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  1. Panzerknacker

    Panzerknacker New Member

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    Yes well....after things I have heard from Allied soldiers-I wouldn't have long put this act past the Japanese.

    Who was the only man to wear the RK w OL/S/D on the black Allegemeine SS uniform?
     
    Panzerknacker, May 1, 2003
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  2. De Vlaamse Leeuw

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    If I only would understand what you mean by "RK w OL/S/D".
     
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  3. C.Evans

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    Hi Erwin--he means: RK=Ritterkreuz, OL=Oak Leaves, S=Swords, D=Diamonds.

    This one is too easy and I know the answer but will relent and let someone else answer it. [​IMG]
     
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  4. Friedrich

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    Black Allgemeine SS uniform?

    To my knowledge there were only two SS men to receive that award:

    SS Oberstgruppenführer Joseph Dietrich and SS Obergruppenführer Otto Gille. But they were both Waffen SS men... :confused:
     
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  5. C.Evans

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    Correct but, one had been in the Allgemeine SS in the near beginnings and had also been one of Hitlers personal bodyguards.

    Why "F," I am VERY surprised at you for not knowing that one. ;) :D :D

    Plus, this man was eligable for the Golden Nazi Party badge because he was among the first 100,000 members of the party. He was Nr 89,+++.

    [ 01. May 2003, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: C.Evans ]
     
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  6. Friedrich

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    No, that is EXACTLY what I thought. But that man was not part of the Allgemeine SS anymore when he received his RK/Eich/Sch/B...

    He was head of Hitler's personal bodyguards and was an SA member that took part in November 8th-9th Putsch in Munich.

    Maybe him?

    [​IMG]
     
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  7. Panzerknacker

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    No sorry Fried, not Sepp Dietrich.
     
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  8. Panzerknacker

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    Keep in mind he was the only man to WEAR the decoration on the black Allgemeine SS uniform.
     
    Panzerknacker, May 1, 2003
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  9. C.Evans

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    Most of my info was about Sepp--but he wasnt who I was talking about when it came to the two men.
     
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  10. Friedrich

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    Then he must be Otto Gille. Because to wear that award you HAD TO be awarded it...
     
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  11. Panzerknacker

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    Think royalty...Prussian aristocracy...
     
    Panzerknacker, May 2, 2003
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  12. Friedrich

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    Panzerknacker: NO MAN who was awarded that, except for Otto Gille and Joseph Dietrich ever wore a black ASS uniform...

    1. Oberst Werner Mölders. LW
    2. Generalleutnant Adolf Galland. LW
    3. Oberstleutnant Gordon M. Gollob. LW
    4. Hauptmann Hans Joachim Marseille. LW
    5. Oberst Hermann Graf. LW
    6. Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel. H
    7. Kapitän zur See Wolfgang Lüth. KM
    8. Major Walter Nowótny
    9. Generalmajor Adelbert Schulz. H
    10. Oberst Hans Ulrich Rudel. LW
    11. Generalmajor Hyazinth von Strachwitz. H *
    12. SS Obergruppenführer Otto Gille. WSS
    13. Generaloberst Hans Hube. H
    14. Generalfeldmarschall Albert Keßelring. LW
    15. Oberst Helmuth Lent. LW
    16. SS Oberstgruppenführer Joseph Dietrich. WSS
    17. Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model. H
    18. Hauptmann Erich Hartmann. LW
    19. General der Panzertruppe Hermann Balck. H
    20. General der Fallschirmtruppe Berhard Ramcke. LW
    21. Major Hans Wolfgang Schnaufer. LW
    22. Fregattenkapitän Albrecht Brandi. KM
    23. Generalfeldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner. H
    24. General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel * H
    25. Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff. H
    26. General der Panzertruppe Karl Mauss. H
    27. General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken. * H

    * The only aristocrat so far... ARMY
    * Another aristocrat. No SS...
    * Last aristocrat and still no SS...

    :rolleyes:
     
    Friedrich, May 2, 2003
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  13. Panzerknacker

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    i dropped thsi hint before-he was the only man to WEAR it on the ASS uniform.
    For answer-look in Robin Lumsden's book "Himmler's SS: Black Guard at War 1923-1945.
    I think Robin Lumsden would know...
     
    Panzerknacker, May 3, 2003
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  14. Friedrich

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    Well. I give up. I see no liaisons here...
     
    Friedrich, May 3, 2003
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    It may be my fault, the answer is Generalmajor Hyazinth von Strachwitz. Maybe I worded it wrong, but Robin Lumsden said:-

    "There were just 27 recipients of the Knights Cross with Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds. Oberst Hyazinth Von Strachwitz was the only man to ever wear the decoration on the black Allegemeine SS Uniform."
     
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  16. Panzerknacker

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    New Question, this time from Vietnam.

