Knights cross holder's of 1st Para Div.

[Peter H]

No translation to English unfortunately.

[Fallschirmjäger]

Ok thanks for the info Peter then still,the pictures are good enough.

[Peter H]

Here's a better pic of Kurt Veth.

From Fallschirmjäger in Crete,Jean-Yves Nasse

[Peter H]

Here's a list of 7 Flieger-Division,Sturmabteilung Koch,and Sturm-Regiment1 RKT holders before 1.Fallschirmjäger-Division was formed in May 1943.


Altmann(Koch)
Arpke(1FJR Russia)
Barmetler(Sturm-Crete)
Becker(1FJR Crete)
Blucher(1FJR Holland)
Brauer(1FJR Holland)
Delica(Koch)
Egger(1FJR Crete)
Fulda(2FJR Crete)
Genz(Sturm-Crete)
Gericke(Sturm-Crete)
Gortz(1FJR Holland)
Hagl(3FJR Crete)
Heidrich(3FJR Crete)
Heilmann(3FJR Crete)
Herrmann(1FJR Crete)
Heydte(3FJR Crete)
Jager(Koch)
Kempke(Sturm-Crete)
Kerfin(1FJR Holland)
Koch(Koch)
Kiess(Koch)
Kroh(2FJR Crete)
Meindl(Sturm-Crete)
Meissner(Koch)
Neumann(Sturm-Crete)
Orth(Sturm-Russia)
Prager(1FJR Holland)
Ramcke(Sturm-Crete)
Ringler(Koch)
Roon(2FJR Crete)
Sassen(3FJR Russia)
Schacht(Koch)
Schachter(Koch)
Schirmer(2FJR Crete)
Schmidt Herbert(1FJR Norway)
Schulz(1FJR Holland)
Schuster(Sturm-Crete)
Schwarzmann(1FJR Holland)
Stentzler(Sturm-Crete)
Student(Staff Holland)
Sturm (2FJR Crete)
Teusen(2FJR Crete)
Tietjen(1FJR Holland)
Toschka(Sturm-Crete)
Trebes(Sturm-Crete)
Trettner(Staff Holland)
Wagner(1FJR Russia)
Walther(1FJR Holland)
Welskop(3FJR Crete)
Witzig(Koch)
Zierach(Koch)

[Peter H]

From Fallschirmjäger in Crete,Jean-Yves Nasse

A sleeping Karl Heinz Becker on Crete

[Peter H]

I think Dieter posted this photo.

Kroh,Kempke,Schuster.

Kroh was captured at Brest in 1944.Kempke died in an air crash in 1944:Schuster was KIA in Tunisia in 1943.

[Peter H]

Horst Kerfin(1913-1943),RKT awarded 23rd May 1940

Photo from wehrmacht-wards.com

He jumped together with around 50 men onto the Feyenoord Footballstadion (Rotterdam), captured a electric tram and drove through Rotterdam to the Willemsbrug. He lost 14 death/wounded on his way during fighting nearby the place called "Afrikaanderplein."

Kerfin and his man reached part of 11./IR16 (...120 men from this unit, Oblt. Schrader, had landed before in 12 He 59 seaplanes) on the north side of the bridge(called Boompjes). The Dutch counter-attacked, the German had heavy losses and got cut off their men at the other side of the bridge (Noordereiland. Suffering heavy losses, parts of 9./IR16 and a heavy MG group, previously landed on Waalhaven, reached Kerfin´s group. They got cut off surrounded by Dutch troops until the city of Rotterdam surrended. Kerfin held on with only 36 of his men