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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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Kadgien, Horst (Arko 35)* June 30th, 1897
† November 7th, 1980

Kaegler, Siegfried Bernhard Julius (KM)* December 12th, 1890

Kaegler, Walther Max Justus (Art.Reg.160)* February 25th, 1896
† September 24th, 1961

Kaehne, Edgar Karl (Infanterie-Regiment 135)* March 13th, 1899
† July 10th, 1969

Kaempfe, Rudolf (General der Artillerie)* February 17th, 1893
† December 23rd, 1962

Kaffke, Erwin Friedirch Julius* April 8th, 1895
† February 27th, 1970

Kahsnitz, Erich (Generalmajor)* February 17th, 1898
† July 29th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Kaila, Auno Antero* February 13th, 1898
† 1975

Kaiser, Erwin (Gren.Rgt. 1060)* September 19th, 1896

Kaiser, Felix* January 25th, 1895
† August 20th, 1947

Kaiser, Friedrich Wilhelm

Kalinowsky, von, Herbert (Volks-Werfer-Brigade 8)* March 19th, 1895
† May 29th, 1979

Kammhuber, Josef* August 19th, 1896
† January 25th, 1986

Kampmann, Henning (Grenadier-Regiment 740)* October 24th, 1895
† March 1st, 1945
Grave: UNK

Karl, Franz* January 1st, 1888
† March 18th, 1964

Karst, Friedrich* September 4th, 1893
† October 18th, 1975

Kaschner, Dr.phil, Erwin (Infanterie-Regiment 486)* October 14th, 1897
† January 6th, 1973

Kastner-Kirdorf, Gustav (General der Flieger)* February 2nd, 1881
† May 4th, 1945
Row: 9 Grave: 1

Kattner, Heinz (Generalmajor)* August 8th, 1892
† June 5th, 1945

Kauffmann, Gerhard (generalleutnant)* June 29th, 1887
† June 16th, 1969

Kaupisch, Leonard* September 1st, 1878
† September 26th, 1945

Kauppila, Viljo Antero* July 22nd, 1892
† October 11th, 1973

Kayser, von, Hugo Max* June 15th, 1873
† September 23rd, 1949

Kegler, Gerhard (Generalmajor)* January 26th, 1898
† July 16th, 1986

Kehrig, Gottfried* November 6th, 1900
† February 4th, 1944
Plot: X Grave: 5

Keil, Günther* May 18th, 1898
† July 17th, 1958

Keilhaus, Wilhelm (SS-Brigadeführer)* December 11th, 1898
† January 11th, 1977

Keiner, Walter (General der Artillerie)* December 30th, 1890
† January 23rd, 1978

Keiper, Ludwig (Luftwaffe)* April 23rd, 1894
† May 24th, 1981

Keiser, Paul Karl Gustav (Gren.Rgt. 326)* February 8th, 1894
† June 26th, 1981

Keiser, von, Erich Karl Eugen* December 10th, 1883
† August 5th, 1969
Plot: 37

Keitel, Bodewin Claus Eduard (General der Inf.)* December 25th, 1888
† July 29th, 1953

Keitel, Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav* September 22nd, 1882
† October 16th, 1946

Kekoni, Kaarle Heikki* March 28th, 1893
† March 30th, 1953

Keller, Alfred (LW-General)* September 19th, 1882
† February 11th, 1974

Keller, Karl Ernst (Artillerie-Regiment 81)* October 11th, 1897
† June 13th, 1984

Kempf, Siegfried* March 15th, 1896
† September 23rd, 1964

Kempf, Werner* March 9th, 1886
† January 6th, 1964

Keppler, Georg Heinrich (Waffen SS)* May 7th, 1894
† June 16th, 1966

Kerl, Gustav* August 8th, 1877

Kerrl, Hanns* December 11th, 1887
† December 12th, 1941

Kessel, von, Mortimer* May 25th, 1893
† January 8th, 1981

Kesselring, Albert* November 30th, 1885
† July 16th, 1960

Kessler, Ulrich (General der Flieger)* November 3rd, 1894
† March 27th, 1983

Ketterer, Emil, Dr. (NSDAP)* August 6th, 1883
† December 23rd, 1959

Ketterl, Franz (Infanterie-Regiment 438)* March 21st, 1898
† July 27th, 1979

Keßler, Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 192)* August 16th, 1899
† January 11th, 1967

Kiefer, Wilhelm* August 7th, 1895

Kieffer, Dr.phil., Emil Otto Hellmuth* April 9th, 1899
† March 13th, 1985

Kienitz, Werner* June 3rd, 1885
† December 31st, 1959

Kieseritzky, Gustav* September 22nd, 1893
† November 19th, 1943

Kimmich, Friedrich (Grenadier-Regiment 554)* July 13th, 1890
† October 20th, 1962

Kindsmüller, Maximilian 'Max' (Inf.Reg.437)* October 20th, 1894
† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 3 Row: 21 Grave: 1483

