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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 19 Oct 2022, 22:57

alcius wrote:
19 Oct 2022, 17:26
I would like to add a new name Uffz. Peter Kohs
Hello Antonio,

his name was Kohns ..., and I haven't put in Uffz. Kohns because I'm not sure if he really was the gun commander, maybe the gunner or maybe ..., just a crew member?

Reason for that is, that the Kriegsgliederung of s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 654 for 5.7.1943 with the Jägerführer (gun commanders) in the book from J.J. Fedorowicz shows Ferdinand "513" with Oberfeldwebel Helmold, while Unteroffizier Kohns is shown for Ferdinand "614".

Of course, the gun commanders could have changed over the course of the battle, even within the separate companies of the Abteilung.

Also, I can't find Kohns nor Helmold within the recipients of the Iron Cross 2nd or 1st class for 654, so ...

Maybe Ferdinand "513" had 8 tank kills, for sure as this is what the kill rings show us. But it could be that Ofw. Helmold had let's say 2 or 3 kills, than another commander joined after the wounding of Helmold, finally Kohns took over and had one or two kills (or none?), being pictured in front of his Ferdinand AFTER the battle.

Important:
Ferdinand "513" was from 1./s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 654, which ist = 1. of II./s.Pz.Jg.REGIMENT 656
1. Kompanie had 500 numbers
2. Kompanie had 600 numbers
3. Kompanie had 700 numbers

Finally, Peter Kohns: He continued to serve with the sister bataillon s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 653, from THAT chronicle I know that he had 1 KW1 and 2 trucks (still with Ferdinand a.k.a. Elefant tank destroyers, and on 22.3.1945 he destroyed 2 armoured cars with his Jagdtiger from the 653. So, of course he had some success, but I'm afraid he didn't have 8 tank kills during "Zitadelle" ...

Oliver

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by alcius » 20 Oct 2022, 15:38

Thanks Oliver
I have an impossible mission,
Some time ago I found two photos of PZ.III from Panzer Regiment 18 on the Internet.
One "511" has 10 and the other "52?" 18 kill rings.
If you can find out who I am
521.png
511.JPG
Antonio


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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 20 Oct 2022, 19:12

alcius wrote:
20 Oct 2022, 15:38
I have an impossible mission,
Hi Antonio,

yes, impossible ...

But wait? Seing my note that Leutnant Karl-Ludwig Kegel, Zugführer with 5./Pz.Rgt. 18, at the time of his recommendation for the Ritterkreuz on 9.8.1941 hat 18 (!) tank kills to his credit ..., and Panzer III "52x" could have been "521" = the tank of one of the Zugführer of this company. Also, this pic showing a Panzer III short-barelled 5 cm most probably is from 1941 ...

Conclusion?

:?

Well, at least Leutnant Kegel hat 18 tank kills and this tank has 18 kill rings ...

The other one, Panzer III "511" ..., well, another Zugführer tank.

Oblt. Werner Kunz from 5. Kompanie got the EK2 in July 1941 and the EK1 in Sept. 1941, he is a possible for that, but he also could have been the Kompaniechef which should have used tank "500" or "501".

Rudolf Haen joined this company later in November 1941 as Chef, so as I don't have an officer roster for Pz.Rgt. 18 for 1941, we are still spekulating. Also, tanks where used according to availability. If 5./Pz.Rgt. 18 just had 4 tanks operational, Oblt. Kunz could have used "522", Lt. Kegel "534", Uffz. Werner "535" and Ofw. Hauptmann "541" or similar.

No clue for anything, at the end :D

Oliver

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by alcius » 22 Oct 2022, 11:54

Thanks Oliver
I also thought that one of the two was Kegel, he is the only one with a high decoration of the 5. kompanie
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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by alcius » 25 Oct 2022, 10:35

Others aces

Unteroffizier Kosmol – 2./S.Pz.Jg.Abt.93 – Nashorn – 11 kills
name translated from Russian
https://docs.ahistory.info/abt-93/

Oberfeldwebel Totzek – 2,/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.512 – Jagdtiger – 6 kills
11 April 1945 – 6 Sherman

Feldwebel Arnold – 3,/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.512 – Jagdtiger 321 – 13 kills
10 April 1945 – 3 Sherman
11 April 1945 – 10 Sherman

Obergefreiter Korti - 3./S.Pz.Jg.Abt.525 – Nashorn – 7 kills
21 April 1945 -7 kills

Obefeldwebel Winter - S.Pz.Jg.Abt.525 – Nashorn – 9 kills
9 August 1944 – 9 kills

Leutnant Feineisen – 2./S.Pz.Jg.Abt.653 – Jagdtiger - 6 kills
22 March 1945 – 6 kills

Offizier Schmidt – 3:/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.655 – Nashorn “331” – 11 kills
https://cs-cz.facebook.com/Tankov%C3%A1 ... 001339851/

SS-Hauptscharführer Nicolai – SS-Jagdpanzer-Abt.560zbv – Hetzer – 13 kills
20 April 1945 – 13 kills
http://www.sno.no/files/documents/118073.pdf


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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 25 Oct 2022, 23:27

alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Unteroffizier Kosmol – 2./S.Pz.Jg.Abt.93 – Nashorn – 11 kills
name translated from Russian
Hello Antonio,

Gerhard Kosmol, correct :-)

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 25 Oct 2022, 23:34

alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Oberfeldwebel Totzek – 2,/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.512 – Jagdtiger – 6 kills
Feldwebel Arnold – 3,/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.512 – Jagdtiger 321 – 13 kills
Hm ...

