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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

The OBdW postponed, and thereby temporarily barred/blocked, the awarding of the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross for "remarkable services in troop leadership" from August 3rd, 1940 until March 16th, 1941.

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Bauer, Gerhard ( Schlachtgeschwader 77)* August 26th, 1916
† April 17th, 1945

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Brucher, Paul* September 11th, 1916
† March 18th, 1977

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Becher, Karl* September 15th, 1916
† May 10th, 2007

Book, Wilhelm* September 19th, 1916
† December 21st, 1941

Brandes, Ernst* October 3rd, 1916
† April 16th, 1996

Buxa, Werner* October 16th, 1916
† March 23rd, 1998

Breidenbach, Friedrich-Wilhelm* October 17th, 1916
† March 2nd, 1999

Baum, Adolf, Dr.jur. (Flak-Regiment 37 (mot))* October 28th, 1916
† December 4th, 1942

Böttcher, Hans-Walther* November 4th, 1916
† June 6th, 1943

Beißwenger, Hans 'Beisser' (JG 54 "Grünherz")* November 8th, 1916
† March 6th, 1943
Grave: UNK

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Bastian, Helmut (KM-Tboot)* November 17th, 1916
† March 7th, 1996

Bauer, Johann 'Hans' (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99)* December 15th, 1916
† January 14th, 1974

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Baumbach, Werner* December 27th, 1916
† October 20th, 1953

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Behr, Rudolf* December 31st, 1916
† July 23rd, 1943

Böhlein, Rudolf* January 4th, 1917
† April 19th, 1945

Bertram, Ludwig* January 8th, 1917
† June 30th, 2006

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Bohn, Wolfgang (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8)* January 12th, 1917
† April 26th, 1945

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Buchner, Hermann (Waffen-SS)* January 16th, 1917
† November 17th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Buhr, de, Rudolf* January 23rd, 1917
† January 18th, 1994

Bob, Hans-Ekkehard* January 24th, 1917
† August 12th, 2013

Biehl, Johann (Infanterie-Regiment 124)* January 29th, 1917
† March 12th, 2017

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Blücher-Finken, Graf von, Wolfgang (FJR 1)* January 31st, 1917
† May 21st, 1941
Plot: 1 Grave: 457

Bonin, von, Dietrich-Siegwart (Pz-Gren.Reg.21)* February 2nd, 1917
† April 15th, 1970

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Bundrock, Kurt* February 6th, 1917
† February 6th, 1998

Bostell, von, Wolfgang (Panzerjäger-Abt.205)* February 25th, 1917
† May 10th, 1991

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Bartkowiak, Hans* March 8th, 1917
† April 15th, 1985

Betke, Siegfried* March 8th, 1917
† December 20th, 1988

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Bayer, Rudolf (Divisions-Gruppe 112)* March 10th, 1917
† July 14th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Bonk, Georg* March 12th, 1917
† October 10th, 1982

Brandt, Walter (Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As")* March 24th, 1917
† January 18th, 1977

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Bobbe, Reinhold* March 25th, 1917
† December 1st, 1971

Bottler, Alfred* April 7th, 1917
† June 1st, 1996

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Berger, Heinz-Arthur (1. Flak-Division)* May 5th, 1917
† October 19th, 1996

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Bäuerle, Emil* May 10th, 1917
† March 16th, 2007

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Bansen, Erich* May 27th, 1917
† September 19th, 1966

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Bellinger, Hans-Joachim* June 5th, 1917
† February 12th, 1996

Bräundle-Schmidt, Kai (Grenadier-Regiment 501)* June 19th, 1917
† August 14th, 1991

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Brandt, Friedrich (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 39)* June 23rd, 1917
† January 18th, 1945

Breuker, Helmuth* July 4th, 1917
† May 28th, 2012

Bittorf, Otto* July 13th, 1917
† January 11th, 1999

Bremer, Gerhard "Gerd" (Waffen SS)* July 25th, 1917
† October 29th, 1989

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Borchardt, Helmut* August 1st, 1917
† March 18th, 1945

