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Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Formally this version is known as Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges, mit Schwertern.

This bronze coloured version carries swords to the common design and a Laurel wreath.
It was awarded tot those who were in active military duty during battle on land, by sea or in the air. Known is that 6.202.883 examples were awarded, not included those who were still in active duty. Therefore the total number must be much higher. Until 1944 the award was still awarded. There are black versions of the decoration known.

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Mangold, Anton  more
Marschall, Gustav  
Müller, Hans (Kriegsmarine)  more
Meurer, Hugo28-05-186904-01-1960more
Moosauer, Sigmund (Admiraloberstabsarzt)13-03-187720-04-1944more
Meissner, Otto Lebrecht Eduard Daniel13-03-188027-05-1953more
Muff, Wolfgang (General der Infanterie)15-03-188017-05-1947more
Matthiae, Walter03-08-188027-06-1960more
Maßmann, Siegfried02-02-188215-02-1944more
Meyer, Georg (NSDAP)19-07-188229-01-1946
Müller, Ernst (General der Flieger)17-08-188303-12-1948more
Müller, von, Leon (Oberst)13-09-188421-08-1975more
Mattenklott, Franz19-11-188428-06-1954more
Maderholz, Karl Ferdinand Konrad29-10-188527-03-1964
Marschall, Wilhelm (Generaladmiral)30-09-188620-03-1976more
Müller-Teusler , Hans Hermann Ferdinand Karl Eduar03-12-1886 more
Mayer, von, Paul18-03-188719-07-1947more
Matthaei, Rudolf (Oberstleutnant)23-04-188726-08-1951
Meyer-Rabingen, Hermann07-08-188721-02-1961
Moser, Willi02-11-188718-10-1946more
Mieth, Friedrich04-06-188802-09-1944more
Mücke, Willy Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)20-07-188800-00-1968more
Meyer-Buerdorf, Heinrich "Heinz"13-12-188801-05-1971
Meißner, Robert23-12-188808-08-1953
Manitius, Johannes "Hans"12-05-188913-12-1950more
Mootz, Hermann (Admiral)12-07-188904-01-1962more
Mackensen, von, Eberhard24-09-188919-05-1969more
Müller-Gebhard, Philipp (72.Infanterie-Division)15-10-188902-07-1970more
Macholz, Siegfried20-09-189025-05-1975more
Muhl, Kurt19-01-189112-06-1974more
Michels, Alexander17-03-189126-06-1968more
Mielke, Erich03-04-1891 more
Marcks, Erich06-06-189112-06-1944more
Mentzel, Helmut (Generalleutnant)06-06-189111-08-1974more
Müller, Eugen (General der Artillerie)19-07-189124-04-1951more
Meise, Wilhelm16-08-189117-08-1974more
Martini, Wolfgang (Generalleutnant)20-09-189106-01-1963more
Meisel, Wilhelm04-11-189107-09-1974more
Müller, Richard (211. Infanterie-Division)04-11-189116-07-1943
Morzik, Friedrich-Wilhelm (Generalmajor)10-12-189117-06-1985more
Milch, Erhard (Generalfeldmarschall)30-03-189225-01-1972more
Müller, Ludwig (97. Jäger Division)28-06-189228-06-1972more
Meindl, Eugen Albert Max16-07-189224-01-1951more
Mueller, Ernst (Generalmajor)04-12-189216-04-1968more
Mahlmann, Paul10-12-189219-03-1963more
Müller-Brunckhorst, Hans14-01-189309-05-1968more
Meiners, Ernst13-06-189311-06-1959more
Muhr, Eduard (15. Flak-Division)05-08-189327-12-1944more
Menny, Erwin18-08-189306-12-1949more
Medem, Gerhard (General der Pioniere)14-10-189316-11-1953more
Matzky, Gerhard Ernst Ludwig19-03-189409-06-1983more
Müller, Gerhard Dr.med. (Admiralarzt)11-04-189409-11-1981more
Matthiash, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 188)16-06-1894 more
Müller, Walter (WH-Gren.Rgt. 272)03-07-189400-04-1954more
Merker, Ludwig (Infanterie-Regiment 215)01-09-189414-03-1964more
Maier, German01-10-189412-12-1951more
Melzer, Walther (General der Infanterie)07-10-189423-06-1961more
Müller, Vincenz (Generalleutnant)05-11-189412-05-1961more
Masuch, Alfred13-03-1895 more
Müller, Gottlob17-03-189528-04-1945more
Marienfeld, Willy01-10-189507-06-1944more
Meiners, Dr., Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 467)24-01-189603-07-1944more
Müller, Franz (WH-Inf.Rgt. 460)28-01-189600-00-1986more
Melander, Lars Rafael07-03-189622-01-1962more
Matthaei, Gerhard Karl Max (Inf.-Regiment 487)09-05-189613-08-1985more
Martola, Armas-Eino12-05-189605-02-1986more
Müller, Heinrich (SS-Rechnungshof Berlin)07-06-189626-04-1945more
Marcks, Werner17-07-189628-07-1967more
Maisel, Ernst16-09-189616-12-1978more
Matthies, Wilhelm (Konteradmiral)27-09-189607-07-1980more
Meier, Wolfgang (Grenadier-Regiment 279)16-11-1896 more
Meden, von der, Karl-Friedrich03-12-189626-12-1961more
Müller, Gerhard (Panzer-Regiment 5)19-12-189610-04-1977more
Matthaei, Kurt (Panzerarmee-Nachrichten-Reg.1)25-12-189616-11-1976more
Manteuffel, von, Hasso Eccard14-01-189724-09-1978more
Maurice, Emil19-01-189706-02-1972more
Messinger, Hans (Artillerie-Regiment 336)02-02-1897 more
Meik, Franz (Kriegsmarine)10-02-1897 
Mummert, Werner (Generalmajor d.R.)31-03-189728-01-1950more
Meendsen-Bohlken, Wilhelm (Konteradmiral)25-06-189720-08-1985more
Meister, Rudolf01-08-189711-09-1958more
Müller, Friedrich-Wilhelm29-08-189720-05-1947more
Müller, Hans-Adolf (Inf.Rgt. 451)16-09-189716-07-1990more
Meyer, Georg Ludwig Ferdinand (Art.-Reg.260)31-10-189725-01-1949more
Mikosch, Hans07-01-189818-01-1993more
Mocker, Karl13-02-189831-03-1942
Matzmohr, Wilhelm17-02-189829-11-1953more
Müller, Immo Otto Siegfried02-04-1898 more
Mosel, von der, Hans03-05-189812-04-1969more
Mauss, Dr. med. dent., Karl17-05-189809-02-1959more
Mellenthin, von, Horst31-07-189808-01-1977more
Möller, Hans Hinrich Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)03-08-189800-00-1974more
Munzel, Oskar13-03-189901-01-1992more
Menneking, Rolf20-03-189925-10-1967more
Michahelles, Hans18-05-189914-06-1975
Meisinger, Josef Albert14-09-189907-03-1947more
Meyer, Friedrich-August19-09-189904-01-1971more
Möhring, Kurt03-01-190018-12-1944more
Müller, Heinrich (SS-RSHA)28-04-190029-04-1945more

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