Knights Cross Recipients Who Are Still Living

[PerMilitaria]

Günter Halm 26.09.2017

Sad news...

[Lux]

Günter Halm 26.09.2017


Unbelievable, my dear friend Günter :-(

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Heartily sad. My friend talked with him in 24.09. He is in good condition till quite recently.

I can't believe it until now.

[Tom B]

Very sad indeed. I met him several times, and he was a very nice man. Tom

[Vyacheslav]

Günter Halm 26.09.2017


Unbelievable, my dear friend Günter :-(

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[Belbo]

Kurt Dahlmann

*4.3.1918
+29.8.2017
RIP

http://www.namibiana.de/namibia-info...-dahlmann.html

[PerMilitaria]

I've been in contact with Trummer, Kleffel and Barths recently.

As someone said before Trummer does not respond to letters by himself anymore. He did sign the two photos I attached in the letter, but the written card sent together with them was written by his son.

[Lux]

I've been in contact with Trummer, Kleffel and Barths recently.

As someone said before Trummer does not respond to letters by himself anymore. He did sign the two photos I attached in the letter, but the written card sent together with them was written by his son.

(According to his son,) Mr. Trummer lose his eyesight as I remember.
But as you received his sign, he didn't stop signing. Mr. Barths too.

But as I know Mr. Kleffel has stopped answering, but looks it's wrong.

Han

[cobawsky]

I'm not sure if this topic has been posted before. If it has I missed it, and would appreciate a re-direct.

I was doing some research on Knight's Cross Recipients and was wondering how many are still alive today.

This list is now based upon numerous contributions by several members. Any corrections / updates / revisions are greatly appreciated.

Note: I will monitor the entries & try to keep this first post updated as revisions are posted.

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KC w/ OL & S (02)<o></o>
KC w/ OL (14)<o></o>
KC (100)<o></o>
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Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords: - Alphabetical <o></o>
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Waldemar von Gazen (Heer)<o></o>
Erich Rudorffer (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves: - Alphabetical <o></o>
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Otto Carius (Heer)<o></o>
Kurt Dahlmann (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Oskar Hubert Dennhardt (Heer)<o></o>
Martin Drewes (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Hermann Greiner (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Reinhard Hardegen (Kriegsmarine)<o></o>
Rolf Hermichen (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Hans Gunther Lange (Kriegsmarine)<o></o>
Heinz Rökker (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Heinrich Ruhl (Heer)<o></o>
Walter Schuck (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Johann Schwerdfeger (Heer)<o></o>
Gerhard Simons (Heer)<o></o>
Paul Zorner (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Knight's Cross: - Alphabetical <o></o>
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Heinz Angelmaier (Heer)<o></o>
Erich Axthammer (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Karl-Ludwig Barths (Heer)<o></o>
Ludwig Bauer (Heer)<o></o>
Franz Bayer ( Heer)<o></o>
Artur Becker- Neetz (Heer)<o></o>
Karl Heinz Becker (Heer)<o></o>
Dr. Anton Benning (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Alfons Bialetzki (Heer)<o></o>
Gunther Bierbrauer (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Karl Bleckl (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Hans Ekkehard Bob (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Joachim Boosfeld (SS)<o></o>
Gunther Braake (Heer)<o></o>
Paul Brasack (Kriegsmarine) <o></o>
Hugo Broch (Luftwaffe) <o></o>
Friedrich Buck (SS)<o></o>
Arthur Büssecker (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Friedrich Carl (Heer)<o></o>
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Dieter Damerius (Heer)<o></o>
Erwin Diekwisch (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Alfred Eick (Kriegsmarine)<o></o>
Karl Heinz Euling (SS)<o></o>
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Walter Fasel (Heer)<o></o>
Konrad Fechner ( Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Gerhard Fischer (Heer)<o></o>
Gerhard Fischer (SS)<o></o>
Sigfried Freyer (Heer)<o></o>
Herbert Fries (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Franz Gapp (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Walter Gerhold (Kriegsmarine)<o></o>
Dieter Glaesche (Heer)<o></o>
Karl Glaetzer (Heer)<o></o>
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Gunther Halm (Heer)<o></o>
Josef Hammerschmidt (Heer)<o></o>
Karl Gunther von Hase (Heer)<o></o>
Eberhard Heder (SS)<o></o>
Anton Heinemann ( Luftwaffe) <o></o>
Othmar Hermes (Heer)<o></o>
Justin Hönig (Heer)<o></o>
Ahrend Höper (Heer)<o></o>
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Helmut Jeserer (Heer)<o></o>
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Karl Kainz (Heer)<o></o>
Soren Kam (SS)<o></o>
Hans Klaus (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Paul Georg Kleffel (Heer)<o></o>
Helmut Klemann ( Heer )<o></o>
Gerhard Krems (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Erwin Kressmann (Heer)<o></o>
Heinz Krettek (Heer)<o></o>
Hans Krohn (Luftwaffe) <o></o>
Wilhelm Kröhne (Heer)<o></o>
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Karl-Ernst Laage (Heer)<o></o>
Günther Lange (SS)<o></o>
Ludwig Laubmeier (Heer)<o></o>
Helmut von Leipzig (Heer)<o></o>
Karl Wilhelm Lindemann (Heer)<o></o>
Helmut Lutze (Heer)<o></o>
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Hermann Mangels (Heer)<o></o>
Günter Meyer ( Heer) <o></o>
Rudolf Munser (Heer)<o></o>
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Lorenz Neumayr (Heer)<o></o>
Hans Joachim Nitsch (Heer)<o></o>
Harald Nugiseks (SS) <o></o>
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Dieter Oster (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Rudolf Peter (Heer) <o></o>
Josef Preis (Heer)<o></o>
Heinz Probst (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Frhr. Robert von Prochazka (Heer)<o></o>
Erwin Prössl (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Alexander Raab (Luftwaffe) <o></o>
Karl Rademacher (Heer)<o></o>
Heinz Rafoth (Heer)<o></o>
Dr. Alfred Regeniter (Heer)<o></o>
Max Heimo Rehbein (Heer)<o></o>
Heinz Remmert (Heer)<o></o>
Willi Reschke (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Rudolf von Ribbentrop (SS)<o></o>
Klaus Ritter (Heer) <o></o>
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Kurt Sametreiter (SS)<o></o>
Heinrich Scharff (Heer) <o></o>
Hermann Schleinhege (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Bruno Schmelzinger (Heer)<o></o>
Karl Heinz Schnell (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Herbert Schneider (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Paul Schneider ( Heer)<o></o>
Gunther Seeger (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Fritz Seyffardt (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
Dr. Hubert Spadiut (Luftwaffe)<o></o>
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Heinrich Timpe (Heer)<o></o>
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Fritz Vehse (Heer)<o></o>
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Gunter Wanhofer (SS)<o></o>
Franz Weber (Heer)<o></o>
Hermann Wehking (Heer)<o></o>
Karl-Heinz Wiebe (Kriegsmarine) <o></o>
Helmut Wieselhuber (Heer)<o></o>
Heinz Wilde (Heer)<o></o>
Dietrich Witzel-Kirn (Heer)<o></o>
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Max Zastrow (Heer)<o></o>
Dr. Gerhard Zoppoth (Heer)<o></o>
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Peter Spoden (Nachtjagd) is still alive, but he's not in the list.

