Knight Crosses today

[Sepp45]

RK formal award document to Generalmajor Günter Schwartzkopff
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Presented on: November 27th, 1940

[Sepp45]

RK formal award document to Generalmajor Günter Schwartzkopff
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Presented on: November 27th, 1940

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[Sepp45]

Martin Drewes' KC close-up

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[Sepp45]

RK awarded to Unterscharführer Harald Nugiseks
Zugführer 1. / Freiwillingen-Grenadier-Regiment-SS 46 (estnisches Nr. 2) / 20.Freiwillige-Grenadier-Division-SS / III.(Germanische) SS-Panzer-Korps
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: April 9th, 1944

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[Sepp45]

I think Nugiseks cross might well be a postwar piece.. right?

(Photo credits to http://www.rindeleht.ee/foorum/phpBB...p=62387#p62387)

[Sepp45]

One more frontal photo of the medal group belonging to Unterscharführer Nugiseks.

[Sepp45]

RK preliminary award document to SS-Sturmbannführer Paul Maitla
Führer I./Waffen-GrenRgt 45 der SS (estn. Nr.1)
Presented on: August 23rd, 1944

The fate of Paul Maitla was uncertain for number of decades, until some information was discovered in 2005 in the city archives of the Czech town of Nymburk. These archives show that Maitla was arrested on May 9, 1945 and murdered together with 4 other Estonian soldiers on May 10 (on the first day of peace after World War II had ended) by Czech communists.

A color photo of Maitla's KC preliminary award doc, shown in "Europas Freiwillige der Waffen-SS", by Patrick Agte.

[Ludwig]

The Knight´s cross that Nugiseks received during the war was lost in Tschekoslowakia during the closing stages of the war or right after.
The cross that he posseses today, was given to him during the early 90´s by former german brothers in arms, if I remember correctly.

[michael leone]

Kc today

RK formal award document to Generalmajor Günter Schwartzkopff
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Presented on: November 27th, 1940

The medals pictured were photographed by myself, they are not attributed to Schwartzkopff , just examples I owned while I owned the Schwartzkopff document. They were all displayed at the Max in pittsburgh in the early 1990s and actually won a couple of awards 1st, and a 2nd.

[InfanterieSammler]

A color photo of Maitla's KC preliminary award doc, shown in "Europas Freiwillige der Waffen-SS", by Patrick Agte.

Hi Sepp,

You've shown some very nice examples of original KC Prelims in this thread, however, I believe this example is not an original.

Best Regards,
John

[Sepp45]

The medals pictured were photographed by myself, they are not attributed to Schwartzkopff , just examples I owned while I owned the Schwartzkopff document. They were all displayed at the Max in pittsburgh in the early 1990s and actually won a couple of awards 1st, and a 2nd.

Thanks Michael, I forgot you were the one who took the photo.

[Sepp45]

Hi Sepp,

You've shown some very nice examples of original KC Prelims in this thread, however, I believe this example is not an original.

Best Regards,
John

Thanks John, I appreciate your info on this item. I'll keep looking

[Tom B]

Thanks John, I appreciate your info on this item. I'll keep looking

Hi Sepp ! Yes IMO John is correct on this Prelim. I first saw it in a book years ago and remember thinking it looked bad. The Burgdorf sig. is all wrong. I'd like to know the origin of it. Later Buddy, Tom

[InfanterieSammler]

...The Burgdorf sig. is all wrong....

Hi Tom,

Agreed - this is one of the first things I noticed as well.

Best,
John

[Sepp45]

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

Two more additions.

(Photo credits to Andreas-Thies)