Admirals

State Sec. Naval Office Eduard von Capelle awarded on -- 9 Jan. 1918
Chief of Naval Cabinet Georg von Müller awarded on -- 24 March 1918.

Vice Admirals

Cmdr. III Sqn. Paul Behnke awarded on -- 31 Oct. 1917.
Cmdr. IV Sqn. Erhardt Schmidt awarded on -- 31 Oct. 1917.

Admiral Staff Officers

Head of High Seas Fleet O.D. Capt. Magnus von Levetzow awarded on -- 31 Oct. 1917.

Cruise Commanders
Cmdr. Cruiser EMDEN FregKapt. Karl von Müller awarded on -- 19 March 1918.
Cmdr. Raider WOLF FregKapt. Karl August Nerger awarded on -- 24 Feb. 1918.

Torpedo Boat Flottila Chief

Flottila Chief II KorvKapt. Oskar Heinecke awarded on -- 5 March 1918.

Mine Flottila Chief

FregKapt. Hugo von Rosenbero awarded on -- 4 Dec. 1917.

Commander-in-Chief of U-Boats

Capt. Andrea Michelsen awarded on -- 31 May 1918.

U-Boat Flottila Chief

Flottila Chief-Flander KorvKapt. Karl Barten bach awarded on -- 27 Oct. 1917.

U-Boat Commanders

KaptLt. Hans Adams of U-82 awarded on -- 6 Nov. 1917.
KaptLt. Carl- Seigfried Georg of U-101 awarded on -- 24 April 1918.
KaptLt. Kurt Hartwig of U-63 awarded on 3 Oct. 1918.
OberLt. Heino von Heimburg of UC-22 awarded on -- 11 Aug. 1917.
OberLt. Hans Howalt of UB-40 awarded on -- 23 Dec. 1917.
KaptLt. Paul Hundius of UB-103 awarded on -- 18 Aug. 1918.
KorvKapt. Waldemar Kophamel of U-151 awarded on -- 29 Dec. 1917.
OberLt. Johannes Lohs of UB-57 awarded on -- 24 April 1918.
KaptLt. Wilhelm Marshall of UB-105 awarded on -- 4 July 1918.
KaptLt. Hans von Mellenthin of UB-49 awarded on -- 25 Feb, 1918.
KaptLt. Robert Moraht of U-64 awarded on -- 12 Nov. 1917.
KaptLt. Hans Rose of U-53 awarded on -- 20 Dec. 1917.
OberLt. Reinhold Saltzwedel of UC-71 awarded on -- 20 Aug. 1917.
KaptLt. Otto Schultze of U-63 awarded on -- 18 March 1918.
KaptLt. Walther Schwieger of U-88 awarded on -- 30 July 1917.
KorvKapt. Gustav Siess of U-33 awarded on -- 24 April 1918.
OberLt. Wolfgang Steinbauer of UB-48 awarded on -- 3 March 1918.
KaptLt. Max Valentiner of U-38 awarded on -- 26 Dec. 1916.
KaptLt. Max Viebeg of UB-80 awarded on -- 30 Jan. 1918.
KaptLt. Erwin Wassner of UB-59 awarded on -- 5 March 1918.
KaptLt. Hans Walther of U-52 awarded on -- 9 Jan. 1917.
KaptLt. Ralph Wenniger of UB-55 awarded on -- 30 March 1918.
KaptLt. Wilhelm Werner of U-55 awarded on -- 18 Aug. 1918.
KaptLt. Otto Wünsche of U-97 awarded on -- 20 Dec. 1917.

Naval Airship Commanders

Commander of Navy Airships FregKapt. Peter Strasser awarded on 20 Aug. 1917.
Commander of L-54 KaptLt. Horst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Nbrandenfels awarded on -- 9 April 1918.

Naval Flyers

Cmdr. Zeebrugge Air Stn. OberLt. Friedrich Christiansen awarded on -- 11 Dec. 1917. (21 victories)
Cmdr. 2nd Marine Field Jagdstaffel Leutnant Theo Osterkamp awarded on -- 2 Sept. 1918. (32 victories)
Cmdr. 1st Marine Jagdgeschwader Leutnant Gotthard Sachsenberg awarded on -- 5 Aug. 1918. (31 victories)

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