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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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Wild, von, Wolfgang* April 26th, 1901
† May 12th, 1964

Wolf, Paul* May 29th, 1895
† February 11th, 1942
Grave: UNK

Wolfram, Eberhard (Vizeadmiral z.V.)* July 24th, 1882
† January 6th, 1947

Wachtel, Max Karl (Flak-Regiment 155)* June 6th, 1897
† June 18th, 1982

Wolf, Gotthold (Infanterie-Regiment 961)* March 12th, 1897

Winter, Oscar (Artillerie-Regiment 175)* December 5th, 1894
† January 18th, 1945
Grave: UNK

Weikinn, Bruno (Artillerie-Regiment 1)* March 6th, 1896
† December 23rd, 1967

Wurster, Eugen (Generalleutnant)* February 12th, 1895
† December 20th, 1948

Weitkus, Paul* October 17th, 1898
† November 9th, 1974

Wossidlo, Fritz (Konteradmiral)* August 4th, 1877
† September 9th, 1942

Wollanke, Karl-Friedrich (Konteradmiral)* October 10th, 1884
† March 7th, 1968

Winther, Waldemar (Konteradmiral)* 1897
† 1983

Wilke, Wilhelm (Konteradmiral)* May 6th, 1878
† January 5th, 1963

Weyher, Kurt (Konteradmiral)* August 13th, 1901
† December 17th, 1991

Waue, Georg (Konteradmiral)* February 1st, 1901
† May 8th, 1945

Waßner, Erwin (Konteradmiral)* March 1st, 1887
† August 24th, 1937

Walther, Hans (Konteradmiral)* December 25th, 1883
† January 4th, 1950

Wagner Heinrich (Konteradmiral)* December 10th, 1886
† July 6th, 1950

Wagner, Hans (Generalleutnant)* March 11th, 1896
† May 13th, 1967

Wagner, Werner (Oberst i.G.)* April 30th, 1898

Wagner, Edwin (Pionier-Regiment 544)* June 20th, 1891
† January 19th, 1976

Wagner, Erich (Panzer-Regiment 31)* June 12th, 1898
† February 19th, 1957

Wagner, Karl Matthäus (Generalmajor)* August 4th, 1895
† February 17th, 1982

Wagner, Gustav (Generalmajor)* September 23rd, 1890
† December 14th, 1951

Wagner, Adolf (Gauleiter)* October 1st, 1890
† April 12th, 1944

Windisch, Alois* February 3rd, 1892
† December 28th, 1958

Wilck, Hermann Ludwig* October 28th, 1885
† June 10th, 1967

Wolff, von, Horst (Infanterie-Regiment 478)* July 26th, 1886
† October 9th, 1941

Wolff, Ludwig (General der Flieger)* August 31st, 1886
† May 17th, 1950

Wolff, Kurt (Generalleutnant)* July 26th, 1886
† September 28th, 1971

Wolff, Karl Friedrich Otto "Karele" (Waffen SS)* May 13th, 1900
† July 17th, 1984

Wolff, Erich (Infanterie-Regiment 162)* May 23rd, 1898
† August 25th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Wünning, Joachim (Minnenschiff, "DRACHE")* April 1st, 1898
† September 22nd, 1944

Wunderlich, Friedrich (14. U-Jagdflottille)* August 13th, 1891
† March 27th, 1977

Wurmbach, Hans-Heinrich (Vizeadmiral)* May 12th, 1891
† December 16th, 1965

Wittmann, August (Generalleutnant)* July 20th, 1895
† March 29th, 1977

Weichs, von, Maximillian* November 12th, 1881
† September 27th, 1954

Walden, Karl Rudolf* December 1st, 1878
† October 25th, 1946

Wünnenberg, Alfred (Waffen SS)* July 20th, 1891
† December 30th, 1967

Wäckerle, Hilmar* November 24th, 1899
† July 2nd, 1941
Row: 6 Grave: 85

Werner-Ehrenfeucht, Heinz Joachim* September 27th, 1894
† February 13th, 1978

Witzleben, von, Erwin* December 4th, 1881
† August 8th, 1944

Wellm, August* June 25th, 1899
† December 21st, 1962

Welcker, Karl* December 30th, 1894
† June 17th, 1967

Weiß, Wilhelm (NSDAP)* March 31st, 1892
† February 24th, 1950

Weiss, Wilhelm (Generalmajor)* December 10th, 1885
† 1966

Wolff, Dr., Gottlieb (Kampf-Geschwader 4 'GW')* May 5th, 1897
† March 29th, 1971

Weber, Christian (NSDAP)* August 25th, 1884
† May 11th, 1945

Windisch, Josef (Generalmajor)* June 25th, 1884
† November 15th, 1968

Wendenburg, Gerhard (Panzer-Abteilung 67)* September 18th, 1896
† December 10th, 1961

Weber, Gerhard 'Gerd' (WH-Gren.Rgt. 41)* March 21st, 1898
† January 13th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Waber, Bernhard Anton* May 20th, 1884
† February 6th, 1945
Plot: 139 Row: 4 Grave: 20

Wilck, Gerhard (246. Volksgrenadierdivision)* June 17th, 1898
† April 5th, 1985

Wentscher, Gerhard (Artillerie-Regiment 13)* June 7th, 1897

Welzel, Franz-Josef* January 27th, 1895
† August 15th, 1978

Werner, Theodor (Artillerie-Regiment 26)* March 5th, 1895
† September 29th, 1944

Werneburg, Otto Rudolf (Artillerie-Regiment 376)* September 8th, 1893
† January 14th, 1946

Wechmar, Freiherr von, Irnfried (Pz-Aufklär.Abt.3)* February 12th, 1899
† November 27th, 1959

