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*** Kumm Decorated Oakleaves 20 may 43 , Wolfsschanze
*** Peter Frantz (GD) Decorated Oakleaves 14 april 1943, Berlin
*** Peiper: Oakleaves Jan,feb 44 , Wolfsschanze
Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler
Hello guys
bake, thanks for adding new info, I appreciate.
Yesterday, I have found a new pic (alas, I can't post it for the moment, but tomorrow it will be done) from the following ceremony (quoted from my last update) :
"After 24/06/44, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- unidentified (to be confirmed) : there is seemingly a sleeve which can be seen near Hartmann's one : see luft_EL_1.jpg
in the related thread posted by Freiherr)
- Lt. Erich Hartmann (420. EL) : might it be possible that Hartmann was there to be awarded the Schwerter ? This would be the only possiblity coming to my mind to explain why he is before Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer. If so, the date would be included between 02/07/44 (Hartmann's Schwerter) and 30/07/44 (Schnaufer's ones).
- Hptm. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (507. EL)
- Major Horst Kaubisch (505. EL)
- Hptm. Eduard Skrzipek (509. EL)
- Lt. Adolf Glunz (508. EL) "
On the photo I have seen, the soldier that I mention before Hartmann was clearly shown : this was Friedrich Lang who was attended the ceremony to receive his Schwerter (74th).
Given the date which was provided by Oberstab and my source (ie botth 02/08/44), I wonder whether Schaufer was there to receive the OL (507th on 24/06/44) or the Swords (84th on 30/07/44) ? I would say both awards, given the short range of time between the 2 bestowal dates. However, I would really like to have members' opinion about that latter point : EL, Schwertern or both ? Anyway, we have not found any other photo showing Schnaufer in another ceremony so far.
The other point was the photo caption :if my memory serves me, this caption mentioned Josef Fitz in the row. I don't remember exactly where he was, except this was after Schnaufer. i will study this matter this evening and will post the photo tomorrow. I will also have a look in the Biblio book dealing with RKT from Infantry in the Fitz entry (he was awarded the RK as a heer member), hoping that a photo of this ceremony is possibly displayed.
AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO UPDATE THE LIST TOMORROW
Best regards
Denis
bake, thanks for adding new info, I appreciate.
Yesterday, I have found a new pic (alas, I can't post it for the moment, but tomorrow it will be done) from the following ceremony (quoted from my last update) :
"After 24/06/44, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- unidentified (to be confirmed) : there is seemingly a sleeve which can be seen near Hartmann's one : see luft_EL_1.jpg
in the related thread posted by Freiherr)
- Lt. Erich Hartmann (420. EL) : might it be possible that Hartmann was there to be awarded the Schwerter ? This would be the only possiblity coming to my mind to explain why he is before Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer. If so, the date would be included between 02/07/44 (Hartmann's Schwerter) and 30/07/44 (Schnaufer's ones).
- Hptm. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (507. EL)
- Major Horst Kaubisch (505. EL)
- Hptm. Eduard Skrzipek (509. EL)
- Lt. Adolf Glunz (508. EL) "
On the photo I have seen, the soldier that I mention before Hartmann was clearly shown : this was Friedrich Lang who was attended the ceremony to receive his Schwerter (74th).
Given the date which was provided by Oberstab and my source (ie botth 02/08/44), I wonder whether Schaufer was there to receive the OL (507th on 24/06/44) or the Swords (84th on 30/07/44) ? I would say both awards, given the short range of time between the 2 bestowal dates. However, I would really like to have members' opinion about that latter point : EL, Schwertern or both ? Anyway, we have not found any other photo showing Schnaufer in another ceremony so far.
The other point was the photo caption :if my memory serves me, this caption mentioned Josef Fitz in the row. I don't remember exactly where he was, except this was after Schnaufer. i will study this matter this evening and will post the photo tomorrow. I will also have a look in the Biblio book dealing with RKT from Infantry in the Fitz entry (he was awarded the RK as a heer member), hoping that a photo of this ceremony is possibly displayed.
AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO UPDATE THE LIST TOMORROW
Best regards
Denis
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Hello guysDenis wrote:Hello guys
bake, thanks for adding new info, I appreciate.
Yesterday, I have found a new pic (alas, I can't post it for the moment, but tomorrow it will be done) from the following ceremony (quoted from my last update) :
"After 24/06/44, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- unidentified (to be confirmed) : there is seemingly a sleeve which can be seen near Hartmann's one : see luft_EL_1.jpg
in the related thread posted by Freiherr)
- Lt. Erich Hartmann (420. EL) : might it be possible that Hartmann was there to be awarded the Schwerter ? This would be the only possiblity coming to my mind to explain why he is before Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer. If so, the date would be included between 02/07/44 (Hartmann's Schwerter) and 30/07/44 (Schnaufer's ones).
- Hptm. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (507. EL)
- Major Horst Kaubisch (505. EL)
- Hptm. Eduard Skrzipek (509. EL)
- Lt. Adolf Glunz (508. EL) "
On the photo I have seen, the soldier that I mention before Hartmann was clearly shown : this was Friedrich Lang who was attended the ceremony to receive his Schwerter (74th).
Given the date which was provided by Oberstab and my source (ie botth 02/08/44), I wonder whether Schaufer was there to receive the OL (507th on 24/06/44) or the Swords (84th on 30/07/44) ? I would say both awards, given the short range of time between the 2 bestowal dates. However, I would really like to have members' opinion about that latter point : EL, Schwerter or both ? Anyway, we have not found any other photo showing Schnaufer in another ceremony so far.
The other point was the photo caption :if my memory serves me, this caption mentioned Josef Fitz in the row. I don't remember exactly where he was, except this was after Schnaufer. i will study this matter this evening and will post the photo tomorrow. I will also have a look in the Biblio book dealing with RKT from Infantry in the Fitz entry (he was awarded the RK as a heer member), hoping that a photo of this ceremony is possibly displayed.
AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO UPDATE THE LIST TOMORROW
Best regards
Denis
Here is the pic that I talked about.
In its caption, the guy just located after Schnaufer is identified as Josef Fitz. After looking closely, I think this is a mistake and this is well Horst Kaubisch.
Nobody has expressed any opinion about Schnaufer's awards (see my previous message).
Anyway, here is the full and revised entry :
02/08/44, FHQ
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Major Friedrich Lang (74. Schw.)
- Obt. Erich Hartmann (75. Schw.)
- Hptm. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (507. EL AND/OR 84. Schw.)
- Major Horst Kaubisch (505. EL)
- Hptm. Eduard Skrzipek (509. EL)
- Lt. Adolf Glunz (508. EL)
Regards
Denis
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Hello friends,
Some new data have been included. Thanks again to all people who take time to find new information about this matter.
Please note that if the date is unknown, I have inserted the latest bestowal date for all the present recipients. I have sorted the data by date. New elements are clearly identified by a caption in bold.
Please also note that I have inserted in the text all entries related to individuals (and who were previously listed at the end of the list). Should a photo prove that they belong to a group ceremony, the entry would be updated accordingly.
