Recognize this rk-winner, ship etc on private photos?

[Laurence Strong]

Hi Simon

On the ship picture, Why the Tripitz and not the Bismark? After looking a little closer, I assume because of the directors shown on the photo?

[Simon O.]

I'm really going on the camouflage scheme to ID the ship. Bismarck had a very distinctive pattern during her short life, the only time she had all grey at sea was during her fitting out trials in 1940. However she had a grey funnel tip then and Tirpitz had black.

[V. J. Kursietis]

Hi!


Unfortunately, our mystery man is not Franz Boehme either. Boehme entered the Wehrmacht from the Austrian Army already as a Generalmajor. I also agree that it isn't Schörner, but I can't offer a viable alternative.

Regards,

VJK

[Denis]

Hello guys
Regarding the 2 first photos, I am not sure that the unknown RKT on the 1st one and the officer (seemingly a general) on the second one are the same person.
If so, I would say that the second one is very close to Franz Böhme (or maybe ritter von Hengl in a lesser extent).
Regards
Denis

[Laurence Strong]

Yes it's not Schorner, I will concede that, and Thanks, Simon, for the answer, I could not see much in the paint, and do not know much about their respectiive paint histories I was looking for differences in the silouete

[Simon O.]

FYI Laurence, here's the website on the Bismarck class of an aquaintance of mine. Some very nice colour photos on there too.


http://www.bismarck-class.dk

[Laurence Strong]

Thanks Simon, now do you have 1 for me on Schorner

[Adem]

Thanks for all the help, it's greatly appreciated. I tried to make better scans of the glasses fellow. The ship, the horseman and the monocle man won't blow up more clearly I think. I was looking throught Speer's book for an unrelated reason and I came a across a pic of Hengl, and was thinking it might be him.

[Simon O.]

Aha, that's better. Well defintely a General der Gebirgstruppe, those litzen really threw me and Laurence was right about the glasses. Hengl or Böhme but which i wouldn't like to say.

http://www.bridgend-powcamp.fsnet.co...%20B%F6hme.htm

[Laurence Strong]

I can live with that, Thanks for another good reaserch link, Simon

[Esteban]

Hi!


Unfortunately, our mystery man is not Franz Boehme either. Boehme entered the Wehrmacht from the Austrian Army already as a Generalmajor. I also agree that it isn't Schörner, but I can't offer a viable alternative.

Regards,

VJK

I think your mistery General is General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger.
Regards.

[harmel]

Rk Winner And Ship Type Etc

Esteban is correct .
Harmel