Ritterkreuztrager photos section.

Thanks, but to tell you the truth, I didnt care for Handkase much--I only are it once or twice while there, and onetime, it was cut into "Gold Bars" breaded and deep fried and served with a catsup type sauce--which sucked. I had this dish at a kiosk in Friedrichshafen as I was awaiting for my ferry boat to return for the final trip of the day--almost missed it too. Man, was that trip back across Lake Konstanz cold or what? I wene inside after about 30 minutes and had a German Coca Cola, in a well used glass bottle. Their Coke leaves much to be imagined compared to ours

Some friends of mine just got back from Berlin, a few days ago. Guess what? the Berlin Zoo Flak Tower is still there. My friends visited it. They also tried to see the Brandenburg Gate, but scaffolding was up all around it as it was being refurbished. Darn it--they were goping to get me day and night shots of it---Grrrrr

 

Carl :

did your friends by chance take pics of the Berlin Flak towers inside and out ??

E

 

I dont know, but I will email her about it on Monday--if I dont get through here tonight before my hour is up. Soon as I find out, Ill let you know. She did the picture taking for a German vet who had been stationed in the Berlin Zoo Flak Tower. This cams as a big surprise to me as I had no idea she was in contact with someone like that.

PS, her father was in the Kriegsmarines Coastal Artillery.

 

Carl another golden oldie. What's up with your lady friend........any news of the Falk tower photos or more info on her father in the Kriegsmarine ?

this sounds interesting so any more tid bits for all of us ?

~E

 

I am willing to help with that! I'll try to gather info on the U-boaters. E-mail if you need help with the project at all. My email address in Tankfieldmarshal@yahoo.com However, don't worry if it takes me a few day to respond to emails.

 

Hi Erich, those two things come from two different lady friends.

1) The Flak Towers vets daughter: I have had no contact with her in about 2 years. I don';t know what has happened? I think it's possible that she got married and is now probably living in England. I tried all I could do to contact her but, all leads I get are all dead ends. Last she told me--her then hubby to be, was very domineering and most likely "made it law" that she can only have male friends--which are friends of his. Tell you what, if I ever met him, I would beat his head into a wall.

2) The lady friend who had the father in the Coastal Artillery, has next to no info. She never found out any more than that her father was in the German Coastal Artillery. No info ever found on which unit he served in or where?

The only other thing I know for sure about her father, is that he died when she was very young and she has no clear memory of him.

This is kinda like me and my Grandfather. I was 2 yrs old when he passed away at the Old Sailors Home on Walla Walla street in Walla Walla, Washington. I do not know if he ever held me as an infant or not.

 

PS, as for a Photo Section here: I think we all need to bug the hell out of Otto and keep pounding him with requests on creating that photo section. I know he has well over 100 I sent to him for that section. Since then, I have gathered more.

Otto....HINT..HINT..

 

Just noticed this thread (two years late )

I have over 150 RKT photos now and would be more then happy to share scans and info for the RKT page.

Best Regards
Phil

P.s. Carl sent you a PM

 

Phil, can you list the Luftwaffe guys you have pics of ?

thanks

~E

 

Hi Erich,

Here's a list of all my Luftwaffe RKT's I have written to, with the exception of Rudolf Donth
Robert Rebholz, Ernst Boerngen, and Gerhard Tschierschwitz who's photos I was ever given or bought.

Gerhard Schirmer
Johann Boos
Heinz Rokker
Dr. Heinrich Neumann
Hermann Hogeback
Gunther Glasner
Willi Reschke
Herbert Schneider
Martin Drewes
Martin Kuhne
Erhard Jahnert
Herbert Wittmann
Gerhard Krems
Werner Hoffmann
Dr.Hans Bonath
Hans-Ekkehard Bob
Rudolf Donth
Robert Rebholz
Ernst Boerngen
Gerhard Tschierschwitz
Johannes Hirn
Franz Woidich
Emil Berner
Ernst Orzegowski
Helmut Eberspacher
Erich Axthammer
Eduard Lindinger
Hermann Eggers
Ludwig Meister
Hans-Joachim Jabs
Otto Engel
Wilhelm Noller
Artur Pipan
Heinrich Sudel
Friedrich Rumpelhardt
Dr. Hubert Spadiut

I will have a list of all the RKTs I have written too (Army, Navy, Luftwaffe and SS) when I get the up dated list from my flat during the week.

Who have you written too? You may be able to help me as there were a few Luftwaffe RKT's I would like to write.

Regards
Phil

[ 10. November 2003, 05:36 AM: Message edited by: Phil ]

 

Phil I have a list too but would have to dig it up. Ernst Börngen passed away I think not too long ago. And I see you were fortunate to get a reply from now deceased Joachim Jabs !.......excellent. When did you receive a reply from Ludwig Meister as I wrote him back in March of this year and no reply yet.... ?

 

wanted to add Phil that 9/10ths of my Luftwaffe contacts are not members and they cover a wide array of twin engine and single engine night fighter and day fighter men. this has accumulated since the early 1960's when I really started to write these guys through my uncle while he was in Germany out of Wiesbaden Air base

~E

 

Hi Erich,

The photo of Ernst Börngen was a prize I won on the German Daggers website two years go. I was lucky with Jabs as I wrote to him only a few months ago.

I will have to check about Ludwig Meister as I don't have my info of him with me at the moment, although I think it was around the 6th June.

You are lucky to have all those contacts I only started to write to RKT's and a couple of other vets about a year ago, and I have tried to go full out on it and have corresponded with a couple of them more then once and I should be visiting a former German para in the next few months.

Regards
Phil

 

Hi Phil, got your Pm and I will send Brasacks address to you after I dig it up.