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 18/10/39, Reichskanzlei, Berlin ?
KM ceremony
- Kaleu. Günther Prien (2. RK)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 27/10/39, Reichskanzlei, Berlin ?
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Art. Franz Halder (RK)
- Gen. d. Pz.Truppen Heinz Guderian (3. RK)
- Gen. d. Inf. Hermann Hoth (6. RK)
- Gen. d. Inf. Adolf Strauss (RK)
- Gen. d. Kav. Erich Hoepner (RK)
- Gen.Lt. Friedrich Ollbricht (RK)
Several other WH members were also awarded the RK this very same day (i.e. Gen.Lt. v. Briesen, Gen.Major Kübler, Gen.Lt. Reinhardt, Obst. August Schmidt, Oblt. Steinhardt and Lt. Stolz). Unfortunately, the photos in our possession don't allow to see whether others RKT also attended this ceremony although it is very likely.
29/06/41
(location and position of the 3 officers are not known)
KM ceremony
- Kaleu. Engelbert Endrass (14. EL)
- Kaleu. Henrich Liebe (13. EL)
- Kaleu. Herbert Schultze (15. EL)
After 14/07/41, location unknown (is seemingly very close of the previous ceremony)
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Obstlt. Oskar Dinort (21. EL)
- Major Walter Storp (22. EL)
25/07/41, FHQ
LW ceremony :
(position of the 4 officers is not clearly established)
- Obstlt. Adolf Galland (1. Schw. !!)
- Hptm. Walter Oesau (9. EL)
- Hptm. Herbert Ihlefeld (16. EL)
- Oblt. Siegfried Schnell (18. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 10/08/41, FHQ
WH ceremony :
- Rittm. Horst Niemack (30. EL)
After 01/09/41, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Lt. Ludwig Crüwell (34. EL)
07/09/41, FHQ
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Hans "Assi" Hahn (32. EL)
- Kaleu. Oblt. Hans Philipp (33. EL)
- Oblt. Heirich Bär (31. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 11/10/41, location unknown
LW ceremony :
- Major Günther Lützow (4. Schw.)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 21/10/41, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obst. Kurt-Jürgen Frhr. v. Lützow (37. EL)
After 31/12/41, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Major Walther von Seydlitz-Kurbach (54. EL)
- Obst. Franz Scheidies (43. EL)
- Oblt. Ernst-Georg Buchterkirch (44. EL)
After 31/12/41, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Kap. zS Bernhard Rogge (45. EL)
- Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (51. EL)
- Oblt. zS Reinhard Suhren (56. EL)
07/02/42, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Obst. Hans Jordan (59. EL)
- Obst. Karl Eibl (50. EL)
- Major Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn (49. EL)
- Rittm. Georg Freiherr von Boeselager (53. EL)
- Oblt. Karl-Heinz Noak (63. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/02/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Obst. Ewald von Kleist (72. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/02/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Obst. Walter Model (74. EL)
After 12/03/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hans Philipp (8. Schwertern)
- Kurt Ubben (80. EL)
- Oblt. Max-Hellmuth Ostermann (81. EL)
March of 1942, FHQ
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Major Hermann Breith (69. EL)
- Gen.Major Werner-Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa (68. EL)
- Obst. Heinrich Eberbach (42. EL)
- Obst. Karl Wilhelm Specht (60. EL)
- Obstlt. Otto Hitzfeld (65. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 20/04/42, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ogruf. Theodor Eicke (88. EL)
Between 23/04/42 and 17/08/42
KM ceremony
From left to Right :
- Kaleu. Erich Topp (87. EL)
- Kaleu. Reinhard Hardegen (89. EL)
After 23/04/42, location unknown
From left to right :
- Hptm. Herbert Ihlefeld (9. Schw.)
- Oblt. Wolf-Dietrich Huy (83. EL)
- Oblt. Wolfgang Späte (90. EL)
After 23/04/42, location unknown
WH-WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- Obst. Wilhelm wegener (66. EL)
- SS-Brig. u. Gen.Major d. Polizei Alfred Wünnenberg (91. EL)
- Gen.Major Wilibald Frhr. v. Langermann u. Erlencamp (75. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 05/05/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Major Theodor Scherer (92. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 06/06/42, location unknown
LW ceremony :
- Oblt. Hans-Joachim Marseille (97. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 27/06/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen. d. Inf. Walter Graf v. Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt (103. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
30/06/42, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WH ceremony :
Erich von Manstein is awarded his GFM baton and his "interimstab"
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 23/07/42, (location and position of the 3 officers are not known)
LW ceremony
- Oblt. Erwin Clausen (106. EL)
- Oblt. Viktor Bauer (107. EL)
After 09/08/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Anton Hackl (109. EL)
- Ofw. Franz-Josef Beerenbock (108. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/08/42, FHQ, Vinnitsa
LW ceremony :
- Hptm. Werner Baumbach (16. Schw.)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
2nd semester, 1942
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- undientified LW officer (should be a Schwerternträger) : might it be Lt. d.R. Hermann Graf (17. Schw.) who is shown on bake's pic ??
- Oblt. Max-Hellmuth Ostermann (10. Schw.)
- Hptm. Helmut Lent (98. EL)
- Oblt. Heinrich Setz (102. EL)
- Oblt. Friedrich Geisshardt (101. EL)
23/09/42, FHQ
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Werner Ziegler (121. EL)
- Lt. d.R. Gerhard Hein (120. EL)
26/09/42
- Gen. d. Pz.Truppen Erwin Rommel receives his Schwertern Grosse Urkunde
After 03/10/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Friedrich-Karl Müller (126. EL)
- Oblt. Wolfgang Tonne (128. EL)
- Lt. Hans Beisswenger (130. EL)
- Fw. Wilhelm Crinius (127. EL)
After 11/10/42, location unknown
WH-LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Obstlt. Walter Sigel (116. EL)
- Hptm. Johannes Kümmel (133. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 28/10/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obstlt. Ludwig Kirschner (135. EL)
After 30/10/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Johannes Steinhoff (115. EL)
- Oblt. Günther Rall (134. EL)
- Fw. Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert (131. EL)
- Ofw. Max Stotz (137. EL)
After 13/11/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Heinrich Schweickhardt (138. EL)
- Gen.Major Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (145. EL)
After 21/11/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Wolfgang Schenck (139. EL)
- Hptm. Friedrich Lang (148. EL)
- Lt. Josef Zwernemann (141. EL)
After 28/11/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Alwin Boerst (149. EL)
- Lt. Josef Wurmheller (146. EL)
After 23/12/42, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Ekkehard Kylling Schmidt (150. EL)
- Hptm. Harald von Hirschfeld (164. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 23/12/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obst. Hartwig v. Ludwiger (163. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 23/12/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obst. Helmuth Thumm (166. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 04/01/43, location unknown
LW ceremony :
- Obst. Rainer Stahel (169. EL)
After 08/01/43, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Kaleu. Friedrich Guggenberger (171. EL)
- Kaleu. Wolfgang Lüth (142. EL)
- Korv.Kapt. Karl-Friedrich Merten (147. EL)
- Kaleu. Werner Töniges (143. EL)
After 08/01/43, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Bruno Dilley (174. EL)
- Major Ernst Kupfer (173. EL)
After 25/01/43, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. d.R. Georg Michael (187. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Konrad Hupfer (136. EL)
After 08/02/43, Wolfsschanze
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Erwin Fischer (191. EL)
- Hptm. Hermann Hogeback (192. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
25/02/43, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostubaf. Kurt Meyer (195. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 01/03/43, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Staf. Fritz Witt (200. EL)
31/03/43, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ogruf. Josef Dietrich (26. Schw.)
