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

Kraft, Karl* January 7th, 1897
† January 28th, 1942

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

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Krah, Hans* May 22nd, 1910
† July 21st, 1944

Krahl, Karl-Heinz (Jagdgeschwader 2)* September 24th, 1914
† April 13th, 1942

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

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Kraiß, Dietrich* November 16th, 1889
† August 2nd, 1944
Row: 46 Grave: 63

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Krakau, August* September 12th, 1894
† January 7th, 1975

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Kral, Ruprecht* December 18th, 1919
† September 9th, 1983

Kralemann, Friedrich* December 25th, 1914
† December 10th, 1943

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

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Kramer, Heinz* February 6th, 1921
† January 1st, 1945

Krämer, Paul (WH-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 93)* September 26th, 1897
† March 9th, 1945

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

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

Krancke, Theodor* March 30th, 1893
† June 18th, 1973

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Kranenbrock, van, Wolfgang Bernard Horst (IR.31)* August 11th, 1909
† March 22nd, 1986

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

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Kranz, Rudolf* December 27th, 1911
† October 22nd, 1979

Krappe, Günther (Generalleutnant)* April 13th, 1893
† December 31st, 1981

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

Kratsch, Dr., Günther* September 13th, 1896
† December 13th, 1984

Kratzenberg, Hans* October 9th, 1890
† January 24th, 1976

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

Kraus, Adolf* December 26th, 1916
† September 30th, 1942

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Kraus, Eduard* 1914
† 1978

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

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

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

Krause, Bernhard* May 11th, 1910
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 22 Grave: 635

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Krause, Fritz* December 18th, 1897
† January 25th, 1943

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

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

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

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

Krause, Walter* December 31st, 1890
† October 25th, 1960

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Krauss, Oswald (Waffen SS)* October 20th, 1914
† March 9th, 1945

Krauß, Walter (LW-Sturzkampfgeschwader 2)* March 11th, 1917
† July 17th, 1943

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Kräussel, Oskar* June 18th, 1913
† March 6th, 1943

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

Krebs, Günter-Wolfgang (Heeres-Gebirgsjäg.Bat.201)* May 15th, 1921
† December 14th, 1944
Plot: 16 Row: 11 Grave: 773

Krebs, Hans* March 4th, 1898
† May 1st, 1945

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

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Kreckow, Günther* September 20th, 1918

Krei, Werner* September 28th, 1909
† April 17th, 1945

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

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Kreipe, Karl Heinrich Georg Ferdinand* June 5th, 1895
† June 14th, 1976

Kreitmair, Rudolf* May 3rd, 1914
† September 28th, 1943

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

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

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

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

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Kreß, Hermann* July 23rd, 1895
† August 11th, 1943

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Kreß, Ulrich* March 20th, 1919
† January 15th, 1943

Kresse, Ludwig-Hilmar* January 7th, 1914
† June 18th, 1985

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Kressel, Wilhelm* January 19th, 1918
† January 1945

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

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Kretschmer, Franz* October 5th, 1918
† May 28th, 1987

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

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Kretschmer, Theodor* November 26th, 1901
† December 5th, 1986

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

Kretzschmar, Wolfgang Hans (Jäger-Regiment 24)* July 2nd, 1907
† December 27th, 1944
Plot: U1 Row: 16 Grave: 471

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

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Kreutzberg, Anton (s. Panzerjäger-Abteilung 525)* April 21st, 1914
† August 27th, 1988

Kreuzer, Eduard* May 17th, 1911
† February 22nd, 1945
Plot: L Row: 29 Grave: 578

Kreuzer, Franz* September 21st, 1918
† April 3rd, 1983

Kreuzinger, Othmar* September 9th, 1919
† September 13th, 1944

Krey, Heinz* December 31st, 1921
† May 23rd, 1943

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

Kreysing, Hans* August 17th, 1890
† April 14th, 1969

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Kriebel, Karl* February 26th, 1888
† November 28th, 1961

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

Krieg, Harald* February 7th, 1910
† April 5th, 1973

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

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Krieger, Friedrich Wilhelm* May 2nd, 1916
† September 1st, 1943

