List of holders of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit

This list shows the holders of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit of the State of Lower Saxony with the award date (born between 1989 and 2018 in full) .

Contents: 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • Weblinks • Individual references

1962

Great Cross of Merit

• Werner Fenge , entrepreneur, May 1, 1962
• Maria Meyer-Sevenich , Minister for Federal Affairs, September 11, 1962

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Heinrich Andrae , Chief Forester, May 1, 1962
• Maria Heilmann , art historian, Melle, May 1, 1962

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Friedrich Körtke , Honorary Chairman of the Lower Saxony Rural People, May 1, 1962

1963

Great Cross of Merit

• Hans Bohnenkamp , Osnabrück, May 31, 1963
• Heinrich Kittel
• Christian Kuhlemann
• Dora Garbade

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Horst Egon Berkowitz

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Maria Troll teacher, January 1st, 1963

1964

Great Cross of Merit

• Ernst Thoms , Hanover, March 15, 1964
• Johannes Wolff , Hanover

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Gustav Völker , Hanover

1965

Great Cross of Merit

• Alfred Kubel , Hanover
• Hermann Schüstenstuhl , Hanover

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Anne Hartmann , chairwoman of the Lower Saxony Women's Association, Hanover, January 1, 1965

1966

Great Cross of Merit

• Egon Fauvet , Hanover

• Erich Rocholl , Hanover

1970

Great Cross of Merit

• Yvonne Georgi , Hanover
• Karl Wagenmann

1971

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Helmut Grüter , former Rector D. March 8, 1971
• Horst Sartorius , Director of the Sartorius Works February 15, 1971

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Ulrike von Heynitz , Councilor, Göttingen February 2, 1971
• Kurt Kronenberg , Bad Gandersheim
• Adolf Weiland April 3, 1971
• Wilhelm Wissemann , farmer

1972

Great Cross of Merit

• Theodor Parisius

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Willy Beutz , Wilhelmshaven

1973

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Wilma Bayer , Hildesheim

1974

Great Cross of Merit

• Max Muller

1977

Great Cross of Merit

• Max Georg Freiherr von Twickel

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Reinhold Rüdiger , Hanover, August 10, 1977
• Friedrich Türcke , jump

1978

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Arwed Wietholtz , Hanover, January 15, 1978

1979

Great Cross of Merit

• Hans Samwer , Göttingen

1980

Great Cross of Merit

• Fritz Nüßlein , Hann. Münden

1983

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Kurt Sohns , Hanover

1984

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Walther Hans Reinboth , Walkenried, February 14, 1984

1985

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Eberhard Schmidt , teacher, 1985

1989

Great Cross of Merit

• Herbert Ehrenberg , Wilhelmshaven, former Federal Minister D. February 1, 1989
• Klaus E. Goehrmann , Isernhagen, CEO of Messe AG March 17, 1989
• Ruth Bock , Hanover May 16, 1989
• Karl Krolow , Darmstadt, writer June 5, 1989
• Carl Lauenstein , Vechelde, farmer September 5, 1989
• Ernst-August Meyer , Ronnenberg, retail salesman September 15, 1989
• Horst Münzner , Wolfsburg, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management October 10, 1989
• Reinhold Rüdiger , Hanover, General Manager November 1, 1989

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Heinz-Günter Niebrügge , Hemmingen, regional chairman of the food, enjoyment, and restaurants union January 16, 1989
• Serge Sabarsky , New York February 1, 1989
• Erhard Müller, Nordhorn, editor February 6, 1989
• Horst Wittig , Bad Zwischenahn, university professor February 20, 1989
• Wilhelm Bitter , Vechta, District Director March 31, 1989
• Ernst-Michael von Kistowsky , Bomlitz, entrepreneur May 19, 1989
• John C. Heldstab , Heidelberg, Brigadier General August 28, 1989
• Ferdinand Cloppenburg , Friesoythe, Attorney General September 5, 1989

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Mario Traversa , Bad Pyrmont, director of the Pyrmont spa orchestra January 10, 1989
• Hildegard Hanley , Debstedt February 1, 1989
• Wilhelm Theodor Jacobs , Neuharlingersiel, Master of Fish Management March 1, 1989
• Gerhard Schmidt, Hanover, chorus singer March 1, 1989
• Winfried Schubart , Langelsheim, forester i. R. April 3, 1989
• Georg Hempfling , Jever, frigate captain May 2, 1989
• Johannes Demgen , Cuxhaven, retired spa director D. May 8, 1989
• Christoph Dahlmann , Springe, authorized signatory May 16, 1989
• Alfred Heß, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Operations Manager May 16, 1989
• Wilfried Garbers , Hanover, teacher May 25, 1989
• Henri David , St. Christoph de Double, Abbeé June 20, 1989
• Pierre Léon , Hildesheim, General Manager June 20, 1989
• Walter Eisenacher , Göttingen, Managing Director September 5, 1989
• Hans-Günther Oppermann , Hildesheim, entrepreneur September 5, 1989
• Eiko Krefting , Bremen, bank director September 5, 1989
• Rudolf Törner , Hanover, Landesbank director a. D. October 2, 1989
• Otto Bach , Twistringen-Heiligenloh, retired teacher D. November 1, 1989
• Heinz von der Straten , Dassel, rector a. D. November 10, 1989
• Wilhelm Lemke (civil servant) , Cuxhaven, Zolloberamtsrat a. D. December 20, 1989

1990

Great Cross of Merit

• Heribert Krämer , Villiprott-Wachtberg, President of Defense Division II March 5, 1990
• Joachim Büchner , Hemmingen, retired museum director D. March 20, 1990
• Volkmar Köhler , Wolfsburg, Member of the Bundestag May 25, 1990
• Heinz zu Jührden , Edewecht, District Administrator September 25, 1990

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Moshe Wertman , Haifa, Chairman of Histradrut Haifa January 30, 1990
• Erich Brodovka , Moshav Arbel b. Tiberias, employee of the regional administration March 1, 1990
• Heinrich Burghard , Hankensbüttel, retired rector D. March 26, 1990
• Wolfgang Kreft , Georgsmarienhütte, Senior District Director April 5, 1990
• Albert Klages , Seelze, OT Döteberg, farmer April 5, 1990
• Ludolf von Veltheim , Cremlingen, farmer April 5, 1990
• John Eliot Gardiner , Ashmore Salis, conductor April 20, 1990
• Franz Hellbernd , Vechta, retired rector D. April 30, 1990
• Wilhelm Westermann , Lüneburg, entrepreneur May 10, 1990
• Emanuel Pischel , Osnabrück, bank director June 11, 1990
• Klaus Harries , Lüneburg, senior district director a. D. August 15, 1990
• Klaus Tebarth , Hemmingen, Lower Saxony data protection officer September 17, 1990
• Wolfgang Scholber , Hanover, journalist November 30, 1990
• Willi Bokowsky , Hanover, retired fire chief D. December 10, 1990

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Wolfgang Kelsch , Wolfenbüttel, senior director of studies a. D. January 10, 1990
• Walther Baumeister , Osterholz-Scharmbeck, specialist in ophthalmology January 10, 1990
• Eugen Carell , Meckenheim, Head of Unit a. D. January 15, 1990
• Klaus Schmidt , Garbsen, graduate economist January 22, 1990
• Horst Böllersen , Hameln, retired tax officer D. February 1, 1990
• Jean Salen , Grand-Couronne (France) February 1, 1990
• Eva Herrmann-Lejeune , Oldenburg, Senior Agriculture Director a. D. February 15, 1990
• Walter Unteutsch , Diepholz, senior teacher a. D. March 1, 1990
• Hindrik Kronemeyer , Georgsdorf, farmer March 5, 1990
• Marianne Schlösser-Fließbach , Hanover, retired ministerial advisor D. March 21, 1990
• Manfred Knörig , Hildesheim, male nurse March 26, 1990
• Arnold Cordsen , Brake April 20, 1990
• Wilhelm Jenkner , Springe OT Bennigsen, employee April 30, 1990
• Berno Wendrich , Rötgesbüttel, retired rector D. April 30, 1990
• Kurt Bellin , Deutsch-Evern, Senior Building Director a. D. June 8, 1990
• Sabine Dolezalek , Gehrden, teacher July 10, 1990
• Elke Meyer-Tjaden , Hemmingen, tax advisor August 15, 1990
• Jacques Carat , Cachan (France), Deputy Mayor August 15, 1990
• Jean Gourlier , Bellerive sur Allier (France) October 15, 1990
• Marie Luise Zarnitz , Tübingen, retired department head D. at the VW Foundation October 30, 1990
• Malte Möller , Bad Pyrmont, City Manager October 25, 1990
• Eleonore Astfalck , Nienhagen, Hortnerin October 25, 1990
• Hans Huntemann , Wildeshausen, Vice President i. R. December 10, 1990
• Friedrich Freimann , Springe 6, employee December 20, 1990
• Helmut Weber, Burgwedel December 20, 1990

1991

Great Cross of Merit

• Bernd Thiemann , Hanover, CEO of Nord / LB February 25, 1991
• Bernd Thonemann , Cloppenburg June 10, 1991
• Klaus Otto Nass , Hanover, former State Secretary D. October 10, 1991
• Werner Holtfort , Hanover, lawyer and notary December 5, 1991

