Hello friends,
A fellow member of this forum told me to post this here. Nothing special on the first look, but it is THE KVK, that my mother won for an act of bravery in Kiel, where she managed the communications of the flak-units, which defended the harbour of Kiel. When Kiel was bombed, one of the main targets were of course the flak and communication... My Mother was the only one, who remained on her place and went on with her job.(She was afraid to go in the bunker) When the attack was over, she left the little house, in which the com-central was, and saw, that everything around this house was totally bombed out. Only this little house was in perfect shape. Later she got her KVK in Front of her complete unit and of course, she was very proud.
And i also am very proud of her, she is a great woman, who had to manage a lot of tragedies in her life. She had 7 Children, 2 died. She lost her first fiance in the war, when his flak-batterie was hitten. After the war, she helped to build Germany up again as a "Trümmerfrau". Unfortunately her later husband was an alcoholic and caused a lot more trouble in her life. And so on... But she NEVER gave up. Now she is 78 and she is fit like a young one. She is everybodys grandma. A few of my friends do love her more than their own parents.
And it is a thrill to own her medal now. It was found long after the fall of the wall in the house of her sister in Rostock. It was in a paper bag and hidden in a secret place. It looks like it came yesterday from the jeweller. My mother said, a comrad took it for her to the jeweller and presented it to her later.
After the war was over, she had to flew from her Home in Güstrow bei Rostock because the russians were on the way. My aunt had some very special experiences with them, which were unbelievable. It was that aunt, in which home this cross was hidden.
As my mom is 78 now, she doesnt remember very much of that time. Of course, she wanted to forget that all. It would be great for me to know a bit more about several things, so i want to ask you all, if anyone of you can tell me:
1. Which forces fought between 1941-1945 in the defence of the Kiel harbour.
2. When was Kiel bombed?
Btw, it is the nicest KVK, i ever owned/saw. Beside the fact, it was my mothers.
Here it is:
Thank you in advance
Gerd Becker
A fellow member of this forum told me to post this here. Nothing special on the first look, but it is THE KVK, that my mother won for an act of bravery in Kiel, where she managed the communications of the flak-units, which defended the harbour of Kiel. When Kiel was bombed, one of the main targets were of course the flak and communication... My Mother was the only one, who remained on her place and went on with her job.(She was afraid to go in the bunker) When the attack was over, she left the little house, in which the com-central was, and saw, that everything around this house was totally bombed out. Only this little house was in perfect shape. Later she got her KVK in Front of her complete unit and of course, she was very proud.
And i also am very proud of her, she is a great woman, who had to manage a lot of tragedies in her life. She had 7 Children, 2 died. She lost her first fiance in the war, when his flak-batterie was hitten. After the war, she helped to build Germany up again as a "Trümmerfrau". Unfortunately her later husband was an alcoholic and caused a lot more trouble in her life. And so on... But she NEVER gave up. Now she is 78 and she is fit like a young one. She is everybodys grandma. A few of my friends do love her more than their own parents.
And it is a thrill to own her medal now. It was found long after the fall of the wall in the house of her sister in Rostock. It was in a paper bag and hidden in a secret place. It looks like it came yesterday from the jeweller. My mother said, a comrad took it for her to the jeweller and presented it to her later.
After the war was over, she had to flew from her Home in Güstrow bei Rostock because the russians were on the way. My aunt had some very special experiences with them, which were unbelievable. It was that aunt, in which home this cross was hidden.
As my mom is 78 now, she doesnt remember very much of that time. Of course, she wanted to forget that all. It would be great for me to know a bit more about several things, so i want to ask you all, if anyone of you can tell me:
1. Which forces fought between 1941-1945 in the defence of the Kiel harbour.
2. When was Kiel bombed?
Btw, it is the nicest KVK, i ever owned/saw. Beside the fact, it was my mothers.
Here it is:
Thank you in advance
Gerd Becker
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