Overview
- Other Title
- Hellmuth Arpke.
Gerhard Ball.
Oskar von Boddien.
Kurt von Briessen.
Hubert Brinkforth.
Kurt Christel.
Englebert Endrass.
Kurt Jürgens.
Rolf Kaldrack.
Gerhard Koeppen.
Otto Lancelle.
Heinz-Jürgen Lütje.
Werner Mölders.
Georg von Neufville.
Wilhelm Ritter Edler von Peter.
Gerd Pleiss.
Günther Prien
Heinrich Schwarting.
Günter Schwartzkopf.
Franz Wieting. - Format
- Book
- Published
- [Germany] : [Publisher not identified], [1942-1943]
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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1. Hellmuth Arpke
2. Gerhard Ball
3. Oskar von Boddien
4. Kurt von Briesen
5. Hubert Brinkforth
6. Kurt Christel
7. Englebert Endrass
8. Karl Jürgens
9. Rolf Kaldrack
10. Gerhard Koeppen
11. Otto Lancelle
12. Heinz-Jürgen Lütje
13. Werner Mölders
14. Georg von Neufville
15. Wilhelm Ritter Edler von Peter
16. Gerd Pleiss
17. Günther Prien
18. Heinrich Schwarting
19. Günter Schwartzkopff
20. Franz Wieting. - Notes
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Collective title appears at head of the caption title of each volume.
Brief biographies of winners of Germany's Knights Cross (Ritterkreuz), distributed as premiums to contributors to the Winterhilfswerk, a fundraising drive conducted under the auspices of the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (National Socialist People's Welfare Organization), to provide winter relief during World War II. Each volume features a black & white portrait of the recipient, with their name printed on a red band below the picture.
"Kriegswinter-Hilfswerk 1942/43, Tag der Wehrmacht" -- On back cover, with contents listed below.
Most have illustrations by Theo Matejko, with "Zeichn. Theo Matejko" inside back cover.
At least 4 variants exist: (1). Inside front cover is blank; "F & B" at bottom of last page; (2). Inside front cover is blank; "F & B" is not at bottom of last page; "FBM Nr. 1-[20] inside back cover; (3). "mm Q 0552" inside front cover; Without "F & B" at bottom of last page; Without "FBM Nr. 1-[20] inside back cover; (4). Inside front cover is blank; Does not contain "F & B," "FBM," or "mm Q 0552. "
1. Hellmuth Arpke -- 2. Gerhard Ball -- 3. Oskar von Boddien -- 4. Kurt von Briesen -- 5. Hubert Brinkforth -- 6. Kurt Christel -- 7. Englebert Endrass -- 8. Karl Jürgens -- 9. Rolf Kaldrack -- 10. Gerhard Koeppen -- 11. Otto Lancelle -- 12. Heinz-Jürgen Lütje -- 13. Werner Mölders -- 14. Georg von Neufville -- 15. Wilhelm Ritter Edler von Peter -- 16. Gerd Pleiss -- 17. Günther Prien -- 18. Heinrich Schwarting -- 19. Günter Schwartzkopff -- 20. Franz Wieting.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Physical Description
- 20 volumes : illustrations ; 70 mm
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Ritterkreuz--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Medals--Germany. Soldiers--Germany--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Biography. Nazi propaganda. Charities--Germany. Miniature books--Specimens. World War (1939-1945) Charities. Medals. Miniature books. Ritterkreuz. Soldiers. Germany. Biography. Specimens. Biographies.
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