Database of Iron Cross 1st Class

Index: EK000473 Surname: BESMEHN First Name: KURT Nobility:   Awarded Date: 11/05/1944 Rank: STABSWACHTMEISTER Unit: IN HOSPITAL BUT RECEIVED EK1 FOR ACTION WHILST IN 1./KAV.ERS.BTL 121 Comments: RECEIVED HIS EK1 IN HOSPITAL. ROSE FROM THE RANKS TO OBERLEUTNANT. KILLED IN ACTION ON 18TH JULY 1944 ON THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF THE EASTERN FRONT Other Awards: EKII, ALLSTURM Feldpost Stamp: N/A Signature: N/A Branch: WH Documented: WEHRPASS Source: GARY T VIA WWW.WEHRMACHT-AWARDS.COM 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