unknown Para KC-holder

[weinsoldner]

I know Gilles showed this photo before and nobody was able to identify him.
But I want to try again. It can't be that hard?? since the number of KC's awarded wasn't that big.

Peter

[Rich G]

I can't tell for sure what rank he holds in the picture. It looks like oberfeldwebel. Can you confirm?


Rich

[weinsoldner]

Rich,

It's a feldwebel actualy. The only para's awarded a knightscross as a feldwebel are, to my knowledge;

Helmut Arpke
Rudolf Donth
Helmut Goertz
Wilhelm Kempke
Erich Schuster
Walter Werner
Karl Wittig


regards,

Peter

I can't tell for sure what rank he holds in the picture. It looks like oberfeldwebel. Can you confirm?


Rich

[Rich G]

Peter

I have these men listed

Arpke, Hellmut Feldwebel Fallsch.Jäg.Sturm.Abt. "Koch" 13. Mai 1940
Donth, Rudolf Feldwebel 6./Fallsch.J.Rgt. 4 4. Juni 1944
Görtz, Hellmut Feldwebel 3./Fallsch.J.Rgt. 1 24. Mai 1940
Kempke, Wilhelm Feldwebel 1./Fallsch.J.Sturm-Rgt. 21. August 1941
Kulp, Karl Feldwebel 13. / Fallsch.Pz.Gren.Rgt. 4 5. September 1944
Sassen, Bruno Feldwebel 10./Fallsch.J.Rgt. 3 22. Februar 1942
Schuster, Erich Feldwebel 3./Fallsch.J.Sturm-Rgt. 21. August 1941
Werner, Walter Feldwebel 1./Fallsch.P1.Btl. 1 9. Juni 1944
Wittig, Hans-Karl Feldwebel 11./Fallsch.J.Rgt. 1 5. Februar 1944

He may have won it at a lower rank and been promoted at the same time or before bestowal

[Rich G]

Might be useful to look at these men too:


Grunhold, Werner Unteroffizier 3./Fallsch.Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 "HG" 30. November 1944
Kalow, Siegfried Unteroffizier 10./Fallsch. Pz. Gren. Rgt. 2 29. Oktober 1944
Köppen, Eckhardt Unteroffizier 1./Fallsch.Pz.P1.Btl. 2 "HG" 15. März 1945
Koepsell, Herbert Unteroffizier 1. / Fallsch.Pz.P1.Btl. 2 "HG" 7. Februar 1944
Probst, Heinz Unteroffizier Fallsch.Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1 "HG" 26. März 1945

Rich