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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
Reisenbauer, Herbert (Schlachtgeschwader 3)  more
Reiser, Georg  
Reiser, Josef  
Reiser, Karl  
Reiser, Ludwig  
Reiser, Paul  
Reiser, Richard  
Reisiger, Willi  
Reisinger, Heinrich  
Reisinger, Josef  
Reisinger, Karl  
Reisinger, Karl  
Reiss, Hermann  
Reissnauer, Karl25-12-1918 
Reissner, Georg  
Reissner, Hans  
Reitberger, Josef (Verbindungs-Kommando)  
Reiter, Engelbert  
Reiter, Franz17-01-1914 
Reiter, Hans (Waffen SS)20-04-192015-08-1944more
Reiter, Kurt17-05-1913 
Reiter, Ludwig  
Reiter, Robert  
Reiter, Rudolf  
Reitinger, Josef  
Reitmeyer, Ernst  
Reitsperger, Otto  more
Reitz, Georg  
Reitze, Otto  
Reitzenstein, von, Gert  
Reiß, Johann  
Reiß, Karl  
Reißig, Hans  
Reißland, Joachim  
Reißmüller, Richard29-03-1908 
Rejall, Kurt  
Rekos, Peter  
Rekowski, von, Siegfried (Grenadier-Regiment 354)09-07-189609-05-1990more
Remberg, Josef Friedrich23-06-191829-03-1991
Rembold, Alois  
Rembs, Friedrich  
Remer, Erich  
Remer, Hans-Heinrich  
Remer, Otto-Ernst18-08-191204-10-1997more
Remien, Walter  
Remlinger, Heinrich27-09-191300-00-1951
Remmer, Hans17-08-192002-04-1944
Remmert, Heinz Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 464)28-03-192229-04-2017more
Remmler, Ulrich  
Remold, Josef13-01-190209-10-1985
Rempel, Fritz  
Remus, Hans-Joachim  
Rendel, Franz09-06-1906 
Rendelmann, Friedrich  
Rendulic, Lothar23-10-188717-01-1971more
Renisch, Paul-Ernst02-07-191725-01-1998more
Renk, Heinz  
Renk, Werner  
Renken, Johann  
Renn, Michael26-08-1909 
Rennecke, Rudolf19-06-191503-03-1986more
Rennefahrt, Paul04-07-191630-01-1943
Rennen, Willi  
Renner, Eugen  
Renner, Hans  
Renner, Hans  
Renner, Horst19-01-1920 
Renner, Josef  
Renner, Karl  
Renner, Wilhelm  
Renner, Wilhelm  
Rennert, Johann (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17)09-04-191719-12-1978more
Rennert, Kurt (Waffen SS)26-09-1919 more
Rennert, Walter (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66)  
Rennert, Walter (Transportgeschwader 4)  more
Rennette, Josef13-12-191912-03-1944
Renotiere, de la, Gerald  
Rens, Helmut  
Renschler, Helmut18-04-192005-11-1999
Renteln, von, Carlotto "Karl"  
Rentsch, Hugo  
Rentschler, Dietrich  
Rentschler, Emil Heinrich29-03-191228-12-1984more
Rentschler, Helmut  
Rentzow, Adolf-Friedrich29-07-191701-06-1944more
Rentzsch, Fritz22-02-191426-11-1944more
