Dave Danner

Speidel, Wilhelm * 8. Juli 1895 in Metzingen † 3. Juni 1970 in Nürtingen Chef des Generalstabes des Luftkreis-Kommandos III Chef des Generalstabes des Luftwaffengruppen-Kommandos 1 Chef des Generalstabes der Luftflotte 1 Chef des Generalstabes der Luftflotte 2 Befehlshaber der deutschen Luftwaffenmission in Rumänien Kommandierenden General und Befehlshaber Südgriechenland Militärbefehlshaber Griechenland Kommandeur des Verbindungsstabes des Oberkommandos der Luftwaffe Südost Kommandierenden General des Feldjäger-Kommandos III bzw. Feldjäger-Korps III Highest rank reached: General der Flieger https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/S/SpeidelWilhelm.htm https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Speidel_(General)

Ritter, Hans * 2. März 1893 in Harburg an der Elbe † 21. Mai 1991 in München 1936 Höherer Kommandeur der Fliegerschulen und der Fliegerersatzabteilungen See 1939 General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine und Befehlshaber der Marinefliegerverbände 1939-1940 zugleich Inspekteur der Seeflieger im Reichsluftfahrtministerium 1944 Führerreserve OKL 1945 entlassen Highest rank reached: General der Flieger https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Ritter_(General) https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/R/RitterHans.htm Two examples from 1938:

One more, from 1941:

File photo and signature:

General der Infanterie Kuno Hans von Both. Generalskartei photo.

One more for the database:

One more example:

*27.10.1883 in Hannover He was an Oberleutnant, then Hauptmann, in Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 35 in World War I. He remained in the Reichsheer and was a Rittmeister in the 2. Reiter-Regiment. He left the Reichsheer in 1925/26 as a Major a.D. I am not sure what he did in the Zwischenzeit, as his Personalakte was not in the National Archives, but he may have been a Landesschutz-Offizier, as he had enough seniority to be reactivated as an Oberstleutnant (E) with an RDA of 1.2.1931 and was promoted to Oberst (E) on 1.3.1937. Since he turned 60 in 1943, he was likely retired on age grounds.

Hans-Wolfgang Siegbold Richard *10.7.1885 in Berlin †27.10.1963 in Königssee, Oberbayern Kommandeur des Wehrbezirkskommandos Trier I.

General der Infanterie Eberhard Kinzel as a Hauptmann: His Generalskartei photo, unfortunately, cuts off the HOH3X device:

Kinzel, Eberhard *18.10.1897 in Friedenau bei Berlin †25.6.1945 near Idstedt (Suicide) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_Kinzel https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_Kinzel Highest rank reached: General der Infanterie The file photo and signature below dates from the early to mid-1930s, before the introduction of the Hoheitszeichen. A 1943 example is below that.

The Major d.L. Hennig who received the HOH3X on 21.5.1918 with Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 13 was named Georg. In the 1914 rank list, he is listed as a Hptm.d.L.-Felda. II (VI Berlin). The 1911 rank list of Reserve and Landwehr officers gives his civilian occupation as Privatmann in Charlottenburg. Note that despite his rank, he is not shown with a Landwehr-Dienstauszeichnung in the rank list. This is because he was a former active officer. He was commissioned a Secondelieutenant in FAR 1 on 19.9.1888 and later transferred to FAR 45, where he was promoted to Hauptmann on 18.4.1903. He was retired from active duty as a Halbinvalide on 31.3.1904 and transferred to the Landwehr. He was wounded in late August 1914 as Führer of the 1. Batterie of the mobile Ersatz-Abteilung of FAR 73. Ers./FAR 73 contributed to the formation of III./RFAR 13 in May 1916. The Verlustliste did not give a birthplace, and I could not find a Georg Hennig born within 2 years of 1868 who fit, so I couldn't find any birth or death information. Maybe there's an FAR 1 or FAR 45 Stammliste? Other than the Centenarmedaille, I don't know of any other decorations besides the HOH3X. There was a Georg Hennig who received the ÖM3K as a Hauptmann in FAR 35, but that may have been one of the other Feldartillerie Hennigs (there were several).

Generalmajor Wilhelm Steiglehner.

