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[Mark C. Yerger]

Hi,
Glagow never commanded Tiger #132. The background info about the high number of shooting rings:
The commander SS-Oscha. Walter Knecht was in the autumn of 1943 the commander of the "S22" of schw.Kp./SS-Pz.Rgt.2! He had by this time probably the best shooter of the indicative Kp. in his crew, including Uscha. Kaempf! The high number of shooting rings are the result of the successes of his battle-wagon and its directional shooters!
Here in this photo the shooter is SS-Rttf. Wüster! The rest of the crew is still unknown yet.
The photo was taken before the action at the invasion front was starting. The kill rings were banned during the operation.

SS-Uscha. Glagow was in 1944 II.Zug Pz.Kdt. ( "122" & "124"). So a friend of mine. Now the photo is in a good hand

Intersting updated information, name I have is from Wolfgang Schneider who wrote "Das Reich Tigers, The Tigers of the 8./SS-Panzer Pegiment 2 "Das Reich," schwere SS-Panzer Abteilung 102, and schwere SS-Panzer Abteilung 502." The remnants of the Tiger Kompanie attached to Kampfgruppe "Das Reich" were absorbed by the 1.Kompanie of the schwere according to his books. He gives the commander of "122" as Maher and "124" as Kaempf in early June 1944.

[Mark C. Yerger]

post surgery bandaged like a mummy but glad to be home. Replying the PMs here is what was asked about.

1 October 1938 document to an SS man stationed at Dachau, obtained from same source as the Dörner document

[Mark C. Yerger]

Close up requested. Yes, Otto Kumm wore odd tabs for an Obersturmbannführer in Russia during early 1942 when he won the KC

[Mark C. Yerger]

Kumm in one of the few SS/VT officer portraits I have wearing a helmet

[Mark C. Yerger]

Paul-Albert Kausch, commander Pz Abt "Nordland"

[Mark C. Yerger]

Only clear wartime photo I found for Oakleaves winner Karl Kreutz.

[Mark C. Yerger]

Sylvester Stadler getting the Oakleaves from Hitler. Walter Krügrer beside him will receive the same award next. They briefly left the front together for the award presentation.

[Mark C. Yerger]

Full image of this asked for, the Frentz portrait after Stadler got his Oakleaves

[Mark C. Yerger]

Swords winner Otto Baum's tabs have the oversized "2" number removed he'd worn when with the Political Readiness Detachment

[Mark C. Yerger]

I had this portrait of Otto Baum done for volume 1 of "Waffen-SS Commanders." The artist was a high school student and it's a perfect image of him. Baum had the original framed in his home and I made some copies for him to sign in slightly smaller size. On mine he added a lengthy dedication

[Mark C. Yerger]

Several staff officers kept this insert about Paul Hausser's Swords award, they were posted around divisional HQ to announce their former commander's award. Was given one and seemed worth framing.

[Mark C. Yerger]

Oakleaves winner Ernst August Krag

[Mark C. Yerger]

The portrait of Sepp Lainer in crusher cap is my favorite of him

[Mark C. Yerger]

Last one. Rudolf Garscha, German Cross holder with Artillerie Regiment "Das Reich." It's the cover image from volume 1 of "German Cross in Gold Holders of the SS and Police."

[markus]

Panzermeyer

"Panzermeyer" is a must ...