Kinzel, Eberhard* October 18th, 1897
† May 23rd, 1945

Kirchbach, von, Harry* July 31st, 1896
† January 18th, 1945

Kirchheim, Heinrich* April 6th, 1883
† December 14th, 1973

Kirchner, Friedrich* March 26th, 1885
† April 6th, 1960

Kissel, Hans (Generalmajor)* February 19th, 1897
† November 30th, 1975

Kittel, Dipl.Ing., Friedrich (Generalmajor)* December 19th, 1896
† March 24th, 1973

Kittel, Heinrich* October 31st, 1892
† March 5th, 1969

Kittel, Walther Prof.Dr. (Generalstabsarzt)* March 20th, 1887
† November 11th, 1971

Kizinna, Paul Karl Walter (Inf.Rgt.472)* March 28th, 1895
† October 30th, 1981

Klammt, Günther-Alois* May 9th, 1898
† May 16th, 1971

Klappenbach, Walter* May 31st, 1898

Klatt, Paul* December 6th, 1896
† July 3rd, 1973

Kleberger, Franz (Generalstab)* June 19th, 1888
† March 21st, 1971

Kleemann, Ulrich* March 23rd, 1892
† January 1st, 1963

Kleffel, Philipp (1.Infanterie-Division)* December 9th, 1887
† October 10th, 1964

Klein, Karl Friedrich* May 17th, 1894
† March 1st, 1945

Kleinheisterkamp, Matthias (Waffen SS)** June 22nd, 1893
† April 29th, 1945

Kleinhenz, German* August 20th, 1896
† October 16th, 1969

Kleist, von, Paul Ludwig Ewald* August 8th, 1881
† October 16th, 1954

Klemer, Hans-Konrad* October 1st, 1893

Kliemann, Nikodemus* November 27th, 1898
† October 14th, 1964

Klingler, Josef (Generalstabsveterinär)* October 9th, 1878
† December 26th, 1960

Klosterkemper, Bernhard (Generalmajor)* April 17th, 1897
† July 19th, 1962

Kluge, von, Günther Adolf Ferdinand (Hans)* October 30th, 1882
† August 16th, 1944

Kluge, von, Wolfgang (Generalleutnant)* May 5th, 1892
† October 30th, 1976

Knabe, Gustav Georg* July 8th, 1897
† December 13th, 1972

Knapp, Viktor* January 10th, 1897

Knebel, Ernst Wilhelm Albert* June 2nd, 1892
† March 13th, 1945

Knobelsdorff, von, Otto* March 31st, 1886
† October 21st, 1966

Knoch, Joachim-Heinrich (Pz-Art.Reg.2)* October 12th, 1899
† November 10th, 1966

Koboldt, Gustav* March 9th, 1899

Koch, Erich* June 19th, 1896
† November 12th, 1986

Koch, Friedrich 'Fritz' (General der Infanterie)* January 14th, 1879
† November 3rd, 1961

Koch, Karl-Otto* August 2nd, 1897
† April 5th, 1945

Koeber, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 1059)

Koegel, Max* October 16th, 1895
† June 26th, 1946

Koehler, Carl-Erik (General der Kavallerie)* December 3rd, 1895
† December 8th, 1958

Koehler, Otto (Generalmajor)* August 11th, 1897
† December 1st, 1942
Grave: UNK

Koeniger, Karl Dr.med.* October 10th, 1892
† 1970

Kohler, Wilhelm (Generalleutnant)* April 15th, 1896
† March 25th, 1968

Kohlermann, Otto* February 17th, 1896
† February 27th, 1984

Kohlsdorfer, Hans* August 24th, 1892
† July 25th, 1969

Koitzsch, Oskar (Infanterie-Regiment 183)* December 31st, 1887
† December 24th, 1942
Grave: UNK

Kolb, Richard Franz Xaver Ferdinand (Flak-Abt.91)* June 29th, 1891
† September 16th, 1945

Kolbeck, Rudolf* March 24th, 1889
† September 12th, 1965

Kolewe, Wilhelm (225. Infanterie-Division)* March 18th, 1888

Koll, Richard* April 7th, 1897
† May 13th, 1963

Kollberg, Botho* July 11th, 1898
† January 24th, 1944

Konrad, Rudolf* March 7th, 1891
† June 10th, 1964

Koopmann, Erwin (Gren.Reg.76)* January 1st, 1900
† November 10th, 1943

Korreng, August* May 1st, 1878
† June 7th, 1945

Korten, Günther (Generaloberst)* July 26th, 1898
† July 22nd, 1944

Kortüm, Joachim (Generalmajor)* February 16th, 1898
† October 21st, 1982

Kortzfleisch, von, Joachim* January 3rd, 1890
† April 20th, 1945
Grave: 294

Koskimies, Eino Rafael* March 31st, 1892
† 1975

Kotz, Richard* September 12th, 1886
† June 8th, 1960

Koßmala, Georg* October 22nd, 1896
† March 18th, 1945

Koßmann, Karl-Richard (Generalmajor)* March 28th, 1899
† June 10th, 1969

Kraft, Karl-Adalbert Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)* December 24th, 1892
† February 9th, 1943
Plot: 11 Row: 7 Grave: 246

