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    #2056
    Originally posted by Steve 5 View Post
    How wonderful Tom to have met so many famous and infamous former German armed forces members, your description of your meeting with Wunsche made me laugh aloud !!
    You must have a huge autograph collection, together with some spectacular memorabilia ! thanks for sharing your experiences !!
    Thanks ! Steve.
    Thanks Steve, Yes, the last count on my signed RKT photos was 1,155. I haven't received any additional for over 15 years however. I have an offer on all but my favorite 100 that I probably will accept. If so they will be sold by this Monday. The buyer is in transit. I don't need the money, but at my age it's just time while I can put it away for my Daughter. Tom

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      #2057
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        #2058
        Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
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        The highest award on this General is an EK1 ! Strange

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          #2059
          Originally posted by Tom B View Post
          The highest award on this General is an EK1 ! Strange
          The one below... isn't that the DKiG/S?

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            #2060
            Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
            The one below... isn't that the DKiG/S?
            Looks like a DSA sports badge I think?? Probably paired up with the DLRG swimming rescue badge!
            -Nigel
            Last edited by Nigel N; 07-12-2014, 04:31 AM.
            sigpic 57ers...."The Devil Is In The Detail"

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              #2061
              Originally posted by Nigel N View Post
              Looks like a DSA sports badge I think?? Probably paired up with the DLRG swimming rescue badge!
              -Nigel
              Yes I agree. If it were the DKis it would be WAY out of order on the bar. On a Generals bar I can't see that happening. Tom

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                #2062
                some new Photos
                Someone an Idea where the Man with the KC is ?
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                    #2064
                    Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
                    Hi Tom! Good info..

                    This was posted on the Axis History Forum (I found interesting the part about his medals)
                    During Wunsches interrogation in the London cage dated September 7th 1945 he was asked what decorations he was wearing as follows:

                    Q.147 - What decorations do you wear?

                    A.147 - The Oak leaves to the Knights Cross, the wounds medal, the Iron cross 1st Class, 2nd Class and Assault badge and the German Gold Cross.

                    That seems to contradict the story that he buried his decorations at Falaise - with regard to him being rude to 'autograph requesters' I'm sure he was fed up signing those and then seeing them being sold on at a price - he had every right to be cranky IMO - no disrespect to the person asking, but I'm sure that practice got tedious for him and he wasn't interested in sorting the honest requester from the one's out to make a quick buck.

                    I'd personally have loved to have talked to him, history was made before his eyes as he served with AH, fought on the Eastern and Western fronts, severed 4 years in captivity and then made something of himself in Germany post war. Much of what has been written about him on Wiki is incorrect, he was married before his capture. I have several sources that state he married in 1944 including his answers to questions put on the subject in his interrogations and that his first son was born when he was in captivity. I also have an interview he gave in 1971 explaining the reason for his dismissal from Hitlers service. He's a very interesting character and its a pity a bio has never been written. There is a picture of him in his SS file with his oakleaves,which were only awarded a few days before his capture - I've posted it on the AHF, the conclusion of many is that it was faked by the media of the time but its still an interesting picture and the only one that I've ever seen.

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                      #2065
                      Originally posted by Seaburn View Post
                      During Wunsches interrogation in the London cage dated September 7th 1945 he was asked what decorations he was wearing as follows:

                      Q.147 - What decorations do you wear?

                      A.147 - The Oak leaves to the Knights Cross, the wounds medal, the Iron cross 1st Class, 2nd Class and Assault badge and the German Gold Cross.

                      That seems to contradict the story that he buried his decorations at Falaise - with regard to him being rude to 'autograph requesters' I'm sure he was fed up signing those and then seeing them being sold on at a price - he had every right to be cranky IMO - no disrespect to the person asking, but I'm sure that practice got tedious for him and he wasn't interested in sorting the honest requester from the one's out to make a quick buck.

                      I'd personally have loved to have talked to him, history was made before his eyes as he served with AH, fought on the Eastern and Western fronts, severed 4 years in captivity and then made something of himself in Germany post war. Much of what has been written about him on Wiki is incorrect, he was married before his capture. I have several sources that state he married in 1944 including his answers to questions put on the subject in his interrogations and that his first son was born when he was in captivity. I also have an interview he gave in 1971 explaining the reason for his dismissal from Hitlers service. He's a very interesting character and its a pity a bio has never been written. There is a picture of him in his SS file with his oakleaves,which were only awarded a few days before his capture - I've posted it on the AHF, the conclusion of many is that it was faked by the media of the time but its still an interesting picture and the only one that I've ever seen.
                      Just for your info: He was an ass to everybody, and was not well liked by many of his fellow RKT's (as was told to me by one of them)

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                        #2066
                        Four veterans attended the annual meeting of Veljesapu-Perinneyhdistys (Finland's veterans association).
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                          #2067
                          A super set of RKT photo's just up for sale on the bay......
                          Gunther-Eberhardt Wisliceny, and with Hans Heinrich Lohmann....1984
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                            #2068
                            Gerhard Studemann......
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                            Last edited by Nigel N; 07-17-2014, 05:28 AM.
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                              #2069
                              Paul Albert Kausch 1984.....
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                                #2070
                                Leo Hartmann 1994
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