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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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Koppenwallner, Karl* November 19th, 1905
† October 6th, 1988

Klein, Georg (Jäger-Regiment 204)* April 23rd, 1912
† October 13th, 1988

Klos, Otto* November 14th, 1912
† November 3rd, 1988

Klein, Gerhard (Armee-Waffenschule AOK9)* January 2nd, 1903
† December 20th, 1988

Krenzer, Hermann* March 1st, 1907
† December 23rd, 1988

Kremer, Hermann* September 28th, 1914
† December 24th, 1988

Koch, Theodor* November 13th, 1914
† March 1st, 1989

Krüger, Horst (Generalmajor)* May 23rd, 1916
† April 7th, 1989

Klemm, Rudolf* February 10th, 1918
† July 5th, 1989

Kalb, Hans* April 17th, 1913
† August 18th, 1989

Ketscher, Hans* November 9th, 1912
† September 25th, 1989

Klümper, Werner* April 19th, 1911
† October 21st, 1989

Kirsten, Rudi* February 20th, 1914
† January 30th, 1990

Korte, Hans* December 16th, 1899
† April 8th, 1990

Kopp, Walter (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99)* December 4th, 1911
† April 14th, 1990

Kroeg, Helmut* January 28th, 1914
† April 22nd, 1990

Klöpping, Wilhelm* September 4th, 1919
† May 9th, 1990

Kraus, Hans-Werner* July 1st, 1915
† May 25th, 1990

Kupfer, Baptist* September 12th, 1925
† August 10th, 1990

Krämer, Christoph* August 21st, 1913
† October 6th, 1990

Kuhnke, Günter* September 7th, 1912
† October 11th, 1990

Kaestner, Robert (Grenadier-Regiment 105)* October 27th, 1913
† November 18th, 1990

Kessler, Wolfgang (Artillerie-Regiment 181)* May 25th, 1915
† December 1st, 1990

Käding, Walter (U 123)* September 14th, 1915
† January 4th, 1991

Köhler, Siegfried (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108)* August 12th, 1922
† January 6th, 1991

Krugner, Leopold* November 30th, 1916
† January 10th, 1991

Kipfmüller, Walter (Kampfgeschwader 77)* March 3rd, 1920
† January 13th, 1991

Knüppel, Heinrich* January 15th, 1906
† January 18th, 1991

Kaeber, Helmut (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 13)* January 18th, 1920
† February 16th, 1991

Koenig, Franz-Heinz* December 1st, 1919
† February 24th, 1991

Kottlowski, Franz* September 27th, 1919
† June 5th, 1991

Küster, Rudolf* June 4th, 1916
† July 29th, 1991

Kupka, Georg* February 25th, 1906
† November 22nd, 1991

Krosigk, von, Dedo* November 11th, 1913
† February 13th, 1992

Krämer, Richard (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232)* September 15th, 1915
† March 26th, 1992

Klein, Alfons (Jagdgeschwader 11)* February 6th, 1921
† November 25th, 1992

Klünder, Erich (5. Minensuchflottille)* November 25th, 1909
† November 29th, 1992

Kraus, Ewald* March 6th, 1902
† February 20th, 1993

Kruse, Heinz (schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 655)* October 16th, 1919
† March 18th, 1993

Kochanowski, Johannes "Hans"* May 9th, 1910
† April 4th, 1993

Kuhlmey, Kurt* November 19th, 1913
† April 30th, 1993

Krebs, Erich* July 6th, 1912
† May 3rd, 1993

Knoke, Heinz* March 24th, 1921
† May 18th, 1993

Kraus, Rupert (Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 'HG')* July 15th, 1917
† May 31st, 1993

Körner, Martin* March 15th, 1913
† June 11th, 1993

Kaiser, Wilhelm (Stuka Geschwader 2 'Immelmann')* November 30th, 1914
† September 24th, 1993

Kluth, Bernhard* January 17th, 1914
† December 1st, 1993

Kornmeyer, Hans* August 6th, 1907
† December 19th, 1993

Kühnfels, Rudolf* August 19th, 1917
† February 17th, 1994

Krüger, Fritz (Artillerie-Regiment 37)* December 18th, 1911
† March 2nd, 1994

Kuhnle, Theophil* February 19th, 1913
† March 31st, 1994

Kless, Friedrich* October 7th, 1906
† April 6th, 1994

Krag, Ernst August (Waffen SS)* February 20th, 1915
† May 24th, 1994

Koehler, Dr. jur., Helmut (WH-Panzer)* March 11th, 1912
† June 4th, 1994

Kedzia, Ernst-Georg* November 15th, 1914
† June 16th, 1994

Knebel-Döberitz, von, Rudolf* December 19th, 1913
† July 5th, 1994

Ksiag, Johann* August 19th, 1914
† July 23rd, 1994

Krüger, Felix (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6)* January 24th, 1915
† September 5th, 1994

