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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
Haaf, x  
Haas, Karl (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9)  
Haase, Alfred09-09-189824-02-2000more
Haccius, Ernst10-12-189311-03-1943more
Hackenschmidt, Herbert (Kradschützen-Bataillon 64)  
Hackl, x  
Haeber, Joachim  
Hafen, Heinz18-04-1917 more
Hafner, Otto (Artillerie-Regiment 182)  
Hagedorn, Gotthard  
Hagemeyer, Friedrich  
Hagen, Graf von, Christoph (Schützen-Regiment 128)24-07-191625-08-1942
Hagen, von, Ullrich (Artillerie-Regiment 24)  
Hahn, Konrad  
Haine, Kurt  
Haker, Alfred  
Halbig, Josef  
Halenza, Erwin  
Hallmannseder, Anselm  
Hammerich, Hans-Jürgen  
Hammerschmidt, Hilmar (Jäger-Ersatz-Regiment 1)10-01-189813-08-1949
Hammon, Erich18-05-191030-05-1945
Hampe, Karl-Alexander  
Hanbauer, Heinrich 'Heinz' (Schützen-Regiment 86)14-01-191703-07-1941
Handke, Günther (WH-Geb.Art.Rgt. 85)  
Hanebuth, Paul  
Hanig, Georg  
Hanses, x  
Harden, Alfred30-05-191619-03-1945
Hardt, Detmar  
Harloff, Kurt  
Harms, Werner  
Harr, Dr., x  
Harrer, Leopold  
Harringer, Franz  
Harst, Horst  
Harteis, Georg  
Harth, Dr., Hans  
Hartmann, Walter (General der Artillerie)23-07-189111-03-1977more
Hartogh, Heinz  
Hasse, Dieter  
Hasse, x  
Haubitz, Dr., Joachim  
Haus, Rudolf16-07-1912 
Hauschildt, Werner19-03-1911 
Haut, x  
Havlena, Gottlieb01-06-1899 
Hebben, Hermann  
Heckelmann, Reinhold27-05-191422-12-1999
Hecker, Heinrich  
Heger, Otto28-12-191129-08-2006more
Hegerl, Richard13-01-1915 
Heidbrink, Alfred  
Heidegger, x  
Heiden, von der, Adolf (Grenadier-Regiment 331)14-02-191923-07-1943
Heider, Wilhelm (Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 33)18-03-191701-12-1944
Heimbächer, Jakob21-03-1905 
Hein, Willi (Waffen SS)26-04-191725-10-2000more
Heine, Max-Werner  
Heine, Werner (Grenadier-Regiment 499)30-07-191413-02-2002more
Heinlein, Walter (Panzerartillerie-Regiment 74)21-09-191904-05-2014more
Heinzel, x  
Held, Bernhard  
Held, Max  
Heldmann, Johann06-02-190909-12-1974
Heller, Heinrich  
Heller, Kurt  
Heller, Paul  
Hellmann, Josef  
Hellmers, Friedrich  
Hellwig, Erwin (Panzer-Regiment 31)02-08-1906 
Hendrichs, Franz  
Henning, Hans  
Henning, Hans-Bernhard  
Henrici, Friedrich-Karl (Panzergrenadier-Reg.13)09-07-191711-10-1943
Henze, Helmut  
Héraucourt, Friedrich13-08-1896 
Herian, Edwin  
Herlitschka, Karl  
Herold, Walter10-08-189728-11-1944
Herold, x  
Herr, Wilhelm  
Herrle, Friedrich  
Herrler, Paul31-10-192220-11-1944
Herrmann, Alfons  
Herrmann, Arno  
Hertz, Gustav13-04-188625-02-1967
Hess, x  
Hesse, Hans  
Hesse, Konrad  
Hesselbarth, Rudolf-Alfred29-09-1914 
Heucke, Werner31-01-189504-08-1983more
Heureuse, d', Werner  
Hey, Friedrich (Grenadier-Regiment 76)  
Heydebreck, von, Georg-Hennig (Fallschirm-PR 'HG')27-12-190312-04-1976more
Heyden-Rynsch, Freiherr von der, Gisbert26-04-191130-08-1942
Heyer, Hans  
Heymons, Eckard  
Heß, Ludwig  
Hild, x  
Hille, August (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33)01-08-191910-03-1988
Hiller, Paul  
Hillger, Dr., Gerd  
Hilpert, Kurt  
Hinners, Rudolf  
Hintze, x  
Hipp, Helmut10-07-189507-07-1984more
Hippel, Ferdinand (Grenadier-Regiment 253)04-09-190318-04-1968more
Hirscher, Dr., Herbert  
Hobrack, x  
Hoefer, Fritz (Infanterie-Regiment 3)20-08-1911 more
Hoffer, Heinrich  
Hoffmann, Ernst-Wilhelm29-09-190427-08-1994more
Hoffmann, Fritz  
Hoffmann, Georg (WH-Ski-Jäger)27-10-1920 more
Hoffmann, Georg Günther26-10-191801-01-2004
Hoffmann, Gert  
Hoffmann, Willy  
Hoffmann, x (Schützen-Regiment 6)  
Hoffmannsegg, Graf Hoffmann von, Günther Arthur19-10-189517-01-1942
Hofmann, Dr., Albin  
Hofmann, Herbert  
Hofmann, x  
Hofschuster, Cölestin (Infanterie-Regiment 62)  
Hofstetter, Robert (Panzer-Regiment 36)23-08-191529-08-1942
Holemar, Karl  
Holl, Eugen  
Hollerbach, Willi  
Holm, Norbert16-12-189503-06-1962
Holoubeck, Josef  
Holst, Willi  
Holub, Gerhard (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104)  
Holzhauer, Fritz (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 299)16-05-191610-07-1944more
Holzhäuer, Fritz08-07-190214-12-1982
Holzmann, Leopold05-03-191621-10-2002more
Holzmann, x  
Homme de Courbière, de l', Rene  
Hornung, Wilhelm  
Horst, x  
Houten, van, Rudolf03-10-191408-01-1993
Hoßfeld, Fritz06-06-1920 
Huber, Franz (WH-Art. Rgt. 102)  
Huber, Johann ( Artillerie-Regiment 331)  
Huber, Matthias  
Huchthausen, Wilhelm  
Hudemann, Jürgen04-07-1912 more
Hufenbach, Helmut27-02-190827-03-1945more
Huiffner, Hellmut  
Humboldt, Hermann  
Hundertmark, Erich  
Hundt, x  
Hurny, x  
Hübner, Eduard16-04-191401-10-1996more
Hückel, Ernst-Albrecht23-09-191924-12-1996
Hülbusch, Friedhelm  
Hüller, Oskar  
Hüttner, Hartmut06-01-191422-08-2001
Hädrich, Gerhard (Pionier-Bataillon 359)  
Hänel, Rudolf  
Hänig, Heinz  
Höhndorf, x  
Höhne, Gustav17-02-189301-07-1951more
Höller, x  
Hötzl, Georg  

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