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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

The OBdW postponed, and thereby temporarily barred/blocked, the awarding of the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross for "remarkable services in troop leadership" from August 3rd, 1940 until March 16th, 1941.

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Ebel, Paul* July 8th, 1916
† October 31st, 1986

Ebeling, Ernst* November 22nd, 1919
† January 16th, 1991

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Ebeling, Heinz* January 2nd, 1918
† November 30th, 1987

Ebeling, Werner* November 21st, 1913
† August 25th, 2008

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Ebener, Kurt (Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet")* May 4th, 1920
† May 7th, 1975

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Eberbach, Heinrich* November 24th, 1895
† July 13th, 1992

Eberhardt, Erich (Waffen SS)* October 19th, 1913
† July 1st, 1965

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Eberhardt, Friedrich-Georg (Generalleutnant)* January 15th, 1892
† September 9th, 1964

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Eberhardt, Georg (Waffen SS)* February 27th, 1914
† July 21st, 1943
Grave: UNK

Ebersbach, Hans* May 19th, 1921
† May 31st, 1944
Plot: 14 Row: 2 Grave: 31

Eberspächer, Helmut (Nachtschlachtgruppe 20)* November 18th, 1915
† June 19th, 2011

Ebert, Franz (Flak-Regiment 23)* May 12th, 1914
† October 1st, 1972

Ebinger, Edwin* January 13th, 1914
† March 4th, 1944

Ebke, August-Friedrich* April 14th, 1913
† June 29th, 1981

Ebner, Adam (Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 137)* December 24th, 1911
† October 17th, 1975

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Ebner, Fridolin* November 20th, 1915
† February 15th, 1978

Eck, Josef* September 25th, 1914
† April 26th, 1945

Eckardt, Hermann* October 4th, 1920
† September 16th, 2010

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Eckardt, Reinhold* March 26th, 1918
† July 30th, 1942
Plot: 45 Grave: 495

Eckardt, Willi* August 5th, 1915
† March 19th, 1966

Eckebrecht, Fritz* May 8th, 1912
† February 8th, 1973

Ecker, Paul* May 21st, 1913
† February 27th, 1979

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Eckerle, Franz (Jagdgeschwader 54)* April 24th, 1912
† February 14th, 1942

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Eckert, Alois* September 28th, 1916
† October 12th, 1943

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Eckert, Ernst* January 7th, 1922
† April 27th, 1944

Eckert, Hans (Waffen SS)* June 1st, 1916
† July 11th, 1974

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Eckhardt, Alfons* February 27th, 1910
† August 11th, 1942

Eckhardt, Johann-Heinrich* December 3rd, 1896
† May 15th, 1945

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Eckhardt, Wilhelm* August 20th, 1917
† January 28th, 2002

Eckholt, Oskar* November 4th, 1894
† August 12th, 1982

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Eckinger, Josef-Franz* December 27th, 1904
† October 17th, 1941

Eckstein, Fritz (Waffen SS)* January 27th, 1923
† April 4th, 1979

Edelsheim, Reichsfreiherr von, Maximilian* July 6th, 1897
† April 26th, 1994

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Eder, Anton* June 8th, 1906
† July 31st, 1978

Eder, Georg-Peter* March 8th, 1921
† March 11th, 1986

Eder, Martin (Infanterie-Regiment 481)* December 22nd, 1902
† April 6th, 1983

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Edhofer, Heinz* December 15th, 1917
† May 27th, 1978

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Eding, Alois* October 20th, 1914
† August 16th, 1956

Edse, Heinrich* February 13th, 1910
† June 21st, 1991

Edtbauer, Franz Xaver* September 23rd, 1920
† April 13th, 1944

Eggemann, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 680)* April 28th, 1911
† March 6th, 1956

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Eggemann, Wilhelm* September 5th, 1908
† September 27th, 1959

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Egger, Paul (Waffen SS)* November 26th, 1916
† July 12th, 2007

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Egger, Reinhard Karl* December 11th, 1905
† June 10th, 1987

