Hello,Drapeau Noir wrote:Steph thanks,
What's your source about him?
Cheers
T
it's from a letter written by him in 1987. He writes that he received the BKA in February 1945 from the hands of the RFSS.
Cheers,
Stefan
Hello Matt,Matt Gibbs wrote:Stefan
That is very very interesting news. Many thanks for letting us know. That must be when he recieved the Gold from the RFSS as he had combat days to qualify for the Silver in January 1944, according to my card index
Sadly I have no date for his award, anyone seen his personnel file by any chance?
Regards
Matt Gibbs
And where is that oakleaves proposal? That would be interesting to read...and the rejectMatt Gibbs wrote:I am suprised at the promotion versus oakleaves thing, interesting though.
Please, contact me when you do.I believe the source for the Lombard date is on the many forum threads on the BKA. I have not made a specific note because I guess I thought if I needed to know I would look it up, and right not I don't have the time
Lombard is a great person to research since he is mentioned in a few books. But he wasn't the nicest guy around and the same goes with SS-Kav. I've started to read the German books that have some interesting information....was interested in what these units and people did, what they must have seen, and in some cases how they could do it!
When I started to read about the SS-Kav I was astonished about the scores for SS-Kav against partisans. They could have killed thousends of partisans and only lost ten men...but I soon understood why.Michael Miller wrote:Amazing to me that Lombard didn't hang, given his direct role in the mass murder of Jews and others as a leading officer of what I often think of as "Einsatzgruppe Fegelein" (SS-Kav.Brig. bzw. Div.). He did the mandatory 10 years in Soviet camps and lived out the rest of his life in freedom- As far as I know, never tried or even charged by West German authorities.
~ Mike
Some years ago I was in contact with Lombard. I will try and find his letter and post itMichael Miller wrote:Amazing to me that Lombard didn't hang, given his direct role in the mass murder of Jews and others as a leading officer of what I often think of as "Einsatzgruppe Fegelein" (SS-Kav.Brig. bzw. Div.). He did the mandatory 10 years in Soviet camps and lived out the rest of his life in freedom- As far as I know, never tried or even charged by West German authorities.
~ Mike