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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

The German Cross (Deutschen Kreuz) is build up out of 5 separate parts and although the name suggests otherwise, it has the shape of a large 8-pointed breast star with in the center a large black swastika which is outlined in silver. The name of this award comes from this 21,5 mm big swastika. This swastika is placed upon a red-bordered silver disk and upon this red border is a golden laurel leaf wreath mounted. The golden wreath measures 39 mm across and is made out of single laurel leaves that are bounded together with a silk lint. At the bottom of the wreath is a square box with the year 1941 impressed into it. This date refers to the year of institution and from underneath this wreath emerge the eight star points. These points are chemically blackened and have the appearance of sunrays. Underneath these points is a 63 mm large silver backing plate placed which has the same shape as the award, only it’s slightly bigger so it forms the outer line of the award. At the reverse are 4 or 6 rivets visible and through the number of rivets you can recognize if the award was made in Germany or Austria. The German Crosses with 4 rivets were made in Germany and the pieces with 6 rivets in Austria. Further is there at the reverse a large width pin with a standard hook construction placed. If the award is marked with the LDO-number of the producer, then it is stamped in either the front or backside of the pin. To prevent damaging the award during combat, there was also a cloth version made. This cloth version has a metal wreath and the backing cloth colour is the same as the tunic colour of the corresponding Army branch. Fieldgrey is for the Army (Heer) and Waffen-SS, bleu-grey for the Air Force, (Luftwaffe) Marine bleu for the Navy (Kriegsmarine) and black for the Armored forces.

The German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) was awarded for bravery and outstanding achievements in combat but where the Knight’s Cross wasn’t awarded for. The recipient did however already had to own the Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1 Klasse) or Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Klasse with swords. The exact number of times that the German Cross in Gold was bestowed is still unknow at this time.

The OKW barred/stopped by decree the awarding of the Gernan Cross in Gold for "multiple remarkable services in troop leadership" from March 10th, 1945 on.

Bidermann, Gottlob-Herbert* August 28th, 1920
† September 1st, 2010

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NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Settgast, Johannes  
Settner, Kurt16-05-191724-09-2001
Setz, Heinrich12-03-191513-03-1943
Setzepfandt, Johannes (Panzer-Artillerie-Reg.93)  
Seuberlich, Hans-Erich 25-12-1984
Seubert, Hermann21-11-1916 more
Seufert, Alfred  
Seuster, Helmut  
Sewald, Erich  
Sewe, Hermann  more
Sewenig, Paul  
Sewera, Axel  
Seybold, Otto17-06-1919 
Seydel, Peter  
Seydel, Walter  
Seydlitz und Ludwigsdorf, von, Hermann  
Seydter, Armin  
Seyfarth, Bertold  
Seyfarth, Gustav  
Seyfarth, Kurt02-02-191601-10-1979
Seyfert, Erich Fritz24-00-1914 
Seyffardt, Fritz20-08-192028-11-2012
