Very interesting story ! Thabk you for sharing all of this!
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The life of RKT Major Hans Guhr.
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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostA 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.
Interesting to note is that Adenauer's coffin was guarded by Knight's Cross holders
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Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post7. 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.
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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostAnother 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.
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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostPrevious 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.
First on the left is Hauptmann der Reserve Wilhelm Hümmerich (1917 - 2008) and next to him is Oberleutnant Ekkehard Kylling-Schmidt (1918 - 2000).Attached Files
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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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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostOberstleutnant Hans Guhr in 1960 during the farewell ceremony for Generalmajor Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein, who also got the KC during the war in 1943.
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