Knight's Cross Holders Identification

[Bernd R]

This one has been identified (later) as Johannes Schulz
[page 2] : http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 64#p279164

Could be the question if
Johannes Schulz, Major, Kdr. I./IR 49 , 06.10.1941
or (to rule out finally)
Dr. Johannes Schulz. Oberst, Kdr. PGR 10, 19.09.1943

if there is no objection :
the IR 49 / 28. ID Schulz with the typical shoulder board cover of 1941 (strongly in use by that division).

Bernd

[Ingo]

Hello Freiherr,

Crüwell ? I´m not sure.

But you are right with Banach. Many thanks !!

[robertmoore]

Hello, All,

On PP 169, there is a photo listed as unk 13.jpg and has not been identified to my knowledge. However, if I inadvertently overlooked that fact, I apologize.

That is a photograph of Oberstleutnant Gustav-Albrecht Schmidt-Ott.

Hope this helps.

Take care.

Terry

[robertmoore]

Hello, Braband,

I just wanted to add to your clarification of SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Reinefarth.

Yes, he held simultaneous rank in the German Army and received his Knight´s Cross in France as a Feldwebel in the German Army.

It may also be of interest, that I tried to write to him while he was alive in 1978. He died in 1979 and was for many years the mayor of Westerland on the island of Sylt in the North Sea off the German coast.

He would not write me. Not that I didn´t write to him in German. I did. He steadfastly did not respond to my letters.
I finally sent him a registered letter, and even that was refused. I had to send a trace on that letter to see what had happened to it. He simply had not picked it up at the post office.

To my knowledge, he wrote German collectors, but never to Americans. I know, because I checked. I was finally able to get a hand-signed letter addressed to a German collector who had since passed on.

I found that very interesting. I know he spent some time in American captivity, and apparently it did not agree with him.

I thought I would pass this on. It always interested me about Reinefarth that he held such a lowly rank in the Army but rose to general officer´s rank in the SS. I am sure there are other such examples, but his particularly attracted my attention.

Take care and hope you found this interesting.

Terry

[Bernd R]

Apparently the pic series on page 3 never was identified completely (I reached page 25 and no further ids for that).
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 74#p281374

So, those not identified there, are :

series 1- 20 : # 3 , 5, 6 , 8 , 9 , 14 , 15 , 16
can anyone confirm, if #11 is Hans-Günther Stotten and #17 is Karl-Heinrich Banze

series 21 - 40 : # 22 , 24 , 27 , 32
can anyone confirm, if #35 is Georg Keppler ; #36 : which Schreiber ?

Thanks, Bernd

[Bernd R]

page 3 : series 41 - 55 http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 78#p281378
not identified : # 41 , 44 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 55

Bernd

[Ingo]

# 44 is Hans Traupe.

[Ingo]

# 52 is Herbert Hodurek and # 55 is Gerhard Werner.

[robertmoore]

Hello, All,

The question was posed as to who Helmut Lutze's colleague is who is standing next to him.

That is Oberfeldwebel Kurt Przyklenk.

Hope this helps.

Terry

[robertmoore]

Hello, All,

On PP 152, a color portrait listed as aaaa.jpg was identified as Georg Gransee. After checking my records and my collection, that soldier is in fact Oberfeldwebel Franz Zwer.

Thank you.

Terry

[robertmoore]

Hello, again,

On PP 134, there is are 4 photographs arranged in a quadrangle. It is listed as U.2jpg.

On the second row of the quadrangle is a photograph of a naval officer sitting at a desk.

That officer is Korvetten-Kapitän zur Verfügung Karl Palmgren.

Hope this helps.

Terry

[robertmoore]

Hello, again,

On PP 197, there is a pic listed as 86c1_1.jpg located at the bottom of the page.

Of the two officers depicted, the one on the viewer´s left is Michael Fischer.

I will try to id the one at his left.

Hope this helps.

Terry

[robertmoore]

Hello, All,

Not sure this one was id'd. On PP 169, photo listed as unknown4.jpg is SS-Obersturmführer Johannes Göhler.

Hope this helps.

Terry

[robertmoore]

Hello, Baumer,

This may come somewhat belated, but you asked for a translation of the back of picture you had purchased at an auction in Germany some time back.

I don´t think was translated for you. At least, I looked to see and could find nothing.

So here goes: To my dear Obergefreiter (Senior Corporal) Weiss in remembrance of his battalion commander Oberstleutnant (Lt.-Col.) Kraus 1938-40.


Hope this helps and I hope you receive this.

Take care.

Terry

[robertmoore]

Hello, again,

On PP 132, listed as SMO763.jpg is Herbert Düppenbecker. Sorry if this was already id´d.

Terry