Seyffardt, Paul04-03-189420-09-1979more
Seyffert, Rudolf  
Seyrl, Rudolf (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73)08-01-191610-12-2005more
Seßler, Arnold  
Sibbel, Emil19-10-191211-11-1996
Sibbing, Johannes  
Siber, Rudolf  
Sichartshofen, Sichart von, Wolfgang12-11-191313-02-1945
Sichelschmidt, Herbert (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 210)04-07-190917-07-1944more
Sicheneder, Ludwig  
Sick, Dr., Ludwig  
Sickert, Helmut  
Sickert, Kurt  
Sickmann, Heinrich  
Sidowski, Ernst  
Sieb, Ernst  
Siebe, Hans  
Siebeck, Eberhard13-02-1915 
Siebel, Erwin  
Siebel, Helmut  
Sieben, Joachim Jochen  
Siebenhüner, Heinz  
Siebenthaler, Richard13-07-191300-00-1980
Sieber, Kurt  
Siebert, Alfred (Infanterie)30-03-190300-00-1961
Siebert, Alfred (Kampfgeschwader 1)26-10-1914 more
Siebert, Friedrich  
Siebert, Friedrich, Maximilian07-07-188813-05-1950more
Siebert, Hans  
Siebert, Heinz  
Siebert, Karl  
Siebert, Werner  
Siebert, Wilhelm  
Siebke, Kurt00-00-1908 
Siebke, Otto  
Siebs, Wilhelm  
Siedhoff, Heinrich  
Siedler, Heinrich  
Siedler, Horst  
Siedschlag, Günther  
Siefen, Georg  
Siefert, Walter  
Siefken, Johann  
Sieg, Fritz  
Sieg, Klaus  
Siegel, Albert  
Siegel, Günther02-02-1915 
Siegel, Heinrich  
Siegel, Heinrich (Waffen-SS)  
Siegel, Herbert  
Siegel, Paul Rudolf "Rudolf"29-06-190609-12-1995more
Siegel, Richard  
Siegel, Willi  
Siegelmann, Arndt-Wolf  
Sieger, Georg  
Siegert, Erich  
Siegert, Ernst  
Siegert, Hans  
Siegert, Rudolf  
Siegert, Wilhelm17-08-1916 
Sieghart, Karl  
Siegle, Immanuel  
Siegler, Josef  
Siegler, Kurt  
Siegler, Peter21-08-192024-09-1942
Siegling, Hans  
Siegmann, Heinrich  
Siegmann, Paul24-05-191329-06-1986
Siegmann, Walter  
Siegmund, Hans  
Siegmund, Herbert  
Siegmund, Lothar  
Siegmund, Manfred  
Siegrist, Karl22-07-1913 more
Siegroth, von, Joachim Ferdinand Max25-12-189602-05-1945more
Siehl, Friedrich-Wilhelm17-10-1896 
Siehr, Hermann  
Siehr, Robert  
Sieker, Johannes  
Siekow, Walter16-10-1910 
Sielaff, Wilhelm  
Sieler, Ernst  
Sieler, Ernst22-08-189306-10-1983
Sieling, Bruno10-01-191811-05-2002more
Sieling, Gustav  
Sielmann, Wolfgang  
Siemann, Max (schwere Artillerie-Regiment 106)03-10-189321-04-1953more
Siemen, Hans  
Siemens, Leopold17-05-188907-12-1979more
Siemers, Victor06-03-1896 
Siemon, Otto  
Siemoneit, Bruno  
Siems, Hans  
Siems, Klaus-Dietrich21-03-1917 
Siemsen, Heinz  
Siemssen, Karl-Heinz  
Sieper, Ernst  
Sieronski, Hans  
Sierts, Friedrich20-04-189919-12-1969
Siever, Willi  
Sievers, Adolf  
Sievers, Hans  
Sievers, Johannes "Hans"  
Sievers, Karl Albert Hermann02-01-189209-09-1961more
Sievers, Walther15-06-190212-07-1982more
Sievert, Dipl.Ing., Karl-Heinz11-09-191331-10-1943
Sievert, Hans  
Sievert, Hans-Carl01-11-191730-04-1989more
Sievert, Karl  
Siewecke, Bernhard  
Sieweke, Joachim  
Siewert, Curt (Generalleutnant)05-04-189913-06-1983more
Siewert, Gerhard (Waffen SS)  
Siewert, Hanfried (Grenadier-Regiment 445)  
Siewert, Josef (U-548)12-01-192030-04-1945
Sigel, Walter12-01-190608-05-1944
Siggel, Hermann29-12-191015-04-1981
Sigloch, Philipp  
Sigmann, Walter18-09-1894 
Sigmund, Hans (Lw-Wettererkundungsstaffel)  
Sigmund, Hans (SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 9)11-08-192115-07-1993more
