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Not knowing he was killed but assumed he was captured, then "Das Reich" commander Otto Baum tried to negotiate his return and offered money to the American forces in communication.
Tyschen was obviously a brave and capable commander, leading several other significant units including the famed Kradschützen Bataillon. His lengthy bio is in volume 2 of "German Cross in Gold Holders of the SS and Police" with numerous quality images, as well as other photos in the addendum of later volumes.
His successor, Rudolf Enseling, was also highly capable and well thought of.
The men of Tyschen's units, from his "N" Kompanie command to Panzer Regiment, had their own veterans group named for him in the postwar years.Comment
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A nice clear photograph of CT, thank you Mark.
CT's death serves to illustrate the hard nature of the fighting in Normandy and perhaps the even harder nature of what it was in the east, nothing "clean or gentlemanly" about it a hard horrible experience for all concerned.
Perhaps what drew me to him was a combination of Mark's writings, that he was buried as an unknown soldier as so many are in Normandy .
There must be better ways for us to settle our differences...... all such a waste.Comment
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the tank driver that got the medals attached the knights cross to his helmet and wore it like that for a while. thats how the ring on top of the cross got bent down. by the way it was a junker L/12. i had a chance to examine it about 10 years ago at the max by a chance encounter .Originally posted by GHP View PostComment
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Tony you are a lucky man to have such a piece of history in your hands.
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Believe me i felt the same way when i was looking it over. everytime i see a picture of tychsenOriginally posted by behblc View PostTony you are a lucky man to have such a piece of history in your hands.
wearing that cross i think back to that day and the history i had in my hands.Comment
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This photo is signed and dedicated by Tychsen to a comrade...
The same comrade I gather who added the date of Tychsen's death and the rune!
This one made its way to my collection 2 years ago.
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Never seen that photo before , thanks for posting.Originally posted by Max Wünsche View PostThis photo is signed and dedicated by Tychsen to a comrade...
The same comrade I gather who added the date of Tychsen's death and the rune!
This one made its way to my collection 2 years ago.
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A great photo , excellent , a man I rather admire without respecting the regieme which took him to war.Comment
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Turret Art
Anyone know what the actual spelling is of the turret art on Tychsen's tanks??Comment
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Do you know what is written on the turret?Comment
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It seems to be Kurracho!
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Then and now.Comment
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WoW!Comment
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A lot more shown in Mark Bando's great book and discussed here: http://triggertimeforum.yuku.com/top...n#.Vn_nkpeir4M
Don't know who owns the cross now, but the whole story is great detective work.Comment
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