Rentzsch, Werner20-01-1921 
Renz, Joachim05-10-191923-10-1944
Renz, Paul  
Renz, von, Otto-Wilhelm03-11-189116-01-1968more
Renziehausen, Hermann  
Repp, Adolf  
Repp, Walter  
Reppe, Gerhard (Kampf-Geschwader 27)  
Reppert, Wolfgang (Schützen-Regiment 40)17-03-191407-02-1942
Resch, Anton26-11-192116-07-1975
Resch, Johann  
Resch, Otto  
Resch, Rudolf07-04-191411-07-1943more
Resch, Walter  
Rescheiße, Franz  
Reschke, Franz-Georg26-05-190801-12-1996
Reschke, Kurt  
Reschke, Willi03-02-192205-07-2017
Restorff, Walter  
Rethmann, Ernst  
Rettberg, Johannes  
Rettberg, Rudolf (Waffen SS)25-11-191628-10-1981
Rettberg, von, Ralph01-03-191125-02-2004
Rettensteiner, Hans  
Rettiek, Arthur12-09-1921 
Rettlinger, Karl (Waffen SS)08-02-191314-06-1990more
Rettstatt, Albert  
Retz, Martin04-11-1912 
Retzlaff, Götz-Eberhard 24-05-2005
Retzlaff, Karl29-07-191407-04-2003
Retzlaff, Wilhelm Karleman27-03-191801-04-1978more
Retzmann, Wolf-Heinrich (M-21)12-11-1917 
Reunert, Emil05-11-191515-01-1945
Reupsch, Klaus  
Reusch, Ernst10-09-191626-01-1945
Reusch, Walter  
Reuschle, Hermann  
Reuss, Franz17-04-190405-06-1992
Reuss, Karl (Artillerie-Regiment 292)  
Reussner, Rudolf10-01-191818-12-1987more
Reutemann, Max  
Reuter, Alfred10-07-191311-10-1943
Reuter, Armin  
Reuter, Erich30-03-190430-10-1989more
Reuter, Friedrich  
Reuter, Fritz  
Reuter, Gerhard (U-508)23-10-1916 
Reuter, Helmut  
Reuter, Helmut  
Reuter, Hermann  
Reuter, Joachim23-01-189523-05-1983
Reuter, Otto  
Reuter, Otto  
Reuter, Siegfried  
Reuter, von, Derfflinger04-02-191513-04-1945
Reuvers, Ernst  
Reuß, Fritz  
Reuß, Günther  
Reuß, Prinz, Heinrich IV (Panzergrenadier-Reg.26)26-10-191920-06-2012
Reuß, Prinz, Heinrich XXXVII.01-08-188809-02-1964more
Reuße, Wolfgang (Artillerie-Regiment 39)  
Reußner, Walter  
Rex, Karl  
Rexin, Siegmund  
Reyers, Walter  
Reymann, Hans-Joachim  
Reymann, Hellmuth24-11-189212-12-1988more
Režňák, Ján14-04-191919-09-2007more
Režòák, Ján19-09-1907 
Rhaden, von, Wilfried  
Rhein, Dr., Max  
Rhein, Joseph08-05-191715-02-2005more
Rhein, Karl-Ludwig30-03-189427-03-1988more
Rhein, von, Hermann  
Rheinbaben, Freiherr von, Georg-Wilhelm  
Rheker, Albert  
Rhotert, Theodor  
Ribbe, Kurt  
Ribbeck, Erich  
Ribbeck, von, Siegfried  
Ribbentrop, von, Rudolf (Waffen SS)11-05-192120-05-2019more
Ribke, Erich  
Riccardi, Arturo30-10-187820-12-1966more
Richers, Walter  
Richert, Hans-Georg (Oberst i.G.)  