Wiemann, Johannes Hans (Sicherungs-Regiment 45)* December 17th, 1885
† May 1st, 1960

Wengler, Maximilian (Generalmajor)* January 14th, 1890
† April 26th, 1945

Weinknecht, Friedrich (Generalleutnant)* October 5th, 1895
† October 26th, 1964

Wessel, Walter* April 21st, 1892
† July 20th, 1943

Wülfing von Ditten, Paul* September 13th, 1880
† November 1st, 1953

Wolf, Ernst (KM)* July 21st, 1886
† July 29th, 1964

Witthoeft-Emden, Robert* August 29th, 1886
† December 4th, 1960

Wieting, Franz* October 27th, 1876
† February 20th, 1966

Wever, Paul* January 28th, 1893
† August 11th, 1944

Werth, Alexander* May 2nd, 1879
† April 20th, 1942

Weichold, Eberhard* August 23rd, 1891
† December 19th, 1960

Wiktorin, von, Mauritz* August 13th, 1883
† August 16th, 1956

Werner, Wilhelm* June 6th, 1888
† May 14th, 1945

Will, Paul* August 16th, 1888
† September 20th, 1968

Wangenheim, Freiherr von, Eberhard* January 12th, 1880
† January 25th, 1947

Wietersheim, von, Wend Hans Georg Herbert Egmond C* April 18th, 1900
† September 19th, 1975

Westhoven, Franz* December 7th, 1894
† October 9th, 1983

Waldeck und Pyrmont, Prinz zu, Josias* May 13th, 1896
† November 30th, 1967

Waldeck und Pyrmont, Prinz zu, Maximilian W.G.H.* September 13th, 1898
† February 23rd, 1981

Wietersheim, von, Gustav Anton* February 11th, 1884
† April 25th, 1974

Wedel, von, Hermann* July 27th, 1893
† February 5th, 1944

Werner, Paul-Hermann* March 18th, 1893
† June 30th, 1940

Wilke, Gustav* March 6th, 1898
† March 14th, 1977

Woyrsch, von, Udo Gustav Wilhelm Egon* July 24th, 1895
† January 14th, 1983

Witthöft, Joachim* September 23rd, 1887
† July 7th, 1966

Wrede, Freiherr von, Theodor* November 3rd, 1888
† March 30th, 1973

Wetzel, Wilhelm* July 17th, 1888
† July 4th, 1964

Wodrig, Albert* July 16th, 1883
† October 31st, 1972

Wildermuth, Dr.jur., Hermann-Eberhard* October 23rd, 1890
† March 9th, 1952

Weisenberger, Karl Franz Armin (71.ID)* September 29th, 1890
† March 28th, 1952

Winkelmann, Otto Nikolai Ferdinand (SS SchuPo)* September 4th, 1894
† August 24th, 1977

Wagner, Herbert (132. Infanterie-Division)* January 19th, 1896
† September 5th, 1968

Weidling, Helmuth Otto Ludwig* November 2nd, 1891
† November 17th, 1955

Wittkopf, Heinrich* August 15th, 1892
† February 12th, 1946
Plot: 62 Grave: 197

Wüstenhagen, Albrecht* October 19th, 1892
† April 26th, 1944

Wallenius, Kurt Martti* July 25th, 1893
† May 3rd, 1984

Wahlbeck, Ragnar* January 31st, 1899
† July 4th, 1944

Wiese, Friedrich* December 5th, 1892
† February 13th, 1972

Weitkunat, Adolf* February 7th, 1895
† June 28th, 1988

Weiß, Walter* September 5th, 1890
† December 21st, 1967

Weise, Hubert* December 22nd, 1884
† February 14th, 1950

Wegener, Wilhelm* April 29th, 1895
† September 24th, 1944

Waldenfels, Rudolph Freiherr von* September 23rd, 1895
† August 14th, 1969

Wittstatt, Christian* September 19th, 1897
† March 30th, 1953

Wolff, Ludwig (Heer- General der infanterie)* April 3rd, 1893
† November 9th, 1968

Wolf, Adolf (LW-Flak)* May 23rd, 1899
† March 11th, 1973

Wolz, Alwin* September 22nd, 1897
† September 15th, 1978

Wandel, Martin* April 15th, 1892
† January 14th, 1943

Waeger, Kurt* February 6th, 1893
† June 18th, 1952

Wagenlöhner, Paul* November 1st, 1889
† January 20th, 1963

Wagner, Gerhard (KM-Konteradmiral)* November 23rd, 1898
† June 26th, 1987

Wahle, Carl Richard Heinrich* February 7th, 1892
† February 23rd, 1975

Waldenburg, Freiherr von, Siegfried* December 30th, 1898
† March 27th, 1973

Warlimont, Walter* October 3rd, 1894
† October 9th, 1976

Warzecha, Walter* May 23rd, 1891
† August 30th, 1956
Plot: I

Wecke, Walter* September 30th, 1885
† December 16th, 1943

Weiß, Paul

Wenneker, Paul* February 27th, 1890
† October 17th, 1979

Wenninger, Rudolf Ralph* April 22nd, 1890
† March 13th, 1945

Werder, von, Richard* May 20th, 1897
† February 28th, 1984

Wilke, Karl-Eduard* January 24th, 1901

Wittke, Walter* September 26th, 1887
† July 20th, 1955

Witzell, Karl

Wolpert, Dr., Adalbert* September 30th, 1897
† May 4th, 1968

Wuthmann, Rolf* August 26th, 1893
† October 20th, 1977

Wühlisch, von, Heinz* September 30th, 1892
† September 20th, 1947

Wäger, Alfred* August 17th, 1883
† July 9th, 1956

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- Deutsche Ehrenzeichen
- Digger history
- Axis History
- Wehrmacht Awards

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