This is likely a naive question, but I was under the impression that there is a list somewhere of SSHR recipients and the date when the ring was awarded. If so, wouldn't this Thym guy and the date of his ring award be listed there? If he existed and if his SSHR was awarded in 1944, as noted by Antonio, that kills this ring straight away.
You are correct. There are Dienstalterslisten der SS available and that would include ring award date. Someone on the forum should have access ot this info and hopefully will post it.
Guys,
I dug around on the Internet and I found a few links relevant to the
Dienstaltersliste Der SS Der NSDAP. In the 1943 DAL, there is no one named Thym. Not in 1942 either. I couldn't find the 1944 DAL. Regardless, if there was no Thym in the SS in 1943, even if he joined in 1944, he would not have been eligible for an SSHR so quickly. If Antonio's assessment isn't convincing enough, maybe this is another nail in the coffin for this ring.
Stephen
