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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
Haack, Hermann (Generalstabsintendant)25-03-188116-01-1973more
Haack, Werner (Generalmajor)06-03-189428-10-1944more
Haas, Franz (Generalmajor)17-10-189806-03-1961more
Haas, Josef (Grenadier-Regiment 485)24-09-189722-05-1944more
Haase, Alfred09-09-189824-02-2000more
Haase, Conrad (Generalleutnant)29-08-188825-01-1963more
Haase, Curt15-12-188109-02-1943more
Habersang, Lothar (Infanterie-Regiment 521)17-09-1887 more
Habicht, Dipl.Ing. Franz (Generalmajor)06-10-189128-10-1972more
Habicht, Theodor04-04-189831-01-1944more
Habsburg-Lothringen, von, Wilhelm Franz10-02-189518-08-1948more
Haccius, Ernst10-12-189311-03-1943more
Hachtel, Georg (Generalmajor)29-06-189420-07-1943more
Haeckel, Ernst (Generalleutnant)05-04-189026-09-1967more
Haenicke, Siegfried (General der Infanterie)08-09-187819-02-1946more
Haenschke, Wilhelm13-12-189123-02-1960
Hagemann, Wolf (Generalleutnant)20-07-189812-09-1983more
Hagen, von dem, Oskar (Generalmajor)13-04-188317-05-1940more
Hagen, Walter, Adolf, Christian (Generalmajor)16-03-189724-11-1963more
Hahm, Walther21-12-189411-08-1951more
Hake, von, Friedrich-Erdmann14-08-189822-03-1982more
Halm, Hans24-02-187909-10-1957more
Haltermann, Hans Werner (Waffen SS)20-04-189817-06-1981more
Hamann, Adolf (Infanterie-Regiment 666)03-09-188530-12-1945more
Hamann, Hans-Heinz (Arko 118)23-02-189326-06-1948more
Hammerstein-Gesmold, Freiherr von, Fritjof20-08-187021-01-1944more
Hampel, Desiderius (Waffen SS)20-01-189511-01-1981more
Handloser, Siegfried25-03-189503-07-1954more
Hanneken, von, Hermann (General der Infanterie)05-01-189022-07-1981more
Hannibal, Heinrich (Waffen SS)19-11-188909-05-1971more
Hansen, Christian (General der Artillerie)10-04-188507-08-1972more
Hansen, Erik Oskar (General der Kavallerie)27-05-188920-03-1967more
Hansen, Gottfried (Admiral)08-11-188116-07-1976more
Hansen, Peter (Waffen SS)30-11-189623-05-1967more
Hansen, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 554)08-06-189502-01-1969more
Hanstein, von, Jobst06-12-188706-04-1968more
Harpe, Josef (Generaloberst)21-09-188714-03-1968more
Harteneck, Gustav (I. Kavallerie-Korps)27-07-189213-01-1984more
Hartlieb genannt Walsporn, von, Max20-10-188325-07-1959more
Hartmann, Ernst (Waffen SS)10-05-189703-05-1945
Hartmann, Hans (Konteradmiral)16-01-189709-03-1976more
Hartmann, Otto (General der Artillerie)11-09-188410-07-1952more
Hartmann, von, Alexander (General der Infanterie)11-12-189026-01-1943more
Hartmann, Walter (General der Artillerie)23-07-189111-03-1977more
Hartmann, Wilhelm Heinrich (Generalleutnant)05-10-189423-01-1963more
Hasse, Wilhelm24-11-189406-06-1945more
Hassenstein, Erich19-09-189402-05-1945more
Hassenstein, Wolfgang (Infanterie-Regiment 268)08-11-189931-01-1945more
Haubold, Karl-Alfred (General)28-10-188727-02-1969more
Hauenschild, Ritter von, Bruno (Generalmajor)09-06-189610-03-1953more
Hauffe, Arthur20-12-189222-07-1944
Haupt, Hans Joachim20-06-187630-07-1942more
Hauschulz, Kurt (Generalmajor)02-10-189524-12-1975more
Hauser, Eduard22-06-189516-07-1961more
Hauser, Wolfgang (Generalleutnant)28-08-189307-09-1973more
Hausser, Paul "Papa" (Waffen SS)07-10-188021-12-1972more
Hecker, Hans26-02-189501-05-1979more
Heidenreich, Anton (Generalmajor)03-07-189620-10-1982more
Heider, Wilhelm (Generalmajor)14-07-188427-03-1966more
Heidkämper, Otto13-03-190117-02-1969more
Heigl, Ritter von, Hubertus-Maria (Generalmajor)10-11-189724-01-1985more
Heilmann, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment 671)01-11-189609-03-1945more
Heim, Hellmut Dozent Dr. med. habil.13-01-190020-08-1986
Heimann, Arthur Franz Richard "Arthur"30-05-1898 
Heinrichs, Konrad-Oskar05-05-189008-09-1944more
Heintz, Joachim25-05-189624-10-1960more
Heinz, Friedrich Wilhelm07-05-189926-02-1968more
Heiskanen, Juho Henrik18-12-188911-12-1950more
Heitmann, Hermann (Artillerie-Regiment 241)19-01-189824-12-1955more
Helfer, Wilhelm (NSDAP)26-12-188615-08-1954more
Hell, Ernst-Eberhard (VII. Armee-Korps)19-09-188715-09-1973more
Helldorff, Graf von, Wolf Heinrich14-10-189615-08-1944more
Helling, Arno05-11-1900 more
