Chris S Posted October 9, 2005 Posted October 9, 2005 Perhaps with all the detail shown to pristine cross's de-nazified have perhaps been ignored.I have two to date with known provenance.This one awarded to Walter Grabmann on 14 September 1940, then Oberstleutnant, commander, Zerst?rergeschwader 76 Walter Grabmann.He ended up as a major general.This one is also unusual as it is made of German silver and as always the process of removing the Nazi symbol appears to have been done with contempt.Chris
Chris S Posted October 9, 2005 Author Posted October 9, 2005 This is the same cross next to a worn early issue KC of the same material and maker which is unaltered and worn on a Iron cross 2nd ribbon.Chris
Chris S Posted October 9, 2005 Author Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) The man himself, I think taken after his release as a POW which shows they still held their heads high Edited October 9, 2005 by Chris S
Chris S Posted October 9, 2005 Author Posted October 9, 2005 Also his de-nazified Spanish cross as he was a big player in that affair.Chris
Chris S Posted October 9, 2005 Author Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) A war time fot which I found on the netChris Edited October 9, 2005 by Chris S
Gordon Williamson Posted October 9, 2005 Posted October 9, 2005 Nice to see pieces with a history and with character, even if they are damaged.
Chris S Posted October 9, 2005 Author Posted October 9, 2005 This award is to a Major knoop who was CO of Infantry regiment 377. He earned it for personal bravery in leading his HQ as a mobile reserve when no other forces were available to turn the tide of the battle.I have been informed that it was de-nazified whilst a POW.Chris
bratwurstdimsum Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) Also his de-nazified Spanish cross as he was a big player in that affair.ChrisOh my god that's horrible what was done to the Spanish cross!!! Chris, was that RK the one on Detlev's site about a month ago? Edited October 12, 2005 by bratwurstdimsum
Chris S Posted October 12, 2005 Author Posted October 12, 2005 Chris, was that RK the one on Detlev's site about a month ago?...yes.I have no problem with butchered items if they come from the man himself...what he did to them is his prerogative...I admit untouched would be nice but I bought them as denazed items.Chris
Guest Darrell Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 Did the eagles get ripped off the Spanish Cross as well??
Stogieman Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 An interesting thread. I would agree with Chris... if the pieces were "corrected" by the recipient himself, or his surviving family and you had definitive provenance, I would have no problem (would actually prefer these!) owning a group like this.I have a photograph of the '57 group of a recipient to a numbered PAB... he displayed the '57 stuff and showed pix of the actual awards very privately to others!
George Stimson Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Who is the manufacturer of the first example posted?
Chris S Posted October 27, 2005 Author Posted October 27, 2005 The first example posted is a Junckers (Grabmanns)...below it is the same cross with another Junckers which is not de-nazed. They are both early Nickel Silver.Chris
George Stimson Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Okay, I thought it might be a Juncker. I just wasn't sure from the pics!
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