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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.

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Giesler, Hermann* April 2nd, 1898
† January 20th, 1987

Giesler, Paul* June 15th, 1895
† May 8th, 1945

Greim, Ritter von, Robert* June 22nd, 1892
† May 24th, 1945

Gille, Herbert Otto 'Papa'* March 8th, 1897
† December 26th, 1966

Göbel, Karl (Grenadier-Regiment 420)* January 20th, 1900
† March 2nd, 1945
Grave: 100

Gericke, Alfred* July 6th, 1897

Guderian, Heinz Wilhelm* June 17th, 1888
† May 14th, 1954

Grolig, Oswin (Generalmajor)* January 6th, 1894
† August 18th, 1944

Gronau, von, Hans-Wolfgang (Generalmajor)* February 25th, 1893
† March 18th, 1977

Glaesemer, Wolfgang (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6)* March 14th, 1899
† April 10th, 1999

Goette, Walther Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)* March 11th, 1894
† August 26th, 1959

Greul, Emil Dr. med. (Admiralstabsarzt)* December 29th, 1895
† October 30th, 1993

Guse, Günther (Admiral)* August 30th, 1886
† May 6th, 1953
Grave: UNK

Groos, Otto Dr.phil.h.c. (Admiral)* July 17th, 1882
† May 29th, 1970

Griep, Hans (Waffen SS)* November 7th, 1895
† May 27th, 1946

Göring, Hermann Wilhelm* January 12th, 1893
† October 15th, 1946

Gablenz, Freiherr von, Carl August* October 13th, 1893
† August 21st, 1942

Geyr von Schweppenburg, Reichsfreiherr, Leo* March 2nd, 1886
† January 27th, 1974

Geyr von Schweppenburg, Freiherr, Erwin* December 16th, 1891
† April 6th, 1939

Gottberg, von, Curt (Waffen SS)* February 11th, 1896
† May 31st, 1945

Golz, Herbert (Waffen SS)* April 9th, 1897
† January 29th, 1979

Giessler, Helmuth (Kriegsmarine)* August 23rd, 1899
† 1981

Gieseke, Otto (Waffen SS)* March 24th, 1891
† February 26th, 1968

Graf, Ulrich (NSDAP)* July 6th, 1878
† March 3rd, 1950

Grolman, von, Wilhelm (NSDAP)* July 16th, 1894
† June 20th, 1985

Grolmann, von, Helmuth (Generalleutnant)* November 6th, 1898
† January 18th, 1977

Gürke, Ernst (Flak-Regiment 43)* May 23rd, 1899
† May 7th, 1946
Grave: UNK

Grothe, Hermann Ernst (Generalmajor)* December 10th, 1894
† April 5th, 1959

Grote, Woldemar, Freiherr (Generalleutnant)* July 2nd, 1877
† April 16th, 1957

Großmann, Horst (General der Infanterie)* November 19th, 1891
† May 4th, 1972

Grimmeiß, Maximilian „Max" (Gen. der Artillerie)* February 27th, 1893
† March 31st, 1972

Greiffenberg, von, Hans (General der Infanterie)* October 12th, 1893
† June 30th, 1951

Greiff, von, Kurt (General der Infanterie)* February 24th, 1876
† March 6th, 1945
Grave: UNK

Gollwitzer, Friedrich (General der Infanterie)* April 27th, 1889
† March 25th, 1977

Gollnick, Hans (General der Infanterie)* May 22nd, 1892
† February 15th, 1970

Goettke, Ernst (Generalleutnant)* October 12th, 1885
† October 22nd, 1966

Glaise von Horstenau, Edmund (Gen. d. Infanterie)* February 27th, 1882
† July 20th, 1946

Gimmler, Willy (Generalleutnant)* October 13th, 1890
† August 19th, 1963

Gienanth, Freiherr von, Kurt Ludwig (Gen. d. Kav.)* December 6th, 1876
† April 3rd, 1961

Geyer, Hermann (General der Infanterie)* July 7th, 1882
† April 10th, 1946

Gercke, Rudolf Ernst Otto (General der Infanterie)* August 17th, 1884
† February 17th, 1947

Geib, Theodor 'Theo' (General der Artillerie)* September 15th, 1885
† November 26th, 1944
Plot: 60 Row: 8 Grave: 28

Gause, Alfred (Generalleutnant)* February 14th, 1896
† September 30th, 1967

Gareis, Martin (General der Infanterie)* October 6th, 1891
† February 26th, 1976

Gaissert, Victor (Generalleutnant)* January 5th, 1879
† March 21st, 1945

Gallwitz, Dr.ing., Uto (Generalmajor)* May 22nd, 1892
† March 31st, 1943
Grave: UNK

Gabcke, Otto (Generalleutnant)* November 20th, 1882
† March 22nd, 1942
Plot: 10 Row: 51 Grave: 6018

Grün, Otto (General der Artillerie)* May 29th, 1882
† March 26th, 1948

Grünert, Richard (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7)* October 8th, 1899
† March 13th, 1943
Plot: 5 Row: 12 Grave: 983

