Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Daniel L · Post by **Daniel L** » 07 May 2004 12:37

Hi Denis, Karl Pabst is my guess as well. I recall seing this picture in a book for a long time ago. I don't recall which though.

Best regards/ Daniel

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 07 May 2004 17:44

Hi Denis & Mike
am I wrong or there are two officers named Karl Pabst who won the RK?
Wich one would this be?
Regards.

FANGIO

Daniel L · Post by **Daniel L** » 08 May 2004 19:13

Mike? Hmm, you are actually making me a bit confused now but I was under the impression that it's Pabst from Geb.Art.Rgt. 112 that we were talking about. Right Denis?

Best regards/ Daniel

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 08 May 2004 20:25

Sorry Mike, ehhh!!! I mean Daniel

I've been drinking too much beer lately, sorry.
Best regards.

SCHUMACHER, OOPS!, I mean FANGIO

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 12 May 2004 08:48

freiherr wrote:It's a processio of sorts although Speer did not seem to be just bestowed an RK.

Here we see Speer, Heer officer, Dietrich, Wolff (left), x (right), Galland (left), y (right), Kriegsmarine RKT (left), z (right), and four more bunched up towards the back.

Can anyone shed light on any of these?

Cheers
Freiherr

Hallo Freiherr,

here is the complete pic from 05.06.1943 in Berlin. It shows the new holders of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross taking the salute.
You see from left to right:

unknown officer, Betriebsleiter Albin Sawatzki with Generaloberst Heinz Guderian, unknown officer of Wachregiment "Großdeutschland", Obermeister Johannes Holtmeyer with Sepp Dietrich, OT-Obertruppführer Joseph Hinkerode (KC KVK with swords) with Generalleutnant Ludwig Wolff, Flugwaffen-Facharbeiter Karl Schmidt with Generalmajor Adolf Galland, Obermeister in einem Treibstoffwerk Christian Davidshöfer with Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Liebe.

The next pic shows Sawatzki with Guderian (same day).

Cheers
Oberstab

VJK · Post by **VJK** » 12 May 2004 19:01

Hi!

Can anyone please identify this Eichenlaubträger? He seems so very familiar, but I just can't put a name to the face.

Regards,

VJK

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 12 May 2004 21:42

Hi VJK,

Can anyone please identify this Eichenlaubträger? He seems so very familiar, but I just can't put a name to the face.

Yes, I can. This is the Schwerterträger Hans Källner.

Regards,
Oberstab

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 12 May 2004 21:43

Hi VJK,

Can anyone please identify this Eichenlaubträger? He seems so very familiar, but I just can't put a name to the face.

Yes, I can. This is the Schwerterträger Hans Källner.

Regards,
Oberstab

VJK · Post by **VJK** » 13 May 2004 06:33

Hi Oberstab!

Many thanks for your help. Now that you've given me his name, everything clicks into place and I can sleep easier tonight!

Regards,

VJK

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 13 May 2004 09:06

VJK wrote:Hi Oberstab!

Many thanks for your help. Now that you've given me his name, everything clicks into place and I can sleep easier tonight!

Regards,

VJK

similia similibus curantur
Oberstab

VJK · Post by **VJK** » 13 May 2004 15:09

Hi Oberstab!

Please forgive my ignorance, but it is over 35 years since I studied Latin and about the only thing I remember from then is the following:

Latin is a language,
as dead as dead can be,
It killed the ancient Romans,
and now it's killing me!

Regards,

VJK

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 13 May 2004 15:20

VJK wrote:Hi Oberstab!

Please forgive my ignorance, but it is over 35 years since I studied Latin and about the only thing I remember from then is the following:

Latin is a language,
as dead as dead can be,
It killed the ancient Romans,
and now it's killing me!

Regards,

VJK

Sorry VJK,

"Gleiches mit Gleichem heilen" means:
Equal things will be cured by equal things.
Both we are suffering on the same illness.

VJK · Post by **VJK** » 13 May 2004 16:50

Many thanks for the translation Oberstab!

Regards,

VJK

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 13 May 2004 19:51

Who's the other RK (with Oakleaves?) besides Rudel?
Any other info on this pic? Any other Officer recognizable?
Regards.

FANGIO

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 13 May 2004 21:03

FANGIO wrote:Who's the other RK (with Oakleaves?) besides Rudel?
Any other info on this pic? Any other Officer recognizable?
Regards.

FANGIO

Hallo Fangio,

at right with oakleaves stands Gen. d. Inf. Erich Buschenhagen

Oberstab