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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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Takkula, Karl Yrjö Ilmari* February 4th, 1899
† April 10th, 1962

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Talvela, Paavo Juho* February 19th, 1897
† September 30th, 1973

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Tank, Kurt Waldemar* February 24th, 1898
† June 5th, 1983

Tarnow, Otto Siegfried Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)* September 9th, 1893
† April 19th, 1963

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Tensfeld, Willy (Waffen SS)* November 27th, 1893
† September 2nd, 1982

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Terboven, Josef Antonius Heinrich* May 23rd, 1898
† May 8th, 1945

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Tettau, von, Hans* November 30th, 1888
† January 30th, 1956

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Thiele, August (Vizeadmiral)* August 26th, 1893
† March 31st, 1981

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Thielmann, Alfred (Generalleutnant)* July 20th, 1892
† March 3rd, 1988

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Thierack, Otto Georg* April 19th, 1899
† October 26th, 1946

Thoholte, Karl* September 14th, 1893
† March 21st, 1954

Tholens, Hermann* May 19th, 1882
† October 16th, 1967

Thoma, Heinrich "Heinz" (Generalleutnant)* April 26th, 1891
† October 30th, 1948

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Thoma, Ritter von, Wilhelm Josef (Gen. d. Panzer)* November 11th, 1891
† April 30th, 1948

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Thomale, Wolfgang* February 25th, 1900
† October 20th, 1978

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Thomas, Dr.med. Max (Waffen SS)* August 4th, 1891
† December 6th, 1945

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Thomas, Wilhelm* October 8th, 1892
† August 24th, 1976

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Thomaschki, Siegfried Paul Leonhard* March 20th, 1894
† May 31st, 1967

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Thumm, Helmuth* August 25th, 1895
† July 13th, 1977

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Thunert, Eberhard* November 22nd, 1899
† May 4th, 1964

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Thäter, Karl* September 13th, 1886
† October 14th, 1962

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Tiainen, Lauri Taavetti* February 15th, 1890
† September 18th, 1958

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Tiemann, Otto Heinrich Andreas* February 12th, 1890
† April 20th, 1952

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Tippelskirch, von, Kurt Oskar Heinrich Ludwig W.* October 9th, 1891
† May 10th, 1957

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Titschack, Friedrich Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)* August 28th, 1876
† August 22nd, 1952

Tittel, Hermann Karl Richard Eugen* November 12th, 1888
† August 22nd, 1959

Tobye, Erhard (Konteradmiral)* April 18th, 1894
† December 16th, 1971

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Todt, Fritz* September 4th, 1891
† February 8th, 1942
Plot: C 

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Topp, Karl* September 29th, 1895
† April 24th, 1981

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Toussaint, Rudolf (General)* May 2nd, 1891
† August 1968

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Trabandt, Wilhelm (Waffen SS)* July 21st, 1891
† May 19th, 1968

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Tresckow, von, Henning Hermann Karl Robert* January 10th, 1901
† July 21st, 1944

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Tresckow, von, Joachim* June 20th, 1894
† November 3rd, 1958

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Triepel genannt Schulze, Gerhard (Generalmajor)* August 27th, 1883
† February 25th, 1974

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Trierenberg, Wolf-Günther* June 18th, 1891
† July 25th, 1981

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Tronnier, Louis "Luis"* November 21st, 1897
† January 27th, 1952

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Trotha, von, Wolf (Vizeadmiral)* October 1st, 1884
† January 31st, 1946

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Trowitz, Adolf Eduard* September 24th, 1893
† January 3rd, 1978

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Tröger, Hans (Generalleutnant)* August 29th, 1896
† January 21st, 1982

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Tuompo, Viljo (Wiljo) Einar* September 23rd, 1893
† November 25th, 1957

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