Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Ingo · Post by **Ingo** » 16 Aug 2006 20:37

Hello Stefano,

I think he is wearing an EK II.

Elwyn W · Post by **Elwyn W** » 20 Aug 2006 03:02

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

Cheers
Freiherr

Winston Smith · Post by **Winston Smith** » 20 Aug 2006 22:44

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

Source: ullstein bild

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 21 Aug 2006 08:02

I had to move for a new forum-member
Dieter Zinke

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

herbert · Post by **herbert** » 21 Aug 2006 10:58

von oben

Stepp
Spieth
Seidemann
Gratz
Heise
Götz
Grabmann

Gruß

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 21 Aug 2006 13:20

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???

Willab

D. Z.

Winston Smith · Post by **Winston Smith** » 24 Aug 2006 13:46

Who is this RK holder at Adenauer funeral?

Source: ullstein bild

Elwyn W · Post by **Elwyn W** » 25 Aug 2006 01:06

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.

Cheers
Freiherr

Winston Smith · Post by **Winston Smith** » 25 Aug 2006 06:52

More unidentify Bundeswehr RK.

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 25 Aug 2006 12:35

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

Dieter Z.

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 25 Aug 2006 20:28

Hi everybody!
Who`s the RKT with Ofw Wilhelm Odenhardt?
Pic: http://www.militaria321.com

Elwyn W · Post by **Elwyn W** » 26 Aug 2006 04:03

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

Cheers
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.

Elwyn W · Post by **Elwyn W** » 26 Aug 2006 14:32

Looks like Martin Steglich on the right.

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

Cheers
Freiherr

bake · Post by **bake** » 27 Aug 2006 15:41

Who is this new RK ?

From Ebay

John Toner · Post by **John Toner** » 27 Aug 2006 17:40

New RK looks like Wilhelm Beier

John