Database of Iron Cross 1st Class

Index: EK004533 Surname: SCHAFER First Name: WILHELM Nobility:   Awarded Date: 3/11/1941 Rank: OBERFELDWEBEL Unit: 6./INF.RGT.471 Comments: BORN 04/12/1916. SERVED PRE-WAR FROM 1934 AND AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF WAR SERVED WITH 251. INF DIV 09/39 - 12/41. ACTIVE BELGIUM, FRANCE, CENTRAL SECTOR OF RUSSIAN FRONT. GEFALLEN 25/12/1941 ON THE CENTRAL SECTOR OF THE EASTERN FRONT. BECAME AN OFFICER Other Awards: EKII, INFSTURM Feldpost Stamp: N/A Signature: N/A Branch: WH Documented: WEHRPASS Source: GARYT (WEHRMACHTAWARDS.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