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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
Hollekamp, Josef19-08-192020-12-1992more
Houten, van, Rudolf03-10-191408-01-1993
Hörl, Ludwig02-08-190422-01-1993
Huber, Karl03-12-191424-02-1993
Heinrich, Herbert24-09-191825-02-1993
Haukelt, Edgar (Waffen SS)30-03-192114-03-1993
Hanke, Georg11-12-191416-03-1993
Hartmann, Werner (WH-Pi.Btl. 8)24-04-191801-06-1993
Hummel, Friedrich Richard "Fritz" (Jagdverband)08-02-191010-07-1993
Heckmann, Alfred "Fred" (Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet")14-06-191421-07-1993
Hager, Johannes16-08-192002-09-1993more
Hermann, Horst30-08-191819-09-1993more
Hartmann, Erich Alfred "Bubi" (Jagdgeschwader 52)19-04-192220-09-1993more
Hengst, Max28-03-191323-09-1993
Hein, Kurt18-11-190908-10-1993
Hoensbroech, Graf von und zu, Ignaz26-11-191826-11-1993more
Hofbauer, Franz25-03-192111-02-1994more
Haag, Heinz19-12-191805-04-1994
Hoffmeister, Heinrich31-08-190716-04-1994
Hain, Horst22-02-192026-05-1994more
Hölz, Walter22-02-191406-07-1994
Heydte, Freiherr von der, Friedrich-August30-03-190707-07-1994
Hotzy, Theodor15-09-192021-07-1994
Hoffmann, Ernst-Wilhelm29-09-190427-08-1994more
Hammer, Ludwig25-05-191431-12-1994
Hockenjos, Fritz26-03-190924-02-1995more
Herrmann, Harry27-05-190912-03-1995
Hamburger, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 426)28-04-190922-03-1995more
Hilss, Willi08-01-191613-04-1995
Horak, Erich29-06-191627-04-1995
Herbst, Josef29-01-191520-08-1995
Hawelka, Heinrich11-07-191721-08-1995more
Hannak, Günther12-12-192125-08-1995
Hertel, Rüdiger26-08-191927-08-1995more
Hartmann, Leo (Panzer-Kompanie "Breslau")03-08-191204-09-1995more
Haut, Erich13-07-189906-09-1995
Hrabak, Dietrich "Dieter"19-12-191515-09-1995more
Hundertmark, Gerhard (Flak-Abteilung 802)20-03-191929-12-1995
Höfer, Heinrich "Heinz" (Kampfgeschwader 55)14-07-191102-01-1996more
Hadeball, Heinz-Martin22-04-192113-01-1996
Heinrich, Horst02-05-191805-08-1996
Hille, Alfred (Fahnenjunker-Grenadier-Regiment 12322-11-190811-09-1996
Hübner, Eduard16-04-191401-10-1996more
Högl, Franz-Josef21-10-191629-11-1996more
Hückel, Ernst-Albrecht23-09-191924-12-1996
Hozzel, Paul-Werner16-10-191007-01-1997
Hofmann, Paul (Grenadier-Regiment 352)12-11-191513-01-1997
Hack, Franz (Waffen SS)03-02-191509-06-1997more
Hartz, Walter22-02-191605-07-1997
Hoppe, Wolf-Horst (schwere Panzerjäger-Abt.519)02-07-190906-07-1997more
Hausmann, Karl10-01-191227-07-1997
Huhn, Kurt01-08-191203-09-1997
Havik, Johan "Joop" 'Hans' Wijnand (Waffen SS)05-05-192321-09-1997
Holm, Max13-12-191419-10-1997
Hopfe, Willi21-06-191229-10-1997
Hollmann, Ernst (Grenadier-Regiment 1221)01-03-191303-01-1998
Hellmann, Erich13-02-191624-01-1998
Herzog, Karl06-07-190625-01-1998more
Hehmeyer, Hermann12-10-190929-01-1998
Hoffmann, Heinrich (KM-Torpedoboot)17-08-191029-01-1998
Hengstler, Friedrich11-07-191309-02-1998
Herwig, Hans-Erich24-09-191312-02-1998
Hofmann, Karl-Joachim25-09-191918-03-1998
Hogrebe, Heinrich22-06-191325-06-1998
Heintze, Erich27-09-191611-08-1998more
Honnefeller, Günther29-05-192322-10-1998
Hofmann, Willy (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5)04-03-191605-11-1998
Hofer, Lothar (Waffen SS)18-09-191422-01-1999more
Herrmann, Benno04-01-191807-02-1999
Hoffmann, Ludwig21-05-190810-02-1999
Hauser, Freiherr von, Paul24-04-191101-04-1999more
Hofsäss, Richard04-02-191410-04-1999
Hintze, Otto09-10-191409-05-1999
Hampe, Herbert10-10-191313-09-1999more
Harras, Horst22-03-191526-10-1999
Henke, Friedrich "Fritz" (Waffen SS)06-01-192115-11-1999more
Haidle, Paul (Schlachtgeschwader 77)25-08-191926-11-1999more
Hellmers, Johannes (Waffen SS)23-10-191815-12-1999more
Heckelmann, Reinhold27-05-191422-12-1999
Hemmer, Hermann29-07-191721-02-2000
Haase, Alfred (Pionier-Lehr-Bataillon 2)09-09-189824-02-2000more
