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RECOMMENDATION FOR THE GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD FOR WAFFEN-SS GENERAL ARTUR PHLEPS BY GEN. LOTHAR RENDULIC
Rare typed D.S., 3pp. 4to., [n.p.], May 23, 1944, recommending that Waffen-SS General ARTUR PHLEPS (1881-1944) receive the German Cross in Gold. The recommendation is prepared and signed in blue indelible pencil on the first page by Generaloberst LOTHAR RENDULIC (1884-1963), then commander of the 2nd Panzer Army. The document lists Phleps'' previous decorations and service with SS-Divisions "Das Reich" and "Wiking", and as commander of "SS-Freiwilligen Division ''Prinz Eugen''". It goes on to provide narratives of a number of actions in which Phleps showed exceptional ability throughout his career on the Eastern Front, including at Talne, Swenyhorodka, and Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa, in small part: "... On the 28th of September, strong forces at Kalinovka tried to break out to the north. The massed attacking opponent succeeded even in its own, only thinly occupied securing line. Recognizing the danger of an outbreak of strong enemies, Phleps summoned up his forward guns and the balance of the regiment, and moved forward with this force in person. Fighting in the forefront, with a gun in his hand, he gave his men an excellent example of courage and bravery. It was possible to seal the enemy and destroy it during the night with the III Btl. 4000 prisoners were brought in..." The document bears numerous other period cataloging marks and acceptance stamps, and shows file holes at the left margin, with staple holes at the upper left corner, else very good.

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