Database of Iron Cross 1st Class

Index: EK001513 Surname: ERNST First Name: ALBERT Nobility:   Awarded Date: 1/02/1942 Rank: FELDWEBEL Unit: 3.PZ.DIV UNDER GUNTHER PAPE (PZ.GREN.RGT.394?) Comments: (S.PZ.JAGER ABT. 519) 55 KILLS--NASHORN--KNIGHT? CROSS 2/7/44ON 23 DECEMBER 1943, HE KNOCKED OUT 14 SOVIET TANKS ON ONE DAY USING ONLY 21 ROUNDS (WITEBSK). AS A RESULT, HE BECAME KNOWN AS THE 'TIGER OF WITEBSK'. Other Awards: RK, DKIG, EKII, WB(G), HONOR ROLL Feldpost Stamp: N/A Signature: N/A Branch: WH Documented: PUBLICATION Source: PANZER ACES BY FRANZ KUROWSKI Confirmation: PARTIAL 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