Knight Crosses today

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Hi to all!

I'm going to restart this thread, once more, but this time saving the pictures into the WAF, so we can all appreciate them without expecting to be deleted from other servers. I was using 8 different servers to maintain the last thread

Before I start, I have to say two things regarding WAF and the people involve in it: I'm really glad to see and share this space with many great individuals, willing to help in anything.. anytime. I have no words, really..

And also thanks to the collectors and users here who send me photos of their attributed RK's. It helps my task a lot more

Now, to the crosses:

RK awarded to Major Hans Guhr
Regimentsadjutant Infanterie-Regiment 513
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: September 10th, 1942

Source: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=545166&page=3

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Two more photos:

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RK awarded to Kapitänleutnant Hans-Günther Lange
Kommandant U 711 / 13.Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: August 26th, 1944

Source: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=38375

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Two more photos

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RK with OL, Swords and Diamonds awarded to Oberst Hermann Graf
Flugzeugführer 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: January 24th, 1942

Flugzeugführer 9./ Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded the Oak Leaves: May 17th, 1942

Staffelkapitän 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded the Swords: May 19th, 1942

Staffelkapitän 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded the Diamonds: September 16th, 1942

Thanks to WAF members Chen for the photos of the diamonds and Swords and Calvin Harris for the post war image of him.

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More photos of Graf's grouping:

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Graf's diamond

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Let have another look at Graf's diamond.

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RK awarded to Mayor Arved Crüger
Staffelkäpitan 3. / Kampfgeschwader 30
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: June 19th, 1940

Source: http://www.aufhimmelzuhause.com/id93.htm

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Crüger's soldbuch:

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RK with OL awarded to Mayor Heinz Frank
Staffelkapitän 3. / Schlachtgeschwader 1
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: September 3rd, 1942

Staffelkapitän 3. / Schlachtgeschwader 1
Awarded the Oak Leaves: January 8th, 1943

This nice RK belongs to WAF member Harris

The first photo: Lieutenant Colonel Georg Dörffel (KIA May 26, 1944 near Rome/Italy), Colonel Alfred Druschel (KIA January 1, 1945 near Aachen/Germany), Captain Josef Menapace (KIA October 6, 1943 near Prypiat/Ukraine) and Major Heinz Frank (KIA October 7, 1944 in Yugoslavia).

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Two more:

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RK with OL, Swords and Diamonds awarded to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland

Kommandeur III. / Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (Squadron Leader III. / Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter")
Awarded the Ritterkreuz: July 29th, 1940

Kommodore Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (Wing Commander Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter")
Awarded Oak Leaves: September 24th, 1940

Kommodore Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (Wing Commander Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter")
Awarded the Swords: June 21st, 1941

Kommodore Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
Awarded the Diamonds: January 28th, 1942

Source: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=23476

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Photos of the documents: Diamonds and Oak Leaves.

Galland’s Diamond Citation before it was presented and signed by Hitler. The color of the leather was actually Luftwaffe Blue/Gray but the color negative has deteriorated over the years.

Source: http://www.ritterkreuz.us/gallands-diamonds-citation/

And Oak Leaves on the right.

Source: http://www.ritterkreuz.us/gallands-oakleaves-document/

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Two more of Galland's OL formal award document: