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Some of the EKII, EKI, Spange, War Merit Cross, IAB eyc--award ceremony pics.

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    Here are most of the Award Ceremony photos in my small collection:

    EKIIs with award docs-awarded somewhere on the Eastern Front:
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    Officer and NCOs only EKII Award Ceremony somewhere on the Russian Steppes:
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    Another EKII Award Ceremony somewhere on the Russian Front:
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    Another from the Officer and NCOs only EKs award photo from post Nr 1:
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    Yet another from the same ceremony as in posts 1 and 2:
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    A newly "minted" Obergefreiter:
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    Newly awarded their Silver Infantry Assault Badges, and the NCO also was just awarded his EKI:
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    EKIIs awarded to several members of the Africa Corps:
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    Late war awardings of the Silver Infantry Assault Badge:
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    Two brothers and a comrade--just awarded their EKIIs:
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    Just awarded both the: Silver Infantry Assault Badge as well as an EKII. He already wears the SA Badge: He is in a Jager regiment as a Signalman.
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    Just awarded their General Assault Badges:
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    Silver IAB and EKII award ceremony:

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    EKII Award Docs passed out:
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    ELI and Silver Wound Badges just awarded:
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    (EDIT) placing this photo with the correct companion photo posted above:
    Another early war Eastern Front EKII award ceremony--includes: Officers, NCOs and enlisted men as well as at least one Medic:
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    EKII Award Ceremony somewhere in Norway:
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    These men are all from Panzer Regiment 1--if I recall? All were awarded their EKIIs as well as Silver Panzer Assault Badges and this would have been on the Northern part of the East From and before November 41:
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    Medics being awarded their EKIIs:
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    More Panzer Soldiers being awarded their EKIIs and are also from Panzer Regiment 1 and on the Eastern Front:
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    Brothers three--and one just awarded his DRL Badge: and rather late.
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    Men from a Landschutzen Battalion receiving either EKIIs or War Merit Cross w/ swords 2nd class:
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    EKIIs awarded in Winter--on the Eastern Front:
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    Awarding the unit commander his EKI--same ceremony as above:
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    13 Officers, NCOs and Enlisted Men from Pioneer Battalion 221, awarded various grades of the EK-including: EKIIs, EKIs and EKI Spange: These all were awarded by the unseen: Generalleutnant Pflugbiel
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    Their names, ranks and awards received:
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    Four photos from the same EKII Award Ceremony:
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    Contd:
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    A Cavalry Hauptmann just after being awarded his German Cross in Gold:
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    A Stuka Pilot NCO just awarded his German Cross in Gold. A friend of mine IDed this guy but I lost the info and will see if he can ID him again for me?
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    Same Stuka Pilot just after being prmoted in the field to Leutnant. He was later killed in Action somewhere ont eh Eastern Front:
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    A senior NCO in the 44th Infantry Division (outside of Stalingrad & pre-Hoch und Deutschmeister) just awarded his EKI and Silver IAB:
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    Men of a Panzer Regiment in Budapest--just awarded either and or: EKIIs and Silver Panzer Assault Badges by their Divisional Commander (unseen):
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    Just awarded their War Merit Cross w/ Swords 2nd class:
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    A Panzer crewman just awarded his Silver PAB:
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    Just awarded their War Merit Cross w/ Swords 2nd class:
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    A Luftwaffe Flak NCO just awarded his Silver Wound Badge:
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    "Der Spiess" and enlisted men being awarded their EKIIS in France in 1944.
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    EKII Award photo same ceremony as above:
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