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SS-Rottenführer Franz Fuchs

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Post by waffen-IDF » 16 May 2010, 17:29

He was awarded the EK I:16.12.43 SS-Rottenführer 3./SS-GJR. 11 "Reinhard Heydrich" and was Awarded the O.U.

Question, what is the "O.U"?

Please help with his date of birth and any other detail. Thanks.
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Re: SS-Rottenführer Franz Fuchs awarded "O.U"

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Post by HPL2008 » 16 May 2010, 18:22

Are sure this is an award? I only know O.U. as the abbreviation for Ortsunterkunft, i.e. local billets.


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Post by HPL2008 » 16 May 2010, 19:07

waffen-IDF wrote:Yup, that's what it's said.

http://jeffooi.tripod.com/EK1-Trager/A-Z.htm
I only get a 404 error page with that link. Anyway, I can't think of any decoration abbreviated as "O.U."...

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Post by waffen-IDF » 16 May 2010, 19:09

Hi HPL2008

Go to google and search for Josef Hupf panzer ss

He was awarded the EK I: 18.03.43 SS-Sturmmann 6./SS-PzRgt. 2

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Post by HPL2008 » 16 May 2010, 19:21

Found the page that way. Still, this only confirms that this is not an award, but exactly what I said: It is the abbreviation for "Ortsunterkunft" = "Local Billets", here referring to the place where his Iron Cross award certificate was signed.

Please note that the website does not list the "O.U." under "Other Awards" but under "Comments".
In that same column, you will also find remarks like "Awarded Div. Gef. Stand", which means "Divisional Command Post" or "Awarded Div.St.Qu.", meaning "Divisional Staff Headquarters".

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Post by waffen-IDF » 16 May 2010, 19:25

Thanks, really needs help with the German.

Can you type the website here so others may find it? I tried but failed, as you saw for yourself. Danke.

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Post by HPL2008 » 16 May 2010, 19:59

waffen-IDF wrote:Can you type the website here so others may find it? I tried but failed, as you saw for yourself. Danke.
This should work:
http://jeffooi.tripod.com/Ek1-Trager/A-Z.htm
Apparently, the problem was due to the lower case "k" in EK1. (I didn't even know this could matter in website addresses.)

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