Sunday, September 10, 2023

Eight Ritterkreuzträger from Rhineland


Eight recipients of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes from Rhineland that was published in "Unsere Ritterkreuzträger", a cut-out from unknown period magazine, 1943 edition. They are as follows: Hauptmann Armin Thiede (Ritterkreuz on 14 June 1941 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in 7.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"), SS-Hauptsturmführer Erwin Meierdrees (Ritterkreuz on 13 March 1942 as SS-Obersturmführer and Führer Sturmgeschütz-Batterie / SS-Totenkopf-Artillerie-Regiment / SS-Division "Totenkopf"), Hauptmann Hermann Maek (Ritterkreuz on 20 March 1942 as Oberleutnant and Führer 5.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 453 / 253.Infanterie-Division), Unteroffizier Eduard Wintershoff (Ritterkreuz on 25 August 1942 as Unteroffizier and Geschützführer in 2.Kompanie / Panzerjäger-Abteilung 8 / 8.Infanterie-Division), Oberleutnant Klaus Voormann (Ritterkreuz on 10 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and Chef 10.Kompanie / III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 134 / 44.Infanterie-Division), Oberleutnant Hermann Neuhoff (Ritterkreuz on 16 June 1942 as Leutnant and Staffelführer in III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 53), Hauptmann Werner Schröer (Ritterkreuz on 20 October 1942 as Leutnant and Staffelkapitän 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 27), and Oberleutnant Günter Hasenbeck (Ritterkreuz on 26 August 1943 as Oberleutnant and Kompanieführer in Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 / 6.Panzer-Division)



Source :
https://www.ratisbons.com/autographs-photos/meierdrees-hubert-erwin-autograph-grouping.html

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