Foreign Volunteer EK1 Holders in the Wehrmacht.

[Dan E. Moe]

If anybody have any names of Foreign Volunteer EK1 Holders in the Wehrmacht/Waffen-SS/SD/Auxilliary units then post them, so we can make a list of them we know of. Rank/date/unit/country if you have.

Best Regards,
Dan

List:
Waffen-Brigadeführer Bronislav Kaminski (Russia) CO of SS-Sturmbrigade "RONA"/29.Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS (27.Jan.1944)

SS-Untersturmführer Henry Oliver Rinnan (Norway) CO of SD-Sonderabteliung "Lola"? (date?)

SS-Unterscharführer Inge Martin Bakken (Norway) in 5./”Westland” (Date?)

SS-Untersturmführer Johan Petter Balstad (Norway), as platoon commander in 7./”Norge” (Date?)

SS-Untersturmführer Kåre Brynestad (Norway), as O.O. in II./”Norge” (Date?)

SS-Hauptsturmführer Per Børresen (Norway), as doctor in I./”Norge” (2.Feb.1944)

SS-Obersturmführer R.N. Børresen (Norway), as adjutant in II./”SS-Panzer Artillerie Regiment 11” (Date?)

SS-Unterscharführer Alf Fjeld (Norway), in Rgt. ”Germania” (Date?)

SS-Unterscharführer Fritjof Hegg (Norway), in ”SS-Panzer Regiment 5” (Date?)

SS-Sturmbannführer Egil Hoel (Norway), in staff belonging to ” III.(germ.) SS-Panzerkorps“ (Date?)

SS-Obersturmführer Sophus Kahrs (Norway), as commander of 1./SS-Skijegerbataljon ”Norge” (?.July.1944)

SS-Untercharführer Nils Lande (Norway), squadleader in 2./DnL (?.?.1942)

SS-Unterscharführer Sverre E. H. Larsen (Norway), in Regiment ”Nordland” (called ” ”Nahkampf”-Larsen”) (Date?)

SS-Sturmbannführer Jonas Lie (Norway), as temporaily commander of DnL in (?.?.1942)

SS-Unterscharführer Per Meidell(Norway), in 14.(Pak)/DnL (?.?.1943)

SS-Untersturmführer Gösta Myhrvold(Norway), in 9./”Norge” 22. February, (?.?.1944)

SS-Rottenführer Arne Nilsen (Norway), in I./”Nordland” (?.?.?)

SS-Hauptscharführer Arne W. Nilsen (Norway), in 1./DnL (?.?.1943)

SS-Rottenführer Per Ramberg (Norway), in 10./”Norge” , (?.oct.1944)

SS-Unterscharführer Paul Sæther (Norway), in „SS-Flak Abteilung 5“, (?.?.1944)

SS-Unterscharführer Willy Schakesby (Norway), with Reg. “Norge” in (?.?.1944)

SS-Untersturmführer Jan Schneider (Norway), in 1./”Hermann von Salza” in (?.?.1944)

SS-Untersturmführer Axel Steen (Norway), posthumt, as commander of 3./SS-Skijegerbataljon ”Norge”, (?.?.1944)

SS-Untersturmführer Bjarne Sveen (Norway), in 12./”Norge”, (?.?.1944)

SS-Obersturmführer Harald Normann Sødahl (Norway), As commander in 6./”Norge” in (?.Mar.1944)

SS-Rottenführer Lage Søgaard (Norway), in Pak-Platoon, 12./”Norge”, (26.Feb.1945)

SS-Rottenführer Hermod Tuft (Norway), in 4./”Westland”. (?.?.?)

SS-Unterscharführer Olav Thunestveit (Norway), posthumt, in „KG Scheibe“ (?.Feb.1945)

SS-Rottenführer Helge Tollefsen (Norway), in 8./”Germania” (?.?.?)

SS-Sturmbannführer Arthur Quist (Norway), As commander of DnL, (?.?.1942)

SS-Hauptsturmführer Frode Halle (Norway) CO of SS-Schijägerbataillon "Norge"? (?.?.?)

SS-Untersturmführer Fredrik Jensen (Norway), as platoon commander / 7.Company, Div Wiking (?.Jul.1943)



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[Dan E. Moe]

Would like names from every country; Belgium, France, Sweden, Ukraine, Spain, Holland, Finland, Denmark, Croatia, Hungary and so on..

[magyar]

Hermándy-Berencz, György
Waffen-Hauptsturmführer der SS
Commander, Battalion II., Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 64, Div. "Hungaria"
Holder of the EKI.
Regards
magyar

[Momchil Milanov]

I was wondering if SS-Oberführer Rogosaroff was awarded with EK. He was commander of Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS (bulgarisches Nr 1) http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1713 and unfortunately he was KIA in the last days of the war (Can`t remember precisely the date but it happened on 8/9/10 may when the regiment fell back and suddenly he was surrounded by russian troops)

[-Michael]

Here is a list of some of the Flemish E.K.I holders in the Waffen-SS:

SS-Sturmmann Juul Geurts (Flanders), Freiwilligen Legion „Flandern“ (09.07.1942) (First Flemish E.K. I holder)

[-Michael]

SS-Sturmbannführer Franz Hellebaut (Wallonie), 28. SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Division „Wallonien“ (02.1945)

[-Michael]

Would like names from every country; Belgium, France, Sweden, Ukraine, Spain, Holland, Finland, Denmark, Croatia, Hungary and so on..

