Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by George Lengyel » 03 Jul 2009 22:45

Kurland Pz RK: Jürgen Gauß

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Bernd R » 04 Jul 2009 16:35

Re : Jürgen Gauß, KC: 28.03.1945, Hauptmann, Führer einer Kampfgruppe der 12. Panzer-Division

discussion and result : http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/th ... at+Kurland
discussion and result : http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... p?t=336709
here is a pic while in Bundeswehr service (Oberst) http://bw-bad-mergentheim.dlrg.de/grupp ... ruppe.html - a good view on the characteristic chin
attached is an autograph ; source : http://www.epier.com/biddingform.asp?1866716

after all, a good hit and final clarifying, George ! 8-)
It's him on basis of the material available now IMO. For sure there are more autographs out there (I can't get hand on one this minute).

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Phil Nix » 04 Jul 2009 18:43

Who is the RK holder with Genmaj Hans Speidel. Pic from Bundesarchiv.
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Pic from Bundesarchiv who is this hauptmann
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chris44 wrote:Hi Phil.

the RKT next to Speidel ist Josef Graßmann (see page 245)

the "Hauptmann with RKT" ist Erich Plettner (see page 259)

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Hello Phil,
page 245 : Josef Graßmann
page 259 : Erich Plettner
Double pics (identical) deleted. Bernd / Mod

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by chris44 » 05 Jul 2009 02:37

Hi Phil.

the RKT next to Speidel ist Josef Graßmann (see page 245)

the "Hauptmann with RKT" ist Erich Plettner (see page 259)

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Gastolli » 05 Jul 2009 10:26

Hi all,

the Courland Pz RK = Jürgen Gauß makes sense, as it obviously was an "Kampfgruppe" that was surrendered there, so you have an Grenadier in the Panzer turret !

Still open for discussion are the 4.. turret numbers, maybe the II./PR 29 was inofficially renamed I./PR 29 because the I. Abteilung obviously was not about to return to the Division !?

The same thing happened with III./Pz.Rgt. 36, in September 1944 the Abteilung was named II. Abteilung...

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Richey4Real » 06 Jul 2009 14:25

On page 283, the pic labelled u1024 is of Oberleutnant Karl Heinz Bendert.

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by joerg » 06 Jul 2009 16:06

someone from kharkov :
your pic above on p.284 (very cold!!!) shows Hptm. Hans Wolff, leader of the recon-flight-unit 1.(F)/124, based in Kirkenes/Northern Norway.

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by bake » 07 Jul 2009 21:28

From: Ebay

Mölders and a RKT
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Ruslan M » 08 Jul 2009 05:08

Hello,

Page 42 (trautloft.jpg) and page 106 (Zöllner, Heinz- Hptm RK(5.4.44) Hptm StKp 6-KG-53.jpg) - double pics, RK holder it's Gerhard Stüdemann.



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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Bernd R » 08 Jul 2009 11:41

The index is updated - all up to page 284 , all double pics, etc.

Not identified , last 10 pages

page 276 : unk rkt Goebbels Lutze.jpg , BA pic Aug 42, unk rkt Goebbels~.jpg

page 278 : FJ Ritterkreuzträger (again?) , 0163 EBA.jpg . KM 4 RKT

page 279 : Image9.jpg

page 281 : 0055A.jpg

page 283 : kmifficer.jpg

page 284 : RK Verleihung Mai 1945.jpg


On the confirmations list :
Bruno Kohnz, EL
attached is a clear portrait (autograph from a personal collection)


I take it there was and is no objection to this group pic (bit more detailed caption added by me) :
Four RKT of II./KG 30 (KCs for Norway [attack on England] and France), left to right : Werner Baumbach, Lt. Flugzeugführer i.d. 5./KG 30 - Claus Hinkelbein, Hptm. Kdr. II./KG 30 - Franz Wieting, Olt. Staffelkapitän 6./KG 30 - Willi Schultz, Fw. Flugzeugführer i.d. 6./KG 30


Added to the index :
Hans Wolff, Aufkl.Stff 1.(F)/124
that is, this one can be crossed out, as it is definitely not him :
Kurt Tanzer (confirmations list, old)


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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Bernd R » 08 Jul 2009 11:50

Ruslan,

in fact, it is Stüdemann !
page 106 (better pic) : Gerhard Stüdemann
(page 42 captioned, too)

See autograph attached for comparisn and completion. [source: from a personal collection]

As it was said to be Zöllner (and is on the index as one of the various Zöllner pics) - the man to the right is Zöllner in fact (or wrong, too) ?

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Bernd R » 08 Jul 2009 12:03

Another double pic down. page 83 : series 1-6 by Fangio, unk rkt1.jpg
#2 is Erich Jentzsch, identical pic identified on p 183

Question remaining : who is #1 ?

/ Bernd

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Peter H » 08 Jul 2009 12:25

The FJ RKT on page 278 is Reinhard Egger in Italy.

This supporting photo was posted on wehrmacht-awards.com recently,sorry can't remember poster.Note "Major Egger" mentioned on magazine cover.Dated October 1943.
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Peter H » 08 Jul 2009 12:28

Here's another photo of Egger from the Bundesarchiv.

Some further details here,captured in July 1944:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 7#p1141027
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Peter H » 08 Jul 2009 12:47

From From Bruce Quarrie's German Mountain Troops,1980.

Does anyone know who these Gebirgsjäger RKTs are?
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