Nominated For Higher Grades To The KC

[Dave Danner]

Here is one for the Oakleaves I recently came across:

General der Artillerie Herbert Loch

[Jeremy Dixon]

It states that the Oakleaves was proposed, but it was never officially awarded

[Dave Danner]

It states that the Oakleaves was proposed, but it was never officially awarded

I see my post pushed on to a new page, so unless you go back, you can't see that that is what this thread is for. People who were nominated for higher grades but whose Vorschlag was rejected or never acted on.

Maybe the thread title can be made clearer?

Dave

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen!

Thank you for getting things started again. I guess I should have titled my thread "Nominated For Higher Grades To The Knight's Cross". It's indeed for the Oak Leaves,Swords,and Diamonds. I remember reading about Kurt Schäfer being recommended for the Oak Leaves for his skillful leadership of his Kampfgruppe of German seamen of the 2nd Marine Infantry Division. Unfortunately,the recommendation was turned down by the German Army High Command,and was downgraded to entry in the Honor Roll of the German Army. From the book "The Face Of Courage" by Florian Berger. Thank you especially to Marcus.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Dave Danner]

Fritz-Hubert Gräser was nominated for the Oakleaves on 12.7.41 as Kdr. IR 29. He apparently got the DKiG instead. He would later get the Oakleaves in 1944 as Kdr. 3. PzGrenDiv.

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

I remember reading a thread about Dr. Franz Bäke (Knight's Cross with Oaks Leaves and Swords) about a recommendation for the Diamonds but was turned down by Heinrich Himmler. There must be a few more Swords winner besides Dr. Franz Bäke and Heinz Bär in being recommended for the Diamonds.

Sincerely,


Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Do you know any more recommendations for the Oakleaves for the NCO's of the Heer,Luftwaffe,and Waffen-SS but didn't get the official notification before the end of World War II ?

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Gerhard Hein was recommended for the Oak Leaves when he was an NCO three times! He was finally awarded his Oak Leaves when Hein was a Leutnant. He survived WWII as an Oberstleutnant.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Oberstleutnant Anton Berg was awarded the Ritterkreuz on Oct. 16,1944. Recommended for the Oakleaves on March 26,1945.
Source:"Ritterkreuztrager,1939-1945"(Website)

Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

It's been over a year since I posted the last answer for this topic of mine. I remembered there was a Generalleutnant Herbert Wagner, holder of the Knight's Cross that was recommended for the Oak Leaves in 1945 but didn't get it. I will have to find where I got this information.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Hauptmann d. R. Joachim Ott, who won the Knight's Cross on Oct. 28,1944 as Kommandeur of Jager Regiment 28(Heer),was recommended for the Eichenlaub. Information is from ww2awards.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Ste]

Hauptmann Karl Tannert (born Karl Tyczka), awarded with RK on 5.4.1944 as Kommandeur III./Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 2, was recommended for the Eichenlaub. He was captured as Kommander of Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 2 on 20.9.1944.

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Rittmeister Heinz Kolczyk who was awarded the Knight's Cross on April 6,1944 while serving with the 7. Panzer-Division, was recommended for the Oakleaves on Dec. 8,1944. Information is from ww2awards.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Anything else that you can add for the nominations of the higher grade to the Knight's Cross?

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Lt. Egbert Jaeckel,a Knight's Cross holder of SG-2 "Immelmann", was recommended for the Oak Leaves shortly after he was killed in action on July 17,1943.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao