Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Karl Schlamelcher and Wilhelm Kempke


This photo measures 181 x 129mm and shows Wehrmacht members applauding as Adolf Hitler delivers a speech at the inauguration of the Kriegswinterhilfswerk 1942/43 (War Winter Relief 1942/43), 30 September 1942. All representatives from the Wehrmacht branches were present, including some of its Ritterkreuz recipients who happened to be on leave from the front lines. In this photo, we can at least see two of them: On the left is SS-Sturmbannführer Karl Schlamelcher (Ritterkreuz on 1 March 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Führer of III.Abteilung / SS-Artillerie-Regiment 5 / SS-Division [motorized] "Wiking"), and in the middle is Feldwebel Wilhelm Kempke (Ritterkreuz on 21 August 1941 as Feldwebel and Gruppenführer in 1.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment / 7.Flieger-Division).


Source :
https://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2017/11/winterhilfswerk.html
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29879&p=2427295&hilit=kempke#p2427295

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