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Nice example - and signed by Karl-Ludwig Rhein who won the RK & DKiG and finished the war as a Generalleutnant.

That is a great photo in the WP and one of the longest campaign lists I have ever seen!

I have two signatures in my GD items that crop up very regularly but have so far denied all attempts to identify them to any degree. I can't work out what he letters are, or when I think I can I then doubt it and think it is something else and I have so far been unable to link my attempts with names in my GD officer database and to the 1942 GD Kriegsrangliste.

Can anyone work out what the names are or have a best guess as to what the names are for which I would be grateful?

The first example is for an officer in GD's Ersatz organisation: Is it 'Diag__' or does it start with an 'A' or something else? There was a Hans-Joachim Doege but this is not his signature which is already in the GMIC Signature Database. Hopefully someone can work it out.:

The second example is for a member of Pz.Rgt GD and served in a number of positions although I have never seen his name as a Kompanie-Chef or such like - always as Adjutant or Ord.Offz.

Many years ago I obtained a photo album to a Wachmeister (and later Leutnant) in a heavy artillery unit. After I decided to thin out my collection and sell the photo albums I had I moved it on but always regretted selling this particular album as it was one of the best I had seen. So when I recently saw it for sale again I couldn't resist getting it back. Not only does it contain over 500 photos but also hand drawings, newspapers and paperwork to give the album plenty of detail. There are plenty of ordnance images from MG bunkers to artillery pieces and also two interesting photos showing the graves of two Spanish pilots who were serving with JG-51 'Mölders'. Due to the album's binding I have had to take photos of the images rather than scanning them in.

Always good to see a nice GD set.

Generalleutnant Kurt Plugradt
Born: 14 Nov 1887

Kdr Inf.Rgt 111
Kdr Division Nr 173
Kdr 305.Inf.Division
Kdr 339.Inf.Division
Korück 584
OFK 395
Befehlshaber Saloniki-Ägäis
Kdr Kampfgruppe Wehrkreis V

Nice selection of documents to someone who obviously saw a lot of combat.

Oberstleutnant Karl Eduard Friedrich Arning
Born: 10 Feb 1892
Died: 17 Nov 1964

Highest rank reached: Generalmajor

Kdr II/Inf.Rgt 3
Stab Inf.Rgt 3
Kdr Inf.Rgt 24
m.d.stv.F.b. 72.Inf.Division
Kdr 75.Inf.Division
Kampfkommandant von Mährisch-Ostrau

RK: 11 Oct 1943

DKiG: 30 Apr 1943

Generalmajor Ernst von Leyser
Born: 18 Nov 1889
Died: 23 Sep 1962

Highest rank reached: General der Infanterie

Kdr Infanterie-Ersatz-Regiment 6
Kdr Infanterie-Regiment 169
Kdr 269.Infanterie-Division
Kdr XXVI Armeekorps
Kdr XV Gebirgskorps
Kdr XXI Gebirgskorps

RK: 18 Sep 1941
DKiG: 14 Apr 1943

Oberst Eberhard von Fabrice-Falk
Born: 31 Jan 1892
Died: 02 Sep 1964

Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant

Stab Inf.Rgt 47
Kdr Inf.Rgt 490
Kdr 383.Inf.Division
Kdr Division Nr 172
Kdr 166.Reserve/Infanterie-Division

DKiS: 26 Apr 1945

Oberstleutnant Johannes Zühlsdorff

Highest rank reached: Oberst

II/Artillerie-Rgt 55
Kdr Artillerie-Rgt 225

Ehrenblattspange: 17 Nov 1944

III/Inf.Rgt 20 (mot.)
Führer Pz.Gren.Rgt 20

DKiG: 23 Jun 1942
Ehrenblattspange: 25 Dec 1944

Major Wilhelm Spindler
Born: 05 Jul 1914
Died: 20 Aug 1997

Highest rank reached: Oberst

Zugführer 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98
Kdr Nachrichtenzug/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98
Ordonnanz-Offizier III/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98
Chef 13./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98
Kdr Gebirgsjäger-Ersatz-Bataillons 54
Kdr Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99

RK: 21 Dec 1940
EL: 31 Jan 1945
DKiG: 08 Feb 1942

Ehrenblattspange: 15 Jul 1942

That is the signature of Karlheinz Häring - winner of the DKiG and Ehrenblattspange.

