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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
Koppenwallner, Karl19-11-190506-10-1988more
Klein, Georg (Jäger-Regiment 204)23-04-191213-10-1988
Klos, Otto14-11-191203-11-1988
Klein, Gerhard (Armee-Waffenschule AOK9)02-01-190320-12-1988more
Krenzer, Hermann01-03-190723-12-1988more
Kremer, Hermann28-09-191424-12-1988
Koch, Theodor13-11-191401-03-1989
Krüger, Horst (Generalmajor)23-05-191607-04-1989more
Klemm, Rudolf10-02-191805-07-1989
Kalb, Hans17-04-191318-08-1989
Ketscher, Hans09-11-191225-09-1989
Klümper, Werner19-04-191121-10-1989more
Kirsten, Rudi20-02-191430-01-1990
Korte, Hans16-12-189908-04-1990
Kopp, Walter (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99)04-12-191114-04-1990
Kroeg, Helmut28-01-191422-04-1990more
Klöpping, Wilhelm04-09-191909-05-1990
Kraus, Hans-Werner01-07-191525-05-1990more
Kupfer, Baptist12-09-192510-08-1990
Krämer, Christoph21-08-191306-10-1990more
Kuhnke, Günter07-09-191211-10-1990more
Kaestner, Robert (Grenadier-Regiment 105)27-10-191318-11-1990more
Kessler, Wolfgang (Artillerie-Regiment 181)25-05-191501-12-1990
Käding, Walter (U 123)14-09-191504-01-1991more
Köhler, Siegfried (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108)12-08-192206-01-1991more
Krugner, Leopold30-11-191610-01-1991
Kipfmüller, Walter (Kampfgeschwader 77)03-03-192013-01-1991more
Knüppel, Heinrich15-01-190618-01-1991
Kaeber, Helmut (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 13)18-01-192016-02-1991more
Koenig, Franz-Heinz01-12-191924-02-1991
Kottlowski, Franz27-09-191905-06-1991
Küster, Rudolf04-06-191629-07-1991more
Kupka, Georg25-02-190622-11-1991more
Krosigk, von, Dedo11-11-191313-02-1992
Krämer, Richard (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232)15-09-191526-03-1992more
Klein, Alfons (Jagdgeschwader 11)06-02-192125-11-1992
Klünder, Erich (5. Minensuchflottille)25-11-190929-11-1992more
Kraus, Ewald06-03-190220-02-1993more
Kruse, Heinz (schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 655)16-10-191918-03-1993
Kochanowski, Johannes "Hans"09-05-191004-04-1993more
Kuhlmey, Kurt19-11-191330-04-1993
Krebs, Erich06-07-191203-05-1993
Knoke, Heinz24-03-192118-05-1993
Kraus, Rupert (Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 'HG')15-07-191731-05-1993
Körner, Martin15-03-191311-06-1993
Kaiser, Wilhelm (Stuka Geschwader 2 'Immelmann')30-11-191424-09-1993more
Kluth, Bernhard17-01-191401-12-1993
Kornmeyer, Hans06-08-190719-12-1993
Kühnfels, Rudolf19-08-191717-02-1994
Krüger, Fritz (Artillerie-Regiment 37)18-12-191102-03-1994
Kuhnle, Theophil19-02-191331-03-1994
Kless, Friedrich07-10-190606-04-1994more
Krag, Ernst August (Waffen SS)20-02-191524-05-1994more
Koehler, Dr. jur., Helmut (WH-Panzer)11-03-191204-06-1994
Kedzia, Ernst-Georg15-11-191416-06-1994more
Knebel-Döberitz, von, Rudolf19-12-191305-07-1994
Ksiag, Johann19-08-191423-07-1994
Krüger, Felix (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6)24-01-191505-09-1994
Kraft, Josef08-02-192116-10-1994
Koltermann, Wolfgang (schw. Panzer-Abteilung 507)28-03-191721-12-1994more
Kroschinski, Hans-Joachim11-05-192007-01-1995
König, Heinrich23-11-190813-01-1995
Kunze, Gottfried15-07-191411-04-1995more
Keiling, Siegfried28-10-191112-04-1995more
Koppe, Rudolf (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23)07-04-190825-05-1995more
Knop, Albert07-01-191802-06-1995
König, Georg14-04-191403-06-1995
Kugler, Eugen26-08-191809-06-1995
Klier, Erich13-09-191815-06-1995
Kiess, Walter09-10-191424-06-1995
Kuppinger, Ernst08-07-191403-08-1995
Kuhnert, Manfred26-11-192430-08-1995
Kleemann, Willy24-12-192207-09-1995more
