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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
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Wachendorfer, Hans  
Wachhausen, Horst26-10-189724-04-1945
Wachholz, Wilhelm  
Wachowiak, Friedrich "Friedel"13-02-192016-07-1944more
Wachsmuth, Günther  
Wachsmuth, Karl  
Wachsmuth, Werner  
Wachtel, Gotthard (Kampf-Geschwader 2)  more
Wachtel, Max Karl (Flak-Regiment 155)06-06-189718-06-1982more
Wachtendorf, Herbert  
Wachter, Heinrich13-01-1916 more
Wachter, Johann "Hans"24-11-191219-12-1944more
Wack, Heinz Peter00-00-191700-00-1993more
Wacker, Alfred  
Wacker, Friedrich  
Wacker, Hans  more
Wacker, Paul  
Wacker, Walther  
Wackermann, Julius  
Wackernagel, Eberhard21-09-1917 
Wackernagel, Johannes28-09-190702-02-1991
Wadakur, Alexander  
Wadenstorfer, Johann "Hans"14-10-191528-10-1944
Wadepfuhl, Herbert  
Waechter, Otto  
Waeger, Kurt06-02-189318-06-1952more
Waegner, Günther  
Waegner, Ulrich  
Waffenschmidt, Hans (Infanterie-Regiment 77)28-02-191821-01-1943
Wagemann, Albert  
Wagemann, Eberhard  
Wagemann, Friedrich  
Wagemann, Hermann  
Wagener, Carl23-12-190103-06-1988
Wagenfeld, Ludwig16-02-191126-02-1993more
Wagler, Bruno05-09-191231-10-1951
Wagner, Alois (Grenadier-Regiment 290)  
Wagner, Alois (Ski-Pionier-Bataillon 85)  
Wagner, Alois (WH-Schtz.Rgt. 63)06-12-1916 more
Wagner, Emil Richard (Infanterie-Regiment 62)11-12-191204-09-1944more
Wagner, Erich (Infanterie-Regiment 505)  
Wagner, Erich (Sturm-Regiment 195)  
Wagner, Franz (Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 79)  
Wagner, Friedrich (Grenadier-Regiment 353)  
Wagner, Friedrich (R 249)  
Wagner, Friedrich (Regimentsgruppe 181)  
Wagner, Fritz (Grenadier-Regiment 21)  
Wagner, Fritz (Kampf-Geschwader 2)  
Wagner, Georg (Artillerie-Abteilung 849)  
Wagner, Georg (Infanterie-Regiment 343)22-02-191927-11-1941
Wagner, Georg (Panzer-Regiment 9)  
Wagner, Georg (Stuka-Geschwader 1)12-08-1914 more
Wagner, Gerhard (269. Infanterie-Division)  
Wagner, Gerhard (Art.Rgt. 222)15-09-1893 
Wagner, Gerhard (KM-Konteradmiral)23-11-189826-06-1987more
Wagner, Günter (Pionier-Bataillon 102)  
Wagner, Hans (Generalleutnant)11-03-189613-05-1967more
Wagner, Hans (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19)  
Wagner, Hans (Schlacht-Geschwader)  
Wagner, Hans-Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 552)  
Wagner, Heinrich (Infanterie-Regiment 454)  
Wagner, Heinz (Grenadier-Regiment 725)  
Wagner, Heinz (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111)  
Wagner, Heinz (WH-Inf.Rgt. 429)  
Wagner, Helmut (Kampf-Geschwader 27)  
Wagner, Henri  
Wagner, Herbert (Kampf-Geschwader 1)  
Wagner, Hermann (Flak-Abteilung)  
Wagner, Horst (Kampf-Geschwader 55 'Greif')  
Wagner, Hugo (Grenadier-Regiment 36)  
Wagner, Johann (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 52)  
Wagner, Josef (Grenadier-Regiment 61)  
Wagner, Josef (Kampf-Geschwader 1)  
