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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
Wachtmeister, Freiherr von, x  
Wagner, Alois (WH-Schtz.Rgt. 63)06-12-1916 more
Wagner, Günter (Panzer-Regiment 11)  
Wagner, Herbert (132. Infanterie-Division)19-01-189605-09-1968more
Wagner, Helmut (WH-Gren.Rgt. 431)30-07-191200-10-1944
Wahl, Dr. Alfred  
Wald, Kurt (Waffen-SS)11-04-1917 more
Waldenburg, Freiherr von, Siegfried30-12-189827-03-1973more
Walle, Gustav (Pz-jäger-Abt. "Großdeutschland")06-09-191529-09-1970more
Walter, Helmut10-05-192113-10-2005more
Walter, Helmut (WH-Pi.Btl. 14)10-05-192113-10-2005
Walter, Kurt27-02-190813-08-1944more
Walther, Kurt (WH-Art.Rgt. 290)  
Wank, Arthur  
Watzek, Erich  
Weber, Friedrich (WH-256. Infanterie-Division)31-03-189202-09-1974
Weber, Hans-Joachim04-06-191406-04-1985
Weber, Xaber25-03-1916 
Weber, Jakob19-01-191423-04-1979
Wecke, x  
Wedekin, x  
Wedler, Heinz  
Wegener, Werner Willy02-01-191426-07-1989
Wehrmann, Hans  
Wehrmann, Otto  
Weichler, Heinrich "Heinz"  more
Weidner, Karl  
Weigel, Peter  
Weirich, Helmut  
Weisenberger, Karl Franz Armin (71.ID)29-09-189028-03-1952more
Weiskopf, Wilhelm  
Weitgasser, Josef  
Weithoener, Dieter  
Weiß, x  
Weißbrodt, Eberhard 25-08-1990more
Welcker, Karl30-12-189417-06-1967more
Wellm, August25-06-189921-12-1962more
Welz, Wilhelm  
Wendel, Werner  
Wendland, Artur  
Wendland, Günther  
Wenz, Alfred Emil01-12-191919-09-1944more
Wenzelburger, Georg 'Schorsch' (Gren.Reg.1098)22-12-191018-01-2000more
Werner, Eberhard  
Werner, Ernst (Infanterie-Regiment 516)19-01-191223-09-1944more
Werner, x  
Werning, Josef  
Werringloer, Horst  
Werthern, Freiherr von, Thilo24-07-191210-01-2004more
Werthern-Beichlingen, Freiherr und Herr von, Thilo28-12-191407-06-1986more
Westerhoff, x  
Westhofen, Heinrich01-03-191405-12-1959
Westhoven, Franz07-12-189409-10-1983more
Westphal, Gustav  
Wetzel, Jakob20-09-1920 
Wichmann, Theodor  
Wickede, von,Thomas-Emil23-04-189323-06-1944
Widmaier, Erich  
Widmann, Hans  
Wieczorek, Richard, Gustav07-04-191722-07-1944more
Wiedemann, Dr., x  
Wiedenmann, Karl  
Wiedeschitz, x  
Wiehler, Dr., Albrecht07-10-190605-12-1944
Wieland, Walter  
Wiese, Hubert (Grenadier-Regiment 552)24-04-190628-01-1978more
Wiesjahn, Heinz03-01-1915 
Wiest, Xaver31-03-192027-06-1984
Wieting, Hans  
Wildt, Ernst  
Wilhelm, Adolf  
Wilhelm, Arnold  
Wiljes, Ernst  
Wilke, Wilhelm (Grenadier-Regiment 12)  
Willing, Gerhard (Panzer-Regiment 33)28-11-191029-10-1943more
Willinger, Herbert  
Wind, Remigius  
Winkler, Hermann11-08-188817-01-1946more
Winter, Helmut  
Winterberg, Rudolf  
Winzer, x  
Wirth, Arno  
Witt, Wilhelm  
Wittkamp, Kaspar23-02-191529-05-1958
Wobbe, x  
Wode, Werner30-04-1915 more
Wohlgemuth, Wilhelm  
Wolf, Günther  
Wolf, Richard (WH-Jg.Rgt. 49)09-07-191225-06-2003
Wolff, Eberhard (Grenadier-Regiment 948)  
Wolff, Erich (Artillerie-Regiment 205)  
Wolff, Joachim-Helmut ("Feldherrnhalle")05-09-191123-01-1996
Wolkewitz, Erich29-01-190430-06-1987more
Wreth, Walter  
Wulf, Adolf  
Wulfert, Hermann  
Wurst, Gerhard (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98)09-09-191722-06-1942
Wurst, Gotthilf  
Wündrich, Hermann14-02-1915 more
Wünsche, Helmut  
Wünsche, Johannes  
Wüst, Georg16-11-1910 
Wörbach, Karl  

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