The Ritterkreuz and Deutsches Kreuz in Gold award ceremony to the members of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland", which were held in Hungerburg, Austria, on 29 March 1944. The medal was presented by SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (mit der Führung beauftragt III. SS-Panzerkorps). The recipients are, from left to right: SS-Sturmbannführer Albrecht Krügel (Kommandeur II.Battalion / SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"), SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf Saalbach (Kommandeur SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11 "Nordland"), SS-Untersturmführer der Reserve Georg Langendorf (Führer 5.schwere-Kompanie / SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11 "Nordland"), and SS-Obersturmführer der Reserve Heinz Fechner (Chef 3.Kompanie / I.Battalion / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge"). The first three (Krügel, Saalbach, and Langendorf) receives the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, while Fechner received the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. The Schützenpanzerwagen Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf.D "Stummel" in the background belongs to the 5th Company / SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11 "Nordland." By the way, "mit der Führung beauftragt" means "Acting Commander." The original commander of the III. SS-Panzerkorps (Germanic) was Felix Steiner, but from February 25 to April 16, 1944, he took a long leave due to severe illness, so his position was temporarily filled by Kleinheisterkamp until he recovered.
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