Bartels, Herbert (Flak-Regiment 42)* August 15th, 1917
† July 1st, 2009

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Brasche, Rudolf "Rudi"* August 17th, 1917
† November 22nd, 1975

Bödicker, Heinz* August 23rd, 1917
† March 9th, 1945

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Boeselager, Freiherr von, Philipp* September 6th, 1917
† May 1st, 2008

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Blancbois, Gustav-Adolf Eugen Johannes Erich* September 13th, 1917
† January 15th, 1993

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Büchau, Bruno* October 10th, 1917
† September 12th, 2006

Betz, Franz-Eugen* October 28th, 1917
† August 22nd, 1942

Bade, Kurt (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23)* November 12th, 1917
† April 22nd, 1988

Bühligen, Kurt* December 13th, 1917
† August 11th, 1985

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Blumenthal, Carl-Ludwig* December 20th, 1917
† March 9th, 1989

Braunegg, Herward (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 9)* December 26th, 1917
† December 16th, 1983

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Biegi, Fritz (Waffen SS)* January 8th, 1918
† March 16th, 1945

Beukemann, Lothar* January 19th, 1918
† September 3rd, 1947

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Behr, Winrich* January 22nd, 1918
† April 25th, 2011

Bernhard, Hans* January 22nd, 1918
† June 23rd, 1972

Boldt, Gerhard (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158)* January 24th, 1918
† May 10th, 1981

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Bartels, Heinrich "Heinz"* March 17th, 1918
† December 23rd, 1944

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Becker, Paul (Artillerie-Regiment 3)* March 21st, 1918
† November 29th, 1992

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Beyer, Franz August (Jagdgeschwader 3)* April 22nd, 1918
† February 11th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 11 Grave: 263

Behm, Herbert (Flak-Regiment 33)* May 9th, 1918
† June 24th, 1961

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Benning, Anton* May 15th, 1918
† September 29th, 2013

Bertram, Hans-Wilhelm* May 17th, 1918
† October 1st, 2007

Berkenbusch, Wilhelm* June 26th, 1918
† October 23rd, 2002

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Büssecke, Arthur* July 8th, 1918
† July 28th, 2014

Bordellé, Walter* July 9th, 1918
† January 22nd, 1984

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Brunner, Albert* July 17th, 1918
† May 7th, 1943

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Bullinger, Herbert* July 17th, 1918
† January 30th, 2004

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Beschnidt, Werner* July 29th, 1918
† December 10th, 1994

Brennecke, Wilhelm* August 9th, 1918
† March 4th, 1998

Bäuchl, Johann (Geb. Baichl)* August 28th, 1918
† May 3rd, 1994

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Brenner, Gerhard* August 29th, 1918
† June 14th, 1942

Buchner, Franz (Infanterie-Regiment 30)* September 9th, 1918
† November 27th, 1941
Grave: UNK

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Benedikt, Johann* September 17th, 1918
† October 22nd, 1943

Bruchmann, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 12)* September 26th, 1918
† October 31st, 1998

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Bursche, Gustav-Adolf* September 27th, 1918
† July 4th, 2005

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Brandes, Walter* September 29th, 1918
† February 14th, 1945

Bumen, Robert (Schlachtgeschwader 77)* October 12th, 1918
† July 25th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Baumgartl, Erich (Kampfgeschwader 55 'Greif')* October 24th, 1918
† July 12th, 1944
Plot: 3 Row: 15 Grave: 652

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Böbel, Hermann* October 24th, 1918
† April 2nd, 1990

Bunzel, Hans-Karl* October 28th, 1918
† November 12th, 1995

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Burbach, Hans* October 28th, 1918
† January 26th, 1977

Baake, Werner* November 1st, 1918
† July 15th, 1964

Born, Heinrich* November 6th, 1918
† January 19th, 2008

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Buss, Wilhelm (Panzer-Regiment 31)* December 6th, 1918
† July 11th, 1991

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Brunner, Eduard* December 8th, 1918
† May 13th, 2006

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Brosow, Siegfried (Waffen SS)* December 10th, 1918
† November 18th, 2008

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Baldauf, Johann* December 14th, 1918
† May 21st, 1960

