Deruelle Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hi everybody, I have a photo of unknown Oberst d. infanterie. I know he was in the Pion. Batl 10 - Stab.If someone can help me to id him. Thanks per advance.RegardsChristophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 A close up of the ribbon bar. He wore :EK2, HHO3X, OK2, EfF, ?, DA, DA, ?M3K, TL m. Sabers, THHe wore OK1 EK1 tooChristophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Superb photo!!!! @ 1938? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 I like Obersten wth nice distinctive ribbon bars. It is indeed a circa 1938 photo, as Oberst 1.3.38 #22 with the Uniform of Pio Bn 10, Commander of Pioneers VII at Munich.After his Hindenburg Cross was a Prussian Crown Order 4:this is RICHARD WIRTZborn 22 June 1893 K?ln-M?lheim, and living in Planegg bei M?nchen in 1956.He was in Pio Bn 8 before the first World War.HHOX gazetted in the MB on 8 September 1917Reichswehr lists confirm all awards.Final rank Generalleutnant 1.1.44He received the German Cross in Silver 17 June 1943.Highest commands in WW2 wereCommanded 96th Infantry Division 28.7.43-1.11.44Commander of Pioneers for Heeresgruppe "B" 24.12.44 to capture 12 April 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Nice one Rick,General Wirtz commanded Pionier-Bataillon 10 from 1 October 1934 - 1 October 1938. He died on 9 December 1963.RegardsGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 Many thanks Rick and Glenn. Like I have no informations about German officers during WW2 I can't find myself the name. RegardsChristophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 This will make a good identification model for the research section of the Ribbon Bar Article when I get to that stage of things:For anyone who has never seen a German Rank List-- notice that the awards are NOT shown in the order worn. So this requires a "Rank List" mind to hunt down things as if the alphabet was scrambled AJWDFNT.... I don't think it's lateral thinking. Disorderly maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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