Diamonds are forever II

[Sepp45]

Hi Guys, like I did with the thread "Diamonds are forever" about the PO with Diamonds, here's a new one, regarding the Spanish Cross with Diamonds. Hope you like it

Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern und Brillanten

Oberleutnant Wilhelm Balthasar
Oberleutnant Otto Bertram
Leutnant Wilhelm Boddem
Oberleutant Kraft Eberhardt
Oberleutnant Wilhelm Ensslen
Leutnant Paul Fehlhaber
Oberleutnant Adolf Galland
Hauptmann Harro Harder
Major Martin Harlinghausen
Leutnant Oskar Henrici
Oberleutnant Max Graf Hoyos
Oberleutnant Hans Detlev von Kassel
Hauptmann Gunther Lutzow
Oberstleutnant Karl Mehnert
Hauptmann Werner Molders
Hauptmann Rudolf Frhr. von Moreau
Hauptmann Wolfgang Neudirffer
Oberleutnant Walter Oesau
Generalmajor Wolfram Frhr. von Richthofen
Leutnant Heinz Runze
Hauptmann Joachim Schlichting
Hauptmann Wolfgang Schellmann
Oberleutnant Reinhard Seiler
Oberleutnant Bernhard Sturcke
Major Karl-Heinz Wolf
General der Flieger Hugo Sperrle
General der Flieger Helmut Volkmann.




The Cross awarded to Hugo Sperrle




A badge present at the Wolf-Hardin display.


Another badge, unknown recipient.


Werner Molders Cross, on the right.


Award document, to von Thoma.


Cross and document of Leutnant Heinz Runze


Gallery of recipients, wearing the badge:


Otto BERTRAM


Wolfgang SCHELLMANN


Walter Oesau.


Oesau's medals and badges. The Spanish Cross can be seen.


Wolfram von Richthofen.


Wilhelm Von Thoma, receiving the Cross with Diamonds.


Mayor Wilhelm Balthasar


Adolf Galland

Regards,
Sepp.

[Scott C.]

Sepp, thanks for starting this thread .

[Bob Hritz]

My Godet Cross

Bob Hritz

[Scott C.]

Stunning Bob!

Just curious: Could recipients purchase another cross if they wanted? I.e., lost their initial award cross, or wanted another for some reason.

[Sepp45]

Sepp, thanks for starting this thread .

No problem Scott, add what you can

Amazing Cross Bob!!! Does it have a background?

Regards,
Sepp

[Bob Hritz]

No problem Scott, add what you can

Amazing Cross Bob!!! Does it have a background?

Regards,
Sepp

Sadly, no attribution to a former awardee.

Bob Hritz

[Mike Yokum]

Sadly, no attribution to a former awardee.

Bob Hritz

Nonetheless, incredibly rare and incredibly beautiful Bob!

[Sepp45]

Long time since I updated this thread:

Werner Mölders Spanish Cross with Diamonds
Credits to WAF member Chen for posting this photo in another thread.



Regards,
Sepp.

[Brian S]

Does anyone have solid evidence on the so called "wear copy"? Who made it? Did recipients just have their own created???



Please, just because a dealer has one for sale or auction does not necessarily make it gospel. Thanks.

[Sepp45]

Does anyone have solid evidence on the so called "wear copy"? Who made it? Did recipients just have their own created???

Please, just because a dealer has one for sale or auction does not necessarily make it gospel. Thanks.

Hi, this was an early thread about the Spanish Cross with diamonds. Now it's obsolete.

Please, any questions, photos or info add them to http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=629296