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Originally Posted by Eric Rader
Danke-- I thought he received both the swords and diamonds later, after this "incident at Karinhall. Eric
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Whatever the truth of this story, is there anything in the dates of his awards to suggest a delay? Compare him with other day fighter winners of the same awards:
Marseille: RK 22 Feb 42, EL 6 June 42, S 18 June 42, Br 3 Sep 42 (=6½ months)
Graf: RK 24 Jan 42, EL 17 May 32, S 19 May 42, Br 16 Sep 42 (=8½ months)
Hartmann: RK 29 Oct 43, EL 2 Mar 44, S 2 July 44, Br 25 Aug 44 (=10 months)
Gollob: RK 18 Sep 41, EL 26 Oct 41, S 23 June 42, Br 30 Aug 42 (=11½ months)
Nowotny: RK 4 Sep 42, EL 4 Sep 43, S 22 Sep 43,Br 19 Oct 43 (=13 months)
Mölders: RK 29 May 40, EL 21 Sep 40, S 22 June 41, Br 15 July 41 (=13½ months)
Galland: RK 29 July 40, EL 24 Sep 40, S 21 June 41, Br 28 Jan 42 (=18 months)
On the face of it, that doesn't look like official disfavour.
(Dates from Ernst Obermaier: Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Band 1).