Eggers, Hermann* October 25th, 1914
† April 22nd, 2006

Eggers, Johann* April 26th, 1923
† February 5th, 1974

Eggers, Walter* December 1st, 1914
† August 1944

Eggers, Wilhelm (Infanterie-Regiment 490)* July 7th, 1910
† March 11th, 1989

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Egghardt, Alfred* February 17th, 1920
† March 17th, 1996

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Egle, Kurt* July 12th, 1916
† March 27th, 1987

Eglseer, Karl* July 5th, 1890
† June 23rd, 1944

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Ehinger, Josef* January 5th, 1917
† July 18th, 1953

Ehle, Curt* October 21st, 1899
† August 16th, 1986

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Ehle, Walter* April 28th, 1913
† November 17th, 1943
Plot: 21 Grave: 42

Ehlers, Hans* July 15th, 1914
† December 27th, 1944

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Ehm, Bruno* August 9th, 1920
† December 4th, 1969

Ehrath, Fritz (Waffen SS)* August 9th, 1909
† August 20th, 1972

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Ehrenberger, Rudolf* August 25th, 1915
† March 8th, 1944

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Ehrig, Werner Julius Clement* April 22nd, 1897
† January 31st, 1981

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Ehrler, Heinrich* September 17th, 1917
† April 4th, 1945
Plot: 1-2 Row: 1 

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Ehrt, Günther* February 16th, 1916
† November 20th, 1944
Plot: A Grave: 51

Eibl, Karl-Franz* July 23rd, 1891
† January 21st, 1943

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Eich, Karl* April 11th, 1915
† November 20th, 1943

Eichel-Streiber, von, Diethelm* August 10th, 1914
† May 13th, 1996

Eichert, Hans-Henning* January 25th, 1917
† July 9th, 1943

Eichert, Robert (Panzer-Regiment 36)* June 14th, 1914
† September 23rd, 1944

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Eichhorn, Hugo (Waffen SS)* February 11th, 1911
† May 27th, 1992

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Eichler, Erich* August 19th, 1914
† March 8th, 2003

Eichler, Hilmar* September 10th, 1895
† May 20th, 1973

Eichler, Kurt* December 10th, 1906
† November 5th, 1992

Eichler, Richard* April 3rd, 1903
† January 31st, 1943

Eichler, Wolfgang (Panzer-Regiment 29)* August 17th, 1914
† July 4th, 1944

Eichloff, Otto* April 19th, 1916
† June 3rd, 1987

Eichmeier, Hans* August 13th, 1897
† February 21st, 1973

Eichstedt, von, Werner (Inf.Reg. 436)* January 1st, 1896
† August 26th, 1944

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Eick, Alfred (U-510)* March 9th, 1916
† April 12th, 2015

Eicke, Theodor 'Papa' (Waffen SS)* October 17th, 1892
† February 26th, 1943
Grave: UNK

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Eidel, Alfred* May 23rd, 1910
† June 23rd, 1944

Eiden, Karl-Georg* January 20th, 1917
† August 20th, 1987

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Eikmeier, Johannes "Hans"* December 3rd, 1918
† September 5th, 2012

Eil, Peter* July 17th, 1917
† July 16th, 1965

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Eilers, Adolf* October 13th, 1907
† March 28th, 1981

Einem gen. von Rothmaler, von, Friedrich-Wilhelm* March 19th, 1919
† October 2nd, 1996

Einem, von, Hans-Egon* September 26th, 1907
† May 8th, 1945

Einfalt, Johann* September 1st, 1913
† January 23rd, 2007

Einhoff, Georg* October 19th, 1904
† February 18th, 1945

Eisele, Aloisius* February 22nd, 1914
† December 4th, 2008

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Eisenach, Franz* August 11th, 1918
† August 21st, 1998

Eisenblätter, Erich* January 14th, 1920
† August 9th, 1996

Eisermann, Erich* February 3rd, 1921
† March 8th, 1985

Eisermann, Johannes* February 8th, 1900
† May 3rd, 1976

Eisgruber, Johann* December 21st, 1915
† June 13th, 1993

Eisgruber, Karl* December 2nd, 1905
† April 25th, 1980

Eisl, Alois* October 21st, 1912
† December 26th, 2006

Eitel, Emil* June 6th, 1915
† September 14th, 1944

Eitner, Volkhard* January 2nd, 1914
† November 5th, 1996

Ekesparre, von, Arthur* January 8th, 1913
† February 12th, 1945

Elbl, Josef* March 26th, 1893
† November 10th, 1943

Elflein, Walter* December 10th, 1914
† December 30th, 2000

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Ellmer, Konrad* July 28th, 1921
† December 9th, 1944