Hellwig, Otto Karl Friedrich (SS)24-02-189820-08-1962more
Henger, Wolfgang (Artillerie-Regiment 21)22-08-189202-02-1985more
Hengl, Ritter von, Georg (Gen. d. Gebirgstruppe)21-10-189719-03-1952more
Henneberg, Dr.med., Ernst21-07-188708-10-1946more
Henrici, Hans Dipl.ing. (Generalmajor)15-01-189523-04-1960more
Henrici, Rudolf27-06-189201-08-1971more
Henrici, Sigfrid (General der Panzertruppe)10-05-188908-11-1964more
Henrici, Waldemar Dr.rer.pol. (Generalleutnant)03-02-187815-02-1950more
Hentschel, Karl23-09-189912-12-1956more
Henze, Albert (Generalleutnant)07-08-189431-03-1979more
Herbst, Dr., Hellmut24-02-1895 more
Hermanns, Hubert  
Herrlein, Friedrich27-04-188928-07-1974more
Hess, Rudolf13-10-1885 
Hess, Rudolf Walter Richard26-04-189417-08-1987more
Hesselbarth, Gerhard (generalmajor)02-03-189308-09-1986more
Hessen, Prinz und Landgraf von, Philip06-11-189625-10-1980more
Heucke, Werner31-01-189504-08-1983more
Heusinger, Adolf04-08-189730-11-1982more
Heutz, Joseph "Josef"  more
Heye, Hellmuth Guido Alexander09-08-189510-11-1970more
Heyking, von, Rüdiger10-01-189418-02-1956more
Hierl, Konstantin24-02-187523-09-1955more
Hildebrandt, Friedrich Karl Heinrich August (SS)19-09-189805-11-1948more
Hildebrandt, Hans-Georg (Generalleutnant)15-06-189631-01-1967more
Hildebrandt, Hubert Dr. (Ministerialrat)13-08-1897 
Hilsbos, Georg (Feld-Artillerie-Regiment 5)  more
Himmler, Heinrich Luitpold07-10-190023-05-1945more
Hipp, Helmut10-07-189507-07-1984more
Hippel, von, Walter27-05-189729-11-1972more
Hippke, Erich07-03-188810-06-1969more
Hippler, Bruno (Generalmajor)01-05-189423-03-1942more
Hirschberg, Freiherr von, Anton20-11-187801-12-1960more
Hitler, Adolf20-04-188930-04-1945more
Hitter, Alfons04-06-189211-03-1968more
Hitzeroth, Hans28-12-189618-07-1969more
Hitzfeld, Otto-Maximilian07-05-189806-12-1990more
Hochbaum, Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann (34.ID)07-08-189428-01-1955more
Hochbaum, Wilhelm (Panzer Regiment 33)03-08-189812-06-1971more
Hoeland, Otto Eduard (Pionier-Bataillon 14)19-01-189405-12-1959more
Hoepner, Erich14-09-188608-08-1944
Hoerning, Reinhard19-10-189517-10-1942
Hoernlein, Walter02-01-189314-09-1961more
Hoffmann von Waldau, Otto07-07-189817-05-1943more
Hoffmann, Gerhard (general der Flakartillerie)13-10-188706-11-1969more
Hoffmann, Kurt30-05-1898 
Hoffmeister, Edmund04-03-189300-03-1951more
Hofmann, Erich (Generalleutnant)30-09-188908-09-1961more
Hofmann, Otto16-03-189631-12-1982more
Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, Prinz zu, Gottfried Hermann24-03-189711-05-1960
Hohn, Hermann Dr. (Generalleutnant)11-10-189713-11-1968more
Holle, Alexander27-02-189816-07-1978more
Holste, Rudolf (Generalleutnant)09-04-189704-12-1970more
Holz, Karl27-12-189520-04-1945more
Homme de Courbière, de l', Rene (1887-1946)24-01-188707-05-1946more
Hoppe, Harry11-02-189423-08-1969more
Horn, von, Hans-Joachim23-10-189610-01-1994more
Hosenfeld, Wilm02-05-189513-08-1952more
Hoth, Hermann12-04-188525-01-1971more
Howaldt, Hans12-11-188806-09-1970more
Hoyermann, Gerhard Franz Wilhelm (Pz-Jg-Abt.387)19-09-189626-03-1943more
Hube, Hans-Valentin (Generaloberst)29-10-189021-04-1944more
Hubicki, Ritter von, Alfred05-02-188714-07-1971more
Huffmann, Helmuth (62. Infanterie-Division)31-07-189109-12-1975more
Hugo, von, Christoph12-07-189523-12-1945more
Hulin, Franz  more
Hundt, Gustav27-09-189421-04-1945more
Huth, Joachim-Friedrich (Generalleutnant)31-07-189627-03-1962more
Hühnlein, Adolf Andreas12-09-188118-06-1942more
Hühnlein, Karl Friedrich (NSDAP)10-05-1900 
Hülst, von, Dr.rer.pol., Hans-Franz23-12-189818-08-1986more
Hünersdorff, von, Walther28-11-189817-07-1943more
Hünten, Maximilian (Grenadier Regiment 114)03-09-189426-02-1965more
Häfner, Konrad (NSDAP)05-10-188503-05-1967more
Häfner, Wilhelm (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559)22-07-1892 more
Hägglund, Johan Woldemar10-08-189312-02-1963more
Höfer, Rudolf (Schützen-Regiment 64)12-03-189211-06-1961more
Höfle, Hermann (Waffen SS)12-12-189809-12-1947more
Höhne, Gustav17-02-189301-07-1951more
Höss, Rudolf Franz Ferdinand25-11-190016-04-1947more

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