Knight's Cross Holders Identification

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by robertmoore » 16 Dec 2008 17:20

Hello, Bernd,

On Page 182 listed as Officer5 jpg is a picture of Wilhelm Kern.

Terry

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by robertmoore » 16 Dec 2008 17:28

Hello, again, Bernd,

On Page 191, listed as 3 jpg is a photo of then Oberst Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff.

Hope this helps.

Terry

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Peter » 16 Dec 2008 19:44

The funeral of a RKT but which one, Nettuno/Italy in March 1944

The Bundesarchiv/Wikipedia caption says
Titel: Italien, bei Nettuno
Johannes Kümmel - Oberstleutnant, Kdr. Pz.Rgt. 26 ; Unfall 26.02.1944 bei Villetri nw Aprilia/Italien - funeral / AHF id
Zusatz: Italien, bei Nettuno.- Offizier der Panzertruppe (Leutnant Spohn) mit Kissen (Ärmelband "Afrikakorps", Panzer-Kampfabzeichen, Eiserne Kreuze, Verwundeten-Abzeichen); PK 699
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Ruslan M » 16 Dec 2008 19:55

Hi,Peter,

Maybe Johannes Kümmel funeral?

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Peter » 16 Dec 2008 20:30

thanks Ruslan

Here is a Nov 1944 photo of two Großdeutschland RKT's, neither man is identified on the Bundesarchiv/Wikipedia caption
Titel: Einrücken von Kriegsfreiwilligen, Ritterkreuzträger

Beschreibung: "Grossdeutschland"-Kriegsfreiwillige rücken ein

UBz: Während der Übernahmefeier auf dem Marktplatz. Junge Männer aus allen deutschen Gauen meldeten sich als Kriegsfreiwillige. Links Ritterkreuzträger der Division "Grossdeutschland", die an der Feierstunde teilnahmen
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left : Hans Sachs - right : Heinz Maaz / AHF id
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by harmel » 16 Dec 2008 23:04

Hi Ruslan it is at Kummels Funeral.
Regards Harmel

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Bernd R » 17 Dec 2008 01:38

Terry,
great job ! All edit done. Some of the multiple pics are captioned but not yet on the index.
re: page 35 - hm, Yes, I confused Alfred Vetter (left) and Herbert Berrer (right), sorry.
re: page 165 - Wilhelm Eggers ; interestingly this is an example of wearing a "wrong" death head (tradition badge). As a former member of Kav.Rgt. 13 he would have to wear the Braunschweiger death head ; in any case "unofficial" in the position of Chef 13.(IG)/IR 490 - theory and practice.

Best regards
Bernd :D

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by John Toner » 17 Dec 2008 03:06

Concerning: Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-2000-0110-502%2C_Einr%C3%BCcken_von_Kriegsfreiwilligen%2C_Ritterkreuztr%C3%A4ger.jpg

Hello Peter

I think the young Grossdeutschland RKT is Hans Sachs.

John

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by VJK » 17 Dec 2008 13:48

Hi!

I suspect the Wikipedia/Bundesarchiv collaboration is going to give us a lot of work! I know I should recognise him, but with the passing of the years I seem to be developing Gareth's "problem". Can someone please name this Generalmajor?

Many thanks in advance,

VJK
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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by graveland » 17 Dec 2008 13:56

Hi,

Your man is the Generalleutnant Ferdinand HEIM:
Generalmajor_mit_Ritterkreuz

Cheers,

Gregg.

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by VJK » 17 Dec 2008 14:44

Thanks for putting me out of my misery, Gregg!

Best regards,

VJK

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Peter » 17 Dec 2008 15:53

Thanks John, is that the infantryman or the panzerman ?

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by John Toner » 18 Dec 2008 02:52

The young man on the left.

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Dieter Zinke » 18 Dec 2008 11:53

Who is the Gebirgsjäger-General, please ?

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Re: Knight's Cross Holders Identification

Post by Ruslan M » 18 Dec 2008 13:01

Looks like Walter Stettner Ritter von Grabenhofen, Kommandeur 1.GebDiv.

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