Knights Cross Recipients Who Are Still Living

[Paul E]

Oh by the way thanks for your rude and aggresive pm , please don't conatct me again.

[Mark C. Yerger]

I haven't given out such info in 30 years. Privacy is just that, especially at the age they are at. I see to many make an idiot of themselves and it reflects back to the one who gave contact information. And yes, the days are gone basically. It's 2009, check the average birth year of any WWII combat vet.

Buy on e-bay, saves anger and frustration. $10-$15 is what I always sent with letters for postage and time and many sell in that range.

I repeat my previous, obvious temper and communication issues and that is why I posted the above now quoted again. I only write and research Waffen-SS, so any bad reflection causes me a loss. I avoid the potential problem.

A man who knows you for years and still writes when in his 80s-90s is doing so as a priviledge. Ask if they want old questions again from an obviously "pushy" or opinionated kid and all will say no (not a rocket science decision). Would your grandfather or great-grandfather want to be in the same spot ? Think about it. It's common sense time.

Having a rather known name and published, I don't even reply a no to requests. Asking shows lack of privacy or common sense IMO. All I wrote for the past 30 years the first time were asked if OK for me to write BEFORE I did.

Manners are lacking these days, and pushy/arrogant (and historically one sided) generation X "collectors" prove that.

[RedBaroness]

I don't bother to ask, because even though there are a few gentlmen that I would love to write to, I wouldn't even know what to say other than express my feelings of deepest respect and thanks; some of these gentlemen don't like to talk about the war, as it was a very difficult time for them, and the memories sometimes are too painful.

It does make it difficult, especially for someone lke myself who's working on a biography of a long-dead Luftwaffe officer (Oesau) when there might be men still alive that knew him and could possibly give some insight into him, or tidbits, etc.; but I figure that at that advanced age, I wouldn't want to be bothered too much myself either. I'm very respectful of these elderly gentlemen and probably way too shy in the long run anyway to write to them. I don't want to seem like an autograph collector, because that's not what I am.

Unfortunately, 30 years ago I was only a 4-year-old, so writing to them back then was out of the question, unless they liked crayon drawings of horses with giraffe necks.

I'm probably one of the few Gen-Xers that was raised with manners, apparently. This person was just rude and nasty; especially if he can pull me out of a long-time, baby-induced lurk to say so.

[ardennes1944]

Hi

Leutnant

Leopold HACKL

Flugzeugführer Stab/NSG 3.

RK 20.03.1945

is still alive.

Phil.

[Tommy Tasker]

Hi

Leutnant

Leopold HACKL

Flugzeugführer Stab/NSG 3.

RK 20.03.1945

is still alive.

Phil.

Leopold Hackl is on the list.

[Ian Jewison]

I have never seen anything about Karl Bleckl (St.G 1) not being with us, however has anyone heard from him recently?

He was Staffelkapitän with 7/St.G 1....a good friend of mine was also in the same Staffel along with Jakob Jenster.

/Ian

[PZIV]

My, my what a shame this man.

[Etienne B.]

SS Ritterkreuzträger Friedrich Blond has passed away on 24-5-2009

[JulioMoc]

SS Ritterkreuzträger Friedrich Blond has passed away on 24-5-2009

RIP Herr Blond.

Etienne, do you know where he was living?

[ardennes1944]

RIP Herr Blond.

Etienne, do you know where he was living?

A year ago ,he lived in Wolfurt in Austria.

Phil.

[JulioMoc]

A year ago ,he lived in Wolfurt in Austria.

Phil.

Thanks Phil!

[KAISER]

According to this link: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtop...36890#p1336890 , Adolf Dickfeld passed away on 17.05.2009.
Could anybody confirm (or correct) this information?
Best,

KAISER

[Paul E]

Untersturmführer
Blond, Friedrich
* 29.04.1920 Braunau am Inn
+ 24.05.2009 Wolfurt (Todesort nicht amtlich)
Ritterkreuz am: 28.04.1945
als: Untersturmführer
Funktion: Führer 12./SS-PzGren-Ausb-und ErsatzBtl 1 "LSSAH"
Bes. Vermerke: Lt. anderen Quellen als SS-Oberscharführer aus Kgf. Entlassen. 10. Verleihung bei und nach dem Ausbruch aus dem Kessel von Halbe durch SS-Brig.Fhr Wagner mit "Genehmigung" durch SS-Gruppen.Fhr Kleinheisterkamp.

Österreichisches Bundesheer: Von bis
Zuletzt: Oberst

[fonsh]

why not point straight to this?

http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/index_..._det&wert1=475

[JulioMoc]

Because the purpose of this thread is to make a list here, not a list of links.