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10-22-2014 06:07 PM
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An Officer i have studied in the past Nick Zenz was one of the most well known and highly decorated Officers of Das Reich and the Waffen SS although not as well known as some of the LAH " stars ". He became an Armoured Infantry specialist ( SPW ) and commanded III (gep ) / DF for a long period especially during Third Kharkov and Kursk , their are some fantastic photos of Zenz taken during the Kursk Battles.
He was also awarded the NKiS in Gold , at 40 he was one of the oldest recipients !! When he commanded I / DF a veteran friend of mine served under him and he desctibed him as a real "Hard bastard " and a terrific front line Officer .
He went on to command SS Pz Gren Regt 38 of GVB as an SS Obersturmbannfuhrer ending up fighting in the defence of Nuremburg.
He commanded GVB for a day when Fritz Klingenberg was killed and before Jopp Fick took command in March 1945.
On 20th April 1945 he went out on a Recce with his adjutant SS Hauptsturmfurher Kukula , both were never seen again and were reported MIA , the body of Kukula was recovered in 1965 it appeared that he had been executed by a shot to the back of the head , the body of Kaiser has never been found !!
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Thanks Paul
That great additional information.
He was certainly a warrior !
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
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Hi Nick, a very nice and interesting read, good post.
Paul ( neck shot ) by a Nagan?
Regards SK
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Not the Russians here mate , at that time they were in combat against American Forces !
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Atrocities occured on all sides during the war. The historical accuracy of some of these events are still suspect. Let us not get in to a discussion in that direction or this thread will be closed.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
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Great colouration Bill !!!
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Thanks Paul, and I understand Bob, trust me. Wasn't trying to start a debate about atrocities with my comment whatsoever, just thought it was an interesting story. Apologies if I stepped on any toes there Still wondering why his body was never found w/ Kukulas, unless he was taken for questioning?
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