German Cross in Gold Holder - Friedrich KARL, Gebirgsjaeger...

[Koenigstiger]

In the last days of 2012, i was lucky enough to arrange a deal for following documents....

Got the complete documents of Friedrich KARL, 23.05.1921
Zugführer 10.Kompanie in the GJR 100

In the next few posts, i will show you the documents...

Best regards,
Koeti

[Koenigstiger]

From 28.6 until 21.8.1942 the Gebirgsjäger Regiment 100
was involved in the fights in the Wolchow and Pogostja area ...

On 3.11.1942 Friedrich KARL was awarded with the Wound-Badge in black

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After hard fights in the area of Leningrad/Ladogasse at the end of the year 1942, beginning 1943 he was wounded again...

Afer 3-times wounding, he was awarded with the Wound-Badge in silver on 20.01.1943

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Friedrich KARL also was awarded with the Iron Cross II. Class at the end of 1942.

With the sign of the Division-Commander of the 5. Gebirgsdivion
Generalleutnant Julius RINGEL

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Mr. Friedrich got the Wound-Badge in Gold on 6.08.1943 ...

As i can read it in his notes, he was wounded 12-times
from 21.08.1942 until 17.5.1944....


(different shrapnels, grazing bullets....!!)

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After more hard months in the Eastern-war,
he also was awarded with the IAB on 10.09.1943.

Sign: Regimentskommandeur Oberst Anton Glasl

Just prior to the transport to Itlay!!

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Karl Friedrich got his Iron-Cross I. class out of the hands of his
Division-Commander Generalleutnant RINGEL (22.08.1943)

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Italy May 1944 ...

GJR had hard fights in the area of Cassino...
Also on 18.05.1944 was again fought hard

4 days later the wife of Mr. Friedrich got this very hard & sad letter:

(...we have to say that your husband is missing since 18.05.2012, he was wounded as his back (hip), maybe he was captured by American soldiers....)

[Koenigstiger]

After long monts of waiting, the wife of Mr. Friedrich got the happy message...

Karl Friedrich survived, he was alive... he was captured by American soldiers on 18.05.1944

For his brave and curageous behavior in the fights in Cassino in May 1944:
Karl Friedrich was awarded with the GERMAN CROSS in GOLD

But there is no official Document for this award...

But you can find him in different German Cross in Gold-lists...

Best regards,
Koenigstiger

[skalphunter]

Interesting stuff, congratulatins !!!!

[markus]

Excellent group!

Who cares if there's a formal document to it or not.

The story is way more interesting than a lot of other complete groups with German Cross documents, but no story like this...

[Revellations]

Excellent group!

Who cares if there's a formal document to it or not.

The story is way more interesting than a lot of other complete groups with German Cross documents, but no story like this...

100% agree!!

[JeremyJ]

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Agree, very nice group!