Photos of High Award Winners RKT and above !!

[Paul D]

A new section to post original photographs of those who were holders of the Ritterkreuz and it's higher orders !!

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Oberleutnant Wolfgang Ryll 13.10.1941 Oberleutnant Führer 5./Pz.Rgt 7

[Paul D]

Oberst Rudolf Gerhard Panzer Regt 7

[Bill T]

Very Nice photos!! And an awesome thread idea as well.


I know Ive shared these before, but they belong in this thread....

RKT's and Kommaners from the 9. Panzer Division. Taken on day of Hubicki's Farewell ceremony

[Bill T]

One of my favorite pics in my collection.......

This is "General Lt" Gunther Angern's Knights Cross Ceremony....being handed to him by General Ludwig Cruwell on August 5, 1940.

Gunther Angern would soon take command of 11th panzer Division in Cruwell's place. On February 2, 1943 w/ 16 Pz Division, Gunther Angern would take his own life instead of surrendering w/ German Forces at Stalingrad.

[Bill T]

Here is General Fritz Kuhn w/ 14. Panzer Division - Operation Barbarossa

He was killed in an Air Raid in Feb 1944

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Paul, Im really liking that Wolfgang Ryll photo! Thats a good one

[MD Helmets]

From LIFE magazine, June 3, 1940

[Paul D]

Here is General Fritz Kuhn w/ 14. Panzer Division - Operation Barbarossa

He was killed in an Air Raid in Feb 1944

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Paul, Im really liking that Wolfgang Ryll photo! Thats a good one

Haven't managed to find another photo of him anywhere Bill , these off the cuff informal original photos quite often show guys whose formal photos are not well known or don't exist anymore !!

[history-buff1944]

Nich tread Paul, gents. I have some too but no ability to post them--unless you want to see the one of some Generalmajor I just posted from elsewhere? I have 4 that belonged to RKT Glatzner (SP?) and some fo von leeb, von Rundstedy, 4 of Guderian, one Ringel-had 2 but one was pinched from my collection) and others.

[Bill T]

Haven't managed to find another photo of him anywhere Bill , these off the cuff informal original photos quite often show guys whose formal photos are not well known or don't exist anymore !!

I also tried to find another pic of Wolfgang Ryll, and was unsuccessful. And you're right, it would be nice if the RKt's portrait photos were archived or something. Some of these RKT pics are certainly scarce... and if there are others....they are hidden in albums, rarely or never to be publicly seen.

[Bill T]

This is General Friedrich Materna, Kommander of 45. Infanterie Division. He also kommanded XX. Armeekorps


Everyone else in the photo is named on back, but I havent translated yet