Hohmuth, Walter28-10-191426-02-2000
Holzapfel, Hans02-05-191330-03-2000
Henssler, Walter06-03-191324-05-2000
Huber, Gustav03-09-191730-08-2000
Harmel, Artur Heinrich "Heinz" (Waffen SS)29-06-190602-09-2000more
Hein, Willi (Waffen SS)26-04-191725-10-2000more
Höfer, Dirk (Pionier-Bataillon 256)16-08-191502-01-2001more
Hensel, Herbert11-01-191417-02-2001
Hönscheid, Johannes Matthias14-07-192202-03-2001more
Haderecker, Hermann27-04-191505-08-2001more
Hüttner, Hartmut06-01-191422-08-2001
Heichele, Josef Anton(Füselier-Bataillon 129)15-10-191408-11-2001more
Hauser, Hans (Waffen SS)31-01-191621-11-2001more
Heuer, Heinz02-03-191806-01-2002more
Haschberger, Max (Grenadier-Regiment 481)29-07-191315-01-2002more
Heine, Werner (Grenadier-Regiment 499)30-07-191413-02-2002more
Herrmann, Richard27-11-191421-02-2002
Hug, Eduard23-09-192124-02-2002
Häberlen, Klaus14-04-191607-04-2002more
Hund, Willi (Waffen SS)23-02-192330-04-2002more
Herzbach, Max17-01-191402-05-2002more
Heyn, Alfred10-01-192104-06-2002
Haiböck, Josef28-02-191703-07-2002
Hurdelbrink, Georg (Waffen SS)06-10-191926-08-2002more
Holzmann, Leopold05-03-191621-10-2002more
Holzapfel, Karl-Heinz05-07-191515-02-2003
Heidschmidt, Joachim (Infanterie-Regiment 508)19-01-191025-02-2003
Hegewald, Rudolf14-03-192006-03-2003
Hodurek, Herbert10-02-191504-07-2003more
Huy, Wolf-Dietrich (Jagdgeschwader 77)02-08-191713-07-2003more
Hohoff, Alfred17-09-191622-07-2003
Hogeback, Hermann25-08-191415-02-2004more
Hindelang, Hans16-04-191201-06-2004
Heutling, Helmut23-04-191829-06-2004
Hauser, Hellmuth24-02-191605-09-2004
Hetzenauer, Matthäus23-12-192403-10-2004
Heindorff, Hans05-05-191507-10-2004
Hormann, Hans11-12-191309-12-2004more
Hoffmann, Albert11-08-191729-08-2005
Hößlin, von, Hartmut25-03-191931-08-2005more
Hochgartz, Günther10-07-191810-10-2005
Hasche, Wolfgang (Grenadier-Regiment 987)23-02-191727-11-2005more
Hessinger, Franz13-07-191901-01-2006
Heger, Otto28-12-191129-08-2006more
Hackl, Martin06-01-192022-09-2006
Hübscher, Erich19-02-191504-10-2006
Hafner, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 61)16-03-191405-11-2006
Hoene, Karl-Friedrich08-01-192225-12-2006
Hunger, Hans-Joachim08-03-192104-10-2007
Heyking, Baron von, Ernst-Georg02-04-191525-10-2007
Hirn, Johannes19-02-191717-12-2007
Hopf, Theodor23-09-191823-01-2008
Handler, Johann04-05-191609-02-2008
Hütten, Karl15-02-191711-02-2008
Henle, Hermann10-07-191616-03-2008
Heiland, Hans (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126)22-06-191722-03-2008
Hess, Hans-Georg06-05-192329-03-2008
Huber, Josef (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)18-07-191524-05-2008more
Hein, Gerhard "Gerd"09-07-191606-06-2008more
Hümmerich, Wilhelm "Willi" (Infanterie-Reg. 80)22-07-191717-07-2008more
Hermann, Helmut06-06-191703-08-2008
Honsberg, Werner15-02-191428-10-2008
Hinrichs, Ernst10-03-191625-01-2009more
Hartelt, Wolfgang (Fallschirm-Panzer-Reg. 'HG')28-11-192428-01-2009
Hohenhausen, Richard08-07-191414-01-2010
Herrmann, Hans-Joachim "Hajo"01-08-191305-11-2010more
Hackl, Leopold29-06-191615-11-2010more
Hammerich, Willi (WH-Grenadier-Regiment 501)17-12-192121-11-2010
Hoffmann, Werner (Nachtjagdgeschwader 5)13-01-191808-07-2011
Heinrici, Hans-Joachim16-04-191808-10-2011
Heim, Herbert08-03-192428-02-2013
Höper, Ahrend26-11-192005-03-2013more
Hermes, Othmar25-11-192512-01-2014
Husemann, Werner10-11-191902-02-2014
Hermichen, Rolf-Günther25-07-191823-05-2014
Hagena, Gottfried (Aufklärungsgruppe 31)31-08-191211-06-2014more
Hammerschmidt, Josef Dr. (Pz.Art.Reg. 74)27-02-192324-01-2015
Hönig, Justus09-07-191716-09-2016
Heinemann, Anton29-01-192127-08-2017
Halm, Günter27-08-192226-09-2017
Heder, Eberhardt (Waffen SS)30-06-191818-11-2017more
Hardegen, Reinhard18-03-191309-06-2018more
Hase, von, Karl-Günther15-12-191709-05-2021more

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