Portrait of Wilhelm Odenhardt – Kampfgeschwader 4 “General Wever” (Signed!)
€250,00Original Wartime Portrait with Wartime Signature of Wilhelm Odenhardt. Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Odenhardt (26.01.1914 † 12.04.1992) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 17, 1943 with Kampfgeschwader 4 “General Wever” and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 24, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Beobachter in the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 4 “General Wever”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of Wehrmacht Feldwebel wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
€0,01Original TOP Wartime Portrait of a Wehrmacht (Heer) Feldwebel wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. Dedication on the reverse. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of Hauptmann Lorenz Großmann wearing the DKIG – Grenadier-Regiment 326
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait with Wartime Signature of Lorenz Großmann. Hauptmann Lorenz Großmann earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 14, 1943 as Oberleutnant with the II. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 326 of the 198. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of unknown Ritterkreuzträger with DKIG and Nahkampfspange (!)
€0,01Original Wartime TOP Portrait of an unknown Ritterkreuzträger with Deutsches Kreuz in Gold & Nahkampfspange in Bronze! Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of Friedrich Rüdiger with DKiG – Grenadier-Regiment 453 (Signed!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait with Wartime Signature of Friedrich Rüdiger. Leutnant Friedrich Rüdiger earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 13, 1943 as Leutnant in the 9. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 453 of the 253. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen. Postcardsize. Signed on the reverse.
Portrait of Günther Drange wearing DKIG (later RK with Grenadier-Regiment 428) (Signed!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait with Wartime Signature of Günther Drange. Oberst Günther Drange (14.03.1897 in Glogau † 18.06.1970 in Wiesbaden) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on February 21, 1942 as Major und Kommandeur of the III. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 490 of the 269. Infanterie-Division and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 16, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 428 of the 129. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen. Postcardsize. Signed on the reverse.
Portrait of a Wehrmacht (Heer) wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of a Wehrmacht (Heer) Hauptmann wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel wearing Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of a Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. Interesting to see the retouched EK1 in the photo. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of Rolf Böcker with DKIG – Kommandant of “M 452” (24. Minensuchflottille – Channel Islands!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of Rolf Böcker. Oberleutnant zur See Rolf Böcker (02.07.1918 † 12.03.1996 in Neuß) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 10, 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of the “M 452” of the 24. Minensuchflottille. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Likely for actions in the Channel Islands / France – Normandy ? As the Minensuchflottille was active in the Channel Islands in 1944.
Portrait of General der Flieger Ernst Müller wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Silber – Feldjägerkommando I (!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of Ernst Müller. General der Flieger Ernst Müller (17.08.1883 † 06.12.1948) was the Kommandeur of the Feldjägerkommando I. He earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold as can be seen, likely late 1945? Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of Oberfeldwebel Clemens Funke – Aufklärungsgruppe 21 wearing DKIG
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of Clemens Funke. Oberfeldwebel Clemens Funke (22.12.1915 † ) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 12, 1943 as Feldwebel in the 2. (H) Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 21 of the Luftwaffe. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of Korvettenkapitän Claus-Henning von Grumbkow wearing Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (Signed!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait with Wartime Signature of Claus-Henning von Grumbkow. Korvettenkapitän Claus-Henning von Grumbkow (15.05.1908 in Danzig † 26.05.1991 in Pinneberg-Thesdorf) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 27, 1944 as Korvettenkapitän und Flottillenchef of the 1. Minensuchflottille. Condition as seen. Postcardsize. Signed on the front!
Portrait of Wehrmacht (Heer) Oberleutnant wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of a Wehrmacht (Heer) Hauptmann wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Portrait of Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel wearing Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of a Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Helmut Lent – Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, 2 & 3 (Brillanten) (Wartime Signed)
€0,01Original Wartime Signature on a Photo of Helmut Lent. Oberst Helmut Lent (13.06.1918 † 07.10.1944) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 30, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 6. Staffel/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, the Eichenlaub on June 6, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, the Schwertern on August 2, 1943 as Major und Kommandeur of the IV. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 and the Brillanten on July 31, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Nachtjagdgeschwader 3. Condition as seen. Signed on the reverse. Size: 8,5×5,5cm.
Portrait of Hermann Voll – U-Boot DKiG of “U-518” (!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of Hermann Voll. Obersteuermann Hermann Voll (18.01.1917 † 08.12.2008) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 7, 1943 as Steuermann und Wachoffizier on U-Boot “U-518”. Postcardsize.
