Gemanys Panzer-aces today

IRISH TIGER · #1

Can anyone tell me how many of Germanys Panzer Aces that are still alive today. ie, Hans Bölter from the 502, Oberfähnrich Rondorf, Feldwebel Gartner both from the 503 and did Oberleutnant Carius command a J/TIGER in the last part of the war

Jan-Hendrik · #2

Gärtner fell in the Battle of Zamoly on 7th January 1945..Rondorf killed himself after the war..Carius is still alive.

Jan-Hendrik

IRISH TIGER · #3

Jan-Hendrik wrote:Gärtner fell in the Battle of Zamoly on 7th January 1945..Rondorf killed himself after the war..Carius is still alive.

Jan-Hendrik

A big thanks to ya, Hans Bolter do you know what happen to him and did Otto Carius command a J,Tiger in the last part of the war???????

JagdAlex · #4

Yes Otto Carius did commanded a company of Jagdtigers s.Pz.Abt 512 and he was 2nd company. If you want to have more information about it, go buy the book that Carius wrote: "Tiger in the mud"

Wilfried Abenaschon · #5

anybody knows anything about the circumstance of Rondorf suicide?

Willab

IRISH TIGER · #6

JagdAlex wrote:Yes Otto Carius did commanded a company of Jagdtigers s.Pz.Abt 512 and he was 2nd company. If you want to have more information about it, go buy the book that Carius wrote: "Tiger in the mud"

I do have that book but never got to finnish it as i missed placed it.Was Albert Ernest in the same company as him

LV · #7

IRISH TIGER wrote:
JagdAlex wrote:Yes Otto Carius did commanded a company of Jagdtigers s.Pz.Abt 512 and he was 2nd company. If you want to have more information about it, go buy the book that Carius wrote: "Tiger in the mud"

I do have that book but never got to finnish it as i missed placed it.Was Albert Ernest in the same company as him

Captain Albert Ernst was commander of the 1st company of schwere Panzerjägerabteilung 512. 1st Lieutenant Otto Carius was commander of the 2nd company, but I've understood that the battalion didn't operate as a whole, rather having its two companies fighting independently.