[cobawsky]

Peter Spoden

Peter Spoden is still alive.

I went to see him 2 weeks ago. Still with good memory, surprisingly, even at his 96 years old.

[Tom B]

Peter Spoden is still alive.

I went to see him 2 weeks ago. Still with good memory, surprisingly, even at his 96 years old.

Glad to hear ! Tom

[PerMilitaria]

Peter Spoden (Nachtjagd) is still alive, but he's not in the list.

He is not a KC recipient, that's why he is not in the list.

[Col17]

An amendment to your list -
Herr Siegfried Freyer passed away on 10.05.2014, at Homburg an der Saar.
(I currently own his Knights Cross).
Keep up the good work

[tystgaard]

List of living RKT

*Kriegsmarine - only 1 man still living
Reinhard Hardegen, 03.18.1913(104)

*Waffen-SS - 2
Eberhard Heder, 06.30.1918
Rudolf von Ribbentrop, 05.10.1921

*Luftwaffe - 7
Günther Bierbrauer, 05.20.1922
Friedrich Brinckmann, 07.28.1920
Hugo Broch, 01.06.1922
Johann Trummer, 10.23.1920
Johann-Alfred Klaus, 09.04.1918
Heinz Rökker. 10.10.1920
Johann Stollnberger, 04.10.1919

*Heer - 15
Karl-Ludwig Barths, 05.13.1920
Ludwig Bauer, 02.16.1923
Dieter Damerius, 04.17.1924
Karl-Günther von Hase, 12.15.1917
Dietrich ter Jung, 02.19.1916
Paul-Georg Kleffel, 09.07.1920
Jakob Kuchar, 09.24.1923
Lorenz Neumayr, 11.10.1926
Rudolf Peter, 12.01.1923
Josef Preiß, 06.24.1922
Heinz Rafoth, 01.06.1923
Fritz Vehse, 04.23.1924
Helmut Wieselhuber, 11.28.1922
Günther Wilfling, 12.21.1922
Gerhard Zoppoth, 06.02.1923

[Ian Jewison]

Just seen this in a Facebook group

Oberst a.D. Eberhard Heder +18.11.2017

[mdj]

I was honored to meet Eberhard after the funeral of guenter halm a few months ago.

I took my last picture from Eberhard at his home.

RIP Kamerad.

Martin