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Original WWII German Luftwaffe Night Fighter Kill Report – Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 – RAF Lancaster Lantin/Heverlee Belgium – Photos – RARE
Here we ave an extremely rare Abschussmeldung for NG1. Lancaster ED 781 (DX-J) I of 57 Squadron, took off at 2252 from RAF Scampton on 24 June 1943 for its target Wuppertal in the heart of Germany’s Rhur industrial region. The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by a German nightfighter from Stab/II/NJG1 flown by Oberltnt Wilhelm Telge. The aircraft crashed at 0120 near Lantin, 8km from the centre of Liege in Belgium. Only Sgt Lambdin, the Bomb Aimer, managed to bale out and was taken POW; the rest of the crew are buried at the cemetery of Heverlee.
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Original WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Hauptmann Walter Hartwig – 232 Infanterie Division – Gothic Line Italy 1944/45 –
Hartwig was born in 1899. A seasoned veteran of WW1. Serving with: Infanterie Regiment 172 – 75. Infanterie-Division From 1939 till 1942 The 75th Infantry Division was formed on August 26, 1939, as a second-wave division from the 12th Infantry Division. Following its formation, the division became the army reserve of the 1st Army and in October 1939 was transferred to the Saar-Palatinate region for border security, later moving to the Saarbrücken area. The division remained there during the first phase of the Western Campaign. During the 1st Army’s attack against the Maginot Line in June 1940, the division broke through the fortifications and advanced into the area south of Baccarat and northeast of Épinal. After the French surrender, the division was transferred to Poland in July 1940. On October 8, 1940, one-third of the division (Staff/222, I./172, I./202, I./222) was transferred to the 302nd Infantry Division, and these units were replaced. From June 22, 1941, the division participated in the invasion of Russia. From the area west of Sokal, the division crossed the Bug River, fought its way through Ukraine via Dubno and the Teterev River to the combat zone around Kyiv. After the Battle of Kyiv, the division turned towards the Donets River in the area south of Belgorod. The division fought in this area until June 1942. Subsequently, the division participated in the German offensive to the Volga River. From the area around Stari Oskol, the division advanced to the Don River near Korotoyask and entrenched itself there. From September 1942, the division participated in the positional and defensive battles around Voronezh, which lasted until February 1943. Infanterie Regiment 482 – 262. Infanterie-Division From 1942 – 1943 During the German attack on Moscow, the division advanced into the area between Yelets and Yefremov. After the start of the Russian counter-offensive before Moscow, the division had to retreat to the Orel area. It established its new position between Novosil and Orel, where it remained until July 1943. After the German offensive at Kursk, Operation Citadel, was called off, the division became army reserve for the 9th Army and, from August 1943, was deployed to defend against the Russian breakthrough between Orel and Bryansk. The division suffered extremely heavy losses, so that its strength dwindled to that of a battle group. Only remnants of the division managed to withdraw as far as the Orsha area. On November 2, 1943, the division was disbanded and formed Division Group 262. Feld Ersatz Btl 232 – 232 Infanterie Division 1944 – End The 232. Infanterie-Division was formed in June 1944 in Wehrkreis V (Stuttgart area) and was sent to northern Italy shortly thereafter. It was assigned to Army Group C, which was responsible for defending against the Allied advance up the Italian peninsula. In late summer and autumn 1944, the division took part in defensive operations along the