Ritterkreuz & Ehrenpokal

[taube]

hello,

i have two photos that need to be identified.

#1
an unknown ritterkreuz-träger of the gebirgstruppe.
rank of a general?
also carrying deutsches kreuz.
http://www.s-pol.de/wk/rk_unbek.jpg

#2
according to reverse notice:
"ltn. bauer receives the ehrenpokal from gfm kesselring / february 1941"
what ltn. bauer of the luftwaffe could it be?
http://www.s-pol.de/wk/bauer_ausschnitt.jpg

many thanks for your suggestions in advance!
taube.

[Elwyn]

Number 1 was Gen Robert Martinek. He commanded 7 Geb Div at one point.

Cheers
Elwyn

[taube]

brilliant, elwyn!
thanks a lot, i compared pictures elsewhere and agree.

on the second picture:
there should be a book by horst scheibert on the
persons who received the ehrenpokal.

unfortunately, i do not have it.
but maybe someone here?

ltn. bauer receied it in february 1941...?

best regards,
taube.

[JUNGCO]

There are 21 Bauers listed in Scheibert's book. Only two are Leutnants and the earliest was awarded on 08.12.41. The earliest issued to a Bauer was 07.10.41.
Jeff

[Ian Jewison]

February 1941 is pre Ehrenliste date so all those after September 1941 are only listed....the Ehrenpokal was awarded from 1940 sometime...forget the date but I have posted it on the forum before regarding Ehrenliste.

If he won the German Cross then this could be him.

Leutnant Herbert Bauer, I./Stuka-Geschwader 2
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold 27.03.1942

/Ian

[Ian Jewison]

Or even Ritterkreuzträger....these would be easily checked in Obermaier's books!

Oberleutnant Viktor Bauer, 9./Jagd-Geschwader 3
Ritterkreuz 30.07.1941

Oberleutnant Herbert Bauer, 3./Stuka-Geschwader 2
Ritterkreuz 31.12.1943


/Ian

[taube]

there is a recommendable site on the aces of the luftwaffe.
http://www.luftwaffe.cz

there i found this pic of a franz bauer.
http://www.s-pol.de/wk/bauer.htm

what do you think, is it the man on the photo?

best regards,
taube

[Ian Jewison]

Or even Ritterkreuzträger....these would be easily checked in Obermaier's books!

Oberleutnant Viktor Bauer, 9./Jagd-Geschwader 3
Ritterkreuz 30.07.1941

Oberleutnant Herbert Bauer, 3./Stuka-Geschwader 2
Ritterkreuz 31.12.1943


/Ian

It is neither of them..........

[Larry deZeng]

There is a photo of Herbert Bauer in Brütting's Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939-1945 on page 147 that sure does bear strong similarities to the photo provided by Herr Taube.

BAUER, Herbert. (DOB: 16.04.19 in Innsbruck). (RE, DKG). 08.12.41 Lt., awarded Ehrenpokal. 27.03.42 Lt., awarded DKG, I./St.G. 2. 06.43 Oblt., appt Staka 3./St.G. 2. 31.12.43 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 3./St.G 2. 01.05.44 promo to Hptm. 03.05.44 reached 1,000 operational sorties. 15.06.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./SG 103 (to 07.11.44). 30.09.44 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr. I./St.G. 2. . 07.11.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./SG 2 (to 08.05.45). 01.03.45 promo to Maj. Hospitalized near end of war. Flew over 1,300 combat missions during the war, the second highest number by a Stuka pilot. Moved to Argentina after the war and worked as a salesman. †24.03.97.

--BHS1956