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Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Formally this version is known as Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges, mit Schwertern.

This bronze coloured version carries swords to the common design and a Laurel wreath.
It was awarded tot those who were in active military duty during battle on land, by sea or in the air. Known is that 6.202.883 examples were awarded, not included those who were still in active duty. Therefore the total number must be much higher. Until 1944 the award was still awarded. There are black versions of the decoration known.

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Aberle, Heinrich Ferdinand (Inf.Reg. 282)* November 21st, 1889
† December 28th, 1941
Plot: 10 Row: 17 Grave: 202

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Abernetty, Otto* March 8th, 1893
† July 2nd, 1940
Plot: 16 Grave: 657

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Abraham, Erich Gottfried (General der Infanterie)* March 27th, 1895
† March 7th, 1971

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Abraham, Georg* October 17th, 1892

Ackemann, Walter John Charles (Art.Reg.10)* March 5th, 1897
† May 11th, 1959

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Adam, Kurt Eugen (WH-Generalmajor)* July 8th, 1897
† January 24th, 1973

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Adam, Max* December 28th, 1894
† October 22nd, 1978

Adam, Paul (Grenadier-Regiment 158)* March 23rd, 1892
† December 1st, 1969

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Adam, Wilhelm (Generalmajor)* March 28th, 1893
† November 24th, 1978

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Adam, Wilhelm (Generaloberst)* September 15th, 1877
† February 8th, 1949

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Adametz, Johann (Generalmajor)* April 10th, 1879
† May 6th, 1963

Adler, Hermann (Generalmajor)* November 22nd, 1890
† January 26th, 1967

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Adolph-Auffenberg-Komarow, Gustav* July 11th, 1887
† February 8th, 1967

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Agricola, Kurt (Generalleutnant)* August 15th, 1889
† December 27th, 1955

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Ahlemann, Georg (NSDAP)* February 8th, 1870
† 1962

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Ahrens, Eberhard Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)* January 13th, 1892
† June 29th, 1945

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Ahrens, Georg Friedrich (SS-Gruppenführer)* April 29th, 1896
† October 22nd, 1974

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Akt, Erich* July 3rd, 1898

Albert, Wilhelm* September 8th, 1898
† April 21st, 1960

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Alberti, von, Konrad* July 17th, 1894
† August 1st, 1967

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Alberts, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 501)* February 22nd, 1893
† December 10th, 1943
Plot: 11 Grave: UNK

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Albrand, Karl Wolf (TA 26)* May 15th, 1899
† November 11th, 1962

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Albrecht, Conrad (Generaladmiral)* October 7th, 1880
† August 18th, 1969

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Albrecht, Kurt (Artillerie-Regiment 172)* December 26th, 1895
† July 23rd, 1966

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Albrecht, Kurt (Grenadier-Regiment 948)* February 24th, 1889
† September 2nd, 1968

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Allmendinger, Karl* March 3rd, 1891
† October 2nd, 1965

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Altrichter, Friedrich Dr.phil. (Generalleutnant)* September 3rd, 1890
† April 14th, 1949

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Altstötter, Josef Dr. jur. (Waffen SS)* January 4th, 1892
† November 13th, 1979

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Altvater, Karl Otto (SS-Oberführer)* September 4th, 1885
† December 29th, 1948

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Alvermann, Gustav (Infanterie-Regiment 47)* October 9th, 1897
† June 7th, 1942
Plot: 10 

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Amann, Max* November 24th, 1891
† March 10th, 1957

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Ammershuber, Karl* October 12th, 1899
† January 21st, 1944

Anders, Carl Ulrich Ernst Paul (Generalmajor)* August 31st, 1893
† January 28th, 1972

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Andrae, Alexander* April 27th, 1888
† April 3rd, 1979

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Andreae, Wolf (Werfer-Regiment 71)* July 13th, 1898
† December 18th, 1991

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Angelis, de, Maximilian* October 2nd, 1889
† December 6th, 1974

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Angern, Günther* March 5th, 1893
† February 2nd, 1943

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Apell, von, Wilhelm* January 16th, 1892
† March 7th, 1969

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Arenstorff, von, Hans-Adolf* October 18th, 1895
† May 5th, 1952

Arnauld de la Periére, von, Friedrich* June 17th, 1888
† October 12th, 1969

Arnauld de la Periére, von, Lothar* March 18th, 1886
† February 24th, 1941

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Arndt, Karl Hermann (359. Infanterie-Division)* March 10th, 1892
† December 30th, 1981

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Arnim, von, Achim* February 1st, 1881
† May 24th, 1940
Plot: 26 Row: 18 Grave: 698

Arnim, von, Hans-Jochen* January 17th, 1893
† April 1st, 1972

Arnim, von, Hans-Jürgen* April 4th, 1889
† September 1st, 1962

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Arning, Karl Eduard Friedrich* February 10th, 1892
† November 17th, 1964

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Arnold, Alfred* June 16th, 1888
† May 27th, 1960

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Arnswaldt von, Wolff-Ehrenreich (Konteradmiral)* March 23rd, 1898
† January 4th, 1972

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Aschmann, Frank (Kriegsmarine)* November 28th, 1891
† 1968

Aschoff, Dr., Albrecht (Artillerie-Regiment 76)* April 11th, 1899
† August 11th, 1972

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Aschoff, Walter* April 10th, 1892
† January 14th, 1946
Plot: 61 Grave: 454

Asmus, Georg* October 7th, 1888

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Assmann, Walter* July 22nd, 1896
† May 1st, 1964

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Auleb, Helge (General der Infanterie)* March 1st, 1887
† April 14th, 1964

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Aulock, von, Andreas Maria Karl* March 23rd, 1893
† June 23rd, 1968

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Autti, Pietari Aleksanteri* August 17th, 1893
† October 23rd, 1959

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