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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
Rafoth, Heinz* January 6th, 1923

Rappl, Fritz* May 15th, 1915

Rath, Hermann* February 19th, 1905

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Reck, Max* December 2nd, 1911

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Reichel, Eckart* March 2nd, 1913

Reinecker, Helmut* May 13th, 1924

Reinhold, Franz* June 30th, 1914

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Reinisch, Pankratz* December 13th, 1916

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Richter, Helmut* October 22nd, 1914

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Ringenberg, Carl* July 12th, 1898

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Ritter, Hans-Joachim* May 14th, 1919

Rosenfelder, Albert* January 8th, 1917

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Rosskopf, Josef* March 12th, 1911

Ruckenstuhl, Josef* September 14th, 1914

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Ruckser, Josef* October 16th, 1902

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Rudigier, Christian* April 7th, 1915

Rupp, Otto* April 17th, 1915

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Rutzen, Werner* April 3rd, 1919

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Rühle, Albert* July 28th, 1920

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Rabuser, Thomas* August 8th, 1916
† July 14th, 1941

Rauscher, Benedikt* April 3rd, 1915
† August 6th, 1941
Plot: 2 Row: 3 Grave: 136

Rauh, Anton* July 28th, 1921
† October 4th, 1941

Reiser, Franz* October 3rd, 1914
† May 17th, 1942

Richter, Josef (Sepp)* June 25th, 1910
† July 29th, 1942

Roitner, Ernst* February 1st, 1919
† August 15th, 1942

Ruland, Theodor* March 2nd, 1913
† August 31st, 1942

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Rense, Willem* June 1st, 1921
† December 19th, 1942
Plot: 12 Row: 2 Grave: 254

Reitinger, Matthias† January 7th, 1943

Rodink, Gerrit Diederik* June 6th, 1917
† January 13th, 1943
Plot: 6 Row: 31 Grave: 2820

Rannetsberger, Matthias* April 27th, 1914
† February 3rd, 1943

Roitinger, Johann (Hans)* May 27th, 1921
† February 4th, 1943

Riener, Franz* July 18th, 1920
† February 8th, 1943

Rachbauer, Alois* October 16th, 1916
† February 19th, 1943
Plot: 12 Row: 24 Grave: 1416

Rabold, Josef (Gefreiter)* August 22nd, 1920
† February 22nd, 1943

Rupprecht, Willy* December 18th, 1914
† April 4th, 1943

Rossol, Wilhelm-Heinrich* March 21st, 1904
† April 8th, 1943

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Raffl, Josef* March 13th, 1920
† April 14th, 1943
Plot: 11 Row: 17 Grave: 1611

Roos, Josef* February 22nd, 1913
† May 31st, 1943

Riesenhuber, Leopold* December 23rd, 1919
† June 2nd, 1943

Rieperdinger, Albert* May 4th, 1915
† June 3rd, 1943

Riedl, Anton (Toni)* January 15th, 1916
† July 25th, 1943

Regt, de, Maarten Krijn* August 7th, 1913
† August 15th, 1943

Reuvekamp, Berend* October 18th, 1922
† August 20th, 1943
Plot: 6 Row: 13 Grave: 957

Reindl, Michael* August 16th, 1908
† August 31st, 1943

Riederer, Alois* March 24th, 1914
† August 31st, 1943

Renzl, Stefan (Gefreiter)* July 30th, 1912
† September 18th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Raab, Paul† October 23rd, 1943

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Rieß, Franz* September 23rd, 1923
† October 30th, 1943

Rusch, Albert* February 6th, 1920
† December 11th, 1943

Reichart, Josef* June 24th, 1921
† December 26th, 1943

Romeike, Hans-Georg* December 5th, 1920
† January 14th, 1944
Plot: 8 Row: 54 Grave: 4783

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Rupprecht, Siegfried* February 24th, 1920
† January 22nd, 1944
Plot: 10 Grave: 536

Rieger, Max* November 11th, 1913
† February 10th, 1944

Raba, Johann* December 9th, 1914
† March 2nd, 1944

Roider, Max* December 5th, 1910
† March 23rd, 1944

Ritzberger, Alois* November 28th, 1921
† April 8th, 1944

Reiter, Johann Josef* December 12th, 1920
† May 15th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 1 Grave: 42

Reumayr, Johann (Hans)* June 23rd, 1919
† July 29th, 1944

Ruut, Oskar* April 24th, 1916
† August 3rd, 1944

Rauschecker, Josef* August 5th, 1922
† August 28th, 1944

Rutkowski, Alfred* December 28th, 1913
† September 16th, 1944

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Rinker, Otto K.* September 13th, 1913
† September 24th, 1944

