Ritterkreuz Award Ceremony for Paul Hausser

These photographs by SS-Bildberichter Friedrich Zschäckel show the Ritterkreuz award ceremony for SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Paul Hausser (Kommandeur SS-Division "Reich"), which was held on 8 August 1941 on the Eastern Front during Unternehmen Barbarossa. The one who presented the medal was General der Panzertruppe Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Kommandierender General XXXXVI. Armeekorps). Even though he was a "Reich" Divisionskommandeur, Hausser was not the first person from this unit to receive this prestigious medal, but in fact was the seventh! The six men who preceded him were as follows: SS-Oberführer Georg Keppler (15 August 1940), SS-Oberführer Felix Steiner (15 August 1940), SS-Hauptscharführer Ludwig Kepplinger (4 September 1940), SS-Obersturmführer Fritz Vogt (4 September 1940 ), SS-Sturmbannführer Fritz Witt (4 September 1940), and SS-Hauptsturmführer Fritz Klingenberg (14 May 1941).

From left to right:SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Paul Hausser (Kommandeur SS-Division "Reich"), SS-Obersturmbannführer Werner Ostendorff (Ia SS-Division "Reich"), unknown Heer officer, General der Panzertruppe Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Kommandierender General XXXXVI. Armeekorps), unknown SS officer, SS-Obertsturmführer Otto Kroger (Adjutant SS-Division "Reich"), and SS-Untersturmführer Erwin Mix (Ic SS-Division "Reich"). The picture was taken after the Ritterkreuz award ceremony for Divisionskommandeur "Papa" Hausser, which was held on 8 August 1941 on the Eastern Front during Unternehmen Barbarossa.

Source :
Edgar Alcidi photo collection
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2018/06/foto-paul-hausser.html
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