Knight's Cross Holders Identification

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 24 Sep 2004 19:18

From: http://www.community.webshots.com
Who are the RKTs?

USAF1986 · Post by **USAF1986** » 25 Sep 2004 04:15

Fangio,

“Unk RKT (Webshots).jpg” is Maximilian (Max) Burghartswieser, but he was KIA on 22 August 1942 in Russia so I don’t know if that’s really his signature. Maybe someone just penned his name on it for I.D. purposes.

Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross: 9 July 1941, Oberfeldwebel, Stoßtruppführer in the 7th Company of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 (for action on Crete).

Best regards,
Shawn

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 25 Sep 2004 22:20

Thanks Shawn! Any idea on the second one (second pic)?
Regards,

FANGIO

Ingo · Post by **Ingo** » 26 Sep 2004 12:11

Hello,

does anybody know who is the Ritterkreuzträger in the background?

Arthur Finger / AHF id

bake · Post by **bake** » 27 Sep 2004 01:23

Hi, Ingo.

The Ritterkreuztrager in back is Oberst Artur Finger ( Futur Gen.Major)
Kdr Art.Rgt 306 , 306 Inf.Div.

Regards.

Ingo · Post by **Ingo** » 27 Sep 2004 08:41

Hello bake,

many thanks.

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 27 Sep 2004 15:05

From http://www.aeronautics.ru
Who's the General with Model?

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 27 Sep 2004 15:07

ooops!!! what happened to the pic???

Edit:
Let's try again

Günther von Kluge, with Model / AHF id

John Toner · Post by **John Toner** » 27 Sep 2004 15:34

Looks like Kluge

John

VJK · Post by **VJK** » 27 Sep 2004 16:15

Hi!

I agree with John - von Kluge it is!

Regards,

VJK

Gareth Collins · Post by **Gareth Collins** » 28 Sep 2004 12:08

a3 & a4 looks a bit like Generalmajor Hermann Lichtenberger but I'm unsure, He's an Oberst & by the looks of the pics It's just post war, possibly at surrender. Do you have dates of them?

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 28 Sep 2004 21:57

Thanks John for the ID and VJK for confirming.
Any idea of the other pic I posted?
Best regards,

FANGIO

Denis · Post by **Denis** » 29 Sep 2004 13:17

Hello
I dig up some old pictures.
Here is one posted page 34 by Klemen. I don't remember if he was identified but this is Wilhelm Kessel from the GD Division.
Regards
Denis

Denis · Post by **Denis** » 29 Sep 2004 13:23

Hi again
Here is another which was posted page 40. Sorry don't remember the original member who posted it.
Anyway, the 2nd RKT (when looking from left) was identified as Sandner and I agree with that. The 4th guy (when looking from left) / 3rd RKT is Josef Ehinger who is also a RKT from Gebirgsjäger.
The officer between Sandner and Ehinger remains for the moment unidentified.
Regards
Denis

AHF id
Wagner-Festspielhaus Bayreuth , not before April 1944
from left to right :
1 - unknown
2 - Johann Sandner - RK 13.06.1941 Oberjäger Grp.Fhr. i. d. 11./Geb.Jäg.Rgt. 100 / 5. Geb.Div.
[DKiG : 11.04.1944]
3 - Herbert Hodurek - RK 15.04.1944 Hauptmann Fhr. III./Geb.Jäg.Rgt. 144 / 3. Geb.Div.
4 - Josef Ehinger - RK 22.08.1943 Oberjäger Grp.Fhr. i. d. 6./Geb.Jäg.Rgt. 100 / 5. Geb.Div.
5 - unknown

By the way, is there any way to clean this thread by putting on a single thread the pictures which were identified and on another one, pictures whose identification is still pending ? It would greatly ease data consultation since this thread comes from 50 pages and might also increase the response rate !!

Denis · Post by **Denis** » 29 Sep 2004 13:27

Another one :
This photo was posted by Freiherr on page 28. I have tried to identify it and I have said this was Malguth but I was wrong.
If I can try a second times (hope it will the good one), I would say that this might be Max Ropp.
Here is the pic posted by Freiherr coming from the abyss of this thread :