Knight Crosses today

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Part of the Franz Bäke set before being sold by Hermann-Historica

(Photo credits to Sascha, from Bacuffz blog)

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RK awarded to Leutnant Willi Noller
Flugzeugführer 2./SchlachtG 2 "Immelmann"
Awarded on: April 6th, 1944

(Thanks to Richard Schmidt for sending me this photo of Noller's awards)

[markus]

Part of the Franz Bäke set before being sold by Hermann-Historica

(Photo credits to Sascha, from Bacuffz blog)

Andreas Thies sold another KC/Swords set (21) last year? How many sets are there? Three?? Anyone know the provenance?

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Andreas Thies sold another KC/Swords set (21) last year? How many sets are there? Three?? Anyone know the provenance?

Markus, this is the description given (regarding provenance) in the 2017 Andreas-Thies catalog when sold last year.

I hope it helps

[markus]

Markus, this is the description given (regarding provenance) in the 2017 Andreas-Thies catalog when sold last year.

I hope it helps

Thanks. Appreciate it.

Still, three different crosses from one houshold/recipient. A bid odd for me or has anyone else witnessed 3 full swords/kc sets before?

Best
Markus

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RK preliminary award document to Oberfeldwebel Friedrich Kralemann
Flugzeugführer II./KG 3 "Lützow"
Presented on: October 29th, 1943

(Photo credits to Auktionshaus-loesch)

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RK awarded to Hauptmann Erdmann Gabriel
Zugführer II./PzRgt 35
Awarded on: August 30th, 1941

(Thanks to Daniel Jurt for sending me these pictures. He's the current owner of this excellent grouping)

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And a photo of Gabriel's formal award document, featured in the book "Die Ritterkreuzträger der deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-45", by author Christian Federl.

[Ludwig]

Thanks. Appreciate it.

Still, three different crosses from one houshold/recipient. A bid odd for me or has anyone else witnessed 3 full swords/kc sets before?

Best
Markus

Didn´t John R. Angolia have a Bäke swords set in his collection?

[Eric the Wiking]

In Kassel at the fair I heard that the current owner of the lot that is actual at the Hermann Historica auction was a gypsy who knew exactly what he had. He was also at other auction houses with the lot, before he has chosen HH. The reason: The last time when there was a PAB 100 auctioned, the result was € 34K. That's what I heard. Nowbody knew from where he had this items exactly, so the question is quite right if someone owns 3 full sets of swords.

Andreas Thies sold another KC/Swords set (21) last year? How many sets are there? Three?? Anyone know the provenance?

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RK awarded to Hauptmann Jürgen von Nottbeck
Kommandeur I. / Grenadier-Regiment 94
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: January 21st, 1945

An early picture of the grouping

(Photo credits to Tom Hansen)

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RK awarded to Major Christian Lotze
Chef 4./FlakRgt 231 (mot.)
Awarded on: February 4th, 1942

(Photo credits to GCA Forum)

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Front and back of Lotze's KC

(Photo credits to GCA Forum)

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Oak Leaves preliminary award document to Major Kurt Maier
Staffelkapitän 9./KG 1 "Hindenburg"
Presented on: December 6th, 1944

[wehl]

fantastic thread