Richert, Johann-Georg (Generalleutnant)14-04-189030-01-1946more
Richert, Walter (Waffen SS)  
Richowski, Alfred  
Richter, Albert  
Richter, Alfons  
Richter, Alfred  
Richter, Alfred  
Richter, Alfred (Lw-Flak)  
Richter, Alfred (Lw-KG 27)  
Richter, Arnold  more
Richter, Dr., Bodo  
Richter, Eduard  
Richter, Erich  
Richter, Ernst  
Richter, Ernst  
Richter, Ernst  
Richter, Eugen03-11-1896 
Richter, Ferdinand  
Richter, Franz01-10-192200-00-1980more
Richter, Friedrich (Grenadier-Regiment 1222)27-08-191016-06-1969more
Richter, Friedrich (Grenadier-Regiment 698)  more
Richter, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich "Fritz" (SS)09-05-191130-08-1989
Richter, Gerhard (Kampf-Geschwader 27)  
Richter, Gerhard (Kampf-Geschwader 3)  
Richter, Gerhard (Panzer-Regiment 31)  
Richter, Hans  
Richter, Hans (Infanterie-Regiment 121)15-04-191422-09-1944
Richter, Hans-Günther  
Richter, Heinrich (Lw-KG 27)00-00-191200-00-1972more
Richter, Heinz (Kampfgeschwader 77)03-02-191302-06-1943
Richter, Heinz (Lw-Fallschirm)  
Richter, Hellmuth  
Richter, Helmut  
Richter, Helmut22-10-1914 more
Richter, Helmut (Luftwaffe)  
Richter, Herbert  
Richter, Herbert  
Richter, Herbert (Lw-AG 123)  
Richter, Herbert (U 196)09-02-191530-11-1944
Richter, Joachim (Waffen SS)28-07-189619-03-1970more
Richter, Johannes (KM-Uboot)07-08-191403-07-2005
Richter, Johannes (LW-Nachtjagdflieger)20-09-191724-04-2008
Richter, Josef  
Richter, Karl  
Richter, Karl  
Richter, Kurt  
Richter, Max  
Richter, Max  
Richter, Richard04-02-191720-05-1988more
Richter, Rudolf (Aufklärungsgruppe 12)08-04-191825-04-1967more
Richter, Rudolf (Infanterie-Regiment 97)13-08-189408-05-1945
Richter, Rudolf (Zerstörer-Geschwader 2)  
Richter, Siegfried  
Richter, Theodor  
Richter, Ummo  
Richter, Viktor  
Richter, Walter  
Richter, Walter  
Richter, Walter (Lw-KG 1)  
Richter, Walther (Lw-KG 53)30-05-191917-11-1996
Richter, Werner  
Richter, Werner  
Richter, Werner (1. Infanterie-Division)04-12-1916 
Richter, Werner (263.Infanterie-Division)21-10-189803-06-1944more
Richter, Werner (Lw-KG 3)  
Richter, Wilhelm  
Richter, Wilhelm (Generalleutnant)19-09-189204-02-1971more
Richter, Willi  
Richter, Wolf-Achim (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108)07-10-191914-02-1944
Richter, Wolfgang (Panzer-Regiment 25)22-04-191305-04-1941
Richter-Oldekop, Carl-August  
Richter-Rethwich, Horst  
Richtering, Udo  
Richtermeier, Artur23-11-1919 
Richtmann, Friedrich  
Rick, Kurt26-06-191805-02-1943
Ricke, Josef  
Rickel, Heinz  
Rickert, Karl-Heinz  
Ridder, Friedrich  
Ridder, Gerhard (Bataillon 500 zbV)23-06-191807-04-1943
Ridder, Werner  
Riebartsch, Fritz  
Riebel, Gustav-Adolf (Generalmajor)13-03-189623-08-1942more
Riebicke, Klaus19-05-192206-06-1944more
Riechel, August  
Riechers, Heinz02-08-192010-12-1942
Riechert, Heini  
Riechert, Klaus  
Riechert, Willi  
Rieck, Ernst  
Rieck, Herbert  
Riecke, Hans-Werner  
Riecken, Werner08-06-191229-04-1945
Riecker, Hans-Heinz  
Rieckhoff, Herbert25-12-189830-11-1948
Rieckmann, Karl  
Riecks, Walter Adolf Albert21-09-191703-06-1973more
