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    #586
    Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
    RK awarded to Major Erwin Koopmann
    Führer Grenadier-Regiment 76
    Awarded the Ritterkreuz: November 28th, 1943

    This excelent RK grouping belongs to WAF member Robert T.

    Source: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=248130
    Major Koppmann's RK preliminary award document.

    Regards,
    Sepp.
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      #587
      Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
      RK preliminary award document to Oberführer Otto Baum
      Kommandeur III. / SS-"Totenkopf" Infanterie-Regiment 3 / SS-"Totenkopf" Division / II.Armee-Korps / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
      Presented on: May 8th, 1942

      Regards,
      Sepp.
      Just a quick question who would the Oberst be who signed this document ?

      cheers

      Paul

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        #588
        RK preliminary award document to Generalleutnant Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz
        Kommandeur 7. Infanterie-Division
        Presented on: August 15th, 1940

        This document belongs to WAF member Stormfighter.

        Regards,
        Sepp.
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          #589
          Originally posted by Paul E View Post
          Just a quick question who would the Oberst be who signed this document ?

          cheers

          Paul
          Good question Paul; I'll try to get that info for you.

          Regards,
          Sepp.

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            #590
            Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
            RK preliminary and formal award documents to Major Alfred Schwarzmann
            Zugführer 8. / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1
            Awarded the Ritterkreuz: May 29th, 1940
            More photos of Schwarzmann's grouping; posted by WAF member Chen in another thread.
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              #591
              RK formal award document to Hauptmann Carl Ludwig Blumenthal
              7. / Infanterie-Regiment 1 "Großdeutschland"
              Presented on: September 18th, 1942

              Regards,
              Sepp.
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                #592
                Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
                OL and Swords awarded to Major Günther Rall
                Staffelkapitän 8. / Jagdgeschwader 52
                Awarded the Oak Leaves: October 26th, 1942

                Kommandeur III. / Jagdgeschwader 52
                Awarded the Swords: September 12th, 1943
                Another photos of Rall's OL and Swords. Photos taken by WAF member WalterB
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                  #593
                  RK preliminary award document to Oberwachtmeister Arthur Iden
                  Sturmgeschützführer Festung Schneidemühl
                  Presented on: February 10th, 1945.
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                    #594
                    RK awarded to Major Karl Heinz Langer
                    Kommandeur III. / Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
                    Awarded the Ritterkreuz: April 20th, 1945

                    Sorry about the poor quality and blackened photos. That's how the selling house posted them.
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                      #595
                      Langer's RK, front and back. On the right, his clasp and soldbuch.
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                        #596
                        Sepp Dietrich's KC ribbon

                        Sepp45 asked me to post this directly.

                        Sepp Dietrich's converted EK-2 neck-ribbon (the whereabouts of the Cross etc. are unknown) he used to wear his Knight's Cross on. The item comes from the estate of a U.S. Army veteran who picked up quite a number of pieces from the Dietrich residence at Oberstdorf in the summer of 1945.

                        This particular ribbon can be identified on quite a number of photos especially during the summer of 1941 where Dietrich frequently wore his tunic's collar open due to the high temperatures in Russia. The cross would then just dangle down from Dietrich his neck/collar.

                        The advantage of the odd construction of this particular ribbon:
                        Dietrich would not need to take the whole cross and ribbon off to be able to open the collar and cool down a bit. (Some photos even show how he closes this particular ribbon)

                        Interestingly, the ribbon can be seen again in 1944 (see photo). This time he wore it with his Oakleaves and Swords under the collar of his his black service shirt.

                        This piece is one of two Knight's Cross ribbons recovered from the residence.

                        So not a Knight's Cross as such, but the only piece remaining from Sepp Dietrich's high decoration today.

                        More on the full details of how the items were recovered by the CIC personnel in the current/next issue of "Der Freiwillige" magazine (Munin-Verlag).

                        Cheers,
                        Markus
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                          #597
                          Excellent Markus! Congrats on that piece and thanks for sharing it here. I posted early on the thread the ribbon that HH was selling also.

                          Regards,
                          Sepp.

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                            #598
                            Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
                            RK with OL awarded to Generalleutnant Harry Hoppe
                            Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 424
                            Awarded the Ritterkreuz: September 12th, 1941

                            Kommandeur 278. Infanterie-Division
                            Awarded the Ritterkreuz: December 18th, 1944

                            Source: http://62.128.3.13/ufItemInfo.aspx?a...14507&s_id=150
                            More photos of Hoppe's grouping.
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                              #599
                              RK with OL preliminary award documents to Leutnant Hans Strippel
                              Zugführer 2. / Panzer-Regiment 1 / 1.Panzer-Division / XXXXI.Panzer-Korps / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe D
                              Presented on: January 22nd, 1943

                              Zugführer 4. / Panzer-Regiment 1 / 1.Panzer-Division / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
                              Presented on: June 4th, 1944

                              Leutnant Strippel's grouping, with documents and medals, except his RK with OL. The preliminary award docs can be seen there. I'll try to finds his cross
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                                #600
                                DKiG documents to Strippel.
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