Kuhlmann, Herbert (Waffen SS)07-04-191509-11-1995more
Kiver, Eduard-Heinrich (Kiefer, Eduard)07-06-191530-11-1995
Kratzert, Rudolf25-04-189816-01-1996
Koch, Willi (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1)01-12-191625-02-1996
Knabe, Konrad (Aufklärungsgruppe 124)18-09-191527-03-1996more
Keipp, Willy13-10-191711-04-1996
Kalden, Peter17-08-192311-06-1996more
Kowalewski, Robert (Zerstörergeschwader 76)15-03-191405-07-1996more
Keck, Johannes06-05-192327-07-1996
Korth, Siegfried (Waffen SS)05-02-192206-10-1996
Klemm, Hans27-09-191609-12-1996
Konopka, Gerhard (Gren.Reg. "Großdeutschland")27-03-191129-01-1997more
Kilian, Friedrich Wilhelm26-05-191224-03-1997more
Knotzer, Josef09-03-191009-04-1997
Kulot, Josef21-07-191718-06-1997
Kopp, Karl (Infanterie-Regiment 512)18-12-191416-07-1997
Kreutz, Karl (Waffen SS)20-09-190927-07-1997more
Körner, Karl (SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503)19-04-192008-08-1997
Kessel, Karl01-06-191224-08-1997more
Klosinski, Werner12-07-191231-08-1997
Köhler, Hans-Joachim01-10-191701-10-1997
Krüger, Helmut (Grenadier-Regiment 151)02-12-191424-10-1997
Kurze, Max22-06-191125-11-1997more
König, Reinhard ('U-123')30-03-190928-03-1998more
Klien, Heinz05-11-191401-05-1998
Kolodziejczyk, Georg11-03-191403-05-1998
Kamptz, von, Gerhard (Kriegsmarine)27-12-190216-05-1998more
Kretschmer, Otto01-05-191205-08-1998more
Kempin, Günther02-12-192012-08-1998more
Kuntz, Herbert15-02-191526-08-1998
Körner, Friedrich (JG 27 'Afrika')24-01-192103-09-1998
Köhnke, Otto18-02-191213-09-1998more
Künzel, Karl-Friedrich (S-28)11-09-191825-12-1998more
Klüver, Max22-04-190931-12-1998more
Kunert, Hans08-04-191231-12-1998
Krieg, Johann-Otto14-03-191902-01-1999more
Krenz, Wilhelm10-12-192209-02-1999
Kramer, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 26)04-05-191612-02-1999
Kahl, Bruno (Panzerjäger-Regiment 656)23-11-191427-02-1999more
Kamischke, Werner16-06-191410-03-1999
Köhler, Arminius 'Armin' (Jagdgeschwader 77)31-03-191228-03-1999more
Kaup, Heinrich25-07-191222-04-1999
Kennel, Karl (Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann")17-01-191401-07-1999more
Kaether, Ernst (Infanterie-Regiment 14)25-09-190311-08-1999
Köck, Reinhold17-01-191413-10-1999
Kahler, Hans-Joachim (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5)21-03-190814-01-2000more
Kreiner, Herbert16-10-191124-01-2000more
Kaminski, Werner16-09-191419-03-2000
Kugler, Josef28-03-192006-04-2000
Krech, Günther21-09-191403-06-2000more
Kemler, Heinrich08-12-191211-08-2000
Kylling-Schmidt, Ekkehardt (Inf.Reg. 26)21-06-191828-08-2000more
Kindler, Alfred04-09-191530-08-2000
Kerutt, Hellmut19-08-191602-09-2000more
Krupinski, Walter11-11-192007-10-2000
Kugelstadt, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 485)17-01-192010-10-2000
Korn, Heinz19-02-192013-10-2000more
Klüser, Ewald06-05-190709-11-2000
Künzel, Hans-Joachim (Schützen-Regiment 10)06-11-191425-11-2000
Krombholz, Franz Josef 'Sepp' (Waffen SS)13-08-192013-12-2000more
Klar, Eduard30-12-191512-07-2001
Kausch, Paul-Albert 'Peter' (SS-Pz.Reg.11 'HvS')03-03-191127-10-2001more
Karch, Fritz17-01-192030-12-2001more
Kruse, Heinrich (Grenadier-Regiments-Gruppe 311)19-02-191619-02-2002more
Koitschka, Siegfried06-08-191717-05-2002
Klose, Helmut24-06-191519-06-2002
Krafft, Horst06-11-191128-07-2002
Kuls, Wolfgang (Panzer-Regiment 24)27-02-192008-08-2002
Krause, Richard08-02-191414-08-2002
Krappmann, Heinrich02-10-192319-09-2002
Kohler, Wilhelm (Grenadier-Regiment 195)26-01-191730-09-2002more
Kessel, Wilhelm (Pz-Aufklär.Abt. "GD")06-03-191503-11-2002more
Koch, Dr.rer.pol., Dietrich (WH-Panzerjäger)08-04-191622-11-2002
