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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
Hermanns, Hubert  
Heutz, Joseph "Josef"  more
Hilsbos, Georg (Feld-Artillerie-Regiment 5)  more
Hulin, Franz  more
Hammerstein-Gesmold, Freiherr von, Fritjof20-08-187021-01-1944more
Hierl, Konstantin24-02-187523-09-1955more
Haupt, Hans Joachim20-06-187630-07-1942more
Henrici, Waldemar Dr.rer.pol. (Generalleutnant)03-02-187815-02-1950more
Haenicke, Siegfried (General der Infanterie)08-09-187819-02-1946more
Hirschberg, Freiherr von, Anton20-11-187801-12-1960more
Halm, Hans24-02-187909-10-1957more
Hausser, Paul "Papa" (Waffen SS)07-10-188021-12-1972more
Haack, Hermann (Generalstabsintendant)25-03-188116-01-1973more
Hühnlein, Adolf Andreas12-09-188118-06-1942more
Hansen, Gottfried (Admiral)08-11-188116-07-1976more
Haase, Curt15-12-188109-02-1943more
Hagen, von dem, Oskar (Generalmajor)13-04-188317-05-1940more
Hartlieb genannt Walsporn, von, Max20-10-188325-07-1959more
Heider, Wilhelm (Generalmajor)14-07-188427-03-1966more
Hartmann, Otto (General der Artillerie)11-09-188410-07-1952more
Hansen, Christian (General der Artillerie)10-04-188507-08-1972more
Hoth, Hermann12-04-188525-01-1971more
Hamann, Adolf (Infanterie-Regiment 666)03-09-188530-12-1945more
Häfner, Konrad (NSDAP)05-10-188503-05-1967more
Hess, Rudolf13-10-1885 
Hoepner, Erich14-09-188608-08-1944
Helfer, Wilhelm (NSDAP)26-12-188615-08-1954more
Homme de Courbière, de l', Rene (1887-1946)24-01-188707-05-1946more
Hubicki, Ritter von, Alfred05-02-188714-07-1971more
Henneberg, Dr.med., Ernst21-07-188708-10-1946more
Habersang, Lothar (Infanterie-Regiment 521)17-09-1887 more
Hell, Ernst-Eberhard (VII. Armee-Korps)19-09-188715-09-1973more
Harpe, Josef (Generaloberst)21-09-188714-03-1968more
Hoffmann, Gerhard (general der Flakartillerie)13-10-188706-11-1969more
Haubold, Karl-Alfred (General)28-10-188727-02-1969more
Hanstein, von, Jobst06-12-188706-04-1968more
Hippke, Erich07-03-188810-06-1969more
Haase, Conrad (Generalleutnant)29-08-188825-01-1963more
Howaldt, Hans12-11-188806-09-1970more
Hitler, Adolf20-04-188930-04-1945more
Herrlein, Friedrich27-04-188928-07-1974more
Henrici, Sigfrid (General der Panzertruppe)10-05-188908-11-1964more
Hansen, Erik Oskar (General der Kavallerie)27-05-188920-03-1967more
Hofmann, Erich (Generalleutnant)30-09-188908-09-1961more
Hannibal, Heinrich (Waffen SS)19-11-188909-05-1971more
Heiskanen, Juho Henrik18-12-188911-12-1950more
Hanneken, von, Hermann (General der Infanterie)05-01-189022-07-1981more
Haeckel, Ernst (Generalleutnant)05-04-189026-09-1967more
Heinrichs, Konrad-Oskar05-05-189008-09-1944more
Hube, Hans-Valentin (Generaloberst)29-10-189021-04-1944more
Hartmann, von, Alexander (General der Infanterie)11-12-189026-01-1943more
Hartmann, Walter (General der Artillerie)23-07-189111-03-1977more
Huffmann, Helmuth (62. Infanterie-Division)31-07-189109-12-1975more
Habicht, Dipl.Ing. Franz (Generalmajor)06-10-189128-10-1972more
Haenschke, Wilhelm13-12-189123-02-1960
Höfer, Rudolf (Schützen-Regiment 64)12-03-189211-06-1961more
Hitter, Alfons04-06-189211-03-1968more
Henrici, Rudolf (Generalmajor)27-06-189201-08-1971more
Häfner, Wilhelm (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559)22-07-1892 more
Harteneck, Gustav (I. Kavallerie-Korps)27-07-189213-01-1984more
Henger, Wolfgang (Artillerie-Regiment 21)22-08-189202-02-1985more
Hauffe, Arthur20-12-189222-07-1944
Hoernlein, Walter02-01-189314-09-1961more
Höhne, Gustav17-02-189301-07-1951more
Hamann, Hans-Heinz (Arko 118)23-02-189326-06-1948more
Hesselbarth, Gerhard (generalmajor)02-03-189308-09-1986more
Hoffmeister, Edmund04-03-189300-03-1951more
Hägglund, Johan Woldemar10-08-189312-02-1963more
Hauser, Wolfgang (Generalleutnant)28-08-189307-09-1973more
Haccius, Ernst10-12-189311-03-1943more
Heyking, von, Rüdiger10-01-189418-02-1956more
Hoeland, Otto Eduard (Pionier-Bataillon 14)19-01-189405-12-1959more
Hoppe, Harry11-02-189423-08-1969more
Haack, Werner (Generalmajor)06-03-189428-10-1944more
Hess, Rudolf Walter Richard26-04-189417-08-1987more
Hippler, Bruno (Generalmajor)01-05-189423-03-1942more
Hachtel, Georg (Generalmajor)29-06-189420-07-1943more
Henze, Albert (Generalleutnant)07-08-189431-03-1979more
