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Oberst Karl von Gerlach Born: 6th Aug 1894 Died: 24th Jun 1941 - killed in an air crash Highest rank reached: Generalmajor (posthumous) Kommandeur der Luftwaffe bei der AOK 8 Kommandeur der Luftwaffe bei der Panzergruppe 2 Image: Aufkl. Flying Clasp in Silver

General der Flieger Alfred Mahnke Born: 18th Mar 1888 Died: 12th Jan 1979 Kommandeur 15 Luftwaffen-Feld-Division Kommandeur Flieger-Division Donetz General z.b.V Luftflotte 2 Kommandeur Luftgau Süd (Milan) Kommanduer Feldluftgau XXVIII (Milan) ? DKiG - 12th Jul 1943 Image: LW Ground Assault Badge citation

Generalleutnant Ernst Maisel Born: 16th Sep 1896 Died: 16th Dec 1978 Kommandeur III./Infanterie Regiment 104 Adjutant Wehrkreis IX Kommandeur Infanterie Regiment 42 Abteilungschef Heerespersonalamt (HPA) Chef of Amtsgruppe P2 HPA Chef des Heerespersonalamtes Maisel was one of the two officers despatched to offer Rommel the option of suicide after the July 20th bomb plot, and was the only other occupant of the car when Rommel took his life. Ritterkreuz - 6th Apr 1942 Ehrenblattspange des Heeres - 6th Nov 1942 Image: EK II citation

Generalmajor Dr. Karl Koske Born: 27th Jun 1889 Died: 8th Apr 1945 - killed in Vienna Hospital during an air raid Kdr s.Artillerie Btl 643 Kdr Artillerie Rgt 215 Artillerie Kommandeur (Arko) 18 Kommandeur 212 Infanterie Division Ritterkreuz - 15th Mar 1944 DKiG - 25th Apr 1942 Image: EK II citation

Oberleutnant Helmut Schmitz-Reinthal Kommandeur Panzerzug (s.Sp.) 201 (late 1944 to wars end.) Image: Soldbuch of a Panzerzug (s.Sp.) 201 crewmember

Oberleutnant Werner Sieg Highest rank reached: Hauptmann Kommandeur Panzerzug 64 (October 1942 to the wars end.) Image: Two examples seen in a Soldbuch of a PZ 64 crewmember.

Generalleutnant Otto Will Born: 25th Jul 1891 Chef St.Insp. d. Eisenbahn.Pi. Befehlshaber der Eisenbahntruppen Image: KvK II Kl m.Schwertern

Generalmajor Eugen König Born: 19th Sep 1896 Died: 8th Apr 1985 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Rgt Adj. Infanterie Rgt 352 Kdr II./Infanterie Rgt 352 Adj. 246 Infanterie Division Kdr Infanterie Rgt 352 stellv. Führer 251 Infanterie Division Kommandeur Infanterie Regiment 451 Kdr Divisions-Gruppe 251 kdt. z. Div. Führ. Lehrg. Kdr 91 Luftlande Division Kdr 272 Volksgrenadier Division Ritterkreuz - 1st Aug 1942 / Eichenlaub - 4th Nov 1943 Image: EK II citation

Generalmajor Hermann Wilck Born: 28th Oct 1885 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant z.V. Qu. b. Korück 581 Kdr Infanterie Rgt 270 Kdr 161 Infanterie Division Kdr 454 Sicherungs Division Kdr 708 Infanterie Division Pour le mérite Image: EK II citation

Generalmajor Günther Sachs Born: 4th May 1903 Died: 15th Jul 1962 Chef der schweren Flak-Stamm-Batterie Chemnitz Kommandeur I./Flak Rgt 22 Generalstabes (Ia) Luftgau XI Generalstabes (Ia) Luftgau-Kommando-Belgien-Nordfrankreich Chef des Generalstabes Luftgau Kommando VIII Chef des Generalstabes Luftgau XI Kommandeur Flak Regiment 6 Chef des Generalstabes III Luftwaffen Feldkorps Chef des Generalstabes Luftgau Kommando VIII Kommandeur 10 Flak Brigade stellv. Führer 12 Flak Division Kommandeur 18 Flak Division Kommandeur Luftwaffenkommando Ostprueßen Ritterkreuz - 24th Jan 1945 DKiG - 3rd Jan 1944 Image: EK II citation

Generalmajor Wilhelm Viebig Born: 3rd Jun 1899 Kommandeur Artillerie Regiment 257 Kommandeur Artillerie Regiment 23 Kommandeur Panzer-Artillerie Regiment 93 Führer des Reserve-Wehrkreis-Kommandos III Führer 26 Panzer-Division Kommandeur 277 Infanterie/Volksgrenadier Division DKiG - 25th Jan 1942 Image: EK II citation