Wagner, Josef (WH-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1)11-11-1919 
Wagner, Jürgen (SS-Pz.Gren.Reg. 9 "Germania")09-09-190127-06-1947more
Wagner, Konstantin (U-154)  
Wagner, Kurt (Kampf-Geschwader 55)  
Wagner, Kurt (WL-Flak)04-11-189119-11-1966
Wagner, Leo (Kampf-Geschwader 26)  
Wagner, Ludwig  
Wagner, Ludwig  
Wagner, Michael  
Wagner, Oskar  
Wagner, Otto (KM-U-Boot)11-12-191607-09-2007
Wagner, Otto (WH-Jäger-Bataillon 8)19-02-1913 
Wagner, Paul  
Wagner, Paul (WH-Inf. Rgt. 48)  
Wagner, Richard (Artillerie-Regiment 305)  
Wagner, Rolf16-03-192230-05-1944
Wagner, Rudolf  
Wagner, Rudolf  
Wagner, Rudolf29-10-192111-12-1943
Wagner, Rudolf (Lw-KG 55)  
Wagner, Siegfried  
Wagner, Sigwart  
Wagner, Theodor  
Wagner, von, Herbert  
Wagner, Walter  
Wagner, Werner (Oberst i.G.)30-04-1898 
Wagner, Werner (Pz-Lehr-Div.)24-07-191924-12-1976
Wagner, Wilhelm  
Wagner, Willi (SS-Infanterie-Regiment 'Nordland')20-11-1912 more
Wagner, Wolfgang  
Wagner, x  
Wahl, Adalbert Heinrich08-05-1906 
Wahl, Dietmar02-01-191713-08-1943
Wahl, Karl (Lw-AG 13)07-04-191516-07-1943
Wahl, Karl (Lw-StG 2)  
Wahl, Peter04-02-191327-03-1945
Wahl, Richard  
Wahlbrink, Erich (Artillerie-Regiment 320)21-01-191409-10-1943
Wahlen, Rolf  
Wahler, Eugen  
Wahlers, Johann (Grenadier-Regiment 376)  
Wahmann, Ernst  
Wahn, Rudolf23-01-192218-03-1943more
Wahrendorf, Wilhelm  
Wahrmann, Michael24-03-191622-09-1943
Waibel, Oskar  
Waiblinger, Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment 65)23-11-1913 
Waide, Wolfgang  
Waidner, Albert  
Waigand, Georg  
Waitzer, Rudolf  
Walberg, Erich  
Walbröl, Anton (U-181)15-12-1916 
Walcher, Engelbert  
Wald, Friedrich  
Walde, Hans-Gert  
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Waldecker, Helmut03-09-191425-04-1966more
Walden, Bruno14-12-191100-00-1946
Walden, Heinrich  
Waldenmeyer, Erwin  
Waldhausen, Wilhelm  
Waldherr, Hermann  
Waldhoff, Max  
Waldmann, Alois  
Waldmann, Hans  
Waldmann, Hans-Peter "Dackel"24-09-192218-03-1945more
Waldmann, Otto  
Waldmüller, Johann 'Hans' (Waffen SS)13-09-191208-09-1944more
Waldmüller, Leo 05-08-1968
Waldner, Hermann  
Waldorf, Anton  
Waldow, von, Achatz (Divisions-Füsilier-Bat.362)03-03-191923-01-2008
Waldow, von, Friedrich (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 218)26-08-191510-06-1944
Waldrab, Willi  
Waldura, Robert  
Walendy, Gerhard (3. Panzergrenadier-Division)  
Walfort, Paul  
Walgenbach, Theodor  
Walitschek, Hubert Felix24-04-191800-11-1997
Walkenfort, Alois  
Walker, Albert  
Walker, Erwin  
Walker, Friedrich  
Wallburg, Rolf  
Walle, Gustav (Pz-jäger-Abt. "Großdeutschland")06-09-191529-09-1970more
Wallenschuhs, Heinrich  
Waller, Karl13-12-1914 
Wallesch, Ernst09-11-1915 
Walleser, Kuno10-01-1915 
Wallis, von, Helmut  
Wallmann, Gustav  
Wallowski, Willi  
Wallrapp, Hartmut  
Wallwiener, Otto  
Walsberg, Walter  
Walsch, Erich  
Waltenberger, Eduard (Afrika-Art.-Reg.1)05-11-1899 
