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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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Canders, Werner (Infanterie-Regiment 408)* March 25th, 1914
† April 23rd, 1993

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Canstein, Freiherr von, Ulrich Maria (GR 220)* June 16th, 1906
† August 10th, 1991

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Capesius, Kurt* February 12th, 1919
† September 22nd, 1958

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Cappel, Wilhelm* October 8th, 1906
† July 19th, 1944

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Carganico, Horst* October 27th, 1917
† May 27th, 1944

Carius, Otto* May 27th, 1922
† January 24th, 2015

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Carl, Friedrich Eduard Matthias* September 24th, 1916
† December 5th, 2013

Carls, Rolf* May 29th, 1885
† April 15th, 1945

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Carolis, de, Ugo* 1887
† December 12th, 1941

Carpaneto, Alfredo* January 4th, 1915
† January 26th, 1945

Casper, Carl* February 22nd, 1893
† August 24th, 1970

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Castell-Castell, Graf zu, Prosper Friedrich Karl* September 4th, 1922
† January 3rd, 1989

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Castka, Horst* December 15th, 1915
† June 14th, 1984

Cavallero, Ugo Conte* September 20th, 1880
† September 13th, 1943

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Celerin, Albert* July 15th, 1921
† December 31st, 1997

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Chamier-Glisczinski, von, Wolfgang (General)* April 16th, 1894
† August 22nd, 1943

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Chappuis von, Friedrich-Wilhelm* September 13th, 1886
† August 27th, 1942

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Charpentier, von, Hans-Georg (SS-Reiter-Reg. 1)* July 16th, 1902
† February 11th, 1945
Plot: 1 Grave: UNKNOWN

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Chevallerie, von der, Hellmut* November 9th, 1896
† June 1st, 1965

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Chevallerie, von der, Kurt Wilhelm Gustav Erdm.* December 23rd, 1891
† April 18th, 1945

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Chevallerie, von, la, Botho Hermann Ludwig* August 1st, 1898
† November 16th, 1943
Plot: 13 Row: 3 Grave: 211

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Chill, Kurt Erich* May 1st, 1895
† July 5th, 1976

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Chmel, Max* May 3rd, 1915
† April 18th, 1945

Choltitz, von, Dietrich Hugo Hermann* November 9th, 1894
† November 5th, 1966

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Chowanetz, Otto* October 24th, 1919
† July 1943

Christ, Torsten Georg Egon (VIII. Fliegerkorps)* February 3rd, 1906
† April 13th, 1967

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Christel, Kurt* February 17th, 1889
† March 3rd, 1942

Christen, Fritz (Waffen SS)* June 29th, 1921
† September 23rd, 1995

Christern, Hans* January 24th, 1900
† June 17th, 1966

Christiansen, Georg* October 21st, 1914
† June 14th, 1997

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Christl, Georg* October 3rd, 1913
† March 31st, 1991

Christmann, Karl (Kampfgeschw. 53 "Legion Condor")* June 16th, 1912
† November 5th, 1944

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Christofzik, Kurt* March 17th, 1910
† May 4th, 1976

Christopherson, Egon (Waffen SS)* February 8th, 1919
† January 15th, 1988

Chrobek, Bruno* October 9th, 1895
† December 10th, 1942

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Chrzonsz, Günter* October 15th, 1914
† October 31st, 2003

Cierpka, Walter* November 3rd, 1912
† May 8th, 1993

Ciliax, Otto* October 30th, 1891
† December 12th, 1964

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Cipa, Oskar* February 7th, 1912
† January 13th, 1987

Cirener, Wilhelm "Willi"* March 19th, 1913
† May 1st, 1941

Claas, Paul* December 12th, 1908
† June 20th, 1943

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Claassen, Richard* January 4th, 1900
† May 26th, 1943

Claassen, Theo* May 24th, 1922
† September 7th, 1986

Clausen, Asmus Nicolai "Niko" (U-182)* June 2nd, 1911
† May 16th, 1943
Grave: U-182

Clausen, Erwin "Caesar" (JG 77 "Herz As")* August 5th, 1911
† October 4th, 1943

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Clausen, Karl-Ulrich (Artillerie-Regiment 30)* February 14th, 1919
† January 5th, 1945
Plot: U Row: 26 Grave: 778

Clemente, Ernst (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13)* April 27th, 1922
† January 19th, 1991

Clemm von Hohenberg, Dieter-Hans* September 27th, 1915
† June 30th, 1944

Cleve, Rudolf* July 22nd, 1919
† October 30th, 1997

Clüver, Hans* April 14th, 1907
† September 17th, 1979

Clößner, Erich* September 17th, 1888
† March 28th, 1976

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Coeler, Joachim (Luftwaffe)* June 1st, 1891
† May 14th, 1955

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Cohrs, Erwin* February 19th, 1916
† February 27th, 1994

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Collani, Hans (Waffen SS)* December 13th, 1908
† July 29th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Colli, Robert* June 27th, 1898
† July 22nd, 1980

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Condné, Johann* January 9th, 1919
† October 20th, 2001

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Conrad, Gerhard Dipl.ing. (WL-Generalleutnant)* April 21st, 1895
† May 28th, 1982

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Conrad, Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm* September 21st, 1913
† October 6th, 1942

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Conrady, Alexander* July 16th, 1903
† December 21st, 1983

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Conrath, Paul* November 21st, 1896
† January 15th, 1979

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Coracino, Klaus* March 8th, 1910
† July 12th, 1994

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Cordes, Udo (Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz")* July 22nd, 1921
† March 7th, 2007

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Corts, Helmut* February 22nd, 1920
† March 10th, 2000

Corßen, Günter* February 6th, 1916
† August 16th, 1990

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Cossel, von, Johann-Dettleff (Hans-Detloff)* July 1st, 1916
† July 22nd, 1943

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Coutre, le, Georg* September 13th, 1921
† January 8th, 2009

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Cramer, Hans* July 13th, 1896
† October 28th, 1968

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Cramer, Heinz* May 24th, 1911
† September 5th, 2003

Cramm, Freiherr von, Wilhelm-Ernst* September 30th, 1917
† May 29th, 1996

Crantz, Friedrich* July 31st, 1906
† August 22nd, 1944

Cranz, Friedrich-Karl* November 14th, 1886
† March 24th, 1941

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Crasemann, Eduard (General der Artillerie)* March 5th, 1891
† April 29th, 1950

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Cremer, Peter-Erich "Ali" ('U-333')* March 25th, 1911
† July 5th, 1992

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Crinius, Wilhelm* December 1st, 1920
† April 26th, 1997

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Crisolli, Wilhelm* January 20th, 1895
† September 5th, 1944

Crusius, Heinz* May 3rd, 1916
† March 31st, 1942

Crüger, Arved* June 25th, 1911
† March 22nd, 1942

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Crüwell, Ludwig* March 20th, 1892
† September 25th, 1958

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Cullmann, Kurt* September 2nd, 1912
† March 29th, 1944

Cuno, Kurt* August 27th, 1896
† July 14th, 1961

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Cygan, Leo* June 21st, 1920
† February 14th, 1945

Czekay, Richard (Stuka-Geschwader 2 'Immelmann')* March 26th, 1916
† April 24th, 2009

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Czernik, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 2 "Holzhammer")* January 12th, 1913
† October 20th, 1941
Plot: CW Row: 6 Grave: 143

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Czorny, Wilhelm (Pz-Gren-Reg. "Großdeutschland")* December 4th, 1924
† April 22nd, 1987

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