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Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres

Since 1938 you could find a lot of different forms of Anerkennungs- or Erinnerungsurkunden (appriciation or commemorative documents) of many different German armies, corps, divisions, regiments and battalions, especially for good conduct and meritorious technical services in areas behind the lines or long boarder and guarding services.

This document for bravery was introduced as a new not wearable award September 6th, 1941 by Generalfeldmarschall Walter von Brauchitsch (1881-1948), then Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres or in English "supreme commander of the Army". The document was installed as "besondere Anerkennung für hervorragende Leistungen auf dem Schlachtfelde" or in English "particular appreciation for prominent achievements on the battlefield". It could be awarded to units or individual military for extraordinary bravery. The document was until December 1941 signed by von Brauchitsch and after that by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), when he took over the office as Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres. The document was at first made in A5 size and after Hitlers taking over command, it was designed in a new way and made in size A4.
The awarding was registered in the Wehrpaß/Soldbuch and personal file, and it could even be awarded posthumously.

Altogether some 1,267 soldiers of the army and 35 of the Waffen SS got this award. And ca. 20 units achieved this document.

Anerkennungsurkunde des OBdH für im Ehrenblatt Genannte.
This document is exactly the same as the "Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres" or in English "appreciation document of the supreme commander of the Army", but was given to persons, who in addition were mentioned in the Ehrenblatt des Deutschen Heeres. The difference is only to be seen by the award date, which is the same as that of the naming in the Ehrenblatt des Deutschen Heeres and thus since January 30th, 1944 also of the awarding of the Ehrenblatt-Spange.

Bidermann, Gottlob-Herbert* August 28th, 1920
† September 1st, 2010

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Baacke, Karl* May 15th, 1907
† April 2nd, 1944

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Bachtler, Sepp* January 26th, 1908
† July 31st, 1943

Bahr, Artur* November 14th, 1920
† November 27th, 1944

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Banze, Karl-Heinrich (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244)* February 24th, 1911
† December 31st, 1945

Barnbeck, Hermann* October 7th, 1894
† October 25th, 1944

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Bartel, Ewald* April 25th, 1910
† May 29th, 1986

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Bartels, Hans-Werner* January 28th, 1910
† December 2nd, 1991

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Barth, Otto (Generalmajor)* June 18th, 1891
† May 3rd, 1963

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Bartkowiak, Hans* March 8th, 1917
† April 15th, 1985

Bauer, Robert (Grenadier-Regiment 668)* March 27th, 1907
† April 18th, 1996

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Baurmeister, Hans-Joachim* October 28th, 1898
† February 12th, 1950

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Bausch, Albert, Joseph, Dr.jur.* July 2nd, 1904
† August 29th, 1944
Plot: 1A Row: 10 Grave: 472

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Baxmann, Karl* November 13th, 1919
† January 10th, 2004

Becker, Carl Hans Wilhelm Ludwig (Generalleutnant)* January 16th, 1895
† March 24th, 1966

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Becker, Rudolf* January 7th, 1923
† October 13th, 1944

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Beckmann, Dr.jur., Julius* May 9th, 1910
† August 28th, 1944

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Beerberg, Wilhelm (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19)* November 3rd, 1914
† October 30th, 1944
Plot: 26 Row: 2 Grave: 50

Beiss, Karl* April 10th, 1914

Benack, Gerhard (Kradschützen-Bataillon 38)* June 23rd, 1915
† December 9th, 1994

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Berauer, Gustl* November 3rd, 1912

Berendsen, Friedrich* March 15th, 1904

Bergen, Hans* March 5th, 1890
† February 17th, 1957

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Berger, Fritz Antek (Kriegsmarine)* April 15th, 1900
† June 27th, 1973

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Berger, Rudolf* October 10th, 1910
† November 6th, 1990

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Berkemeier, Johann* January 11th, 1917

Bernuth, von, Hans-Otto (Panzer-Regiment 6)* December 29th, 1897
† August 24th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Betzel, Clemens* June 9th, 1895
† March 27th, 1945
Plot: 1A Row: 1 Grave: 9

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Beukemann, Helmuth* May 9th, 1894
† July 13th, 1981

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Bidermann, Gottlob-Herbert* August 28th, 1920
† September 1st, 2010

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Blancbois, Gustav-Adolf Eugen Johannes Erich* September 13th, 1917
† January 15th, 1993

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Blümm, Oskar* June 26th, 1884
† December 12th, 1951

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Blömeke, Johann 'Hans'* October 18th, 1918
† March 14th, 1942

Bock, Hans (Panzer-Regiment)* January 10th, 1919
† June 1997

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Boddien, von, Oskar* April 19th, 1900
† January 6th, 1942
Plot: 10 

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Bodendörfer, Kurt* March 31st, 1914
† December 7th, 1991

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Boeselager, Freiherr von, Philipp* September 6th, 1917
† May 1st, 2008

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Bornscheuer, Paul Bernard (Generalmajor)* August 20th, 1892
† September 30th, 1983

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Borowietz, Willibald* September 17th, 1893
† July 1st, 1945
Grave: 84

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Boxberg, von, Albrecht* May 4th, 1913
† September 12th, 1985

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Braun, Gustav* September 16th, 1918
† May 6th, 1979

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Brunsiek, Karl-Heinz* April 4th, 1921
† January 5th, 1980

Brüchert, Franz* March 29th, 1909

Brühl, Ferdinand* November 9th, 1896
† April 9th, 1968

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Brühl, Graf von, Friedrich-August* May 1st, 1913
† November 5th, 1981

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Bründel, Carl* December 26th, 1888
† September 12th, 1957

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Brämik, Reinhold (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 254)* July 16th, 1913
† January 24th, 1943
Plot: 7 

Buchenau, Friedrich "Fritz" (Fähnrich-Regiment 4)* June 4th, 1914
† February 8th, 1991

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Buchheim, Rudolf Kurt* June 2nd, 1912
† February 21st, 1944

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Buchner, Franz (Infanterie-Regiment 30)* September 9th, 1918
† November 27th, 1941
Grave: UNK

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Buchterkirch, Ernst-Georg* September 10th, 1914
† August 17th, 1971

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Buck, Albert* January 23rd, 1895
† September 6th, 1942

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Buhse, Rudolf* April 10th, 1905
† November 26th, 1997

Bunge, Hans-Joachim (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7)* December 3rd, 1919
† May 27th, 1990

Buschhausen, Friedrich-Wilhelm* December 11th, 1908
† October 1st, 2004

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Bussche-Streithorst, Freiherr von dem, Axel (IR9)* April 24th, 1919
† January 26th, 1993

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Bühler, Karl-Heinz (Waffen SS)* August 7th, 1912
† July 6th, 1984

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Bünning, Hans* November 26th, 1912
† November 19th, 1996

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Büntemeyer, Hans* April 3rd, 1914
† April 17th, 1945

Bürger, Thomas (Infanterie-Regiment 528)* December 11th, 1909
† February 22nd, 1942

Bärthlein, Johann 'Hans' (Sturmgeschütz-Abt. 210)* October 13th, 1918
† August 15th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Bömers, Walther Gerhard (Pz.-Art.-Reg.120)* January 19th, 1895
† March 9th, 1945

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