Günther Viezenz
Günther Viezenz
Info please for Oberstleutnant Gunter Viezenz?
He is the highist scoring holder of the "Tank Destruction Badge" so... there MUST! be stories and other pictures on the field... anything will do. He was a Panzer Commander so... how did he gets his badges? Leaving the Panzer and going for a hunt or?
Thanks....
He is the highist scoring holder of the "Tank Destruction Badge" so... there MUST! be stories and other pictures on the field... anything will do. He was a Panzer Commander so... how did he gets his badges? Leaving the Panzer and going for a hunt or?
Thanks....
ok then this site is wrong http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/war_bad ... e_tank.htm
i just copied it and posted here for some information...
i just copied it and posted here for some information...
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True that he wasn't an Oberstleutnant, at least not in World War II (his final wartime rank was Hauptmann). He did, presumably, hold the rank of Oberstleutnant with the Bundeswehr as he rose to the rank of Oberst with that army.
If not Viezenz, who DID hold the most Panzervernichtungsabzeichen?
Here's what das-ritterkreuz.de has on him (at http://das-ritterkreuz.de/index_search_ ... word=Vieze , which includes a photo):
Hauptmann Viezenz, Günther
* 01.02.1921 Göhlenau, Krs. Waldenburg/Schlesien
+ 14.01.1999 Köln
Ritterkreuz am: 07.01.1944
als: Oberleutnant
Funktion: Chef 10./GrenRgt. 7
Bundeswehr: Von 01.04.1956 bis 30.03.1980 Zuletzt [ultimately]: Oberst
Best wishes,
~ Mike
If not Viezenz, who DID hold the most Panzervernichtungsabzeichen?
Here's what das-ritterkreuz.de has on him (at http://das-ritterkreuz.de/index_search_ ... word=Vieze , which includes a photo):
Hauptmann Viezenz, Günther
* 01.02.1921 Göhlenau, Krs. Waldenburg/Schlesien
+ 14.01.1999 Köln
Ritterkreuz am: 07.01.1944
als: Oberleutnant
Funktion: Chef 10./GrenRgt. 7
Bundeswehr: Von 01.04.1956 bis 30.03.1980 Zuletzt [ultimately]: Oberst
Best wishes,
~ Mike
Re: Oberstleutnant Gunter Viezenz
new here and reading through old posts getting answers to questions ive always wanted to know... i realise its 17 years ago but people may still have an interest in knowing the answer? i know i do...i dont like the idea of peoples sacrifices being forgotten
"Angolia, John (1987). For Führer and Fatherland: Military Awards of the Third Reich. R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 0912138149"
where did the above get his figures from in 1987 and why did he settle on Viezenz? ive never heard of the book so unfortunately cant see his sources for that claim. if it was an incorrect assumption why has that become the Internets go to answer?
is there any evidence anyone got higher amount of badges (or the same) than Viezenz?
if there is no evidence anyone actually received more can we therefor state "the highest KNOWN...was Viezenz"???
are we then really able to honestly say "he WASNT" the record holder if we dont actually know any different?
kind regards
tim
wiki quotes him as being the highest holder of the award (not saying that is 100% accurate, just going through the thought process) and their reference for that claim is:
"Angolia, John (1987). For Führer and Fatherland: Military Awards of the Third Reich. R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 0912138149"
where did the above get his figures from in 1987 and why did he settle on Viezenz? ive never heard of the book so unfortunately cant see his sources for that claim. if it was an incorrect assumption why has that become the Internets go to answer?
is there any evidence anyone got higher amount of badges (or the same) than Viezenz?
if there is no evidence anyone actually received more can we therefor state "the highest KNOWN...was Viezenz"???
are we then really able to honestly say "he WASNT" the record holder if we dont actually know any different?
kind regards
tim
Re: Gunter Viezenz
meant to add: could we not say "BELIEVED to have the highest score..."
Re: Günther Viezenz
Günther Viezenz had 7 TDB's, according to his Soldbuch-"Zweitschrift". It is currently listed for sale at eMedals, together with other documents.