Most Decorated NSKK Member?:

[stonemint]

The award has to go to Hermann Esser--he puts those postwar Soviet Generals to shame:

[ETN]

Holy cow, he was one busy guy!

[Guymauve]

Hi Stonemint
are you sure Hermann Esser was nskk member?
I have found him on Axis History Forum, he was nsfk-Gruf. and your pic shows a nsfk uniform.
The insignia worn on the left arm is for a Freikorps unit (lions head), not a nskk drivers badge.

The most complete I have found on Esser, in german; french and english are to short
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Esser
Cheers

[g43cart]

Looks like hes got a 1st model luft dagger hanging to the left side.

[Br. James]

Hermann Esser held the rank of NSFK-Gruppenführer and the badge he wears on his lower left sleeve is the Freikorps Epp Raute. But Stonemint is certainly right that Esser out-does many a Soviet general or war hero!

Br. James

[wewelsburg]

Im guessing its not a Luft dagger but the early DLV long dagger which was like the Luft dagger almost exactly except for length.Not the NSFK/DLV knife,but the early DLV.Or could be an honorary Luft gift dagger.

[stonemint]

Hermann Esser held the rank of NSFK-Gruppenführer and the badge he wears on his lower left sleeve is the Freikorps Epp Raute. But Stonemint is certainly right that Esser out-does many a Soviet general or war hero!

Br. James

My bad--you guys have sharper eyes than mine!

[stonemint]

More medals, but there was always something garish and kitschy about the Soviet post-war parade uniforms:

[g43cart]

wewelburg-that could be,good point about the dagger.

[stonemint]

Although not a party uniform, Edmund Glaise v. Horstenau has to have set some sort of record for the most awards worn in a TR pic:

[ErichS]

The award has to go to Hermann Esser--he puts those postwar Soviet Generals to shame:

Being a Political guy, Esser has it all!

[Richard]

I guess you could never bend over carefully enough to avoid getting impaled by your awards.
Richard V

[Br. James]

Looks like General von Horstenau was trying to put the Reichsmarschall to shame -- which was always hard to do!!

Br. James

[LuftMike]

I suppose to go back to the thread's topic, Ritter von Epp would take first place then?

[Mike H]

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Great photos and a great thread ....

I used to own this Luftwaffe General's uniform -- it had more loops on it than I have ever seen on a TR uniform. I don't think he has these other guys beat but it was pretty impressive.

Mike