Kraft, Josef* February 8th, 1921
† October 16th, 1994

Koltermann, Wolfgang (schw. Panzer-Abteilung 507)* March 28th, 1917
† December 21st, 1994

Kroschinski, Hans-Joachim* May 11th, 1920
† January 7th, 1995

König, Heinrich* November 23rd, 1908
† January 13th, 1995

Kunze, Gottfried* July 15th, 1914
† April 11th, 1995

Keiling, Siegfried* October 28th, 1911
† April 12th, 1995

Koppe, Rudolf (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23)* April 7th, 1908
† May 25th, 1995

Knop, Albert* January 7th, 1918
† June 2nd, 1995

König, Georg* April 14th, 1914
† June 3rd, 1995

Kugler, Eugen* August 26th, 1918
† June 9th, 1995

Klier, Erich* September 13th, 1918
† June 15th, 1995

Kiess, Walter* October 9th, 1914
† June 24th, 1995

Kuppinger, Ernst* July 8th, 1914
† August 3rd, 1995

Kuhnert, Manfred* November 26th, 1924
† August 30th, 1995

Kleemann, Willy* December 24th, 1922
† September 7th, 1995

Kuhlmann, Herbert (Waffen SS)* April 7th, 1915
† November 9th, 1995

Kiver, Eduard-Heinrich (Kiefer, Eduard)* June 7th, 1915
† November 30th, 1995

Kratzert, Rudolf* April 25th, 1898
† January 16th, 1996

Koch, Willi (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1)* December 1st, 1916
† February 25th, 1996

Knabe, Konrad (Aufklärungsgruppe 124)* September 18th, 1915
† March 27th, 1996

Keipp, Willy* October 13th, 1917
† April 11th, 1996

Kalden, Peter* August 17th, 1923
† June 11th, 1996

Kowalewski, Robert (Zerstörergeschwader 76)* March 15th, 1914
† July 5th, 1996

Keck, Johannes* May 6th, 1923
† July 27th, 1996

Korth, Siegfried (Waffen SS)* February 5th, 1922
† October 6th, 1996

Klemm, Hans* September 27th, 1916
† December 9th, 1996

Konopka, Gerhard (Gren.Reg. "Großdeutschland")* March 27th, 1911
† January 29th, 1997

Kilian, Friedrich Wilhelm* May 26th, 1912
† March 24th, 1997

Knotzer, Josef* March 9th, 1910
† April 9th, 1997

Kulot, Josef* July 21st, 1917
† June 18th, 1997

Kopp, Karl (Infanterie-Regiment 512)* December 18th, 1914
† July 16th, 1997

Kreutz, Karl (Waffen SS)* September 20th, 1909
† July 27th, 1997

Körner, Karl (SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503)* April 19th, 1920
† August 8th, 1997

Kessel, Karl* June 1st, 1912
† August 24th, 1997

Klosinski, Werner* July 12th, 1912
† August 31st, 1997

Köhler, Hans-Joachim* October 1st, 1917
† October 1st, 1997

Krüger, Helmut (Grenadier-Regiment 151)* December 2nd, 1914
† October 24th, 1997

Kurze, Max* June 22nd, 1911
† November 25th, 1997

König, Reinhard ('U-123')* March 30th, 1909
† March 28th, 1998

Klien, Heinz* November 5th, 1914
† May 1st, 1998

Kolodziejczyk, Georg* March 11th, 1914
† May 3rd, 1998

Kamptz, von, Gerhard (Kriegsmarine)* December 27th, 1902
† May 16th, 1998

Kretschmer, Otto* May 1st, 1912
† August 5th, 1998

Kempin, Günther* December 2nd, 1920
† August 12th, 1998

Kuntz, Herbert* February 15th, 1915
† August 26th, 1998

Körner, Friedrich (JG 27 'Afrika')* January 24th, 1921
† September 3rd, 1998

Köhnke, Otto* February 18th, 1912
† September 13th, 1998

Künzel, Karl-Friedrich (S-28)* September 11th, 1918
† December 25th, 1998

Klüver, Max* April 22nd, 1909
† December 31st, 1998

Kunert, Hans* April 8th, 1912
† December 31st, 1998

Krieg, Johann-Otto* March 14th, 1919
† January 2nd, 1999

Krenz, Wilhelm* December 10th, 1922
† February 9th, 1999

Kramer, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 26)* May 4th, 1916
† February 12th, 1999

Kahl, Bruno (Panzerjäger-Regiment 656)* November 23rd, 1914
† February 27th, 1999

Kamischke, Werner* June 16th, 1914
† March 10th, 1999

Köhler, Arminius 'Armin' (Jagdgeschwader 77)* March 31st, 1912
† March 28th, 1999

