Knights Cross Recipients Who Are Still Living

[GP41]

Sadly.... you have the date of his death?

[Waterkant]

No, unfortunately not. I was totally shocked and didn't ask her for the date :-(

[GP41]

Fritz Vehse 04.03.2018

[Rolf D.]

Is there a way of getting into contact with some of the remaining RKTs? It would be an interesting aspect to our hobby to actually speak with or write a letter to them.

[Eelst]

Two days ago Reinhard Hardegen turned 105.
I think we can safely assume that he's now the most long-lived Ritterkreuzträger.

[Tom B]

Two days ago Reinhard Hardegen turned 105.
I think we can safely assume that he's now the most long-lived Ritterkreuzträger.

YES !!!! I know him well and I can say he is a really fine man ! He should have the card I mailed him by now. Tom

[tystgaard]

Nice

Hr. Hardegen - 105 is really speciel. Hope he is doing
well, and had a great day.

Congrats
Nicolai

YES !!!! I know him well and I can say he is a really fine man ! He should have the card I mailed him by now. Tom

[Possell]

Hello guys,

so my first post in this forum, when i joined in in 2015 was about the health of Rudolf von Ribbentrop.
As he ist by far my favorite RKT, I do check from time to time if there are any news about him.
Now I find more and more sources on google that claim that he passed away in 2015. Can anyone confirm?
Also does he still respond to letters? I never dared to write to him, tho.

kind regards

[U-558]

09.06.2018 + R.I.P Reinhardt Hardegen

[Tom B]

09.06.2018 + R.I.P Reinhardt Hardegen

Terrible news ! I met him several times...A very great man ! Tom

[Gran Sasso]

Very sad news - i had the impression he would live forever...

Was he both the last living KC holder of the U-Bootwaffe, and last oakleafs holder?

[Thomas H]

last oakleafs holder?

Heinz Rökker, NJG2

[Leroy]

The man himself.

[Yubari]

respect to that man!

[PerMilitaria]

09.06.2018 + R.I.P Reinhardt Hardegen

Sad... RIP!