Show us your favourite Ritterkreuz photo

[W Petz]

Douglas,

I do believe you are right...that is Eric Rudorffer!! Thanks alot! Here is a pic and a bio on his career. - Bill

[Gareth Collins]

Regarding the unidentified General by the palm trees, I believe it is Generalmajor Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff as seen below



To explain the palm trees, he was in command of Division Nr. 465 from 1942-1944 which was formed & based in Epinal for the majority of it's existance which is in the south of France, a place certainly not devoid of the odd Palm tree or two

Regards
Gareth

[Douglas Jr.]

Douglas,

I do believe you are right...that is Eric Rudorffer!! Thanks alot! Here is a pic and a bio on his career. - Bill

Bill,

You are welcome! Just keep them coming and then will see what else can we find out!

Happy New Year,

Douglas.

[W Petz]

Douglas,

Thanks for you help again. I will continue to post my remainiing unknown RKT pics and hopefully they can be identified. - Bill

Gareth,

Thank you again for you help and for the additional information on Gen.Maj. Erdmannsdorff - Bill

Here is another Unidentified RKT General.

[W Petz]

and one more unidentified RKT General

[Uli]

and one more unidentified RKT General

Hello ,
#305 left is Georg von Küchler ,Fieldmarschall .
Best Uli

[W Petz]

Uli,

Thank you for your input and identification of GFM Kuechler! does anyone have a clue as to who the other RKT is in #306?

Here are several more unknown RKT's ....next is a unknown RK Pilot with his crew?

[W Petz]

Another RKT having a laugh with a friend

[Todd Gylsen]

Here are a couple I have in the collection of unidentified RK holders.

The first one is an RK holder recieving the Slovakian Bravery Order.

[Todd Gylsen]

And here is a pic of two unidentified RK holders amongst a delegation of Cassino Front fighters in Berlin on 21 March 1944.

[erichcraciun]

Gentlemen:

This is a very useful thread. I have always thought it was terrible that some of these men could not be identified. The word "unbekannt" on a foto or gravestone is so empty...

I have been looking for a foto of Leutnant d. R. Ewald Utta of 5. Gren. Rgt. 945 (357. ID) or Generalmajor Josef Rintelen. (Born: 7.March 1897 in Esch-Elsdorf. Rintelen was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 5.8.40 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./ Infanterie Regiment 478 (258. Infanterie Division) and was the first Ritterkreuzträger of this division. Rintelen died on 14. July 1981.)

Many thanks!

Erich Craciun

[Elwyn]

Erich,

Check out http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtop...light=rintelen

Only thing I have ever seen of Josef Rintelen.

Cheers
Elwyn

[Elwyn]

If #310 showed veterans from the Cassino Front, then as I had suggested before, the RKT on the right would almost certainly be Obst Heinrich Baron von Behr, Commander of PzGrRgt 200, 90 PzGr Div. This division fought in Cassino in early 44 and von Behr got his RK 23.02.44

Cheers
Elwyn

[W Petz]

Hmmm too quiet here. I need to liven it up! Here is another unknown RKT with a group of Officers around him.

[W Petz]

Here is a group shot of LWFD soldiers and HJ Flak helfers along with a unknown LWFD RKT wearing a single TDS on his right sleeve. Bill