Kaup, Heinrich* July 25th, 1912
† April 22nd, 1999

Kennel, Karl (Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann")* January 17th, 1914
† July 1st, 1999

Kaether, Ernst (Infanterie-Regiment 14)* September 25th, 1903
† August 11th, 1999

Köck, Reinhold* January 17th, 1914
† October 13th, 1999

Kahler, Hans-Joachim (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5)* March 21st, 1908
† January 14th, 2000

Kreiner, Herbert* October 16th, 1911
† January 24th, 2000

Kaminski, Werner* September 16th, 1914
† March 19th, 2000

Kugler, Josef* March 28th, 1920
† April 6th, 2000

Krech, Günther* September 21st, 1914
† June 3rd, 2000

Kemler, Heinrich* December 8th, 1912
† August 11th, 2000

Kylling-Schmidt, Ekkehardt (Inf.Reg. 26)* June 21st, 1918
† August 28th, 2000

Kindler, Alfred* September 4th, 1915
† August 30th, 2000

Kerutt, Hellmut* August 19th, 1916
† September 2nd, 2000

Krupinski, Walter* November 11th, 1920
† October 7th, 2000

Kugelstadt, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 485)* January 17th, 1920
† October 10th, 2000

Korn, Heinz* February 19th, 1920
† October 13th, 2000

Klüser, Ewald* May 6th, 1907
† November 9th, 2000

Künzel, Hans-Joachim (Schützen-Regiment 10)* November 6th, 1914
† November 25th, 2000

Krombholz, Franz Josef 'Sepp' (Waffen SS)* August 13th, 1920
† December 13th, 2000

Klar, Eduard* December 30th, 1915
† July 12th, 2001

Kausch, Paul-Albert 'Peter' (SS-Pz.Reg.11 'HvS')* March 3rd, 1911
† October 27th, 2001

Karch, Fritz* January 17th, 1920
† December 30th, 2001

Kruse, Heinrich (Grenadier-Regiments-Gruppe 311)* February 19th, 1916
† February 19th, 2002

Koitschka, Siegfried* August 6th, 1917
† May 17th, 2002

Klose, Helmut* June 24th, 1915
† June 19th, 2002

Krafft, Horst* November 6th, 1911
† July 28th, 2002

Kuls, Wolfgang (Panzer-Regiment 24)* February 27th, 1920
† August 8th, 2002

Krause, Richard* February 8th, 1914
† August 14th, 2002

Krappmann, Heinrich* October 2nd, 1923
† September 19th, 2002

Kohler, Wilhelm (Grenadier-Regiment 195)* January 26th, 1917
† September 30th, 2002

Kessel, Wilhelm (Pz-Aufklär.Abt. "GD")* March 6th, 1915
† November 3rd, 2002

Koch, Dr.rer.pol., Dietrich (WH-Panzerjäger)* April 8th, 1916
† November 22nd, 2002

Koch, August* May 14th, 1914
† January 6th, 2003

Kochendörfer, Karl* September 20th, 1917
† February 5th, 2003

Kühne, Martin* November 1st, 1918
† March 25th, 2003

Kubel, Wilhelm* December 16th, 1917
† April 29th, 2003

Koeditz, Alfred* January 5th, 1914
† June 18th, 2003

Klose, Erwin* April 28th, 1914
† June 22nd, 2003

Kiel, Rudolf* October 25th, 1911
† July 1st, 2003

Kutscha, Herbert* April 24th, 1917
† September 19th, 2003

Kapp, Wolfgang (Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920)* April 1st, 1914
† November 2nd, 2003

Kaiser, Herbert (Höhne, Herbert)* March 16th, 1916
† December 5th, 2003

Krause, Max (Grenadier Regiment 106)* November 12th, 1916
† January 11th, 2004

Krause, Max* November 12th, 1916
† January 11th, 2004

Kimmich, Hans-Jörg* March 8th, 1920
† February 6th, 2004

Kumm, Otto (Waffen SS)* October 1st, 1909
† March 23rd, 2004
Plot: 10 Row: 01 Grave: 58

Krützmann, Friedrich-Karl* May 19th, 1917
† May 16th, 2004

Kollmann, Friedrich Karl* September 10th, 1922
† June 17th, 2004

Klemz, Bernhard* March 21st, 1918
† July 13th, 2004

Koller, Albert* June 18th, 1917
† August 3rd, 2004

Knoche, Heinz* September 18th, 1913
† August 15th, 2004

Knappe, Herbert* February 12th, 1914
† September 15th, 2004

Krey, Hermann (Füsilier-Bataillon 30)* June 29th, 1914
† October 18th, 2004

Kranz, Bernhard* December 26th, 1913
† February 26th, 2005

Krainz, Walter* March 15th, 1924
† March 14th, 2005

Kageneck, Graf von Clemens-Heinrich (s.Pz.Abt.503)* October 17th, 1913
† March 18th, 2005

