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Re: Knight's Cross winner.
Posted by:
joe brandt
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Date: January 07, 2002 12:07AM
<HTML>You may not know his name but I am certain everyone here has seen a picture of him before !!! In any book on German u-boats and midget subs there are pictures of a one manned torpedo called "NEGER " , most of them are of Walther Gerhold being readied for launching , being lowered into the water or his shaking hands after his return . He made the front cover of the BERLINER ILLUSTRIERTE ZEITNUNG on Aug 3 1944 , number 31 . On the cover is another view of him with his RK . On the same day he was on the back page of the KÖLNISCHE ILLUSTRIERTE ZEITUNG . I have both if you do not have any books on German small u-boats . Most pictures of Walther were taken by PK Böltz or PK Schötteldreier , I own an original photo taken by Böltz of Walther Gerhold , it shows him clasping hands with the men that are raising him out of the water after his return , I can send you a copy of it if you like .
He is not listed in the book KNIGHT;S CROSS HOLDERS OF THE U-BOAT SERVICE by FRANZ KUROWSKI and this site because he was not directly in the u-boat waffe but a "volunteer "in the Kleinkampf-mittel-verband . A full list of all Kriegsmarine RK holders should have Walther on it .</HTML>
He is not listed in the book KNIGHT;S CROSS HOLDERS OF THE U-BOAT SERVICE by FRANZ KUROWSKI and this site because he was not directly in the u-boat waffe but a "volunteer "in the Kleinkampf-mittel-verband . A full list of all Kriegsmarine RK holders should have Walther on it .</HTML>
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