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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lasch, Karl* May 2nd, 1897

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lehmann, Dr. Curt (Grenadier-Regiment 409)* July 12th, 1898

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lindig, Franz* October 5th, 1893

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Loewe, Albert

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lührs, Justus (Grenadier-Regiment 148)* November 21st, 1896

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sources

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

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