Hi all,
I was wondering if there is any chance of getting something together in the way of a listing of names for the Luftwaffe Honor Goblet.
I have heard that there is no full listing available, but there are some books that name some of the recipients, perhaps we could get a list going on the forum here, and have it pinned if it is perhaps a reasonable idea...
This was printed up on the Axis History Forum, and may assist ...
Bob
I was wondering if there is any chance of getting something together in the way of a listing of names for the Luftwaffe Honor Goblet.
I have heard that there is no full listing available, but there are some books that name some of the recipients, perhaps we could get a list going on the forum here, and have it pinned if it is perhaps a reasonable idea...
This was printed up on the Axis History Forum, and may assist ...
<CITE>Lorenz wrote:</CITE>
The Ehrenpokal was generally reserved for the lower ranks. It is rather unusual to find a Major with one, and the number of Hauptleute who held that rank at the time of the award are far and few between, too. Of the 10,375 Ehrenpokal awards made by the Luftwaffe, 99.3% went to Oberleutnante and below. Right from its inception, it was designed to fill the award gap below the DKiG so air crew Borkfunker, Bordmechaniker, Bordschütze, Bordwart as well as the lower ranking Flugzeugführer and Beobachter could be rewarded for outstanding performance or accomplishment. Only about 10% or less of the DKiG and RK holders seem to have also had the Ehrenpokal. It was never awarded to someone who already had the DKiG and/or the RK.
--Lorenz
Best wishesThe Ehrenpokal was generally reserved for the lower ranks. It is rather unusual to find a Major with one, and the number of Hauptleute who held that rank at the time of the award are far and few between, too. Of the 10,375 Ehrenpokal awards made by the Luftwaffe, 99.3% went to Oberleutnante and below. Right from its inception, it was designed to fill the award gap below the DKiG so air crew Borkfunker, Bordmechaniker, Bordschütze, Bordwart as well as the lower ranking Flugzeugführer and Beobachter could be rewarded for outstanding performance or accomplishment. Only about 10% or less of the DKiG and RK holders seem to have also had the Ehrenpokal. It was never awarded to someone who already had the DKiG and/or the RK.
--Lorenz
Bob
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