hucks216

Nice example. The birthday card/notice artwork is a nice addition to the set.

On behalf of member Kriegsmarine Admiral.

Just now, hucks216 said:

On behalf of member Kriegsmarine Admiral.

 

 

 

Can you post unit details please.

Major Fritz Aigner

Born: 13 Feb 1898

Offz.z.b.V. beim Lehrgang FFS (See) Warnemünde
Kp.Fü. Wi.Kp FFS C11
Lehrgangsleiter FFS A/B 114
Ia Stab Lg.Kdo. XVII
Flugplatzkdo. A 10/XVII
FFS A/B 114
Seenotbereichskdo. (L) XII
Offz.z.b.V. Seenotbereichskdo. XII
Leiter Seenotbereichskdo. XII
Kdr Seenotbereichskdo. XII
Kdr Bergnotbereichskdo XV

Source: The Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries.

Good work.

Korvettenkapitän Dr Heinrich Behlen

Born: 29th October 1898

1.Admiralstabsoffizier Admiral der norwegischen Polarküste
Kdr Minenschiff Linz
Stabsoffizier beim Stabe Seekommandant Mittelholland

Kapitänleutnant Ludwig Schirrmeister

Sonderführer, Navigationsoffizier Minenschiff Linz
I.Offizier Minenschiff Linz

DKiG: 20 June 1944

Korvettenkapitän Philipp Dietrich Emmerich Baron von Behr

Born: 26th December 1898
Died: 25th July 1982

Adjutant Marinebefehlshaber in den Niederlanden
Marine-Verbindungsoffizier Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber in den Niederlanden
Kdr 6.Schiffstammabteilung
I.Offizier Minenschiffe "Ostmark" / Minenschiff "Linz"
Zerstörerausbildungs-Abteilung
Ic, Kommando SS-Jagdverbände Skorzeny
Kompaniechef Einheit Stilau, SS-Panzer-Brigade 150 Unternehmen 'Greif'

Korvettenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Brill

Born: 18th July 1898
Died: 22nd October 1943 - KIA west of San Stefano

Highest rank reached: Fregattenkapiän

Kdr Minenshiff Cobra
Kdr Minenschiff Brummer
Kdr Minenschiff Brandenburg
Kdr Minenschiff Juminda

RK: 27 Dec 1941
EL: 18 Nov 1943
DKiG: 20 Nov 1941

Oberleutnant zur See Dietrich Carl Georg Howaldt

Born: 24 Oct 1921
Died: 03 Dec 2016

7. Schiffsstammabteilung
Offizierslehrgang Marineschule Mürwik
Kommandant Schulboot
Kdr S-87
Kdr S-63
Kdr S-172
Kdr S-219

Source: BaMa Personalakten PERS_6_771

The fighter pilot Walter Oesau is another one who won the award.

Oberst Joseph August Freiherr Raitz von Frentz

Born: 1858
Died: 1922

Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant

Kdr Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.2
Kdr 80.Infanterie-Brigade

Source: BaMa PERS_6_2033 (Personalakten of von Wartenberg)

Bodo Kurt Hans von Wartenberg

Born: 06 Dec 1890
Died: 16 Apr 1954

Highest rank reached: Generalmajor

Kdr Inf.Rgt 196
Kdr Inf.Ers.Btl 196
Leiter Kontrolkommission I (Heer)
Kdr Inf.Ers.Rgt (M) 3
Kdr Ersatz-Brig.(mot.) GD
Kdr d.Osttruppen z.b.V 703 bei 3.Panzerarmee
Kdr d.Osttruppen z.b.V 703 bei OB.West
Kdr d.Freiw.Verbände
Kdr Freiw.Stamm.Division

Source: Personalakten - BaMa PERS_6_2033

Is it possible that they were awarded them after the start of WW2 so were issued around the same time frame as those for the Polish campaign?

Is there a list of the 183 awardees and are their service records available which could shed light on the dates for the award?

