RK doc

[Albert]

it is a confirmation that he has been recommended for the Rk ... but I guess, that even if they had decided to give him the award, it would have been too late and his award was probably never actually considered....Cheers, Torsten.

Actually, it's a confirmation that he killed seven enemy tanks which includes a passage that he was recommended for the RK. Still a significant document, considering how much bravery was needed to kill tanks in close quarter combat.

[Marc Garlasco]

You might find this intersting - looks like they were French Shermans...

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...34#post1515134

[Don D.]

I believe that this is a recommendation letter for the RK...

It might have been downgraded to a DKiG or a Letter of Reprimand. Check the DKiG list.

[rkdek]

No Emil Barth in the DKiG list either...

[Don D.]

How about the Honor Roll for the Army?

[Hank C.]

It might have been downgraded to a DKiG or a Letter of Reprimand. Check the DKiG list.

Uh...Letter of Reprimand??

Hank

[Don D.]

Army joke.

[Panzer Rob]

You might find this intersting - looks like they were French Shermans...

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...34#post1515134

Yes, A very interesting thread indeed. I did not see that one until late (late like 3am!) last night when I got home the bar, and after reading through it I went to bed wondering about the legitimacy of the document I had just hours earlier been raving about.

Mr. Clemens raised some very interesting and valid points, and while I am not too familiar with the tactics of the US Army nor do I have detailed information on the positions of Allied armored units on the Western front this late in the war, one of the things that went through my mind was “Could it have been Polish or French Armored units?”

What a surprise it was to log on this morning and see the information posted by “BHS1956” regarding the exact location of the action stated in the document.

This definitely deserves more research. There is little doubt in my mind that the document under discussion is not original – to me it looks to be 100% legit - and while knocking out 7 tanks with 7 Panzerfausts all within an hour or so does seem a bit hard to believe, remember that more astonishing feats of bravery in combat have been documented.

Rob

[Marc Garlasco]

Thanks guys - yes, a real find. This grouping will definately be in the Flak badge book I am working on and hopefully some research will uncover more info...but it is amazing how they still cared about awards at this state of the game.
Marc

[Don D.]

Quite true, but the system was breaking down. I look forward to the book Marc. When I get back to post in the middle of August I will see what I can dig up on this in the Army historical records.

[Stephen Stout]

Actually, it's a confirmation that he killed seven enemy tanks which includes a passage that he was recommended for the RK. Still a significant document, considering how much bravery was needed to kill tanks in close quarter combat.

I hope if it is a real document that this person did some how recieve the RK and we find out about it. But that document is amazing none-the-less.