NEW NEW NEW !!
15/04/43, Berghof, Obersalzberg
WH ceremony :
- Ewald von Kleist is awarded his GFM baton and his "interimstab"
After 16/04/1943, Reichskanzlei - Berlin
WH-LW-WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Walter Scheunemann (202. EL)
- Oblt. Werner Baumgarten-Crusius (199. EL)
- Ofw. Rudolf Schlee (222. EL)
- Uffz. d.R. Georg Rietscher (210. EL)
- Obstlt. Paul Werner Hozzel (230. EL)
- Major Werner Streib (197. EL)
- Oblt. Theodor Nordmann (214. EL)
- Oblt. Hans Ulrich Rudel (229. EL)
- Hptm. Egon Mayer (232. EL)
- Hptm. Georg Dörffel (231. EL)
- SS-Staf. Hinrich Schuldt (220. EL)
it is possible that other recipients (especially Heer members) also attended to this ceremony but the angle of the photo can't allow to see more people.
After 10/05/43, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. d.R. Fritz Fessmann (170. EL)
- Hptm. Hans-Günther Stotten (236. EL)
- Major Erich Klawe (227.EL)
After 17/05/43, location unknown
WH-WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Lt. Hans-Karl von Scheele (217. EL)
- unidentified
- Obst. Karl Löwrick (247. EL)
- Obst. Franz Griesbach (242. EL)
- Hptm. Waldemar von Gazen (182. EL)
- Hptm. Erich Bärenfänger (243. EL)
- SS-Stubaf. August Dieckmann (233. EL)
- Oblt. d.R. Wilhelm Niggemeyer (241. EL)
- Ofw. Ernst Kruse (245. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/05/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Stubaf. Georg Bochmann (246. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
20/05/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WSS ceremony
- SS-Staf. Otto Kumm (221. EL)
Between July 1, 1943 and August 9, 1943, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Korv.Kapt. Wolfgang Lüth (29. Schw)
- Korv.Kapt. Robert Gysae (250. EL)
- Korv.Kapt. Erich Topp (11. Schw.)
- Korv.Kapt. Reinhard Suhren (18. Schw.)
After 04/07/43, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Freg.Kapt. Gerhard von Kamptz (225. EL)
- Kaleu. Siegfried Wuppermann (226. EL)
- Kaleu. Otto von Bülow (234. EL)
- Kaleu. Georg Lassen (208. EL)
- Kaleu. Werner Henke (257. EL)
After 06/07/43, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Major Fritz Bayerlein (258. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 28/07/43, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ogruf. Paul Hausser (261. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
After 02/08/43, FHQ, Rastenburg
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Major Helmut Lent (not seen) (32. Schw.)
- Major Hajo Hermann (not seen) (269. EL)
- Hptm. Egmont Prinz zu Lippe Weissenfeld (263. EL)
- Hptm. Manfred Meurer (264. EL)
- Oblt. Joachim Kirschner (267. EL)
- Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler (265. EL)
- Hptm Werner Schroer (268. EL)
- Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger (266. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 06/08/43, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obstlt. Adalbert Schulz (33. Schw.)
28/08/43, FHQ
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Inf. Hans von Obstfelder (251. EL)
- Gen. d. Inf. Paul Laux (237. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Gustav Hoene (238. EL)
- Major Bruno Kahl (270. EL)
- Major Karl Langesee (211. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
After 07/09/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- SS-Staf. Heinz Harmel (296. EL)
- SS-Ostubaf. Otto Baum (277. EL)
After 13/09/43, location unknown
WH ceremony
from left to right :
- Obst. Paul Schultz (284. EL)
- Obst. dR. Walter Lange (300. EL)
- Major Theodor Tolsdorff (302. EL)
- Obst. Günther Pape (301. EL)
- Major d.R. Franz Bäke (262. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 13/09/43
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Hpstuf. d.R. Otto Skorzeny (2153. RK)
After 22/09/43, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Hartmann Grasser (288. EL)
- Hptm. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (290. EL)
- Hptm. Günther Rall (34. Schw.)
- Oblt. Walter Nowotny (37. Schw.)
After 03/10/43, location unknown
WH ceremony
- Gen.Lt. Emilio Esteban-Infantes receives his RK as Kdr. 250. ID (span.)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
After 03/10/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Bodo Spranz (2182. RK + 308. EL)
- Gen. d. Pz.Tr. Joachim Lemelsen (294. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 05/10/43, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Hpstuf. Erwin Meiedress (310. EL)
15/10/43
- Wolfgang Lüth receives his Brillanten Grosse Urkunde
After 25/10/43, FHQ
WH ceremony
From left to Right :
- Gen.Lt. Julius Ringel (312. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Horst Grossmann (292. EL)
Late October 1943, location unknown
WSS ceremony
- SS-Gruf. Walter Krüger (286. EL)
- SS-Ostubaf. Sylvester Stadler (303. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 12/11/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WH ceremony :
- Major Otto-ernst Remer (325. EL)
After 24/11/43, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Obst. Dr.Med.Dent. Karl Mauss (335. EL)
- Major Bernhard Sauvant (260. EL)
- Hptm. Ernst Ziemer (317. EL)
After 25/11/43, location unknown
LW ceremony
from left ot right :
- Major Dietrich Hrabak (337. EL)
- Hptm. Hans-Ulrich Rudel (42. Schw.)
- Ofw. Erwin Hentschel (RK)
December 1943, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Korv.Kapt. Friedrich Kemnade (249. EL)
- Kaleu. Carl Emmermann (256. EL)
After 09/12/43, location unknwon
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Pz.Truppen Sigfrid Henrici (350. EL)
- Obst. Eugen König ?? (318. EL)
- Obst. Heinrich Voigtsberger (351. EL)
- Major d.R. Adolf Weitkunat (346. EL)
- Hptm. Willy Johannmeyer (329. EL)
After 10/12/43, Wolfschanze
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Major Hasso von Manteuffel (332. EL)
- Obstlt. Ernst Wellmann (342. EL)
- Obstlt. Willi Langkeit (348. EL)
- Obstlt. Karl Baacke (352. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 10/12/43, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Stubaf. Christian Tychsen (353. EL)
09/01/44, location unknown
WH ceremony
- Obst. Adalbert Schulz (9. Brill.)
