Photo of Günther Weichhardt (born in Oldenburg, 3 March 1897 - fallen at the Estern Front, 28 June 1941 as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 551. Posthumously ptomoted to Generalmajor). The picture was taken by Atelier-OU "H. Besser" in 1935 when Weichhardt still as a Hauptmann in the Infanterie-Regiment 16 (in the First World War his last rank was Leutnant in the Infanterie-Regiment Nr.91). He is wearing the 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse, Oldenburgische Friedrich-August Kreuz I.Klasse, and DRL-Sportabzeichen, List of medals in the Ordenspange, from left to right: 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse, Ritterkreuz des Königlicher Preußischer Hausorden von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern, Ritterkreuz der Oldenburgische Hausorden mit Schwertern, Oldenburgische Friedrich-August Kreuz II.Klasse mit Bandspange "Vor dem Feinde", and Österreichische Militärverdienstkreuz.
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I am one of the grandchilderen. I am grandmother of 6 grandchildren.
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