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Heinrich Engelke, Asendorf OT Brebber, farmer January 10, 1991
• Karl Stackmann , Göttingen, University Professor of German Philology April 5, 1991
• Wilhelm Blume, Auhagen, Haumeister, April 10, 1991
• Heinrich Peters , Munster, City Manager May 15, 1991
• Gerhard Stumpenhausen , Lehrte OT Aligse, Director of the Hanover Chamber of Agriculture June 10, 1991
• Jerry R. Rutherford , Garlstedt, Brigadier General July 15, 1991
• Heinz-Dietrich Doebner , Goslar, university professor August 15, 1991
• Joachim Schwerdtner , Bad Lauterberg, City and Spa Director i. R. September 3, 1991
• Roland Dörfler , Braunschweig, art scholar October 1, 1991
• Friedrich Bartels, Hanover, master confectioner October 10, 1991
• Erhard Meisner , Visselhövede, master butcher December 5, 1991

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Herbert Six , Grünenplan, retired primary school principal D. February 15, 1991
• Rudolf Brönstrup , Rethen, radio editor March 1, 1991
• Heinrich-Egon Hansen , Bederkesa, Director of Education March 15, 1991
• Karl-Heinz Wittenberg , Hanover, Chairman of the General Staff Council of the Lower Saxony State Administration Office and the Main Staff Council of the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior March 20, 1991
• Karl Augustin , Loxstedt-Hahnenknoop, employee April 25, 1991
• Hermann Blindow , Jever, veterinary director a. D. May 15, 1991
• Friedrich Boldhaus , Brome, Druggist May 15, 1991
• Otto Graeber , Moringen, Managing Director May 24, 1991
• Wolfgang Schottler , Wilhelmshaven, entrepreneur June 5, 1991
• Berndt Wachter , Dannenberg, retired Director of Studies June 5, 1991
• Dieter Holzapfel , Oldenburg, Managing Director June 25, 1991
• Edwin Rudolf Unzeit , Dudenstadt, teacher August 5, 1991
• Heinrich Reimers , Nienburg, Managing Director August 15, 1991
• Ernst Jago , Langelsheim, surveying technician August 16, 1991
• Heinz-Josef Adamski , Diekholzen, senior professor i. R. August 27, 1991
• Helmut Hoppe , Oldenburg, insurance salesman September 10, 1991
• Marie-Corentine Sandstede , Oldenburg September 15, 1991
• Bettina Huchthausen , Einbeck October 1, 1991
• Hans-Detmar Kölschtzky , Wunstorf, graduate economist October 1, 1991
• Felix Bongard , Hamelin, retired vocational school director D. October 10, 1991
• Ilse Schier , Rethen October 25, 1991
• Charlotte Weberling , Hildesheim November 5, 1991
• Ruth Krasemann , Braunschweig, pharmacist November 15, 1991
• Gesela Bock , Garbsen 1 November 15, 1991

1992

Great Cross of Merit

• Jürgen Prieß , Cuxhaven, District Director January 6, 1992
• Paul Raabe , Wolfenbüttel, director of the Herzog August Library January 10, 1992
• Wolfgang Becker , Hanover, journalist January 20, 1992
• Simon James Williams , Hanover, Chief Services Liaison Officer May 15, 1992
• Erhardt Müller , Goslar, District Director July 21, 1992
• Gerhard Mogwitz , Hanover, Works Council Chairman August 18, 1992

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Konrad Buchwald , Hanover, journalist January 6, 1992
• Henry Hahn , Neustadt, farmer February 3, 1992
• Heinrich Krüger , Rinteln, printer March 31, 1992
• Veijo Valve , Papenburg, Managing Director April 29, 1992
• Jochen Patzschke , Bad Salzdetfurth, OT Heinde, MdL August 25, 1992
• Wolfgang Huebner, Hanover, Ministerialrat December 15, 1992

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Walter Mellmann , Osnabrück, sculptor and graphic artist February 18, 1992
• Katharina Oelbe , Hildesheim, teacher May 10, 1992
• Eberhard Kolb , Cologne, Professor of History January 20, 1992
• Gerrit-Jan Zager , Emlichheim, retired vice-principal D. June 10, 1992
• Hugo Böckmann , Vechta, farmer June 25, 1992
• Friedrich-Gottlieb Meyer zu Erbe , Osterholz-Scharmbeck, graduate farmer July 21, 1992
• Hans Wilhelm Toben , Buxtehude, businessman September 25, 1992
• Heinrich Kröger , Soltau, Pastor September 30, 1992
• Manfred Lopp , Adelheidsdort, 1st master saddler October 1st, 1992
• Jürgen Winter, Celle, master saddler October 1st, 1992
• Gertrude Schümann , Bad Nenndorf, teacher i. R. November 1, 1992
• Gerard Baczynski , Bricquebec / Normandy (France) December 1, 1992

1993

Great Cross of Merit

• Josef Schmidt , Hemmingen, journalist January 1, 1993
• August-Wilhelm Ahrens , Salzgitter, Farmer January 20, 1993
• Helmut Schwonberg , Hanover, master locksmith March 16, 1993
• Fritz Hahne , Bad Münder, entrepreneur April 21, 1993
• Philip Rosenthal , Selb, entrepreneur April 21, 1993
• Manfred Adrian , Wilhelmshaven, publisher May 1, 1993
• Günter Mordhorst , Lauenau, CEO June 1, 1993
• Josef Tegeler , Georgsmarienhütte, District Administrator June 10, 1993
• Hans-Jürgen Marczinski , Hamm, EMO General Commissioner September 5, 1993
• Peter Frerk , Wolfsburg, board member of VW-Aktiengesellschaft November 5, 1993
• Wilfried Lochte , Berg, CEO of MAN Commercial Vehicles November 10, 1993
• Helmut Rieger , Hanover, journalist December 1, 1993

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Theodor Karl Peter Schenning , Goslar, industrial clerk March 5, 1993
• Reinhart Hoppe , Wunstorf, Colonel March 15, 1993
• Henning Leonhardt Voigt , Miesbach, publisher May 1, 1993
• Lothar Dittrich , Celle, Ltd. Director of the Hanover Zoological Garden May 4, 1993
• Fritz Uekermann , Hanover, doctor June 25, 1993
• Eilert Tantzen , Sage, Forstoberamtsrat August 10, 1993
• Benny Gurfinkel , Sharona / Israel, Director of the Lower Galilee Regional Administration August 15, 1993
• Meir Levy , Bet Yitzhak / Israel, Counselor a. D. August 15, 1993
• Hans-Adolf de Terra , Hildesheim, President of the Lower Saxony State Administration Office a. D. October 9, 1993
• Georg Alexander Albrecht , Hanover, General Music Director November 10, 1993
• Benjamin Armon , Jerusalem, Director December 1, 1993

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Werner Glahe , Bad Harzburg, scientist March 16, 1993
• Joachim Rustemeyer , Hanover, doctor March 25, 1993
• Wilhelm Landbie , Gehrden April 15, 1993
• Hermann Suykerbuyk , Essen (Belgium), Mayor May 1, 1993
• Rolf Löns , Osnabrück, General Manager June 10, 1993
• Marlene Kahrmann , Bad Salzdetfurth, special education teacher July 1, 1993
• Helmut Kleinsteuber , Hatten, speaker August 10, 1993
• Leo Kohn , Hanover, engineer August 15, 1993
• Georg Schmidt, Sögel, senior teacher on September 10, 1993
• Wilhelm Meier , Eystrup, carpenter September 15, 1993
• Bernardo Enrique Peters-Velasquez , Cuxhaven September 15, 1993
• Gustav Schünemann , Barßel, pharmacist October 15, 1993
• Horst Lachmann , Wardenburg, journalist October 20, 1993
• Gert Metell , Salzgitter, retired civil servant D. October 20, 1993
• Gabor Lengyel , Salzgitter, mechanical engineer October 30, 1993
• Ilse Klingner , Hanover, Managing Director December 1, 1993
• Hans-Heinrich Stahlhut , Lehrte, Federal Railway surveyor December 1, 1993

1994

Great Cross of Merit

• Werner Müller , Mühlheim February 21, 1994
• Kurt Fischer , Hanover, Sparkasse Director February 25, 1994
• Fritz Vollbrecht , Northeim, master watchmaker April 20, 1994
• Gebhard Dirksen , Hanover, Deputy. Chairman of the board of Nord / LB June 20, 1994
• Rolf Zick , Hanover, journalist June 20, 1994
• Hartmut Behrendt , Isernhagen, Major General September 20, 1994
• Karl-Heinrich Mihr , Gudensberg, Works Council Chairman November 25, 1994