Ried, Franz25-08-192104-04-2002more
Ried, Pius (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40)05-02-191528-02-1977more
Riedel, Alfred (Lw-KG 51)  
Riedel, Artur  
Riedel, Berthold  
Riedel, Dr. rer. pol., Georg  
Riedel, Emil  
Riedel, Franz (Waffen SS)02-12-192117-05-2001more
Riedel, Georg  
Riedel, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 953)23-08-191319-07-1944
Riedel, Gerhard (schw. Heeres-Pz-Jäger-Abt.664)  
Riedel, Johann  
Riedel, Josef  
Riedel, Josef  
Riedel, Werner  
Riedel, Wilhelm  more
Riedel, Willi10-11-190910-02-1982
Riedemann, Walter  
Rieder, Georg (U 530)26-09-1918 
Rieder, Konrad (Kampf-Geschwader 27)27-01-191411-08-1942more
Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach, Volprecht Konrad10-12-191209-02-1945
Riediger, Wolf-Dietrich  more
Riedinger, Herbert  
Riedl, Hans04-02-191922-04-2007
Riedl, Martin  
Riedl, Nikolaus  
Riedl, Werner  
Riedmair, Josef  
Riedmüller, Hermann  
Riefer, Johannes  
Rieg, Fritz  
Riegel, Kurt21-08-191801-07-1944
Rieger, Franz  
Rieger, Georg  
Rieger, Gerhard (Divisions-Bataillon 211)  
Rieger, Gerhard (Pionier-Bataillon 253)  
Rieger, Joachim09-03-191402-12-1941
Rieger, Karl  
Rieger, Robert  
Rieger, Siegfried19-02-191513-02-1999
Riehemann, Franz  
Riehl, Josef  
Riehl, Wilhelm (Stu.Gesch.Abt. 909)25-05-191612-02-1944
Riehn, Helmut  
Riek, Willi  
Rieken, Herbert  
Riemann, Kurt  
Riemann, Willi24-03-191430-12-1990
Riemenschnitter, Heinz  
Riemer, Eberhard  
Riemer, Günther  
Riemer, Josef  
Riemke, Arthur  
Riemke, Walter  
Riemschneider, Karl (Kampf-Geschwader 27)  
Rieneck, Walter  
Rienth, Ernst  
Riepe, Julius (Waffen SS)18-12-190322-06-1983more
Ries, Helmut  
Ries, Wilhelm  
Riese, Gernot  
Riese, Hans  
Riese, Hans (Lw-KG 55)  
Riese, Kurt  
Rieseberg, Franz  
Riesenberg, Fritz  
Rieser, Hans  
Rieske, Kurt  
Riess, Hermann (Jäger-Regiment 56)  
Riess, Karl-Heinrich 'Karl-Heinz' (Gren.Reg.282)24-12-1916 more
Riethmüller, Franz  
Rieve, Friedrich27-06-189616-02-1981
Rieve, Johannes10-06-189207-05-1950
Riewald, Kurt  
Riewe, Gustav02-07-1918 
Riewe, Joachim  
Riexinger, Gotthilf  
Riffart, Fritz  
Riffel, Adolf  
Riha, Hans  
Rimmert, Paul  
Rinck, Kurt  
Rinder, Oskar  
Ring, Dr., Joseph  
Ring, Otto  
Ringe, Georg  
Ringe, Klaus  
Ringenberg, Carl12-07-1898 more
Ringer, Martin  
Ringholz, Helmut  
Ringler, Albert  
Ringsleben, Kurt  
Ringwelski, Robert  
Rink, Hubert23-11-1919 
Rinke, Alois  
Rinke, Heribert  
Rinker, Wilhelm  
Rinklef, Karl06-04-1914 more
Rinn, Ernst-Ludwig  
Rinne, Heinz  
Rinschen, Karl-Heinz  
Rintelen, Clemens  
Rintelen, Josef07-03-189714-07-1981more
Ripke, Karl  
Rippel, Matthäus  
Rippel, Werner  
Rippert, Kurt  
Rippke, Hellmuth  
Risch, Herbert  
Risch, Paul  
Rischbieter, Georg  
Risius, Gerhard (Flak-Regiment 38)  
Riss, Anton 01-06-1944more
Risse, Eberhard06-09-192008-08-1975
Risse, Karl-August  
Risse, Walther13-12-189221-06-1965more
Risse, Wilhelm  
Risthaus, Heinrich  more
Ritgen, Helmut10-03-191607-02-2013
Ritgen, Udo26-06-191611-10-2010more
Ritkowski, Karl (Pz.Rgt. 11)13-07-191515-07-1944
