[62]	—	—
Gerhard Michalski+	Luftwaffe	13-LOberleutnant[62]	Staffelkapitän of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 53[61][62]	4 September 1942[62]	Awarded 667th Oak Leaves 25 November 1944[62]	—
Fritz Michel	Heer	14-HHauptmann[62]	Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200[61][62]	18 December 1944[62]	—	—
Heinz Michelsen	Heer	14-HHauptmann[62]	Leader of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11[61][62]	18 February 1945[62]	—	—
Johann Mickl+	Heer	17-HOberst[64]	Commander of Schützen-Regiment 155[61][64]	13 December 1941[64]	Awarded 205th Oak Leaves 6 March 1943[64]	—
Hubert Mickley+	Heer	14-HHauptmann[64]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 4[61][64]	26 December 1943[64]	Awarded 540th Oak Leaves 4 August 1944[64]	—
Karl Mickley	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[64]	Chief of the 7./Schützen-Regiment 304[61][64]	13 June 1941[64]	—	—
Albert Mielke	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[64]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 189[61][64]	23 March 1945[64]	—	—
Friedrich Mieth+	Heer	20-HGeneral der Infanterie[64]	Commanding general of the IV. Armeekorps[61][64]	2 November 1943[64]	Awarded 409th Oak Leaves 1 March 1944[64]	—
Rudolf Miethig	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[64]	Staffelführer of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52[63][64]	29 October 1942[64]	—	—
Klaus Mietusch+	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[64]	Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[61][64]	26 March 1944[64]	Awarded 653rd Oak Leaves 18 November 1944[64]
Hans Mikosch+	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[64]	Commander of Pionier-Bataillon 51[61][64]	21 May 1940[64]	Awarded 201st Oak Leaves 6 March 1943[64]	—
Bernhard Mikus	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[64]	Leader of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114[61][64]	26 August 1943[64]	—	—
Gerhard Milbradt	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[64]	Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 532[64][65]	1 October 1943[64]	—	—
Erhard Milch	Luftwaffe	21-LGeneraloberst[66]	Staatssekretär der Luftfahrt im Reichsluftfahrtministerium (State Secretary of aviation in the Ministry of Aviation)[65][Note 83]	4 May 1940[66]	—
Dr. jur. Werner Milch	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann of the Reserves[66]	Commander of Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Lehr and Versuchs-Bataillon[65][66]	9 January 1945[66]	—	—
Werner Mildebrath	Heer	16-HOberstleutnant[66]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 5[65][66]	12 August 1942[66]	—	—
Otto Milek	Heer	14-HRittmeister[Note 84]	Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 11[65][66]	10 September 1944[66]	—	—
Karl-Hermann Millahn	Luftwaffe	14-LHauptmann[66]	Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 76[65][66]	29 February 1944[66]	—	—
Hans Miller	Heer	12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[66]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 546[65][66]	18 December 1944[66]	—	—
Franz Millonig	Heer	13-HOberleutnant[66]	Leader of the 1./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57[65][66]	18 October 1941[66]	—	—
Berndt Lubich von Milovan[Note 85]	Waffen-SS	13-WSS-Obersturmführer[67]	Leader of the 1./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 3 "Totenkopf"[65][Note 85]	14 October 1943[67]	—	—
Aegidius Mimra	Heer	14-HHauptmann[66]	Commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 31[65][66]	18 February 1945[66]	—	—
Wilhelm Mink	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[66]	Pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[65][66]	19 March 1942[66]	—	—
Franz Mintert	Heer	04-HObergefreiter[66]	Richtschütze (gunner) in Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 26[65][66]	14 September 1942[66]	—	—
Harry Mirau	Heer	03-HGefreiter[66]	Richtschütze (gunner) in the 3./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 3[65][66]	13 November 1942[66]	—	—
Götz Freiherr von Mirbach+	Kriegsmarine	13-MOberleutnant zur See[68]	Commander of Schnellboot S-21 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[65][Note 86]	14 August 1940[68]	Awarded 500th Oak Leaves 14 June 1944[68]	—
Gerd Mischke	Luftwaffe	12-LLeutnant[68]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirm-MG-Bataillon 1[65][Note 87]	18 May 1943[68]	—	—
Walter Misera+	Heer	15-HMajor[68]	Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 515[65][68]	23 August 1943[Note 88]	Awarded 569th Oak Leaves 2 September 1944[68]	—
Helmut Mißner	Luftwaffe	10-LOberfeldwebel[68]	Pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54[65][Note 89]	10 October 1944*[68]	Killed in action 12 September 1944[65]	—
Martin Mitschke	Heer	09-HFeldwebel[68]	Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 200 (motorized)[65][68]	16 October 1944[68]	—	—
Lambert Mitterwenger	Heer	06-HUnteroffizier[68]	In the 2.(Sturmgeschütz)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1548[69][Note 90]	18 December 1944[68]	—	—
Berndt von Mitzlaff	Heer	15-HMajor[68]	Commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8[65][68]	20 December 1943[68]	—	—
Walter Mix+	Heer	13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[68]	Chief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 174[65][68]	18 December 1942[68]	Awarded 405th Oak Leaves 22 February 1944[68]	—
Stefan Mlinar	Heer	03-HGefreiter[68]	Wireless/radio troop leader in the 5./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[68][70]	24 June 1944[68]	—	—
Friedrich Moch	Heer	14-HHauptmann[68]	Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 258[68][70]	27 March 1942[68]	—	—
Aloys Mocken	Heer	14-H