Panzerknacker- knights cross winner! Who is this? Monster Killer !!

[frankandfrank]

One of the best tankkiller - Panzerknacker - worldwide!
But who he is? knights cross , german cross in gold, minimum 5 tank destructions badge. The photo must taken in russia!

No Kiesgen! Who is this young officier? thanks for help.ralf

[JWL]

Looks he is an eichenlaubträger. Couldn't be that hard to identify now..

MvG,

[Huntzman]

Holy Crap, nice photo.......................

Looks like Michael Pössinger.

Imagine the stories that man could tell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[frankandfrank]

I found the name!

The most highest decoreted knights cross winner !

Herman Gustav Jochims



Anerkennungsurkunde (Document Army Honour Roll Clasp) 18.04.42

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
(German Cross in Gold) 03.06.43

Ehrenblattspange (Honour Roll Clasp) 27.05.44

Ritterkreuz (knights cross ) 19.09.43

Nahkampfspange in Gold (CCC in Gold) 1944

6 Panzervernichtungsabzeichen (6 tank destructions badges )

15 times wounded!

Killing in GreatBerlin 28.04.45 !

Age: 36 when killing !

I will put the complete photo in the e-stand!

[Mogdala]

Could you provide a clear scan of the backside? To me it´s a well known photo of Hermann Jochims printed on postwar paper.

[Huntzman]

Of course I could be wrong, but the officer in the photo looks like he has the Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross.....

[byterock]

I think this may be KONOPKA, Gerhard from the GD??

here is his bio in German only unfortunetly
http://waffenhq.de/biographien/biographien/konopka.html

[frankandfrank]

backside of the photo: AGFA-Brovira !

[Alanmccoubrey]

Here is some information on Jochims.

http://www.panzer-archiv.de/content/personen.php?id=9

[Wijtman01]

Here is some information on Jochims.

http://www.panzer-archiv.de/content/personen.php?id=9

if you put bio picture next to the one thats posted its 100% jochims

such a brave man this must have been, to bad he got killed at the very end

[byterock]

Yep you are right. I stand corrected (as usual)