The First Award Ceremony of Nahkampfspange in Gold

The first award ceremony of Nahkampfspange in Gold for 14 Heer and Waffen-SS soldiers which was held on 27 August 1944 at the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg. Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht) congratulates each recipients, while with him is Oberstleutnant Erik von Amsberg (Chefadjutant des Heeres beim Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht). The recipients are, from left to right: Oberleutnant Rudolf Becker (Ritterkreuzträger), SS-Obersturmführer Julius Weck, SS-Untersturmführer Wilhelm Schache, Oberfeldwebel Georg Aniol, Oberfeldwebel Franz Ingebrand, Feldwebel Kurt Buschbeck (on crutches), and Feldwebel Karl Hamberger (Ritterkreuzträger) . For the remaining recipients who are not visible in this photo - according to the row after Hamberger - they are as follow: Feldwebel Benno Paffrath, Feldwebel Franz Schmid, Unteroffizier Johann Friedberg, Unteroffizier Anton Hermann, Unteroffizier Fritz Willno*, Unteroffizier Oskar Menz*, and Obergefreiter Hans-Georg Rusdorf* (what is marked * means I don't know their position in the line).

Source :
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek photo archive (Image-No.: 50040906)
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