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Re: Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler

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Post by bake » 06 Feb 2011, 00:33

Another new info

To be confirm ( still missing a photo of this ceremony)
Source: The trail of the desert fox

- 01/04/44. Location: Berghof
WH Ceremony
Genlt Hans Speidel ( RK) personally by A.H.

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Post by bake » 13 Feb 2011, 17:11

**** NEW****


Source : U.S. National Archives

- After 05/12/43. Location: Wolfsschanze.
WH Ceremony
Gen.Oberst Gottard Heinrici ( 333 EL)
Gen. Hans Schmidt ( 334 EL)
Gen. Otto v. Knobelsdorff ( 322 EL)
Gen Rudolf Freiherr v. Roman ( 313 EL)
Gen. Anton Grasser ( 344 EL)


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Post by bake » 14 Feb 2011, 21:53

New pic from LIFE Magazine

14/08/40, Reichskanzlei, Berlin
The Heer Feldmarschalls from the 19/07/40 promotion are awarded their Marschallstab
- Wilhelm Keitel
- Gerd von Rundstedt
- Fedor von Bock
- Walther von Brauchitsch
- Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
- Wilhelm List
- Günther von Kluge
- Erwin von Witzleben
- Walter von Reichenau

Sorry for the poor quality of this picture, if someone have this photo in better quality please post in this topic.
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Post by bake » 21 Feb 2011, 21:26

Information from NARA

-After 14/10/43. location Rastenburg
WH Ceremony
- Major Alfred Eidel (283 EL)
- Major Hans Fritsche ( 307 EL) “ Assumption”
- Hptm Hans Pestke ( 311 EL)

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Post by bake » 22 Feb 2011, 21:13

Nice picture of

Between 31/12/41 and 28/01/42, FHQ, Wolfsschanze
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ogruf. Sepp Dietrich (41. EL)
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Post by bake » 25 Feb 2011, 00:49

After 08/01/43, FHQ, Wolfsschanze
LW ceremony
- Hptm. Bruno Dilley (174. EL)
- Major Ernst Kupfer (173. EL)
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Post by bake » 25 Feb 2011, 20:40

New information.

Source: A Flawed Genius, Field Marshall Walter Model.

- 05/02/1945. Location: Berlin ( By A.Hitler)
WH ceremony
GenMajor Helmuth Mäder (143 Schw)


I think this is a partiel photo of this ceremony
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Post by bake » 25 Feb 2011, 23:18

:oops: :oops:

Big mistake, I forgot to double check the info form this book.
Stein give us the wrong date for his awards.

It`s
- 18/04/1945 or later . Location: Berlin ( By A.Hitler)
WH ceremony
GenMajor Helmuth Mäder (143 Schw)

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Post by bake » 02 Mar 2011, 21:28

From: NARA

- After 10/12/44. Location: Adlerhorst
WH Ceremony
Gen. Hermann Hohn ( 109 Schw)

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Post by bake » 09 Mar 2011, 20:38

I`m searching about the name of this ceremony
Maybe after the RK ceremony, because the date on this photo is 1940-09

Source: audiovis.nac.gov.pl
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Post by bake » 10 Mar 2011, 21:03

Still searching for info about these recipients

1941
Walter Oesau EL 06/02/41 ( info & photo missing)
Hermann Hoth EL 17/07/41(info & photo missing)
Wolfram Freiherr v.Richthofen EL (info & photo missing)

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Post by bake » 10 Mar 2011, 21:06

1942

Heinrich Borgmann EL 11-02-42 ( info & photo missing)
Albert Kesselring EL 25-02-42 ( info & photo missing)
Gerhard Kollewe EL 12-08-42 ( info & photo missing)
Karl Torley EL 11-10-42 ( photo missing)
Hermann Fegelein EL 22-12-42 ( info & photo missing)
Helmuh v.Rueckteschell EL 22-12-42 ( info & photo missing)
Hubert Lanz EL 23-12-42 ( photo missing)
Martin Fiebig EL 23-12-42 ( photo missing)

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Post by bake » 10 Mar 2011, 21:07

1943

- Gustav Pressler EL 28/01/43 ( info & photo missing)
- Robert Ritter v. Greim EL 02/04/43 ( info & photo missing
- Karl Goebel EL 08/06/43 ( info & photo missing)

-Alfred Druschel Schw 19-02-43 ( info & photo missing)
-Dietrich Peltz Schw 23-07-43 ( photo missing)
-Hermann Hoth Schw 15-09-43 ( info & photo missing)
-Gerhard Graf v. Schwerin Schw 04-11-43 ( info & photo missing)

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Re: Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler

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Post by alabamaguy » 10 Mar 2011, 22:44

Source: Personal collection. This photo not shown before on this thread. Awards delayed to March 17, 1943 in East Prussia HQ. Right: Karl Willig (179) and left Georg Michael (187) Negative damaged by acid and puncture.
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Post by bake » 10 Mar 2011, 23:24

alabamaguy wrote:Source: Personal collection. This photo not shown before on this thread. Awards delayed to March 17, 1943 in East Prussia HQ. Right:Karl Willig (179) and left Georg Michael (187) Negative damaged by acid and puncture.
Thanks alabamaguy for this nice picture :D

Where you get the date of this ceremony ?

And you mistake one of the participant:

Oblt. d.R. Georg Michael (187. EL)
Hptm. d.R. Konrad Hupfer (136. EL)
info from the Book of Peter Stockert " Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 " volume : 1

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