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Emil Cimiotti , Wolfenbüttel, artist and university lecturer a. D. January 15, 1994
• Peter Waskönig , Saterland, entrepreneur January 20, 1994
• Hans Joachim Röhrs , Seevetal, District Director January 20, 1994
• Heinrich Buhmann , Equord, machine worker February 1, 1994
• Fritz Meyer, Hilgermissen, District Fire Chief February 20, 1994
• Wilhelm Martens , Tosterglope, Member of Parliament March 10, 1994
• Friedrich Homeyer , Barsinghausen, surveying technician April 20, 1994
• Clemens Arkenstette , Wallenhorst April 25, 1994
• Dietmar Althof , Hanover, restaurateur June 9, 1994
• Andreas Graf von Bernstorff , Gartow, forester July 7, 1994
• Johannes Eilers, Nordenham, CEO September 20, 1994
• Manfred Helzer , Hanover, Managing Director September 20, 1994
• Franz Belting , Hanover, painter October 5, 1994
• Hugo Donder , Göttingen, businessman October 10, 1994
• Rudolf Strauch , Bonn, journalist November 15, 1994
• Dieter Betz , Isernhagen, director November 25, 1994
• Kurt-Günther Jagau , Garlstorf, farmer December 1, 1994

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Wolf-Walter Brehm , Bomlitz, director of the Walsrode bird park January 15, 1994
• Walter Bräunlich , Varel February 10, 1994
• Heinrich Rischmüller , Wennigsen, honorary professor February 15, 1994
• Kurt Alten , Wennigsen, entrepreneur February 25, 1994
• Michael John Gudgin , Hameln, Service Liaison Officer February 25, 1994
• Herwart von der Betten , Freiburg, farmer March 1, 1994
• Helmut Hinrichs , Wittmund, retired teacher D. March 5, 1994
• Heinrich Hampe , Hann. Münden, headmaster a. D. March 10, 1994
• Ursula Lippe , Woltersdorf, agricultural assistant April 1, 1994
• Otto Lukaschewski , Ankum, journalist April 20, 1994
• Jürgen-Hermann Küsel , Oyten, entrepreneur May 1, 1994
• Udo Hafferkamp , Berge, head of a primary school May 20, 1994
• Gerhard Kowala , Isernhagen, lawyer and notary, May 20, 1994
• Enno Hansing , Nordenham, riding and driving instructor May 20, 1994
• Herbert Wick , Cloppenburg, showman May 20, 1994
• Evamaria Cordes , Braunschweig, senior teacher a. D. June 10, 1994
• Paul Chapel , Vannes (France), retired teacher D. June 10, 1994
• Günter Wiemann , Wolfenbüttel, retired ministerial director D. July 1, 1994
• Werner Franke, Lingen, senior district director a. D. July 1, 1994
• Greta Hoffner , Brake, housewife July 5, 1994
• Klaus-Hermann Rauterberg , Lehrte, Pastor i. R. August 10, 1994
• Gerd-Joachim Grom , Wilhelmshaven, Managing Director September 1, 1994
• Gudrun Oerke , Friedland, countrywoman September 20, 1994
• Hinrich Küken , Moormerland September 20, 1994
• Gilbert Delauney , Alencon (France) September 30, 1994
• Heinrich Wichmann, Lindern, food inspector October 5, 1994
• Hans-Jürgen Paul , Hanover, lawyer i. R. October 5, 1994
• Ursula Werben , Einbeck October 20, 1994
• Heinz Holzberg , Hatten, bookseller November 10, 1994
• Ulrike Baum , Hanover November 25, 1994
• Ekkehard Boesche , Hamburg, journalist December 15, 1994
• Berta Weiß , Hanover December 15, 1994
• Ursula Grunwald , Oldenburg, retired school director D. December 20, 1994

1995

Great Cross of Merit

• Hartwig Piepenbrock , Osnabrück, entrepreneur March 27, 1995
• Walter Roy , Norwich (Great Britain), Comprehensive School Director April 5, 1995
• Ferdinand Lühmann , Cuxhaven, forwarding agent July 25, 1995
• Jürgen Fischer, Hanover, member of the board of TUI-International August 29, 1995
• Kurt Maier, Braunschweig, Managing Director August 30, 1995
• Wilhelm Westermann , Lüneburg, entrepreneur November 1, 1995

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Jürgen Peters , Sprockhövel, IG Metall district manager March 1, 1995
• Heyo Eckel , Göttingen, doctor March 15, 1995
• Peter Hennings , Lüneburg, Managing Director May 30, 1995
• Karl-Heinz Hüggelmeyer , Bad Rothenfelde, farmer June 20, 1995
• Hans-Dieter von Friedrichs , Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Senior District Director June 20, 1995
• Karl Schaper , Sickte, artist July 25, 1995
• Michael Fürst , Hanover, lawyer and notary September 15, 1995
• Rainer Basedow , Ottobrunn, cabaret artist September 20, 1995

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Gertrud Schröter , Celle January 20, 1995
• Peter Lamberg , Wolfsburg. Senior City Director March 1, 1995
• Alfred Köhler , Celle March 15, 1995
• Johannes Eden , Neuharlingersiel March 15, 1995
• Wilhelm Lindemann, Wiefelstede April 20, 1995
• Hans-Peter Albrecht , Hanover, Managing Director March 20, 1995
• Alfred Kloss , Stade, Managing Director March 20, 1995
• Edith Sikorski-Zsolnay , Hanover May 10, 1995
• Heinz Fiedler , Jade, farmer May 15, 1995
• Ewald Aul , Osnabrück, Managing Director June 15, 1995
• Edgar Sohl , Wedemark June 15, 1995
• Heinrich Voort , Bad Bentheim, geologist June 20, 1995
• Christine Behrens , Scheeßel, seamstress June 30, 1995
• Heinrich Büschemann , Oldenburg June 30, 1995
• Helga Anni Müllerl , Ritterhude June 30, 1995
• Kurt Karl Rudolf Müller , Ritterhude June 30, 1995
• Marcel Schiltz , Rameldingen (Luxembourg) June 30, 1995
• Hubert Lange , Hanover, Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Messe AG August 10, 1995
• Berthold von Behr , Hoya, farmer August 15, 1995
• Jean-Michel Laydevant , Villacoublay / Air (France), Captain August 25, 1995
• Rudolf Kohnert , Duderstadt, Managing Director i. R. November 1, 1995
• Rudolf Barke , Clausthal-Zellerfeld November 1, 1995
• Harmen-Irmfried Heineke , Lehrte, farmer November 1, 1995
• Erich Schwarze , Oldenburg November 20, 1995
• Hans-Jürgen Steinau , Nordholz, DGB district chairman December 1, 1995
• Hans-Joachim Zimmermann , Wolfsburg, Head of Department December 1, 1995
• August Lampe , Langenhagen December 1, 1995
• Gerhard Hinze, Schüttorf, dentist December 5, 1995

1996

Great Cross of Merit

• Friedrich Deike , Söhlde, District Administrator February 1, 1996
• Renate Rumpeltin , Nienburg, Managing Director May 15, 1996
• Hans-Joachim Scherzberg , Florida, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Liability Insurance July 30, 1996
• Günther Volker , Celle, dentist November 9, 1996
• Hans Behrens , Hatten, President of the Weser-Ems Chamber of Agriculture December 20, 1996

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Inge Küster , Worpswede, entrepreneur March 1, 1996
• Erika Emmerich , Schönbeck, President of the Verband der Automobilindustrie eV March 1, 1996
• Jasper Röders , Soltau, entrepreneur April 10, 1996
• Klaus-Dieter Forstmann , Bomlitz, entrepreneur April 15, 1996
• Carl Ulfert Stegmann , Norden, CEO June 5, 1996
• Ernst Schmidt, Einbeck, Ltd. District Director a. D. July 15, 1996
• Heiko Wandscher , Oldenburg, City Director August 30, 1996
• Karl-Heinz Baaske , Hanover, September 20, 1996
• Victor Lis , Ronnenberg, Managing Director October 1, 1996
• Wilhelm Peters, Winsen, retail salesman November 15, 1996
• Ernst-August Kranz , Obernkirchen November 20, 1996
• Helmut Barwig , Drochtersen November 25, 1996
• Gerhard Haack , Wilhelmshaven, Managing Director December 4, 1996

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Fritz Hollberg , Lembruch January 5, 1996
• Liselotte Alter , Braunschweig January 15, 1996
• Otto Buchinger , Bad Pyrmont, doctor February 20, 1996
• Wolfgang Schütz , Oldenburg, ltd. Director of Agriculture a. D. March 1, 1996
• Bernhard Gievert , Haren, pharmacist March 15, 1996
• Hans Burkardt , Isernhagen March 15, 1996
• Katharina Bennefeld-Kersten , Eicklingen March 15, 1996
• Gerd Rump , Hildesheim, savings bank and bank clerk a. D. March 20, 1996
• Heinrich Heitmann , Ehrenburg, doctor March 25, 1996
• Rudolf Noeres , Lüneburg, retired administrative officer D. April 25, 1996
• Erich Martin, Isernhagen April 25, 1996
• Wilhelm Schäfer, Burgwedel, board member April 25, 1996
• Günter Graubner , Ronnenberg April 25, 1996
• Heidulf Masztalerz , Südergellersen, bricklayer foreman May 30, 1996
• Martina Kranz , Göttingen, social worker June 15, 1996
• Jelle Reitsma , Apeldoorn (The Netherlands), Brigadier General 25 July 1996
• Helmut Krethe , Oederquart, nature conservation warden August 1, 1996
• Gottfried Woldering , Osnabrück, lawyer September 10, 1996
• Werner Meihorst , Isernhagen September 20, 1996
• Horst Muchow , Osnabrück September 20, 1996
• Reinhold Müller , Lüneburg, retired city director D. September 20, 1996
• Sabine Koch , Hildesheim, cantor October 1, 1996
• Elger Kleinschmidt , Burgdorf October 1, 1996
• Heinrich Thiermann , Kirchdorf, farmer October 1, 1996
• Karl-Heinrich Hartmann , Betzendorf, farmer October 10, 1996
• Horst Neumann, Goslar, master butcher October 10, 1996
• Hubert Bittner , Oldenburg, DGB district chairman October 30, 1996
• Georg Peter Klein , Braunschweig November 7, 1996
• Otto Ammermann , Jade, District Director December 5, 1996
• Bernhard Oppermann , Hann. Münden, entrepreneur December 5, 1996
• Marie Schumak , Bissendorf December 20, 1996
• Maria Krenz , Schiffdorf December 20, 1996
• Ursula von Kügelgen , Verden December 20, 1996

