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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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Grid List
Cabanis, Hans Stephan (Infanterie-Regiment 511)* September 25th, 1918
† October 1st, 1942
Grave: UNK

Calmund, Kurt* September 20th, 1914

Campsen, Jürgen* August 3rd, 1913
† February 24th, 1945

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Canders, Werner (Infanterie-Regiment 408)* March 25th, 1914
† April 23rd, 1993

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Cantzler, Georg* July 25th, 1920

Capelle, Roland Franz Otto* November 19th, 1897

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Capesius, Kurt* February 12th, 1919
† September 22nd, 1958

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Capito, Albert (U-518)* March 8th, 1914
† April 22nd, 1945

Capito, Paul (Infanterie-Regiment 57)* September 15th, 1896
† July 19th, 1942
Grave: UNK

Cappel, Wilhelm* October 8th, 1906
† July 19th, 1944

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Carganico, Horst* October 27th, 1917
† May 27th, 1944

Carl, Erich* July 18th, 1920
† August 31st, 1991

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Carloni, Mario* 1894
† 1962

Carlowitz, von, Hans Christoph* February 2nd, 1905
† December 9th, 1941
Plot: 3 Row: 8 Grave: 6

Carls, Rolf* May 29th, 1885
† April 15th, 1945

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Carstens, Diedrich* September 3rd, 1920

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Causemann, Albert* March 18th, 1914

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Cech, Franz* January 8th, 1920
† August 3rd, 1915

Ceglarek, Karl* February 29th, 1916

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Celerin, Albert* July 15th, 1921
† December 31st, 1997

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Cescotti, Roderich 'Chess' (Generalmajor)* May 4th, 1919
† March 19th, 2015

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Cetto, Walther Ernst Ignaz* May 14th, 1895
† August 20th, 1988

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Chardon, Ferdinand* October 26th, 1919

Chevallerie, von der, Bernhard* April 4th, 1902
† 1945

Chevallerie, von der, Hans* July 24th, 1904
† January 14th, 1944
Plot: 2 

Chevallerie, von der, Hellmut* November 9th, 1896
† June 1st, 1965

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Cheyn, Berthold* January 9th, 1921

Chill, Kurt Erich* May 1st, 1895
† July 5th, 1976

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Choltitz, von, Dietrich Hugo Hermann* November 9th, 1894
† November 5th, 1966

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Chorbacher, Ludwig* October 9th, 1894

Christ, Torsten Georg Egon (VIII. Fliegerkorps)* February 3rd, 1906
† April 13th, 1967

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Christaller, Hermann* October 25th, 1918

Christen, von, Hans-Hennig* January 23rd, 1914
† June 6th, 2002

Christl, Georg* October 3rd, 1913
† March 31st, 1991

Christlieb, Werner* July 10th, 1910
† September 18th, 1988

Christmann, Karl (Kampfgeschw. 53 "Legion Condor")* June 16th, 1912
† November 5th, 1944

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Christofzik, Kurt* March 17th, 1910
† May 4th, 1976

Christoph, Robert (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 168)* November 18th, 1910
† January 13th, 1945
Grave: UNK

Christophersen, Erwin (U-228)* April 13th, 1915
† May 4th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 5 Grave: 49

Chrobek, Bruno* October 9th, 1895
† December 10th, 1942

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Ciliax, Otto* October 30th, 1891
† December 12th, 1964

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Ciupka, Stephan (U-306)* December 24th, 1916
† October 31st, 1943

Ciuraj, Robert (Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss")* November 14th, 1917
† March 12th, 2010

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Claas, Martin* September 18th, 1921

Claas, Otto* November 16th, 1919

Claas, Paul* December 12th, 1908
† June 20th, 1943

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Claassen, Johannes* July 27th, 1915
† January 11th, 1944

Clade, Emil Josef* February 26th, 1916
† April 21st, 2010

Clare, Helmut* May 16th, 1914

Claus, Helmut (Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann")* November 17th, 1916
† December 18th, 1941
Grave: UNK

Clausen, Erich (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 228)* December 20th, 1914
† January 10th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Clausen, Ernst Nicolai (Grenadier-Regiment 530)* February 9th, 1883
† August 14th, 1948
Grave: UNK

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Clausen, Erwin "Caesar" (JG 77 "Herz As")* August 5th, 1911
† October 4th, 1943

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Clausen, Karl (Flottillenadmiral)* October 9th, 1916
† 2013

Clausen, Karl-Ulrich (Artillerie-Regiment 30)* February 14th, 1919
† January 5th, 1945
Plot: U Row: 26 Grave: 778

Clausius, Hans (Oberst i.G.)* May 6th, 1899
† January 23rd, 1943
Plot: 11 Grave: 15

Claussen, Ernst (Waffen SS)* September 29th, 1913
† September 7th, 1999

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Clauß, Joachim (Oberst i.G.)* January 12th, 1900
† October 1944
Grave: UNK

