depaor01 Posted 19 April , 2017 Share Posted 19 April , 2017 32 minutes ago, trajan said: Related to this topic, does anyone know the background of this photograph, reproduced here from the web for comment. Several sites state it was taken near Fromelles after the fall of France. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 19 April , 2017 Share Posted 19 April , 2017 (edited) Ian Kershaw, in his monumental 1998 biography, tells us that AH's award of the EK I was "a rare achievement for a corporal [sic]" ... " Gutmann ... had promised both dispatch runners the EK I if they succeeded in delivering the message. But since the action was, though certainly courageous, not strikingly exceptional, it was only after several weeks of his belabouring the divisional commander that permission for the reward was granted." Edited 19 April , 2017 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 21 May , 2017 Share Posted 21 May , 2017 Dear All, Here is a 1917 photo of Leutnant Guttmann, who latterly lived a useful life in the USA. Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 21 May , 2017 Share Posted 21 May , 2017 Hello! There are a lot of stories told about Hitler in the Great War. Was he brave? Was he not? Did he recieve his EK I just because he served with the regimental staff? Well, I don´t know the english books about him, only the germans. And they are strange to read. The old from the 70s are ok, but authors like Maser wrote and wrote, without any proofs of something. To me the best book about him was from Joachimsthaler "Hitlers Weg begann in München 1913-1923). The german books from today are not readable because of the mainstream and hate against anything that is (or was) just a few inches far right from the communist wing... So, I think, no-one of us knows, if he was a brave soldier, but the proof that he was, are his medals. He didn´t recieve the EKs alone! Here are his medals and rank 3.11.14: Gefreiter 2.12.14: EK II 17.9.17: bavarian military cross of merit III.class with swords 9.5.18: Regiment´s diploma bacause of outstanding bravery 18.5.18: Wound badge black 4.8.18: EK I 25.8.18: Service award III. class Wounds: 5.10.16: grenade-shrapnel left thigh 14.10.18: Wounded by gas, temporary blindness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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