Grünert, Franz (Kriegsmarine)* February 16th, 1887

Grossmann-Doerth, Dr. Hans (Gren.Reg. 501)* September 9th, 1894
† March 5th, 1944

Grosser, Kurt (Infanterie-Regiment 460)* October 5th, 1898
† March 29th, 1964

Grosse, Erich Hugo Richard (Generalmajor)* June 23rd, 1885
† December 1st, 1942
Plot: 45 Row: 11 Grave: 405

Griese, Bernhard (Waffen SS)* January 17th, 1887
† February 11th, 1964

Grauert, Ulrich (Generaloberst)* March 6th, 1889
† May 15th, 1941
Plot: 6 Grave: 784

Grau, Peter (Kriegsmarine)* September 30th, 1893
† September 15th, 1960

Gräser, Fritz-Hubert (General der Panzertruppe)* November 3rd, 1888
† October 4th, 1960

Godt, Eberhardt (Konteradmiral)* August 15th, 1900
† September 13th, 1995

Gerwig, Heinrich Theodor "Katz" (NSDAP)* February 3rd, 1899
† March 22nd, 1983

Görger, Oskar* March 27th, 1895
† November 19th, 1973

Giedl, Josef (Pionier-Bataillon 162)* July 1st, 1892
† 1956

Günther, Erich (generalmajor)* January 16th, 1898
† May 3rd, 1944
Grave: UNK

Günther, Hans (Artillerie-Regiment (mot) 18)* October 13th, 1893

Grassmann, Gerhard (Artillerie-Regiment 26)* October 20th, 1893
† September 23rd, 1975

Glokke, Gerhard (General der Infanterie)* November 26th, 1884
† June 5th, 1944
Plot: I Grave: 1

Giesen, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 123)* January 29th, 1890
† February 5th, 1945
Grave: UNK

Gerhardt, Rudolf Karl Hermann (Panzer-Regiment 7)* March 26th, 1896
† November 10th, 1964

Garbsch, Walter* October 2nd, 1892

Gosewisch, Walter* June 13th, 1896
† March 6th, 1973

Gebhardt, Karl Franz* November 23rd, 1897
† June 2nd, 1948

Grundherr, von, Alexander Dr. (Pz-Art.Reg. 76)* September 27th, 1896
† March 7th, 1973

Gareis, Wilhelm (Artillerie-Regiment 3)* April 11th, 1888
† December 18th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Gadow, Hans-Joachim (KM)* September 6th, 1898
† August 4th, 1978

Groddeck, von, Karl-Albrecht (Generalleutnant)* February 18th, 1894
† January 10th, 1944

Gutberlet, Friedrich (Waffen SS)* September 26th, 1898
† March 1st, 1970

Goebel, Johann-Georg (SS-Geb.Art.Rgt.6)* June 30th, 1893
† January 2nd, 1962

Goltz, Graf von den, Albert* June 24th, 1893
† March 16th, 1944

Graffen, von, Karl (58. ID)* June 6th, 1893
† November 1st, 1964

Graf, Hellmuth Klaus Gustav* November 16th, 1895

Genzken, Karl Eduard August Hermann* June 8th, 1885
† October 10th, 1957

Griesbach, Franz* December 21st, 1892
† September 24th, 1984

Grasser, Anton* November 3rd, 1891
† November 3rd, 1976

Gilsa, Freiherr von und zu, Werner-Albrecht* March 4th, 1889
† May 8th, 1945

Gablenz, Freiherr von, Eccard* January 26th, 1891
† December 17th, 1978

Gümbel, Karl* June 24th, 1888
† October 28th, 1970

Gebb, Werner, Heinrich* June 8th, 1896
† August 12th, 1952

Gerecht, Otto* January 19th, 1899
† October 14th, 1943

Gebhardt, Karl* September 6th, 1897
† February 6th, 1945
Plot: CT Row: 7 Grave: 171

Greiser, Arthur Karl* January 22nd, 1897
† June 21st, 1946

Gaedicke, Fritz* February 16th, 1896
† March 26th, 1970

Gallas, Paul* January 25th, 1885
† September 18th, 1944

Geissler, Erich* December 11th, 1895
† May 2nd, 1967

Geyso, von, Eckhard* May 25th, 1891
† July 16th, 1982

Géza, Nagy* July 16th, 1895
† October 3rd, 1942
Grave: 2429

Glasl, Anton* February 13th, 1897
† April 17th, 1965

Graeßner, Walther* January 31st, 1891
† July 16th, 1943

Grahn, Werner* January 5th, 1884
† May 28th, 1947

Greiner, Heinrich "Heinz"* August 12th, 1895
† November 19th, 1977

Grimm, Johannes* December 5th, 1897
† May 28th, 1947

Gruner, Erich* September 10th, 1894
† May 12th, 1944

Gurran, Paul* January 11th, 1893
† April 22nd, 1944

Götz, Heinrich* January 1st, 1896
† January 31st, 1960

Sources

Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection
- Deutsche Ehrenzeichen
- Digger history
- Axis History
- Wehrmacht Awards

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