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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
Laatikainen, Taavetti27-07-188615-04-1954more
Lagus, Ernst Ruben12-10-189615-07-1959more
Lamey, Hubert30-10-189607-04-1981more
Lammers, Hans Heinrich27-05-187904-01-1962more
Lancelle, Otto27-03-188503-07-1941more
Landau, Christian-Johannes Dipl.Landw.13-10-189710-12-1952more
Landgraf, Franz16-07-188819-04-1944
Lange, Dr.med.dent, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 43)14-07-189830-10-1982more
Lange, Walter Dr. med. (Admiralarzt)12-07-188200-00-1961
Lange, Werner (Kommandierender Admiral Ägäis)18-07-189319-11-1965more
Lange, Wolfgang (Generalleutnant)01-06-189810-02-1988more
Langermann und Erlenkamp, Freiherr von, Willibald29-03-189003-10-1942more
Lanz, Albrecht Dr. (Infanterie-Regiment 396)25-02-189827-01-1942more
Lanz, Hubert (General der Gebirgstruppe)22-05-189612-05-1982more
Larisch, von, Heribert18-07-189416-05-1972more
Lasch, Karl02-05-1897 more
Lasch, Otto25-06-189329-04-1971more
Lattorff, von, Claus-Just (Grenadier-Regiment 68)26-08-189518-12-1941more
Latz, Albert-Rudolph 'Rolf' (Divisions-Gruppe 323)04-06-189606-11-1943more
Laumann, Arthur (Generalmajor)04-07-189418-11-1970more
Laux, Paul11-11-188703-09-1944more
Le Suire, von, Karl Hans Maximilian08-11-189818-06-1954more
Leeb, Emil07-06-188108-09-1969more
Leeb, Ritter von, Wilhelm05-09-187629-04-1956more
Lehmann, Dr. Curt (Grenadier-Regiment 409)12-07-1898 more
Lehmann, Dr. Paul Hugo (Kriegsmarine)11-10-188608-04-1972more
Lehmann, Hans-Albrecht (Generalmajor)06-02-189427-11-1976more
Lemelsen, Joachim Hermann August26-09-188830-03-1954more
Lemke, Max07-04-189529-05-1985more
Lengerke, von, Wilhelm17-06-189426-08-1942
Lenski, von, Arno Ernst Max20-07-189304-10-1986more
Lenz, Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 164)07-09-189103-08-1943more
Leonhardt, Wolfgang (KM)20-02-189729-02-1980more
Lepper, Richard15-07-189731-03-1943more
Lerchenfeld, Freiherr von, Rudolf (PAA 27)27-08-189703-08-1979more
Lersner, Freiherr von, Karl01-07-189825-01-1943
Leschke, Alexander05-02-188907-12-1942more
Ley, Robert15-02-189025-10-1945more
Leyser, Hans-Georg16-06-189618-04-1980more
Lichel, Walter01-05-188510-12-1969more
Licht, Rudolf-Eduard11-06-189014-09-1978more
Lichtenberger, Hermann20-08-189215-01-1959more
Lieb, Theo-Helmut "Theobald"29-11-189220-03-1981more
Liebenstein, Freiherr von, Gustav24-04-189117-01-1967more
Liebenstein, Freiherr von, Kurt28-02-189903-08-1975more
Lindeiner-Wildau, von, Friedrich-Wilhelm Franz12-12-188022-05-1963more
Lindemann, Ernst28-03-189427-05-1941more
Lindemann, Fritz11-04-189422-09-1944more
Lindemann, Gerhard Heinrich (Generalmajor)02-08-189628-04-1994more
Lindig, Franz05-10-1893 more
Lindig, Max (Generalleutnant)11-07-188726-04-1961more
Lindner, Gerhard (Generalmajor)26-12-189604-06-1982more
Lipf, Rudolf, Dr.06-06-188720-03-1974more
Lippe, von der, Friedrich 'Fritz' (General)13-05-187906-12-1956more
Lippert, Michael Johann24-04-189701-09-1969more
Lippert, Rolf29-10-190001-04-1945
List, Siegmund Wilhelm Walther14-05-188017-08-1971more
Litzmann, Karl-Siegmund Hermann-Julius01-08-189300-08-1945more
Loch, Emil Herbert05-08-188628-10-1976more
Loefen, von, Max Hermann (Generalmajor)05-03-189204-01-1942more
Loeper, von, Friedrich-Wilhelm03-08-188807-10-1983more
Loerzer, Bruno22-01-189122-08-1960more
Loewe, Albert  
Loewenfeld, von, Wilfried Friedrich25-09-187906-07-1946
Lohmann, Günther (Generalleutnant)06-10-189515-11-1978more
Lohmeyer, Carl (Infanterie-Regiment 505)25-12-189304-01-1942more
Lohse, Hinrich02-09-189625-02-1964
Lorenz, Wilhelm25-04-189402-01-1943more
Loritz, Hans12-12-189531-01-1946more
Lorleberg, Werner17-10-189416-04-1945
Lottner, Kurt30-10-189915-03-1957more
Lucht, Ernst27-02-189602-11-1975more
Lucht, Walther26-02-188218-03-1949more
Luckner, Graf von, Wolf (Generalmajor)09-01-189613-11-1971more
Luczny, Alfons04-06-189412-08-1985more
Ludwig, Günther31-08-189904-11-1971more
Ludwig, von, Kurt Bernhard Friedrich (Flak)13-12-189213-11-1949more
Ludwiger, von, Hartwig29-06-189525-04-1947more
Lundqvist, Jarl Frithiof15-08-189623-09-1965more
Lungershausen, Karl-Hans (Generalleutnant)20-07-189624-12-1975more
Lutze, Viktor28-12-189003-05-1943more
Luz, Helwig (Generalleutnant)28-06-189228-04-1980more
Lübbe, Vollrath04-03-189404-04-1969more
Lüdecke, Otto-Joachim27-05-189514-02-1971more
Lührs, Justus (Grenadier-Regiment 148)21-11-1896 more
Lütjens, Günther25-05-188927-05-1941more
Lüttwitz, Freiherr von, Heinrich (General der Pz)06-12-189609-10-1969more
Lüttwitz, Freiherr von, Smilo (General der Panzer)23-12-189519-05-1975more
Lüttwitz, Freiherr von, Walther02-02-185920-09-1942more
Lützow, Freiherr von, Kurt Jürgen07-08-189220-07-1961more
Löhr, Alexander20-05-188516-02-1947more
Löhr, Erich (WH-Gren.Rgt. 405)09-11-189825-07-1966more
Löwrick, Karl08-11-189408-04-1945more

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