I don't know if this was done before or if someone made this question here, but I would like to make a compilation of the fate of those 27 Diamonds awarded during the war. I have to give much credit to the information provided by the website www.ritterkreuz.us.. and the help of those around WAF 
Let's start:
1 - Oberst Werner Mölders: awarded the Diamonds July 15th 1941. Only 1st Type given to him and recently put in auction by HH.
2 - Oberst Adolf Galland: awarded the Diamonds January 28th 1942. The Diamonds given to him (1st Type) are still in the hands of the family. The Cassette was stolen, but the document are also with the family.
3 - Major Gordon Gollob: awarded the Diamonds August 30th 1942. 1st Type and 2 Platinum Pieces with Collector; also the Documents.
4 - Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Marseille: awarded the Diamonds (posthumously) September 3th 1942. According to the records, no set were produced nor given to the family. His cassette was used for Rommel's documents. His RK is at a museum in Germany.
5 - Oberleutnant Hermann Graf: awarded the Diamonds September 16th 1942. A collector holds his silver set, alongside with the cassette and documents.
6 - Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel: awarded the Diamonds March 11th 1943. The Silver set was buried with Rommel and the Platinum is with his son, Manfred. The Document was made in Luftwaffe Blue/Green, instead of Red for Army.
7 - Korvettenkapitän Wolfgang Lüth: awarded the Diamonds August 9th 1943. The files states that the silver set were buried with Lüth and the Platinum Converted to Brooch- now in Museum. His Cassette was stolen.
8 - Hauptmann Walter Nowotny: awarded the Diamonds October 19th 1943. Silver buried with Nowotny and Platinum set with Collector. The document were recently bought by a collector as well
9 - Oberst Adalbert Schulz: awarded the Diamonds December 14th 1943. Silver buried with Schulz and Platinum set with Collector. The cassette document were bought by a collector recently.
10 - Major Hans-Ulrich Rudel: awarded the Diamonds March 24th 1944. His Silver piece was stolen, but the platinum ones are with family. The documents are in the hands of them as well.
11 - Oberst Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz: awarded the Diamonds April 15th 1944. The fate of his Diamonds are unknown, and the trace was lost after 1945. The document was finished 26 May 1944 but the disposition is unknown.
12 - SS-Gruppenführer Herbert-Otto Gille: awarded the Diamonds April 19th 1944. The set are held by a private collector; the cassette document was made in Red (because the SS didn't have their own color).
13 - General der Panzertruppe Hans Hube: awarded the Diamonds April 20th 1944. The Silver set was buried with Hube and the platinum ones have gone missing. His cassette was destoyed during an air raid over Munich, 13 July, 1944.
14 - Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring: awarded the Diamonds July 19th 1944. There's no information about them, nor the whereabouts of his documents. Total mystery.
15 - Oberstleutnant Helmut Lent: awarded the Diamonds July 31th 1944. The Platinum set is held by a museum in Germany (for display), but no information about the Silver ones. His cassette is also at that same museum.
16 - SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich: awarded the Diamonds August 6th 1944. Silver unknown, Platinum with family.
17 - Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model: awarded the Diamonds August 17th 1944. The silver set is bury with Model and the platinum was stolen form Collector. The cassette was completed September 9th 1945.
18 - Oberleutnant Erich Hartmann: awarded the Diamonds August 25th 1944. The website states that the Silver set was stolen, but the platinum is at the family hands. The cassette is believed to be in German Govt. Archives.
19 - General der Panzertruppe Hermann Balck: awarded the Diamonds August 31th 1944. He never got the sets, because he was made prisoner by the allies.
20 - Generalleutnant Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke: awarded the Diamonds September 19th 1944. The same as Balck, he was made prisoner by US forces and never got the chance to receive the award. Thiersch completed the document but from there disposition unknown.
21 - Hauptmann Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer: awarded the Diamonds October 16th 1944. Only 2 Silver sets awarded: 1 with family and 1 with collector. But collector Pieter V. told me that both types where with the family. The cassette was completed but the disposition is unknown.
22 - Korvettenkapitän Albrecht Brandi: awarded the Diamonds November 26th 1944. Silver and Platinum sets with Family.
23 - Generaloberst Ferdinand Schörner: awarded the Diamonds January 1th 1945. Unknown location; documents or cassette never produced.
24 - General der Panzertruppe Hasso-Eccard von Manteuffel: awarded the Diamonds February 18th 1945. Silver and Platinum with Collectors, but the documents were never produced.
25 - Generalmajor Theodor Tolsdorff: awarded the Diamonds March 18th 1945. The location of the awards is unknown, and there where no documents produced.
26 - Generalleutnant Dr. Karl Mauss: awarded the Diamonds April 19th 1945. No award produced.
27 - General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken: awarded the Diamonds May 8th 1945. No award produced.
