Knight Crosses today

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RK awarded to Major Karl Seckler
Kommandeur II./PzGrenRgt 13
Awarded on: August 23rd, 1944

It was presented posthumously to his family (He was killed on July 17th, 1944)

(Photo credits to Darren Eilers)

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Zoom on his cross

(Photo credits to Darren Eilers)

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RK with Oak Leaves awarded to Kapitänleutnant Robert Gysae
Kommandant "U 98"
Awarded on: December 31st, 1941

Kommandant "U 177"
Awarded the Oak Leaves on: May 31st, 1943

(Photo credits to Weitze.net)

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Wider photo of the estate, currently being on sale by Helmut Weitze

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RK preliminary award document to Hauptmann Fritz Scherer
Chef 2./SturmGeschAbt 236
Presented on: December 14th, 1943

(Thanks to Andreas J. Voigt for the photos)

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On 22.04.2010, the family of former RKT Korvettenkapitän Friedrich-Karl Paul, donated all the medals (including his Knight's Cross) to the Deutsches Marinemuseum in Wilhelmshaven.

I finally found the article and a good picture of the awards

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A unique piece has been recently put to auction! Thoughts on this?

Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords awarded to Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim (1892-1945)

http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lo...ive&utm_term=2

Provenance: The family of Colonel Max van Rossum Daum, the American primary interrogator of von Greim and Hermann Goering; acquired directly from the family and comes with a copy of a letter from Tobias van Rossum Daum, Major, USAF.

(Thanks to WAF member subaltern for sending me the pictures link)

[Kyle Harrington]

Well .........

Captured by the yanks and questioned on 8th May killed himself later that same month, would have been liberated of his medals.The cross 's swaz has the same discolouration as per late wartime photo, I say a very good chance .It is a shame I am not rich !!!

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RK preliminary award document to Oberst Gerhard Giesen
Kommandeur GrenRgt 123
Presented on: March 11th, 1945

Giesen was awarded the KC posthumously.

Better quality of this document

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RK awarded to Major Hans-Jürgen Schreiber
Chef, 4. Schwadron, Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22, 22. infanterie-Division, Heer
Presented on: January 3rd, 1943

Another view of Schreiber's grouping

[InfanterieSammler]

Hello

Am I the only one to find the KC preliminary document strange?

Hi Denis,

Sorry, I'm late on the scene...I'll bite, what do you find strange? The signature does looked "forced" to me, tighter than the usual Burgdorf.

Best,
John

[jul208]

Hi Denis,

Sorry, I'm late on the scene...I'll bite, what do you find strange? The signature does looked "forced" to me, tighter than the usual Burgdorf.

Best,
John

If I compare the the f in Burgdorf signature with other Burgdorf signatures it is totally different in Bruhns VB. If you follow the "pencil" from r to f you will see that in Bruhns document the pencil line goes down and in other Burgdorf signatures the pencil line between r and f will go up. The f also have a different ending on Bruhns VB. So a totally different f. I can also not find another VB from December 43 or January 44 with Generalleutnant preprinted. Maybe Denis have other things to add.

/ Daniel

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RK preliminary award to Hauptmann Heinz Remmert
stellv. Führer II. / Grenadier-Regiment 464
Presented on: September 10th, 1944

Sadly this document, among others, were stolen from Remmert estate.

(Thanks to Phil for the pictures)

[Kyle Harrington]

Luftwaffe Chief Robert Ritter von Griem

Gents what are your thoughts on this intriguing piece, far more experienced minds than I are needed here !
Regards Kyle

http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lo...ert&utm_medium

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RK awarded to Korvettenkapitän Werner Winter
Kommandant, U 103, 2. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on: June 5th, 1942

(Photo credits to Thomas Huss / http://www.german-historica.de/)