Kraiß, Dietrich* November 16th, 1889
† August 2nd, 1944
Row: 46 Grave: 63

Krakau, August* September 12th, 1894
† January 7th, 1975

Krancke, Friedrich* October 7th, 1899
† November 25th, 1964

Krappe, Günther (Generalleutnant)* April 13th, 1893
† December 31st, 1981

Kratzert, Hans* January 19th, 1883
† July 3rd, 1958

Kraus, Dr., Hermann* March 27th, 1897

Krause, Walter* December 31st, 1890
† October 25th, 1960

Krauss, Emil Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)* March 29th, 1883
† 1949

Kraut, Wilhelm* March 15th, 1879
† March 1st, 1943

Kraußer, Friedrich Wilhelm, Ritter von (NSDAP)* April 29th, 1888
† July 2nd, 1934

Kreppel, Hans* September 28th, 1898
† February 14th, 1985

Kreutzer, Erich (Armee-Pionier-Führer)* September 18th, 1896
† January 10th, 1946

Kreysing, Hans* August 17th, 1890
† April 14th, 1969

Kreß, Hermann* July 23rd, 1895
† August 11th, 1943

Kriebel, Karl* February 26th, 1888
† November 28th, 1961

Krosigk, Graf Schwerin von, Johann Ludwig "Lutz"* August 22nd, 1887
† March 4th, 1977

Krosigk, von, Ernst-Anton* March 5th, 1898
† March 6th, 1945

Krueger, Otto (Generalmajor)* December 26th, 1891
† June 6th, 1976

Kruse, Kurt (Generalleutnant)* June 12th, 1895
† May 30th, 1983

Krüger, Friedrich-Wilhelm 'Freddy'* May 8th, 1894
† May 10th, 1945

Krüger, Johannes (Artillerie-Regiment 150)* May 2nd, 1898

Krüger, Karl (Generalmajor)* September 27th, 1893
† October 14th, 1980

Krüger, Walter (General der Panzertruppe)* March 23rd, 1892
† July 11th, 1973

Krüger, Walter (Waffen-SS)* February 27th, 1890
† May 22nd, 1945

Krüger, Walter (WH-Füs.Rgt. 202)* November 9th, 1897

Kuenzer, Richard* September 6th, 1875
† April 23rd, 1945

Kuhn, Fritz

Kuhnert, Alfred* March 19th, 1898
† November 28th, 1977

Kuiri, Auno* September 25th, 1897
† March 16th, 1978

Kullmer, Arthur* August 17th, 1896
† March 28th, 1953

Kummetz, Oskar (Generaladmiral)* July 21st, 1891
† December 17th, 1980

Kuntze, Walter* February 23rd, 1883
† April 1st, 1960

Kuntzen, Adolf-Friedrich* July 26th, 1889
† July 10th, 1964

Kurowski, von, Eberhard* September 10th, 1895
† September 11th, 1957

Kurtz, Hermann* June 14th, 1898
† November 30th, 1943

Kuschow, Otto Friedrich Karl* December 31st, 1890
† April 20th, 1945

Kussin, Friedrich* March 1st, 1895
† September 17th, 1944
Plot: BL Row: 6 Grave: 143

Kutzky, Reinhold* October 11th, 1895
† December 28th, 1971

Kübler, Ludwig* September 2nd, 1889
† February 27th, 1947

Kühl, Bernhard* May 25th, 1886
† February 22nd, 1946

Kühl, Claus (Generalmajor)* August 18th, 1898
† February 25th, 1952

Kühl, Dr.jur., Ernst* March 18th, 1888
† February 2nd, 1972

Kühlwein, Friedrich* November 29th, 1892
† September 25th, 1972

Kühn, Friedrich "Fritz"* August 7th, 1889
† February 15th, 1944

Kühne, Gerhard Fritz (Generalmajor)* September 9th, 1899
† May 22nd, 1948

Kähler, Otto (Kriegsmarine)* March 3rd, 1894
† November 2nd, 1967

Källner, Hans (Generalleutnant)* October 9th, 1898
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: 79B Row: 32 Grave: 1478

Köchling, Friedrich* June 22nd, 1893
† June 6th, 1970

Köhler, Dr. Erich (Generalstabsveterinär)* July 26th, 1885
† January 14th, 1955

Köhler, Franz, Dr. med. dent.* April 22nd, 1893
† October 25th, 1972

König, Alfons* December 29th, 1898
† July 8th, 1944

König, Eugen* September 19th, 1896
† April 8th, 1985

Körner, Theodor* November 11th, 1895
† November 25th, 1952

Körte, Peter* June 26th, 1896
† January 13th, 1947

Köstring, Ernst August* June 20th, 1876
† November 20th, 1953

Kötzold, Hermann* May 7th, 1894
† August 6th, 1944

Sources

Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection
- Deutsche Ehrenzeichen
- Digger history
- Axis History
- Wehrmacht Awards

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