Borchert, Ernst* December 14th, 1918
† May 1st, 1945
Plot: 3 Grave: 11

Brucker, Walter* December 14th, 1918
† November 13th, 2001

Berndl, Alois* December 16th, 1918
† July 18th, 1996

Böhm, Walter (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Regiment 8)* December 16th, 1918
† September 23rd, 2011

Bock, Hans (Panzer-Regiment)* January 10th, 1919
† June 1997

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Baumgarten-Crusius, Werner (Gren.Reg.156)* January 29th, 1919
† November 4th, 1995

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Bleher, Georg* February 4th, 1919
† February 25th, 2013

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Burckhardt, Lutz-Wilhelm* February 5th, 1919
† January 2nd, 1993

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Bauer, Konrad "Pit" (Jagdgeschwader 300)* February 9th, 1919
† June 17th, 1990

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Böhnk, Georg (Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "GD")* February 18th, 1919
† May 11th, 1972

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Bolm, Hermann-Ernst* February 28th, 1919
† October 20th, 1944

Bauer, Hans (SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Bataillon 506)* March 12th, 1919
† March 30th, 1983

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Barkhorn, Gerhard (JG 52)* March 20th, 1919
† January 11th, 1983

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Bonath, Hans* March 25th, 1919
† December 25th, 2004

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Bernhard, Alfred* March 29th, 1919
† May 3rd, 1987

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Birnkraut, Paul* April 8th, 1919
† January 1st, 1987

Busch, Walter (Flak-Regiment 2)* April 15th, 1919
† April 7th, 1945

Bauer, Herbert* April 16th, 1919
† March 24th, 1997

Begemann, Franz (Panzer-Regiment 21)* April 21st, 1919
† June 29th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Bussche-Streithorst, Freiherr von dem, Axel (IR9)* April 24th, 1919
† January 26th, 1993

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Ballasko, Edler von, Otto* April 29th, 1919
† February 5th, 2005

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Baranek, Ewald* April 30th, 1919
† February 1st, 1944

Berg, Karl-Erich* May 30th, 1919
† June 10th, 2001

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Beier, Karl* June 30th, 1919
† December 29th, 2007

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Bartels, Hans* July 5th, 1919
† July 31st, 1945

Bohlken, Erwin (Panzer-Regiment 1)* July 9th, 1919
† November 6th, 1954

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Blumenroth, Willi (Infanterie-Regiment 124)* July 19th, 1919
† June 17th, 1942

Barkmann, Ernst (Waffen SS)* August 25th, 1919
† June 27th, 2009

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Brandt, Gerhard Alfred (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 202)* September 2nd, 1919
† November 25th, 1957

Brandenburg, Max* September 6th, 1919
† November 28th, 2014

Becker, Wilhelm* September 12th, 1919
† May 7th, 2001

Boremski, von, Eberhard* September 24th, 1919
† December 16th, 1963

Burg, Jörg Hans-Sachs* September 25th, 1919
† August 21st, 1944

Bleckl, Karl* September 26th, 1919
† March 26th, 2013

Bialetzki, Alfons* September 29th, 1919

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Behnke, Heinz* October 1st, 1919
† February 17th, 2002

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Buchner, Hermann (Schlachtgeschw. 2 "Immelmann")* October 30th, 1919
† December 1st, 2005

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Berger, Karl (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15)* October 31st, 1919
† January 22nd, 2001

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Bermadinger, Matthias* October 31st, 1919
† February 28th, 1944

Baurmann, Heinz* November 11th, 1919
† December 7th, 1996

Baxmann, Karl* November 13th, 1919
† January 10th, 2004

Bonin, von, Eckart-Wilhelm (Nachtjagdgeschwader 1)* November 14th, 1919
† January 11th, 1992

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Bachmann, Christian (SS-Pz-Gren.Reg. 5 'TK')* November 23rd, 1919
† February 28th, 1945

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Beier, Gerhard (Panzerjäger-Kompanie 1193)* December 11th, 1919
† November 17th, 2005

Beck, Wilhelm (SS-Pz.Rgt. 1)* December 22nd, 1919
† June 10th, 1944
Plot: 36 Grave: 325

