Database of Iron Cross 1st Class

Index: EK002435 Surname: HILLMER First Name: KARL-(GRINZ?) Nobility:   Awarded Date: 5/07/1944 Rank: LEUTNANT D. RES Unit: 11./GREN.-RGT. 501 Comments: SERVED WITH 290 & 245 INFANTERIEDIVISION. SERVED AS A SIGNALS SPECIALIST IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE DURING THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN. HE WAS PROMOTED TO UNTEROFFIZIER K.O.B. (WAR OFFICER APPLICANT) IN OCTOBER 1940. COMMISSIONED AS A LEUNTANT IN OCTOBER 1943 IN RUSS Other Awards: EKII, WB(B), DEMJANSK, OST Feldpost Stamp: N/A Signature: N/A Branch: WH Documented: WEHRPASS Source: GARYT (WEHRMACHTAWARDS.COM) Confirmation: YES Submitter: J.OOI

This list seeks to eventually contain the total list of recipients of the Eiserne Kreuz 1. Klasse (Iron Cross First Class), across the whole of the Wehrmacht in World War II (Heer, Kriegsmarine & Luftwaffe). This is an ambitious undertaking and may never be completed, but its ulimate goal will be to remain be the most comprehensive list of verified EK1 recipients of the Wehrmacht outside the Bundesarchiv in Germany If you have any questions or wish to seek permission to use this information please e-mail me on:

Jeff Ooi