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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

The German Cross (Deutschen Kreuz) is build up out of 5 separate parts and although the name suggests otherwise, it has the shape of a large 8-pointed breast star with in the center a large black swastika which is outlined in silver. The name of this award comes from this 21,5 mm big swastika. This swastika is placed upon a red-bordered silver disk and upon this red border is a golden laurel leaf wreath mounted. The golden wreath measures 39 mm across and is made out of single laurel leaves that are bounded together with a silk lint. At the bottom of the wreath is a square box with the year 1941 impressed into it. This date refers to the year of institution and from underneath this wreath emerge the eight star points. These points are chemically blackened and have the appearance of sunrays. Underneath these points is a 63 mm large silver backing plate placed which has the same shape as the award, only it’s slightly bigger so it forms the outer line of the award. At the reverse are 4 or 6 rivets visible and through the number of rivets you can recognize if the award was made in Germany or Austria. The German Crosses with 4 rivets were made in Germany and the pieces with 6 rivets in Austria. Further is there at the reverse a large width pin with a standard hook construction placed. If the award is marked with the LDO-number of the producer, then it is stamped in either the front or backside of the pin. To prevent damaging the award during combat, there was also a cloth version made. This cloth version has a metal wreath and the backing cloth colour is the same as the tunic colour of the corresponding Army branch. Fieldgrey is for the Army (Heer) and Waffen-SS, bleu-grey for the Air Force, (Luftwaffe) Marine bleu for the Navy (Kriegsmarine) and black for the Armored forces.

The German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) was awarded for bravery and outstanding achievements in combat but where the Knight’s Cross wasn’t awarded for. The recipient did however already had to own the Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1 Klasse) or Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Klasse with swords. The exact number of times that the German Cross in Gold was bestowed is still unknow at this time.

The OKW barred/stopped by decree the awarding of the Gernan Cross in Gold for "multiple remarkable services in troop leadership" from March 10th, 1945 on.

Bidermann, Gottlob-Herbert* August 28th, 1920
† September 1st, 2010

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NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Baader, Volkmar  
Baar, Alfons15-03-1909 
Baar, Günter  
Baar, Rudolf14-07-1912 more
Baartz, Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment 121)  
Baaske, Otto  
Baath, von, Hans-Gert  
Babbel, Wolf-Dietrich (S 45)14-04-1917 
Babekuhl, Otto  
Babeliowsky, Karl-Heinz (Pz.Gren.Reg.5)06-06-1917 more
Babst, Wilhelm30-06-1911 
Bach, Adolf  
Bach, Friedrich  
Bach, Günther15-08-1917 
Bach, Herbert  
Bach, Karl  
Bach, Rudolf  
Bacher, Stefan (Kampfgeschwader 53)  
Bachetzky, Bruno  
Bachhofer, Hans  
Bachler, Walter  
Bachmair, Friedrich  
Bachmann, August (Aufklärungsgruppe 23)  
Bachmann, Ernst (Grenadier-Regiment 446)  
Bachmann, Rudolf (Artillerie-Regiment 14)  
Bachmeier, Alois  
Bachmeir, Matthias  
Bachus, Karl  
Back, Rudolf  
Backe, Walter  
Backes, Herbert  
Backes, Wilhelm  
