Knight's Cross Holders Identification

John Toner · Post by **John Toner** » 22 Mar 2007 04:59

001JPG is Theo Weissenberger

John

Elwyn W · Post by **Elwyn W** » 22 Mar 2007 13:16

Fangio, that's Karl Allmendinger

Cheers
Freiherr

FANGIO · Post by **FANGIO** » 22 Mar 2007 17:24

Thanks a lot Freiherr! very appreciated.
Best,

FANGIO

Josef Bremm · Post by **Josef Bremm** » 23 Mar 2007 20:52

Thank you John!

Best regards/ josef

bake · Post by **bake** » 24 Mar 2007 19:11

I.D. please

Mark V. · Post by **Mark V.** » 24 Mar 2007 19:48

Hi bake,

Heinrici and Köster.

VJK · Post by **VJK** » 24 Mar 2007 19:56

Hi Mark!

I think you mean Henrici.

Regards,

VJK

Mark V. · Post by **Mark V.** » 24 Mar 2007 20:05

Of course

. Thanks for the correction.

Here's another pic of Köster.

bake · Post by **bake** » 24 Mar 2007 23:51

Thank's Mark V.

Very fast reply

Phil Nix · Post by **Phil Nix** » 25 Mar 2007 10:23

A pic labeled Jagdgruppe 50 in Wiesbaden from Martin Middlebrook's book on the Schweinfurt/Regensburg Raid. Who is the RK holder
Phil Nix

Elwyn W · Post by **Elwyn W** » 25 Mar 2007 22:27

Source: Detlev Niemann.

This was for sale, Oberst RKT on 06.04.1945, DKiG, Silver wound badge.

There were no award of Heer RK on 06.04.45. And the "6"s on the shoulder boards are a bit of a puzzle to me. However, the signature looks like GenLt "Reichert". A guess would be Obst Enno Erich v Limburg-Hetlingen, Kmdr, GrRgt 731, RK 03.05.45, DKiG.

Enno-Erich von Limburg-Hetlingen , unofficial RKT / AHF id

Cheers
Freiherr

Bernd R · Post by **Bernd R** » 26 Mar 2007 13:19

think, you are absolutely right, Freiherr !

quotation of my 711. ID list from "awardholders/unit" thread

711. Infanterie – Division
(formed may 1941 ; occupation duty at the Channel Coast/15. Armee ; action : Normandie, june/july 1944 ;
refitted sept-dec 1944 in the Netherlands ; since dec 1944 : Ungary)

total : 4 KC / including 1 unofficial

Stab :

1. Reichert, Josef 09.12.1944 Generalleutnant Kdr 711. Inf.Div

Grenadier – Regiment 731 :

2. Ließmann, Helmut 03.11.1944 Hauptmann d.R. Führer III./Gren.Rgt 731
3. Limburg-Hetlingen von, Enno-Erich 03.05.1945 Oberst Kdr Gren.Rgt 731

Grenadier – Regiment 744 :

4. Post, Eduard 28.02.1945 Hauptmann d.R. Kdr III./Gren.Rgt 744

and very interesting, this case and now this Ritterkreuz entry !!

in short : Veit Scherzer is referring of absolutely no hints on a KC proposal nor a confirmation of an award.

concerning the "6" : according Scherzer (page 130, end of text, additional info) von Limburg-Hetlingen in 1939 was Bataillons-Kommandeur im IR 6 !

so, as Kdr Gren.Rgt 731, was he wearing the "6" of his old Rgt in memory ?
possible, though don't think so.

as a fromer collector of shoulder boards, I can tell you, you can find "mixed" shoulder boards, resp. devices/numbers on the market, some of them you will recognize the numbers are added at a later date and doesn't fit with the board. Sometimes it is impossible to say, if this board was originally worn like it looks today.

So, to me it is imaginable that there were Oberst shoulder boards available and a pair of "6" and the family or someone else did put them together (?)

Bernd

harmel · Post by **harmel** » 26 Mar 2007 13:38

Nice find Elwyn,thanks to Bernd as well
Harmel

FMModel · Post by **FMModel** » 26 Mar 2007 14:31

Bernd,

Is it also possible that the Oberst kept the old number 6 and boards as a momento, then purchased/obtained another set for his new assignment?

Mark

Bernd R · Post by **Bernd R** » 26 Mar 2007 18:08

You are right, Mark, possible
might be an over interpretation I was going through ; reason is my impression that one "6" is darker ("Grünspan") than the other ; therefore the conclusion that they could be different ones.
And - he must have been Oberst while assigned to (then) Grenadier-Regiment 6 (?)

Alex, you know ? Someone has the assignments of von Limburg-Hetlingen ?

The issue of the KC award itself it the other challenge here

Bernd

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