Monte Cassino RK Group

[Peter Wiking]

Congratulation to a nice RK group.

Cheers.
Peter

[fknorr]

I love the history behind all this stuff...congrats on a nice (very) grouping.

[M. Zimmer]

Congrats to a wonderful grouping

Mathias

[Giel VW]

Outstanding Really, I'm shocked, WOW

[J G]

Great piece oh history. Great grouping

[Chris Wainwrigh]

Wonderful grouping, I'm glad you were able to get it

[Mooyman]

Hi Marc,

Killer Group!!!!

Congratulation!!!!

Regards,

Ricardo.

[deptfordboy]

Nicest and most interesting grouping I've ever seen - all the Best !

[Joao Alberto]

Marc, i´m very happy you got the group at the end. Enjoy it!



Cheers,
Joao Alberto.

[Thomas H]

Hi Marc,

Beautiful grouping . Good to hear that circumstances for you and your wife have changed.

Regards, Thomas

[Jim Baker]

Marc,

Congratulations my friend!!

Check PM.

[Besian B.]

That's an awesome grouping you got there, and a really nice gesture from the those people who helped you attain it

[von ropen]

Most thumbs up to your group....

[Dave Kane]

Congratulations Marc!!

[Alan Smith]

How did you locate the award ceremony footage?

I assume that the video was made from WWII-era German newsreel footage?

I am in the process of researching a German Cross winner, Aloise Meixlsperger, who was an officer that served in a self-propelled gun unit on the Ostfront. One of the awards visible in a photo I have of Aloise is the "tank destruction strip."

According to Aloise's family, during the war they saw a newsreel (shown at a local movie house in Munich) that showed Aloise standing on or near a knocked out Russian tank, with the newsreel comentary identifying Aloise by name and crediting him with destroying the tank.

Unfortunately, I do not know the identity of Aloise's unit, the date of the tank destruction, or the date the newsreel was shown.

Are any of the WWII-era German newsreels preserved in any archive? Furthermore, is there any way to search for the newsreel that depicts Aloise Meixlsperger and his knocked-out Russian tank?

Any help is appreciated.