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    PLM AND KC - The best of both worlds

    I have started to compile a list of those who won BOTH the PLM and the KC. Thanks all for your additions, this list now seems to be complete:

    GFM Fedor von Bock
    Gen. d. Inf. Kuno-Hans von Both
    GFM Ernst Busch
    RM Hermann Göring
    GFM Ritter v. Greim
    GL Siegfried Haenicke
    GO Alfred Keller
    GL Heinrich Kirchheim
    GM Otto Lancelle
    GO Bruno Loerzer
    GL Theo Osterkamp
    GL Johann von Ravenstein
    GFM Erwin Rommel
    GM (posth.) Karl Rothenburg
    GM Siegfried Runge
    GFM Ferdinand Schörner
    GM Wolf v. Stutterheim
    GO Ernst Udet
    GM (posth.) Horst von Wolff

    In some sense these could be regarded as the most highly decorated German soldiers of the 20th century.

    Regards
    Chris
    Last edited by webr55; 10-18-2004, 12:05 AM.

    #2
    Blue MAX.

    Chris,

    My contribution:

    Generalleutnant Heinrich Kirchheim

    PLM: 13.10.1918
    RK: 14.05.1941

    MIKE

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      #3
      Another one

      Chris,

      Just found another...

      General Der Infanterie

      Kuno-Hans von Both

      PLM: 10.04.1918
      RK: 09.07.1941

      MIKE

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        #4
        Generalleutnant Theo Osterkamp he was also a fighter ace in both world wars

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          #5
          Anyone win the PlM w/oaksleaves and the RK?

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            #6
            Ernst Udet was awarded the RK before his 1941 suicide.

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              #7
              Updated the list (I already had von Both)! Thanks for your contributions, keep'em coming!
              Brian - good question. Haven't found one yet. It could not have been a WWI fighter ace, so probably only some already senior WWI general - unlikely to get the KC.

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                #8
                Siegfried Haenicke
                Otto Lancelle
                Johann von Ravenstein
                Karl Rothenburg
                Siegfried Runge
                Horst von Wolff

                Now you have all 19 RK and PLM winner.

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                  #9
                  Thanks Frank! I suppose you have a complete list. I thought that someone must have done this work already, but I could not find any list.
                  Thanks again to you all.

                  Regards
                  Chris

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                    #10
                    Frank.What about the men in the mud...did any Military Merit Cross winners from WW1 also get a Knights Cross in WW2....still as an enlisted soldier or NCO? Thanks .Mike














                    Originally posted by webr55
                    Thanks Frank! I suppose you have a complete list. I thought that someone must have done this work already, but I could not find any list.
                    Thanks again to you all.

                    Regards
                    Chris

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Mike Downey
                      Frank.What about the men in the mud...did any Military Merit Cross winners from WW1 also get a Knights Cross in WW2....still as an enlisted soldier or NCO? Thanks .Mike
                      There are 6 Golden Militär Verdienstkreuz winner who were awarded the Ritterkreuz in WW II - among them an OL-Sword-Diamond winner

                      Wilhelm Hemmer
                      Richard Kotz
                      Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
                      Fritz Stürtz
                      Gustav Wagner
                      Josef Welzel

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                        #12
                        Frank.Thank you for that info.As you must have the RK statistics at you fingertips can you tell me how many fathers and sons both won the RK in WW2.
                        Thank you...Mike.















                        Originally posted by FrankS
                        There are 6 Golden Militär Verdienstkreuz winner who were awarded the Ritterkreuz in WW II - among them an OL-Sword-Diamond winner

                        Wilhelm Hemmer
                        Richard Kotz
                        Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
                        Fritz Stürtz
                        Gustav Wagner
                        Josef Welzel

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