1997

Great Cross of Merit

• Wilhelm Niemeyer, Hilter, President of the Lower Saxony Rural People April 10, 1997
• Heinz Hennig , Hanover, university professor May 15, 1997
• Gustav Hebold , Cuxhaven May 15, 1997
• Theodor Schöller , Nuremberg, entrepreneur June 11, 1997
• Klaus Geiseler , Hanover, CEO June 25, 1997
• Clemens-August Krapp , Vechta, businessman October 20, 1997

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Hans-Heinrich Isenbart , Kirchlinteln, journalist January 15, 1997
• Bernhard H. Brümmer , Stade January 20, 1997
• Marta Lattemann-Meyer , Goslar, entrepreneur February 10, 1997
• Klaus Block , Cremlingen, Managing Director February 20, 1997
• John Eldöy , Emden, Managing Director April 15, 1997
• Friedel Knolle , Goslar April 25, 1997
• Anna Margarete Janovicz , Munich April 30, 1997
• Reinhard Donath , Aurich, senior teacher April 30, 1997
• Irmgard Ulderup , Stemwede-Haldern May 15, 1997
• Anni Gondro , Hanover May 20, 1997
• Ulrich Seiffert , Braunschweig, employee June 10, 1997
• Gerhard Barner , Hanover July 10, 1997
• Hans-Jürgen Warnecke , Weil der Stadt, university professor July 10, 1997
• Conrad Naber , Lilienthal, entrepreneur July 15, 1997
• Gottfried Vauck , Wintermoor, Schneverdingen September 15, 1997
• Kurt Rehkopf , Wunstorf, master confectioner October 1, 1997
• Gerd Hancken , Stade, doctor October 1, 1997
• Karl-Joseph Geiser , Beverstedt, veterinarian October 30, 1997
• August Schwarz , Staufenberg, business administration graduate December 1, 1997

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Konrad Mössinger , Langenhagen January 30, 1997
• Wolfgang Koehler , Lehrte January 30, 1997
• Adolf Harmening , Bad Nenndorf, Association Director January 30, 1997
• Wilhelm Kempe , Goslar, internist and anesthetist January 30, 1997
• Friedrich Schlemm, Hanover, Head of Department January 30, 1997
• Paul Segretain , Besse-sur-Braye, entrepreneur February 5, 1997
• Reinhard Kramer , Hanover February 5, 1997
• Ulrich Erdmann , Hasbergen, civil servant February 5, 1997
• Georges Bollengier-Stragier , Coulaines (France) April 10, 1997
• Ernst Hollje , Zetel May 5, 1997
• Adolf Reitz, Grünenplan, CEO, May 5, 1997
• Friedrich Höse , Hatten, retired State Secretary D. May 20, 1997
• Bernhard Mayer (pharmacist) , Vechta, pharmacist June 20, 1997
• Rudolf Spohr , Nordenham June 30, 1997
• Nikolaus Remer , Amelinghausen June 30, 1997
• Elisabeth Leyer , Varel July 1, 1997
• Ewald Eden , Westoverledingen, entrepreneur August 20, 1997
• Henry Böhack , Cuxhaven, farmer September 5, 1997
• Hinrich Gerken , Harsefeld, teacher i. R. September 25, 1997
• Friedrich Vorwerk , Tostedt, entrepreneur October 1, 1997
• Erich Martens , Wardenburg November 25, 1997
• Hermann Lütgens , Dählenburg-Siecke December 30, 1997

1998

Great Cross of Merit

• Walther Leisler Kiep , Kronberg, former Minister D. January 5, 1998
• Wilhelm Sandmann , Hanover, Managing Director January 30, 1998
• Klaus Krause , Goslar, newspaper publisher March 10, 1998
• Adolf Freiherr von Wangenheim , Waake, farmer and forester May 20, 1998
• Heinz Neumüller , Oldenburg (Oldenburg), entrepreneur June 25, 1998
• Casimir Ehrnrooth , Helsinki, CEO July 15, 1998
• Herbert Huster , Otterndorf, publisher September 1, 1998
• Jochen Patzschke , Bad Salzdetfurth, MdL, senior teacher a. D. December 15, 1998

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Horst-Udo Ahlers , Braunschweig, Police President March 20, 1998
• Jürgen Seifert , Hanover April 20, 1998
• Horst Voigt , Bad Harzburg, City Director April 20, 1998
• Helga Grebing , Göttingen, historian April 29, 1998
• Alexander Engelhardt, Bovenden, District Director April 30, 1998
• Ludwig Rutt , Hanover June 5, 1998
• Helmut Rode , Wietzen June 10, 1998
• Horst Bruer , Celle, Managing Director June 15, 1998
• Gustav Wegner , Liebenburg, graduate engineer June 15, 1998
• Zvi Asaria , Savyon / Tel Aviv September 1, 1998
• Hans-Joachim Sauerbrey , Bad Lauterberg, employee October 1, 1998
• Johanna Matthies , Drestedt, housekeeper October 5, 1998

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Peter Brandler , Weste, district court judge January 15, 1998
• Alexander Gaede , Hanover, retired Ministerialrat D. January 30, 1998
• Roswitha Sommer , Bückeburg, Managing Director February 5, 1998
• Gerhard Heuer , Hemmingen, retired teacher D. February 20, 1998
• Rudolf Michels , Langelsheim March 10, 1998
• Harald Wimmer , Varel-Obenstrohe May 5, 1998
• Beate Geiseler , Hanover, housewife May 15, 1998
• Curt Claus Vocke , Sulingen, businessman June 5, 1998
• Uwe Brauns , Hambergen, MdL, civil engineer June 10, 1998
• Alf-Rico Denck , Cuxhaven, staff officer June 15, 1998
• Karl-Heinz Baumgarten , St. Andreasberg, retired city director D. August 25, 1998
• Helmut Niekamp , Osnabrück, musician August 25, 1998
• Lothar Nitschke , Melle, musician August 25, 1998
• Robert Stafflage-Nuphaus , Einbeck, graduate mechanical and industrial engineer August 25, 1998
• Wilfried Witte , Osnabrück, musician October 25, 1998
• Aloys Grba , Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, employee September 15, 1998
• Konrad Liebmann , Osnabrück, antiquarian November 5, 1998
• Dieter Schipper , Celle November 10, 1998
• Bernhard Hermann Schrubka , Cuxhaven November 10, 1998
• Hans-Heinrich Bosse , Vordorf November 20, 1998
• Karl-Engelhardt Kruse , Wangerooge, Gastronom November 25, 1998
• Jörn Dams , Hattingen, engineer December 1, 1998
• Charlotte Flügge , Hameln, housewife December 1, 1998
• Friedrich Flügge, Hameln, senior director of studies a. D. December 1, 1998
• August Meyer, Belum, September 1998

1999

Great Cross of Merit

• Karl-Wilhelm Lange , Hann. Münden, District President a. D. February 15, 1999
• Friedrich-Karl Böttcher , Eisdorf-Willensen (Harz), District Director May 20, 1999
• Herbert Droste , Barsinghausen, District Director May 25, 1999
• William George Vernon Kenney , Hanover, Chief Service Liaison Officer June 1, 1999
• Heiner Herbst , Braunschweig, President of the Lower Saxony State Audit Office November 29, 1999

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Ulrich Reimers , Vechelde, Managing Director January 15, 1999
• Hans-Michael Heise , Syke, Senior District Director March 10, 1999
• Reinhard Renken , Norden, master painter i. R. March 10, 1999
• Hans-Jürgen Meißner , Bomlitz, CEO March 25, 1999
• Friedrich Schwerdtfeger , Holzminden June 15, 1999
• Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt , Burgwedel, Member of the European Parliament July 1, 1999
• Dietrich H. Hoppenstedt , Burgwedel, President of the German Savings Banks and Giro Association July 30, 1999
• Otto Thalmann , Nordholz, farmer September 1, 1999
• Johann Peter Vogel , Berlin, lawyer October 15, 1999
• Dieter Geiler , Braunschweig, entrepreneur November 15, 1999
• Klaus Rathert , Celle, President of the Lower Saxony Savings Banks and Giro Association December 20, 1999