Hochbaum, Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann (34.ID)07-08-189428-01-1955more
Hünten, Maximilian (Grenadier Regiment 114)03-09-189426-02-1965more
Hassenstein, Erich19-09-189402-05-1945more
Hundt, Gustav27-09-189421-04-1945more
Hartmann, Wilhelm Heinrich (Generalleutnant)05-10-189423-01-1963more
Hasse, Wilhelm24-11-189406-06-1945more
Hahm, Walther21-12-189411-08-1951more
Henrici, Hans Dipl.ing. (Generalmajor)15-01-189523-04-1960more
Hampel, Desiderius (Waffen SS)20-01-189511-01-1981more
Heucke, Werner31-01-189504-08-1983more
Habsburg-Lothringen, von, Wilhelm Franz10-02-189518-08-1948more
Herbst, Dr., Hellmut24-02-1895 more
Hecker, Hans26-02-189501-05-1979more
Handloser, Siegfried25-03-189503-07-1954more
Hosenfeld, Wilm02-05-189513-08-1952more
Hansen, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 554)08-06-189502-01-1969more
Hauser, Eduard22-06-189516-07-1961more
Hipp, Helmut10-07-189507-07-1984more
Hugo, von, Christoph12-07-189523-12-1945more
Heye, Hellmuth Guido Alexander09-08-189510-11-1970more
Hauschulz, Kurt (Generalmajor)02-10-189524-12-1975more
Hoerning, Reinhard19-10-189517-10-1942
Holz, Karl27-12-189520-04-1945more
Hofmann, Otto16-03-189631-12-1982more
Heintz, Joachim25-05-189624-10-1960more
Hauenschild, Ritter von, Bruno (Generalmajor)09-06-189610-03-1953more
Hildebrandt, Hans-Georg (Generalleutnant)15-06-189631-01-1967more
Heidenreich, Anton (Generalmajor)03-07-189620-10-1982more
Huth, Joachim-Friedrich (Generalleutnant)31-07-189627-03-1962more
Hoyermann, Gerhard Franz Wilhelm (Pz-Jg-Abt.387)19-09-189626-03-1943more
Helldorff, Graf von, Wolf Heinrich14-10-189615-08-1944more
Horn, von, Hans-Joachim23-10-189610-01-1994more
Heilmann, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 671)01-11-189609-03-1945more
Hessen, Prinz und Landgraf von, Philip06-11-189625-10-1980more
Hansen, Peter (Waffen SS)30-11-189623-05-1967more
Hitzeroth, Hans28-12-189618-07-1969more
Hartmann, Hans (Konteradmiral)16-01-189709-03-1976more
Hagen, Walter, Adolf, Christian (Generalmajor)16-03-189724-11-1963more
Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, Prinz zu, Gottfried Hermann24-03-189711-05-1960
Holste, Rudolf (Generalleutnant)09-04-189704-12-1970more
Hartmann, Ernst (Waffen SS)10-05-189703-05-1945
Hippel, von, Walter27-05-189729-11-1972more
Heusinger, Adolf (Generalleutnant)04-08-189730-11-1982more
Hildebrandt, Hubert Dr. (Ministerialrat)13-08-1897 
Haas, Josef (Grenadier-Regiment 485)24-09-189722-05-1944more
Hohn, Hermann Dr. (Generalleutnant)11-10-189713-11-1968more
Hengl, Ritter von, Georg (Gen. d. Gebirgstruppe)21-10-189719-03-1952more
Heigl, Ritter von, Hubertus-Maria (Generalmajor)10-11-189724-01-1985more
Heitmann, Hermann (Artillerie-Regiment 241)19-01-189824-12-1955more
Hellwig, Otto Karl Friedrich (SS)24-02-189820-08-1962more
Holle, Alexander27-02-189816-07-1978more
Habicht, Theodor04-04-189831-01-1944more
Haltermann, Hans Werner (Waffen SS)20-04-189817-06-1981more
Hitzfeld, Otto-Maximilian07-05-189806-12-1990more
Heimann, Arthur Franz Richard "Arthur"30-05-1898 
Hoffmann, Kurt30-05-1898 
Hoffmann von Waldau, Otto07-07-189817-05-1943more
Hagemann, Wolf (Generalleutnant)20-07-189812-09-1983more
Hochbaum, Wilhelm (Panzer Regiment 33)03-08-189812-06-1971more
Hake, von, Friedrich-Erdmann14-08-189822-03-1982more
Haase, Alfred (Pionier-Lehr-Bataillon 2)09-09-189824-02-2000more
Hildebrandt, Friedrich Karl Heinrich August (SS)19-09-189805-11-1948more
Haas, Franz (Generalmajor)17-10-189806-03-1961more
Hünersdorff, von, Walther28-11-189817-07-1943more
Höfle, Hermann (Waffen SS)12-12-189809-12-1947more
Hülst, von, Dr.rer.pol., Hans-Franz23-12-189818-08-1986more
Heinz, Friedrich Wilhelm07-05-189926-02-1968more
Hentschel, Karl23-09-189912-12-1956more
Hassenstein, Wolfgang (Infanterie-Regiment 268)08-11-189931-01-1945more
Heim, Hellmut Dozent Dr. med. habil.13-01-190020-08-1986
Hühnlein, Karl Friedrich (NSDAP)10-05-1900 
Himmler, Heinrich Luitpold07-10-190023-05-1945more
Helling, Arno05-11-1900 more
Höss, Rudolf Franz Ferdinand25-11-190016-04-1947more
Heidkämper, Otto (XXIV. Panzerkorps)13-03-190117-02-1969more

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