Knights Cross Recipients Who Are Still Living

[Vyacheslav]

Comrades who personally knows Soren Kam? write in a personal

[Vyacheslav]

Robert Freiherr von Procházka
(06/12/1916 - 20/02/2014)

RIP

[PerMilitaria]

Is Hugo Broch still well and responds to letters?

Thanks!

[Tom B]

Is Hugo Broch still well and responds to letters?

Thanks!

I heard he does not respond any more

[Lux]

Is Hugo Broch still well and responds to letters?

Thanks!

Hello Per,

As I think, yes he is.

I received his answer in last month today(12.February).

that was second time(contact) with him.

I asked about can I ask some to him, and he allowed.


All the best,

Han

[Eelst]

Hermann Schleinhege

* 21.2.1916 Essen
+ 11.3.2014 Soest

RK 28.1.1945


That makes Hugo Broch the last RK from Jagdgeschwader 54

[Vyacheslav]

colleagues, please help with the following addresses veterans

Franz Weber

Karl-Wilhelm Lindeman

Gelmut Lutze

Kurt Zametrayter (wenn jemand seine neue Adresse hat ... schreiben schon 2 mal)

[PerMilitaria]

Hermann Schleinhege

* 21.2.1916 Essen
+ 11.3.2014 Soest

RK 28.1.1945


That makes Hugo Broch the last RK from Jagdgeschwader 54

RIP Herr Schleinhege.

[Vyacheslav]

RIP

[ss3]

Regarding the question around Peiper's medals after the war, it is well documented that any of the veterans who surrendered along the Enns River to the Americans, had everything removed from them. Medals went first, then other personal items right down to photos and pens, etc.

Anything that may have been 'left / hidden' would have been removed during the Malmedy Process.

I would surmise that, unless Peiper had some at his home address (like Kurt Meyer) and some others - then they are residing in the home of an ex-GI or in a private collection now.

'Smaller' medals were prized items - imagine what a set of Swords emblazoned RK would have attracted!

I know of at least 2 examples of W-SS RK holders (other esteemed forum members probably know of more?) who acquired a replacement RK in the post war years, before the 57 patterns were issued. One was direct from the jewellers who made them during the war and was through a personal friend who worked there - the other was an original war-time medal.

With the veterans that I was lucky enough to meet with, a very small percentage were lucky enough to retain the RKs they had been issued with during the war, the majority being taken as 'souvenirs' by the 'liberators'.

[Eelst]

Heinz Angelmaier

* 22.7.1918 Ulm
+ 12.1.2014

RK 18.2.1945

[Vyacheslav]

hi guys, please help very much needed here addresses these veterans who can help please write a personal message, we have to look very hard to Russian addresses veterans


Heinrich Ruhl

Otto Riehs

Siegfried Freyer -it is desirable to new address

Gerhar Krems

Karl-Wilhelm Lindeman

Hans Krohn

Gerhard Krems

Kurt Sametreiter

Franz Weber

to all who will be very grateful and thankful! share addresses veterans who have me! help please

[Eelst]

Otto Riehs died 6 years ago.Karl Wilhelm Lindemann is dead too (as so it seems).

[PerMilitaria]

and Heinrich Ruhl is 98 years old so I'm not sure if he still replies.

[Nidhøggr]

and Krems, Sametreiter and Freyer haven´t the best health. I´m sure they don´t reply, too.