Kelbling, Otto Friedrich Gerd* June 12th, 1915
† June 9th, 2005

Krieger, Werner* June 24th, 1916
† August 19th, 2005

Käs, Josef* July 2nd, 1915
† September 27th, 2005

Kohlhaas, Karl* July 13th, 1922
† October 14th, 2005

Kiefer, Hermann* September 9th, 1912
† January 22nd, 2006

Köhler, Georg (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26)* July 24th, 1917
† April 16th, 2006

Keese, Heinrich (Pio.Bat.20)* April 28th, 1918
† May 27th, 2006

Krieg, Gerhard (Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 243)* July 24th, 1915
† July 3rd, 2006

Kurz, Karl* March 16th, 1920
† August 2nd, 2006

Kempken, Heinrich* June 18th, 1920
† November 15th, 2006

Knüppel, Karl-Günther* October 6th, 1918
† December 16th, 2006

Krause, Johannes "Hans"* January 13th, 1920
† December 30th, 2006

Kardel, Hennecke* June 15th, 1922
† June 24th, 2007

Koll, Johannes* January 30th, 1923
† August 7th, 2007

Koepsell, Herbert* September 21st, 1924
† September 29th, 2007

Kercher, Fritz (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 5)* September 11th, 1919
† November 12th, 2007

Kirn, Hans* August 8th, 1920
† November 29th, 2007

Kemnade, Friedrich* December 12th, 1911
† January 29th, 2008

Kuhn, Karl (Grenadier-Regiment 81)* July 26th, 1914
† May 26th, 2008

Kamski, Jan Roman "Johann"* October 23rd, 1922
† June 25th, 2008

Kolczyk, Heinz* November 20th, 1912
† November 10th, 2008

Klein, Armin* June 15th, 1922
† January 23rd, 2009

Kujacinski, Norbert* July 11th, 1920
† May 2nd, 2009

Kertz, Wolfram (Großdeutschland)* July 29th, 1916
† May 5th, 2009

Kmitta, Lothar* January 19th, 1921
† May 13th, 2009

Köhler, Heinrich (WH-Sturmgeschütz)* July 3rd, 1922
† June 25th, 2009

Klußmann, Hans-Jürgen* April 11th, 1923
† August 25th, 2009

Kuhn, Walter* January 9th, 1920
† February 1st, 2010

Knollmann, Karl-Heinz (Grenadier-Regiment 45)* May 28th, 1918
† February 2nd, 2010

Krings, Josef* April 16th, 1918
† March 3rd, 2010

Kellermann, Ortwin* December 10th, 1922
† May 29th, 2010

Kunz, Rudolf* September 23rd, 1918
† August 9th, 2010

Kilian, Gunter* April 2nd, 1921
† September 25th, 2010

Kendler, Rudolf* April 15th, 1914
† February 13th, 2011

Kerscher, Albert* March 29th, 1916
† June 12th, 2011

Keppel, Wilhelm* September 20th, 1921
† July 30th, 2011

Kox, Peter* June 12th, 1921
† August 12th, 2011

Krück, Fritz* August 28th, 1921
† February 8th, 2012

Kunz, Hermann* December 12th, 1919
† March 18th, 2012

Kroj, Theo* September 1st, 1918
† April 3rd, 2012

Kaminski, August* August 9th, 1915
† August 15th, 2012

Kieslich, Franz (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)* March 17th, 1913
† August 31st, 2012

Kunkel, Kurt-Ernst* January 13th, 1923
† September 23rd, 2012

Klemann, Helmut* May 16th, 1922
† November 17th, 2012

Krohn, Hans* October 11th, 1919
† November 17th, 2012

Kainz, Karl (Jäger-Regiment 25)* September 27th, 1916
† October 10th, 2013

Krettek, Heinz* May 1st, 1919
† November 1st, 2014

Kirn, Dietrich* February 22nd, 1917
† January 16th, 2015

Kröhne, Wilhelm* August 15th, 1914
† March 3rd, 2015

Kam, Søren (Waffen SS)* November 2nd, 1921
† March 23rd, 2015

Krems, Gerhard (Kampf-Geschwader 27 "Boelcke")* May 4th, 1920
† February 12th, 2017

Kreßmann, Erwin* June 2nd, 1918
† March 19th, 2017

Klaus, Johann-Alfred "Johannes"* September 4th, 1918
† July 7th, 2018

Kuchar, Jakob* September 24th, 1923
† January 1st, 2020

Kleffel, Paul-Georg* September 7th, 1920
† February 19th, 2020

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