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

Krieger, Wilhelm* December 1st, 1918
† April 1st, 1945

Kriening, Herbert Kurt Eugen* January 20th, 1913
† July 16th, 1944

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

Krink, Heinz* March 25th, 1919
† June 28th, 1975

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

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Krogmann, Otto* March 16th, 1909
† February 13th, 1981

Kroh, Hans* May 13th, 1907
† July 18th, 1967

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Krohn, Ernst* August 30th, 1911

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

Krohn, Hans* October 9th, 1919
† January 13th, 1978

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

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

Kroll, Hermann* November 5th, 1913
† April 26th, 1944

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

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Kron, Otto-Wilhelm (SS-Totenkopf-Flak-Abteilung)* February 28th, 1911
† August 9th, 1955

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Kroner, Georg-Max* May 14th, 1912
† June 18th, 1973

Kropp, Fritz* March 1st, 1916
† February 10th, 1945

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

Kroseberg, Heinz Gustav* February 23rd, 1899
† May 12th, 1942

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

Krosigk, von, Ernst-Anton* March 5th, 1898
† March 6th, 1945

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Kroymanns, Willy* April 9th, 1920

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

Kruck, Kurt* March 8th, 1914
† April 22nd, 1981

Krüder, Ernst-Felix* December 6th, 1897
† May 8th, 1941

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Krügel, Albrecht Dr. (Waffen SS)* April 22nd, 1913
† March 16th, 1945
Grave: UNK

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Krüger, Erwin (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 24)* May 6th, 1914
† December 27th, 1963

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

Krüger, Friedrich-Wilhelm 'Freddy'* May 8th, 1894
† May 10th, 1945

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

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

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

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Krüger, Joachim (Waffen SS)* November 30th, 1920
† August 14th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Krüger, Kurt (Panzer-Abteilung 8)* October 5th, 1919
† January 15th, 1945
Grave: UNK

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Krüger, Kurt Paul Theodor (Artillerie-Reg.156)* June 19th, 1914
† July 12th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Krüger, Rudolf (Infanterie-Regiment 32)* November 4th, 1911
† October 28th, 1972

Krüger, Walter (General der Panzertruppe)* March 23rd, 1892
† July 11th, 1973

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Krüger, Walter (Waffen-SS)* February 27th, 1890
† May 22nd, 1945

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Krüger, Walther (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 71)* March 26th, 1902
† August 12th, 1958

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

Krumminga, Hans* May 6th, 1920
† November 28th, 1943

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

Kruse, Ernst Gustav (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3)* October 1st, 1915
† October 5th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 6 Grave: 425

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Kruse, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 48)* December 1st, 1918
† April 11th, 1945
Plot: Salzderhel Row: 1 Grave: 6

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

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

Krutemeier, Gustav* March 9th, 1914
† December 12th, 1971

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

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

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

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Kubisch, Walter* September 7th, 1918
† October 6th, 1944

Kübler, Ludwig* September 2nd, 1889
† February 27th, 1947

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

Küchler, von, Georg Karl Friedrich Wilhelm* May 30th, 1881
† May 25th, 1968

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Kudla, Karl Josef* January 1st, 1914
† October 24th, 1945

Kuffner, Andreas* May 30th, 1918
† April 30th, 1945

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

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

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

Kuhenne, Helmut* September 28th, 1921
† March 24th, 1988

Kuher, Josef* April 25th, 1915
† May 14th, 1981

Kühl, Dr.jur., Ernst* March 18th, 1888
† February 2nd, 1972

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Kühl, Hermann* March 6th, 1909
† July 22nd, 1942

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

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

Kuhlwilm, Wilhelm (Fallschirm-Pz-Gren.Reg.3)* August 17th, 1919
† September 19th, 1968

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Kühme, Kurt* October 3rd, 1910
† April 18th, 1978

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Kühn, Friedrich "Fritz"* August 7th, 1889
† February 15th, 1944

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Kühn, Hans-Jochen* September 28th, 1922
† August 15th, 1985