I know from Fw. Arnold's three tank kills on 10.4.45, but the others, incl. Totzek ...?

The following is known to me:

10.04.45 Fw. Arnold = 3
11.04.45 Fw. Rondorf = 2, Lt. Boguth = 2, Lt. Kubelka = 4
15.04.45 Fw. Rondorf = 3

I'm not sure as with the other claims, do you have other sources than the two Jagdtiger books ?

Oliver

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 25 Oct 2022, 23:36

alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Obergefreiter Korti - 3./S.Pz.Jg.Abt.525 – Nashorn – 7 kills
I can confirm, saw that entry in Bundesarchiv files (Tagesmeldung AOK 10, 21.4.1945) ...

I'm just not sure if he was a gunner or a gun commander. At that late stages of war it could be that a Obergefreiter was a gun commander for a Nashorn, but it's more probable that he was a gunner ...

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 25 Oct 2022, 23:43

alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Obefeldwebel Winter - S.Pz.Jg.Abt.525 – Nashorn – 9 kills
Ah, interesting, do you have the source for that?

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 25 Oct 2022, 23:44

alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Leutnant Feineisen – 2./S.Pz.Jg.Abt.653 – Jagdtiger - 6 kills
Hello Antonio,

I can confirm that, including the information that Leutnant d.R. Feineisen served as a Zugführer with the Sturmgeschütz-Batterie of 3. Luftwaffen-Felddivision in autumn 1943.

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 25 Oct 2022, 23:47

alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Offizier Schmidt – 3:/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.655 – Nashorn “331” – 11 kills
https://cs-cz.facebook.com/Tankov%C3%A1 ... 001339851/
Ah, damn ...

I'm not with Facebook as I'm not with Twitter or any other stuff like that :-)

Do you have a short summary of what's written in your link?

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by Gastolli » 25 Oct 2022, 23:54

alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
SS-Hauptscharführer Nicolai – SS-Jagdpanzer-Abt.560zbv – Hetzer – 13 kills
Hi Antonio,

ah, I read this one many years ago, thank you for bringing that to my attention again :-)

Otherwise I can't add anything to the personality of Nicolai, Forename and final fate unknown to me ...

Oliver

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by alcius » 26 Oct 2022, 11:30

Gastolli wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 23:34
alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Oberfeldwebel Totzek – 2,/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.512 – Jagdtiger – 6 kills
Feldwebel Arnold – 3,/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.512 – Jagdtiger 321 – 13 kills
Hm ...

I know from Fw. Arnold's three tank kills on 10.4.45, but the others, incl. Totzek ...?

The following is known to me:

10.04.45 Fw. Arnold = 3
11.04.45 Fw. Rondorf = 2, Lt. Boguth = 2, Lt. Kubelka = 4
15.04.45 Fw. Rondorf = 3

I'm not sure as with the other claims, do you have other sources than the two Jagdtiger books ?

Oliver
Endkampf um das Reich, 1944-1945: Hitlers letzte Bastionen
Franz Kurowski · 1987 – Pagina 180
Oberfeldwebel Totzek schoß mit seinem Jagdtiger allein sechs Shermanpanzer ab .

Panzer vor: die dramt. Geschichte d. Panzerwaffe u. ihrer tapferen Soldaten.
Franz Kurowski · 1974 – Pagina 145
Oberfeldwebel Totzek schoß sechs Sherman - Panzer ab , er wurde dabei schwer verwundet .

For Arnold, I had found this information on the internet, unfortunately I don't remember where. As usual I made a note, but not where I found it.

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by alcius » 26 Oct 2022, 11:31

Gastolli wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 23:43
alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Obefeldwebel Winter - S.Pz.Jg.Abt.525 – Nashorn – 9 kills
Ah, interesting, do you have the source for that?

Oliver
Die 278. Infanterie Division in Italien 1944/45
Harry Hoppe · 1953 – Pagina 39
Oberfeldwebel Winter ( Pz . Jäg . Abt . 525 ) und Fahnenjunker - Oberfeldwebel Schröder ( Sturmgeschützbrigade 242 ) zeichnen sich durch hervorragende Tapferkeit aus . Oberfeldwebel Winter schießt allein 9 Panzer ab , ehe er verwundet weggetragen wird.

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Re: High Scorers with Panzers and Paks

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Post by alcius » 26 Oct 2022, 11:32

Gastolli wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 23:47
alcius wrote:
25 Oct 2022, 10:35
Offizier Schmidt – 3:/S.Pz.Jg.Abt.655 – Nashorn “331” – 11 kills
https://cs-cz.facebook.com/Tankov%C3%A1 ... 001339851/
Ah, damn ...

I'm not with Facebook as I'm not with Twitter or any other stuff like that :-)

Do you have a short summary of what's written in your link?

Oliver
Schmidt
Uffz.Schmidt- Schwere Panzerjäger abteilung 655- Ruská fronta 1944
schmidt-panzerjager.jpg
If you are interested, you can find information about Schmidt and the SPz.Jg.Abt.655 in this link, it is Kaminski's diary for 1945. Unfortunately it is in Czech.
https://parabellum-militaria.com/panzer ... -kaminski/

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