Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

[Elwyn W]

Hi Miocid,

You are right. Bamler had curly hair and Dittmar had slicked back hair. The remaining general -- can't tell if that was a RK (if any). If indeed a RKT, then it could pretty much rule out anyone we already know from this sector at this time. Two more IDs. Next to v Falkenhorst was Wilhelm Müller, Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda , identified in a different pic in the Theilacker thread I posted. Immediately behind Tittel's head with glasses was Harald Franck, RAD Arbeitsführer.


Cheers
Freiherr

[Elwyn W]

Hi Gregg and Alex,

I had posted the same pic long time ago
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... &start=480.

Dieter had put a specific date on it as 8.2.44.

In any case, this is very confusing. It certainly looks like Sinnhuber, Kmdr LXXXII Korps 10.7.43 - 1.9.44. But what I found as an added connection was this pic was auctioned off on Ebay with the caption GenMj Kunze. My supposition, based on facial features, that it was Wilhelm Kunze falls flat as all his regimental commands and a single divisional command were all outside of France. BUT
(1) Friedrich Kunze was Arko141, an element of LXXXII Korps. Biblio Verlag had him in FhrRes from 3.10.42 and then retired 31.12.42. But the connection is so temptingly strong!
(2) Wilhelm Kunze was succeeded by Hagemann as Kmdr 336 Div from 8.12.43. Nothing was recorded of him until he retired 0n 30.11.44. Would Sammlung Krug have a better explanation?

Forum member Akira had posted a very nice pic of Wilhelm Kunze since. What's in his pic seems to be the same Wilhlem Kunze in civilian clothes in Biblio and the GenMj Kunze here.

Also 5th man from the right looks a little like Rudolf Christoph FrHr v Gersdorff, CdS LXXXII Korps.

BTW a better pic of Johannes Oskar Brauer awaits you on pp56

Cheers
Freiherr

[bake]

I try in this tread

Who are these Generals
A:?
B:?
C:?
D: Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels
E:?

[Elwyn W]

Ok I will take a stab.

Based on the limited info we have of Karl Thoholte. I think A is him, Kmdr 18 Art Div
B is Hans Walter Heyne, Kmdr 82 Div, XXXXVI Pz Korps -- look at Scherzer. Biblio pic not that convincing
C is Hans Pieckenbrock, Kmdr 208 Div
E is Paul Scheuerpflug Kmdr 68 Div, XXXXVI Pz Korps

Cheers
Freiherr

[FANGIO]

Besides Meindl and Rommel, I can´t recognize anybody else. Any help is appreciated.
Source: Wydawnictwo Militaria 154 - Fracja 1944 Vol I.

From left: Gen. d. Inf. Straube, GLt. Richard Schimpf, GLt. Wolfgang Erdmann, Meindl, Rommel, Dollmann.
In the background right of Rommel: OTL i.G. Ernst Blauensteiner and Hauptmann Hellmuth Lang.


Dieter Z.

Many thanks Dieter!, and all the others who helped.

Here's another unknown General. Is the man smoking Stauffenberg?

[Elwyn W]

Hi Fangio,

That's FW v Loeper
Cheers
Freiherr

[FANGIO]

Hi Fangio,

That's FW v Loeper
Cheers
Freiherr

Thanks a lot Freiherr!

[harmel]

Hi Patricio,Stauffenberg joined the 1st Light Div in 1938 and would have been there
when von Loeper was there as Cmdr,it does look like him.
Cheers Harmel
nice id by Elwyn.

[FANGIO]

Hi Patricio,Stauffenberg joined the 1st Light Div in 1938 and would have been there
when von Loeper was there as Cmdr,it does look like him.
Cheers Harmel

Yes, I'm pretty sure it's him. Thank you Harmel.

Another General, this one wearing his RK. Who's he?

[bake]

Thank's Freiherr,

Missing one officer

-Obst August Krakau (314 RK)
-Obst August Wittmann (313 RK)
-???? ( maybe Sandner or Burghartweiser)
-Obst Alfred Sturm ( LW 234 RK)

[Elwyn W]

Hi Fangio,

The AOK kmdr you posted looks like Richard Ruoff.

Cheers
Freiherr

[FANGIO]

Hi Fangio,

The AOK kmdr you posted looks like Richard Ruoff.

Cheers
Freiherr

Thanks a lot Freiherr!

Let's see this one. Same source as above. Who's the general? There's also a Spanish Cross holder.

[Elwyn W]

This was Friedrich Karl Cranz. The division sign was that of 18 ID.

Cheers
Freiherr

[FANGIO]

Thanks again Freiherr.

Last one for today. Kesselring and ???? (same source)

[harmel]

Hi Patricio-Kesselring with General S Westphal.
Harmel