@Doomfan98 related to that picture from earlier: That’s Joachim Peiper - given that there is a combat clasp (in bronze) and tank destruction badge, as well as a knights cross with oak leaves, that puts that particular picture as being taken sometime between January 27, 1944 and January 11, 1945

I knew he looked familiar

Thanks for the info, I was stumped on the medals and such

No problem, I enjoy digging up that kind of stuff

Though, can’t really do that with the enlisted people most of the time

Lucky that he was the equivalent to a major

German stuff has always fascinated me, I'm currently learning all the ranks rn (or trying to)

There’s too many ranks for Germany overall, since each branch had their own completely unique ranks

Yeah that's very true, I'm focusing on SS ranks rn. So Joachim was a Sturmbannführer yeah?

I used to have a chart saved with the SS ranks

I find it regrettable that I cannot dig it up for you

Peiper lead a Kampfgruppe IIRC

God I wish that were me

Wait, when was he promoted to Standartenführer?

At the time of that picture, yes, he was a Sturmbannführer

Probably shortly after receiving the Swords on his Knights Cross

That's pretty cool

I mean
My grandfather had oak leaves, swords and diamonds on his :^)

Who did he serve with?

Who as in what unit?

He was in the 7th Panzer Division - I don’t remember the regiment he was part of within the division though

I meant what branch of the Reich like SS or Wehrmacht or Luftwaffe etc. That's cool as heck

Ew germans

>the 7th

Yo

He was Heer, obvious from the unit.

The 7th Panzer Division was kinda overrated post war, basically just another unit out of hundreds

That’s not strictly true

Early war successes can’t be ignored

>France and Belgium

Like they really put up that much of a fight

Belgium true

France, well, blame the politicians and leaders

The troops fought for every inch

“Fought”

Not to mention had arguably better armor

>radio

You fuckin goon

>one man turrets