Walter, Adalbert22-06-191102-07-1944
Walter, Albert (Lw-JG 51)18-03-191813-07-1943
Walter, Alois  
Walter, Anton  
Walter, Dominikus25-10-191314-02-1993
Walter, Erich  
Walter, Eugen  
Walter, Franz  
Walter, Franz  
Walter, Gerhard (Kampf-Geschwader 3)04-01-192331-12-1944
Walter, Helmut10-05-192113-10-2005more
Walter, Helmut (WH-Art.Rgt. 131)  more
Walter, Helmut (WH-Pi.Btl. 14)10-05-192113-10-2005
Walter, Karl13-04-189329-05-1956
Walter, Kurt27-02-190813-08-1944more
Walter, Kurt23-10-191126-10-1942
Walter, Max  
Walter, Paul  
Walter, Rudolf (Nachtjagdgeschwader 1)04-08-192026-02-1944
Walter, x  
Waltersdorf, Adolf  
Walther, Berthold  
Walther, Emil  
Walther, Erich05-08-190326-12-1948more
Walther, Ernst  
Walther, Erwin  
Walther, Eugen  
Walther, Georg  
Walther, Gerhard Martin (SG 4)17-06-192018-05-1944more
Walther, Harald  
Walther, Heinrich  
Walther, Heinrich (Lw-Aufklärungsgruppe)  
Walther, Heinz  
Walther, Horst  
Walther, Josef  
Walther, Kurt (Lw-KG 55)  
Walther, Kurt (Waffen-SS)  
Walther, Kurt (WH-Art.Rgt. 290)  
Walther, Siegfried  
Waltz, Oskar23-12-191804-07-1944
Walz, Albrecht17-06-191911-04-1943
Walz, Georg  
Walz, Hans01-12-1912 
Walz, Hartmut  
Walz, Karl  
Walz, Rudolf  
Walz, Sebastian  
Walzel, Max  
Wambacher, Ernst  
Wamsler, Eugen09-03-1920 more
Wanckel, Johann  
Wandel, Friedrich-Wilhelm24-07-191526-10-1943
Wandel, Joachim07-05-191407-10-1942
Wanderer, Ernst  
Wandmaker, Helmut (Grenadier-Regiment (mot.)76)09-11-191619-07-2007more
Wandner, Artur  
Wandrey, Max (Brandenburg)08-04-191021-02-1945more
Wangenheim, Freiherr von, Hubert04-11-190403-09-1973
Wangenheim, Freiherr von, Konrad20-08-190900-02-1953
Wangenhoff, von, Franz-Dieter  
Wangerin, Friedrich-Wilhelm27-01-191513-11-2002more
Wangerin, Willi  
Wangler, Wilhelm  
Wanhöfer, Günter (Waffen SS)18-11-191607-08-2015more
Waniek, Karl August  
Wanivenhaus, von, Hugo  
Wanke, Artur24-06-190101-03-1987
Wanke, Erhard  
Wanke, Fritz  
Wannenmacher, Ernst-Leopold08-09-1921 
Wanner, Erich  
Wanner, Josef  
Wanner, Karl  
Wannerer, Josef  
Wanser, Rudolf  
Wantke, Reinhold  
Wapenhensch, Gerhard (Artillerie-Regiment 28)13-05-1919 
Wappler, Fritz16-09-191609-10-1943more
Wappler, Heinz  
Wappler, Horst04-01-1914 
Warburg, von, Albrecht (Grenadier-Regiment 367)12-03-190314-01-1945more
Warczak, Wladislaus07-06-1921 
Wardel, Valentin30-03-1916 
Wardelmann, Herbert  
Warganz, Ernst14-12-191714-05-1943
Wargin, Josef  more
Warkalla, Johannes (Kampf-Geschwader 54)07-01-1917 
Warkus, Friedrich  
Warlich, Georg  
Warmbold, Hans-Joachim  
Warmbold, Helmuth  
Warming, Otto  
Warmuth, Josef  
Warnatz, Heinrich  
Warnecke, Friedrich "Fritz"25-11-189804-05-1968more
Warnecke, Hans  
Warnecke, Karl-Heinz  
Warneke, Heinz08-02-1912 
Warnhoff, Karl10-02-190202-09-1943
Warning, Elmar10-12-1907 
Warnke, Hans-Joachim (Kampf-Geschwader 4)  
Warrelmann, Hinrich16-04-190409-10-1980
Warsow, Gerhard (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 92)  
