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War Merit Cross (Germany)

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  • Alfons* Vilhelm Robert Rebane (1908 - 1976)
    Alfons Vilhelm Robert Rebane (24. juuni (vkj 11. juuni) 1908 Valga – 8. märts 1976 Augsburg, Saksamaa) oli Eesti ohvitser. Valga Jaani koguduse personaalraamat III (Lippart-Z); EAA.1299.1.184; 19s...
  • Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (1893 - 1945)
    Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (22 June 1893 – 29 April 1945) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. Reaching the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer, he commanded the SS Division Totenkopf, SS Division ...
  • Hanns Laengenfelder (1903 - 1982)
    Hanns Laengenfelder (8 February 1903 – 18 July 1982) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 15th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knigh...
  • Max Hansen (1908 - 1990)
  • Friedrich Jeckeln (1895 - 1946)
    Friedrich Jeckeln (2 February 1895 – 3 February 1946) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. He served as a Higher SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union during World War II. Jecke...

The War Merit Cross (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a state decoration of Nazi Germany during World War II. By the end of the conflict it was issued in four degrees and had an equivalent civil award. A "de-Nazified" version of the War Merit Cross was reissued in 1957 by the Bundeswehr for its veterans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Merit_Cross