You can start by listing all foreign Ritterkreuzträger and holders of the Ehrenblatt Spange des Heeres http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1692

[-Michael]

SS-Sturmmann Juul Geurts (Flanders), Freiwilligen Legion „Flandern“ (09.07.1942)

[jarek_g]

Latvian EKI holders under link: http://www.lacplesis.com/221_Iron_cross.htm
Bestreg
Jarek

[Allen Milcic]

Croatian Iron Cross 1st Class recipients:

- Colonel Viktor Vitez PAVICIC - commander of the 369th Reinforced (Croat) Infantry Regiment from July 1, 1942 - January 20, 1943. Awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class by General Sanne on October 16, 1942, at Stalingrad. The award was received for “excellent leadership of the Croatian Legionnaire unit”. Colonel Pavicic was declared “missing and presumed dead” on January 21, 1943. It is presumed that the plane that he was being evacuated from Stalingrad on was shot down.

- Sergeant Dragutin PODOBNIK - 369th Reinforced (Croat) Infantry Regiment. Recieved the Iron Cross 2nd Class on September 24, 1942, for actions in the Ukraine, during the course of the Summer (specifically the "Proljet Kultura" Kolhoz battle, an all-night, hand-to-hand combat action). On September 27, 1942, the 369th entered Stalingrad. Sergeant PODOBNIK was further decorated on October 16, 1942 with the Iron Cross 1st Class by General Sanne (at Stalingrad). The award was recieved for an action on September 30, 1942, where Podobnik and 18 of his men infiltrated a fortified Soviet position in the “Red October” factory, destroyed the defenders (even though the Russians outnumbered them), and handed over the occupied building to the 54th German Regiment (that had been unsuccessfully attacking this position for several hours). Podobnik and his men also captured 3 enemy artillery pieces, 2 mortars, 1 “Maksim” machine-gun, and a large number of rifles, pistols, grenades and automatic weapons. All of this with only 3 lightly wounded men. Sergeant Podobnik would, unfortunately, not return from Stalingrad (his actual fate is unknown).

- Lt.-Colonel Marko MESIC - 369th Reinforced (Croat) Infantry Regiment. Commander of the regimental artillery detachment from July, 1941. Regimental commander from January 20, 1943 - February 2, 1943. Awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class in the last days of the Stalingrad pocket, when he took over the few surviving members of the regiment, and put up a tenacious defense. He entered Soviet captivity, where he survived years of hunger and abuse, only to be turned over to the post-war Yugoslavian Communist government, who tried and executed him in 1947.

Allen/

[Daniel Laurent]

I have some difficulties in finding the list of the Frenc EK recipients, but I can give you the list of the French Ritterkreuzträger

Waffen-Hauptsturmführer Henri Joseph Fenet,
Waffen-Untersharfuhrer Eugene Vaulot,
Waffen-Obersturmführer Wilhelm Weber,
Waffen-Obersharführer Francois Appolot,

All from the 33 Waffen SS "Charlemagne".
All Cross obtained in Berlin, April-May 45.

Regards
Daniel

[Phil Nix]

I was wondering if SS-Oberführer Rogosaroff was awarded with EK. He was commander of Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS (bulgarisches Nr 1) http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1713 and unfortunately he was KIA in the last days of the war (Can`t remember precisely the date but it happened on 8/9/10 may when the regiment fell back and suddenly he was surrounded by russian troops)

Althouhg he served with the SS he was not a member
Phil Nix

[Dan E. Moe]

Thank you for the names everybody!

Dan

[Armenische_Legionar]

- Leutenant A. Sarkisian (Armenian). Commander of 11th Armenian Company of Sonderverband "Bergmann". (First class E.K. I holder) (11.1943).
- Zugfuhrer G. Nadaria (Georgian). From 1th Geogrian Company of Sonderverband "Bergmann". (First class E.K. I holder) (9.1942)


Regards,
Eduard

[Semenov]

Hi,
I know one recipient EK I Oberst Ivan N. Kononov from 5 Don Kosak Rgt. XV KKK (1944)

In the pic Kononow wears the
Tapferkeitsauszeichnung für Angehörige der Ostvölker: 2. Klasse in Bronze am dunkelgrünen Band, 2-mal; 2. Klasse in Silber am grünen, weißgeränderten Band, 1-mal; 2. Klasse in Gold am hellgrünen, rotgeränderten Band, 2-mal; 1. Klasse in Silber, 1-mal;
Orden vom König Zvonimir 1. Klasse mit Eichenlaub;
EK II, I;
Ostmedaille

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