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This was dubbed the "dead hero award" because it was almost always awarded posthumously. The only two persons who received the German Order who survived the war were Konstantin Hierl and Arthur Axmann.
There were only 11 of these awarded between 1942 and 1945, the recipients were Fritz Todt, Reinhard Heydrich, Adolf Hühnlein, Viktor Lutze, Adolf Wagner, Josef Bürckel, Rudolf Schmundt, Konstantin Hierl, Karl Hanke, Karl Holz, Artur Axmann.