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WWII German Kriegsmarine Soldbuch – Ob.Masch Höfeld – Destroyer Z30 – Battle of the Barents Sea 1942 – Sunk Submarine!
Soldbuch issued in 1941 to Höfeld He would serve on Destroyer Z30 Ships History: Z30 was one of fifteen Type 1936A destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II. Completed in 1941, the ship was transferred to Norwegian waters in early 1942 where she remained for most of the rest of her career, escorting convoys and laying minefields. She played a minor role in the indecisive Battle of the Barents Sea at the end of the year and was damaged during the raid on the island of Spitsbergen in September 1943. Z30 was crippled when she struck a mine in late 1944 and spent the rest of the war under repair. The ship was allocated to Great Britain after the war who used her to test the effects of underwater explosions. Upon their completion in 1948, Z30 was broken up for scrap. Decorated with the Destroyer Badge and EK2 for service on Z30. “On 5–8 September Z30, her sister Z29, and the destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen laid a minefield in the Kara Strait between the island of Novaya Zemlya and Vaygach Island. Later that month, she participated in Operation Zarin, a minelaying mission off the coast of Novaya Zemlya from 24 to 28 September, together with Admiral Hipper, and her sisters Z23, Z28, and Z29. On 13–15 October, Z30, her sister Z27, Z4 Richard Beitzen and the destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt laid a minefield off the Kanin Peninsula at the mouth of the White Sea that sank the Soviet icebreaker Mikoyan. Three weeks later, the same four destroyers escorted Admiral Hipper as she attempted to intercept Allied merchant ships proceeding independently to Soviet ports in early November. They intercepted and sank the westbound Soviet oil tanker Donbass and the submarine chaser BO-78 on the 7th” Awards 3.11.1942 – Iron Cross Second Class 20.11.1942 – Destroyer Badge Seems he ended the war in a POW camp in Norway, Kaland. Then in France at Camp de Stetten June 1946. Rare to find a nice KM book like this with such a unique story. Hs Brother Kurts Death Notice was in the back of his Soldbuch. As well as his POW release papers and ticket home. Worthy of deeper research.
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WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Feldwebel Bund – Verb Kommando OB West Paris – Captured 1945
A nice clean Soldbuch to Feldwebel Bund who worked in communications with the Luftwaffe OB West in Paris. He was a veteran of WWI and during the Second World war he was awarded the War Merit Cross with Swords Second Class. Bund was also a member of the DLV (German Sport Flying Club), included his wartime Membership Card. Capture papers from 1945, along with some special Permit issued by the French to enter Friedrichshafen Docks. Worthy of some further research!
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WWII Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Oberschirrmeister Krzisinski – KIA Rhine Crossing March 1945 – US 45th “Thunderbird” Infantry Division – Gernsheim, Germany – Rare
This is a rather interesting Soldbuch, issued to Krzisinski in 1943, when serving with the Pioneer Batl 134. The unit served under the 134 Infanterie Division From June 1941, the 134th Infantry Division took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union as part of the Army Group Center. In December 1941, the division was involved in the Battle of Moscow. Together with the 45th Infantry Division, she was temporarily surrounded as part of the 2nd Army at Livny and lost a large part of her artillery. The division was destroyed in the Soviet Bobruysk Offensive, part of Operation Bagration in the summer of 1944. Krzisinski arrived at the Hospital in August of 1944, with a wound code 34, meaning an accident. He was awarded the Eastern Front Medal and the War Merit Cross with Swords. March 1945 The very nice late war ID permit for the area he was allowed to travel in was key in understanding where he was in the last days. With the Pioneer Ausbildungs Batl 837 in Gernsheim on the Rhine River. He is mentioned on a Memorial next to the graveyard, where he is buried beside. His brother was KIA, What happened on the 26th of March 1945 in Gernsheim? On the 26th of arch 1945, the 179th Infantry Regiment “Tomahawks” of the 45th “Thunderbird” Infantry Division crossing of the Rhine River on March 26, 1945 as part of the US 7th Army attack to breech the river. The Germans fell back destroying the bridge, which till today was never repaired and is left as a memorial to the horrors of war. A memorial to the US Soldiers can be found next to it and they have a breif synopsis of the the attack across the Rhine. https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=2207&MemID=2908 When studying the KIA lists for the Town in March of 1945, it is clear that the only German Soldiers killed defending the town were all Pionner/Sappers. A handful of Germans were killed there, including a list of Civilians caught in the Artillery strikes in Gernsheim. List can be found here: http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/dkm_deutschland/gernsheim_wk1u2_hess.htm Here is the combat diary of the 179th Inf Regiment Us Army, they mention in depth the attack on Gernsheim. https://worldwartwoveterans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The-story-of-a-regiment-a-history-of-the-179th-Regimental-Combat.pdf US Hero at Gernsheim on the Attack ! http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1571
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WWII German Wehrmacht Wehrpass- Gefreiter Füchtenkort – 3,7 PaK Gunner – GD Volunteer – Died on Flight back to Germany Wounded! !
Interesting KIA Wehrpass to Heinz Füchtenkort. He initially volunteered for service with the Infanterie Regiment Grossdeutschland GD Although he served on the front in a Anti-Tank Company with Grenadier Regiment 110. Trained on the PaK 3,7 as the gunner. He was killed due to a grenade splinter in his left side of his back, according to his record card in the German Archive he died on board the plane to a Hospital.
