Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler

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Re: Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler

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Post by bake » 13 Jan 2020, 22:15

01/03/43, FHQ, Vinnitsa
WSS ceremony :
- SS-Staf. Fritz Witt (200. EL)

Hoffmann serie 48400-485
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Re: Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler

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Post by bake » 16 Jan 2020, 17:41

An Official Press Photo of SS-Standartenführer Fritz Witt Receiving the Oak Leaves from A.H., measuring 175x235mm, near extremely fine condition with intermittent discolouration, slightly warped. It shows SS-Standartenführer Fritz Witt receiving the Oak Leaves from A.H. This official press photo was taken in the Führerhauptquartier Vinnytsia (Ukraine) on March 1, 1943. The Oak Leaves were awarded to Witt in recognition of his leadership role in the Third Battle of Kharkov (February 19 - March 15, 1943). After the ceremony, Witt went straight back to the still ongoing battle


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Re: Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler

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Post by bake » 19 Jan 2020, 22:28

22 or 23/09/43, FHQ, Wolfsschanze
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Hartmann Grasser (288. EL)
- Hptm. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (290. EL)
- Hptm. Günther Rall (34. Schw.)
- Oblt. Walter Nowotny (293. EL + 37. Schw.)
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Post by bake » 22 Jan 2020, 20:53

Two views of this ceremony

01/12/42, FHQ, Wolfsschanze
LW ceremony
From left to right :
- Hptm. Heinrich Schweickhardt (138. EL)
- Gen.Major Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (145. EL)
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Post by bake » 31 Jan 2020, 21:41

After 24/01/44, FHQ, Wolfsschanze
WH ceremony :
- Gen.Lt. Walter Krüger (373. EL)
Still missing the exact date of this presentation
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Re: Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler

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Post by bake » 04 Feb 2020, 21:12

In the book `Elite of the Third Reich`by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

He write : 4 awards were made of the Oak Leaves by General der Fallschirmtruppe Heidrich.
I try to find the name of these 4 recipients.

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Post by bake » 08 Feb 2020, 22:39

Sorry for the poor quality

31/01/43, FHQ, Wolfsschanze
KM ceremony
- Korvettenkapitän Merten (147. EL)
- Kapitänleutnant Lüth (142. EL)
- Kapitänleutnant Guggenberger (171. EL)
- Kapitänleutnant Töniges (143. EL)
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Post by bake » 01 Jun 2022, 15:45

- After 11/09/43. Wolfsschanze
WH Cermony
Gen. Siegfried Thomaschki ( 299 EL)

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Post by bake » 01 Jun 2022, 15:53

thank`s to GWorldmann for these images :)

- 19/03/1944, Location: Berghof.
WH Ceremony.
GenLt Walter Fries ( 378 EL)

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Re: Awards (OL, Sw. & Diam.) personally bestowed by Hitler

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Post by bake » 01 Jun 2022, 15:56

Also From GWorldmann

- After 11/08/44. Wolfsschanze.
WH Ceremony
GenLt Walter Fries ( 87 Schw)

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