Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by FANGIO » 04 Aug 2004 13:42

This pic from home.hetnet.nl shows Generalmajor Walter Grabamann and another RKT. My question is: which one is Grabmann and who's the other RKT?
from left to right : Walter Grabmann - Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer - Hans-Joachim Jabs / AHF id
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Post by bake » 04 Aug 2004 20:05

Look like hans-Ulrich Rudel





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Schnaufer

Post by Glenn2438 » 04 Aug 2004 20:09

It is the Diamonds winner Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer.

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Post by FANGIO » 05 Aug 2004 15:34

Thanks Glenn for the ID of Schnaufer. Thanks also bake for trying.

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Post by VJK » 06 Aug 2004 15:43

Hi!

Can anyone please identify this highly decorated officer, wearing amongst others, the RK, DKiG, Romanian Order of Michael the Brave (Ordinul “Mihai Viteazul”), III Class, a shield (Krim or Kuban?), cuffband (and a duelling scar?)?

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 06 Aug 2004 16:58

FANGIO wrote:Thanks Glenn for the ID of Schnaufer. Thanks also bake for trying.

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FANGIO
and the third man is the Kommodore NJG 1, Major Jabs (oakleaves).
Look at Werner Held / Holger Nauroth "Die deutsche Nachtjagd", Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, o.J., pages 178 & 180.

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Post by FANGIO » 07 Aug 2004 18:40

Oberstab wrote:and the third man is the Kommodore NJG 1, Major Jabs (oakleaves).
Look at Werner Held / Holger Nauroth "Die deutsche Nachtjagd", Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, o.J., pages 178 & 180.

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Thank you Oberstab.

Here's a pic from http://www5c.biglobe.ne.jp/~PEIPER/page017.html
Anybody recognizes this RKT from Totenkopf? Look at his right arm, could that be a tank destruction badge?
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Post by Daniel L » 07 Aug 2004 22:04

FANGIO wrote:Here's a pic from http://www5c.biglobe.ne.jp/~PEIPER/page017.html
Anybody recognizes this RKT from Totenkopf? Look at his right arm, could that be a tank destruction badge?
It's Hermann Buchner and yes, he received a badge.

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Post by FANGIO » 08 Aug 2004 19:25

D. Löwenhamn wrote:It's Hermann Buchner and yes, he received a badge.

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Many thanks Daniel.
Can't believe my bad visual memory, I've been looking a couple of pics of Buchner these days and I couldn't recognize him. :roll:
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Post by Denis » 09 Aug 2004 16:29

VJK wrote:Hi!

Can anyone please identify this highly decorated officer, wearing amongst others, the RK, DKiG, Romanian Order of Michael the Brave (Ordinul “Mihai Viteazul”), III Class, a shield (Krim or Kuban?), cuffband (and a duelling scar?)?

Many thanks in advance,

VJK
Hello guys
Glad to see you after my vacations.
I think this officer is Wilhelm Schöning. I based my assumption on the fact that we can see a sleeveband which is seemingly a "Feldherrnhalle" one (as well as cyphers on the shoulders straps).
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Post by Denis » 09 Aug 2004 16:41

Hello
The Uscha depicted page 41 shown shaking hand and wearing a pea pattern wrapper was identified as being Bobby Woll but I think he is closer to Johann Thaler.
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Post by VJK » 09 Aug 2004 17:33

Hi Denis!

I hope you had a good vacation. Many thanks for identifying Schöning - I looked at the Das Ritterkreuz site and the pic there confirms it.

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Post by FANGIO » 12 Aug 2004 13:48

This pic was posted in http://www.werhmacht-awards.com (forum) by "dieter",
can anybody ID him, I think his from the 5.SS Wiking:
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Post by Denis » 12 Aug 2004 16:31

Hi Fangio
Based on the information which is availbale on the pic, I would say Adolf Reeb or Otto Schneider. IMO, they are both the closest guys who look like this officer.
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Post by FANGIO » 12 Aug 2004 16:58

Hi Denis!
Based on the names you gave I had a look at http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de and I could confirm it's Ostuf Otto Schneider, look: http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/index_sea ... wert1=5753
Many thanks for your help.
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EDIT: forgott to say, welcome back Denis!

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