Chris Boonzaier Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Does anyone have a photo of the Handschar KC winner Kinz?ThanksChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Him?http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php...&highlight=kinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 I think the poster had made an error in the identification. Helmut Kinz was in a recon unit of the handschar, got the KC in May 1945, it cannot be the same man.bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingsoc Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Helmut Kinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandenKampfer Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Was he transferred over to the SS, I cant picture a Wehrmacht officer leading SS men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 Was he transferred over to the SS, I cant picture a Wehrmacht officer leading SS men. You mean like Paul hausser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Hello: a more complete picture of H. Kinz in the K.C.recipients of the Waffen-SS and the police by J.Schneider indicates that he served in the SS-Polizei Division at a time that a somewhat mixed uniform was worn i.e. police uniform but with the SS sleeve eagle. In his case he wears the SS Runen on the tunic indicating him to be a full member of the SS. BTW: the Scherzer reference book on K.C.Recipients questions the bestowal of the K.C. as there is no official documentation available in the German archives. Bernhard H. Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 hello readers: in addition to earlier posts it may be of interest that a number of officers on active duty with the army during the war were put on detached service with the Waffen-SS (kommandiert) Example is the K.C. recipient Hptm.d.R.Otto Toll KIA while on duty with the 12.SS-Pz.Div. "Hitler Jugend" as co.cmdr in the engineer battalion. Others transferred . Such cases also took place in connection with the L.W. and K.M. A much circulated photo of high ranking generals ( F.M.von Rundstedt and others) visiting the above mentioned division with a view of saluting officers in the two then prevailing methods of military salutes in the German armed forces. Bernhard H. Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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