Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by chris44 » 20 Dec 2009, 12:13

Hi
your picture 3039Csized.jpg (32.76 ) shows

Lorenz Schmid (= Schmied)
KC: 29.11.1944 as Obergefreiter d.R., Kompanietruppführer 8./GebJägRgt 100

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by Bernd R » 20 Dec 2009, 18:22

Review / Question :
two ids for the identical pic made it to the index.
Hans Kurz
Karl Kurz , Geb.AR 95

Hans or Karl ?

/ Bernd


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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by chris44 » 20 Dec 2009, 18:36

its in both cases
Karl Kurz, Chef 9./GebArtRgt 95

its a wrong posting in www.das-ritterkreuz.de

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by Bernd R » 21 Dec 2009, 10:09

Corrected, thanks chris44 !
/ Bernd

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by AlifRafikKhan » 21 Dec 2009, 21:26

Who is this SS-Obersturmbannführer?

Source : http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... 9&page=120
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by bake » 21 Dec 2009, 21:31

Walter Harzer

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by AlifRafikKhan » 21 Dec 2009, 21:35

Thank you, Bake! :D

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by bake » 21 Dec 2009, 21:35

RK_Verleihung with a unknown general

from Ebay
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by Lassance » 21 Dec 2009, 21:40

Looks like General der Infanterie Walther Fischer von Weikersthal

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by John Toner » 22 Dec 2009, 08:53

KC recipient is Kilian Weimer.

John

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by Bernd R » 22 Dec 2009, 12:13

Yes, presenting Gen. is Fischer von Weikersthal. See Kilian Weimer , RK award ceremony

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Post by bake » 23 Dec 2009, 03:59

Thanks Lassance & John.

Sorry Bernd R for the duplication :wink:

From: historical-media.com
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by Klaus Urgen » 23 Dec 2009, 15:47

Guys,
Please help me to identify RKT shown on this photo.
My version it's Heinrich Petersen (Kommandeur I./InfRgt 184). Ritterkreuz am 06.02.1942.
Thanks and best regards.
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by joerg » 23 Dec 2009, 17:47

If "Major Petersen" is the person, than it must be Heinrich Petersen, KC 06.02.1942 (Kdr. I./IR 184).
+/KIA 07.08.1943, last rank OTL./Oberstleutnant.

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by John Toner » 25 Dec 2009, 15:29

These are from various auction sites, as noted in the titles.

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