Generalmajor Richard Reimann Born: 2nd Nov 1892 Died: 28th Oct 1970 Highest rank reached: General der Flakartillerie Kommandeur Flak Regiment 8 Kommandeur I Flakkorps Kommandeur 18 Flak Division Insp. der Flak-Artillerie-Ost Kommandeur I Flakkorps Ritterkreuz - 3rd Apr 1943 / Eichenlaub - 20th Apr 1945 DKiG - 1st Aug 1942 Image: LW Ground Assault Badge citation

Generalleutnant Martin Gilbert Born: 7th Sep 1888 Died: 7th Oct 1959 Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiments 79 Kommandeur 167 Infanterie Division Kommandeur 110 Infanterie Division Kommandeur 244 Infanterie Division Leiter des Aufstellungsstabes der Division Breslau Kommandeur Division Nr. 180 Kommandeur Division Nr. 480

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring Born: 12th Jan 1893 Died: 15th Oct 1946 - committed suicide hours before he was due to be executed for war crimes. Reichs-Minister for Aviation Reichs Forestry and Hunting Master Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe Representative for the Four Year Plan Chairman of the Council Of Ministers for Reichs Defence Pour le mérite: 2nd Jun 1918 Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes - 19th Jul 1940 Ritterkreuz - 30th Sep 1939 Blutorden der NSDAP Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten Image: Promotion citation to an American Volksdeutsche - Probable Autopen signature

Generalleutnant Franz von Roques Born: 1st Sep 1877 Highest rank reached: General der Infanterie z.V Kommandeur 177 Infanterie Division General z.b.V. I Kommandierender General der Sicherungs-Truppen und Befehlshaber der Heeresgruppen-Gebiet Nord Retired - July 1943 DKiS - 30th Apr 1943 Image: KvK II Kl m.Schwertern citation

Generalmajor Heinrich-Georg Hax Born: 24th Jan 1900 Died: 1st Sep 1969 Generalstabsoffizier (Ia) 2 Infanterie Division Taktiklehrer an der Kriegsakademie Generalstabsoffizier Heeresgruppe A Generalstabsoffizier Heeresgruppe Süd Generalstabsoffizier Heeresgruppe B Chef des Generalstabes LVI Panzerkorps Kommandeur Panzer Grenadier Regiment 111 Divisionsführer-Lehrgang Kommandeur 8 Panzer Division Ritterkreuz - 8th Mar 1945 / Eichenlaub - 30th Apr 1945 Image: EK I citation

Oberstleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Morzik Born: 10th Dec 1891 Died: 17th Jun 1985 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Kdr Kampfgeschwader z.b.V.1 Kommodore KG z.b.V. 1 u. Lufttransportführer Ost der Luftflotte 1 Ritterkreuz - 16th Apr 1942 Image: EK II citation

Generalleutnant Erich Kressmann Born: 1st Sep 1891 Died: 24th Jan 1945 Kdr Flak Regiment 44 Kdr Flak Regiment 6 Kdr Flak Brigade II ??? Kdr 1 Flak Division Image: Luftwaffe Flak Badge citation

Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper Born: 3rd Aug 1888 Died: 7th Oct 1983 Kommandeur 81 Infanterie Division Kommandeur 10 Infanterie Division Kommandeur Panzer Division Nr 178 Kommandeur Panzer Division Tatra Ritterkreuz - 29th sep 1941 Image: EK II citation

Oberst Wilhelm Rademacher Artillerie Rgt 7 Kdr Grenadier Brigade 388 Kdr 210 Infanterie Division DKiG - 30th May 1942 Image: Lapplandschild citation

Hauptmann Schimmel Kommandeur Heeres-Sturm-Pionier.Bataillon 46 Killed in action (Halbe/Berlin ?) April 1945 Image: Promotion note

Generalmajor Alexander von Hartmann Born: 11th Dec 1890 Died: 26th Jan 1943 - killed at Stalingrad Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Kommandeur Infanterie Regiment 37 Kommandeur 71 Infanterie Division Ritterkreuz - 8th Oct 1942 Image: EK II citation

Hauptmann Fritz Schöck Born: 20th Dec 1915 Died: 11th Feb 2003 Chef 2./Pz.Rgt 4 Chef 2./s.Pz.Abt 507 9./Pz.Rgt 4 Kommandeur s.Pz.Abt 507 Ritterkreuz - 5th Sep 1944 DKiG - 8th Jan 1943 Image: Eastern Front Medal citation (dated Aug 1942)

Major Erich Schmidt Born: 10th Feb 1911 Died: 13th Nov 1977 3./Panzer Rgt 4 Kommandeur schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 Führer Pz.Rgt der Führer Grenadier Division Ritterkreuz - 9th Jun 1944 / Eichenlaub - 9th May 1945 DKiG - 30th May 1942 Image: Leave pass

Generalmajor Johann-Georg Richert Born: 14th Apr 1890 Died: 30th Jun 1946 - executed in Minsk for war crimes. Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Kommandeur Infanterie Regiment 23 Kommandeur 286 Sicherungs Division Kommandeur 35 Infanterie Division Ritterkreuz - 17th Mar 1944 / Eichenlaub - 18th Oct 1944 DKiG - 1st Dec 1941 Image: KvK II Kl m.Schwertern citation