High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

[Tom from Cornwall]

Not that it will have any impact on those determined to make up the numbers as they go along, but I found this video discussion very valuable at exorcising any of my remaining doubts as to the ridiculous nature of many German "tank claims":

It looks like I was right about reality and this thread not being connected.

Regards

Tom

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Despite the extremely heavy armored combat, among the proposals concerning the Eastern Front June-August 1944 and approved in this timeframe.. there was only one SS crewman with tank kill claims:

In the fighting at the Tannenberg line from July 26, 1944 onward, SS-Unterscharfuhrer Derk-Elsko Bruins (SS Nederland Brigade) was credited with 5 and 6 kills on two separate days, totaling 11.

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German Cross in Gold proposals for armor crewman sometimes have individually credited kill claims as well (for cited combat days).. These claims are typically less than the RK ones. But sometimes just as high.

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I am working through the German Cross in Gold proposals of the 2.SS division, focusing on West Front claims:

SS-Hauptscharfuhrer Erich Mork credited with a total of 7 tanks destroyed on Sept 16th, Sept 19th, Sept 29th 1944 during the fighting on the West wall. He operated the only tank support for the Regiment "Der Fuhrer".

On December 24, 1944, Untersturmfuhrer Erich Mork was credited with 3 Shermans during the fighting at Lamormenil.

[Gastolli]

... credited with a total of 7 tanks destroyed on Sept 16th, Sept 19th, Sept 29th 1944 during the fighting on the West wall. ...

Hello Cult Icon,

isn't it 1943 for those kill claims? This according to my notes from the book by Mark Yerger.

Kind regards
Oliver

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isn't it 1943 for those kill claims? This according to my notes from the book by Mark Yerger.

Kind regards
Oliver

Hello, no- it is 1944.

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SS-Haupsturmfuhrer Ortwin Pol (4th company SS Panzer regiment 2) credited with 4 tank kills on July 28, 1944. 3 tank kills on July 30th, 1944.

December 24-25, 1944 he was credited with 4 tank kills.

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SS-Obersturmfuhrer Joachim Schlomka (2nd company SS Panzer regiment 2) credited with 6 Sherman tanks knocked out on July 30, 1944.

On August 2, 1944 he was credited with 4 Sherman tanks.

That's it for the 2.SS division.

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SS-Panzerjager Battalion 12's (12.SS Division) RK proposals:

Rottenfuhrer Eckstein credited with 8 tank kills at St. Aignan-de-Cramesnil. On August 9th,1944 he was credited with a further 13 tank kills raising his tally to a total of 26 tanks knocked out.

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SS- Obersturmfuhrer George Hurdelbrink (SS PzJ battalion 12) credited with 11 tank kills on August 8, 1944.

He was credited with a further 10 kills on August 10, 1944.

So between August 8-16, 1944, he was credited with 36 kills.

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SS-Oberscharfuhrer Rudolf Roy (SS PzJ battalion 12) credited with 13 tank kills on August 9, 1944, raising his total in the past 5 days to 26 kills, with his total kills on East and West fronts at 36.

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SS-Panzerjager Battalion 12's (12.SS Division) German Cross in Gold proposals:

Hauptscharfuhrer Mack credited with 1 tank kill on August 8, 1944, raising his total to 21.

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SS Panzer Regiment 12 :

Standartenoberjunker Ullrich Ahrens (2nd company) credited with 4 tank kills at the Caen airfield and 1 Sherman at Maltot.

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Hauptscharfuhrer Heinz Lehmann (4th company SS Panzer Regiment 12) credited with 2 anti-tank guns at Rots-Bretteville.

Hauptsturmfuhrer Erich Pohl credited with 4 tank kills on the "invasion front".

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https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/302 ... -Franz.htm

SS-Hauptscharführer Frauscher, point Zugführer in the I./SS-Panzer-Regiment ‘Das Reich’ credited with 9 tank kills on 24.12.1944.