Award List - Croatian Iron Trefoil & King Zwonimir Crown

[Michael Miller]

Kocjo~

Could you possibly post your photo of SS-Staf. Lurker?

Thanks in advance.

~ Mike Miller

[K.Kocjancic]

Kocjo~

Could you possibly post your photo of SS-Staf. Lurker?

Thanks in advance.

~ Mike Miller

Still don't have a scener sorry.

[K.Kocjancic]

Kocjo~

Could you possibly post your photo of SS-Staf. Lurker?

Thanks in advance.

~ Mike Miller

Here is it!

[Michael Miller]

Excellent photo! Thank you!

~ Mike

[K.Kocjancic]

Can you tell which class is it?

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Hello There!

The Croatian Crown of King Zwonimir 1st Class is what this SD officer is wearing.

Edward

[K.Kocjancic]

Hello There!

The Croatian Crown of King Zwonimir 1st Class is what this SD officer is wearing.

Edward

Thanks!

Regards,
Kocjo

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen!

A possible good candidate for the Croatian Iron Trefoil First Class is SS-Standartenführer Ernst Deutsch,C.O. of SS-Frw. Gebirgsjäger Rgt. 13/"Prinz Eugen" He was a holder of the German Cross in Gold.
I'm sure there were high ranking SS officers of the 4. SS-Polizei-Grenadier Division in the Southeastern Front that had been awarded either the Croatian Iron Trefoil I. Class or the King Zwonimir Crown I. Class.

Regards,

Edward

[Dieter Zinke]

Hi,
I'm sure there is also another recipient of an "Halsorden" from Croatia

This is Generalarzt der Reserve z.V. Hofrat Prof. Dr. med. Hans von Haberer-Kremshohenstein

I saw a picture showing him in the "Wehrmedizinische Rundschau" (date?)
sitting beside Generalarzt der Reserve Geheimrat Prof. Dr. med. Ferdinand Sauerbruch (both with the KC, -i.e. Sauerbruchs KVK) in Vienna. There was an anniversary festive hour in the university (50 years after the death of the developper of the ventricle-resection Prof. Theodor Billroth).

Von Haberer, the director of the chir. clinic in Cologne (previously in Düsseldorf, Graz, Innsbruck and also Vienna) was for a short time at the university of Agram (Zagreb) as guest.

There is a med. dissertation describing him (Dissertation der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Köln) also with declaration of all his decorations.

Please contact for the dissertation [email protected]

best regards

Oberstab

[Dieter Zinke]

Generalleutnant Helmuth von Pannwitz received a Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir 1. kl mit Stern u. Schwertern.

Thierry

Hi Thierry,

I don't think so. In his personal file, tere is nothing about this, but: 00.12.1942 "Kgl. Rumän. Orden Michael der Tapfere, III. Class".

From Romania, not from Croatia

Best regards

Oberstab

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Hi Fellows!

Two more possible holders of the Croatian Iron Trefoil 1st Class and Croatian King Zwonimir Crown 1st Class from the Kriegsmarine.

FKpt. Herbert Max Schultz who commanded the First Schnellboot-Division from July 1943 to March 1945 in the Adriatic Sea.

FKpt. Felix Fischer who commanded the 21st U-Boot-Jagd-Flottille from August 1944 to October 1944. I forgot which area the flottille operates.

I'm still having a "soar throat" which means longing for a neck order not just the Knight's Cross. It's not for me but for those Germans who might be a holder of a neck order!

Sincerely,

Edward

[K.Kocjancic]

Hi!

Could you make a list, so that we know, which one you already have?

Regards,
Klemen

[K.Kocjancic]

SS-Oberf. Dr. Kurt-Peter Müller, Divisionsarzt of the 7. SS-Frw.Geb.Div. "Prinz Eugen" was awarded:
"Kreuz Erster Klasse mit Schwertern" or "Großkreuz mit Schwertern und Bruststern" of Zvonimir orden.

Source: Kumm: 7. SS-Frw.Geb.Div. "Prinz Eugen" im Bild, page 26

Regards,
Klemen

[K.Kocjancic]

Another:

SS-Ostubaf. Zimmermann, CO of SS-Pion.Btl. 7; Kreuz Erste Klasse mit Schwertern of Zvonimir orden

Source: Kumm: 7. SS-Frw.Geb.Div. "Prinz Eugen" im Bild, page 106

Regards,
Klemen

[Stauffenberg II]

It would be easier to obtain the whole list from the President of Croatia than playing around (struggling) with some uncertain names.

I have tried to get that info, too, by contacting the Decoration and Awards Office:
http://www.predsjednik.hr/default.asp?r ... a=&jezik=2
http://www.predsjednik.hr/default.asp?r ... a=&jezik=2

So far no success. Again would be a job for a Croatian. It´s time to get that award lists once and for all.

Best,
Stauffenberg II