20/01/44, Wolfsschanze
14 LW officers receive their Schwertern grosse urkunden (sorted by alphabetical order)
- Heinrich Bär
- Werner Baumbach
- Alfred Druschel
- Adolf Galland
- Gordon Gollob
- Hermann Graf
- Joachim Helbig
- Herbert Ihlefeld
- Helmut Lent
- Günther Lützow
- Walter Nowotny
- Walter Oesau
- Dietrich Peltz
- Wolf-Dieter Wilcke
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 24/01/44, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostubaf. Hugo Kraas (375. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 27/01/44, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Stubaf. Joachim Peiper (377. EL)
30/01/44, Wolfschanze, Rastenburg
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Obstlt. Albert Graf v.d. Goltz (316. EL)
- Obstlt. Karl Koetz (374. EL)
- Major Josef-Georg Mulzer (367. EL)
- Rittm. Andreas Thorey (349. EL)
- Fw. d.R. Heinrich Boigk (370. EL) wearing a patch on one of his eye
02/02/44, Rastenburg
WSS ceremony
- SS-Ustuf. Michäel Wittmann (380. EL)
13/02/44, Rastenburg
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Inf. Kurt von der Chevallerie (357. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Hans Gollnick (282. EL)
- Gen. d. Inf. Friedrich Wiese (372. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Hans Schlemmer (369. EL)
13/02/44, Rastenburg ??
WH ceremony
- Major Erich Bärenfänger (45. Schw.)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/02/44, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen. d. Geb.Tr. Ferdinand Schörner (398. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
18/02/44, FHQ, Rastenburg
WH-WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- SS-Hpstuf. Léon Degrelle (2474. RK)
- SS-Gruf. Herbert Otto Gille (47. Schw.)
- Gen.Lt. Theobald Lieb (400. EL)
March, 1944, Rastenburg
WSS ceremony
- SS-Ostubaf. Albert Frey (359. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
04/04/44, Berghof, Obersalzberg
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Gerd Barkhorn (52. Schw.)
- Obst. Erich Walther (411. EL)
- Major Kurt Bühligen (413. EL)
- Hptm. Hans-Joachim Jabs (430. EL)
- Major Bernhard Jope (431. EL)
- Major Hansgeorg Bätcher (434. EL)
- Major Johannes Wiese (418. EL)
- Major Dr.jur. Maximilian Otte (433. EL)
- Major Reinhard Seiler (419. EL)
- Hptm. Horst Ademeit (414. EL)
- Oblt. Walter Krupinski (415. EL)
- Lt. Erich Hartmann (420. EL)
- Wm. Fritz Petersen (438. EL)
Please note that we have not seen yet a full photo of this ceremony where we clearly see Walther and Barkhorn in the row. However, several photos exist showing these 2 men with the other soldiers after the ceremony with or without AH. This is why we can reasonably assume that both Barkhorn and Walther were also present at this ceremony.
After 13/04/44, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Geb.Tr. Hans Kreysing (63. Schw.)
- Gen.Lt. Johannes Mayer (453. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
27/04/44, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Inf. Hans Jordan (64. Schw.) (previously not identified)
- Gen. d. Pz.Tr. Hermann Breith (48. Schw.)
- Obslt. d.R. Franz Bäke (49. Schw.)
- Gen. d. Pz.Tr. Walther K. Nehring (383. EL)
- Gen. d. Pz.Tr. Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (439. EL)
- Gen.Major Hans Källner (392. EL)
- unidentified Heer officer (Gen.Major or Oberst) receiving the Eichenlaub : Kossmala, Mummert, Hohn, LorenzKarl or Bronsart von Schellendorf. It can't be Heinrich Voigtsberger since this one is already listed in the "After 09/12/1943" ceremony.
- Obst. Hermann-Heinrich Behrend (421. EL)
- Obstlt. Josef Bregenzer (427. EL)
- Obstlt. Meinrad von Lauchert (396. EL)
- Major Otto Benzin (406. EL)
- Hptm. Helmut Kalbitz (366. EL)
- Hptm. Josef Rettemeier (425. EL)
- Fw. Walter Möse (390. EL)
05/05/44, Obersalzberg
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- unidentified (LW)
- unidentified (LW)
- unidentified (LW)
- unidentified (LW)
- unidentified (LW)
- Major Wilhelm Herget (451. EL)
- Major Martin Möbus (463. EL)
- Major Erich Rudorffer (447. EL)
- Hptm. Alfred Grislawski (446. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Emil Lang (448. EL)
- Lt. Günther Schack (460. EL)
- Lt. Otto Kittel (449. EL)
- Lt. Anton Hafner (452. EL)
After 14/05/44, location unknown :
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Obst. Heinrich von Vietinghoff (456. EL) ??
- Friessner or Hitter or von Neindorff ??
- unidentified
- Obst. d.R. Maximilian Wengler (404. EL) or Gen.Major Rudolf Frhr. von Waldenfels (476. EL)
- Obstlt. d.R. Erich Lorenz (467. EL)
- Obstlt. Wilhelm Eggemann (468. EL)
- Obstlt. Kilian Weimer (478. EL)
- Obstlt. Max Sachsenheimer (472. EL)
- Major Wilhelm Drewes (458. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Walter Elflein (347. EL) A source gives Hptm. d.R. Walter Mix (405. EL) instead of Elflein
- Ofw. d.R. Martin Hrustak (473. EL)
14/05/44, location unknwon
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Lt. Hasso von Manteuffel (50. Schw.)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 14/05/44, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostubaf. Karl Ullrich (480. EL)
25/05/44, Obersalzberg
WH ceremony
as far as I can see on the photo, at least 9 Heer officers (several generals). This photo is displayed on "on the Field of Honor" (volume 2 - see entry for von Brese) . From left to right :
- Gen.Lt. Dietrich von Saucken (46. Schw.) (previously as unidentified)
- Gen.Lt. Georg-Wilhelm Postel (57. Schw.)(previously as unidentified)
- Obst. Franz Griesbach (53. Schw.)
- Gen. d. Art. Maximilian Fretter-Pico (368. EL) (previously idientifed as Postel)
- Gen.Lt. Friedrich Schulz (428. EL)
- Obst. Ernst-Günther Baade (402. EL)
- Obst. Herbert Schwender (442. EL)
- Major Heinz von Brese-Winiary (441. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Heinrich Hogrebe (454. EL)
20/06/44, Obersalzberg
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Art. Ernst-Eberhard Hell (487. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Ludwig Müller (440. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Friedrich Hochbaum (486. EL)
- Gen.Major Gottfried Weber (490. EL)
- Gen.Major Wolf Hagemann (484. EL)
- Obstlt. Ernst Wilhelm Hoffmann (494. EL)
- Obstlt. Fritz Müller (477. EL)
- Hptm. Bernhard Flachs (381. EL)
- Hptm. Theodor von Lücken (469. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Konrad Zeller (495. EL)
- Ofw. Hans Strippel (485. EL)
25/06/44, Obersalzberg
WSS ceremony
- SS-Ostuf. Michäel Wittmann (71. Schwertern)
After 11/07/44, location unknown
WH-KM ceremony
from left to right :
- Gen. d. Inf. Erich Buschenhagen (521. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Ernst Sieler (502. EL)
- Obst. d.R. Werner Kolb (514. EL)
- Major Hermann Wulf (520. EL)
- Major Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck (513. EL)
- Major Joachim Domaschk (496. EL)
- Major Heinz-Otto Fabian (522. EL)
- Korv.Kapt. Karl Palmgren (523. EL)
- Hptm. Willi Thulke (424. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 18/07/44, locationb unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obstlt. Theodor Tolsdorff (80. Schw.)
