8 December 8th 1944: Co-signer of the appeal 'To the people and the Wehrmacht' of the Bundes Deutscher Offiziere (BDO, Federation of German Officers) in the National Committee "Freies Deutschland" (NKFD, Free Germany). It was a German anti-Nazi organization that operated in the Soviet Union during World War II, with members mostly came from German officers and generals in captivity. The identification (with their last rank and position) as follow:
1.Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller (Kommandierender General XII. Armeekorps)
2.Generalmajor Joachim Engel (Kommandeur 45. Infanterie-Division)
3.Generalleutnant Hans Traut (Kommandeur 78. Sturm-Division)
4.Generalmajor Günther Klammt (Kommandeur 260. Infanterie-Division)
5.Generalmajor Alexander Conrady (Kommandeur 36. Infanterie-Division)
6.Generalmajor Herbert Michaelis (Kommandeur 95. Infanterie-Division)
7.Generalmajor Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller (Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Feldherrnhalle")
8.Generalmajor Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff (Kommandeur "Festung Mogilev")
9.General der Infanterie Friedrich Gollwitzer (Kommandierender General LIII. Armeekorps)
10.Generalleutnant Rudolf Bamler (Kommandeur 12. Infanterie-Division)
11.Generalmajor Claus Mueller-Bülow (Kommandeur 246. Infanterie-Division)
12.Generalmajor Adolf Trowitz (Kommandeur 57. Infanterie-Division)
13.Generalmajor Aurel Schmidt (Höherer Pionierführer 10 / 9.Armee)
14.General der Infanterie Paul Völckers (Kommandierender General XXVII.Armeekorps)
15.Generalleutnant Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow (Kommandierender General XXXV. Armeekorps)
Source :
Photo and ID courtesy of Graveland
https://en.topwar.ru/171615-svobodnaja-germanija-gitlerovcy-protiv-fjurera.html
Hans Traut is seen leaving the building with other Wehrmacht officers. He is wearing the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes which he received on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 90 / 20.Infanterie-Division. He would also added the Eichenlaub for his Ritterkreuz on 23 January 1942 as Oberst and Führer 10. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert).
