Gefreiter Arnold Huebner
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Gefreiter Arnold Huebner
Huebner(1919-1981) of Flak Regiment 33 was the "first private soldier of the Afrikakorps to receive the Knight's Cross".
Credited with knocking out 24 tanks up to December 1941 as a 88mm gunner.
The award was made at Leipzig on the 7th March 1942 after Flak Regiment 33 had returned to Germany for refitting in February 1942.Eric Heintze,his gun commander,was also awarded the RKT.
Huebner spent many months in hospital overcoming an infection he picked up in North Africa.Later he saw action in Normandy in 1944.Leutnant Huebner was captured by the Americans in May 1945.
From: http://www.afrika-korps.de/forum/index.php
Heintze(left) and Huebner(right) receive their RKTs
Credited with knocking out 24 tanks up to December 1941 as a 88mm gunner.
The award was made at Leipzig on the 7th March 1942 after Flak Regiment 33 had returned to Germany for refitting in February 1942.Eric Heintze,his gun commander,was also awarded the RKT.
Huebner spent many months in hospital overcoming an infection he picked up in North Africa.Later he saw action in Normandy in 1944.Leutnant Huebner was captured by the Americans in May 1945.
From: http://www.afrika-korps.de/forum/index.php
Heintze(left) and Huebner(right) receive their RKTs
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Hello Peter!
Gefreiter Arnold Huebner was, to my knowledge, also the first RKT from the Mannschaft of the Luftwaffe. Here's a nice photograph of Huebner...

http://presentations.uib.no/pls/portal/ ... _PART.show
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Krollspell
Gefreiter Arnold Huebner was, to my knowledge, also the first RKT from the Mannschaft of the Luftwaffe. Here's a nice photograph of Huebner...

http://presentations.uib.no/pls/portal/ ... _PART.show
Regards,
Krollspell
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And while I'm at it... A photograph of both Arnold Huebner (left) and Erich Heintze (right):

http://presentations.uib.no/pls/portal/ ... _PART.show
Regards,
Krollspell

http://presentations.uib.no/pls/portal/ ... _PART.show
Regards,
Krollspell
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Re: Gefreiter Arnold Huebner
Another shot from Huebner's RK ceremony...
Source : Wehrmacht Awards Forum
Source : Wehrmacht Awards Forum
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Re: Gefreiter Arnold Huebner
Hi
here is photo of Huebner from Osprey's books about RK winners
here is photo of Huebner from Osprey's books about RK winners
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Re: Gefreiter Arnold Huebner
Another picture from RK ceremony : Generalleutnant Walter Feyerabend presenting Ritterkreuz to Erich Heintze...
Source : http://wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/show ... ost4029748
Source : http://wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/show ... ost4029748
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Re: Gefreiter Arnold Huebner
There is in Germany a little book of the edition "Ritterkreuzprofile" about Arnold Hübner's life ("Arnold Hübner - der erste Gefreite des Afrikakorps mit Ritterkreuz"). The book has 44 pages with many pictures of Arnold Hübner (many unknown pictures from his family).
The book was published at Unitec Medienvertrieb E.K. (www.Unitec-Medienvertriebe.de)
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The book was published at Unitec Medienvertrieb E.K. (www.Unitec-Medienvertriebe.de)
mjölnir