knights cross and master tank killer as Gefreiter with 19 - studiophoto Ultra RARE !!

[frankandfrank]

knights cross winner: Hans - tank killer with 19 years.

Very fine original studiophoto from summer 1944! Very rare!

Hans get the knights cross as Gefreiter ! There was only 1 Jäger who get the knights cross as Gefreiter! Hard fighter on the front!

[frankandfrank]

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[Anil]

Excellent picture. Thank you very much

[Douglas Jr.]

Outstanding picture!
Thanks a lot for sharing!
Douglas

[frankandfrank]

Other great photo !

His family: father,mother and 3 sisters!

[frankandfrank]

Outstanding photo with girls!

One of my favorite photo! Look at the laughing faces! And this in the late Summer 1944 ! Very fine art photo!

[frankandfrank]

General

Here he get the knights cross from General Lt. Gustav Heisterman v. Ziehlberg in August 1944 as MG-Schütze in the 5./Jäg.Rgt 49

[frankandfrank]

other great Studiophoto !!

Top Studiophoto :

[Anil]

Jager Hans Siegler's RK ceremony was presented to the German public in Deutsche Wochenschau. I don't remember date and wochenschau number. In the film sequence he not only receives a Knight's cross but also a little piglet.





Another photo of Siegler
EK-I is pinned unusually high position on his chest.

[WEISNER]

Excellent photo lot! thanks for sharing. Notice how the TDB's are attached to His sleeve, interesting!
I have also seen the Newsreel of His award ceramony on You Tube, try searchning His name or Knights Cross?
Kevin

[Steve Campbell]

Wow! What a great group of photos.

[Steve P]

Awesome pics...great to see them, thank you!

[harmel]

kc holder

Very nice thanks for posting
The General is Gustav Heistermann von Ziehlberg.
Harmel

[Panzer Rob]

One of my favorite photo! Look at the laughing faces! And this in the late Summer 1944 !

Yeah, it's amazing what a little (or a lot) of beer can do to liven ones spirits


Seriously though, beautiful photos... Notice he's not even been awarded a assault badge yet! The RK and TDBs must have all been awarded for one extremely heroic action. As has already been mentioned, it's very interesting to see how the TDBs have been attached - a bit more sloppy than I would have expected to see, with one partially covering the Jäger patch, even in the first studio portrait where the strips have been permanently attached. I love the shot of him being awarded the RK - just awesome You can see that the TDBs also appear to have just been awarded as they look pinned in place.

Do you have any more info on Siegler? I.e. what action(s) he was awarded the RK for? I'd love to hear more about his story. Do you know if any of his other effects managed to survive the tests of time? Did he survive the war?

Once again, great photos! Thanks for sharing them with us.

Rob

[frankandfrank]

His Iron Cross - EK 2. The last thing of his estate! Stamped - 76 -