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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
Maercken zu Geerath, Freiherr von, Jürgen14-08-191515-02-1945
Mahrhauser, Karl  
Maier, Herbert16-02-1916 more
Maier, Karl  
Mainka, Ehrhard  
Maltzahn, Freiherr von, Bernd-Joachim09-02-190327-12-1964more
Mangel, Heinrich  
Marienfeld, Willy01-10-189507-06-1944more
Markworth, Walter02-05-191213-05-1983
Marquart, Rolf09-07-1914 
Martin, Fritz  
Martinek, Robert02-02-188928-06-1944more
Martinovsky, Karl  
Marx, Wilhelm  
Masuch, Alfred13-03-1895 more
Mater, x  
Mathes, Heinrich  
Mattern, Walter  
Matzl, Helmut  
Matzmohr, Wilhelm17-02-189829-11-1953more
Maucke, Wolfgang 'Wolf' (Panzergrenadier-Reg.115)26-09-190005-02-1963more
Maurer, Willi11-10-1917 
Maydorn, Otfried15-03-189824-11-1983
Mayer, Xaver  
Mayr, Franz  
Meden, von der, Karl-Friedrich03-12-189626-12-1961more
Meder, Albert16-06-191414-11-1989
Meguscher, Johannes  
Meier, Harald  
Meiners, Dr., Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 467)24-01-189603-07-1944more
Meinertz, Anton  
Meitzel, Helmut24-04-192009-07-2004more
Melcher, Gerhard (Pionier-Bataillon 306)  
Mellwig, Karl27-06-189700-00-1960
Mengel, Fritz  
Menneking, Rolf20-03-189925-10-1967more
Menz, Jürgen  
Mergner, Eberhard23-03-191702-08-1986more
Merkel, Reinhard (126. Infanterie-Division)  
Merkens, x  
Mertin, Fritz03-10-1893 
Meschkat, Rudi05-02-1917 more
Meseck-Selchow, Siegfried25-02-191520-10-2009more
Metzger, Albert  
Meusel, Curtim  
Meyer, Helmut  
Meyer, Herbert (WH-Radf.Abt. 72)  
Meyer, Herbert (WH-s.Pz.Abt. 502) 21-01-1944
Meyer, Johann  
Meyeringh, Hermann  
Michael, Dr., Ernst  
Michael, Peter  
Michaelis, Wilhelm (Heeres-Stug.-Brigade 9)  
Michalski, Erich06-09-190909-11-1973
Miedeck, Paul25-05-1913 
Miericke, Walter  
Migge, Hans-Joachim  
Millauer, Ernst Ulrich  
Mitschke-Collande, von, Friedrich-Wilhelm  
Mock, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 118)27-07-1919 more
Mokros, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 423)18-03-190903-04-1996more
Moldenhauer, Siegfried25-07-191526-08-1998more
Molls, Walter  
Montag, Alfred (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 341)15-06-191818-11-1990more
Mucke, Rolf  
Mungai, Hans  
Muntau, Gottfried29-09-191207-04-2012more
Musahl, Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment 45)  
Mustermann, Max  
Mutius, von, Albrecht  
Müllegans, Emil (Pionier-Bataillon 251)23-03-190830-03-1942
Müller, Adam (Grenadier-Regiment 42)  
Müller, Eduard (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244)27-03-191613-07-1982
Müller, Franz (WH-Inf.Rgt. 460)28-01-189600-00-1986more
Müller, Friedrich-Wilhelm29-08-189720-05-1947more
Müller, Friedrich-Wilhelm (Infanterie-Regiment 27)26-10-1916 
Müller, Helmut (Infanterie-Regiment)29-06-1911 more
Müller, Jakob13-02-1915 more
Müller, Johannes (WH-Gren.Rgt. 31)06-03-1916 more
Müller, Johannes (WH-Pz.Art.Rgt. 102)  
Müller, Karl (Grenadier-Lehr-Brigade)  
Müller, Konrad  
Müller, Otto ( Infanterie-Regiment 525)  
Müller, Reinhold (Heeres-Artillerie-Abteilung 602)  
Müller, Walter Christian (Pz.jäg.-Abt. 389)22-11-191422-09-2003more
Müller, Wolfgang (Grenadier-Regiment 17)15-12-190106-01-1986more
Müller, x (WH-Inf.Rgt. 424)  
Müller, x (WH-Inf.Rgt. 488)  
Münchhausen, Freiherr von, Wilhelm  
Möhrke, Bruno17-01-1890 more
Möller, Heinrich Emil (Grenadier-Regiment 124)19-11-191610-07-1993more

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