The fate of the Diamonds.

[Ludwig]

An older picture taken in the early 80's at Luftwaffenmuseum Uetersen.

Has the set turned up after that or is it gone forever?

[Sepp45]

Has the set turned up after that or is it gone forever?

Nothing so far...

[Ludwig]

Really sad.

[Sepp45]

Funeral of Generalleutnant Dr. Karl Mauss in 1959

On the ordenskissen, his Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

[Sepp45]

An article published in the German magazine Illustrierter Beobachter about Generalmajor Adelbert Schulz, with a very rare photo in the upper right side wearing the diamonds.

[Sepp45]

In 1975, the RAF Museum at Heldon made a display about the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.

Generalleutnant Adolf Galland lent some of his awards and decorations, including his RK set with Diamonds. He was present at the opening ceremony.

[Leroy]

That should be the K&Q cross with brilliants shown at 3:18 in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J16dt-KEIq0

[Sepp45]

A postwar edition but an example worth of showing in this thread: Sepp Dietrich, 1959.

A different angle of this piece, shown during an early OdR meeting in Regensburg.

[Ludwig]

Has Sepp Dietrich´s post war set been located?

[Tony T-S]

Markus may know.

[Tom B]

Has Sepp Dietrich´s post war set been located?

Last I heard (a few years ago) they have not been located. Tom

[Sepp45]

Major Erich Hartmann's handling the diamonds after the award ceremony, on August 25th 1944 (from wartime footage).

[Sepp45]

This set is currently stored at Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt. Some books related to the history of the Luftwaffe has attributed this piece directly to
Oberst Helmut Lent.

According to author Peter Hinchliffe, on his book "The Lent Papers": "A number of Lent's awards were auctioned at Sotheby's, London, on 18 July 1966. The items were bought in one lot by an anonymous bidder for the total sum of £500. The purchaser was Adolf Galland, the former Inspector of Fighters, acting on behalf of the West German Ministry of Defence. The awards were sold by Helmut Lent's elder daughter after consultation with her mother who was in urgent need for money to pay for an operation. The Ministry presented the collection to the Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt."

[Sepp45]

Diamonds award ceremony for Kapitän zur See Wolfgang Lüth, on 23 October 1943. He got the formal presentations for the Swords also.

Next, a small picture of the document itself... (still looking for a better photo)

And, after 2 years, finally got an excellent picture (in color) of Lüth formal award document.

(Photo credits to the "International Medal Collector Magazine", in an article written by Andreas-Thies).

[Sepp45]

A diamond piece currently on display at the Internationales Maritimes Museum (Hamburg).

I have sent an email to the museum staff asking for more detailed photos of the back, if possible.

(Thanks to WAF member Eric the Wiking (Dan) for sending me this great photo)