Most of these holders were cadets at the Infantry School (Infanterie-Schule München) in Munch on 9 November 1923 when the "Beer Hall Putsch" took place. The school commandant Generalmajor Hans Tieschowitz von Tieschowa ordered the cadets out under arms to support the Putsch but it had collapsed before they could take part. In 1933 the Blood Order was awarded to all serving or retired members of the Infantry School who participated in the events that date leading to a situation were this highly prestigious NSDAP award being awarded to soldiers who had no connection to the party.

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Generalmajor Julius von Bernuth
General der Infanterie Johannes Block

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Oberst Torsten Christ

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Oberst Richard Ernst

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Oberstleutnant Jakob Gansmeier
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Luftwaffe)
Oberstleutnant Alfred Greim

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Generalmajor Theodor Kretschmer
Oberst Walther Krüger

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Generalleutnant Josef “Beppo” Schmid (Luftwaffe)
Oberst Johannes Schmidt
Major der Reserve Josef Stigler

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Generalleutnant Wolf-Dietrich Ritter von Xylander

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Major der Reserve Josef Stigler

(Courtesy of Shawn Bohannon)