German submarine U-518 was a Type IXC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. She saw considerable success from her launch on 11 February 1942 until she was sunk on 22 April 1945. The U-boat was laid down at the Deutsche Werft in Hamburg as yard number 314 on 12 June 1941, and commissioned on 25 April 1942 with Fregattenkapitän Hans-Günther Brachmann in command. He was replaced on 19 August 1942 by Kapitänleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann. She sank nine ships and damaged three more in seven active patrols. U-518 had a crew of 56, and was by then commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Werner Offermann from 13 January 1944.
Her last foray began when she departed Kristiansand on 12 March 1945. She was sunk northwest of the Azores on 22 April by hedgehog rounds from USS Carter and USS Neal A. Scott. There were no survivors.
Portrait of Luftwaffe Leutnant wearing Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of a Luftwaffe Leutnant wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. Condition as seen. Size: 10,5×16.2cm.
Portrait of General Walther Lucht – 336. Infanterie-Div. & LXVI. Armeekorps (EL for Ardennes Offensive!) (Signed!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait with Wartime Signature of Walther Lucht. General der Artillerie Walther Lucht (26.02.1882 in Berlin † 18.03.1949 in Heilbronn) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 12, 1942 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 87. Infanterie-Division; the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on Janaury 30, 1943 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 336. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on January 9, 1945 as General der Artillerie und Kommandierender General of the LXVI. Armeekorps. Postcardsize.
Earned the Eichenlaub for the Ardennes Offensive!
Portrait of Bernhard Sauvant – Panzer-Regiment 24 & schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 (Tiger) (RK in Stalingrad!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait with Postwar Signature (on the reverse) of Bernhard Sauvant. Oberst Bernhard Sauvant (25.03.1910 in Kutten † 15.04.1967 in Ludwigsburg) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 13, 1942; the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on November 30, 1942 as Major and Kommandeur of the I. Abteilung/ Panzer-Regiment 36 and the Eichenlaub on July 28, 1943 as Major und Kommandeur of the schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 (Tiger!). Postcardsize.
Earned the Ritterkreuz during the Battle of Stalingrad!
1) Playing a major role in seizing the Stalingrad tractor factory. By the 14.10.1942 his Panzer-Abteilung had already failed in two attempts to break into the southern and middle portions of the factory. Acting on his own initiative, Sauvant decided to launch a penetration attempt against the northern part of the factory from the sector of the neighbouring Division. This succeeded, and created a chain reaction which eventually led to the fall of the factory to the Germans on the following day.
2) Following this he took control of the Kampfgruppe von Pannwitz, consisting of 12 tanks from the repair shop and manned by maintenance crews. With this scratch force, and without waiting for orders, Sauvant destroyed a large portion of the Soviet 61st Cavalry Division on the 26.11.1942 near Scharnutovski. The next day he led this group north of Kotelnikovo into the rear of the Soviet 81st Cavalry Division, again destroying the bulk of this unit.
Bernhard Sauvant – Panzer-Regiment 24 & schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 (Tiger) (RK in Stalingrad!)
€0,01Original Scarce Wartime Signature on a Paper Slip of Bernhard Sauvant. Oberst Bernhard Sauvant (25.03.1910 in Kutten † 15.04.1967 in Ludwigsburg) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 13, 1942; the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on November 30, 1942 as Major and Kommandeur of the I. Abteilung/ Panzer-Regiment 36 and the Eichenlaub on July 28, 1943 as Major und Kommandeur of the schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 (Tiger!).
Earned the Ritterkreuz during the Battle of Stalingrad!
1) Playing a major role in seizing the Stalingrad tractor factory. By the 14.10.1942 his Panzer-Abteilung had already failed in two attempts to break into the southern and middle portions of the factory. Acting on his own initiative, Sauvant decided to launch a penetration attempt against the northern part of the factory from the sector of the neighbouring Division. This succeeded, and created a chain reaction which eventually led to the fall of the factory to the Germans on the following day.
2) Following this he took control of the Kampfgruppe von Pannwitz, consisting of 12 tanks from the repair shop and manned by maintenance crews. With this scratch force, and without waiting for orders, Sauvant destroyed a large portion of the Soviet 61st Cavalry Division on the 26.11.1942 near Scharnutovski. The next day he led this group north of Kotelnikovo into the rear of the Soviet 81st Cavalry Division, again destroying the bulk of this unit.
Wartime Signed Portrait of Rudolf Schoenert – Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 & NJG10 (Eichenlaub, 64 Victories – 7th highest scoring Night Fighter Ace!)
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait with wartime Signature (!) of Rudolf Schoenert. Major Rudolf Schoenert (27.07.1911 in Glogau † 30.11.1985 in Manitoba, Canada) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 18, 1942; the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 25, 1942 s Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 4. Staffel/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 and the Eichenlaub on April 11, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the Nachtjagdgruppe 10. Size: 17,8×12,3cm.
