Knight Crosses today

[Ludwig]

Oh, I don´t believe everything in the books (on the contrary), but in this case I do.

[Sepp45]

Another photo of the funeral pillow of Skorzeny.

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[Sepp45]

Diamonds formal award document to Oberst Helmut Lent
Kommandeur Nachtjagdgeschwader 3
Awarded the Diamonds: July 31st, 1944

This document was taken by an American GI in 1945 and cut from its original frame.

Recently put to sale by Hermann-Historica.

[Tom B]

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Skorzeny's original RK w/ Oaks was last in the Wolfe & Hardin collection. The ones on his funeral pillow he obtained "after" the war , (per O. Skorzeny).

[Sepp45]

Skorzeny's original RK w/ Oaks was last in the Wolfe & Hardin collection. The ones on his funeral pillow he obtained "after" the war , (per O. Skorzeny).

Yes Tom, thanks for the info I showed Skorzeny wartime cross in some older post, I believe.

Regards,
Sepp.

[Sepp45]

A set to be discuss here: Is this the cross bestowed posthumously to Fleet Commander Isoroku Yamamoto?

If so, this is the first time I've ever seen it. I thought it may be within a Japanese Museum..

[Sepp45]

RK formal award document to Unteroffizier Alexander Preinfalk
Flugzeugführer 5. / Jagdgeschwader 77
Presented on: October 14th, 1942

(Photo credits to Weitze.net)

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to SS-Hauptscharführer Adolf Rud
Stabkompanie Rgt "Deutschland"
Presented on: August 23rd, 1944.

[Leroy]

Is this the cross bestowed posthumously to Fleet Commander Isoroku Yamamoto?

Would be really nice to see more photos of this one. Although impossible to tell for sure from this photo, it looks like it may be an S&L.

[Sepp45]

Would be really nice to see more photos of this one. Although impossible to tell for sure from this photo, it looks like it may be an S&L.

This was the complete article.

Thanks for any help

[Leroy]

Thanks, Sepp, for the other photo. A Godet!

[chen]

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[Tony T-S]

They don't look to be homemade OLS, but there you are.

[Leroy]

If they are "homemade" they are made from a postwar set of Oakleaves & Swords.

[chen]

"homemade" by the drew on board U 552.