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Karl Heinz Schnitzler , Hanover January 15, 1999
• Heinz Ragnitz , Nordhorn January 20, 1999
• Heinrich Bohlen , Wiesmoor, entrepreneur February 15, 1999
• Heinrich Doyen , Wiesmoor, entrepreneur February 15, 1999
• Norbert Buchtmann , Varel, technical employee March 10, 1999
• Karl Siedentopp , Uetze OT Eltze, Sparkasse Manager retired D. March 15, 1999
• Helmut Harneit , Deutsch Evern, District Administrative Director a. D. March 25, 1999
• Hansgeorg Lauk , Salzgitter March 25, 1999
• Henry Hasselbring , Neustadt am Rübenberge, agricultural master April 20, 1999
• Richard Hecke , Hanover, Senior Building Director June 15, 1999
• Dieter Ludwig Roddewig , Bregenz, Chairman of the Supervisory Board June 15, 1999
• Friedrich Wille , Einbeck June 25, 1999
• Martin Biermann , Celle, City Director July 1, 1999
• Hermann Kunze , Hann. Münden, heating and ventilation master builder July 15, 1999
• Pierre Yves Chatenay , Auterive / France 5th August 1999
• Alfred Harland , Hessisch Oldenforf, master electrician August 20, 1999
• Wolfgang Hofmeister , Wunstorf, retired mine director D. August 20, 1999
• Josef Klehr , Wunstorf August 20, 1999
• Gerold Lüken , Jever, farmer August 25, 1999
• Walter Wichmann , Syke, employee September 1, 1999
• Helge Bei der Wieden , Bückeburg, Senior Student Council on September 1, 1999
• Jan Bernd Eisenbart , Vechta, senior district director a. D. September 15, 1999
• Nicole Ducros , Coulaines, Administrative Director October 15, 1999
• Karl-Theodor Simon , Hanover October 15, 1999
• Paul Theile , Hanover October 15, 1999
• Johann Haddinga , Norden, Editor in Chief November 10, 1999
• Arthur de Freese , Ostrhauderfehn, master tailor November 25, 1999

2000

Great Cross of Merit

• Gerhard Blume , Rotenburg (Wümme), District Director January 25, 2000
• Wolfgang Frühwald , Augsburg March 1, 2000
• Christian Hellwig , Hanover, Major General May 31, 2000

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Peter Antes , Hanover, University Professor for Religious Studies, February 15, 2000
• Eckart Krömer , Emden, Economist May 15, 2000
• Klaus Meine , Wedemark, member of the rock group "Scorpions" June 20, 2000
• Rudolf Schenker , Schwarmstedt, member of the rock group "Scorpions" June 20, 2000
• Michael Schöne , Hildesheim, District Director June 20, 2000
• Folkert Hinrichs , Leer, doctor July 25, 2000
• Klaus Volkert , Wolfsburg, Works Council Chairman July 27, 2000
• Dietrich Ruprecht , Göttingen, publisher August 10, 2000
• Jürgen Walter, Neustadt am Rübenberge, member of the Supervisory Board August 25, 2000
• Laurens Spethmann , Jesteburg, entrepreneur September 11, 2000
• Hans-Alexander Drechsler , Uelzen, retired post office worker D. October 10, 2000

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Hans Hoffmann, Munster, Oberstabsfeldwebel January 20, 2000
• Michael Gehrke , Hanover, administrative employee February 10, 2000
• Gerd Bakeberg , Eschede, administrative employee March 1, 2000
• Maria Kiss, Oyten March 15, 2000
• Ernst-Wolfgang Moebius , Hanover, doctor March 15, 2000
• Peter Holm , Hanover, President of the Lower Saxony State Office for Road Construction March 20, 2000
• Ulrich Maeck , Lüneburg, retired government director D. March 30, 2000
• Karl Heinz Bielefeld , Göttingen, retired teacher D. April 25, 2000
• Hans-Wolfgang Lingemann , Neuenkirchen (Lüneburg Heath), sculptor May 30, 2000
• Ulrich Mädge , Lüneburg, Mayor May 30, 2000
• Karsten Mencke , Lüneburg, business economist May 30, 2000
• Gideon Kiens , Isernhagen June 5, 2000
• Matthias Jabs , Wedemark, member of the rock group "Scorpions" June 20, 2000
• Fritz Bokelmann , Hellingst, farmer August 15, 2000
• Friedrich-Wilhelm Stever , Gifhorn August 15, 2000
• Leena Butz , Friedland, master weaver August 25, 2000
• Hermann Rendigs , Stuhr, Municipal Director September 15, 2000
• Heinrich Lüneburg , Winsen (Luhe) September 20, 2000
• Wolfgang Reichelt , Verden (Aller), engineer September 20, 2000
• Bernard Kajdan , F-Fichy, flight attendant October 10, 2000
• Hako Haken , Weener October 20, 2000
• Idune Kletzin , Hildesheim, senior teacher a. D. October 20, 2000
• Horst Quade , Clausthal-Zellerfeld November 6, 2000
• Adele Pralle , Soltau December 7, 2000

2001

Great Cross of Merit

• Hinrich Seidel , Hanover, university professor March 21, 2001
• Alain Le Vern , Saint-Saens, President of the Regional Council of the French partner region Haute Normandie May 14, 2001
• Birgit Breuel , Hamburg, EXPO General Commissioner June 1, 2001
• Saqer Ghobash , Abu Dhabi, EXPO Commissioner General United Arab Emirates June 1, 2001
• Gabor Gernyi , Budapest, EXPO General Commissioner Hungary June 1, 2001
• Pablo Bravo Lozano , Aravaca, Madrid, EXPO Commissioner General Spain June 1st 2001
• Cesário Melantonio Neto , Brasilia, EXPO General Commissioner Brazil June 1, 2001
• Jaime Corredor , Mexico, EXPO Commissioner General Mexico June 1, 2001

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Günter Koch , Göttingen, retired February 16, 2001
• Horst Fricke , Hanover, former district chairman of the trade union ÖTV Niedersachsen, May 15, 2001
• Ulrich Neufert , Lehrte, journalist / EXPO reporter June 1, 2001
• Claus Groth , Meerbusch, head of the German EXPO pavilion June 1, 2001
• Rajeev Sethi , New Delhi, EXPO-Scenograph Basic Needs June 1, 2001
• Norbert Bargmann , Burgdorf-Ehlershausen, Deputy EXPO General Commissioner June 1, 2001
• Bruno Ganz , Berlin, actor / EXPO Faust actor June 1, 2001
• Arno Beyer , Hanover, Head of State Broadcasting House / EXPO reporter June 1, 2001
• Anne-Kathrin Berger , Hanover, editor-in-chief / EXPO reporter June 1, 2001
• Hans-Jürgen Dürbaum , Isernhagen, Professor a. D. June 25, 2001
• Wilhelm Totok , Hanover, Ltd. Library Director September 10, 2001
• Günter Leifert , Uelzen, Mayor October 15, 2001
• Johannes Eveslage , Barßel, MdL, President of the Lower Saxony Association of Towns and Municipalities October 19, 2001

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Gerhard Gödiker , Haselünne, upholsterer January 11, 2001
• Herbert Bastemeyer , Neustadt am Rübenberge February 8, 2001
• Hans Kraus, Goslar, Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2001
• Friedrich Brandt, Seelze February 22, 2001
• Hans Jürgen Beverförden , Hann. Münden March 6, 2001
• Heinz-Werner Theesfeld , Aurich, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2001
• Erika von Rahden , Schwanewede, entrepreneur April 25, 2001
• Päivi Kuivanen , Hanover, EXPO assistant in the Finnish pavilion June 1, 2001
• Marion Wrede , Hameln, EXPO helper in the Christ Pavilion June 1, 2001
• Gerda Feldmann , Lueneburg August 6, 2001
• Ingeborg Inselmann , Schneverdingen August 16, 2001
• Karlheinz Löhr , Hanover September 10, 2001
• Karlheinz Poredda , Hipstedt September 20, 2001
• Gerhard Schneider, Otterndorf, farmer October 5, 2001
• Helga Görsmann , Gehrden, City Guide of Hanover November 22, 2001
• Renate Börner , Lüneburg November 30, 2001
• Elisabeth Belling , Hameln, entrepreneur December 12, 2001
• Karl-Heinz Stubbe , Lüneburg, banker December 20, 2001

2002

Great Cross of Merit

• Axel Endlein , Northeim February 25, 2002
• Andor Izsák , Hanover April 15, 2002
• Horst Förster , Hanover September 25, 2002

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Horst-Günter Lucke , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) January 10, 2002
• Otto Künnecke , Holzminden March 20, 2002
• Theodor Eggers , Wendeburg April 10, 2002
• Heinrich Meyer , Giesen May 2, 2002
• Arndt Ruprecht , Göttingen May 15, 2002
• Jürgen Thölke , Delmenhorst May 15, 2002
• Udo Zempel , Stadland-Rodenkirchen May 24, 2002
• Maciej Łagiewski , Wroclaw May 28, 2002
• Bernd Bauer , Hamburg June 10, 2002
• Walter Schusser , Munich June 10, 2002
• Heinz-Eberhard Holl , Osnabrück June 12, 2002
• Josef Meerpohl , Vechta-Calveslage June 20, 2002
• Hubert-Heinrich Lange , Hanover June 24, 2002
• Peter Haverbeck , Hanover, August 14, 2002
• Günther Boekhoff , Leer September 16, 2002
• Theodor Striegan , Hildesheim November 4, 2002
• Arno Schreiber , Wilhelmshaven November 12, 2002