He was credited with 64 victories. Rudolf Schoenert was the seventh highest scoring night fighter flying ace in the German Luftwaffe during World War II.
Studioportrait of Willi Sölter – Kampfgeschwader 77
€0,01Original Wartime Studioportrait of Willi Sölter. Hauptmann Willi Sölter (18.07.1913 † 13.07.1995) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 19, 1941 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 9, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 77. Condition as seen. Size: 11,5x17cm.
Studioportrait of Willi Sölter – Kampfgeschwader 77
€0,01Original Wartime Studioportrait of Willi Sölter. Hauptmann Willi Sölter (18.07.1913 † 13.07.1995) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 19, 1941 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 9, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 77. Condition as seen. Size: 11,5x17cm.
Propaganda Photo showing RKT Eugen Selhorst, Stefan Dittrich & Gabriel Erdmann
€65,00Original propagande photo showing several Ritterkreuzträger: Major Eugen Selhorst, Hauptmann Stefan Dittrich and Oberleutnant Gabriel Erdmann on September 20, 1944 with Chef des Stabes des Stellv. Generalkommando XIII. Armeekorps Generalmajor Meyerhöfer. Condition as seen. Size: 18x13cm.
Propaganda Photo showing RKT Eugen Selhorst, Stefan Dittrich & Gabriel Erdmann
€0,01Original propagande photo showing several Ritterkreuzträger: Major Eugen Selhorst, Hauptmann Stefan Dittrich and Oberleutnant Gabriel Erdmann on September 20, 1944 with Chef des Stabes des Stellv. Generalkommando XIII. Armeekorps Generalmajor Meyerhöfer. Condition as seen. Size: 18x13cm.
Propaganda Photo showing RKT Eugen Selhorst, Stefan Dittrich & Gabriel Erdmann
€0,01Original propagande photo showing several Ritterkreuzträger: Major Eugen Selhorst, Hauptmann Stefan Dittrich and Oberleutnant Gabriel Erdmann on September 20, 1944 with Chef des Stabes des Stellv. Generalkommando XIII. Armeekorps Generalmajor Meyerhöfer. Condition as seen. Size: 18x13cm.
TOP Propaganda Portrait of “Grossdeutschland” wearing DKIG and NKIG (!)
€0,01Original TOP Propaganda Portrait of a “Grossdeutschland” Unteroffizier wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold and Nahkampfspange in Gold! Condition as seen. Size: 13x18cm.
TOP Propaganda Photo of DKIG & RK of the Kleinkampfverbände earned in Normandy (!)
€175,00Original STUNNING Propaganda Photograph showing men of the Kleinkämpfverbände (“Einman-Torpedo”) who earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and Deutsches Kreuz in Gold during Normandy! The RK bearer is Walther Gerhold! Size: 12,7x18cm. Condition as seen.
Portrait of KM U-Boot NCO wearing Frontspange and DKIG!
€0,01Original large Wartime Portrait of a Kriegsmarine U-Boot NCO wearing the Marinefrontspange, Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, U-Bootabzeichen and EK1! Condition as seen (some staining on left side). Size: 27×19,1cm.
Portrait of Luftwaffe Major wearing DKIG
€0,01Original large Wartime Portrait of a Luftwaffe Leutnant wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. Condition as seen. Size: 17,9×23,9cm.
Portrait of WH Oberfeldwebel wearing Ritterkreuz & DKIG
€0,01Original Studioportrait of a Oberfeldwebel wearing the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold and Ritterkreuz! On thick carton paper. Condition as seen. Size: 15,5×21,5cm.
Portrait of Wolfgang von Kluge – 292. Infanterie-Division
€0,01Original Wartime Portrait of Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Kluge. Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Kluge (05.05.1892 in Stettin † 30.10.1976 in Kiel) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 28, 1942 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 292. Infanterie-Division and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 29, 1943 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 292. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen. Size: 16,2×21,9cm.
Luftwaffe Kampfflieger DKiG Portrait
€0,01Original Large A4-sized portrait of a Luftwaffe Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (German Cross in Gold) bearer. He’s wearing a cufftitle and a Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger as far I can see. Name unknown. Condition as seen.
Death Card of 2 Brothers – KIA In Italy (Luftwaffe) and France 1944 (Waffen-SS)!
€0,01Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of the Mayr brothers. One of the brothers served in the Luftwaffe and was KIA in Italy in February 1944 and the other brother was a SS-Pionier in June 1944 in France!
