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Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber

This decoration was instituted on December 20th 1939 by the Oberstbefehlshaber des Heeres, Generalfeldmarschall von Brauchitsch. It could be awarded to members of non-motorised Infantry units and units of the Gebirgsjäger that had participated in Infantry assaults, with light Infantry weapons, on at least three days of Battle in the frontline as from January 1st 1940. When a counter offensive led to fighting’s at short distance, they could also apply. Award of the Infanterie Sturmabzeichen was authorised at regimental command level or above. The first two Awards were given to an officer and a enlisted soldier on a special occasion on May 28th 1940, by von Brauchitsch himself.

The design came from the firm C.E. Juncker in Berlin and consisted of an oval wreath of Oak leaves with the "Wehrmacht-eagle" with folded wings and the Swastika in its paws, at the top. From the upper left to right downwards there can be found a rendition of the Mauser K98k, the German standard Infantry weapon. The normal measures are 6.3 cm in height and 4.9 cm wide. At first they were made from messing (Buntmetall), but later they were produced from Tin (Feinzink). The finish was silver and had a vertical pin on the back. The badge was produced in very many quantities and by many firms. This resulted in badges with and without markings, hollow or flat and with many different pins on the back.

On June 1st, 1940 the rulings were adjusted and a new bronze version was instituted. The silver Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen was meant for soldiers as when the first version was introduced, together with heavy units of Infanterie- and Gebirgsjäger Regiments (Machinegun, Infantry Artillery and Anti-tank guns).

With the institution of the "Ordens-Gesetz" of 1957, it was German military permitted to wear de-nazified versions of German decorations. Also the Infanterie- Sturmabzeichen was produced from 1957 as a de-nazified version, without the eagle and the Swastika.

Ableiter, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 396)* January 22nd, 1922
† June 22nd, 1993

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Grid List
Kachel, Georg Friedrich (Grenadier-Regiment 670)* December 18th, 1912
† October 18th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Kaczirek, Paul (Infanterie-Regiment 96)* July 1st, 1917
† September 18th, 1986

Kadenbach, Herbert (Jäger-Regiment 28)* February 13th, 1917
† December 27th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Kaehne, Edgar Karl (Infanterie-Regiment 135)* March 13th, 1899
† July 10th, 1969

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Kaether, Ernst (Infanterie-Regiment 14)* September 25th, 1903
† August 11th, 1999

Kageneck, Graf von, Franz Joseph (Inf.Reg.18)* January 8th, 1915
† December 29th, 1941
Grave: UNK

Kahle, Albrecht (Infanterie-Regiment 447)* February 14th, 1913
† May 6th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Kahler, Hans-Joachim (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5)* March 21st, 1908
† January 14th, 2000

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Kahlert, Ernst (Jäger-Regiment 38)* April 29th, 1915
† November 11th, 1944
Plot: 12 Row: 17 Grave: 1131-1147

Kaiser, Bruno (Waffen SS)* January 6th, 1919
† March 21st, 1945
Grave: UNK

Kaiser, Felix* January 25th, 1895
† August 20th, 1947

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Kaiser, Georg (Unteroffizier)* March 19th, 1913
† April 11th, 1942
Grave: UNK

Kaiser, Vinzenz 'Zenz' (Waffen SS)* February 28th, 1904
† April 20th, 1945
Plot: 8 Row: 2 Grave: 1727

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Kalesse, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 689)* July 15th, 1918
† October 23rd, 2011

Kalinowski, Josef (Panzergrenadier-Regiment "GD")* January 23rd, 1916
† April 5th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Kalss, Alois (Waffen SS)* February 18th, 1920
† May 2nd, 1945

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Kaltenbacher, Lorenz (Gren.Reg.)* January 21st, 1911
† August 18th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Kam, Søren* November 2nd, 1921
† March 23rd, 2015

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Kammerer, Karl* January 29th, 1912

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Kampf, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 46)* August 19th, 1918
† September 20th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Kampmann, Henning (Grenadier-Regiment 740)* October 24th, 1895
† March 1st, 1945
Grave: UNK

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Karck, Georg 'Oschi' (Waffen SS)* June 11th, 1911
† July 3rd, 1944
Plot: 9 Row: 27 Grave: 1876

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Kardel, Hennecke* June 15th, 1922
† June 24th, 2007

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Karg, Ulrich (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91)* July 4th, 1918
† September 20th, 1986

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Karl, Alois* November 12th, 1919

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Kaschner, Dr.phil, Erwin (Infanterie-Regiment 486)* October 14th, 1897
† January 6th, 1973

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Kastner, Paul (Infanterie-Regiment 68)* April 14th, 1910
† January 11th, 1942
Grave: UNK

Kaye, Rudolf Wilhelm Hermann (Gren.Reg. 461)* February 8th, 1913
† November 14th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Kayß, Alfred (Feldersatz-Bataillon 267)* April 6th, 1914
† January 5th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Kecht, Franz Joseph "Frank" (Grenadier-Reg. 70)* April 25th, 1914
† October 25th, 1943
Grave: UNK

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Kehrig, Gottfried* November 6th, 1900
† February 4th, 1944
Plot: X Grave: 5