Hauptmann Wolfgang Schulte
Born: 11 Jul 1918

9./KG-54
Staffelkapitän 9./KG-54
Staffelkapitän 3./KGr-806
Staffelkapitän 11./KG-54
Assist. Ia Stab/KG(J)-54

DKiG: 21 Aug 1942
Ehrenpokal: 27 Apr 1942

(Info Source: Larry & Doug's LW Officer Career Summaries)

You'll need to provide basic details such as unit to help people look through what they have.

Major Franz Schlenstedt

Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant

Kdr Blindflugschule 4 Kopenhagen-Kastrup
Berlin-Tempelhof

(Info Source: Larry & Doug's LW Officer Career Summaries)

Oberstleutnant Erich Bauer
Born: 16 Dec 1892

Highest rank reached: Oberst

Kdt Fl.H.Kdtr. Berlin-Johannisthal
Kdt Koflug 4/I
Kdr FFS C 4 and Kdt Fl.H.Kdtr. Sprottau
Kdr FFS C 18 Lüben
Kdr Überprüfungschule ELF Lüben
Kdr FFS B 18
IV/KG-6
Kdt Fl.H.Kdtr. A(o) 47/III (Lüben)
Kdt Fl.H.Kdtr. A(o) 9/VIII (Lüben)
Frontfliegersammelgruppe
Führer Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 202

(Info Source: Larry & Doug's LW Officer Career Summaries)

Oberleutnant Harald Hansen

Staffelkapitän 5./KG-54
Staffelkapitän 5./KG(J)-54

(Info Source: Larry & Doug's LW Officer Career Summaries)

Oberleutnant Wilhelm Hannak-Hammerl

Died: 26 Nov 1943 MIA

Stab II/KG-54
Staffelkapitän 5./KG-54

Ehrenpokal: 20 Apr 1942

(Info Source: Larry & Doug's LW Officer Career Summaries)

Oberleutnant Horst Bressel

Died: 23 Oct 1943 MIA

Highest rank reached: Major (Posthumous)

Staffelkapitän 10/KG-54
Staffelkapitän 5./KG-54
Kdr II/KG-54

DKiG: 12 Jul 1943
Ehrenpokal: 12 Oct 1942

(Info Source: Larry & Doug's LW Officer Career Summaries)

Oberst Johannes Nedtwig
Born: 07 Jan-1894
Died: 19 Nov 1963

Highest rank reached: Generalmajor

Kdr Pz.Rgt 1
stellv. Führer der Panzer-Brigade 1 
Stab AOK 2
Kdr Panzertruppenschule Wünsdorf
Kdr 5.Pz.Division 
Führerreserve
Führung der 156.Reserve-Division
Kdr 73.Inf.Division
Kdr 454.Sicherungs-Division
PoW July 1944

Major Fritz Buchenau
Born: 04-Jun-1914
Died: 08-Feb-1991

Highest rank reached: Brigadegeneral in Bundesheer

Kdr FahnenjunkerRgt 4 der ArtSchule II Groß-Born

RK: 28 Mar 1945

I'll pin this thread so it is easily found in the future and can grow. Great photos.

Kapitänleutnant August Thiele

Born: 26 Aug 1893
Died: 31 Mar 1981

Highest rank reached: Vizeadmiral

Kommandant des Segelschulschiffs "Horst Wessel"
Festungskommandanten Pommern
Kdr schweren Kreuzer "Lützow"
Admiral norwegische Nordküste
Chef des Stabes im Flottenkommando
Vertretung Admiral "Nordmeer"
Befehlshaber "Ausbildungsverband Flotte"
Befehlshaber der II. Kampfgruppe in der Ostsee
Befehlshaber der Kampfgruppe "Thiele"
Kommandierender Admiral östliche Ostsee

RK: 18 Jan 1941
EL: 14 Apr 1945
DKiG: 09 Mar 1945