After 25/07/44, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Major Herbert Lamprecht (532. EL)
- Hptm. Wilhelm Batz (526. EL)
- Hptm. Heinz Strüning (528. EL)
Note that the photo doesn't allow to see if more soldiers attended to this specific ceremony
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
02/08/44, FHQ, Wolfschanze
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Major Friedrich Lang (74. Schw.)
- Oblt. Erich Hartmann (75. Schw.)
- Hptm. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (507. EL AND/OR 84. Schw.)
- Major Horst Kaubisch (505. EL)
- Hptm. Eduard Skrzipek (509. EL)
- Lt. Adolf Glunz (508. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 06/08/44, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostgruf. Josef Dietrich (16. Brill.)
After 19/08/44, location unknown
WH ceremony
from left to right :
- Obst. Hinrich Warrelmann (555. EL)
- Obstlt. Gerhard Pick (553. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 23/08/44, loaction unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostuf. Bruno Hinz (559. EL)
28/08/44, FHQ
WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- SS-Ogruf. Felix Steiner (86. Schw.)
- SS-Stubaf. Léon Degrelle (EL + NKSiG)
19/09/44, FHQ
WH ceremony
from left to right :
- Obst. Rudolf Holste (561. EL)
- Major Walter Misera (569. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
16/12/44, Trossingen
WH ceremony (awards bestowed by Himmler)
from left to right :
- Major d.R. Fritz-Rudolf Schultz (636. EL)
- Obstlt. Heinrich Busse (637. EL)
- Major d.R. Klaus von Bismarck (669. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
02/01/45, location unknown
WH ceremony (awards bestowed by Himmler)
- Lt. d.R. Otto Carius (535. EL)
After 18/03/45, Führerbunker, Berlin
WH ceremony
- Gen.Major Theodor Tolsdorff (25. Brill.)
26 or 28/03/45
LW-WH ceremony
- Obstlt. i.G. Bernd von Baer (761. EL)
- Major Herbert Wittmann (735. EL)
- Oblt. Kurt Welter (769. EL)
Best regards and thanks again
Denis
Some new data have been included. Thanks again to all people who take time to find new information about this matter.
Please note that if the date is unknown, I have inserted the latest bestowal date for all the present recipients. I have sorted the data by date. New elements are clearly identified by a caption in bold.
Please also note that I have inserted in the text all entries related to individuals (and who were previously listed at the end of the list). Should a photo prove that they belong to a group ceremony, the entry would be updated accordingly.
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 18/10/39, Reichskanzlei, Berlin ?
KM ceremony
- Kaleu. Günther Prien (2. RK)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 27/10/39, Reichskanzlei, Berlin ?
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Art. Franz Halder (RK)
- Gen. d. Pz.Truppen Heinz Guderian (3. RK)
- Gen. d. Inf. Hermann Hoth (6. RK)
- Gen. d. Inf. Adolf Strauss (RK)
- Gen. d. Kav. Erich Hoepner (RK)
- Gen.Lt. Friedrich Ollbricht (RK)
Several other WH members were also awarded the RK this very same day (i.e. Gen.Lt. v. Briesen, Gen.Major Kübler, Gen.Lt. Reinhardt, Obst. August Schmidt, Oblt. Steinhardt and Lt. Stolz). Unfortunately, the photos in our possession don't allow to see whether others RKT also attended this ceremony although it is very likely.
29/06/41
(location and position of the 3 officers are not known)
KM ceremony
- Kaleu. Engelbert Endrass (14. EL)
- Kaleu. Henrich Liebe (13. EL)
- Kaleu. Herbert Schultze (15. EL)
After 14/07/41, location unknown (is seemingly very close of the previous ceremony)
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Obstlt. Oskar Dinort (21. EL)
- Major Walter Storp (22. EL)
25/07/41, FHQ
LW ceremony :
(position of the 4 officers is not clearly established)
- Obstlt. Adolf Galland (1. Schw. !!)
- Hptm. Walter Oesau (9. EL)
- Hptm. Herbert Ihlefeld (16. EL)
- Oblt. Siegfried Schnell (18. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 10/08/41, FHQ
WH ceremony :
- Rittm. Horst Niemack (30. EL)
After 01/09/41, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Lt. Ludwig Crüwell (34. EL)
07/09/41, FHQ
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Hans "Assi" Hahn (32. EL)
- Kaleu. Oblt. Hans Philipp (33. EL)
- Oblt. Heirich Bär (31. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 11/10/41, location unknown
LW ceremony :
- Major Günther Lützow (4. Schw.)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 21/10/41, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obst. Kurt-Jürgen Frhr. v. Lützow (37. EL)
After 31/12/41, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Major Walther von Seydlitz-Kurbach (54. EL)
- Obst. Franz Scheidies (43. EL)
- Oblt. Ernst-Georg Buchterkirch (44. EL)
After 31/12/41, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Kap. zS Bernhard Rogge (45. EL)
- Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (51. EL)
- Oblt. zS Reinhard Suhren (56. EL)
07/02/42, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Obst. Hans Jordan (59. EL)
- Obst. Karl Eibl (50. EL)
- Major Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn (49. EL)
- Rittm. Georg Freiherr von Boeselager (53. EL)
- Oblt. Karl-Heinz Noak (63. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/02/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Obst. Ewald von Kleist (72. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/02/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Obst. Walter Model (74. EL)
After 12/03/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hans Philipp (8. Schwertern)
- Kurt Ubben (80. EL)
- Oblt. Max-Hellmuth Ostermann (81. EL)
March of 1942, FHQ
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Major Hermann Breith (69. EL)
- Gen.Major Werner-Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa (68. EL)
- Obst. Heinrich Eberbach (42. EL)
- Obst. Karl Wilhelm Specht (60. EL)
- Obstlt. Otto Hitzfeld (65. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 20/04/42, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ogruf. Theodor Eicke (88. EL)
Between 23/04/42 and 17/08/42
KM ceremony
From left to Right :
- Kaleu. Erich Topp (87. EL)
- Kaleu. Reinhard Hardegen (89. EL)
After 23/04/42, location unknown
From left to right :
- Hptm. Herbert Ihlefeld (9. Schw.)