Backhaus, Alfred29-01-1912 
Backhaus, Hanstheo22-03-1920 
Backhaus, Heinrich  
Backhaus, Johannes Adolf 'Hannes'13-09-1918 more
Baczewski, Johannes03-01-1921 
Bade, Karl-Franziskus ('U-3029')04-03-1915 
Badelt, Bernhard  
Badem, Engelbert  more
Bader, Adolf  
Bader, Georg  
Bader, Martin  
Bader, Martin10-06-1921 
Bader, Otto  
Badstübner, Ernst  
Badziura, Josef  
Baedke, Walter  
Baer, Konrad  
Baerwald, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 30 "Adler")  more
Baessler, Winrich  
Baetz, Wolfgang (Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss")31-08-1919 more
Bagdohns, Fritz  
Bahlke, Helmut  
Bahls, Erich  
Bahn, Wilhelm  
Bahr, Ernst  
Bahr, Gerhard (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25)  
Bahr, Joachim Hans15-02-1907 
Bahr, Konrad  
Bahr, Otto  
Bahr, Paul  
Bahr, Werner  
Bahrmann, Günter13-03-1924 
Baier, Anton  
Baier, Emil  
Baier, Hanns  
Baier, Josef (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)  
Baier, Wilhelm  
Baier, Willibald25-11-1914 
Baierle, Jürgen28-08-1921 
Bailer, Josef  
Baisch, Dieter  
Baitz, Heinrich  
Bak, Otto  
Bake, Dr., Joachim  
Balak, Wilhelm  
Baldauf, Albert  
Baldauf, Friedrich  
Baldauf, Gerhard (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26)00-00-1913 
Balduff, Walter  
Baldy, Gerhard (Kampfflieger)  
Balfanz, Paul23-10-1913 more
Balfanz, Udo  
Balk, Ernst  
Balkheimer, Eduard  
Ball, Heinz  
Ballay, Walter  
Baller, Carl-Philipp22-08-1916 more
Ballermann, Karl  
Ballerstedt, Peter (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 157)  
Ballert, Karl Hugo  
Balles, Karl  
Ballesegus, Bruno  
Ballhorn, Helmuth  
Ballschmieter, Georg  
Ballweg, Franz  
Baltrusch, Kurt  
Baltruschat, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 151)  
Baltschun, Edgar06-04-1906 
Baltzer, Georg (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)  
Balzar, Heinz  
Balzer, Heinrich  
Balzer, Rudolf  
Bamler, Gerhard (Artillerie-Regiment 9)  
Bammel, Heinrich  
Bammer, Walter14-12-1917 
Bamminger, Franz  
Banaszak, Johann  
Bandel, Werner  
Bandilla, Kurt01-03-1918 more
Bandl, Hugo  more
Bange, Ernst  
Bangert, Wilhelm  
Banholzer, Paul  
Banke, Heinrich30-07-1917 
Bankel, Adolf  
Bantle, Josef  
Bantleon, David  
Banzhaf, Karl  
Bapistella, Helmut  
Bapst, Wilhelm  
Baranek, Günter  
Barbian, Robert (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114)17-01-1920 
Barchfeld, Georg  
Barckow, Klaus  
Barczewski, Paul  
Barczykowski, Paul  
Barde, Paul  
Bardehle, Fritz  
Bardeleben, Hermann  
Bardowski, Heinz13-06-1917 more
Barella, Rudolf  
Barenthin, Alfred  
Barenthin, Walter  
Barg, Hermann  
Barg, Walther (leichte Flak-Abteilung 411)11-09-1904 
Bargen, von, Heinrich  
Barheine, Ernst  
Bark, Helmut  
Barke, Ludwig  
Barkow, Gerhard (Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 652)  more
Barkow, Kurt  
Barkowski, Herbert  
Barnebeck, Heinz  
Barnstedt, Erich  
Barran, Erich  
Barrey, Gerhard (Pz-Aufklär.Abt."GD")  more
Barta, Ernst  
Barte, Walter (Nachtjagdgeschwader 3)10-10-1911 more
Bartel, Ernst  
Bartel, Günther  
Bartel, Karl  
Bartel, Siegfried  
Bartels, Eike15-07-1916 
Bartels, Erwin  
Bartels, Hermann  
Bartels, Johannes  
Bartels, Willi-Adolf  
Barten, Ernst27-05-1913 
Barten, Karl  
Barten, Paul  
Barth, Friedrich-Karl (Panzer-Grenadier-Reg. 93)27-08-1900 
Barth, Gerhard (Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 121)  
Barth, Gerhard (Lw-SG 4)  
Barth, Helmut (Grenadier-Regiment 270)  
