Knight's Cross Holders Identification
Hi everybody!
I need to ID these RKTs please:
First pic: who's the General being awarded by Paulus? (source: http://www.privates-antiquariat.de)
Second pic: who's the Officer standing on the Ferdinand? (source: http://rtvmodeler.com/WWII.htm)
Regards.
FANGIO
I need to ID these RKTs please:
First pic: who's the General being awarded by Paulus? (source: http://www.privates-antiquariat.de)
Second pic: who's the Officer standing on the Ferdinand? (source: http://rtvmodeler.com/WWII.htm)
Regards.
FANGIO
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- GM Alexander von Hartmann , Kdr. 71. ID / AHF id
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Hi VJK and thanks for your help.VJK wrote:Hi Fangio!
The General being decorated by Paulus is General der Infanterie Alexander Hartmann.
Best regards,
VJK
Many thanks Freiherr.Freiherr wrote:Long shot: officer on Ferdinand/Elephant, Erich Bärenfanger.
Cheers
Freiherr
Don`t know the exact place but could it be Italy or Kursk?hec801 wrote:does anyone know where and when the last pic with Bärenfänger was made?
Hey FANGIO,
I think it could not be Italy or Kursk because Bärenfänger was never there he was Btl.-leader on the Krim when getting the RK and than he was in Kaukasus and Kuban and later again Krim but since his time in Kuban area he had the Eichenlaub...
Furthermore he had the Krimschild and the person on the pic has only the RK, I think there is no Eichenlaub and no Krimschild...
If it is really Bärenfänger the could only made between august 1942(he got the RK) and winter 1942/1943(when he got the Krimschild)...
Also I think that the man on the pic is not very tall, Bärenfänger was eye-catching tall...
Regards
Hannes
I think it could not be Italy or Kursk because Bärenfänger was never there he was Btl.-leader on the Krim when getting the RK and than he was in Kaukasus and Kuban and later again Krim but since his time in Kuban area he had the Eichenlaub...
Furthermore he had the Krimschild and the person on the pic has only the RK, I think there is no Eichenlaub and no Krimschild...
If it is really Bärenfänger the could only made between august 1942(he got the RK) and winter 1942/1943(when he got the Krimschild)...
Also I think that the man on the pic is not very tall, Bärenfänger was eye-catching tall...
Regards
Hannes
Hi Hannes!
I took a look at the site from where I got the picture and it says:
"East Front in photos - The von Kleist Boys"
Take a look: http://rtvmodeler.com/Frenteste/este2.htm
The pic is the last one (right bottom)
Regards.
FANGIO
I took a look at the site from where I got the picture and it says:
"East Front in photos - The von Kleist Boys"
Take a look: http://rtvmodeler.com/Frenteste/este2.htm
The pic is the last one (right bottom)
Regards.
FANGIO
From late 1942 to 1944 von Kleist was OB of Heeresgruppe A and there was also the 50. ID and its GR 123 where Bärenfänger was leader of III. Btl.!!!
So that could be right but I don't know if the Ferdinands were on the Front in late 1942? I think they first met the Sowjets in Sommer 1943 for the battle of Kursk...
but as I said that time Bärenfänger was leading his Btl. in Kuban area and on Krim...
It's like a mystery!
Regards
Hannes
So that could be right but I don't know if the Ferdinands were on the Front in late 1942? I think they first met the Sowjets in Sommer 1943 for the battle of Kursk...
but as I said that time Bärenfänger was leading his Btl. in Kuban area and on Krim...
It's like a mystery!
Regards
Hannes
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Kein Ritterkreuztraeger!
Dear Sir,
According to das-ritterkreuz.de,he was Horst Wachenhausen. However he was a Kein Ritterkreuztraeger. I think it means that Wachenhausen won the KC unofficially.
Edward
According to das-ritterkreuz.de,he was Horst Wachenhausen. However he was a Kein Ritterkreuztraeger. I think it means that Wachenhausen won the KC unofficially.
Edward
This pic was posted by Freiherr and identified by John Toner as Friedrich Bachmeier but looking at http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de I could only find a Josef Bachmeier from the Waffen-SS.
Could anyone give me the rank, date and unit when Friedrich Bachmeier won the RK please?
Regards,
FANGIO
Could anyone give me the rank, date and unit when Friedrich Bachmeier won the RK please?
Regards,
FANGIO
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Thank you John, now I could find him at http://www.das-ritterkreuz.deJohn Toner wrote:Fangio
I mis-spelled the name. It should be:
Bachmaier, Friedrich Hptm. d.R., Kdr. II./Geb.Jäg.Rgt. 100
John
Best regards,
FANGIO