Sigmund, Rudolf05-03-191503-10-1943
Signetzki, Franz  
Sigrist, Hubert  
Sigritz, Johann  
Silber, Hermann  
Silberbauer, Herbert (KG 51 'Edelweiss')13-12-191803-03-1943
Silberbauer, Ludwig (Grenadier-Regiment 246)  
Silbermann, Ernst09-05-1915 
Silbermann, Gerhard (Kradschützen-Btl. 64)  
Silies, Karl15-12-192200-00-2006
Siller, Gerhard (Aufklärungsgruppe 14)26-12-192126-12-1944
Silzner, Franz (Infanterie-Regiment 501)00-00-191400-00-1998
Simader, Josef  
Siminsky, Heinrich  
Simm, Alfred12-07-191019-11-1973more
Simmerl, Johannes  
Simmet, Josef  
Simon, Alfred  
Simon, Bernhard  
Simon, Erwin  
Simon, Fritz  
Simon, Günther  
Simon, Harald  
Simon, Heinz  
Simon, Heinz (WH-Inf.Div.)28-08-1909 
Simon, Johann  
Simon, Johann (WH-Inf.Rgt. 61)  
Simon, Karl Theodor  
Simon, Karl-Heinz  
Simon, Max (16. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division)06-01-189901-02-1961more
Simon, Michael  
Simon, Otto  
Simon, Roman  
Simon, Rudolf  
Simon, Siegfried  
Simon, Walter  
Simoni, Willi  
Simons, Arnold (Infanterie-Regiment 190)17-03-190001-01-1943more
Simons, Dr., Conrad  
Simson, Alois (Luftwaffe)09-07-1893 
Simson, Herbert (Seeaufklärungsgruppe 125)  more
Sinautzki, Georg25-10-1919 
Sindelar, Siegfried  
Sindermann, Paul  
Sing, Kurt  
Singelmann, Heinz  
Singer, Adolf (Grenadier-Regiment 70)27-10-191816-04-1943more
Singer, Gerhard (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100)19-06-1914 more
Singer, Günther  
Singer, Herbert09-08-191921-03-1998
Singer, Horst  
Sinkwitz, Paul-Otto  
Sinn, Helmut26-05-191513-06-1988
Sinner, Rudi  
Sinnhuber, Johann27-03-188723-10-1974
Sinnhöfer, Georg  
Sinram, Klaus06-12-191517-04-1986more
Sintermann, Friedrich16-09-1916 
Siol, Hermann31-10-1913 
Sipeer, Herbert  
Sippel, Heinz  
Sippel, Karl  
Siptrott, Hans27-05-191916-01-2014
Siry, Maximilian19-04-189106-12-1967
Sittel, Ernst  more
Sittig, Bernhard  
Sittig, Friedrich  
Sitzberger, Michael (Stug-Brigade 202)  
Sivers, von, Karl08-02-191210-04-1944
Six, Karl  
Sixt von Armin, Hans-Heinrich (Generalleutnant)06-11-189001-04-1952more
Sixt, Friedrich28-10-189504-08-1976more
Skade, Paul  
Skalka, Dr. med., Egon29-10-191516-11-2005more
Skerra, Erich  
Skibski, Rudi Lothar24-09-191715-07-1944more
Skodda, Otto  
Skorzeny, Otto (Waffen SS)12-06-190805-07-1975more
Skotz, Paul  
Skowronek, Willi  
Skowronnek, Paul  
Skroka, Hans  
Skrotzki, Karl  
Skrypsak, Wilhelm  
Skrzipek, Eduard26-06-191725-02-1945
Skrzipietz, Friedrich  
Skupin, Heinrich  
Skupin, Heinz  
Skupin, Max  
Skuras, Robert  
Skvara, Egon  
Slaby, Alois  
Slaby, Wilhelm  
Sladek, Josef  
Slama, Dr., Walter07-10-1913 
Slama, Hellmut18-02-191308-09-1996
Slama, Josef  
Slappendeel, Rudi  
Slawinski, Franz  
Sledz, Erwin  
Sleik, Franz19-04-1917 
Slomkowsky, Franz  
Sloot, Werner  
Slotta, Ernst  
Slowik, Anton  
Slüyter, Kurt (U-1231)15-07-1920 
Smak, Johann (U-107)15-05-191818-08-1944
Smend, Günther29-11-191208-09-1944
Smidt, Alfred-Karl (Z-27)30-08-190311-01-1984more
Smigielski, Georg  
Smola, Rudolf03-08-191727-03-1945
Smolle, Johann  
Smrcek, Franz  
Snowadzki, Albert  
Snowdon, Hans  
Sobiech, Heinrich  
Sobieralski, Hans23-01-1920 more
Sobotta, Karl-Heinz  
Socha, Paul  
Sock, Erich  more
Socke, Erich23-10-1915 
Sode, von der, Gebhardt  
