Biber Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Please forgive my ignorance, but could anybody tell me if there was a non-combatant version of the '39EK? Or were any awarded as such?Biber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 That was what the War Merit Crosses were created for, for mere mortals. Of course, Grand Headquarters types like Keitel, D?nitz, G?ring ad infinitum all got Iron Crosses in a plethora of grades without ever hearing a shot fired-- for "leadership." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 But apart from the top OKW guys, Hitler was quite reluctant in giving the RK to his staff, as he thought it should be a frontline award. For example, someone like Adolf Heusinger, chief of operations in OKH (and post-war first chief of the Bundeswehr), never got the RK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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