Ellmers, Gustav* April 4th, 1913
† February 12th, 1999

Eltrich, Herbert* March 19th, 1913
† August 12th, 1944

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Elverfeldt, Freiherr von, Harald* February 6th, 1900
† March 6th, 1945
Grave: 100

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Emig, Hans* December 7th, 1902
† June 28th, 1942

Emmerling, Heinz* November 3rd, 1910
† November 23rd, 1977

Emmermann, Carl* March 6th, 1915
† March 25th, 1990

Emmert, Dr.jur., Ernst* February 26th, 1900
† January 22nd, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 17 Grave: 401

Endell, Werner* March 5th, 1894
† December 23rd, 1985

Ender, Eduard* July 9th, 1917
† January 18th, 1945

Ender, Hans* August 6th, 1910
† January 11th, 1993

Endraß, Engelbert* March 2nd, 1911
† December 21st, 1941

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Endres, Hans* June 5th, 1915
† October 5th, 2004

Endres, Theodor* September 25th, 1876
† January 18th, 1956

Endreß, Hans (Waffen SS)* July 5th, 1911
† January 14th, 1969

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Endriss, August* November 21st, 1914
† August 15th, 1967

Engbrecht, Herbert* August 23rd, 1910
† August 7th, 1942

Engel, Gerhard Michael* April 13th, 1906
† December 9th, 1976

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Engel, Heinrich* April 29th, 1914
† December 16th, 2004

Engel, Hermann* May 21st, 1918
† March 26th, 1945

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Engel, Otto* April 14th, 1919
† January 30th, 2005

Engel, Walter (LW-Nachtjagdgeschwader 5)* May 1st, 1919
† April 26th, 2011

Engelbrecht, Erwin (WH-136.Infanterie-Division)* November 12th, 1891
† June 8th, 1964

Engelbrecht, Karl* February 15th, 1915
† May 15th, 1976

Engelbrecht, Wilhelm (Waffen SS)* September 5th, 1911
† August 26th, 1946

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Engelhardt, Günter (Grenadier-Regiment 30)* January 10th, 1898
† February 24th, 1975

Engelhardt, Johann (FJR6)* December 11th, 1916
† March 4th, 2001

Engelhardt, Kurt (Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 232)* March 25th, 1914
† December 4th, 1987

Engelien, Fritz (Division-Füsilier-Bataillon 15)* January 4th, 1917
† November 24th, 1981

Engelien, Hans (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25)* May 30th, 1913
† May 9th, 1945

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Engelmann, Richard* December 30th, 1919
† October 19th, 1944
Plot: O Row: 1 Grave: 44

Engfer, Alfred* November 30th, 1915
† September 3rd, 1942

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Engfer, Siegfried 'Lederstrumpf'* April 27th, 1915
† April 1946

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Engler, Alfred* May 4th, 1909
† May 12th, 1973

Enneccerus, Walter* November 21st, 1911
† August 3rd, 1971

Ens, Karl* March 21st, 1896
† April 15th, 1945

Enseling, Rudolf (Waffen SS)* August 30th, 1914
† January 25th, 1977

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Ensle, Wolfgang (Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann")* July 29th, 1920
† September 27th, 2007

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Enzensberger, Josef (Schlachtgeschwader 10)* August 21st, 1914
† September 6th, 1975

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Enßle, Alfred* June 18th, 1912
† May 26th, 1989

Eppen, Heinrich* March 29th, 1915
† June 4th, 1942

Erasmus, Dr. jur., Johannes* October 24th, 1913
† August 1st, 1993

Erath, Ludwig* April 3rd, 1919
† April 30th, 1998

Erdmann, Albrecht* October 8th, 1894
† April 15th, 1942

Erdmann, Armin* January 24th, 1913
† July 21st, 1961

Erdmann, Dipl.-Ing., Wolfgang (Generalleutnant)* November 13th, 1898
† September 5th, 1946

