Knight Crosses today

[markus]

Thanks Phil for adding that great attributed RK!

I'll be home in a few days, but I say to all here: Happy New Year! Thanks for the help with this post and let us continue to make it bigger for the years to come.

Kind Regards,
Agustin (Sepp45)

Thanks for all your hard work making this thread possible.

Frohes Neues desde Acapulco!

Markus

[Sepp45]

Hi to all! I'm gonna take a few minutes and add this amazing groupings sent to me by a great person and WAF member. Thank you Frode

RK awarded to Hauptmann Rolf Stiegert
Führer II. / Grenadier-Regiment 316
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: January 16th, 1945

[Sepp45]

Some photos of Hauptmann Stiegert.

[Sepp45]

RK awarded to Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Zimmermann
Zugführer 6. / Grenadier-Regiment 80
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 23rd, 1944

Thanks to WAF member LRRPS for the photo of Zimmermann's RK.

The complete Zimmermann's grouping!

[Sepp45]

RK awarded to Major Anton Holzinger
Kommandeur I. / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: January 11th, 1941

His RK was denazified after the war.

Finally, a view of Major Holzinger's RK and medals.

Regards,
Sepp.

[Sepp45]

Ok, I've returned from my vacations in Canada! Great times in winter, but now suffering the Argentine summer

RK formal award document to Gefreiter Harry Mirau
Richtschütze 3. / Panzerjäger-Abteilung 3
Presented on: November 13th, 1942

Harry Mirau was reported missing near Stalingrad on January 1st, 1943. At that moment he had the rank of Obergefreiter. As told he became POW to the Soviets, but since then nothing ever was heard of him. He was formally declared dead in 1992.

[Sepp45]

RK awarded to General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp
Kommandeur 335.Infanterie-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: April 15th, 1944

[Sepp45]

General Rasp's RK, front and back view. The photos come Andreas-Thies online Auction.

Regards,
Sepp.

[Sepp45]

RK awarded to Major Günther Holz
Chef 3. / Panzerjäger-Abteilung 258
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: April 6th, 1943

[Sepp45]

Major Holz's RK and soldbuch.

[Leroy]

Post 894 and 895 appear to show the two different wartime cores used by S&L.

[Sepp45]

RK with OL awarded to Major Hans Gunther Stotten
Führer 1. / Panzer-Regiment 3 / 2.Panzer-Division
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: July 4th, 1940

Kommandeur I. / Panzer-Regiment 8 / Heeresgruppe Afrika
Awarded the Oak Leaves: May 10th, 1943

Source: "German Uniforms of the 20th Century-Volume 1, Uniforms of the Panzer Troops 1917-to the present", Jörg M. Hormann

Andreas-Thies was selling the grouping of Major Stotten; here more photos

[Sepp45]

Stotten's RK and OL, different views.

[Robert T.]

Post 894 and 895 appear to show the two different wartime cores used by S&L.

I agree, but quite a late awarded date for the "large 800" S&L (April 1944).

And what about the "800 L/12" to Major Hans Gunther Stotten (July 1940)? A few months before the introduction of the LDO numbers...

Robert

[StefanK.]

wartime pictures show von Stotten with a 3/4 RK.