KC holders nowadays

[mdj]

Some of the best german soldiers together....Lets also remember the KC holders who now rest in peace....

--october 2007--

[DennyB]

Some look to be in very good health considering that it was over 62 years ago that they were soldiers.
Denny

[Dag Løkkebakken]

Amazing, any more info about this?

[GEBIRGS-JAGER]

More

Thanks for posting, any more foto's and info. would be appreciated. Brian

[Bill Gaynor]

Just a passing thought, I know it's illegal for these men to where the crosses with swastikas on them, but I wonder how many still have there original issued knights crosses at home. Anyone know or have communicated with any holders of the knights cross and know anything about this ? Or did alot get rid of them at the very end so as to not be identified with any special deeds against the enemy ?

[Andy Harris]

Does anyone have a list of the names?

[Mooyman]

GREAT Image!!!

Thank you for sharing!!

Best regards,

Ricardo.

[Paul E]

This is the group photo from this years OdR JHV Meeting which has just taken place in Germany.

I have been to the meeting many times and know some of the RKT's personally , many of them still have their original awards including their Knights Crosses. As has been said they are not allowed to wear the originals but quite often they have them with them.

I have also visited many RKT's some of whom still have all their original medals however many of them had all their awards " Liberated " when they were captured or surrendered which is quite a sore point with some of them.

Regards

Paul

[Bill Gaynor]

Thanks for the insight Paul, you must have listened to some interesting stories.
In Germany has anyone taken to recording the stories of these men and other soldiers of the Reich to have for History as there is a program here in the U.S.

[PanzerJohn]

Could you put some names to the chaps in the photo, it would be most interesting.

[Paul E]

Not all of them are RKT Some of the guys in the photo are EK and DKiG Winners , many of them are over 90 years old the oldest is the guy in the Brown suit Achim Wunderlich who is 95 , to his left is the famous infantry Swords winner Waldermar von Gazen.

In the photo there are 11 infantry , 6 Luftwaffe, 1 Fallschirmjager,1 Fallschirmjager Sturmgeschutz , 2 Schwere Panzer Jager, 1 Panzer,1 Sturmgeschutz , 1 Waffen SS.

Many of them have had books or bios done on them or feature in unit histories but this isn't done in the same coordinated way it has been done in the US or UK.

Paul

[PZIV]

Not all of them are RKT Some of the guys in the photo are EK and DKiG Winners , many of them are over 90 years old the oldest is the guy in the Brown suit Achim Wunderlich who is 95 , to his left is the famous infantry Swords winner Waldermar von Gazen.

In the photo there are 11 infantry , 6 Luftwaffe, 1 Fallschirmjager,1 Fallschirmjager Sturmgeschutz , 2 Schwere Panzer Jager, 1 Panzer,1 Sturmgeschutz , 1 Waffen SS.

Many of them have had books or bios done on them or feature in unit histories but this isn't done in the same coordinated way it has been done in the US or UK.

Paul

It is quite sad to not have personal biographies of all of them, in my opinion.

Of course many do not wish to remember this time, so in that regard I guess it's okay.

[Santi]

Simply amazing!
Superb photo, thank you for sharing!!!!

[ibrahim ahmad]

mdj,

Im echoing what the rest of us said, Thank You for the pic
And yes, if you are able to tell us their names that will definitely be a bonus !!

Cheers,
Ibrahim,
Singapore.

[behblc]

A quite unique gathering not unlike the UK holders of the VC their number is very small.