Eichenlaub Award Ceremony for Rogge, Lehmann-Willenbrock and Suhren

Eichenlaub award ceremony for three Kriegsmarine officers which were held at the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg, on 1 january 1942 (and was first published on 12 January 1942). From left to right: Kapitän zur See Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (Marine-Adjutant beim Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht), Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht), Kapitän zur See Bernhard Rogge (Kommandant Hilfskreuzer "Atlantis". Received the Eichenlaub #45 on 31 December 1941 for having sunk/captured a grand total of 22 merchant ships with 145,697 GRT and travelled 110,000 nautical miles over the course of 655 days with his ship), Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Kommandant U-96. Received the Eichenlaub #51 on 31 December 1941 for further successes with his ship over the course of another five war patrols, during which he sunk another 10 ships with 58,746 GRT), and Oberleutnant zur See Reinhard Suhren (Kommandant U-564. Received the Eichenlaub #56 on 31 December 1941 for three successful patrols during which he sunk 10 ships with 28,324 GRT - including the British corvette "Zinnia" on 23 August 1941 - and damaged a further 2 with 11,596 GRT). Ironically enough, Rogge was one of the highest decorated jews, and he had been also a member of the KPD (communist party of Germany)! His membership card is displayed, together with an uniform, at the museum in Hamburg.

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https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-adolf-hitler-gives-orders-to-naval-officers-1942-48404190.html?imageid=53491C52-19C7-448C-BEFB-23427EFF7874&p=291611&pn=1&searchId=d44e2bf5fa4ee4e1a3f5f87a3c9f824f&searchtype=0
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2011/11/album-foto-upacara-penganugerahan.html
https://forum.axishistory.com/search.php?keywords=rogge&t=46430&sf=msgonly
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/politiker-nsdap-d-im-f%C3%BChrerhauptquartier-wolfsschanzebei-news-photo/541084699
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/38649-award-ceremonies/#comment-359011
http://themarshalsbaton.com/Puttkamer.htm
https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/4426120/
https://www.tracesofwar.com/awards/568/Ritterkreuz-mit-Eichenlaub.htm

Karl Dönitz with U-Boat Aces and Commanders

September 1943: Großadmiral Karl Dönitz (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine), accompanied by Kapitän zur See Hans Rudolf Rösing (Führer der U-boote West), greets U-boat commanders and Flottillenchef decorated with the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knight's Cross of the Iron Crosses). From left to right: Fregattenkapitän Ernst Kals (Chef 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Lorient. Received Ritterkreuz in 1 September 1942 as Korvettenkapitän and Kommandant U-130), unidentified (blocked by Dönitz), Korvettenkapitän Klaus Scholtz (Chef 12. Unterseebootsflottille, Bordeaux. Received Ritterkreuz in 26 December 1941 and Eichenlaub in 10 September 1942, both as Korvettenkapitän and Kommandant U-108), Korvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (shaking hands with Dönitz, Chef 6. Unterseebootsflottille, St. Nazaire. Received Ritterkreuz in 4 April 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-124), Korvettenkapitän Werner Winter (Chef 1. Unterseebootsflottille, Brest. Received Ritterkreuz in 5 June 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-103), Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Chef 9. Unterseebootsflottille, Brest. Received Ritterkreuz in 26 February 1941 and Eichenlaub in 31 December 1941, both as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-96), and Korvettenkapitän Günter Kuhnke (Chef 10. Unterseebootsflottille, Lorient. Received Ritterkreuz in 19 September 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant U-28). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Beuchling.

Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/2867/16681a180a83d321351d3a71c29af66e/
https://www.tumblr.com/search/ernst%20kals