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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
Lachheim, Adolf  
Lailach, Hermann05-02-1915 
Landgraf-Dietz, Richard  
Lang, Fritz  
Lange, Dr.med.dent, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 43)14-07-189830-10-1982more
Lange, Kurt  
Lange-Wellpoth, Wilhelm  
Langen, Johann  
Langer, Gottfried  
Langer, Paul  
Langesee, Karl18-09-191004-03-1989more
Langheinrich, Gerhard Alfred (Inf.-Reg. 520)12-07-191226-08-1942
Langlotz, Ernst  
Langmaier, Matthias30-03-191031-01-1972more
Larisch, von, Heribert18-07-189416-05-1972more
Lasch, Otto25-06-189329-04-1971more
Laskowski, Otto  
Lassig, Heinz  
Latz, Albert-Rudolph 'Rolf' (Divisions-Gruppe 323)04-06-189606-11-1943more
Lauchert, von, Meinrad29-08-190504-12-1987more
Lauenstein, Hans-Otto  
Lehmann, Georg (Grenadier-Regiment 119)  
Lehmann, Waldemar (Grenadier-Regiment 3)29-04-191307-06-1997more
Lembke, Friedrich  
Lemke, Fritz16-07-191624-10-1944
Lemke, Werner  
Lenberger, Otto (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126)10-03-1915 
Lenhard, Albert  
Lessmann, Arnold05-12-1913 
Leutloff, Günther14-03-191731-05-1945
Lewandowski, Max  
Lewinsky, von, x  
Lex, Otto  
Licht, Rudolf-Eduard11-06-189014-09-1978more
Liebig, Alois  
Linde, Karl  
Lindemann, Fritz11-04-189422-09-1944more
Lindig, Franz05-10-1893 more
Lindner, Albert  
Lindner, Hans  
Link, x  
Linke, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 272)  
Lins, Dr., Karl  
Lippelt, Rudolf (Artillerie-Regiment 371)07-01-191507-10-1995more
Lohmann, Hans-Joachim  
Lohmeyer, Carl (Infanterie-Regiment 505)25-12-189304-01-1942more
Lommen, Karl  
Loos, Georg24-01-191411-05-1992
Lorenzen, Bernhard01-03-190717-07-1983more
Loth, Hans17-02-191815-08-2004
Ludewig, Erich  
Luetgebrune, Götz  
Luithle, Emil  
Lutter, Erich  
Lutz, Freiherr von, Ernst  
Lutzke, Erich  
Lux, Franz  
Lüdecke, Otto-Joachim27-05-189514-02-1971more
Lütge, Erich  
Löhe, Wilhelm  

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