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Erdmann, Hans* December 25th, 1916
† December 7th, 1942

Erdmann, Otto* October 10th, 1913
† March 1945

Erdmann, Rudolph* July 22nd, 1897
† May 14th, 1959

Erdmannsdorff, von, Gottfried (Infanterie-Reg.171)* April 25th, 1893
† January 30th, 1946

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Erdmannsdorff, von, Werner (General der Inf.)* July 26th, 1891
† June 5th, 1945

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Erdmenger, Hans Otto* October 29th, 1903
† December 28th, 1943

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Erhardt, Ernst (Grenadier-Regiment 481)* November 17th, 1917
† December 30th, 1994

Erler, Rudolf* May 22nd, 1888
† March 16th, 1953

Ermoneit, Helmut (Kampfgeschwader 4)* January 15th, 1919
† April 18th, 1989

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Ernst, Albert (schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519)* November 15th, 1912
† February 21st, 1986

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Ernst, Heinrich* May 26th, 1917
† November 28th, 2002

Ernst, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment)* October 25th, 1914
† July 9th, 1944

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Ernst, Richard, Christian* July 25th, 1906
† July 6th, 1986

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Ertel, Karl-Heinz (Waffen SS)* November 26th, 1919
† January 25th, 1993

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Ertel, Reinhold* May 26th, 1918
† January 22nd, 1945
Row: 2 Grave: 4

Ertolitsch, Franz* September 28th, 1923
† June 3rd, 2006

Esch, Albin (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85)* June 22nd, 1901
† March 3rd, 1959

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Eschenbacher, Georg* November 6th, 1914
† January 9th, 1944

Eschmann, Fritz* June 7th, 1909
† February 22nd, 1997

Esebeck, Freiherr von, Hans-Karl* July 10th, 1892
† January 5th, 1955

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Eske, Otto* June 12th, 1917
† November 8th, 1941

Essig, Richard* August 29th, 1914
† April 13th, 1945

Esteban-Infantes Martín, Emilio* May 18th, 1892
† September 6th, 1962

Ettel, Wolf-Udo (Jagdgeschwader 27)* February 26th, 1921
† July 17th, 1943
Plot: Gruft 2 Row: 1 Grave: C / 85

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Etthöfer, Alois (Waffen SS)* April 3rd, 1912
† November 20th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Etzold, Gerhard (Kradschützen-Bataillon 8)* March 17th, 1910
† May 6th, 1941

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Eulenburg, Graf zu, Jonas Kasimir* July 26th, 1901
† April 8th, 1945

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Euling, Karl-Heinz* August 16th, 1919
† April 14th, 2014

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Everling, Dr. rer.pol. Wolfgang (Panzer-Reg. 36)* April 22nd, 1920
† October 13th, 1996

Evers, Franz* January 17th, 1911
† April 19th, 1991

Evers, Walter* August 3rd, 1912
† December 28th, 1943

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Everth, Wolfgang (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3)* October 16th, 1914
† November 29th, 1980

Ewald, Edwin* March 29th, 1903
† March 26th, 1994

Ewald, Heinz "Esau"* September 1st, 1922
† March 14th, 2002

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Ewald, Werner* October 23rd, 1914
† October 5th, 1993

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Ewald, Wolfgang (Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet")* March 26th, 1911
† February 24th, 1994

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Ewert, Heinz-Martin* May 12th, 1915
† November 15th, 1980

Ewert, Herbert* February 4th, 1894
† February 1st, 1988

Ewert, Wolf (Generalmajor)* July 31st, 1905
† March 16th, 1994

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Eymer, Herbert* July 7th, 1918
† February 20th, 1943

Eyssen, Robert (Konteradmiral)* April 2nd, 1892
† March 31st, 1960

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Eysser, Oskar* December 20th, 1911
† June 23rd, 1959

Eßbach, Gotthard* March 29th, 1917
† April 19th, 2001

Eßlinger, Willi (Waffen SS)* June 2nd, 1916
† August 25th, 1944

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