Notable Recipients
- Arthur Zimmermann (1918)
- Rüdiger von der Goltz (1918)
- Einar Lundborg, Swedish aviator who participated in the Finnish Civil War (unspecified)
- Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper with a confirmed body count of 505 during the Winter War (Cross of Liberty, 3rd and 4th class; Medal of Liberty, 1st and 2nd class)
- Erich Raeder, German naval leader during World War II (Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty)
- Walter Nowotny, Austrian-born German fighter ace during World War II (Cross of Liberty 1st Class)
- Jorma Sarvanto, foremost Finnish fighter ace of the Winter War (Cross of Liberty 2nd Class, with swords)
- Karl Maria Demelhuber, Waffen SS Obergruppenführer
- Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, former Crown Prince of Finland, served in the Continuation War (Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class)
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