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Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres

Since 1938 you could find a lot of different forms of Anerkennungs- or Erinnerungsurkunden (appriciation or commemorative documents) of many different German armies, corps, divisions, regiments and battalions, especially for good conduct and meritorious technical services in areas behind the lines or long boarder and guarding services.

This document for bravery was introduced as a new not wearable award September 6th, 1941 by Generalfeldmarschall Walter von Brauchitsch (1881-1948), then Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres or in English "supreme commander of the Army". The document was installed as "besondere Anerkennung für hervorragende Leistungen auf dem Schlachtfelde" or in English "particular appreciation for prominent achievements on the battlefield". It could be awarded to units or individual military for extraordinary bravery. The document was until December 1941 signed by von Brauchitsch and after that by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), when he took over the office as Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres. The document was at first made in A5 size and after Hitlers taking over command, it was designed in a new way and made in size A4.
The awarding was registered in the Wehrpaß/Soldbuch and personal file, and it could even be awarded posthumously.

Altogether some 1,267 soldiers of the army and 35 of the Waffen SS got this award. And ca. 20 units achieved this document.

Anerkennungsurkunde des OBdH für im Ehrenblatt Genannte.
This document is exactly the same as the "Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres" or in English "appreciation document of the supreme commander of the Army", but was given to persons, who in addition were mentioned in the Ehrenblatt des Deutschen Heeres. The difference is only to be seen by the award date, which is the same as that of the naming in the Ehrenblatt des Deutschen Heeres and thus since January 30th, 1944 also of the awarding of the Ehrenblatt-Spange.

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

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NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Gabriel, Manfred  
Gaigl, Erich  
Galda, Karl  
Gambert, Eugen  
Garbsch, Walter02-10-1892 more
Gareis, Martin (General der Infanterie)06-10-189126-02-1976more
Garnier-Turawa, Graf von, Detlev24-09-190627-06-1944
Garrecht, x  
Gathmann, Wilhelm29-08-1916 
Gebhard, Albert  
Gebhardt, Otto  
Gebühr, Heinrich  
Gehler, Konrad  
Gehrig, Bernhard  
Gehrke, Erich (Grenadier-Regiment 553)29-08-190708-08-1944
Gehrke, Hermann (SS-Polizei-Infanterie-Regiment 2)12-06-1914 
Geilhausen, Walter  
Geisinger, Paul  
Georgi, Johannes  
Gerecht, Otto19-01-189914-10-1943more
Gerhard, Georg (Grenadier-Regiment 17)  
Gerken, Hermann  
Gerlach, Karl05-08-191419-03-1991more
Gerstner, Rudolf24-10-191430-04-1945more
Geyso, von, Eckhard25-05-189116-07-1982more
Giehl, Friedrich  
Giersberg, Max  
Gilbert, Kurt20-12-191300-07-2008more
Glaser, Ludwig  
Glasow, von, Ernst (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 21)21-07-189708-08-1969
Glatzel, Otto (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202)12-10-191703-02-1945
Glemann, Hans-Joachim22-04-191414-08-1944more
Gliemann, Paul01-09-190903-03-1945more
Glock, Friedrich  
Gläser, Friedrich (Artillerie-Regiment 227)  
Gläser, Helmut (Jäger-Regiment 83)  
Glöckner, Kurt  
Gnädig, Herbert  
Godorr, Rudolf  
Godron, Richard23-12-1915 more
Goppold von Lobsdorf, Wolfgang Dipl.-Ing.31-07-1921 
Gottberg, von, Wilhelm (Panzer-Regiment "GD")28-09-191412-03-1994
Graf, Franz  
Grafe, Kurt  
Granitzki, Kurt  
Grau, Ferdinand (Feldersatz-Bataillon 172)  
Graumann, Rolf-Horst (Pionier-Bataillon 71)30-07-191410-01-1951
Greve, Prof.Dr.med.dent., Karl07-01-189713-10-1942
Gries, Ludwig  
Gries, x  
Griesheim, von, Carl-Georg  
Gromoll, Paul  
Grosse-Leege, Walter (Gebirgs-Artillerie-Reg.79)00-00-189703-11-1953
Grote, Wilhelm11-08-1912 more
Groth, Heinz (Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 98)08-01-190628-04-1994more
Groß, x  
Großmann, Fritz  
Grundmann, Helmut  
Gruner, Erich10-09-189412-05-1944more
Grust, Hans23-12-1919 
Grünewald, Günther (Grenadier-Regiment 118)  
Grünewälder, Otto (Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 676)  
Grzella, Paul  
Gräser, Fritz-Hubert (General der Panzertruppe)03-11-188804-10-1960more
Guddack, Paul  
Gudelius, Alfred21-08-190625-03-1944
Gugel, Karl  
Gust, Erich (Grenadier-Regiment 23)  
Gust, Erich (Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2)  
Gust, Werner03-05-191002-08-1979more
Gutschmidt, Hans-Herbert (Pz.Art.Reg. 13)  
Gutzentat, Kurt  
Günther, Erich (generalmajor)16-01-189803-05-1944more
Günther, x  
Göbel, Karl  
Göller, Jean  
Göllner, x  
Göttken, Karl  
Göttling, Werner 01-02-1945more
Götzmann, Erich  

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