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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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Laatikainen, Taavetti* July 27th, 1886
† April 15th, 1954

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Lagus, Ernst Ruben* October 12th, 1896
† July 15th, 1959

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Lamey, Hubert* October 30th, 1896
† April 7th, 1981

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Lammers, Hans Heinrich* May 27th, 1879
† January 4th, 1962

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Lancelle, Otto* March 27th, 1885
† July 3rd, 1941

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Landau, Christian-Johannes Dipl.Landw.* October 13th, 1897
† December 10th, 1952

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Landgraf, Franz* July 16th, 1888
† April 19th, 1944

Lange, Dr.med.dent, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 43)* July 14th, 1898
† October 30th, 1982

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Lange, Walter Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)* July 12th, 1882
† 1961

Lange, Werner (Kommandierender Admiral Ägäis)* July 18th, 1893
† November 19th, 1965

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Lange, Wolfgang (Generalleutnant)* June 1st, 1898
† February 10th, 1988

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Langermann und Erlenkamp, Freiherr von, Willibald* March 29th, 1890
† October 3rd, 1942

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Lanz, Albrecht Dr. (Infanterie-Regiment 396)* February 25th, 1898
† January 27th, 1942
Plot: 32 Row: 3 Grave: 117

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Lanz, Hubert (General der Gebirgstruppe)* May 22nd, 1896
† May 12th, 1982

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Larisch, von, Heribert* July 18th, 1894
† May 16th, 1972

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Lasch, Karl* May 2nd, 1897

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Lasch, Otto* June 25th, 1893
† April 29th, 1971

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Lattorff, von, Claus-Just (Grenadier-Regiment 68)* August 26th, 1895
† December 18th, 1941

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Latz, Albert-Rudolph 'Rolf' (Divisions-Gruppe 323)* June 4th, 1896
† November 6th, 1943
Grave: UNK

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Laumann, Arthur (Generalmajor)* July 4th, 1894
† November 18th, 1970

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Laux, Paul* November 11th, 1887
† September 3rd, 1944

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Le Suire, von, Karl Hans Maximilian* November 8th, 1898
† June 18th, 1954

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Leeb, Emil* June 7th, 1881
† September 8th, 1969

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Leeb, Ritter von, Wilhelm* September 5th, 1876
† April 29th, 1956

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Lehmann, Dr. Paul Hugo (Kriegsmarine)* October 11th, 1886
† April 8th, 1972

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Lehmann, Hans-Albrecht (Generalmajor)* February 6th, 1894
† November 27th, 1976

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Lemelsen, Joachim Hermann August* September 26th, 1888
† March 30th, 1954

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Lemke, Max* April 7th, 1895
† May 29th, 1985

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Lengerke, von, Wilhelm* June 17th, 1894
† August 26th, 1942
Grave: UNK

Lenski, von, Arno Ernst Max* July 20th, 1893
† October 4th, 1986

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Lenz, Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 164)* September 7th, 1891
† August 3rd, 1943
Plot: 8 Row: 31 Grave: 1830

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Leonhardt, Wolfgang (KM)* February 20th, 1897
† February 29th, 1980

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Lepper, Richard* July 15th, 1897
† March 31st, 1943

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Lerchenfeld, Freiherr von, Rudolf (PAA 27)* August 27th, 1897
† August 3rd, 1979

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Lersner, Freiherr von, Karl* July 1st, 1898
† January 25th, 1943

Leschke, Alexander* February 5th, 1889
† December 7th, 1942

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Ley, Robert* February 15th, 1890
† October 25th, 1945

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Leyser, Hans-Georg* June 16th, 1896
† April 18th, 1980

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Lichel, Walter* May 1st, 1885
† December 10th, 1969

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Licht, Rudolf-Eduard* June 11th, 1890
† September 14th, 1978

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Lichtenberger, Hermann* August 20th, 1892
† January 15th, 1959

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Lieb, Theo-Helmut "Theobald"* November 29th, 1892
† March 20th, 1981

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Liebenstein, Freiherr von, Gustav* April 24th, 1891
† January 17th, 1967

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Liebenstein, Freiherr von, Kurt* February 28th, 1899
† August 3rd, 1975

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Lindeiner-Wildau, von, Friedrich-Wilhelm Franz* December 12th, 1880
† May 22nd, 1963

