Ritterkreuz and other awards in use after 1945

[Douglas Jr.]

Hi folks,

I just like to see any pictures of the Rk and other awards being used after 1945. I hardly have seen Bundeswehr soldiers using their de-nazified awards in 50´s, 60´s and 70´s or even in veteran´s meetings.

But, a couple of month or so ago I saw a picture of a LW veteran in Malta (here in this forum), wearing his RK, and it looks so great that I wonder if there is any others around here...

If you have them, please post them to see the old fighters proudly wear them!!

Regards,

Douglas.

[Tyler Ramsey]

Here is one, I think I might have gotten it off of this forum to.

[Samba66]

Hi!

This is RK-träger Hans Sturm and his wife Hilde, Köln 1958 at the OdR year meeting. Hilde passed away some years ago.



Regards
Paal

[Simon O.]

Although i cannot post the pictures as they are not mine to post, i do have copies of some photos taken during the summer of 1945 in North Norway showing men of the 6 Geb.Div. still wearing their decorations yet minus breast eagle and headgear eagle (i.e de-nazified) unfortunately the photos are not clear enough to tell whether the offending swastikas had been removed from the decorations too but i would think it was highly likely.


regards

Simon

[Kai-Steffen M.]

Tyler- do have any idea who the Bundeswehr Oberleutnant in your picture is?

Gruß,
KSM

[Tyler Ramsey]

Yes, he is Helmut Hohno

[Tyler Ramsey]

Sorry forgot the photo of him......

[jacques]

Hi
I'm pleased to see that you appreciate the Höhnos pics.
Here is a known and controversial one.
Will FEY

jacques

[jacques]

this one is interesting too

[Gene]

I quote Mr. Roark (Ricardo Montalban) from "Fantasy Island": Smiles everyone. Smiles!

[Tyler Ramsey]

Execellent photos jacques!!!!

[Rich G]

Heck, can anyone name all these ritterkreuz tragers?

Does anyone know if Anton Kreuzberg is among them??

Rich

[Dave Danner]

Here are a few more examples in Bundeswehr uniform. These are not my pictures but are courtesy of "Die Ritterkreuzträger in der Bundeswehr", published by the folks at the late lamented www.das-ritterkreuz.de .

First, GenMaj. Werner Ebeling, commanding general of the 11th Panzergrenadier-Division from 1968-70:

[Dave Danner]

GenLt. Gerhard Matzky, who won the RK as commanding general of the 21. Infanteriedivision in April 1944. He was the first Inspekteur of the Bundesgrenzschütz (1951-56) and commanding general of I Korps in Münster (1956-60):

[Dave Danner]

Oberstleutnant Friedrich August von Michael, commander of PzGren-Btl. 73 from 1966-68 and instructor in the staff officer's course in Hamburg from 1968-73: