Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Post by herbert » 25 Dec 2005 17:14

KC 3 = Burghardt von Saldern-Wilsnack

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Post by Elwyn W » 25 Dec 2005 17:41

Hi Dieter,

Frohe Weihnachten !! :D :D

KC 1 was Horst Wachenhausen. There was this beaten up pic of his (not as nice as what you posted) that circulates often on the internet. But there was no mention that he was a KC.

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 25 Dec 2005 18:10

freiherr wrote:Hi Dieter,

Frohe Weihnachten !! :D :D

KC 1 was Horst Wachenhausen. There was this beaten up pic of his (not as nice as what you posted) that circulates often on the internet. But there was no mention that he was a KC.

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Freiherr
Hi freiherr,
the pic (and the others too) is from the Biblio-collection with the request for identification.
And a person with the name Horst Wachenhausen is not mentioned in the new book of Veit Scherzer. But who is him ?!?

Dieter Z.

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Post by Elwyn W » 25 Dec 2005 22:32

hi Dieter,

This is what I was referring to. It was siad to be Wachenhausen. But I have no credible source to prove it.

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 25 Dec 2005 23:36

freiherr wrote:hi Dieter,
This is what I was referring to. It was siad to be Wachenhausen. But I have no credible source to prove it.
Cheers Freiherr
Hallo Freiherr,
"my" pic has an embossed seal (below right) of the photographer with the inscription
Wilh. Müller
Hof a. d. S.
Ludwigstr. 27

Dieter

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Post by Tim_DC » 30 Dec 2005 11:58

Here is one more General - RKT. His name should be something like "Lauz". He is on the photo in Russia 1941 with a Gauleiter, probably his name is "Wahl". Any input on this one?

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 30 Dec 2005 12:35

Tim_DC wrote:Here is one more General - RKT. His name should be something like "Lauz". He is on the photo in Russia 1941 with a Gauleiter, probably his name is "Wahl". Any input on this one?
The general is Hubert Lanz. I can' t confirm that the Gauleiter is indeed Karl Wahl

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Post by Tim_DC » 30 Dec 2005 12:59

Thanks for your help Dieter !

I have compared with some more photos and the General is indeed Hubert Lanz, General of the 1st Gebirsgjager Division
I'm not sure about Karl Wahl as well.
Here is a photo of him: http://www.ushmm.org/uia-cgi/uia_doc/qu ... uia_znOolG
He does have the same frightening look :|

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Post by Michael Miller » 03 Jan 2006 21:28

Looks very much like Gauleiter Karl Wahl to me.

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~ Mike

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Post by Elwyn W » 06 Jan 2006 02:59

From Ebay,

Herr Leutnant .......f, zugführer 2.I/PzAAA6 (???)
fur.......arbeit(??)
.... 31.XII.43

major i.G.

I tried 6 Pz Div...came up dry.

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Post by Denis » 06 Jan 2006 10:43

freiherr wrote:From Ebay,
Herr Leutnant .......f, zugführer 2.I/PzAAA6 (???)
fur.......arbeit(??)
.... 31.XII.43
major i.G.
I tried 6 Pz Div...came up dry.

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Freiherr
Hi Freiherr
This is Gerhard Heilbronn.
Regards
Denis

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Post by Vienna » 06 Jan 2006 14:21

Hi freiherr!

A supplement:

Herrn
Leutnant G.....dt (a guesswork)
Zugführer 2./Pz.A.A.A.6 ?? = Panzer artillerie- ausbildungs- abteilung 6 ?? ...Aufklärungs-Ausbildungs-Abteilung 6 ??
zur Errinnerung an gemeinsame Arbeit
Wesel, (a city in Germany with barracks) 31.12.1943

Heilbronn (specially "b" is missing)
Major u. Abt.Kdr.! (not i.G.) = Abteilungskommandeur (=battalion commander)

Because the 6. P.D. fought in russia I think it is from an "Ausbildungsabteilung"(combat training) in Germany.

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Vienna (and a happy New Year to all)

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Post by Daniel L » 07 Jan 2006 11:06

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Who is this Knight's cross holder?

Best regards/ Daniel

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Post by Ingo » 07 Jan 2006 14:30

Hello Daniel,

it looks to me like Josef Fitzek ?

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Post by VJK » 07 Jan 2006 14:42

Hi!

Frome e-bay: can anyone please identify this Generalmajor RKT?

Many thanks in advance,

VJK
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