I am trying to find out information on the awarding of the Knights Cross to Albert Kerscher a Panzer tank crewman. I saw he was awarded the oak leaves to the cross in late April 1945, but I don't have any information on his originial Knights Cross award. If anyone that has any information on Albert Kerscher, I would greatly appreciate it if they would post it here.
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Kerscher RK Award
Hi,
The only info I have on Albert Kerscher is from Walther Peer-Fellgiebel's book, page 254. He shows your man as:
Feldw.,Pz.Kdt. i.d. 2./schw. Pz.Abt. 502 and list his award date for the RK as 23.10.44. There is no additional listing for the Eichenlaub award.
I hope that this will help.
Dick -
Infomation provided by:
http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/
Oberfeldwebel
Kerscher, Albert
* 29.03.1916 Woppmannsdorf/Oberpfalz
Ritterkreuz am: 23.10.1944
als: Feldwebel
Funktion:
Panzerkommandant 2./schw.PzAbt 502
Bes. Vermerke:
Ungeklärte Eichenlaubverleihung an Kerscher als Oberfeldwebel und Pz.Kdt. in der 2./s.PzAbt 502. Nachweis der Verleihung nicht möglich. Einsatz im Raum AOK Ostpreußen. Vorschlag nicht mehr beim OKH/PA/P 5 eingegangen. (Fellgiebel)
Bundeswehr:
Von 01.03.1956 bis 30.09.1969
Zuletzt: Oberstabsfeldwebel
Regards
DezComment
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I had some correspondence with Kerscher a few years back. I'll try to dig it out and see what more info I can add.Comment
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