The mother-in-law and the maid.
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"What a mess…!"
Tini, Sabine’s maid.
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Mauritz von Wiktorin and friends.
General d. Inf. V. Wietersheim, Generaloberst v. Weichs and Generalleutnant Wiktorin are visiting the Battalion for a very special occasion.Comment
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A Celebration of Courage
At the conclusion of the successful Western campaign, Generalleutnant Wiktorin as commander of 20. Infanterie-Division, reviews his troops under the watchful eye of the Offizier-Korps and Oberstleutnant Traut.Comment
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The Ritterkreuz is presented to Oberstleutnant Traut.
(Knight's Cross- August 5th 1940, Oak Leaves- January 23rd 1942).
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The Iron Cross is awarded to several officers and men for acts of bravery, heroism and leadership.Comment
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Uffz. Sperlich
Obgefr. K.H. HansenComment
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Oblt. Casper
Leutnant KickerComment
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Obgefr. Jacobsen
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Uffz. Gilbert
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The ceremony is followed by a parade to honor the Division Commander and the newly decorated Ritterkreuzträger .Comment
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Lt. Lübke, Oberstlt. Traut, Oblt. Meyer and the rest of the Offizier-Korps bid you farewell.
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WAF member "rijke88" is working on a book where he would like to present all highly decorated soldiers of 20.ID
As he does not yet have material on all (150!) soldiers, he hopes to find collectors who own documents, photos etc and are willing to cooperate.
Roger made a small preview on the pages of 1 of the soldiers (Erwin Koopmann) on his website:
http://www.20pzgrendiv.eu/extra.htm
Any help would be most welcome!!
Cheers,
Robert
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To Katja Pohlmann,
I recently read your old post on Axis History Forum claiming that Erwin Koopmann is your grandfather; I have sent you two Emails and a private message but never received a reply… I know that you have visited this thread and I am posting here one more picture of Erwin and his mother Jane.
I would be happy to share more photos and documents with you.
Kind regards,
Robert
Note; I have also been told by WAF member "rijke88" that Erwin Koopmann's oldest son is still alive and has seen this thread.Last edited by Robert T.; 11-01-2010, 11:14 AM.Comment
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A copy of the “Koopmann file” was finally obtained from the National Archives (NARA) in Washington, DC, thanks to the kind help of the forum moderator Paul Chepurko and member Mike Constandy.
The file has 8 pages, mostly concerning the pension to be given to Erwin’s family after his death.
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Robert
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