Generals & Nahkampfspange
- K.Kocjancic
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Generals & Nahkampfspange
Where there any Generals decorated with Nahkampfspange?
- J.N. Houterman
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Per Die Träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold: Heer, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS – 1943-1945 by Manfred Dörr & Franz Thomas (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1986), I found only one general who received the clasp in gold:
SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Sylvester Stadler
Close Combat Clasp in Gold: 12.12.1943
Regards,
Shawn
SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Sylvester Stadler
Close Combat Clasp in Gold: 12.12.1943
Regards,
Shawn
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Hate to be nitpicking but the highest ranking officer and subsequently also the only divisional commander to receive the NKiG, was Oberst Erich Lorenz from 85.Inf.Div.
Though promoted to SS-Brigf. in May 1945, Stadler was "only" Obersturmbannführer in December 1943 when he received the award. Several other OberstLt./Ostubaf won the award including Hack, Hansen, Wisliceny (from W-SS), Wulf, Misera, Schlags-Koch etc... (from Heer). Oberstleutnant Schlags-Koch was also the oldest NKiG recipient, with an amazing 46 years when he received it in 1945. The youngest on the other hand was SS-Rottenführer Karl Schmidinger from SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.6 "Theodor Eicke" with 19 years and 7 months.
The most highly decorated regiments:
Pz.Gren.Rgt.111 (11.PD) - 24
Pz.Gren.Rgt.12 (4.PD) - 19
Pz.Gren.Rgt.33 (4.PD) - 19
SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.4 (2.SS-PD) - 17
SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.5 (3.SS-PD) - 17
SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.6 (3.SS-PD) - 14
Though promoted to SS-Brigf. in May 1945, Stadler was "only" Obersturmbannführer in December 1943 when he received the award. Several other OberstLt./Ostubaf won the award including Hack, Hansen, Wisliceny (from W-SS), Wulf, Misera, Schlags-Koch etc... (from Heer). Oberstleutnant Schlags-Koch was also the oldest NKiG recipient, with an amazing 46 years when he received it in 1945. The youngest on the other hand was SS-Rottenführer Karl Schmidinger from SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.6 "Theodor Eicke" with 19 years and 7 months.
The most highly decorated regiments:
Pz.Gren.Rgt.111 (11.PD) - 24
Pz.Gren.Rgt.12 (4.PD) - 19
Pz.Gren.Rgt.33 (4.PD) - 19
SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.4 (2.SS-PD) - 17
SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.5 (3.SS-PD) - 17
SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.6 (3.SS-PD) - 14