Knight's Cross Holders Identification

[George Lengyel]

Kurland Pz RK: Jürgen Gauß

[Bernd R]

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 !
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).

/ Bernd

[Phil Nix]

Who is the RK holder with Genmaj Hans Speidel. Pic from Bundesarchiv.
Phil Nix

Pic from Bundesarchiv who is this hauptmann
Phil Nix

Hi Phil.

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

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

best
chris

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

[chris44]

Hi Phil.

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

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

best
chris

[Gastolli]

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...

Oliver

[Richey4Real]

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

Nick

[joerg]

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.

[bake]

From: Ebay

Mölders and a RKT

[Ruslan M]

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.



Best wishes

[Bernd R]

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)


Best regards
Bernd

[Bernd R]

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) ?

/ Bernd

[Bernd R]

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

[Peter H]

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.

[Peter H]

Here's another photo of Egger from the Bundesarchiv.

Some further details here,captured in July 1944:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 7#p1141027

[Peter H]

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

Does anyone know who these Gebirgsjäger RKTs are?