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by RalfAnton62
Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:02 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Oberst Max Eggeling
Replies: 2
Views: 3279

Re: Oberst Max Eggeling

Max Eggeling moved down from Dänemark togehter with the Battle group "Dänemark", of whom he be the commander.

What unit he served before I could not tell.

Ralf Anton Schäfer
by RalfAnton62
Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:18 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Oberst Max Eggeling
Replies: 2
Views: 3279

Oberst Max Eggeling

Oberst Max Eggeling.

I´m looking for any further bio in March 1945 of Max Eggeling, who was commander of the battle group "Dänemark" in the Remagen bridgehead.

Any little coment would be very welcome!

Also any award he had received in his military career.

Best Thanks

Ralf Anton Schäfer
by RalfAnton62
Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:13 am
Forum: Operational Map Project & Archival Research
Topic: Maps used by the american infantry division in 1945
Replies: 3
Views: 7828

Re: Maps used by the american infantry division in 1945

Unfortunately I could answer just right now, because my account was offline during the last days,

I would welcome any map availble - ok, just better the maps with annotations of the commanders, but its so hard to find a map, I take anything!

:-)
by RalfAnton62
Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:12 am
Forum: Operational Map Project & Archival Research
Topic: Maps used by the american infantry division in 1945
Replies: 3
Views: 7828

Maps used by the american infantry division in 1945

Can somebode help to find maps in scale 1:25000 or 1:50000 concerning the area of the remagen bridgehead and the ruhr pocket?

I appreciat any possible tip and help!

All the best!


Ralf Anton Schäfer
by RalfAnton62
Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:35 am
Forum: Items Wanted, for Sale or for Trade
Topic: Very Interessting Ebay Auction - The death of an german Lt.C
Replies: 0
Views: 1645

Very Interessting Ebay Auction - The death of an german Lt.C

Dear Visitors, under the ebay auctionnummber 330208253557 I have up for bid a very interesting file. This is the story of these Files: In Summer 1947 the Oberstleutnant was arrested from the french military police, 6 weeks arrested in Minden and then transferred into the military police prison in Me...
by RalfAnton62
Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:19 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Infos and Pictures needed? Large List, and a heavy job?
Replies: 0
Views: 2292

Infos and Pictures needed? Large List, and a heavy job?

I´m planning to re-publish the History of the 62. Infanterie- and Volksgrenadier Division. For this I need more detailed Infos about the following (sorry, large) list of honoured members of this silesian division. It would be nice, if someone could be of further help in my investigations. Any help w...
by RalfAnton62
Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:56 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Fallschrimjäger Max Schmeling
Replies: 28
Views: 10948

There is one interesting report about Max Schmeling in Crete. A Brit Sergeant K. D. 'Tex' Banwell said that he was captured on a raid on Crete. And he escaped and sliped away from the personal supervision of Max ! Maybe Max was really not good at military combat. As I read about schmeling in this t...
by RalfAnton62
Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:40 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Need info about a female Geman pilot.
Replies: 6
Views: 2286

And here is a picture...
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hope this helps...


Best wishes


Ralf Anton Schäfer
by RalfAnton62
Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:51 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Unknown german General with KC and Oakleaves
Replies: 8
Views: 3443

I don't know who Kurt Schwerdt is, but the most logical assumption would be this could be Schwerdt's Divisionskommandeur. If my eyes don't fail me, the Schulterstücke are blank, the Eichenlaubträger being a Generalmajor. Kurt Schwerdt was Adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 164 / 62nd VGD of Oberst Arth...
by RalfAnton62
Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:11 pm
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Unknown german General with KC and Oakleaves
Replies: 8
Views: 3443

Scans much bigger

Hello Shadow, here came some much bigger scans, hope this would help now... Any Idea, wich Award cames together with oakleaves ? As seen on the second picture of my forst post, he uses oakleves for his awarding to Kurt Schwerdt. Is it possible that Kurt get the Ehrenblattspange ? Hope someone can he...
by RalfAnton62
Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:22 pm
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Unknown german General with KC and Oakleaves
Replies: 8
Views: 3443

Help needed so much...

...cant no one identify this general ? :( :( :(
He wears Knights Cross with Oakleaves, no one specialiced in this ?

Please help me................ :?

Ralf Anton Schäfer
by RalfAnton62
Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:48 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Articles in the "Alte Kameraden"
Replies: 0
Views: 1046

Articles in the "Alte Kameraden"

Im looking for some articles from the "Alte Kameraden". Perhaps someone of you have them archived... as follow...: 1.: Faasch had written his article in Number 11 from Year 1962 2.: Hermann, Heinz Günther wrote in Nr. 1 in 1966, and in the Numbers 6 and 7 from 1964 3.: Huffmann, Helmuth; 1...
by RalfAnton62
Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:11 pm
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: RK winner Uffz. Paul Speich, 1./Pi.Btl.162
Replies: 4
Views: 2309

Hi again Jason,

sorry, but didnt have the time to look through my papers... :?

Question: Why are you interested in Paul Speich / the 62nd Inf. Div. :?:

Ralf
by RalfAnton62
Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:07 pm
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Conditions for awarding "Deutsche Kreuz in Gold"
Replies: 4
Views: 2146

Hi Jason, there stand nowhere up to five times, this was an unwriten law and an error of me... :( :wink: In quote to Gottlob Herbert Bidermanns Book "...und litt an meiner Seite" Page 23: "...therefore should to awarding for Officers 8 and for Unteroffiziere and Mannschaften (enl. Men...
by RalfAnton62
Thu Jan 01, 2004 11:16 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: RK winner Uffz. Paul Speich, 1./Pi.Btl.162
Replies: 4
Views: 2309

Tell me what timeperiod you need and I will see what I can do for you...