- Oblt. Wolf-Dietrich Huy (83. EL)
- Oblt. Wolfgang Späte (90. EL)
After 23/04/42, location unknown
WH-WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- Obst. Wilhelm wegener (66. EL)
- SS-Brig. u. Gen.Major d. Polizei Alfred Wünnenberg (91. EL)
- Gen.Major Wilibald Frhr. v. Langermann u. Erlencamp (75. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 05/05/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Major Theodor Scherer (92. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 06/06/42, location unknown
LW ceremony :
- Oblt. Hans-Joachim Marseille (97. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 27/06/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen. d. Inf. Walter Graf v. Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt (103. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
30/06/42, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WH ceremony :
Erich von Manstein is awarded his GFM baton and his "interimstab"
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 23/07/42, (location and position of the 3 officers are not known)
LW ceremony
- Oblt. Erwin Clausen (106. EL)
- Oblt. Viktor Bauer (107. EL)
After 09/08/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Anton Hackl (109. EL)
- Ofw. Franz-Josef Beerenbock (108. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/08/42, FHQ, Vinnitsa
LW ceremony :
- Hptm. Werner Baumbach (16. Schw.)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
2nd semester, 1942
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- undientified LW officer (should be a Schwerternträger) : might it be Lt. d.R. Hermann Graf (17. Schw.) who is shown on bake's pic ??
- Oblt. Max-Hellmuth Ostermann (10. Schw.)
- Hptm. Helmut Lent (98. EL)
- Oblt. Heinrich Setz (102. EL)
- Oblt. Friedrich Geisshardt (101. EL)
23/09/42, FHQ
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Werner Ziegler (121. EL)
- Lt. d.R. Gerhard Hein (120. EL)
26/09/42
- Gen. d. Pz.Truppen Erwin Rommel receives his Schwertern Grosse Urkunde
After 03/10/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Friedrich-Karl Müller (126. EL)
- Oblt. Wolfgang Tonne (128. EL)
- Lt. Hans Beisswenger (130. EL)
- Fw. Wilhelm Crinius (127. EL)
After 11/10/42, location unknown
WH-LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Obstlt. Walter Sigel (116. EL)
- Hptm. Johannes Kümmel (133. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 28/10/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obstlt. Ludwig Kirschner (135. EL)
After 30/10/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Johannes Steinhoff (115. EL)
- Oblt. Günther Rall (134. EL)
- Fw. Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert (131. EL)
- Ofw. Max Stotz (137. EL)
After 13/11/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Heinrich Schweickhardt (138. EL)
- Gen.Major Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (145. EL)
After 21/11/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Wolfgang Schenck (139. EL)
- Hptm. Friedrich Lang (148. EL)
- Lt. Josef Zwernemann (141. EL)
After 28/11/42, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Alwin Boerst (149. EL)
- Lt. Josef Wurmheller (146. EL)
After 23/12/42, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Ekkehard Kylling Schmidt (150. EL)
- Hptm. Harald von Hirschfeld (164. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 23/12/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obst. Hartwig v. Ludwiger (163. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 23/12/42, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obst. Helmuth Thumm (166. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 04/01/43, location unknown
LW ceremony :
- Obst. Rainer Stahel (169. EL)
After 08/01/43, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Kaleu. Friedrich Guggenberger (171. EL)
- Kaleu. Wolfgang Lüth (142. EL)
- Korv.Kapt. Karl-Friedrich Merten (147. EL)
- Kaleu. Werner Töniges (143. EL)
After 08/01/43, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Bruno Dilley (174. EL)
- Major Ernst Kupfer (173. EL)
After 25/01/43, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. d.R. Georg Michael (187. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Konrad Hupfer (136. EL)
After 08/02/43, Wolfsschanze
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Erwin Fischer (191. EL)
- Hptm. Hermann Hogeback (192. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
25/02/43, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostubaf. Kurt Meyer (195. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 01/03/43, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Staf. Fritz Witt (200. EL)
31/03/43, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ogruf. Josef Dietrich (26. Schw.)
NEW NEW NEW !!
15/04/43, Berghof, Obersalzberg
WH ceremony :
- Ewald von Kleist is awarded his GFM baton and his "interimstab"
After 16/04/1943, Reichskanzlei - Berlin
WH-LW-WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Walter Scheunemann (202. EL)
- Oblt. Werner Baumgarten-Crusius (199. EL)
- Ofw. Rudolf Schlee (222. EL)
- Uffz. d.R. Georg Rietscher (210. EL)
- Obstlt. Paul Werner Hozzel (230. EL)
- Major Werner Streib (197. EL)
- Oblt. Theodor Nordmann (214. EL)
- Oblt. Hans Ulrich Rudel (229. EL)
- Hptm. Egon Mayer (232. EL)
- Hptm. Georg Dörffel (231. EL)
- SS-Staf. Hinrich Schuldt (220. EL)
it is possible that other recipients (especially Heer members) also attended to this ceremony but the angle of the photo can't allow to see more people.
After 10/05/43, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. d.R. Fritz Fessmann (170. EL)
- Hptm. Hans-Günther Stotten (236. EL)
- Major Erich Klawe (227.EL)
After 17/05/43, location unknown
WH-WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Lt. Hans-Karl von Scheele (217. EL)
- unidentified
- Obst. Karl Löwrick (247. EL)
- Obst. Franz Griesbach (242. EL)
- Hptm. Waldemar von Gazen (182. EL)
- Hptm. Erich Bärenfänger (243. EL)
- SS-Stubaf. August Dieckmann (233. EL)
- Oblt. d.R. Wilhelm Niggemeyer (241. EL)
- Ofw. Ernst Kruse (245. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/05/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Stubaf. Georg Bochmann (246. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
20/05/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WSS ceremony
- SS-Staf. Otto Kumm (221. EL)
Between July 1, 1943 and August 9, 1943, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Korv.Kapt. Wolfgang Lüth (29. Schw)
- Korv.Kapt. Robert Gysae (250. EL)
- Korv.Kapt. Erich Topp (11. Schw.)
- Korv.Kapt. Reinhard Suhren (18. Schw.)
After 04/07/43, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Freg.Kapt. Gerhard von Kamptz (225. EL)
- Kaleu. Siegfried Wuppermann (226. EL)
- Kaleu. Otto von Bülow (234. EL)
- Kaleu. Georg Lassen (208. EL)
- Kaleu. Werner Henke (257. EL)
After 06/07/43, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Major Fritz Bayerlein (258. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 28/07/43, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ogruf. Paul Hausser (261. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
After 02/08/43, FHQ, Rastenburg
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Major Helmut Lent (not seen) (32. Schw.)
- Major Hajo Hermann (not seen) (269. EL)
- Hptm. Egmont Prinz zu Lippe Weissenfeld (263. EL)
- Hptm. Manfred Meurer (264. EL)
- Oblt. Joachim Kirschner (267. EL)
- Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler (265. EL)
- Hptm Werner Schroer (268. EL)
- Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger (266. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 06/08/43, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obstlt. Adalbert Schulz (33. Schw.)