    How many New Zealanders were KIA in the Vietnam War?
     
    Panzerknacker, May 3, 2003
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  17. Carl G. E. von Mannerheim

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    NUMBER RANK NAME CORPS DATE OF DEATH UNIT PLACE OF BURIAL
    699033 Pte WR Awatere RNZIR 12/04/68 W1 Ruatoria,NZ
    209440 Spr JT Barrett RNZE 24/11/69 V4 Te Kuiti Marae, NZ
    41383 L/Cpl DI Bensemann RNZIR 16/11/68 V3 Omaka (Blenheim), NZ
    43134 Pte AV Bermingham RNZIR 20/11/68 W2 Manu (Whangarei), NZ
    41708 Spr RH Brown RNZE 12/08/69 W2 Gisborne, NZ
    41240 Sgt GJ Campbell RNZSAS 14/01/70 4Tp SAS Wairoa, NZ
    482859 Pte T Cooper RNZIR 11/10/70 W3 Taupo, NZ
    37221 Sgt AJS Don RNZA 14/09/65 161 Bty Terendak, Malaya
    42752 Gnr SW Ellwood RNZA 06/02/68 161 Bty Foxton, NZ
    41301 L/Cpl CR Fisk RNZIR 18/06/70 V5 Ruru (Christchurch), NZ
    573233 Pte DC Frith RNZIR 11/07/69 V4 Terendak, Malaya
    38655 Cpl JR Gatenby RNZIR 05/06/69 W2 Terendak, Malaya
    645140 S/Sgt FR Grigg RNZAMC 04/12/65 HQ V Force Terendak, Malaya
    483256 Pte JL Gurnick RNZIR 29/05/70 W3 Pukekohe, NZ
    388811 Pte KH Harding RNZIR 24/06/71 V6 Waima Valley, NZ
    42742 Pte RA Hawthorne RNZIR 04/08/69 W2 Papakura, NZ
    463211 Pte HD Hirini RNZIR 01/02/68 V2 Kawerau, NZ
    211075 Cpl GK Hoerara RNZIR 26/01/68 W1 Te Araroa, NZ
    43221 Pte TN Hollows RNZIR 29/07/69 W2 Manu (Whangarei), NZ
    43349 Pte KR Hurman RNZIR 11/01/69 W2 Terendak, Malaya
    629544 Pte LC Jones RNZIR 18/06/70 V5 Marton, NZ
    838605 Lt SJ Kidd RNZIR 17/04/70 V4 Papakura, NZ
    41243 Gnr NSG Lyes RNZA 23/06/68 161 Bty Hokitika, NZ
    346598 Cpl M Manton RNZIR 02/09/69 V4 Waikumete (Auckland),NZ
    43651 Pte TW Paenga RNZIR 19/03/70 V4 Gisborne, NZ
    42294 Pte BJ Petersen RNZIR 14/09/68 W1 Ekatahuna, NZ
    539244 Cpl JW Radford RNZIR 23/07/69 W2 Whakatane, NZ
    43648 Pte P Rauhihi RNZIR 24/11/69 V5 Shannon Marae, NZ
    41081 L/Cpl ML Sutherland RNZIR 31/10/70 V5 Christchurch, NZ
    42116 Pte MJ Turnbull RNZIR 02/08/69 V4 Dunedin, NZ
    80166 Sgt GS Watt RNZAF 01/03/70 NZ Svcs Med Ulu Pandan, Singapore
    928518 Bdr R White RNZA 14/09/65 161 Bty Terendak, Malaya
    43032 Pte MJ Wickman RNZIR 22/06/68 V3 Papatoetoe, NZ
    41530 Pte JS Williams RNZIR 17/06/69 V4 Terendak, NZ
    37404 Capt P Williams RNZA 14/02/69 161 Bty Ashes returned to NZ
    41576 Lt JR Winton RNZIR 10/03/71 V5 Karori, NZ
    43223 Pte DN Wright RNZIR 19/03/70 W3 Esk (Timaru), NZ
    NZ Surgical Team at Quin Nhon
    Civilian Sister L Cowper Medical 02/05/66 NZ Nurse Auckland, NZ


    thats every war casualty, Do i have to count them?

    38 total

    [ 03. May 2003, 11:34 PM: Message edited by: Carl G. E. von Mannerheim ]
     
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  18. Friedrich

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    And what was Von Strachwitz doing wearing a black SS uniform?! He was an Army officer!
     
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  19. Panzerknacker

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    Thats what i found rather unusual Fried-thats why I was saying that he only wore it on the uniform, he didn't serve in it... :confused:
     
    Panzerknacker, May 4, 2003
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  20. Panzerknacker

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    CvM-what can I say-they number 35 in all.
    Over to you.
    WELL DONE... :D
     
    Panzerknacker, May 4, 2003
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