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Keil, Günther* May 18th, 1898
† July 17th, 1958

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Keiser, Paul Karl Gustav (Gren.Rgt. 326)* February 8th, 1894
† June 26th, 1981

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Kertz, Wolfram (Großdeutschland)* July 29th, 1916
† May 5th, 2009

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Ketterl, Franz (Infanterie-Regiment 438)* March 21st, 1898
† July 27th, 1979

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Kiesling, Heinrich* May 31st, 1909
† June 18th, 1944

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Kinz, Helmut (Waffen SS)* December 1st, 1915
† October 19th, 1985

Kissel, Hans (Generalmajor)* February 19th, 1897
† November 30th, 1975

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Kizinna, Paul Karl Walter (Inf.Rgt.472)* March 28th, 1895
† October 30th, 1981

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Klaes, Mathias* March 20th, 1918

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Klemm, Dr., Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment 305)* June 20th, 1902
† August 1st, 1942
Grave: UNK

Klima, Robert (Grenadier-Regiment 1)* November 5th, 1915
† April 8th, 1983

Klostermann, Max (Infanterie-Regiment 37)* May 31st, 1908
† September 25th, 1942
Grave: UNK

Klotz, Rudolf (Waffen SS)* October 2nd, 1913
† April 20th, 1945

Kluge, Ernst Emil (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25)* May 3rd, 1915
† January 5th, 1945
Grave: UNK

Klövekorn, Wolfram (Jäger-Regiment 227)* June 17th, 1914
† February 3rd, 1943
Plot: Würfel 42 Grave: Platte 4

Knaack, Kurt Hermann (Infanterie-Regiment 410)* December 12th, 1915
† April 6th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Knaus, Karl (Grenadier-Regiment 435)* August 17th, 1914
† August 9th, 1944
Plot: 1 Row: 2 Grave: 14

Knaust, Hans-Peter (Schützen-Regiment 4)* August 7th, 1906
† October 22nd, 1983

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Knollmann, Karl-Heinz (Grenadier-Regiment 45)* May 28th, 1918
† February 2nd, 2010

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Koch, Willi (Grenadier-Regiment 32)* January 28th, 1917
† April 28th, 1945

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Koeppel, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 111)* July 25th, 1919
† August 19th, 1945

Kohlsdorfer, Hans* August 24th, 1892
† July 25th, 1969

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Kopelke, Wolfdietrich (Grenadier-Regiment 273)* September 7th, 1914
† February 14th, 1994

Krappe, Günther (Generalleutnant)* April 13th, 1893
† December 31st, 1981

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Krause, Bernhard* May 11th, 1910
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 22 Grave: 635

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Krebs, Günter-Wolfgang (Heeres-Gebirgsjäg.Bat.201)* May 15th, 1921
† December 14th, 1944
Plot: 16 Row: 11 Grave: 773

Kretzschmar, Wolfgang Hans (Jäger-Regiment 24)* July 2nd, 1907
† December 27th, 1944
Plot: U1 Row: 16 Grave: 471

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Kroll, Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment (mot.)120)* October 18th, 1913
† May 23rd, 1942
Grave: UNK

Kroymanns, Willy* April 9th, 1920

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Kruse, Fritz Martin (Waffen SS)* April 20th, 1910
† October 17th, 1972

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Kruse, Heinrich (Grenadier-Regiments-Gruppe 311)* February 19th, 1916
† February 19th, 2002

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Krügel, Albrecht Dr. (Waffen SS)* April 22nd, 1913
† March 16th, 1945
Grave: UNK

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Krüger, Helmut (Grenadier-Regiment 151)* December 2nd, 1914
† October 24th, 1997

Krüger, Walther (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 71)* March 26th, 1902
† August 12th, 1958

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Kunst, Gerhard (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138)* September 6th, 1919
† October 17th, 1944

Kursell, von, Claus (Grenadier-Regiment 3)* March 24th, 1910
† February 22nd, 1959

Kühn, Gerhard Erdmann Richard (Gren.Reg.203)* April 5th, 1912
† January 19th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Kylling-Schmidt, Ekkehardt (Inf.Reg. 26)* June 21st, 1918
† August 28th, 2000

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Kynast, Paul (Grenadier-Regiment 587)* December 13th, 1907
† April 16th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Küpper, Robert (Grenadier-Regiment 37)* June 6th, 1916
† July 11th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Küttner, Wolfgang (Grenadier-Regiment 4)* May 7th, 1924
† October 26th, 1944
Plot: TFF Row: 7 Grave: 84

Kähler, Werner (Grenadier-Regiment 391)* April 7th, 1918
† January 13th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Käser, Karl* May 25th, 1911
† October 13th, 1942
Plot: 20 Row: 17 Grave: 1013

Köchle, Ludwig "Bunkerknacker" (Waffen SS)* January 28th, 1921
† June 9th, 1942
Grave: UNK

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Köhler, Oskar (Infanterie-Regiment 39)* August 10th, 1914
† December 7th, 1942
Plot: 3 Row: 1 Grave: 20

Kölbel, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 542)* August 20th, 1908
† July 11th, 1974

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König, Eugen* September 19th, 1896
† April 8th, 1985

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