Knight Crosses today

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Oberleutnant Horst Hain
Chef 3. / Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23
Presented on: March 28th, 1945

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[Yubari]

Who is the owner, please?

[August von Mackensen]

Who is the owner, please?

Why is this so interesting? I would expect that this would be kept as a secret to avoid unwanted visits..... so


Matt

[Yubari]

I am asking because once this might be for sale, I would express my interest.
I love these late war documents and with my birthday date especially. (except the year).

[Sepp45]

RK awarded to SS-Oberscharführer Ernst Barkmann
4. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 / 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich” / 7.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe B
Awarded on: August 27th, 1944

Barkmann's KC preliminary award document

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Leutnant Otto Hamburger
8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 426
Presented on: October 4th, 1944

[Sepp45]

RK formal award document to Major Hans Rohr
Zugführer, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139
Awarded on: June 20th, 1940

(Photo credits to Johannes Jörger)

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Stabsgefreiter Franz-Xaver Attenberger
3. / Artillerie-Regiment 114 / 46.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on: January 21st, 1945

(Thanks to my friend Daniel for sending the photo)

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to Steuermann der Reserve Otto Flügel
Vorpostenboot "VP 1525" / 15. Vorpostenflottille
Presented on: May 3rd, 1943

[Sepp45]

Oak Leaves formal award document to General der Panzertruppe Hans Reinhardt
Befehlshaber 3.Panzergruppe
Presented on: February 17th, 1942

Reinhardt's preliminary award document.

(Thanks to my friend Daniel for sending the picture)

[Waffenreich]

RK formal award document to Oberfeldwebel Alfred Tykiel
6/Kavallerie Schützen-Regiment 10
Awarded on: 6 August 1941 (for actions on 2 July 1941 at Olejow, Ukraine)
See post #3 of this Thread to read why he was awarded it: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=970734&page=2

[Sepp45]

Thanks for that addition to the thread

[Waffenreich]

Thanks for that addition to the thread

You're welcome

[Sepp45]

Swords awarded to Generaloberst Georg-Hans Reinhardt
Oberbefehlshaber 3.Panzerarmee
Awarded on: May 26th, 1944

Reinhardt's wartime Swords, formal and preliminary award documents. (Thanks to my friend Daniel for sending the pictures; all from the archives of author Harald Geissler)

[Harry]

Oakleaves awarded (posthumously) to General Erich Marcks -
During the Allied Normandy Invasion, as commander of the LXXXIV Corps, and having had his 53rd birthday on D-Day, he was wounded in an Allied air attack on 12 June 1944 and died the same day. Posthumously, he was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (24 June 1944).