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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.

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Adolph, Walter11-06-191318-09-1941more
Arpke, Helmut (Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1)20-03-191716-01-1942
Alvermann, Gustav (Infanterie-Regiment 47)09-10-189707-06-1942more
Ahnert, Heinrich-Wilhelm (Jagdgeschwader 52)29-04-191523-08-1942more
Adam, Helmut (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 192)01-10-191601-12-1942
Arent, Peter Nikolaus26-06-191703-12-1942
Apitzsch, Karl-Arthur25-10-192001-01-1943
Angern, Günther05-03-189302-02-1943more
Adolff, Heinz-Paul (Fallsch.-Pionier-Bataillon 1)29-06-191417-07-1943
Ammann, Franz03-11-191918-08-1943more
Axtmann, Fritz (Infanterie-Regiment 20)07-12-191413-09-1943more
Aigen, Reinhard Georg (Kampfgeschwader 4)20-05-191319-09-1943more
Achilles, Albrecht Adolf Konrad15-01-191427-09-1943
Abraham, Erich Max Robert (Pz-Gren.-Reg.13)16-11-192108-12-1943
Alberts, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 501)22-02-189310-12-1943more
Amann, Herbert (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 905)11-10-191912-01-1944more
Andres, Hans11-04-192225-03-1944
Amelung, Günther (Schnelle Abteilung 123)08-04-191429-03-1944more
Albers, Hans-Wilhelm (Art.Reg. 1 "Afrika")12-06-191404-06-1944more
Arndt, Johannes07-10-190606-07-1944more
Aperats, Karlis (Waffen SS)04-03-189216-07-1944more
Alber, Hermann Karl (SS-Pz.Gren.Reg.20)12-11-192502-08-1944
Ademeit, Horst08-02-191207-08-1944more
Andree, Harry (Grenadier-Regiment 504)02-10-191315-08-1944more
Armberger, Josef „Sepp" (Waffen SS)26-06-192021-08-1944more
Albrecht-Lemke, Egon (Zerstörergeschwader 76)19-05-191825-08-1944more
Abel, Adolf Wilhelm (161. Infanterie-Division)18-10-191426-08-1944more
Alpers, Friedrich Ludwig Herbert (NSDAP)25-03-190103-09-1944more
Alm, Karl04-01-191923-11-1944more
Augenstein, Hans-Heinz11-07-192106-12-1944
Allmacher, Friedrich "Fritz"03-12-191426-12-1944more
Arendt, Kurt Dietrich Paul (Panzer-Abteilung 5)08-10-191709-01-1945more
Andres, Ernst19-09-192111-02-1945more
Adrian, Josef-Hubert (Grenadier-Regiment 24)25-09-191100-03-1945
Augsberger, Franz Xaver Josef Maria "Franz" (SS)10-10-190519-03-1945more
Arendt, Velten-Reinhardt (Panzer-Regiment 36)28-03-191923-03-1945more
Abratis, Herbert Karl (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1)21-03-191829-03-1945more
Albust, Rudolf28-06-191309-04-1945
Andorfer, Anton23-12-191911-04-1945more
Ascherfeld, Willy (Grenadier-Regiment 926)21-03-191013-04-1945
Anhalt, Günther (SS-Polizei-Rgt. 2)23-01-190627-04-1945more
Agtha, Egon August (Sprengkommando 1)29-01-191802-05-1945
Altacher, Eduard24-01-191927-05-1945
Antonescu, Ion Victor02-06-188201-06-1946more
Adamsons, Miervaldis (Waffen SS)29-06-191023-08-1948more
Anton, Werner-Rudolf03-04-189512-09-1948more
Arnim, von, Hans-Jürgen04-04-188901-09-1962more
Assmann, Walter22-07-189601-05-1964more
Arning, Karl Eduard Friedrich10-02-189217-11-1964more
Amelung, Heinz-Günther (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)09-04-191726-12-1964more
Allmendinger, Karl03-03-189102-10-1965more
Alex, Ernst (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 243)01-03-191525-10-1965more
Albrecht, Kurt (Artillerie-Regiment 172)26-12-189523-07-1966more
Aulock, von, Andreas Maria Karl23-03-189323-06-1968more
Albrecht, Kurt (Grenadier-Regiment 948)24-02-188902-09-1968more
Ansons, Zanis (Waffen SS)04-12-191124-11-1968more
Apell, von, Wilhelm16-01-189207-03-1969more
Adam, Paul (Grenadier-Regiment 158)23-03-189201-12-1969more
Ambrosius, Dr., Lothar Adolf Heinrich11-05-190309-01-1971more
Abraham, Erich Gottfried (General der Infanterie)27-03-189507-03-1971more
Axthelm, von, Walther23-12-189306-01-1972more