Koch, August14-05-191406-01-2003
Kochendörfer, Karl20-09-191705-02-2003
Kühne, Martin01-11-191825-03-2003more
Kubel, Wilhelm16-12-191729-04-2003more
Koeditz, Alfred05-01-191418-06-2003
Klose, Erwin28-04-191422-06-2003more
Kiel, Rudolf25-10-191101-07-2003
Kutscha, Herbert24-04-191719-09-2003
Kapp, Wolfgang (Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920)01-04-191402-11-2003
Kaiser, Herbert (Höhne, Herbert)16-03-191605-12-2003more
Krause, Max (Grenadier Regiment 106)12-11-191611-01-2004
Krause, Max12-11-191611-01-2004
Kimmich, Hans-Jörg08-03-192006-02-2004
Kumm, Otto (Waffen SS)01-10-190923-03-2004more
Krützmann, Friedrich-Karl19-05-191716-05-2004more
Kollmann, Friedrich Karl10-09-192217-06-2004
Klemz, Bernhard21-03-191813-07-2004
Koller, Albert18-06-191703-08-2004
Knoche, Heinz18-09-191315-08-2004more
Knappe, Herbert12-02-191415-09-2004
Krey, Hermann (Füsilier-Bataillon 30)29-06-191418-10-2004
Kranz, Bernhard26-12-191326-02-2005more
Krainz, Walter15-03-192414-03-2005more
Kageneck, Graf von Clemens-Heinrich (s.Pz.Abt.503)17-10-191318-03-2005more
Kelbling, Otto Friedrich Gerd12-06-191509-06-2005
Krieger, Werner24-06-191619-08-2005
Käs, Josef02-07-191527-09-2005
Kohlhaas, Karl13-07-192214-10-2005
Kiefer, Hermann09-09-191222-01-2006
Köhler, Georg (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26)24-07-191716-04-2006
Keese, Heinrich (Pio.Bat.20)28-04-191827-05-2006more
Krieg, Gerhard (Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 243)24-07-191503-07-2006
Kurz, Karl16-03-192002-08-2006
Kempken, Heinrich18-06-192015-11-2006more
Knüppel, Karl-Günther06-10-191816-12-2006
Krause, Johannes "Hans"13-01-192030-12-2006
Kardel, Hennecke15-06-192224-06-2007more
Koll, Johannes30-01-192307-08-2007more
Koepsell, Herbert21-09-192429-09-2007
Kercher, Fritz (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 5)11-09-191912-11-2007
Kirn, Hans08-08-192029-11-2007
Kemnade, Friedrich12-12-191129-01-2008more
Kuhn, Karl (Grenadier-Regiment 81)26-07-191426-05-2008more
Kamski, Jan Roman "Johann"23-10-192225-06-2008
Kolczyk, Heinz20-11-191210-11-2008more
Klein, Armin15-06-192223-01-2009
Kujacinski, Norbert11-07-192002-05-2009
Kertz, Wolfram (Großdeutschland)29-07-191605-05-2009more
Kmitta, Lothar19-01-192113-05-2009more
Köhler, Heinrich (WH-Sturmgeschütz)03-07-192225-06-2009more
Klußmann, Hans-Jürgen11-04-192325-08-2009
Kuhn, Walter09-01-192001-02-2010more
Knollmann, Karl-Heinz (Grenadier-Regiment 45)28-05-191802-02-2010more
Krings, Josef16-04-191803-03-2010
Kellermann, Ortwin10-12-192229-05-2010
Kunz, Rudolf23-09-191809-08-2010
Kilian, Gunter02-04-192125-09-2010
Kendler, Rudolf15-04-191413-02-2011more
Kerscher, Albert29-03-191612-06-2011
Keppel, Wilhelm20-09-192130-07-2011
Kox, Peter12-06-192112-08-2011
Krück, Fritz28-08-192108-02-2012
Kunz, Hermann12-12-191918-03-2012more
Kroj, Theo01-09-191803-04-2012
Kaminski, August09-08-191515-08-2012
Kieslich, Franz (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)17-03-191331-08-2012more
Kunkel, Kurt-Ernst13-01-192323-09-2012
Klemann, Helmut16-05-192217-11-2012more
Krohn, Hans11-10-191917-11-2012
Kainz, Karl (Jäger-Regiment 25)27-09-191610-10-2013
Krettek, Heinz01-05-191901-11-2014
Kirn, Dietrich22-02-191716-01-2015
Kröhne, Wilhelm15-08-191403-03-2015
Kam, Søren (Waffen SS)02-11-192123-03-2015more
Krems, Gerhard (Kampf-Geschwader 27 "Boelcke")04-05-192012-02-2017more
Kreßmann, Erwin02-06-191819-03-2017more
Klaus, Johann-Alfred "Johannes"04-09-191807-07-2018
Kuchar, Jakob24-09-192301-01-2020
Kleffel, Paul-Georg07-09-192019-02-2020more

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