here is a nice signed photo of Volkssturm-Bataillonsführer Ernst Tiburzy i managed too get , interesting how he won the RK too:
Ernst Tiburzy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
here is a nice signed photo of Volkssturm-Bataillonsführer Ernst Tiburzy i managed too get , interesting how he won the RK too:
Ernst Tiburzy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Very nice! There cannot be to many, if indeed there are anymore, Knights Cross winners of the Volksturm.
Here is what I found:
Günther Nowak; Hitler Youth in the 1./ Volkssturm Battalion 301. Won the Knights Cross on 14 February 1945 when his unit was part of Kampfgruppe Trettin. He won the award for the destruction of 9 Russian tanks by use of Panzerfaust. He was later captured by the Russians and died in captivity in 1945.
Jakob Hoffend; Volkssturmmann in the Cologne area. He won his Knights Cross on 18 February 1945. He was a Feuerwerker (rough translation: ordinance technician) and Bombenraümer (bomb-clearer) in Luftgau VI, Köln (Cologne).
Iburg, first name unknown; SA - Sturmfuhrer. Believed to be part of the Volksturm. Knights Cross awarded on January 1945.
Pakebush, Karl; Battalion Furher, Volksturm Berlin, unit "Flensburger Nachrichten." Knights Cross awarded April 27th, 1945.
Sitt,Wilhem; Battalion Fuhrer, Sprengemilster d.pol Volksturm Kolm, Knights Cross date February 18th, 1945. Fallen in Koln on 3/7/45.
Tiburzy, Ernst; Volksturm Batallion Fuhrer, Knights Cross awarded on February 10th, 1945
Günther Nowak never existed: A deserted Bataillonsführer of the Volkssturm named Sachs had made up Nowak and his heroic act as part of a "cover story" for his own desertion, resulting in the non-existing Nowak being awarded the Knight's Cross for his non-existing feat.
Don't know about Iburg; I have never heard of him.
One more name for the list: Otto Herzog, commander of the Volkssturm units in Breslau also won the Knight's Cross.
By the way; Tiburzy appeared (briefly) in the very last Wochenschau [weekly newsreel] of the Third Reich; see here: Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 755 - YouTube (at the 3:56 mark).
Last edited by HPL2008; 04-21-2013 at 05:24 PM.
Thanks for interesting info.
Yes, he is in Die Wochenschau wearing the eye patch - as well as in the Osprey book as well.
can anyone give me a ball park value on this photo please , pm's welcome
This photo is now up for sale in the classifieds if anyone is interested
[QUOTE=HPL2008;863813]Günther Nowak never existed: A deserted Bataillonsführer of the Volkssturm named Sachs had made up Nowak and his heroic act as part of a "cover story" for his own desertion, resulting in the non-existing Nowak being awarded the Knight's Cross for his non-existing feat.
So Nowak never existed. It's like Pavel 'Nowak'.... Fake!!! :-)
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