28/08/43, FHQ
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Inf. Hans von Obstfelder (251. EL)
- Gen. d. Inf. Paul Laux (237. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Gustav Hoene (238. EL)
- Major Bruno Kahl (270. EL)
- Major Karl Langesee (211. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
After 07/09/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- SS-Staf. Heinz Harmel (296. EL)
- SS-Ostubaf. Otto Baum (277. EL)
After 13/09/43, location unknown
WH ceremony
from left to right :
- Obst. Paul Schultz (284. EL)
- Obst. dR. Walter Lange (300. EL)
- Major Theodor Tolsdorff (302. EL)
- Obst. Günther Pape (301. EL)
- Major d.R. Franz Bäke (262. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 13/09/43
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Hpstuf. d.R. Otto Skorzeny (2153. RK)
After 22/09/43, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Hartmann Grasser (288. EL)
- Hptm. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (290. EL)
- Hptm. Günther Rall (34. Schw.)
- Oblt. Walter Nowotny (37. Schw.)
After 03/10/43, location unknown
WH ceremony
- Gen.Lt. Emilio Esteban-Infantes receives his RK as Kdr. 250. ID (span.)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
After 03/10/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Oblt. Bodo Spranz (2182. RK + 308. EL)
- Gen. d. Pz.Tr. Joachim Lemelsen (294. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 05/10/43, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Hpstuf. Erwin Meiedress (310. EL)
15/10/43
- Wolfgang Lüth receives his Brillanten Grosse Urkunde
After 25/10/43, FHQ
WH ceremony
From left to Right :
- Gen.Lt. Julius Ringel (312. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Horst Grossmann (292. EL)
Late October 1943, location unknown
WSS ceremony
- SS-Gruf. Walter Krüger (286. EL)
- SS-Ostubaf. Sylvester Stadler (303. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 12/11/43, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WH ceremony :
- Major Otto-ernst Remer (325. EL)
After 24/11/43, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Obst. Dr.Med.Dent. Karl Mauss (335. EL)
- Major Bernhard Sauvant (260. EL)
- Hptm. Ernst Ziemer (317. EL)
After 25/11/43, location unknown
LW ceremony
from left ot right :
- Major Dietrich Hrabak (337. EL)
- Hptm. Hans-Ulrich Rudel (42. Schw.)
- Ofw. Erwin Hentschel (RK)
December 1943, location unknown
KM ceremony
From left to right :
- Korv.Kapt. Friedrich Kemnade (249. EL)
- Kaleu. Carl Emmermann (256. EL)
After 09/12/43, location unknwon
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Pz.Truppen Sigfrid Henrici (350. EL)
- Obst. Eugen König ?? (318. EL)
- Obst. Heinrich Voigtsberger (351. EL)
- Major d.R. Adolf Weitkunat (346. EL)
- Hptm. Willy Johannmeyer (329. EL)
After 10/12/43, Wolfschanze
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Major Hasso von Manteuffel (332. EL)
- Obstlt. Ernst Wellmann (342. EL)
- Obstlt. Willi Langkeit (348. EL)
- Obstlt. Karl Baacke (352. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 10/12/43, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Stubaf. Christian Tychsen (353. EL)
09/01/44, location unknown
WH ceremony
- Obst. Adalbert Schulz (9. Brill.)
20/01/44, Wolfsschanze
14 LW officers receive their Schwertern grosse urkunden (sorted by alphabetical order)
- Heinrich Bär
- Werner Baumbach
- Alfred Druschel
- Adolf Galland
- Gordon Gollob
- Hermann Graf
- Joachim Helbig
- Herbert Ihlefeld
- Helmut Lent
- Günther Lützow
- Walter Nowotny
- Walter Oesau
- Dietrich Peltz
- Wolf-Dieter Wilcke
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 24/01/44, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostubaf. Hugo Kraas (375. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 27/01/44, FHQ, Wolfschanze
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Stubaf. Joachim Peiper (377. EL)
30/01/44, Wolfschanze, Rastenburg
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Obstlt. Albert Graf v.d. Goltz (316. EL)
- Obstlt. Karl Koetz (374. EL)
- Major Josef-Georg Mulzer (367. EL)
- Rittm. Andreas Thorey (349. EL)
- Fw. d.R. Heinrich Boigk (370. EL) wearing a patch on one of his eye
02/02/44, Rastenburg
WSS ceremony
- SS-Ustuf. Michäel Wittmann (380. EL)
13/02/44, Rastenburg
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Inf. Kurt von der Chevallerie (357. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Hans Gollnick (282. EL)
- Gen. d. Inf. Friedrich Wiese (372. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Hans Schlemmer (369. EL)
13/02/44, Rastenburg ??
WH ceremony
- Major Erich Bärenfänger (45. Schw.)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 17/02/44, location unknown
WH ceremony :
- Gen. d. Geb.Tr. Ferdinand Schörner (398. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
18/02/44, FHQ, Rastenburg
WH-WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- SS-Hpstuf. Léon Degrelle (2474. RK)
- SS-Gruf. Herbert Otto Gille (47. Schw.)
- Gen.Lt. Theobald Lieb (400. EL)
March, 1944, Rastenburg
WSS ceremony
- SS-Ostubaf. Albert Frey (359. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
04/04/44, Berghof, Obersalzberg
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Gerd Barkhorn (52. Schw.)
- Obst. Erich Walther (411. EL)
- Major Kurt Bühligen (413. EL)
- Hptm. Hans-Joachim Jabs (430. EL)
- Major Bernhard Jope (431. EL)
- Major Hansgeorg Bätcher (434. EL)
- Major Johannes Wiese (418. EL)
- Major Dr.jur. Maximilian Otte (433. EL)
- Major Reinhard Seiler (419. EL)
- Hptm. Horst Ademeit (414. EL)
- Oblt. Walter Krupinski (415. EL)
- Lt. Erich Hartmann (420. EL)
- Wm. Fritz Petersen (438. EL)
Please note that we have not seen yet a full photo of this ceremony where we clearly see Walther and Barkhorn in the row. However, several photos exist showing these 2 men with the other soldiers after the ceremony with or without AH. This is why we can reasonably assume that both Barkhorn and Walther were also present at this ceremony.
After 13/04/44, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Geb.Tr. Hans Kreysing (63. Schw.)
- Gen.Lt. Johannes Mayer (453. EL)
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
27/04/44, location unknown
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Inf. Hans Jordan (64. Schw.) (previously not identified)
- Gen. d. Pz.Tr. Hermann Breith (48. Schw.)
- Obslt. d.R. Franz Bäke (49. Schw.)
- Gen. d. Pz.Tr. Walther K. Nehring (383. EL)
- Gen. d. Pz.Tr. Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (439. EL)
- Gen.Major Hans Källner (392. EL)
- unidentified Heer officer (Gen.Major or Oberst) receiving the Eichenlaub : Kossmala, Mummert, Hohn, LorenzKarl or Bronsart von Schellendorf. It can't be Heinrich Voigtsberger since this one is already listed in the "After 09/12/1943" ceremony.
