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I'm not sure but that seems unlikely since De Bruyne was with the Artillerie and Hubert with the Pioniere.

The information comes from their SS-Personalakten.

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Edwin

Hi Edwin - Was the Dutchman by any chance Hubert Hannema? Best regards, George Hi George, No it was Adriaan van Dieren. It would however not suprise me if Hannema was also one of the participants although I haven't found any proof for this yet. Other participants: Eugeen Arckens (Flanders) Robert C...

Yes, foreign candidates were accepted. Unfortunately I have no participants list but I do know of atleast one Dutch and one Walloon 13.KRJL participant.

Hi, Don't ask anything to Frau Waibl. She doesn't speak english. Heck, at times she's even hard to understand in german! If you see her you'll know what I mean :wink: :D :D :D :D It's a great help when you speak some german although the personnel is not unwilling to speak english. The successor of ...

Thomas V. wrote: I guess many just aren't listed. This problem arises mostly with foreign volunteers.

I think you're right. The cases I know, are all Dutch.

Regards,
Edwin

George is absolutely right. I know several people that are listed but were actually killed as forced labourers (Arbeitseinsatz).

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Edwin

Thanks Marc !

So Sporck won the RK partly for his actions during the withdrawal from Oranienbaum and partly for actions later performed.

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Edwin Meinsma

Very interesting. Thank you Marc. Do you have additional information ? Not that I don't believe you but can you tell which sources pointed out that Sporck won the award for his actions near Tartu ? Where does the 'old' story come from. I mean why do you always read in literature that he won the RK a...

heinz kling wrote:But that was the same as printed in Krätschmer's book.

Just replaced it with a 'real' picture...

on my files I have found the following unit SS-WACHT-BATAILLON 2 "Prag", stationed in Praga; till the end of the war (on January 45 or so on), was assigned to SS-Kampfgruppe-Division "Bohmen und Mahren". SS-Ostubaf Hermann Peter SS-Stubaf Michael Kneissl Best Max Thank you MAXIS...

Any info would be highly appreciated. Especially strength, tasks and structure. What guard duties did SS-Totenkopf-Standarte Prag/SS-Wach-Bataillon Prag have ? I found information that proves that this unit consisted of many Waffen-SS Unterführer and Männer from different SS-Divisionen. Thanks. Rega...

Casper Sporck 5./SS-Panzer Aufklärungs Abteilung 11 ('Nordland') As a commander of a SdKfz 251/9 'Stummel' he was responsible for the destruction of 11 Soviet-Russian tanks near Gubanizy (26-01-1944). A couple of days later he was among the last vehicles of the III.SS-Panzer Korps to withdraw behind...

Here's another one:

Hahl, Fritz, 'Mit Westland im Osten'.

Regards,
Edwin Meinsma

Hi guys,

Any idea where I can get this book ? I haven't been able to find it for sale on the Internet. Thanks.

Regards,
Edwin Meinsma

Here's one: http://www.waffen-ss.nl/pow1.jpg It's from Vincx and Schotanius, Nederlandse vrijwilligers in Europese Krijgsdienst 1940-1945, part 1 'Landstorm Nederland'. The photo is taken on September 15th 1944 near Hasselt (Belgium). It shows a Dutch 'Landstorm Nederland' soldier taken away by an a...