Knights Cross Recipients Who Are Still Living

[mdj]

Very true unless you have know that person...

Martin

[Mark C. Yerger]

Unfortunately Mark is quite correct thieves have preyed on RKT for many years , Erich Topp being one of the more prominent cases , no wonder so many have come to mistrust collectors and their motivation

Bittrich's diary, photos, awards, etc were stolen before he was even buried.

[Herr Fritzkopf]

Very sad to hear that more RKT's passed away .
may they rest in peace

[luftkrieg]

Bittrich's diary, photos, awards, etc were stolen before he was even buried.

That is disgraceful!! Some people have no shame not to mention respect.

[HouweTrouwe]

That is disgraceful!! Some people have no shame not to mention respect.

Such people are pathetic and sad, no respect or shame at all. I know from other cases that one day after a veteran died, people came at the door and said: "he promised me this or that"... Sad!

Can anyone confirm that Rudolf von Ribbentrop is still alive and whether he is good of health?

[Nidhøggr]

Can anyone confirm that Rudolf von Ribbentrop is still alive and whether he is good of health?

Mr. von Ribbentrop is still alive. As far as I know he is in a good health.

[tgn]

agreed

They're all VERY old and are tired of the same questions, and especially pests wanting their items, etc

All are aware how collectors swarm on families after they die, thefts, and other garbage. Funeral ribbons are stolen from graves the day of the funeral, saw at least 2 here for sale over the years. Dirt bags.

I've known hundreds of SS KC holders, all of whom considered collectors (other than a personal signed photo) irritating and clueless of actual history knowledge.

Especially the idiots who ask what RZM number their buttons were or similar garbage they couldn't care less about.

Mark, I could not agree with you more. I was once an avid writer for signed photos from RK-traeger. But after having met several of them and talking about the huge volume of autograph requests they received, I decided to quit and let them live in peace. I still collect autographs and signed photos, but just what I can buy from dealers. Besides, most of the recipients are now dead.

Tom

[Mark C. Yerger]

Mark, I could not agree with you more. I was once an avid writer for signed photos from RK-traeger. But after having met several of them and talking about the huge volume of autograph requests they received, I decided to quit and let them live in peace. I still collect autographs and signed photos, but just what I can buy from dealers. Besides, most of the recipients are now dead.

Tom

I never asked for photos, just having questions for my book research. Though all now gone I was close with (all SS) many asked every time we met if I had something to sign. And found many never signed a larger format image (I had made) so sort of had to be instructed where (the border).

Mark

[ardennes1944]

Hi

very bad new.....

Heinrich SÜDEL

¤ 23.04.1920 Wellspang/Schleswig
12.08.2011 Rösrath

RK : 07.04.1945



RIP Herr Südel...

[JulioMoc]

Hi

very bad new.....

Heinrich SÜDEL

¤ 23.04.1920 Wellspang/Schleswig
12.08.2011 Rösrath

RK : 07.04.1945

Oh my God...

I met him twice, had this honor. May God rest his soul.

[Nidhøggr]

Herr Südel was such a nice gentleman. Rest in Peace.

Update, huh?

Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords: - Alphabetical

Waldemar von Gazen (Heer)
Erich Rudorffer (Luftwaffe)

Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves: - Alphabetical

Otto Carius (Heer)
Kurt Dahlmann (Luftwaffe)
Oskar Hubert Dennhardt (Heer)
Martin Drewes (Luftwaffe)
Hermann Greiner (Luftwaffe)
Reinhard Hardegen (Kriegsmarine)
Rolf Hermichen (Luftwaffe)
Albert Kerscher (Heer)
Franz Kieslich (Luftwaffe)
Hans Gunther Lange (Kriegsmarine)
Georg Lassen (Kriegsmarine)
Heinz Rökker (Luftwaffe)
Heinrich Ruhl (Heer)
Walter Schuck (Luftwaffe)
Johann Schwerdfeger (Heer)
Gerhard Simons (Heer)
Georg Störck (Heer)
Paul Zorner (Luftwaffe)

Knight's Cross: - Alphabetical

Friedrich Adrario (Heer)
Heinz Angelmaier (Heer)
Erich Axthammer (Luftwaffe)

Karl-Ludwig Barths (Heer)
Ludwig Bauer (Heer)
Franz Bayer ( Heer)
Artur Becker- Neetz (Heer)
Karl Heinz Becker (Heer)
Dr. Anton Benning (Luftwaffe)
Frhr. Werner von Beschwitz (Heer)
Gunther Bierbrauer (Luftwaffe)
Kurt Bischof (Heer)
Karl Bleckl (Luftwaffe)
Georg Bleher (Heer) (ODR)
Hans Ekkehard Bob (Luftwaffe)
Walter Boehm (Heer)
Joachim Boosfeld (SS)
Georg Bose (Heer)
Gunther Braake (Heer)
Paul Brasack (Kriegsmarine)
Hugo Broch (Luftwaffe)
Friedrich Buck (SS)
Arthur Büssecker (Luftwaffe)

Friedrich Carl (Heer)

