Friedrich-Carl Cranz in 1934

 

This picture was taken on 13 May 1934 in Karlsruhe, during the inauguration of the Heeres-Museum (Museum of the Army). From left to right: Robert Wagner (Gauleiter von Baden), Generalleutnant Curt Liebmann (Kommandeur 5. Division der Reichswehr in Stuttgart und Befehlshaber Wehrkreis V), and Oberstleutnant Friedrich-Carl Cranz (Stabsoffizier 5. Division). Cranz would received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes during World War II, on 29 June 1940 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 18. Infanterie-Division.

Source :
https://www.ebay.com/itm/233994269758?hash=item367b25343e:g:k7wAAOSwr0RgkIeR
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2342444#p2342444

Albert Kesselring and Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke

 

 

Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring in a visit to Luftwaffe's fighter unit. He is seen involved in a chats with Hauptmann Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke. The picture was possibly taken in 1941/42.

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2318908#p2318908

Bio of Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Adolf Wolf

 

 Generalmajor Adolf Wolf
Born: 23 May 1899 in Braunschweig
Died: 11 Mar 1973 in Bayreuth

Promotions:
Gefreiter (10 Sep 1917); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (10 Feb 1918); Fähnrich (16 Jul 1918); Leutnant (28 Sep 1918); Polizei-Leutnant (11 Jun 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (24 May 1924); Polizei-Oberleutnant (24 May 1924); Polizei-Hauptmann (26 Mar 1929); Hauptmann (01 May 1935); Major (01 Apr 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1939); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944)

Career:
Entered the Army (07 Jun 1917)
Fahnenjunker, later Platoon-Leader in the 164th Infantry-Regiment (07 Jun 1917-01 Nov 1918)
At the same time, Detached to the Infantry-Instruction-Battalion of the X. Army-Corps (14 Aug 1917-03 Nov 1917)
At the same time, Detached to Fahnenjunker-Course at Döberitz (17 Mar 1918-28 Jul 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (01 Nov 1918-09 May 1919)
Adjutant in Transit-Camp for POWs in Holzminden (10 May 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with Processing-Office of X. Army-Corps (01 Feb 1920-09 Apr 1920)
Retired (09 Apr 1920)
Official on Probation with the Processing-Office of the X. Army-Corps (09 Apr 1920-08 Jul 1920)
Entered Police Service (11 Jun 1920)
Employed on Probation with the 4th Unit with the Protection-Police Hannover (11 Jun 1920-08 Jul 1920)
Advisor, Ordinance-Officer and Sports-Officer with the I. Battalion of the Protection-Police Hannover (09 Jul 1920-29 Jan 1921)
Acting-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the Protection-Police in Hannover (30 Jan 1921-03 May 1921)
Adjutant of Protection-Police-Battalion Lampe in Central Germany Insurgency Area (04 May 1921-10 Jul 1921)
Detached to the Protection-Police Hannover (11 Jul 1921-31 Jul 1921)
Platoon-Leader with the Protection-Police/2nd Unit Hannover (06 Aug 1921-24 Oct 1922)
Acting-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the Protection-Police Hannover (25 Oct 1922-23 Jan 1923)
Bureau-Officer and Adjutant with the I. Police-Inspection of the Protection-Police Hannover (24 Jan 1923-28 Apr 1925)
At the same time, Detached to Course for Exercise-Director at the Police-School for Physical-Training, Spandau (14 Aug 1923-19 Oct 1923)
At the same time, Detached to Police-School-Course with the Command of the Protection-Police in Hannover (28 Apr 1924-24 Jun 1924)
Sports-Officer with the 2nd Alarm of the Protection-Police in Hannover (29 Apr 1925-31 Jan 1927)
At the same time, Temporary Bureau-Officer/Adjutant with the Command of Protection-Police Hannover (06 Jul 1925-05 Aug 1925)
At the same time, Detached as Acting-Training-Officer to Luwa (20 Feb 1926-28 Feb 1926)
At the same time, Temporary Bureau-Officer with the Command of the Protection-Police Hannover (02 Jul 1926-02 Aug 1926)
Bureau-Officer of the I. Police-Inspection of the Command of Protection-Police Hannover (01 Feb 1927-31 Dec 1927)
At the same time, Detached to Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (26 Sep 1927-21 Dec 1927)
Director of the 8th Police-District, Hannover (01 Jan 1928-29 Jun 1928)
Leader of 2nd Alarm with the Command of the Protection-Police Duisburg-Hamborn (29 Apr 1929-30 Sep 1932)
Adjutant of the Higher Police School Eiche (01 Dec 1932-31 Jul 1934)
Chief of 4th Company and Tempoarary Battalion Commander at the State Police School Sensburg (01 Aug 1934-30 Apr 1935)
Chief of 12th Company in the State Police Group 'General Göring' (01 May 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1935)
Chief of 12th Company in Luftwaffe-Regiment 'General Göring' (01 Oct 1935-14 Nov 1935)
Chief of 8th Company of Luftwaffe-Regiment 'General Göring' (15 Nov 1935-23 May 1937)
At the same time, Temporary Commander of II. Battalion of Luftwaffe-Regiment 'General Göring' (14 Mar 1937-09 Apr 1937)
Detached to the III. (Flak) Battalion of Luftwaffe-Regiment 'General Göring' (24 May 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Battery-Chief in the 64th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 64th Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1938-04 Jun 1940)
Commander of Flak-Group Wolf (Special Purpose Regiment Staff) (05 Jun 1940-14 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 52nd Flak-Regiment (15 Jun 1940-26 Jul 1941)
At the same time, Commander of Flak-Group Berlin-North-West (15 Jun 1940-23 Aug 1940)
Diplomatic Courier to Japan (24 Aug 1940-05 Oct 1940)
At the same time, Commander of Flak-Group Magdeburg (06 Oct 1940-26 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 49th Flak-Regiment and of Flak-Group Mannheim-Ludwigshafen (27 Jul 1941-24 Aug 1943)
Commander of Motorised-Flak-Brigade X (25 Aug 1943-31 Jan 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 18th Motorised-Flak-Division (01 Feb 1944-31 Mar 1944)
Commander of the 18th Motorised-Flak-Division (01 Apr 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 13th Motorised-Flak-Division (02 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (09 May 1945-07 Jun 1945)
In British Captivity then Interned (08 Jun 1945-05 Feb 1948)
Released (05 Feb 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (65): am 20.06.1940 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur I. Abteilung/ Flak-Regiment 64 (mot)
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 10.07.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 18. Flak-Division
- 1914 EK I: 17.12.1920
- 1914 EK II: 22.08.1918
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse: 10.05.1919
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 14.06.1919
- Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Österr. Kriegs-erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Flakkampfabzeichen: 05.11.1941
- Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe: 05.12.1942