Death Card of Nachtjäger (Me 410 “Hornisse”) in Kampfgeschwader 51
€45,00Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of Unteroffizier Hans Reißer, who served as Nachtjäger in 5. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 51. He flew the Messerschmitt Me 410 “Hornisse” and crashed in Montidier, France in July 1944!
Death Card of 344. Infanterie-Division Soldier – KIA Sept. 1944 South of Holland
€0,01Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of Michael Bayer. Killed in Action on September 11, 1944 in South of Holland! Belonged to the 344. Infanterie-Division. He was – back then – buried in Breskens, Schoondijk.
Major Erich Rudorffer – Jagdgeschwader 2 & 54 (Schwertern, 224 Victories!)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich Rudorffer. Major Erich Rudorffer (01.11.1917 † 08.04.2016) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 9, 1941 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”, the Ritterkreuz on May 1, 1941 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”, the Eichenlaub on April 11, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz” and the Schwertern on January 26, 1945 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz”. A5 size.
7th highest scoring Ace of the Luftwaffe, achieving 224 victories in over 1000 operational sorties! He also flew the Messerschmitt Me-262 at the end of the war!
Siegfried Jamrowski – Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Siegfried Jamrowski. Major Siegfried Jamrowski (01.11.1917 † 03.09.2012) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 29, 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 6. Kompanie/ Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 and the Ritterkreuz on June 9, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 6. Kompanie/ Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Feldpost of Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz (26. Panzer-Division) (Schwertern)
€125,00Original Feldpost of Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz. General der Panzertruppen Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz (23.12.1895 in Straßburg † 19.05.1975 in Koblenz) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 14, 1942 as Oberst and Kommandeur of 4. Panzer-Division; the Eichenlaub on March 16, 1944 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 26. Panzer-Division and the Schwertern on July 4, 1944 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 26. Panzer-Division.
Johann Port – Infanterie-Regiment 266 (72. Infanterie-Division)
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Johann Port. Oberfeldwebel Johann Port (03.02.1915 in Bernkastel-Keus † 27.03.2006 in Bernkastel-Keus) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on Augst 25, 1942 as Feldwebel und Zugführer in the 8. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 266 of the 72. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Fritz Vehse – Pionier-Bataillon 342 (342. Infanterie-Division)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Fritz Vehse. Gefreiter Fritz Vehse (23.04.1924 in Berlin-Mariendorf † 04.03.2018 in Grömitz) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 4, 1944 as Gefreiter und stellvertretender Gruppenführer in the 3. Kompanie/ Pionier-Bataillon 342 of the 342. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Friedrich von Volckamer und Kirchensittenbach – 8. Jäger-Division
€45,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Friedrich von Volckamer und Kirchensittenbach. Generalleutnant Friedrich von Volckamer und Kirchensittenbach (16.04.1894 † 03.04.1989) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 3, 1943 with 8. Jäger-Division and the Ritterkreuz on March 26, 1944 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 8. Jäger-Division.
Death Card – KIA November 1944 – Kampf um Metz!
€0,01Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of Obergefreiter Kaiser in a Grenadier-Regiment. Killed in Action in November 1944 in Lengeville bei Metz (Festung Metz!). Real photo cut-out!
Death Card – Eisenbahnpanzerzug (Family learned only 12 years later that he was KIA!)
€15,00Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of Unteroffizier Aicher, who served with the Eisenbahnpanzerzug. Family only learned 12 years later that he was Killed in Action in July 1944! Obviously printed after the war but original (no reprint).
Death Card – KIA June 1940 – Top Portrait!
€0,01Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of Oberschütze Recktenwald. Killed in Action on June 19, 1940!
Hans-Georg Hess – U-Boot “U-995”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hans-Georg Hess. Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Georg Hess (06.05.1923 † 29.03.2008) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 11, 1945 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of U-Boot “U-995”. Good condition.
As a U-boat commander of U-995 Hans-Georg Hess is credited with the sinking of 3 merchant ships for a total of 1,560 gross register tons (GRT), an auxiliary warships of 633 GRT, a warship of 105 GRT and severely damaging a ship which was later declared a total loss of 7,176 GRT.
Reinhard Hardegen – Kommandant of “U-123” (Eichenlaub)
€55,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Reinhard Hardegen. Korvettenkäpitan Reinhard Hardegen (18.03.1913 † 09.06.2018) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123. Postcardsize.
Creditted with sinking 25 ships (Read more on Reinhard Hardegen (Wikipedia))
Reinhard Hardegen – Kommandant of “U-123” (Eichenlaub)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Reinhard Hardegen. Korvettenkäpitan Reinhard Hardegen (18.03.1913 † 09.06.2018) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123.
Creditted with sinking 25 ships (Read more on Reinhard Hardegen (Wikipedia))