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Lindemann, Ernst* March 28th, 1894
† May 27th, 1941

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Lindemann, Fritz* April 11th, 1894
† September 22nd, 1944

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Lindemann, Gerhard Heinrich (Generalmajor)* August 2nd, 1896
† April 28th, 1994

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Lindig, Franz* October 5th, 1893

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Lindig, Max (Generalleutnant)* July 11th, 1887
† April 26th, 1961

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Lindner, Gerhard (Generalmajor)* December 26th, 1896
† June 4th, 1982

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Lipf, Rudolf, Dr.* June 6th, 1887
† March 20th, 1974

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Lippe, von der, Friedrich 'Fritz' (General)* May 13th, 1879
† December 6th, 1956

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Lippert, Michael Johann* April 24th, 1897
† September 1st, 1969

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Lippert, Rolf* October 29th, 1900
† April 1st, 1945
Plot: A Row: 9 Grave: 170

List, Siegmund Wilhelm Walther* May 14th, 1880
† August 17th, 1971

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Litzmann, Karl-Siegmund Hermann-Julius* August 1st, 1893
† August 1945

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Loch, Emil Herbert* August 5th, 1886
† October 28th, 1976

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Loefen, von, Max Hermann (Generalmajor)* March 5th, 1892
† January 4th, 1942
Grave: UNK

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Loeper, von, Friedrich-Wilhelm* August 3rd, 1888
† October 7th, 1983

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Loerzer, Bruno* January 22nd, 1891
† August 22nd, 1960

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Loewenfeld, von, Wilfried Friedrich* September 25th, 1879
† July 6th, 1946
Plot: V Grave: 20

Lohmann, Günther (Generalleutnant)* October 6th, 1895
† November 15th, 1978

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Lohmeyer, Carl (Infanterie-Regiment 505)* December 25th, 1893
† January 4th, 1942
Plot: 2 Row: 82 Grave: 8565

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Lohse, Hinrich* September 2nd, 1896
† February 25th, 1964

Lorenz, Wilhelm* April 25th, 1894
† January 2nd, 1943

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Loritz, Hans* December 12th, 1895
† January 31st, 1946

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Lorleberg, Werner* October 17th, 1894
† April 16th, 1945

Lottner, Kurt* October 30th, 1899
† March 15th, 1957

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Lucht, Ernst* February 27th, 1896
† November 2nd, 1975

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Lucht, Walther* February 26th, 1882
† March 18th, 1949

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Luckner, Graf von, Wolf (Generalmajor)* January 9th, 1896
† November 13th, 1971

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Luczny, Alfons* June 4th, 1894
† August 12th, 1985

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Ludwig, Günther* August 31st, 1899
† November 4th, 1971

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Ludwig, von, Kurt Bernhard Friedrich (Flak)* December 13th, 1892
† November 13th, 1949

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Ludwiger, von, Hartwig* June 29th, 1895
† April 25th, 1947

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Lundqvist, Jarl Frithiof* August 15th, 1896
† September 23rd, 1965

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Lungershausen, Karl-Hans (Generalleutnant)* July 20th, 1896
† December 24th, 1975

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Lutze, Viktor* December 28th, 1890
† May 3rd, 1943

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Luz, Helwig (Generalleutnant)* June 28th, 1892
† April 28th, 1980

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Lübbe, Vollrath* March 4th, 1894
† April 4th, 1969

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Lüdecke, Otto-Joachim* May 27th, 1895
† February 14th, 1971

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Lütjens, Günther* May 25th, 1889
† May 27th, 1941

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Lüttwitz, Freiherr von, Heinrich (General der Pz)* December 6th, 1896
† October 9th, 1969

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Lüttwitz, Freiherr von, Smilo (General der Panzer)* December 23rd, 1895
† May 19th, 1975

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Lüttwitz, Freiherr von, Walther* February 2nd, 1859
† September 20th, 1942

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Lützow, Freiherr von, Kurt Jürgen* August 7th, 1892
† July 20th, 1961

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Löhr, Alexander* May 20th, 1885
† February 16th, 1947

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Löhr, Erich (WH-Gren.Rgt. 405)* November 9th, 1898
† July 25th, 1966

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Löwrick, Karl* November 8th, 1894
† April 8th, 1945

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