 

Source :
https://www.ebay.de/itm/254186452576?hash=item3b2eb17660:g:MbMAAOSwty5bqew2
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalmajor/WOLF_ADOLF.html
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/27846/Wolf-Adolf-LW-Flak.htm
https://www.weitze.com/militaria/19/Foto_Ritterkreuztraeger_Generalmajor_Adolf_Wolf__213719.html?t=x

Josef Rintelen with Wife and Sister-in-Law

Army officer Josef Rintelen with wife and sister-in-law Erna Marie Schrader (right), taking a walk at Jungfernstieg, Hamburg, in 1936.

Source :
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Rintelen,_Josef?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=d3ceae694d1c019ba99b857d21f35924e6245a6e-1589082654-0-Afz6X9nxGGQpOfcKAd44wO8yGQufYLKPwUGXzfZSR3W8y-UWcKhPq6sKG2onMf6MQ3Bvif7cXuIBPyupMo2MJIn2mn3_8kS30H0oJ85oMqiwn-XgLVl4S4ewXepRzar2Ie5rwxKDNMF6kmhJlWcsOA5cN6ghtDn8qJfKQJosHphWWrTUc0A-OG1BEOHXlBNDLBDeY7nImmIAWstHYu21gvAmJxg7MRMDWoEQ6RVoDlrHmb2H5JQ01wUL90U8BKAXh37odUbG_adzSwTXUyQYYq99QL2xpbPlnFQpb-f8QQfv

Wilhelm Keitel and Walter Warlimont at Berghof

 From left to right: General der Artillerie Walter Warlimont (Stellvertreter von Generaloberst Alfred Jodl im Wehrmachtführungsstab) and Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel (Chef des Oberkommando der Wehrmacht) at the terrace of the Berghof, Obersalzberg, 1944. Warlimont became renowned, with Keitel and Jodl, as one of the German officers most loyal to Hitler and was accordingly sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment in 1949 as a minor war criminal. The picture was taken by Walter Frentz

Source:
"Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfschanze 1940-1945" by Walter Frentz
http://ww2colorfarbe.blogspot.com/2016/05/walter-warlimont-and-wilhelm-keitel-at.html

The Commanders of NJG 1 in the Summer of 1944

The commanders of NJG 1 (Nachtjagdgeschwader 1). From left to right: Hauptmann Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (Gruppenkommandeur IV.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1), Hauptmann Martin Drewes (Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1), Major Hans-Joachim Jabs (Geschwaderkommodore Nachtjagdgeschwader 1), Hauptmann Paul Förster (Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1), and Hauptmann Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin (Gruppenkommandeur II.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1). The picture was taken in the summer of 1944 - between May and June - at Fliegerhorst Leeuwarden (Netherlands).

Source :
http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer/pages/Aircrew-Luftwaffe-pilots-Heinz-Wolfgang-Schnaufer-Drewes-Jabs-Forster-von-Bonin-01.html

Helmut Lent, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer and Hans-Joachim Jabs

Nachtjagd Experten at St. Trond, early spring 1944. From left to right: : Major Helmut Lent (Geschwaderommodore Nachtjagdgeschwader 3), bandmaster, Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (Gruppenkommandeur IV.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1), and Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Jabs (Geschwaderkommodore Nachtjagdgeschwader 1). The picture is part of the collection of Martin Drewes, another Nachtjagd experten.

Source :
Book "Nachtjagd: Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943" by Martin W Bowman

Otto Skorzeny Spoke on the Podium

SS-Sturmbannführer der Reserve Dipl.-Ing. Otto Skorzeny spoke before the invited guests consisting of Nazi party officials, SS officers and Hitlerjugend figures. This photo was taken on January 1944 by Kriegsberichter Boesig.

Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/36814/225bb3e03f200e19502b97e764a0e74b/