The fate of the Diamonds.

[JochenMarseille]

Yes, Hans-Rudolph Marseille is the step brother of Jochen...he lives in Nuremberg...Joched had a older sister...not a younger sister...she was born in 1917 and died in december 1941, slained by a lover....in the two images you've attached there is an adress...Schwabische strasse 9...is this his adress in schoneberg?i know that Jochen and his family left their apartment in charlottenburg....this street is near the "prinz Heinrich gymnasium"....i think it could be his home....for you?

[Mithrandir]

Marseille did not have a brother. His younger sister, Inge, with whom he was very close, died only a few months before he did.

You are wrong.
His brother lived in Nürnberg.
This material comes direct from him:
http://heroautographs.com/index.php?id=152&L=2

[Leroy]

I based my comments (as I made clear) on the works by Kurowski, Tate, and Toliver & Constable and the family death announcement and appreciation card published specifically in Tate. If these sources are incorrect (and if the announcement and card should be read differently) I am more than happy to see that corrected. Anyone can read for themselves the referenced "Armchair General" website thread.

So is this person the brother or step-brother?

[Sepp45]

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.

In his book "The Me 262 Stormbird", Colin D. Heaton states the following story about Nowotny's diamonds from an interview with Adolf Galland after finding the plane crash:

"After sifting through the wreckage, the only salvageable things found were his left hand and pieces of his Knights Cross, Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds decorations. He had simply disintegrated.

So, the remaining awards where handed over to the family? Where the damaged Silver set buried with him?

A video still from his funeral shows the awards on the Funeral Pillow, but now we now THOSE are not his, because most of the original medals were burned during the crash.

[Tom B]

Hello Sepp ! I have heard this same story before. I can't remember where ??? Tom

[stwm]

Erwin Rommel was cremated and only a cinerary urn was burried.

[stwm]

Ramcke got his diamonds in a little box from the red cross organisation. A few years ago I´ve seen a portrait of Ramcke showing him with the diamonds (and he was very old at this time). The diamonds on the photo are absolutely wartime made. May be I find the pic then I will post it here.

[Tom B]

Ramcke got his diamonds in a little box from the red cross organisation. A few years ago I´ve seen a portrait of Ramcke showing him with the diamonds (and he was very old at this time). The diamonds on the photo are absolutely wartime made. May be I find the pic then I will post it here.

I think that photo is posted in the 57 forum below under vets wearing their awards. Tom

[Sepp45]

I think that photo is posted in the 57 forum below under vets wearing their awards. Tom

You mean this one, Tom?

The fact is that Ramcke never got to see any "wartime" made diamonds, IMO. He was awarded both the Swords and Diamonds on the same day as he surrendered Brest.

[Peter J.]

I don't know how much a Diamond-set would fetch today, but one of Lent's sets were sold in London 1966 for $1400

[Sepp45]

I don't know how much a Diamond-set would fetch today, but one of Lent's sets were sold in London 1966 for $1400

Hermann Balck's B-Stück piece had an initial price of 150.000..

[chen]

I don't know how much a Diamond-set would fetch today, but one of Lent's sets were sold in London 1966 for $1400

Depending on following factors:
1. 1st pattern or 2nd pattern
2. Type A or Type B piece
3. To whom it was awarded to

Min. say app. $250,000

[Tom B]

You mean this one, Tom?

The fact is that Ramcke never got to see any "wartime" made diamonds, IMO. He was awarded both the Swords and Diamonds on the same day as he surrendered Brest.

Yes thats the pic. I hope STWM reads this. I'm sure this must be the pic he mentioned. Thanks Sepp.

[chen]

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[rob NL]

Hermann Balck's B-Stück piece had an initial price of 150.000..

This B set was sold for 350000 Euro's.