Four Ritterkreuzträger from Wachbataillon "Großdeutschland": Ofenloch, Brakat, Schlee and Reinke

Four Ritterkreuzträger from Wachbataillon "Großdeutschland", from left to right: Unteroffizier Heinrich Ofenloch, Oberfeldwebel Otto Brakat, Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Schlee, and Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Reinke. The picture was taken in 1943.

Unteroffizier Heinrich Ofenloch (Ritterkreuz on 12 July 1943 as Gefreiter and Gruppenführer in 1.Kompanie / Pionier-Bataillon 323 / Infanterie-Division 323).

Oberfeldwebel Otto Brakat (Ritterkreuz on 27 July 1941 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenführer in 2.Schwadron / Radfahr-Abteilung 1 / 1.Kavallerie-Division).

Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Schlee (Ritterkreuz on 23 October 1941 and Eichenlaub on 6 April 1943, both as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in 6.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 / 4.Gebirgs-Division).

Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Reinke (Ritterkreuz on 9 January 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in 14.Kompanie / III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 89 / 12.Infanterie-Division).

Source :
Ian Jewison photo collection