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KNIGHTS CROSS WINNER POSTCARD PORTRAIT PHOTO – MAJOR FRIEDRICH HÖHNE – JÄGER-REGIMENT 204
Size = 9x13cm. 100% GUARANTEED wartime original photo.
RK: During the eight-day defense of Elisawe,towka Hauptmann Höhne and his Bataillon held the line against Soviet forces that were trying to penetrate into the assembly area of the 60. Infanterie-Division (mot) (which was preparing to counterattack at the time). In doing so Höhne prevented a hostile breakthrough towards Drashkowka and the road/railway line Konstantinowka—Sslawjansk, the latter a vital lifeline for the left wing of 17. Armee. He would be awarded the Knight’s Cross for this achievement. **** EL: Awarded for his further accomplishments as a Bataillon commander during the fighting in the Caucasus, and in particular for the following actions – Destroying 2 enemy batteries during the capture of Schirwanskaja on the 14.08.1942.- Capturing 14 artillery pieces on the following day.- The hard mountain combat south of Roshet.- The storming of the Gaiman mountain, southeast of Chadyschenskaja (26./29.10.1942).- Destroying the 9th Soviet brigade in the Orenburg valley.- Further acts of distinction around Schaumian, Bereshnoi and Krymskaja.