Some additional details: Lt.d.R. (Bonn) d. FAR 6 (18.11.05 Lt.), 13.10.14 OLt.d.R. (Gumbinnen), zurzeit im RFAR 11, 27.1.16 Hptm.d.R., zurzeit ebenda. For what it's worth, the other Hptm.d.R. Gärtner was Eduard, Bergassessor in Bochum, Lt.d.R. (I Bochum) d. FAR 26 (18.5.07 Lt.), 22.3.15 OLt.d.R., zurzeit bei der II.Ers./FAR 26, 13.3.18 Hptm.d.R.; EK2, OK2, BMO4.

One more HOH3X recipient who did not survive the war. Hemmerling, Friedrich Karl Heinrich *29.11.1879 in Berlin, gef. 1.8.1918 bei Koekuit, Bixschoote 12.2.15 Lt.d.L.-Inf. I (IV Berlin) im Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 225 Regierungslandmesser bei der Kgl. Eisenbahndirektion Berlin HOH3X am 8.7.1918.

According to a June 1944 list of artillery officers, Karl Wehber from JRzP 6 and IR 449 was a Major z.V. (RDA 1.6.41) and Stogas of the LXXXI. Armeekorps, being replaced by Hptm.d.R. Wilfried Frhr. v. Reitzenstein. I don't know any other assignments, but given his WW2 role he likely had additional decorations besides the HOH3X and likely the HH (he was a Hamburg native). The same list indicates that HOH3X-recipient Karl Bäsch was "mit der Führung beauftragt" of Heeres-Flakartillerie-Brigade 501 on 5.1.1945. Bäsch, born on 12.1.1890, received Baden's Militär-Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden on 15.9.1917 as a Lt.d.R. in RFAR 52 and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 16.11.1943 as a Maj.d.R. (RDA 1.8.42) in Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 275, so quite a few rather high decorations.

The Rufname of Hauptmann Grebel from IR 84 was Otto: Grebel, Moritz Franz Otto *13.7.1876 in Berlin There is a family tree on Ancestry which gives his date and place of death as †26.7.1951 in Bonn, but does not identify its sources. Grebel is also listed as an Oberst a.D., so if the information is correct, he may have been a z.V. officer in World War 2. Grebel commanded the I. Bataillon of RIR 90 at Verdun; besides the HOH3X he also had the MMV1&2.

Another Pionier officer: Schaub, Wilhelm Abel Carl Fürchtegott *24.02.1895 in Eschwege †20.12.1959 in Münster i.W. Lt., Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 11, OLt.a.D. He had two brothers, Georg and Karl, who were killed as Leutnants der Reserve. Both were also in PB 11.

The later Generalleutnant Rudolf Schulze:

Just another ribbon bar example - Generalmajor Walther Hoßfeld. Two things of note, though. First is another example of period mistakes in wear. The ÖM3K is treated as a foreign decoration and placed last after the Schutzwallehrenzeichen, when by then-current regulations it should have been treated as a Landesorden and placed with the other German state awards. And the HOH3X, as a Landesorden, should come after the Ostmedaille. Second is the presence of the exceedingly rare Silberne Spange to the Großherzoglich Hessisches Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen "Für Tapferkeit".

General der Artillerie Johann Sinnhuber

General der Infanterie Albrecht Schubert

Generalmajor Paul Herrmann (1892-1974)

Generalmajor Wilhelm von Henning:

• 21.12.1914 1914 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse • 02.02.1915 Großherzoglich Badischer Orden vom Zähringer Löwen, Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern • 26.01.1918 1914 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse • 03.07.1915 Königlich Sächsischer Albrechts-Orden, Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern • 27.01.1916 Königlich Sächsischer Verdienst-Orden, Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern • 20.09.1918 Allerhöchster Anerkennungsurkunde S.M. des Königs von Sachsen • 14.01.1935 Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer • 02.10.1936 Wehrmacht (Heer) Dienstauszeichnung 4. bis 1. Klasse • 30.01.1941 Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern • 30.08.1942 Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" • 01.09.1943 Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern • 18.03.1943 1939 Spange zum Eisernen Kreuze 2. Klasse