Sodenstern, von, Georg (General der Inf.)15-11-188920-07-1955more
Soditt, Manfred  
Soeding, Kurt  
Soer, Karl-Heinz  
Soest, Günter  
Sohlmann, Hermann  
Sohn, Helmuth  
Sohr, Karl  
Sohst, Werner  
Soika, Raimond (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 60)11-01-1914 more
Sokolowski, Gustav  
Solaro, Salvator  
Solbach, Willi  
Soldner, Gustav18-09-191200-02-1945
Solewski, Erich  
Solinger, Walter  
Solleder, August  
Solleder, Gerd  
Solleder, Karl  
Sollianik-Krassa, Igor  
Solms-Wildenfels, Graf zu, Friedrich  
Soltau, Otto  
Somann, Werner  
Sommer, Adalbert  
Sommer, Adolf  
Sommer, Clemens29-03-191221-03-1988
Sommer, Erich  
Sommer, Gerhard (Jagdgeschwader 11)14-09-191912-05-1944more
Sommer, Gerhard (schw. Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560)  
Sommer, Günther  
Sommer, Heinrich  
Sommer, Helmut, "Seiltänzer" (U-853)24-08-191417-05-1973more
Sommer, Hermann  
Sommer, Hugo  
Sommer, Joachim14-04-191609-06-2009
Sommer, Karl  
Sommer, Karl-Heinz  
Sommer, Klaus  
Sommer, Peter25-02-1907 
Sommer, Walter19-09-1910 
Sommer, Wilhelm  
Sommer, Wilhelm  
Sommeregger, Johann "Hans"  
Sommerfeld, Karl-Heinz  
Sommerlad, Karl-Heinz  
Sommerlatt, Konrad24-02-1915 
Sommnitz, Walter  
Somplatzki, Friedrich  
Sonder, Otto  
Sonhütter, Hans  
Sonnen, Hans  
Sonnenberg, Herbert  
Sonnenberger, Karl (Schützen-Regiment 110)  
Sonnenburg, Friedrich  
Sonnenburg, Heinz-Jürgen30-08-191814-06-1944
Sonnenschein, Arthur  
Sonnenschein, Erich  
Sonntag, Christian27-09-191003-04-1945
Sonntag, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 466)  
Sonntag, Gerhard (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12)09-01-1921 
Sonntag, Heinz  
Sonntag, Karl-Heinz  
Sonntag, Richard  
Sonntag, Siegfried  
Sonntag, von, Karl  
Sonntag, Walter  
Sontag, Ernst (Jäger-Regiment 749)03-05-189921-01-1967more
Sontheimer, Ludwig  
Sopora, Johann  
Soppert, Hubert  
Soretz, Hans  
Sorge, Ernst (Aufklärungsgruppe 124)25-01-191221-05-1992more
Sorge, Helmut (Sturzkampfgeschwader 1)27-05-190500-04-1945
Sorge, Karl-Heinz15-04-191423-10-1963
Soupup, Ludwig  
Sowa, Fritz  
Sowada, Georg (Pz.Rgt. 36)20-09-191503-02-1943
Sowada, Günther  
Sowade, Georg-Ernst (Infanterie-Regiment 102)12-03-191730-06-1942
Soyka, Emil  
Soyka, Kurt  
Spadiut, Hubert23-09-192230-07-2015
Spaeter, Helmuth11-03-191805-07-1999more
Spahr, Wilhelm (U-178)04-04-190406-10-1978
Spak, Friedrich (KG 51 'Edelweiss')  
Spallek, Paul  
Spang, Willibald  
Spangenberg, Herbert  
Spangenberg, von, Hans-Christoph12-07-189819-06-1985
Spaniel, Wilhelm  
Spanka, Otto (Waffen SS)19-10-191229-07-1942
Spankeren, von, Rudolf  
Spannagel, Werner  
Spantikow, Kurt  
Sparelski, Herbert  
Sparla, Paul  
Sparn, Hugo  
Sparre, Georg  
Sparrer, Wilhelm  
Spatzier, Horst09-06-1916 more
Spazierer, Fritz  
Specht, Adolf  
Specht, Engelbrecht  
Specht, Günther13-11-191401-01-1945
Specht, Heinrich07-12-191431-10-1944
Specht, Johann  
Specht, Karl-Gustav  
Specht, Leonhard  
Speck, Alfred  
Speck, Erich01-03-1914 
Speck, Heini13-12-1915 
Speckblanke, Heinrich  
Spei, Bruno  
Speidel, Dr.phil., Hans28-10-189728-11-1984more
Speil von Ostheim, Helmut  
Spellenberg, Gerhard (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 101)12-02-191403-03-1945
Spellig, Walter  
Spelly, Reinhold  
Spelsberg, Ernst  
