re colonel dr jur ernst kupfer commander 11./stuka geshwader ''immelmann''
born in coburg 2/7/1907 died 6/11/1943 in griekenland.
award knights cross 23/11/1941
oak leaves 8/1/1943
swords 11/4/1944
my question is this brave man died 5 months before the award of the swords
was this rare or normal for the time. it would be interesting to know.
also please where is griekenland sounds like it could be greece ??
thanking you micky
was this a rare occasion or normal
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Re: was this a rare occasion or normal
It sounds like Greece to me and it was quite common to find awards being made posthumously
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thanks phil for the reply very kind
i still think 5 months is a very long time. perhaps more info was needed?????
thanks micky
i still think 5 months is a very long time. perhaps more info was needed?????
thanks micky
Re: was this a rare occasion or normal
griekenland is greece 100%,same as in dutch we also write it like that
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Doktor Krollspell? Where art thou?
Before getting the Knight's Cross or the Eichenlaub/Schwertern/Diamanten, an approval by the OKW was needed. Keitel and Hitler were almost solely responsible for awarding it. That could take some time, yes.
Before getting the Knight's Cross or the Eichenlaub/Schwertern/Diamanten, an approval by the OKW was needed. Keitel and Hitler were almost solely responsible for awarding it. That could take some time, yes.
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re my post colonel Dr.jur ernst kupfer
could someone please tell me what he
was a doctor of
many thanks micky
could someone please tell me what he
was a doctor of
many thanks micky
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Dr. Jur. = could be a laywer, he studied law for sure.
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Re: was this a rare occasion or normal
Dr. of Jurisprudence - [Rechtswissenschaft].
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hi hans
many thanks for the reply
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many thanks for the reply
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