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Brettschneider, Konrad (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904)* January 6th, 1920
† July 9th, 2008

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Berres, Heinz-Edgar* January 10th, 1920
† July 25th, 1943

Bleyer, Werner* January 20th, 1920
† February 28th, 1945

Britzke, von, Achim (Stu.Gesch.Abt. 1299)* January 21st, 1920
† March 17th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 8 Grave: 157

Bliesener, Fritz* January 24th, 1920
† November 25th, 1942

Bauer, Helmut (SS-Pz-Reg.5 "Wiking")* February 2nd, 1920
† November 30th, 1967

Bayer, Franz* February 3rd, 1920
† April 28th, 2014

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Bachnick, Herbert* February 9th, 1920
† August 7th, 1944

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Burkhardt, Fritz (WH-Grenadier)* March 22nd, 1920
† December 26th, 2002

Bastian, Heinrich (Waffen SS)* April 3rd, 1920
† January 13th, 2002

Beerenbrock, Franz-Josef (Jagdgeschwader 51)* April 9th, 1920
† December 13th, 2004

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Brüggemann, Heinrich* April 12th, 1920
† August 18th, 1975

Bartsch, Günter* April 22nd, 1920
† March 6th, 1990

Blond, Friedrich "Friedel" (Waffen SS)* April 29th, 1920
† May 24th, 2009

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Beckmann, Josef (Füsilier-Regiment 39)* May 4th, 1920
† December 6th, 2001

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Bretschneider, Klaus (Jagdgeschwader 300)* May 4th, 1920
† December 24th, 1944

Barths, Karl-Ludwig* May 13th, 1920
† September 18th, 2018

Baldauf, Horst* May 24th, 1920
† June 10th, 1944

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Bergmann, Helmut* May 26th, 1920
† August 6th, 1944

Bittner, Herwig (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 270)* June 1st, 1920
† August 22nd, 1944
Plot: 4 Row: 21 Grave: 484

Bunge, Hellmut (Pz-Gren.Reg."Feldherrnhalle")* June 1st, 1920
† December 2006

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Buckel, Karl (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 277)* June 12th, 1920
† September 2nd, 1997

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Bundesmann, Heinz* July 2nd, 1920
† September 18th, 1975

Brommann, Karl (Waffen SS)* July 20th, 1920
† June 30th, 2011

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Beutelspacher, Ernst* July 21st, 1920
† July 22nd, 1944

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Braun, Wilhelm "Willi" (Kampfgeschwader 55)* July 21st, 1920
† February 16th, 1994

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Brinckmann, Friedrich* July 28th, 1920
† December 27th, 2019

Blümel, Josef* August 15th, 1920
† September 19th, 1944

Budka, Franz (Waffen SS)* August 18th, 1920
† May 6th, 1945
Grave: UNK

Becker, Karl-Heinz (Jäger-Regiment 228)* October 2nd, 1920
† February 26th, 2016

Boska, Karl-Heinz (Waffen SS)* October 18th, 1920
† October 22nd, 2004

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Bäumler, Heinz* October 30th, 1920
† January 12th, 1945

Braun, Christian Gottlieb (Grenadier-Regiment 308)* November 8th, 1920
† January 1st, 1987

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Bahr, Artur* November 14th, 1920
† November 27th, 1944

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Bachem, Erich* December 19th, 1920
† July 8th, 1993

Brönnle, Herbert* December 25th, 1920
† July 4th, 1943

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Brogsitter, Eduard* December 28th, 1920
† January 8th, 2002

Becker, Arthur (Schützen-Regiment 394)* December 31st, 1920
† October 12th, 2016

Becker, Wilhelm (WL-Flak-Regiment 43)* December 31st, 1920
† March 12th, 1945
Plot: 16 Grave: 102B

Berrer, Herbert* February 2nd, 1921
† February 9th, 1992

Büttner, Manfred (LW-Fallschirmjäger)* February 25th, 1921
† May 29th, 1992

Badum, Johann* March 2nd, 1921
† January 12th, 1943

Brunsiek, Karl-Heinz* April 4th, 1921
† January 5th, 1980

Braake, Günter* April 10th, 1921
† May 21st, 2016

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Brendel, Joachim* April 27th, 1921
† July 7th, 1974

