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Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

This decoration was instituted on December 20th 1939 by the Oberstbefehlshaber des Heeres, Generalfeldmarschall von Brauchitsch.

The design came from the firm C.E. Juncker in Berlin and consisted of an oval wreath of Oak leaves with the "Wehrmacht-eagle" with folded wings and the Swastika in its paws, at the top. From the upper left to right downwards there can be found a rendition of the Mauser K98k, the German standard Infantry weapon. The normal measures are 6.3 cm in height and 4.9 cm wide. The badge was produced in very many quantities and by many firms. This resulted in badges with and without markings, hollow or flat and with many different pins on the back.

The institutional rules of the decoration was adjusted on June 1st 1940, when a second version was introduced, the Sturmabzeichen in Bronze.

With the institution of the "Ordens-Gesetz" of 1957, it was German military permitted to wear de-nazified versions of German decorations. Also the Infanterie- Sturmabzeichen was produced from 1957 as a de-nazified version in Silver and Bronze, without the eagle and the Swastika.

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Ebeling, Werner21-11-191325-08-2008more
Eberding, Knut18-12-189528-06-1978more
Eberhart, Rupert  
Eberlein, Wolfgang (Infanterie-Regiment 427)05-09-1912 more
Eble, Hermann00-00-1917 more
Ebner, Josef05-08-192205-07-1943
Ecker, Paul10-01-190915-06-1944
Eckert, August11-09-191918-03-1943
Eckert, Fritz20-03-191429-07-1972more
Eckert, Hans (Waffen SS)01-06-191611-07-1974more
Ecklbauer, Karl Hubert07-07-191517-02-1943
Eckstein, Willi (WH-Infanterie)18-11-191408-02-1986more
Edbauer, Josef 10-09-1943
Edelhoff, Hans  
Edelmann, Albert  
Eder, Alois24-02-192025-10-1943
Eder, Franz07-11-191327-02-1942
Eder, Karl04-02-1915 
Eerden, van, Peter Cornelus19-01-192119-07-1943
Effenberger, Herbert (SS-Grenadier-Regiment 8)04-08-1909 
Egger, Ludwig10-07-192108-03-1943
Eggers, Heinz  
Eggerstorfer, Joseph09-11-1909 
Ehlers, Otto-Heinrich03-03-1913 more
Ehren, Joseph01-03-191312-01-1943
Eibl, Karl-Franz23-07-189121-01-1943more
Eibl, Sepp00-00-191607-08-1943
Eichendorff, Friedrich-Wilhelm Hugo16-12-191526-11-1948more
Eichhorn, Andreas13-03-191510-07-1942
Eichhorst, Dietrich, Franz31-07-191919-12-1943more
Eichmair, Josef03-02-191121-02-1943
Eichner, Josef18-08-191315-11-1985
Eichstädter, Karl00-00-191407-10-1942
Eiden, Karl-Georg20-01-191720-08-1987more
Eigler, Johann (Waffen SS)31-01-191306-01-2005more
Eil, Peter17-07-191716-07-1965more
Eisele, Aloisius22-02-191404-12-2008more
Eisl, Heinrich21-06-191618-12-1941
Eismann, Alex01-03-1914 more
Eitel, Klaus-Friedrich11-09-191324-05-1996more
Eitzinger, Josef20-05-190515-09-1944
Elferink, Marinus13-05-192119-07-1943
Elflein, Walter10-12-191430-12-2000more
Ender, Josef04-03-191529-06-1942
Endfellner, Franz Xaver25-04-192106-09-1942
Engel, Gerhard Michael13-04-190609-12-1976more
Engel, Hermann21-05-191826-03-1945more
Engel, Wim28-11-192100-00-1944
Engelhardt, Hans04-07-191218-08-1943
Engelien, Fritz (Division-Füsilier-Bataillon 15)04-01-191724-11-1981
Engelien, Hans (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25)30-05-191309-05-1945more
Engelken, Gerhard (SS-Regiment "Der Führer")08-01-1913 more
Engfer, Alfred30-11-191503-09-1942more
Engl, Michael00-00-192109-03-1943
Erdmann, Magnus12-02-191203-10-1942
Ernecker, Rudolf14-03-191725-02-1945
Ernst, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment)25-10-191409-07-1944more
Ernst, Richard, Christian25-07-190606-07-1986more
Ertl, Max12-10-191921-01-1942
Erythropel, Hermann29-05-1910 
Eser, Otto  
Essl, Franz22-02-191223-03-1943
Ettenhuber, Hermann12-12-191923-04-1943
Evers, Walter03-08-191228-12-1943more
Exel, van, Hendricus Petrus Albertus "Henk"14-04-191800-00-1944more
Eysen, August11-12-1914 more

Subonderscheidingen

Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in SilberInfantry Assault Badge in Silver
In the database: 1170
Issued:unknown
Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in BronzeInfantry Assault Badge in Bronze
In the database: 207
Issued:unknown

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