Well.. I hope you like this little contribution. Any correction is welcome.
Regards,
Sepp.
Let's start:
1 - Oberst Werner Mölders: awarded the Diamonds July 15th 1941. Only 1st Type given to him and recently put in auction by HH.
2 - Oberst Adolf Galland: awarded the Diamonds January 28th 1942. The Diamonds given to him (1st Type) are still in the hands of the family. The Cassette was stolen, but the document are also with the family.
3 - Major Gordon Gollob: awarded the Diamonds August 30th 1942. 1st Type and 2 Platinum Pieces with Collector; also the Documents.
4 - Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Marseille: awarded the Diamonds (posthumously) September 3th 1942. According to the records, no set were produced nor given to the family. His cassette was used for Rommel's documents. His RK is at a museum in Germany.
5 - Oberleutnant Hermann Graf: awarded the Diamonds September 16th 1942. A collector holds his silver set, alongside with the cassette and documents.
6 - Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel: awarded the Diamonds March 11th 1943. The Silver set was buried with Rommel and the Platinum is with his son, Manfred. The Document was made in Luftwaffe Blue/Green, instead of Red for Army.
7 - Korvettenkapitän Wolfgang Lüth: awarded the Diamonds August 9th 1943. The files states that the silver set were buried with Lüth and the Platinum Converted to Brooch- now in Museum. His Cassette was stolen.
8 - Hauptmann Walter Nowotny: awarded the Diamonds October 19th 1943. Silver buried with Nowotny and Platinum set with Collector. The document were recently bought by a collector as well
9 - Oberst Adalbert Schulz: awarded the Diamonds December 14th 1943. Silver buried with Schulz and Platinum set with Collector. The cassette document were bought by a collector recently.
10 - Major Hans-Ulrich Rudel: awarded the Diamonds March 24th 1944. His Silver piece was stolen, but the platinum ones are with family. The documents are in the hands of them as well.
11 - Oberst Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz: awarded the Diamonds April 15th 1944. The fate of his Diamonds are unknown, and the trace was lost after 1945. The document was finished 26 May 1944 but the disposition is unknown.
12 - SS-Gruppenführer Herbert-Otto Gille: awarded the Diamonds April 19th 1944. The set are held by a private collector; the cassette document was made in Red (because the SS didn't have their own color).
13 - General der Panzertruppe Hans Hube: awarded the Diamonds April 20th 1944. The Silver set was buried with Hube and the platinum ones have gone missing. His cassette was destoyed during an air raid over Munich, 13 July, 1944.
14 - Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring: awarded the Diamonds July 19th 1944. There's no information about them, nor the whereabouts of his documents. Total mystery.
15 - Oberstleutnant Helmut Lent: awarded the Diamonds July 31th 1944. The Platinum set is held by a museum in Germany (for display), but no information about the Silver ones. His cassette is also at that same museum.
16 - SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich: awarded the Diamonds August 6th 1944. Silver unknown, Platinum with family.
17 - Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model: awarded the Diamonds August 17th 1944. The silver set is bury with Model and the platinum was stolen form Collector. The cassette was completed September 9th 1945.
18 - Oberleutnant Erich Hartmann: awarded the Diamonds August 25th 1944. The website states that the Silver set was stolen, but the platinum is at the family hands. The cassette is believed to be in German Govt. Archives.
19 - General der Panzertruppe Hermann Balck: awarded the Diamonds August 31th 1944. He never got the sets, because he was made prisoner by the allies.
20 - Generalleutnant Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke: awarded the Diamonds September 19th 1944. The same as Balck, he was made prisoner by US forces and never got the chance to receive the award. Thiersch completed the document but from there disposition unknown.
21 - Hauptmann Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer: awarded the Diamonds October 16th 1944. Only 2 Silver sets awarded: 1 with family and 1 with collector. But collector Pieter V. told me that both types where with the family. The cassette was completed but the disposition is unknown.
22 - Korvettenkapitän Albrecht Brandi: awarded the Diamonds November 26th 1944. Silver and Platinum sets with Family.
23 - Generaloberst Ferdinand Schörner: awarded the Diamonds January 1th 1945. Unknown location; documents or cassette never produced.
24 - General der Panzertruppe Hasso-Eccard von Manteuffel: awarded the Diamonds February 18th 1945. Silver and Platinum with Collectors, but the documents were never produced.
25 - Generalmajor Theodor Tolsdorff: awarded the Diamonds March 18th 1945. The location of the awards is unknown, and there where no documents produced.
26 - Generalleutnant Dr. Karl Mauss: awarded the Diamonds April 19th 1945. No award produced.
27 - General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken: awarded the Diamonds May 8th 1945. No award produced.
Well.. I hope you like this little contribution. Any correction is welcome.
Regards,
Sepp.
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