Gothic Line (Linea Gotica) — Germany’s major fortified defensive line across the northern Apennines. The Gothic Line became the focal point of heavy fighting beginning in August 1944 when Allied forces (primarily the British Eighth Army on the Adriatic side and the U.S. Fifth Army on the western side) launched major offensives to break into the Po Valley. The 232nd operated in the central Apennine sector, engaged in defensive mountain warfare characterized by: Static defensive positions, Counterattacks to regain lost ground, Intense artillery exchanges, Difficult terrain and supply conditions. The division faced sustained pressure during the autumn Allied offensives, including attacks aimed at breaking through toward Bologna. Although the Allies achieved local penetrations, German forces—including the 232nd—managed to delay a full breakthrough before winter weather halted large-scale operations. By the end of 1944, the division had suffered attrition but remained in defensive positions in northern Italy, continuing to hold sectors of the Gothic Line as the front stabilized for the winter. The 232nd Infantry Division surrendered to American forces in the area between Brescia and Milan. He was wounded in April oof 1945, 31b – shrapnel. Medals Westwall Medal – 1940 Clasp for the Iron Cross Second Class – 8.1940 Iron Cross First Class – 11.1941 Eastern Front Medal – 8.1942 Wounds Badge in Black – 14.5.1945 Wounds Badge in Silver – 23.5.1945
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Original WWII German Nazi Party Flag – Long 76″ x 30 ” – US Bring Back Trophy Item
Long one sided flag, with signs of use. Two piece construction 76 inches x 30 Inches
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Original WWII German SA Wehrmannschaft Armband – RZM Tag – US Bring Back
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Original WWII German Wehrmacht Wehrpass ID – Gefr Josef Angermeier – Infanterie Regiment 488 -268. Infanterie-Division – KIA 1941 Russia
Angermeier served with Infanterie Regiment 488 – 268. Infanterie-Division From June 22, 1941, the 268th Infantry Division participated in the Russian campaign. It advanced to Bialystock and then, via Smolensk, to the Dnieper River south of Mogilev. After advancing to Yelnya, the division took part in the Battle of Vyazma and then moved to the area west of Tula. Here it was caught in the Russian winter offensive and forced to retreat to the greater Yukhnov area. Heavy defensive battles ensued at Nedelnoye, on the Ugra and Sobzha rivers, and at Krasnaya Gorka. These battles continued throughout 1942. He was killed on the 15th of August 1941 near Ljapy, Russia.
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Original WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Obergefreiter August Seibert – Flak Regiment 61 (mot) – Eastern Front Medal – Black Wounds Badge
Seibert was born in November 1910 in Saarbrücken, Germany His Soldbuch was issued in May 1941. Served with: 1941 – 8.1942 with : Flak Ersatz Abteilung 6 4.1943 – 3.1944 – Flak Regiment 19 – In Southern Russia and Ukraine. 3.1944 – April 1945 – Flak Regiment 61 (mot) – Fought in South East Germany at the end of the war. Issued Equipment Camo Jacket (Tarnjacke), K98 Rifle – a few times Medals/Awards Trade Badge for Drivers – 1943, Eastern Front Medal – 1942, Black Wounds Badge – September 1943. He was lightly wounded in Ukraine, and seems stationed in Kyiv. Remember all our items are sold with shipping included!
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WWII German Arbeitsbuch Für Ausländer – Anastasia Starolowa – Gebrüder Hartkopf Bayonet Maker in Solingen Germany – Company still exists!
Interesting Work book for a young lady from Belarus, Gomel area. She was put to work in the Hammerwerk (Hammer Work Area) of the Bayonet Manufacturing plant of Gebrüder Hartkopf in Solingen, Germany. Interestingly, the the company is still in operation!