Dieter Damerius (Heer)
Erwin Diekwisch (Luftwaffe)
Hans Ditter (Heer)

Alfred Eick (Kriegsmarine)
Hans Elkmeier (Heer)
Karl Heinz Euling (SS)

Walter Fasel (Heer)
Konrad Fechner ( Luftwaffe)
Gerhard Fischer (Heer)
Gerhard Fischer (SS)
Sigfried Freyer (Heer)
Herbert Fries (Luftwaffe)

Franz Gapp (Luftwaffe)
Walther Gerhold (Kriegsmarine)
Siegfried Gerstner (Luftwaffe)
Dieter Glaesche (Heer)
Karl Glaetzer (Heer)
Gunter Glasner (Luftwaffe)

Gunther Halm (Heer)
Josef Hammerschmidt (Heer)
Karl Gunther von Hase (Heer)
Eberhard Heder (SS)
Anton Heinemann ( Luftwaffe)
Hans Joachim Heinrici (Heer)
Othmar Hermes (Heer)
Rolf Hermichen (Luftwaffe)
Justin Hönig (Heer)
Ahrend Höper (Heer)
Willi Hümmerich (Heer)

Siegfried Jamrowski (Luftwaffe)
Helmut Jeserer (Heer)

Karl Kainz (Heer)
Soren Kam (SS)
August Kaminski (Heer)
Hans Klaus (Luftwaffe)
Paul Georg Kleffel (Heer)
Helmut Klemann ( Heer )
Peter Kox (Heer)
Gerhard Krems (Luftwaffe)
Erwin Kressmann (Heer)
Heinz Krettek (Heer)
Theo Kroj (Heer)
Hans Krohn ( Luftwaffe)
Wilhelm Kröhne (Heer)
Prof. Dr. Fritz Krück (Heer)
Hermann Kunz (Heer)

Karl-Ernst Laage (Heer)
Ludwig Lang (Heer)
Fritz Langanke (SS)
Günther Lange (SS)
Johannes Lawrenz (Heer)
Wilhelm Lehner (Heer)
Helmut von Leipzig (Heer)
Karl Wilhelm Lindemann (Heer)
Helmut Lutze (Heer)

Hermann Mangels (Heer)
Siegmund Matheja (Heer)
Julius Meimberg (Luftwaffe)
Ludwig Meister (Luftwaffe)
Günter Meyer ( Heer)
Rudolf Munser (Heer)

Lorenz Neumayr (Heer)
Hans Joachim Nitsch (Heer)
Wilhelm Noller (Luftwaffe)
Harald Nugiseks (SS)

Dieter Oster (Luftwaffe)

Rudolf Peter (Heer)
Georg Peschel ( Heer)
Josef Preis ( Heer)
Heinz Probst (Luftwaffe)
Frhr. Robert von Prochazka (Heer)
Erwin Prössl (Luftwaffe)

Alexander Raab (Luftwaffe)
Karl Rademacher (Heer)
Heinz Rafoth (Heer)
Dr. Alfred Regeniter (Heer)
Max Heimo Rehbein (Heer)
Heinz Remmert (Heer)
Willi Reschke (Luftwaffe)
Rudolf von Ribbentrop (SS)
Klaus Ritter (Heer)
Josef Rollecke (SS)
Heinz Rothardt (Heer)

Kurt Sametreiter (SS)
Oskar Schafer (SS)
Heinrich Scharff (Heer)
Hermann Schleinhege (Luftwaffe)
Erich Schlemminger (Heer)
Bruno Schmelzinger (Heer)
Alois Schnaubelt (SS)
Karl Heinz Schnell (Luftwaffe)
Herbert Schneider (Luftwaffe)
Paul Schneider ( Heer)
Gunther Seeger (Luftwaffe)
Fritz Seyffardt (Luftwaffe)
Heinrich Sonne (SS)
Dr. Hubert Spadiut (Luftwaffe)
Paul Heinrich Stoll (Heer)
Hans Hermann Sturm (Heer)

Heinrich Timpe (Heer)
Willy Tscherning (Luftwaffe)

Fritz Vehse (Heer)
Viktor Vitali (Luftwaffe)

Günter Wanhofer (SS)
Franz Weber (Heer)
Anton Wehinger (Heer)
Hermann Wehking (Heer)
Karl-Heinz Wiebe (Kriegsmarine)
Helmut Wieselhuber (Heer)
Heinz Wilde (Heer)
Dietrich Witzel-Kirn (Heer)
Achim Wunderlich (Heer)

Max Zastrow (Heer)
Dr. Gerhard Zoppoth (Heer)

[mdj]

Oh nooooo.....Suedel was always so friendly.
Ehre seinem andenken....

Martin

[D. Löwenhamn]

Has anyone here had contact with Wieselhuber?

[ardennes1944]

Hi

if Wieselhuber is still alive,he now refuses to talk about this period of his life.

My last contact with him is in 2008

Phil.

[JulioMoc]

In april 45 Südel was posted as observer to the headquarters of I./KG 55. Does anyone knows details of his RK action?