To add some U-boat KC'ers that have passed away in the past two years...

Günther Krech...3 June 2000
Klaus Bargsten...13 Aug 2000
Freiherr Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen 17 Aug 2000
Siegfried Koitschka...17 May 2002

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"Sink 'Em All"-Uncle Charlie

Thank you Ivan, I had not been aware of some of the others passing away.

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Hardy C. Svenson a.k.a. "Eberhard Schmalz, passed away at the age of 83 on 10 16/ 2002 at a retirement home in the state of Maryland, USA.

He started service in the 2nd Kompanie, Panzerjager Abt 2, 8th Panzer Division. He earned his German Cross in Gold during the actions at the Don River bend, after destroying 9 Russian tanks with his Marder III.

After going through an officers course and graduating, he was commissioned a Leutnant and was sent to be the CO of a STUG III Platoon in the 5th Jagers. His next command was a STUG III Platoon in the 102nd Infantry Division from sometime in 1944 to 1945.

He was wounded several times with the last wounding incident happening as he was in a Kublewagon which was strafed by an IL-2. He was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross on March 3/ 1945.

His awards included, the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st classes, Frozen Meat Medal, Panzer Assault Badge--possibly in Silver, all three grades of the Wound Badges--Black, Silver and Gold and either the Krim Shield, Kuban Shield or possibly both.

He WILL be sorely missed by many.

[ 19 October 2002, 03:52 PM: Message edited by: C.Evans ]

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

BUMP

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Sad to hear from them. May they rest in peace.

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"A mon fils: depuis que tes yeux sont fermes les miens n’ont cessé de pleurir." - Mère française, Verdun

Update on RKT's that have passed away recently which haven't been reported on Das Ritterkreuz.

Burghardt v Saldern-Wilsnack 6/10/2002

Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Berkenbusch 23/10/02

Gefrieter Eugen Flad 24/10/02

Oberst Manfred Beutner 8/11/02

Feldwebel Hans Greiter 1/10/02

R I P

Paul

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Let no one forget . Let nothing be forgotten.

Thanks for letting us know, Paul...

Sad news indeed, what can we say....

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Thank you for letting us know Paul. Damn--I hate seeing Berkenbusch go as well as the others--if I remember correctly--he was one of 27 who singlehandedly shotdown a low flying aircraft with his rifle. He is supposed to have been awarded the appropriate badge but im not sure if he ever recieved it or not.

May they all rest in peace.

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i´m sorry to tell you guys that heinz heuer, koblenz passed away. the postman returned a letter i wrote to him 5 days ago. he was olt. of feldgendarmerie.

ewig währt der toten tatenruhm ! (edda)

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Hi "R" thank you for posting that. Also--did you know that he was the only Feldgendarmerie to be an Ritterkreuztrager?

Also--his son is the author of Chained Dogs--if im not mistaken.

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Hi Carl.

Yes, i know it. that´s why i tried to contact him fastly after getting his address. but unfortunately i wasn´t quick enough !

by the way: i should have read this topic more carefully. it already was mentioned, that heinz heuer passed away. try to keep my eyes open next time !!

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...carl.

can you please tell me something about that book "chained dogs". i never heard of it before.

thanks in advance

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Hi "R" no problem in mentioning about Heinz Heuer passing away--better mentioning his name than not remembering his name.... I wrote to him too--but was a few months before I had heard of his passing away.

There are two volumes of "Chained Dogs" I finally have both volumes of it. It gives a kind of history on the German Feldgendarmerie in ww2 and shows alot of pictures of them doing their jobs and shows them wearing uniforms and insignia. In volume #2--there is a foto that I absolutely love seeing. It shows I think 3-4 Fallschirmjager Feldgendarmerie who had stopped a Kubelwagon with 2-3 Luftwaffe men in it.

One Fallschirm Feldgendarmerie is looking at the Kubelwagon drivers Wehrpass or Soldbuch and he has the same look on his face that all Police Officers around the world have when the person they are questioning is trying to get out of whatever trouble he got into. The driver is a young Luftwaffe soldier--and he looks classical as the guy who is trying to get out of trouble that he is in by telling the Feldgendarm some story--the Feldgendarm in return really looks as if he has "Heard it all" and does not believe the story he is being told.

Its quite an amusing foto.

These books also tell you alot about mant if not all Feldgendarmerie units in wk2. It gives name sof commanders and places units served at. Its really an interesting two volume book. It is also printed in English--but I dont know if there is a German version of it in print. Also--the book came out a few years ago so they will most likely be hard to find.

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Just a quick update:

General Kurt Andersen, 104 yrs old and the oldest living Ritterkreuztrager passed away on 9/1/2003.

Carl my computer has crashed and has been sent away for repair but i am using a friends computer and checking my mails every few days.Have spoken to Capt Annand VC tonight as i'm visiting him next week,he sends his thanks for the Christmas Card and his best wishes to you.

Paul

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Thank you for the update Paul, and thank you for letting me know what the Captain said. Please give him my best wishes will you? Also--as I am actually and really going to relocate this time--I will be paying all debts starting as soon as I get everything unpacked in February. Your pics will be sent as well as a few other things.

Thank you again my friend and sorry your computer crashed.

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This is just in from my friend--Paul.

The oldest living RKT Kurt Anderson recently passed away. He was 104.

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Updated list of Ritterkreuztragers who have recently passed away,

Oberleutnant Dr Dietrich Koch 22/11/2002

Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel Ewald Reineke 24/11/2002

Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Ernst 28/11/2002

Hauptmann Dr Erhard Steinke 1/12/2002

Hauptmann Adolf Thomae 2/12/2002

Hauptmann Gunther Marreck 23/12/2002

Oberleutnant Fritz Burkhardt 26/12/2002

Hauptmann August Koch 6/1/2003

Major Karl-Heinz Holzapfel 15/1/2003

Oberleutnant Emil Rossmann 20/1/2003

Feldwebel Karl Kochendorfer 5/2/2003

Feldwebel Franz Pohl 6/2/2003

Major Eugen Sonntag 8/2/2003

Feldwebel Friedrich Memmert 12/2/2003

SS Sturmbannfuhrer Johannes Gohler 21/2/2003

Hauptfeldwebel Gunter Stein 21/2/2003

Unteroffizier Edmund Hug 24/2/2003

Feldwebel Rudolf Hegewald 6/3/2003

Major Erich Eichler 8/3/2003

RIP

Paul

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Let no one forget . Let nothing be forgotten.

Thank you Paul......May they all rest in peace.

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Another of the Grey Wolves is gone....Rolf Thomsen, command of U 1202 and RKT, died on 27 March 2003.

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"Sink 'Em All"-Uncle Charlie

Thanks Ivan......another sad loss indeed. I had the oppurtunity to purchase a signed copy of Rolf's book some two years ago, but I passed it up for reasons I cannot remember.....damn

write these guys gents, NOW !

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Thank you Ivan--he is a very sad loss. I used to correspond with him but had not for about 2 or so years now. Thank you for letting us know.

May he Rest in Peace.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.