Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Denis
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#421

Post by Denis » 03 Jun 2004, 07:37

freiherr wrote:Purportedly a Eichenlaubträger from StukaG 77.

I think there were only 6:
Karl Henze, Helmut Bruck, Georg Jakob, Franz Kieslich, Alexander Glaeser and Gerhard Steudemann. Can anyone confirm that it was a young Glaeser? The RK looks pasted on.

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Hello Freiherr
This is Erbo Graf von Kageneck (see page 19)
Take care
Denis

Edit : Sorry, haven't seen your response 1 page later :roll:

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#422

Post by Elwyn W » 05 Jun 2004, 16:47

Hi,

Could someone fill in the blanks?

The accompanying caption only has 4 names left by elimination but there are 5 photos I cannot identify. There is one EL träger, can't figure who he was. Kümmel?

ObFwb Otto Starosta 1/GrRgt 686
ObFwb Josef Käs GrRgt 19
ObLt Walter Salzmann InfRgt 121
Lt Hermann Danzer PzPiBtl 57

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#423

Post by Elwyn W » 05 Jun 2004, 16:48

enlargements
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Otto Starosta / AHF id
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Hermann Danzer / AHF id
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Walter Salzmann / AHF id
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#424

Post by Elwyn W » 05 Jun 2004, 16:49

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Josef Käs / AHF id
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Friedrich Höhne , OL Jäg.Rgt. 204 / AHF id
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#425

Post by Dieter Zinke » 05 Jun 2004, 17:50

freiherr wrote:enlargements
who1: Friedrich Höhne.
Oberstab

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#426

Post by Elwyn W » 05 Jun 2004, 18:58

Hmm, you are right, Dieter.

So #3 must be Danzer because of the panzer wrap and #4 must be Salzmann the ObLt

Who was Starosta and who was Käs then?

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#427

Post by Elwyn W » 05 Jun 2004, 23:57

Who were they? Iden3.jpg was with GrRgt 44, 11 Div.
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Herbert Ruhnke / AHF id
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Arthur Becker / AHF id
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Lorenz Schmid / AHF id
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#428

Post by Elwyn W » 05 Jun 2004, 23:58

Inde4.jpeg also with GrRgt 44, 11 Div.
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Gerhard Schurreit / AHF id
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Karl Fröhlich / AHF id
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Siegfried Amerkamp / AHF id
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#429

Post by Elwyn W » 06 Jun 2004, 00:18

and these
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Karl-Walrad Prinz zu Salm-Horstmar / AHF id
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Erich Lange / AHF id
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Alfred Druffner , OL, to the right (with Hitzfeld?) / AHF id
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#430

Post by Elwyn W » 06 Jun 2004, 00:26

And these
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Alfred Wittmann / AHF id
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Ernst Borchert / AHF id
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Fw. Gerhard Jaeger
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#431

Post by Elwyn W » 06 Jun 2004, 00:33

Finally
ANTON HEIMHILGER
born 20.12.1917 Garching/Alz
died 25.04.2006 Garching/Alz

its no Ritterkreuzträger

but
DKIG 2.3.1944 as Oberweldwebel und Zugfhr. 9./Gren.Rgt.61
and
Nahkampfspange in Gold 15.12.1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Zugfhr. 9./Gren.Rgt. 61 / by chris44
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no RKT, Anton Heimhilger, for further info see within post / AHF id
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Id: Olt. d.R. Hans Dorfmeister
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left: Eduard-Heinrich Kiver [=Till Kiwe, post-war] , right: Karl Kreutz / AHF id
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Identification on two subjects!

#432

Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 06 Jun 2004, 06:42

Gentlemen!

On the left of iden 15. jpg is Major Eduard Kiefer (Luftwaffe),Commander of the "Hermann Goering" Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in Africa.

On the right of iden 15. jpg is SS-Standartenfuehrer Karl Kreutz of "Das Reich" Division. :)

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Edward

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#433

Post by Daniel L » 06 Jun 2004, 17:03

Iden2.jpg is Arthur Becker.

Best regards/ Daniel

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#434

Post by Elwyn W » 07 Jun 2004, 00:15

Thanks Edward and Daniel.

I found out that Iden8 is Erich Lange.

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#435

Post by Denis » 07 Jun 2004, 07:42

Hello
Who3 = Walter Salzmann
Who2 = Käs
Who4 = Danzer
Who5= Otto Starosta

iden1 = Herbert Ruhnke
iden3 = Lorenz Schmied
iden4 = if the unknown RKT comes from the GR44, it should be one of those : Johann Bloch, Alfred Lanz, Herbert Reimann or Gerhard Schurreit
iden6= Siegfried Amerkamp
iden7= Karl-Walrad prinz z. Salm-Horstmar (I will have to check in my books this evening to be definitively sure)
iden8= Erich Lange
iden9= the officer at left reminds me Hitzfeld, just a guess though
iden11= Ernst Borchert
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