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Gertrud Pöppelmann , Lohne January 10, 2002
• Ruthtraut Steinbrecher , Wittmund January 10, 2002
• Elfriede Bachmann , Bremervörde February 8, 2002
• Fritz Willig , Laatzen May 15, 2002
• Dietlef Niklaus , Dassel June 5, 2002
• Peter Nölges , Hildesheim June 26, 2002
• Peter Huebotter , Hanover June 28, 2002
• Hedwig Pruin , Westoverledingen August 7, 2002
• Hans Arend , Hessisch Oldendorf August 8, 2002
• Egbert Schulz , Bad Eilsen August 8, 2002
• Fritz-Geerd Arentzen , Schüttorf August 19, 2002
• Hans Bölts , Ovelgönne OT Rüdershausen September 16, 2002
• Wolfgang Büsing , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) September 16, 2002
• Werner Luchtmeier , Rinteln October 15, 2002
• Eva-Maria Neher , Bovenden October 15, 2002
• Otto Prieß , Cuxhaven October 22, 2002
• Heinz Strickmann , Cloppenburg October 22, 2002
• Ute Bernhardt , Stadthagen October 28, 2002
• Ulrike Block-von Schwartz , Braunschweig October 28, 2002
• Detta Borgardt , Bremervörde October 29, 2002
• Andrea Ruhstrat , Göttingen November 4, 2002
• Christa Röder , Langenhagen November 12, 2002
• Walter Lampe , Hanover November 15, 2002
• Georg Prilhofer , Hanover November 15, 2002
• Rita Broweleit , Wardenburg November 19, 2002
• Margit zur Bruges , Westerstede-Gießelhorst December 23, 2002

2003

Great Cross of Merit

• Peter Fischer , Cuxhaven April 24, 2003
• Wolf Weber , Rastede April 24, 2003

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Utz Claassen , Hanover February 14, 2003
• Rainer Thieme , Osnabrück May 2, 2003
• Günter Leonhardt , Hanover May 15, 2003
• Wolfgang Haubold , Wildeshausen June 5, 2003
• Hans Ellfrodt , Adendorf September 1, 2003
• Engelbert Nelle , Hildesheim November 21, 2003
• Carl Haenlein , Hanover December 12, 2003

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Theodor Bross , Melbeck January 20, 2003
• Sighild Salzmann , Wolfenbüttel January 24, 2003
• Werner Kirschner , Ilsede February 17, 2003
• Wilhelm Arens , Nordhorn February 19, 2003
• Jürgen Werner, Buxtehude March 10, 2003
• Klaus DeParade , Gehrden May 12, 2003
• Hans-Peter Fitschen , Stade May 15, 2003
• Fritz Lottmann , Rastede May 15, 2003
• Rolf Lüer , Egestorf (Nordheide) May 15, 2003
• Heiner Saade , Osterholz-Scharmbeck May 15, 2003
• Henning Jörg Claassen , Deutsch Evern July 2, 2003
• Reiner Faulhaber , Lüneburg July 2, 2003
• Gerhard Kraus , Alfeld (Leine) July 2, 2003
• Wilhelm Krümpelmann , Ankum July 2, 2003
• Helmut Ottenjann , Cloppenburg July 2, 2003
• Hans-Georg Röhlke , Lüneburg July 2, 2003
• Reinhard Wessels , Dörpen July 2, 2003
• Dieter Fuchs, Dissen July 15, 2003
• Edzard Pauly , Wiefelstede October 10, 2003
• Rosa Bunge , Lingen October 20, 2003
• Helga Stein , Hildesheim November 10, 2003
• Roland Neßler , Gehrden November 20, 2003
• irmgard Tantzen , Oldenburg (Oldb.) November 20, 2003

2004

Great Cross of Merit

• Walter Kempowski , Gyhum April 22, 2004

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Martin Döscher , Köhlen January 22, 2004
• Adalbert von der Recke , Celle January 26, 2004
• Herbert Rausch , Cloppenburg January 30, 2004
• Gudrun Schröfel -Gatzmann, Hanover March 15, 2004
• Reinhold Stöver (founder of Agrarfrost ), Wildeshausen March 26, 2004
• Margit Korthöber , Springe-Mittelrode April 7, 2004
• Dietmar Harting , Espelkamp April 8, 2004
• Waldemar R. Röhrbein , Hanover May 5, 2004
• Adolf Thölke , Sehnde May 18, 2004
• Heinz Sielmann , Munich May 25, 2004
• Inge Sielmann , Munich May 25, 2004
• Gerhard Schulze , Rosche June 8, 2004
• Wolfgang Mauersberg , Hanover June 15, 2004
• Henning Kahlke , Holzminden June 28, 2004
• Karin-Maria von Heimburg , Barsinghausen August 20, 2004
• Edda Goede , Wulsbüttel-Albstedt December 3, 2004
• Joachim Hahn , Hanover December 11, 2004

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Günter Rubach , Cuxhaven February 20, 2004
• Wilko Jäger , Schwanewede March 1, 2004
• Hans Hermann Lucht , Thedinghausen March 1, 2004
• Hans-Joachim Tessner , Goslar March 1, 2004
• Olaf Tschimpke , Ronnenberg March 26, 2004
• Adelheid Brüning , Süstedt March 29, 2004
• Lisa Woltmann , Springe-Alvesrode April 7, 2004
• Ulrich Kirchhoff , Hanover April 8, 2004
• Günter Mahlke , Hanover April 8, 2004
• Jutta Güring , Clausthal-Zellerfeld April 13, 2004
• Wilhelm Holsten , Bargstedt May 11, 2004
• Hella Lietz , Emmendorf May 24, 2004
• Gottfried Thiele , Wietzendorf May 25, 2004
• Rolf Toonen , Eelde (Netherlands) June 10, 2004
• Willem van de Vrede , AV Assen (Netherlands) June 10, 2004
• Albert Wehner , Leer June 10, 2004
• Elisabeth Benne , Hilter June 17, 2004
• Hans-Georg Buchtmann , Varel June 17, 2004
• Wendelin Jundt , Nienburg July 1, 2004
• Rotraut Kahle , Lüneburg July 7, 2004
• Harald Schraepler , Braunschweig July 15, 2004
• Marie-Luise Clasen , Dannenberg (Elbe) July 23, 2004
• Katharine Morisse , Schwanewede August 18, 2004
• Irene Hemme , Wedemark-Sprockhof September 10, 2004

2005

Great Cross of Merit

• Christa Meves , Uelzen March 4, 2005
• Reinhold Purr , Groß St. Florian August 25, 2005
• Werner Remmers , Lingen October 10, 2005

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Claus Hüppe , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) May 13, 2005
• Ummo Francksen , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) July 15, 2005
• Wolf-Rüdiger Umbach , Königslutter August 25, 2005
• Gaby Letzing , Mellinghausen September 20, 2005
• Helen Donath , Wedemark October 10, 2005
• Heinrich Voort , Bad Bentheim October 17, 2005
• Elisabeth Müller-Luckmann , Braunschweig November 1, 2005

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Bernard Kühling , Vechta January 20, 2005
• Hermann Hastedt , Hanover February 8, 2005
• Gerhard Kegel, Buchholz (id Nordheide) February 22, 2005
• Hans Ney , Wangerland - Hooksiel February 22, 2005
• Ewald Schoof , Twistringen February 22, 2005
• Hermine Vehmeyer , Haselünne February 22, 2005
• Johannes Tebben , Ermke February 25, 2005
• Rolf Erdmann , Hanover March 15, 2005
• Werner Böckelmann , Wehrbleck April 12, 2005
• Erich Krüger, Dannenberg (Elbe) April 26, 2005
• Dietrich Kröncke , Hanover, May 3, 2005
• Jutta Rheim , Hanover May 25, 2005
• Teruko Balogh , Grussendorf June 1, 2005
• Toshiaki Kamei , Naruto June 1, 2005
• Hans-Jürgen Krauss , Hameln June 1, 2005
• Hans-Jürgen Appelrath , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) June 9, 2005
• Marlena Robin-Winn , Hanover June 30, 2005
• Irene Steinhagen , Brake June 30, 2005
• Brigitte Jockusch , Freiburg July 1, 2005
• Annedore Christians , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) July 15, 2005
• Theodor Deddens , Saterland - Scharrel July 15, 2005
• Hugo Dittberner , Kalefeld July 15, 2005
• Anna Margarethe Schmidt-Bonhuis , Rhauderfehn July 15, 2005
• Margrit Küntzel , Lüneburg August 8, 2005
• Wan Gang , China August 12, 2005
• Heinrich Lindhorst , Winsen (Aller) August 15, 2005
• Johann Alexander Wisniewsky , Lingen August 22, 2005
• Hinrich Behr , Jork September 15, 2005
• Helga Sternhagen , Cuxhaven September 20, 2005
• Jürgen Sternhagen , Cuxhaven September 20, 2005
• Werner Jahn, Verden September 30, 2005
• Klaus Hellmann , Osnabrück October 5, 2005
• Klaus Donath , Wedemark October 10, 2005
• Elisabeth Fischer , Moringen-Fredelsloh October 10, 2005
• Franz Lübbers , Bawinkel October 10, 2005
• Heinrich Schulz, Visbek October 10, 2005
• Annette Zippelius , Göttingen October 25, 2005
• Heinrich Böning , Quakenbrück November 1, 2005
• Wolfgang Braun, Sassenburg November 8, 2005
• Peter Rabe , Rethem (Aller) November 10, 2005
• Barbara Fülgraff-Schmidtchen , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) November 21, 2005
• Alexander Steiner , Hanover December 5, 2005
• Horst Werner Janssen , Elsfleth December 15, 2005
• Knut Langhans , Stade December 15, 2005