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Bachor, Wilhelm "Willy"* May 4th, 1921
† March 20th, 2008

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Bachmann, Erwin (SS-Panzer-Regiment.10)* May 5th, 1921
† February 18th, 2010

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Brunk, Edgar Erich* May 22nd, 1921
† August 31st, 2007

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Beilhack, Xaver* May 23rd, 1921
† January 24th, 1945

Bremermann, Oskar (Grenadier-Regiment 209)* June 2nd, 1921
† February 9th, 1999

Banaski, Helmut* June 8th, 1921
† January 15th, 2011

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Brentführer, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 9)* June 24th, 1921
† November 22nd, 1944
Plot: 2 Row: 5 Grave: 178

Bahr, Günther* July 28th, 1921
† April 29th, 2009

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Bäumler, Gottfried* July 31st, 1921
† January 26th, 1945

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Bürger, Otto (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3)* August 6th, 1921
† April 2nd, 2006

Bennemann, Hans* August 30th, 1921
† April 7th, 1993

Borck, Hans-Georg (Panzer-Pionier-Bat. 209)* September 24th, 1921
† May 8th, 2011

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Bose, Georg (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177)* October 20th, 1921
† September 26th, 2011

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Birkner, Hans-Joachim* October 22nd, 1921
† December 14th, 1944

Bornemann, Rolf* November 3rd, 1921
† November 5th, 1960

Bruetsch, Josef* November 14th, 1921
† September 15th, 1995

Berner, Emil (Flak-Regiment 18)* December 4th, 1921
† June 13th, 2008

Behler, Klemens (Waffen SS)* December 6th, 1921
† October 10th, 1998

Behrens, Heinz-Georg* December 11th, 1921
† June 16th, 1944

Bittner, Rudolf* December 18th, 1921
† January 21st, 1945

Brenig, Peter* December 19th, 1921
† March 23rd, 1944

Burgmann, Gert* January 21st, 1922
† October 26th, 1944

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Böwing-Treuding, Wolfgang (JG 51 "Mölders")* January 28th, 1922
† February 11th, 1943
Grave: UNK

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Buck, Friedrich (Waffen SS)* January 30th, 1922
† September 25th, 2015

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Brocke, Jürgen* February 4th, 1922
† September 15th, 1942

Bachmann, Friedrich "Fritz" (Pz-Gren.Reg.7)* February 8th, 1922
† December 27th, 2003

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Bäder, Wilhelm* March 21st, 1922
† March 22nd, 1945

Bunzek, Johannes* May 22nd, 1922
† December 11th, 1943

Boosfeld, Joachim (Waffen SS)* June 1st, 1922
† June 19th, 2015

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Bischoff, Adolf (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 112)* August 16th, 1922
† July 2nd, 1944

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Bergerhoff, Kurt (Pz-Aufklär.Abt. 23)* October 6th, 1922
† August 10th, 1944

Bajorat, Kurt* December 2nd, 1922
† January 15th, 1945

Becker, Rudolf* January 7th, 1923
† October 13th, 1944

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Bauer, Ludwig (Panzer-Regiment 33)* February 16th, 1923
† May 20th, 2020

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Bruins, Derk Elsko* March 20th, 1923
† February 5th, 1986

Brockdorff, Baron von, Cay-Lorenz* August 25th, 1923
† September 11th, 1997

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Binnig, Otto* December 18th, 1923
† May 27th, 2005

Baindner, Hans* January 30th, 1924
† May 9th, 2003

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Badzong, Alfred* February 6th, 1924
† April 9th, 1996

Bischof, Kurt* December 16th, 1924
† January 11th, 2013

Bauer, Erhard (Pionier-Bataillon 102)* December 25th, 1924
† September 2nd, 2011

Büttner, Franz* May 26th, 1925
† February 28th, 1945

Bretz, Hans* July 29th, 1926
† November 23rd, 2007

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