Chronology of World War II

Thursday, August 10

Diamond Awards Ceremony for Sepp Dietrich


Diamond Awards Ceremony for Sepp Dietrich
Picture taken on August 10, 1944 outside the bomb shelter at Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze (Rastenburg), before the Diamonds award ceremony for SS-Oberstgruppenführer Dietrich (wearing the new rank insignia) by Adolf Hitler. Sepp Dietrich is received by Hitler. In the background are SS-Gruf Hermann Fegelein, SS-Hstuf Otto Günsche (blocked, Persönlicher Adjutant Adolf Hitler), and SS-Stubaf Heinrich Springer (Verbindungsoffizier der Waffen-SS im Oberkommando der Wehrmacht).