2006

Great Cross of Merit

• Josef Stock , Melle June 28, 2006
• Ekkehard D. Schulz , Krefeld September 1, 2006

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Konrad Deufel , Hildesheim January 10, 2006
• Gernot Schlebusch , Hanover January 10, 2006
• Hans-Günther Griep , Goslar June 22, 2006
• Christoph Rippich , Achim August 8, 2006
• Christine Behrens , Scheeßel August 14, 2006
• Helga Oltrogge , Celle August 15, 2006
• Hans-Jürgen Fip , Osnabrück November 2, 2006

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Günter Hackerodt , Hanover January 10, 2006
• Ursula Hansen , Hanover January 10, 2006
• Heidemarie Leide , Wedemark-Gailhof January 11, 2006
• Erika Hennings , Bad Zwischenahn January 20, 2006
• Jürgen Hennings , Bad Zwischenahn January 20, 2006
• Bernard Krone , Spelle January 20, 2006
• Ernst- Dieter Stellmacher , Göttingen January 25, 2006
• Sonning Bredemeyer , Hanover February 1, 2006
• Hinrich Tietjen , Lilienthal February 10, 2006
• Hans-Peter Blohm , Brake February 15, 2006
• Friedel Schumacher , Bunde February 15, 2006
• Rainer Huismans , Langen (Bremerhaven) February 20, 2006
• Heiner Rust , Langenhagen March 1, 2006
• Wolfgang Engelhardt , Nordenham March 20, 2006
• Richard Borek , Braunschweig June 15, 2006
• Günter Richta , Hanover June 22, 2006
• Johannes Meyer, Lüneburg July 6, 2006
• Hannelore Blohm , Ihlienworth August 14, 2006
• Fritz Blume , Jever August 25, 2006
• Marta Rosendahl , Westerstede October 10, 2006

2007

Great Cross of Merit

• Manfred-Carl Schinkel , Lüneburg January 31, 2007
• Irmgard Ulderup , Stemwede-Haldern April 16, 2007
• Heidrun Merk , Hanover June 20, 2007

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Herbert Burger , Wunstorf January 22, 2007
• Karl-Jürgen Kemmelmeyer , Hanover June 15, 2007

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Karin Koch-Rosner , Bevern January 8, 2007
• Egon Kuhn , Hanover January 15, 2007
• Karl-Heinz Huchthausen , Holzminden January 16, 2007
• Alfred Koerppen , Burgdorf January 18, 2007
• Tina Voss , Hanover January 22, 2007
• Wilhelm Robben , Wallenhorst January 25, 2007
• Engbert Drenth , RG Vriescheloo, NL February 1, 2007
• Herbert Obenaus , Isernhagen February 1, 2007
• Kurt Liebich , Melle February 5, 2007
• Gudrun Ebeling-Bartels , Friedland February 14, 2007
• Joachim Gegenfurtner , Wennigsen April 5, 2007
• Ilse-Marie Voges , Syke April 12, 2007
• Walter Georg Olms , Hildesheim April 18, 2007
• Claus Bingemer , Hanover June 15, 2007
• August Brandenburg , Jühnde June 15, 2007
• Elfriede Connemann , Celle June 15, 2007
• Hans-Joachim Connemann , Celle June 15, 2007
• Lieselotte Tansey-von Rautenkranz , Celle June 15, 2007
• Gernot Bischoff , Salzgitter June 22, 2007
• Hans-Otto Schneegluth , Marklohe June 30, 2007
• Sabine Reichardt , Göttingen-Knutbühren July 3, 2007
• Irmgard Hölscher , Bramsche July 12, 2007
• Wolfgang Oehrl , Oldenburg (Oldb.) July 12, 2007
• Ernst Siedenberg , Oyten July 25, 2007
• Hans-Heinrich Hillegeist , Göttingen August 20, 2007
• Horst Wrobel , Gifhorn August 20, 2007
• Jens Petersen, Lüneburg September 10, 2007
• Karl-Otto Villwock , Pattensen September 20, 2007
• Gerhard Roth , Lilienthal October 1, 2007
• Werner Hüls , Neuhaus (Elbe) October 23, 2007
• Ursula Miehe-Steinbach , Salzgitter-Lesse November 5, 2007
• Ulrich Klages , Heidenau November 27, 2007
• Helmut W. Minne , Lügde December 3, 2007
• Ursula Popken , Rastede December 10, 2007
• Friedrich Popken , Rastede December 10, 2007
• Eberhard Schlotter , Wienhausen December 10, 2007

2008

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Franz Beckenbauer , Kitzbühel January 26, 2008
• Erika Cordts , Hanover April 2, 2008
• Goetz von Engelbrechten , Uelzen April 25, 2008
• Klaus Witte , Scheeßel October 29, 2008
• Hartwin Kramer , Oldenburg October 31, 2008
• Heinrich Schmidt , Oldenburg October 31, 2008

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Albrecht Pohle , Gehrden March 28, 2008
• Raimund Schrader , Harsum March 28, 2008
• Wilfried Wiedemann , Nienburg March 28, 2008
• Ivo Schöffer , Leiden June 20, 2008
• Almut Breuste , Hanover October 15, 2008
• Hans-Jürgen Breuste , Hanover October 15, 2008
• Lieselotte Glage , Hanover October 15, 2008
• Theodora Lemmermöhle , Göttingen October 15, 2008
• Christiane Freifrau von Richthofen , Hanover November 20, 2008
• Michael Meier, Bad Münder December 15, 2008

2009

Great Cross of Merit

• Jürgen Mlynek , Hanover January 15, 2009
• Hannes Rehm , Berlin August 10, 2009

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Ursula Thümler , Laatzen January 15, 2009
• Henry Friedlander , Washington January 20, 2009
• Karl-Heinz Brünger , Wallenhorst April 20, 2009
• Augoustinos Labardakis , Berlin May 5, 2009
• Dietrich Kröncke , Hanover May 25, 2009
• Eiji Ōue , Hanover June 2, 2009
• Brigitte Scherb , Langelsheim October 15, 2009
• Gernot Schmidt, Celle November 25, 2009
• Friedrich Scholten , Nordhorn December 4, 2009
• Fritz Stegen , Bokel, President of the former Hanover Chamber of Agriculture December 4, 2009

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Renate Detlefsen , Garbsen January 15, 2009
• Wiebke Klinkenborg , Hanover January 15, 2009
• Henning Beinsen , Lehrte-Immensen February 20, 2009
• Christopher Linaker , Osnabrück May 25, 2009
• Friedrich Jahncke , Dannenberg-Bückau July 15, 2009
• Maria Vogelsang-Verhülsdonk , Löningen August 10, 2009
• Johanna Jenn , Meppen August 21, 2009
• Frieda Hensmann , Jemgum October 15, 2009
• Ellen Fricke , Edemissen October 22, 2009
• Helmut Stelljes , Worpswede November 19, 2009
• Joachim Kuropka , Vechta November 25, 2009
• Hellmuth Hahn , Wedemark December 1, 2009
• Ronald Searle , touring tour December 1, 2009
• Vera Dieckmann Deputy Mayor of Otterndorf

2010

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Heinz Haferkamp , Garbsen, former university professor, June 15, 2010
• Angela Kriesel , Hanover August 5, 2010
• Lothar Hagebölling , Braunschweig, Head of the Office of the Federal President, September 20, 2010
• Nikolaus Hippen , Aurich October 5, 2010
• Karl Harms , Wangerland December 1, 2010

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Albert Behrens , Einbeck January 7, 2010
• Wilfried Meyer, Weyhe February 10, 2010
• Christian Hirsch , Boffzen February 17, 2010
• Fritz Niemeier , Emden March 1, 2010
• Ekkehard Reiff , Clausthal-Zellerfeld March 25, 2010
• Wilfried Dubiel , Aurich April 15, 2010
• Bernhard-Joachim Borgardt , Bremervörde April 20, 2010
• Angelika Reichelt , Wilhelmshaven April 20, 2010
• Heinz Kattner , Dahlenburg June 10, 2010
• Erich Krebs , Haverlah June 18, 2010
• Rita Girschikofsky , Hanover June 22, 2010
• Diethardt Hensel , Neustadt June 22, 2010
• Gerhard Schütte , Algermissen June 22, 2010
• Hermann Schaedla , Lemwerder June 25, 2010
• Gisela Zick , Lingen August 5, 2010
• Bernhard Williges , Müden August 10, 2010
• Dorothee Austen , Clausthal-Zellerfeld September 10, 2010
• Georg Oswald Cott , Braunschweig September 10, 2010
• Elisabeth Lücking-Salim , Hanover September 15, 2010
• Heidemarie Bretz , Bad Pyrmont September 20, 2010
• Heinz Thiemann , Bardowick October 11, 2010
• Michael Schwieger , Hollnseth December 1, 2010

