Oskar Klingelhöfer

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2 weeks ago I won the "Klingelhöfer-lot" that was sold by the family through a small local auction house:
http://www.neumanns-auktionen.de/auk...ikel/4676.html

Oskar Klingelhöfer was a former infanterie officer of the "Totenkopfdivision" who was transfered to SS Panzerregiment 1 in oktober 1944. He led the 7. companie of SS Panzerregiment 1 (Kampfgruppe Peiper) that became infamous by the "malmedy case".

I show that convolut because I want to obtain as much as possible informations about him.

I already know:

Klingelhöfer, Oskar
Born: 15.08.1917 in Gießen
SS-Nr.: 274 844
SS-Hstuf.: 20.04.1944

12./T.I.R.1: 02.1942
SS-Pz.Gren.Ausb.u.Ers.Btl.3: 04.1944, Führer 1. Kp
Chef,7./Pz.Rgt.1: 10.1944

The major item of that convolut is his (stripped) tunic - already with panzer insignia:

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in his photoalbum are a lot of pics where he is wearing that tunic - unfortunately still with Totenkopf insignia (you can clearly see that these boards are not the first ones on that tunic):

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the only portrait in panzer uniform:

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his wedding pic:

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another portrait in a different uniform. Why does he wear two skulls at that tunic?

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K. in the field. Does anyone recognize persons on the following pics?

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It seemed that he liked dogs:

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these are the only images as a "tanker" in 1944 or 45:

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unfortunatel only very few documents have survived:

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the next documents concern the malmedy case. He was initially sentenced to death - later reduced to 20 years in prison and finally released on parole:

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in the malmedy process he was accused nb. 35. I have found the following pics in the www: