Unknow SS Officers

[Charles Trang]

This photo was taken during Himmler's visit to the Prinz Eugen division during May or June 1942. The SS-Gruppenführer in the foreground has a "Reichsführungs-SS" armband. Who is he ? The SS-Standartenführer and the SS-Sturmbannführer in the background are also unknown to me. Thanks for your answers.

[Charles Trang]

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It is better with the attached photo !

[Anas sawallha]

the SS-Gruf is von Meyszner, SS-Staf is Martin Konradt
there is a useful link here http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 29&start=0

[Charles Trang]

OK for Meyszner but the SS-Standartenführer is not Martin Konradt. I have plenty of photos of him : his face is sharper, not as fat as this one ! Moreover, this SS-Standartenführer is wearing glasses. And last and not least, Martin Konradt appears in another photo taken from the same series.

[Charles Trang]

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Here is Martin Konradt in the other photo taken from the same sequence.

[Phil Don]

Hi

Ths Staf is Horst STRATHMANN, Staf in the Allgemeine SS and Stubaf der Reserve in Waffen SS. He was commander of IV/SS Freiw Geb Jäg Rgt 13 and killed in action in 1943.

Phil D.

[Charles Trang]

Thanks a lot ! Strathmann looks to be the right man.

[Phil Don]

Hi

Charles, a question for the first picture. Do you know the name of the Obersturmbannführer at the right of the photo. Surely former member of Totenkopf units.

Phil D.

[Charles Trang]

Sorry for the late answer but I was on leave.
Unfortunately, I do not know him. The picture shows him with a death's head on his collar patch, indicating that he came from a former Totenkopf Standarte. SS-Ostubaf. von Steuben had been serving within SS-IR 6 but I do not think it is him : the SS-Ostubaf. who can be seen on the picture looks slimmer than von Steuben.

[Charles Trang]

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Here is the SS-Ostubaf. in question ...

[Ivan Ž.]

Dear Charles,

I'm quite sure that the SS-Ostubaf. is Karl Künstler (former Flossenbürg camp commander). At least the rank, Totenkopf patch and the visible part of the face match.

As you probably remember, SS-Staf. here misidentified as Strathmann was later correctly identified as Dr. Schäfer in a similar topic.

Cheers,
Ivan