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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostHi guys! I was told by Tom B. that Skorzeny got his wartime RK stolen by an American GI, in 1945. The cross shown at the funeral pillow is a replacement one, according to Tom.
While searching more here on WAF, I learned that his original cross made its way back to the US, and that the veteran later sold it. Now it's in the hands of Wolfe-Hardin, but I can't get a quality photo of it. Just this...
Anyone has any better image of Skorzeny's wartime KC?
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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostRK with OL awarded to Hauptmann Walter Krupinski
Flugzeugführer 6. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 29th, 1942
Staffelkapitän 7. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded the Oak Leaves: March 2nd, 1944
Not the best photo of Krupinski's RK.. but, like I say in these cases, it serves as a reference.
Source: http://www.military-art.com/mall/aces.php?PilotID=91Attached Files
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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostRK 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.
Regards,
Sepp.Attached Files
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Originally posted by blitzkrieg gsd View PostChen are you saying the Rommel documents are bad? Sorry if I missed your point but I would like to know more about this.
Here's more info: http://www.ritterkreuz.us/rommels-oakleaves-document/
I think that was Chen's point
Regards,
Sepp.Attached Files
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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostRK awarded to Generalmajor Georg Benthack
Festungs-Division Kreta
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: May 22nd, 1945
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtop...8a570c8f85f246
It's always good to get rid of the fakes, so thanks
Regards,
Sepp.
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Hi guys! new stuff to share and discuss: a friend from Russia sent me this morning a rare photo of what appears to be the KC of SS- Obersturmbannführer Otto Weidinger.
I apologize for the bad quality, but apparently this letter was sent to him, by Otto himself, and with an attached photo of his RK.
Question now: did Weidinger keep his wartime medals?
In 1945, he was imprisoned by the American military in the former Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, along with thousands of other SS men who were automatically considered to be war criminals by virtue of having served in the Waffen-SS, which was designated as a criminal organization by the Allies. In August 1947, he was transferred to French custody, where he remained a prisoner until June 1951.
Who got to speak with Mr. Weidinger before he died? Mark C. Yerger wrote a book about him, right?Attached Files
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Originally posted by markus View PostMark C. Yerger and Otto Weidinger were very close friends. I will make Mark aware of this posting.
His authorized biography of "Otto" was published by Schiffer Military Books in 2000 and is worthy every penny (as all of Mark's books).
Markus
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