German Crosses today

[Ludwig]

Very nice citation to an U-Boots-Fahrer!

[Sepp45]

DKiG awarded to Bootsmannsmaat Max Miedza
Unteroffizier "U 296" / 33.Unterseebootsflottille
Presented on: October 11th, 1944

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[Sepp45]

DKiG formal award document to Major Max Wandrey
II. / Infanterie-Regiment 254
Presented on: May 13th, 1942

Preliminary award doc

(Photo credits to www.militariaauctions.net/)

[Sepp45]

DKiG awarded to Major Max Reck
Kommandant Angriffsgruppe Reck / Kampfgruppe Reinefarth
Awarded on: October 9th, 1944

[Sepp45]

DKiG awarded to Oberst Karl Kunz
II. / Infanterie-Regiment 328
Awarded on: March 3rd, 1942

[Sepp45]

Front and back of Kunz DKiG!

[Sepp45]

DKiG awarded to Unteroffizier Herbert Blochberger
2.(H) / Aufklärungsgruppe 31
Awarded the DKiG: October 17th, 1943

A sad story about this DKiG, found in the crash site where Unteroffizier Blochberger died on June 24th, 1944, near Ecretteville-les-Baons/Seine-Maritime, France.

One more photo of the damaged DKiG.

(Photo credits to http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/)

[Sepp45]

DKiG awarded to Oberfeldwebel Walter Regener
4./Kampf-Geschwader 77
Awarded on: October 27th, 1942

(Photo credits to http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/)

[Sepp45]

Regener's DKiG... front and back.

(Photo credits to http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/)

[Sepp45]

DKiG awarded to Hauptmann Hurbert Hinzmann
Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 676
Awarded: September 20th, 1944

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[Sepp45]

DKiG awarded to Unteroffizier Heinrich Müller
4./Gr.Rgt.312
Awarded the DKiG: February 14th, 1943

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[Sepp45]

DKiG awarded to Oberfeldwebel Karl Bauder
Füsilier-Kompanie 541
Awarded on: December 7th, 1944

Bauder also got the CCCiG in that same year, one month before the German Cross.

(Photo credits to http://www.militaria-scholz.de/)

[Ludwig]

As always, very nice Sepp, and keep up the good work

[Badto666]

Superb work . Just love this and the RK thread !!

/Mike

[Edward L. Hsiao]

So Far,So Good.

Gentlemen,

It's almost four years since this German Cross topic was started. I know the replies are slow sometimes but good work is made so far. Still a lot of little known holders of the German Cross holders both gold and silver to be shown in any form. By the way the German Cross does look a fried egg or a cookie in appearance. Too bad it couldn't be eaten though. The German soldiers of the Wehrmacht had been going hungry at the front.

Sincerely,


Edward L. Hsiao