Knights cross holder's of 1st Para Div.

[Peter H]

Kurt Gröschke(1907-1996)

From: http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/

[Peter H]

Willi Koch(1916-1996)

From: http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/

[Peter H]

At Cassino,four RKTs in this photo:

From left--Siegfried Rammelt(1914-1944),Paul-Ernst Renisch(1917-1998),Rudolf Rennecke(1915-1986),Herbert Abratis(1918-1945),unknown.

[Peter H]

Rudolf Kratzert (1898-1996)

From: http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/

[Peter H]

Siegfried Jamrowski (1917-)

From Jean-Yves Nasse's Green Devils!

[Peter H]

Ernst Frömming (1911-1959)

From: http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/




Frömming had something of a charmed life.While flying into Crete in 1941 his chute opened in the plane.Frömming refused an order to return to Greece and fly in later.Frömming jumped,and survived,with his chute already opened.

[Fallschirmjäger]

Thanks for all the pictures and info on the FJ Peter,i have seen a few but many i have not,and the link for this website maybe i have not seen aswell?.And its fine to make copies of these pictures right?.

[Peter H]

Its fine to make copies for private use.

[Fallschirmjäger]

Ok thanks Peter for that.

[Peter H]

From Kurowski's Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjager.

Major Heinz Paul Adolff,hero of the Primasole Bridge battle

...Adolff tried to blow up the bridge.He drove a truck loaded with two aerial bombs onto the bridge in order to detonate them there.Two attempts failed.On July 17 Adolff tried a third time.He was severely wounded in the process and died soon afterward.

[Peter H]

Günther Sempert,1. Fsch.Pz.Jäg.Abt. Chef of 5.Kp

..Third Battle of Cassino..all told he and his battalion destroyed more than 120 enemy tanks..

[Peter H]

Kurt-Ernst Kunkel(1923-) 4. Fsch.Jäg.Rgt. Chef of 2.Kp.

From: http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/

[Peter H]

Rudolf Donth

1945..near Monte Castellero he defeated a British battalion in a night attack..

[Peter H]

Gerd Mischke

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Hans-Karl Wittig