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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

Generalleutnant Erich-Heinrich Clößner Born: 17 Sep 1888 Died: 28 Mar 1976 Highest rank reached: General der Infanterie Inspekteur der Wehrersatzinspektion Innsbruck Kdr LIII Armeekorps Kdr IX Armeekorps General z.b.V. zur Heeresgruppe F General z.b.V. zum Reichspropagandaministerium RK: 29 Sep 1940 DKiG: 15 Jul 1942

Hauptmann Fritz Gustav Backhauss Born: 09 Feb 1915 Died: 07 Mar 1971 Highest rank reached: Major (Oberstleutnant in Bundesheer) Kdr III/Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 13

Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 139 Kdr Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 13

Oberst Viktor Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Seeger Born: 28 Sep 1809 Died: 27 Jul 1978 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Adj stellv. V.Armeekorps KDR Inf.Regt.13 Kdr Geb.Jg.Regt. 13 KDR Inf.Regt.75 Kdr 292.Inf.Division Kdr Division Nr.405 Kdr 719.Inf.Division DKiG: 02 Feb 1942 Photo taken from his personnel file: And the first page:

DKiG: 11 Jan 1942

Generalmajor Fritz Kühlwein Born: 29 Nov 1892 Died: 25 Sep 1972 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Kdr II/Inf.Rgt 55 Kdr Inf.Rgt 55 Kdr Inf.Rgt 133 Kdr 45.Inf.Division Kdr Division 'Brandenburg' Kdr Feldausbildungs-Division 149 DKiG: 19 Jan 1942