Wehrmacht CITATIONS - Iron Cross & Spange

[DDD777]

EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Rank: Oberjäger Unit: 12. / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 Awarded on: June 21st, 1941

[DDD777]

http://www.ww2awards.com/person/26862

The right lad. :beer:

[Brian R]

Nice Holland / Crete combo, Dobri!!

[DDD777]

Nice Holland / Crete combo, Dobri!!

... and DK for Monte Casino.

Hi Brian,

how progress your work with the EK's book?

Where is my signet exemplar?

BR,

Dobri

[Brian R]

Hi Dobri - the project is going well but will still take some time.

Here's another doc to add to the thread.. for actions at Heraklion.

[hucks216]

Time to bring this thread back to life. Please post what you have.

Here is an EK II citation produced onboard the pocket Battleship Admiral Scheer during her war cruise of 1940/41. Signed by Theodor Kranke.

[Martin W]

Good idea and a fine document you have there Kevin.

Here is my favorite EKII document from a crewman from the Hilfskreuzer THOR.

It is signed by the Commander Gunther Gumprich on Dec.24 1942 in Yokohama,Japan.

Regards,Martin.

[Martin W]

Another EKII document to a crewman from the Hilfskreuzer ORION,Schiff 36.

Signed by the commander Kurt Weyher.

Regards,Martin.

Edited December 23, 2012 by Martin W

[Chris Boonzaier]

I used to have 2 or 3 Hilfkreuzer docs, unfortunately I did not photograph them back then... but here are some not bad ones....

Grossdeutschland

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Sturmgeschütz

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A Navy KIA

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Fallschirmjäger at Normandy...

[hucks216]

Like the GD (my main collecting unit) one as you don't tend to see much from the Pz.Art.Rgt GD and I think the Reichenfels one is outstanding.

[hucks216]

Western Campaign 1940 example to a Pionier and bearing the rare hand signed signature of Heinz Guderian...

[hucks216]

And an early war example signed by Friedrich Olbricht who was a major 'player' in the Valkyrie Plot...

[hucks216]

EK I citation to a U-Boot Commander. Heinz-Ehlert Clausen commanded U-403 and sunk 2 ships including Empire Howard which was carrying the Convoy Commodore of PQ-14 and which sank in less then a minute...

[Martin W]

Some interesting signatures on the doc's poste above.

Here is another EKII document i have from a Hilfskreuzer crewman.

Ernst Schwabe of the HK STIER.

Alas,i do not have his HK award document but i do have a couple of nice photographs of the man,one i have posted below.

The document is signed by the Commander of the STIER,Horst Gerlach.

Regards,Martin.

[Brian R]

Here is an nice citation I recently picked up to a Gefreiter serving with Schützen-Regiment 104 and 15. Panzer Division. The unit was fighting before Tobruk at the time and I wonder if the signature is that of Oberst Maximilian von Herff - he took command (M.d.F.b) of the division following the wounding of Generalmajor von Esebeck.

[Brian R]

Here's a great document I grabbbed off the WAF estand a few months ago. It was completely overpriced at the time (the price was inflated due to the perceived ultra-value of Sperrle's signature) but I just had to have it because of the unit. Although it is basically impossible to research, the thought of an EK2 for bravery to an air-sea rescue crewman out of Cherbourg during the Battle of Britain is quite exciting and interesting.

Edited December 27, 2012 by Brian R

[Martin W]

Here's a great document I grabbbed off the WAF estand a few months ago. It was completely overpriced at the time (the price was inflated due to the perceived ultra-value of Sperrle's signature) but I just had to have it because of the unit. Although it is basically impossible to research, the thought of an EK2 for bravery to an air-sea rescue crewman out of Cherbourg during the Battle of Britain is quite exciting and interesting.

Nice one Brian.

I do not know anything regarding the unit,but the date on the document certainly suggests that this air-sea rescue crewman was involved in actions over the Channel during the Battle of Britain,or at least in the latter stages.

Regards,Martin.

Edited December 27, 2012 by Martin W

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is a scarce one, a special print for the 79th Division... one of the few Unit specific Prints I have seen....

[Chris Boonzaier]

This is also very scarce as VB were not approved in WW2, and forbidden after (I forget the date)...

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here's a great document I grabbbed off the WAF estand a few months ago. It was completely overpriced at the time (the price was inflated due to the perceived ultra-value of Sperrle's signature) but I just had to have it because of the unit. Although it is basically impossible to research, the thought of an EK2 for bravery to an air-sea rescue crewman out of Cherbourg during the Battle of Britain is quite exciting and interesting.

I would not pay spit extra for Sperrle, all the LW ones have a good name on them, but I agree this unit is fantastic !!!!! Probably worth what the Sperrle inflation was!

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello readers:

Iron Cross II.class document to a member of a unit documents to which are seldom encountered:

Bernhard H. Holst

Edited January 1, 2013 by Bernhard H.Holst

[Chris Boonzaier]

This thread got lost somehow!