Kriegsberichter SS-Ostuf.

[Peter]

Please can anybody name this officer who had served 1914-18 and may have been in the Ukraine in mid-1942 based on the other photos in the selection in the NARA Kriegsberichter collection.

[Peter]

I believe this is him again

[Peter]

Anybody ?

[Peter]

I still havent managed to identify this KB officer despite his distinctive looks and awards, please can anybody help ?

[-Michael]

When do you think the photos where shot?
I can search for the SS-Ostuf. That served in the SS-KBA. at the time.

[Peter]

Thank you Michael
I suspect it was April - September 1942.

[Georg_S]

I will also look through my Rolls of "Kurt Eggers" it cant be many SS-Ostuf with the spange z EK II and the KvK I mit Schwerten and a verwundetabd im Silver.

Best regards
Georg

[Ivan Ž.]

Best way to search for such an officer's identity is to check the name of the photographer (it's stated in the source), try to find out in which platoon he served and check who was his platoon commander, because that's probably who this guy was.

Cheers,
Ivan

[Georg_S]

Hello

One suggestion is Herbert Bonda 23.11.1895, in Berlin, SS-Ostuf. on 30.01.43. But I`m not 100%.
But all the medals fit.

Best regards
Georg

[Georg_S]

Hello

I can now confirm that it´s Herbert Bonda, this after checkinghis SSO , and my files from the Kurt Eggers (T-354 and RS 16 Barch freiburg.)

I attach the photo from his SSO, pretty damaged but I compared the ears and they are a 100% match.

Best regards
Georg

[Ivan Ž.]

Sure looks like him - nice find. In that case, not a Zugführer, but a Wortberichter, 1st Platoon.

The photographer was Damm-Jensen, a soldier. It would be good if someone could confirm him serving in the 1st Platoon. For those interested in him and the SS-KBA, these are his self-portraits, made in front of a mirror (images unmirrored by me, to show what he really looked like):

[Andrey]

Georg, great Herbert Bonda ID!
Best regards,

Andrey.

[steve248]

Bonda died in Berlin, 15 Jan 1962.

[Peter]

Thank you all
that is a superb result.
Peter

[smetanin albert]

Bonda