By Stijn David 

Acknowledgement and Reference page

This article was born out of my research work into the battle of Cholm but could never be written without the generous support from many collectors from around the world, who allowed me either to make use of their treasures or who generously helped me in my search towards good reference material.  It is possible that updates become necessarily as new info comes available.

Therefore I would like to thank the following individuals : Broadhurst Grant, Calero Jaques, Charita Josef, Farré Angel, Gene, Heukemes Frank, Jewison Ian ,Komiya Akira, Polux, Saez Francois, Stahl Eric, Spiller Walter , Takiguchi Akira , Williamson Gordon , Winkler Kai, and many other anonymous collectors .

The following articles where used by the author when writing this article ,

• Dettman J., " Der Kampf um Cholm ", Der Deutsche Soldat , Nr. 51 , 1957
• Hôrmann Jörg-M , " Der Cholmschild und seine Entstehungsgeschichte " , INFO Nr. 41 - 6 e Jahrgang, Munchen, Oktober 1985 , page 9 - 13
• Klietmann K.G. , " Deutsche Auszeichnungen " , Verlag " Die Orden Sammlung " , Berlin 1971, Band 2 , page 146-147
• Klietmann K.G., " Auszeichnungen des Deutschen Reiches 1939 - 1945 " ,Motor Buch Verlag , Stuttgart, 1994 , page 87 - 88, ISBN 3-87943-689-4
• Lautenschlager Uwe , " Die Kampfabzeichen der deutschen Wehrmacht , Der Cholmschild " , IMM, Nr. 80 , page 4 - 8
• Muck Richard , Kriegsberichter " Kampfgruppe Scherer - 105 Tage Eingeschlossen " Gerhard Stalling Verlag , Oldenburg L.O. 1943
• Patzwall K.D, " Der Cholmschild " Militaria magazine nr. 6 , 1995 , page 181 - 187
• Schlaug G, " Die Deutsche Lastensegler Verbände 1937 - 1945 " , Motor Buch Verlag, 1985 , ISBN 3-613-01065-8