2011

Great Cross of Merit

• Rolf Wernstedt , former President of the Landtag D., Garbsen April 1, 2011
• Burkhard Ritz , former Minister D., Lingen May 31, 2011

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Gisela Bohnenkamp , Bad Salzuflen September 20, 2011
• Erwin Stein , Isernhagen September 20, 2011
• Johannes Diekhoff , Aurich October 12, 2011

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Günter Ilper , Burgwedel March 1, 2011
• Winfried Kopp , Heiligenthal March 10, 2011
• Bernhard Schierenbeck , Lilienthal March 25, 2011
• Nicholas McGegan , Berkeley / USA April 15, 2011
• Erhard Brütt , Hanover May 10, 2011
• Christine Grimme , Damme May 10, 2011
• Franz Grimme , Damme May 10, 2011
• Heinrich Kampmann , Lingen May 10, 2011
• Albert Vinke , Rhede May 10, 2011
• Gerd-Peter Münden , Braunschweig September 2, 2011
• Gerhard Nimmerfall , Lingen December 15, 2011

2012

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Norbert Radermacher , Lingen, theater pedagogue, September 18, 2012
• Leenert Cornelius , Ovelgönne, October 29, 2012

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Hans-Herlof Hardtke , Zeven, January 3, 2012
• Kurt Müsegades , Ganderkesee, January 18, 2012
• Harald Müller , Lingen, head of the Erwin Müller Group Lingen , March 12, 2012
• Thekla Brinker , Rastdorf, March 20, 2012
• Eckhart Liss , Springe, Head of Hermannshof Springe-Völksen, May 2, 2012
• Marron Curtis Fort , Leer, linguist, May 9, 2012
• Gerhard Quade , Moisburg, June 5, 2012
• Norbert Wels , Barsinghausen, July 30, 2012
• Ernst August Horneffer , Peine, September 14, 2012
• Helga Fredebold , Nordstemmen, September 14, 2012
• Hans-Jürgen Ollech , Wesendorf, September 19, 2012
• Paul Walter Wahl , Bissendorf, October 24, 2012
• Alfred Hartmann , Leer, December 18, 2012
• Roelf Briese , Leer, December 18, 2012
• Hermann Buss , Leer, December 18, 2012

2013

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Jürgen Köster , Hanover, May 23, 2013
• Karl Rothmund , Barsinghausen, September 25, 2013

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Willi Bernhard Albers , Haren, January 2, 2013
• Wolf-Michael Schmid , Helmstedt, February 14, 2013
• Elisabeth Cramm , Hohne, February 25, 2013
• Annemarie Strüber , Adelheidsdorf, February 25, 2013
• Christa Schadt , Goslar, March 4, 2013
• Heinz Hauschild , Kutenholz, April 29, 2013
• Reinhard Jansen , Bad Bentheim, May 2, 2013
• Thomas Clemens , Varel, Chairman of the Mellumrat eV, June 11, 2013
• Herbert Kastner , Hildesheim, June 11, 2013
• Jürgen Koch , Lauenförde, chairman of the three-country cultural and natural history association Weserbergland , June 19, 2013
• Carl-Heinz Dirks , Emden, August 5, 2013
• Heidi Kluth , Buchholz, August 5, 2013
• Rolf Radespiel , Braunschweig, August 30, 2013
• Jürgen Alich , Clausthal-Zellerfeld, September 2, 2013

2014

Great Cross of Merit

• Otto Waalkes , Emden, December 12, 2014

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• John Niemann , Wilhelmshaven, February 12, 2014
• Helmut Ponath , Buxtehude, February 12, 2014
• Sabine Freifrau von Richthofen , Melle, March 13, 2014
• Karl-Heinz Garberding , Wunstorf, March 13, 2014
• Dieter Lohmann , Barsinghausen, June 10, 2014
• Klaus Kieckbusch , Holzminden, August 27, 2014
• Franz-Herbert Wenz , Lemwerder, September 24, 2014
• Sibylle Heise , Hornburg October 6, 2014

2015

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Anthony Domeisen , Bad Oeynhausen April 29, 2015

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Michael-Ernst Allnoch , Bremen March 17, 2015
• Dieter Höfer , Nienburg March 17, 2015
• Albrecht Schröder , Nienburg March 17, 2015
• Hugh Pierson , Isernhagen April 29, 2015
• Alfred Meierdierks , Lilienthal May 27, 2015
• Rose-Marie Seelhorst , Barsinghausen June 18, 2015
• Stefan Schwerdtfeger , Hanover July 9, 2015
• Adolf Janssen , Oldenburg August 24, 2015
• Jürgen Stark , Kelkheim September 14, 2015
• Robert Simon , Hanover September 15, 2015
• Hans-Hermann Briese , North December 2nd, 2015
• Hermann Focke , Uplengen December 9, 2015

2016

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Dieter Holzapfel , Oldenburg April 21, 2016
• Karl-Heinz Rehkopf , Einbeck 23 August 2016

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Julia Fischer , Göttingen March 15, 2016
• Uwe Bartels , Vechta May 17, 2016
• Margarethe Pauly , Rastede August 5, 2016
• Norbert Leben , Egestorf September 20, 2016
• Volker Tiemeyer , Melle October 20, 2016

2017

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Jürgen Hesselbach , Wolfenbüttel September 28, 2017
• Klaus Wettig , Göttingen October 25, 2017

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Jürgen Brammer , Bomlitz May 2, 2017
• Salomon Finkelstein , Hanover June 6, 2017
• Henry Korman , Hanover June 6, 2017
• Rolf Irle , Hildesheim July 3, 2017
• Paul Brägelmann , Vechta August 28, 2017
• Herwig Witte , Oldenburg August 28, 2017
• Ricardo Fuhrmann , Norden August 30, 2017
• Daniel Jelin , Norden August 30, 2017
• Wolfgang Friday , Aurich August 30, 2017
• Hermann Kemper , Meppen November 1, 2017

2018

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Peter Voss , Lingen (Ems), June 6, 2018
• Krzysztof Węgrzyn , Hanover, August 14, 2018

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Emily Weede , Seevetal, January 23, 2018
• Karla Weißfinger , Boffzen, January 23, 2018
• Rainer Sass , Fredenbeck, February 19, 2018
• Antje Sander , Varel, March 5, 2018
• Christiane Buck , Cuxhaven, May 2, 2018
• Heide von Limburg , Hammah, May 2, 2018
• Ilse-Marie Schröder , Reeßum, Bittstedt district, May 2, 2018
• Friedrich-Wilhelm Busse , Hanover, May 23, 2018
• Gudrun Thiessen-Schneider , Neuenhaus, July 11, 2018
• Axel C. Kronenberg , Lamspringe, August 31, 2018
• Wolfgang Hofer , Leer, September 24, 2018
• Herta Pape , Hamersen, November 19, 2018

2019

Great Cross of Merit

• Herbert Welling , Isernhagen March 21, 2019

Cross of Merit 1st Class

• Rita Girschikofsky , Hanover March 4, 2019
• Agnes Witschen , Lingen (Ems) March 22, 2019
• Jochen Luckhardt , Wolfenbüttel, former director of the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum June 24, 2019

Cross of Merit on ribbon

• Christa Cremer-Renz , Lüneburg April 4, 2019
• Hartmut Alder , Salzgitter-Thiede June 4, 2019
• Bernard Suding , Vechta June 4, 2019
• Andreas Hartmann , Braunschweig June 17, 2019
• Reinhard Bildhauer , Wiesmoor July 22, 2019
• Peter Kuckei , Butjadingen July 22, 2019
• Bernhard Buttjer , Upgant-Schott December 16, 2019

Web links

Commons : Recipients of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Statistics on medals and honors at the Lower Saxony State Chancellery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Schulze : BERKOWITZ, (2) Horst Egon. In: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . P. 52f. ( online via google books )
2. ^ Dieter Lent: Kronenberg, Otto Oskar Kurt. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon: 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung Verlag, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 350; The Kurzeitung. No. 2, Bad Gandersheim 2005, p. 11. (www.bad-gandersheim.de ( Memento of the original dated May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and Archive link according to instructions and then remove this note .; PDF; 2.4 MB). 
3. ↑ Göttingen City Archives: Chronicle for 1979 , accessed on February 5, 2010.
4. ^ Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. Anzeiger für Burgdorf and Lehrte, September 10, 1994.
5. ↑ Heike Langenberg (text), Hartmut Simon ( arrangement ): Anni Gondro (= series of publications of the VER.di archive “About the person”. Volume 1). ed. by ver.di - United Service Union, Federal Executive, Department 1, Archive, with a foreword by Frank Bsirske and contributions by Manfred Benkler , Hans Koschnik and Herbert Schmalstieg , Berlin: self-published, May 2007; downloadable  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. as a PDF document  
6. ↑ Lower Saxony Ministerial Gazette (PDF; 126 kB), Hanover, No. 17/26. May 2004, p. 339.