Wartenberg, von, Guido14-08-190416-09-1944
Warthol, Walter  
Warttmann, Otto  
Warwitz, Alfons  
Wasch, Heinz  
Wascher, Richard  
Waschk, Herbert19-01-191710-11-1943more
Waschkau, Gustav28-08-191620-08-1944
Waschul, Heinz  
Waskow, Arnold  
Wasmer, x00-00-1913 
Wasmund, Erich02-08-190228-04-1945
Wasmund, Waldemar  
Wasner, Albert  
Wasner, Alfred 18-08-1942
Wasse, Günter  
Wasselowski, Alfred  
Wasser, Bernhard  
Wassermann, Franz  
Wassersleben, Hermann  
Wassmann, Rudolf07-10-1914 
Wassmuth, August13-01-188723-02-1942
Wastrack, Rudolf25-04-1918 
Waterbeck, Karl01-01-191521-01-1944
Waterloo, Franz  
Watermeier, Heinrich  
Waterstraat, Kurt07-10-1908 
Watzek, Erich  
Waue, Georg (Konteradmiral)01-02-190108-05-1945more
Wawereck, Richard  
Wawers, Josef  
Wawrzinek, Emil  more
Webels, Wilhelm  
Weber, Albrecht  
Weber, Alfred  
Weber, Alfred (Infanterie-Regiment 522)  
Weber, Alois  
Weber, Alois (Waffen SS)30-11-191519-01-2003more
Weber, Artur (297. Infanterie Division)10-06-190415-01-1985
Weber, August  
Weber, August  
Weber, Benno  
Weber, Bernhard24-11-1921 
Weber, Bernhard  
Weber, Christoph  
Weber, Emil  
Weber, Emmeran  
Weber, Erich (Grenadier-Regiment 118)  
Weber, Ernst  
Weber, Ernst (Lw-Flak-Regiment)  
Weber, Erwin  
Weber, Franz  
Weber, Franz (Transportgeschwader 3)  more
Weber, Friedrich  
Weber, Friedrich (WH-256. Infanterie-Division)31-03-189202-09-1974
Weber, Fritz  
Weber, Fritz (Lw-KG 1)  
Weber, Georg 29-08-1943
Weber, Gerhard 'Gerd' (WH-Gren.Rgt. 41)21-03-189813-01-1944more
Weber, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 102)  
Weber, Gottfried31-01-189117-08-1958more
Weber, Gustav11-12-1922 
Weber, Günter  
Weber, Günther  
Weber, Hans24-11-191504-10-1942
Weber, Hans-Joachim04-06-191406-04-1985
Weber, Heinrich09-07-1915 
Weber, Heinrich  
Weber, Heinrich (Lw-AG 31)  
Weber, Heinz (Lw-KG x)  
Weber, Helmut  
Weber, Helmut  
Weber, Helmuth  
Weber, Herbert  
Weber, Hermann  
Weber, Horst Benno Fridigern08-08-191908-01-2007more
Weber, Hugo28-02-1913 more
Weber, Johannes16-05-191026-11-1943
Weber, Josef (Grenadier-Regiment 339)  
Weber, Josef (Grenadier-Regiment 447)  
Weber, Josef (Panzer-Abteilung 8)  
Weber, Josef, Johann (Schützen-Regiment 79)  
Weber, Karl  
Weber, Karl  
Weber, Karl  
Weber, Karl  
Weber, Karl  
Weber, Karl-Heinz (Lw-JG 51)30-01-192207-06-1944
Weber, Karl-Otto10-10-191414-04-1999
Weber, Kurt  
Weber, Kurt  
Weber, Kurt  
Weber, Lothar  
Weber, Martin26-06-191614-04-1943
Weber, Maximilian 'Max' (Fallschirmjäger)30-12-191227-12-1942
Weber, Otto  
Weber, Otto  
Weber, Otto  
Weber, Otto (WH-Inf.Rgt. 151)19-08-190114-09-1944
Weber, Paul25-06-191417-04-1996
Weber, Paul (Lw-AG 120)  
Weber, Philipp  
Weber, Robert (Grenadier-Regiment 308)  
Weber, Rudolf (Lw-KG 54)  
Weber, Waldemar  
Weber, Waldemar  
Weber, Werner  
Weber, Werner  
Weber, Wilhelm  
Weber, Willi  
Weber, Wolfgang  
Weber, Wolfgang (WH-Art.Rgt.)  