Barth, Joachim (Armee-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 731)  
Barthel, Adolf (Aufklärungsgruppe 23)  
Barthel, Hans (Flak-Regiment 4)  
Barthel, Joachim (Waffen SS)21-02-1923 
Barthel, Karl  
Barthel, Karl-Ernst  
Barthelmeß, Eugen  
Barthels, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 2)  
Barthen, Josef  
Barthold, Herbert  
Bartholomeyczik, Siegfried  
Bartholomäus, Ernst-Otto  
Bartmann, Ernst  
Bartmann, Lorbert  
Bartnik, Helmut  
Barto, Wilhelm  
Bartodziej, Heinrich  
Bartols, Wilhelm  
Bartram, Heinz-Ludwig03-12-1918 
Bartsch, Alfons  
Bartz, Wilhelm  
Bartz, Willi  
Bartzik, Wilhelm  
Baruth, Paul  
Barutzki, Alfred  
Barutzki, Kurt  
Basan, Karl27-03-1915 
Baschke, Kurt  
Basler, Rudolf  
Basner, Fritz  
Basse, Hans  
Bassow, Franz  
Bastian, Bernhard  
Bastian, Heinz  
Bastigkeit, Heinrich  
Bastin, Helmut  
Batdauf, Gerhard (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26)  
Bath, Carl15-06-1914 
Bathe, Dr., Rolf  
Bathke, Johannes  
Batsch, Friedrich (U-508)01-12-1913 
Battermann, Burchard  
Batzel, Aloysius  
Bauch, Hans (Artillerie-Regiment (mot) 14)  
Bauch, Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 412)  
Bauch, Horst (Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 76)  
Bauch, Horst (U-154)28-09-1915 
Baucke, Rudolf  
Baucks, Ernst  
Bauer, Albert (Grenadier-Regiment 435)  
Bauer, Albert (Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 64)  
Bauer, Alfred (Artillerie-Regiment 28)  
Bauer, Alois (Kampfgeschwader 27)  more
Bauer, Andreas (Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 263)29-07-1911 
Bauer, Arthur (Grenadier-Regiment 273)  
Bauer, Bernhard (SS-Panzer-Regiment 9)02-12-1919 more
Bauer, Christian (Kampfgeschwader 55)  
Bauer, Erich (Grenadier-Regiment 386)  
Bauer, Erwin (Fallschirmjäger-Pionier-Bataillon)  
Bauer, Friedrich (Divisions-Gruppe 82)  
Bauer, Fritz (Grenadier-Regiment 260)  
Bauer, Fritz (Schützen-Regiment 12)  
Bauer, Heinz (Jäger-Regiment 75)  
Bauer, Hermann (Kampfgeschwader 76)  
Bauer, Hermann (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 188)  
Bauer, Hermann (WH-Sicherungs-Regiment)  
Bauer, Johann (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49)  
Bauer, Johannes (Grenadier-Regiment 1034)  
Bauer, Josef (Grenadier-Regiment 1053)  
Bauer, Josef (Kampfgeschwader)  
Bauer, Karl (Kampfgeschwader 55 'Greif')  
Bauer, Karl (Sturzkampfgeschwader 1)  
Bauer, Kurt (Feldersatz-Bataillon 211)  
Bauer, Kurt (Grenadier-Regiment 55)  
Bauer, Ludwig (Grenadier-Regiment 246)  
Bauer, Ludwig (Infanterie-Regiment 446)  
Bauer, Matthias (Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 132)04-04-1920 
Bauer, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 251)  
Bauer, von, Hans-Eberhard (Fallschirm-Art.Abt.3)  
Bauer, Willi (Grenadier-Regiment 111)  
Bauer, Willi (Grenadier-Regiment 70)  
Bauer, Willibald (Grenadier-Regiment 62)  
Bauerle, Theodor (Schlachtgeschwader 3)08-03-1916 
Bauermeister, Alfons (Grenadier-Regiment 17)  
Bauersfeld, Friedrich "Fritz" (Pz-Gren.Reg.93)08-08-1914 
Baum, Franz (leicht. Art.Abt.616)  
Baum, Karl (Artillerie-Regiment 191)  
Baum, Kurt (Infanterie-Regiment 233)  
Baumann, Alfred (Sturm-Regiment 195)  
Baumann, Erich (Artillerie-Regiment 262)  
Baumann, Erich (Panzer-Abteilung 129)  
Baumann, Erich (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 58)  
Baumann, Ernst (Jäger-Regiment 56)  
Baumann, Georg (Kampfgeschwader 51)  
Baumann, Gerhard (Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 128)  
