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    #781
    Originally posted by kaiserwilhelm2 View Post
    Who's signature is this? Generalmajor?
    Let me investigate...

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      #782
      Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
      RK with Golden OL, Swords and Diamonds awarded to Oberst Hans-Ulrich Rudel

      The set is in the hands of Rudel's family.
      A rather nice and rare photo of many items of Oberst Rudel, including his awards (shown previously on the thread), his dagger and formal award document.
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        #783
        Swords formal award document to Major Walter Nowotny
        Kommandeur I. / Jagdgeschwader 54
        Presented on: September 22nd, 1943
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          #784
          RK with OL and Swords awarded to Generalmajor Dietrich Peltz
          Staffelkapitän 1. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 3
          Awarded the Ritterkreuz: October 14th, 1940

          Kommandeur II. / Kampfgeschwader 77
          Awarded the Oak Leaves: December 31st, 1941

          Angriffsführer England
          Awarded the Swords: July 23rd, 1943

          The picture on the left correspond to his formal award documents, as shown in the book "World War II German War Booty - Vol. III", by Thomas M. Johnson.
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            #785
            RK preliminary award document to Hauptmann Friedrich Platzer
            Staffelführer 3. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
            Presented on: April 5th, 1942
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              #786
              Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
              RK preliminary award document to Hauptmann Friedrich Platzer
              Staffelführer 3. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
              Presented on: April 5th, 1942
              The same great person send me these two excellent photos: Platzer's portrait and his RK preliminary doc.
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                #787
                I know that group and it is of course fantastic!

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                  #788
                  RK formal award document to SS-Oberscharführer Ludwig Köchle
                  Zugführer 5. / SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1
                  Presented on: February 28th, 1942
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                    #789
                    Originally posted by Sepp45 View Post
                    RK awarded to Hauptmann Dr. Horst Patuschka
                    Gruppenkommandeur of II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
                    Awarded the Ritterkreuz: May 10th, 1943.
                    A better zoom on his RK preliminary award document and cross.
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                      #790
                      Zoom on the entire grouping
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                        #791
                        Hi Sepp, Great thread,where else can we see so many mappes "side by side".Its amazing to see how many of the formal Kc documents are autopenned as opposed to hand signed by AH -- it seems to be on a ratio of very roughly 1 in 10. What do you guys think?
                        Thanks Sepp for all your work.

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                          #792
                          Also:

                          Any educated guesses how many original formal award documents have been produced?

                          Markus

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                            #793
                            My guess:
                            KC document: app. 7361 awards; from 40' to 42", total app.2138 awards; only 800 binders made; 500 executed. Any KC document actually signed by Hitler is rare.
                            Oakleave document: app.870 awards; app. 230 binders ; 153 signed ( 30 pen signed by Hitler)
                            Sword document: app. 157 awards; 70 made;38 signed

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                              #794
                              'Autopen' would be a machine or an individual actually signing for A.H.

                              I'm asking because I recently read a name of someone supposedly signing for the Führer.

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                                #795
                                Originally posted by chen View Post
                                My guess:
                                KC document: app. 7361 awards; from 40' to 42", total app.2138 awards; only 800 binders made; 500 executed. Any KC document actually signed by Hitler is rare.
                                Oakleave document: app.870 awards; app. 230 binders ; 153 signed ( 30 pen signed by Hitler)
                                Sword document: app. 157 awards; 70 made;38 signed
                                ??? Based on???

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