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WWII German Wehrpass – Gefreiter Kapralik – Panzer Späh – Aufklarungs Regiment 9 – Iron Cross Posthum -KIA in France 1940 – with EKM! Rare
Kapralik was enlisted in the German Army in 1938, with the Austrian Aufklarungs Regiment 9 (Vienna). He was trained on the K98, Luger P08 and the MG34 and KwK30! The regiment was set up with a 1st (motorcycle) division with 4 squadrons and a 2nd (tank reconnaissance) division with 3 squadrons. After it was set up, the regiment was placed under the command of the 4th Light Division. While it was still being set up, the regiment marched into Slovakia from 9th to 18th October 1938. The regiment remained there until it moved to its deployment area west of the High Tatras on 19th August 1939. The Polish campaign began on 1st September 1939 with the advance from the Beskids via Tarnow and Rzeszow to the San. The regiment then took part in the encirclement battle at Tomaszow with the front facing west. After the end of the Polish campaign, the regiment remained in Poland until 25th October 1939 and then returned home before finally being relocated to the west of the Reich. During its stay in Poland, the regiment’s leadership also changed. Lieutenant Colonel von Hauschild took over the 7th Panzer Regiment and Lieutenant Colonel Vichytil, commander of the 1st Battalion, took his place as head of the regiment. There the 4th Light Division was converted into the 9th Panzer Division, and the regiment continued to be subordinate to this division. In the Western campaign the regiment joined forces with the paratroopers who had dropped out at Moerdijk on 11 May 1940 and fought their way into Rotterdam. Moved to the Somme for action at Dunkirk, the regiment advanced from 5 June 1940 via Amiens towards Paris and as far as Clermont. Turning south, it left Coulommiers-La Charité on 10 June, where the secret files of the French General Staff were captured. It continued towards Lyon and Roanne, which was taken on 19 June. From there, the regiment was thrown to the southwest, reaching Bordeaux before France surrendered. Following the immediate march home, the regiment was disbanded on July 31, 1940, after almost exactly two years of its existence. Killed on the 19.06.1940 in France at 08:30 he was hit in the head with a bullet in Le Monjon , he was buried at the Castle Taligny. His body was later moved to Andilly France.
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WWII German Wehrmacht Steel Belt Buckle w/ Tab – Hermann Knoller 1941 Pforzheim
Nicely marked original with some green paint left on the front. Marked H.K for Hermann Knoller. Tab is nicely marked also. Price includes WW Tracked Shipping!
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WWII German Army Wehrmacht Belt and Buckle Parade Version Original for Waffenrock
A nice matching Parade Lightweight belt and buckle, with the interior felt as seen used with the Waffenrock. Size 90 Stamped on the belt¨ Price includes WW Tracked Shipping!
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WWII German Army Wehrmacht Soldbuch / Wehrpass – Obgef Rullkötter – Twin Brother KIA – Infanterie Regiment 412 – Wounded near Leningrad – Schneeraum 225
Soldbuch & Wehrpass for Friederich Rullkötter, born in 1908 in the area of Minden. He served with: Infanterie Regiment 412 (277 Inf Division) Landesschützen-Bataillon 490 Schneeräum Kompanie 225 Wounded with the Infanterie Regiment 412 near Leningrad in April 1942. According to his Wehrpass (Page 32) He served on the French Channel Coast and the Atlantic Coast. For three months he was in Belgium as the Occupying Force. Arriving on the Russian front in October of 1941. After his wounding he was on the German Holland Border from August 1942 till June 1943. Then back to the Eastern front to the Kuban Bridgehead, and defensive battles in Ukraine. Awarded the Wounds Badge in Black, Eastern Front Medal, War Merit Cross Second Class (Feb 1945) Under General Wöhler. He made it to the end of the war and was released from service on the 8th of May 1945. Interestingly, he was a twin; his brother Wilhelm was killed on the Eastern Front in April 1942, a few weeks after Frederich was wounded in the same area!
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WWII German Soldbuch Uffz Kleinert – Braunschweig April 1945 – Battle Damaged – Captured by US Army 1945 !
Rolf Kleinert from Dresden was born in 1920, he worked in his civilian career as a textiles salesman. Soldbuch issued on October 1940. Frontline Units: Feldkommandantur 750 (1941) Grenadier Regiment 515 (294 Infanterie Division) Grenadier Regiment 514 (294 Infanterie Division) Last Unit: Marschkompanie / Grenadier Ersatz Bataillon 17 ( Braunschweig) According to another Soldbuch of Gefreiter Johannes Stadtmüller from Bürstadt, he was in the exactly the same replacement unit at the same time, Statdmüller was killed by US Forces (30th US Infantry Division) on the grounds of the “Domäne Schickelsheim” Manor near Braunschweig, on 12th of April 1945. https://crainsmilitaria.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4634 Clearly, this was the last action for Kleinert who seems to have been captured around this time. I was unable to find anything about him in the German KIA or MIA lists. Wounded October of 1942 – 31b – Grenade Splinter in the face (see photo) – through his chin! And another splinter (according to the entry in page 1 in pencil in the upper arm) Very lucky! Spent till November of 1943 healing Seems in September of 1944, he attempted to state he was again suffering from this and it was found out to be not true and he was found fit for service. Last note: Interestingly, he has had the front cover replaced! As clearly the Soldbuch had a sprinter right though it!