Baumann, Günter (Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 116)  
Baumann, Götz (Zerstörergeschwader 1)22-07-1918 more
Baumann, Hans (Transportgeschwader 4)  
Baumann, Hans Josef (Inf.Rgt. 483)03-03-1895 more
Baumann, Kurt (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73)18-10-1913 
Baumann, Otto (Transportgeschwader 3)13-01-1909 more
Baumann, Theodor (Grenadier-Regiment 769)  
Baumann, Toni (Panzer-Regiment 23)  
Baumann, Walter (Gren.Reg. 'Feldherrnhalle')  
Baumbach, Otto (Gren.Reg. mot 11)  
Baumberger, Erich (Aufklärungsgruppe 11)  more
Baumeister, Leopold 'Poldi' (Gren.Reg.956)  
Baumert, Helmut (Div.-Füs.-Bat.215)  
Baumgardt, Franz (Flak-Regiment 4)07-05-1920 
Baumgart, Gerhard (Artillerie-Regiment 818 mot)  
Baumgarte, Joachim (KG 51 'Edelweiss')  
Baumgarten, Günther (Kampfgeschwader 27)08-02-1918 more
Baumgarten, Joseph (Artillerie-Regiment zbV 788)  
Baumgartner, Friedrich (Infanterie-Regiment 430)  
Baumgartner, Hans (Grenadier-Regiment 380)21-12-1917 
Baumgartner, Heinrich (Grenadier-Regiment 353)  
Baumgartner, Johann (Kampfgruppe z.b.V.500)  
Baumgartner, Josef (Feldersatz-Bataillon 169)  
Baumgartner, Peter (Kampfgeschwader 55 'Greif')15-01-1915 more
Baumgärtel, Alfred (Gren.Reg.11 mot)  
Baumunk, Georg (Panzer-Regiment 'Großdeutschland')23-06-1912 
Baumunk, Johannes (Grenadier-Regiment 461)  
Baur, Anton (Grenadier-Regiment 448)  
Baur, Anton (Pionier-Bataillon 122)  
Bauregger, Georg  
Bausch, Friedhelm  
Bausch, Karl  
Bauschke, Horst08-06-1920 
Bauschulte, Hubert06-12-1914 more
Bausek, Kurt20-10-1920 
Bauszus, Hans-Dietrich  
Bautz, Karl  
Bautz, Wilhelm27-09-1914 
Bauß, Heinz  
Bax, Walter  
Baxmann, Erich  
Bayer, Hans-Werner  
Bayer, Karl  
Bayer, Karl  
Bayer, Rudolf  
Bayerl, Max  
Bayerlein, Johann 'Hans' (Sturzkampfgeschwader 1)  more
Bayley, Willi  
Bazant, Alois  
Bebermeier, August  
Bebermeyer, Günther  
Becher, Erich  
Becher, Willi  
Becherer, Johann  
Bechmann, Eduard  
Bechmann, Heinz  
Bechstein, Willi  
Bechstädt, Rudolf  
Bechtel, Georg  
Bechtel, Günter  
Bechtel, Nikolaus  
Bechtold, Herbert  
Beck, Alfred  
Beck, Georg  
Beck, Heinz  
Beck, Helmut  
Beck, Hermann  
Beck, Joachim  
Beck, Jürgen  
Beck, Karl (Lw-Aufklärer)  
Beck, Karl (Lw-Schlachtgeschwader)  
Beck, Karl (WH-Grenadier/GR87)  
Beck, Leopold28-07-1921 
Beck, Martin  
Beck, Oskar  
Beck, Otto (WH-Grenadier/GR118)  
Beck, Otto (WH-Grenadier/GR165)  
Beck, Valentin  
Beck, Walter12-10-1911 
Becke, Alfons (Füsilier-Bataillon 168)  
Becke, Leo (Radfahr-Abteilung 6)  
Becke, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 171)  
Becker, Albert  
Becker, Arthur  
Becker, Artur  
Becker, Bernhard  
Becker, Bruno (Aufklärungsgruppe 13)  
Becker, Bruno (Kampfgeschwader 30)  
Becker, Christian  
Becker, Dr., Theodor  
Becker, Erich  
Becker, Erich (K.z.b.V. 106)  
Becker, Erich (WH-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 20)  
Becker, Ernst  
Becker, Ernst  
Becker, Ernst (Kampfgeschwader 55)  
Becker, Eugen  
Becker, Franz  
Becker, Fritz  
Becker, Georg  
Becker, Gerfrid  
Becker, Gerhard (Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 215)  
Becker, Gerhard (Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25)  
Becker, Gerhard (WH-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 103)20-12-1915 
Becker, Gottfried  
Becker, Günther (Lw-Kampfgeschwader)  
Becker, Hans  
Becker, Heinrich (Grenadier-Regiment 240)  
Becker, Heinrich (Panzer-Regiment 2)  
Becker, Heinrich (Pionier-Bataillon 28)  
