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Hello,
According to Manfred Dörr's book about the Knight's Cross holders of the Kriegsmarine, Hans Michahelles was awarded the Bulgarian Order of Saint Alexander 5th Class (Knight's Cross) with Swords on Ring on 20 April 1942 (see the photo below).
I find this highly unlikely because on the date when he was awarded this order (20 April 1942), Michahelles' rank was already Kapitän zur See (Captain), too high a rank to be awarded the 5th class (Knight's Cross).
Am I right to assume it's highly unlikely someone of his rank would've been awarded the Knight's Cross class?
Seeing as he was also awarded the Bulgarian Order of Military Merit 3rd Class (Commander's Cross) with War Decoration, I assume the class of his Order of Saint Alexander should also be the Commander's Cross.
Can anyone with access to Bulgarian sources perhaps check the class of the Order of Saint Alexander that Michahelles was awarded?
I would be very grateful for any help in this matter.
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1 hour ago, Kriegsmarine Admiral said:
Can anyone see this post?
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13 minutes ago, JohanH said:
Yes. That is the correct date, April 15th 1944.
Thanks.
13 minutes ago, JohanH said:BTW, there will be published a book about Finnish awards to Germans in 1941-1944. But it will probably not be finished until next year.
Great news!
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Hello,
Is 15 April 1944 the correct award date for Werner Stichling's Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords?
Because his Personalakte has the award date 19 May 1944. This could be the German approval date.
Thanks!
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16 minutes ago, JohanH said:
1st class on 1940-04-09
Thank you Johan!
The date for the 1st class is 9 April 1940, correct?
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Hello Johan,
Back in 2022 you said that Werner Steffan was awarded the Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Royal Swedish Order of the Sword on 30 October 1936.
However, his Personalakte reveals different information (please see the document below) :
- Commander's Cross 2nd Class of the Royal Swedish Order of the Sword on 25 November 1936 (this date should be the German approval date)
- Star to the Commander's Cross of the Royal Swedish Order of the Sword (i.e. the Commander's Cross 1st Class) sometime in 1939 or 1940.
Could you please double check the award rolls and see if Steffan was actually awarded the 2nd Class on 30 October 1936 and then the 1st Class sometime in 1939 or 1940?
Thanks!
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Parade on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, Kiel, 31 May 1933.
From left to right in the front row:
- Kapitän zur See Ludwig von Schröder, Commandant of Kiel and Port-Captain of Kiel (29 September 1932-31 December 1934) and at the same time Naval-Commissioner for the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Channel (29 September 1932-30 September 1934)
- Konteradmiral Hans Kolbe, Commander of Reconnaissance Forces (01 October 1932-24 September 1934)
- Vizeadmiral Conrad Albrecht, Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 October 1932-03 July 1935)0 -
On 29/02/2024 at 02:02, steveBobby said:
If the photo was taken in Plovdiv, then maybe the real colonel in the photo is not either of the two candidates I thought. I will continue to look for possible candidates.
I agree he is Todor Dimitrov Haidukov actually.
Look at the photo comparison. They are the same person.
Do you have more information about his career perhaps?
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Thank you Egorka and Graf!
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Group photo of the Staff of the Inspection of Education of the Navy (Inspektion des Bildungswesens der Marine) taken in Kiel, 1943/1944.
1: Konteradmiral Bernhard Rogge, Inspector of Education of the Navy (01 March 1943-19 September 1944)
2: Kapitän zur See Gottfried Pönitz, Chief of Staff of the Inspection of Education of the Navy (01 March 1943-22 July 1945)
3: Flottenarzt Dr.med. Fritz Kanzler, Inspection-Medic with the Inspection of Education of the Navy (22 September 1943-12 May 1945)1 -
3 hours ago, El Ninja said:
Second document is for the Order for military merit, it does not state the class, as far as I can see.
The award date is 26.June 1938.
First document is for some memorial medal, I can not decipher which one.
Thank you.
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On 04/03/2024 at 13:17, Kriegsmarine Admiral said:
What is the class of the order in question and also the award date?
I found out the answer.
The class is Grand Commander.
The award date is 30 June 1935.
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Does anyone know which is the correct award date for Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Rhein's Ritterkreuz des Königlich Preußischen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 02.11.1918 or 20.11.1918?
Thanks!
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Hello Antonio,
I managed to find the award documents of Wilhelm Canaris on the Bundesarchiv website.
According to these documents, he was indeed awarded the Spanish Order of Naval Merit 3rd Class with White Decoration on 16 May 1927 and the Spanish Order of Naval Merit 2nd Class with White Decoration on 16 November 1928.
The first document gives his rank as "Capitan de Navio" (Kapitän zur See in German), but in 1927 his rank was "Capitan de Corbeta" (Korvettenkapitän in German).
The second document gives the correct rank of "Capitan de Corbeta" and the appropriate class for his rank (Cross 2nd Class).
How is it possible he was first awarded the 3rd Class in 1927 and then the 2nd Class in 1928?
The 3rd Class is higher than the 2nd Class. Shouldn't it have been the other way around?
As far as I understand the classes for this order were always the same.
Is it possible the Spanish made a mistake?
It's also interesting that the German approval date for both classes (3rd and 2nd) was on 28 March 1934, when Canaris' rank was Kapitän zur See.
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3 minutes ago, FRE_A_K said:
Class and award date are correct. Kapitän zur See.
Thank you!
3 minutes ago, FRE_A_K said:I try to answer your question you tomorrow. I've been busy.
No problem, there is no hurry.
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For Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer I have the following:
- Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords (11 June 1942)
Can you perhaps confirm the class, additions (Oak Leaves and Swords) and the award date?
Thanks!
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Bulgarian Order of Saint Alexander awarded to Hans Michahelles
in Central & Eastern European States
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Thank you.