Anders, Carl Ulrich Ernst Paul (Generalmajor)31-08-189328-01-1972more
Austermann, Johannes (Grenadier-Regiment 1146)24-06-190612-08-1973more
Altstadt, Rudolf (Grenadier-Regiment 380)16-01-191427-05-1974more
Angelis, de, Maximilian02-10-188906-12-1974more
Ameiser, Anton 'Toni' (Waffen SS)01-08-190720-02-1976more
Albrecht, Fritz Wilhelm Karl (Pz-Art.Reg. 'GD')23-12-190529-04-1977more
Adam, Wilhelm (Generalmajor)28-03-189324-11-1978more
Anhalt, Wilhelm28-03-191713-06-1979more
Ahrens, Albert (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 31)25-07-191710-03-1980
Audorff, Paul06-02-190417-01-1981more
Altmann, Gustav (Fallschirmjäger)13-04-191220-02-1981more
Amsberg, von, Joachim (Grenadier-Regiment 502)28-12-190327-05-1981more
Arndt, Karl Hermann (359. Infanterie-Division)10-03-189230-12-1981more
Ancans, Robert (Waffen SS)11-11-191901-01-1982more
Ax, Adolf (Waffen SS)23-06-190606-02-1983more
Antrup, Wilhelm "Willy"01-02-191014-11-1984more
Abel, Josef (Infanterie-Regiment 217)03-01-191401-12-1984more
Angerstein, Karl04-12-189020-09-1985more
Assmann, Alois (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 61)05-06-191326-10-1987more
Anders, Friedrich (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2)04-11-191707-03-1988
Apelt, Fedor Johannes14-10-190415-04-1988more
Alber, Robert (Panzer-Regiment 201)13-10-190607-06-1988
Ammann, Paul (KG 4 "General Wever")05-08-192009-08-1991more
Attenberger, Franz-Xaver (Artillerie-Regiment 114)19-07-191509-08-1991more
Andreae, Wolf (Werfer-Regiment 71)13-07-189818-12-1991more
Albrecht, Oskar (Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) 15)24-09-191413-11-1992more
Anders, Richard (Aufklärungsgruppe 12)03-01-191509-09-1993more
Austen, Hans27-07-191824-01-1994more
Amling, Fritz (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202)17-01-191606-03-1994
Amerkamp, Siegfried (Grenadier-Regiment 459)25-03-192003-09-1995more
Anding, Friedrich26-06-191507-02-1996more
Albrecht, Willy (Jäger-Regiment 734)07-07-190709-09-1996
Abrahamczik, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 2)17-04-192004-12-1996more
Auer, Karl (Waffen SS)20-10-191631-03-1997more
Anneken, Udo11-10-191711-10-1997more
Ahrens, Wilhelm "Willi" (Grenadier-Regiment 17)01-10-191226-08-1998more
Audenrieth, Georg 'Girgl' (Gebirgsjäger-Reg.99)20-07-191715-01-1999more
Arentschildt, von, Alexander (Panzer-Abteilung 67)27-04-191122-06-1999more
Afheldt, Eckard (Jäger-Regiment 2)15-08-192103-12-1999
Abele, Arnulf (Gren.Reg. 'Hoch u. Deutschmeister')08-11-191402-07-2000
Ammer, Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 62)08-03-191409-12-2000more
Allersmeier, Heinz24-03-191723-03-2001more
Auert, Heinz11-06-192118-02-2002more
Angel, Otto20-02-191314-10-2002
Andersen, Kurt02-10-189809-01-2003
Arndt, Fritz (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 32)01-06-191012-03-2003more
Apitz, Willy27-01-191628-02-2004
Albert, Wilhelm (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 35)24-04-191715-12-2004more
Arnold, Friedrich (WH-Sturmgeschütz)10-05-191901-09-2006more
Aechtner, Fritz (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5)04-03-191601-05-2007more
Ackermann, Georg12-03-191816-12-2007more
Ahrens, Hinrich (Grenadier-Regiment 1141)15-03-192131-12-2009more
Ascher, Dietrich23-04-192308-10-2010
Adrario, Friedrich (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 272)29-11-191825-06-2011more
Adamowitsch, Felix (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 904)20-11-191910-02-2013more
Altermann, Karl-Heinz (Pz-Gren.Reg. 25)04-06-192226-11-2013more
Angelmaier, Heinz (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 279)22-07-191812-01-2014more
Axthammer, Erich Michael03-12-192021-12-2015

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