Ritscher, Fritz26-02-1912 
Ritscher, Hartmut  
Rittberg, Graf von, Georg (88. Inf.Div.)30-05-189806-06-1973more
Rittel, Hans14-05-191406-05-1993
Ritter, Arthur  
Ritter, Eugen  
Ritter, Friedrich-Karl03-05-190002-04-1945
Ritter, Georg  
Ritter, Hans-Joachim14-05-1919 
Ritter, Heinz  
Ritter, Hugo16-01-191110-05-1989
Ritter, Johannes  
Ritter, Klaus  
Ritter, Wilhelm  
Ritter, Willi08-01-1915 more
Ritter, Willy02-05-191704-04-1944
Ritterbecks, Hubert23-04-1909 
Rittner, Artur10-12-190400-09-1944
Ritz, Otto17-08-192012-02-1945
Ritzau, Wilhelm  
Ritzinger, Hans  
Rizzi, Heinrich Eduard22-06-1915 more
Robbert, Heinz  
Robbert, Helmut  
Robel, Heinz  
Robnig, Walter  
Robra, Walter30-01-191715-05-1972
Roch, Walter  
Rocha-Schmidt, da, Klaus (Panzer-Regiment 15)02-04-191514-07-1943
Rochlitz, Hans  
Rochlitz, Max25-03-1914 
Rocholl, Rolf08-12-191823-08-1943more
Rochow, von, Hans-Joachim09-11-189209-05-1960
Rockenbach, Friedrich  
Rockenfeller, Wilfried  
Rockstroh, Werner (Aufklärungsgruppe)29-05-192025-02-1944
Rodamer, Johann23-12-191805-01-1978
Rodatz, Hans-Joachim  
Rode, Hans-Wolf  
Rode, Heinrich  
Rodebrügger, Johann  
Rodeck, Rolf  
Rodekurth, Walter  
Roden, von, Emmo30-12-189203-05-1945
Rodenbröcker, Anton  
Rodenbröcker, Josef  
Rodenburg, Carl17-05-189405-11-1992more
Rodenhauser, Ralf  
Rodewaldt, Hanno  
Rodler von Roithberg, Hardo14-02-191814-02-1945
Rodt, Eberhard04-12-189528-04-1979more
Rodust, Werner (Infanterie-Regiment 90)19-06-1897 more
Roeber, Heinz  
Roeber, Heinz (Lw-ZG 26)  
Roeckner, Martin  
Roedel, Ludwig  
Roeder von Diersburg, Freiherr, Burkhardt  
Roeder, Eitel  
Roeder, Ernst  
Roeder, Ullrich23-08-1917 
Roeder, von, Wilhelm (Brigadegeneral)03-11-190711-06-1972
Roell, Werner08-02-191410-05-2008
Roemer, Dietrich  
Roemer, Hermann  
Roesener, Paul  
Roesener, Paul-Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment 421)14-07-189926-03-1945more
Roesmann, Bernhard  more
Roestel, Erwin Franz Rudolf04-05-190224-11-1974
Roettig, Hans  
Roettig, Otto22-07-188718-08-1966
Roetzel, Dietrich  
Roever, Dr., Luitpold  
Roewer, Peter14-06-190717-06-1997
Rogalski, Walter  
Roge, Alfred01-06-191512-05-1945more
Rogg, Andreas  
Rogge, Eilert07-06-192104-04-1945
Rogge, Wilhelm  
Roggenbach, Berthold  
Roggendorf, Paul  
Rogl, Josef  
Roglin, Karl  
Rogmann, Wilhelm05-04-1923 
Rogowski, Willi  
Rohde, Ernst  
Rohde, Ernst-Dietrich Franz23-08-191614-01-1943
Rohde, Erwin  
Rohde, Helmut  
Rohde, Hermann  
Rohde, Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 587)  more
Rohde, Hermann (Lw-SG 1)  
Rohe, Hans  
Rohfeld, Klaus  
Rohlack, Dieter  
Rohleder, Franz  
Rohleder, Ludwig  
Rohlf, Richard  
Rohlfs, Hans-Heinrich  
Rohlfs, Kurt (Pionier-Bataillon 20)24-12-191808-05-1945more
Rohloff, Bruno  
Rohloff, Ingo  
Rohloff, Richard  
Rohn, Ewald  
Rohner, Alfred  
Rohr, Hans11-03-191201-09-1998more
Rohr, Heinz  
Rohr, von, Hanns  
Rohrbach, Kurt 24-04-1942
Rohrbach, Willi (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3)13-10-1909 
Rohrbeck, Ewald  

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