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WWII German Organisation Todt Dienstbuch – OT-Meister Wilhelm Jäger – Einsatzgruppe Südost Serbia Skopje –
Jäger was for a short while in the infamous Berlin Eichkamp Larger in 1943. He was issued a Astra Pistol in 1944. Served with the OT in Serbia The OT-Einsatzgruppe Südost had its HQ in Belgrade and was responsible for all OT activities in Slovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece. Bulgaria and Romania. OT-Südost employed on average 60,000 men, of which only around 3.000 were Germans. Following the conquest of the Balkans by the Wehrmacht, during which many bridges had been destroyed in Yugoslavia and Greece as a result of military operations, the OT was called in to begin repairs. Around 10,000 men were employed on general construction work along these routes, most of whom were recruited locally. Eventually the OT’s projects comprised a wide variety of different tasks throughout the Balkans. In Serbia, the R-R section Belgrade-Niš-Skoplje-Salonika was widened, reinforced and a number of tunnels and bridges were added. A road was rapidly completed between Skopje and Scutari. The R-R section Belgrade-Niš was doubled to accelerate traffic in the direction of Bulgaria. Besides the numerous bridges, railway stations, watering points and repair workshops constructed by the OT, three military supply terminals were built at Zemun, Belgrade-Topčider and New Belgrade. On the section Belgrade-Sofia, the old railway turn-around point was abolished. The OT constructed a new open-pit copper mine at Bor in 1941, which was outfitted with 25 large dredge units, making Bor the second largest copper mine in Europe. To facilitate the handling of the ore, the OT built 75 kilometers of new track to the mine and a new port on the Danube. An additional 150 kilometers of railway track leading in and out of Bor was renovated. On 19 October 1942, the OT received an order from the Generalbevollmächtigter für die Wirtschaft in Serbien to begin planning for a new open-pit mine at Tilva Mika, near Bor. At Vranjska Banja, the OT opened a molybdenum mine, which also used the open-pit method of extraction. In the Skopje area to the south, the OT constructed a narrow-gauge railway and a crushing mill to speed up the extraction of chromium ore from this area.
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WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch Grouping – Obergefr Willi Strohbusch – Berliner -1 x Bandenkampftage Wounded Fighting Greek Partisans – Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Berlin-Kladow – Berlin-Kladow 1945 !
Obergefr Willi Strohbusch from Berlin, who later fought in Berlin in the final days of the war and lived in Berlin after the war! Was given twice the Führergeschenk twice, and had his own Dryse Pistol! Soldbuch Issued in late 1940 Service with : 9.1940 – 6.1941 – Luftgaunachrichten Regiment 2 1943 – Luftgaunachrichten Regiment 2 1943 – Luftnachricthen Ers Komp – Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Kladow 1943 – late 1944 Luftnachricthen Stelle E 209 / III – Saloniki-Sedes (Greece) 1944/45 – Oberkommando der Luftwaffe Kladow Berlin Medals/Awards 10.1943 – Black Wounds Badge – Wounded in Greece, likely has something to do with his unit clashing with Partisans. It seems in November of 1944 – he was given a day for Kampftage gegen Banden – Fighting Day against Partisans! With a Feldpost number in Greece at the time. Interesting entry also about sexually transmitted diseases that he was told about this in the occupied territories. Entry Berlin April 1945 – Was warned about the forgering of paperwork in Berlin Kladow 9.April 1945! Also an entry on 10.4.1945 in Berlin Kladow was issued a first aid kit. Berlin 1945 – Final Days and Key Events Last Operational Airfield: As the Red Army encircled Berlin, most other airfields fell, leaving Gatow as the only one capable of handling larger aircraft. Fierce Resistance: The airfield was fiercely contested from April 25-27. German defenders, largely composed of poorly equipped Volkssturm (home guard) units and young Luftwaffe students, put up a prolonged but ultimately unsuccessful resistance against the Soviet 47th Army’s 75th Rifle Corps. Last Flights: The airfield facilitated some of the very last flights out of the collapsing city. Noteworthy flights included that of Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim and his companion Hanna Reitsch, who flew in via Fieseler Storch from Gatow to the city center’s improvised landing strip on the East-West Axis after Gatow itself came under heavy fire. Glider Resupply Missions: After Gatow fell on April 27, the Luftwaffe attempted desperate, one-way glider resupply missions using DFS 230 gliders into the city center’s improvised landing areas, navigating by the light of the widespread fires. These missions, launched on the nights of April 28-29 and 29-30, delivered critically needed ammunition but resulted in heavy casualties for the pilots involved. Soviet Capture: The Red Army captured the airfield on April 27, 1945. The events at Kladow in April 1945 represent the final, desperate actions of a shattered Luftwaffe, which, crippled by fuel shortages and a lack of resources, was making a last stand in defense of the Nazi capital. After the war, the airfield fell into the British sector of Berlin and became the important RAF Gatow during the Cold War and the Berlin Airlift. Comes with some of his Postwar IDs.