- Obst. Hermann-Heinrich Behrend (421. EL)
- Obstlt. Josef Bregenzer (427. EL)
- Obstlt. Meinrad von Lauchert (396. EL)
- Major Otto Benzin (406. EL)
- Hptm. Helmut Kalbitz (366. EL)
- Hptm. Josef Rettemeier (425. EL)
- Fw. Walter Möse (390. EL)
05/05/44, Obersalzberg
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- unidentified (LW)
- unidentified (LW)
- unidentified (LW)
- unidentified (LW)
- unidentified (LW)
- Major Wilhelm Herget (451. EL)
- Major Martin Möbus (463. EL)
- Major Erich Rudorffer (447. EL)
- Hptm. Alfred Grislawski (446. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Emil Lang (448. EL)
- Lt. Günther Schack (460. EL)
- Lt. Otto Kittel (449. EL)
- Lt. Anton Hafner (452. EL)
After 14/05/44, location unknown :
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen.Obst. Heinrich von Vietinghoff (456. EL) ??
- Friessner or Hitter or von Neindorff ??
- unidentified
- Obst. d.R. Maximilian Wengler (404. EL) or Gen.Major Rudolf Frhr. von Waldenfels (476. EL)
- Obstlt. d.R. Erich Lorenz (467. EL)
- Obstlt. Wilhelm Eggemann (468. EL)
- Obstlt. Kilian Weimer (478. EL)
- Obstlt. Max Sachsenheimer (472. EL)
- Major Wilhelm Drewes (458. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Walter Elflein (347. EL) A source gives Hptm. d.R. Walter Mix (405. EL) instead of Elflein
- Ofw. d.R. Martin Hrustak (473. EL)
14/05/44, location unknwon
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Lt. Hasso von Manteuffel (50. Schw.)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 14/05/44, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostubaf. Karl Ullrich (480. EL)
25/05/44, Obersalzberg
WH ceremony
as far as I can see on the photo, at least 9 Heer officers (several generals). This photo is displayed on "on the Field of Honor" (volume 2 - see entry for von Brese) . From left to right :
- Gen.Lt. Dietrich von Saucken (46. Schw.) (previously as unidentified)
- Gen.Lt. Georg-Wilhelm Postel (57. Schw.)(previously as unidentified)
- Obst. Franz Griesbach (53. Schw.)
- Gen. d. Art. Maximilian Fretter-Pico (368. EL) (previously idientifed as Postel)
- Gen.Lt. Friedrich Schulz (428. EL)
- Obst. Ernst-Günther Baade (402. EL)
- Obst. Herbert Schwender (442. EL)
- Major Heinz von Brese-Winiary (441. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Heinrich Hogrebe (454. EL)
20/06/44, Obersalzberg
WH ceremony
From left to right :
- Gen. d. Art. Ernst-Eberhard Hell (487. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Ludwig Müller (440. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Friedrich Hochbaum (486. EL)
- Gen.Major Gottfried Weber (490. EL)
- Gen.Major Wolf Hagemann (484. EL)
- Obstlt. Ernst Wilhelm Hoffmann (494. EL)
- Obstlt. Fritz Müller (477. EL)
- Hptm. Bernhard Flachs (381. EL)
- Hptm. Theodor von Lücken (469. EL)
- Hptm. d.R. Konrad Zeller (495. EL)
- Ofw. Hans Strippel (485. EL)
25/06/44, Obersalzberg
WSS ceremony
- SS-Ostuf. Michäel Wittmann (71. Schwertern)
After 11/07/44, location unknown
WH-KM ceremony
from left to right :
- Gen. d. Inf. Erich Buschenhagen (521. EL)
- Gen.Lt. Ernst Sieler (502. EL)
- Obst. d.R. Werner Kolb (514. EL)
- Major Hermann Wulf (520. EL)
- Major Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck (513. EL)
- Major Joachim Domaschk (496. EL)
- Major Heinz-Otto Fabian (522. EL)
- Korv.Kapt. Karl Palmgren (523. EL)
- Hptm. Willi Thulke (424. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 18/07/44, locationb unknown
WH ceremony :
- Obstlt. Theodor Tolsdorff (80. Schw.)
After 25/07/44, location unknown
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Major Herbert Lamprecht (532. EL)
- Hptm. Wilhelm Batz (526. EL)
- Hptm. Heinz Strüning (528. EL)
Note that the photo doesn't allow to see if more soldiers attended to this specific ceremony
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED !!
02/08/44, FHQ, Wolfschanze
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Major Friedrich Lang (74. Schw.)
- Oblt. Erich Hartmann (75. Schw.)
- Hptm. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (507. EL AND/OR 84. Schw.)
- Major Horst Kaubisch (505. EL)
- Hptm. Eduard Skrzipek (509. EL)
- Lt. Adolf Glunz (508. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 06/08/44, location unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostgruf. Josef Dietrich (16. Brill.)
After 19/08/44, location unknown
WH ceremony
from left to right :
- Obst. Hinrich Warrelmann (555. EL)
- Obstlt. Gerhard Pick (553. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
After 23/08/44, loaction unknown
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Ostuf. Bruno Hinz (559. EL)
28/08/44, FHQ
WSS ceremony
From left to right :
- SS-Ogruf. Felix Steiner (86. Schw.)
- SS-Stubaf. Léon Degrelle (EL + NKSiG)
19/09/44, FHQ
WH ceremony
from left to right :
- Obst. Rudolf Holste (561. EL)
- Major Walter Misera (569. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
16/12/44, Trossingen
WH ceremony (awards bestowed by Himmler)
from left to right :
- Major d.R. Fritz-Rudolf Schultz (636. EL)
- Obstlt. Heinrich Busse (637. EL)
- Major d.R. Klaus von Bismarck (669. EL)
NEW NEW NEW !!
02/01/45, location unknown
WH ceremony (awards bestowed by Himmler)
- Lt. d.R. Otto Carius (535. EL)
After 18/03/45, Führerbunker, Berlin
WH ceremony
- Gen.Major Theodor Tolsdorff (25. Brill.)
26 or 28/03/45
LW-WH ceremony
- Obstlt. i.G. Bernd von Baer (761. EL)
- Major Herbert Wittmann (735. EL)
- Oblt. Kurt Welter (769. EL)
Best regards and thanks again
Denis
Denis, Update for you.
jun 42, Marseille : Location, Vinnitsa?
Oct 42 , Ludwig Kirschner : location, Wolfsschanze
Nov 42 , Ramcke: : location, Wolfsschanze
Dec 42, Hartwig Von ludwiger : Location, Vinnitsa?
Dec 42, Helmuth Thumm : location, Wolfsschanze
Jan 43, Dilley,kupfer : location, Wolfsschanze
jun 42, Marseille : Location, Vinnitsa?
Oct 42 , Ludwig Kirschner : location, Wolfsschanze
Nov 42 , Ramcke: : location, Wolfsschanze
Dec 42, Hartwig Von ludwiger : Location, Vinnitsa?
Dec 42, Helmuth Thumm : location, Wolfsschanze
Jan 43, Dilley,kupfer : location, Wolfsschanze