Becker, Heinrich (Pionier-Bataillon 34 (mot))01-01-1913 
Becker, Heinrich (Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 219)  
Becker, Heinz (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment)  
Becker, Heinz (Wettererkundungsstaffel 2)10-02-1920 more
Becker, Hellmut27-11-1917 more
Becker, Helmut  
Becker, Herbert  
Becker, Herbert  
Becker, Herbert (Kampfgeschwader 27)  
Becker, Hermann  
Becker, Hermann  
Becker, Hubert  
Becker, Josef  
Becker, Julius  
Becker, Karl  
Becker, Karl (Artillerie-Regiment 15)  
Becker, Karl (Grenadier-Regiment 57)  
Becker, Karl (Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 154)  
Becker, Karl (Pionier-Bataillon 44)  
Becker, Konrad  
Becker, Lorenz  
Becker, Ludiger  
Becker, Ludwig  
Becker, Otto  
Becker, Otto  
Becker, Robert (Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 104)  
Becker, Rudolf (Artillerie-Regiment 10)  
Becker, Rudolf (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment)  
Becker, Rudolf (Flak-Abteilung 376)  
Becker, Rudolf (Flak-Abteilung)  more
Becker, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 55)  more
Becker, Walter  
Becker, Wilhelm  
Becker, Wilhelm  
Becker, Wilhelm (Sturzkampfgeschwader 2)  
Becker, Wilhelm (WH-Panzer)  
Becker, Willibrord  
Beckert, Christfried  
Beckert, Heinz  
Beckh, Paul  
Beckmann, Alfred  
Beckmann, Bernhard  
Beckmann, Ernst  
Beckmann, Franz  
Beckmann, Johannes  
Beckmann, Josef  
Beckmann, Karl  
Beckmann, Kurt  
Beckmann, Wilhelm  
Becksch, Benno  
Beddies, Friedrich-Wilhelm  
Bednarz, Josef  
Bedö, Friedrich05-04-1918 
Beecht, Willi  
Beecker, Fritz  more
Beel, Artur  
Beer, Albrecht (Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 8)  
Beer, Franz (Grenadier-Regiment 499)21-01-1919 
Beer, Josef (Artillerie-Regiment 256)  
Beer, Walter Dr., (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment)  
Beer, Wolfgang (U-453)02-12-1920 
Beerden, Gerhard (Jäger-Regiment 39)  
Beermann, Eberhard (Divisions-Füsilier-Bat. 1)  
Beermann, Heinrich (Grenadier-Regiment 574)  
Beermann, Wilhelm (Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss")  
Beese, Karl  
Beesten, von, Bernfried20-05-1917 
Beetz, Heinrich  
Begemann, Fritz  
Begemann, Wilhelm  
Beger, Otto  
Beham, Georg  
Behlau, Franz  
Behlau, Hubert  
Behle, Hans Friedrich  
Behling, Hermann  
Behm, Hans (Infanterie-Regiment 368)  
Behn, Heinrich  
Behne, Heinrich  
Behnert, Hans-Georg (Zerstörergeschwader 1)  
Behnert, Hugo (U-586)22-02-1919 
Behnke, Hans11-02-1912 more
Behnke, Hans-Joachim  
Behnke, Karl  
Behnke, Kurt (Aufklärungsgruppe 124)  more
Behnke, Otto  
Behr, Heinrich  
Behr, Paul  
Behrend, Dietrich  
Behrend, Hans  
Behrend, Walter  
Behrend, x  
Behrendt, Artur  
Behrendt, Kurt  
Behrendt, Paul  
Behrendt, Wilhelm  
Behrens, Dr., Johannes  
Behrens, Heinz  
Behrens, Hermann  
Behrens, Joachim  
Behrens, Kurt  
Behrens, Ludwig  
Behrens, Walter  
Behrens, Werner  
Behrens, Wilhelm  
Behrens, Willy  
Behring, Willy  
Behrmann, Georg  
Behrmann, Günther  
Behrns, Ullrich  
Behschnitt, Klaus  
Beier, Arnim  
Beier, Hans01-09-1921 
Beier, Herbert02-07-1922 more
Beier, Josef  
Beierlein, Albert  
Beil, Hans  
Beil, Rudolf  
Beiler, Berthold  
Beilke, Helmut  
Beimel, Karl  
Beimgraben, Willi  
Beinen, von, Heinrich  
Beinlich, Albert Joachim  
Beinlich, Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment 51 (mot))  
Beise, Walter  
Beisheim, Ernst  
Beiss, Karl10-04-1914 
Beisser, Otto  

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