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Good work.

Korvettenkapitän Dr Heinrich Behlen Born: 29th October 1898 1.Admiralstabsoffizier Admiral der norwegischen Polarküste Kdr Minenschiff Linz Stabsoffizier beim Stabe Seekommandant Mittelholland

Kapitänleutnant Ludwig Schirrmeister Sonderführer, Navigationsoffizier Minenschiff Linz I.Offizier Minenschiff Linz DKiG: 20 June 1944

Korvettenkapitän Philipp Dietrich Emmerich Baron von Behr Born: 26th December 1898 Died: 25th July 1982 Adjutant Marinebefehlshaber in den Niederlanden Marine-Verbindungsoffizier Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber in den Niederlanden Kdr 6.Schiffstammabteilung I.Offizier Minenschiffe "Ostmark" / Minenschiff "Linz" Zerstörerausbildungs-Abteilung Ic, Kommando SS-Jagdverbände Skorzeny Kompaniechef Einheit Stilau, SS-Panzer-Brigade 150 Unternehmen 'Greif'

Korvettenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Brill Born: 18th July 1898 Died: 22nd October 1943 - KIA west of San Stefano Highest rank reached: Fregattenkapiän Kdr Minenshiff Cobra Kdr Minenschiff Brummer Kdr Minenschiff Brandenburg Kdr Minenschiff Juminda RK: 27 Dec 1941 EL: 18 Nov 1943 DKiG: 20 Nov 1941

Oberleutnant zur See Dietrich Carl Georg Howaldt Born: 24 Oct 1921 Died: 03 Dec 2016 7. Schiffsstammabteilung Offizierslehrgang Marineschule Mürwik Kommandant Schulboot Kdr S-87 Kdr S-63 Kdr S-172 Kdr S-219

Source: BaMa Personalakten PERS_6_771

The fighter pilot Walter Oesau is another one who won the award.

Oberst Joseph August Freiherr Raitz von Frentz Born: 1858 Died: 1922 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Kdr Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.2 Kdr 80.Infanterie-Brigade Source: BaMa PERS_6_2033 (Personalakten of von Wartenberg)

Bodo Kurt Hans von Wartenberg Born: 06 Dec 1890 Died: 16 Apr 1954 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Kdr Inf.Rgt 196 Kdr Inf.Ers.Btl 196 Leiter Kontrolkommission I (Heer) Kdr Inf.Ers.Rgt (M) 3 Kdr Ersatz-Brig.(mot.) GD Kdr d.Osttruppen z.b.V 703 bei 3.Panzerarmee Kdr d.Osttruppen z.b.V 703 bei OB.West Kdr d.Freiw.Verbände Kdr Freiw.Stamm.Division Source: Personalakten - BaMa PERS_6_2033

Is it possible that they were awarded them after the start of WW2 so were issued around the same time frame as those for the Polish campaign? Is there a list of the 183 awardees and are their service records available which could shed light on the dates for the award?

According to his personnel files he was only awarded the EK II Spange (19-09-1939) & EK I Spange (02-10-1939) during WW2.

Oberleutnant Rudolf Schlee Born: 10 November 1913 Died: 19 June 1979 Highest rank reached: Hauptmann 6./Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 13 Zugführer 6./Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 13 Kompaniechef 4./Wachbataillon GD Kdr II/Wachregiment GD RK: 23 October 1941 EL: 6th April 1943 Schlee commanded 4./Wachbtl GD during the Valkyrie July 20th plot and was instrumental in suppressing the plot at the Bendlerblock. A Leutnant from his Kp commanded the firing squad that executed von Stauffenberg.

This article ( https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19070516.german-pilot-crash-landed-isle-wight/ ) makes an assumption by saying... Horst spent the rest of the war as a POW. There were no camps on the Island until 1943 so he almost certainly went to the only British camp at that time, Grizedale Hall in Cumbria. Sadly, despite best efforts, Horst’s post-war life is unknown. The Red Cross does take requests on a quarterly basis for those seeking details on PoW's but when they open up for requests all the slots get taken within an hour or two so you need to be very quick.

Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Ullrich Born: 11 Aug 1910 Kdr 'T-110' I.O 'Z-32' I.O. 'Z-37' Kdr K-Flottille 611 (1.Sturmboot-Flottille)

Kapitänleutnant Walter Wenzel Born: 04 Oct 1905 Died: 13 April 1945 - Killed in action Kdr 'T-139' Kdr 'T-111' Kdr 'T-8' Kdr 'TA-28' Kdr 'TA-43' Kdr 'TA-45'

Fähnrich zur See Rudolf Beck Born: 02 July 1918 Highest rank reached: Oberleutnant zur See 'T-110' Kdr 'S-144' Kdr 'S-112' Kdr 'S-214'

Kapitänleutnant Paul Koch Born: 03 February 1901 Highest rank reached: Korvettenkapitän Kdr 'T-156' Kdr 'T-110' Kdr 'Möwe' Kdr 'T-1' Kdr 'Romania' N.O. 'Köln'

Kapitänleutnant Erich Werner Siegfried Götz Freiherr von Mirbach Born: 12th September 1915 Died: 6th August 1968 Highest rank reached: Korvettenkapitän Kommandant "S 18" Kommandant "S 21" Kommandant "S 29" Kommandant "S 48" Chef 9.Schnellbootsflottille RK: 14th August 1940 EL: 14th June 1944 DKiG: 10th November 1942 Wehrmachtbericht: 28th April 1944 Schnellboot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillianten: 14th June 1944

(As posted by Dae Danner 6th February 2023) Völckers, Paul * 15. März 1891 in Kiel † 23. Januar 1946 im Kriegsgefangenenlager 7048 bei Iwanowo, UdSSR Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 115 Kommandeur der 15. Schützen-Brigade Kommandeur der 6. Schützen-Brigade Deutscher General bei der Königlich bulgarischen Heeresleitung mit der Führung der 78. Infanterie-Division beauftragt Kommandeur der 78. Infanterie-Division mit der Führung des XXVII. Armeekorps beauftragt Kommandierender General des XXVII. Armeekorps Highest rank reached: General der Infanterie Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (1.4.1942) Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (11.12.1942) https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/V/VoelckersP-R.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Völckers https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Völckers

https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/K/KinzelEberhard.htm

Oberleutnant zur See Alfred Matthias Kemeter Born: 10 Nov 1906 Died: 18 May 1980 ? Hafenschutzflottille Schwimmende Flakbatterie Thetis Schwimmende Flakbatterie Nymphe

Please do.

The signature is for the commander of an Infanterie-Ersatz unit, not Inf.Rgt 26.