The life of RKT Major Hans Guhr.

[Yubari]

Very interesting story ! Thabk you for sharing all of this!

[Sepp45]

Very interesting story ! Thabk you for sharing all of this!

Thanks for the kind words

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A color picture of "Der Alte"... a person who Hans Guhr admired and respected very much. Also, as said before on the thread, Guhr was a close aide during the first years of Konrad Adenauer's government.

The funeral of Adenauer took place on 25.04.1967 (which Hans Guhr also attended) in Cologne's Cathedral.

Interesting to note is that Adenauer's coffin was guarded by Knight's Cross holders

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7. Back to the roots: joining the Bundeswehr

In 1954, Hans Guhr joined the Bundeswehr (West Germany Armed forces) and started his military career first in the staff of Amt Blank, later as a member of the PANDA Division in SHAPE (France), reaching the rank of Oberstleutnant im Generalstab and retiring in 1966.

The early SHAPE shield, from a 1955 photo. The motto "Vigilia Pretium Libertatis" translate to "Vigilance is the Price of Liberty".

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Another good friend of Hans Guhr was Major Hans-Gotthard Pestke, who later went to served in the Bundeswehr and reached the rank of Oberst im Generalstab.

Pestke was also present in the photo of the wedding of Hans and Ilse Lemmerzahl, November 18th 1942.

Some very rare photos of Pestke, including wartime and postwar service

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Previous to the weeding ceremony, on November 15th 1942, a gathering was organize with the very same group (with additions of others KC holders) for a meeting with HJ leader Axmann.

This is a zoom on the larger group picture, with Hans Guhr in the middle.

First on the left is Hauptmann der Reserve Wilhelm Hümmerich (1917 - 2008) and next to him is Oberleutnant Ekkehard Kylling-Schmidt (1918 - 2000).

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Faustball-Turnier 1963 (Hans Guhr is the second from the right)

[Tom B]

Faustball-Turnier 1963 (Hans Guhr is the second from the right)

Very interesting photo my Friend ! Tom

[Sepp45]

Very interesting photo my Friend ! Tom

Thanks my friend

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Newspaper clipping about the meeting of November 15th 1942, with KC holders and HJ leader Axmann.

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Leutnant d.R. Artur Becker (-Neetz, 1920-2016, Nr.1) - Feldwebel Otto Bukatschek (-Wünsche, 1915-2003, Nr.2), Major Hans Guhr (1916-1969, Nr.3) - Hptm p.m. Hermann Zühlsdorff (1914-1944 gefallen, Nr.5) - Oberst Ewald von Stünzner (1911-1994, Nr.6) - Oberfeldwebel Willy Moder (1916-1945 gefallen, Nr.7) - Gauleiter des Sudetenlandes Konrad Henlein (1898-1945 hingerichtet, Mitte, gekennzeichnet mit Nr.4).

Die "frischgebackenen" Ritterkreuzträger Becker(-Neetz) und der später gefallene Moder überbrachten im Auftrag des OKW dem Staatsoberhaupt auf dem Berghof des Obersalzberges am 21.4.42 eine Ehrengabe als Geburtstagsgeschenk.

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Hans Guhr (first on the left), next to Hauptmann Peter Kiesgen, Hauptmann Günter Klappich and Leutnant Wilhelm Spindler.

(Thanks to my friend Daniel for sending the picture)

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Postwar photos of Michael Guhr with his family.

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Oberstleutnant Hans Guhr in 1960 during the farewell ceremony for Generalmajor Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein, who also got the KC during the war in 1943.

Generalmajor Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein in BW uniform

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One more photo of Hans Guhr and Ilse Lemmerzahl during the wedding ceremony, November 18th 1942.