Knight Crosses today

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RK formal award document to Major Werner Schröer
Staffelführer 8. / Jagdgeschwader 27 (Squadron Leader 8. / Jagdgeschwader 27)
Presented on: October 20th, 1942

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RK with OL awarded to Obersturmbannführer Christian Tychsen
Kommandeur II. / SS-Panzer-Regiments 2 / SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Das Reich" / Armeeabteilung "Kempf" / Heeresgruppe Süd
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: March 31st, 1943

Kommandeur II. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 / 2.SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich" / Heeresgruppe Süd
Awarded the Oak Leaves: December 10th, 1943

This is a really good discover; took me some time, but finally I have some light on Tychsen's RK.

After being wounded more than nine times in total, he was killed in Normandy when the Kubelwagen, which he was in with a driver and an NCO, was fired upon by an advancing American tank. He died of his wounds in American captivity. Looters took his tunic with all his decorations and all other types of identification, so he was buried as an unknown soldier, but was later identified.

This has nothing to do with a RK, but one amazing discovery: Obersturmbannführer Tychsen's helmet was taken away also with his RK.

Just wanted to share it here

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Swords formal award document to Oberleutnant Max-Hellmuth Ostermann
Staffelkapitän 7. / Jagdgeschwader 54
Presented on: May 17th, 1942

Source: http://www.ritterkreuz.us/ostermann-swords-document/

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Oberleutnant Ostermann receiving the Swords from Hitler, June 1942. Also present are Helmut Lent, Heinrich Setz and Friedrich Geißhardt.

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RK with OL awarded to Oberst Oskar von Boddien
Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22 / 22. Infanterie-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 2nd, 1941

Kommandeur Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22 / 22. Infanterie-Division
Awarded the Oak Leaves: January 8th, 1942

His RK is present at the Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden.

Oberst von Boddien's Oak Leaves Formal award document.

Source: http://www.ritterkreuz.us/v-boddien-document/

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Swords formal award document to General der Panzertruppen Hasso von Manteuffel
Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division / Panzer-Armee 4 / Heeresgruppe Süd
Presented on: February 22nd, 1944

Source: http://www.ritterkreuz.us/v-manteuffel-swords-document/

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RK with OL awarded to Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny
Kommandeur Sonderverband z.b.V. Friedenthal
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: September 13th 1943

Kommandeur SS-Jagdverbände und der Division Schwedt an der Oder
Awarded the Oak Leaves: April 14th 1945.

A rare zoom on Skorzeny's RK.

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RK preliminary award document to Oberstleutnant Rudolf Haen
Chef 1. / Panzer-Abteilung 103 / XIV.Panzer-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Don
Presented on: December 18th, 1942

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RK awarded to General der Flieger Stefan Fröhlich
Kommodore Kampfgeschwader 76
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: July 4th, 1940

His uniform with all of his medals (including the RK), as seen in the book: "Uniforms of the Third Reich: a study in photographs", by Arthur Hayes and Jon Maguire.

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A little zoom on his RK.

[StefanK.]

At least the knights cross of stefan fröhlich is bad.

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At least the knights cross of stefan fröhlich is bad.

Well.. that's depressing

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In the same book, there were also the examples of Kapitän zur See Hans Rehm and Korvettenkapitän Hermann Büchting.

Also bad fakes?

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Since we are possibly detecting fakes from that book, here's the last one: the RK with OL of Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Bleichrodt.

No zoom, so nearly impossible to tell, right?

[tony james]

Christian tychsen was wearing a junker l/12 when killed .i had a chance to examine it at the max.