Randl, Josef* May 10th, 1914
† October 3rd, 1944
Row: 5 Grave: 6

Rech, Erich (SS-Pz-AA 10)* December 15th, 1921
† October 4th, 1944
Grave: onbekend

Reichert, Willy* August 7th, 1911
† October 19th, 1944

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Reichhart, Rudolf* October 22nd, 1914
† November 29th, 1944

Riedlberger, Anton (Aufklärungs-Abteilung)* July 9th, 1923
† January 4th, 1945
Plot: 4 Grave: 575

Runnebaum, Ewald Heinrich Adolf Ed (Inf.Reg.469)* October 27th, 1909
† January 21st, 1945

Recknagel, Hermann (General der Infanterie)* June 18th, 1892
† January 23rd, 1945

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Raith, Franz† February 4th, 1945

Rescheneder, Alois* June 4th, 1922
† February 9th, 1945

Reimar, Gustav* April 24th, 1910
† March 23rd, 1945

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Runge, Siegfried* June 8th, 1884
† March 24th, 1945

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Roesener, Paul-Gerhard (Infanterie-Regiment 421)* July 14th, 1899
† March 26th, 1945
Grave: 37

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Roge, Alfred (Waffen SS)* June 1st, 1915
† May 12th, 1945

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Reissmann, Werner* April 6th, 1915
† August 21st, 1963

Rude, Erwin† December 28th, 1964

Reinwald, Max* September 1st, 1903
† June 8th, 1969

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Rompzick, Johannes* September 30th, 1920
† March 13th, 1970

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Reinhardt, Alfred-Hermann* November 15th, 1897
† January 14th, 1973

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Richter, Hans-Heinrich* June 22nd, 1920
† June 2nd, 1977

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Retzlaff, Wilhelm Karleman* March 27th, 1918
† April 1st, 1978

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Reinefarth, Heinrich (Heinz) Friedrich* December 25th, 1903
† May 7th, 1979

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Reuter, Benno* December 27th, 1911
† December 18th, 1980

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Raegener, Adolf* February 17th, 1895
† August 17th, 1983

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Reichelt, Martin* April 18th, 1905
† September 22nd, 1984

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Rentschler, Emil Heinrich* March 29th, 1912
† December 28th, 1984

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Rotgänger, Erich (Grenadier-Regiment 17)* January 20th, 1920
† April 25th, 1989

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Reuter, Erich* March 30th, 1904
† October 30th, 1989

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Roßhart, Emil* October 23rd, 1919
† April 3rd, 1990

Riß, Albert* March 27th, 1912
† June 25th, 1990

Rosen, Freiherr von, Kersten (Grenadier-Regt 88)* March 26th, 1904
† July 25th, 1990

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Raithel, Helmut (Waffen SS)* April 9th, 1907
† September 12th, 1990

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Radochla, Helmut* January 3rd, 1913
† November 10th, 1990

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Rietscher, Georg* December 3rd, 1918
† September 21st, 1991

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Rehm, Erich* January 4th, 1914
† August 6th, 1992

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Richter, Bruno* November 23rd, 1914
† June 6th, 1993

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Ropp, Max* November 6th, 1916
† November 6th, 1995

Ruge, Gerd* August 17th, 1913
† January 18th, 1997

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Roewer, Peter* June 14th, 1907
† June 17th, 1997

Rothhaar, Willi* October 18th, 1915
† January 12th, 1998

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Reich, Heinz Kurt* July 3rd, 1919
† January 13th, 1998

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Rohr, Hans* March 11th, 1912
† September 1st, 1998

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Rögelein, Friedrich 'Fritz'* June 26th, 1910
† March 25th, 1999

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Raaf, Friedrich* March 25th, 1920
† March 14th, 2002

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Rhein, Joseph* May 8th, 1917
† February 15th, 2005

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Ritter, Anton (Grenadier-Regiment 88)* December 14th, 1919
† January 20th, 2007

Rodemich, Heinrich* December 24th, 1919
† October 4th, 2007

Rust, Wolfgang Gottfried Joachim (Gren.Reg.11)* September 15th, 1919
† December 15th, 2007

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Riehs, Otto (Infanterie-Regiment 55)* August 12th, 1921
† May 29th, 2008

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Röger, Johannes Evangelist "Hans"* July 13th, 1920
† April 12th, 2009

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Ritter, Heinz-Georg (WH-Gren.Rgt. 44)* May 26th, 1917
† March 10th, 2010

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Ritgen, Udo* June 26th, 1916
† October 11th, 2010

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Romes, Nikolaus* April 27th, 1919
† April 3rd, 2012

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Radermacher, Karl* December 12th, 1922
† October 9th, 2016

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Subonderscheidingen

Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in SilberInfantry Assault Badge in Silver
In the database: 1143
Issued:unknown
Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in BronzeInfantry Assault Badge in Bronze
In the database: 205
Issued:unknown

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