Clauß, Robert (VB-20)* September 12th, 1894
† March 5th, 1974

Clemen, Martin* March 28th, 1918

Clemens, Richard* April 20th, 1913

Clemm von Hohenberg, Dieter-Hans* September 27th, 1915
† June 30th, 1944

Clobes, Heinrich (U-1231)* September 19th, 1919
† November 20th, 1989

Clodi, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 479)* April 3rd, 1907
† August 2nd, 1943
Grave: UNK

Clüver, Hans* April 14th, 1907
† September 17th, 1979

Clößner, Erich* September 17th, 1888
† March 28th, 1976

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Cochenhausen, von, Ernst (Kradschützen-Bat.3)* July 18th, 1910
† October 30th, 1998

Coeler, Joachim (Luftwaffe)* June 1st, 1891
† May 14th, 1955

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Coester, Eberhard* June 23rd, 1910

Cohrs, Erwin* February 19th, 1916
† February 27th, 1994

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Collani, Hans (Waffen SS)* December 13th, 1908
† July 29th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Colli, Robert* June 27th, 1898
† July 22nd, 1980

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Colsmann, Walter* September 1st, 1915

Conen, Karl (U-460)* October 26th, 1913

Conrad, Günther* August 16th, 1915
† August 10th, 1947

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Conradi, Siegfried* January 26th, 1887
† April 15th, 1974

Conrady, Alexander* July 16th, 1903
† December 21st, 1983

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Conrath, Paul* November 21st, 1896
† January 15th, 1979

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Consbruch, von, Hans-Georg* April 4th, 1906
† March 6th, 1944
Plot: 5 Row: 1 Grave: 18

Contag, Alfred* January 27th, 1894
† January 26th, 1942

Coracino, Klaus* March 8th, 1910
† July 12th, 1994

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Cordes, Dietrich (Kapitänleutnant)* October 21st, 1916
† February 10th, 1998

Cordes, Ernst (U-1195)* June 26th, 1913
† April 6th, 1945

Cordes, Udo (Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz")* July 22nd, 1921
† March 7th, 2007

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Cordes, Walter ('M-416')* June 23rd, 1906

Coretti, Julius* February 11th, 1892
† August 8th, 1970

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Cornelsen, Walter (U-125)* August 21st, 1916

Correns, Hubert-Horst* October 26th, 1906
† May 2nd, 1945

Corsepius, Eberhard* April 15th, 1913
† December 1st, 1941

Corßen, Günter* February 6th, 1916
† August 16th, 1990

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Cossel, von, Johann-Dettleff (Hans-Detloff)* July 1st, 1916
† July 22nd, 1943

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Coudres, des, Hans-Peter, Dr.jur.* September 27th, 1905
† January 8th, 1977

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Coupette, Karl-Julius Friedrich* June 20th, 1899
† September 18th, 1953

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Coutre, le, Georg* September 13th, 1921
† January 8th, 2009

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Cramer, Gerhard (Panzer-Regiment 1)* May 6th, 1918
† February 20th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Cramer, Hans* July 13th, 1896
† October 28th, 1968

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Cramer, Hans Harald* November 10th, 1918
† November 24th, 1944

Cramm, Freiherr von, Siegfried* November 22nd, 1915
† November 29th, 1979

Cramm, Freiherr von, Wilhelm-Ernst* September 30th, 1917
† May 29th, 1996

Crantz, Friedrich* July 31st, 1906
† August 22nd, 1944

Crasemann, Eduard (General der Artillerie)* March 5th, 1891
† April 29th, 1950

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Credé, Werner† February 18th, 1945

Cremer, Bruno* June 11th, 1919
† March 16th, 1944

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Creuznacher, Kurt* March 28th, 1905
† October 26th, 1942

Criegern, von, Friedrich Bruno Walther "Walther"* June 7th, 1907
† January 23rd, 1945

Criegern, von, Friedrich Otto "Fritz"* August 10th, 1906
† December 2nd, 1988

Criegern, von, Friedrich Theodor "Theodor"* December 20th, 1904
† February 6th, 1945

Cryns, Willi* January 24th, 1914
† April 8th, 1944

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Csurusky, Georg* July 1st, 1920

Cuno, Kurt* August 27th, 1896
† July 14th, 1961

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Custor, Alois Dr.† January 2nd, 1967

Cüsow, Horst-Werner* August 19th, 1922
† December 20th, 1943

Czayka, Horst* March 12th, 1921

Czeczatka, Erich (U-302)* February 4th, 1920
† April 6th, 1944

Czekay, Friedrich 'Fritz' (Störkampfgruppe)* November 30th, 1904
† December 24th, 1944
Grave: 6

Czekay, Richard (Stuka-Geschwader 2 'Immelmann')* March 26th, 1916
† April 24th, 2009

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Czichi, Albert* August 13th, 1913
† March 9th, 1944

Czichy, Adalbert* January 28th, 1916

Czimatis, Dr.-Ing., Albrecht* April 18th, 1897
† December 22nd, 1984

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Czublinski, Bruno (U-997)* April 3rd, 1921
† April 18th, 1977

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