Spemann, Kurt31-10-187713-05-1950more
Sperb, Jakob  
Sperber, Heinrich  
Sperk von Naehrich, Oskar03-11-1916 
Sperl, Rudolf (Generalleutnant)11-10-189823-08-1981more
Sperling, Ernst (Grenadier-Regiment 24)  
Sperling, Hans (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 18)25-11-189909-05-1945
Sperling, Hans-Georg (Flak-Regiment 39)05-01-1907 
Sperling, Max (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11)04-09-190506-06-1984more
Sperling, Walter (Stuka-Geschwader 3)  more
Sperr, Ernst  
Spesser, Kurt  
Speth, Hans-Ludwig07-10-189730-04-1985more
Spettel, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 156)  
Spetzler, Eberhard  
Spickermann, Heinz  
Spieck, Wilhelm  
Spiecker, Karl  
Spiegel, Edmund27-05-190811-08-1944more
Spiegel, Hans  
Spiegel, Karl  
Spiegel, Wendelin00-00-191800-00-1979
Spiegelberg, Manfred  
Spiegl, Albert  
Spieker, Gerd  
Spiekermann, Hans  
Spiekermann, Heinz  
Spiekermann, Walter  
Spiel, Horst  
Spieler, Christian  
Spielvogel, Franz-Karl11-08-1917 
Spier, Paul19-10-190910-07-1999
Spier, Willi  
Spies, Hans-Hinrich  
Spies, Paul  
Spies, von, Herbert15-07-188702-03-1942more
Spies, Wilhelm30-08-1914 
Spies, Wilhelm (Jagdgeschwader 52)  
Spiess, Dr., Heinz 03-08-1973
Spiess, Erich  
Spiess, Walter  
Spieth, Albert26-07-191504-10-1943
Spieth, Gustav  
Spiethoff, Armin29-10-189204-09-1974more
Spieß, Jakob10-05-192108-08-1944
Spillner, August  
Spillner, Hans  
Spilok, Bernd  
Spilok, Hubert  
Spindler, Josef24-08-192324-03-1944
Spindler, Kurt  
Spindler, Ludwig (Waffen SS)15-11-191027-12-1944more
Spindler, Werner12-07-191320-02-1984
Spindler, Wilhelm Eberhard05-07-191420-08-1997more
Spingler, Werner  
Spinnler, Helmut  
Spira, Peter  
Spittau, Heinrich  
Spittler, Georg  
Spittler, Heinrich13-05-191502-02-2000more
Spitz, Anton  more
Spitzer, Kurt  
Spitzl, Rudolf  
Spitzner, Heinrich  
Spitäller, Friedrich "Fritz"23-10-189810-10-1944more
Spletzer, Rudolf  
Splittgerber, Heinz  
Splittstösser, Wilhelm (U-846)18-09-191704-05-1944
Spoden, Peter08-11-192109-12-2021more
Spoerhase, Otto  
Spohn, Walter, Friedl05-12-1909 more
Spohr, Erich  
Spohr, Herbert  
Spohr, Wolfgang  
Spohrer, Adolf "Bubi"28-08-191902-02-1997more
Spohrer, Franz  
Spoida, Paul  
Sponheimer, Otto19-12-188614-03-1961
Sponholtz, Heinz  
Sponsel, Heinrich  
Spoo, Dr., Aloys  
Sporn, Heinz  
Spornberger, Georg (Panzer-Regiment 29)  
Spousta, Herbert  
Sprang, Max27-02-191009-01-1962
Spranger, Johannes  
Sprank, Heinz (Waffen SS)  
Spranz, Bodo01-01-192001-09-2007more
Sprecher, Hans  
Sprenger, Franz  
Sprenzel, Jakob  
Spresny, Kurt  
Spreu, Willy29-11-1909 
Sprincis, Paulis (Waffen-Füs.Bat. der SS 19)10-04-191201-10-2006more
Spring, Georg 26-06-1944more
Springborn, Wilhelm  
Springer, Ernst  
Springer, Ernst  
Springer, Willy  
Springler, Ludwig  
Springorum, Carl-Friedrich  
Springorum, Ernst  
Sproll, Ludwig  
Sprosse, Karl-Heinz  
Spruner von Mertz, Viktor 15-09-1943
Sprung, Helmuth27-11-192114-10-1955more
Sprute, Albert (Artillerie-Regiment 212)05-03-1915 
Spuller, Leo  
Spyra, Josef06-06-192015-09-1982
Späing, Ingo  
Späte, Fritz  
Späte, Wolfgang08-09-191130-04-1997
Spörle, Richard (Waffen SS)20-07-191517-04-1945
Sroka, Hans  
Staadt, Siegfried  
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