Forums

• Patron - £25.00/year

See all Subscription Plans

• 
  Austria Kriegs Ehrenkreuz (War Honor Cross) with German Legion of Honor Medal

  By Marcus66 · Posted 3 minutes ago

  Hi All,   I thought I would post two recent acquisitions as they are very unique.    The first is the German Legion on Honor and War Honor Cross bar.   I thought this a very interesting combination as this soldier obviously being Austrian, fought alongside his German allies thus qualifying him for both medals, however, the German Legion of Honor is placed first in precedence.  Aside from this, I find this particular combination very striking to view.               The second is the Austria War Honor Cross with original certificate of issue.  This was purchased by myself directly from the website indicated in another recent post about the War Honor Cross.  Of interest to note is the swords illustrated on the Certificate.  The medal which came with this certificate appears to have its original ribbon however the swords attached are the standard war swords as issued with any Austrian medal entitled to have swords attached.  Looking at the medal bar above, the swords attached to the Honor Cross are the correct swords that correspond to those illustrated in the certificate.  As I can only find very limited information regarding this particular award online, I am reaching out to the community for assistance.  Was this medal issued with both types of swords, or could these be replacement swords attached?  Any information regarding this medal would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks for looking.  Marcus        
• 
  Royal Wedding in 1940's

  By LohengrinBayern · Posted 50 minutes ago

  This is the wedding of Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg Schwerin. It did not take place in 1940, but rather a year later in September 1941. The gentelman that you try to identify is the father of the groom, Prince Albert zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. The SS-officer directly behind the groom is his brother-law, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. I actually own this/the same photo...
• 
  Wünnenberg, Alfred

  By Dave Danner · Posted 9 hours ago

  Wünnenberg, Alfred * 20. Juli 1891 in Saarburg, Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen † 30. Dezember 1963 in Krefeld Highest rank reached: SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS und Polizei Kommandeur des Polizei-Schützen-Regiments 3 Kommandeur der Polizei-Division bzw. SS-Polizei-Division Kommandierender General des IV. SS-Panzerkorps Chef des Hauptamtes der Ordnungspolizei Chef der Deutschen Polizei Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wünnenberg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wünnenberg   Examples from 1928 and 1929:  
• 
  Wenck, Walther

  By Dave Danner · Posted 9 hours ago

  Wenck, Walther * 18. September 1900 in Wittenberg an der Elbe † 1. Mai 1982 bei Ried im Innkreis, Oberösterreich (Autounfall) Highest rank reached: General der Panzertruppe Ia der 1. Panzer-Division Taktiklehrer an die Kriegsakademie Chef des Generalstabes des LVII. Panzerkorps Chef des Generalstabes der Armee-Abteilung Hollidt Chef des Generalstabes der 1. Panzerarmee Chef des Generalstabes der Heeresgruppe Südukraine Chef der Operationsabteilung im OKH Chef des Führungsstabes des OKH stellvertretender Chef des Generalstab des Heeres Oberbefehlshaber der 12. Armee Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (RK) Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (DKiG) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_Wenck https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_Wenck https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/W/WenckWalter.htm   1922 file photo example and a 1928 example.      
• 
  Westphal, Siegfried

  By Dave Danner · Posted 9 hours ago

  Westphal, Siegfried Carl Theodor * 18. März 1902 in Leipzig, Königreich Sachsen † 2. Juli 1982 in Celle Highest rank reached: General der Kavallerie Ia der 58. Infanterie-Division Ia des XXVI. Armeekorps bei der Deutsch-Französischen Waffenstillstandkommission Ia der Deutsch-Italienischen Panzerarmee m.d.W.d.G. des Chefs des Generalstabes der Deutsch-Italienischen Panzerarmee beauftragt m.d.F. der 164. leichten Afrika-Division beauftragt Chef des Generalstabes beim Oberbefehlshaber Süd Chef des Generalstabes beim Oberbefehlshaber Südwest Chef des Generalstabes beim Oberbefehlshaber West Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (RK) Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (DKiG) Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern (GrBVKSt) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Westphal https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Westphal https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/W/WestphalSiegfried.htm