Knight Crosses today

[Sepp45]

Zoom on the KC, with the 57er ribbon below.

(Photo credits to Weitze.net)

[frankandfrank]

Schwerin document: Where is the date????????????????????

[Tony T-S]

The Walther Hornung grouping is just amazing. Just look at that ribbon bar

[Sepp45]

Schwerin document: Where is the date????????????????????

True! Strange..

[frankandfrank]

The Walther Hornung grouping is just amazing. Just look at that ribbon bar

For me only boring grouping !

[Sepp45]

The Walther Hornung grouping is just amazing. Just look at that ribbon bar

Yes Tony, I think the same. Wonderful group

[Sepp45]

RK with Oak Leaves awarded to General der Artillerie Walther Lucht
Kommandeur 336. Infanterie-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: January 30th, 1943

Kommandierender General des LXVI. Armee-Korps
Awarded the Oak Leaves: January 9th, 1945

(Photo credits to Weitze.net)

[Ludwig]

For me only boring grouping !

How come?

[Gran Sasso]

For me only boring grouping !

So how many (better) groupings do you own...?

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Generalmajor Friedrich Kless
Kommandeur II. / Kampfgeschwader 55
Presented on: October 14th, 1940

(Photo credits to auktionshaus-loesch.de)

[InfanterieSammler]

Schwerin document: Where is the date????????????????????

A keen observation.

IMHO, it is an original document. Burgdorf and Linnarz signatures have are correct for this timeframe. The Burgdorf signature is authentic. The standard typewriter font (vs. the Führerschreibmachine) has also been observed during this period.

Regards,
John

[frankandfrank]

von Schwerin swords : 04. November 1943 - approval date: 05. Mai 1944 !!!

Please compare swords documents:

von Manteuffel - 22. February 1944 - approval date: 24. February 1944
Fessmann - 23. October 1944 - approval date: 04.November 1944
Reinhardt - 26. Mai 1944 - approval date: 08.Juni 1944

[InfanterieSammler]

Hi Frank,

Are you saying that you think this document is fake based on a delayed approval date for the award? What is your source for the 5.5.44 date?

John

[Angel Farré]

I have a RK VB for a soldier proposed on february 1944 and awarded on may 1944 so delays are not uninown.

Angel

[frankandfrank]

I have saw this von Schwerin document only as s scan ! And there was this approval date from the swords document - 5 . Mai 1944

Perhaps it was a modern copy. You can make it from a original , scan it and make a other name on the copy and post it in the internet !

Normaly the approval date was prompt - realtime (few days - weeks) made !

But the approval date von Schwerin swords document was more nearly 1/ 2 year after he got the swords ?? Its not a posthum piece (for example) .