Weber, Xaver25-03-191618-02-1943
Weber-Dahlmann, Alois17-09-1919 
Weberstedt, Harald  
Wechmann, Otto03-01-1922 
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Wechsler, Reinhold  more
Wechsung, Willi29-12-191322-03-2001more
Weck, Ernst  
Weck, Helmut11-03-1916 more
Weck, Julius Theodor (Waffen SS)11-04-191303-08-1976
Weckelmann, Fritz  
Wecker, Franz21-03-191126-01-1994
Wecker, Josef22-02-191321-11-1943
Weckmann, Bernhard  
Weckmann, Harry09-12-190611-02-1945
Weckmann, Kurt  
Wedderien, Fritz  
Wedel, Alfred  
Wedel, Graf von, Wedigo24-07-190727-08-1942
Wedel, von, Busso12-06-189715-03-1981
Wedel, von, Hermann27-07-189305-02-1944more
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Wedelstädt, Kaspar  
Wedemeyer, Haimar22-09-190613-11-1998
Wedertz, Julius  
Wedow, Bruno  
Weege, Bernhard  
Weege, Karl-Heinz  
Weeke, Karl  
Weeren, Peter  
Weerts, Hans  
Wefelmeier, Friedrich  
Wefelnberg, Gerhard (Kampf-Geschwader 76)00-00-192100-07-2010
Wefers, Heinrich  
Wefers, Wilhelm  
Wege, Heinz  
Wege, Kurt  
Wegelein, Helmuth26-11-1903 
Wegener, Albert  
Wegener, Edward  
Wegener, Günther ("M 256")15-01-1917 
Wegener, Hans  
Wegener, Hubert  
Wegener, Otto  
Wegener, Walter  
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Wegener, Wilhelm  
Weger, Werner  
Wegerhoff, Alexander  
Weglehner, Friedrich18-12-1898 
Wegmann, Georg  
Wegmann, Günter  
Wegmann, Hans  
Wegmann, Hans (Lw-StG 2)  
Wegner, Friedrich  
Wegner, Hermann  
Wegner, Otto  
Wegner, Wilhelm (Stug-Abteilung 'Großdeutschland')21-09-191410-03-1989more
Wegst, Johannes  
Wegwitz, Max  
Wehinger, Erwin  
Wehking, Heinz  
Wehking, Hermann09-09-191403-11-2009more
Wehking, Otto  
Wehl, Hermann  
Wehlend, Ernst  
Wehlitz, Paul  
Wehmeyer, Alfred21-04-191901-06-1942more
Wehmeyer, August  
Wehnelt, Herbert20-09-1918 
Wehner, Fritz19-01-190930-09-1943
Wehner, Georg  
Wehner, Karl  
Wehner, Kurt  
Wehr, Eberhard  
Wehrhahn, Kurt  
Wehrheim, Hans  
Wehrmann, Gerhard (Feldersatz-Bataillon 3)16-03-191424-12-1998more
Wehrmann, Heinrich (Kampfgeschwader 53)26-02-192025-12-1942more
Wehrmann, Heinz  
Wehrmann, Karl17-03-189409-05-1945
Wehrstedt, Albert  
Wehrstedt, Otto 10-08-1944
Wehrstedt, Werner  
Weible, Ernst07-12-191225-03-1944
Weichbrodt, Karl-Heinz  
Weichenhain, Friedrich06-04-192115-06-1944
Weichert, Rudolf  
Weichhold, Erhard  
Weichold, Eberhard23-08-189119-12-1960more
Weichsel, Ernst (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115)17-08-1910 more
Weick, Karl (Grenadier-Regiment 186)  
Weickert, Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment 419)16-06-191606-10-1942
Weidemann, Friedrich Karl  
Weidemann, Heinrich  
Weidemüller, Hans  
Weidenbach, Heinrich  
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Weidig, Richard  
Weidinger, Franz Xaver  
Weidinger, Georg  
Weidinger, Otto (Waffen SS)27-05-191411-01-1990more
Weidler, Willi  
Weidlich, Bruno  
Weidlich, Dr., Martin  
Weidlich, Otto  
Weidlich, Paul (U-518)12-11-191018-02-1993more
Weidling, Helmuth Otto Ludwig02-11-189117-11-1955more
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Weidner, Emil  
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Weidner, Fritz  

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