Buckets of Medals at Stalingrad ??

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Buckets of Medals at Stalingrad ??

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Post by Snoopy » 15 Jan 2005, 16:36

Greetings Troops,

I’ve read in numerous publications that Hitler showered the defenders of Stalingrad with promotions and awards just before the surrender.

Can anyone add the names of OFFICERS (besides the 3 mentioned below), who were:
a. promoted, and/or,
b. awarded the German Cross in Gold or higher,
during the period 01 Jan. 1943 until the surrender?

PAULUS, Friedrich
Promoted: GenFM: 31.01.43
Awarded: Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves: 15.01.43

HEITZ, Walter
Promoted: ColGen: 01.01.43

STRECKER, Karl
Promoted: ColGen: 31.01.43
Awarded: German Cross in Gold: 25.01.43

AS well, the following indivuals were awarded the RK.:

1/4/1943 – Sauerbruch, Peter - Hauptmann i.G. – Ib – 14 Pz Div
1/4/1943 – Dormann, Hermann – Hauptmann – Kommandeur – II/Pzgr.Reg 64/16 PzD
1/6/1943 – Schmidt, Arthur - Generalmajor - Chef des Stabes - 6 Armee
1/15/1943 – Pfeiffer, Georg – Generalleutnant – Kommandeur – 94 Inf.Div.
1/19/1943 – Hirschmann, Ludwig – Leutnant – 11/Art.Reg 29/ 29 Mot.Div.
1/20/1943 - Nechansky, Leonhard - Oberleutnant d.R. – Chef – 1/Gr.Reg.131/44 Inf.Div.
1/20/1943 – Roske, Fritz – Oberst – Kommandeur - Inf.Reg. 194/ 71 Inf.Div.
1/20/1943 – Wolf, Richard – Oberstleutnant – Kommandeur -Gren Reg 208/ 79 InD
1/20/1943 – Brendel, Albert – Oberst – Kommandeur - Inf Reg 274/ 94 InD
1/20/1943 – Thiel, Gerhard - Rittmeister - Fuehrer III/Pz.Reg. 24/ 24 PzD
1/20/1943 – Heger, Rudolf – Oberleutnant – Fuehrer – 4/Art.Reg. 96/ 44 InD
1/20/1943 – Nittler, Robert – Leutnant – Fuehrer – 3/Gr.Reg. 212/ 79 InD
1/20/1943 – Braun, Wilhelm – Major – Kommandeur – II/Inf.Reg. 576/ 305 InD
1/20/1943 – Boeck, Wilhelm – Oberst – Kommandeur – Art.Reg.176/ 76 InD
1/20/1943 - Beaulieu-Marconnay, Sigurt-Horstmar,– Oberst – Kdr. – Gr.Reg. 29/ 3 MoD
1/22/1943 – Winterfeld, Hild-Wilfried von - Oberstlt. – Kommandeur – I/PzR.24/ 24 PzD
1/22/1943 – Brandt, Hans-Georg – Oberstleutnant – Fuehrer – Inf.Reg. 577/ 305 InD

Any and all contributions greatly appreciated, althoug I am more interested in offercers above th rank of Oberst,

Best regards -

Snoopy

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Post by Königstiger » 20 May 2006, 17:12

All the individuals who were awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes during the Battle of Stalingrad:

http://www.stalingradbattle.nl/allerlei/ritterkreuz.htm

A few individuals who were awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold during the last month of the Battle of Stalingrad, there were probably more:

Generalleutnant Arno von Lenski, Kdr. 24. Pz.Div. (21 January 1943)
Oberst i. G. Hans Elchlepp, Ia AOK 6 (25 January 1943)
Oberst Erich Grosse, Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 276 (posthumeously, 25 January 1943)
General der Infanterie Karl Strecker, Kdr. Gen. XI. Arm.Kps. (25 January 1943)

A few individuals who were promoted during the last month of the Battle of Stalingrad, there were probably more:

Arno von Lenski, Generalleutnant (1 January 1943)
Martin Lattmann, Generalmajor (1 January 1943)
Hans-Adolf von Arenstorff-Oyle, Generalmajor (1 January 1943)
Arthur Schmidt, Generalleutnant (17 January 1943)
Günther Angern, Generalleutnant (21 January 1943)
Max Pfeffer, General der Artillerie (22 January 1943)
Walther Heitz, Generaloberst (30 January 1943)
Friedrich Paulus, Generalfeldmarschall (31 January 1943)
Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Weichs, Generalfeldmarschall (1 February 1943)
Karl Strecker, Generaloberst (2 February 1943, not sure)


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Post by Snoopy » 20 May 2006, 23:19

:D

Thanks, "Konigstiger", for the information !!

Best regards,

Snoopy

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