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

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

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Kuhna, Bernhard* May 15th, 1908

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

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Kuhnert, Alfred* March 19th, 1898
† November 28th, 1977

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

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

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

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

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

Kullmer, Arthur* August 17th, 1896
† March 28th, 1953

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

Kulp, Karl* June 7th, 1921
† February 5th, 1945

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

Kult, Josef* January 20th, 1912
† February 22nd, 1943

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

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Kümmel, Johannes* July 21st, 1909
† February 26th, 1944
Plot: C Grave: 4

Kummer, Alfred* March 8th, 1914
† April 6th, 1945

Kummer, Gotthard* November 19th, 1908
† July 19th, 1983

Kummetz, Oskar (Generaladmiral)* July 21st, 1891
† December 17th, 1980

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Kümmling, Otto* February 12th, 1922

Kündiger, Herbert* August 3rd, 1910
† February 1945

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Kunert, Gerhard (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33)* February 17th, 1920
† August 31st, 1944
Grave: UNK

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

Kunert, Rudolf* January 8th, 1920
† June 15th, 1966

Künkel, Christian* November 14th, 1921
† January 27th, 1944

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

Kunkel, Rolf* September 28th, 1919
† November 29th, 1944

Künnecke, Heinz* October 14th, 1916
† 1969

Künsberg-Weidenberg, Freiherr von, Heino* September 2nd, 1905
† January 29th, 1984

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Kunsch, Erwin* October 30th, 1915
† September 28th, 1943

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Kuntz, Albert* February 10th, 1914
† April 24th, 1965

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

Kuntze, Albrecht* December 25th, 1912
† July 5th, 1943

Kuntze, Walter* February 23rd, 1883
† April 1st, 1960

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Kuntzen, Adolf-Friedrich* July 26th, 1889
† July 10th, 1964

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

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Kunz, Karl* June 10th, 1903
† January 31st, 1944

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

Kunze, Erhard* August 31st, 1914
† January 6th, 1942

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

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Kunze, Herbert* February 17th, 1916
† 1945

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

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

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Kunzmann, Karl* April 17th, 1915
† August 5th, 1944

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

Kupfer, Ernst* July 2nd, 1907
† November 6th, 1943
Plot: 1 Row: 4 Grave: 7

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

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Kupka, Hans* July 1st, 1921
† October 15th, 1943

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

Kuppisch, Herbert* December 10th, 1909
† August 27th, 1943

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Kupsch, Gottfried (Radfahr-Abteilung 72)* April 19th, 1919
† June 16th, 1942

Kurowski, von, Eberhard* September 10th, 1895
† September 11th, 1957

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Kurscheid, Hans* September 15th, 1913

Kursell, von, Claus (Grenadier-Regiment 3)* March 24th, 1910
† February 22nd, 1959

Kürsten, Hans* March 29th, 1917
† December 6th, 1942

Kurz, Hans (Grenadier-Regiment 994)* August 13th, 1916
† June 13th, 1966

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

Kurz, Rudolf* January 29th, 1916
† June 12th, 1979

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Kurz, Wilhelm* December 28th, 1915
† December 1st, 1986

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

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Kusatz, Franz* September 11th, 1909
† October 21st, 1942

Küsel, Alfred* August 25th, 1912

Kuske, Ortwin (Waffen SS)* February 3rd, 1921
† February 19th, 1972

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Küspert, Karl* September 14th, 1919
† April 16th, 1945

Küster, Ferdinand* March 24th, 1914
† January 14th, 1945

Küster, Heinz* March 17th, 1909

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

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Küster, Wilhelm (Wekusta 26)* January 7th, 1917
† November 25th, 1942

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

Kutscher, Alfred* January 29th, 1912
† August 25th, 1944

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Kutschkau, Ernst* November 23rd, 1910
† February 4th, 1947
Plot: 58 Grave: 260

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Kuzmany, Alfred* October 24th, 1893
† October 4th, 1961

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

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Kynast, Paul (Grenadier-Regiment 587)* December 13th, 1907
† April 16th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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