On 03/04/2023 at 21:54, Deutschritter said:

Dave, I wonder if he ever got the Kriegsverdienstkreuz (1939) for his service after April 1940? Thanks! P.S. When you write "General der Infanterie beim Oberbefehlshaber Ost", was he promoted to General der Infanterie or is that a title?

According to his personnel files he was only awarded the EK II Spange (19-09-1939) & EK I Spange (02-10-1939) during WW2.

Oberleutnant Rudolf Schlee

Born: 10 November 1913
Died: 19 June 1979

Highest rank reached: Hauptmann 

6./Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 13

Zugführer 6./Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 13

Kompaniechef 4./Wachbataillon GD

Kdr II/Wachregiment GD

RK: 23 October 1941
EL: 6th April 1943

Schlee commanded 4./Wachbtl GD during the Valkyrie July 20th plot and was instrumental in suppressing the plot at the Bendlerblock. A Leutnant from his Kp commanded the firing squad that executed von Stauffenberg.

On 09/03/2023 at 12:15, Joe Bloggs said:

I am currently researching the life of a German pilot that crash landed on the Isle of Wight in October 1940 and was taken prisoner. I would dearly like to know to which camp in the UK he was taken and if possible his release date, almost anything would help. Felwebel Horst Hellriegel is the name. 

This article ( https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19070516.german-pilot-crash-landed-isle-wight/ ) makes an assumption by saying...

Horst spent the rest of the war as a POW. There were no camps on the Island until 1943 so he almost certainly went to the only British camp at that time, Grizedale Hall in Cumbria.

Sadly, despite best efforts, Horst’s post-war life is unknown.

The Red Cross does take requests on a quarterly basis for those seeking details on PoW's but when they open up for requests all the slots get taken within an hour or two so you need to be very quick.

Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Ullrich

Born: 11 Aug 1910

Kdr 'T-110'
I.O 'Z-32'
I.O. 'Z-37'

Kdr K-Flottille 611 (1.Sturmboot-Flottille)

Kapitänleutnant Walter Wenzel

Born: 04 Oct 1905
Died: 13 April 1945 - Killed in action

Kdr 'T-139'
Kdr 'T-111'
Kdr 'T-8'
Kdr 'TA-28'
Kdr 'TA-43'
Kdr 'TA-45'

Fähnrich zur See Rudolf Beck

Born: 02 July 1918

Highest rank reached: Oberleutnant zur See

'T-110'
Kdr 'S-144'
Kdr 'S-112'
Kdr 'S-214'

Kapitänleutnant Paul Koch

Born: 03 February 1901

Highest rank reached: Korvettenkapitän

Kdr 'T-156'
Kdr 'T-110'
Kdr 'Möwe'
Kdr 'T-1'
Kdr 'Romania'
N.O. 'Köln'
 

Kapitänleutnant Erich Werner Siegfried Götz Freiherr von Mirbach

Born: 12th September 1915
Died: 6th August 1968

Highest rank reached: Korvettenkapitän

Kommandant "S 18"
Kommandant "S 21"
Kommandant "S 29"
Kommandant "S 48"
Chef 9.Schnellbootsflottille

RK: 14th August 1940
EL: 14th June 1944
DKiG: 10th November 1942
Wehrmachtbericht: 28th April 1944
Schnellboot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillianten: 14th June 1944

(As posted by Dae Danner 6th February 2023)

Völckers, Paul
* 15. März 1891 in Kiel
† 23. Januar 1946 im Kriegsgefangenenlager 7048 bei Iwanowo, UdSSR

Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 115
Kommandeur der 15. Schützen-Brigade
Kommandeur der 6. Schützen-Brigade
Deutscher General bei der Königlich bulgarischen Heeresleitung
mit der Führung der 78. Infanterie-Division beauftragt
Kommandeur der 78. Infanterie-Division
mit der Führung des XXVII. Armeekorps beauftragt
Kommandierender General des XXVII. Armeekorps

Highest rank reached: General der Infanterie

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (1.4.1942)
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (11.12.1942)

https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/V/VoelckersP-R.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Völckers
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Völckers

https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/K/KinzelEberhard.htm