Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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#1876

Post by Ingo » 16 Aug 2006, 21:37

Hello Stefano,

I think he is wearing an EK II.

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#1877

Post by Elwyn W » 20 Aug 2006, 04:02

Source of bottom pic: Kai Winkler, from left to right x, y, Heinz Frank and Druschel (not shown), with very doctored RK's so pic taken in earlier times. My guess for x is Peter Gassmann and y was Johannes Meinicke. Any idea? All II(Schlg)/LG2, Schlg1 or SG1

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Post by Winston Smith » 20 Aug 2006, 23:44

this pic is from Dönitz funeral, the man who holding the decoration is Adalbert Schnee, but who are the other RK?

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#1879

Post by Dieter Zinke » 21 Aug 2006, 09:02

I had to move for a new forum-member
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Hello.
Can anyone please identify these Luftwaffe Knight Cross holders,with their bio better.

Many thanks in advance.
AHF id / from top to bottom :
1 - Hans-Karl Stepp
2 - Albert Spieth
3 - Hans Seidemann
4 - Karl Gratz
5 - Hanns Heise
6 - Hans Götz
7 - Walter Grabmann


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#1880

Post by herbert » 21 Aug 2006, 11:58

von oben

Stepp
Spieth
Seidemann
Gratz
Heise
Götz
Grabmann

Gruß

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 21 Aug 2006, 14:20

I had to move in order to avoid double post:
Wilfried Abenaschon wrote:
FANGIO wrote:Two pictures from "Luftwaffe - The Illustrated history of the German Air Force in WWII" (Dr John Pimlott).
The first one has been posted (I think) here in this forum. I can recognize Rudel, don`t know who's the General on the right (I'm sure I've seen him several times) and have absolutely no idea of who could the officer on the extreme left be (half of his RK can be seen).
In the second one the caption says it's von Weichs but obviously there's an error, this is GFM Model. The question is who's the man on the left with his RK?
Hi,

That was posted by Fangio but with only 2 names: Rudel in the middle and Buschenhagen in the far right. Who are the other generals???

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Post by Winston Smith » 24 Aug 2006, 14:46

Who is this RK holder at Adenauer funeral?

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#1883

Post by Elwyn W » 25 Aug 2006, 02:06

Max Schrank looks like an ObstLt here. So pic was between 17.07.41 when he earned RK and 01.04.42 when he was promoted Obst. He was then with 5 Geb Div and 71 Div. The RKT was a GebJg from the sleeve badge -- but I come up empty as to who he was.

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Post by Winston Smith » 25 Aug 2006, 07:52

More unidentify Bundeswehr RK.
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#1885

Post by Dieter Zinke » 25 Aug 2006, 13:35

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This is Hauptmann Franz Pöschl, KC 23.02.1944
at last Oberstleutnant resp.
Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)

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#1886

Post by FANGIO » 25 Aug 2006, 21:28

Hi everybody!
Who`s the RKT with Ofw Wilhelm Odenhardt?
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Post by Elwyn W » 26 Aug 2006, 05:03

Hi Fangio,

That's very exciting. Pic of Hptm Gerhard Morich. Fellow 4/KG4 General Wever pilot. Odenhardt was his beobachter. Never seen before, at least by my count.

100% sure as you can make out from upper left hand corner of pic, plus death date was indeed 21.01.1986

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Freiherr

Hi Dieter,

Thank you for ID. but pic one remains a mystery. Not surprisingly, 71 Div was enagged in training when Schrank was assigned to its teaching staff there weren't any RKT during his stay there.

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Post by Elwyn W » 26 Aug 2006, 15:32

Looks like Martin Steglich on the right.

On the left, some resemblance to Beck Broichsitter but no GD armnband. Any suggestions?

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Post by bake » 27 Aug 2006, 16:41

Who is this new RK ?

From Ebay
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#1890

Post by John Toner » 27 Aug 2006, 18:40

New RK looks like Wilhelm Beier

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