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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.

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Aberle, Heinrich Ferdinand (Inf.Reg. 282)21-11-188928-12-1941more
Abernetty, Otto08-03-189302-07-1940more
Abraham, Erich Gottfried (General der Infanterie)27-03-189507-03-1971more
Abraham, Georg17-10-1892 
Ackemann, Walter John Charles (Art.Reg.10)05-03-189711-05-1959more
Adam, Kurt Eugen (WH-Generalmajor)08-07-189724-01-1973more
Adam, Max28-12-189422-10-1978
Adam, Paul (Grenadier-Regiment 158)23-03-189201-12-1969more
Adam, Wilhelm (Generalmajor)28-03-189324-11-1978more
Adam, Wilhelm (Generaloberst)15-09-187708-02-1949more
Adametz, Johann (Generalmajor)10-04-187906-05-1963
Adler, Hermann (Generalmajor)22-11-189026-01-1967more
Adolph-Auffenberg-Komarow, Gustav11-07-188708-02-1967more
Agricola, Kurt (Generalleutnant)15-08-188927-12-1955more
Ahlemann, Georg (NSDAP)08-02-187000-00-1962more
Ahrens, Eberhard Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)13-01-189229-06-1945more
Ahrens, Friedrich Robert (AOK 9)29-08-1898 
Ahrens, Georg Friedrich (SS-Gruppenführer)29-04-189622-10-1974more
Akt, Erich03-07-1898 
Albers, Johan August Bernhard23-04-1888 
Albert, Wilhelm08-09-189821-04-1960more
Alberti, von, Konrad17-07-189401-08-1967more
Alberts, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 501)22-02-189310-12-1943more
Albrand, Karl Wolf (TA 26)15-05-189911-11-1962more
Albrecht, Conrad (Generaladmiral)07-10-188018-08-1969more
Albrecht, Kurt (Artillerie-Regiment 172)26-12-189523-07-1966more
Albrecht, Kurt (Grenadier-Regiment 948)24-02-188902-09-1968more
Allmendinger, Karl03-03-189102-10-1965more
Altrichter, Friedrich Dr.phil. (Generalleutnant)03-09-189014-04-1949more
Altstötter, Josef Dr. jur. (Waffen SS)04-01-189213-11-1979more
Altvater, Karl Otto (SS-Oberführer)04-09-188529-12-1948more
Alvermann, Gustav (Infanterie-Regiment 47)09-10-189707-06-1942more
Amann, Max24-11-189110-03-1957more
Amm, Walter (Korück 584)  
Ammershuber, Karl12-10-189921-01-1944
Anders, Carl Ulrich Ernst Paul (Generalmajor)31-08-189328-01-1972more
Anders, Heinrich Otto Adolf (SS)24-04-1894 
Andrae, Alexander27-04-188803-04-1979more
Andreae, Wolf (Werfer-Regiment 71)13-07-189818-12-1991more
Angelis, de, Maximilian02-10-188906-12-1974more
Angern, Günther05-03-189302-02-1943more
Apell, von, Wilhelm16-01-189207-03-1969more
Arenstorff, von, Hans-Adolf18-10-189505-05-1952
Arnauld de la Periére, von, Friedrich17-06-188812-10-1969
Arnauld de la Periére, von, Lothar18-03-188624-02-1941more
Arndt, Karl Hermann (359. Infanterie-Division)10-03-189230-12-1981more
Arnim, von, Achim01-02-188124-05-1940
Arnim, von, Hans-Jochen17-01-189301-04-1972
Arnim, von, Hans-Jürgen04-04-188901-09-1962more
Arning, Karl Eduard Friedrich10-02-189217-11-1964more
Arnold, Alfred16-06-188827-05-1960more
Arnswaldt von, Wolff-Ehrenreich (Konteradmiral)23-03-189804-01-1972more
Aschmann, Frank (Kriegsmarine)28-11-189100-00-1968
Aschoff, Dr., Albrecht (Artillerie-Regiment 76)11-04-189911-08-1972more
Aschoff, Walter10-04-189214-01-1946
Asmus, Georg07-10-1888 more
Assmann, Walter22-07-189601-05-1964more
Auleb, Helge (General der Infanterie)01-03-188714-04-1964more
Aulock, von, Andreas Maria Karl23-03-189323-06-1968more
Autti, Pietari Aleksanteri17-08-189323-10-1959more

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